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Robservations - The Show About Something — 329 episodes · page 1 of 4
SEQUELS are BOOMING at the BOX OFFICE, but is Hollywood DOOMING itself?!? ROBSERVATIONS #1001
The Problem with the Domination of our Film Franchise Culture. Robservations (#873)
ONLY IN THEATERS doc with Laemmle CEO Greg Laemmle and Director Raphael Sbarge!!! (#871)
Can Hollywood Survive THE FLOPBUSTER!! Robservations (#869)
The Difficult and Problematic Cosmology of the Horror Genre. (#872)
Should Star Trek writers credit the tie-in authors they pilfer from? (#800)
Why is AVATAR the film fandom loves to hate (#799)
MIDNIGHT METAL SPECIAL EDITION: Yeah, I DO say it's my birthday!
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is the New Coke of the Star Trek franchise (#798)
What defines the real JAMES BOND (A ROBSERVATIONS Short Take)
Modern Star Trek doesn't want to hurt your feelings (A ROBSERVATIONS Short Take)
Rob's thoughts on THE DEATH OF CINEMA (A ROBSERVATIONS Short Take)
What is science fiction, anyway? (A Robservations Short Take)
Is Star Wars real science fiction? (A Robservations Short Take)
How does one appreciate the universe? (A Robservations Short Take)
THE BATMAN versus the MCU ... has it come to this? (A ROBSERVATIONS Short Take)
The genius of David Cronenberg has returned to the director's chair (a ROBSERVATIONS Short Take)
Is it time to turn the page on The Book of Boba Fett (A Robservations Short Take)
This ain't your daddy's film business. (A Robservations Short Take)
The True History of Marvel's MOON KNIGHT (a Robservations Short Take)
A ROBSERVATIONS SPECIAL REPORT - A preview of the Robservatory refit
Long live the new flesh! Cronenberg's CRIMES OF THE FUTURE comes to body horrify! (#797)
Whether it's fan fiction or an original story ... write with Passion (a Robservations Short Take)
STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (Directors Edition in 4K) review and thoughts on 'Strange New Worlds' (#796)
The best Star Trek production coming our way in 2022 is over 40 years old. (#795)
God of War series coming from the creators of The Expanse! (#794)
Will THE BATMAN force Marvel Studios to change their approach? (#793)
The Star Trek hostage crisis continues - begging the question - who is the audience? (#782)
THE GODFATHER, Coppola, true cinema and the meaning of art (#792)
I should be the Vice President of Franchise Management for Star Trek (#779)
Problematic people, censorship, and the destruction of democracy. (#778)
How they brought the secret stars of Spider-Man back home together. (#777)
Modern Trek continues to fail the franchise's most basic premise. (#776)
SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME to cross a billion as Hollywood falters! (#775)
A discussion about MATRIX RESURRECTIONS (with @latino_slant) (#774)
SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME'S success has hard lessons for Hollywood. (#773)
SPOILERS!!! SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME is smart, emotional, and wildly entertaining (#772)
Did Steven Spielberg's WEST SIDE STORY hit the wrong notes? (#771)
What will SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME actually be remembered for? (#770)
Is Marvel Studios on the ropes? Do they need Spider-Man to save the studio? (#769)
STAR TREK THE MOTION PICTURE is the answer to life, the universe and everything. (#768)
Stocks, movie theaters and the end of cinema (#767)
Is nostalgia and the exploitation of IP killing cinema? (#766)
How James Gunn and John Cena gave Peacemaker a heart (#791)
Should STAR WARS even be considered science fiction? (#790)
Star Trek Discovery is a trauma-inducing show about trauma (#765)
The decline and fall of the moviegoing experience. (#764)
Hawkeye shoots for a bullseye ... and more! (#763)
The Expanse season six trailer and Netflix drops Star Trek Discovery (but nobody knows anything). (#762)
