DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD

There is a lot of content out there and we know you don't have the time or inclination to wade through all of it. So, just for you for the year 2018 we have shucked a year's worth of media oysters to present you with these lovely TV and cinematic pearls. Join us to find out what you might have missed during 2018 and the most accessible outlets to find it in 2019.

Eighteen years in the making is this final installment of M. Night Shyamalan's cult classic Unbreakable. Without being too spoilery, we'll take you through the original film, Split and how they culminate in Shyamalan's most recent offering. Join us as we discuss the comic book, mythology and storytelling elements of this influential genre-bending trilogy.

The Golden Globes have come and gone with no kudos to the 1.3 Billion dollar Worldwide sensation "Black Panther." “Black Panther” was additionally snubbed by BAFTA "The British Academy of Film and Televisions Arts, and Ryan Coogler received no nomination for his stellar work from the Director's Guild of America. Although the cast was nominated by SAG for a "Best Cast" award, with the Oscar nominations around the corner why should we NOT be surprised if "Black Panther" is absent from consideration? Consider Vulture's Nate Jones' rundown on many of the Oscar hopefuls and hopeless. https://www.vulture.com/2019/01/oscar-predictions-green-book-a-star-is-born-and-more.html Listen in and we'll let you know what's on our minds. Tell us what's on yours.

Westworld, Travelers, Birdbox, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch loved or loathed are these device-driven plotlines and formats the future of sci-fi/horror? Join us to see why or why not?

Yahoo Entertainment posted its Twenty-five best films of 2018. Have you seen any of these and do you agree with their assessment? Take a look at the list then join us and let's see how far off or spot on you think they are! https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/25-best-movies-2018-205631864.html

Indie Wire has produced its top ten lists of TV Horror shows of 2018. Have you seen any of them? Do you agree or disagree? https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2463483/the-10-best-horror-tv-shows-of-2018

What makes us afraid and what makes us feel a sense of wonder? The meme of anglo women always tripping during the escape, the anglo group always wanting to "split up" to search the haunted house, the anglo guy who confronts the monster without a plan - viewing these things would give most of us a heart attack long before the monster ever got close to killing us. And, "No. I do not want to go camping the Himalayas, or paddling down the Amazon." These things do not inspire a sense of wonder and so my fantasy worlds will not be suffused with such "adventures". And if unicorns have to have their stables cleaned, then NO to that too! Is it true that Is there a difference between how people view horror and fantasy along cultural and ethnic lines? Let's talk about it!

Do men and women perceive and/or process Horror differently? Are the same things frightening or frightening for the same reasons? Let's talk Horror XX to XY.

Did you ever notice that in It's a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving that Franklin (the only black child in the Charlie Brown universe) is compelled to sit alone on the opposite side of the table from the other (non-black) children. At the time the Powers That Be probably thought that this conciliatory bone was a wonderful gesture but it was actually symptomatic of a broad range of insults and impositions in the media that affected and continue to affect generations of people of color. Join us as we identify and decode some of the unsettling ways that people of color were/are demeaned and maligned with "civility."

It's that time of year where we all sit down together with our heads bowed in gratitude over the bounty we've been bestowed. So in the spirit of giving thanks we are going to spread out the cloth over our virtual banquet table and invite you to join us for a feast of our favorite spec fic genres and subgenres! We are going to provide you with a sumptuous menu of the most satisfying content prepared by the best of creators. Bon Appetit!