I'm watching the documentary on Galaxy Quest (thanks to everyone who suggested it) and I feel so seen as a con-going nerd?
"Real Fandom is about creating this illusion that in some way this piece of popular culture may in fact be real. I have always felt that cosplay is the purest, most wonderful expression of love [for a show]."
"If youre a sports kid, which I suspect you arnt if youre watching this, its not enough to be in the NBA, you need to win the championship with 3 seconds to go. For US, the fantasy is getting the call from Captain Kirk and he's saying the Enterprise is in trouble and only you and your nerdy friends have the info required to get it out of the situation its in, can you help me? Nerds don't have to be the sidekick; they can be the heroes."