Friday 10 June 2016

Fandom Friday: Fandoms I Just Didn't Get

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

This was/is a pretty huge one. I loved Firefly, Dollhouse and anyone who reads my blog/Tumblr knows exactly how much I love Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. But Buffy, to me, was one of those tacky teen shows that was on channel 5 when it first launched and I had no interest in them. It was the acting that seemed wooden, the plastic faces, the fact it looked like a live action Scooby-Doo show and I wasn't interested. Only when I went to college then Uni did I realise it's impact. I'm still not keen to watch it and I don't think I will. My Buffy experienced started and ended swiftly when I watched the 90s movie that came before the show.

The Walking Dead
After watching the first seasons and quite a few episodes from season 3, I got bored. I missed a few episodes and then I stopped caring. This is such a shame as I really enjoyed season 1, but season 2 dragged on for far too long, although I did enjoy the relationship between Glen and Maggie. Before long I forgot about the show until I started taking part in more blogging communities and fandoms and there is an army of fans out there who love the show, but sadly I am not in this army.

Once Upon a Time

I watched 2 seasons and a few episodes of 3 then stopped. This seems to be a running theme. I watched the series originally to see how this was going to replace the would-be 'Fables' comic TV series and of course it cannot even be compared. Fables is obviously superior and nothing liked the ABC show. I hated the first season and skipped a few episodes after a few minutes, mainly because I was bored if it was a character I didn't like. I hated the format. It didn't work. Having flashbacks that were not necessary in every episode slowed the real story. The second season picked up and even season three was pretty good BUT as I missed more and more episodes I left it. I tried picking it up again but I wasn't enjoying how things were unfolding and how some characters were portrayed, so, yes, I left it and I really don't 'get' the thousands of gifs that appear in my Tumblr feed.

Doctor Who
This is a major one. One assumes (a few have) that as I like sci-fi (and I'm British) that I must love Doctor Who. I'm sorry to say I am not a Who fan. When the show was rebooted back in 2005 I gave it a chance. I think I watched 2 or 3 episodes and then, yes, lost interest. I remember enjoying the last episode of the series just so I could see who the next Doctor was. I did the same when Matt Smith was revealed to be the next doctor. I watched more of Torchwood before that became utterly ridiculous. In my defense, I watched it, it wasn't for me, but I do understand the fandom that surrounds it and its crazy how it has reached beyond the borders of the UK.

Anything on the CW channel
I never got into Arrow or The Flash or Smallville or Supergirl, these all passed me by. To be fair though, I'm not a big DC comics fan. I like Batman but that's as far it goes. I'm slowly slowly getting into Gotham after the first season picked up and got interesting, but that is a darker look at the characters from the comics. So sorry CW fans, this isn't for me. I think Supernatural is the only show I stuck with from CW, well I stuck with it until season 6.

12 comments:

  1. To be fair, I'm a huge Doctor Who fan, but I didn't really like the first season of the rebooted series (with Christopher Eccleston). David Tennant's first episode is where it really picks up. I'd suggest trying it again and picking it up from there!

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  2. I have seen a few random episode from David Tennant's time and Matt Smith's but nothing really grabbed about the programme...

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  3. These did surprise me! lol But I definitely get how it can be difficult to get into a fandom, and if you're not feeling it, you're not feeling it. I will say that Tennant and Donna was an amazing season of Doctor Who, and those two actors also did a wonderful filmed play of Much Ado About Nothing. It is one of my favorite things:)

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  4. I thought these might surprise. I'm a nerd or fangril about things but these shows. I had seen that advertised - really wanted to see it but of course I was unable to go. It's one of my favourite Shakespeare plays. I've tried to watch it somewhere online but had not luck :(

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  5. http://www.digitaltheatre.com/production/details/much-ado-about-nothing-tennant-tate/play

    I got it here, I stalk this site hoping that Cumberbatch's Frankenstein will become available. Sooon, I hope. Soooon.

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  6. I use to watch OUAT but gave up on it once everything become pretty repetitive. I stopped watching The Walking Dead too. I like some seasons of Doctor Who better than others but I don't consider myself a fan, if that makes sense? LOL

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  7. Ah thats amazing! Thank you! I saw Frankenstein in the theatre but Cumberbatch was ill the day I went so gutted! I tried to get my sister to complain and get free tickets but she wouldn't hahahah. It was shown in cinemas too not long ago, you might be able to find it on random sites.

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  8. Yeh, that makes sense. There are some shows out there I'll watch but I'm not exactly a fan of them. Some of them I'll watch just because I'm in front of the TV. You're right about OUAT. Someone at work hated then loved it again but he was telling what happens and it was the same old stories over and over.

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  9. Oh man, the CW. I'm 100% with you there. Too much dumbed-down silliness.

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  10. Oh man, OUAT had potential in its first season, but it went downhill so fast. I think the shameless, rushed cash-in on the Frozen character was the final nail on the coffin for me.

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  11. Exactly - too many same-y shows too.

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  12. Oh yeh I saw that plastered over the internet. It seemed to be less about fairytale characters but instead was 'Disney' fairytale characters.

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