Loose Canon

Season 2016

Lindsay Ellis starts a brand new segment called "Loose Canon" where she looks at some of her favorite characters from shows and/or movies.

Where to Watch Season 2016

15 Episodes

  • The Jacks of King Kong
    E1
    The Jacks of King KongJack Driscoll: Young, handsome, annoying?... and not a gorilla. Let's explore how one of film's oldest franchises third triangle point changes over time.
  • "Oscar Bait": A History
    E2
    "Oscar Bait": A HistoryEvery year we reaffirm our vows about how much we don't care about the Oscars because the Oscars don't matter because the Oscars only care about Oscar bait - but when did Oscar bait start to become a Thing in the first place?
  • Phantom of the Opera (Part 1) - Before Broadway
    E3
    Phantom of the Opera (Part 1) - Before BroadwayPhantom of the Opera, the horror classic, based on the not-so-classic book that was okay, I guess, and then Hollywood-ified into a string of increasingly out-there adaptations, and all before the Broadway musical. Andrew Lloyd Webber changed the game, but here is a look at poor Erik before Lord Andy.
  • Phantom of the Opera (Part 2): After Lord Andy
    E4
    Phantom of the Opera (Part 2): After Lord AndyAnd all of a sudden, there were half-masks everywhere. From Robert Englund to a Phantom that haunts malls, this public domain musical underwent a huge facelift after the success of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Broadway musical. Also, Gerard Butler can't sing.
  • Queen Elizabeth I
    E5
    Queen Elizabeth IOne of European history's most famous monarchs has, throughout the ages, always begged a single question: who was she schtupping? From Doctor Who to Blackadder to the lunatic fever dreams of Roland Emmerich, we know she was doin' it with someone (or trying to).
  • Superhero v. Superhero: A History
    E6
    Superhero v. Superhero: A HistoryBefore Batman vs. Superman and Civil War, there was a proud history of superheroes fighting each other for mostly contrived and not very good reasons.
  • Aphrodite
    E7
    AphroditeThe goddess Venus (née Aphrodite [née Turan {née ???}]) has been a popular subject to depict in pop culture, and her depictions have been all over the plac... probably because she has no defining personality traits.
  • X-men Dying (and un-dying)
    E8
    X-men Dying (and un-dying)A brief run-down of all the ways your favorite X-men who died and then had their heroic deaths retconned.
  • Marilyn Monroe
    E9
    Marilyn MonroeAs voted by patrons on my Patreon page - the A brief discussions on the depictions of Marilyn, the symbol of (???) who has ceased to be a person.
  • 9/11 - Part 1
    E10
    9/11 - Part 1One of the great turning points in modern history - how does pop culture depict it? Awkwardly, for the most part.
  • 9/11 - Part 2
    E11
    9/11 - Part 2A few years out from 9/11, the jingoism started to fade, and we started to talk about our ~*~feelings~*~.
  • Mystique
    E12
    MystiqueShe's the embodiment of evil feminine archetypes and fears about feminine sexuality (and also is my favorite X-villain so nyeh)
  • Hillary Clinton
    E13
    Hillary ClintonOdds are pretty good that one person's imitation of Hillary doesn't sound much like anyone else's.
  • Jack the Ripper
    E14
    Jack the RipperHope you like shots of feet in the dark and women being brutalized! One of the greatest serial killer unsolved mysteries (and conspiracy theories apparently?) of the modern era has been adapted many times into film and television.
  • Santa Claus
    E15
    Santa ClausPossibly the most inevitable installment of Loose Canon ever.

 

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