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fandomsecrets2012-03-23 07:01 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2012-03-23 07:01 pm
[ SECRET POST #1907 ]
⌈ Secret Post #1907 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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[Disney's Gargoyles]
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[X-Men: First Class]
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[keanu reeves]
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[ ----- SPOILERY SECRETS AHEAD ----- ]
11. [SPOILERS for Death Note]
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12. [SPOILERS for Kuragehime]
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13. [SPOILERS for The Walking Dead]
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14. [SPOILERS for Supernatural]
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15. [SPOILERS for Mass Effect 3]
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16. [SPOILERS for Mass Effect 3]
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[ ----- TRIGGERY SECRETS AHEAD ----- ]
18. [TRIGGER WARNING for sexual abuse]
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19. [TRIGGER WARNING for rape]
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20. [TRIGGER WARNING for rape]
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Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 00 pages, 000 secrets from Secret Submission Post #272.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 1 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ], [ 1 - hit/ship/spiration ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
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Primary fandoms: Tin Man, Castle, NCIS: Los Angeles, Doctor Who RPS,
How has fandom affected your life?: It's connected me to people with whom I probably wouldn't have interacted without it, including several who I consider my dearest friends. I also suffer from a very aggressive and incurable blood clotting disorder, and fandom has not only given me an arena in which to express myself (I write fanfiction), but it's also given me an incredible support system without which I probably would have gone crazy 17 clots ago.
How do you think new advances in technology/social media (Facebook, twitter, LJ, tumblr etc) have changed fandom? For better or worse?: I think it depends on the specific media. Twitter tends to give fascinating behind the scenes tidbits and a little more accessibility to both stars and creators. I'm a big dork when it comes to that kind of stuff, so I've mostly had a positive experience there. LJ has been the main platform in which I participate in fandom, and it's a forum in which theories and reactions to a show can be discussed at length, and in many of those debates, I'm enlightened as to a new point of view I hadn't considered before. Tumblr is wonderful when it comes to seeing the creativity of the fandom, like with photosets and graphics, but I've noticed it skews to a much younger demographic (young to mid teens whereas I'm 30) and the common courtesy and respect I've always experienced on LJ is severely lacking over there. It tends to be very "follow the leader," and "we are the knights who say squee" and God forbid you have a dissenting opinion on things. It's enough to make me less than anticipatory when it's time for a new episode, because the fandom squeals of joy or shouts of rage mute the TV, so it's kind of like, what's the point? But then you get fandoms raising money for charity and other great causes, and that kind of evens things out in the end.
How do you think current technology advances have changed how fandom interacts with the creators of the media of fandom?: As I said above, I think it's given far greater access than I've ever seen. I think it's fascinating to see that fourth wall dropped, as it were. The sad part is, though, that you do have those who abuse the privilege by bombarding writers, directors, actors, et cetera with "tell me if my otp is better than my friend's otp" bullcrap that gives the rest of the fandom a bad name. The attitude from many is that the production team owes us something because we're keeping them in business. But at the same time, it gives us as an audience a voice to tell them what we think is working and what's not, because the goal is always to make the best show possible.
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