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Dean Winchester · 12-10-2004, 01:35 AM

every genre has it's mainstream fare, and it also has it's cult fare. What are things regarded as "cult classics" or the sort that you actually are a member of what makes it such a thing?

For me...

TV:
Buffy The Vampire Slayer.... I used to make fun of Trekkies, until I got into this show... and then suddenly I realized I am just as bad with this as sci-fi "geeks" are with Star Trek. Much like Trekkies, Buffy has been off the air for over a year now and yet we can still have long in-depth discussions about
Roswell
Arrested Development... too soon to call this a cult series?
South Park
Simpsons
Family Guy... the aforementioned three are all well-known but also are very cult

music:
David Bowie... while he has had some mainstream success, I think he is very much a cult artist, there's two camps, you either GET him, or you don't. I for one, do, and love almost all his stuff.
Yoko Ono... very cult. Huge amongst the art-house crowd and among (some) gays and lesbians, reviled by Beatles fans and most everyone else... much like Bowie, you HAVE to GET her to like her... and she is too complex for most to get.

movies:
Halloween... one of the movies that NEVER gets old, I know what happens but it never ceases to entertain me and leave me on the edge of my seat, even tho after 20 times you know exactly what happens
Alien series (well, this can be mainstream AND cult... mainstream fans think the series sucked after pt. 2, cult fans love Alien 3 and think Alien Resurrection does have moments)
Donnie Darko

¤I Love Clay Aiken¤ · 12-10-2004, 01:43 AM

The Brady Bunch gets referred to a lot as a cult classic.

spunkygirl · 12-10-2004, 01:52 AM

I'm a Trekkie of sorts, I love Star Trek: The Next Generation, it's my favorite of the Star Trek series

Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman has a cult following, probably not nearly as big as Buffy, Star Trek, etc...but it's got one, we call ourselves FoLC's (Fans of Lois and Clark) we've got a website for FoLC and everything

Hmmm that's all I can think of

Also I've always wondered how do you know if a show has a cult following? I mean with Buffy, Angel, Star Trek, etc...we know from reading about it in magazines, but shows like Freaks and Geeks, My So Called Life all have cult followings, I've just wondered how you know?

dawsongirl · 12-10-2004, 03:00 AM

Adults who admit to loving a "kiddie" cartoon...like The Powerpuff Girls.

PZelda · 12-10-2004, 03:04 AM

Trading Spaces and its Family edition. Ohhhh god.

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It definitely became a cult following in the spring of 2002. It was just an ordinary show one day and then BOOM! everybody was soooooo obsessed with it. The Family edition started up in July 2003...Nowadays, I prefer the Family edition over the regular one...a lot more mellow.

SBTB Geek · 12-10-2004, 03:56 AM

MOVIES:
"Harold and Maude"
"Napoleon Dynamite"
"Showgirls"
"Welcome to The Dollhouse"

TV Shows:
"Happy Days"
"Saved By The Bell"

I am Him · 12-10-2004, 11:32 AM

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Originally posted by dawsongirl
Adults who admit to loving a "kiddie" cartoon...like The Powerpuff Girls.

The Powerpuff Girls is a super hero spoof. Its not a show targeted at kids nessessarily. I don't know why it's marketed as such.

Penny Lane · 12-10-2004, 11:57 AM

Music: The Beatles

Movies: The Big Chill

Cheech and Chong's Up In Smoke

Dirty Dancing

Tv: Mama's Family

Dean Winchester · 12-10-2004, 01:57 PM

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Originally posted by Penny Lane
Music: The Beatles

Beatles are one I think are sort of a grey area. Their fanbase is so loyal and devoted, but at the same time, they were so massively successful that I'm not really sure if it's "cult" or not. Seinfeld and the Star Wars movies are kinda like that too, both do have a big cult following, but at the same time are so massively successful that you wonder if it's really a "cult" following or if it's just huge. I really debated Bowie since he is so famous but then I decided he's only had a couple "big" albums (last of which was 21 years ago) and most of his work usually only sells to the same 300,000-500,000 loyal fanatics everytime out that he is most likely "cult", since about 80% of people I know who like Bowie are "well, I'd like a good Greatest Hits cd of his", whereas the cult followers are "damn, Reality is such a brilliant record". lol

Penny Lane · 12-10-2004, 02:09 PM

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Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
Beatles are one I think are sort of a grey area. Their fanbase is so loyal and devoted, but at the same time, they were so massively successful that I'm not really sure if it's "cult" or not. Seinfeld and the Star Wars movies are kinda like that too, both do have a big cult following, but at the same time are so massively successful that you wonder if it's really a "cult" following or if it's just huge. I really debated Bowie since he is so famous but then I decided he's only had a couple "big" albums (last of which was 21 years ago) and most of his work usually only sells to the same 300,000-500,000 loyal fanatics everytime out that he is most likely "cult", since about 80% of people I know who like Bowie are "well, I'd like a good Greatest Hits cd of his", whereas the cult followers are "damn, Reality is such a brilliant record". lol

Yup, I know they are far from "cult" status .

Ok, does this count? I love The Doors and Arlo Guthrie.

