Resisting Everything but Temptation

Day 15, for trobadora: what do your oldest and your newest fandom have in common?

To answer this one, I had to really think about what my newest fandom would be, because I haven't actually produced anything in Star Wars fandom yet—I'm still just consuming the vast quantities of media and figuring out where to start. So, a part of me is tempted to call 12 Monkeys the newest, since it's the most recent one I've really played in. But my heart knows the true answer, and it's Star Wars.

So then to the oldest fandom...it should probably be original Trek (and specifically Kirk/Spock), since that's how I found fandom. I think there are some parallels between the mysticism and asceticism of the Jedi order and the Vulcan culture, and probably I am drawn to Obi-Wan and Spock for some of the same reasons, first and foremost their integrity, but also the way they continue to learn and grow, the way they remain true to themselves and what they believe is right regardless of how difficult the challenges are, and what it costs them. Obi-Wan also shares characteristics with Kirk (the charisma, the wisdom, the leadership skills, the clearness of vision). Since ultimately it's characters that draw me into a fandom, I'd say that's probably the biggest intersection of the two.

I did also think back to my earliest 'fandoms', Narnia and Watership Down. I created copious fan art for both before I knew that was a thing, and I can definitely see some intersections there. :) Now I kind of want to read someone's novel-length analysis of the mythology of Star Wars vs. Narnia, but that person would definitely have to be smarter and less tired than I am.

Thank you for the fun question!