007… James Bond, Fan Theories, and the Fragile Online Fan 26 Sep 202126 Sep 2021 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…
A Game of Thrones… Why That Game of Thrones Fan Theory Is Not a Game of Thrones Fan Theory 26 Aug 201726 Aug 2017 The internet loves a good fan theory. The trouble is, the phrase "fan theory" has started to go the way of words like content or hipster or artisan or any…
2016 Election… Let Them Eat Freedom Fries, and Ten Other Headlines to Anticipate in 2017 3 Dec 20163 Dec 2016 It's early December, which means two things: time to start recapping 2016 and predicting 2017. While not as exhaustive as The Economist's The World in 2017 or as doomsday-esque as…
Bale… Please, No More Origin Stories of How Evil Villains Used to be Good Guys or Children 17 Oct 201517 Oct 2015 If you haven't heard, the latest complete failure at the box office was the flaccid reboot Pan, an attempt to create a franchise out of the Peter Pan story by starting…
Fan Theories… Can Spectre Disprove the “James Bond is a Brainwashed Codename” Theory? 16 Oct 201520 Oct 2015 If there is one fan theory I love above all others, it's that James Bond is a codename. I've written about this extensively, including my own unique take on it,…
007… Too Street? What You Should Know About Horowitz, Elba, and Bond 1 Sep 20159 Aug 2018 Unlike many of the people who are angry with Anthony Horowitz over his comments on Idris Elba's inability to play James Bond, I read the entire article. Why do I…
Film… Five Films That Would Benefit From Force Ghosts 1 Sep 201531 Aug 2015 There is at least one major question about the new Star Wars film that goes unanswered: will there be Force Ghosts? At least, this is what I'm wondering. Obi Wan's Force…
A Song of Ice and Fire… Six Months of Search Terms: Wolverine, His Beard, and The Strange Searches That Lead People Here 2 Jul 20152 Jul 2015 A few years ago, I wrote a blog post called The Maramduke Fart Paradox, in which I discussed the strange search engine terms that lead people to this website. Among…
Daniel Craig… What is happening in the SPECTRE teaser trailer? 27 Mar 201527 Mar 2015 I don't know. But here it is: It appears that Bond has secrets, or at least a secret, and the secret involves a family member, or at least someone from his…