Technically Pop

In honor of May the Fourth a few days ago, we finally publish our comparative discussion of the major fandom TV shows of late 2022: Amazon's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Disney +'s Andor, and HBO's House of the Dragon. Which do our hosts and guest prefer? Why? Who's interested in seeing a season 2 of what?

Cat people Drs. David Measel and Eric Lewis discuss the 2022 video game Stray, in which the player gets to be a lovely and amusing little cat. We discuss the graphics, gameplay, design, and production of Stray, as well as general quirks that just make the game fun and an awesome experience to play. We go on to consider Stray’s relevance to studies of media and rhetoric. Curl up on a pillow and join us.

Lee, Eric, and David get together to discuss Hulu's Prey (2022), a movie they all love. They discuss its place in the Predator franchise, film in 2022, cinematic representations of Native/First Nations/indigenous people, and horror.

Alex, Josh, and Eric discuss the 2022 Oscars.

Eric, Corey, Josh, and Lee return to The Matrix.  Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OHQPdT7FckISRDrDyZHjhec6cSPB7jjlXYLqxJehbRM/edit?usp=sharing 

Josh, Kendra, and Eric talk about Dune. Transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kn9yk4p83gyU7lTA4hIHWVE3JlPCIXo4CyfYZ1AKmyQ/edit?usp=sharing 

Eric Lewis, Corey Goergen, and Molly Slavin discuss the 2021 Candyman.  Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-bGW4X34_xgUbqQ1sjsK0aAGQpzkYFX0bpiwWQoG_qI/edit 

Technically Pop discusses academia's favorite show, Netflix's The Chair! Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IoLa5kij5UGfPlXBJS4YamBvZw0nvMl7yz9pnzaABpA/edit 

Josh Cohen, Corey Goergen, Eric Lewis, and Molly Slavin are joined by medievalist and fellow Britt Kendra Slayton to discuss the 2021 David Lowery film, The Green Knight.  Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IwjxFyom2rC8kP612rXLCfwHDYdcQExkjQf0IaagDfo/edit?usp=sharing