Bad Fandom Confessions

We’ve all been there. When talking to another nerd, you express an opinion that is outside of the mainstream–maybe you think Sisqo was the best Startfleet captain. Or you play Magic: The Gathering nightly, still. Whatever. And this other nerd looks at you like you’ve just said you’re against Miles Morales being in the next Spider-Man movie and backs away slowly. I’m not talking about friendly disagreements like we have here (see the Ian Khadan vs Omar Holmon throwdown on their favorite years for an example), I’m talking about the other nerd, then, actively disrespecting your opinion and trying to shame you into changing it, or at least recanting. “Oh, you don’t like [that thing]? Well everyone else likes it! You should just try it.” Look. If I based my opinions on what everyone else liked, well, I wouldn’t be a nerd, now would I? The truth of it is, we’re all “bad fans”. We’ve all got opinions that others don’t share, that’s why they call them “opinions”. So I figured I’d pull together a list of all the “bad fan” opinions I have and just out them here. That way none of y’all will be surprised later. And if this means we can’t be friends, and you won’t follow me on Twitter, here’s a shot for you:

Books:

I haven’t read Game of Thrones and don’t intend to. I’ve been burned by too many authors dragging out too many plots. My rule is: “The Master did it in 3.” “The Master” in that sentence being J.R.R. Tolkien. Lord of the Rings is perfect in 3 books. Sure, there’s plenty of ot…