You saw the movies before you read the books?! *unfriends you*

I'm pretty glad about long-lasting fandoms myself. After all, Jane Austen is tremendously popular, and we're only 200 years behind the curve on her. ;) I don't understand snobbery about being in a fandom before someone else is. After all, it's a shared interest that you all enjoy. It's more people to talk about your mania, without driving crazy all those friends and family who are not interested. :D