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Post by andrew8798 on Jan 30, 2016 22:54:59 GMT -5
It didn't die off but after the Transformers movie from the 80's it almost died. People at Hasbro thought they could replace the 84-85 cast with no problems. If not for Beast Wars the franchise might have die off
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2016 22:57:34 GMT -5
Endless Eight. Week to week you could just see all the life leaving the Haruhi season and fans quickly ceasing to give a shit about it.
Hell, to this day I've not bothered to watch the episodes that came after it. Have read the book, saw the movie, and I've rewatched the first season since, but it poisoned the well on season two for me.
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Post by andrew8798 on Jan 30, 2016 23:14:08 GMT -5
I sort of want to ask if anyone is still watching the Pokemon anime? The overall franchise itself is still a big deal, but I don't see anyone above the target demographic talk about that anymore, probably because they caught on that Ash is never going to be anything other than a mid-carder Was glad Yu-gi-oh always done a better job. He was never a loser
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Post by ICBM on Jan 31, 2016 8:31:06 GMT -5
The dude who linked his answer to the TNA board hit it right outta the park.
I unfortunately witnessed the end of wcw fandom and was one of a very few who vocally and monetarily supported WCW right up until it's death. I then boycotts WWF until I knew the wcw invasion was starting. As poorly executed as it was I choose to remember the invasion in a positive light. WWF used the entire roster plus a few people they signed relatively cheaply, to introduce WWF fans to and get over Rob Van Dam and Booker T.
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Post by ICBM on Jan 31, 2016 8:31:32 GMT -5
*boycotted
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Post by EvenBaldobombHasAJob on Jan 31, 2016 9:10:57 GMT -5
I can't hate it because it opened the door to real Heavy Metal for me.
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Post by wildojinx on Jan 31, 2016 9:28:50 GMT -5
As a kid, it was weird to see the Masters of the Universe franchise die off the way it did. We did get that awesome revival series back in 2002 and from what i've heard, the current DC comic is pretty well done though.
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Post by Goldenbane on Jan 31, 2016 9:37:23 GMT -5
I don't know if it has actually died or not, but My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic seems to have lost a ton of steam. I never got on the bandwagon of hating the show and tried to remain unbiased and not give an opinion on it, but man, the overbearing "brony" fans made it really difficult. They'd "pony" everything...every character became a MLP version of itself. They'd proclaim with rivers of tears running down their faces that every episode teaches a profound life lesson and touches the very soul of what it means to be a purely good human being. You couldn't go ANYWHERE, no message board or comments section without running into post after post talking about MLP: FIM and/or seeing animated gifs signatures with pictures of the characters, ect. Then suddenly, they've just kinda vanished. I have no doubt they're still around and probably enjoying their show, but it seems to strange that the fandom kinda rose and vanished so quickly.
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Post by Vern on Jan 31, 2016 10:01:50 GMT -5
I'm currently watching the bubble burst when it comes to the Fine Bros' "React" videos on YouTube. They'll surely weather the storm but they've lost all their momentum and goodwill (and are starting to lose subscribers).
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Post by agent817 on Jan 31, 2016 10:10:22 GMT -5
I know wrestling has had a following for decades, but when the Attitude Era was in full swing, it seemed to attract non-fans among other people and they started watching it. After the end of the Attitude Era, it became less and less trendy to the point where even those casual fans would be all like "I can't believe I watched that fake and gay crap." I get that they lost interest, but they somehow act like their fandom didn't happen, or maybe they were casual fans at best.
I will say that I became a fan in 1998, but it had little to do with the Attitude Era. I have stated in other threads how I became a fan, so I don't need to go into it, but it seemed like from 1998-2001, people watched wrestling because it was the cool thing to do then.
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Post by BRV on Jan 31, 2016 11:18:08 GMT -5
I can't remember who tweeted it, but I saw this around the release of The Force Awakens. Avatar is the highest-grossing film of all-time - Name one character and quote a famous line. It's such a weird moment in time, rather than any kind of pop cultural phenomenon. You're right. For a movie that made $2.78 billion at the box office, it felt like it just sort of came and went without a lot of fanfare. Honestly, I don't recall seeing a single trailer in theaters or more than a handful of commercials on television advertising the movie. On top of it all, I can think of maybe three or four people I know who actually saw the movie in theaters. It just arrived, became this enormous sensation, and dissipated within a matter of months. For a movie with that kind of success, you'd figure there would be a rabid fan base or a group of people clamoring for sequels, prequels, and spin-offs, but that really doesn't seem to be the case. As you said, it was a moment in time, not a cultural phenomenon. Even internationally, where the movie made $2 billion, it feels like there's not a real market for it. Honestly, I think most of it has to do with the fact that the movie's really not all that good. It's revolutionary visually but if you didn't see it in a large-format theater, you're missing out on the appeal, because the story is kind of weak. It's the most superficial movie I think I've ever seen: awe-inspiring to look at but with absolutely nothing to offer beyond being visually pleasing.
