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vervet_monkey Just sat watching Once More with Feeling for the first time in years. Housemates are out and I was bored of revision so it seemed like the thing to do!
Was watching it thinking about watching Buffy for the first time on TV, completely independent of fandom groups. I wasn't aloud (ETA: Oh dear... OK I never pick up other peoples grammar mistakes but aloud? *slaps own wrist* allowed, I'm sorry) to frequent the message boards and don't actually have a clue whether livejournal or equivalents were running, certainly they weren't on the scale they are now.
I was probably more obsessed with Buffy than I ever have been about any of my following fandoms. Buffy was the first show I ever really got into and even watching it now I can remember most of the lines before they are said, and can certainly recite the plot of any episode based on it's first few seconds (Me and my brother have the occasional competition when channel surfing if Buffy is on to see who gets the episode first). But the only contact I had with other Buffy fans was my brother (who never got into it as much), and IRL friend (but again, not quite the same obsession) and towards the end![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
_stolendreams_ (And it just took me three attempts to get your link right...), but then not purely for the purpose of Buffy discussion. And did that make the experience better or worse?
I don't know. Fandoms have so many good points. Constructive discussion (what could that mean, how might this change etc), some really good fan-fiction, picspams, speculation and the added information you get. But I think maybe that takes away from the enjoyment of the show. I liked never know what was coming next (actually having no clue as Buffy has no 'next week' bit) and working things out for myself.
Also, and this is what actually sparked this thought off, I can just imagine the amount of 'that just wasn't good enough' that would have come (did come?) after Once More with Feeling aired. It was cheesy and plot holey, but I just watched it. And didn't question it, put it all down to the God that is Joss Whedon. Would my enjoyment have been marred by reading about other peoples dislike and complaints? Probably.
Watching the new season of Doctor Who and I kind of get the feeling that fans have too much sense of entitlement. It should be done how I want it and it should be done now. And that doesn't go for everyone, obviously, but sometimes. I think sitting back and enjoying the ride was a better way of enjoying a show.
Was watching it thinking about watching Buffy for the first time on TV, completely independent of fandom groups. I wasn't aloud (ETA: Oh dear... OK I never pick up other peoples grammar mistakes but aloud? *slaps own wrist* allowed, I'm sorry) to frequent the message boards and don't actually have a clue whether livejournal or equivalents were running, certainly they weren't on the scale they are now.
I was probably more obsessed with Buffy than I ever have been about any of my following fandoms. Buffy was the first show I ever really got into and even watching it now I can remember most of the lines before they are said, and can certainly recite the plot of any episode based on it's first few seconds (Me and my brother have the occasional competition when channel surfing if Buffy is on to see who gets the episode first). But the only contact I had with other Buffy fans was my brother (who never got into it as much), and IRL friend (but again, not quite the same obsession) and towards the end
_stolendreams_ (And it just took me three attempts to get your link right...), but then not purely for the purpose of Buffy discussion. And did that make the experience better or worse?I don't know. Fandoms have so many good points. Constructive discussion (what could that mean, how might this change etc), some really good fan-fiction, picspams, speculation and the added information you get. But I think maybe that takes away from the enjoyment of the show. I liked never know what was coming next (actually having no clue as Buffy has no 'next week' bit) and working things out for myself.
Also, and this is what actually sparked this thought off, I can just imagine the amount of 'that just wasn't good enough' that would have come (did come?) after Once More with Feeling aired. It was cheesy and plot holey, but I just watched it. And didn't question it, put it all down to the God that is Joss Whedon. Would my enjoyment have been marred by reading about other peoples dislike and complaints? Probably.
Watching the new season of Doctor Who and I kind of get the feeling that fans have too much sense of entitlement. It should be done how I want it and it should be done now. And that doesn't go for everyone, obviously, but sometimes. I think sitting back and enjoying the ride was a better way of enjoying a show.
