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Overnight Fandom
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| See also: | Real World Events in Fanworks, Satire, Viral, Five Minute Fandom |
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An Overnight Fandom is a fandom triggered by a current event that leads to spontaneous fannish reactions and/or commentary. These fandoms tend to be short-lived microfandoms, leaving little impact on fandom in general.
Overnight fandoms reacting to political events are often of a satiric nature.
Sometimes, an overnight fandom starts with a fan sharing a fic or an idea for funsies; in that case, it might turn into a trope.[1]
Examples
Inspired by Real-Life Events
- Landscaping Company and Crematorium AU (2020)
- Suez Canal Obstruction (2021)
- OceanGate Titanic Incident (2023)
- The Assassination of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson (2024)
Inspired by Memes/Mash-Ups
- Doomguy & Isabelle (2020)
- Goncharov (2020)
- Penis SMP (2021)
- Batman Oral Sex Ban (2021)
- Barbenheimer (2023)
References
- ^ See: Anklebiter