Like you, I see Buffy without rose-coloured glasses these days, but its flashes of brillance and innovation still shine brightly even from a distance. Chatting with others about the show's underlining themes (on ATPO mostly) and exploring what it meant to be a 'fan' changed my life and perceptions/expectations (about myself/others/fiction/the world) forever. Through Buffy, for the first time in my life, I met people whom I felt were "my people". Kindred spirits. As you mention, Buffy fandom interactions were/are mostly virtual, but that didn't mean they aren't significant.
I hope to see the return of substantive fora where in-depth discussions and connections can occur...
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Date: 2016-03-17 02:16 am (UTC)Like you, I see Buffy without rose-coloured glasses these days, but its flashes of brillance and innovation still shine brightly even from a distance. Chatting with others about the show's underlining themes (on ATPO mostly) and exploring what it meant to be a 'fan' changed my life and perceptions/expectations (about myself/others/fiction/the world) forever. Through Buffy, for the first time in my life, I met people whom I felt were "my people". Kindred spirits. As you mention, Buffy fandom interactions were/are mostly virtual, but that didn't mean they aren't significant.
I hope to see the return of substantive fora where in-depth discussions and connections can occur...