Will Brooker
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NOT EVEN IN THE FACE OF ARMAGEDDON. NEVER COMPROMISE.
Unlike Rorschach, I am very happy to modify my original position. "This level of cross-platform sophistication is now unremarkable. Overflow, worthy of academic articles at the start of the century, has become the industry standard." I didn& ... -
WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE, WE'VE GOT FUN AND GAMES
As someone who has only ever watched half a dozen Simpsons episodes, I enjoyed Jonathan's clips based on whether or not I recognised the original game-- so most of my pleasure came from the lovingly accurate parody of GTA San Andreas. Yes, I mostly k ... -
FROM BATTLE ZONE TO EXPERIENCE CENTER
Thanks for this fascinating post and clip, Nina. It's interesting to consider the historical relationship between video games and the US military-- apparently a version of Battlezone was developed for the Army circa 1980, to train gunners on Bradley ... -
Fascinating (and now four
Fascinating (and now four out of five "Lost" clips aren't from the show at all). For me, this recalls Jenkins' work on Survivor spoilers, and prompts me to wonder whether fan satellite surveillance could reveal anything about future pl ... -
It may be worth pointing out
It may be worth pointing out that Marvel and DC had established precedent for a cross-over in 1976 with Superman vs Spider-Man, so the possibilities for trans-universe interaction between other characters (Batman and Hulk, for instance) were officially es ... -
From what I can gather
From what I can gather online, Superman vs Spider-Man seems to have taken place first in Metropolis, then in New York-- which is a bit of a fix as I believe Metropolis and Gotham effectively replaced NYC in the DC Universe until recently, when Gotham was ... -
Re: Lost as TV3
One of the most distinctive
One of the most distinctive things about Lost, and what makes it representative for me of 2000s TV drama, is that it's intended to be immediately screengrabbed, freezeframed, closely analysed and shared online. I don't see how you could do that ... -
Re: Lost as TV3
I meant postage-STAMP size.
I meant postage-STAMP size. I might also be too old for this "internet discussion" thing. ... -
Re: Lost as TV3
With regard to Ben's
With regard to Ben's declaration that he has information we need, Season 4 Episode 2 makes it pretty clear that he (playfully) speaks for the creators/the show in that scene, with Locke's gang standing around him as audience. He's the enigm ... -
The last shot of the vid
The last shot of the vid makes me want to go "woah" like Neo, even though I don't know anything about the context. I've barely heard of this show but I wonder now, even while I'm curious to see it, whether it can live up to this s ...