In fandom, meta is discussion that goes beyond the material presented on the show/movie/book/what-have-you. For example:
In Firefly a discussion about the episode 'Shindig' and why the sword fight was cool is a discussion. An in depth discussion of the role of the Registered Companion within the society of the Alliance would be meta.
Then there's fandom meta, which is analysis of fandom itself. This would include discussions like 'why do we slash?' 'is the internet ruining fandom?' etc...
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Date: 2005-10-10 10:14 pm (UTC)In Firefly a discussion about the episode 'Shindig' and why the sword fight was cool is a discussion. An in depth discussion of the role of the Registered Companion within the society of the Alliance would be meta.
Then there's fandom meta, which is analysis of fandom itself. This would include discussions like 'why do we slash?' 'is the internet ruining fandom?' etc...