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Why Does Obi-Wan Kenobi Lie to Luke Skywalker So Much?

9 Nov 201916 Apr 2022
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…
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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…
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…
Bale…

Some takes on 2017, before it ends

30 Dec 201731 Dec 2017
The end of 2017 is nigh. And with it, the top ten lists, the retrospectives, the predictions. Rather than the Top Books Published in 2017 or the Best Films of…
Corrective Sequels…

Will True Detective’s Second Season be to True Detective as Halloween 3 is to Halloween?

7 Jul 20168 Jul 2016
Matthew McConaughey recently stirred up some folks by saying that yes, he misses playing Rust Cohle and, yes, he would consider reprising that character, if given the right opportunity. “Would…
American Psycho…

What Should Mr. Robot Pay Homage to in Season Two?

1 Jul 20167 Jul 2016
The critically-acclaimed, award-winning cable series Mr. Robot is notable for a number of reasons, with a big twist: in the final two episodes, you realize you've been watching a ten hour…
Bale…

Please, No More Origin Stories of How Evil Villains Used to be Good Guys or Children

17 Oct 201517 Oct 2015
If you haven't heard, the latest complete failure at the box office was the flaccid reboot Pan, an attempt to create a franchise out of the Peter Pan story by starting…
Film…

Five Films That Would Benefit From Force Ghosts

1 Sep 201531 Aug 2015
There is at least one major question about the new Star Wars film that goes unanswered: will there be Force Ghosts? At least, this is what I'm wondering. Obi Wan's Force…
2016 Election…

If the Candidates were Sci-Fi Movie Characters: A Cheat Sheet to the 2016 Presidential Election

4 Aug 20156 Aug 2015
During the last presidential election, Rick Santorum famously told the media that he felt like "this campaign is like an episode of ‘Survivor.’ It’s just a matter of staying in…
Books…

Why Harper Lee’s “New Novel” is the Literary Equivalent of Greedo Shooting First

3 Aug 20154 Aug 2015
People love pretending that there is a new novel by Harper Lee, available in stores now. But we all know there isn't. I'm not going to go into all the details…

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