Fandom or Lifestyle?

jalexbrown · 05-08-2009, 03:50 PM

This is an individual question, not necessarily wrong or right. I'm just wondering if, for you, your love for TMNT is simple fandom, or if it's actually manifested itself into a lifestyle.

For me, my love for the Turtles is a lifestyle. Not lifestyle in the sense that I'm eating pizza every day or anything like that; it's a lifestyle in the sense that I feel a real, lifestyle connection when I meet another Turtles fan. It's not like "Oh, you're a fan, too? That's cool" and them I'm on my way; when I meet a Turtles fan I want to talk with them about Turtles, life, and how possibly Turtles had an affect on life.

So which one is it for you?

(EDIT: I realized after typing and posting all this that the word shold have really been culture and not lifestyle, but it's close enough to what I meant to ask for government work.)

*Scandia* · 05-08-2009, 04:09 PM

Just another one of my fandoms.

Wrighcr20 · 05-08-2009, 06:10 PM

Fandom, but it doesn't mean I wouldn't want to talk about it with others. I am on a TMNT message board

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*Buslady* · 05-08-2009, 06:13 PM

both
yep both
it is just one of my fandoms but it's also affected me in normal life in that i keep turtles

*VaughnMichael* · 05-08-2009, 06:26 PM

I'd say a mixture of both also, the turtles have become a big part of my life over the years, some aspects I wish they didn't but I can't take back the things I know or have seen.

*Powder* · 05-08-2009, 09:18 PM

For me its deffinately a lifestyle i went through alot of hard times as a kid/teenager and my admiration for the tmnt is what drove me to keep pushin.. times where i felt suicidal and so on turtles deffinately put a smile on my face or took my mind off things. that being said my life meshed with theirs, i eat pizza at LEAST every other day, the most commonly played songs on my ipod are the movie/video game soundtracks, 60 percent of my closet is tmnt shirts, color preference tends to be green (or blue being leo is my favorite) im a musician (perdominantly a rapper) and alot of my work samples songs from the franchise, referances characters or points in my life affected by them, i started a music side project completely based on the music style of the turtles in time video game, i have tons of sketchbooks filled with tmnt drawings, my room is painted green, love interests have to have at the least an appreciation for the tmnt if not a common love, i cry when i watch the first movie so on and so fourth. That was a hell of a run on sentance... i could go on to write a book but yeah. lifestyle.

**Jester** · 05-08-2009, 09:30 PM

I think I'll say both as well. It's a fandom that I enjoy among others, but if you look at my Youtube page, there's a lot of Turtle related stuff...

Tuxedo Moroboshi · 05-08-2009, 10:11 PM

I'll admit that it might have been somewhat of a lifestyle for me when I was six, as that was around the time the Turtles were, like, EVERYWHERE!

Nowadays, I'd call it more of a fandom. Plus, I'm not quite as into the '87 toon (what got me into TMNT way back when) anymore, but I do enjoy the Mirage comics, the 2k3 toon (except for Fast Forward and Back to the Sewer), and the movies (except for the third one).

Ya, I don't really eat, sleep, and breathe the Turtles, but it is definitely a big fandom of mine.

*triplexxx* · 05-09-2009, 07:17 AM

Definitely lifestyle, one of the few things I've never let go of growing up.

*BubblyShell22* · 05-09-2009, 09:49 AM

I'd definitely say it's a lifestyle for me. I love meeting new fans of the Turtles, have quite a few DVDs of them, and even write fan fics for them. The Turtles have helped me through some tough times, and I'll never forget that.

*Hero* · 05-09-2009, 11:44 AM

I'd say fandom for me but has influenced my life quite a bit.

===HERO

1984 · 05-09-2009, 11:57 AM

Just a fan, I find it hard to justify calling it a lifestyle in my own personal case but that is not to say that others couldn't. Interesting thread by the way.

*Spike Spiegel* · 05-09-2009, 02:16 PM

I never really thought of it in these terms...I'd say that it has affected the way that I see life and the world around me. It has helped shape my lifestyle, but I don't consider it a lifestyle on its own.

