I love miraculous ladybug. Not ironically, not spitefully. I legitimately just think it’s a good show. I think it’s hilarious and genuinely fun and I always have a good time watching it. It brings a smile to my face and gets my synapses firing like not many other things can. I love seeing the characters go on wacky little episode-long adventures. I think the characters are extremely consistently written, where every episode I see them do something and think “oh my god, they so would do that”. I think their motivations and personalities make sense. I think the chemistry and dynamics between the characters are absolutely impeccable. I like watching them develop over time. I believe they have developed over time. I like the episodic format. I actually enjoy the slow, gradual plot, where characters can kind of just exist and have a bunch of different little mini-adventures where we get to see how the characters would react to all different kinds of situations without it all needing to be huge earth-shattering, plot-changing stuff. Sometimes that’s nice. It’s not for everyone, but I still think it’s good. I love it. I enjoy it. It’s my comfort show.
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ALL OF THIS
I like to watch shows because they're good, and I read fic/comics if I enjoy the source material! Fan works aren't always fix-its; quite a lot of them fit into canon, be they pre-, post-, interim, or contextually ambiguous. In fact, these are usually the works I enjoy most, because I'm more easily reminded of them if and when I decide to rewatch episodes! (that's part of why my fic username is ThisProbablyIsn'tCanon)
I do love a good AU, but AUs don't have to (but still can) be completely removed from canon to be good.
All this to say, Bugga's 100% right on this.
Fandoms can love themselves, but that love began with the original work.