The Passionate Fan

Emily Nussbaum explores the Community and Doctor Who fan communities: "Cult shows, such as Doctor Who and Community, often have this quality: they shrug off the condescension that people have toward their “lower” genres, using their constraints to find a greater freedom. When you look at a show like that from a distance, it might seem too narrow to contain much of interest. But it’s so much larger when you’re on the inside." Alyssa Rosenberg adds thoughts.