On the Fandom Road: A FaB Farewell
So this is it, the last post in a long journey of posts. Let me start with the end before I end with the beginning: I am leaving you all, gentle readers. This i...
Tag: Fandom Road
On the Fandom Road: A Wizard Finds a Home
My journey down the fandom road to the end of Game of Thrones is one that I can’t believe sometimes. Despite my focus on A Song of Ice and Fire, I first got int...
On The Fandom Road: Someone
I was a latecomer to the world of George R.R. Martin. Unlike many of my colleagues here at Watchers on the Wall, I watched the show before I read the books—sort...
On the Fandom Road: From the Simpsons to Samwell
I think I found the Game of Thrones fandom in one of the oddest ways possible. It was via The Simpsons.
On the Fandom Road: No Longer an Outsider
The year was 2011. A friend of mine – knowing my penchant for fantasy – had been pestering me to read a book series called A Song of Ice and Fire. “...
On the Fandom Road: How a Salesman Accidentally Became a Watcher
My journey through the Game of Thrones fandom is one of which I’m both proud, and at which I am surprised. I never expected to be so persuasive. While I&#...
On the Fandom Road: Making Connections
My journey with Game of Thrones literally started with a journey. In 1999, I was at LAX waiting to fly back home from SIGGRAPH 99, the graphics conference that ...
On the Fandom Road: What is Dead May Never Die
Answering the question “how’d you get into Game of Thrones?” is a two-part process for me. There’s recounting how I started reading the books and watching the s...
On the Fandom Road: The Writer and the Viper
My journey with Game of Thrones began underneath a quiet tree at night, at the edge of the campus green. It was not as a grand of a tree as the Weirwood in the ...
On the Fandom Road: Now My Watch Begins
Today’s piece is the first in a series; throughout the final season of Game of Thrones, you will see many Watchers sharing the story of their walk along t...