Which group of fans scares you the most?

[Arune Singh]

A lot has been made of the aggressive nature of many "Browncoats," the fans of FIREFLY and it got me thinking: which fan base annoys you the most?

Obviously, we're talking generally, but is it it the LOTR fans who sing Hobbit songs during your two hour wait for TWO TOWERS? Or is it those Star Wars fans with whom the odor of the Force is strong? Or perhaps the MATRIX fans who have discovered a way to work their wardrobe around a trenchcoat?

Or maybe it's the not-a-fan-of-fan-base-people who annoy you the most, since they don't accept your passion for something?

[Magneto_X]

H.E.A.T fans.

[DDM]

Paris Hilton fans scare me the most.

[Michael P]

H.E.A.T fans.
They're close, but I think the group that scares me most is the rabid Hermione Granger fans. These are some people whose removal from reality makes J-Bolt look like Walter Kronkite.

[Magneto_X]

<<<-----likes Hermione Granger (and has a crush on Emma Watson)

:)

[EZMOHR]

Without a doubt, H.E.A.T.

[Grant]

I'm always puzzled by people who hate something like Star Trek, Star Wars or Lord of the Rings with a serious passion. Doesn't matter what. But they will spend all their time on message boards or AICN talk back forums just tearing into it. I think it's sadder spending that kind of time on something you hate then something you enjoy.

That and the Harry Potter shippers... TOTAL FREAKS ;)

[Magneto_X]

That and the Harry Potter shippers... TOTAL FREAKS ;)

LMAO

*character limit*

[Dr. Banner]

What's "H.E.A.T"?

For myself, lately, it's the messageboard browncoats. Oh, man, this is a generatlization, but I thought the Cult of Whedon was bad BEFORE they got this movie.

Before them, though, it was the Niners (Deep Space 9 fanatics). I love that show, but they really seemed to overcompensate something fierce with their love of that show.

[BlairH]

Why are HEAT fans particularly scary?

[Grant]

Why are HEAT fans particularly scary?

Didn't Ron Marz claim they sent him death threats?

He was probably exaggerating.

[Magneto_X]

Yes, Marz has claimed that. Kevin Dooley (the editor of GL), as well.

[DonC]

A lot has been made of the aggressive nature of many "Browncoats," the fans of FIREFLY and it got me thinking: which fan base annoys you the most?


The official Serenity message boards give out rewards (t-shirts and crap) for doing real-world promotions. And, yeah, some of them take it to the extreme.

Me, personally, I've never really been annoyed with fanatics. At least ones I wasn't friends with.

[Michael P]

Why are HEAT fans particularly scary?
Because they won. The return and beatification of Saint Hal Jordan has become a beacon to lifeless social rejects everywhere, convincing them that if they act like crack-addled preschoolers for long enough, multinational entertainment empires will bend to their will.

Nothing good can come of this.

[StoneGold]

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/86/pics/86hgetalife1.jpg

William Shatner: You know, before I answer any more questions there's something I wanted to say. Having received all your letters over the years, and I've spoken to many of you, and some of you have traveled... y'know... hundreds of miles to be here, I'd just like to say... GET A LIFE, will you people? I mean, for crying out loud, it's just a TV show! I mean, look at you, look at the way you're dressed! You've turned an enjoyable little job, that I did as a lark for a few years, into a COLOSSAL WASTE OF TIME!

[ a crowd of shocked and dismayed Trekkies.... ]

I mean, how old are you people? What have you done with yourselves?

[ to "Ears" ] You, you must be almost 30... have you ever kissed a girl?

[ "Ears" hangs his head ]

I didn't think so! There's a whole world out there! When I was your age, I didn't watch television! I LIVED! So... move out of your parent's basements! And get your own apartments and GROW THE HELL UP! I mean, it's just a TV show dammit, IT'S JUST A TV SHOW!

Charlie: Are- are you saying then that we should pay more attention to the movies?

