Leaving fandom.

[foxmonkey]

That's my question today. When did you know that your fandom love had turned cold, that it was time to move on?

Back in the days when dinosaurs roamed the earth and fandom mailing lists were king, I got into the Hercules/Xena fandom. I was incredibly lucky; I followed a few links to Ksmithares, run by the fabulous listmistress thamiris. It was everything fandom should have been for a newbie, and I absolutely loved it.

My favorite character was Ares, and he appeared on both shows. Sadly, I knew it was time to give it up when Hercules was cancelled; Xena was still on, but by that time the show wasn't jumping just sharks, it was jumping friggin' humpback whales. I moved on.

I dabbled in the Invisible Man fandom for a bit, but having been spoiled by the perfection of my first fandom experience, the new one didn't measure up. And then they started monkeying with the show, and then it was cancelled. Out in the fandom cold once again! Noes!!!

I drifted. I discovered Sports Night fic, read tons of it but never wrote any. The show was in re-runs somewhere, but I only got to watch a couple of episodes before...YOU GUESSED IT, the reruns were cancelled!

Happily, I found popslash and the most fabulous world of LJ, and I've been a very happy online camper for the past few years. Edited to add: I've found a couple of Doctor Who communities that I absolutely love, and I've begun writing in that fandom.

And that, my friends, is my fandom tale.

So! Now you know my fandom past and why I've given up a few fandom ghosts. What's done it for you? Are you currently having a fandom crisis? Where are you now and where are you going?

I am curious Fox. Learn me.

Comments

[dick-grayson.livejournal.com]

My first fandom was Highlander, then I moved onto The Sentinel, and then found popslash. I came late to Firefly and SGA, but I stil keep an eye on the fic for the former and the episodes for the latter (not a McKay/Sheppard shipper, so not a big consumer of fic). These days, I mostly keep a toe in the House fandom, but more for the episode/character discussion and not for the slash (not a House/Wilson shipper either). And I'm definitely into Torchwood, which is probably my main obsession at the moment. I occasionally dabble in SPN, Doctor Who, and CSI, but only if something particularly catches my interest. Despite my fandom diversity, I don't think I've changed my flist much since I joined LJ, which probably means I'm missing out on meeting new people, but I really do enjoy the company of ye olde popslash buddies, even if a lot of them have moved into fandoms that don't interest me much. More than you probably wanted to know (and I'm sure I've left something out!), but there you go.

[foxmonkey.livejournal.com]

My first fandom was Highlander, then I moved onto The Sentinel, and then found popslash. I came late to Firefly and SGA, but I stil keep an eye on the fic for the former and the episodes for the latter (not a McKay/Sheppard shipper, so not a big consumer of fic).

Wow, I just realized that I forgot about the mountains of SG-1 fic I've consumed! I've written a few stories but again, other than reading a lot of Jack/Daniel (Daniel!), I haven't really been *in* the fandom. I was a major Daniel/Cameron when Mitchell showed up, but writers didn't embrace him the way I thought they would, and after the crappy way Jack treated Daniel for a few seasons there, I couldn't read about them as a couple anymore. ;-p Plus, Cameron! Shiny! :-D

McShep. OMG, 'nuff said. Sadly, Ronon/Sheppard is sadly lacking, which I absolutely cannot understand, given the glorious golden gorgeousness of Jason Mamoa. Ronon is absolutely adorable. Less McShep, more ShepDex, dammit!

Firefly/Serenity! Yay! Once again firmly in swimming upstream mode, I absolutely LOVE Malcolm/Zoe. Talk about a rare pairing, MY GOD. Another one I don't understand, given the onscreen hotness and chemistry of the two. With the backstory we've been given for the two of them, you'd think more people would have explored the possibility of them hooking up after Wash died (or even before, I'm not picky). Sadly, the workings of the fandom brain seriously elude me.

Despite my fandom diversity, I don't think I've changed my flist much since I joined LJ, which probably means I'm missing out on meeting new people, but I really do enjoy the company of ye olde popslash buddies, even if a lot of them have moved into fandoms that don't interest me much. More than you probably wanted to know (and I'm sure I've left something out!), but there you go.

Actually, that's exactly what I wanted to know! Thanks for sharing. :-)

[foxmonkey.livejournal.com]

And I'm definitely into Torchwood, which is probably my main obsession at the moment. I occasionally dabble in SPN, Doctor Who, and CSI,

And I meant to ask...what's a good Torchwood community? I'm trying to find a home before season two gets underway. Seeing how I'm fit to bust with excitement and squee, I'd like to find one that's Martha-friendly. :-)

[dick-grayson.livejournal.com]

Do you want a fic community or a general discussion community? I check out TWoP for discussion, but it's divided up into a UK thread and a U.S. thread (which aren't in the same place, as the UK thread falls under the Doctor Who threads). There are a number of LJ comms -- you might want to start with torch_wood, which has a gazillion tags so you can look for anything you like. They also feature a big list of links to all things Torchwood on the right side of the main page. As for Martha, I haven't really seen any negative comments about her among the Torchwood crowd, but I can't say that I know of any sites that are specifically Martha-on-Torchwood and friendly. If you like the character, though, Freema's site (freemaagyeman.com) is a good starting point for all things Martha.