Fandom needs an FAQ

[veronica_rich]

I was trying to find something for "Star Wars" online this morning because I am not a fan and know little about it. Here's a fun exercise: Pop a bucket of corn and get a Coke, then Google "Darth Vader army" to try to find the name. Settle in and get comfortable.

This prompted me to think, we really need an FAQ that can be Googled for POTC for those poor clueless souls who know nothing about our franchise. I don't mean recommendations or anything - I mean facts about the movies, names of characters and places and things that can be taken directly from the screen, that any uninformed idiot who wanted to spend 9 hours watching could find out on their own.

Comments

[venusinchains.livejournal.com]

If that TV Guide entry is very recent, it would make sense (except that the actors names aren't mentioned in the paragraph). But back when the film was first released, the big names would have been Depp and Rush and the "teen" draws were Depp and Bloom. No one had really heard of Keira. I wonder if Sparrabeth - and summaries like that one - would have become so prevalent if Keira hadn't become an Oscar Nominated actress. I'm guessing not.

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

I don't know - I think there would still be a need for some women to self-insert via Elizabeth. It's more how the movies are set up, than anything - one woman and multiple men? She can have her choice pick. I bet that's what appealed.