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Ooh, we're in.

...and, okay, if we can get it together in time, we'll do a new edition (temporary?) re-release* of our Captain America Squeefest Series:

"Captain America - Part 1: The Littlest Dog"

"Captain America - Part 2: The Thing About Bucky"

"Captain America - Part 3: America's Ass"

Maybe we'll even get the band back together for a celebratory episode.

*Sounds way fancier than it is. Probably just do another pass in our editing software.

we need to resurrect the stucky fandom on tumblr like we need a full renaissance to happen. i want to rival destiels

step 1: organize. choose a day to have a wild stevebuckython where en masse everyone rewatches cap 1 n 2 and posts about it. i would like to propose march 10th, because not only is that bucky's birthday, but march 1941 was the first issue that steve n bucky were introduced together (according to google lol)

step 2: the mcu has scorned us. for me its a big reason why I stepped away from stevebucky (because it hurt my feelings to think about steve leaving bucky like that and I am Weak). I think we should pick a specific comic run to all obsess and analyze and create content over that doesn't end in tragedy

step 3: post. post a lot. reblog old posts. hell, completely plagiarize your old posts and repost them. there's a lot of good content from circa 2015 we can revitalize

step 4: make them into a meme. pick a single screencap of them and COMMIT!!!! we need to universally decide which one to use, how to use it, and stick to it

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NtG is on indefinite hiatus due to life.

Unfortunately, it's not viable to keep paying for podcast hosting when there's nothing coming out, so I don't have anywhere for you to listen to our past episodes right now. I hope to find a hosting site that will let us post our handful of eps for posterity's sake indefinitely and for free. (Suggestions are welcome)

In the meantime, if you liked the episodes and you want more of Andromeda's style of film discourse (and squee), you might give my film blog, The Lost Title Cards a try. I actually started that before Heather and I started the podcast, and I'm thinking about returning to it.

In it, I do my usual brand of infodump: random esoteric symbolism coupled with conversational thematic discussion of my favorite things about a film or series, sometimes egregiously researched and liberally sprinkled with excessively ecstatic exhortations (a.k.a. 'squee'). And yeah, I use words like 'exhortations' and unconsciously commit allliterative crimes. I also say things like, "totally fucking awesome" and leave some offside comments in parentheses.

I'm thinking of doing a treatment--either condensing or expanding--on some of our favorite episodes (like Captain America and Spaced) in written form.

And I have a shitload of new ideas I'll eventually get around to.

It will likely be a while before I start posting new stuff. But you can check out some of my earlier posts, such as my MCU Infinity Saga Recap leading up to Infinity Wars and Endgame (I need to finish my thoughts on those last couple of films; if you're eager to see them, let me know, and I'll move them up the list), the M. Night Shyamalan Eastrail 177 trilogy, my "Behind the Screen" series (more of those to come), and my seasonal watch lists.

Also, if you like art, you should check out Heather's @heathertomasello page, here and also on Instagram/Facebook.

Thanks for joining in, y'all!

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We hope to be back someday but, in the meantime, check out this excellent episode on the history of fandom. Good for some laughs, if nothing else.

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stevebucky + romance tropes

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Top Episodes

The MCU:

The MCU: Oh, What a Universe!

Captain America - Part I: The Littlest Dog

Captain America - Part II: The Thing About Bucky

Captain America - Part III: America's Ass

O Captain, My Captain: Captain America, The Falcon & The Winter Soldier

Introducing "The Forecast": Spider-Man: No Way Home

Spaced:

Spaced - Part I: Art

Spaced - Part II: The Occupants

Spaced - Part III: Chaos

Firefly & Serenity:

Firefly - Part I: You Can't Take the Fandom From Me

Firefly - Part II: The Ballad of Captain Tight Pants

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"Bitch, you thought..."

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STEVE ROGERS

MORE THAN A SHIELD

https://twitter.com/000000_momo/status/969957964265082882

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We're going to take a little hiatus while we both get healthy and get through the holidays. We will be back in the new year, if not sooner. - H https://instagr.am/p/CWjYN_GvKli/

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So what you're saying is Loki is just a BDSM metaphor.

The avengers, Thor the dark world, Thor ragnarok, Avengers endgame, Loki series

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Can confirm

Sometimes a cult classic is a movie I love and get like 4 people to watch. I’m the cult leader

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Lol that's so fucked up 😅

this HURTS MY FEELINGS

(Via mrmarvelite on TikTok)

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“Good evening, London. Allow me first to apologize for this interruption. I do, like many of you, appreciate the comforts of every day routine- the security of the familiar, the tranquility of repetition. I enjoy them as much as any bloke. But in the spirit of commemoration, thereby those important events of the past usually associated with someone’s death or the end of some awful bloody struggle, a celebration of a nice holiday, I thought we could mark this November the 5th, a day that is sadly no longer remembered, by taking some time out of our daily lives to sit down and have a little chat. There are of course those who do not want us to speak. I suspect even now, orders are being shouted into telephones, and men with guns will soon be on their way. Why? Because while the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power. Words offer the means to meaning, and for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth. And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this country, isn’t there? Cruelty and injustice, intolerance and oppression. And where once you had the freedom to object, to think and speak as you saw fit, you now have censors and systems of surveillance coercing your conformity and soliciting your submission. How did this happen? Who’s to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you’re looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror. I know why you did it. I know you were afraid. Who wouldn’t be? War, terror, disease. There were a myriad of problems which conspired to corrupt your reason and rob you of your common sense. Fear got the best of you, and in your panic you turned to the now high chancellor, Adam Sutler. He promised you order, he promised you peace, and all he demanded in return was your silent, obedient consent. Last night I sought to end that silence. Last night I destroyed the Old Bailey, to remind this country of what it has forgotten. More than four hundred years ago a great citizen wished to embed the fifth of November forever in our memory. His hope was to remind the world that fairness, justice, and freedom are more than words, they are perspectives. So if you’ve seen nothing, if the crimes of this government remain unknown to you then I would suggest you allow the fifth of November to pass unmarked. But if you see what I see, if you feel as I feel, and if you would seek as I seek, then I ask you to stand beside me one year from tonight, outside the gates of Parliament, and together we shall give them a fifth of November that shall never, ever be forgot.”

— V for Vendetta

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Hollywood Edges Closer To Strike With Cinematographers Vote

Wednesday September 29,2021

L.George

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Love Constantine

CONSTANTINE (2005) 2005 | dir. Francis Lawrence

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Like the writers strike, this will probably affect a lot of movie productions and shows, especially on various streaming services. Some will be on hiatus, some might be cut short, some might even be cancelled

And I can understand how that would upset fans. We’ve been entertained by this content during a difficult period for most of us. Of course it sucks to know that your favorite show you’ve grown attached to may end suddenly

But the fact of the matter is that thousands of crew members are dangerously overworked. Those who work on productions for streaming services are also paid significantly less. I can’t even fathom how badly they’ve handled COVID protocols on set. It’s the main reason I have been reluctant to find a job in film right now. Even internships are looking a bit risky.

So if you’re favorite series is getting cancelled or put on hiatus, do not blame the strike. Blame the executives, the top people in Hollywood and all these streaming services that refuse to care about the health and safety of their workers

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I love this so much, I’m gonna start saying “nuts” we need to bring it back