Fan Theory… A Minor Fight Club Fan Theory About Life Insurance 20 Oct 201920 Oct 2019 It has been almost twenty years since the first time I saw Fight Club. I read the book a few months after first seeing the book. I think I was…
Fan Theories… When a Prediction Becomes a Fan Theory 29 Sep 201917 May 2020 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… A Fan Theory on Chewbacca at the End of A New Hope 4 May 20198 Dec 2019 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…
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…
Christmas… Is John McClane in a Bad Mood Because He Loves Christmas? 31 Dec 20186 Dec 2020 A minor Die Hard 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,…
Bale… Home Alone is a Dickensian, Supernatural Test of the McCallisters 14 Dec 20183 Dec 2019 A Fan Theory This post is the first in a new series called Fan Theory Fridays, in which we will share and explore a new fan theory about a film,…
Fan Theories… Why Your Westworld Fan Theory is Not a Fan Theory 15 Apr 201815 Apr 2018 Madness descended upon the internet earlier this week when the Westworld showrunners stormed into a the /r/westworld subreddit for what proved to be one of the larger online pranks in…
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…
Fan Theories… 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…
Christopher Nolan… What We Talk About When We Talk About Fan Theories 21 Nov 201628 Nov 2020 I've been trying to write this article for a while. Years. While I try to avoid listicles, I've found that, at times, they have their uses. These are my opinions and…