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Originally posted by Omega_Red:
Can't argue the survey thing. I generally take everything with a grain of salt, but I agreed with the results so I probably placed more stock in it than someone who would disagree.
Man, believe me when I tell you I spend very little time thinking of her. But I get vexed when I read boards like this one where everyone goes out of there way not to say anything negative about KK or there is this general acceptance that she is beyond mere mortals. I decided to respond to this thread because it's plain ridiculous to think she has done anything for anyone. The basic fact is that KK goes about her life with little to no regard for her fans. Is that necessarily a bad thing? No, but why brown-nose her when she could give a damn less about you? People seem to think they can score points with her if they "defend" her honor or her privacy on these boards. We treat her with kid gloves... for what reason? She's rarely treated objectively, mostly everyone here just acts as her private cheering section. Where would she be without these people? Damn, she could, at the VERY least, give these boards a mention in an interview or something. It wouldn't take much for her to show that she may once in a while read something written by a fan... maybe someone sent her a poem and would at least like to think she read it. But she has given NO indication that she reads any of her fan mail or does anything to acknowledge any of the people who tune in to support her on a weekly basis (which I don't so that's not an issue). Why do you think these boards are so dead? It's because they operate in a vacuum; the fans don't even EXIST to Kristin Kreuk. No "hey, KK.net fans." No "Yeah, I read my fan mail ... I got this cool drawing from some kid in Idaho..." Absolutely NOTHING to indicate that anyone may have at least been able to get a smile from her or peaked an interest or sparked a thought in a well written tome, a nice painting, or just a short note. You think that's cool?
I'm not personally asking for acknowledgement cuz I intend to make my own mark but damn, show some love to the folks that give a damn about you, if even from a superficial level. It's not hard ... she could do it in a sentence or two. Then she would at least be giving something back. Alicia Keys keeps a journal on her web site that she updates regularly and she's a THOUSAND times more famous than Kristin. KK could at least say "What's up," once in a blue moon. The fans can't even get that.
As for her being out of my reach ... it's more the principle of the matter for me. Like I said, I at least want to have a snowball's chance in hell. Beats none at all. That's just the optimist in me. [/QB]
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It is refreshing to hear an honest negative opinion on this board for once, although I think it may be a tad bit too much on the negative side. With the exception of a few posters on this board, this forum is pretty bland. But I just joined relatively recently, probably after a lot of the traffic had died down and most likely for reasons that you already mentioned, i.e. that KK doesn't really give much to talk about and possibly (though I still have my doubts) she doesn't really care for the fans. The devoted to Smallville website is an excellent web site for Smallville information and KK information and I admire the person who took the time to put it together, but the forum is an obsequious fan fest.
The first time I saw KK was on Edgemont. I was flipping through channels one day when her face came across the screen. I was literally entranced by her face. I came back to that show just to see her for a few episodes, but even her face could not keep me watching a show I think is atrocious. Then Smallville came a long and I loved the show and the storylines, plus KK was in it, so now I could both watch a show I liked and the girl I liked. But to be honest, when the show started out, KK's acting was pretty bad. The acting range that was given to her was pretty small, and for obvious reasons, she wasn't very good at the time. But as the show progressed, she started getting better and better, and this I give her credit for. Although she's still not a great actress and doesn't have much range (her character really doesn't give her much choice), she at least has taken the time to get better and has done so, and this makes me think that she at least wants to get better at what she does.
As far as the fan mail thing, you have no disagreement from me. I wrote her a letter and, though I am a little embarrased to say, ended it with a poem. But I received no response so that was disappointing to me. However, I don't want to criticize her just because *I* didn't receive a response because maybe there are others who did, and I can't judge the reasons for why she responds or doesn't respond because of this fact. It just wouldn't be objective.
About the guy who posted about KK being extremely rude from stories he's read on another board, you can't expect anyone to believe you when you say something to the effect of 'I read some stories of her being rude from a forum' and then never provide any evidence, i.e. a link.
[ September 11, 2004, 02:28 AM: Message edited by: SultanOfSix ]