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[Professortango1]

There are different levels of nerddom. Performing magic is on one end of the spectrum and being a Whovian is on a different end.

Also this wasn’t that serious, there is no attitude, so maybe take it down a notch there.

There's honestly no attitude here either. I just think its funny how Dr Who fans always insist on the greatness of their fandom to outsiders and then act insulted when the rest of us don't care about their silly little show. Dr Who, Firefly, and Buffy fans consistently did this in my circles.

 

[Disney Irish]

There's honestly no attitude here either. I just think its funny how Dr Who fans always insist on the greatness of their fandom to outsiders and then act insulted when the rest of us don't care about their silly little show. Dr Who, Firefly, and Buffy fans consistently did this in my circles.

It was just more a surprise to me than anything that he doesn't know, its not an insistence or being insulted.

Also I think you missed the point, Giacchino literally worked with two of the main actors of the show one of which was literally the Doctor himself, along with a smattering of others who also starred on the show. You'd think he would have picked up a thing or two about the show just by them talking about their time on it.

And lastly, if you hadn't picked up on it, this was all just playful banter not anything more than that. I couldn't care less if you or anyone here watched or even liked the show. I think you're missing out, but your choice. Just like I'm sure there is stuff you watch that I don't that you think I'm missing out on.

 

[Disney Irish]

It's still pretty niche. It would be like me saying "Exit Pursued By Bear" and a nerd not getting it and me saying "wow, you never heard of Shakespeare???!!! Most famous author in the English language??? And you call yourself a fan of writing!"

Plus, Giacchino is nearly 60. The 80's and 90's is when he would have been most likely exposed to it. Do you think billionaire songwriters sit around and watch junk TV? Sure, some do. But most are working and using their free time for non-industry related activities. I'm sure a lot of older industry people would look at you oddly if you asked them was the tesseract is. Even if they know "Marvel" and the idea of the superhero flicks.

Heck, if I had a dollar for the amount of times that I've heard Disney fans mispronounce Autopia as Auto-topia or couldn't tell me anything about Mr. Toad other than the ride; I'd have enough for another trip to New York.

I think the take away here is that all these fandoms are pretty niche then if you ask me from Doctor Who to Disney. Everything has levels, and someone within the fandoms fall within the spectrum of that.

 

[MoonRakerSCM]

Everyone knows the glaive is superior to a sonic screwdriver.

 

[Disney Irish]

Everyone knows the glaive is superior to a sonic screwdriver.

Dunno about superior, but certainly looks cooler.

 

[Too Many Hats]

I’m a Disney nerd not a Nerd nerd. I have no idea what a sonic screwdriver is.

I’ll go even further; I’m a Disney parks nerd, not even a Disney nerd, let alone a nerd nerd.

Come at me, haters.

 

[BrianLo]

There's honestly no attitude here either.

silly little show.

junk TV?

dorky little show

Doctor who murder your mother; ex-girlfriend was a Whovian or Buffy fan?

It’s from the 60’s FYI. It’s not a Millenial franchise, it’s a British boomer franchise first and foremost.

 

[mickEblu]

I’ll go even further; I’m a Disney parks nerd, not even a Disney nerd, let alone a nerd nerd.

Come at me, haters.

That’s actually an important distinction. In this case I’ll say I’m a Disneyland nerd/ Disney Animation nerd (50s - early 90s) and Disney Parks nerd.

 

[Professortango1]

Doctor who murder your mother; ex-girlfriend was a Whovian or Buffy fan?

It’s from the 60’s FYI. It’s not a Millenial franchise, it’s a British boomer franchise first and foremost.

Oh I'm aware. I just know it hit its biggest peak with Tennant/Smith eras which is when Millennials got into it. Many boomers were surprised to see the show back, as they still remembered it as the B-level sci fi from their days growing up.

And no, I have zero issue with Doctor Who. It's the fans who have soured me. The show itself reminds me of Goosebumps or other similar shows. I loved Eerie Indiana. I don't think it's better or worse, just the corny rubber monster of the week show that I happened to connect with.

Similar to Snyder Bros and even many Star Wars fans; it's the toxic insistence that the stuff they enjoy is objectively amazing and you're wrong for not loving it that does the harm. Heck, we saw it here where a world class composer wasn't "nerd enough" because he didn't understand the reference to it. We should celebrate when we share loves and joys rather than turn toxic when others don't share those passions. "No true Sctortsman" isn't a good foundation for celebrating community.

 

[BrianLo]

Oh I'm aware. I just know it hit its biggest peak with Tennant/Smith eras which is when Millennials got into it. Many boomers were surprised to see the show back, as they still remembered it as the B-level sci fi from their days growing up.

