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SGA Episode Review: Search and Rescue
Jul. 18th, 2008 11:40 am( SPOILERS )
Jul. 18th, 2008
And Once More With Spamming: J2 Forever?
Jul. 18th, 2008 04:10 pmI have a very important question. Hahahahhaah. Not. :)
Although widespread popularity of a fandom does seem to depend somewhat on whether the canon is closed or not (and how long it's been closed) media and book fandoms don't die the second the screen goes dark in the finale or six months after the book hits the shelf. Some fandoms have been around for decades and people are still happily writing and reading stories there.
So, my question is as follows: Is the same true for RPF? How long is Jared/Jensen going to last? Will the popularity of this pairing last only as long as Supernatural is on the air or ten years from now when both actors are working on different projects will we all still be Padackling? And if RPF pairings do have the same kind of longevity as media based fanfic pairings, does the nature of the RPF change to accommodate that these actors may not be spending any time with each other anymore? (I guess what I mean here is that ten years from now will we still be reading about Jared and Jensen hooking up on the set of Supernatural or will be reading about how Jared and Jensen never see each other because one of them is filming in Romania?) Clearly, RPF as a genre is around to stay; we're always gonna have CW RPF of some sort. I just wonder how long Jared and Jensen (and OMG! Chad Michael Murray! Lookit the pretty I found. *points up*) will be among the principal players.
Although widespread popularity of a fandom does seem to depend somewhat on whether the canon is closed or not (and how long it's been closed) media and book fandoms don't die the second the screen goes dark in the finale or six months after the book hits the shelf. Some fandoms have been around for decades and people are still happily writing and reading stories there.
So, my question is as follows: Is the same true for RPF? How long is Jared/Jensen going to last? Will the popularity of this pairing last only as long as Supernatural is on the air or ten years from now when both actors are working on different projects will we all still be Padackling? And if RPF pairings do have the same kind of longevity as media based fanfic pairings, does the nature of the RPF change to accommodate that these actors may not be spending any time with each other anymore? (I guess what I mean here is that ten years from now will we still be reading about Jared and Jensen hooking up on the set of Supernatural or will be reading about how Jared and Jensen never see each other because one of them is filming in Romania?) Clearly, RPF as a genre is around to stay; we're always gonna have CW RPF of some sort. I just wonder how long Jared and Jensen (and OMG! Chad Michael Murray! Lookit the pretty I found. *points up*) will be among the principal players.