Regarding the loss of the fandom, though, I don't actually get the impression that most people are leaving, at least not yet
I think that might be truer on the gen side - on the slash side it feels like the entire fandom en masse has jumped ship to Merlin! (I exaggerate; half the fandom has, and the other half is busy bemoaning the fact that the first half has jumped XP) (And then, my own perspective is skewed, because I'm not paying as much attention to the SGA posts on my flist as I used to.)
I've actually always wanted a fandom "home," to settle into a circle and stay for a good long while, make a name for myself (...I sekkritly want to be a BNF. Yes, it's pathetic ^^;;;) I just am too flighty to manage it...
But for what it's worth - I really feel SGA fandom is worth holding together. There's a lot of brilliance in it (omg, SGA has spoiled me rotten; it's tough to go to other fandoms, when there's not as much fic, and not of as high quality!), and a lot of opportunities and potential for more. It's a bigger universe than most shows have, and it's got the perfect balance of foundation and flaws that inspire fandom. (Ideally? I'd like it to be Star Trek - the whole kit&kaboodle, a sequel series a couple decades later, Atlantis reimagined (...by better writers XPPP) Because I think there are stories yet to be told, and I'd like the fandom to live long enough to tell them...)
...in the meantime, have you ever seen Man From UNCLE? I think you'd like it, the leads are very snarky and the affection and worry and such is downplayed in that delicious makes-you-work-for-it way...
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Date: 2009-02-25 07:08 am (UTC)I think that might be truer on the gen side - on the slash side it feels like the entire fandom en masse has jumped ship to Merlin! (I exaggerate; half the fandom has, and the other half is busy bemoaning the fact that the first half has jumped XP) (And then, my own perspective is skewed, because I'm not paying as much attention to the SGA posts on my flist as I used to.)
I've actually always wanted a fandom "home," to settle into a circle and stay for a good long while, make a name for myself (...I sekkritly want to be a BNF. Yes, it's pathetic ^^;;;) I just am too flighty to manage it...
But for what it's worth - I really feel SGA fandom is worth holding together. There's a lot of brilliance in it (omg, SGA has spoiled me rotten; it's tough to go to other fandoms, when there's not as much fic, and not of as high quality!), and a lot of opportunities and potential for more. It's a bigger universe than most shows have, and it's got the perfect balance of foundation and flaws that inspire fandom. (Ideally? I'd like it to be Star Trek - the whole kit&kaboodle, a sequel series a couple decades later, Atlantis reimagined (...by better writers XPPP) Because I think there are stories yet to be told, and I'd like the fandom to live long enough to tell them...)
...in the meantime, have you ever seen Man From UNCLE? I think you'd like it, the leads are very snarky and the affection and worry and such is downplayed in that delicious makes-you-work-for-it way...