OK Fandom, we need to sit down and have a little talk.<\/p>\n
Oh no, no, no I am not going to smack you, although that is tempting considering your recent behavior, I really just want to talk to you.<\/p>\n
News Flash, not everyone is going to like everything you like especially at the intensity with which you like it.<\/p>\n
And that is OK. <\/p>\n
I am sure there are fandoms that you wandering into online that leave you scratching your head about what do they see in that. <\/p>\n
But they do see something in it that appeals to them like your fandom(s) appeal to you.<\/p>\n
Here seems to be the disconnect these days, you can\u2019t make others like\/love the things that you like\/love. Or as the old saying goes, \u201cYou can bring a horse to water, but you can\u2019t make it drink.\u201d You have shown it the lovely water now step back and let it make up its own mind about what it wants to do.<\/p>\n
The opposite is true too. You may hate something with the passion of a 1000 fiery suns and you are allowed the heartily to dislike something. But to berate others because they like it is really not cricket. <\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a suggestion, just walk away from what is causing you such consternation. <\/p>\n
Life is too darn short.<\/p>\n
I have talked about how a movie does not ruin a book in the past. The book is still there. The movie didn\u2019t magically make the words change in the book to match the film. You can still read your story the way that you liked it. <\/p>\n
Recently in several fandoms that I am either a part of or watch from the sidelines have been having some serious meltdowns about things that effect, or may effect, the thing that they love. <\/p>\n
One series jumped the characters forward a number of years setting up the next season. They did finish all the previous threads so that we knew about where everyone landed before the time jump. If that had been, as rumored, the last episode of the series, it would have satisfied most fan base. We don\u2019t know except for that little snippet what has happened since we last left our heroes. We do know who has a contract in the next season and who doesn\u2019t so we have an idea of which characters will still be around and they are the most and least popular ones all at the same time. The screaming from fandom has been rather intense. I hope that they give the show the chance to find its footing again and remember that the previous seasons are not wiped off the face of the earth because of the new season. Although I think they are going to kill it with the new time slot.<\/p>\n
Another fandom is practically going into convulsions given what happened this season and what is going to happen next year. I think want makes me most upset with a good chunk of the group is the threatening nature of \u2018if you don\u2019t do\/fix this I am going to \u2026\u2019 that is going on. It\u2019s just a TV show. Sure the fandom is one of the oldest on the planet, but still it is not cancelled but it sure is changing. And the \u2018if you don\u2019t\u2019 has been turned up to 10 on this season which I consider one of the best to date. I know a number of my friends don\u2019t agree with me on this and that\u2019s fine. This season worked for me but didn\u2019t for them. I am not going to go try to convince them to see it my way.<\/p>\n
There is another fandom that a large number of my friends love that I cannot get into and it hasn\u2019t been from the lack of trying. I just don\u2019t like the premise or the characters. It is not my cuppa but I don\u2019t try to rain on my friends\u2019 parade of love and accolades of their fandom. I read through their comments and move on happy that they have something that brings them so many feelings.<\/p>\n
So enjoy your fandoms. Enjoy your entertainment. <\/p>\n
Just be kind and allow others to enjoy theirs.<\/p>\n
I am grateful for the variety of fandoms out there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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