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… A Minor Fight Club Fan Theory About Life Insurance 20 Oct 201911 Sep 2022 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… 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…
Black Mirror… Anyone else still thinking about that Black Mirror guinea pig? 18 Jan 20197 Sep 2022 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 201831 Oct 2021 A Fan Theory About Home Alone's Old Man Marley & the Film's Christmas Carol Overtones This post is the first in a new series called Fan Theory Fridays, in which…
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… A Rick and Morty Fan Theory That Explains Total Rickall and Rick Breaking the Fourth Wall 8 Apr 20177 Sep 2022 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…