08-Commercialism and Geek Culture - The Dented Barrels Podcast




The Dented Barrels Podcast show

Summary: We thought this was going to be a regular episode...we were wrong. Trailer reaction to Infinity War quickly dissolves into a discussion/debate about the effect of commercialism on geek culture. Has geek culture gone too mainstream? Are the side effects of mainstream geek culture a destruction of true fandoms? Does paying to see big tent comic book movies make you part of the problem?<br> <br> ...The rabbit hole opens and we jump in.<br> <br> Podcast Minutes:<br> <br> * Who would be your preferred drinking buddy? (Smeagol/Gollum, Han Solo, Doc Brown, Pvt. Vasquez from Aliens)? [00:54]<br> * Infinity War trailer reaction [9:03]<br> * Possible Fox/Disney merger [26:25]<br> * Best Marvel super villain [27:40]<br> * Down the rabbit hole [38:03]<br> <br> Credit where credit is due:<br> <br> Intro: Robert Shaw in Jaws; Will Ferrell in Anchorman<br> <br> Podcast Sounds:Marvel's Infinity War Trailer<br> <br> Outro: Robert Shaw in Jaws