And no, I have zero issue with Doctor Who. It's the fans who have soured me. The show itself reminds me of Goosebumps or other similar shows. I loved Eerie Indiana. I don't think it's better or worse, just the corny rubber monster of the week show that I happened to connect with.

Similar to Snyder Bros and even many Star Wars fans; it's the toxic insistence that the stuff they enjoy is objectively amazing and you're wrong for not loving it that does the harm. Heck, we saw it here where a world class composer wasn't "nerd enough" because he didn't understand the reference to it. We should celebrate when we share loves and joys rather than turn toxic when others don't share those passions. "No true Sctortsman" isn't a good foundation for celebrating community.

I honestly didn’t think the Doctor Who fandom was that impassioned. I understand the SW/Snyder comment, I just have never really participated in the Who fandom myself to notice.

Now I do have a very random picture of myself with Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman in full garb at the Christ the Redeemer statue, but that’s my travel addiction.

 

[Disney Irish]

Oh I'm aware. I just know it hit its biggest peak with Tennant/Smith eras which is when Millennials got into it. Many boomers were surprised to see the show back, as they still remembered it as the B-level sci fi from their days growing up.

And no, I have zero issue with Doctor Who. It's the fans who have soured me. The show itself reminds me of Goosebumps or other similar shows. I loved Eerie Indiana. I don't think it's better or worse, just the corny rubber monster of the week show that I happened to connect with.

Similar to Snyder Bros and even many Star Wars fans; it's the toxic insistence that the stuff they enjoy is objectively amazing and you're wrong for not loving it that does the harm. Heck, we saw it here where a world class composer wasn't "nerd enough" because he didn't understand the reference to it. We should celebrate when we share loves and joys rather than turn toxic when others don't share those passions. "No true Sctortsman" isn't a good foundation for celebrating community.

You’ve taken this way too seriously, it wasn’t anything toxic, it was just a throw away joke comment about taking away his “nerd card”, as if anyone here can do that always. Again it was just surprising on my part, nothing more. So the dude doesn’t get the reference, no real big deal to me in the end.

Geez, also talk about pot calling kettle here anyways. I’ve seen you go after posters for liking certain attractions that you dislike or saying one version of an attraction is better than another. Or heck even your “California” debate about DCA. So some would say that Disney Park fans are insufferable and over the top, and in many ways toxic about their love of the Parks just like the fans you describe.

Fandoms come in all shapes and sizes, just because you’ve had a bad experience with some folks doesn’t mean that all are that way. And not really fair to lump everyone who comments on something as “toxic”.

 

[Disney Irish]

I honestly didn’t think the Doctor Who fandom was that impassioned. I understand the SW/Snyder comment, I just have never really participated in the Who fandom myself to notice.

Now I do have a very random picture of myself with Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman in full garb at the Christ the Redeemer statue, but that’s my travel addiction.

The Whovian fandom is not known to be toxic, this seems to come down to a few apples spoil the bunch type of situation for a single poster who is lumping everyone together.

 

[Too Many Hats]

That’s actually an important distinction. In this case I’ll say I’m a Disneyland nerd/ Disney Animation nerd (50s - early 90s) and Disney Parks nerd.

Absolutely. Your path makes sense. For me, I’ve become a Disneyland obsessive by way of my general theme park fandom. To be sure, I really enjoy and admire a lot of classic Disney films and find the history of the company (especially now that I live in Los Angeles) fascinating, but by no means do I feel a sense of loyalty to the brand/company.

Frozen? Zootopia? Andor? Fantastic Four? I’m not particularly interested. But the second they announce a ride, I’m all in.

No offense to all the Disney diehards on here.

 

[Phroobar]

Absolutely. Your path makes sense. For me, I’ve become a Disneyland obsessive by way of my general theme park fandom. To be sure, I really enjoy and admire a lot of classic Disney films and find the history of the company (especially now that I live in Los Angeles) fascinating, but by no means do I feel a sense of loyalty to the brand/company.

Frozen? Zootopia? Andor? Fantastic Four? I’m not particularly interested. But the second they announce a ride, I’m all in.

No offense to all the Disney diehards on here.

We should never feel a loyalty to a brand or company. The company has no loyalty to you. They just want your money. It's great to love Disneyland but it's even better to love theme parks in general.

 

[Too Many Hats]

We should never feel a loyalty to a brand or company. The company has no loyalty to you. They just want your money. It's great to love Disneyland but it's even better to love theme parks in general.

100%. I’m a little mystified by certain Disney fans.

But, you know, I’m still a grown man posting on a theme park message board, so I can’t be too judgmental.

 

[truecoat]

When does something become mandatory knowledge for nerd culture? Magic is nerdy, yet I bet most nerds I know couldn't name a dozen working magicians.

Yeah, that's nerds for nerds.