A song of ice and fire comes to mind, I'm up to date and anxiously awaiting the 5th novel and I've sent just over a dozen mails to the author George R.R. Martin regarding my own fictional work. I also somewhat enjoy the TV series adaption of the first novel on HBO.
Other than that, there's not much to be honest. Sure I read a lot, both novels and manga and I watch a lot of anime, but that's about it.
Originally posted by Astner
Do you know that Bardock is the name of a Dragon Ball character? 🙄
I do, yes, I'm a fan of Dragonball, I used to be more of a fan of Dragonball, but even then it didn't really grow to fanboyish levels. Like I said, I'm a fan of a lot of things (The Smiths, The Magnetic Fields, Breaking Bad, Firefly, Star Wars, Hellblazer, Dragonball, Gothic, etc.).
Originally posted by dadudemon
Which is where he got the "name" from. It's an amalgamation of two items from Dragonball and Hithchiker's Guide to the Galaxy: two items that Bardock42 rather enjoyed at the creation of his KMC account.
That is correct.
I would say that you are a low-level fanboy of Firefly, Bardock. To the point of saying things like, "It's one of the greatest modern shows out there" or something like that. It was "meh" when I watched it. You talked it up but it wasn't really that great.
Therefore, you could be considered a Firefly fanboy. Since you only brought it up when we talked about stuff I should watch over the summer or shows you enjoyed, you can't be considered a "rabid fanboy".
The end.
Poop.
Originally posted by AbnormalButSane
You thought Firefly was meh?! oh
He doesn't have good taste, it's not his fault!!!
Though either way, I wouldn't really argue about it, if you don't like it that's fair enough to me, people have different tastes, and it is one of my favourite shows. I don't think the definition of fanboy is "liking a show a lot that someone else doesn't like". Though I guess if you could prove that it is not "one of the great modern shows" and that I stated that as an absolute rather than my opinion, you may have a point.
Originally posted by Bardock42
He doesn't have good taste, it's not his fault!!!Though either way, I wouldn't really argue about it, if you don't like it that's fair enough to me, people have different tastes, and it is one of my favourite shows. I don't think the definition of fanboy is "liking a show a lot that someone else doesn't like". Though I guess if you could prove that it is not "one of the great modern shows" and that I stated that as an absolute rather than my opinion, you may have a point.
That's what I would like to call a strawman and a dodge.
Firefly has a cult following. It wasn't overly successful because it didn't have a mass appeal. Sure, it has it's "niche", but it doesn't have a mass appeal.
You think it's the bees knees. I do not. I fall in line with the populace. Fanboys can only be considered fanboys by a simple reality of not falling under "argumentum ad populum" because that's how all "fringe" pursuers are relegated. You like it much more than the populace to the point of making it a near absolute "favorite". What items am I like that with? I really don't think anything. I still call myself a fanboy of something.
I'm sure you could admit that Firefly is definitely boring for some people, lacks the action of other Sci-Fi programs, and lacks set creativity of some of your other favorite Sci-Fi shows. That would make you not a fanboy. But this thread is not really about nitpicking every last detail just to avoid the label of fanboy. This is about you admitting things you like things to such a significant extent that it puts you well outside the range of the general population.
Do you have a high level of opinion towards the "brand" quality compared to the population when it comes to Firefly? I think so. Is it considered "geeky" or part of a fun cult group to like Firefly? I think so. (I don't consider "cult" to be a bad term, btw.) Do you compare other low-budget sci-fi television series to Firefly? Yes. Are you a fanboy by many definitions towards Firefly? Yes. Does it REALLY make you some sort of idiot? No.
Also, it's quite funny that ABS is in shock that I thought Firefly was "meh." That's, though she's just joking, a form of fan elitism (meaning, she cannot believe I didn't like it) and makes her a fangirl.
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Edit - Holy crap, that was a long post. 😐
But that's a ridiculous definition of the word fanboy. I'm a fan, so yes, I have a higher opinion that average of the show. If that alone was enough to make someone a fanboy the term would be completely useless as it would be fully equivalent to fan. I'm a fan of the Magnetic Fields does that put me well outside the range of the general population? Yes, cause hardly anyone else has heard of them. Does that mean I'm a fanboy of them? No, because that is not a feasible definition of the word.
