Hated Characters and the Fans Who Love Them

My very first fandom was X-files. Well, we know how that show ended. ::sigh:: But last night a friend I met through that fandom came into NYC and she and another X-phile friend and I went out to dinner. I can now officially say that I really have discussed Wittgenstein over drinks. (Even if it was only briefly and only one of us really knew Wittgenstein and it wasn't me and I'm probably misspelling it.)

Here's the thing we were wondering about. ( Why do we always like the characters in a fandom that are widely despised? )