History Analysis / ItsPopularNowItSucks

This elitist tendency essentially turns {{Fandom}} into a speculations market -- if you like it before it's popular, or if you hate something because it's popular, only then does your profit margin in coolness points amount to anything when you fling away your shares in the fandom in horror of the masses. (Incidentally, note the jargon here. "Speculations market". "Profit margin". "Shares". Ironic, no?) If it never Sells Out, no one will get the name recognition when you say "I liked X before it was popular." Ironically, fandoms of little-known works almost always expand by word of mouth -- ''the very reason it became popular'' is that these people kept talking about how cool it was, and enjoying acclaim from being the one "in the know" about a good work before anyone else. (Which they lose when it becomes popular.) For further irony value, these snobs often claim to be X's [[NoTrueScotsman original and/or true fans]] -- but, in dropping X like a hot potato after X becomes popular, they actually reveal themselves to be fair weather fans (or, if you prefer, foul weather fans), since if they truly were a fan of X, then they would be supportive of X regardless of its popularity.

This elitist tendency essentially turns {{Fandom}} into a speculations market -- if you like it before it's popular, or if you hate something because it's popular, only then does your profit margin in coolness points amount to anything when you fling away your shares in the fandom in horror of the masses. (Incidentally, note the jargon here. "Speculations market". "Profit margin". "Shares". Ironic, no?) If it never Sells Out, no one will get the name recognition when you say "I liked X before it was popular." Ironically, fandoms of little-known works almost always expand by word of mouth -- ''the very reason it became popular'' is that these people kept talking about how cool it was, and enjoying acclaim from being the one "in the know" about a good work before anyone else. (Which they lose when it becomes popular.) For further irony value, these snobs often claim to be X's [[NoTTrueScotsman original and/or true fans]] -- but, in dropping X like a hot potato after X becomes popular, they actually reveal themselves to be fair weather fans (or, if you prefer, foul weather fans), since if they truly were a fan of X, then they would be supportive of X regardless of its popularity.

This elitist tendency essentially turns {{Fandom}} into a speculations market -- if you like it before it's popular, or if you hate something because it's popular, only then does your profit margin in coolness points amount to anything when you fling away your shares in the fandom in horror of the masses. (Incidentally, note the jargon here. "Speculations market". "Profit margin". "Shares". Ironic, no?) If it never Sells Out, no one will get the name recognition when you say "I liked X before it was popular." Ironically, fandoms of little-known works almost always expand by word of mouth -- ''the very reason it became popular'' is that these people kept talking about how cool it was, and enjoying acclaim from being the one "in the know" about a good work before anyone else. (Which they lose when it becomes popular.) For further irony value, these snobs often claim to be X's [[FanDumb original and/]][[LogicBomb or true fans]] -- but, in dropping X like a hot potato after X becomes popular, they actually reveal themselves to be fair weather fans (or, if you prefer, foul weather fans), since if they truly were a fan of X, then they would be supportive of X regardless of its popularity.

This elitist tendency essentially turns {{Fandom}} into a speculations market -- if you like it before it's popular, or if you hate something because it's popular, only then does your profit margin in coolness points amount to anything when you fling away your shares in the fandom in horror of the masses. (Incidentally, note the jargon here. "Speculations market". "Profit margin". "Shares". [[NotSoDifferent Ironic, no?]]) If it never Sells Out, no one will get the name recognition when you say "I liked X before it was popular." Ironically, fandoms of little-known works almost always expand by word of mouth -- ''the very reason it became popular'' is that these people kept talking about how cool it was, and enjoying acclaim from being the one "in the know" about a good work before anyone else. (Which they lose when it becomes popular.) For further irony value, these snobs often claim to be X's [[FanDumb original and/]][[LogicBomb or true fans]] -- but, in dropping X like a hot potato after X becomes popular, they actually reveal themselves to be fair weather fans (or, if you prefer, foul weather fans), since if they truly were a fan of X, then they would be supportive of X regardless of its popularity.

c} This causes a case of {{Sequelitis}} in the studio, due to the hope of making more money. Said sequels, unlike the original, not always, but usually ''will'' use the usual crowd-pleasing tropes mentioned above, as well as re-tooling the original film's premise to appeal to younger audiences.

c} This causes a case of {{Sequelitis}} in the studio, due to the hope of making more money. Said sequels, unlike the original, ''will'' use the usual crowd-pleasing tropes mentioned above, as well as re-tooling the original film's premise to appeal to younger audiences.

c} This causes a full-throated case of {{Sequelitis}} in the studio, due to the hope of making more money. Said sequels, unlike the original, ''will'' use the usual crowd-pleasing tropes mentioned above, as well as re-tooling the original film's premise to appeal to younger audiences.

a} An initial film (''Film/TheMatrix'' being a good example, as was ''Cube'') is released, which the releasing studio does not expect to be a mainstream success. Because the initial film is only expected to appeal to a niche audience, the storyline will often be more intelligent than usual, and the producers very often won't resort to the usual cheap gimmicks (excessive [[{{Fanservice}} nudity]] or Michael Bay-like explosions unless those are genuinely in context with the storyline, etc) which are intended to draw in large audiences.

c} This causes a full-throated case of {{Sequelitis}} in the studio, due to the hope of making more money. Said sequels, unlike the original, ''will'' use the usual crowd-pleasing tropes mentioned above, as well as re-tooling the original film's premise to appeal to fifteen year old morons.

a} An initial film (''Film/TheMatrix'' being a good example, as was ''Cube'') is released, which the releasing studio does not expect to be a mainstream success. Because the initial film is only expected to appeal to a niche audience, the storyline will often be more intelligent than usual, and the producers very often won't resort to the usual cheap gimmicks (excessive [[FanService nudity]] or Michael Bay-like explosions unless those are genuinely in context with the storyline, etc) which are intended to draw in large audiences.