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DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD — 544 episodes
THE CONVERGENCE OF SCI-FI. R&B and FUNK
THE RESURRECTION SHOW - WHERE CAREERS ARE REBORN
THE BEST FILM TITLES OF ALL TIME
THE OSCARS 2026!
THE 10 BEST SPACE-BASED FILMS OF ALL TIME
THERE'S GOT TO BE A MORNING BAFTA
BLACK HISTORY MONTH - EDUCATORS AND ACADEMICS
BLACK HISTORY MONTH - SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
BLACK HISTORY MONTH - SCIENTISTS AND MATHEMATICIANS
BLACK HISTORY MONTH - THE INVENTORS' SHOW
THE 98TH OSCARS - A NEW CATEGORY - AN OLD STORY
THE BEST OPENING SEQUENCES!
A VISION OF THE FUTURE
THE NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION SHOW
WE WISH YOU A DEI CHRISTMAS
NAUGHTY OR NICE
BIG AND SMALL UNTRUTHS INCORPORATED INTO OUR ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA
ONE WORD or ONE SENTENCE... THE BEST FILM TITLES
IT'S HOLIDAY PROMOTIONS SEASON - PART II
IT'S PROMOTIONS SEASON!!
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE MORALITY PLAY?
MUSIC OF THE SEASON - THIS IS HALLOWEEN
CELEBRATING BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH - PART II
CELEBRATING BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH - PART II
CELEBRATING BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH!
IS HALLOWEEN THE YEAR'S FEEL GOOD HOLIDAY?
STARRING... INSTEAD OF...
FAIRYTALES, FANTASIES, AND FABLES
OUR FAVORITE TV THEMES
THE BLOOD MOON BLOOD SPATTER SHOW
UNRAVELING CARTOON MYSTERIES AND ASSUMPTIONS
LOUDER THAN WORDS...
HOW THE ACADEMY MIGHT RECONFIGURE THEIR AWARDS
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? THE OTHERHOOD EDITION
SUMMERTIME - THE BEST SUMMER-THEMED FILMS
SINNERS: ATTRACTING THE HORROR
TROMP L'OEIL FILMS - THE UNRELIABLE NARRATOR
THE 100 BEST FILMS SINCE 2000
CHILDREN OF THE TWILIGHT ZONE
THE JUNETEENTH - FATHER'S DAY SHOW
OUR FAVORITE GAME SHOWS
DINNER AND A SHOW: Our go-to movie meals and snacks
IN MEMORIAM: TV and FILMS THAT REMIND US OF OUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO FREEDOM
THE BLACK FAE MOTHER'S DAY SHOW
THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE SCENES
HERE COMES PETER COTTONTAIL: The OTHERhood Easter Show!
THE BEST NON-MUSICAL FILM SOUNDTRACKS
WHEN IGNORANCE WAS BLISS: BEFORE WE LEARNED THE SEAMY SIDE OF OUR HEROES
MISERY SET TO MUSIC - YOU CLAP, I'LL CRY
THE BEST AND WORST MEDICAL TV and FILM
CLIMBING MAMMON'S LADDER
DID WE GET THE MESSAGE?
I CAN DO OTHER THINGS
I AM NOT WATCHING THAT
ON SECOND THOUGHT...
COMICS AND COLLECTIBLES: THE VALUATION OF OUR CHILDHOODS
WHO DESERVES A BACKSTORY?
THE NEW YEARS RESOLUTION SHOW 2025
HOW MUCH FOR THAT BRIDGE?
TALKING TURKEY: CELEBRATING THE THANKSGIVING IN THE OTHERhood!
DISAPPEARING ACTS
THE THINNING OF THE VEIL - MEDIA FOR THE HALLOWTIDE
THE FILMS AND TV SHOWS THAT INSPIRE YOU TO MAKE IT TO THE POLLS
THE BEST (AND WORST) HALLOWEEN CANDIES
NINE TENTHS OF THE LAW - OUR FAVORITE POSSESSION FILMS
THE 2024 EMMY'S - DID THE OUTCOMES EQUAL YOUR EXPECTATIONS?
HOW TO TELL IF YOUR CON IS A CON
BIPOC VAMPIRE WEEKEND 2024
THE END? How do YOU think the film would have ended?
FROM STAND-UP TO SCREEN STAR: Comedians who made the jump and those who didn't
REBOOTS, REMAKES and RETURNS
HEARD BUT NOT SEEN: TV CHARACTERS VIEWERS HAVE NEVER VIEWED
HOW MUCH PRESTIGE DID COMMUNITIES OF COLOR GARNER FROM PRESTIGE TV?
OUR FILMS THAT RATE A PERFECT 10!
Superhero Film Oscar Snubs - Earned or Unearned?
PLUCK YOU!!
THE ANATOMY OF A BLERD
PROBLEM SOLVED! YOUR FAVORITE TV & FILM DILEMMAS, FIXED!
WHEN YOU DISCOVER YOU JUST UNWITTINGLY BECAME A CHARACTER IN A HORROR FILM
The Best of Greek Mythology Adventures
ME TV Enters the World of Cartoons
MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU - THE STAR WARS SHOW!
PLAYING BY THE RULES - WHEN IS IT OKAY TO BEND? WHEN IS IT OKAY TO BREAK?
THE BEST FILM OPENERS - AND DO THEY GUARANTEE A GOOD FILM?
THEY GOT IT WRONG!
THE TOTAL ECLIPSE SHOW!
THE RETRO-EASTER SHOW!
MISERY SET TO MUSIC - YOU CRY, I'LL CLAP
THE POOR PEOPLE SHOW
SNUBBED AT THE OSCARS - WHO WON, WHO SHOULD HAVE WON AND WHO PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN NOMINATED
BLACK WOMEN IN HORROR - SEEN ON THE BIG AND SMALL SCREEN
HOLLYWOOD'S HISTORY OF THE AUTHENTIC BLACK
THE BLACK HISTORY HODGE PODGE SHOW
AND THE WINNER SHOULD HAVE BEEN. ..
