Escaping 2017 Part 2
The guys continue the list of things they observed and reported during 2017, but before that they spend an hour going through honorable mentions, including Get Out, Wonder Woman, and more!
The guys continue the list of things they observed and reported during 2017, but before that they spend an hour going through honorable mentions, including Get Out, Wonder Woman, and more!
Donovan and Harrison flee the burning building of 2017 by continuing a tradition inherited from The Battle Beyond Planet X, going through ten things they discovered and enjoyed throughout the year. Before that however, they go over missed feedback and continue the discussion on writers avoiding stereotypes.
*NOTE* This Episode contains Spoilers for Blade Runner 2049 After adding their perspectives on the ongoing #MeToo conversation, Don and Harry talk about the seminal Anti-Hero. What brought about this archetype, and what are its most iconic representations? Most importantly, has its time passed?
And now for something completely different! This week the guys ponder the future of robotization, and how the human race will sexify it.
Peter returns as the guys discuss Hollywood’s problems with diversity.
The guys return to talk about the modern resurgence of Nazism in America and how best to fight them.
IN THIS EPISODE the guys discuss the impending threat of the show “Confederate”, proposed by Game of Thrones showrunners D.B. Weiss and David Benioff, and the merits and risks in making a television show about modern-day slavery. Topics included in the discussion are: The narratives of racially intense shows from white producers Assailing white creators … More Should There be Limits to Storytelling?
This week the boys weight the negative values between exclusionary storytelling and tokenism. … More Which is Worse: Exclusion-ism or Tokenism?
This week the guys talk violence in media, why they love it, and why they shouldn’t. … More Why Do We Enjoy Violence in Media?