Reddit allows you to form an account that can be totally anonymous, should you choose. The nature of the website is geared more toward discussion and content sharing rather than forming a profile based on oneself. People can share their own theories about how a story of a show might progress and prompt discussion from other people that want to chime in. Sub-reddits are organized places that have rules of how to engage with the community in order to keep things civil, on topic, and organized. For example, the image to the right shows the community rules for the Game of Thrones sub-reddit, r/gameofthrones.
Reddit is a great blend of a lot of popular social media websites like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and even Pintrest where users can submit things they create in association with their favorite television shows. Reddit is popular for sharing memes, projects, ideas, and potentially merchandise they have either bought or would like to sell. It is a way for people to engage further in the shows that they love and it might encourage increased fannish behavior.
Found on the Breaking Bad sub-reddit (r/breakingbad), a discussion thread was created for people to discuss El Camino, a Breaking Bad sequel film released on Netflix.
This is an example of a meme created on the Brooklyn Nine Nine sub-reddit (r/brooklynninenine). u/Ak_Ibrahim jokes about staying inside and practicing social distancing during the Covid-19 quarantine in 2020.
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The image to the right is a terrific example of what Fandom and Wiki's can offer for television viewers. At the top you can see that there are drop-down bars that link to pages of particular episodes of the HBO drama The Wire. In this section you will find in-depth analysis of the plots of each and every episode of the five seasons of The Wire. You can also follow links to particular seasons, which in the case of The Wire, follow different factions and organizations of the city of Baltimore. The Wiki also highlights the main characters throughout the different factions of The Wire. This might be an incredibly useful tool for people that are just getting started with a new show and want to learn as much as they can. The wiki also offers a blog section to really create a sense of community where people provide their thoughts and commentary on the shows and content they love.