Bonus Episode 2: How Much Is Too Much?

Super Fantastic Nerd Hour!

"We’ve been charged with telling new stories for a younger generation because they deserve what we all had — a mythology to call their own." Disney's announcement of new Star Wars films, theme parks, TV shows, and other goodies have us wondering — how much is too much? Do we need a new Spider-Man, a Fantastic Four reboot, more Star Trek, and another Avengers film? Where do artistic endeavors end and commercial franchises begin? Why do these stories keep repeating, despite our fatigue, and how do we keep them relevant? Special guest, geeky photographer and host of the On Taking Pictures podcast Bill Wadman.

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Show Notes

• 0:00 - 59:39: How much is too much?

Links

• Star Wars: Rogue One - The Mission Has Begun
• Colin Trevorrow to Direct Star Wars: Episode IX
• Official Poster For Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• The President Of Lucasfilm Eases Our Worries About Han Solo Movie
• Star Wars Themed Lands Coming to Disney Parks
• The Problem with Supersizing Star Wars
• To Boldly Go - The Future of Star Trek
• Ant-Man, Age of Ultron, and The Problem With Marvel
• Enough, already, with the superhero movies
• Hollywood Should Make More, Not Fewer, Superhero Films
• Jurassic World Is A Huge Mega-Hit, And That’s Terrible News For Movies
• The Good, Bad and Meh: Lessons From Mad Max, Terminator, and Jurassic
• Psychology of Comic Con (THE PSYCH SHOW with Dr. Ali Mattu)