Third "fuff".

I kind of dig the how-you-view-fandom thoughts. For the most part, I think of it how amych does, but when using it about specific texts, I get more precise. Kind of.

I consider myself a part of any fandom where I can muster up enough energy to comment on a regular basis about episodes *and* read or write fic. When I can no longer be bothered with either, I no longer include myself in the fandom. Firefly, I think of myself as a fan of, but not a part of fandom for, despite watching from the beginning, transcribing The Train Job for a script resource, and hosting the Seattle Serenity Postcard Party. Up until the movie, however, I felt no real need for fic, and, despite being on FF lists early on, never read anything much beyond shrift's zombie fic.

So my bar for self-inclusion is low, but not on the ground. And certainly revolves around fic production or consumption.

It's also murky. Despite regularly writing Shallow Alias Thoughts and having one Alias/AtS crossover drabble under my belt, I feel like less of a member of Alias fandom than I do, say Due South fandom, where I haven't written a word, but I'm more invested in the source text.

I like BtVS and Angel. I even got cable for them once I had a real job. But it took Firefly to get me involved with fandom. While I still think that Firefly was perhaps the best show ever and the movie is great, and while I fear many of my friends think I've gone over the edge, some of the utter devotion I've read about recently makes me want to sit folks down and say, "It's a show."

My utter devotion occasionally makes me sit myself down and say, "It's a blank. "

Occasionally. But then I realize I kind of enjoy getting worked up about crap that doesn't matter one whit, and get over getting over myself.

Sad, but true.

But then I realize I kind of enjoy getting worked up about crap that doesn't matter one whit, and get over getting over myself.

Plei is me.

I'm unbelievably flattered.

sits in the secret wank-lovers' corner

Fandom is no fun without perspective. If you can't laugh at yourself, then it's kind of hard to laugh at other people.

Universal posted some nice Serenity premiere pics on their site here:

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I'm a fan, I'm in the fandom. Buffy was the first time I really let go and allowed myself to love a show wholeheartedly, and didn't reserve a big chunk of myself for snerking from the sidelines. I'd been pretty fannish about shows early (ST:TNG - helped run cons; X-Files early on before the immense suckage began), but Buffy changed things (two tape machines, just in case, transcribing eps, watch n post, etc.).

I feel like fandom generally coalesces around co-projects like fic and SOS campaigning. Where do the BNFs usually come in?

Fic, moderating a mailing list/community, fanart production, or really good analysis. But they have to be, um, involved. Generally, anyway, although I can think of one or two BNFs who are solely BNFs for fic production, without any other involvement in the fandom.

Fake blood and a cricket bat!

My 10 year old son, named Shannon, is going to be Shannon of the Dead.