Let’s talk Stranger Things and jumping the shark. Oh, you were expecting a patented SOTB introduction (but it was me, Speed on the Beat). Um…let’s see. As a child of the 80s, 90s, and 2000s, I fondly remember the site JumptheShark.com. A site dedicated to that point when series begin to tumble to their final resting […]
Read moreSOTBNerdy: Continuing My Contemplation of My Complicated Eva History
I’ll try to keep this short. Spoiler alert and such. As I’ve said, my relationship with Eva is a complex, complicated thing, possibly more complex than the show proper at times. As much as I hate it and think it’s an overrated piece of work requiring the strongest of brain bleach, I deep down still empathize […]
Read moreSOTBNerdy: My Complicated History with Evangelion
SPOILER ALERT: I try to avoid spoilers as much as I can. However, this piece will contain spoilers for the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion. This one may also spoil some of the history and mythos of the series. You’ve been warned. Today, Netflix did something that shows their dedication to anime, albeit in a Netflix-y […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: The Get Down
(Ed. Note: This will not be an extensive review of the show; there are other folks who cover[ed] the show amazingly, such as the Geeks of Color Twitter feed during their livestream of [check them out]. Instead, this will be a brief “this show got me in my feels because…” sort of piece. Expect “you […]
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