Fandom Holidays

[tinturtle]

Now and then I wonder what it means that Man from U.N.C.L.E. fandom goes all out for Halloween and Professionals fandom for Christmas.

Comments

[tinturtle]

No, that sounds good. I'd considered the characteristics of the shows themselves, the countries where the fandoms originate, and the favorite holidays of prominent fans. I do think the characteristics of the shows probably play some role. It's a lot easier to incorporate Halloween set pieces into MUNCLE fic. Want to write a story where Illya and Napoleon encounter a vampire cosplayer who lives in a castle and plans to use technology to control all the world's bats? Well, you can't, because that's canon, but anything along those lines would fit right in.

[kateoftheangels]

...or the story when Illya and Napoleon do battle with voodoo magic and the undead on a faraway Caribbean island?

I'm less familiar with Pros, though I'm sure there must be a more Christmassy episode than the Jingle Bells Affair ;-)

[tinturtle]

Pros doesn't actually have any holiday episodes. I'm not sure which one I might nominate as most naturally Christmassy, either. Maybe I'll make a post to see what other fans think about it.