William Shatner: NO!!! THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M SAYING AT ALL!!! HEY, YOU GUYS ARE... THE LAMEST BUNCH... I'VE NEVER SEEN... [ walks away from podium ] I can't believe these people... I mean, I really can't understand what's....

[tangentman]

Trekkies, Anime fans raise obnoxiousness to mountainous heights, TRL fans--Gyeeeh!

[dougputhoff]

Dale Earnhardt fans.

[DLFerguson]

Dragon Ball Z fans

[comicaze]

I'm a casual Trek fan who enjoyed most of the Kirk movies, never really got into TNG, got surprisingly hooked on DS9, was eh for VOY and enjoyed ENT. The hard-core group doesn't "scare" me, but I am amazed at their devotion. O.K., the Klingon Dictionary kinda scares me (they're fictional, people!) and their ability to remember what class of ship it is blows my mind. Guess you've got to admire their single-mindedness!

Same thing with Star Wars...I enjoy the movies but I can't buy all the novels and keep everything straight.

And with Batman Begins, I feel like there is a cult of Batman fans. I enjoy him from time to time, but I'm just not as devoted as some. To me, that movie tried to mash too many elements from 50 + years of history into two hours. My brain was about to explode! :)

That said, to each his and or her own.

[SteelTownr]

I hate Bandwagon Fans of any sort.

Mark B.

[Grant]

I hate Bandwagon Fans of any sort.

Mark B.

Is that the same as Wagontrain? Because I like that show quite a bit.

[SteelTownr]

Is that the same as Wagontrain? Because I like that show quite a bit.

No, it is more like Gravy Train.

One of my favorite commercials as a kid!

Mark B.

[Sean Whitmore]

Because they won. The return and beatification of Saint Hal Jordan has become a beacon to lifeless social rejects everywhere, convincing them that if they act like crack-addled preschoolers for long enough, multinational entertainment empires will bend to their will.


I try not to credit HEAT with Hal's return. I just see it as a sign that writers who are also comic fans will invariably change things to the way they were back when they were reading.


SEAN

[Greg Hatcher]

Truthfully? Maybe it's because I'm around them more than any others, I only go to comics shows and events like that; but really, it's the hardcore comics fans that frighten me the most. H.E.A.T. is just the most obvious outward manifestation, but from what I've seen, there are a whole lot of other ones besides them that are equally as crazy/obsessive... just not about Hal Jordan.

I mean, Trekkies or SCAdians dress funnier, sure, and there's lots more public stuff to laugh and point at with them... but for sheer lack of social graces, self-obsessed acquisitive greed, and an out-and-out scary glassy-eyed Texas-Tower-sniper stare, there's no other kind of fan that comes close to the True-Believin' comics geek for inspiring the kind of skin-crawling queasiness that results in a real need to be elsewhere. Anywhere. As long as it's away from them. I've been going to the San Diego con for the last six years and working Emerald City for the last two, and believe me, I've got stories. Too many to get into here. But not even furries have creeped out as many pros as zombielike comics fans after a sketch. Trust me on this.

[Tish-the-Scorpion]

x-men fans,as a matter of fact the way the x-boards are strictly moderated should give you a hint thats its probably not a good idea to post there.for me it was mostly a bad sign than a good one.wich is why i never post there despite me knowing too much about the x-titles.

[Paradox]

Sean Whitmore is sensible:

I try not to credit HEAT with Hal's return.

Oh sure, most of us don't (read: Can seperate the truth from fantasy). Try telling the more rabid, moonbatty H.E.A.T.ers that, though.

[Grant]

Oh sure, most of us don't (read: Can seperate the truth from fantasy). Try telling the more rabid, moonbatty H.E.A.T.ers that, though.

Well whoever is responsible at least Ron Marz and Kevin Dooley weren't killed to make it happen.

