History WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings / LiveActionTV

** He walked off because the schedule was becoming far too demanding for him, he basically had to work 20 hours a day, and it soon got to a point where he no longer enjoyed working on the show.

** An older example: Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath (also mentioned in the Fan Works folder), ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' fans who gained access to the actors, producers and legal department through BNF convention organizer Joan Winston. They interviewed people for books about the show, and were responsible for the first professionally published FanFic anthologies, ''[[http://fanlore.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_New_Voyages The New Voyages]]'', which were enthusiastically received by fans.[[note]]This was in the mid- to late 1970s, when there was no ''Star Trek'' on the air, and the reaction to these books proved there was still plenty of public interest in the show and raising hopes for a revival and/or film. Marshak and Culbreath were thus acknowledged as highly important fan liaisons with both the studio and Bantam Books which published the anthologies and their own fanworks.[[/note]] According to [[http://fanlore.org/wiki/Open_Letter_to_K/S_Fandom_by_David_Gerrold David Gerrold]], Marshak and Culbreath were also deeply into the SlashFic premise (their own novels contain much romantic HoYay between Kirk and Spock, and their fanfic anthologies and nonfiction works were produced with the assistance of Carol Frisbie, the editor of ''[[http://fanlore.org/wiki/Thrust Thrust]]'', the first K/S anthology fanzine). [[note]]Such was their guile at the time that many fans believed they actually viewed Kirk and Spock as simply developing a mental bond and a devoted friendship. Then fan historians revealed they had actually written slash chapters for each of their own fanfic novels, circulating them underground. Those pieces would be worth a fortune today.[[/note]] In [[http://fanlore.org/wiki/Shatner:_Where_No_Man#Gene_Roddenberry_on_Shatner.2C_.26_Kirk interviews for a book on Shatner]], they tried to maneuver Creator/GeneRoddenberry into promoting slash to AscendedFanon.[[note]]Dedicated K/S devotees still quote his mumbled reply as proof that he had personally intended Kirk and Spock to be lovers from the beginning of the series, even though D.C. Fontana and Gerrold have both vehemently denied this.[[/note]] They apparently demanded that K/S should be included in Film/Star TrekTheMotionPicture, and were the subject of an [[https://fanlore.org/wiki/Open_Letter_to_K/S_Fandom_by_David_Gerrold angry 1985 open letter to the slash fandom]] by Gerrold in which he stated they "managed to alienate — and offend — 3 publishers, several members of the ''Star Trek'' cast & production crew, & Paramount Pictures legal department." It's theorized that these types of people are the reason why the K/S fandom has such a bad reputation in ''Star Trek'' fandom.

** An older example: Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath (also mentioned in the Fan Works folder), ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' fans who gained access to the actors, producers and legal department through BNF convention organizer Joan Winston. They interviewed people for books about the show, and were responsible for the first professionally published FanFic anthologies, ''[[http://fanlore.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_New_Voyages The New Voyages]]'', which were enthusiastically received by fans.[[note]]This was in the mid- to late 1970s, when there was no ''Star Trek'' on the air, and the reaction to these books proved there was still plenty of public interest in the show and raising hopes for a revival and/or film. Marshak and Culbreath were thus acknowledged as highly important fan liaisons with both the studio and Bantam Books which published the anthologies and their own fanworks.[[/note]] According to [[http://fanlore.org/wiki/Open_Letter_to_K/S_Fandom_by_David_Gerrold David Gerrold]], Marshak and Culbreath were also deeply into the SlashFic premise (their own novels contain much romantic HoYay between Kirk and Spock, and their fanfic anthologies and nonfiction works were produced with the assistance of Carol Frisbie, the editor of ''[[http://fanlore.org/wiki/Thrust Thrust]]'', the first K/S anthology fanzine). [[note]]Such was their guile at the time that many fans believed they actually viewed Kirk and Spock as simply developing a mental bond and a devoted friendship. Then fan historians revealed they had actually written slash chapters for each of their own fanfic novels, circulating them underground. Those pieces would be worth a fortune today.[[/note]] In [[http://fanlore.org/wiki/Shatner:_Where_No_Man#Gene_Roddenberry_on_Shatner.2C_.26_Kirk interviews for a book on Shatner]], they tried to maneuver Creator/GeneRoddenberry into promoting slash to AscendedFanon.[[note]]Dedicated K/S devotees still quote his mumbled reply as proof that he had personally intended Kirk and Spock to be lovers from the beginning of the series, even though D.C. Fontana and Gerrold have both vehemently denied this.[[/note]] They apparently demanded that K/S should be included in Film/Star TrekTheMotionPicture, and were the subject of an [[https://fanlore.org/wiki/Open_Letter_to_K/S_Fandom_by_David_Gerrold angry 1985 open letter to the slash fandom]] by David Gerrold in which he stated they "managed to alienate — and offend — 3 publishers, several members of the ''Star Trek'' cast & production crew, & Paramount Pictures legal department." It's theorized that these types of people are the reason why the K/S fandom has such a bad reputation in ''Star Trek'' fandom.

