A Family Exploring the World of Fandom Together
In 2014, we did a college trip to Scotland and Ireland. One of the day we were looking forward to was visiting Trinity College the Book of Kells. Plus, we just planned on enjoying Dublin and taking in some of the sights. We couldn’t fit Ireland in on our 2010…
In 2010, the Nola Nerd Couple embarked upon a 30 day backpack tour of Europe. We were often asked what was our favorite city of this tour. We loved every second in Florence. There are so many great places to visit in Florence in one day.
Luckily, we had two.
The music selections on This is Us are astounding. To me they make the show more than the writing and the acting (which also might be the best on network TV now that the Good Place is done.) We are dedicated watchers of This is Us, but it took us…
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…
