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Corporatism vs. Nerdom: Repeating Industry-Killing Mistakes
Spike | Jan 11, 2019 | 0
Mainstream entertainment companies are really working hard to take the “entertainment” out of the entertainment industry. Marvel, EA, Lucasfilm, Blizzard, Bethesda, Wizards of the Coast – to name a few – are run by executives who only understand the business aspect of the ecosyste...
Read MoreGenre Tropes Vs. Homage Vs. Plagiarism
The films of 2018, and various debates surrounding them, have been increasingly making me wonder about the difference between genre tropes, homage, and just uninspired laziness. I definitely think there’s a defined difference, and I think this past year, in particular, we’ve gotten a lot of the ...
Read MoreLoki and Scarlet Witch Limited Series Coming to Disney Play
Disney’s upcoming streaming service is invoking a little Marvel magic, as Variety reports that Disney Play is going to feature limited series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The first two of these series are likely to revolve around Loki and Scarlet Witch, with subsequent series featurin...
Read MoreFrom the Panels to the Big Screen
Spike | Sep 17, 2018 | 0
Since ancient times – and all during the existence of moderately civilized cultures – mythology has been overflowing with pantheons of gods reflecting the needs and aspirations of the people who conceived them. In a grim and gritty era of large cities, crime, corruption and high-tech, it’s obv...
Read MoreRotten Tomatoes and the Standards of Criticism
Rotten Tomatoes is once again in the news, this time because it is revamping its criteria for determining which critics will be included in the site’s much-cited Tomatometer. The focus will now be on getting “innovative thinkers and commentators who have seized on new platforms, developed their ...
Read MoreDiversity in the Comics Industry
andrewrodriguez | Aug 2, 2018 | 0
Diversity is a concept that permeates entertainment culture in a myriad of ways today. It has become the biggest buzz-word and singular focus of social justice and internet keyboard warriors the world over. We see it in our news cycles (all 24 hours of it), science fiction (I’m looking at you Lu...
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