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The Televerse #185- Star Trek: TOS with Paul Goebel
It’s another marathon podcast this week, with lots of notable TV giving us plenty to discuss. We kick things off with the comedies, including a preview of the Childrens Hospital premiere, season one of The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and a memorable Man Seeking Woman. Next we dive in with genre and documentary, with a preview of iZombie’s […] More
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RIP Leonard Nimoy
Leonard Nimoy, the star of the original Star Trek series as Spock, has died at the age of 83. The New York Times reported the news early Friday morning after having been hospitalized two days earlier this week. He was 83. Nimoy most recently reprised his role as Spock in Star Trek Into Darkness, and […] More
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Holding Out For a Heroine: On Being a Woman and Loving Star Wars
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a little girl in possession of a good imagination must be in want of a heroine. At least, this was the truth of my childhood. Like many people of my generation, my early pop culture intake was a healthy mix of Disney (this included an extensive library of […] More
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Justin Lin now set to direct ‘Star Trek 3’
A few weeks after Roberto Orci was removed from ‘Star Trek 3’ and left the director’s chair open, leaving the 2016 film in a bit of trouble, it has been reported by CBR that the ship now has its captain in the form of Fast Five’s Justin Lin. The director is known for revitalizing the Fast and Furious franchise […] More
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The Televerse #170- Fans and Fandom on TV with Paul Booth
Thanks to Thanksgiving, it’s a (comparatively) light week of TV on the podcast. First we kick things off with a little reality talk and a look at the comedies, including a marathon of Adventure Time, and then we talk genre and drama, including the aptly-titled episode of The Newsroom, “Contempt”. Afterward, Dr. Paul Booth joins […] More
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The Televerse #170- Fans and Fandom on TV with Paul Booth
Thanks to Thanksgiving, it’s a (comparatively) light week of TV on the podcast. First we kick things off with a little reality talk and a look at the comedies, including a marathon of Adventure Time, and then we talk genre and drama, including the aptly-titled episode of The Newsroom, “Contempt”. Afterward, Dr. Paul Booth joins […] More
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Obsessed with Pop Culture: Best of the Week
Why Are Christopher Nolan’s Movies So Fun to Argue About? The release of a Christopher Nolan movie, even one that “underperforms” at the box office like this week’sInterstellar, is by far the most fervently talked about work of art for several news cycles. Even in the face of constant barrages of Taylor Swift headlines, Nolan’s […] More
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The Televerse #167- Star Trek: Voyager with Caroline Siede
Somehow, there are still new fall shows premiering, giving us plenty to discuss this week on the podcast. First we take a look at the comedies, including Too Many Cooks, last week’s Bob’s Burgers Halloween episode, and strong new installments of Key & Peele and Jane the Virgin. Then we talk a little genre, including […] More
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The Televerse #167- Star Trek: Voyager with Caroline Siede
Somehow, there are still new fall shows premiering, giving us plenty to discuss this week on the podcast. First we take a look at the comedies, including Too Many Cooks, last week’s Bob’s Burgers Halloween episode, and strong new installments of Key & Peele and Jane the Virgin. Then we talk a little genre, including […] More
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‘Star Trek’ Meets ‘Planet of the Apes’ at IDW and BOOM! Studios
Back in the 60s, the world of film and television wasn’t as dominated by big franchises as it is now simply because there obviously weren’t as many. In the realm of science fiction, there were really only a few big names and two of them were Star Trek and The Planet of the Apes. Now […] More
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Through This Lens: J.J. Abrams’ ‘Star Trek: Into Darkness’
The camera in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek: Into Darkness often operates as though it were a satellite in space – at times orbiting actors, but not as tightly bound to the laws of gravity. In the first shot, the camera is entering a colorful planet’s atmosphere, slowing down as it catches wind resistance and using its zoom to call attention to some ruckus happening on the ground – a very literal approach to dropping the audience into the middle of the action. More
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Star Trek: the Original Series with Paul Goebel
Paul Goebel, the King of TV and cohost of Hey Watch This!, returns to the DVD Shelf to discuss the influential and frequently fascinating Star Trek. More
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