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A collection of gonzo musings, opinions, and light exploration on culture, both high and low, popular and niche, the individuals that create it, and the beasts that haunt it, among other things.
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The Internet's Original Fairy Tale - V (opens the original)
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Previously…On November 2nd, 2019, while the fallout of AT&T and WarnerMedia’s acquisition of Rooster Teeth, corporate restructuring, abusive workplace allegations, and mass layoffs was still settling, RWBY’s seventh season premiered on Rooster Teeth’s own website. This would be the first that was not uploaded to their YouTube channel, and in turn, a massive test of viewer loyalty. I’m sure the crowned heads of Rooster Teeth and their newly appoin
The Internet's Original Fairy Tale - IV (opens the original)
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Previously…For a good, solid decade, it seemed as if the scrappy upstart online media producer, Rooster Teeth, could do no wrong. Common consensus between the dedicated fans of their many properties says that the period between 2008 and 2015 was something of a golden age for the company and their content, beginning with their first podcast, The Drunk Tank, and culminating with the release of their first full-length movie,
The Internet's Original Fairy Tale - III (opens the original)
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Previously…Before we go any further, I feel like I need to state this plainly and emphatically for the sake of context: I have covered more than a few series, franchises, and intellectual p
The Internet's Original Fairy Tale - II (opens the original)
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Previously…Last time, I may or may not have gotten a little side-tracked about the reality TV-tier backstory of Ruby and Yang, but at least we established the main players both in the series and on the creative team. This begs the question - if the series isn’t about deadbeat mothers and inter-familial violence, what is RWBY about?Allow me to take the liberty of taking a little inspiration from one of writer Kerry Shawcross’s stated inspirations and state the basic premise as it shou
The Internet's Original Fairy Tale - I (opens the original)
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Do you remember 2007? I remember 2007, and while it was far from perfect, it was a simpler time. And, as I always say - there’s virtue in that. I think the reason it was a simpler time is two-fold. For one, things still kind of made sense because the toxic combination of social media and smart phones had yet to fracture society across line we didn’t even know could be broken. Even the most terminally online person in 2007 spent markedly less time on it than many casual TikTok users today.For ano
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