Hello Lincoln, I must say that I enjoyed that you touched on the idea of ownership. Original fans of the series (and of any text), express a sense of "ownership" for their favorite shows/movies/games. They feel as if it is theirs, although they ...
I was hoping that someone would talk about the role of the "angry original viewer/fan." While I am open to change, I just wouldn't see some of my favorite films adapted to modern times. For instance, the Back to the Future franchise or Ferr ...
Lauren, I am also more of a fan than a scholar on these matters, so I can offer more insight and opinions over actual facts. It is strange how this generational aspect works. I am a millennial, so I believe that I fall on both sides of the argument. I am ...
Hello Ashley, I really enjoyed when you said, " we want to insert ourselves into worlds we love, " because that is exactly what fan art is. It is expressing how these characters made you feel and predicting possible outcomes. That is the thrill ...
My favorite black hole of the internet, is where you find the different names that fans have created for these type of relationships. For example, JohnLock or Wincest. Fans create these "ships" (or relationships), and will defend it at all mean ...
So, I've been thinking a lot about your question. Do you think that onscreen tags, such as the watermarks shown at the bottom of the screen during a show, would count as a strategy to linking the producers and the fandom together? For instance, Prett ...
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Very Insightful
I was hoping that someone
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Hello Ashley, I really
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So, I've been thinking a lot