harry potter

Harry Potter finds out he is the orphaned son of two wizards and embarks on an amazing journey. During his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry learns he is destined for great things and discovers a Dark wizard is determined Read More

The powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) was captured by MACUSA (Magical Congress of the United States of America), with the help of Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne). But, making good on his threat, Grindelwald escaped custody and has Read More

Fall is the time for new television shows and for movie studios to throw out some big hits before the year ends. To me, this fall's new offerings seem smaller than last year's. However, there are some picks that look interesting and I look forward to Read More

This week's guest is Heidi Tandy, a lawyer who is very active in the Harry Potter fandom and who is especially into the fan creativity it inspires. Read More

Endings are tricky. They're the final note in a wonderful song, the last glorious bite of a pizza you ate all by yourself instead of doing social things. Nothing tarnishes the legacy of your book/movie/TV series/sexual encounter more than tripping at Read More

The best part about books — at least for authors — is series. They allow a bibliophile to get really addicted. They have to continue reading because it’s more a necessity than a want. So to cap off this month I'll get right to it — the best book series Read More

Books are one of the original forms of entertainment. Learning to write really changed the game for societies. Storytellers no longer had to remember every detail, plays could be put on a stage, and today we have things like movies and TV to fill our Read More

Happy Halloween! We’ve been featuring spooky topics for fan art throughout October, and we’re closing the month out with a look at how some of your favorite fandoms celebrate the holiday. Take a look at the treats below, and follow the links Read More

I’ve been a huge fan of parodies since I first discovered “Weird Al” some thirty years ago. So why I haven’t written about them on here before (at least in any systematic way) is beyond me. I’ve been saving these for some time so I could do just that. Read More

There are so many ways people become involved in their favorite fandom, and reading and writing fanfic is one of the biggest. I like to imagine and come up with my own theories about the things we didn't see on screen, but what makes someone actually Read More

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/fandomania/Episode_0306_-_Weve_Got_Mail.mp3] 00:00:29 – Episode Opening 00:01:06 – Mailbag: Dragon Con! 00:07:19 – Mailbag: Our first fandoms 00:15:33 – Mailbag: Ghostbusters and other upcoming Read More

This week we answer a bunch of mailbag questions, we talk about the new upcoming Harry Potter movies, and we discuss the new BioShock Infinite expansion. Read More