The past 15 years have produced a pantsload of superhero films. It’s hard to even remember a time before Batman, Spiderman, and Captain America dominated the summer box office. So are movie studios just lazy and out of ideas? Or is something else going on? Superheroes are authority figures who put their world in order. They are ALSO the products of the culture from which they originate. So what does it say about our cultural state of affairs that we willingly consume 6+ superhero flicks a year? Watch the episode and find out!
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http://www.thesochillnetwork.com/post/81390858665/nick-fury-says
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http://www.teenagemutantninjaturtles.com/news/other/renaissance/
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@pbsideachannel 64 one the past 10 years and 66 by the end of the year. And those are just American Super Hero Movies
— RickysRADscreenName (@ricky_ii) June 2, 2014
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http://blog.koldcast.tv/media/superhero/evolving_history.html
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. @mikerugnetta @JaminWar @pbsideachannel Interesting addendum to the old "being vs. playing your video game avatar" thing: [1/2]
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“Europe” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“Level 5” by Room for the Homeless (http://bit.ly/10N0Ykm)
“Bouncy Castle” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“:P” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“Squarehead” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“Number Cruncher” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“Little Birthday Acid” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“Topskore” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“Anti Vanishing Spray” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“Tarty Prash” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“Carry on Carillon” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“Uptown Tennis Club” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“Squarehead” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“Dream Of Autumn” by Night Shift Master
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“Insert Toy For Coin” by Eatme (http://eatme.pro/music/)
“Dizor” by Outsider
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“Lets go back to the rock” by Outsider
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