Concerning your firts questions, the answers are yes and yes! It's probably the reason why I have insomnia btw. LOL
And yes we're probably more or less biased when obsessed. Being a fan you put a lot of yourself in the simple act of watching the show while a casual viewers would watch it at the distance. I try to hold back my own expectations when I parse/analyze BTVS pr Ats, but I don't think anyone can be completely unbiased.
But at the same time, being a fan you tend to think a show, to ponder it because you care about it, you do a certain rational work (especially if you've become involved into some fans board devoted to discuss said show) rather than to simply watch it in a passive way in order to be entertained. Casual viewers are more passive and when you're passive you're more subject to passions (that's the etymology) and therefore prone to biases and prejudice. The simple use of your intellect puts you at a certain distance too.
So at the end of the day I am not that sure that casual viewers would be less biased than fans.
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Date: 2005-11-13 02:27 pm (UTC)And yes we're probably more or less biased when obsessed. Being a fan you put a lot of yourself in the simple act of watching the show while a casual viewers would watch it at the distance. I try to hold back my own expectations when I parse/analyze BTVS pr Ats, but I don't think anyone can be completely unbiased.
But at the same time, being a fan you tend to think a show, to ponder it because you care about it, you do a certain rational work (especially if you've become involved into some fans board devoted to discuss said show) rather than to simply watch it in a passive way in order to be entertained. Casual viewers are more passive and when you're passive you're more subject to passions (that's the etymology) and therefore prone to biases and prejudice. The simple use of your intellect puts you at a certain distance too.
So at the end of the day I am not that sure that casual viewers would be less biased than fans.