I didn't say it was invalid, in fact I said I get what you mean on the one hand, but what I did say was don't be surprised if people don't have patience for asinine and thoughtless comments which, I'm sorry to say, is what is fast emerging from the newly emerging fandom.
In a lot of ways, if you want to quietly watch and experience then bully for you, but I'm already seeing stupid, insulting and flat-out troubling shit from the "fannibals" that are fast appearing as a result of this series. So while I am a long-term fan and I am enjoying the series itself for the most part that doesn't mean I'm going to be super sympathetic to waves of stupidity.
Also, no, I'm not going to get irritated with someone who hasn't seen a movie that I have because it's two hours for them to watch and they get their experience and that's it. That's not comparable to a swiftly growing fandom that's coming from a new TV series based on a book from 1981, had a movie made in 1986, then a remake in 2002.
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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Re: ayrt
(Anonymous) 2013-04-08 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)In a lot of ways, if you want to quietly watch and experience then bully for you, but I'm already seeing stupid, insulting and flat-out troubling shit from the "fannibals" that are fast appearing as a result of this series. So while I am a long-term fan and I am enjoying the series itself for the most part that doesn't mean I'm going to be super sympathetic to waves of stupidity.
Also, no, I'm not going to get irritated with someone who hasn't seen a movie that I have because it's two hours for them to watch and they get their experience and that's it. That's not comparable to a swiftly growing fandom that's coming from a new TV series based on a book from 1981, had a movie made in 1986, then a remake in 2002.
ayrt
(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.