** An older example: Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath (also mentioned in the Fan Works folder), ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' fans who gained access to the actors, producers and legal department through BNF convention organizer Joan Winston. They interviewed people for books about the show, and were responsible for the first professionally published FanFic anthologies, ''[[http://fanlore.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_New_Voyages The New Voyages]]'', which were enthusiastically received by fans.[[note]]This was in the mid- to late 1970s, when there was no ''Star Trek'' on the air, and the reaction to these books proved there was still plenty of public interest in the show and raising hopes for a revival and/or film. Marshak and Culbreath were thus acknowledged as highly important fan liaisons with both the studio and Bantam Books which published the anthologies and their own fanworks.[[/note]] According to [[http://fanlore.org/wiki/Open_Letter_to_K/S_Fandom_by_David_Gerrold David Gerrold]], Marshak and Culbreath were also deeply into the SlashFic premise (their own novels contain much romantic HoYay between Kirk and Spock, and their fanfic anthologies and nonfiction works were produced with the assistance of Carol Frisbie, the editor of ''[[http://fanlore.org/wiki/Thrust Thrust]]'', the first K/S anthology fanzine). [[note]]Such was their guile at the time that many fans believed they actually viewed Kirk and Spock as simply developing a mental bond and a devoted friendship. Then fan historians revealed they had actually written slash chapters for each of their own fanfic novels, circulating them underground. Those pieces would be worth a fortune today.[[/note]] In [[http://fanlore.org/wiki/Shatner:_Where_No_Man#Gene_Roddenberry_on_Shatner.2C_.26_Kirk interviews for a book on Shatner]], they tried to maneuver Creator/GeneRoddenberry into promoting slash to AscendedFanon.[[note]]Dedicated K/S devotees still quote his mumbled reply as proof that he had personally intended Kirk and Spock to be lovers from the beginning of the series, even though D.C. Fontana and Gerrold have both vehemently denied this.[[/note]] They apparently demanded that K/S should be included in Star Trek: The Motion Picture, and "managed to alienate — and offend — 3 publishers, several members of the STAR TREK cast & production crew, & Paramount Pictures legal department." It's theorized that these types of people are the reason why the K/S fandom has such a bad reputation in ''Star Trek'' fandom.

** An older example: the above mentioned Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath, ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' fans who gained access to the actors, producers and legal department through BNF convention organizer Joan Winston. They interviewed people for books about the show, and were responsible for the first professionally published FanFic anthologies, ''[[http://fanlore.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_New_Voyages The New Voyages]]'', which were enthusiastically received by fans.[[note]]This was in the mid- to late 1970s, when there was no ''Star Trek'' on the air, and the reaction to these books proved there was still plenty of public interest in the show and raising hopes for a revival and/or film. Marshak and Culbreath were thus acknowledged as highly important fan liaisons with both the studio and Bantam Books which published the anthologies and their own fanworks.[[/note]] According to [[http://fanlore.org/wiki/Open_Letter_to_K/S_Fandom_by_David_Gerrold David Gerrold]], Marshak and Culbreath were also deeply into the SlashFic premise (their own novels contain much romantic HoYay between Kirk and Spock, and their fanfic anthologies and nonfiction works were produced with the assistance of Carol Frisbie, the editor of ''[[http://fanlore.org/wiki/Thrust Thrust]]'', the first K/S anthology fanzine). [[note]]Such was their guile at the time that many fans believed they actually viewed Kirk and Spock as simply developing a mental bond and a devoted friendship. Then fan historians revealed they had actually written slash chapters for each of their own fanfic novels, circulating them underground. Those pieces would be worth a fortune today.[[/note]] In [[http://fanlore.org/wiki/Shatner:_Where_No_Man#Gene_Roddenberry_on_Shatner.2C_.26_Kirk interviews for a book on Shatner]], they tried to maneuver Creator/GeneRoddenberry into promoting slash to AscendedFanon.[[note]]Dedicated K/S devotees still quote his mumbled reply as proof that he had personally intended Kirk and Spock to be lovers from the beginning of the series, even though D.C. Fontana and Gerrold have both vehemently denied this.[[/note]] They apparently demanded that K/S should be included in Star Trek: The Motion Picture, and "managed to alienate — and offend — 3 publishers, several members of the STAR TREK cast & production crew, & Paramount Pictures legal department." It's theorized that these types of people are the reason why the K/S fandom has such a bad reputation in ''Star Trek'' fandom.

