Dragon Ball Z - the phases of fandom
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pepperlandgirl4 about anime, and she asked me why I had issues with Dragon Ball Z. So I compiled this list for her, to explain my fan experience:
The 7 Phases of DBZ Fandom
1. disbelief: You want me to watch that? You've got to be kidding. I mean look at it.
2. trial: Ok, this isn't so bad. I've watched a few eps and I'm kind of curious.
3. acceptance: Yeah, I watch it fairly regulary now in the afternoons. It's kinda cool. I like the fighting.
4. addiction: OMG I LOVE THIS SHOW! I LOVE VEGITA! No, I LOVE GOKU! No, I LOVE GOHAN! No, wait-- I LOVE TRUNKS! Nope, nevermind, definitely love Vegita. Fanfic, fanfic, here I come!
5. minor disillusionment: Hey, man, didn't we do this last season? It's kinda the same villain with different art design. And I thought we already beat the strongest guy in the universe? I thought Goku WAS the strongest guy in the universe? Or was it Gohan? Why won't Vegita just marry Bulma already and call it a day?
6. major disillusionment: Fuck , this show is SOOOOOO boring. All they do is fight, talk, fight, talk. Too much standing around posing. Every plot is the same and it takes forever to get through anything. And teenage Gohan the superhero is so stupid. I'm only watching this shit for Vegita loyalty.
7. apathy: What, DBZ? Yeah, it was ok. I used to watch it, until I realized that it just repeated itself over and over and they never won and barely changed. Vegita was cool. I wouldn't spend a lot of money on it if I were you, unless it's on the side-story specials. I can't believe I used to write B/V fic. Sad, ne? At least I've outgrown that by now.
pepperlandgirl4 about anime, and she asked me why I had issues with Dragon Ball Z. So I compiled this list for her, to explain my fan experience:The 7 Phases of DBZ Fandom
1. disbelief: You want me to watch that? You've got to be kidding. I mean look at it.
2. trial: Ok, this isn't so bad. I've watched a few eps and I'm kind of curious.
3. acceptance: Yeah, I watch it fairly regulary now in the afternoons. It's kinda cool. I like the fighting.
4. addiction: OMG I LOVE THIS SHOW! I LOVE VEGITA! No, I LOVE GOKU! No, I LOVE GOHAN! No, wait-- I LOVE TRUNKS! Nope, nevermind, definitely love Vegita. Fanfic, fanfic, here I come!
5. minor disillusionment: Hey, man, didn't we do this last season? It's kinda the same villain with different art design. And I thought we already beat the strongest guy in the universe? I thought Goku WAS the strongest guy in the universe? Or was it Gohan? Why won't Vegita just marry Bulma already and call it a day?
6. major disillusionment: Fuck , this show is SOOOOOO boring. All they do is fight, talk, fight, talk. Too much standing around posing. Every plot is the same and it takes forever to get through anything. And teenage Gohan the superhero is so stupid. I'm only watching this shit for Vegita loyalty.
7. apathy: What, DBZ? Yeah, it was ok. I used to watch it, until I realized that it just repeated itself over and over and they never won and barely changed. Vegita was cool. I wouldn't spend a lot of money on it if I were you, unless it's on the side-story specials. I can't believe I used to write B/V fic. Sad, ne? At least I've outgrown that by now.
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Date: 2003-07-14 03:56 pm (UTC)I moved here to go to the University of La Verne, actually.
Oh, and you don't need to run your experiment. That's how I got through the last 20 episodes of the Buu saga, and I didn't miss a single thing. (God, I was SO pissed when CN stopped playing new episodes and started over again when there were only 12 episodes left. I can't believe I was forced to go online and look for DBZ spoilers. *rolleyes*)
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Date: 2003-07-15 10:10 am (UTC)I don't live at the Woodlane Timberlans, but I drive by them all of the time.
I moved here to go to the University of La Verne, actually.
Still, close-enough for coinkydink land, methinks! Never actually got out to La Verne (amazing how a lack of car will constrain your travels!) but I recall seeing the track team coming and going...
how I got through the last 20 episodes of the Buu saga, and I didn't miss a single thing.
heh, heh...
started over again when there were only 12 episodes left
no kidding! talk about your annoying scheduling moves. and then to go back so far that Vegeta was dead again and force us to do that long wait before he's revived?!?!?! I mean honestly, it seemed long the *first* time around!
to go online and look for DBZ spoilers
heh, heh... luckily for me, I didn't care so much about what happened next, but more about what funny thing someone was going to say, so was relatively immune to the lure of spoilers...