DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD

Everything old is new again... or is it? New projects, new characters but is the Marvel Cinematic Universe really being inclusive or is it a case of Disco Lucy and Freeway of Love? Is the MCU trying to cram whatever properties they have into whatever the new trend is, for a quick buck? Let's discuss the good, the bad and the ugly of the Disco Lucy effect.

https://youtu.be/lYN4ZT02HmE

https://youtu.be/Dtd3Wzn_YK8

https://youtu.be/rToDkI_TU6c

Everything old is new again... or is it? New projects, new characters but is the Marvel Cinematic Universe really being inclusive or is it a case of Disco Lucy and Freeway of Love? Is the MCU trying to cram whatever properties they have into whatever the new trend is, for a quick buck? Let's discuss the good, the bad and the ugly of the Disco Lucy effect.

https://youtu.be/lYN4ZT02HmE

https://youtu.be/Dtd3Wzn_YK8

https://youtu.be/rToDkI_TU6c

In a world where real history is being erased from school books and curricula and where many items of history have never been made available to us, do Spec Fic writers have a responsibility to fill in the gaps? The Watchmen and Lovecraft Country filled in gaps of certain historical issues in American history. Join us as we discuss whether spec fic writers should be educating as much as entertaining.

Con season is in full swing. Experienced con attendees and panelists, Cranston Burney, James Goodridge and Sonia James walk you through how to get the most out of your con experience!

Appearing Remotely for the Urban Nerd Con 2022, the OTHERhood crew discusses how the Urban Nerd lens affects our view of Horror SCI Fi and Fantasy Join us on Zoom

Topic: The Urban Nerd Con 2022 Horror/Academic Panel Virtual Access Panel Room

Time: Jul 30, 2022 10:30 AM Central Time (US and Canada)

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We've seen them all before...TV shows, comic books, films that promise the moon and fail to even achieve escape velocity. What high-flying hard sell shows, films and comics were you all in for before discovering you'd been taken by a great ad campaign? Join us tonight in the OTHERhood when we submit the best or shall we say worst of the Overhyped and Underwhelming.

We've seen them all before...TV shows, comic books, films that promise the moon and fail to even achieve escape velocity. What high-flying hard sell shows, films and comics were you all in for before discovering you'd been taken by a great ad campaign? Join us tonight in the OTHERhood when we submit the best or shall we say worst of the Overhyped and Underwhelming.

The Emmy Award nominations have been announced! Are you surprised, shocked chagrined? Peruse the listing and join us to discuss the Emmys and how well reflected those of us from the OTHERhood are in the nominations https://variety.com/2022/tv/awards/emmys-nominations-list-2022-1235313788/

Last week Cranston suggested that we peruse the Rotten Tomatoes 30 Best Films of All Time List. Well I thought it was a good idea until I actually saw the list. There were films that I had never seen or ever wished to see. There were films that I had seen and cursed because I can never get those two hours of my life, back. A couple of films absolutely deserved the accolades. I left that listing thinking, "How do these people come up with the films on these lists?" Join us tonight as we ponder... The trouble with lists.

https://screenrant.com/best-movies-of-all-time-ranked-imdb/

https://www.looper.com/195400/the-best-fantasy-movies-of-all-time-according-to-rotten-tomatoes/

https://newarena.com/entertainment/according-to-rotten-tomatoes-these-are-the-30-best-films-of-all-time/29/?amxt=2022_dt_10&utm_campaign=tb_jk_rt_best_62122_dt_clx_pt&utm_source=tb_ae&utm_medium=tbdt-2022_dt_10&utm_term=penskemediacorporation-variety

The current "What if Miles Morales was Thor" issue raises the question of "Why is it so hard to write an authentic Black voice?" We've often heard people say that you don't have to be a chicken to judge an omelet. But consider that to a chicken an omelet is a horror, something it would never consider judging or eating. Why do we continue having to consume media that makes no attempt to even learn what we like or who we are? Join us tonight in the OTHERhood to discuss why it is apparently so hard to write an authentic Black voice.

https://www.theroot.com/marvel-s-miles-morales-what-if-comic-ignites-backla-1849087814

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/miles-morales-spider-man-marvel-1235174852/