Strange World is an odd duck. It’s trying too hard, but not for the reasons the comments on Rotten Tomatoes would have you think. It’s a bit cliche to blame the failure of a charmer on lack of confidence from the studio (read: marketing budget), but we think that’s the case here. While Josh liked it more than Clancy did, there are a number of things we agree on: it’s gorgeous, Dennis Quaid is a remarkable VO actor, and it’s only “inappropriate for children” if you’ve taught your children to be bigots. 

- It’s Pando-monium! -

- Strange World is suddenly popular almost as if people were interested but didn’t know much about it: https://screenrant.com/strange-world-disney-plus-streaming-viewership-number-one/ 

- Zendaya is Meechee, a History: https://www.vox.com/2018/9/25/17901216/zendaya-is-meechee-smallfoot-meme-gabriel-gundacker 

- “Queer Kids, Nerds and Sword Fights: It’s the Hot School Play.” The NYTimes review of She Kills Monsters: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/02/theater/she-kills-monsters-qui-nguyen.html 

- A discussion about the animation and design of the film Josh should have read before recording: https://www.awn.com/animationworld/disneys-strange-world-epic-adventure-grand-style 

- Heathers, which features three titular characters and not four, and has also been turned into a musical: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5gHF3FNr78  

- There’s literally no reason not to make the Primal Outpost game instead of yet another version of Villainous: https://www.polygon.com/23521408/strange-world-card-game-magic-the-gathering 

- “Oh, the fracking?” Explainer: https://www.pride.com/comedy/2020/4/01/bob-peppermint-screaming-about-rupauls-fracking-now-meme 

-----Research and references completed using Wikipedia, IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Box Office Mojo, and Disney.Fandom.Com. 

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