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Tag: fandom

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Movies & TV

What Does ‘For the Fans’ Even Mean?

I am a fan. I don’t normally write these pieces in the first person, because I should be the least interesting part of ...
By Darren MooneyDecember 22, 2021
1979 Disco Demolition: Fandom Goes Bad
The Big Picture

Remembering the 1979 Disco Demolition: When Fandom Goes Bad

We’re doing things twice weekly now, so get ready for things to get obscure once in a while: Forty years ago last week, ...
By Bob ChipmanJuly 16, 2019
Opinion

Blizzard Betrayed its Fans, and the Press Only Made it Worse

Last week, Blizzard gathered a throng of ultra-fans at its annual Blizzcon in Anaheim, Calif. and there, in full view of the gathered ...
By Russ PittsNovember 5, 2018
Beam Me Up, Scotty

Get a Life

If Star Trek has any relevance left, it’s not in NASA visions, alien linguistics or the idea that life would be just peachy ...
By Colin Rowsell Legacy AuthorSeptember 1, 2009
Editor's Choice

A Tale of Two Fan Sites

I have a confession to make: I’m obsessed with videogame music. More specifically, I’m obsessed with videogame music from Eastern composers. I bow ...
By Dan Squire Legacy AuthorApril 21, 2009
Of Love and Games

Crazy in Love

Judson King loves Sonic the Hedgehog. His story made the rounds a while back: Kid loves Sonic the Hedgehog. Kid wants his own ...
By Pat Miller Legacy AuthorFebruary 10, 2009
Guilty Pleasures

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Superman 64

There is hardly a greater contradiction of terms to which we give less thought than the judgment that something is “so bad it’s ...
By Steven Croop Legacy AuthorDecember 16, 2008
The Rest of the Story

So You Want To Make A Fansite

Everyone is the world’s foremost expert on something. This one fact is the cornerstone of much of the internet. How else do you ...
By Kyle Orland Legacy AuthorNovember 14, 2006
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