Episode #188: Abandoned Fandoms

Fandom is a powerful thing. Hey, this entire podcast is built around it. Even so, we've all experienced moments where we stopped fueling certain fandoms, and they just...run out of gas. Sometimes that's a decision. Whether it's a dip in quality, a creator who disappoints you or a shift in priorities, we all walk away from things about which we were fromerly passionate over the course of our lives. But it's not always a conscious thing. Occasionally, we just lose interest in stuff, or get sidetracked by life and drift away. In this edition of FYF, Saint and Jim look at the idea of faded fandom, reminisce about some things they used to be into and now aren't, and examine some of the reasons why these things happen — whether via decision, overwhelm, or apathy. Plus, news aplenty.