A series where I compare two probably-not-actually-similar content from my pop culture memory.
Pop Culture Pop-Off, the media comparisons nobody asked for that are probably incorrectly tinted by my childhood memories.
What This Is
So if you've been here before or had the unfortunate fate of being near me in person as I rambled incoherently about a show nobody's ever seen, you'll know that I often make reference to other things that seem related... at least at face value. For example, in my old college Identities and Philosophies course (not actually what it was called but that's the best way to describe it), I brought up how Buzz Lightyear suffers an identity crisis at realizing that he is merely a child's toy. I thought it was pretty obvious, but it seemed to stun and confuse the rest of my peers and my professors. Since then, I've been compiling my own pop culture research and applying schools of thought to debates that nobody else is still having, like trying to decide which rapping child star with the name Lil' _____ truly dominated my childhood: Lil Bow Wow or Lil Romeo. And yes, that rant will be coming soon, just you wait.
The point is, this is my brain in it's natural state, and rather than cluttering up my limited cloud storage with my digital theory board on my phone, I'm gonna poop it all here.
Pictured: Charlie Kelly from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia illustrating the "conspiracy" board that lives in my mind.
To be completely transparent...
I'm probably going to start off some of these posts thinking two forms of media are a lot more closely connected than I thought, and I can't guarantee that I will follow through with posting some of them if I feel that I am just grasping at straws. I already demonstrated this with my Life Size / Barbie movie comparison, and I certainly lost the plot partway through writing that one.
I will also point out that it's entirely possible that one show might have inspired another show, but I'm probably not going to track down the exact date that a show was aired or anything because as an artist, I also feel compelled to point out that people can think of the same idea and produce it differently. As they say, no idea is unique and everything's already been done. The reason we keep making stuff is because we want to see how we'll interpret it. Or if you're like me, you just scribble down your late night inspirations on a scrap piece of paper and then get upset six years later when someone else makes a TV show thinly based on your concept.
I'M NOT SAYING THAT THE CIA AGENT THAT SPIES ON ME IS LEAKING MY STORY IDEAS... but it's just as likely as someone "coincidentally" having the same idea as me and having the motivation and means to make it happen... I'm just saying.
So anyway...
Here's Wonderwall– I mean, here we go.
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