Showing posts with label Fandom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fandom. Show all posts

Friday, January 16, 2015

Media Montage Podcast 85: Cult Films



This week an in-depth discussion of Cult Films. 

What is a Cult Film?  

We talk weird and obscure movies loved by weird and obscure audiences. Rocky Horror, Buckaroo Banzai, The Dude, and Snake Plisskin all make it into the discussion. 

Pecking order, and the strive for authenticity in Cult Film fandom is looked at.  

Bruce makes a shocking Rocky Horror confession, and why is Buckaroo Banzai so important to Bruce and Larry?  Find out all that and more in episode 85 of the Media Montage Podcast!

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Friday, February 14, 2014

Media Montage 40: Nerd Ragee - Fandom Part 3




In this episode Bruce and Larry return once again to fandom, and discuss the phenomena of Nerd Rage, the tendency of hardcore fans to over react to news about their favorite comics, TV shows, Movies and even sports teams. What causes this passionate response? We look at likely reasons and explore some of our own Nerd Rage moments.

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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Media Montage 33: Fandom 2 - The Fans Take Over




In this episode Bruce and Larry expand and continue their discussion on Fandom from Media Montage Podcast 31. The fans have taken over! In many cases fans have become the creators of the characters they’ve grown up with. We talk about the implications, positive and negative, of this. We also take a look at fan fiction, fan films, and fan art, as extension of our media, and as inspiration for making our own.

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Here is the remarkable Spanish Arkham Asylum fan film Larry discussed:


Thursday, December 5, 2013

Media Montage 31: Fandom




In this episode Bruce and Larry talk about Fandom as a subculture. We look at the positive and negative aspects of rabid followers of popular culture, and try to put it all in perspective.