* Music/MileyCyrus deleted her first Website/{{Twitter}} account, not only as she reportedly lost her privacy and was addicted to Twitter, but due to death threats she received for posting pro-homosexual rights statements on her account. At the time, her account had over 1,300,000 followers. She's returned, of course, but posts less frequently, more discreetly, and certainly [[https://twitter.com/#!/MileyCyrus/status/97126072910479360 sticks up for herself more tersely.]] She also asks her fans not to flame those who criticize her.

** In 2011, archivist Phil Morris found ten [[MissingEpisode missing episodes]] of ''Doctor Who'' in a TV station in Nigeria, completing "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E4TheEnemyOfTheWorld The Enemy of the World]]" and "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E5TheWebOfFear The Web of Fear]]". By the time the film prints made it to the BBC in 2013, "The Web of Fear": Episode Three was missing. Morris suspects that, after rumors of the recovery leaked, a fan arranged to buy the rare film print from the station.[[note]]It had been for many years one of the most sought-after of all ''Doctor Who'' missing episodes, as the first on-screen appearance of the iconic franchise recurring character Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart.[[/note]] The DVD/VOD releases include a reconstruction using previously-discovered stills and audio, and two years after the recovery's announcement, episode three's discovery and loss was made public. Morris hopes that whoever owns the print will return it, and highlights this as an example of why he needs to keep his finds secret until his search is over. The worst part? Those film print were in very bad condition, so much so that they might fall apart if played without careful physical restoration first, so the episode may end up gone for good.

* ''Series/TheWalkingDead'''s Creator/JoshMcDermitt removed himself from social media after receiving death threats over his character's actions. Creator/AlannaMasterson also left social media due to hateful comments regarding her weight. Meanwhile, Creator/JeffreyDeanMorgan, Creator/AustinAmelio, and Creator/SethGilliam have received death threats over their respective characters' actions.

* ''Series/TheWalkingDead'''s Creator/JoshMcDermitt removed himself from social media after receiving death threats over his character's actions. Creator/AlannaMasterson also left social media due to hateful comments regarding her weight. Meanwhile, Creator/JeffreyDeanMorgan, Creator/AustinAmelio, and Creator/SethGilliam have received death threats regarding their respective characters' actions.

* ''Series/TheWalkingDead'''s Josh [=McDermitt=] removed himself from social media after receiving death threats over his character's actions.

** Ginnifer Goodwin (Snow White) was driven off Twitter by rabid fans attacking her over her appearance, namely her weight gain in Season 4, which she filmed after she ''had just given birth''.

** Creator/SeanMaguire (Robin Hood) also admitted he nearly left Twitter due to constant harassment from Emma/Regina shippers angry that Regina was being paired with his character in canon.

** When Creator/JennaLouiseColeman first got the part of Clara, one of the very first pieces of advice she was given was "stay off the Internet." It would be several years before she'd establish Instagram and Twitter accounts.

* ''Series/OnceUponATime''

* Ginnifer Goodwin (Snow White) was driven off Twitter by rabid ''Series/OnceUponATime'' fans attacking her over her appearance, namely her weight gain in Season 4, which she filmed after she ''had just given birth''. Creator/SeanMaguire (Robin Hood) also admitted he nearly left Twitter due to constant harassment from Emma/Regina shippers angry that Regina was being paired with his character in canon.

