Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Fangasm


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUGLqq5TdaE

There is a new show on Syfy that is called Fangasm. And this show represents geeks being, well geeks. They are so proud of everything they love. This show got my attention. But the more I watched it, and the more I learned about reality television in class I started to understand why this show grabbed my attention. Everything these people stand for and believe in is so foreign to me, like if it was another culture. Duck Dynasty, Honey Boo, and Real Housewives have that similarity in common. I cannot stop watching because it is so different than my life style and that is one of the main reasons that can draw you in.

But this reality TV show specifically got my attention after Caleb had his discussion in class. Because I would have had no idea what cosplay even meant. But in the show Fangasm it talked about the issue of women being to revealing while they dress up in costume. And the interesting part of this show is that it really gets the essences of a geeks’ passion in life.  When they got to pitch their own superhero to one of their role models, Stan Lee, I even got excited for them.

This TV show represents a lot more than a pretty girl in glasses, it shows the idea that the geek life is becoming a culture. I was unaware of how much preparation it took to get ready for a comic convention until I watched this show. I had no idea that LARP means live action role-play.  I love watching the show and respect anybody who shows passion in what they love. I feel like Fangasm shows a great representation of some geeks’ life style and help the world understand geeks a bit better.

            

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