Episode 588: Le Goose, C’est Moi
On the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle the white-faced sociopath haunting America: The goose in Untitled Goose Game.
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The Joker on Overthinking It
The Overview: The Dark Knight
Overthinking It presents its alternative commentary on Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight.”
NY Comic-Con, Day 1: Joker-Jedi Fights Zombies
It’s official: OverthinkingIt.com is at NY Comic-Con 2009!
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The Dark Knight Returns (on DVD)
To coincide with the DVD Release of The Dark Knight, here’s a look back at some of our Overthinking™ on the subject. Video The Dark Bailout The Philosophy of Batman The Prisoner’s Dilemma Schopenhauer Edition Political Sociology Edition Literary Theory … Continued
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Episode 10: The Dark Knight
All Episodes Subscribe in iTunes Wrather, Fenzel, Sheely and Stokes overthink The Dark Knight. Download Episode 10 (revised) in AAC Format UPDATE (2008-08-08): Spoilers related to (of all things) The Wire were inadvertently included in this podcast. They have been … Continued
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Loljokers III: Invisible Performance
As loljoker contest submissions have continued to roll in, an interesting pattern has emerged; there are lots of lulz about Heath, Romero, and (as you’ll see in this post) the comic book and lego incarnations of the Joker, there has … Continued
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i can haz romeroz?: LOLjokers part II
Today’s submissions reach back, back, back to the campy Adam West/Burt Ward Batman TV show. (Hey, isn’t it funny that his name is “Ward” and he was playing Batman’s ward? And why don’t you hear about people having wards any … Continued
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The Philosophy of Batman: Political Sociology Edition
Over the past two weeks, much digital ink has been spilled about the political meanings and messages embedded in The Dark Knight. In this particular corner of the intertubes, considerable (over)thought has gone into dissecting the layers of philosophy in … Continued
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The Joker’s Magic Pencil
Why is it magic? It subverts with audience suspension of disbelief itself and deliberately confuses illusion and reality.
The Philosophy of Batman
(There Will Be Spoilers) Christopher Nolan didn’t major in philosophy in college (or “read philosophy at University,” as the case may be), but he evidently has some familiarity with the subject. How do I know? Well, both of his two … Continued