Say Hello To My Little Franchise
It’s no secret that copyright law is an absolute mess, but what most might be unaware of how is a lot of that is Disney’s fault. The Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act – also known as the Copyright Term Extension Act or (derisively) the Mickey Mouse Protection Act – extended copyright terms in the…
You’ve Probably Never Heard Of It: The Legacy Of Lost Music
In April of 2020, a user on the Internet Archive started a project titled the Myspace Archive Project. Their mission statement, as posted by them, essentially boils down to wanting to track down, archive and upload every piece of music uploaded to Myspace by (generally) unsigned artists during its heyday. They steer clear of things…
The Small Screen: A (Semi) In Depth History Of Internet Animators Who Went To Television
Despite Youtube only having come into existence in 2006, online video was booming well before that. Just perhaps not in the places you’d expect, and not in the forms you’d think. In fact, most of the early online video I witnessed was, surprisingly, animation. Whether it was on Ebaums World or Albino Black Sheep, I…
The Unrecognized Death Of The Holiday Special
There are very few things that are considered staples in American pop culture, and even less in the medium of Television. Off the top of my head, I’d state “Saturday Night Live”, “The Simpsons” and “Jeopardy” as a few. Things that have been around seemingly since time immemorial. But one of those things that I…
The Art Of War
There’s a common statement that “life immitates art”. This is often the argument used when so called ‘violent media’ is quoted as a reason for real life violence. But in fact, I think it’s more realistic that the inverse is true, and that art, more often than not, immitates life. This is most clear in…
I Have Considered The Lilies: An Argument For The Lesbianism Of Connie Converse
Sometimes you just meet a person or learn about someone, and they give off what the kids call a “vibe”, you know? You don’t want to assume anything about anyone, but sometimes it’s just impossible not to, especially if they feel like someone you could very easily relate to. In an article from the Cincinnati…
The Last Picture Show
According to a comprehensive study done by the Library of Congress in 2013, seventy five percent of the films made in the original silent era has been lost forever. This era produced roughly 10,919 films, but only 2749 of those remain in various states; some in complete form, an original American 35mm copy, a foreign…
The Baffling Existence Of Ancillary English Anime Soundtracks
If you grew up as a girl in the 90s, it’s probably safe to assume that you were not only exposed to Sailor Moon, but also potentially obsessed with it, if you were that kind of girl, as I was. I can remember rushing home after school and plopping myself down to watch Sailor Moon…
Won’t Somebody Please Think Of The Children
Robocop, originally released in 1987, is nothing short of shocking even to modern audiences in 2022. Written by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner and directed by Paul Verhoeven, the film stars Peter Weller as the titular Robocop, a former police officer Alex Murphy (Weller) who is murdered by a gang of criminals and subsequently revived…
Breaking The Mold: A Look Back At Pseudo Spooky Forgotten Stop Motion TV Series
Art, on the whole, requires an incredible amount of patience to create, and that’s before even getting into different mediums. Some novelists take a few years to craft their book, some musicians can whip out a record in just a few months, and sometimes cartoonists can do new strips on a daily basis. Film, however,…
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