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The Fans Are Out There
| Video | |
|---|---|
| Title: | The Fans Are Out There |
| Creator: | Sara Cutcher |
| Date(s): | November 26th 2017 |
| Medium: | live-action |
| Length: | 17:46min |
| Genre: | documentary |
| Fandom: | X-Files |
| Topic: | X-Files fans (X-Philes) and fan behaviour |
| External Links: | Youtube |
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The Fans Are Out There is an approx 18 minute documentary created by an X-Files fandom vidder. It was made available on Youtube in November 26th 2017. It focuses on the fans and the fandom and features interviews of a handful of female fans.
Some topics covered:
- the phenomenon of The X-Files. That some nods by other shows to the X-Files that can be found on Castle, The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men and others
- X-Philes, Philedom and the beginning of internet fandom and Fannish influence on TPTB (Ratboy, Leyla Harrison, ...)
- The Scully Effect
- Shipping
- fandom related tattoos
- Collecting Merchandise/Memorabilia
- Fan Vidding and fan art
About
This short documentary about The X-Files and it's fans, and has been 2 years in the making. It was done for my graduate thesis, and has been a labor of love and fun. I hope you all enjoy it. No copyright infringement is intended. This was done for educational purposes.