RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Bore, Inger-Lise Kalviknes A1 Hickman, JonathanYR 2013 T1 Continuing The West Wing in 140 characters or less: Improvised simulation on Twitter JF Journal of Fandom Studies, The, VO 1 IS 2 SP 219 OP 238 DO https://doi.org/10.1386/jfs.1.2.219_1 PB Intellect, SN 2046-6706, AB Abstract Sharing some of the findings from a study of fans tweeting as characters from US TV drama The West Wing (NBC, 2000–2006), this article uses data from Twitter observation and fan interviews to examine how participants negotiated the structures of Twitter through this activity. In particular, we consider what implications that negotiation has for the resulting fan text; for how participants perform fandom through this medium; and for how they perceive the value of their fan practice. Through this investigation, the article demonstrates some of the ways in which Twitter facilitates and constrains articulations of audience engagement., UL https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/jfs.1.2.219_1