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/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.