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[coconut_ice22]

 Dear flist,

Is it my imagination or do things of a sci-fi genre tend to attract a larger fandom around them then those that aren't? Why is this do you think? Or am I completely off my rocker?

In further news, seriously, Torchwood remade by Fox? I mean seriously? I don't even watch Torchwood and I can tell that's going to fall, it is the

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[mijan]

1. Sci-fi attracts geeks. Normal shows attract normal people.
2. Geeks tend to... geek out about things. Therefore, geeks who love a TV show will geek about the show. Normal people don't - they merely watch the show and move on.
3. Geeking out leads to the formation of fandom communities because you need OTHER people with whom you can geek out; hence, geeks form strong fandom communities. Normal people don't.

Therefore: Sci-fi attracts larger fandoms.

My logic... let me show you it.

[coconut_ice22]

Amazing logic!

geeks form strong fandom communities and it is so about the community, so true!

Aw, thanks for answering! I'm in the midst of writing my dissertation (of doooom) about fandom and how it relates to publishers / publishing culture, so I've got to focus just on books, but it is impossible to write anything about fandom and not mention sci-fi and how it seems to act as a shiny shiny thing to all. I just started wondering why, but I think you've got it down to pat.

I'm even getting to remark on Steve Vander Ark and have people believe its an academic task, muwhahaha.

[gala_apples]

essentially my words are mijan's words. scifi attracts the sort of people that want to live inside new worlds, and fandom is a way of crawling into another space. sci-fi fans would be the first to try any VR equipment in the future too, i bet.