About this episode

The episode discusses the intersection of culture, fandom, and commercialization in recent movie and TV news.

New trailers and release dates are fun, but the real story is how culture moves when fandom, money, and social media collide. We kick things off with movie news like the Rick And Morty movie reportedly heading into development, a Betty Boop film idea that leans into creator pressure and commercialization, and a quick run of nostalgia drops and merch talk that somehow turns into a serious point about what audiences actually pay for. Then we hit TV and anime news hard: X-Men ’97 hype, My...

People in this episode

Host: JetBlackXtreme

Topics covered

• movie news
• video games
• TV news
• anime news
• fandom culture
• commercialization

Keywords

• Betty Boop
• Rick And Morty
• X-Men ’97
• video games
• fandom

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Betty Boop, Rick And Morty

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