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« Reply #15 on: November 21, 2009, 02:15:56 PM » |
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I highly recommend Susan Stern's Barbie Nation. |
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« Reply #16 on: November 21, 2009, 02:26:23 PM » |
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PBS has had some documentaries on Deadheads.
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« Reply #17 on: November 21, 2009, 02:39:22 PM » |
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Excellent suggestions, all!
I probably won't be doing the Firefly doc, however. I've already got two episodes from that series (Superstar and Storyteller) as well as the book Buffy and Angel Conquer the Internet to serve as a case study on one fandom. (Too much Joss, especially since I teach a class on him, might be alienating.)
I will, however, use it as a source to talk about the oddity of a failed midseason replacement getting a feature film in the context of fan lobbying. (Along with the Mars bars campaign that sold out every box in the US to try to save Veronica Mars.)
Anything on old school Hollywood studio era fans? Beatlemania?
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« Reply #18 on: November 21, 2009, 03:09:00 PM » |
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And by that series, I mean not that series. Buffy the Vampire Slayer for those episodes, sorry.
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« Reply #19 on: November 21, 2009, 03:10:59 PM » |
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Anything on old school Hollywood studio era fans? Beatlemania?
I think any excuse to show All About Eve and A Hard Day's Night is a good excuse, don't you? |
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« Reply #21 on: November 21, 2009, 09:34:25 PM » |
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You might be interested in railfans and railfan culture. There are also bus, plane, boat truck, and of course car fans. http://www.railfan.com/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RailfanThere's been some interesting stuff done on the history of railfans, especially in an English context. The first organized railfan outings in the US date from the 1920s and 1930s. |
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« Reply #22 on: November 24, 2009, 06:27:26 PM » |
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I ended up going with: Simulated worlds (a This American Life episode), Barbie Nation, Almost Elvis, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Grateful Dead Movie, Trekkies, fan fiction selections, Sonic Outlaws, Rose Hobart, a huge number of vids (including Closer, Scooby Road, and Destiny Calling) and machinima, Troops and the Hunt for Gollum, some Buffy episodes, The Guild, and Otaku no Video.
Thanks for your help brainstorming!
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« Reply #23 on: November 24, 2009, 06:51:41 PM » |
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Speaking of Otaku no Video, are you familiar with Genshiken? It's an anime series about a group of college fans of games, anime and manga and portrays a wide range of fandom.
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« Reply #24 on: November 25, 2009, 06:50:33 AM » |
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Oh! Good one. I'll add it to the supplements list.
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« Reply #26 on: November 27, 2009, 01:09:23 PM » |
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This might be useful for you http://www.elimpersonators.com/html/book.htmAlthough it's not 'documentary' it might be related - the film 'Almost Famous' [autobiographical] You might take a look at sports card conventions. And also the specific sport of hockey. There's a slew of guys around the country [ages 30ish-65ish] who gather in various places to play hockey. In February they're playing Pond Hockey in the upper midwest. They cry when they see the Stanley Cup. |
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