lifeonmartha is...freaking me out, actually. I mean, I assume the creation of it was at least partially tongue-in-cheek, but the fact that there are icons and fanfic up about a character whose name--nothing else, just the name and who would be playing her--was just revealed yesterday is making me take a big step back and go, "Whoa."
I'm starting to think that DW fandom is even more batshit crazy than SG-1 fandom was/is. That's a really horrifying thought.
And...I guess by the "other day" I mean yesterday. Boy how time flies.
Anyhoo, it's totally not surprising. And it's not the actress' or the character's fault that the BBC chose a piss-poor time to officially announce her. I actually feel bad for her. But the rabid love for a character that hasn't had a second of screen time yet? Well, "anyone but Rose" don't you know.
The existence of the community doesn't surprise me, but the fact that there's content besides discussion and speculation is throwing me for a loop.
I feel like at least some of the "rabid love" has to be people trying to stir the fan brouhaha for their own amusement, rather than actual love for the character.
I feel like at least some of the "rabid love" has to be people trying to stir the fan brouhaha for their own amusement, rather than actual love for the character.
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Date: 2006-07-05 11:15 pm (UTC)Anyhoo, it's totally not surprising. And it's not the actress' or the character's fault that the BBC chose a piss-poor time to officially announce her. I actually feel bad for her. But the rabid love for a character that hasn't had a second of screen time yet? Well, "anyone but Rose" don't you know.
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Date: 2006-07-05 11:20 pm (UTC)I feel like at least some of the "rabid love" has to be people trying to stir the fan brouhaha for their own amusement, rather than actual love for the character.
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Date: 2006-07-05 11:22 pm (UTC)Oh, I'm *totally* sure of that.