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Hi KT, thanks for the post. I
Hi KT, thanks for the post. I like the way the video, and the memes themselves, rely on the incongruous tension between the world of Star Trek, where no matter how bizarre or desperate a situation gets, the Captain and crew of the Enterprise remain more o ... -
Yes, it’s a good point about
Yes, it's a good point about repurposing being the beginning, rather than the end of a process. With respect to the availability of affects, I was thinking along the lines of what it means for senders and receivers—what it means to be able to express ... -
Hi Nathanael, Thank you for
Hi Nathanael, Thank you for your post! I like the way you point out how "Star Trek often rests on technological instrumentalism as a prerequisite for a future utopia," a viewpoint that often reinscribes human dominance over the non-human as a co ... -
Thanks for kicking off the
Thanks for kicking off the week with this illuminating post. One of the interesting questions you seem to raise is the extent to which the timing for this X-Files reboot is perfect for the creator and cast, for Fox, or for both. It does seem that Duchovny ... -
Michael, your analysis of the
Michael, your analysis of the Broodwich seems to me to resonate with Dylan's post about dismemberment from earlier in the week. Although Dylan's post focused on the slapstick and horror of disintegration of personal identity, both of your posts ... -
I haven’t seen the film in
I haven't seen the film in its entirety, but based on the trailer I would agree that much of the humor comes from the emphasis on the mundane details of vampire life. It would seem that the faux documentary style of the film helps to emphasize this a ... -
Clue/David
Michael, your description of that American Dad! episode and your question about simulation reminds me of the 1985 Clue movie, in which real horror is played out according to expectations established by the rules of a board game, and to the amusement of th ... -
Technological Affordances
I agree that the films you mention seem to have a high tolerance, or even an active interest in, mixing those genres. I do wonder about the degree to which digital technologies of access to films affect this interest in genre mixing, especially when that ...