A Family Exploring the World of Fandom Together
Respecting Fan Knowledge The biggest obstacle most entertainment franchises have to deal with is the fans. I’m not talking about pleasing the fans with a good story. The real issue is writing stories for the casual fan while keeping the fully invested fan. What I mean by a fully invested…
John Cheever remarked that “the idea of authors running around helplessly behind their cretinous inventions is contemptible.” Well, Cheever would be aghast about how the internet changed the way we read and interact with any type of fiction. Characters stretch beyond their confines. Tyler Durden’s reach after Fight Club is…
This past weekend was our ninth anniversary running this blog in one of its various forms. Now and then, we like to take stock of where we are and what we want NolaNerdCouple.com to be. In other words, let’s take a look at the vision for Nola Nerd Couple in…
Living in the New Orleans Area, we have lots of opportunities for our little one to grow, learn, and play. We have the Audubon institute, different classes and camps, and the Louisiana Children’s Museum. The new and improved Louisiana Children’s Museum is a marvelous place for children to learn and…
The Star Wars movies have a clear protagonist/antagonist structure. Palpatine is the antagonist of the entire saga. Obi-Wan and Padme are the major protagonists of the prequels, Luke is it for the original trilogy, and Rey is the hero of the sequels. However, they aren’t fighting for just the galaxy.…
Even though it’s been out for a month, this post will contain The Rise of Skywalker spoilers. Rey’s source of power has become a point of debate in some regions of fandom, especially on twitter. The Reveal So the “big” reveal in The Rise of Skywalker is the revealing of…