Episode 24: Buffy is 20! EtG is 6 months! And your hosts are O-L-D! Plus Dr. Edmond Chang!

March 31, 2017March 31, 2017 / elevatingthegenre / 1 Comment

This week we are throwing down on Buffy’s 20th birthday! We also have an EtG first! A three-way co-host rumble extraordinaire! Dr. Edmond Chang, a bona-fide visiting professor from the University of Oregon in the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies! He does for a living what Dom and I do on this podcast… he’s so cool.

Please don’t forget we are always open to suggestions to what you want us to kick around as a topic. Please see the “Suggestion Box” post for that (or feel free to leave a comment below with some ideas.) https://elevatingthegenre.wordpress.com/2016/09/16/first-blog-post

As always our music is provided by: Nathan Bruynoghe

And, finally, the links to the stuff we are talking about:
Ed’s CV: https://casprofile.uoregon.edu/sites/casprofile2.uoregon.edu/files/cv/cv-2835.pdf
Ed’s website: http://www.edmondchang.com
Injection: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25787656-injection-vol-1
Jessica Henwick: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3725055/
Kindred: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28818221-kindred
Cop Rock: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098772/
(Sorry it was Steven Bochco (Hill Street Blues and LA Law) NOT Dick Wolfe
Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1227926/
Riverdale: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5420376/
Steven’s Universe: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3061046/
(Christopher doesn’t feel as bad… he thought it was much older.)
Joanne stuff (Christopher’s upcoming feature):

https://www.facebook.com/joannethemovie/
Twitter: @JoanneTheMovie

And this is US:
Dominic Mah: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1394256/
Christopher Morrison: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1392571/
Find Morrison online here: http://www.realityplus.org
One of Dom’s online presences: https://www.facebook.com/ThorHulkCritic

Episode 23: We Elevate Marvel’s Iron Fist (’cause it mostly sucks)

March 25, 2017 / elevatingthegenre / Leave a comment

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We got a new one for you! Dom and I are very upset with the Netflix version of Iron Fist… so… we ELEVATE IT! That’s right. Dom and I walk through the problem spots of Iron Fist and remake the show so that, if aired, we would actually talk about it on our podcast. ‘Cause, ya know, we like good stuff. So step into the EtG alternate Iron Fist universe!

We do record a visual version of the podcast as well. You can find all the episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQBjmQjG5ol4xRGlo6VdaHw

As always our music is provided by: Nathan Bruynoghe

And, finally, as always the links to the stuff we are talking about:
Into the Badlands: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3865236/
Daniel Wu: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0943079/
Bunraku: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1181795/
The Raid: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1899353/
Iko Uwais (Christopher SLAUGHTERED his name): http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3299397/
The Master of Kung-Fu (Shang-Chi): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_Kung_Fu_(comics)
Lewis Tan: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1167985/
John Wick: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2911666/
John Wick training: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip2tNK0Zq1A
and: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCIgpUTvfsA
Nippon Budōkan (or as we call it: just Budokan): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_Budokan
John Dahl: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001093/
What is whitewashing?: http://www.thesociologicalcinema.com/blog/what-is-whitewashing
Here’s ACTUAL Horse Stance: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/179510735117048226/

Joanne stuff (Christopher’s upcoming feature):

https://www.facebook.com/joannethemovie/
Twitter: @JoanneTheMovie

Episode 22: Doctor Who!!!

March 15, 2017March 15, 2017 / elevatingthegenre / Leave a comment

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We gots a guest host, the incomparable Mr. Zay Amsbury! He’s all kinds of awesomely writerly, podcasterly, geeky dudeliness. We are honored to have him on while Dom is off at his writing retreat doing his own awesomely, writerly things. GO DOM! Zay is here to discuss with Christopher all things Doctor Who: classic and new. Including: the Doctor Who delivery system that was public television in the 70’s and 80’s; what makes a good doctor; and why is so god-damn important that the good Doc eventually NOT be a white dude.

We do record a visual version of the podcast as well. You can find all the episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQBjmQjG5ol4xRGlo6VdaHw

As always our music is provided by: Nathan Bruynoghe

And, finally, as always the links to the stuff we are talking about:
Zay’s podcast and immersive events lists (with Mr. Noah Nelson), No Proscenium: http://www.noproscenium.com
Here’s Zay on the interwebs: https://twitter.com/zayamsbury?lang=en
Heroes of the East (or Shaolin Challenges Ninja): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080172/
Peter Capaldi drawing Doctors!!!!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rewhHdFDCZg
Death in Paradise: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1888075/

Zay thinks these martial arts movie links are fun:
http://brightlightsfilm.com/brief-historical-tour-hong-kong-martial-arts-film/#.WMkxFTssgww
https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/01/the-100-best-martial-arts-movies-of-all-time.html?a=1

Joanne stuff (Christopher’s upcoming feature):

https://www.facebook.com/joannethemovie/
Twitter: @JoanneTheMovie

Episode X-21A: Logan Review

March 10, 2017 / elevatingthegenre / Leave a comment

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It’s a special episode from the Weapon Plus Program and Department K! Dom and Christopher head into the bleak, violent, wonderful world of Logan (and they LIKE it). As this is a wacky-special-collector’s-edition-one-off… some of our regular features are suspended. And SPOILERS, it’s ALL SPOILERS so don’t listen if you aren’t prepped.

We do record a visual version of the podcast as well. You can find all the episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQBjmQjG5ol4xRGlo6VdaHw

As always our music is provided by: Nathan Bruynoghe

Joanne stuff (Christopher’s upcoming feature):
https://www.facebook.com/joannethemovie/
Twitter: @JoanneTheMovie

Episode 21: Wolverine!!!!

March 2, 2017March 2, 2017 / elevatingthegenre / Leave a comment

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This week Dom and Christopher chop up a little James Howlett; Logan; or as the world best knows him: WOLVERINE. Listen as Christopher tells you a story about how he fell in love with the universe; how Dom would kill Wolverine; which are our favorite costumes; and other such nonsense!

We do record a visual version of the podcast as well. You can find all the episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQBjmQjG5ol4xRGlo6VdaHw

As always our music is provided by: Nathan Bruynoghe

And, finally, as always the links to the stuff we are talking about:
Black Panther by Ta-Nehisi Coates: http://marvel.com/comics/collection/57429/black_panther_a_nation_under_our_feet_book_1_trade_paperback
The iconic 1st death of Wolverine cover: Uncanny X-Men 142: http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Uncanny_X-Men_Vol_1_142
These were the two Shogun Warriors that Christopher had in his youth:
https://tinyurl.com/gs2m7gs
And here’s an nice full detail of the toys: http://www.toys2remember.com/shogun_warriors/
Larry Hama, comics writer and so much more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Hama
Nimrod the Sentinel: https://i.annihil.us/u/prod/marvel//universe3zx/images/2/2c/Nimrod.jpg

Joanne stuff (Christopher’s upcoming feature):
https://www.facebook.com/joannethemovie/
Twitter: @JoanneTheMovie

Elevating The Genre

A podcast about smart stuff going on in the genre world

Month: March 2017

Episode 24: Buffy is 20! EtG is 6 months! And your hosts are O-L-D! Plus Dr. Edmond Chang!

Episode 23: We Elevate Marvel’s Iron Fist (’cause it mostly sucks)

Episode 22: Doctor Who!!!

Episode X-21A: Logan Review

Episode 21: Wolverine!!!!