Liza · 12-10-2004, 02:18 PM

Most of my favorite movies are cult classics, or in the process of becoming one:

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Shock Treatment
Clue
The Pirate (Judy Garland)
Pride and Prejudice (Colin Firth)
Somewhere in Time
Oscar

My music:

Rocky Horror soundtracks (I collect them. Sad, huh?)
All Richard O'Brien music
Broadway
Judy Garland
Bobby Darin
All of my strange French CDs: Brigitte Bardot, Serge Gainsbourg, Francoise Hardy, Isabelle Adjani... I don't even speak French!
ABBA, especially their songs in German

*MIBabe03* · 12-10-2004, 03:05 PM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Liza
[B]Most of my favorite movies are cult classics, or in the process of becoming one:

Clue

I love that movie!

PZelda · 12-10-2004, 03:08 PM

Desperate Housewives seems to be gaining quite a following, too. I don't see it as a cult following yet, but it's gotten extremely popular.

*MIBabe03* · 12-10-2004, 03:18 PM

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Originally posted by PZelda
Desperate Housewives seems to be gaining quite a following, too. I don't see it as a cult following yet, but it's gotten extremely popular.

Yep that show rules!!!!!!!

ThirteenInchEscape · 12-10-2004, 03:29 PM

I dont know that the most popular show on television can really be a "cult hit"

I mean, I dont know if all of America can be a "cult"

God...I love DH...

12-10-2004, 01:35 AM	#1
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	Cult movies/music/tv/etc.. you're a part of the cult every genre has it's mainstream fare, and it also has it's cult fare. What are things regarded as "cult classics" or the sort that you actually are a member of what makes it such a thing? For me... TV: Buffy The Vampire Slayer.... I used to make fun of Trekkies, until I got into this show... and then suddenly I realized I am just as bad with this as sci-fi "geeks" are with Star Trek. Much like Trekkies, Buffy has been off the air for over a year now and yet we can still have long in-depth discussions about Roswell Arrested Development... too soon to call this a cult series? South Park Simpsons Family Guy... the aforementioned three are all well-known but also are very cult music: David Bowie... while he has had some mainstream success, I think he is very much a cult artist, there's two camps, you either GET him, or you don't. I for one, do, and love almost all his stuff. Yoko Ono... very cult. Huge amongst the art-house crowd and among (some) gays and lesbians, reviled by Beatles fans and most everyone else... much like Bowie, you HAVE to GET her to like her... and she is too complex for most to get. movies: Halloween... one of the movies that NEVER gets old, I know what happens but it never ceases to entertain me and leave me on the edge of my seat, even tho after 20 times you know exactly what happens Alien series (well, this can be mainstream AND cult... mainstream fans think the series sucked after pt. 2, cult fans love Alien 3 and think Alien Resurrection does have moments) Donnie Darko

12-10-2004, 01:43 AM	#2
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12-10-2004, 01:52 AM	#3
spunkygirl Member Moderator Forum Celebrity Join Date: Apr 26, 2003 Posts: 21,563	I'm a Trekkie of sorts, I love Star Trek: The Next Generation, it's my favorite of the Star Trek series Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman has a cult following, probably not nearly as big as Buffy, Star Trek, etc...but it's got one, we call ourselves FoLC's (Fans of Lois and Clark) we've got a website for FoLC and everything Hmmm that's all I can think of Also I've always wondered how do you know if a show has a cult following? I mean with Buffy, Angel, Star Trek, etc...we know from reading about it in magazines, but shows like Freaks and Geeks, My So Called Life all have cult followings, I've just wondered how you know?
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12-10-2004, 03:04 AM	#5
PZelda Two Valeries! <3 Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 15, 2002 Location: I'm STILL missing NYC. :( Posts: 78,223	Trading Spaces and its Family edition. Ohhhh god. [/fangirl] It definitely became a cult following in the spring of 2002. It was just an ordinary show one day and then BOOM! everybody was soooooo obsessed with it. The Family edition started up in July 2003...Nowadays, I prefer the Family edition over the regular one...a lot more mellow.
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12-10-2004, 11:57 AM	#8
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12-10-2004, 03:00 AM	#4
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12-10-2004, 03:56 AM	#6
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12-10-2004, 02:18 PM	#11
Liza BestYearsofOurLives Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 24, 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 6,537	Most of my favorite movies are cult classics, or in the process of becoming one: The Rocky Horror Picture Show Shock Treatment Clue The Pirate (Judy Garland) Pride and Prejudice (Colin Firth) Somewhere in Time Oscar My music: Rocky Horror soundtracks (I collect them. Sad, huh?) All Richard O'Brien music Broadway Judy Garland Bobby Darin All of my strange French CDs: Brigitte Bardot, Serge Gainsbourg, Francoise Hardy, Isabelle Adjani... I don't even speak French! ABBA, especially their songs in German

12-10-2004, 03:05 PM	#12
MIBabe03 Loving Swingtown! Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 28, 2002 Location: TX Posts: 4,646	[QUOTE]Originally posted by Liza [B]Most of my favorite movies are cult classics, or in the process of becoming one: Clue I love that movie!
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12-10-2004, 03:08 PM	#13
PZelda Two Valeries! <3 Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 15, 2002 Location: I'm STILL missing NYC. :( Posts: 78,223	Desperate Housewives seems to be gaining quite a following, too. I don't see it as a cult following yet, but it's gotten extremely popular.

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ThirteenInchEscape Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 21, 2004 Location: Palouse, Washington Posts: 1,218	I dont know that the most popular show on television can really be a "cult hit" I mean, I dont know if all of America can be a "cult" God...I love DH...
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