I was never a big tv watcher, so some grownup show airing late at night in the middle of the week held no appeal for me as a high school student -- and then of course when I re-encountered the idea of it after college (or after some time at college anyway) I was v. resistant to watching it.

I never identified myself as a sff fan, so it's actually strange to me to realize that most everything I'm fannish about is sff, because I totally didn't grow up with that environment/lit.

I'm a completionist, so not watching a show regularly seems to me both frustrating and almost useless. I mean, I watch stuff I'm not hardcore about, but I'm so aware of what I'm (potentially) misisng in understanding the characters etc. by not having every single episode. And not having a community to discuss with makes me sad.