I get being a sports fan, fan of a particular league or level of a sport or a fan of that sport in particular, but I don't see it connecting into the 'tradition' as it were, of fandom. (snip)
I have no problem with someone wanting to hash out who's making the playoffs or Rookie of the Year or the Cy Young Award (dammit, I never remember how to spell that -- that's the pitching one, right?) but is it fandom in the same sense as Dexter, Heroes or HIMYM? I really don't see it
Is it a fandom in the same sense? Yeah. It's the same thing, just much much larger. And whether your object is a work of fiction or a game, in both cases it's about taking the status of spectator, and transforming into communal engagement. Fandom isn't about the subject - it's about the experience.
Is the bar stool debate over whether the 1998 Yankees are better than the 1939 Yankees all that different than two Sci-Fi Fans arguing over whether Kirk or Picard is the better Captain?
As someone who actually lives in both of these worlds of fandom, it is almost the exact same experience. The primary difference is the gender ration.
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I have no problem with someone wanting to hash out who's making the playoffs or Rookie of the Year or the Cy Young Award (dammit, I never remember how to spell that -- that's the pitching one, right?) but is it fandom in the same sense as Dexter, Heroes or HIMYM? I really don't see it
Is it a fandom in the same sense? Yeah. It's the same thing, just much much larger. And whether your object is a work of fiction or a game, in both cases it's about taking the status of spectator, and transforming into communal engagement. Fandom isn't about the subject - it's about the experience.
Is the bar stool debate over whether the 1998 Yankees are better than the 1939 Yankees all that different than two Sci-Fi Fans arguing over whether Kirk or Picard is the better Captain?
As someone who actually lives in both of these worlds of fandom, it is almost the exact same experience. The primary difference is the gender ration.