In a message dated 2/14/01 3:45:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, N.Faulkner@tesco.net writes:
<< From: Bizarro7@aol.com
What seems to make a TV show "fannish" usually involves the chemistry between the basic milieu, the character's visual presence and portrayal and the writing.
I tend to go for Jenkins' theory, that fandom arises out of the tension
generated by an attraction to certain elements of a series and a repulsion from others. Fannishness is generated by a desire to reconcile these opposing forces.<
Um....that's exactly what was meant by my use of the metaphor 'chemistry', which involves molecules--which both attract and repulse. For example, the 'catch' for me in HIGHLANDER has not only been the relationships of attraction, but the one of repulsion between Cassandra and Methos. Further, my comments were addressing what makes a show become 'fannish' to a viewer, where yours were a bit more toward what makes a fan of the show compelled to write fanfic (in an effort to reconcile the opposing forces in a way that is not satisfactorily unresolved in the series ie: PGP epics that eventually reconcile Blake and Avon, etc.)
Leah:
Some people are wired in right-brain,
some left. One side is analytical, the other visual. Your mileage will
always
vary.<<
Most people are wired for both left and right, with one side having a slight
edge over the other.<
Edge = Mileage. We are agreeing, Neil. Those 'slight' differences have actually proven to add up to profound effects on the life and personality of the individual, and what they can and can't do with proficiency.
Neil