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Elevating The Genre - Smart stuff in the genre world
Christopher Morrison and Dominic Mah
46 episodes
4 months ago
This is a podcast examining what makes smart geeky stuff actually smart. Where two working genre creators discuss any element in any “genre” (re: geek) piece of IP/story that raises that piece (or a moment or element in the piece) above the normal expectations of that story's genre. It's all geek love, baby.
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This is a podcast examining what makes smart geeky stuff actually smart. Where two working genre creators discuss any element in any “genre” (re: geek) piece of IP/story that raises that piece (or a moment or element in the piece) above the normal expectations of that story's genre. It's all geek love, baby.
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Elevating The Genre - Smart stuff in the genre world
Monsters of Myth & Movies!
Chris and Dom close out 2017 with Vol. 2 Ep. 6, discussing the mythic monsters of film/comics/pop culture. Please don’t forget we are always open to suggestions to what you want us to kick around as a topic. Please see the “Suggestion Box” post for that (or feel free to leave a comment below with … Continue reading Monsters of Myth & Movies!
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7 years ago

Elevating The Genre - Smart stuff in the genre world
Myths & Legends in Marvel & DC Comics
Thor, Wonder Woman, and other comics icons drawn from the various pantheons of human mythology and folklore! Please don’t forget we are always open to suggestions to what you want us to kick around as a topic. Please see the “Suggestion Box” post for that (or feel free to leave a comment below with some … Continue reading Myths & Legends in Marvel & DC Comics
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7 years ago

Elevating The Genre - Smart stuff in the genre world
Alien, Aliens, ad Alienitum
Conclusion of our Science Fiction Tropes Quadrology features the most terrifying and blue-collar of futures, the Aliens Universe. Please don’t forget we are always open to suggestions to what you want us to kick around as a topic. Please see the “Suggestion Box” post for that (or feel free to leave a comment below with … Continue reading Alien, Aliens, ad Alienitum
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8 years ago

Elevating The Genre - Smart stuff in the genre world
Vol.2 Ep.3: Star Warsing!!!!!! Yup, all things that the Star Wars gave us (and some it took away)
                   VBR MP3 download                 Welcome to Volume 2 of Elevating the Genre! This is where we follow theme months for a full year. This new format will allow Dom and Christopher to dig into things on a much deeper level … Continue reading Vol.2 Ep.3: Star Warsing!!!!!! Yup, all things that the Star Wars gave us (and some it took away)
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8 years ago

Elevating The Genre - Smart stuff in the genre world
Vol.2 Ep.2: Blade Runner and all things slo-sci-fi!!!!
                   VBR MP3 download                 Welcome to Volume 2 of Elevating the Genre! This is where we follow theme months for a full year. This new format will allow Dom and Christopher to dig into things on a much deeper level … Continue reading Vol.2 Ep.2: Blade Runner and all things slo-sci-fi!!!!
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8 years ago

Elevating The Genre - Smart stuff in the genre world
Episode 1; Vol 2: October is Sci-Fi Month! Starting with Star Trek!!!!
                   VBR MP3 download                 Welcome to Volume 2 of Elevating the Genre! This is where we follow theme months for a full year. October is Sci-Fi trope month and we kick it off with the mother of all Sci-Fi … Continue reading Episode 1; Vol 2: October is Sci-Fi Month! Starting with Star Trek!!!!
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8 years ago

Elevating The Genre - Smart stuff in the genre world
Episode 0; Vol. 2!!!! We’re baaaaack!
                   VBR MP3 download                 Hey, you, yeah, you, yeah, you collector. Will you buy this cash-grab issue? Look! It’s a number 0, it’ll be worth something… some day… probably [not]. BUT, we are back, ladies and gentlemen! We’ve been … Continue reading Episode 0; Vol. 2!!!! We’re baaaaack!
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8 years ago

