🔘 YouTube Content Creator, Ryan AreyRyan Arey is the host, writer, Channel Manager, and Creative Director for the ScreenCrush YouTube channel. Every day, from the last video store on earth, he brings Easter Eggs and breakdowns to your favorite movies and TV shows, alongside his store manager—a dog named Doug. His passions include comics, Star Wars, comedy and filmmaking.🔘 Host, Seth MirandaSeth Miranda is a New York City photographer known for beauty and SFX makeup photography. His work has been featured in MakeUp Artist Magazine and IMATS, as well as billboard and print ads for agencies like Deutsch. Seth is a content producer and host on AdoramaTV and has been a speaker at conventions such as ImagingUSA, Photokina, ShutterFest, PhotoPlus, and WPPI. Video Chapters00:00 Intro04:30 The Wire’s realism: cops, dealers, and Baltimore’s underworld09:50 Iconic Pontiac Aztec & nostalgia in tv shows14:15 Breaking Bad’s cultural impact & character highlights19:40 Mad Men: advertising, america, and creative inspiration24:00 Don Draper’s pitch: Power of imagination in advertising28:30 Comparing the Wire and Mad Men: social commentary in tv33:45 The Wire’s memorable characters and plot moments39:10 Omar’s legacy & actor appearances in other shows44:20 Debates on casting superheroes: Professor x, Lex Luthor & more50:10 Upcoming DC projects: Clayface movie & daredevil season insights56:30 Movie production stories: Val Kilmer and behind the scenes drama1:03:15 Documentaries to watch: Val Kilmer, Peewee Herman & Steve Martin1:10:45 Star Wars reboots & new storytelling approaches1:16:30 Legacy characters & recasting debates: Black Panther and beyond1:21:00 Outro

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