With the famous William Shatner speech, and this article, I wonder what those two people would do if all the fans really DID get a life? Who do they think buys tons of their stuff and shells out money for autographs at conventions? It ain't the average Joe Blow on the street who has a life-- it's the rabid fanboy. If all the fans suddenly got a life, they might find themselves with nothing but chirping crickets at their booths or signings.
Not that I'm disagreeing with the 'creep' factor in a lot of the hard-core fans, but to have the creators go out and deride the fanatical fans is kind of like sports players goofing on the sports fanatics and telling them to quit buying season tickets and team jerseys and go spend more time with their families.
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Date: 2006-05-13 09:09 pm (UTC)Not that I'm disagreeing with the 'creep' factor in a lot of the hard-core fans, but to have the creators go out and deride the fanatical fans is kind of like sports players goofing on the sports fanatics and telling them to quit buying season tickets and team jerseys and go spend more time with their families.