You know the old saying "be careful what you wish for"? Knowing Hollywood, I think that this is what fans should bear in mind.
Fans and fandom are two different things. As I'm sure you get. We all know lots of show fans who are not in fandom. But whether it's mostly fandom people, or just fans of a show in general who are pushing for showrunners to do their bidding, I don't know.
What I do know is that whatever a showrunner or a studio decides to do with a show, a fandom will always exist, even if the show looses fans. Or a viewing audience. Which is the crux of what I'm trying to say: there are two separate things going on here, and I think we in fandom should realize that.
Love or hate the direction that an originating work is taking, fandom should not mistake it as its function to interfere. Or, if you prefer a less strong expression, to start dictating. That is almost certainly something that will come and bite us in the ass. I may be completely wrong, but then why are we even going there in the first place? Y'know?
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on 2010-01-01 05:53 am (UTC)Fans and fandom are two different things. As I'm sure you get. We all know lots of show fans who are not in fandom. But whether it's mostly fandom people, or just fans of a show in general who are pushing for showrunners to do their bidding, I don't know.
What I do know is that whatever a showrunner or a studio decides to do with a show, a fandom will always exist, even if the show looses fans. Or a viewing audience. Which is the crux of what I'm trying to say: there are two separate things going on here, and I think we in fandom should realize that.
Love or hate the direction that an originating work is taking, fandom should not mistake it as its function to interfere. Or, if you prefer a less strong expression, to start dictating. That is almost certainly something that will come and bite us in the ass. I may be completely wrong, but then why are we even going there in the first place? Y'know?