Fan Activities
Star Trek and Man from U.N.C.L.E. fans generated creative products like fan art and fan fiction at a time when typical science fiction fandom was focused on critical discussions. The MediaWest convention provided a vid room and was instrumental in the emergence of fan vids, or analytic music videos based on a source, in the late 1970s.
Oftentimes, fans congregate on forums and discussion boards to share their love and criticisms for the specific show, movie or other media. This congregation can lead to a high level of organization and community within the fandom. Although there is some level of hierarchy among most of the discussion boards in which certain contributors are valued more highly than others, newcomers are most often welcomed into the fold. Most importantly, these sorts of discussion boards can even have an effect on the media itself as is the case in the television show Glee. Trends on the discussion boards have been known to influence the writers and producers of the show. Further the media fandom for the show Firefly was able to generate enough corporate interest to create a movie after the show was cancelled.
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