It depends how you define 'fan': regular viewers of a family sci-fi show like Doctor Who are probably about balanced in gender terms. With a wide spread of ages.
You got all kinds of learnin' and you made me look the fool without tryin', and yet here I am with a gun to your head. That's 'cause I got people with me. People who trust each other, who do for each other, and ain't always lookin' for the advantage.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Firefly 4: Also, we can kill you with our brains
Discussion of the Mutant Enemy series, Firefly, the ensuing movie Serenity, and other projects in that universe. Like the other show threads, anything broadcast in the US is fine; spoilers are verboten and will be deleted if found.
Am-Chau Yarkona - May 30, 2005 10:18:31 pm PDT #2667 of 10001
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty
tommyrot - May 31, 2005 2:38:41 am PDT #2668 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I know the women around me when I was growing up thought both SF and fanship were big old wastes of time, not important stuff like getting married, having babies, cooking, and shoes.
shoes are still important, right?
Matt the Bruins fan - May 31, 2005 3:24:12 am PDT #2669 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Yeah, but there must be some other SF fandom that has an equal or greater percentage of women to men.
If Xena is counted under the SF/Fantasy umbrella, the passionate fandom skews way female.
Tom Scola - May 31, 2005 3:26:05 am PDT #2670 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Stargate skews female too, doesn't it?
Volans - May 31, 2005 4:01:54 am PDT #2671 of 10001
move out and draw fire
Well, if we include Fantasy as well as SF, then yeah, you get a lot more female fans.
And shoes are The Most Important Thing.
Dana - May 31, 2005 5:11:46 am PDT #2672 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I think there's a big difference between the most visible portion of a fandom and the overall fandom. Online Stargate fandom skews female, for sure. But in terms of Nielsens and DVD sales? I'd be a lot less sure.
Dana - May 31, 2005 6:30:58 am PDT #2673 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Hey, those of you who bought preview tickets online, was there a limit on the number of tickets you could buy?
tommyrot - May 31, 2005 6:32:19 am PDT #2674 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
The limit was two. Some places, anyway.
Dana - May 31, 2005 6:33:30 am PDT #2675 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Really? Ack.
Gris - May 31, 2005 6:33:55 am PDT #2676 of 10001
Hey. New board.
My friend definitely bought five for Phoenix.