Episode #29 - But The Handcraftedness

Feeling walked all over by The Walking Dead, Mitch needs his traumatic TV deaths to be real and permanent - he definitely should not attempt to watch Supernatural any time soon. Speaking of SPN, Natalie is feeling some frustration with storytelling in general - or rather, the growing lack of trust that audiences seem to have in the structure of serialized work - you’ve gotta be willing to wait for it! Especially, it seems, when one Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays and integral role. And we’re back on Broadway once again, bemoaning the limitations of live theater and the pros and cons of the filmed productions. But right now, ‘tis the season to watch Hallmark, in all its snowy, sexless, save-the-business small town glory. Brittany is on a Christmas movie bender, and we discuss the safety net that this kind of programming provides. It’s delicious comfort food, as is this year’s new release of Queer Eye. While we still remember the original series, we are so grateful that the new Fab Five are here to save us all. And the precious artform of 2D animation, particularly in the style of Studio Ghibli, leads to another conversation about the shifting scope of television and what that means for content creators. - Ask NATW Anything: "If you could interview one fictional character, who would it be, and what would you ask them about?"

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Episode #29 - But The Handcraftedness is an episode from Not About The Weather Podcast.

This episode is 136:31 long.

This episode was published on Dec 14, 2018.

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