The same reason I DON'T hang out on the Lost, Heroes, BSG, Buffy, Alias, Star Trek, Star Wars, Dr Who, Chuck, or MythBusters forums - I *just* collect BA comics.
Best comment ever:
"Geeks will watch just about anything if its on television, no matter how awful it may be. And theyll happily buy whatever merchandise for the show youd like to sell, theyll happily quote lines from it, theyll call it the best show on television and theyll happily write fan fiction about it. But if you really want them to show their interest in and devotion to a show, all you have to do is cancel it. Thats when the geek truly shines.
Sure, theyll moan and complain and create petitions and mail food to TV companies, but deep in their hearts they are delighted and proud that their beloved show is canceled. This is because geek programs are only canceled for one reason: they were too good for TV. Having his show be canceled validates the geeks idea that his tastes are far above that of the ignorant, sheep-like masses.
Having a show canceled also has another upside for the geek. If its no longer in production, all those meddling writers, producers, actors, and studios cant mess it up for him by having things happen on the show that blatantly contradict the obvious right way things would happen, were the geek in charge. It saves him the later trouble of having to declare hes going to boycott the show (he wont) because someone on the show did something that was totally out of character.
It puts the show into a little snowglobe the geek can cradle and protect from the cruel outside world. The geek and his friends now own and control it and it is finally where it belongs, in the hands of the true fans."
I guess sometimes it just hits too close to home. By changing a handful of words we get:
Best comment ever:
"Geeks will buy just about anything if its from the bronze age, no matter how awful it may be. And theyll happily buy whatever merchandise for the comic youd like to sell, theyll happily quote lines from it, theyll call it the best comic ever" and theyll happily write fan fiction about it. But if you really want them to show their interest in and devotion to a comic, all you have to do is remove their fan favorite team. Thats when the geek truly shines.
Sure, theyll moan and complain and create petitions and mail food to comic companies, but deep in their hearts they are delighted and proud that their beloved artist/writer team was removed. This is because geek creative teams are only removed for one reason: they were too good for comics. Having his favorite creators removed validates the geeks idea that his tastes are far above that of the ignorant, sheep-like masses.
Having a comic/creative team canceled or removed also has another upside for the geek. If its no longer in production, all those meddling writers& artists cant mess it up for him by having things happen in the comic that blatantly contradict the obvious right way things would happen, were the geek in charge. It saves him the later trouble of having to declare hes going to boycott the modern comics because someone in the comic did something that was totally out of character.
It puts the comic into a little snowglobe the geek can cradle and protect from the cruel outside world. The geek and his friends now own and control it and it is finally where it belongs, in the hands of the true fans."