Migration

[kellifer]

I've been dropping most of the Stargate and Supernatural comms from my flist over the last few days. Some because they've just become inactive but also because I don't tend to write/read in those fandoms anymore. I've had the S6 DVDs of Supernatural and the last season of Atlantis for ages now and haven't watched which should probably tell me something about my interest level.

I'm still writing a couple of things for SPN (requests, spn_j2_xmas and the LOOOOONG overdue charity fic) but I'm not seeking any fic to really read. I feel like I've lost touch with the canon, that I'd happily rewatch the early seasons of SPN, probably sooner than I would watch new current eps. I still have a deep and abiding love for S1-4ish Sam n' Dean.

What's got me excited is that I've had a lot of folks where our fandom circles stopped intersecting that have cycled back into an overlapping orbit because of Avengers and Teen Wolf. It's like re-embracing old friends even though they are (relatively) new fandoms. I don't really tend to shed people when our fandom interests stop aligning but I totally understand peeps that did join my crazy train for the SG and the SPN (especially Stargate) bidding a (hopefully) fond farewell.

Ugh, Teen Wolf. It feels like I meant to just shake it a little to get a single candy bar out and then this happened.

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[nialla]

There's at least one person on my flist that I've known since my Highlander fandom days, circa the early 90s.

I frequently have met up with fans from previous fandoms, either by chance or because they were an author I liked in the previous fandom and followed them because I liked their work.

These days, I find myself following people to discover shows I might not otherwise have watched. It's a lot easier to do with DVDs, instant video, and er, other sources. I can watch from the start and catch up relatively easy, which is very different from those early 90s Highlander days, in which you had to join a fan club to buy the very expensive VHS tapes of the series.

Fandom is sort of like the Hotel California. You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.

[kellifer-fic.livejournal.com]

So true!