I'm sure that if you think about it, the Boy has some quirky behavior he gets embarrassed about and thinks you put up with, too ;)
As for the over-hyping--I think some of it is because folks who are wired for fandom see what's happening, and then their brains take it to the next level (or beyond), and when they're explaining it to someone else, they're speaking at that higher level of involvement.
So when folks like me who aren't wired for fandom get told about it, we're being told about it at that higher level of involvement that doesn't come across in the actual media, it can be a let-down XD Now, if they're speaking at that level to someone who wired for fandoms, then I don't think it has that same effect and the excitement carries over.
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As for the over-hyping--I think some of it is because folks who are wired for fandom see what's happening, and then their brains take it to the next level (or beyond), and when they're explaining it to someone else, they're speaking at that higher level of involvement.
So when folks like me who aren't wired for fandom get told about it, we're being told about it at that higher level of involvement that doesn't come across in the actual media, it can be a let-down XD Now, if they're speaking at that level to someone who wired for fandoms, then I don't think it has that same effect and the excitement carries over.