Another Excellent Article on Toxic Fandom
Following on from some recent posts (and a recent discussion of my own), this article provides an excellent message to the gatekeeping trolls. I urge them to heed it.
Following on from some recent posts (and a recent discussion of my own), this article provides an excellent message to the gatekeeping trolls. I urge them to heed it.
I’m astonished to think that this particular gem of a show is 25! It was, at the time, very unusual for Disney. It wasn’t the cutesy, cuddly stuff we’d come to expect. This show was gritty. Characters would display flaws. Actions would have consequences. There was a little more ambiguity over whether the bad guys […]
I’ve put (wasted?) a fair bit of energy into challenging the angry, arrogant elements of the Star Trek fandom who are determined to create an ‘us versus them’ environment. The gatekeepers who insist they and they alone are true fans, because they somehow know better than anyone else what Star Trek is, are truly infuriating. […]
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So it’s all over. The saga that spanned eight seasons over nine years has reached its climax. It’s certainly been epic at times, though the final season has left quite a few fans, including this one, feeling as though, despite taking so long to make it, everything has been rushed. There have been some incredible […]
Endings and Transitions — Read on youtu.be/vPFflbo_WU0
Greetings! So I had intended this post to actually be a video, but, owing to not being able to edit the video in the manner I wanted (basically, I am not confident enough to put my face to the video just yet – it wouldn’t be fair to inflict that upon people), I’ve turned this […]
I’m not saying this news has left me feeling smug, but it has certainly brought a smile to my face. After all, when several of the vocal anti-Discovery crowd get taken down a peg or three, it’s deeply satisfying. What might bring me such a feeling? Well, on the small end of the scale, several […]
My subconscious loves to bewilder me. The other night was a dream all about travel. What’s weird is that the first part involved my former boss as we took a trip in their car, with no apparent destination. I have no idea where we where headed, but I enjoyed the conversation and banter along the […]
No, this is not a play on My Little Pony and Doctor Who. THIS MAKES PINKIE PIE SAD! If there’s one rule in this house, it’s DO NOT MAKE PINKIE PIE SAD!!! Ahem. So this is all about my little girl. The arrival of a female Doctor in Doctor Who has proven inspirational to her. […]