Ahaha, oh yes, that is what I did for my first... three fandoms? Four? The fourth I think was Smallville, and then I did catch up on all the extant canon at the time... and then decided I should go back to reading fic without watching canon (as did a number of other Smallville fans!). And yes, I remember exactly that process of back-engineering canon; it was a bit like doing historical research by reading primary documents. Or I suppose by reading various fictionalizations of historical events would be a closer analogy. :-P
Which is to say, I think this sounds like a really fun idea! I will take a little time (but not too long, as you're leaving soon!) and try to come up with which fandom(s) I'd like you to try this with and write the descriptions.
Also, this idea reminds me of strangefandom, where people watch vids in fandoms they don't know and then write up what they think the show is about. Hilarity ensues!
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Date: 2010-11-03 12:58 pm (UTC)Which is to say, I think this sounds like a really fun idea! I will take a little time (but not too long, as you're leaving soon!) and try to come up with which fandom(s) I'd like you to try this with and write the descriptions.
Also, this idea reminds me of