[Grant]

x-men fans,as a matter of fact the way the x-boards are strictly moderated should give you a hint thats its probably not a good idea to post there.for me it was mostly a bad sign than a good one.wich is why i never post there despite me knowing too much about the x-titles.

I don't know if the whole board is bad but there's certainely a couple of jerks on there who aren't worth talking to. But every fanbase has those.

Except for Wagon Train fans. Nicest group of folks you'll ever meet. Except for Ward Bond but he's dead.

[Sean Whitmore]

I don't know if the whole board is bad but there's certainely a couple of jerks on there who aren't worth talking to. But every fanbase has those.


Thing about the X-Boards is, even usually-sensible posters will become rabid when one of the big three writers are mentioned: Whedon, Morrison, or Claremont. The opportunity is never missed to angrily bash one or zealously defend another.


SEAN

[Tish-the-Scorpion]

I hate Bandwagon Fans of any sort.

Mark B.
thats real...........they're a bunch of casual fans

[chicainery]

Thing about the X-Boards is, even usually-sensible posters will become rabid when one of the big three writers are mentioned: Whedon, Morrison, or Claremont. The opportunity is never missed to angrily bash one or zealously defend another.


SEAN


Take that back you jerk!!!





<just joking>

also, come visit the FRIENDLY neighborhood Spider-man board, sometime (minus Sins Past fiasco)

[Michael P]

Truthfully? Maybe it's because I'm around them more than any others, I only go to comics shows and events like that; but really, it's the hardcore comics fans that frighten me the most. H.E.A.T. is just the most obvious outward manifestation, but from what I've seen, there are a whole lot of other ones besides them that are equally as crazy/obsessive... just not about Hal Jordan.

This is true. Jean Grey fans and Supergirl fans (and, just in the past year, Gwen Stacy fans) frighten me just as much. Possibly more, because there, there's a definite sexual undercurrent that just makes my skin crawl.

[Chris Lang]

A lot has been made of the aggressive nature of many "Browncoats," the fans of FIREFLY and it got me thinking: which fan base annoys you the most?

Obviously, we're talking generally, but is it it the LOTR fans who sing Hobbit songs during your two hour wait for TWO TOWERS? Or is it those Star Wars fans with whom the odor of the Force is strong? Or perhaps the MATRIX fans who have discovered a way to work their wardrobe around a trenchcoat?

Or maybe it's the not-a-fan-of-fan-base-people who annoy you the most, since they don't accept your passion for something?

I'd say it's the fans who think with their hormones, both male and female, who annoy me the most. Especially when they make lists of 'harems' of fantasy/sci-fi/comics characters they lust after (some even going so far as to include them in their signature file so you can't read ANY message these people post without being subjected to their sex fantasies). I don't know about anybody else, but I find this to be...well, creepy.

Worst of all, these fans give the mainstream media the impression that ALL fans are in it solely for the sex. This sort of thing perpetuates the 'drooling 30 year old virgin in his parent's basement who stares at Elektra's t**s because he can't get a girlfriend' stereotype. And it makes fans like me, who don't think about fantasy/sci-fi/characters in THAT way, feel like outcasts among outcasts. I read comics and watch fantasy/sci-fi shows and movies because of the stories and the characterization. If I wanted hormonal stimulation, I'd be reading Playboy or going to a stripper club instead.

However, these fans (and the media which helps perpetuate the stereotype, along with artists who draw in overly 'cheesecakey' styles) seem to be sending the message that I enjoy fantasy/sci-fi/comics for the wrong reasons. If I'm not enjoying it for the sex appeal, then there's something wrong with me. And I find that to be offensive.

In a Sequential Tart 'Rant of the Month', titled Pass the Legolamb, Please (http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/mar02/cv_0302_1.shtml), Rebecca Salek states that having sexual fantasies for someone unobtainable is natural, but acknowledges that there is a line to be drawn between sexual admiration for someone and sexual objectification. The question is, where does one draw that line?

