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The Fracturing
Apr. 28th, 2004 12:15 pmThe thing about the nineties was, it had the internet.
The internet made fandom different, and arguably its greatest impact was in media fandom; suddenly it was much easier for a single, focused fandom to develop. The resultant culture clashes between snooty literature fandom and monomaniacal media fandoms are still very much with us...but I think the internet also did something else. Something more fundamental.
A case study:
On the 30th of November 2000, uk.media.tv.angel came into being. ( Read more... )
The internet made fandom different, and arguably its greatest impact was in media fandom; suddenly it was much easier for a single, focused fandom to develop. The resultant culture clashes between snooty literature fandom and monomaniacal media fandoms are still very much with us...but I think the internet also did something else. Something more fundamental.
A case study:
On the 30th of November 2000, uk.media.tv.angel came into being. ( Read more... )
