Fans of the show did not embrace the new characters, and they were replaced after that half-season by television veterans Chris Potter and Janet Gunn.

Fans of the characters often referred to Ralph and Sue as the " Nick and Nora Charles of the super-hero set " ( a reference to The Thin Man movies ).

Fans are often dedicated to particular characters within their favorite games, and are willing to pay premium prices for goods like posters, figurines and accessories representing them.

Fans may become involved in a subculture of fandom, either via conventions, online communities, or through activities such as writing series-related fiction, costume creation, replica prop and model building, or creating their own audio or video productions based around the formats and characters.

Fans have created terms to refer to them such as, meaning " Kurumada Fall ", which designates the typical head-first falling characters, and, meaning " Kurumada Launch ", which refers to characters that are projected high into the air by opponents, to name a few.

Carlie Webber of Teenreads. com gave the book a positive review, saying that " Fans of Edward Bloor's quirky settings, self-sufficient characters and strange-but-nearly-possible conspiracies will find this story enjoyable and thought provoking.

Fans of Doctor Who often refer to these characters as the UNIT family — UNIT, the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce, being the fictional United Nations organisation that the Doctor worked for.

Leigh Bennett of NTL, the cable TV firm behind the survey, said: " Fans crave quirky characters who inject humour and drama.

Fans have also recommended what types of merchandise they would like to see imprinted with characters, voted on the design for the Unshelved baseball cap, and told Barnes what they thought of his experiment with computer-generated fonts.

Fans rave about the band's energetic, engaging and compelling live shows, and Casey in particular stands out due to his charisma, intensity and ability to embody the diverse moods and characters in their music.

Fans were encouraged to send messages of farewell by mail.

Fans were shocked at the transformation.

Fans were outraged by his firing and the character's death, which resulted in a ratings spike in early 2010.

Fans were invited into the studio for tours, interviews, discussions and music-listening sessions.

While Prince's lawyers claimed that the use of such representations constituted copyright infringement, the Prince Fans United claimed that the legal actions were " attempts to stifle all critical commentary about Prince.

Fans already seated near the wall were crushed ; eventually the wall collapsed.

Fans were given the opportunity to get involved through Pledge Music, with 50 fans standing a chance of being invited to the recording.

** During the All-Stars version of Expedition Robinson the tribes were initially divided into two tribes, one composed of " Veterans " and the other of " Fans ".

Fans were told to expect a " Sexual Psycho Circus, I am not sure if you will want to quote me on that, but fans will see half-naked, penny rafters, guitar solos, and tribal drums ..." This was exactly what the fans got.

Fans from the Middle East were brought back by Crusaders.

Fans made entirely of decorated sticks without a fan ' leaf ' were known as brisé fans.

Fans were also imported from China by the East India Companies at this time.

Fans in attendance were given commemorative scarves – in red and white for the United fans, and blue and white for the City fans – which were held up during the silence.

They subsequently performed in Chicago, New Jersey and at the Festival for Beatles Fans convention in Las Vegas, July 1 and 2, 2009, where, according to a report by journalist Peter Palmiere for Beatlefan magazine, the pair were the performing highlight of the convention.

Peter and Gordon told Palmiere at the Las Vegas Festival for Beatles Fans that they were to perform at the 2006 Adopt-A-Minefield show with Paul McCartney.

Fans had to post their guesses as to what they thought the tracks were called on the band's official Facebook page.

Fans were unhappy with the lack of Cee-Lo's presence.

Fans were rather blunt about his singing, with comments like " you can't sing for sour owl " and " your singing is so delightfully awful that it is really funny ".

Fans were also angered by early releases of this toy in which the head was molded with a mouth rather than the traditional face plate design.

Laine and Seiwell appeared again at The Fest for Beatles Fans in March 2010 in Secaucus, New Jersey, and were joined by Juber at The Fest in August 2010 in Chicago.

Fans were granted admittance to the games for 98 cents if they also donated unwanted disco records to be blown up at Comiskey's second base during the event.

Fans were treated to a different itinerary this time: the ship headed east out of Miami and hit the ports of San Juan ( Puerto Rico ), St. John's ( Antigua ), and St. Thomas ( US Virgin Islands ).

Fans of the strip ranged from novelist John Steinbeck, who called Capp " possibly the best writer in the world today " in 1953, and even earnestly recommended him for the Nobel Prize in literature — to media critic and theorist Marshall McLuhan, who considered Capp " the only robust satirical force in American life.

Fans come from all over the world to see the places in Scotland where William Wallace fought for Scottish freedom, and also to the places in Scotland and Ireland to see the locations used in the film.

Fans sometimes make up explanations for such errors that may or may not be integrated into canon ; this has come to be colloquially known as fanwanking ( a term originally coined by the author Craig Hinton to describe excessive use of continuity ).

Fans began honoring Earnhardt by holding three fingers aloft on the third lap of every NASCAR Cup race, and the television coverage of NASCAR on Fox and NASCAR on NBC went silent for each third lap from Rockingham to the following year's race there in honor of Earnhardt For the first three weeks after Earnhardt's death, on-track incidents brought out the caution flag on lap three.

The May 8th performance was a " greatest hits " show, for the ATP " Fans Strike Back " event.

Fans around the world knew Ackerman by three letters " 4sj " or even two: " 4e " for " Forry.

Fans have developed lengthy scientific theories for the seasons, such as a multiple-star system or a planet with special axial tilt, but Martin insists there is a supernatural fantasy explanation instead of a scientific one.

Fans are also used in Hannibal, for symbolic purposes.

Fans may invent unofficial explanations for inconsistencies, the challenge itself becoming a source of entertainment.

Fans of MIT's Incompatible Timesharing System ( ITS ) say it was coined in opposition to Multics users down the hall, for whom security was far more an issue than on ITS.

Fans consider it inappropriate for bids to compete on the basis of their chosen guests ( so as to avoid having someone chosen by a losing bid feeling that fandom had voted against them personally ), so bids do not reveal who their guests are until after the vote, and losing bids generally never reveal who they invited.

Fans booed Manning for driving in the winning run and thus depriving Molitor of one last chance to reach 40 games.

Fans of Cream hoped for a full-scale tour, but a statement from Cream's publicist days after the last performance put the nail in that particular coffin, when it was announced that Cream would not tour the United States.

Fans of Holly, Valens, and Richardson have been gathering for memorial concerts at the Surf Ballroom annually since 1979 ..

Fans ' displeasure at Maloney for trading the popular Turgeon was magnified when Muller balked at joining a rebuilding team.

* 6 – " The Sixth Man – The Fans " ( this was unretired in 2001 – 2002 for Patrick Ewing.

Fans and boxing analysts called for a rematch, which never happened.

Fans of real person slash state that the personas presented by the common figures of RPS such as boy bands, celebrities, athletes and pro wrestlers are " largely manufactured " for the pleasure of female fans, " so why not just run with them?

Fans lined up to buy Sonny and Cher tickets for their first tour, the Wondrous World Tour.

Fans of the show eventually took it further, planting references to the book and author so widely that demand for the book led to it being listed on The New York Times Best Seller list.

Fans have a desire for external involvement – they are motivated to demonstrate their involvement with the area of interest through certain behaviors ( attending conventions, posting online, displaying team banners outside their homes, etc .).

A Fanfare for the Sun King: Unfolding Fans for Louis XIV, Third Millennium Publishing ( September, 2003 ) ISBN 1-903942-20-9