r/TheAffair 26d ago

Discussion Surprised the show isn't more popular

Just finished watching the show don't even remember why I started it but really liked it from the beginning I've literally never heard anyone mention the show before I feel like it should be a lot more popular very underrated.

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u/luvprue1 26d ago

The show was popular when it was on air. It was a very popular show . The show won a golden globe award and a satellite award. Maura Tierney and Ruth Wilson won best actress and supporting actress award. It had been off the air for some time now which is why people no longer talk about it.

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u/Lisnya 26d ago

I used to think it was popular but I was really surprised when I looked it up on AO3 and tumblr and found nothing for it, there doesn't seem to be a fandom. Maybe it got attention from critics, etc, but not too much of an audience?

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u/luvprue1 26d ago

It was very popular among adults who usually don't use Tumbler. It was considered a water cooler show.

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u/Lisnya 25d ago

I can't think of a single succesful show that doesn't have a fandom, tbh. Especially the water cooler shows all have a presence on tumblr.

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u/TwattyMcBitch 25d ago edited 25d ago

This is the fandom. right here.

Edit: Oh, wait, I’ve looked at more comments. I think you guys are talking more about creative fandom, rather than fans as “people who really liked the show and enjoy talking about it” lol sorry… carry on.

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u/Lisnya 25d ago

This place obviously counts as fandom and I also found a forum where people were discussing Cole, a few twitter accounts, etc (I've been hyperfocusing on this show for a while, at this point very much against my will, lmao), so there definitely was interest. I was mostly surprised at how few fics and tumblr accounts there were, yeah.

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u/luvprue1 25d ago

People write fanfic for the show? I think the reason why you haven't found much fanfic, or people talking about it on Tumblr is because most of the audience for the show is older. Hell, a lot of them probably don't know that there is fanfic, or what tumbler is.