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  Gotta Catch On: Intertextuality and the Popularity of Pokémon Go

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  Katharine McCain The Ohio State University

  October 15, 2016

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  to spread Pokémon Go to as wide an audience as possible, including non-gamers.  Initially Niantic ... Episode 40. This not only cashed in on twenty years of nostalgia, but also encouraged fans outside the ... possibilities. How awesome would it be if Eleven, Negasonic, and Furiosa were the same being, the ultimate ...
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  Flashback to the Episode: An Example of Intertextuality between Batman: The Animated Series and Batman and Robin Adventures

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  Fabian Grumbrecht Göttingen University

  February 06, 2015

  a sequel. This example of intertextuality might not only emphasize how the possibility of continuing an ...
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  Beginning Again: The Reboot Paradox

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  William Proctor Centre for Research in Media and Cultural Studies, University of Sunderland

  August 08, 2012

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  Beginning Again: The Reboot Paradox post-structuralism intertextuality dialogism Blockbuster reboot Batman Curator's Note Prior to the release of Batman Begins (2005), co-writer David S. Goyer described the film as 'the cinematic equivalent of a ...
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  Performing Stardom

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  James Harvey-Davitt Anglia Ruskin University

  April 21, 2015

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  Performing Stardom stars spectatorship Movies about Movies intertextuality immersion Alienation Curator's Note A tendency has appeared across several recent films whereby we see stars playing actors who – during overtly performative moments – allude ...