Table of Contents
Foreword Stephen J. Sansweet 1
Introduction Kristin M. Barton 5
Section 1 Fan Productions
Can't Stop the Sequel: How the Serenity-Inspired Browncoats: Redemption Is Changing the Future of Fan Films Kristin M. Barton 9
Dark Shadows Fandom, Then and Now (1966-2013) Jeff Thompson 23
Spellbound: An Analysis of Adult-Oriented Harry Potter Fanfiction Don Tresca 36
Recut Film Trailers, Nostalgia and the Teen Film Kathleen Williams 47
Section 2 Social Media
Bringing Piety Back: Tim Tebow, Sports and American Culture Susan Orenstein 61
Fan-Made Time: The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Owain Gwynne 76
The Fandom Is Out There: Social Media and The X-Files Online Bethan Jones 92
Alternate Reality Games, Narrative Disbursement and Canon: The Lost Experience Kent Aardse 106
Section 3 Fan-Influenced Content
Block Party: A Look at Adult Fans of LEGO Jennifer C. Garlen 119
A New Kind of Pandering: Supernatural and the World of Fanfiction Anissa M. Graham 131
Desiring the Tangible: Disneyland, Fandom and Spatial Immersion Meyrav Koren-Kuik 146
Chuck Versus the Advertiser: How Fan Activism and Footlong Subway Sandwiches Saved a Television Series Kristin M. Barton 159
"Guys, where are we?" Podcasts, Online Video and Lost's Participatory Culture Michael Graves 173
Afterword: The Past and Future of Fandom Studies Jonathan Malcolm Lampley 191
About the Contributors 197
Index 199