🔖🍿 Read Why Minecraft Movie Fans Are Getting Rowdy and Going Viral by Lynn Zubernis Ph.D. (Psychology Today)
Found this via Austin Kleon’s newsletter. I love this explanation of how rowdy theater behavior is developmentally appropriate.
And there’s a whole Science of Fandom Column? I am excite.
🍿Watched A Minecraft Movie.
Super fun if you’re familiar with Minecraft. I loved seeing it in the theater with a bunch of folks who clearly love Minecraft and applauded as each key bit of Minecraft lore was revealed.
📺🍿 How I Met Your Mother co-creator Craig Thomas wrote about the influence the movie A Christmas Story had on the show.
I replied with this:
This has me thinking about the voice-over narration in The Wonder Years, beautifully done by Daniel Stern. A Christmas Story (which for years my dad would put on for its 24-hour marathon) came out in 1983. The Wonder Years ran 1988-1993. What other films and shows use this device? (I think maybe 8-Bit Christmas does?) Are they all doing the same thing with it? What does it do that stories without flashback voiceover don’t? I would read the heck out of a smart pop culture essay about this.
🍿 Watched Saturday Night.
A delight, specially crafted for sketch comedy nerds like myself.
🍿 Watched Dog Man.
Exactly what it says on the tin. If you enjoy the Dog Man graphic novels, you’ll enjoy the movie, and if you don’t, you won’t.
🍿 Watched This Is My Life.
Nora Ephron’s film directorial debut. I love a story about a mother and her kids.
🍿 Watched Wicked Part I.
I had a great time! I am a person who took a while to warm up to Wicked the show. The movie does a lot to move it in the direction of something I strongly enjoy.
🍿 I’ve watched still more made-for-TV holiday movies:
Hot Frosty taught me that no matter how built a dude is, no matter how kind he is, if he’s a himbo, I will not find him attractive.
🍿 Watched Christmas on the Ranch.
I like this but he asks her to give up her life in New York and move to his ranch in Ohio before they even kiss. Bold.
🍿 I have watched more Hallmark and Hallmark-style autumnal movies:
The most fun thing with these is recognizing people who had recurring roles on shows you love.
Kimberly Hirsh