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Jan 31, 2016 11:58:30 GMT -5
I don't know if it has actually died or not, but My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic seems to have lost a ton of steam. I never got on the bandwagon of hating the show and tried to remain unbiased and not give an opinion on it, but man, the overbearing "brony" fans made it really difficult. They'd "pony" everything...every character became a MLP version of itself. They'd proclaim with rivers of tears running down their faces that every episode teaches a profound life lesson and touches the very soul of what it means to be a purely good human being. You couldn't go ANYWHERE, no message board or comments section without running into post after post talking about MLP: FIM and/or seeing animated gifs signatures with pictures of the characters, ect. Then suddenly, they've just kinda vanished. I have no doubt they're still around and probably enjoying their show, but it seems to strange that the fandom kinda rose and vanished so quickly. I think Stephen Universe is currently heading slightly downward on the same arc. I remember a period where i got adblock so i could individually block pony signatures on forums because jerks had massive pictures of ponies that took up an entire scroll of my screen, and posted multiple times a page on the same thread.
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Jan 31, 2016 12:08:16 GMT -5
I don't know if it has actually died or not, but My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic seems to have lost a ton of steam. I never got on the bandwagon of hating the show and tried to remain unbiased and not give an opinion on it, but man, the overbearing "brony" fans made it really difficult. They'd "pony" everything...every character became a MLP version of itself. They'd proclaim with rivers of tears running down their faces that every episode teaches a profound life lesson and touches the very soul of what it means to be a purely good human being. You couldn't go ANYWHERE, no message board or comments section without running into post after post talking about MLP: FIM and/or seeing animated gifs signatures with pictures of the characters, ect. Then suddenly, they've just kinda vanished. I have no doubt they're still around and probably enjoying their show, but it seems to strange that the fandom kinda rose and vanished so quickly. Really started with the season 3 finale. Princess Twilight was a very divisive thing.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2016 12:49:22 GMT -5
G.I. Joe fandom seems to still be around, but dying a slow death.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2016 13:17:43 GMT -5
I don't if this count but SEGA? They went from being Nintendo and Sony rival to a third party company that only make Sonic and Genesis collections game. You could also throw in any SEGA franchise that doesn't start the blue hedgehog too.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2016 13:44:19 GMT -5
I witnessed the Rock & Wrestling boom of the mid '80s flame out really quickly, I'll say when I was in 8th grade. (Late 1987/early 1988).
WrestleMania III was definitely the peak. People just stopped paying attention to it. Seemed like me and my friend were the only ones who still admitted to being fans.
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Post by BRV on Jan 31, 2016 14:13:38 GMT -5
I witnessed the Rock & Wrestling boom of the mid '80s flame out really quickly, I'll say when I was in 8th grade. (Late 1987/early 1988). WrestleMania III was definitely the peak. People just stopped paying attention to it. Seemed like me and my friend were the only ones who still admitted to being fans. For me, it was the Attitude Era. I was always a wrestling fan growing up, but it felt like from the day I showed up for the first day of school in August 1997 to my last day of school in June 2000, WWF and WCW were the biggest things going. Then, almost as if everyone in my school collectively stopped caring over the summer of 2000, I strolled into school for the first day of class in August 2000 and wrestling was completely passe.
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Post by Malcolm on Jan 31, 2016 14:35:20 GMT -5
I don't know if it has actually died or not, but My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic seems to have lost a ton of steam. I never got on the bandwagon of hating the show and tried to remain unbiased and not give an opinion on it, but man, the overbearing "brony" fans made it really difficult. They'd "pony" everything...every character became a MLP version of itself. They'd proclaim with rivers of tears running down their faces that every episode teaches a profound life lesson and touches the very soul of what it means to be a purely good human being. You couldn't go ANYWHERE, no message board or comments section without running into post after post talking about MLP: FIM and/or seeing animated gifs signatures with pictures of the characters, ect. Then suddenly, they've just kinda vanished. I have no doubt they're still around and probably enjoying their show, but it seems to strange that the fandom kinda rose and vanished so quickly. While not as strong as it once was, it I don't think it's anywhere close to a "dying" fanbase.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2016 14:43:15 GMT -5
Endless Eight. Week to week you could just see all the life leaving the Haruhi season and fans quickly ceasing to give a shit about it. Hell, to this day I've not bothered to watch the episodes that came after it. Have read the book, saw the movie, and I've rewatched the first season since, but it poisoned the well on season two for me. Thanks, Kyoto Animation.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2016 14:59:35 GMT -5
I don't know if it has actually died or not, but My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic seems to have lost a ton of steam. I never got on the bandwagon of hating the show and tried to remain unbiased and not give an opinion on it, but man, the overbearing "brony" fans made it really difficult. They'd "pony" everything...every character became a MLP version of itself. They'd proclaim with rivers of tears running down their faces that every episode teaches a profound life lesson and touches the very soul of what it means to be a purely good human being. You couldn't go ANYWHERE, no message board or comments section without running into post after post talking about MLP: FIM and/or seeing animated gifs signatures with pictures of the characters, ect. Then suddenly, they've just kinda vanished. I have no doubt they're still around and probably enjoying their show, but it seems to strange that the fandom kinda rose and vanished so quickly. While not as strong as it once was, it I don't think it's anywhere close to a "dying" fanbase. Agreed. While it definitely is not as "everywhere on the internet" as it was when it became big in 2011, the fandom is still very much alive creating content, having cons and discussing all newest stuff.
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