Elevating The Genre - Smart stuff in the genre world
Episode 35: The Spider-Man!!!!
https://ia601500.us.archive.org/31/items/christophermorrison2_gmail_Ep35/Ep35.mp3 With great power comes a great podcast… okay, maybe over-stating it a bit. But Dom and Christopher DO talk an hour about everyone’s favorite web-slinger, Spider-Man! Please don’t forget we are always open to suggestions to what you want us to kick around as a topic. Please see the “Suggestion Box” post for that … Continue reading Episode 35: The Spider-Man!!!!
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8 years ago

Elevating The Genre - Smart stuff in the genre world
Episode 34: Anti-Heroes!!! (we’re not against heroes, but, you know, well… just listen…)
https://ia601500.us.archive.org/28/items/christophermorrison2_gmail_Ep34/Ep34.mp3 The second part of our duology of villains and anti-heroes is here! We break down your favorite poorly behaving/murderous/ineffectual/weak-ass heroes! We love ’em. So we heap the lurve on some groovy IPs. this guy is a hero??? Sorta… Please don’t forget we are always open to suggestions to what you want us to kick … Continue reading Episode 34: Anti-Heroes!!! (we’re not against heroes, but, you know, well… just listen…)
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8 years ago

Elevating The Genre - Smart stuff in the genre world
Episode 33: Villains and Villainy… umm, or Villainery, you know… BAD GUYS!
                   VBR MP3 download                 This week Morrison and Mah take you to the heart of darkness where the bad people live. It’s VILLAINS! Hooray! (And a small semantic debate about a version of that word.) And lots of bad … Continue reading Episode 33: Villains and Villainy… umm, or Villainery, you know… BAD GUYS!
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8 years ago

Elevating The Genre - Smart stuff in the genre world
Episode 32: Transformers The Animated Movie!!! (the only GOOD Transformers movie)
https://archive.org/download/christophermorrison2_gmail_Ep32/Ep32.mp3 Christopher and Dom delve into a pile of heroic nonsense that is Transformers the Animated Movie… and our deep, deep love for it. SUCH HEROIC NONSENSE Please don’t forget we are always open to suggestions to what you want us to kick around as a topic. Please see the “Suggestion Box” post for that … Continue reading Episode 32: Transformers The Animated Movie!!! (the only GOOD Transformers movie)
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8 years ago

Elevating The Genre - Smart stuff in the genre world
Episode 31: Wonder Woman!!!!
https://ia601509.us.archive.org/16/items/christophermorrison2_gmail_Ep31/Ep31.mp3 Christopher and Dominic welcome the wonderful (see what we did there???) Kimi Balcomb! The glorious leader from goldenlass.net, Wonder Woman superfan, and cosplayer extraordinaire to discuss, well, WONDER WOMAN. Please don’t forget we are always open to suggestions to what you want us to kick around as a topic. Please see the “Suggestion Box” … Continue reading Episode 31: Wonder Woman!!!!
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8 years ago

Elevating The Genre - Smart stuff in the genre world
Episode 30: The Apocalypse!!!
Christopher and Dominic take on all the Apocalypsessss, Apocalyptii, oh, you know. All of that. Pre-During-Post; The How; the story-telling effects; the good; the bad. You know, THE APOCALYPSE. https://ia601502.us.archive.org/4/items/christophermorrison2_gmail_Ep30/Ep30.mp3 Please don’t forget we are always open to suggestions to what you want us to kick around as a topic. Please see the “Suggestion Box” … Continue reading Episode 30: The Apocalypse!!!
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8 years ago

Elevating The Genre - Smart stuff in the genre world
Episode 29: Gale Anne Hurd!
https://ia601500.us.archive.org/4/items/christophermorrison2_gmail_Ep29/Ep29.mp3 If you call yourself a geek and don’t know that name, trust us, you owe her quite a debt of gratitude. She is the producer behind the classics: Terminator (and shares a co-writing credit on that one); T2; The Abyss; Tremors; The Hulk; The Walking Dead …and that’s just a start! Please don’t forget … Continue reading Episode 29: Gale Anne Hurd!
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8 years ago

