superheroes & media & hopeful moping
1. Wow, HBO’s Watchmen turned out to be a superhero story after all: evil plan, big finish, ultimately optimistic angle on human nature. Like a proper comic book, the season finale sidesteps making sense at key moments, for the sake of good television. Wouldn’t Angela maybe try knocking Lady Trieu and Bian the heck out…
I – That STAR WARS IX trailer indeed comes out today during the Pats v.’ Jets game. UPDATED: The last final new trailer exists now. (October 21, as it happens, is also Carrie Fisher’s birthday.) Advance tickets for the December 20 opening ought to go on sale simultaneously. So the all-new thing today will be,…
Here’s the first teaser for our new science fiction audio drama OCCUPY ME, presented by Melancholyball and Hard NOC Media. OCCUPY ME is a science fiction thriller/comedy about Earth’s first contact with two alien entities. The story follows a trio of “average” Earthlings who cross paths with the extraterrestrial visitors and learn of their parallel…
Because there are so many Marvel movies, and of each it’s worth the trouble to ask, what are we fighting about, REALLY? IRON MANLebowski’s armorproves men in suits aren’t readyfor clean energy. INCREDIBLE HULKHulk need bigger Hulkto fight: literal toxicmasculinity. IRON MAN 2Russians are betterat whips, plus tech expos arenot actually fun. THORThor must stop…
“OCCUPY ME” – Science-fiction narrative podcast – CASTING ANNOUNCEMENT Now casting for a new fictional narrative podcast co-produced by Hard NOC Media and Melancholyball Media. Occupy Me is a science-fiction episodic about Earth’s first contact with two alien entities: Dot, a curious veterinary student, and Tod, a malevolent prince of the patriarchy (they are also…
