I’d, respectfully, suggest that your unfamiliarity with my examples speaks more to your range of cultural, artistic, sporting, and commercial, interests than it does their global fan bases.
You’re almost definitely right.
Though I’m curious, do these see the same level of Han-and-Leia-wedding-style fanaticism, or is it just that such levels of fanaticism for these things are normal enough that they don’t make the news?
I’d say that the level of fanaticism can be pretty high in many of the examples I used. F1 fans travel all over the world, dress up in funny costumes, and parade around carrying massive flags showing which team or driver they support. Google “Tifosi” for a flavour.
Each of the other have their own version of fanatic behaviour … my favourite for sheer lunatic fun remains the annual Bloomsday celebration of Joyce’s Ulysses.
You’re almost definitely right.
Though I’m curious, do these see the same level of Han-and-Leia-wedding-style fanaticism, or is it just that such levels of fanaticism for these things are normal enough that they don’t make the news?
I’d say that the level of fanaticism can be pretty high in many of the examples I used. F1 fans travel all over the world, dress up in funny costumes, and parade around carrying massive flags showing which team or driver they support. Google “Tifosi” for a flavour.
Lego fans do things like build this 46′ self-supporting bridge http://gizmodo.com/5272536/46+foot-long-self+supporting-lego-bridge-to-set-new-world-record.
Each of the other have their own version of fanatic behaviour … my favourite for sheer lunatic fun remains the annual Bloomsday celebration of Joyce’s Ulysses.