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DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD
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Join the Blerdsassins Next Door in the OTHERhood for weekly discussions relating to all forms of media including their effects on and responses to issues of diversity, inclusiveness and exclusivity.
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DO THE EMMY AWARDS REFLECT OUR TV PAST, PRESENT OR FUTURE?
Jul 12Tap to summarizeThe Emmy Awards were recently announced, and several shows, we knew, many more we had never heard of, and some were seriously mis-categorized. Join the Blerdsassins Next Door Sunday at 1:30p EST/ 12:30p CST/ 10:30q PST to discuss whether the Emmys are behind the times, right on time, or looking forward into the future.
Transcribe →THE SOUNDTRACKS OF OUR LIVES
Jul 5Tap to summarizeThe hot weather is here, and when it feels like summer, we are often heading out to picnics, reunions, weddings, just hanging out with friends, and all of these occasions and events are performed with music in the background. Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EST/12:30p CST/ 10:30a PST as we think back to those moments in life accompanied by memorable music and musicians and construct the soundtracks of our lives.
Transcribe →HOW DO YOU (or DO you) CELEBRATE JULY FOURTH?
Jun 28Tap to summarizeThe Fourth of July is on the horizon. With regard to where we are culturally in the United States, the strides made forward and the steps taken backward, how do we celebrate the Fourth of July, a holiday that celebrates the nation's freedom from oppression, while as a nation, still supporting oppression, here and abroad? Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EST/ 12:30p CST/ 10:30a PST as we discuss whether and how to celebrate the fourth.
Transcribe →RIGHT SONG - WRONG WORDS
Jun 21Tap to summarizeExcuse me while I kiss this guy,; It doesn't make it if you're naked or not; bald headed woman... Join the Blerdsassins next door at 1:30p EST/ 1:30p CST/10:30a PST when we will reveal the songs with the most mis-sung lyrics and the ones that we have been guilty of ourselves.
Transcribe →OUR FAVORITE FILM & TV in BLACK & WHITE
Jun 14Tap to summarizeLast week we discussed whether it mattered if films were in Black and White, so today at 1:30p EST/ 12:30p CST/ 10:30a PST the Blerdsassins Next Door will be discussing which Black and White films and TV shows are our favorites
Transcribe →DOES IT MATTER IF ITS BLACK & WHITE?
Jun 7Tap to summarizeWith all the discussion about film and whether the "color" of the actors matters, we started thinking about whether color is a factor when it comes to watching TV and film. Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock, The Twilight Zone, Abbott and Costello, Shadow and Fog, The Bride of Frankenstein, the Original King Kong, the list goes on. All these films and shows were produced in black and white. Jordan Peele released a version of his Twilight Zone series in black and white. And Takashi Yamazaki director of the award winning Godzilla Minus One was also recently released a version in black and white. Is there a timeless allure to black and white film or is it just for critics and film students? Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EST/12:30p CST/ 10:30a PST to discuss black and white film techniques and whether they still have a place in modern media production.
Transcribe →ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS...A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!
May 10Tap to summarizeAlfred Hitchcock has provided the viewing audience with some of the most iconic mother figures in speculative fiction. This Mother's Day at 1:30p EST/ 12:30p CST/ 10:30a PST join the Blerdsassins Next Door and we'll share our favorite mother roles in the Alfred Hitchcock universe.
Transcribe →THE BEST MYTHOLOGICAL FANTASIES
Apr 19Tap to summarizeJoin the Blerdsassins Next Door in the OTHERhood as we explore which Mythological fantasies we enjoy most. From the Greek Jason and the Argonauts to the Middle Eastern based Voyages of Sinbad and the Thousand and One Nights. Which Tales inspired you the most? 1:30p EST/ 12:30p CST/ 10:30a PST
Transcribe →THE CONVERGENCE OF SCI-FI. R&B and FUNK
Apr 12Tap to summarizeThe recent death of Afrika Bambata raises the issue of how the creator of Planet Rock, along with Parliament and Funkadelic, Earth, Wind and Fire and LaBelle. Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EST/ 12:30P CST/ 10:30a to discuss the convergence of science fiction and pop music.
Transcribe →THE RESURRECTION SHOW - WHERE CAREERS ARE REBORN
Apr 5Tap to summarizeJoin the Blerdsassins Next Door in the OTHERhood at 1:30p EST/ 12:30pCST/ 10:30p PST when we'll be discussing the onscreen performers whose roles ended in one franchise only to be reborn in another.
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