*Samhain* · 05-09-2009, 03:38 PM

Fandom, but i do like meeting other tmnt fans.

**Machias Banshee** · 05-09-2009, 07:09 PM

Wicked fandom. A lot of my internet stuff is turtles related, except for my science and news junk. I've yet to meet up with other TMNT fans, though... real life keeps me busy enough.

*Candy Kappa* · 05-09-2009, 07:15 PM

its a healthy mix....

*TheCanadiandrome* · 05-09-2009, 08:27 PM

anyone ever heard of a show called "Fanatical"? it airs in Canda on Deja Vu and one episode featured two TMNT collectors and for them, it was more than fandom, it was a lifestyle. for me it's fandom, and kind of an obsession, cause i want to get every season on dvd and i want to hunt down alot of the toys i didn't get originally

*Cipher* · 05-09-2009, 09:03 PM

On the list of things that have influenced my life, Turtles ranks fairly low.

I enjoy it to pieces, but I don't think I'd ever let any franchise/fiction affect my life choices or personality.

thebrownranger · 05-09-2009, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cipher

I enjoy it to pieces, but I don't think I'd ever let any franchise/fiction affect my life choices or personality.

Yeah same goes for me. Although tmnt is really my only fandom so I'm still proud to be a fan!

Wrighcr20 · 05-10-2009, 07:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TMNT_25

anyone ever heard of a show called "Fanatical"? it airs in Canda on Deja Vu and one episode featured two TMNT collectors and for them, it was more than fandom, it was a lifestyle. for me it's fandom, and kind of an obsession, cause i want to get every season on dvd and i want to hunt down alot of the toys i didn't get originally

Here is part 1 of 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xaxev...39E4D&index=14

05-08-2009, 03:50 PM	#1
jalexbrown Foot Soldier Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 139	Fandom or Lifestyle? This is an individual question, not necessarily wrong or right. I'm just wondering if, for you, your love for TMNT is simple fandom, or if it's actually manifested itself into a lifestyle. For me, my love for the Turtles is a lifestyle. Not lifestyle in the sense that I'm eating pizza every day or anything like that; it's a lifestyle in the sense that I feel a real, lifestyle connection when I meet another Turtles fan. It's not like "Oh, you're a fan, too? That's cool" and them I'm on my way; when I meet a Turtles fan I want to talk with them about Turtles, life, and how possibly Turtles had an affect on life. So which one is it for you? (EDIT: I realized after typing and posting all this that the word shold have really been culture and not lifestyle, but it's close enough to what I meant to ask for government work.)

05-08-2009, 04:09 PM	#2
Scandia Mad Scientist Join Date: May 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 2,265	Just another one of my fandoms. __________________ Turtles fight with honor!!!

05-08-2009, 06:10 PM	#3
Wrighcr20 Thug Join Date: May 2009 Location: The A Posts: 54	Fandom, but it doesn't mean I wouldn't want to talk about it with others. I am on a TMNT message board. __________________ "Let me tell you a story."

05-08-2009, 06:13 PM	#4
Buslady WingsOfDarkness! Perkele! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: In 7803... Posts: 4,366	both yep both it is just one of my fandoms but it's also affected me in normal life in that i keep turtles __________________

05-08-2009, 09:30 PM	#7
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,293	I think I'll say both as well. It's a fandom that I enjoy among others, but if you look at my Youtube page, there's a lot of Turtle related stuff... __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

05-08-2009, 06:26 PM	#5
VaughnMichael I'm Baaaaaaccck! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 11,833	I'd say a mixture of both also, the turtles have become a big part of my life over the years, some aspects I wish they didn't but I can't take back the things I know or have seen.

05-08-2009, 09:18 PM	#6
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,945	For me its deffinately a lifestyle i went through alot of hard times as a kid/teenager and my admiration for the tmnt is what drove me to keep pushin.. times where i felt suicidal and so on turtles deffinately put a smile on my face or took my mind off things. that being said my life meshed with theirs, i eat pizza at LEAST every other day, the most commonly played songs on my ipod are the movie/video game soundtracks, 60 percent of my closet is tmnt shirts, color preference tends to be green (or blue being leo is my favorite) im a musician (perdominantly a rapper) and alot of my work samples songs from the franchise, referances characters or points in my life affected by them, i started a music side project completely based on the music style of the turtles in time video game, i have tons of sketchbooks filled with tmnt drawings, my room is painted green, love interests have to have at the least an appreciation for the tmnt if not a common love, i cry when i watch the first movie so on and so fourth. That was a hell of a run on sentance... i could go on to write a book but yeah. lifestyle.

