It’s no secret that I take my television shows seriously. Watching them, writing about them and talking about them, is my job, my hobby, my passion. There is something to be said about the ability to leave the land of reality for 42 minutes and live inside the magical realm of your favorite show and thanks to social media, go there with a large group of like-minded friends.

Being a fan of television shows like The Vampire Diaries, Supernatural and One Tree Hill has opened my world. I have met so many fantastic people, had some of the most intelligent conversations and seen unimaginable creativity.

I was beyond thrilled on Wednesday to learn of The Vampire Diaries’ cover story in Entertainment Weekly. But now that I’ve read the article and their following story about TV “Shippers,” I feel marginalized and ridiculous as a passionate fan of my shows. There are certainly those fans out there that take their love for TV way too far. Death threats are never okay. But I also have a problem with show runners like Bones’ Hart Hanson calling people, “Dim Nasties.” Sure, people can be over the top but is it the best idea to insult the people writing your pay check?

I am a big fan of the “if you don’t like it, change the damn channel,” philosophy of television viewing. Others would rather spout rants at the writers and show runners. But the EW article lumped us all together in the same group. We are all TV fans but we aren’t all the same. Trust me.  There is a world of “shippers” out there that have talent and respect and class and love. Oh, and we’re funny as hell too.

Supernatural was mentioned in the magazine for probably the 3^rd time ever. But the article doesn’t talk about the fact that Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki are amazing actors or that the show has touched on family in a way that few others are able to. Nope. They mention only a small group of fans that love and write slash fiction. FYI – there are a few of us out there that aren’t into it. But, whatever. We’re all the same right?

For a magazine about entertainment, EW is wildly out of touch with the reality of what being a true fan of television is like. They have completely disregarded the smart, funny and superior side of what so many of us do all day. And that hurts my feelings.

My friend Melissa also has some great thought on this issue.

In the mean time, I will be thinking pretty seriously about my next subscription renewal. Do I want to pay to be insulted? We’ll see.

UPDATE: I wrote the following email to the EW editors:

With your article on The Vampire Diaries you had a great opportunity to highlight what we all love so much about one of the smartest, most entertaining shows on TV but instead, chose to insult the talented cast, creators and the very passionate fan base. Shame on you EW. I’ll ask you to stop reporting on all of my shows if this is what we’ll get. 

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