Charlotte Howell
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This is an excellent short
This is an excellent short piece that marks out the history of and reasons for the comics industries' continued intransigence. I also wonder how much of the comics culture sense of being outsiders (i.e., geeks, nerds) both recently and at the industr ... -
Thanks for kicking off the
Thanks for kicking off the week, Michael. I think those themes of experimentation, optimism, and community are so important and remain the heart of Flow. They're definitely what keep grad volunteers' work worth it! ... -
the banal apocalypse
Thanks so much for kicking off the week with this very interesting update to the Imagination of Disaster. I think your last point is really key to the recent trend in apocalyptic media. The focus on the apocalyptic process perhaps normalizes both a cultur ... -
space for freedom
Thanks for adding your voice to the week, Matt. I think your post addresses the underlying theme of much of the week: the (in)visibility of the Court. Certainly, the number of sites you cite that report on the goings on of the Supreme Court indicate that ... -
Thanks for kicking us off
Thanks for kicking us off this week, Alison, with your insightful post! The contrast between Sotomayor and Thomas that you mention is especially interesting in regard to the secrecy vs. disclosure discourse that will be raised a few times this week. Sotom ... -
great points all around
Karyl, thank you for your post and your thoughtful approach to the topic. As you point out, and Rachel reiterates, humor can certainly be an effective weapon against oppressive thought and institutions, but in its attempt to puncture privilege it can also ... -
genre, animation, and the cultural forum
I think this serves a a great compliment to Alasdair's post that kicked off the week. In both of your posts, Gravity Falls operates as a multi-level nexus for generational discussion. Beyond the multi-generational appeal, I'm glad you chose to ... -
voice acting and intertextuality
Thanks for your contribution to the week, Cenate! I appreciate your attention here to the various levels of producing towards specific audiences within the same franchise. I had no idea of Hasbro's ownership level with the Hub nor the second Transf ... -
Great post, Cory. Thanks for
Great post, Cory. Thanks for kicking off this week! I wonder if the economics of genre production play a role in the ability of sitcoms to have the time to gain legs. They're often cheaper to make than dramas and don't require as long a lead ... -
Excellent synthesizing
Excellent synthesizing questions, Noel. I'm grateful to all the wonderful posts this week to bring up all the varying elements of a pilot that can be activated in our evaluations and criticism: genre, brand, format, attempts at pre-testing, etc. W ...