1. Game Of Thrones The "Well, In The Books..." Fans
Let me begin this with saying there are three types of Game Of Thrones fans: a) those who read the books before the TV show and keep themselves to themselves, b) those who only heard of it when it came to TV, enjoy the TV show but dont wish to pursue it any further, and c) finally, those who watched the show, then bought the books and have anointed themselves Kings and Queens of all Game Of Thrones fans, better than all the others because they know more than you. These are the kind of fans who, for example, when the trailers for season 3 came out, flooded YouTube and other places with non-headlined spoilers. Its not enough that they made a conscious effort to ruin the show for themselves, theyve decided to ruin it for the people they consider "lesser fans". "Excited about ****s storyline? Doesnt matter. She dies in book 4." "Why would you ruin that for me?" "Err, well a true fan would have read the books." In terms of this bracket of Game of Thrones fans, knowledge isnt power; knowledge is the power to be self-righteous and ignorant. Beyond this there are people who use referrals to the book to excuse the TV show and make you feel like an idiot. For example, I only watch the TV show and happen to find Daenarys completely insufferable, to which this corner of fans will respond with, "Well if you read the books and understood the character, you would know you should love her. Congratulations. Youve read a book. I hope the Queen has a big enough medal for you in the New Year Honours list. Whilst you have to respect the fans who love the books, that does not make you better than the fans who choose not to read them for the novel reason of "being surprised by a TV show as it comes out." If such a thing still exists. Any annoying fanbases you think I missed? Comment below!