BATTLE OF THE PRODUCTION COMPANY UNIVERSES - USA
DREAM ON: OUR FAVORITE TV SHOWS and FILMS ABOUT DREAMS
AMOS AND ANDY: FUNNY OR DANGEROUS?
SIX DEGREES OF OCCUPATION
ARE THESE TRULY THE MOST OVERRATED FILMS OF ALL TIME?
2023 IN REVIEW: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE BLERDY
THE WINTER SOLSTICE SHOW - 2023
BUT WHAT IF SCROOGE IS RIGHT?
PRISONERS OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON!
THE GRATITUDE SHOW!
HELP US WADE THROUGH ANOTHER BORING THANKSGIVING SHOW
WADING THROUGH ANOTHER BORING THANKSGIVING SHOW
THE TALKING ANIMALS SHOW!
THE TALKING ANIMALS SHOW!
SHOULD THESE FILMS REALLY BE ON A LIST OF MUST-SEE MEDIA?
SHOULD THESE FILMS REALLY BE ON A LIST OF "MUST-SEE" MEDIA?
THE BLOOD MOON FEST
THE SATURDAY MORNING CARTOON TRIVIA SHOW!
SOOO. . . WHY DID YOU QUIT THAT SHOW
SHOULD IT BE PLAYING ON A SCREEN NEAR YOU?
ICONIC FILMS IF WE HAD OUR WAY WITH CASTING VS. HOLLYWOOD HAVING ITS WAY
DO WE SEE THINGS DIFFERENTLY NOW? A RETURN TO THE TWILIGHT ZONE
Cancellation of The Wonder Years, Fair or Foul?
THE BEST OF THE BOYS OF SUMMER
DOES ANYONE REALLY NEED A SECRET IDENTITY?
OUR FAVORITE FILMS TO BEAT THE HEAT
FILMS AND SHOWS THAT MOVED ME vs BORED ME, TO TEARS
THE BEST JUNK FOOD TV
COMFORT FOOD TV: ARE THESE THE SHOWS THAT KEEP YOU COMFY?
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO HOME-TRAINING: ICONIC MOVIE MOMENTS IF THEY HAPPENED IN OUR NECK OF THE WOODS
HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME: THE BLERDSASSINS' BEST SUMMER MUSIC PLAYLIST 2023
SCI FI FILMS AND MONSTER MOVIES: CREATING YOUR BEST SUMMER PLAYLIST
FAVORITE LAST LINES - THE FINAL WORDS THAT STAY ON YOUR MIND
GAME CHANGERS: THE MOVIES THAT CHANGED THE WAY WE VIEW FILMS
I'M NOT CRYIN'! YOU'RE CRYIN'!: THE TV SHOWS AND FILMS WE WOULDN'T WANT TO BE CAUGHT WATCHING
STUDS vs DUDS: The Best and Worst of TV Dads
SHOWS THAT MAKE (OR DON'T MAKE) THE BLACK TV GUIDE
THE SHOWS THAT SHAPED US
OUR FAVORITE LOW and NO COST ENTERTAINMENT VALUES as we SUPPORT THE WGA STRIKE
TV and FILM TROPES: OVERUSED or UNDERVALUED?
THE FANTASTIC MOTHER'S DAY/BLACK FAE DAY WEEKEND!!
GETTING IT RIGHT DURING THE WRITER'S STRIKE!
THE BEST AND WORST OF WEATHER FILMS
THE MESSAGE IN THE MUSIC - MUSICIANS AND MUSIC THAT PAY HOMAGE TO SCI-FI
NEVER HAVE I EVER. . .
GONE TOO SOON VS STAYED TOO LONG
WE WON'T BE FOOLED AGAIN
THE BLACK CARD SHOW!
THE SHOWS THAT LET YOU KNOW IF SOMEONE WILL BE FRIEND OR FOE
CLEVER, TACKY, COOL - HOW PEOPLE CATEGORIZE YOU BY WHAT YOU WATCH
YOU'VE BEEN DEAD TOO LONG. . . TO COME BACK, NOW.
BLACK HISTORY YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT
WHEN THE FANTASTIC BRANDING EXCEEDS THE DISAPPOINTING REALITY
THE BAIT AND SWITCH - THE BEST AND WORST CHARACTER REPLACEMENTS
HOW DOES THE ACADEMY DEFINE "FOREIGN FILM" AND OTHER CURIOUS AWARD CATEGORIZATIONS
WHICH SERIES OF FILMS CAN WE LIVE WITHOUT AND WHICH DO WE HOPE WILL LIVE ON?
Interrogating Hollywood's Depiction of Genius
YOUR NEW YEAR'S LIST OF WHAT YOU CONTINUE TO LIKE AND WHAT WHAT FELL OUT OF FAVOR
IT'S A BRAND NEW YEAR AND WE ARE WATCHING THESE PROGRAMS - WHY?
COMPILING YOUR 2023 NEW YEAR'S HOLIDAY VIEWING LIST!
BAH HUMBUG! DECONSTRUCTING DICKENS' A CHRISTMAS CAROL
THE WORST CHRISTMAS FILMS OF ALL TIME
BLAZING SADDLES AT 48, STILL FUNNY AND STILL NOT RACIST
OUR FAVORITE TV HOLIDAY SPECIALS AND EPISODIC TV SHOWS
OUR FAVORITE UNCONVENTIONAL CHRISTMAS FILMS
THE BEST OF TURKEY DAY ENTERTAINMENT - MAYBE. . .
WHAT DID YOU WATCH TO DISTRACT YOU FROM THE HORROR OF THE ELECTION RETURNS?
