Dec 3: December Meme

[brightly_lit]

"What other fandoms have you been involved with and what were they like, and are there any that you're considering dipping your toe into?"


SPN is my first proper fandom! The closest I ever came before was quite a small bandom for a semi-obscure musician, but a bandom appears to be a WHOOOLE different animal. I can tell you, it wasn't nearly as friendly a place as this, lots of sniping and fighting and scandal among the fans (and with the musician himself), bleh.

I peeked into Merlin fandom when I thought I was about to get really into that show. I'm seriously considering Teen Wolf fandom, because GAH, that show is so good! (I think you're of a mind, asker alexisjane ...?) But then I worry I won't find the quality of deep, thought-provoking fic as one finds in SPN fandom. Plus, SPN fandom is amazing and special in so many ways, and I love all my buddies here, so I don't want to unbalance all the good stuff I've got going on here with something else--not to mention that the Teen Wolf canon is still comparatively few episodes. What impressed me most about SPN was that it maintained such a high level of quality for so many seasons; I'm not yet ready to give my heart to a show that may not be able to go the distance. But if it keeps being this good ... you never know. ;->


That was such a great question, kind of wasted on me since I have so little experience with other fandoms, so I'd like to ask my f-listies: What other fandoms have you been involved in? Do you find it throws a wrench into your dealings with people from previous fandoms? (I worry, for instance, that my SPN buddies would be unhappy to see Teen Wolf fics start showing up on my lj.) Do you end up transitioning to the new fandom completely, or is it possible to be a big fan of multiple shows at once? Grant me your wisdom, oh friends list ....

Comments

[milly-gal.livejournal.com]

I think the SPN fandom has probably spoiled a lot of us for future/further fandom exploration, gotta say. Having said that, I was a member of the BtVS and AtS fandoms, Doctor Who, Life on Mars, Harry Potter.

A lot of my fandom leanings have been intense and blazed for a little while then I've faded back into the distance, maybe because I'm actually quite shy and finding a new place to hang your hat is always daunting but also I think I lurked for so long in the SPN fandom, reading and enjoying the talent here, that when I came out of hiding last year I came out like a bullet out of a gun and I can't see me calling anywhere else home.

I've been knocking around on lj for a while, didn't get active on here til I was 15 though, since then I've never looked back :)

It wasn't a wasted question hun, I really enjoyed your answer *hugs*

as for the worrying about other fics popping up on the flist feed, I think of it like this, as I've been writing for one fandom or another for nearly 15 years...cumulatively I think I've written about four books...That can't ever be bad, lol!

[brightly-lit.livejournal.com]

You only came out of hiding last YEAR?? I only joined SPN fandom last year, myself, but I got the impression you had been a big part of this fandom for years!

Glad you enjoyed my answer. :-) As I enjoyed yours!

It's true that that can't ever be bad! I continually marvel at the sheer volume of work this fandom creates.

Thanks for your thoughts, dear. :-)