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Falling out of love with fandom: On modern media culture

There has never been a better time to be a fan.  Games, shows, films, books, covering every conceivable property and continuing the story of every beloved character imaginable inundate us daily.  And to ensure that your fandom is never bereft of content, podcasts and YouTube videos and listicles cover every facet of every fandom constantly.  Extraordinarily comprehensive wikis exist for every imaginable topic – you wanna get the deep dive on Batman?  I’ve got you covered. Oh, I’m sorry, you meant Batman specifically?  No problem. Wait, you meant Batman specifically as in Batman portrayed by Christian Bale in Nolan’s trilogy? …

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But is it canon? – Discussing the importance of internal narrative consistency in the Art of story-telling

I’ve been thinking a lot about narrative ‘canon’ recently. I’ve also written and rewritten this blog post a couple of times, to try and make sure I…

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