Developing a World of Black Fantasy
I’M NOT SCARED, BUT…
MAYBE IT'S JUST ME, BUT DID YOU NOTICE . . ?
HAPPY HORROR DAYS - DISCOVERING THE BEST OLD AND NEW HORROR MEDIA FOR THE SEASON
DECODING THE USE OF THE MASKED BLACK MAN IN THE STAR TREK UNIVERSE
MR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE AND OTHER NORMALIZATIONS OF EXPLOITATION
THE 2022 EMMYS IN REVIEW
EXPLORING THE PHENOMENA OF BINGE-WATCHING OUR LIVES
The kind of subtle and not so subtle racism in American ads.
HOW DO WE SEPARATE THE CRINGY CREATOR FROM ITS INSPIRING CREATION?
WHY THE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE IS LIKE DISCO LUCY
WHY THE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE IS LIKE DISCO LUCY
EDU-TAINMENT AND SPEC FIC'S NEW ROLE
MAKING THE BEST OF THE CON EXPERIENCE
URBAN NERD CON 2022 - HORROR SCIFI and FANTASY FROM THE URBAN NERD PERSPECTIVE
OVERHYPED but UNDERACHIEVED: THE SPEC FIC ENTERTAINMENT THAT ROSE TO UNDERWHELM
OVERHYPED but UNDERACHIEVED: THE SPEC FIC ENTERTAINMENT THAT ROSE TO UNDERWHELM
IT'S THE EMMY AWARDS SHOW!
THE TROUBLE WITH LISTS: HOW ARE PEOPLE DECIDING WHAT'S BEST?
MARVEL'S AUTHENTICITY PARADOX - WHY IS IT SO DIFFICULT TO WRITE AN AUTHENTIC BLACK VOICE
THE TERRIBLE TWOs: HOW CAN THESE GENRE SEQUELS BE SO BAD?
HOW DO WE WRANGLE WITH HOLLYWOOD'S CONTINUING DYSFUNCTION WITH SEX AND SEXUALITY
SCIENCE FICTION AND OUR FASCINATION WITH MANIPULATED REALITIES
SCIENCE FICTION AND OUR FASCINATION WITH MANIPULATED REALITIES
THE OTHER SUPERS
THE OTHER SUPERS
WHERE DO WE FIND IT?! LOOKING FOR OUR FAVORITE LOST FILMS AND TV SHOWS
WHERE DO WE FIND IT? LOOKING FOR OUR FAVORITE LOST FILMS AND TV SHOWS
NAVIGATING CLASHES OF CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND CONSCIOUSNESS IN THE WORLD OF POLI SCI-FI
ARE SUPERHEROES DEFENDERS OF THE DOWNTRODDEN OR ARE THEY REALLY GOONS FOR THE STATUS QUO?
ARE SUPERHEROES DEFENDERS OF THE DOWNTRODDEN OR ARE THEY REALLY GOONS FOR THE STATUS QUO?
THE MARVEL MOJO
THE MARVEL MOJO
THE ROLLERCOASTER RIDE OF BLACK GUILT MARKETING
HOW DO WE GET THE BLACK COMMUNITY READY TO EMBRACE THE FANTASY OF MER-MAY and BLACK FAE DAY??!
CORRECTING MOVIEWEB'S RANKING OF THE 11 BEST SCI-FI TV SHOWS OF ALL TIME
CORRECTING MOVIEWEB'S RANKING OF THE 11 BEST SCI-FI TV SHOWS OF ALL TIME
CREATIVITY AND PROFIT IN A WORLD DRIVEN BY THE CULT OF PERSONALITY
RATING THE BEST TV SHOW OPENINGS!
...AND THE WINNER IS... BUT DOES ANYONE REALLY CARE ABOUT THE OSCARS, ANYMORE?
10 IMPORTANT LIFE LESSONS LEARNED WHILE WATCHING THE TWILIGHT ZONE
SHARING YOUR PANDEMIC TV/FILM PLAYLIST
SHARING YOUR PANDEMIC TV/FILM PLAYLIST
ARE YOU A PSYCHO? BUZZFEED MIGHT THINK YOU ARE... AND US TOO!
THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA REPORT CARD
NOW YOU SEE US--BUT DO YOU REALLY? IMAGE VS. AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCE of BIPOC in SCI-FI, FANTASY & HORROR with AUTHOR/SCREENWRITER L MARIE WOOD
THE VALENTINE'S DAY SHOW - COUPLES THAT MAKE US CHEER AND THE ONES THAT MAKE US CRINGE
STOP THE MADNESS!
THE ADDAMS FAMILY VS THE MUNSTERS - THE DUALITY OF AMERICAN OTHERNESS
WHAT THE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE (AFI) GOT WRONG IN THEIR TEN BEST SCI-FI FILMS LIST
WHAT THE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE GOT WRONG WITH THEIR TEN BEST FANTASY FILMS LIST
WHAT'S NEW IN 2022?: OUR SPEC FIC "TO WATCH" LIST
THE 2022 NEW YEAR'S DAY HANG-OVER AND RESOLUTIONS SHOW!
STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE! - THE BATTLE OF THE REBOOTS!
THE BEST XMAS PROGRAMS FOR GROWN-UPS!!
THE WORST CHRISTMAS MOVIES... EVER!
THE BACK IN THE DAY GIFTS I'D STILL TAKE TODAY!
EXPLAINING THE AWKWIFINA EFFECT: USIING THE BLACCENT FOR FUN AND PROFIT
WHO CONTROLS THE TIME MACHINE?: SHAPING THE NARRATIVE OF NOSTALGIA IN BLACK AND WHITE
INDUCTEES INTO THE MAD SCIENTIST HALL OF FAME
THE BEST HORROR FILM AND HORROR FILMS ENDINGS OF ALL TIME!
