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12 February 2021 Invisible Editor Comments 1 comment

DON’T BE A DICK: In an astounding act of bravery and solidarity, actress Charisma Carpenter (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel) spoke out against abusive practices of tv auteur, Joss Whedon, in support of Justice League actor, Ray Fisher. Andrew and D. Bethel have a thoughtful discussion of autership, specifically as it relates to the realm of nerds and geeks.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Charisma Carpenter’s social media post made in solidarity with Ray Fisher:

My truth. #IStandWithRayFisher pic.twitter.com/eNjYcJ6zwP
— charisma carpenter (@AllCharisma) February 10, 2021

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Shortcast 55 – Occam’s Complexifier” (18 May 2018): Where Andrew and D. Bethel discuss “shy boys” and the victimization narrative of nerds online.

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“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
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The Transformers Paradox

21 February 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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GOTTA GO FAST: Sonic the Hedgehog destroys box office expectations Valentine’s Day weekend. Andrew and Dan discuss the surprise success of this cinematic adaptation of the beloved video game franchise.

BIRDS OF PREY: OR, THE REINSTATEMENT OF INSTITUTIONALIZED SEXISM AGAINST WOMAN-LED SUPERHERO FILMS: Birds of Prey released last week and its box office performance left some upset. D. Bethel and Andrew talk about the relativity of box office success, how Marvel fandom may be tainting the pond, and how marketing is a strange magic.

DOOMED ANIMAL CROSSING: In a bit of light news, with Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Doom Eternal releasing on the same day, Twitter and Reddit have become very interesting places, and in mostly good ways.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Winslow, Jeremy. “Doom Eternal and Animal Crossing Fans Have Become Supportive Friends.” GameSpot. CBSi, 19 February 2020.
The tweet that did the direct comparison between Ford v. Ferrari and Birds of Prey:

https://twitter.com/abujimin/status/1227314799303970819

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Episode 101 – The Black Arts of Algorithms” (05 August 2015): Where Andrew and D. Bethel discuss a similar discourse around the reboot of Ghostbusters and how it was deemed a failure despite earning perfectly fine box office numbers.
“Episode 155 – Captain Host” (20 July 2018): Where Dan and Andrew ask the question, “Were there too many superhero/nerd movies packed into a single summer?”, among which Solo: A Star Wars Story was released.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
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Tickle It

3 May 2019 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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THE NAME OF THE GAME: The first trailer for the upcoming live-action cinematic adaptation of Sonic the Hedgehog has––as can be expected––drawn a lot of conversation and criticism…including on your favorite nerdy-geeky podcast. Andrew and D. Bethel have a lot to say about the trailer and, in a larger scope, movie adaptations of video games and what works and what doesn’t. But first, the trailer:

What do you think? Let us know in the comments!

RELEVANT LINKS:

Ben Schwartz’s––Sonic’s voice actor––bizarre interview with Larry King:

Rosenberg, Adam. “The Internet is Obsessed with Sonic the Hedgehog’s Muscular, Sculpted Sex Legs.” Mashable. 10 Dec. 2018.
Gravity Falls‘ creator, Alex Hirsch, and his Twitter thread response to the Sonic trailer:

Seems to me that in order to adapt a beloved IP like, sayyyyy, a video game, you need to start with a simple question- what do fans love about this character? What do they love about this world? What FEELING does this game give them? How can we strive to create that feeling?
— Alex Hirsch (@_AlexHirsch) April 30, 2019

D. Bethel’s Free Comic Book Day video:

RELEVANT EPISODES:

Episode 19 – In It to Win It (03 Oct. 2014): Where Andrew relays his pitch for the Tetris movie.
Episode 72 – Murphy, the Pilot of Piqued (13 Nov. 2015): Where Andrew and D. Bethel first discussed the nature of adaptations of video games into movies.

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Social: Andrew – Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel – Twitter & Instagram
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FEATURED MUSIC:

“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)