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There Is a Limit to How Much New Continuity You Can Pile On to Adaptations Nick Fury in Secret Invasion

There Is a Limit to How Much New Continuity You Can Pile On to Adaptations

Brian explains why there is a limit to how much new continuity you can pile on to an adaptation until you're really no longer adapting anything
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George’s Villain Reveal on The Practice Was a Terrible Idea George Vogelman dressed as a nun

George’s Villain Reveal on The Practice Was a Terrible Idea

In a look at pop culture moments that we wish we could forget, Brian explains why George's villain reveal on The Practice was such a bad idea
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There’s Nothing Wrong With Authorial Intent, But It’s Not the End All/Be All The cast of Limbo await their fates

There’s Nothing Wrong With Authorial Intent, But It’s Not the End All/Be All

Brain explains why authorial intent, while not useless, is ultimately not the final word on any critical reading topic.
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The Truth Behind the Slayer ‘Every Teenage Daughter Thinks Their Dad is Lame’ Meme Slayer frontman's daughter thinks he is lame

The Truth Behind the Slayer ‘Every Teenage Daughter Thinks Their Dad is Lame’ Meme

In a feature providing the context behind famous out-of-context social media memes, Brian reveals the background behind a viral meme of how even being the lead singer of Slayer won't keep your teenage daughter...
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Who Was the Best Retconned-in-Relative TV Cast Member Addition? The cast of Mad About You

Who Was the Best Retconned-in-Relative TV Cast Member Addition?

In the newest Pop Culture Theme Time, I'm asking you who was the best retconned-in-relative TV cast member addition.
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When Walter Oakes Figured Out That ‘Sheila Was Jaleesa’ Walter surprises Jaleesa about him knowing she was secretly Sheila

When Walter Oakes Figured Out That ‘Sheila Was Jaleesa’

In the latest spotlight on memorable scenes in TV shows and films, Brian looks at a fun scene between Sinbad and Dawnn Lewis in an early episode of A Different World.
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The Incomprehensible Politics of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Boyd Holbrook in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

The Incomprehensible Politics of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Brian takes a bit of an issue with how little sense any of the politics in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny made.
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The Blacklist Really Should Have Just Recast the Role of Elizabeth Keen Elizabeth Keen from The Blacklist

The Blacklist Really Should Have Just Recast the Role of Elizabeth Keen

In a feature noting when shows make mistakes, Brian explains why The Blacklist should have just recast the role of Elizabeth Keen when Megan Boone left the series.
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What Would Velma Do? is a Delightful Tribute to a Great Character and Greater Role Model A header for What Would Velma Do?

What Would Velma Do? is a Delightful Tribute to a Great Character and Greater Role Model

What Would Velma Do?, by Shaenon K. Garrity, is a delightful tribute to Velma Dinkley, and also to all of the Velmas out there who embodied what Velma represents
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Which Movie Superhero Costume Do You Think Best Captured the Spirit of the Comics? Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man

Which Movie Superhero Costume Do You Think Best Captured the Spirit of the Comics?

In the newest Pop Culture Theme Time, I'm asking you which movie superhero costume do you think best captured the spirit of the comic books.
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