Really?! I don't think I've met any old fans like that! *is amused*
And tell me about it! Although I managed to convert one member of my flist pre-new series. And so we both got the glory. ^^ (And I will have to check your description. Although, really, so many icons, so few icon spaces... XD)
I know exactly what you mean. I'm in the rather unique position (i think?) of having been shown tapes as a kid and loving it, but missing out until the ABC reran the entire 40 years about four years ago. So I fell in love with it again. But being older, I was also able to see the conflict between asexual doc, who is totally canon, and sexually active doc, who is more than a little bit canon too. And then the new series came along and wow. So I was completely there. ^^ My frustration with new fans came about with three main things. 1) The refusal to admit earlier docs. 2) The refusal to admit later docs (I guess this is just a whole 'a refusal to admit regen in general' thing and 3) A belief that Rose is his OTP 4EVER OMG!!!!!111111 .... I guess that's a bit elitist though. It's just my doctor has relationships with humans ... and has to deal with the pain of them eventually going away. And that's far more interesting, for me. Which says to me that it's as much about characterisation as sex, I guess.
And slash. *grins wickedly* Oh, don't get me started on slash. My first DW pairing was slash. ^^
Ahem. I'm sorry, what was that, dear? These old ears can't hear much. Come and sit down, have some tea. Don't stare at those M*A*S*H fans over there, they don't realise that the Doctor can visit fictional worlds too. So it's completely relevant. No really. No, really. Work with me here... ^^
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Date: 2006-03-11 11:03 pm (UTC)And tell me about it! Although I managed to convert one member of my flist pre-new series. And so we both got the glory. ^^ (And I will have to check your description. Although, really, so many icons, so few icon spaces... XD)
I know exactly what you mean. I'm in the rather unique position (i think?) of having been shown tapes as a kid and loving it, but missing out until the ABC reran the entire 40 years about four years ago. So I fell in love with it again. But being older, I was also able to see the conflict between asexual doc, who is totally canon, and sexually active doc, who is more than a little bit canon too. And then the new series came along and wow. So I was completely there. ^^ My frustration with new fans came about with three main things. 1) The refusal to admit earlier docs. 2) The refusal to admit later docs (I guess this is just a whole 'a refusal to admit regen in general' thing and 3) A belief that Rose is his OTP 4EVER OMG!!!!!111111 .... I guess that's a bit elitist though. It's just my doctor has relationships with humans ... and has to deal with the pain of them eventually going away. And that's far more interesting, for me. Which says to me that it's as much about characterisation as sex, I guess.
And slash. *grins wickedly* Oh, don't get me started on slash. My first DW pairing was slash. ^^
Ahem. I'm sorry, what was that, dear? These old ears can't hear much. Come and sit down, have some tea. Don't stare at those M*A*S*H fans over there, they don't realise that the Doctor can visit fictional worlds too. So it's completely relevant. No really. No, really. Work with me here... ^^