Elevating The Genre - Smart stuff in the genre world
Episode 28: Humor and the Geek!
https://ia601503.us.archive.org/11/items/Episode28_201705/Episode28.mp3 This week we crack into another concept (thus killing it entirely): HUMOR! What is funny? And why is it funny? What is funny about various and different fantasy and sci-fi IPs. Please don’t forget we are always open to suggestions to what you want us to kick around as a topic. Please see the … Continue reading Episode 28: Humor and the Geek!
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8 years ago

Elevating The Genre - Smart stuff in the genre world
Episode 27: Rey and Jyn and May the 4th Be With You AND Dr. Melissa Hillman!!!
https://ia601506.us.archive.org/25/items/christophermorrison2_gmail_Ep27/ep27.mp3 It’s Star Wars DAY! May the fourth be with you. And here we go on a deep dive on Jyn and Rey with Star Wars expert Melissa Hillman. Dr. Melissa Hillman is the awesome. Her awesome blog: https://bittergertrude.com The theater company Melissa ran for 20 seasons: http://www.impacttheatre.com Her 501st Garrison membership: https://www.501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=8382 Please don’t forget we are … Continue reading Episode 27: Rey and Jyn and May the 4th Be With You AND Dr. Melissa Hillman!!!
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8 years ago

Elevating The Genre - Smart stuff in the genre world
Episode 26: Guest Starring The Geek Show At Bindlestiff Studio
Special Guest this week while Chris labors on his feature film! Dom chats with The Geek Show, playing at Bindlestiff Studio in San Francisco for 1 more weekend only! (This Thurs-Sat Apr 27-29.) Tickets here! A series of short sketches invoking everything from The Flash to Pokemon to Overwatch, presented by the premier Filipino/Filipina theater space in the … Continue reading Episode 26: Guest Starring The Geek Show At Bindlestiff Studio
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8 years ago

Elevating The Genre - Smart stuff in the genre world
Episode 25: Cinematic Superpowers!!!
https://ia601506.us.archive.org/24/items/christophermorrison2_gmail_Ep26/Ep26.mp3 What makes an awesome cinematic superpower? Have no fear, Christopher and Dom have opinions! (Even though Christopher also has jet-lag!) We break down the powers that are good on screen, the powers that are crappy on screen, and the ones we wish they would hurry up and hire us to do. Please don’t forget … Continue reading Episode 25: Cinematic Superpowers!!!
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8 years ago

Elevating The Genre - Smart stuff in the genre world
Episode 24a: We are VR! (Solo Christopher Show)
                   VBR MP3 download                 Christopher’s goin’ solo! A short but sweet musing on what’s coming and a bit of a primer on VR and 360 degree filming! Not a rant, a lot of love, and a whole BUNCH of … Continue reading Episode 24a: We are VR! (Solo Christopher Show)
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8 years ago

Elevating The Genre - Smart stuff in the genre world
Episode 24: Buffy is 20! EtG is 6 months! And your hosts are O-L-D! Plus Dr. Edmond Chang!
                   VBR MP3 download                 This week we are throwing down on Buffy’s 20th birthday! We also have an EtG first! A three-way co-host rumble extraordinaire! Dr. Edmond Chang, a bona-fide visiting professor from the University of Oregon in the … Continue reading Episode 24: Buffy is 20! EtG is 6 months! And your hosts are O-L-D! Plus Dr. Edmond Chang!
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8 years ago

Elevating The Genre - Smart stuff in the genre world
This is a podcast examining what makes smart geeky stuff actually smart. Where two working genre creators discuss any element in any “genre” (re: geek) piece of IP/story that raises that piece (or a moment or element in the piece) above the normal expectations of that story's genre. It's all geek love, baby.