* Alton Brown of ''Series/GoodEats'' had this problem, no less than twice. First when he decided to open up an email portal on his website and was promptly rushed with [[{{GIFT}} all sorts of unsavory things.]] The portal was closed down. Years later, he finally relented and opened up a Twitter account with similar results. He seems to have returned to Twitter, however.

* Ginnifer Goodwin (Snow White) was driven off Twitter by rabid ''Series/OnceUponATime'' fans attacking her over her appearance, namely her weight gain in Season 4, which she filmed after she ''had just given birth''. Sean Maguire (Robin Hood) also admitted he nearly left Twitter due to constant harassment from Emma/Regina shippers angry that Regina was being paired with his character in canon.

* The reason Creator/JohnOliver shut down Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption, the satirical church he started on ''Series/LastWeekTonightWithJohnOliver,'' was apparently because fans sent ''semen'' in through the mail (likely a pun on the "seed faith" ideology). "And when someone sends you jizz through the mail, it's time to stop whatever you're doing".

* The reason Creator/JohnOliver shut down the satirical church he started on ''Series/LastWeekTonightWithJohnOliver'' was apparently because fans sent ''semen'' in through the mail (likely a pun on the "seed faith" ideology). "And when someone sends you jizz through the mail, it's time to stop whatever you're doing".

* Creator/EvanRachelWood of ''Series/{{Westworld}}'' locked her Twitter account after receiving backlash and threats for her comments about Kobe Bryant, particularly his sexual assault case, on the day of his death.

** Whiny fans who never stop complaining about "imperfections" is why Steve Roberts of the restoration team stopped writing articles about the Doctor Who DVD restorations. Prior to that, he had to take a temporary break from the Doctor Who Restoration Team's now-defunct forum,[[note]](albeit the forum wasn't removed until several years later, and was done so due to hosting costs)[[/note]] after getting flamed endlessly by fans over his part in commissioning the horribly-received mockumentary "Eye on Blatchford" for the "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS17E2CityOfDeath City of Death]]" DVD release.

* Back in the late '90s, before ''Series/{{Lexx}}'' developed a fan base that was rabid when it came to Michael [=McManus=], who portrayed Kai on the show, he was known to dote on the fans, even the {{squee}}ing {{fangirl}}s. There is an especially cute story of him leaving an autograph session, announcing that he wanted a beer and inviting a nearby group of fans to join him. After a few years of non-stop stalking and harassment at the hands of fangirls with no respect for boundaries, [=McManus=] eventually stopped interacting with fans all together, becoming almost reclusive.

* Creator/EvanRachelWood of ''Series/{{Westworld}}'' locked her Twitter account after receiving backlash and threats for her comments about Kobe Bryant, particularly his sexual assault case, on the day of his death.
* Creator/PedroPascal, star of ''Series/TheMandalorian'', drastically cut down his interactions with the Website/{{Twitter}} community after they spread rumors of him quitting ''The Mandalorian'' halfway through filming season two, after [[CreativeDifferences disagreeing with the show runners]] over how often he can show his unmasked face. Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} creative art manager Phil Szostak [[https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/pedro-pascal-quit-mandalorian-actor-rumors-fake denied the rumor]], but not before its cruelest believers accused Pascal of becoming a diva. Afterwards, the actor seemed to reserve Twitter for promoting his projects, including ''The Mandalorian''; he even stopped Tweeting links to his personal Instagram page.

* Creator/PedroPascal, star of ''Series/TheMandalorian'', drastically cut down his interactions with the Website/{{Twitter}} community during the buildup to the second season. On top of other reasons he had to feel [[https://kate-likes-this.tumblr.com/post/628877694185177088/pedro-for-gq-germany-09-1020 stressed]] that year -- such as the COVID-19 pandemic constantly delaying ''Film/WonderWoman1984'', the movie that would've added him to the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse -- Twitter started spreading rumors of him quitting ''The Mandalorian'' halfway through filming season two, after [[CreativeDifferences disagreeing with the show runners]] over how often he can show his unmasked face. Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} creative art manager Phil Szostak [[https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/pedro-pascal-quit-mandalorian-actor-rumors-fake denied the rumor]], but not before its cruelest believers accused Pascal of becoming a diva. Afterwards, the actor seemed to reserve Twitter for promoting his projects, including ''The Mandalorian''; he even stopped Tweeting links to his personal Instagram page.

