15 Things We Learnt From Last Night’s ‘Crazy About One Direction’ Documentary

If you didn’t happen to catch the Crazy About One Direction documentary last night on Channel 4, you missed one of the most obscure shows yet, an insight in to the world of 1D super-fandom.  

The five boys, Harry, Louis, Liam, Zayn and Niall have literally went from X Factor finalists to the most sought after boy band the world has ever seen. And after last nights viewings it is pretty clear, they have the most fanatical following, ‘Directioners’ are not to be messed with... 

Here is an insight in to the world of a One Direction obsessed teen and how the band’s social media platform has created 24-hr access to the boys, or at least created that illusion… 

1. You do not mess with the fandom... 

“I’m part of a fandom that can kill you if they wanted…” 

 

2. Directioners are a family… 

“It’s like being in a cult or sect or something… it’s cool.” 

 

3. Twitter has a huge part to play with the fame... 

“One Directions fame is down to Twitter 100%.” 

 

4. Twitter knows everything...  

Twitter can be an incredible platform for celebrities, fans use it to gain any information they require about the boys, including family home addresses, all of their credentials, and even the boys' penis sizes.  

 

5. 1D are Gods… 

“Twitter is like a prayer place. When you go to a prayer place you feel like you're connected to God. When you go on Twitter you feel like you're connected to 1D. You just have hope." 

  

6. Some will do anything to get the boys to notice them… 

One girl on Twitter asked, “Why won’t you follow me, Should I kill myself?” 

 

7. Some hatch plans just to be closer to the boys... 

“I took a panic attack and got put out by a bouncer,” the young girl believed if she was "put over the barrier" she’d have had a better chance of meeting them.

 

8. They’re slightly emotional... 

“I go home and cry every night.” 

 

9. ‘Shipping’ someone... 

Louis and Harry (Larry Tomlinson) are being ‘shipped’ by a certain amount of fans. To ship someone is to want two people to be in a relationship, this can be sexual or a ‘bromance.’  

"Some fans want them to be gay so they can't have a girlfriend."

10. Some don’t know where Niall is from... 

“Ireland, I don’t know where that is...” 

 

12. Taylor Swift will never be forgiven... 

“I hate Taylor Swift for what she done to Harry...  She’s just nasty.” 

“I was giving her death threats, I think she blocked me on Twitter.” 

 

13. Some will literally do anything to meet them... 

Including loosing a limb. “There’s plenty of people don’t have an arm and they’re fine.” 

"I’ve been to Harry’s house and Louis’ house. Louis’ family don’t mind but Harry’s do. They say I’m a stalker and the lads won’t like it, but I don’t care."

 

14. If Niall puts his hand in a fire...   

“The whole reason I got braces was because Niall got braces… didn't really need braces but I wanted them because they look good and because Niall had them.” 

 

15. Fan-addicts with no time for anything else...

"I wish I was a smack-head so I was on drugs not boybands."

"Boyfriends just get in the way."

 

Earlier today Liam Payne responded to the outcry from fans that were not impressed with how the Channel 4 documentary portrayed them, he made his feeling pretty clear with this tweet. 

 

 

Aw, well... We're all 'Beliebers' here anyway. (Sarcasm incase it was mistaken).