Eh, what's Ballroom 20 in comparison to all of America?
This is so nice. Having everyone together for my birthday. Of course, you could smash in all my toes with a hammer and it will still be the bestest Buffy Birthday Bash in a big long while.
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Polter-Cow - Apr 20, 2011 12:59:07 pm PDT #16655 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
EpicTangent - Apr 20, 2011 1:01:31 pm PDT #16656 of 30001
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Eh, what's Ballroom 20 in comparison to all of America?
Assuming the entire fanbase came to ComicCon, not much. However, if we're willing to assume that some of the fanbase was unable to attend, then...I'd like that person's definition of small.
eta: I was going to try to work out an actual proportion, but beyond knowing the approximate capacity of Ballroom 20, I have no hard numbers, so just had to go with tone instead.
Ginger - Apr 20, 2011 1:06:14 pm PDT #16657 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I wouldn't have called the fanbase for the old Doctor Who small, much less the current incarnation.
tommyrot - Apr 20, 2011 1:21:31 pm PDT #16658 of 30001
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 mentioned I met a Who fan on the train a month ago or so. He was surprised I was watching Who on my laptop, as he didn't think it was very popular here. I told him the new Who was.
Scrappy - Apr 20, 2011 2:23:29 pm PDT #16659 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I think it's less popular not in fans but in importance here, compared to Britain where it is an institution. It has a lot of fans here, but it doesn't have the same importance to the general culture.
EpicTangent - Apr 20, 2011 2:41:17 pm PDT #16660 of 30001
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
It has a lot of fans here, but it doesn't have the same importance to the general culture.
This is probably valid. I was thinking we probably have as many actual bodies here (unless we don't), just 'cause we're really BIG, but yeah, it's definitely not part of the Race Memory, if you will, like it is there.
Ginger - Apr 20, 2011 2:49:50 pm PDT #16661 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
My sister told me she had passed away and I was devastated. No one in the world could ever replace her. She is the one and only alien fighter!"
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Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 20, 2011 3:56:54 pm PDT #16662 of 30001
"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
I think it's less popular not in fans but in importance here, compared to Britain where it is an institution. It has a lot of fans here, but it doesn't have the same importance to the general culture.
I think it's less popular in sheer numbers too. At times new Who has had over 10 million viewers in Britain (like, one person in six), whereas I think it was what, about 2 million on SciFi?
Jon B. - Apr 20, 2011 5:29:00 pm PDT #16663 of 30001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Last year's premiere set a ratings record for BBCA, and that was only 1.2 million viewers. [link]
t edit The first series on Sci-Fi got 1.6 million [link]
§ ita § - Apr 20, 2011 5:42:50 pm PDT #16664 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Yeah, it's pretty niche. CW's SFF gets more ratings than it does, even though it's more highly considered.