* Creator/PedroPascal, star of ''Series/TheMandalorian'', drastically cut down his interactions with the Website/{{Twitter}} community during the buildup to the second season. On top of other reasons he had to feel stressed that year -- such as the COVID-19 pandemic constantly delaying ''Film/WonderWoman1984'', the movie that would've added him to the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse -- Twitter started spreading rumors of him quitting ''The Mandalorian'' halfway through filming season two, after [[CreativeDifferences disagreeing with the show runners]] over how often he can show his unmasked face. Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} creative art manager Phil Szostak [[https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/pedro-pascal-quit-mandalorian-actor-rumors-fake denied the rumor]], but not before its cruelest believers accused Pascal of becoming a diva. Afterwards, the actor seemed to reserve Twitter for promoting his projects, including ''The Mandalorian''; he even stopped Tweeting links to his personal Instagram page.

* Creator/PedroPascal, star of ''Series/TheMandalorian'', drastically cut down his interactions with the Website/{{Twitter}} community after they spread rumors of him quitting the show halfway through filming season two, after [[CreativeDifferences disagreeing with the show runners]] over how often he can show his unmasked face. Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} creative art manager Phil Szostak [[https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/pedro-pascal-quit-mandalorian-actor-rumors-fake denied the rumor]], but not before its cruelest believers accused Pascal of becoming a diva. Afterwards, the actor seemed to reserve Twitter for promoting his projects, including ''The Mandalorian''; he even stopped Tweeting links to his more personal Instagram posts.

* Creator/PedroPascal, star of ''Series/TheMandalorian'', drastically cut down his interactions with the Website/{{Twitter}} community after they spread rumors of him quitting ''The Mandalorian'' halfway through filming season two, after [[CreativeDifferences disagreeing with the show runners]] over how often he can show his unmasked face. Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} creative art manager Phil Szostak [[https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/pedro-pascal-quit-mandalorian-actor-rumors-fake denied the rumor]], but not before its cruelest believers accused Pascal of becoming a diva. Afterwards, the actor seemed to reserve Twitter for promoting his projects, including ''The Mandalorian''; he even stopped Tweeting links to his more personal Instagram posts.

* Creator/PedroPascal, star of ''Series/TheMandalorian'', drastically cut down his interactions with the Twitter community after rumors spread that CreativeDifferences between him and the show runners -- regarding how often he can show his unmasked face -- resulted in him quitting halfway through filming season two. Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} creative art manager Phil Szostak [[https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/pedro-pascal-quit-mandalorian-actor-rumors-fake denied the rumor]], but not before its cruelest believers accused Pascal of becoming a diva. Afterwards, the actor seemed to reserve Twitter for promoting his projects, including ''The Mandalorian''; he even stopped Tweeting links to his more personal Instagram posts.

* Creator/PedroPascal drastically cut down his interactions with the Twitter community in late 2020, after rumors spread that CreativeDifferences between him and the show runners of ''Series/TheMandalorian'' -- regarding how often he can show his unmasked face -- resulted in him quitting halfway through filming season two. Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} creative art manager Phil Szostak [[https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/pedro-pascal-quit-mandalorian-actor-rumors-fake denied the rumor]], but not before its cruelest believers accused Pascal of becoming a diva. Afterwards, the actor seemed to reserve Twitter for promoting his projects, including ''The Mandalorian''; he even stopped Tweeting links to his more personal Instagram posts.

* Creator/PedroPascal drastically cut down his interactions with the Twitter community in late 2020, after rumors spread that CreativeDifferences between him and the show runners of ''Series/TheMandalorian'' -- regarding how often he can show his unmasked face -- resulted in him quitting halfway through filming season two. Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} creative art manager Phil Szostak [[https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/pedro-pascal-quit-mandalorian-actor-rumors-fake denied the rumor]], but not before its cruelest believers accused Pascal of becoming a diva. Afterwards, the actor seemed to reserve Twitter for promoting his projects -- including ''The Mandalorian'' season two -- and Instagram for more personal social media posts; he even stopped Tweeting links to his Instagram page.