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The Link Between George R. R. Martin and the Grateful Dead

19 Feb 201616 Mar 2025
Everything I know About the connections between the Grateful Dead, Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire Update 2022: parts of this article were originally written as…
Bale…

The Most Important Ross Geller Analysis of 2015

31 Dec 201515 Feb 2016
With the year ending, it's time to write and reflect about something that I had never thought about until 2015: the Friends character Ross Geller, portrayed by David Schwimmer. During…
Fan Theories…

Commenters Gonna Comment: Responses to a Ross Geller Fan Theory

26 Oct 201526 Oct 2015
After several waves of intermediate virality regarding a theory about Friends, this blog and its author have received some very entertaining feedback, through the legions of recappers, bloggers, and commenters that…
Fan Theories…

Does Every Episode of The Simpsons Take Place in a Different Universe?

19 Oct 201520 Oct 2015
It's Halloween season, which means all the usual trappings that come with this time of year: pumpkins, corn mazes, shockingly-early Christmas advertisements, and the annual "Treehouse of Horror" episode of…
Seinfeld…

Was Seinfeld a 1990s Greek Tragedy?

30 Aug 201530 Aug 2015
It's known as the greatest sitcom of the 1990s, starring the arguably most famous comedian of all time. But is Seinfeld even a comedy? Or would we be better off…
Bale…

What Would Christian Bale Do in Season Three of True Detective?

27 Aug 201513 Jan 2019
I'm one of the lone defenders of True Detective's second season. So far, I can count on one hand the people I know who actually liked it. While I disagree…
Books…

What Would Faulkner Say About True Detective Season Two?

10 Aug 201515 May 2016
In a previous post, I've argued that no one should call a show good or bad until the end is known. Which means, now that the end is known, we…
Bolano…

Thirteen Ways to Fill the Flat Circle After Season Two of True Detective

9 Aug 201528 Sep 2016
Well, Season Two is over. Whether you are satisfied with the ending or not, chances are that you are a little bummed that you don't get to watch it next…
Fan Theories…

True Detective vs. Friends: Did Ross Geller Lose Custody of Ben?

8 Aug 201531 Aug 2023
Or: What Happened to Ben Geller on Friends? Note: the following was originally written in 2014. A lot has happened since then, but I think it holds up pretty well.…
Ballers…

Don’t Call a Show Good, or Bad, Until The End is Known: On Ballers, True Detective, and House of Cards.

9 Jul 2015
In a previous post, I mentioned Herodotus's lesson, to "call no man happy until he is dead." My specific application of his lesson in that case was to say that…

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