Through the adventure that became my first quarter of college here at Ohio University, I honestly never thought I would be slaving over searching for the perfect Youtube video to highlight a blog post on a weekly basis. I never thought the film and television I watch would ever apply to an assignment I get [...]
Archive for November, 2009
This Is The Final Cut.
Posted in Uncategorized on November 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I Am One Among The Fence.
Posted in Uncategorized on November 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Recently in class, we explained what it is to be a “fan” or something. Whether it is a sports team, television program, movie, comic book or music artist, there are specific qualities that truly express fandom in an individual. To exemplify this stereotypical quality of the “super fan”, we were shown a clip from Saturday [...]
Paranormal Simulacrum.
Posted in Uncategorized on November 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
As the horror genre in the industry of film has become progressively consumed with remakes and franchises, a very little population of this genre has succeeded in actually scaring me. The last movie I saw that genuinely frightened me was Eli Roth’s Hostel. This was due mostly because it seemed very realistic to me in [...]
RE: Connection=Internet
Posted in Uncategorized on November 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is a response to Erika’s post concerning the use of social networking through the internet. http://amerikinidit.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/internet-connection/ I completely agree with Erika in regard to the sense that social networking is an excellent tool in connecting people. It is a medium that is changing the way we communicate. Although, in some cases I believe networking [...]
RE: At What Point Do Sports Fans Resemble Trekkies?
Posted in Uncategorized on November 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is a response to Gavin Moore’s post regarding the parallel between sports fans and trekkies. http://gavinmoore.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/at-what-point-do-sports-fans-resemble-trekkies/ I completely agree with Gavin’s words on the similarities between sports fans and trekkies, especially the notion that sports fans are more accepted in society because there are more of them. To exemplify this, I would like to [...]
RE: The ________ Guy
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This is a response to Dave Polster’s post concerning the stereotype reversal in Dave Chappelle’s “Mad Real World”. http://thatcamel392.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/the-guy/ I couldn’t agree more with Dave. As a fan of Chappelle’s comedy, you really have to appreciate the message he’s trying to send when he writes this type of sketch. Chappelle always seems to push the [...]
RE: Vampire’s Take A Bite Out of Pop Culture.
Posted in Uncategorized on November 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is a response to Alyssa’s post regarding the rise in vampire media. http://likwidfyr26.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/vampires-take-a-bite-out-of-popculture/ There’s no doubt that the vampire genre has been resurrected and reinvented recently through television such as True Blood and movies such as Twilight. This subgenre has been refreshed to reflect a modernized take on the vampire folklore as a whole. [...]
RE: What Did I Just Watch?
Posted in Uncategorized on November 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is a response to C.C. Wilson’s post regarding mind bender films in contemporary film. http://camplongrun.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/what-did-i-just-watch/ I’m all for C.C.’s taste in films that are referred to as “Mind Benders”. These films are so unique and style and plot that they almost capture and engage the audience more so than many films with wide theatrical [...]
Does Social Networking Humanize Celebrities?
Posted in Uncategorized on November 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
With the subject of fandom and celebrity obsession a reciprocated topic in class, I decided to think about what exactly makes a celebrity desirable. I, myself consider myself a “fan” of several celebrities. Specifically, I think that Lady GaGa is irresistible (both artistically and physically), Robert Downey Jr. is both interesting and eccentric (I think [...]
Scientology Goes To South Park
Posted in Uncategorized on November 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Like comedic television cartoons such as Family Guy and The Simpsons, I’ve never been consistently offended by the content and subject matter of a show more so than Comedy Central’s South Park. Through a cast of four grade school children, South Park never fails to offer its own controversial take on current events, taboo topics [...]
