Open Thread for November 13, 2009
We deal with housekeeping and announcements.
Posts by John Perich on Overthinking It
Overthinking Mad Men Season 3
Shut the door. Have a seat.
Open Thread for November 6, 2009
Welcome to the start of the Christmas shopping season, Overthinkers! Here’s the week gone by: Some Oscar-bait opening this weekend: Precious, a film about a black teenager who rises up from crippling poverty, and The Men Who Stare at Goats, … Continued
Overmurdering It 2009
What horrifying delights can you expect from … Overmurdering It?
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Open Thread for October 23, 2009
Let’s take a look back at some developing pop culture news: In a rap crime shocker, Lil Wayne has pleaded guilty to criminal gun possession in New York and could face up to a year in prison. Said Plaxico Burress: … Continued
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Open Thread for October 16, 2009
Another week of pop culture comes to a close. What have we learned? I can’t even come up with a pithy way to sum up the story of the boy who we thought was trapped in a balloon, but actually … Continued
The Problem With ‘Geniuses’ In Movies
Why do geniuses in movies always seem so … mundane?
Open Thread for October 2, 2009
Plenty of pop fodder this week, including but not limited to: In the wake of a potential Roman Polanski extradition, over one hundred members of the “film community” have signed a petition urging Polanski’s release. Names include Woody Allen, Martin … Continued
The Demolished Man vs. Demolition Man
1950s New Wave Sci-Fi vs 1990s Action Sci-Fi … WHO YA GOT?
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I’m Going To Let You Finish
But MTV has generated one of the best media frenzies of all time! One of the best frenzies of all time!
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