Good day, Overthinkers! How go those New Years’ resolutions? That poorly, huh? Don’t worry – we still love you. In award show news – is it that time again? – Twilight, “How I Met Your Mother” and Taylor Swift were … Continued
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In honor of the upcoming 20th Anniversary of the premiere of The Simpsons, Overthinking It is devoting this entire week to a look at how America’s Favorite Family has transformed the cultural landscape. Welcome to D’OHverthinking It! Shana Mlawski gives … Continued
What’s the difference between a parody and its source material – if the source material was already pretty ridiculous?
And good-bye to the working week. First off, Overthinking It bids farewell to two older icons of the entertainment industry: Jennifer Jones, star of The Song of Bernadette and Duel in the Sun (in the 40s and 50s) and Roy … Continued
Avatar, Invictus, George Stephanopoulos, Chanukah and more, in this week’s Open Thread.
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Overthinking the train wreck that was Dune. You knew this day would come.
Tiger Woods, the Grammies, the NBC/Comcast deal and more.
A proper critique of Paul Verhoeven’s movies cannot be graphed in Euclidean space.
As it turns out, the apes DO want to live forever.
Welcome to the end of the week, Overthinkers – and your Open Thread. First up, Oprah, the most successful woman in the history of entertainment, announced this week that she will retire her TV show in 2011 in order to … Continued