I admit, I used to like Phantom of the Opera. I even sympathized with the Phantom. That was before I got a fucking clue and realized that he's the villain of the story and for a good reason. But the Phanbrats are still nuts over him and continuously bash Raoul (who I admit comes across better in the musical than in the book). Want to see Logic brutally tortured? Just watch your average Phan try to justify his multiple homicides and his torture chamber and his blackmailing. I swear I've heard one say that Piangi deserved to die because he was stupid. Basically in short, these girls would probably fangirl Charles Manson if he had Michael Crawford's voice. Here's a question for Musical Fans: Which line is more romantic

a) Let me be your shelter/ Let me be your light

Or
b) Your chains are still mine! You will sing for me!

Here's a hint: it's the first one and the Phantom never said it.

I also fled X-Men Evolution for two reasons. The biggest one was the fucking smooshed pairing names. I'm fairly certain this fandom is where that idiotic phenomenon was born; at least, I don't remember seeing it before I got involved in this one. I remember someone posting a list of joke pairing names and before long they were actually being used. I think I've seen Charro (aka Xavier/Ororo). Second reason, everyone was copying Neva Laurie and writing Evil!Xavier stories. Thing is she did the work and made it scarily plausible. Most fanbrats don't go to that trouble. They just turn him into a Magneto clone without explaining his motives. Word of advice, you can't go from A to Q without showing us how they got to Q. Shouting "Q!" and hoping no one notice you left out the steps in between, doesn't work.

Well, I've bored everyone with my rants. So now talk: Which fandoms have you fled?

Mod Note: Moved to Fanfic Tropes.

I've pretty much given up on most Star Trek fandom since the Abrams!verse came along. It was already pretty bad, but now it's just gotten worse as the schisms over which one is better, why J.J. Abrams should be dipped in honey and staked out over an anthill, why anyone who doesn't like the new movie is just a hater, etc. grew and calcified. And that's before you start in on the fanfic.

I watch the fan films, but even then I steer clear of the discussion boards about them. Considering all of these folks are doing this for nothing (to avoid Paramount's lawyers crawling up their asses), getting picky about this scene or that effect is really rude.

Torchwood, for reasons that should be obvious to any sentient being. Good luck with Torchwood;Ameican, Russell. Just remember, your reputation doesn't really mean squat in the US.

I also quite watching Dr. Who during 10's run (except for the season with Donna). David Tenant is a good actor, but he needs someone to reign in his tendency towards chewing up the scenary, and RTD was not the man to do it (there towards the end, he was swallowing it whole). I considered the relationship between him and Rose to be at least as unhealthy as the one between Edward and Bella, and was probably the only person who actually cheered when she finally got sucked into the alternate universe.

Only to be replaced by Martha, who was a supposedly this brilliant doctor who worked for UNIT, but who was required by the plot devices to spend all her time pining for the Doctor who, of course, couldn't possibly look at any other woman the way he had Rose (apparently, Time Lords don't fall in love, they imprint on the first woman they see after they generate).

I will admit 'The End of Time' was fantastic. It was nice seeing the Time Lords in all their corrupt, power-hungry glory again, the fact that THEY were the ones responsible for the Master having been batshit all that time came completely out of left field, and I do so love Wilf. But the ending rang totally false. "I don't want to go?" I doubt any of them wanted to go, but you didn't see them whining about it, did you?. And I was honestly glad to see Matt Smith emerge from the ashes, horrified that he might have possibly regenerated as a woman this time because his hair was long.

The less said about them foisting the meta-crisis Doctor off on Rose the better. I swear, some day I'm going to write an AU in which 10 1/2 and Rose finally have a child, and it will be a ginger-haired little girl with a smart mouth and very set opinions on what she does and doesn't like. After all, Ten did say a certain amount of DNA was exchanged (that's how Donna knew how to destroy the Dalek's), so I figure it went both ways.

Anything Anime/Manga related.

I've still got my faves: Gundam, Martian Successor, Tenchi Muyo... I even splashed out on the re-make of Guyver, but I refuse to let myself get suckered in by any more pretty colours, pretentious gibberish passing itself off as insight, shit writing, sexism and recap episodes.

I still get flashbacks to my old Anime-influenced life... I had to buy the 'new' Evangellion film 1.11, and I'm pretty sure I'll eventually buy 2.22, but Bleach, Cowboy Bebop, whatever the hell else is going on, nope, I ain't goin' back there.

The major reason my son watches Glee is because it's one of the few shows on TV with openly gay characters who are just there and it's no big deal. However, smart boy that he is, he stays far away from fanfiction and message boards. He's not one of these people for whom television watching is a shared experience (except maybe with his boyfriend). Though he does like the 11th Doctor, so we've got that in common.

And I'm with WD-40. I got tired of the endless semi/uke wars and people bitching about fansubs and dubs in anime. When the fanwank is so annoying it distracts you from the show, you know it's time to step away from the DVD player.

Ever since that PK Calln' incident, I had to take a break from the Earthbound fandom for a bit. Jesus Christ, that got embarrassingly out of hand quick.

I don't think I can completely leave that fandom but man...

Blah blah blah, obligatory Invader Zim entry. I think badbadrubberpiggy was the straw that broke the camel's back. That site was just so pure saccharine creepiness, and not even the intentional kind either. Also, tight-knit bitch groups.

Badbadrubberpiggy? I am interested in this.

Shhh choco shhhh this is the most entertaining thread we've had in a while don't ruin it