sorry, on reread, I was definitely kind of generally replying to both you and the attitude in the comment above you.
and I understand that fandom is already doing some weird shit, but it's weird shit that it does regardless of source imho. the shipping/au/prediction bullshit happens in every fandom. sherlock and elementary are both based on a canon from circa a hundred years ago and they still hook people who have never experienced holmes before in another format and they definitely have their share of batshittery.
finally, my example was more... haven't you ever sat down with a friend to watch something you love and taken joy in their reactions? not just a movie, it could be a tv show. hell, it could be an old tv show like star trek. you're up to khan, and all that death stuff happens, and over dinner your friend is making predictions about what will happen next because even though you think everyone and their mother knows about search for spock, they haven't been spoiled for it.
i guess it's weird to me that people have a sense of elitism over how much of the rest of the franchise other people have discovered/enjoy regardless of how true or good the adaptation is.
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(Anonymous) 2013-04-08 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)and I understand that fandom is already doing some weird shit, but it's weird shit that it does regardless of source imho. the shipping/au/prediction bullshit happens in every fandom. sherlock and elementary are both based on a canon from circa a hundred years ago and they still hook people who have never experienced holmes before in another format and they definitely have their share of batshittery.
finally, my example was more... haven't you ever sat down with a friend to watch something you love and taken joy in their reactions? not just a movie, it could be a tv show. hell, it could be an old tv show like star trek. you're up to khan, and all that death stuff happens, and over dinner your friend is making predictions about what will happen next because even though you think everyone and their mother knows about search for spock, they haven't been spoiled for it.
i guess it's weird to me that people have a sense of elitism over how much of the rest of the franchise other people have discovered/enjoy regardless of how true or good the adaptation is.