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Regarding Mad Men and Gray Flannel Suits

17 May 202017 May 2020
Today is the fifth anniversary of the last episode of Mad Men. I've been working my way through a slow re-watch in recent months. Perhaps I will have something more…
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Why I’m Reluctant to Write About the Final Game of Thrones Season

28 Apr 201927 Sep 2019
I realized something a few weeks ago. Something that surprised me. Something that had not occurred to me but that, as soon as I realized it, I was shocked I…
Black Mirror…

Anyone else still thinking about that Black Mirror guinea pig?

18 Jan 201929 Sep 2019
A Black Mirror Fan Theory This post is part of Fan Theory Fridays, in which we share and explore a new fan theory about a film, television series, book, or…
Alien…

The Homage is Not Enough: on the Limits of Nostalgia-First Narratives

13 Mar 201814 Mar 2018
In the summer of 2016 everyone started telling me that I had to watch a show called Stranger Things. I was reluctant. The reluctance came from the way it was…
A Game of Thrones…

Ed Sheeran Didn’t Ruin Anything. Game of Thrones is Rooted in Popular Music

23 Jul 201723 Jul 2017
Game of Thrones is Not Sacred. It’s Grateful Dead Fan Fiction The first episode of the seventh season of HBO’s Game of Thrones sparked a multitude of reactions, but perhaps…
D. F. Lovett…

What References, Depictions, and Themes Should We Anticipate in Fargo’s Season 3?

15 Apr 201723 Jun 2017
While this blog's last Fargo article gave you a list of ways to get hyped for the forthcoming third season, it didn't go very deep into what we've seen in Fargo…
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The Rick and Morty Fan Theory That Explains Total Rickall and Rick Breaking the Fourth Wall

8 Apr 20179 Apr 2017
An avid Rick and Morty fan has many questions, some of which were answered (or at least addressed) in the Season 3 premiere that aired on April's Fools Day. These…
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Twelve Ways to Get Hyped for Fargo’s Third Season

30 Mar 20171 Apr 2017
The trailers are out for the third season of Fargo and there isn't much more to say about them than "okay then." As in, it looks good. Pretty darn good.…
2016 Election…

No More Gritty Reboots: Why Lego Batman and Legion Are the Future of Superheroes

12 Feb 201731 May 2017
Yes, this blog is dedicated to "an ongoing exploration of the dark and gritty reboot." But, as written about in the previous post on this blog, The World Needs Bad…
2016…

The True Theme of 2016: Never Meet Your Heroes

28 Dec 201611 Apr 2019
Hating 2016 and wishing for it to end has perhaps been the meme of 2016. It has been called a dumpster fire and was declared to "even sucked for Kim Kardashian." Beginning…

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