Taking urban dictionary:
fanboy 1552 up, 265 down
September 19, 2006 Urban Word of the Day
A passionate fan of various elements of geek culture (e.g. sci-fi, comics, Star Wars, video games, anime, hobbits, Magic: the Gathering, etc.), but who lets his passion override social graces.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fanboy
That is the most popular definition. I don't think I nowadays fall under this in any of the things I am passionate about. I have in the past, most often in jest, perhaps at times in seriousness, exaggerated my likes of something to a degree that I pretended anyone who disagrees with it is wrong. I do not think however that I have done so in the last 2+ years really. Like you said, we had a conversation about what shows I would suggest to you, I brought up Firefly because it is one of my favourite shows and I would like if you got the same enjoyment out of it I did. You did not, and I can live with that, it is different in many ways, lacking some things that other sci fi shows have, but also having some that others don't, and for me it was a great mix, that I enjoyed a lot, as much as most any other TV Shows.
[edit] Quick addendum about your mass appeal point. Is it your claim that a show with mass appeal then can not have fanboys?
Originally posted by Bardock42
But that's a ridiculous definition of the word fanboy. I'm a fan, so yes, I have a higher opinion that average of the show. If that alone was enough to make someone a fanboy the term would be completely useless as it would be fully equivalent to fan. I'm a fan of the Magnetic Fields does that put me well outside the range of the general population? Yes, cause hardly anyone else has heard of them. Does that mean I'm a fanboy of them? No, because that is not a feasible definition of the word.Taking urban dictionary:
fanboy 1552 up, 265 down
September 19, 2006 Urban Word of the Day
A passionate fan of various elements of geek culture (e.g. sci-fi, comics, Star Wars, video games, anime, hobbits, Magic: the Gathering, etc.), but who lets his passion override social graces.http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fanboy
That is the most popular definition. I don't think I nowadays fall under this in any of the things I am passionate about. I have in the past, most often in jest, perhaps at times in seriousness, exaggerated my likes of something to a degree that I pretended anyone who disagrees with it is wrong. I do not think however that I have done so in the last 2+ years really. Like you said, we had a conversation about what shows I would suggest to you, I brought up Firefly because it is one of my favourite shows and I would like if you got the same enjoyment out of it I did. You did not, and I can live with that, it is different in many ways, lacking some things that other sci fi shows have, but also having some that others don't, and for me it was a great mix, that I enjoyed a lot, as much as most any other TV Shows.
[edit] Quick addendum about your mass appeal point. Is it your claim that a show with mass appeal then can not have fanboys?
Again, more dodging and a strawman, on your part. You did not even properly represent what I stated.
Everything else you stated is illogical because it uses a false premise to support itself.
Originally posted by Bardock42
[edit] Quick addendum about your mass appeal point. Is it your claim that a show with mass appeal then can not have fanboys?
If this were the only point I brought up and was the very crux of everthing I've stating, you may have a leg to stand on.
Again, it's a question designed specifically to be answered in a way that makes the reader think, "Aha, he got him."
That's not the case. Part of the requirement is liking something greater than the masses. Contrast this with liking something that the masses like.
Do you know how is that different?
Edit -
Just so you don't think I'm stretching or trying to dodge:
Originally posted by dadudemon
You like it much more than the populace to the point of making it a near absolute "favorite".
The populace, on average, would rate it, what...a six out of 10? You would rate it an 8 or a 9 out of ten.
Check this out:
It's Sci-Fi.
You like it tons more than the population.
It's considered a geeky pursuit to like the show (yes, specifically firefly. It shows up on geeky blogs run by Gawker (Gizmodo) because it's considered Geeky to be a big fan of Firefly. All of those are nice traits (which I've pointed out, already) for being a fanboy...especially when you put it on a higher level than other Sci-Fi shows with bigger budgets (something fanboys do all the time. That's not to say that something that costs more is automatically better, but fanboys just LOVE to use that angle because it's a geeky thing to do).
In other words, you've been pwned, you don't want to fess up to being a fanboy of something, and you think you've ruined your calm and almost apathetic personality by having your pursuits shown to be "fanboyish." It's okay, dude: you're life will not end because you're a fanboy of Firefly.