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- 2. Mainstream vs. Cult “In the media, in common usage, and sometimes even in academia, “cult” is often loosely applied to any television program that is considered offbeat or edgy, that draws a niche audience, that has nostalgic appeal, that is considered emblematic of a particular subculture, or that is considered hip.” -Gwenllian-Jones and Pearson IX
- 3. The mainstream according to Jancovich and Hunt, “represents the inauthentic other of the cult fan”In a lot of cases the cult fan sees everything in the mainstream as evil, and opposite to everything they stand for. ?But In reality they owe a lot of their staying power and initial formation to the media.
- 4. Created/written by Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris, Stephen Colbert, and Mitch Rouse
- 5. Aired on Comedy Central and ran for 3 seasons
- 6. Inspired by inspired by a real 1970 public-service film called The Trip Back, that featured Florrie Fisher, the main character that self described “junkie whore” Jerri Blank is based on. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1te8DbKaNnY SWC was canceled in 2000 due to ratings not being as high as South Park’s and to make room for a new show called “Strip Mall”.http://www.hulu.com/watch/56566/strangers-with-candy-the-last-temptation-of-blankOnce SWC went off the air, fans wanted more. SWC was then made into a movie. It did not gross a lot of money and was mainly made to satisfy the fans.