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Franchises And Thoughts
I’ve started to question the value of franchises.
This may sound strange in many ways.
- You may wonder “what the hell took you so long?” as we try to figure out why Spider-Man movies keep getting remade.
- You may wonder why I care, because I’m bang alongside crazy creativity, cosplay, fanfic – and I haven’t really mentioned this.
- You may wonder if I’m becoming a crotchety old geek. I’m not, I’m still cool and still love being a Pyro in TF2.
So let me explain exactly what started this. It all has to do with Grand Moff Tarkin.
For those of you who don’t recall, yes, that’s the guy played by Peter Cushing in the first Star Wars film. Commander of the Death Star, didn’t take crap from Vader, and looked like he was permanently bitter at life. I figure it’s because the name “Tarkin” sounds like an artificial fabric winter coats are made out of.
Fan I Am Roundup
So why do we identify as fans? Why does the media we consume matter to us? Why is liking something important. Steve explores the questions and comes up with theories – and fandom is closer to supposedly nonfannish things than we may think . .
- Fan I Am #1: Examining Fandom Identity – A call to examine fandom identity (and of course after this . . . actually doing it).
- Fan I Am #2: Forms Of Fans – Proposing a taxonomy of fans.
- Fan I Am #3: Identifying As A Fan – When does it make sense to identify as a fan – and how primary should it be to one’s identity?
- Fan I am #4: Fandom Identity And Pathology – What situations does fandom identity turn pathological?
- Fan I am #5: Why Identify As A Fan – Why it makes sense to identify as a fan.
- Fan I Am #6: Fandom And Larger Culture – Fandom is really its own culture – and has traits we attribute to “larger” cultures.
- Fan I Am #7: Looking At Things With A Fandom Eye – How fandom helps you see just how many things are an awful like fandom . . .
- Fan I Am #8: Own Our Fandom – Steve proposes we need to take ownership of our fandom and culture.
– Steven Savage
Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach. He blogs on careers at http://www.musehack.com/, publishes books on career and culture at http://www.informotron.com/, and does a site of creative tools at http://www.seventhsanctum.com/. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/.