Okay, this is a semi-rant and train of thought post, because I've had a couple whiskey and I'm Having Thoughts About Things. You have been warned.
There was one thing that always bothered me in villains that monologue in movies (I also see it in how social media ...
Your politics vs. Your characters' politics
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Dec. 10, 2022Quackcast 612 - Comfort food for the brain
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Dec. 6, 2022 LISTEN on our new player!
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There are times when you need to give your brain a bit of a break, that's when comfort shows come in handy! Movies and TV shows ...
Quackcast 611 - Doppelgängers
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 29, 2022 LISTEN on our new player!
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Doppelgängers was the subject of our Quackcast today. What are they? Generally they're evil duplicates of people. Originally if you saw one it was supposed to ...
Vox Populi, Vox Dei
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 26, 2022
So this line has become famous lately since Elon Musk has been using it to reinstate banned Twitter accounts in the latest episode of the Birdsite Drama.
I'm not going to get into any opinion piece on what I think of this development but if you haven't joined ...
Don't I know You?
Banes at 12:00AM, Nov. 24, 2022
Doppelgangers were thought to be an omen of death or bad fortune. If you see a being that looks like you, doom awaits!
The name has evolved to mean a lookalike, usually supernatural or unexplained. There are many stories that feature Doppelgangers, whether ghostly, clones, mirrors come-to-life, robot duplicates, or ...
Quackcast 610 - Beauty!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 22, 2022 LISTEN on our new player!
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“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”, so the saying goes but it's absolutely true. There is a layered subjectivity to it based on personal ...
Stay Gold, White Ranger
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Nov. 21, 2022
Photo: “Tiger Zord, Convert to Warrior Mode”. Season 2, Episode 18: White Light Part II. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. (October 1994)
Tommy Oliver (played by the late Jason David Frank) first morphed on the screen as a new transfer student at Angel Grove High and even participated in a martial ...
Quackcast 609 - The Cringe
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 15, 2022 LISTEN on our new player!
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So how do you like comedy that makes you cringe? You know that really awkward humour where you feel embarrassed for those involved and almost in physical ...
The Silver Lining
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 12, 2022
So I just watched the latest Trope Talk by Overly Sharkastic Productions on Youtube (high recommend if you aren't already subscribed). The focus was on Doomed Heroes, and there's not much I'd be able to add to that comprehensive essay. Go watch it.
What it did inspire ...
Alternate Endings 2
Banes at 12:00AM, Nov. 10, 2022
Last week we talked about alternate endings in movies like Army of Darkness, Clerks, and Little Shop of Horrors.
In the comments, you mentioned classics that I can't believe I didn't mention, including CLUE, which was made with four different endings to be played randomly in different theaters ...