Geeks Represent!

With all the craziness going on in the world, it's nice to be able to escape every once in a while. Here are each of our favorite shows of Summer 2020!

*This episode was recorded in August 2020

• Joe: The Umbrella Academy S2
• Marshall: Sword Art Online Alicization
• Sean: Kingdom (S2)
• Darryl: Bob's Burgers

Timestamps:

00:00:20 Intro

00:00:23 Joe's Recommendation (Umbrella Academy S2 on Netflix)

00:01:03 Season 2: Relevant to Today's Current Events

00:03:30 Diversity in Cast

00:05:20 Keeping Track of the Characters

00:06:17 Marshall's Recommendation (Sword Art Online: Alicization - on 4anime.to, Crunchyroll, VRV)

00:06:42 NPCs: They HAVE EMOTION!

00:08:42 How Does this Arc Compare to the Other Arcs?

00:10:46 But What About Asuna Though?!

00:11:43 Mother's Basement (Anime Youtuber) Analysis on SAO

00:13:02 Darryl's Recommendation (Bob's Burgers on Hulu)

00:13:51 Shoutout to Running on Rooftops! (Darryl's Old Podcast)

00:15:20 Well Written Kids

00:16:18 Connecting With Bob

00:18:41 RIP KissAnime

00:19:18 Sean's Recommendation (Kingdom S2 on Netflix)

00:20:37 Political Zombies?!

00:23:00 Similarities with Attack On Titan

00:24:01 Based on Kingdom of the Gods (Korean Manwa)

00:24:24 Where to Read Manga (Viz.com, Crunchyroll.com)

00:25:03 Highschool of the Dead, Best Zombie Piece of Cinema Ever?!

00:26:25 Conclusion

References:

https://www.netflix.com/title/80186863 (Umbrella Academy)

https://www.crunchyroll.com/sword-art-online (Sword Art Online)

https://www.hulu.com/series/bobs-burgers-fdeb1018-4472-442f-ba94-fb087cdea069 (Bob's Burgers)

https://www.netflix.com/title/80180171 (Kingdom)

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiA-wx1wjaKqUNqnKfoWkg4TPC6xYYbPy (All of Mother's Basement's SAO related videos)

http://www.runningonrooftops.com/ (Running on Rooftops Podcast - Darryl's Old Podcast)

https://www.viz.com/read (Viz.com's Manga Database)

https://www.crunchyroll.com/comics/manga (Crunchyroll.com's Manga Database)

The world has gotten so much smaller thanks to high speed internet and social media. Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, said "Nothing travels faster than the speed of light, with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own laws." Social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook and Reddit have made it easier than ever to form communities, but they've also made it easier for society to collectively pass judgment and publicly shame someone for allegedly doing something wrong. And if the internet dictates it, that could mean the cancelling of someone's image and even their career. And that is what we'll be talking about today: cancel culture.

Timestamps:

• 00:00:20 - Intro
• 00:00:56 - Defining Cancel Culture
• 00:02:50 - When is Cancel Culture OK?
• 00:08:55 - Private Incidents Revealed
• 00:09:20 - Hulk Hogan, Liam Neeson, Donald Sterling
• 00:16:36 - Public Vs Private Incidents
• 00:17:21 - James Gunn, Kevin Spacey, Louis C.K, Kevin Hart
• 00:22:42 - Forgiveness, Grace
• 00:25:12 - Mark Wahlberg, Eminem
• 00:28:24 - Is cancel culture effective? What culture is doing the cancelling?
• 00:42:56 - Kathy Griffin, Eminem, and Double Standard
• 00:48:03 - Can you Separate the Art from the artist?
• 01:02:12 - Conclusion

References:

• https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/oscars/8492982/kevin-hart-oscar-hosting-controversy-timeline
• https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hulk-hogan-fired-wwe-reports-810894
• https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2019/02/05/liam-neeson-cold-pursuit-red-carpet-canceled-after-racist-story/2781538002/
• https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27414482/when-donald-sterling-saga-rocked-nba-changed-forever
• https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/09/arts/television/louis-ck-sexual-misconduct.html
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Wahlberg
• https://kotaku.com/accusations-of-sexual-predation-shake-pokemon-youtube-c-1833781260
• https://www.nfl.com/news/drew-brees-facing-intense-criticism-for-comments-on-flag-disrespect
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/isabeltogoh/2020/06/08/reebok-and-athletes-cut-ties-with-crossfit-over-founder-greg-glassmans-george-floyd-tweet/?sh=112920034c83
• https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-25412675
• https://boundingintocomics.com/2020/08/11/act-age-officially-cancelled-following-mangaka-tatsuya-matsukis-arrest/
• https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-11-21/rurouni-kenshin-hokkaido-arc-manga-goes-on-hiatus-due-to-creator-child-porn-charge/.124313
• https://deadline.com/2016/06/jace-alexander-resigns-dga-vp-child-porn-charges-1201490738/

A long time ago (in 2019), four not so young men of color congregated for the first time. Fun was had, and they parted with the promise that they would soon see one another again. But it was not to be, for a pandemic had swept the nation and they were forced to stay apart for the foreseeable future. These four men did not give up, and with the aid of modern technology and a sense of duty to the world, these four formed a plot to commune every week and discuss the things that matter to them: racial injustice, anime, representation in media, comic book shows and movies, cultural appropriation, sci fi and fantasy, the fight for equality, and so much more.

We are Geeks Represent! And we invite you to join us on this adventure.