How To Use Fandom In A Sentence
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Large "fandoms" erupt around popular anime series, widely read books like Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings, and cult movies like The Matrix.
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I once asked him if SF fandom had ever been in touch, asked him to a con, or to speak to or read at a meeting, taken him out for a drink…
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I think an eye and ear for those fandoms were what made Marvel great, long ago.
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For many, the word "zine" will conjure images of Xeroxed-and-stapled underground tributes to science-fiction fandom or '90s riot-grrrl culture.
TIME.com: Top Stories
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(5 comments | Leave a comment) my fandom is the cutest ever
May 26th, 2007
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Andrew Horn's documentary keeps just the right chilled distance from its evanescent subject matter and pays due reverence to Klaus without falling into titillation or fandom.
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Torture Porn: The Theme Park Ride - SAW Coaster to Open in Thorpe Park | /Film
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I do think something has changed in fandom over the past 10 years.
More Thoughts on Free Online Manga Distribution » Manga Worth Reading
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Also a factor is the greying of fandom - as fans grow older and cease going, so less new young fans begin attending.
Are Science Fiction Conventions Dying?
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Most of the people who talk intelligently about fandom are speaking from years of experience in multiple fandoms.
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There are plenty of people writing and reading fic that wouldn't identify themselves as members of fandom.
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She got her start drawing with the furry fandom, because art is easier to approach there.
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Back when anime fandom in America was in its infancy, otaku (that is, fanboys - but we say that with only love) leapt at the chance to get any bootleg tapes they could from Japan.
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Nothing against HP and LotR fans, we're just bound to be different because of the nature of our fandoms.
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Potter fansite The Leaky Cauldron has been granted a sneak preview of the content and described it as "one of the most amazing, engaging and breathtaking additions to this fandom imaginable".
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Mr. Greenberg, who is 33 to Mr. Rasuk's 27, was less fazed by the fandom than his co-star.
Breakout Role at Bloomies
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X-Men has a strong fandom.
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Not all but most fandoms are dominated quite heavily by women when it comes to writing.
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Fandom by 1972 had exploded into an international phenomenon with conventions and assorted gatherings taking place all over our planet.
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When you claim to be writing "fanfic" in such-and-such a fandom, you are assumed to be using that fandom to its fullest extent.
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More of the BSG cast has stepped up to encourage fandom to win this multi-fandom "throwdown" while also sending a truckload of pencils to Big Media to show them what we think of their behavior during this strike.
More Prizes for More Pencils
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"I'm honored by your fandom," said Pakula.
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I would post something coherent about wider society's contempt of fandom because it's play engaged in by adults (I think it was The Joy Of Sex which said bed was the only time grownups get to play), the relationship between fan fiction (play) and writing for publication (work), the contempt of each age group for the next younger group, and the hierarchies of literary snobbery in my head, but frankly I'm too knackered. *goes back to bed*
News from the House of Sticks -
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It didn't get recced at all, but neither did the other two Turner stories; it's a pretty small fandom, and I understand that.
January 2nd, 2007
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It's much more credible that The Sun is catching things on the wind in fandom and running with the Chinese Whispers.
The Essence of the Humperdinck!
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Perhaps fandom has colored my reaction to Season Five, but I found it annoying right out of the gate, and then watched it flounder about for a firm direction.
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It will discuss the influence of Japanese pop culture and animation fandom on Chinese concept of sexuality and queerness.
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My point is, in these fandoms, AUs are just as good as non-AUs - and they are more likely to be long and detailed and plotty, which is a good thing for me.
TFV and me (mostly TFV) on fannish AUs
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When Lori Joffs stated the following to MTV “About 90 percent of the fandom is just excited to have anything,” said Lori Joffs, co-creator of Twilight Lexicon.
Twilight Lexicon » The Novel That Must Not Be Named: A Clarification
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This passionate proximity combined with a tragic distance is the core of fandom.
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I might as well declare my out-and-out fandom at the outset, born of the way each film accumulates authoritatively into its meaning through elisions and congruencies that are virtually baroque in their coiled vitality.
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I'm inclined lately to start whining about SGA again, but I am aware exactly how much that kind of thing annoys people who *are* feeling good about life, the fandom, and everything, so I'm thinking I might lock everything down so as not to be that crushing killjoy that nobody likes well, so as to keep it somewhat under wraps that I *am* that crushing killjoy that nobody likes.
This magical thing you call a flock
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But contrary to what his website may say, Ryan's geekdom is not overly eclectic, and he keeps to his fandoms.
Ryan Whiting | Fandomania
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Seacon, the 1961 Worldcon, drew good reviews, but that generation of Seattle fandom had no interest in repeating the experience.
A Seattle Worldcon – Not (Again)
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Only problem was, upon viewing these so-called camp classics the first time through, I was neither impressed nor moved to fandom.
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The best thing about the blogosphere is how genuine experts can set up blogs on their subjects of expertise, and still alternative in-depth analysis of Arabic-language media with Joss Whedon fandom. flory Says:
Matthew Yglesias » Congratulations to the Aardvark
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What then, beyond mere fandom, is the significance of Lovecraft and his ideas for you?
Author of "HPL and His Legacy" : The Lovecraft News Network
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He is a long-time artist and is active in furry fandom.