I don't know about anyone else, but I think the 'harem' example I gave above crosses the line into objectification.

The thing is, I get the feeling I'm in the minority here.

Chris Lang

[Tish-the-Scorpion]

This is true. Jean Grey fans and Supergirl fans (and, just in the past year, Gwen Stacy fans) frighten me just as much. Possibly more, because there, there's a definite sexual undercurrent that just makes my skin crawl.
this would include the female fans right?

[VCreed32]

Fans who become writers and force their views.

[Chris Lang]

Because they won. The return and beatification of Saint Hal Jordan has become a beacon to lifeless social rejects everywhere, convincing them that if they act like crack-addled preschoolers for long enough, multinational entertainment empires will bend to their will.

Nothing good can come of this.

So you feel comics companies should stand behind their stories, even when those stories are badly written, illogical, and go against decades of characterization? Which is the greater atrocity -- having a noble and heroic hero suddenly go nuts and maim/kill his comrades in arms for reasons that don't make sense given his past history, or establishing that an outside force (the maligned 'yellow fear monster') was the cause of the hero's out-of-character behavior?

Yes, I will agree with you that going back on previously published stories is a cop-out. The return of Jean Grey after her death in the classic Phoenix Saga solely because some editor wanted ALL the original X-Men to reunite in X-Factor -- that was a cop-out. The return of Aunt May during the Spider-Man 'relaunch' of 1998 after her emotional death scene in Amazing Spider-Man #400 -- that was a cop-out.

And yes, going back on bad decisions is 'copping out', too. The reversal of the decision to make Ben Reilly the 'original' Peter Parker (and the one seen in the books since 1975 the clone) was a cop out, too. And yes, the 'yellow fear monster' is a cop out. But in both of these cases, I feel that the 'cop out' was less offensive than the original stories they reversed. These cases are the exceptions, though.

Lastly, don't worry about groups like HEAT getting what they want setting a dangerous precedent. I think it's unlikely that a 'Batman and Robin are gay' lobbying group is going to make the editors at DC publish a story in which they come out of the closet (even though a lot of DC's 'big' stories have been reading like bad fanfic lately).

Chris Lang

[Chris Lang]

this would include the female fans right?

Female fans are just as guilty of sexualizing (sometimes to the point of sexually objectifying) fantasy/sci-fi/characters as the male fans are. Read the Sequential Tart article Pass the Legolamb, Please (http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/mar02/cv_0302_1.shtml).

Chris Lang

[Tennoarashi]

Honestly? I have two major ones.

The first are any North American anime fans who refer to themselves as Otaku. Wow. Research the sociology and history behind the word and see what it really means, guys. Fanboy/girl Japanese = evil.

The second are fans who are specifically loyal to a certain writer/artist/company/anything and thus disassociate themselves with anything else. Having a preference is fine, but more often than not, I've been berated for not being a 'true' Donna fan since I like Diana, a 'true' Diana' fan for liking Storm, a 'true' Storm fan since I like writers besides Claremont (thought I like him), a 'true' DC fan since I like Marvel, etc.

I'm also not too fond of 95% the Yaoi community or the slash community. The Yuri/Femslash community I actually enjoy alot more.

[Bored at 3:00AM]

Overzealous fans of anything are annoying. I don't care what it is. I mean, I really dig Star Wars, Star Trek, Buffy, Hal Jordan and plenty of other geeky things, but the hopelessly obsessed, hardcore fans of these things annoy the living crap outta me.

It doesn't matter what you like, its how you like it and how you treat people who don't agree with you that matters.

Although I should also add that I absolutely loathe anyone who thinks they are somehow cooler, hipper or smarter than other people because of whatever obscure/indie/artsy/outside the "mainstream" stuff they happen to like, be it music, comics, film, books or art.

[Ryan K]

Monty Python fans. The ones who always quote it.

[Gaz]

I'd say it's the fans who think with their hormones, both male and female, who annoy me the most. Especially when make lists of 'harems' of fantasy/sci-fi/comics characters they lust after (some even going so far as to include them in their signature file so you can't read ANY message these people post without being subjected to their sex fantasies). I don't know about anybody else, but I find this to be...well, creepy.

Worst of all, these fans give the mainstream media the impression that ALL fans are in it solely for the sex. This sort of thing perpetuates the 'drooling 30 year old virgin in his parent's basement who stares at Elektra's t**s because he can't get a girlfriend' stereotype. And it makes fans like me, who don't think about fantasy/sci-fi/characters in THAT way, feel like outcasts among outcasts. I read comics and watch fantasy/sci-fi shows and movies because of the stories and the characterization. If I wanted hormonal stimulation, I'd be reading Playboy or going to a stripper club instead.

However, these fans (and the media which helps perpetuate the stereotype, along with artists who draw in overly 'cheesecakey' styles) seem to be sending the message that I enjoy fantasy/sci-fi/comics for the wrong reasons. If I'm not enjoying it for the sex appeal, then there's something wrong with me. And I find that to be offensive.

In a Sequential Tart 'Rant of the Month', titled Pass the Legolamb, Please (http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/mar02/cv_0302_1.shtml), Rebecca Salek states that having sexual fantasies for someone unobtainable is natural, but acknowledges that there is a line to be drawn between sexual admiration for someone and sexual objectification. The question is, where does one draw that line?

I don't know about anyone else, but I think the 'harem' example I gave above crosses the line into objectification.

The thing is, I get the feeling I'm in the minority here.

Chris Lang

I think a helpful piece of info would be where YOU draw the line. Because if you want to completely excise any of that element, then the stories will get boring for many and certain characters wouldn't even exist without it, Wonder Woman being the prime example. Of course some people (read: TINY minority) can take it too far, but if it doesn't hurt me in any way, then who cares? Any form of art or fiction will have that aspect on some level. Ignore it, deal with it, empbrace it, whatever and let others do the same.
There is room for artists like Ed Benes who do the cheesecake thing, just like like there's room for Gaydos and Mahfood. There's room for sex in stories and character, just like there's room for stories and characters that eschew or downplay that. I'll take more options over fewer any day.
BTW, I'm not saying you're wrong for not enjoying things on that level, just that it's a mite odd to decry those who do while claiming the high ground.

[EZMOHR]

Monty Python fans. The ones who always quote it.

Oh my God that is so true. There is a guy I know, that all he can do is quote Python. You can not have and adult conversation with this guy, because he will do nothing but Python. It is the most annoying thing ever. Except for H.E.A.T.

[Atomic Horror]

Wow. No one has mentioned the more fanatic denizens of Stardestroyer.net? I'm not talking about the average fan, but the type who expresses hopes that all Trekkers will die, or insists that Han Solo could beat up Q. (And calls anyone who disagrees a Star Trek whore)

And this is not a call for an inter-board war, people. Keep it in the box.

[Atomic Horror]

Monty Python fans. The ones who always quote it.


Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberries.

[Ryan K]

What does H.E.A.T. stand for?

[Ed Cunard]

What does H.E.A.T. stand for?

Hal's Emerald Advancement Team, I believe.

Me, I get a little uncomfortable around any "true believer" devotee of anything--not the folks that just really like something, but the ones that seem to only like that one exact thing. I can't think of anything I'm just that into, so it just seems strange to me.

[Spiff]

Nobody's mentioned furries? Although I guess it's debateable whether or not they're a "fan" of anything.

But I think I'd have to second the hardcore anime fans. Y'know, the ones that think they can summon up their "chi" into physical energy and blast stuff, attempting to replicate a feat done in a certain overrated show. I believe Something Awful has some choice examples from those forums, if you care to dig through their archives.

[adamthered]

The CBR TV/Movie board posters.... :p

j/k, you guys are all tops.

It's be anime fangirls for me.

[Arune Singh]

The CBR TV/Movie board posters.... :p

j/k, you guys are all tops.

It's be anime fangirls for me.

Back on IGN, Adam was a fangirl. ;)

[Kevinroc]

Back on IGN, Adam was a fangirl. ;)

See, I wasn't the fangirl! :p

[KameTen]

Fans who tout the virtues of one thing and bash everything else for no better reason that because it isn't like their obsession. Especially when it comes to American otaku and their eternal praise of anime over American animation, not realizing that the majority of it all is just as cliche and standardized as anything that has come from our shores, barely seperated by different cultural rules and surface aesthetics.

[Paradox]

Tennoarashi brings up an irritant:

The second are fans who are specifically loyal to a certain writer/artist/company/anything and thus disassociate themselves with anything else. Having a preference is fine, but more often than not, I've been berated for not being a 'true' Donna fan since I like Diana, a 'true' Diana' fan for liking Storm, a 'true' Storm fan since I like writers besides Claremont (thought I like him), a 'true' DC fan since I like Marvel, etc.

I think anyone who thinks they get to decide who is or is not a "true fan" needs a swift kick in the crotch.

[Paradox]

Chris Lang gives me pause:

In a Sequential Tart 'Rant of the Month', titled Pass the Legolamb, Please (http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/mar02/cv_0302_1.shtml), Rebecca Salek states that having sexual fantasies for someone unobtainable is natural, but acknowledges that there is a line to be drawn between sexual admiration for someone and sexual objectification. The question is, where does one draw that line?

Another question might be "Is objectification in and of itself a bad thing?" Hell, there's been tons of actors and actresses that have made careers out of such a thing.

To me, most celebrities ARE "objects", merely because I'm never going to know them as people, and such is not their function, anyway.

Besides..."We're ACTORS! We're the opposite of PEOPLE!" :p

[titanfan]

Clay Aiken fans.

Philadelphia Eagles fans. (Boo'ing Santa Claus? Cheering when Michael Irvin is being carried off the field in a stretcher?!?!?)

[artemisboy]

Truthfully? Maybe it's because I'm around them more than any others, I only go to comics shows and events like that; but really, it's the hardcore comics fans that frighten me the most. H.E.A.T. is just the most obvious outward manifestation, but from what I've seen, there are a whole lot of other ones besides them that are equally as crazy/obsessive... just not about Hal Jordan.

I mean, Trekkies or SCAdians dress funnier, sure, and there's lots more public stuff to laugh and point at with them... but for sheer lack of social graces, self-obsessed acquisitive greed, and an out-and-out scary glassy-eyed Texas-Tower-sniper stare, there's no other kind of fan that comes close to the True-Believin' comics geek for inspiring the kind of skin-crawling queasiness that results in a real need to be elsewhere. Anywhere. As long as it's away from them. I've been going to the San Diego con for the last six years and working Emerald City for the last two, and believe me, I've got stories. Too many to get into here. But not even furries have creeped out as many pros as zombielike comics fans after a sketch. Trust me on this.

This is exactly why I don't go to anymore of the San Diego Cons. I went for the first time in 2001 and decided never to go back again. I love reading comics because I think they're interesting. In my opinion, too much of a majority of the Con goers sucked all the joy out of it for me. I'll go to the occasional local con if someone I like is there to sign some of my comics, or to get an autograph from a celebrity, but that's about it.

- Peter

[artemisboy]

I'd have to say that the group of persons who I have serious "you need help" thoughts toward are right-wing christian conservatives. Not all, but a vast majority (I believe) are self-rightous and look at their beliefs as something that should be forced upon all of society. Free thought goes out the door and their "version" of christianity becomes dictator over all. Nazi-ism at it's best.

- Peter

[BoosterBronze]

I heard about some die-hard "Alias" (the tv show) fans who were organizing a boycot of the show and the advertiseres if either the sexy male lead was killed, or revealed to be a traitor.

Fans should not think like that. It's just wierd.

[Jared]

Clay Aiken fans.

Philadelphia Eagles fans. (Boo'ing Santa Claus? Cheering when Michael Irvin is being carried off the field in a stretcher?!?!?)

I'll second that! They also do E-A-G-L-E-S chants at every Phillies home game.
The die-hard otaku are the only group I've found personally annoying, especially the ones who'll express distate for any bit of pop culture that's Western in origin. The sort of people who would absolutly hate something like Akira or Inuyasha or DBZ or whatever their favorite is, if the exact same thing had been made by an American company. Then there's the Hentai...that's just disturbing.

Sd.netters are also amusing for their sheer hatred of anything resembling a religion even though it's a huge part of the Star Wars mythos.

[Arune Singh]

See, I wasn't the fangirl! :p

Yeah, you were fanqueen. ;)

[Basara]

I'd have to say that the group of persons who I have serious "you need help" thoughts toward are right-wing christian conservatives. Not all, but a vast majority (I believe) are self-rightous and look at their beliefs as something that should be forced upon all of society. Free thought goes out the door and their "version" of christianity becomes dictator over all. Nazi-ism at it's best.

- Peter

*Adds Peter to the list of those who must be drawn and quartered when it comes time to do the next Inquisition.*

[tricksterpup]

The Charmed and buffy fans who want to be witches.. and believe magic is real like it is on tv.
I have met way to many of these types from pagan meetings. A couple of people actually think they are Fairies.

[The Batman]

for me at least fans of anything can be scary when they take it too far, be it comics, Star Trek, anime or even sports teams or celebrities. far from scary though i find most hardcore fan behaviour to be more annoying than anything.

[Kevinroc]

Yeah, you were fanqueen. ;)

I was? I thought I liked all sorts of damned manly stuff like Angelic Layer and Super Gals.

What?! :p

[TheDarkestHorse]

Overly-serious goths. I love all kinds of 'gothic' stuff, but when you have to spend all your time with someone telling them they shouldn't kill themselves or others, because you can't just tell them to shut up even though you're 99% sure they just want attention, that's no fun.

Metalheads are cool, though. They dress the same but with more spikes, and they know how to party.

[StoneGold]

http://photos1.blogger.com/img/69/1362/320/ogre.jpg

NEERRRRDDSSS!!!!

[Sean Whitmore]

Jimmy Fallon fans.

I'm not saying they exist, but if I saw one, I would be very scared.


SEAN

[Bakema NL]

When I hear the word "fan" I think of screaming girls who act totally ridiculous and over the top. I don't like "fans" really. I never consider myself a fan of anything, but there's enough stuff I like, with passion too, but calling myself a fan.....nope, sounds too much of a compulsive thing to me.
That said I must say I hate people tearing into those fans, because that's uncalled for and is mostly done by people who haven't got anything going on in their own lives probably or are fans of some other thing.

[adamthered]

Back on IGN, Adam was a fangirl. ;)

But thanks to the doctors, I'm now a real boy!

[Ontir]

"Which group of fans scares you the most?"

Fundementalists!

[The Dosadi Experiment]

Grant Morrison fans.

They will go out of their way to make square pegs fit round holes, because admitting that it doesn't fit is absolute and total heresy.

They'll go online, swarming like bees, bitching to people who don't fall head over heels with his work that they're just too dumb to understand it. They spew their self-gratulating pompous bullshit onto the internet. They are like a disease, a vile electronic cancer. There's nothing so dense as they are, with their heads firmly inserted in their own asses. They'll never see daylight, they don't want to see daylight, they only want to see Morrison's brown star.

[Matt]

Yes, Marz has claimed that. Kevin Dooley (the editor of GL), as well.

Both Ron Marz and Kevin Dooley pointed out that H.E.A.T. were not responsible for any such threats. Blame Wizard for not printing that little bit of info when they were more than happy to print the opposite.

You should also, probably, familiarise yourself with the charitable acts H.E.A.T. performed. According to their website, and I know this to be true, they collected a whole lot of comics (almost 10,000) in what they called the 3600 Project to donate to several childrens hospitals. They also funded a 'Gil Kane scholarship' for at least one year in honour of Gil Kane. Lastly, they were responsible for raising the cash to have John Broome attend his one and only convention in 1998 before his untimely passing.

Getting back on topic ... hardcore Trekkies really make no sense to me. It's just not healthy.

[eJm]

Paris Hilton fans scare me the most.
Hey! You stole my idea!

[artemisboy]

*Adds Peter to the list of those who must be drawn and quartered when it comes time to do the next Inquisition.*

Thanks for thinking of me! But I'm not really into all that S/M stuff. ;)

- Peter

[J Dog]

Allow me to explain some groups:

Star Wars fans: They dress as the characters... but ever seen a 300lb guy get into a Stormtroopers outfit and use a broom as a lightsaber? Disturbing

Godsmack fans: They are Goths. And freaky, too.

Firefly fans: I hate Firefly, but I know that these guys liked it. How?

Dark Angel fans: There are fans, and I want to use the Hover Disk on them.

Comic fans: Dress up like ninnies on opening day.

Star Trek fans: The most common geek sight. Even Warsies have cool people.

Polka fans: The music is already an abomination...

All are bad.

NOTE: Don't say that MSTies are scary fans!

[StoneGold]

Porn fans. And I'm not talking about people who watch porn, I'm talking about the people who get obessive about certain ends of the business.


So to speak.

[Rabid Trekkie]

There are some Trekkies out there that are just nuts. Oh sure I wouldn't mind buying the Klingon Dictionary or Hamlet in Klingon, but that's just because they're weird things I can put on a bookshelf. Having watched the movie Trekkies though I got to wonder about the sanity of some of these people. The teen they interviewed was going to go buy a new costume because the one a friend made for him didn't have the exact same shoulder pads as the ones in First Contact! Also, I try to limit my spending on stuff. I don't have any of the Trek dvd collections because they are all so freaking expensive, some Trekkies though I think they would go without food or sell a child to get at one of those.

Star Wars fans on SD.net have got to be one of the worst out there. The sheer venom that comes from them is astounding. Though I think die hard Warsies are hard to find.

That's pretty much it, the only other fans I meet are on these boards and mostly yall are a tame bunch.

[DDM]

Hey! You stole my idea!

I shudder at the thought of little girls idolizing Paris Hilton. "Mommy, can I grow up to be a rich heriess with STD problems?" The mother's face would be priceless though...

[eJm]

I shudder at the thought of little girls idolizing Paris Hilton. "Mommy, can I grow up to be a rich heriess with STD problems?" The mother's face would be priceless though...
I know a guy who idolises her.



You heard me right, I said a guy. He does the catchphrase and everything.

[Michael P]

There are some Trekkies out there that are just nuts. Oh sure I wouldn't mind buying the Klingon Dictionary or Hamlet in Klingon, but that's just because they're weird things I can put on a bookshelf.
I gave my high school drama teacher the Klingon Hamlet as a gag graduation gift.

[artemisboy]

Relja Trajkovic from Trekkies 2 can talk shop ALL day for all I care. I will smile happily and nod at everything he says.

- Peter

[Ontir]

I've long considered myself a "Trekkie" (I think the "Trekker" stuff is just BS!), but was horrified to learn that a friend of a friend actually won a radio call-in contest because he knew Spock's blood-type. Of course, having heard the story, I've never been able to forget that he won with T-. There is a reason we call that man "Brain-dump," though! ;)

[Grant]

I gave my high school drama teacher the Klingon Hamlet as a gag graduation gift.

That's reminds me of the time I gave my art teacher a picture of dogs playing poker.