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Sean Astin’s Cool With You Shipping Sam and Frodo, Two Bros Who Should Have Kissed
Though Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings films didn’t explicitly pair Frodo and Sam together romantically, the sizable amount of subtext presented on the screen naturally fed into the fandom’s already-established interest in the idea of shipping the two characters. All it takes is a cursory search through the fanfic site of your choice to see…
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Snyder Cuts, Ayer Cuts and the Danger of Fandoms Drunk on Power
It’s a great time to be a fan. This year, aside from making everyone very familiar with walking routes in their local area and the restocking times for the Tesco loo roll aisle, has shown the world that fans have power. In May, Warner Bros announced that the heavily mythologised “Snyder Cut” of Justice League will see…
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Newcomers Is A Star Wars Podcast For The Rest Of Us
Even if you aren’t exposed to Star Wars at a tender age when the franchise can burn itself onto your brain matter and become an integral part of your identity, there’s no real way that you can escape the galaxy far, far away. Whether we like it or not, Star Wars is a part of…
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The Rise Of Skywalker And The Mandalorian’s Fascinating Approaches To Star Wars Fan Service
For better or worse, it is not unfair to describe either of Star Wars‘ most recent major projects”at the box office, the climax of the saga, The Rise of Skywalker; and on streaming, the culmination of years of attempts to bring live-action Star Wars to the small screen The Mandalorian“as stories that deeply engage in…