tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post722423303141038021..comments2023-08-18T04:37:47.001-04:00Comments on Byzantium's Shores: chronicling the misadventures of an overalls-clad hippie: Why I don't hang out with film music fans online anymoreKelly Sedingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10704114189919711467noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-15228309295187050372014-04-09T10:46:03.719-04:002014-04-09T10:46:03.719-04:00Hated the Grateful Dead for years because of Deadh...Hated the Grateful Dead for years because of Deadheads.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-69551967357692843352014-04-09T02:18:48.692-04:002014-04-09T02:18:48.692-04:00I don't think that many fans understand the ov...I don't think that many fans understand the overuse and misuse of the Best Thing Ever label. Once something is crowned as such, some will take shots that they would have passed on before, partially in defense of whatever they think is the BTE.<br /><br />Other times, one can sour on someone else's BTE from hearing about it. An old friend of mine practically ruined prog rock for a few years by declaring King Crimson (and others) as the BTE and so much better than the "sh!t" I was listening to...and it took years for me to enjoy King Crimson again on their merits without such baggage.<br /><br />I know people who avoid Dr. Who because of DW fans.<br /><br />And I know that we sometimes disagree about films, teevee and tunes, but certainly not to this ridiculous degree. At worst, I think it's a shame that you don't take to something I like because I had looked forward to reading what you might write about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-12863803492932354492014-04-07T11:42:56.046-04:002014-04-07T11:42:56.046-04:00I don't do all that much discussion (film) mus...I don't do all that much discussion (film) music or movies or whatever on the net either... it is time consuming, and time is the one thing these days I do not have aplenty (well, that and unlimited supplies of money, while we're at it).<br /><br />In any case, I think these discussions can be fun, and even hyperbole can be fun, but personally, I try to spend most of my time more with things I enjoy and that matter to me, and not so much with things that don't. That means: if I didn't like Daniel Craig as Bond (I do, but if I didn't), I'd just skip his movies and watch something else.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683567766820642981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-4246721377027073742014-04-04T10:06:04.488-04:002014-04-04T10:06:04.488-04:00Exactly.
I just want to enjoy the stuff I enjoy, ...Exactly.<br /><br />I just want to enjoy the stuff I enjoy, without dealing with the people who would pick it to death. <br />fillyjonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13016436113169230368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-79946291748608742142014-04-03T14:12:43.848-04:002014-04-03T14:12:43.848-04:00The thing that finally drove me out of the online ...The thing that finally drove me out of the online fan scene (and, to a certain extent, fandom in general) was the endless hysteria over the Star Wars prequels. For a few years there, it simply was not possible to discuss any aspect of Star Wars without it instantly deteriorating into the "Jar Jar went back in time and destroyed my childhood happiness" nonsense. Granted, I've done my fair share of bitching about some of Uncle George's creative and business decisions, but I eventually just got tired of having my dander up all the time. <br /><br />These days, I find it much, much easier to just say, "eh, you've got your opinion, I've got mine, and ultimately it's all subjective anyhow, isn't it?" I miss the pre-Internet days when SW and, to a lesser extent, Star Trek were kind of a lingua franca for our generation -- Just met somebody? Need a topic for small talk? Star Wars! -- but the endless bickering just sucked all the fun out of it. Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11001416935247782462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-23005952497469312762014-04-03T10:56:59.042-04:002014-04-03T10:56:59.042-04:00This is spot on, and it highlights why I tend to s...This is spot on, and it highlights why I tend to shy away from discourse on the internet in general. I have backed away from Facebook, nearly abandoned my blog (though I did just recently post again in my ongoing desire to write regularly for pleasure), and have tweeted only infrequently and innocuously. I am no technophobe, but there are times when I think I may have been born in the wrong century. That being said, I bet that there were plenty of hardheaded, shallow thinking, opinionated jackasses frequenting, say, Viennese coffeehouses in the eighteenth century. <br /><br />I seem to have written a <i>slightly</i> less innocuous comment than I expected here... Geoff Valentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00775417208025974663noreply@blogger.com