Will You Get the Reference?

The recent ice storm that crippled Atlanta had me thinking about b1gtheo-productions sophie rain only B1gTheo Productions – FREE PAGEThe Walking Dead. The lines of stranded cars do evoke scenes from the zombie apocalypse, but my mind drifted to one small line from the show. In “18 Miles Out,” Rick recalls that when his cousin…

Why Would Anyone Re-Run a (Media) Marathon?

From Amanda Davis Gatchet: As I work through the interviews with our marathoning participants, it strikes me that people who marathon often “re-marathon,” returning to much loved characters and storylines again and again. This resonates with my own marathoning experiences—at least with the marathons I do for me, not for research. I don’t even want…