Too old for this shit? Mel Gibson to direct LETHAL WEAPON 5! (#761)
So where does THE ETERNALS leave the MCU? (#760)
THE ETERNALS is a ... uh ... triumph with audiences and promo partners. (#759)
Bradley Cooper to make Dan Simmons wonderous sci-fi epic HYPERION as a film! (#758)
Facebook re-brands itself using term coined by Neil Stephenson in 1992. (#757)
Author K.E. Flann discusses how to survive a human attack. (#756)
DUNE PART 2 green-lit by Legendary and Warners. Is it the film of the year? (#755)
A review of Marvel's THE ETERNALS (A defense of the film with light spoilers) (#754)
Cosmology of cinematic science fiction ... PROMETHEUS, DUNE and THE ETERNALS (#753)
AIRPLANE! creator David Zucker slams the joy-kililng threat of cancel culture. (#752)
THE BATMAN, THE FLASH, AQUAMAN 2 AND SHAZAM equals the death of cinema (#751)
Why William Shatner traveling to space matters. (#750)
My reactions to DUNE ... an overwhelming sensory experience. (#749)
NO TIME TO DIE and the frustrating state of franchise entertainment (#748)
Do the MCU Spider-Man films indicate the decline of our entire civilization? (#747)
The life of non-conforming activist Pauli Murray shines in a new documentary (#746)
Star Trek Coda represents another casualty of the Kurtzman era of Trek (#744)
DUNE, James Bond, FREE GUY, superheroes ... Oh my!! (#743)
Education, sciences, and culture arm of the UN endorses TANGO SHALOM (#742)
DUNE rolls out in Europe ... and will the film earn a Part 2? (#741)
Just what the hell is happening to Paramount Pictures? (#740)
On the 55th anniversary of Star Trek, does the franchise still mean anything? (#739)
The reviews for DUNE are flowing ... and the reactions are mixed. (#738)
The triumph of glorious gobbledygook and the return of "Manifest" (#737)
DUNE, "Foundation" and THE ETERNALS - a year I couldn't have imagined. (#736)
I've seen the triumphant SHANG-CHI and now ... it's China's problem (#735)
Moon Knight is brutal ... but does that matter? (#789)
Modern Star Trek puts feelings and tears above all reason. (#788)
At the NO TIME TO DIE premiere, Daniel Craig says goodbye to James Bond (#745)
Amazon's Lord of the Rings series abandons New Zealand and moves to the UK (#733)
Can NO TIME TO DIE possibly succeed in the current theatrical climate? (#732)
Disney vs Scarlett Johansson opens a new front in the war against talent (#731)
Eisner Winner, Paul Jenkins, on his new documentary. (#730)
Failing upwards. The Star Trek hostage crisis and Alex Kurtzman's inexplicable rise to power. (#729)
Is Scarlett Johansson's BLACK WIDOW lawsuit game-changing or legally weak? (#728)
Black Widow seeks vengance against her Disney minders (#727)
From THE EXORCIST to He-Man, is our pop culture creatively bankrupt? (#726)
So ... let's examine all of the fan outrage over He-man. Is it justified? (#725)
What the upcoming DUNE has to tell us about the state of our cultural imagination (#724)
The Snyderverse is finally, thankfully, really, truly dead. (#723)
The Darabont Redemption! "Walking Dead" lawsuit settled for over 200 million bucks (#722)
Just what the hell is going on with the Star Trek franchise? (#721)
Disney's BLACK WIDOW revenue reveal may be a game-changer (#720)
President Biden signs executive order for anti-trust scrutiny over media giants (#719)
Former Hollywood mogul Barry Diller says the movie business is dead (#718)
20 years ago at the Cannes Film Festival, LORD OF THE RINGS changed Hollywood forever. (#717)
Scarlett Johansson only needs to feel embarrassed for Stephen Dorff (#716)
A boxful of viewer letters (#715)
TANGO SHALOM and the ultimate victory for any independent feature film (#714)
SUPERMAN RETURNS at 15 ... why loving, honoring and respecting a franchise might not be enough (#713)
F9 Revvvs up the box-office but is theatrical exhibition still doomed? (#712)