Comments on: Episode 76: Degrees of Blindness http://www.overthinkingit.com/2009/12/14/otip-episode-76/ Overthinking It subjects the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:05:13 +0000 hourly 1 By: Livia http://www.overthinkingit.com/2009/12/14/otip-episode-76/#comment-14190 Livia Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:42:10 +0000 http://www.overthinkingit.com/?p=12028#comment-14190 Well ACTUALLY >.> The Defiant was so named because it was built to defy the Dominion invasion of the Alpha Quadrant. La la la~ Well ACTUALLY >.>

The Defiant was so named because it was built to defy the Dominion invasion of the Alpha Quadrant.

La la la~

]]> By: perich http://www.overthinkingit.com/2009/12/14/otip-episode-76/#comment-13945 perich Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:48:30 +0000 http://www.overthinkingit.com/?p=12028#comment-13945 "thanks for answering my question, that was not the answer i expected." If I had to sum up what we're aiming for in the podcasts in one sentence, it'd be this. “thanks for answering my question, that was not the answer i expected.”

If I had to sum up what we’re aiming for in the podcasts in one sentence, it’d be this.

]]> By: sean from philly http://www.overthinkingit.com/2009/12/14/otip-episode-76/#comment-13941 sean from philly Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:39:52 +0000 http://www.overthinkingit.com/?p=12028#comment-13941 thanks for answering my question, that was not the answer i expected. regarding sitcoms and cartooning, there is another argument from understanding comics that fits nicely with the points pete was making. as an image becomes more iconic, it can represent more and more things. a photo can only represent an individual person, but a smiley face could be anyone. As a result, iconic characters are easier to relate to. sitcoms use stereotypes to facilitate the audience identifying with the show's stars. Oh, and to further the little mermaid/phallus debate, there was a sort-of scandal about a subliminal penis on the cover of the little mermaid. http://www.snopes.com/disney/films/mermaid.asp thanks for answering my question, that was not the answer i expected. regarding sitcoms and cartooning, there is another argument from understanding comics that fits nicely with the points pete was making. as an image becomes more iconic, it can represent more and more things. a photo can only represent an individual person, but a smiley face could be anyone. As a result, iconic characters are easier to relate to. sitcoms use stereotypes to facilitate the audience identifying with the show’s stars.

Oh, and to further the little mermaid/phallus debate, there was a sort-of scandal about a subliminal penis on the cover of the little mermaid.
http://www.snopes.com/disney/films/mermaid.asp

]]> By: fenzel http://www.overthinkingit.com/2009/12/14/otip-episode-76/#comment-13938 fenzel Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:38:03 +0000 http://www.overthinkingit.com/?p=12028#comment-13938 @Megan The Little Mermaid is only phallic insofar as much as it is a long, floppy strip that gets tucked in its case and put away when nobody is watching or playing it. ZING. Oh, and also, because when boys enjoy The Little Mermaid, they usually do it by themselves in their rooms with the doors locked out of fear they will be discovered by their parents or friends, resulting in embarrassment. DOUBLE ZING. The triple zing involves going past the Little Mermaid in the Disney Animated Film Catalog in chronological order and finding the Rescuers Down Under, but I'll spare you guys that one. PARALEPTICAL ZING. @Megan

The Little Mermaid is only phallic insofar as much as it is a long, floppy strip that gets tucked in its case and put away when nobody is watching or playing it.

ZING.

Oh, and also, because when boys enjoy The Little Mermaid, they usually do it by themselves in their rooms with the doors locked out of fear they will be discovered by their parents or friends, resulting in embarrassment.

DOUBLE ZING.

The triple zing involves going past the Little Mermaid in the Disney Animated Film Catalog in chronological order and finding the Rescuers Down Under, but I’ll spare you guys that one.

PARALEPTICAL ZING.

]]> By: Megan from Lombard http://www.overthinkingit.com/2009/12/14/otip-episode-76/#comment-13936 Megan from Lombard Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:05:19 +0000 http://www.overthinkingit.com/?p=12028#comment-13936 couldn't 'Big Bang Theory' fall into the same category as the "stereotypical sitcom"? I mean you have four nerdy boys and the cute girl across the hall whom they interact with and you never see any of the other tenants of the apartment complex. The sterotype would be the whole nerd culture and how smart people generally don't have great social skills but their hearts are in the right place. @Fenzel: is the 'Little Mermaid' piece about how phallic the movie is? If not then there should be a post by either you or mlawski about that. couldn’t ‘Big Bang Theory’ fall into the same category as the “stereotypical sitcom”? I mean you have four nerdy boys and the cute girl across the hall whom they interact with and you never see any of the other tenants of the apartment complex. The sterotype would be the whole nerd culture and how smart people generally don’t have great social skills but their hearts are in the right place.

@Fenzel: is the ‘Little Mermaid’ piece about how phallic the movie is? If not then there should be a post by either you or mlawski about that.

]]> By: Aidan http://www.overthinkingit.com/2009/12/14/otip-episode-76/#comment-13924 Aidan Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:17:24 +0000 http://www.overthinkingit.com/?p=12028#comment-13924 Oh, I'm in Seattle. Oh, I’m in Seattle.

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