Episode 38: Der Haifisch in Venedig

Matthew Wrather hosts a panel including Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, John Perich, and Jordan Stokes to Overthink:

• Series Finales (real and imagined)
• Battlestar Galactaca. Spoiler Alert: There will be no more episodes.
• The Blunders and Successes of SyFy
• Allegories of the Book of Mormon
• The Twilight Movie: The nuance of pornography, the subtlety of horror, the sexiness of melodrama.

Links Mentioned in the Podcast:

• Sandglass: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CNSAXO?ie=UTF8&tag=overtit-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000CNSAXO
• SyFy’s original Films: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sci_Fi_Pictures_original_films
• Battlestar Galactica and Mormonism: http://www.millennialstar.org/2006/02/12/battlestar-galactica-and-mormonism/
• Turbo Boost: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arL04K3HLMw

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Episode 38: Der Haifisch in Venedig originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]