We've been dancing around the topic for ages, and its now time to give it its full due. That's right, we're finally dedicating a full episode to the Rian Johnson film franchise that is Knives Out. Though don't know if that series title will stick, as he's said he doesn't like it. So maybe its best to say we're focusing on Benoit Blanc. This one comes with a bonus drinking game! Take a drink every time Vivian mentions her video essays!

Topics include: the structure of the whodunnit, the difference between detective fiction and crime fiction, the wonder of Agatha Christie, the connections Rian Johnson makes with nostalgia, and how much we would love to look at Rian Johnson's bookshelves.

Vivian's Video Essays

Mythology and Belief in Wake Up Dead Man

Anthropology of Grace in Wake Up Dead Man

Rian Johnson's Nostalgia in Knives Out

Knives Out and the Structure of the Whodunnit

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VIvian and Olly decide to get a little nostalgic today by talking about an sitcom from our adolescents that we both watched far after we were children. That's right, it's the classic Zooey Deschanel New Girl.

Topics include: Manic Pixie Dream Girls? Whether Schmidt is problematic. The difference between plot and story. Why are sitcoms so dang appealing? Balancing the light with the dark. And the complicated nature of binge watching.

VIvian's Episode on New Girl's Injured

Shows Referenced

New Girl

Brooklyn 99

Friends

Scrubs

Parks and Recreation

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We decided to kick of season four with an overview of the things 'Olly and Vivian have been enjoying and faning out over in the break. We also give you a little bit of a media watch/read/explore list of topics and case studies that may be coming up next.

Topics We Stan Right Now

Noah Kahan - The Great Divide

Paddington: the Musical

Project Hail Mary

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafón

The Silver Bone - Andrey Kurkov

Gab Smoulders

Media Watchlist

Psych

Good Omens - the book

The Summer I Turned Pretty - the show

Deep Pocket Monster - Youtuber

Some Refs

Incidental Mythology - Vivian's video essay channel

Video on Nostalgia and Rian Johnson

Video on Grace and Wake Up Dead Man

Substack Post: Science Fiction vs Magic vs Religion

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