If you’ve been hanging out on The Sartorial Geek blog or reading our magazine, the name Kara Dennison might sound familiar to you. She’s one of our favorite blog contributors. Kara wrote an article about gatekeeping called “Fandom is Fandom” in issue two of our magazine.
If you’re a regular reader of the blog or follower of Jordandené in general, you’ve probably seen me around in the last handful of weeks. But in case you haven’t: hi, I’m Kara Dennison, and I’m apparently a fake geek girl.
I’m also the lead editor for multiple well-known anime and game localizations. I’m a published author and a journalist with ten years of experience. And I’m an interviewer who’s been lucky to share the stage with a few people you might have heard of. But that doesn’t stop me from earning the title, it seems.
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Hi, my name is Kara Dennison, and I’m once again the last person on the planet to see a Very Important Movie.
Blade Runner 2049 wasn’t on my Don’t Watch List by any means; it was just a matter of finding time to watch it and concentrate on everything it threw at me. Because, let’s be real, we all knew this was going to be a big one if they did it right.
Surprise! There’s a whole new Black Mirror to ruin your sleep and make you question your entire existence. And this time, you steer.
If you have not experienced Bandersnatch, I suggest that you run back over to Netflix and do so. If you’ve not explored it to your satisfaction, I suggest you run and do so. But if you’re as done as you plan to be, read on. Because we’ve got a lot to cover today.
Bandersnatch is Black Mirror’s second stand-alone episode, the first being Jon Hamm starrer White Christmas. Granted, Black Mirror is an anthology series, so all episodes stand alone save for some world-building ties. But Bandersnatch is very much its own beast: more movie than episode, more game than movie.
I have two feelings on New Year’s resolutions. The first is that they shouldn’t be quantifiable or have a highly specific end goal. That’s a big way to disappoint yourself, and to negate any work you put in simply because it didn’t have the end result. Rather, I feel they should be habits to cultivate or ideas to pursue. Something that’s a small success every time you do it, rather than one big end result that either hits or misses.
For me, before the holidays are in full swing is often the best time. We’ve still got one foot in the year we’re still in, rather than looking completely ahead of us. For me, at least, right now tends to be the perfect time to start making my list.
It’s a Turkey Day miracle! Mystery Science Theater 3000 returned to Netflix this Thanksgiving with the six-episode series “The Gauntlet.” Challenged to a riffing marathon by the Mads at Moon 13, Jonah and the ‘bots take on six films. Mac & Me, Killer Fish, and more create the basis of a “binge made to be binge watched” spectacular.
As with last season, the tenants of the Satellite of Love mail it. Maybe it’s the firm, slightly silly hand of show creator Joel Hodgson. Maybe it’s the talented cast who themselves grew up on the unique series. But whatever the reason, MST3K retains a special honor: it is one of the few revivals to just plain get it right.
There’s one major point about me that my Crunchyroll readers and co-workers may know that others might not: I love collab cafés. I love them, I want to go to one, and I’m always slightly angry when I think about the fact that America doesn’t do them.
I’m sure someday I’ll go to Japan. And when I do, there will be at least six different collab cafés running at once. So I will get to do one . . . probably. In the meantime, my friend Ginger found me a very close second in Illinois. Not only did it scratch that very weird itch, it helped me isolate just why I love this ridiculous conceit and why I feel we need it over here.
Warning: The following article contains spoilers for Deltarune. Yes, real ones. All the way to the end of Chapter 1. If you don’t want spoilers, file this one away for later.
If you’re anything like me, you spent a significant portion of Halloween delving into the depths of Deltarune. The surprise game, released as a “survey” on the official game Twitter, introduces both familiar and familiar-looking characters. Along with a new story and more JRPG-esque game mechanics, it was… a lot to take in, to say the least.
Add to this the fact that it’s only Chapter 1, and we’re assured of a lot of weirdness ahead.
So, full disclosure. I’m not huge into sports. It’s not a conscious decision — not nowadays, at least. As a teen, back when I still believed you could be Geek and nothing else, it was a choice. But as an adult, I’m largely not into it because my state has no major teams.
I do notice, though, that there is a mentality among some fans that Sports Ain’t Okay. More than that, the fans actually deserve a good mocking whenever possible. There are a few “safe” sports for fans: wrestling and roller derby are okay, and have a lot of visible fan interaction. But if you want to be into one of the Big Four sports, there’s at least a small chance you will be torn down hard.
I was aware of, but not keyed into, this mentality until I heard a major podcaster go there.