Comments on: Obsessives. A Series?

By: Keith

Keith — Sat, 24 May 2008 09:39:35 +0000

Railroad modellers…
we’re a very obsessive lot,
about specific railroads,
about particular loco’s

By: Gustavo

Gustavo — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:38:44 +0000

The Haute Couture doc on BBC 4 was a nice example, check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih6SITik-40

By: Randy

Randy — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:34:37 +0000

Ephemera Collectors

By: Jakeybro

Jakeybro — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:28:09 +0000

I think we could learn a lot about obsessives by studying:

Star Trek
Apple customers
Sports fans

By: Julianna

Julianna — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:54:57 +0000

makeup/beauty products, shoes, cookbooks/cooking, cranium, comic books…

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:44:11 +0000

scrabble.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0390632/

By: Lauren

Lauren — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:12:36 +0000

Checkout the archives from the short-lived show, Totally Obsessed” on VH1, http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/totally_obsessed/episode_list.jhtml. It will give you good topics…

By: cg

cg — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:09:43 +0000

role play gaming obsession – ie. war craft. What drives millions of people to a destination that doesnt really exist, exchange electronic items and currency, etc.? Ultimately, these folks spend more time living an assumed identity/life than their own real-world, real-lives. What are they affraid of out there?

By: Daria

Daria — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:06:19 +0000

obsession with Harry Potter – what makes grown ups to become a little magician fantatics? what makes mediocre literature so popular? do they deeply wish to get in touch with the lost childhood world of magic or is it hidden and subconscious dreams of becoming super heros and kicking ass of annoying boss and colleagues?

By: Theresa

Theresa — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:39:11 +0000

Definitely obsessives of serial television shows. I know people who are constantly trying to get me to watch shows like 24 and Veronica Mars and Lost (in which I caved and became one of them). Those that are obsessed with shows and plot lines write their own stories on websites and blogs and it becomes their biggest hobby trying to get others to watch and partake in their message boards, websites and viewing parties.

By: rj

rj — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:31:05 +0000

Piers, you should add sneaker obsessives to the list. I know a thing or two about that obsession…its a great example of how a small groups obsession/passion infected the masses. Skate and the streetwear industry are also good examples.