Just a Reminder Archives - Pop Culture References https://popculturereferences.com/category/just-a-reminder/ Brian Cronin takes a look at interesting pieces of pop culture history from the worlds of TV, film, music and more. Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:23:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://popculturereferences.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cropped-thumbnail-1-32x32.png Just a Reminder Archives - Pop Culture References https://popculturereferences.com/category/just-a-reminder/ 32 32 Most Viewpoints on Characters in Films Are Based on Your Personal Headcanon https://popculturereferences.com/most-viewpoints-on-characters-in-films-are-based-on-your-personal-headcanon/ https://popculturereferences.com/most-viewpoints-on-characters-in-films-are-based-on-your-personal-headcanon/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:23:00 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=7633 Brian explains how important personal headcanon is to people's reactions to character depictions in film and TV adaptations of comics.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/most-viewpoints-on-characters-in-films-are-based-on-your-personal-headcanon/feed/ 1 ‘Just Saying’ Memes Are Cowardly Pieces of Trash https://popculturereferences.com/just-saying-memes-are-cowardly-pieces-of-trash/ https://popculturereferences.com/just-saying-memes-are-cowardly-pieces-of-trash/#comments Mon, 07 Apr 2025 22:21:49 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=7320 Today, I explain why "just saying" memes are cowardly pieces of trash.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/just-saying-memes-are-cowardly-pieces-of-trash/feed/ 2 Ask More Questions Before Declaring That You Are Behind Someone ‘100%’ https://popculturereferences.com/ask-more-questions-before-declaring-that-you-are-behind-someone-100/ https://popculturereferences.com/ask-more-questions-before-declaring-that-you-are-behind-someone-100/#respond Mon, 17 Apr 2023 09:27:59 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=4740 People, including Judy Blume, really should investigate a bit more before openly declaring their full support for a controversial figure

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/ask-more-questions-before-declaring-that-you-are-behind-someone-100/feed/ 0 Continuing Roseanne as The Conners Was an Obvious Choice https://popculturereferences.com/continuing-roseanne-as-the-conner-was-a-zero-sum-game/ https://popculturereferences.com/continuing-roseanne-as-the-conner-was-a-zero-sum-game/#comments Fri, 03 Mar 2023 21:52:23 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=4526 Roseanne Barr doesn't seem to quite grasp that either Roseanne would continue as The Conners or the show wouldn't exist at all.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/continuing-roseanne-as-the-conner-was-a-zero-sum-game/feed/ 2 My Friend Dahmer Has Nothing to Do With Netflix’s Dahmer Series https://popculturereferences.com/my-friend-dahmer-has-nothing-to-do-with-netflixs-dahmer-series/ https://popculturereferences.com/my-friend-dahmer-has-nothing-to-do-with-netflixs-dahmer-series/#respond Thu, 06 Oct 2022 23:00:41 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=2977 The acclaimed graphic novel My Friend Dahmer, and its subsequent film adaptation, has nothing to do with Netflix's controversial Dahmer series

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/my-friend-dahmer-has-nothing-to-do-with-netflixs-dahmer-series/feed/ 0 Don’t Let the Vagueness of the Tweets Fool You, The Recent Moonlighting News Is Big https://popculturereferences.com/dont-let-the-vagueness-of-the-tweets-fool-you-the-recent-moonlighting-news-is-big/ https://popculturereferences.com/dont-let-the-vagueness-of-the-tweets-fool-you-the-recent-moonlighting-news-is-big/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2022 10:43:31 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=2975 The recent announcements on Twitter about the future of Moonlighting on streaming may seem way too vague, but they really are a big deal.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/dont-let-the-vagueness-of-the-tweets-fool-you-the-recent-moonlighting-news-is-big/feed/ 5 People Don’t Seem to Understand How Voted-Upon Top 100 Lists Work https://popculturereferences.com/people-dont-seem-to-understand-how-voted-upon-top-100-lists-work/ https://popculturereferences.com/people-dont-seem-to-understand-how-voted-upon-top-100-lists-work/#respond Tue, 27 Sep 2022 10:52:00 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=2924 In the latest "Just a Reminder," Brian explains how voted-upon Top 100 lists are a lot different than if a critic were to do a similar list

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/people-dont-seem-to-understand-how-voted-upon-top-100-lists-work/feed/ 0 Applying Real Life Mental Health Standards to Fictional Characters is a Bad Idea https://popculturereferences.com/applying-real-life-mental-health-standards-to-fictional-characters-is-a-bad-idea/ https://popculturereferences.com/applying-real-life-mental-health-standards-to-fictional-characters-is-a-bad-idea/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2022 20:13:49 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=2871 In the latest "Just a Reminder," Brian explains why it is not cool to diagnose most fictional characters with real life mental disorders.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/applying-real-life-mental-health-standards-to-fictional-characters-is-a-bad-idea/feed/ 1 The Original Batman: The Animated Series Was Produced by Warner Animation for Another Network https://popculturereferences.com/the-original-batman-the-animated-series-was-produced-by-warner-animation-for-another-network/ https://popculturereferences.com/the-original-batman-the-animated-series-was-produced-by-warner-animation-for-another-network/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2022 19:55:21 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=2763 In the latest "Just a Reminder," Brian reminds folks that Batman: The Animated Series was produced by Warner Bros. for another network.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/the-original-batman-the-animated-series-was-produced-by-warner-animation-for-another-network/feed/ 4 There Is No Purity Test for Victimhood https://popculturereferences.com/there-is-no-purity-test-for-victimhood/ https://popculturereferences.com/there-is-no-purity-test-for-victimhood/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2022 02:02:37 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=2460 In the latest "Just a Reminder," Brian reminds folks that there are no "purity tests" when it comes to whether someone is a victim of abuse or not.

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