Members Faulkner Posted August 3, 2018 Members Share Posted August 3, 2018 The NYTimes recently did a podcast on online music fans/stans (followers of Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, BTS, et al) who dox and attack journalists who are the least bit critical of their idols. It made me think of the massive fan wars when I used to post on Mediadomain back in the late ‘90s/early ‘00s. What were some of the most contentious fan battles you’ve witnessed in your time on the Web? Most of them center around couples and love triangles, usually with two women and a man. TnB (Todd/Blair) vs TnT (Todd/Téa) fans, OLTL - I think that was the first time I saw things get really ugly between fanbases, and all of that over a rapist. TnT fans were sooo black-out enraged when Todd punched Téa’s lights out in that cave, yet it didn’t dampen their devotion to that couple. Jovan (John/Evangeline) vs Jolie (John/Natalie) fans, OLTL - nasty with a side of racism Broe (Brady/Chloe) vs Phloe (Philip/Chloe) fans, DAYS Brenda vs Skye fans, GH Any other examples? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted August 3, 2018 Members Share Posted August 3, 2018 Sonny/Brenda vs. Jax/Brenda (GH). I don't think I'm being too hyperbolic when I say the online soap-verse remains littered with the corpses from that Gettysburg of a battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted August 3, 2018 Author Members Share Posted August 3, 2018 Yeah, that was... not fun to watch play out. But that storyline seemed tailor-made to produce the maximum amount of fan vitriol. And John treated them both like crap. I forgot one: Carjack (Carly/Jack) vs JnJ (Jack/Julia) fans, ATWT. That got messy QUICKLY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ReddFoxx Posted August 3, 2018 Members Share Posted August 3, 2018 Actress Sarah Brown received hate mail from Jack and Carly fans during her short time on ATWT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted August 3, 2018 Author Members Share Posted August 3, 2018 Because Maura West’s Carly had to be daytime’s one and only? People are insane. (Also: newsflash. Crystal Chappell did it first.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ReddFoxx Posted August 3, 2018 Members Share Posted August 3, 2018 I wasn't watching at the time, but read an article about the craziness. Brown played a character that became involved with Jack and that set the Jack/Carly fans off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JellicleCat Posted August 3, 2018 Members Share Posted August 3, 2018 No, because her character came between Jack and Carly, not because she had played a character named Carly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted August 3, 2018 Author Members Share Posted August 3, 2018 Oh gotcha. Sorry, my bad. I had forgotten she was on ATWT, in addition to the gazillion other soaps she did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChitHappens Posted August 3, 2018 Members Share Posted August 3, 2018 I thought Jasam, Billy/Kelly fans were rabid, but these stories take the cake. Remember insane Danny/Michelle fans? Ultimately, their insanity led to the characters being written out. If you can't pair them with other people from time to time, what's the point of having them? LW had to have security and that's fucked up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Juliajms Posted August 3, 2018 Members Share Posted August 3, 2018 The original Jasam/Liason fan wars were insane too. Not to say I wasn't part of some nutty message boards myself 15 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mango Posted August 3, 2018 Members Share Posted August 3, 2018 I was doing a bit of freelance work for a now-defunct soap opera magazine and interviewed one-half of Jason/Liz. It focused on the pair's history. This was at the height of the Jason/Sam vs Jason/Liz chaos. The reaction was simply terrifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rlj Posted August 3, 2018 Members Share Posted August 3, 2018 Jovan vs Jolie was bad, but the Evangeline 3 way battle was vicious, and add A LOT of racism all around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted August 3, 2018 Members Share Posted August 3, 2018 JaSam vs. Liason, Liason vs. Jip aka Journey JaSam vs. Dream fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeeeDee Posted August 3, 2018 Members Share Posted August 3, 2018 Don't forget the constant Jason/Robin vs. Jason/Carly wars too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted August 3, 2018 Author Members Share Posted August 3, 2018 Jason drives folks crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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