Why?

[Elphaba3]

Why?#0

Posted: 12/5/04 at 1:50pm

Why must so many people make fun of the Wicked fans? What the hell is wrong with loving Wicked? There's nothing wrong with hating it, but there's no need to make fun of its fans.

*ducks*

[BwayTheatre11]

re: Why?#1

Posted: 12/5/04 at 1:50pm

Ya, you better duck.

CCM '10!

[jmaclover]

re: Why?#2

Posted: 12/5/04 at 1:51pm

It happens when all the 12 yo's come out and post a gazillion threads about how much they love Idina and the show.

"I've often said I should put sweets in my chair - they'd spend less time on my a** that way....." ~F.W.B.

[BwayTheatre11]

re: Why?#3

Posted: 12/5/04 at 1:52pm

And threads like this...

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[jmaclover]

re: Why?#4

Posted: 12/5/04 at 1:52pm

Oh yeah, forgot that...

"I've often said I should put sweets in my chair - they'd spend less time on my a** that way....." ~F.W.B.

[Elphaba3]

re: Why?#5

Posted: 12/5/04 at 1:52pm

Not all Wicked fans are 12. I'm 20 and I don't think I make a gazillion posts about it. :)

[check your personality]

re: Why?#6

Posted: 12/5/04 at 1:53pm

This has been addressed many times - I know people will just respond with "everyone obsesses over Wicked, there are a million shows out there that are just as good, people need to realize that Broadway is more than just Idina Menzel" etc. I am a huge Wicked fan, but I don't talk about it much, just because I know what the result will be - but I think it is awesome to love Wicked, and I won't tell anyone anything else. It's just how the info and the Wicked obsession is presented on this board that I guess turns people off. To each his own.

[Elphaba3]

re: Why?#7

Posted: 12/5/04 at 1:53pm

I only posted this to point out that it's not ok to put other down just because they disagree wth you.

[LilElphaba]

re: Why?#8

Posted: 12/5/04 at 1:54pm

Im 12 and im a Huge Wicked fan. I just know that some people get mad when the ysee new Wicked/Idina threads-so i dont make them, i just post on them

I LOVE SHOSHANA BEAN.

[check your personality]

re: Why?#9

Posted: 12/5/04 at 1:55pm

And I totally agree - it's just one of those things, on this posting community, that you know will happen if you talk about Wicked - it isn't that I enjoy reading post after post on people bashing Wicked and Wicked fans, it's just the way it is around here.. I just choose to ignore it and post/read other things.

[jmaclover]

re: Why?#10

Posted: 12/5/04 at 1:56pm

I love Wicked too - but there are other shows I would rather talk about. There's only so much that can be said about one show - everything's been said about Wicked!

"I've often said I should put sweets in my chair - they'd spend less time on my a** that way....." ~F.W.B.

[BwayTheatre11]

re: Why?#11

Posted: 12/5/04 at 1:58pm

I enjoy Wicked, also...

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[check your personality]

re: Why?#12

Posted: 12/5/04 at 1:59pm

I mean Wicked is obviously a great show - look at the numbers for attendance, the ticket sales, etc. It's just that some people here think it is TOO wonderful, according to some posters. It actually doesn't bother me, but I could see where it may be annoying and excessive.

[jmaclover]

re: Why?#13

Posted: 12/5/04 at 2:00pm

After reading the posts here, I realized why Wicked doesn't have a message board...

"I've often said I should put sweets in my chair - they'd spend less time on my a** that way....." ~F.W.B.

[dotmarie]

re: Why?#14

Posted: 12/5/04 at 2:02pm

I love Wicked, too.

But there's a difference between a Wicked fan and a Wicked fan who talks (posts) of nothing BUT Wicked, Idina, Kristin, Taye, and Eden.

There's a life outside your Wickedly designed apartment.

[check your personality]

re: Why?#15

Posted: 12/5/04 at 2:04pm

Very good point, Dot. I totally agree. I think it is funny, however, how you can easily identify (in most cases) who is what kind of fan.

[Elphaba3]

re: Why?#16

Posted: 12/5/04 at 2:04pm

Good points, guys. I admit I am a little obsessive about it, but I'm trying to branch out. :) Ther are a lot of other equally wonderful shows out there.

[luvtheEmcee]

re: Why?#17

Posted: 12/5/04 at 2:05pm

Exactly. I like Wicked; it's hardly "the best thing ever," but it's a fun show. Really, I think Wicked is all well and good. But, there's a difference between someone who enjoys the show and someone whose life revolves around it.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

[Idina's BIGGEST fan]

re: Why?#18

Posted: 12/5/04 at 2:06pm

i'm just going to keep my mouth shut because I know people already hate me on this site.

~*DeFy GrAvItY*~

[jmaclover]

re: Why?#19

Posted: 12/5/04 at 2:07pm

Yes, a lot of people do hate you.

But it's ok, it's only because of your username and your first 100 posts - all containing the words: Wicked, Taye, Idina, Diggs, Menzel.

"I've often said I should put sweets in my chair - they'd spend less time on my a** that way....." ~F.W.B.

[check your personality]

re: Why?#20

Posted: 12/5/04 at 2:12pm

IDK, hate is too strong a word for me. I think half the problem with the Wicked obsessive fans has to do with seasoned posters who just attack, especially when most of the Wicked-crazed posters just joined and don't know how to suppress the desire to go all out Wicked right away - maybe lurking is the best temporary solution

[jmaclover]

re: Why?#21

Posted: 12/5/04 at 2:14pm

I feel bad for Wicked - it has received such a bad rap.

"I've often said I should put sweets in my chair - they'd spend less time on my a** that way....." ~F.W.B.

[TabooWickedFan]

re: Why?#22

Posted: 12/5/04 at 2:17pm

i like wicked i think it is a great show and the message is very powerful. I am a 16 year old girl and I don't think I have posted under many wicked threads, but i have always laughed though when people make another thread about wicked to say why are there so many threads about wicked or why can't everyone be nice to the Wicked fans. I think that people are just posting there opinions about the young wicked fans, do I think they are harsh sometimes? yes i do, but sometimes people don't search. So all I think we should do is just try and condense down the wicked threads and everyone should just try to be supportive of what other people enjoy and let everyone just post what they want *but* there is no need for 8 threads about Idina and how great she is. Some people may think that some may not but there is no need for so many threads.

my .02 cents, wow I have had that bottled up for quite a while.

"But I relish every brillant inspired moment. This is who I'm determined to be- an actor/singer/dancer-no, I take that back, this is who I am. These people are my tribe, my destiny. I know it. -How I Paid for College; A story of sex, theft, friendship and musical theater.

[dotmarie]

re: Why?#23

Posted: 12/5/04 at 2:18pm

check your personality, I agree. Definitely. I don't in the slightest HATE these Wicked fans, I just find it annoying and I think people here put up with so many over the top Wicked fans that they come off as 'hating' them; it IS too strong of a word.

Wicked DOES have a bad rep now, and because of its biggest fans; kind of ironic...

[millie_dillmount]

re: Why?#24

Posted: 12/5/04 at 2:21pm

First of all, I really don't mind if people here talk about Wicked (hey, it's a Broadway show and this is a Broadway message board), but it sucks when people post like this:

OMG! LYKE IDINA SIGNED MY PLAYBILL!!! OMG OMG! YAYAYAYAYAY!

or

WiCkEd iS sO kEwL gO sEe It YeS yOu ShOuLd BeCaUsE iT iS lYkE tHe GrEaTeSt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611