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roaming_kate23James Bond fans and Hannibal fans certainly have their similarities.Mind you, Hannibal has not been around as long as the Bond films had(over 60 years.
First of all, the main character being played by multiple actors.Some peop0le like certain actors more than others or see the books as a better of example of faithfulness(taking too many liberties with the source materials.) They haven’t really done that *so* much with James Bond but there are issues with the Bond franchise that have been going on for a long time. And they don’t ever seem to get fixed and the problem is that there are some in the Bond fandom who want Bond to stay in a sort of stasis and never change.Lots of talk about going “back to the roots of Bond” and doing a retro style bond film. I do not think that is the way to go about it though.
Bond fans feel a certain way about certain things and can be quite vocal.I learned as much when I posted on the MI6 forums. Same with Hannibal fans. But let’s talk about Bond fans:They are vocal about who they do not like as actors and do like(and some are known for being fans of a particular actor or film, or both. To the point of being obnoxious even.
I am much more into the Hannibal fandom than I am the Bond fandom even though there isn’t much going on in either.But I would say that the Hannibal fandom is still very vital even though a lot of people that I knew from then have moved on. There are some people who grated on my nerves in the Hannibal fandom..wanting to be the “leaders” of the fandom..well you can figure out how that went over. People went along with it initially but the people that were the most involved left the fandom to never be heard from again and certainly not trying to be some sort of leaders.I wonder if they would come back if Hannibal were to get a Season 4. Kinda doubt it. There are some self appointed “experts” in the Bond fandom that like to think that they know what is best for the Bond franchise.Believe me, I have seen some of their suggestions and they sure as shit do NOT know what is right for the Bond fandom. The bossy pants assholes going onto message boards that were tangentially related to Bond and where sone of these opinions are opposite of what was said on the big deal Bond boards, trying to play like they are moderator there when they are nothing of the sort.
First of all, the main character being played by multiple actors.Some peop0le like certain actors more than others or see the books as a better of example of faithfulness(taking too many liberties with the source materials.) They haven’t really done that *so* much with James Bond but there are issues with the Bond franchise that have been going on for a long time. And they don’t ever seem to get fixed and the problem is that there are some in the Bond fandom who want Bond to stay in a sort of stasis and never change.Lots of talk about going “back to the roots of Bond” and doing a retro style bond film. I do not think that is the way to go about it though.
Bond fans feel a certain way about certain things and can be quite vocal.I learned as much when I posted on the MI6 forums. Same with Hannibal fans. But let’s talk about Bond fans:They are vocal about who they do not like as actors and do like(and some are known for being fans of a particular actor or film, or both. To the point of being obnoxious even.
I am much more into the Hannibal fandom than I am the Bond fandom even though there isn’t much going on in either.But I would say that the Hannibal fandom is still very vital even though a lot of people that I knew from then have moved on. There are some people who grated on my nerves in the Hannibal fandom..wanting to be the “leaders” of the fandom..well you can figure out how that went over. People went along with it initially but the people that were the most involved left the fandom to never be heard from again and certainly not trying to be some sort of leaders.I wonder if they would come back if Hannibal were to get a Season 4. Kinda doubt it. There are some self appointed “experts” in the Bond fandom that like to think that they know what is best for the Bond franchise.Believe me, I have seen some of their suggestions and they sure as shit do NOT know what is right for the Bond fandom. The bossy pants assholes going onto message boards that were tangentially related to Bond and where sone of these opinions are opposite of what was said on the big deal Bond boards, trying to play like they are moderator there when they are nothing of the sort.
