Growing up, I used to love going to the movies with my family, but often dreaded the inevitable conversation afterwards. Not that it was particularly awful or anything, but I would want to talk about the story and what did or didn't work, and my dad would often complain, "Why can't you just enjoy it?"
The thing is, I was enjoying it. The post-show discussion and analysis was part of that enjoyment, but my family was simply the wrong audience for that.
The drive to know everything I can about a particular piece of media or narrative and then pick it apart to see the inner workings, is just not something my family understood. To them, I was nitpicking.
I'm talking late nights on ICQ and message boards kind of fandom. Sci-Fi/Fantasy conventions with room parties, trivia, and Klingon Karaoke sort of fandom.
Though my fandom has always been much more focused on narrative and character stories than actors or 'ships.
Now, when I finish a TV show or a movie or a narrative-driven video game, I have people who aren't just willing to let me peel back the layers of craft and story, but are active participants.
So find your people too. It's awesome.
