History Main / ConvertedFanboy

* Non-nerdy example: Creator/SeanConnery had no interest in golf until he had to learn to play while filming ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'' in order to convincingly keep up with avid golfer Creator/GertFrobe. Connery ended up falling in love with the game, and it became his most well known hobby, with him participating in numerous tournaments.

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** On the other hand, Sophia got her brother Nicol interested in romance novels as well. However, [[ExploitedTrope Sophia has a hidden agenda]]--Nicol has a crush on Catarina, but he is caught in a FriendVersusLover dilemma as Catarina is betrothed to his ChildhoodFriend Geordo and wants to find a way to forget Catarina. Specifically, Sophia is recommending Nicol so-called "[[SympatheticAdulterer Stolen Love]]" novels, where a woman betrothed or promised to another man instead falls in love with someone else. ''That'' is exactly what she wants to happen between Nicol, Geordo, and Catarina, not to mention that Sophia ''also'' [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer has a crush on Catarina]]...

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* ''[[VideoGame/SaintsRowIV Saints Row IV]]'': Matt's loyalty mission involves [[PlayerCharacter The Boss]] using the simulation to help Matt live out a SelfInsert [[ShowWithinAShow Nyte Blayde]] fanficti-er "[[InsistentTerminology expanded universe fiction]]". While The Boss is initially annoyed at the mission, they slowly but surely gain interest when Matt explains what the show is about.

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* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'': In "Friendship Hates Magic!", Mrs. Beakley isn't very impressed with ''Darkwing Duck'' when Launchpad first shows it to her. By the time they reach the {{Cliffhanger}} ending, she's become a die-hard fan.

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* Rebecca Ford, the community manager of ''VideoGame/{{Warframe}}'', eventually became a fan of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' due to all the jokes and references to the show made by the community. Even commissioning [[https://old.reddit.com/r/Warframe/comments/c3s2ws/atlas_and_rhino_commission_i_got/ art of Rhino and Atlas]] posing as [[Manga/BattleTendency Joseph and Caesar]].

* Despite being cast as ComicBook/JeanGrey, Creator/FamkeJanssen was apparently not too aware of ''Franchise/XMen'' lore since it took fans excitedly telling her about ''ComicBook/TheDarkPhoenixSaga'' for her to read the comics. Needless to say, she thought the storyline was pretty awesome and couldn't wait for the films to eventually adapt it. It's also because of her excitement that she later admitted to thinking ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'', which relegated the Dark Phoenix aspects to only one of the many subplots, as a mess.

* Renowned comic book painter Creator/AlexRoss originally could not care less for the Franchise/XMen, even more so for ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} who has had less than savory depictions in Ross's books (''ComicBook/EarthX'' had Wolvie as an [[TakeThat alcoholic fatass who sits around watching TV all day]]). Then Bryan Singer's [[Film/XMen1 little movie]] came out and Ross jumped at the chance to be part of a relaunch for the comic line, [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zKJYl7_VYh8/UXVfNMUnh_I/AAAAAAAABTw/DCqijtCTZNs/s1600/tumblr_mf42w1dvhs1rk7w2qo3_1280.jpg even]] [[http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_Ms7YrqtI5g/UXVfPvjaVtI/AAAAAAAABUI/k-FbGLFpwLE/s1600/tumblr_mf42w1dvhs1rk7w2qo5_1280.jpg creating]] [[http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6jzSz_zoVFc/UXVfNNgFuxI/AAAAAAAABT8/awl8uUnkAb4/s1600/tumblr_mf42w1dvhs1rk7w2qo2_1280.jpg redesigns]]. Unfortunately, [[WhatCouldHaveBeen he wasn't able to be part of what would ultimately become]] Creator/GrantMorrison's [[ComicBook/NewXMen run]] but was still left liking the team more than he initially did.

* Throughout the ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' movies and their subsequent appearances in the wider Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, you can tell that the titular team have grown to love 70s and 80s pop music just as much as their leader Peter Quill does.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. In 'Read It And Weep', where Rainbow Dash resists trying the book Twilight suggested she read because she believes reading is for eggheads which [[{{Tomboy}} Rainbow Dash]] is definitely not. Eventually, the boredom of being stuck in a hospital room with nothing to do gets to her, and she tries it... and ends up loving it, of course.

* The plot of the first part of ''Anime/OtakuNoVideo''.

** As a result of his FanDumb misrepresenting his character, Creator/MaraWilson used to hate Doug because she thought he was like a Perez Hilton persona. But she was soon convinced that he was a genuinely nice guy (she even {{squee}}d over some of his reviews), Critic got one more HumiliationConga in his long line of many, everyone found out [[MemeticBadass you don't fuck with her]], and she's now best friends with [[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick Lindsay Ellis]].

* Creator/JJAbrams' ''Film/StarTrek2009'' reinvigorated the love of ''Franchise/StarTrek'' for many longtime fans and brought in hordes of new fans from casual viewers. A ton of die-hard Trekkies, however, will tell you that you're not a "true fan" if you only like the Abrams movie.

* Partly a reason why Creator/PatrickStewart went from grouchy ClassicallyTrainedExtra to genuine passionate advocate for ''Franchise/StarTrek'' is because he discovered that a good number of Trekkies became fans of Creator/WilliamShakespeare's plays when they went to see theatrical productions Stewart took part in.

** Similarly, Rachel Tietz, who plays Rebecca Stone in ''WebVideo/DemoReel'', had not seen much of Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses prior to her audition. She then watched a few episodes of The Nostalgia Critic, and enjoyed what she saw, particularly the ''{{Film/Signs}}'' review.
* When Jeffrey Katzenberg was named the head of Creator/{{Disney}} studio in 1984, he admitted that he had little interest in their struggling [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon animation department]]... but cut to ten years later when their [[UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation Renaissance]] was in full swing, and it had become the ''only'' department at the studio that he had any interest in. When he resigned from Disney in late 1993, he famously turned down an offer to run the entire Creator/DreamWorks studio, choosing instead to only run Creator/DreamWorksAnimation.

* ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'':

* Endo in ''LightNovel/EndoAndKobayashiLiveTheLatestOnTsundereVillainessLieselotte'' only started playing the {{Fictional|VideoGame}} RomanceGame ''Magikoi'' because his crush Kobayashi likes it, and hopes they can have more conversational topics. But still, he got to play it for a month and a half before the current story.

* ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'':
** Catarina's love of otome games and otaku culture in her past life is directly stated to be the result of her best friend Atsuko. This process is later repeated when she and Sophia ([[spoiler:[[ReincarnationFriendship Atsuko's reincarnation]]]]) get Mary interested in romance novels.
** On the other hand, Sophia got her brother Nicol interested in romance novels as well. However, [[ExploitedTrope Sophia has a hidden agenda]]--Nicol has a crush on Catarina, but he is caught in a FriendVersusLover dilemma as Catarina is betrothed to his ChildhoodFriend Geordo and wants to find a way to forget Catarina. Specifically, Sophia is recommending Nicol so-called "[[SympatheticAdulterer Stolen Love]]" novels, where a woman betrothed or promised to another man instead falls in love with someone else. ''That'' is exactly what she wants to happen between Nicol, Geordo, and Catarina, not to mention that Sophia ''also'' [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer has a crush on Catarina]]...