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  Gotta Catch On: Intertextuality and the Popularity of Pokémon Go

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  Katharine McCain The Ohio State University

  October 15, 2016

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  to spread Pokémon Go to as wide an audience as possible, including non-gamers.  Initially Niantic ... Episode 40. This not only cashed in on twenty years of nostalgia, but also encouraged fans outside the ... possibilities. How awesome would it be if Eleven, Negasonic, and Furiosa were the same being, the ultimate ...
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  Close encounters of the open kind

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  Pam Cook University of Southampton, UK

  December 03, 2014

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  diverse group) to new material and these tweets are sometimes circulated to others outside my immediate ... nonetheless cinephiles, outside the academic recognition of the term. Mildred's Kiss was made for study ...
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  You Can’t Stop the Beat – Dance: The Gen X Addiction

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  Kelli Kilgore City of Virginia Beach

  December 04, 2007

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  this seemingly banal show that made so many clamor to watch and vote and run to see it live? I’m not ...
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  In Search of Identity: Fanfics, Cosplay and Character Building in 'Adventure Time'

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  Philippe Bédard Concordia University

  January 05, 2015

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  characters live out scenarios that are not possible otherwise. In addition, online fandoms present ... their existence and their importance. Is it possible, then, that Adventure Time is more than just about ...
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  Mission Accomplished: Fan Reactions to a Realized Ship

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  Evan L. Kropp Reinhardt University

  June 23, 2015

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  words, “I’m pregnant. You’re the father.” This moment was unexpected because the show previously hinted ...
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  A Silver Lining for Fan-Made Indie Games

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  Anastasia Salter University of Baltimore

  August 19, 2011

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  Note The designation of "indie" is traditionally given to games that are produced outside the ... mainstream industry with often limited resources and audience. Fan-games are definitely outsider projects, ...
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  Adventure Time's "Flippin' Awesome" Recognition of Crossover Fandom

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  Andrew Seroff Unattached (ND '11)

  October 11, 2012

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  a particularly excitable following outside  Adventure Time 's target demographic, but what became apparent ... buzz (though it's hard to imagine any show outside of primetime getting 'buzzy'). By ...
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  “You Got No Idea What’s Goin’ On On That Island!”: What SNL Can Teach Us About Lost

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  Ivan Askwith Big Spaceship

  February 13, 2008

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  gender focus, but I’m willing to bet it’s not an accidental one.) ...
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  A Double Drabble* of Bugger All: On Monty Python’s Galaxy Song

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  John Hartley Queensland University of Technology (Australia)

  November 23, 2007

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  who’s into something that requires an operational brain and some creativity. ' I’m not a fan of ...
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  “Bricks”- a Supernatural vid by Luminosity

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  Louisa Stein Middlebury College

  January 31, 2008

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  the forces of “darkness” from outside and within across a horror/noir landscape. While Sam and Dean’s ...

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