what you said, "I hate the fact that fandom is so good at making me see all its least attractive parts" is so very true. I remember watching other shows outside of fandom (back when I was in college and had no time for the forums/mailing lists) I pretty much watched all my shows without any outside input beyond what my friends and family thought if they watched it with me. I noticed that when you avoid the negative commentary and valid complaints even shows that have their not-so-great moment are still okay.
It wasn't until SPN that I realized reading the TWOP was really affecting my enjoyment of the show. So for Merlin I'm debating on avoiding the meta, episode reactions...because I really don't want my Merlin love to go the same way SPN and SGA went (though to be fair SGA kind of lost me in season 4? when they killed Koyla)
But at the same time I love the discussion and being in a fandom that's live.
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Date: 2009-02-25 07:26 am (UTC)It wasn't until SPN that I realized reading the TWOP was really affecting my enjoyment of the show. So for Merlin I'm debating on avoiding the meta, episode reactions...because I really don't want my Merlin love to go the same way SPN and SGA went (though to be fair SGA kind of lost me in season 4? when they killed Koyla)
But at the same time I love the discussion and being in a fandom that's live.