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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2013-05-02 06:50 pm

[ SECRET POST #2312 ]


⌈ Secret Post #2312 ⌋

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Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 018 secrets from Secret Submission Post #330.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 1 2 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
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(Anonymous) 2013-05-03 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
I understand wanting a fandom around something that seems like it should be everything the fandom is asking for. I get that! As people are saying though, no one seems to have heard of this show, which makes it hard to go all-out on the fanwork. And a lot of the fandoms that seem to have MEGA fanbases (Sherlock, Supernatural, Doctor Who, Harry Potter, etc) aren't in the same genre as this show. Genre is a HUGE predictor of the popularity of a show within certain demographics.

Another problem is that fandom popularity is not necessarily the same as general popularity. So even if fandom is all over some new show, it may still get canceled after a season because the viewership isn't high enough. Fandom seems absolutely huge, but the majority of TV viewers are NOT members of fandom. For every person who rushes to read or write fic/meta/make art/gif their feels/etc. there are probably a hundred who don't really think much about the show until the next time it airs. If THOSE numbers aren't there, it doesn't really matter if there's a thriving fandom.

And as people have said, there are also different circles of fandom. The "I like pretty boys that might kiss" section is not always the same as the "more diversity in terms of gender, race, and appearance" section. There's some overlap, but it's not 100%.