Elevating The Genre - Smart stuff in the genre world
This is a podcast examining what makes smart geeky stuff actually smart. Where two working genre creators discuss any element in any “genre” (re: geek) piece of IP/story that raises that piece (or a moment or element in the piece) above the normal expectations of that story's genre. It's all geek love, baby.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Episodes
- 46
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2017
Episode 23: We Elevate Marvel’s Iron Fist (’cause it mostly sucks)
We got a new one for you! Dom and I are very upset with the Netflix version of Iron Fist… so… we ELEVATE IT! That’s right. Dom and I walk through t…
Episode 22: Doctor Who!!!
We gots a guest host, the incomparable Mr. Zay Amsbury! He’s all kinds of awesomely writerly, podcasterly, geeky dudeliness. We are honored to have…
Episode X-21A: Logan Review
It’s a special episode from the Weapon Plus Program and Department K! Dom and Christopher head into the bleak, violent, wonderful world of Logan (a…
Episode 21: Wolverine!!!!
This week Dom and Christopher chop up a little James Howlett; Logan; or as the world best knows him: WOLVERINE. Listen as Christopher tells you a s…
Episode 20: Space Battles!!!
Today we’re in space and in the dogfight of our lives!!! Christopher and Dom break down what makes a kick-ass space battle KICK-ASS. And w…
Episode 19: How We Make Indie Films!!
Ladies and gentlemen! Christopher is back and he and Dom chop it up on all things about making indie features (Dom has shot two and Christopher jus…
Episode 18: Cross-Dressing Voices In Cartoons (w/ guest host Katie G)
4th in our series of guest hosts is Katie G, here to discuss the trope of cartoon characters voiced by actors the opposite of the characters’ ma…
Episode 17: HULK AS PUNY CULTURAL PHENOMENON
Our Guest Host today (Chris is still shooting a feature film) is Greg Pak, writer, filmmaker, and preeminent scribe of Marvel’s…
Episode 16: Smartness & Super-Geniuses with MC Frontalot
Dom & guest host MC Frontalot (Damian Hess) discuss the meaning of “smartness” in geek …
Episode 15: Great Musical/Song Moments In Geek Culture
Hey, it’s our first episode with a GUEST HOST because Chris is shooting a film, so Dom is joined by fil…
Episode 14: Our Top 9 of 2016 (and goodbye Ms. Fisher)
Ladies and gentlemen! Our top Elevated Genre properties/moments/things/stuff from 2016! Hey, it was a sucky year… but here’s the …
Episode 13: The Hidden Force: Asian Influence on Western Sci-Fi (and a bunch of Rogue One)
That’s right we unpack how Asia is at the core of your favorite sci-fi properties. And, naturally, we can’t resist telling you al…
Episode 12: Holy sidekicks, Robin! (Yeah, sidekicks and a lot of Robin)
All things sidekicks (and a bunch of Robin the Boy Wonder). We know you want one, we know you ARE one once in a while… let’s talk…
Episode 11A: Remakes/Reboots/Requels
Due to massive tech issues we are very late and very not visual. But that doesn’t stop us from tackling a HUGE topic like Remakes/Reboots/R…
Episode 11: Remake/Reboots/Requels!!!
Due to massive tech issues we are very late and very not visual. But that doesn’t stop us from tackling a HUGE topic like Remakes/Reboots/R…
Episode 10: WD Richter and Home for the Holidays (Happy Thanksgiving!)
We celebrate American Thanksgiving by bringing you the deep dive on writer/director WD Richter and his singular Thanksgiving movi…
Episode 9: Akira, Ghost in the Shell, and Miyazaki
PS: I’m no longer calling them the ‘alt-right’, fuck these people. They are Nazis. Period. That’s what they are, white-supremisits …
Episode 8: Superheroes and Politics
This week, of all weeks, it’s Superheroes and Politics. We go over multiple properties and their political leanings and the politic…
Episode 7: Frank Miller (mostly his early work)
Please don’t forget we are always open to suggestions to what you want us to kick around as a topic. Please see the “Suggestion Box…
Episode 6: Sigourney Weaver and the Alien Franchise (and a lot of MCU Netflix speculation on her casting)
It’s the queen of sci-fi herself: the immortal Ms. Weaver. We cover a lot of ground in this one. Her work, casting stuff, some Dr. …