Gerald Perkins
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SF/F congoers know that I do panels about rape, sexual assault, and sexual politics and problems in fandom - in the community education and prevention branch of BARCC, we're encouraged to identify a community to work with, and fandom is one of mine.
Tew's Day!
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I entered fandom (and convention fandom) at a time when the halls of cons were filled with runners and sandmen … Sandmen with butane filled blasters!
Show #12: Pre-show Discussion : The Kick-Ass Mystic Ninjas
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Referenced early on in the episode as the website responsible for catching filmed proof of a rogue vampire's feeding frenzy a misdeed punishable by the true death, which Mayor Bill readily dispensed on the busted fanger, the Cheaters-meets-feeders clip caught our eye as something that had to be something set up for the show's devoted online fandom.
Watercooler: True Blood Goes Viral
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PW Comics Week talked with Galbraith about the nature of Japanese fandom and the history of the term otaku and how this Japanese subculture of cool stuff-from manga, anime and cosplay to gaming, toys and related merchandise-has evolved and changed in recent years.
Undefined
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The series also satirized Japanese fandom, in particular the figure of the geeky ‘fanboy,’ or otaku.
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I once asked him if SF fandom had ever been in touch, asked him to a con, or to speak to or read at a meeting, taken him out for a drink…
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The person I know who's in fandom is a big Wincest shipper which - ugh!
Supernatural's Gay Incest Subtext
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It fostered a vigorous but conservatively minded fandom, which still flourishes and holds many conventions, large and small.
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Thirdly, it is impossible to ignore the influence of JYJ's growing fandom, which, in increasing the group's selling power, threatens to interfere with SM's market share and profits.
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He was already well-known in furry fandom for his thoughtful extrapolation of anthropomorphic societies when Chuck Melville and I commissioned him to create stories featuring his character Ironhand for our anthologies based on the Furkindred universe.
Lirpa Loof Strikes Again
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Half of fandom rejoiced while the other half bayed for our blood.
Stargate SG-1 Watchathon - 'Window Of Opportunity' (S04E06)
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Like so many things in fandom, slash really began with Star Trek.
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Legal defenses of fandom find themselves tempted to valorize the individual genius of the fan author.
Archive 2009-04-01
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The author outlines both the commonalities that define science fiction fandom and the tensions and schisms within the community, focusing on participants in organized clubs, amateur publications, and conventions.
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The film is foremost a portrait of fandom, not stardom.
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I'm so glad your journal is as far as I delve into the Who fandom.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M SAYING THIS...but...
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My Christmas wish for the New Who fandom is we all represent the best in fandom and that none of us express ourselves via fandom wars.
Billie vs. David
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While the writers in my fandom are definitely interested in craft matters, almost all of them are much more picky about the feedback I give them than my mentees are.
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I consider "Harry Potter", "Lord of the Rings", and "Pirates of the Caribbean" to be the three biggest fandoms.
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The shanty bands sing about cocaine, grass, booze, sex and football fandom.
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And really, how can someone remain upbeat and “Oh my god I love Twilight” when people from the fandom are placing hate on you?
Twilight Lexicon » Kristen Stewart Clears the Air!
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I think the Gaylaxians do a lot of good work in agitating for visibility of queer representations in SF, and help ensure that space is made for those issues within the larger mainstream SF fandom world, at Worldcons and etc.
Breakfast in Bed
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Most stories of Kurosawa fandom begin the same way: with a bootlegged copy of one his films from the mid to late Nineties.
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I had a tanty about some elements of fandom, yeah?
Monday again
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The series also satirized Japanese fandom, in particular the figure of the geeky "fanboy," or otaku.
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I was afraid that all my nerdtalk and geekspeak would be lost in the wilds of fandom, either avoided by people afraid of the difficulty, or embattled by people unclear on the difference between fiction and reality.
Nerdtalk and Geekspeak: My Life Among the Fans
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It's not an act of fandom, but of selfishness and laziness.
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Still ... is it enough to make me watch SPN and get in the mosh pit of fandom batshit?
Eyes.
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Some fandoms inspire more slash than others - Lord of the Rings fanfiction is drowning in the stuff, probably because of the near-absence of female characters.
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Not only is there a designated @rihannanavy Twitter feed "Introducing a new era of fandom" but there's also a preposterous two-minute Navy recruitment video with text that reads: "Her appearance infatuates us, her strength feeds us, her music created us – the Navy wants you.
The rise of the Twitter tribes
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“About 90 percent of the fandom is just excited to have anything,” said Lori Joffs, co-creator of Twilight Lexicon.
Twilight Lexicon » The Novel That Must Not Be Named: A Clarification
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I don't write my fic to get paid money; I write it as a gift to the fandom, and my pay is the thanks, comments and reviews of my fellow fans.
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The franchiseis struggling to reconnect with a fandom pledging allegiance to Florida Gators football and split among in-state NFL clubs Tampa Bay and Miami as well as the Jaguars.
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In a lot of ways, 'kink' in fandom has come to be about pressing the buttons of the reader, sometimes erotically, sometimes otherwise.
The origin of the kink meme
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Fan works is a kind of newly works exchanged in a certain fandom, which is derived from famous books, film, anime and cartoon and games.
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Comic fandom is something I am very comfortable with (I come a branch of geekdom that speaks a different dialect, but there is still mutual intelligibility).
