James Elrod
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I wonder you, or anyone else,
I wonder you, or anyone else, has thoughts about why this (extremely) short-form mode of storytelling has made a comeback in online spaces and podcasts, where listening seems to be more individuate/isolated and ad hoc. Have you mined the comments on the I ... -
Other ways of extending the teaching and learning?
I like how you are using Black Mirror as a teaching tool. I think each episode (and episodes read intertextually) can provide so many entry-points into conversations extending across disciplines. In addition to the textual content of Black Mirror, I wond ... -
I can't wait to see what
I can't wait to see what Peele does with this show. Not only does he already have a huge fan-following, but this a reboot that comes with a lot of title-recognition (and hopefully with more fans of the series or genre drawn to it). I imagine it will ... -
Oh, definitely! There are
Oh, definitely! There are several fiscal/ creative concerns that feed into these series' production: expedited production schedules, narratives liberated from trans-season arcs, shorter-term contracts for actors, etc. I feel like there are so many in ... -
Mareike Jenner's new book
If you're interested in Netflix' transnational textual co-productions and the ways it is participating in the larger processes which are shifting how we conceptualize the ontology of television, I would also recommend Mareike Jenner's new b ...