Welcome back to hEaD Pop, where this week I'm apparently challenging everyone to beat my perfect pop-culture knowledge... before immediately proving that perhaps I shouldn't. 😂
📦 WHAT'S IN THE BOX?! – KELBROOKE
Not sponsored
We have a very special What's in the Box?
This week we're taking a look at our good friend's clothing brand KELBROOKE: premium menswear designed and built with Yorkshire pride, modern styling and clothing made to last.
There may be some exceptionally nice clothing hiding inside that box...
👕 Check out KELBROOKE:
https://kelbrooke.com/
Built in Yorkshire. Made for Everywhere.
🏆 THE ULTIMATE TIER LIST RETURNS!
We're heading back to Springfield for The Greatest Simpsons Episodes: Seasons 4–8 PART TWO!
These are some of the greatest years in Simpsons history, but which episodes deserve to sit at the very top?
And more importantly...
CAN ANYONE BEAT MY LIST OF PERFECTION?!
Probably not.
Although what happens immediately afterwards may undermine that confidence somewhat...
🎬 WHAT YEAR DID THIS MOVIE COME OUT?!
It's quiz time!
All I have to do is look at a movie and remember what year it came out.
Simple.
Except apparently my brain decided that release dates were optional information.
I DID NOT SCORE WELL.
So forget beating me someday.
Anyone could beat me this week.
🕷️ IS SPIDER-MAN'S $3 BILLION DREAM OVER?
We've been following Spider-Man's enormous box-office run and asking the ridiculous question:
Could this movie actually reach $3 BILLION worldwide?
But as the numbers continue to come in, is $3 billion still remotely possible?
Could it get close?
Or have I finally pushed the Spider-Man hype train several stations beyond reality?
🍃 WHAT'S ACTUALLY BETTER THAN FRIEREN?!
Yes. We're talking about Frieren: Beyond Journey's End again.
Obviously.
But this time we're asking a dangerous question:
What FOUR anime are actually better than Frieren?
Four challengers enter.
Frieren sits quietly at the top of the mountain judging them.
💊 THE APOTHECARY DIARIES
I've also been watching The Apothecary Diaries and I absolutely LOVE it.
Characters, mystery, humour, storytelling... this show has completely pulled me in.
So why has it become one of the anime I'm most excited to talk about?
⚔️ NETFLIX vs CRUNCHYROLL: THE ANIME STREAMING WAR
Something very interesting is happening in anime.
Netflix is seriously stepping up its game.
More anime. Bigger shows. More seasons. More reasons for anime fans to actually pay attention.
With shows including One Punch Man becoming increasingly important to Netflix's anime offering, is Netflix becoming a genuine threat to Crunchyroll?
Could the next great streaming war be fought over anime?
🎮 GTA 6: AUGUST 27
We're also looking ahead to another glimpse at the absolute monster that is GTA 6.
What could we see next?
What will be new?
How enormous is this game actually going to be?
And when GTA 6 finally arrives, could it transcend gaming altogether and become the ULTIMATE POP-CULTURE CHAMPION?
So grab a drink, prepare your tier lists, forget every movie release date you've ever learned and join me for another completely sensible journey through pop culture.
This is hEaD Pop 0.7.
Tier Lists. Simpsons. Spider-Man. Frieren. Apothecary Diaries. Netflix. Crunchyroll. GTA 6. Kelbrooke.
What could possibly go wrong?
Quite a lot, apparently.
