There's this funny thing that happens with TV shows. Because of the nature of human actors, TV shows are the one type of serialized media where a natural change to the series might be FORCED to occur because forces outside of the narrative require the change of the narrative. That is to say that in a comic book, the Spider-man can go on from issue to issue as long as Marvel wants him to be. If the writers decide to replace Peter Parker with Ben Reilly or Miles Morales that is for storyline reasons and they can change it back whenever they want. But on TV, actors die or move on to other roles. There are contract disputes. People age out of roles. There are budgetary considerations. There are any...
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e217. Online Shopping, Thrifting, and The Death of Mall Culture
When’s the last time you hung out at the mall? We don’t mean when is the last time you went to a mall, ran in, got something and left. When is the last time you really hung out there? Once upon a time, this used to be a thing. Families took all day shopping trips…
Excalibur #59: “Enter… the Panther!”
Excalibur #59 “Enter… the Panther!” Writers: Scott Lobdell Pencils: Scott Kolins Inks: John Holdredge & Raymond Kryssing Colours: Dana Morsehead & Mike Thomas Letters: Michael Higgins Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: December 1992 We sure hated this week’s comic, but we sure love this week’s episode, talking hip hop, comics, Black Panther, and Afrofuturism…
Call for Comments: “Get in loser, we’re going shopping”
From Monica: This week on VoxPop, we’re feeling nostalgic for the ultimate palace of capitalism— the mall. Because even if you don’t like shopping, the sheer quantity of things geographically centered meant that you probably bought clothes, or read comics, or listened to CDs, or saw a movie, or had a haircut, or took a…
e216. Chip’n Dale: Rescue Rangers & The Art Of The Cameo
If you haven’t had a chance to see the new Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers movie, you probably should watch it. It’s maybe the perfect blend of nostalgia, humor and just pointing at random IP cameos that you might recognize. It’s completely totally and in all ways absolutely delightful. This is in stark contrast to…
Excalibur #58: “Troll Call”
Excalibur #58 “Troll Call” Writers: Alan Davis and Scott Lobdell Pencils: Joe Madureira Inks: Josef Rubenstein & Hector Collazo Colours: Kevin Tinsely Letters: Ken Lopez Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: December 1992 We are most definitely not calling all trolls to this week’s nuanced discussion of the different but equally complex personal and professional…
Call For Comments: Rescue Rangers, Cameo Films, and Marketing Nostalgia
From Mav: You know what… the new Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers movie is absolutely fucking delightful. It seriously is. It’s really really good and you should watch it. Not only is it really good, it’s sort of surprisingly good because it didn’t actually HAVE to be. We’ve done a lot of shows about nostalgia…
e215. Taboo Teen TV Tropes
Does it bother you when you’re watching your favorite steamy teen drama on TV and they add a formulaic subplot about two step siblings who suddenly fall in love. What about when you see a plot line where a student has an affair with their teacher or some other older adult? How about when there’s…
Excalibur #57: “For Whom the Bell Trolls!”
Excalibur #57 “For Whom the Bell Trolls!” Writers: Alan Davis and Scott Lobdell Pencils: Joe Madureira Inks: Josef Rubenstein Colours: Kevin Tinsely Letters: Ken Lopez Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: November 1992 Not a dream, not a hoax, not a fuzzy image of Cable on a video screen asking who the heck’s calling at…
CFC: Media and the Naughty Taboo Relationship
From Mav: A lot of times our episode ideas come from one of us seeing something and then just wanting to talk about it with each other to formulate a stronger idea for ourselves. But in order to get there — at least for me — I still have to have a vague sort of…
CFC: We CAN do an episode about Jurassic Park; does that mean we SHOULD?
June 8, 2022
From Hannah: It’s been almost thirty years since we first were welcomed to Jurassic Park on the silver screen. And this weekend, the sixth movie in the franchise (which, uh, many of might say never should have had one sequel much less this many) Jurassic World: Dominion will premiere on North American screens. I’ve been…