The topic of fascism continues as the guys turn to the future for answers on media’s education of oppression! Star Trek (The Original Series) is discussed once again, this time with two episodes glanced at: the classic parallel universe epic “Mirror Mirror”, and the Nazi episode “Patterns of Force”!
What are the intentions of the war story? Are the requisite morals good or bad? What else can the war story discuss beyond that binary?
This week the guys discuss Cultural Phenomena, how that gets to be defined, and the backlash effect with each example.
The year for the podcast TRULY ends with the guys going over several feedback emails concerning how to avoid writing stereotypes, avoiding the cons of the “Will they/Won’t they” romance plots, and discussing the trajectory and possibilities for the podcast in the coming weeks of 2018!
*SPOILERS* This episode contains Spoilers for the beginning for Star Trek Discovery In this episode, the guys toss each other two examples of extreme status quos in media. First, Harry takes a look and groans at Star Trek’s final episode “Turnabout Intruder”. Then, Donovan flinches and peeks through his fingers at three episodes from Black … More The Possibilities of Storytelling
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