Geekstorians Episode 5: The Battle for Canon

n this episode of Geekstorians, Dave dives into one of the most heated and strangely human conflicts in modern fandom: the battle for canon.From the moment Star Wars quietly shifted a blaster bolt in 1997, the ground beneath our favourite universes began to move. Suddenly, creators weren’t the only ones shaping continuity. Fans were scrutinising every frame, showrunners were building puzzles inside their storylines, and entire franchises were juggling multiple timelines at once.We explore the rise of forensic fandom, the chaos of competing continuities, the fury of finales that don’t land, the strange elegance of narrative retcons that do, and why video games blew the old idea of a single canon to pieces. Along the way we revisit Lost, Sherlock, Game of Thrones, Star Wars, The Witcher, Fallout, Baldur’s Gate 3, and more — all to uncover how canon became an ecosystem rather than a single authoritative truth.And ultimately, we ask: Why do we care so deeply about what “really happened” in worlds that only exist because we love them?For more episodes and everything else we do, visit Geektown.co.uk. For weekly TV news, reviews and release dates, check out Geektown Radio, wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.