Source: io9
One thing ensures that fans of a book series, TV show, or movie will remain legion long after new material has faded. Just one thing separates Star Wars, Doctor Who, and Firefly from Lost, The X-Files, and Buffy.
You’ve seen them. Whether you’ve ever been to a convention like San Diego Comic Con or simply seen the pictures, you know what they look like. People walking the floor, posing for pictures, lining up for panels dressed as stormtroopers, ghostbusters, Enterprise Red Shirts. You spotted the Doctor’s scarf or the Hogwarts cloak. These are the purest of fans, folks who’ve devoted a certain portion of their lives to caring about their pop culture in a way that many of us can’t imagine. They are the beating heart that gives a property life after death. After cancellation, after finales, after releases: These are the people who keep hope alive, who nurture worlds that have run their course.
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Without uniforms how can people emulate their favorite franchise on Halloween? How can one carry on the legacy? It really all makes sense. What do you think? Are there other elements that are the key ingredient to have an everlasting quality for franchises?
