History of Fanfiction: Who Used It First?
Added 2025-07-10 10:02:19 +0000 UTCHooray, the twentieth century is coming into view! Science fiction fandom, the first use of "fan fiction", and a minor digression on mimeographs, hectographs, and spirit duplicators :D
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/ZHOpO-t8vzM
Comments
I learned so much from this video. Thank you for doing so much research.
Alex Taylor
2025-07-11 20:09:19 +0000 UTCAlso, Gestetner!
Paul Compton
2025-07-10 22:17:07 +0000 UTCI've always understood it to be a mi mee oh graph and the pronunciation guides seem to back that up. Now I have an image in my head of some busybody presenting evidence to local councilors about how the town centre is being over-run by street performers and has produced a Mime-O-graph to demonstrate that.
Paul Compton
2025-07-10 22:15:46 +0000 UTC"let us pause in 1937 for two notable things..." (video ends) My curiosity has been left hanging :)
chromicacid
2025-07-10 21:35:58 +0000 UTCFinally I have time to sit down and watch the video.
Christoph
2025-07-10 19:56:03 +0000 UTCLet us pause in 1937 ... and take a deep breath, things are about to get crazy again.
Ekij
2025-07-10 18:14:06 +0000 UTCI haven't finished the rest of it yet, so it's just a cliffhanger XD
Jill Bearup
2025-07-10 15:51:55 +0000 UTCI've never heard the term "scientifiction" but I recall quite violent arguments in the 1970s about "SF" vs. "sci-fi"; the former being the only acceptable term for true fans of the genre, and the latter used only by dilettantes, the great unwashed, and assorted filthy casuals. Also, this video appears to cut off in the middle at 4:10
Chris Doherty
2025-07-10 15:48:12 +0000 UTCHow else could you tell whether the teacher was well prepared or just winging it today?
Allan West
2025-07-10 13:47:03 +0000 UTCSpirit duplicators. Simpler times of fragrant purple ink dittos. Did UK students do this like we did in the US with fresh printed handouts? https://youtu.be/Uu3iCvAQCHg?si=tx_-QipYXqGzWJ7Q
Roger Germinder
2025-07-10 12:17:15 +0000 UTC
