Sonic the Hedgehog 2, or Derailing at the Speed of Sound (feat. Andy)

Sonic the Hedgehog 2, or Derailing at the Speed of Sound (feat. Andy)

From Marvelous! Or, the Death of Cinema by Nicole Veneto, Tyrell James, and Cole Netscape

March 6, 2026 · 1h 35m · Episode 154

About this episode

The episode discusses Sonic the Hedgehog 2 while exploring broader themes of media consolidation and cultural commentary.

Wrapping up our trip through the 2022 blockbuster landscape, returning guest/friend of the pod/Sonic autist of note Andy (@Ex_AnarchoAnon) from Those Good Old Fashioned Values joins Nicole and Cole for what's supposed to be an episode about Sonic the Hedgehog 2. We really were going to try to stretch out a mediocre video game movie for children and their ironically detached millennial parents into a 90-120 minute conversation, accounting for at least 45 minutes of derailments (as to be expected). But then Paramount and the Ellison crime family colluded with Trump's ROG (Reddit Occupied Government) to expand their slopaganda reich and successfully win the bid for ALL OF Warner Brothers, consolidating a vast chunk of American media under the control of an eyebrow-less failed-actor whose tech-billionaire daddy footed the bill for a movie studio as consolation for Flyboys eating shit at the box office. Plus, more Ken Penders talk and Live Reacts to Jim Carrey's new face. Tickets and schedule for the Boston Underground Film Festival at Brattle (and Coolidge) Theater An extra special thanks to our $10 Executive Producers: JetChiclete, Isaac, squishward, Walt Lewellyn of The Black…

People in this episode

Hosts: Nicole Veneto, Tyrell James, Cole Netscape

Guest: Andy

Topics covered

  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2
  • blockbuster films
  • media consolidation
  • video game movies
  • cultural commentary

Keywords

  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2
  • blockbuster
  • media
  • video game movie
  • cultural critique
  • Ken Penders
  • Jim Carrey

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Paramount, Warner Brothers, PCRF (Palestinian Children's Relief Fund), MAP (Medical Aid for Palestinians), National Networks of Abortion Funds, Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota

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