We already discussed some of this and my personal feelings on needing a break, so I shall not be redundant. But I wanted to add that I've always viewed nearly all fic as AU. Missing scene fic taking place within a specific episode I would view as working within canon, but anything that creates (or expands on) a relationship or scenario that didn't actually happen on the show or was alluded to in some way I see as, I like to refer to it, the 'What if?' scenario.
I think my fears for BSG fandom's future is curbed by surviving Buffy fandom. My participation in Buffy fandom was not as great as BSG fandom, but I still feel confidant in saying there were a lot of complaints about the final season of Buffy and a lot of anger and displeasure with the finale. Personally, I was somewhat 'meh' about it. But even with the disappointment, the fandom still exists and I still see meta pop up on my Flist as well as links to fic and vids.
And BSG fandom is picking up new people everyday with those that missed it on SciFi catching up on DVD. I like to think we are just in a recession right now. ;)
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I think my fears for BSG fandom's future is curbed by surviving Buffy fandom. My participation in Buffy fandom was not as great as BSG fandom, but I still feel confidant in saying there were a lot of complaints about the final season of Buffy and a lot of anger and displeasure with the finale. Personally, I was somewhat 'meh' about it. But even with the disappointment, the fandom still exists and I still see meta pop up on my Flist as well as links to fic and vids.
And BSG fandom is picking up new people everyday with those that missed it on SciFi catching up on DVD. I like to think we are just in a recession right now. ;)