Detailed Look at the Cast of The Office

When the British mockumentary sitcom series known as The Office was released in 2001, few could have predicted what a smash hit it would eventually become. By the series’ ten-year anniversary there were no fewer than six different versions of the series around the world, the latest of which was the Israeli show HaMisrad. 1 As of 2023, six additional adaptations have been released, with a few more still in the works. 2 Clearly, there is something about ridiculous bosses and banal office politi...

Penelope - Review - A Beautifully Straightforward Adventure Pilot

The idea of youth escaping into a large section of woods so as to start life anew is a plot device not at all unexplored prior, seen in films as recently as 2013’s "The Kings of Summer," while literature will always have "My Side of the Mountain. "In "Penelope, "the concept gets the episodic treatment, but if the premiere is any indicator, this is one project with the potential to captivate in its own unique way. Mel Eslyn ("Biosphere"), head of Duplass Brothers Productions and frequent colla...

New online Aardman series is a loving parody of superhero comics

World-renowned animation company Aardman has launched a new series exclusive to YouTube called Adventures of ArachnoFly. We caught up with creator Matt Walker to learn how it was made and what viewers can expect. Aardman has entertained viewers for decades, with its animated characters like Morph and Wallace and Gromit becoming household names. More recently, it has moved from claymation to 3D, with series such as Lloyd of the Flies which follows the adventures of a humble bluebottle calle...

Cultural Sophistication and Self-Reference on American Television

Fully:Cultural Sophistication and Self-Reference on American Television: Seeds of Hope?by Ralph DumainGenerally when I look at American culture these days I see little but degeneracy. I am rarely heartened even by the obvious sophistication that our society has achieved in certain respects over the past two decades, because it is so heavily counterbalanced by increased fragmentation, intellectual laziness, dehumanization, and superficiality. The sophistication that we do have is not so much a...

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Disenchantment - How Netflix Changed Matt Groening's Storytelling

Skip to main content area Menu Den of Geek Features Disenchantment: How Netflix Changed Matt Groening’s Storytelling Approach The new series from the creator of The Simpsons and Futurama is a blast... from the past. By Chris Longo August 14, 2018 | Share ...

Futurama Confirms The Simpsons and Disenchantment Timeline

This article contains spoilers for Futurama season 11 episode 6. The Matt Groening-verse just got a little bigger. The latest episode of Futurama, "I Know What You Did Next Xmas," finally confirms that The Simpsons, Futurama, and Disenchantment are connected by more than just writers and producers. But the timeline’s probably not what – or should we say when – you’re thinking. Disenchantment is Matt Groening and Josh Weinstein’s medieval fantasy-skewing follow-up to Futurama and The Sim...

Symbolism in Film and Television

What are some of your favorite symbols in movies and TV?  My favorite part of watching films and TV shows is picking out the hidden things the filmmakers have layered in for us to pick up on. Film and TV are visual mediums and thus, lend themselves to tangible symbols that drive home the theme of the story.  Symbolism is a powerful device used across various forms of art, including literature, paintings, and music. In the world of film and television, symbolism has the potential to make a s...

Leftovers - The - Longest Running Joke

‘The Leftovers’ Longest Running Joke: A Timeline of Every Reference to Justin Theroux’s Penis As "The Leftovers" approaches its series finale, Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta reflect on all the times they embarrassed their star. Ben Travers May 29, 2017 3:35 pm  @BenTTravers ...

Mrs. Davis Is Unlike Anything Else on Television

Getty Images/NBC/Ringer illustration The zany Peacock series from Damon Lindelof (‘Lost,’ ‘Watchmen,’ ‘The Leftovers’) is a welcome departure—pun intended—from the showrunner’s usual sensibilities Damon Lindelof isn’t immune to criticism; in fact, he often reacts to it. The cocreator of Lost infamously quit Twitter amid ongoing critiques of the polarizing series finale, which didn’t satisfy some viewers’ urge to unpack every corner of the show’s mystery-box storytelling. (In hin...

All of the Lingering Questions Ahead of Season 2 of Yellowjackets

Showtime/Getty Images/Ringer illustration            Seriously, like, all of them—because when a question is answered in this cannibal-teen mystery, it only raises more questions Season 1 of Yellowjackets starts not simply with a bang, but with an antler-wearing, throat-slitting, trap-setting, howling, cannibalizing cult. Of all the body horror headed our way throughout the first 10 episodes of Yellowjackets—the dreams of rotisserie-chicken babies and visions of land-use lawyers in business-c...

Films and TV shows that cleverly teased their big twist early on

Sometimes, there’s just no beating a good plot twist. David Fincher’s grisly 1995 noir Se7en, which marks its 25th anniversary today, is celebrated for many things, among them its shocking final twist.But even upon repeat viewings, many people don’t notice the subtle clues left earlier in the film, which tipped their hand towards Se7en’s climactic reveal.Foreshadowing can be a fine art, leveraged for great tragic or satirical effect – or it can simply be playful, a way of rewarding obsessed v...

