On “Gangnam Style” and Misinterpreting Pop Culture
I turned my failure to understand the meaning of “Gangnam Style” into a two-by-two matrix of Misinterpreting Pop Culture.
Posts by Mark Lee on Overthinking It
OTI Movie Night: Expendables 2
Friday, August 17, in New York City and Boston
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Romney-Ryan: The Buddy Cop Movie
These guys aren’t about to go Galt. They’re teaming up for a budget-slashing battle royale.
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Contest! Win Tickets to Terminator Too: Judgment Play in NYC, August 11, 2012
Hey Overthinkers in the New York City Area! Do you share Lee’s obsession with Terminator? Do you enjoy farcical live-action adaptations of your favorite 90’s action movies? Do you want to see an audience member don assless chaps and play … Continued
An Interview with the Director of “Terminator Too: Judgment Play”
We’re a little obsessed with Terminator around here. Okay, when I say “we,” I mean mostly “Lee.” But we managed to find someone who’s taken Terminator fandom to an even higher level: Thomas Blake is the director of Terminator Too: … Continued
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Have We Reached Peak Superhero?
Have we maximized the exploitation of our finite supply of superhero movies, and are now entering a period of inexorable decline?
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Batman Roundup & “The Dark Knight Rises” Open Thread
Holy end of an era, Batman! Christopher Nolan’s epic Batman trilogy is coming to a close with the release of The Dark Knight Rises this weekend. This is how we’re celebrating the event here on Overthinking It: Movie Night in Boston … Continued
“Remember Bane” – “The Dark Knight Rises” Parody of “November Rain”
The sentiments of nitpickers, haters, and disgruntled fanboys leading up to “The Dark Knight Rises” as expressed through the music of Guns ‘n’ Roses.
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Celebrate “Independence Day” (and Independence Day) with Overthinking It
Celebrate the holiest of America’s fireworks-oriented days off from work with Overthinking It.
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Overthinking the “Rock of Ages” Logo Change, or, Why Readability Trumps Heavy Metal
What’s with the logo change? And why did the original logo look like a cross between AC/DC and Metallica’s logos, when neither of those bands’ songs were in the show?
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