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…
Fan Theories… Why Does Obi-Wan Lie to Luke Skywalker So Much? 9 Nov 20197 Mar 2023 A new fan theory about an old question My favorite fan theories are those that seek to answer the unanswered question. There are many unanswered questions in the Star Wars…
Fan Theory… A Minor Fight Club Fan Theory About Life Insurance 20 Oct 20194 Apr 2023 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… Is Captain America Ruining Grief Counseling? 6 Jul 201911 Nov 2022 A Very Minor Avengers Fan Theory About the Captain American Therapy Scene There is a lot to be said about the latest Avengers film. To begin with: I liked it.…
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…
Books… The Harry Potter Fan Theory That Explains Hogwarts’ Finances 8 Mar 201915 May 2023 Or: Why Does Slytherin Still Exist? I finished reading the Harry Potter novels at the age of thirty. I read the first four books as they were released, starting the…
Fan Theories… Gregg Turkington, Tim Heidecker, Ant-Man & Metafiction 22 Feb 201918 Mar 2023 Or: Is the MCU a Meta Narrative Within the On Cinema at the Cinema Universe? Note: this article has been updated several times (most recently in February of 2023) to…
Black Mirror… Anyone else still thinking about that Black Mirror guinea pig? 18 Jan 201914 Feb 2023 A Fan Theory About The Black Mirror "Crocodile" Episode This post is part of Fan Theory Fridays, in which we share and explore a new fan theory about a film,…