Fan Theories… Roland Barthes Would Say Kermit the Frog Did 9/11 11 Sep 202411 Sep 2024 I like fan theories. I’ve liked them for a long time. But I think it's crucial for any fan theorist to embrace the ideas put forth by Roland Barthes in…
Fan Theories… What is a Real Estate Novelist? Analyzing Billy Joel’s Piano Man 10 Apr 202216 Nov 2023 Hey Billy. What is a "real estate novelist"? and do you know what a novel is? I don’t remember the first time I heard Billy Joel’s “Piano Man.” I don’t…
007… James Bond, Fan Theories, and the Fragile Online Fan 26 Sep 202126 Sep 2023 I’ve lost track of three things: how many times I’ve seen Skyfall, how many times I’ve seen someone reference my James Bond fan theory on the internet, and how many…
Fan Theory… How Spectre Reaffirmed the Brainwashed Bond Fan Theory 31 Jan 202017 May 2020 Thanks for reading another installment of Fan Theory Friday! They’re not every Friday—and they’re not always on Fridays—but they are on some Fridays, sometimes. I come to bury Spectre, not…
Fan Theories… Why Did Obi-Wan Lie to Luke Skywalker So Much? 9 Nov 201921 Jun 2023 A new fan theory about an old question My favorite fan theories are those that seek to answer the unanswered question. There are many unanswered questions in the Star Wars…
Fan Theory… A Minor Fight Club Fan Theory About Life Insurance 20 Oct 20194 Apr 2023 Or: Does Life Insurance Pay Off Triple on a Business Trip, and Why Would the Narrator Care? It has been almost twenty years since the first time I saw Fight…
Fan Theories… When a Prediction Becomes a Fan Theory 29 Sep 20191 Nov 2022 For the last several years, I’ve been banging the drum for one particular, unusual cause: pedantry regarding the definition of “fan theory”. While you can read one of several longer…
Fan Theories… How Far From Home Reaffirms a Minor Spider-Man Fan Theory 13 Jul 201927 Sep 2019 Another Fan Theory Friday (on a Saturday) You have presumably seen Spider-Man: Far From Home by now. If you haven’t, I think it's safe to assume that it’s not particularly…
Fan Theories… Is Captain America Ruining Grief Counseling? 6 Jul 201911 Nov 2022 A Very Minor Avengers Fan Theory About the Captain American Therapy Scene There is a lot to be said about the latest Avengers film. To begin with: I liked it.…
Fan Theories… A Fan Theory on Chewbacca at the End of A New Hope 4 May 201931 Oct 2021 It's another Fan Theory Friday. Although this is a special one, on a Saturday, because today is Star Wars Day. Today's fan theory is in honor of Peter Mayhew, the…