hmm.

[unamaga]

Personally, I've been in "fandom" as a general thing for years and years now - I can't even properly remember what age I was when I discovered ff.net. I've been through ten or so different fandoms, some just as flings and others in a more involved way, and I'm curious. Tell me about how you first got involved in this whole crazy world.

Some guiding questions:

• What show or book (or whatever) first introduced you to fanfiction?


• How did you get into the fan community on livejournal?


• If you've had other fandoms, did you participate or just lurk?


• Is Supernatural the first fandom you've really been active in?

And some more general questions, if you're so inclined:

• Had you ever been involved in RPS before this fandom?


• Why do you think RPS is so popular here?


• How did you first find Supernatural - the show?

Comments

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What show or book (or whatever) first introduced you to fanfiction?
Harry Potter. I sort of stumbled onto ff.net got addicted, and from there found the good stuff at checkmated.com and the sugarquill

How did you get into the fan community on livejournal?
I can't remember for sure, but I think I followed authors from checkmated over.

If you've had other fandoms, did you participate or just lurk?
I used to be very active in the Boondock Saints fandom. Now I lurk there occasionally.

Had you ever been involved in RPS before this fandom?
I used to read Flandus (Norman Reedus/Sean Patrick Flannery), but that's it.

Why do you think RPS is so popular here?
Because Jared and Jensen are dripping with chemistry. Unlike Flandus, where the guys just happened to be pretty and working together, you know that J2 really really like each other. It's not hard to imagine there's a bigger relationship than what we get to see.

How did you first find Supernatural - the show?
A few people in the BDS fandom started watching and then talking about it nonstop. Then I realized that Dean was Eric from Days and Sam was Dean from GG so I checked it out.

[unamaga.livejournal.com]

Awwwwww, J-squared! They really just have this amazing - thing, you're right. It comes through in all the interviews and pictures and in Sam and Dean. *feels all warm and fuzzy*

It's really amazing how many different people got pulled into SPN from all these fandoms. Makes you think about how much drawing power our little show must have. :>