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In this video, I discuss the recent news, trends, and previews of Marvel Animation for 2025 and beyond. While 2024 was a banner year with the release of X-Men 97, there have been some major upheavals behind the scene. And having seen similar upheavals in the past, I have some real concerns that I feel are worth discussing.
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In this video, I highlight one of the best episodes of Bob’s Burgers, The Plight Before Christmas. It’s not just the best Christmas episode of the series. It’s a textbook example in what makes this show and Christmas episodes, in general, truly special. Enjoy!
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This video revisits and celebrates The Critic, one of my favorite shows from the 90s. This brief, but memorable animated series was unique in so many ways. It was even ahead of its time in how it approached modern movies. Even though it ended too soon, it left quite a mark that’s worth exploring.
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This video explores why and how Bob’s Burgers became the perfect comfort show. For me personally, it’s become the show I often turn to when I just want to watch something simple, wholesome, and fun. It’s also one of those rare shows that sets itself apart from other animated shows for all the right reasons.
Plus, it has Gene Belcher. What more could you want?
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It’s been a long time since Terminator fans had a reason get to excited. But with the release of Terminator Zero on Netflix, the fate of this franchise has promise. The story of Sarah and John Connor is in the past. Through this series, a new future and a new war against Skynet has begun. And I couldn’t be more thrilled with the possibilities. Enjoy!
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In this video, I highlight and explore one of my favorite episodes of Batman: The Animated Series. While Batman has one of the best rogue’s gallery in all of comics, this episode had him clash with a different kind of enemy.
Like Bruce Wayne, they’re billionaires.
Unlike Bruce Wayne, they choose to be villains.
But it’s why they make such a choice that’s truly remarkable. And the nature of that choice does a lot to affirm why Batman’s story is so powerful. Enjoy!
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This video is my overall review and reaction to season 6 of The Dragon Prince.
This show has done plenty to captivate me since it first debuted. And the past two seasons have done plenty to move the story forward while deepening the mystery surrounding Aaravos.
But season 6 raised the stakes in a major way. Hard choices were made. Heavy losses were felt. And while the Callum/Rayla romance deepened, there’s a growing sense that it’s building towards something dramatic.
It was still my favorite season to date. But it left me wanting so much more. Enjoy!
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This video revisits That 70s Show. It’s a show I loved as a teenagers, but came to see differently as an adult. And a big reason for that difference is because of Red Forman.
For years, he was the antagonist of the show. He was the main obstacle for Eric, Donna, and the rest of the crew. And for a long time, he really did come off as a cranky old kill-joy.
But now, after revising the show years later, I see Red differently. And I see the main crew differently. That difference says a lot about me, personally. It also says a lot about how the show has aged and evolved.
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This video is a lengthy, but in depth discussion about being a superhero and the trauma that comes with it. Few franchises or characters dare to explore it. But Invincible, both the comic and the TV show, dare to demonstrate in brutal detail just how traumatic being a hero can be.
There’s a lot to be said about the unique heroic journey of Mark Grayson, Atom Eve, and even Omni-Man. But I contend that the trauma of being a hero and doing the right thing is the connective tissue that makes this story so powerful. Enjoy!
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I love football. I hope I’ve made that abundantly clear by now.
And this is one of the best times of the year to be an NFL fan. It’s the start of the NFL playoffs. The regular season is over. The best teams have set themselves apart. And now, it’s time to see who is ready to make a championship run to the Super Bowl.
As an NFL fan, these next few weeks are often among the best. But this year, we encountered an unexpected complication. One of the biggest matchups of Wild Card Weekend, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins, was not available to watch on standard broadcast or basic cable. Instead, fans had to use the Peacock streaming service to watch it.
Now, let me go on record as saying I fucking hate this.
Seriously, fuck the NFL for making this kind of bullshit deal. This isn’t some random regular season game, nor is this a streaming service that most people have. This is the goddamn playoffs! These are all national games that, for over 50 years, have been available to watch on basic broadcast and cable. It seems so simple, putting a major sports event on TV in a form where most people can watch it.
But this time, the NFL decided to fuck all those loyal fans over by essentially locking a playoff game behind a goddamn paywall. And this is after they recently repackaged NFL Sunday Ticket with YouTube TV for nearly $500! I know the NFL is the biggest sports league in America by a very wide margin. I also know football is the most popular sport by an even wider margin. But this is just bullshit greed taken to a whole new level.
And, given how the NFL seems to not give a damn about fan outrage, I have a feeling this won’t be the last time. Peacock, which is owned by NBC Universal, paid the NFL a lot of money to stream that game exclusively. They don’t care if it pisses off fans. They just care if it gives them a small uptick in subscribers. And because fans have little power in wake of all that money, this is going to set a bullshit precedent that nobody outside executives likes.
Even though the outrage even drew ire from congressmen, I don’t know if that will change anything. I just know that, if this bullshit deal made both sides extra money, then they’re going to do it again and it won’t matter how pissed off fans are. That’s just the world we live in.
So, in wake of this level of hopelessness, I just want to say one more time fuck the NFL! Fuck NBC Universal! And fuck Peacock!
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