THE BLACK FINAL GIRL - HOW CULTURE AND ETHNICITY AFFECT OUTCOME
LIVE FROM THE MULTIVERSE!
WHEN ANIMALS ATTACK - OUR FAVORITE NATURE-INSPIRED HORROR
GUILTY PLEASURE HORROR: THE CHEESIEST, CREEPIEST, CRAZIEST HORROR FILMS YOU NEVER WANT ANYONE TO KNOW YOU LOVE
ON THE EDGE OF HORROR: COMEDIES AND DRAMAS THAT MAKE PERFECT HORROR RETREADS!
BUT WHAT DID IT MEAN?: Our answers to those pesky enigmatic endings
WHEN YOU SWORE YOU'D NEVER WATCH THAT CRAPPY FILM/TV SHOW... AND THEN YOU DID
WHERE IS OUR JET PACK?: WHERE IN CURRENT TV AND FILM CAN WE FIND THE BRIGHT FUTURE?
THE FILMS YOU SAW WHEN YOU WERE YOUNGER THAT YOU KNOW COULD BE DONE BETTER, NOW
I HATE THAT I SAW THAT: THE TV SERIES YOU WISH YOU WERE SEEING NOW, FOR THE FIRST TIME
OUR LIST OF THE BEST SATURDAY MORNING CARTOON EXPERIENCE, EVER!
THE THRILL OF VICTORY, THE AGONY OF DELETE: THE FUTURE OF SPORTS IN GENRE MEDIA
IS THIS AMERICA? - HOLLYWOOD vs REALITY
WHY ARE WE ENTERTAINED BY THE "ALIEN THREAT"?
RACE-SWITCHING FICTIONAL CHARACTERS: IS THIS REALLY EVEN A THING?
CAN YOU SPOT THE RACIST? RECOGNIZING RACISM IN TV AND FILM?
GENRE MEDIA AND HOW IT HAS SHAPED OUR CONCEPTS OF FREEDOM
COMICS ARE FOR KIDS... BUT WHEN ARE THEY GONNA GROW UP?: THE CAT/BAT CONTROVERSY... EXAMINING THE JUVENILE TREATMENT OF SEX IN GENRE MEDIA
JUNETEENTH AND THE 1982 film, WHITE DOG - FIND OUT WHAT THEY HAVE IN COMMON
THE SCREEDS OF THE MANY: THE RISE OF TOXIC FANDOM
HOW CREATORS GET THEIR WORKS INTO BOOKSTORES AND LIBRARIES - TIPS FROM THOSE WHO KNOW
DETONATING THE RACIALLY HOSTILE LANDMINES OF TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES ("TCM")
THEM "Covenant" - AN EXPLORATION OF RACE-BASED TERROR OR DEGRADATION PORN?
BLACK SUPERMAN AND OTHER THINGS WE'RE NOT 100% SURE WE WANT
THE BADDEST MFs IN THE GENRE - THE MOTHER'S DAY SHOW!!
LAW & ORDER: SCI-FI AND HORROR UNIT
SCI-FI and THE BLACK EXPERIENCE'S BEST AND WORST ANALOGUES
IS HORROR AN APPROPRIATE VEHICLE TO EXPRESSS THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA?
SCI-FI FOR THE CULTURALLY CHALLENGED
THE GREATEST STORIES EVER (RE)TOLD
HOW ZACH SNYDER'S DIRECTOR'S CUT REVEALS THE CONSCIOUS/UNCONSCIOUS ETHNIC BIASES OF HOLLYWOOD
SHEREOS and ZEROES - GENRE MEDIA'S PORTRAYAL OF WOMEN IN THE PAST, PRESENT AND HOPES FOR THE FUTURE
COMING TO AMERICA, ANCESTOR AND PROGENY OF BLACK PANTHER
THE ABSENCE of BLACK-CENTERED FILMS FROM HOLLYWOOD'S WORLDS OF MAGICAL REALISM
THE 2021 FIRST ANNUAL OTHER SCI-FI BLACK ARTS EXTRAVAGANZA
WHAT'S IN A NAME? Demystifying the New Identifiers and WHAT IF?
WHERE IS THE LOVE? EXPLORING BLACK LOVE IN SCI-FI, FANTASY AND HORROR
WAITING FOR BLACK "FUTURE" MONTH and HOW COME THERE AREN'T ANY STAR TREK SPINOFFS?
SEX AND THE SINGLE VULCAN & WANDAVISION - ARE YOU IN OR OUT?
HOW MICHAEL JACKSON'S THRILLER ENCOURAGED A RENNAISANCE IN BLACK HORROR
POLITICS AS UNUSUAL- WITH A SIDE OF INSURRECTION
THE FANTASY AND REALITY OF PANDEMICS - HOW HOLLYWOOD GOT IT RIGHT... OR WRONG
IT’S NOT A CONSPIRACY IF IT’S TRUE! Plus - WW84, SOUL and PENNYWORTH - Season II
THE ROARING TWENTIES and COMPARING OUR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS
OUR OTHERHOOD HOLIDAY WISHLIST FOR 2020 and BEYOND!
MORE HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
THE BEST XMAS SEASON MEDIA IN THE OTHERHOOD - RE-DO!
YOUR FAVORITE THANKSGIVING HORROR AND FANTASY FILMS!
THE RISE OF BLACK FANTASY FROM BLACK PANTHER TO JINGLE JANGLE - WHAT MORE CAN WE EXPECT TO SEE?
THE BLACK AND WHITE OF THE VENGEFUL SPIRIT - HOW CULTURE SHAPES THE WRAITH
TWILIGHT ZONE and THE WHITE PEOPLE MOVES THAT STRAIGHT UP BAFFLE US
THE HORROR NOIRE - BLACKNESS AND ITS PLACE IN AMERICAN HORROR
THE "BLAXPLOITATION" HORROR EXTRAVAGANZA!
