num_pages: 260
description: Have you ever been a fan of a show that was canceled abruptly or that killed off a beloved character unexpectedly? Or perhaps it was rebooted after a long absence and now youre worried it wont be as good as the original? Anyone who has ever followed entertainment closely knows firsthand that such transitions can be jarring. Indeed for truly loyal fans the loss can feel very realeven throwing their own identity into question. Examining how fans respond to and cope with transitions endings or resurrections in everything from band breakups (R.E.M.) to show cancellations (Hannibal) to closing down popular amusement park rides this collection brings together an eclectic mix of scholars to analyze the various ways fans respond to change. Essays explore practices such as fan discussion and creating alternative fan fictions as well as cases where fans abandon their objects of interest completely and move on to new ones. Shedding light on how fans react both individually and as a community the contributors also trace the commonalities and differences present in fandoms across a range of media and they pay close attention to the ways fandom operates across paratexts and transmedia forms including films comics and television. This fascinating approach promises to make an important contribution to the fields of fan media and cultural studies and should appeal widely to students scholars and anyone else with a genuine interest in understanding why these transitions can have such a deep impact on fans lives. Contributors: Stuart Bell Anya Benson Lucy Bennett Paul Booth Joseph Brennan Kristina Busse Melissa A. Click Ruth Deller Evelyn Deshane Nichola Dobson Simone Driessen Emily Garside Holly Willson Holladay Bethan Jones Nicolle Lamerichs Kathleen Williams Rebecca Williams 
language: English
title: Everybody Hurts: Transitions, Endings, and Resurrections in Fan Cultures
publisher: University Of Iowa Press