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12 Dec

How The Mandalorian Captures the Spirit of the Star Wars Prequel Era

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This Star Wars: The Mandalorian article contains spoilers. Among The Mandalorian‘s many influences, at the top of the list is the classic Star Wars trilogy which started it all. Showrunner Jon Favreau, executive producer Dave Filoni, and the rest of the team have done a great job of incorporating lore from every era of the Star Wars saga in ways that make sense. Folding in elements fans know from A New Hope, for example, adds to the show’s sense of groundedness, showing us the weathered sci-fi locations that George Lucas made a staple of Star Wars while also picking up…
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28 Oct

Link Tank: How an Old Buffy Episode Captures Social Media in 2020

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A once-banned episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer perfectly captures what it’s like to be on social media in 2020. “‘Earshot,’ the season three episode of Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, is infamous for some not-great reasons. The episode was initially set to air right after the Columbine school shooting in April of 1999, but it was shelved until September due to a plotline that involved Buffy, who gets telepathic powers for the episode, seemingly thwarting a school shooting.” Read more at The Mary Sue. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows is a centuries-old brotherhood that left a trail of numerous skeletons. “Cheerleading…
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06 Oct

Link Tank: How The Good Lord Bird Captures the Tragicomedy of America

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The Good Lord Bird on Showtime, starring Ethan Hawke as the abolitionist John Brown, is well worth a watch. “Toward the end of his career, as he grew increasingly despairing and cynical, America’s greatest humorist soured on jokes. ‘The secret source of Humor itself is not joy but sorrow,’ Mark Twain wrote in his 1897 travelogue, Following the Equator. ‘There is no humor in heaven.’ It is with this caveat that I describe The Good Lord Bird, a seven-part miniseries that premieres Sunday on Showtime, as a comedy.” Read more at The Week. George Takei and the LGBTQ+ community flooded…
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