If you’ve ever played organized sports, I guarantee you’ve heard the cliche “Failing to plan is planning to fail.” Even if you haven’t played, you’ve probably heard this paraphrased Ben Franklin quote before. As trite as it may be, it’s 100% true, particularly in the realm of storytelling. When it comes to serialized media such as TV shows or movies that are planned out over multiple installments, usually a trilogy. We’ve seen clear examples of both sides of this coin in the past couple of decades. The most obvious one, and the inspiration behind this post, is Game of Thrones. Continue reading
Category: TV/Movies
The Real Difference Between Marvel and DC
In a digital age where everyone is a content creator looking for their big break, there have proven to be a few cheat codes. These are topics that generate crazy levels of engagement regardless of quality. Things like politics, complaining about the Star Wars sequels, and compilations of Ben Shapiro Owning Libtards With Facts and Logic. But perhaps the biggest cheat code of all is arguing about which comic book film franchise is superior: the Marvel Cinematic Universe or the DC Extended Universe. Continue reading
Joker is a Modern Day Rorschach Test
In the age of the MCU and summer blockbusters, it’s become incredibly rare that someone makes a truly controversial movie. Not a movie that divides fans and critics a la every DCEU movie, but one that people think poses a genuine threat to society. A few years ago, we finally got one in the form of Joker. Continue reading
My Top Ten Movies of 2020 (Sort Of)
Like almost everyone on the planet, I had plenty of free time this year. And, like any sane person with a Netflix subscription, I filled that time by watching a metric butt-ton of movies. Maybe to make it seem like I was being somewhat productive, I decided to keep track and rank each one. What kind of blog would this be without a low effort, end-of-year top 10 list? Continue reading
The Definitive Ranking of Every Cold Open in The Office
Everyone knows that The Office is one of the greatest TV shows of all time. That’s not really up for debate at this point. What has been up for debate is what is the greatest Office “cold open” of all time? Continue reading
Teague Thoughts 