DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD

Season Two of American Gods is in full swing and despite the fits and starts reported during the off-season, it has not disappointed! Rodney Barnes scripted the teleplay of Season 2, Episode 5 and it was masterful. Tonight we talk diversity, inclusiveness and how they play out in American Gods.

From man made monsters to supernatural beings to alien infestations and dopplegangers, what do we think of the current trends in horror? How do they speak to or ignore issues of diversity/and or inclusion?

Jordan Peele has been on our radar since the comedy duo Key & Peele appeared on Comedy Central in 2012, His groundbreaking Get Out shook the very foundations of the Hollywood Industrial Complex. Now it's April 6th and we've seen Jordan Peele's Us and at least 2 episodes of the Twilight Zone. Have you seen them? Tell us what you thought and we'll share our take-away.

Monday is D-day... that's right... Monday kicks off Jordan Peele's long-awaited Twilight Zone! In anticipation let's discuss your and our top Twilight Zone picks from the past and what we expect from Jordan Peele's upcoming series.

Vulture has rated the Star Trek Captains from 11 up to number one. A few of these are shockers and others just head-scratchers. Is Vulture right or horribly wrong?

https://www.vulture.com/article/best-star-trek-captains-ranked.html#_ga=2.107669186.1723865962.1552519812-1933542245.1552519812

Esquire.com has ranked the Marvel Universe films in order of preference from 21-1. Take a look at the list. We already don't agree!! What say you?! Join us tonight and defend or detract. https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/g13441903/all-marvel-cinematic-universe-movies-ranked/?source=nl&utm_source=nl_esq&utm_medium=email&date=030919&src=nl&utm_campaign=16227407

How can you tell if a character is Black on an animated series; of course by the stereotypical voice inflections. Descriptions like Sassy or Thuggish or Ghetto meant to describe the manner that industry types ascribe to the voices of Black people find their way into television and film at an alarmingly consistent rate. In these instances, how do we as Black people take control of our branding? Also in light of the upcoming HBO documentary Leaving Neverland, do we have a responsibility to excise from our lives the performances and works of child sexual predators?https://www.vice.com/en_asia/article/43znmj/michael-jackson-dan-reed-leaving-neverland

Black Panther notwithstanding with its critical acclaim and box office boffo we have to ask whether we've reached critical mass with regard to super hero genre films. Have we maxed out on powers and possibilities? Have we mined all we can from the gold and silver age? Is there a new type of super hero genre on the horizon?

Happy Valentines Day! We take this opportunity to discuss the Horror, Sci-Fi and Fantasy projects we love along with our guest Balogun Ojetade author of AfroRetroist and AfroFuturist fictions.

During the January 25th iteration of Real Time with Bill Maher, the host went on a tirade berating adults who read comicbooks basically calling into question the value of social and political issues that they find within the pages of comic books and graphic novels. What are your thoughts? Is there any weight to the host's argument that comicbooks are just for kids? https://youtu.be/UgInmHHO0m4