THE GHETTOIZATION OF BLACK VOICE CHARACTERIZATION and WHY ARE THE SHOWS FEATURING BLACK WOMEN IN NON-TRADITIONAL SCI-FI FANTASY ROLES CONSISTENTLY PANNED?
EMMY'S RECAP, IS "WOKE" A JOKE? AND WHICH SHOWS HAVE WE DISCOVERED DURING OUR SHELTERING IN PLACE AREN'T QUITE AS GOOD AS WE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT?
OSCAR'S INCLUSION STANDARDS - TIMELY OR TONE DEAF?
LAW & ORDER: SFU and TAKING ANOTHER LOOK AT SHAZAM
SLAYING WITH VALJEANNE JEFFERS; and YESTERDAY, “CLASSIC" - TODAY, “PROBLEMATIC”
THE DEATH OF CHADWICK BOSEMAN AND THE VACUUM OF BLACK SUPER-HEROISM LEFT IN HIS WAKE
HI-JINKS TO HORROR: FROM CHILDHOOD BLISS TO ADULT TRAUMA - THE BANANA SPLITS MOVIE
HOW WE CAN IDENTIFY AND BREAK THE CYCLE OF NOSTALGIA-WATCHING AND INTRODUCE NEW SHOWS INTO OUR SPEC FIC VIEWING ROTATION.
THE EMMY NOMINATIONS - WHO DESERVED A NOMINATION - WHO DIDN'T & RETRO B THEATER SELECTION, THE EQUINOX!
WHERE ALL THE BLACK WOMEN AT?! THE ABSENCE OF BLACK WOMEN IN SCI-FI, FANTASY & HORROR
WHAT BLACK or POC SPEC FIC FILMS are DUE a REMAKE? AND SHOULD WE EMPLOY A RACISM REVIEW ADJUSTMENT for IMDB.COM
WHEN IS FREE NOT FREE? THE NEW STREAMING PLATFORMS AND WHETHER $0 IS TOO MUCH
WHAT CONSTITUTES A B-RATED FILM AND WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITES?
SEASON 2 of THE TWILIGHT ZONE - HOW DOES IT RATE?
IS "HAPPILY EVER AFTER" a FANTASY in BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION?
WILL THE BLM ALLIANCES FIND THEIR WAY INTO THE LITERARY WORLD OF SPEC FIC?
CATCHING FIRE - HOW THE WATCHMEN MAY HAVE HELPED TO SPARK THE RECENT UPRISING AGAINST RACE-BASED BRUTALITY
GIVEN THE CURRENT WORLD SITUATION IS THERE MORE OR LESS OF A NEED FOR SPECULATIVE ENTERTAINMENT?
IN THE ZONE - WHAT TWILIGHT ZONE EPISODES GET YOU THROUGH THESE ROUGH TIMES?
So, WHAT HORROR, SCI-FI FILM ARE WE LIVING IN, NOW?
THE FILMS/SHOWS YOU THOUGHT WERE SCARY AS A KID - WHAT STILL SCARES YOU? WHAT DOESN'T?
COVID-19 and MISSING THE BLACK THEATER EXPERIENCE
I LOVED THIS WHEN I WAS A KID... BUT THEN I GREW UP
THE SHOWS COVID-19 MAKES US WE WE HAD NEVER SEEN
RETRO REVIEW OF CAPTAIN SCARLET and THE SHOWS COVID-19 MAKES US WE WE HAD NEVER SEEN
DOLLS, DUMMIES AND PUPPETS... WHICH OF THESE CLASSIC HORROR ANTHROPROMORPHIC FIGURES FILL YOUR NIGHTMARES?
IN THE TIME OF THE COVID-19, WE NEED A HERO!
SO HOW HAS SHELTER IN PLACE MODIFIED YOUR "WALKING DEAD" APOCALYPSE SHOPPING LIST?
STAR TREK the 1965 PILOT - WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT CREW? WHAT HAPPENED TO THOSE PERFORMERS?
COUNTING THE BEST (AND WORST) VOICEOVER FILMS and ENTERTAINMENT vs HISTORICAL ACCURACY
THE METAMORPHOSING CRITERIA OF THE SUPERHERO
Ep. 259 - DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD
I WILL NEVER, EVER, EVER WATCH THAT!
EXPLORING FAVORITE WORLDS AND CHARACTERS
WHY THERE ARE NO MAJOR AWARD NOMINATIONS FOR SCI-FI AND HORROR THIS OSCAR SEASON
OCTOBER FACTION, PICARD, THE WITCHER, AND AVENUE 5 - ARE THEY WORTH WATCHING?
TURNING THE CORNER OR JUMPING THE SHARK? WHEN DID OUR FAVORITE ENTERTAINMENTS GRAB US OR LOSE US?
KING v. KING - WHY IT'S NOT JUST BLACK AND WHITE
THE HYPOCRISY OF ROD SERLING'S TWILIGHT ZONE NAZI v CONFEDERACY
PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM... GENRE SHOWS FROM THE PAST THAT WE THINK DESERVE A SECOND LOOK
THE YEAR-END SHOW! THE BEST OF 2019 AND OUR RESOLUTIONS FOR 2020! JOIN US AND COMPARE YOUR LISTS TO OURS!
YOU KNEW IT WAS COMING... THE WATCHMEN EPISODES FROM 1-9 ... LET THE SPOILER-PACKED DISCOURSE BEGIN!
GOLDEN GLOBE SNUBS, GOOD BYE MR.NANCY AND THE WASHINGTON POST 2019 "BEST OF" LIST - WE'RE GOING TO BE BUSY!
HOW TO WATCH THE WATCHMEN - A CHOCK FULL OF SPOILERS CONVERSATION ON SOME OF THE BEST SPEC FIC TV, TO DATE
IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF VARIETAL SPEC FIC SHOULD WE BE COMPELLED TO WATCH THE UNWATCHABLE?
