Headcanon Fodder

Published: Feb. 3, 2022, 1 a.m.

Have you ever watched a movie or show, gotten sucked into a mystery and come up with your own idea of what is going to be revealed \u2013 only to find out that you\u2019re wrong? Do you accept what\u2019s now established as canon, or do you get attached to your own \u201cheadcanon?\u201d We are living in the golden age of headcanon, especially in sci-fi fantasy, where many storytellers are following the template of J.J. Abrams and his Mystery Box approach. So, we did a call out to our listeners, to find out what headcanons they came up with or heard about, and why they think those headcanons work better than what ended up on screen, or on the page. Featuring Larry Brenner, Mark White, Josh Sawyer, Doug Tricarico, Chris Landon, and Judd Winick, who had the opportunity to turn his headcanon into canon.\nThere aren\u2019t major spoilers in this episode, but we discuss plot points in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, The Mandalorian, the first Matrix, Iron Man 2, Hawkeye, Star Trek: Into Darkness, Inspector Gadget, Citizen Kane, and Batman comics.\nThis episode is sponsored by Inked Gaming and Realm. Our ad partner is Multitude. If you\u2019re interested in advertising on Imaginary Worlds, you can contact them here.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices