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'''''Media''''' has many definitions in [[mundane]] dictionaries, but in [[fandom]] it refers to [[science fiction]] or [[fantasy]] on a screen -- TV shows, films, videos, [[anime]], etc. | '''''Media''''' has many definitions in [[mundane]] dictionaries, but in [[fandom]] it refers to [[science fiction]] or [[fantasy]] on a screen -- TV shows, films, videos, [[anime]], etc. | ||
| − | While [[sf]] movies and shows interested [[fans]] from the outset, it was not until ''Star Trek'' hit the airwaves in the 1960s that [[science-fiction]] lovers whose primary interest was not books began to connect with [[fandom]] in any numbers. | + | While [[sf]] [[movies]] and shows interested [[fans]] from the outset, it was not until ''Star Trek'' hit the airwaves in the mid-1960s that [[science-fiction]] lovers whose primary interest was not books began to connect with [[fandom]] in any numbers. |
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| + | They soon split off to create their own specialized [[zines]] and [[cons]]. | ||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:fanspeak]] | [[Category:fanspeak]] | ||
Revision as of 01:13, 23 August 2020
Media has many definitions in mundane dictionaries, but in fandom it refers to science fiction or fantasy on a screen -- TV shows, films, videos, anime, etc.
While sf movies and shows interested fans from the outset, it was not until Star Trek hit the airwaves in the mid-1960s that science-fiction lovers whose primary interest was not books began to connect with fandom in any numbers.
They soon split off to create their own specialized zines and cons.
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