THE TRAGEDY OF MALEFICENT AND WHY THE HOLLYWOOD FORMULA FILM NO LONGER WORKS
EVIL: A PROGRESSIVE HORROR PROCEDURAL FOR A SOCIAL MEDIA AGE and INTRODUCING PENELOPE FLYNN'S NEW NOVEL THE CHRONICLES OF RENFIELDS: REGARDING KOESCU
KEEP, DROP, IGNORE - HOW TO PLAY THE STREAMING WARS GAME
SCORSESE,COPPOLA AND THE CINEMATIC CONTEMPT OF THE MARVEL SUPERHERO UNIVERSE
HAPPY HORROR-DAY! PRESENTING THE BEST OF HORROR STREAMING!
JOKER - IS IT ALL IT'S CRACKED UP TO BE?
WANNA SEE SOMETHING REALLY SCARY? - VULTURE OFFERS UP ITS TOP 100 SCARE SCENES!
PREPARING YOUR HALLOWEEN MONTH VIDEO PLAYLIST FROM RATED "G" TO "NC-17"
WHAT THE HECK WERE YOU THINKING WHEN YOU RECOMMENDED THIS?
#METOOFAR?
WALTER MOSELEY, STAR TREK DISCOVERY and the N-WORD
THE MARVEL UNIVERSE'S CYNICAL FEMINISM
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD: WHOSE FAIRYTALE IS THIS ANYWAY?
THE WORST ALIEN TRAVEL AGENT... EVER!
THE BOYS: A GREEK TRAGEDY FOR THE MODERN AGE
IS UNDERSTANDING MONSTERS THE KEY TO UNLOCKING POLITICAL UPHEAVALS?
YES, WE ENJOYED IT THE FIRST SEVERAL DOZEN TIMES, BUT....
50 YEARS AFTER THE 1ST LUNAR LANDING - HOW IT AFFECTED HOLLYWOOD AND HISTORY
SHOULD YOU TAKE A SECOND LOOK?
BAD vs GOOD TITLES FOR HORROR AND SCI FI FILMS
YOUR SUMMER VIEWING LIST!
SEE YOU YESTERDAY: WAKANDA IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR
RECAPPING A SEASON OF BLACK MIRROR AND THE TWILIGHT ZONE - DID THEY MEASURE UP?
BLACK MIRROR SEASON 5: SEX LIES & COMPUTER TECH
HAPPY ENDINGS
IF YOU HAVE TO ASK...
HIDDEN 'GENRE' FIGURES
THE WORLDS ACCORDING TO...
MAY THE "FOURTH" BE WITH YOU!
THE MCU FILMS THAT YOU ACTUALLY HAD TO SEE TO UNDERSTAND ENDGAME
AMERICAN GODS - WEAVING THE TAPESTRY OF A MULTI-CULTURAL/MULTI-ETHNIC PANTHEON
MORE THAN A FEW JUMP SCARES: WHAT DOES THE NEW HORROR LOOK LIKE AND TO WHOM ARE ITS MESSAGES DIRECTED?
JORDAN PEELE'S US and THE TWILIGHT ZONE: DID YOU SEE THEM? WHAT DID YOU THINK?
WE'RE ENTERING THE TWILIGHT ZONE! GETTING READY FOR JORDAN PEELE'S ITERATION OF THE CLASSIC SCI-FI ANTHOLOGY SERIES!
VULTURE RATES THE TOP STAR TREK CAPTAINS - AND SO DO WE!
ESQUIRE RATES THE MARVEL UNIVERSE FILMS FROM 21-1, AGREE OR NOT?!
CRINGEWORTHY STEREOTYPICAL VOICE ACTING and THE HORRORS OF NEVERLAND AND THE DESTRUCTION OF FANTASY
HAVE WE REACHED CRITICAL MASS REGARDING SUPERHERO GENRE FILMS?
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! THE SCI-FI, FANTASY & HORROR THAT WE LOVE w/AUTHOR BALOGUN OJETADE
ARE COMICBOOKS JUST FOR KIDS?
WHAT YOU DIDN'T WATCH IN 2018 THAT YOU PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE!
OUR REVIEW OF GLASS THE FINAL INSTALLMENT OF THE UNBREAKABLE TRILOGY
WHY BLACK PANTHER MIGHT BE SNUBBED THIS AWARDS SEASON...
OUR OWN DEVICES - IS THIS THE NEW DIRECTION IN SCI-FI AND HORROR?
THE LIST OF THE TOP FILMS OF 2018! ARE THEY RIGHT OR WRONG?
THE TOP TEN HORROR SHOWS OF 2018 - AGREE or DISAGREE?
CONSIDERING HORROR AND FANTASY IN BLACK & WHITE
HORROR IN XX and XY. IS THERE A DIFFERENCE IN HOW MEN AND WOMEN PERCEIVE HORROR?
FRANKLIN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TABLE AND OTHER NON-RANDOM OFFENSES
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! WHAT SPEC FIC CONTENT AND CREATORS ARE YOU MOST THANKFUL FOR?
WHAT IN THE WORLD WERE YOU WATCHING?
50 YEARS PAST BARBARELLA - WHAT IS THE STATE OF SEXY SCI-FI?!
WHY WE ARE IRKED OVER THE CANCELLATION OF IRON FIST AND LUKE CAGE
ESQUIRE POSTED ITS 21 BEST OF HORROR ON NETFLIX - DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE?
WHAT ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO DURING THE FALL/WINTER PROGRAMMING SEASON?
ARE WE CREATING CONTENT FOR AN AUDIENCE THAT DOESN'T EXIST?
DOES IT HAVE TO COST A LOT TO BE GOOD?
Ep. 184 - DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD
LET'S WING IT!
