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Two thoughts: 1. Certain standalone authors had that strength. Stephen King certainly did in the 80s-90s. 2. I think this is why certain fiction series tend t
by officemonkey 12y ago
Two thoughts:
1. Certain standalone authors had that strength. Stephen King certainly did in the 80s-90s.
2. I think this is why certain fiction series tend to have very strong followings. Regardless of the HBO Series, people were hungry for "Dance with Dragons" when it came out.
The internet certainly helps with TV series. Much of the popularity of "LOST" was the skillful manipulation of that popularity by the production. Compare "LOST" with "Heroes" (poor quality rapidly squandered popularity) and "Firefly" (utter failure to leverage the growing fandom.)
- zem 12y agoi think the first time i experienced it was with robert jordan's "wheel of time" novels. before that, my friends and i used to wait eagerly for each new discworld book, but that was mostly a matter of "yay, new pratchett". with wheel of time, we were suddenly waiting to see what happened next, which is a very different feeling.
- goldfeld 12y agoAlso, related to series you have a few film directors who command some of that strength. Tarantino comes to mind, though it's an interesting example because there's a sort of common universe underlying the movies. However as you go more niche/cult you'll probably find small communities who wait dearly on the author's next work, be it a film or a book.
- zem 12y agoand don't forget webcomics! they're an episodic medium with, in some cases, a surprisingly strong following.