Ha! I know exactly what you mean. I've tried telling my friends why I adore SGA and find myself stalling when I try to explain why it's objectively good, rather than just telling people how much I like it when Sheppard and McKay bicker - seriously, that was the best I could do.
When it was Buffy and X-Files and due South (is there some common thread that's made us love the same shows?!), it was easy to get my friends to sit in front of that first episode and get hooked. With SGA, I just have to play the 'look, I can't explain it. Just give it a go' card. Which only works on a limited number of people.
It's not painful to me - I've accepted that it's not a obsession hobby I will share with my friends. I've become a bit reclusive and hide away at my computer a lot... but that doesn't make SGA a harder fandom to be in.
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When it was Buffy and X-Files and due South (is there some common thread that's made us love the same shows?!), it was easy to get my friends to sit in front of that first episode and get hooked. With SGA, I just have to play the 'look, I can't explain it. Just give it a go' card. Which only works on a limited number of people.
It's not painful to me - I've accepted that it's not a
obsessionhobby I will share with my friends. I've become a bit reclusive and hide away at my computer a lot... but that doesn't make SGA a harder fandom to be in.Honest.