IS LUKE CAGE SEASON II HOW MARVEL WANTS TO PORTRAY AFRICAN AMERICA?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BLACK PANTHER WASN'T PERFECT?!
ROALD DAHL v ALFRED HITCHCOCK - Same Story but Different Sensibility
CASTLE ROCK - Are you watching the latest in the Stephen King universe
ComicCon 2018 Was it Great?!
SORRY TO BOTHER YOU... DYSTOPIAN or DISAPPOINTING
ANT MAN and THE WASP - GOOD THINGS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES
LUKE CAGE SEASON 2--- WHAT HAPPENED?!
WESTWORLD SEASON 2!! WAS THAT EPIC OR WHAT?
ARE WE WATCHING LUKE CAGE?
LIVE FROM BLACKTASTICON 2018!
READY PLAYER ONE and DEADPOOL 2 WHICH WILL WE REMEMBER A YEAR FROM NOW?
THE OTHER SCI-FI SIUMMER WATCH LIST
MORGAN FREEMAN?! YOU TOO?!
ATLANTA: ALLEGORIES AND MAGICAL REALISM
INFINITY WARS- Did it meet the hype?
A QUIET PLACE AND HORROR WITHOUT SOUND
WESTWORLD - CAN YOU CONVINCE US
REVIEWING LOST IN SPACE AND CONSIDERING ALTERNATIVE REBOOTS
BLACK LIGHTNING: BINGE-WORTHY OR BUST
THE BEST SCI-FI & FANTASY ARE TALES OF MYSTERY OR SUSPENSE!
THE BEST SCI FI FILMS OF 2018?
WHY THE BLACK AUDIENCE SHOULD PROBABLY NOT PATRONIZE A WRINKLE IN TIME
ESQUIRE RANKS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE FILMS FROM
BLACK PANTHER: WHAT YOU SAW... AND WHAT YOU MAY HAVE MISSED!
STAR TREK DISCOVERY - END OF THE SEASON WRAP UP
SPEC FIC PROGRAMMING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PAY WALL
TO BINGE OR NOT TO BINGE - THAT IS THE QUESTION...
WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD IDEAS (or STORIES)
REVIEWING BLACK LIGHTNING - CW's newest superhero offering!
#THEMTOO
BLACK MIRROR SEASON IV - DOES IT SATISFY?
THE NIGHT BEFORE THE NIGHT BEFORE XMAS. GIFTS FOR YOUR SPEC FIC FRIENDS
WHAT GENRE SHOWS YOU SHOULD BE WATCHING OR PREPPING FOR
DID THE JUSTICE LEAGUE SUCCEED; AND WHAT YOU SHOULD BE WATCHING NOW!
My Grown-Up Christmas List 2017
GET OUT - HORROR, COMEDY OR DOCUMENTARY?
DIVERSITY AND THE EVOLUTION OF THOR
MY FAVORITE PSYCHO...
IN THE MOOD - WHAT GETS YOU READY FOR HALLOWEEN
AM I NORMAN BATES?: POINT OF VIEW IN SCI-FI, FANTASY AND HORROR
BLADERUNNER 2049 SHOULD NOT BE ON YOUR "MUST SEE" LIST
A RECAP OF BLADERUNNER AND SHOULD 2049 BE ON THE MUST SEE LIST?
STAR TREK DISCOVERY - HIT OR MISS?
[SPOILERS] ''IT" 1990 and 2017 Which cast and crew did it best?
LUKE CAGE vs BLACK PANTHER: COMICBOOK INDUSTRY'S LOATHING OF BLACK AMERICA
OUR FAVORITE STEPHEN KING ADAPTATIONS!
SOMEBODY'S MISSING OUT!
DEFENDING THE DEFENDERS... OR NOT...
NETFLIX DEFENDERS - FIRSTLOOK
DEFENDERS IS COMING TO NETFLIX BUT WILL YOU BE WATCHING?
FRIENDS SHOULDN'T LET FRIENDS STARVE..
THE TRUTH THAT MAKES OUR FICTION STRANGER
GUILTY PLEASURES: SURE IT'S NOT NUTRITIOUS, BUT IT'S SOOO GOOD!
THE ENDURING APPEAL OF THE APES
MONSTERS FROM ALIENS TO ZOMBIES - A REFLECTION OF THE CURRENT ZEITGEIST
It's Not As Bad As You Think
HOW "BLACK" IS BLACK PANTHER?
WONDER WOMAN!
...And They Still Haven't Explained Why?
WHY DO WE ONLY NITPICK THE PROJECTS WE DISLIKE?
...AND THEY DIDN'T LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER...
THE SECRET OF THEIR SUCCESS
YOUR TOP THREE FAVORITE GENRE PERFORMANCES AND WHY THEY RATE
MUSIC OF THE SPHERES
MY FAVORITE VULCAN...
WE WON'T BE FOOLED AGAIN
CRITICS, REVIEWERS, and RATINGS -DO THEY AFFECT WHAT YOU VIEW?
DAMSEL IN DISTRESS TO DYNAMIC BADASS THE CHANGING ROLE OF WOMEN IN SCI-FI
Sex and Race: The Evolution and Transformation of King Kong
THE CHANGING ROLE OF BLACK ACTORS IN HORROR, FANTASY & SCI FI
THE GENESIS AND EVOLUTION OF BLACK HORROR- PART II
THE GENESIS AND EVOLUTION OF BLACK HORROR
RESIDENT EVIL: THE EVOLUTION OF ALICE
NO. WE HAVEN'T SEEN RESIDENT EVIL, YET. SO NOW WHAT?
FANTASTIC BINGES AND WHERE TO FIND THEM
THE LIVEABLE PAST
THE RISE OF HIDDEN FIGURES - NOW WHAT'S YOUR EXCUSE?
