{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "me: With time to reflect, maybe the rise of active, \"transformative\" fandoms and \"remix culture\" we so celebrated in the '90s...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/174937990873/", "html": "<pre>me: With time to reflect, maybe the rise of active, \"transformative\" fandoms and \"remix culture\" we so celebrated in the '90s really did have a downside.\nme: At the mildest, with the splintering of audiences, TV viewer-creator interaction has gone so far past alt.tv.simpsons and alt.tv.x-files to the point some shows and creators seem to see their role as *servicing* a social media following in a way that seems like eating seed corn\nme: And then getting to the \"toxic\" fandoms that claim ownership of a media property and viciously defend it even from its creators... I almost wonder if those authors like Anne Rice who cracked down on fanfiction were on to something, to say \"no, this is not a LEGO kit of themes, characters, and plot elements to assemble and reassemble according to the instructions or not as you will, it is a coherent and mutually supportive work of art\"\nme, five hours later: Alternately, \"Lestat c'est moi\"</pre>"}