Doctor Who - The Mythmakers 1965

In late 1965 Doctor Who featured a four part story about the end of the Trojan War. All four episodes are lost, though the audio track survives intact, along with a selection of photos and video snippets. In spite of that The myth makers, by Donald Cotton, is widely regarded as a highlight of Doctor Who’s early years. My aim here is to highlight how it plays on prior models. One target is Homer, of course, but it also plays on the 1956 Hollywood epic Helen of Troy starring Rossana Podestà,...

FBI Agent Phillip Jeffries - Twin Peaks

The TWIN PEAKS Character Series surveys one hundred ten characters from the series Twin Peaks (1990-91 on ABC and 2017 on Showtime as The Return), the film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992), and The Missing Pieces (2014), a collection of deleted scenes from that film. A new character study will appear every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday although patrons will have immediate access to each entry a month before it goes public. There will be spoilers. • indicates passages added or...

Jordan Peele finally explains Nope moment that left viewers scratching their heads

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeJordan Peele has finally given fans an explanation for one of the most widely debated moments in his 2022 horror film Nope.The film focuses on two siblings, played by Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer, who encounter a strange UFO near their ranch in Agua Dulce, California.One of the other plot threads follows Ricky "Jupe" Park, a former child actor who once s...

CFP: Small Screen Supers: Essays on Superhero Television

A CFP of possible interest to FMSAC members. --------------------------Small Screen Supers: Essays on Superhero Televisiondeadline for submissions: February 28, 2023full name / name of organization: academic anthology edited by Anna F. Peppard & Dru Jeffriescontact email: SuperheroTVBook@gmail.comCall for Papers: Small Screen Supers: Essays on Superhero Television As superhero films have proliferated, so too has superhero television. But as scholarship on superhero films has similarly prolif...

Biggest Turkey in Game Show History

By Adam Nedeff, Researcher for the National Archives of Game Show History You bring the stuffing, the cranberry sauce, and the pumpkin pie. For Thanksgiving, we’ll bring you the biggest turkey in the history of game shows: You’re in the Picture By 1961, Jackie Gleason was already a bona fide show business legend. His Cavalcade of Stars had made him one of the first superstars in the young medium of television. The classic 39-episode season of The Honeymooners had been icing on the cake....

Paul T. Goldman Is a Meta Journey That’s More Cruel Than Dazzling

In the spirit of the work of Nathan Fielder comes "Paul T. Goldman," a hybrid docuseries about a genuine weirdo. Jason Woliner, a director of multiple episodes of Fielder’s "Nathan for You" as well as of the 2020 "Borat" sequel, encountered his subject after Goldman tweeted at Woliner indicating that he had a story that badly needed dramatization. Taking inspiration from Goldman’s book, which makes outsized characterizations of his ex-wife’s motives and behavior, Woliner begins shooting a fic...

Complicated conversations - Tactics for dealing with conspiracy theorists

The season is upon us, which means you’ll likely be gathering with family members and friends to share a holiday meal, but that can also mean sharing some dubious claim someone has seen on the internet.  So we’d like to offer you a couple of tactics to use over the holidays to counter those claims you might face from your wacky relatives or friends — and to keep the peace. Moon landing Let’s start with a conspiracy theory that is very common. Ever since NASA sent men to the ...

There Are So Many Penises on Television. It’s Time for the Final Frontier.

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Downton Abbey: A New Era Review: Affectionately Reheated Fan Service

There are enough Easter eggs in Simon Curtis’s Downton Abbey: A New Era to confirm that Julian Fellowes is as schooled in silent film history as he is in the rhythms and mannerisms of the British class system. But the film also suggests, improbably, that he may be a Ren & Stimpy super fan. In "Ren’s Retirement," from season three of John Kricfalusi’s classic animated series, Ren is reminded on his 10th birthday that he’s 70 in dog years, which kicks into hysteric motion the preparations f...

music of trees: the intergenerative tie between primary care and public health

The music of trees: the intergenerative tie between primary care and public healthclose- 2010 - u22Just a Girlu22: The Community-Centered Cult Television Heroine, 1995-2007BookmarkFull text linkFind related documentsAbstractFound in the most recent group of cult heroines on television, community-centered cult heroines share two key characteristics. The first is their youth and the related coming-of-age narratives that result. The second is their emphasis on communal heroic action that challen...

Orphan 55 (review) by Glowing Fish - Everything2.com

Near Matches Ignore ExactFull Text Everything2 Orphan 55 (review) See all of Orphan 55, no other writeups in this node. (review) by Glowing Fish Sun Dec 26 2021 at 7:33:59 Orphan 55 is the third episode of the twelfth series of the revival Doctor Who. It was the third episode but the second story, after the opening "Spyfall" story. It was first broadcast on January 12, 2021. The story starts with the Doctor and her three companions winning a trip to a luxury resort. After ab...

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