by John Tobben | Oct 25, 2016 | Sports
It’s late October. That means one thing. College Basketball hype season is here. Less than a month from now Duke, NC State, and North Carolina will make their 2016-17 hardwood debuts. Until then, each fanbase is left to speculate as to exactly what team will...
by John Tobben | Sep 8, 2016 | beericana, Going Out
I can’t go to Beericana. The first reason I can’t go to Beericana is that I now live in Indiana after having spent 24 years in North Carolina. The second reason I can’t go to Beericana is that I’m currently in the midst of chemotherapy for Hodgkin Lymphoma.1 While...
by John Tobben | Jun 28, 2016 | Staying In
It’s somewhat difficult to pick just one thing to talk about with regards to last night’s Game of Thrones season six finale given that ALL OF THE THINGS HAPPENED. Two decade old fan theories were finally confirmed, revenge (and Frey Pies) was served cold, old...
by John Tobben | Jun 20, 2016 | Staying In
Game of Thrones is a show that lends itself to an assortment of reactions. As an adaptation of George RR Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire, it naturally generates comparison between the written narrative and the on-screen action. As a pop cultural phenomenon, Game...
by John Tobben | Jun 14, 2016 | Staying In
“It’s the family name that lives on. It’s all that lives on. Not your personal glory, not your honor… but family. You understand?“ -Tywin Lannister For much of Game of Thrones power and revenge have served as the primary motivators of the show’s...
by John Tobben | Jun 7, 2016 | Staying In
With Game of Thrones now almost exclusively navigating beyond the edge of George RR Martin’s literary map, the stakes for revelations and twists in the narrative have been raised. The dynamic between book readers and Game of Thrones has differed depending on the...
by John Tobben | May 31, 2016 | Staying In
“You weren’t made to sit on a chair in a palace. You’re a conquerer Daenerys Stormborn” -Daario Naharis When Daenerys Targaryen immolated her way to the top of the Dothraki Horde a few episodes back, a tinfoil theory gained steam that the Mother of Dragons may...
by John Tobben | May 23, 2016 | Staying In
WARNING: THIS POST INCLUDES SPOILERS FOR THE TELEVISION SHOW LOST IN ADDITION TO GAME OF THRONES Sometimes the magnitude of an emotional payoff trumps all else. The Constant remains my favorite episode of the television show LOST. In the episode, Desmond Hume...
by John Tobben | May 18, 2016 | Staying In
“The Starks have manned the wall for thousands of years, and you are a Stark. You may not have my name, but you have my blood.” -Ned Stark The final interaction between Ned Stark and Jon Snow in the Game of Thrones season premiere has long intrigued fans of the...
