Administrator Toups Posted August 18, 2007 Administrator Share Posted August 18, 2007 Of course I have my favorites, but I'm definitely a Show Fan First!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scuba Posted August 18, 2007 Members Share Posted August 18, 2007 I'm in. I watch Days, creator of the most insane, obsessive fan bases out there. They have ruined our show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TC Posted August 19, 2007 Members Share Posted August 19, 2007 We could even start a war on THIS thread! Which soap has the wackiest, most pugnacious group of fanbases. On second thought, let's not and say we did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KSlater Posted August 19, 2007 Members Share Posted August 19, 2007 Do you think these fanbase wars spring up because the writing in general has gotten weaker on most of these soaps? I'm referring to Days of our Lives specifically, but this could apply to any soap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TC Posted August 19, 2007 Members Share Posted August 19, 2007 First and foremost I blame the internet. People with shared likes and dislikes were never able to communicate so readily with each other before. Now they feed off each other's indignation on a daily basis so it escalates. But poor quality of the soaps themselves must have something to do with it as well. Sometimes the shows are so bad that for some, maybe one character or couple is the only thing that keeps them watching. Then there's the need to lay blame as to why a show is in poor shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JenC Posted August 24, 2007 Members Share Posted August 24, 2007 Screw the fanbases! Stop pandering to them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted September 2, 2007 Members Share Posted September 2, 2007 I am definitely a fan of the show first and foremost. Without the show, there are no characters and couples to love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kylie Posted September 2, 2007 Members Share Posted September 2, 2007 Well I consider myself to be an AMC Fan first, but I've been called a "hater" on this board repeatedly. So I'll leave my membership up to all of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HelleBella Posted October 3, 2007 Members Share Posted October 3, 2007 Fanatical fanbases have got to be the worse thing that's ever happened to soaps. It's no longer about the show itself, just how great so and so is and how much the show sucks without them. One prime example for me is a certain couple over on AMC. I have stopped watching the show not only because it sucks, but because I was sick of being attacked from fans for daring to have a differing opinion. Ultimately, TPTB pandering to certain groups at the expense of others will be what really bring the soaps down in the long run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JackPeyton Posted October 3, 2007 Members Share Posted October 3, 2007 IMO, fanbade camps are helping a lot to ruin daytime. Think about it - when they are not happy with there fanbase on the show all they do is bash it. Now say someone goes online to read about a soap they cought here or there and all they read is how awful the show is - this comming from "fans" of the show. or for that matter they read how great this one storyline is but the rest sux. its a no win situation, IMO. Plus certin fanbases also cut out other fans of the sho0w. Carjackers (ATWT) & Zendull (AMC) seem to be doing it the most at the moment. They also vote an insane amount of time in the soap mags and it makes it seem like that couple/char/person/show is more like than what it is. Soaps need to stop listing to the fans and trying to make everyone happy and just write produce and direct a great show. Like they use to.. of course i have my own fan couples char's and actress on daytime, but i am a fan of Days of our Lives & General Hospital - the show. thru up and downs the good and the bad i stick by them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members winterguy125 Posted October 14, 2007 Members Share Posted October 14, 2007 I am in on this, I do root for couples, but my show comes first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members august1229 Posted November 19, 2007 Members Share Posted November 19, 2007 I totally agree. I remember once I liked a character so much I thought I was part of the fanbase, but the people in it were so mean when I disagreed. I realized how insane it all is. Does anyone think the networks maybe stir it up a little? They claim that ABC at least like all the publicity they think it gives them to have these people at war with one another on the internet. I could see them stirring it up a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Juliajms Posted December 10, 2007 Members Share Posted December 10, 2007 ^ I'm convinced ABCD and in particular GH cultivates the fanbase war culture. CBS has fanbases, but it just isn't as bad, imo. Until quite recently, I had never seen a bitch fight over Y&R and then Sharon/Phyllis/Nick happened, so I think LML took a cue from ABCD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Moonprincess1788 Posted December 12, 2007 Members Share Posted December 12, 2007 I'm in! I'm an AMC fan first, even though I think the show is at the worst it's ever been at the moment. but nothing grates on my nerves faster than people saying the show is bad because Zendall are unhappy. W....T....F??? AMC thrived long before Zendall and would do better without it IMO. This crazed hysteria sickens me. I have loved couples and characters too and they have long since gone off the show, but I still watch, because AMC is an esemble show (or at least it used to be). *sigh* Strange as it is, I used to be in the Zendall camp. But I was so turned off by the fans and their "passion" I abandoned ship, and it's a big part of why I can't stand Zendall now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members detroitpiston Posted February 18, 2008 Members Share Posted February 18, 2008 I'm in! I hate fanbase fans, especially GH Sam ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.