What are you a fangirl/fanboy of?
October 26, 2017 at 1:20 pm
(This post was last modified: October 26, 2017 at 1:21 pm by Aroura.)
I know a few members fanisms, but it seems like something people don’t talk much about.
I’d like people to share their media loves. Movies, music, TV, books, anything really. It would also be nice if we can refrain from dissing other people’s loves, in this thread at least. Like, not a fan? That’s fine, share why even, if you like, but let’s make this a fun thread to share more positives with each other than negatives. That’s my hope anyway.
I’m a person who gets a lot of joy from my entertainment, and who tries to focus on the good things as much as I can. There are quite a lot of things I’m a big fan of. Harry Potter, Star Wars, Star Trek, Disney and Pixar cartoons, Game of Thrones/ASoIaF, The Princess Bride, Doctor Horrible, X-men, most of the Dc Universe, LoTR, Wherl of Time, Broadway musicals, and more.
I’m hoping this will become a positive place to share.
So I’ll start by detailing one. Star Wars.
I’m 40 something, so I was a kid when the OT hit theaters. I recall my brother getting the Millennium Falcon model, a set up of Jabbas Palace, and a toy light saber. There were never female Jedi, even in the prequels they were a footnote, and as a kid I was always Princess Leia with a blaster. Which is fine, she’s awesome and it was a huge step up at the time. So I liked Staw Wars, I even enjoyed the prequels in my 20s, barring some lame parts, they were enjoyable and had a great finale. But Palme, man. What a lame duck character.
Anyway, so I liked them well enough but considered myself more of a Trekkie, screw people who don’t like that term. Until recently.
It’s hard to express what TFA did to me. When Rey force pulled the light saber out of the snow and lit it up, I cried. Like a little girl. I’m unashamed! It opened Star Wars to me in ways that had previously seemed closed. Plus Emo Kylo Ren rocks. I didn’t love him at first but the performance grew on me. I know many hate him, and that’s fine, I even understand a bit. But I know there is more to these characters that we will soon get to see.
Anyway, so I’ve laid one of my many fangirlisms bare. I hope others share theirs and if not, well, be gentle!
I’d like people to share their media loves. Movies, music, TV, books, anything really. It would also be nice if we can refrain from dissing other people’s loves, in this thread at least. Like, not a fan? That’s fine, share why even, if you like, but let’s make this a fun thread to share more positives with each other than negatives. That’s my hope anyway.
I’m a person who gets a lot of joy from my entertainment, and who tries to focus on the good things as much as I can. There are quite a lot of things I’m a big fan of. Harry Potter, Star Wars, Star Trek, Disney and Pixar cartoons, Game of Thrones/ASoIaF, The Princess Bride, Doctor Horrible, X-men, most of the Dc Universe, LoTR, Wherl of Time, Broadway musicals, and more.
I’m hoping this will become a positive place to share.
So I’ll start by detailing one. Star Wars.
I’m 40 something, so I was a kid when the OT hit theaters. I recall my brother getting the Millennium Falcon model, a set up of Jabbas Palace, and a toy light saber. There were never female Jedi, even in the prequels they were a footnote, and as a kid I was always Princess Leia with a blaster. Which is fine, she’s awesome and it was a huge step up at the time. So I liked Staw Wars, I even enjoyed the prequels in my 20s, barring some lame parts, they were enjoyable and had a great finale. But Palme, man. What a lame duck character.
Anyway, so I liked them well enough but considered myself more of a Trekkie, screw people who don’t like that term. Until recently.
It’s hard to express what TFA did to me. When Rey force pulled the light saber out of the snow and lit it up, I cried. Like a little girl. I’m unashamed! It opened Star Wars to me in ways that had previously seemed closed. Plus Emo Kylo Ren rocks. I didn’t love him at first but the performance grew on me. I know many hate him, and that’s fine, I even understand a bit. But I know there is more to these characters that we will soon get to see.
Anyway, so I’ve laid one of my many fangirlisms bare. I hope others share theirs and if not, well, be gentle!
“Eternity is a terrible thought. I mean, where's it going to end?”
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
