This backyard mockbuster has been a labour of fandom three years in the making, born out of a staffroom conversation... someone suggested crocheting. Roebuck had other ideas.
"The poster on the wall was an homage to Washington Crossing the Delaware. Instead of George Washington leading the Continental Army across the river, however, Joe Paterno stood in the prow of the boat with the Penn State Nittany Lions."
Cosplay originated roughly a hundred years ago but it didn't enter mainstream popular culture until the 1980s. At first it was tied more closely to specific events; by the 1980s it became more widely practiced as an expression of fandom participation.
"Bad Twin made the biggest impression on the Lost fandom. A detective story about two wealthy brothers with very different personalities, Bad Twin speaks to Lost's love of dualities: Man of Science versus Man of Faith, Jacob versus The Man in Black, etc."