June 22, 2019
As mentioned in the episode description and mentioned in the conversation with my wife, she calls me a entertainment junkie. As stated in the conversation and the title of the episode Pop Culture Connoisseur has a much more pleasant ring to it. Do I watch a lot of TV? Absolutely, do I constantly sprinkle movie quotes or other pop culture references into everyday conversation? For sure, but junkie or addict is a bit harsh! I don't think I'm alone in that regard. More than ever fans of pop culture are bigger parts of society and the world of entertainment. Look at the evolution of the San Diego Comic Con. This little known convention at one time was for the comic book geeks/nerds that would make the trek, to meet comic book creators, grab cool merch, and maybe meet an actor from a cult fave TV show to get an autograph if you're lucky. Now the Comic-Con is an entertainment/pop culture Nirvana. Where big business takes place, the Hollywood elite attend this convention regularly. If you have a successful launch at Comic-Con, you are well on your way to a potential block buster.
In this episode I share my opinion on a lot of the big Comic-Con news. I hit on a multitude of topics, but for time constraints edited the audio down to highlight my Marvel Studio reactions. Just like in earlier episodes I'll include that cut audio in some future installments. There was so much to cover, and speaking of Marvel Studios. That group has Comic-Con presentations down to a science, with the crowd constantly eating out of their hands. There was so much excitement from what they presented, like the presentation in this episode I didn't even get to cover the fact that Black Panther 2, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and more is on the way. While that topic makes up a large chunk of the episode, the high light to be sure like all Zero to One Hundred episodes are the conversations. It was fun talking movies with my wife and my niece Samiyah. The best part of revisiting movies with my wife is getting her reaction to films she's never seen before, and me seeing if these older movies even hold up. I truly appreciate all the support I get for the Zero to One Hundred podcast, the last 3 episodes in particular have me on cloud 9 in regard to what I've been able to produce. I look forward to continuing on, if you'd like to be a part of an upcoming Follow-Up episode please let me know. You can email me at 0to100pod@gmail.com or follow me on Twitter @wcwpoet.
