I feel like I do this a lot with podcasts. I started watching the Gus and Eddy podcast and finished it about a month before the last episode was released for example.
It could be anything though. An online game, an OS, a console, TV show, a forum, or anything else. I’m just curious what people have to say.
It also doesn’t need to be “dead”. It could just be a significant change where a chunk of the community left.
I got into ASOIAF maybe a year ago. I’m glad I was able to go into the fandom knowing what a train wreck the show was and also that it’s entirely possible the books will just never be finished, lol. I’m enjoying the shit out of youtube theory videos though!
I think that’s a much better way to start. Martin is clearly a discovery writer, but he talks like he’s a plotter, and the intricacies of the political machinations imply he’s a plotter, too.
He’s written such a tangled mess that it’s impossible to untangle everything. Plus, he’s made his millions, so there’s not much incentive for him to finish.
I started reading when book 5 was about “due” based on his expected release date he had previously announced thinking that book 5 would likely be out by the time I read up to that point. Over four years later book 5 finally released and I knew in my soul the series would never be finished.