What role does Hills (2004) suggest the fans play in the
construction of cult TV? How is new media central to this?
Cult TV is a group of
fans who are highly dedicated to a specific area of culture by doing mutual
activities. Fans play important roles constructing cult TV. Hills (2004) states
that cult TV is centrally important to cult fans' 'lifestyle and identities'
that such fans are so keen to legitimate defend and analyses their own consumption
of cult TV. Cult TV cannot grow without fans. For example, Buffy the vampire
slayer which is one of the biggest cult TV show, has a large groups of fans
around the world. Fans make their intertextual network by creating many websites
and they share their opinions, ideas, and information. Also, Fans can create
fan fiction, commentaries and analyze characters.
According to Hills, cult TV expresses
dedicated fans' fandom. Hills(2004) mentions that "This type of argument
position cult TV, as a 'grassroots' phenomenon, assuming that it is created by
fans rather than by media producers (p.510).”
New media increases
the activities of fans and the Internet has had a big impact on fans. Nowadays
most fans’ activities take place internet. Fans can meet each other easily in a
virtual space and discuss their thought about Cult show. Also, they are able to
propagated fandom. Hills(2004) also states that “by making it easier for fans
to contact other like-minded devotees, the web increases the possibility of
small-scale organised fandoms emerging around a wider variety of TV
shows(p.519).”
Referece
Hills, M. (2004). Defining Cult TV; Texts, Inter-texts and Fan Audiences, the Television
Studies Reader. London and New York: Routledge.
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