THE BEST OF HORROR TV 2016 - AND WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2017
THE NEW YEAR'S SHOW!!
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS... FOR THE SCI-FI, HORROR AND FANTASY BUFFS
Who Are You? I Don't Know You Anymore!
MY FAVORITE EVIL EMPIRE
FANTASTIC MESSES - AND HOW TO AVOID THEM
POST-ELECTION PREDICTIONS - WHICH TV/FILM WORLD ARE WE LIVING IN?
BIG SCREEN OR SMALL
FALSE PREMISES: iT SOUNDED LIKE IT COULD WORK
NORTH SOUTH EAST WEST - Who does horror best?
BAD, WORSE, WORST - GOOD, BETTER, BEST - MIDSEASON REVIEW
IT'S NOT A MONSTER - IT'S A MESS
STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE or KNOWING WHEN TO LEAVE THE STAGE
MY WORLD AND WELCOME TO IT: WHICH DYSTOPIA/FANTASYLAND COULD YOU SURVIVE?
To Watch or Not to Watch - Birth of a Nation and Parkerand Celestin
NO BLACK MAGIC IN HOLLYWOOD
THE SCI-FI/FANTASY SHOWS THAT CAN "CLEAR A ROOM"!
ARE SCI FI/FANTASY SHOWS MORE INCLUSIVE ACROSS THE POND?
MY SUNK COST SHOWS
HOW HOLLYWOOD DEFINES POWER FOR WOMEN VIA SUICIDE SQUAD
THE XANDER COMPLEX - EVERYMAN'S HERO or EPITOME OF WHITE MALE PRIVILEGE
Who has the right or responsibility to set Film ethnic and/or gender roles?
THE FIRST FIFTEEN MINUTES
DOES DISCRIMINATION BLUNT OUR ABILITY TO ENJOY SPECULATIVE FICTION?
UNHAPPY ENDINGS: THE LEAST SATISFYING SEASON AND SERIES FINALES
HAMILTON and the DECONSTRUCTION OF ETHNIC ROLES IN ENTERTAINMENT
AND NOW A MESSAGE FROM OUR SPONSORS...
SOBSFCON 2016 - A Retrospective
BLACK AMERICA AND HORROR: WHAT'S SCARY? WHAT'S NOT?
HOW HOLLYWOOD VIEWS OUR WORLD'S MAJOR CITIES AND ITS PEOPLES
EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN?
DID DIVERSITY HELP CIVIL WAR BEST BATMAN v. SUPERMAN AT THE BOX OFFICE?
WHICH POC SUPERHERO DESERVES THEIR OWN FEATURE FILM?
DIVERSITY IN SUPERHERO LAND
YELLOWFACE: BIAS IN HOLLYWOOD IS NOT JUST BLACK & WHITE
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD
HOLLYWOOD WHITEWASH - THE INDELICATE CYCLE
PORN! Competence Porn, that is - Who's Lackin' and Who's Packin'?
DO AFRICAN AMERICANS REALLY ABHOR SCI-FI AND FNTASY?
OJ and WHY WE FEEL COMPELLED TO SUPPORT THOSE WHO DISAVOW US
AND THE WINNER IS... WHITE. THE 2016 OSCARS. SHOULD WE CARE?
BLACK & BROWN DIRECTOR & PRODUCERS WHO NEVER SHAME US
BLACK AND BROWN TV STARS WHO NEVER SHAME US!
BUILDING THE PERFECT SUPERHERO!
EPISODE100 - IS JADA PINKETT RIGHT?
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: THE FOX REVOLUTION
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: YES - We're talking Star Wars!
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: STAR WARS AND LUCAS' VISION
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: MY SCI FI, FANTASY & HORROR CHRISTMAS LIST!
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: JESSICA JONES, LUKE CAGE & SEXUAL OBJECTS
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: I WILL NEVER SEE A FILM ATTACHED TO...
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: IT'S A MAN'S FANTASY WORLD
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: THE RACE CODES IN SCI/FI and FANTASY
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: STAR WARS VII BOYCOTT & OTHER FANBOY BIASES
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: The Strange Horror of guillermo Del Toto
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: SHOULD WE SEE THE MARTIAN... OR NOT?
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: M. NIGHT, HORROR DIVERSITY AND 2ND CHANCES
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: Admiration vs Appropriation
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD:
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: POC IN SCI FI - WHAT ARE OUR EXPECTATIONS?
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: ANSWERING THE BOOK OF QUESTIONS
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: SUMMER BINGEWORTHY SCI FI & FANTASY
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: HOLLYWOOD SCI FI/FANTASY DIVERSITY UPDATE
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: HAS HARD SCIENCE RUINED SCIENCE FICTION?
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: TOKENISM IN THE NEW MILLINNIUM
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: WHY DOES THE FUTURE ALWAYS SUCK?
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: THE MAD MAX REBOOT SHOW!
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD:
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: COMING TO A SCREEN NEAR YOU?
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: CONSIDER THE SOURCE...
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: BLACK, WHITE AND READ ALL OVER?
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: THE AGE OF ULTRON - PROS & CONS
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: THE BLACK LIST -
EPISODE66 - DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: RESURRECTION! REVIVING COMIC CLASSICS
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: THE MILES MORALES CONUNDRUM
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: BUILDING A BRIDGE TO A POC READERSHIP
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: EXPLORING BLACK SEXUALITY IN SPEC FICTION
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: BLACK TO THE FUTURE FAMU 2015!
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: BLACK TO THE FUTURE
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: THE DIVERSITY EFFECT IN SCI FI MUSIC
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: "SHIPPING" IN THE DI-VERSE
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: DEVELOPING DIVERSE CHARACTERS IN GAMING
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: SHOULD BE COMING TO A THEATER NEAR YOU!
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: RIGHTING WHITE WRITING WRONGS
DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD: DEFINING BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION