I feel like pontificating. Deep thoughts, ho!
When you're talking about virtually any one thing in the world, there's going to be two major components to the one thing: The product - be it music, a movie, a TV show, a book, a game, or an actual tangible product - and the people associated with the product. For simplicity's sake, we'll call the people the "fanbase". When a person has a problem with a product, more than half the time the problem is the fanbase. I thought I had a real problem with Apple, and I do, but I realized that the root of the problem is the fanbase. I don't like Justin Bieber. His music style and genre just isn't my taste. The fanbase, on the other hand, makes my hands twitch like I'm squeezing a tween's throat. When I really think about it, Twilight isn't that bad a story - the character of Bella makes it worse than it is - but I have a quiet, white-hot seething fury for the fanbase.
On the other hand, I really, really like My Little Pony. The avatar is a subtle hint, I know, but that's beside the point. And I'm sorry to bring up this tired old topic again, but I think this is a prime example of the product vs. fanbase argument.
ANYWAY, even if I weren't a fan of the show, I don't think there's a lot that could be said against the show, especially given its target demographic. The fanbase, on the other hand, can get pretty... weird. I'm a brony, but making shrines with the toys is waaaaaaay beyond me.
Also, I'm a gamer. Looooooooooooove games. A lot. My first memories include the NES, and I had a SNES and Sega Genesis as a surrogate mother for a while. I think a lot of you would agree with me, however, that there are several niches of gamers that give the rest of us a bad rep.
SO, product vs. fanbase. Discuss.
When you're talking about virtually any one thing in the world, there's going to be two major components to the one thing: The product - be it music, a movie, a TV show, a book, a game, or an actual tangible product - and the people associated with the product. For simplicity's sake, we'll call the people the "fanbase". When a person has a problem with a product, more than half the time the problem is the fanbase. I thought I had a real problem with Apple, and I do, but I realized that the root of the problem is the fanbase. I don't like Justin Bieber. His music style and genre just isn't my taste. The fanbase, on the other hand, makes my hands twitch like I'm squeezing a tween's throat. When I really think about it, Twilight isn't that bad a story - the character of Bella makes it worse than it is - but I have a quiet, white-hot seething fury for the fanbase.
On the other hand, I really, really like My Little Pony. The avatar is a subtle hint, I know, but that's beside the point. And I'm sorry to bring up this tired old topic again, but I think this is a prime example of the product vs. fanbase argument.
ANYWAY, even if I weren't a fan of the show, I don't think there's a lot that could be said against the show, especially given its target demographic. The fanbase, on the other hand, can get pretty... weird. I'm a brony, but making shrines with the toys is waaaaaaay beyond me.
Also, I'm a gamer. Looooooooooooove games. A lot. My first memories include the NES, and I had a SNES and Sega Genesis as a surrogate mother for a while. I think a lot of you would agree with me, however, that there are several niches of gamers that give the rest of us a bad rep.
SO, product vs. fanbase. Discuss.