05-08-2009, 10:11 PM	#8
Tuxedo Moroboshi Mad Scientist Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Battle Nexus Posts: 1,127	I'll admit that it might have been somewhat of a lifestyle for me when I was six, as that was around the time the Turtles were, like, EVERYWHERE! Nowadays, I'd call it more of a fandom. Plus, I'm not quite as into the '87 toon (what got me into TMNT way back when) anymore, but I do enjoy the Mirage comics, the 2k3 toon (except for Fast Forward and Back to the Sewer), and the movies (except for the third one). Ya, I don't really eat, sleep, and breathe the Turtles, but it is definitely a big fandom of mine. __________________ Hey, be sure to check out my art!

05-09-2009, 07:17 AM	#9
triplexxx Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,809	Definitely lifestyle, one of the few things I've never let go of growing up. __________________ Please don't shoot me Mr. Big Mike. I'm too young and good-looking to die, well too young. I got a father, I got a mother, I got a grandmother, I got a little sister...and a little brother this high (raises hand), and a little brother this high (lowers hand), and little brother this high (lowers hand), and a little brother this high (lowers hand), and a little brother this high (lowers hand) and then I got a great big brother this high (slaps gun and runs). "Fright Night" - Three Stooges

05-09-2009, 09:49 AM	#10
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	I'd definitely say it's a lifestyle for me. I love meeting new fans of the Turtles, have quite a few DVDs of them, and even write fan fics for them. The Turtles have helped me through some tough times, and I'll never forget that.

05-09-2009, 11:44 AM	#11
Hero British Bloke Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 2,298	I'd say fandom for me but has influenced my life quite a bit. ===HERO __________________ Go Green Machine My Facebook -My Tumblr - My Art - Figured 0ut - My Awesome Instagram

05-09-2009, 11:57 AM	#12
1984 Thug Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: VT Posts: 96	Just a fan, I find it hard to justify calling it a lifestyle in my own personal case but that is not to say that others couldn't. Interesting thread by the way. __________________ The Crooked Ninja Turtle Gang

05-09-2009, 03:38 PM	#14
Samhain Dare To Be Stupid! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: 1313 Mockingbird Lane Posts: 4,752	Fandom, but i do like meeting other tmnt fans.

05-09-2009, 07:09 PM	#15
Machias Banshee Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 17,163	Wicked fandom. A lot of my internet stuff is turtles related, except for my science and news junk. I've yet to meet up with other TMNT fans, though... real life keeps me busy enough.

05-09-2009, 07:15 PM	#16
Candy Kappa The Agenda of Existing Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vikingland Posts: 14,596	its a healthy mix.... __________________ devianArt Instagram Youtube Tumblr Art Blog Patreon

05-09-2009, 08:27 PM	#17
TheCanadiandrome Big, Bad & Bold Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Inside the Technodrome; Shredderville; Saskatchewan Posts: 19,719	anyone ever heard of a show called "Fanatical"? it airs in Canda on Deja Vu and one episode featured two TMNT collectors and for them, it was more than fandom, it was a lifestyle. for me it's fandom, and kind of an obsession, cause i want to get every season on dvd and i want to hunt down alot of the toys i didn't get originally __________________ Add me: PSN/XBL; Nintendo Network ID: BDS-3.1.6; Switch FC: SW-3378-5206-8020 TMNT Fan Club: http://sot.ag/4jZR0 Visit My Wish List: http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=30904 My Collection: http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=40276

05-09-2009, 09:03 PM	#18
Cipher Foot Elite Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,454	On the list of things that have influenced my life, Turtles ranks fairly low. I enjoy it to pieces, but I don't think I'd ever let any franchise/fiction affect my life choices or personality.