Memes Gone Wild!

[ithildin]

Yeah, another one :) So sue me.

What fandom are you surprised I'm not into? What fandom do you think is tailor-made for me and you can't believe I don't watch the show/fic it till my fingers fall off from typing/squee relentlessly about it?

This is not to get into new fandoms, just curiosity.

This one snagged from calliopes_pen

Comments

[some-day-soling.livejournal.com]

First one that popped to mind was Horatio Hornblower.

I have couldn't really give a specific reason why though.

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

I've seen a few of the movies, and have the whole set on my Amazon Wishlist, but haven't read the books. Working my way through the Patrick O'Brien's first!

So it's a smouldering fandom :)

[some-day-soling.livejournal.com]

I changed my mind. I do know why. You like tall ships, sexy British actors and general Britishness. What with Dr. Who, Holby, Laurie, Tolkien. You used Pimpernel-esque earlier, which as one of my favorites and Hornblower, they have a bit in common.


Yeah, Hornblower.

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

See my last comment reply, but as for the Pimpernel-esque that was a part of the meme text, not 'me' [g]

[some-day-soling.livejournal.com]

Very good. I like O'Brien, but Hornblower is a whole different feel. Much more swashbuckling, fast goodness. I like the movies and have a squee or two in me for Ioan, but they don't compare to the books. :)

[some-day-soling.livejournal.com]

Ahh, it is. Well, then I have to ask, have you never read the Scarlet Pimpernel? You'd probably like it. Capt. Jack reminds me of him.

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

Well, after I read the 20 odd O'Brien's and all the Richard Sharpe novels, then I'll see about tackling Hornblower [g]

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

I think I read it in school back in the dawn of time [g]

[kimuro.livejournal.com]

I don't quite get the idea of fandom. What others mean by that. I'm not sure if it's a fault in me or in my definition. If I have a fandom at all at this time then it is probably Alan Rickman. Perhaps Severus Snape. But I can't stand Harry Potter and watch the movies only when they are airing and only if he's on the screen or about to be on the screen when the channel surfs there.

I was involved in seaQuest - I wrote fanfiction for it. And for Sons of Thunder-Texas Ranger (as opposed to the short-lived series that was spun-off it. Firefly, Star Trek (TOS and TNG), Buffy the Vampire Slayer - I liked them all, but ... I don't know that I would consider myself a fan. (fwiw, I also wrote fanfiction for Joxer and Gabrielle of Xena - no - not slash. Comedy bits.)

Is it fandom when you enjoy something and watch/view/read everything you can about it/them? Or is it something more?

I'm going on and on because ... I haven't listed but the merest fraction of my past and present "fandoms" and some of the things I do like come with caveats. CSI, for example, I haven't watched at all this season because ... because. And Wire in the Blood I stopped watching 4th series because they had 'tweaked' out of it that which I watched to see. It was too far from the original. I don't think that's the case with CSI - I think it just failed to engage my interest is all.

Even when I am involved with a fandom, it's usually not the entire thing in which I'm interested, but one person or one aspect. (Firefly is an exception, as was Babylon5). Snape, Spock, Data (or Barclay), Jupiter Jones, Trixie Beldon (NOT Nancy Drew!), Miguel Ortiz, Methos, Mr. Morden. Okay, that last one was purely physical. I loved his smile.

But how can one be said to be a fan unless the entire being is consumed in the interest? If I am a fan of anything at this moment, it would probably be Scottish Gaelic. Unfortunately. And I am dreaming of the main character in my OF (which is where I WISH my main interest was atm).

Actually, I shouldn't complain. Up until October of last year and for the past I-don't-know-how-many before I was in thrall to Snape. It's nice to have the freedom of my imagination back again.

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

I think, for the purposes of this, it can be any combination of the above. An example (maybe?): Before the internet [gasp!] my coworkers kept pressuring me to read 'Interview With the Vampire' because they were shocked someone with my interests hadn't read it. Similar thing happened with the movie 'Princess Bride'. (when I finally did watch it, I was totally underwhelmed -- which no gets to this day!)

[kimuro.livejournal.com]

I stopped reading O'Brian when Barrett Bonden ... umm, left the ship (don't know how far you are and don't want to spoil anything). How sad is this, I watched the entire movie just for glimpses of the coxswain! (Ably played by Billy Boyd) and then read the stories 'visualizing' the characters from the movie in my head. Pathetic. That's what it is, pathetic.

[kimuro.livejournal.com]

In middle school, every year for three years, the last two books I checked out were The Scarlet Pimpernel and The Three Musketeers. Dunno why the second one - haven't read it since, but I just felt that ... it was the right thing to do.

[ariestess]

I'm gonna say Poltergeist: the Legacy, simply because I can't remember if you're into it or not. And as far as I'm concerned, everyone should be into that fandom.

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to remember why I never saw it. Considering the time period, probably becuase it didn't air in our market, or at least not initially. That happened a lot back then.

[ariestess]

It's so worth it IMNSHO.

[beccadg.livejournal.com]

I couldn't see it when it was on Showtime because I've never had that channel. I did get to see all of it once it moved to Sci-Fi, but since they haven't run it in a while or not where I noticed it, and I don't have the money to be buying season sets of shows I haven't seen it in a while. Still, I do love Poltergeist: The Legacy, and Derek Rayne.

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

It was on Showtime? Well, that explains it :) Never had any of those channels.

[beccadg.livejournal.com]

when I finally did watch it, I was totally underwhelmed -- which no gets to this day!

*Gives you appalled look.* It is quite possibly my most favorite movie of all time. That is so sad. *Shuffles off heart broken.*

[beccadg.livejournal.com]

*Nods.* Yeah, similar to Stargate SG-1 it started out on Showtime, and got picked up by Sci-Fi. I can't remember what the difference is in how many seasons each series ran on Showtime before becoming a Sci-Fi show. *Tries to remember.*

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

That's why I didn't end up watching SG1 till Peter's eps. We didn't have Showtime, and when it went into syndication, it didn't air in our market. When it finally did, I was so far behind, I gave up :)

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

[snorfle] I didn't like Shrek either :P

[beccadg.livejournal.com]

Heh, we have Shrek 1 and 2 on DVD. :D I wish I could decided if I felt like posting this meme in my journal. I mean it might be interesting, but knowing that I've been finding I'm not sure what fandoms people are into I don't know if anyone will take a stab at it if I post it. :o

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

Oh, I don't know, I think it creates some interesting conversation regardless.

[beccadg.livejournal.com]

Well, P:tL didn't have as long a series run as SG-1. I mean P:tL is only 4 seasons while SG-1 is 10. O:)

[keerawa.livejournal.com]

Oh, RENT Stargate.

It has the sweet, the funny, the clever, the heroic. One of my top 5 TV shows ever, and probably THE most rewatchable.

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

Oh, that was back then [g] A friend sent me copies of the first four seasons after Peter's eps aired, and I watched them over two weekends. I'm a huge fan of the show -- even own most of the series on DVD.