This is Pop

Pop culture podcasts — mostly charming, sometimes snarky, always geeky.

[heatherjacki]

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We discuss the little broadcast TV network that is near and dear to our hearts: the CW. Did you watch the early days of UPN + WB, hosting weekly viewing parties of One Tree Hill? (Jacki did.) Did you unashamedly become addicted to the first few seasons of Gossip Girl? (Heather totes did. Blair Waldorf for life!) And how about that shift from teen-network to genre-network, with the rise of Arrow, The Flash, The 100, iZombie, Containment and Legends of Tomorrow? Jane the Virgin, Gilmore Girls, Beauty and the Geek, The Carrie Diaries…the gang’s all here. We ♥ you, CW. Foreva.

[dailydccu]

First Look at Wonder Woman (2017)

[heatherjacki]

<3 <3 <3

[harljordan]

We’re some kind of suicide squad.

[ryan-coogler-archive]

I’m not resistance. I’m not a hero. I’m a stormtrooper. Like all of them, I was taken from a family I’ll never know. And raised to do one thing. But my first battle, I made a choice. I wasn’t going to kill for them.

[heatherjacki]

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We all hear about them. The buzz-worthy shows. The hyped up movies. The bestseller lists. In this episode, we talk about the phenomenon of HYPE: the times we resisted (or didn’t understand) hype, the times we joined in, and the times we experienced a one-eighty in perspective. We piss on Breaking Bad and shower affection on Hamilton. We remember the Titanic frenzy with Leo + Kate and give names to fandoms – like Throners and Outlandians. And STILL we didn’t catch them all in the podcast...Marvel is missing (someday we’ll do a superhero podcast, we swear), Gone Girl, anything by Jonathan Franzen (yawn)…So much hype. So much content. As Jacks says: Follow your heart.

[the-bluespirit]

[dollychops]

‘Time may change me’

[staff]

Thank you, David Bowie, for everything you left on this planet.

[galadrielles]

Carrie Fisher on the women of Star Wars [x]

[januariat]

guys someone talk to me about poe dameron - best pilot in the resistance, top dog, guns-blazing male protagonist - and how he was so kind. how he took an ex storm trooper at face value and with unconditional, immediate trust and even a fierce kind of joy- yeah, you go buddy! fight the darkness. i’m here to help you. i’m here to work with you. i’m not here to take control- we won’t get out of this unless we work together. 

how he didn’t treat him with suspicion or macho posturing despite the fact that he’s a top tier pilot and has probably been at war with people like FN 2187 for years. how the first thing he does once they’re out of immediate danger is give him a name, treating him like a person worthy of respect and not like another faceless white mask. how he is patient with a panicking Finn even under the incredible stress of a life or death situation, ensuring he knows what to do and being endlessly positive and encouraging instead of berating him when he falls short.

how he gets out of his jet at the end of the big firefight and sees BB8 and his whole face just lights up. how he unselfconsciously runs to BB8 like a kid, automatically lowering himself to BB8′s level. 

how he doesn’t need to be the spotlight, the center of attention. when they gather around the hologram to strategize, star pilot and battle veteran poe dameron shuts up and listens. 

how he never has a Trek-reboot Jim Kirk-style playboy sequence, no endless string of girls. not even a hint, and you know they could have stuck it in there if they wanted to. how we never see him treat another being, human or otherwise, with anything less than respect, optimism and good nature. i’m just. i mean. do you realize how significant this is?

you guys, if poe dameron is the future of male protagonists in big action movies, sign me the fuck up. 

[heatherjacki]

YES TO ALL OF THIS.

[deadlinecom]

The ‘Ghostbusters’ Character Posters Have Been Revealed

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[heatherjacki]

these are quite possibly the coolest movie posters I’ve seen in a LONG time.

[kenobel-deactivated20181209]

The official titles of Leia Organa

[carnivaloftherandom]

Never forget ANY of them.

[themarysue]

The Force Awakens Cast Singing Star Wars Music Acappella Is Your Moment of Zen

Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, BB-8, Chewbacca, and more stop by The Tonight Show for a Force Awakens musical interlude.

The aca-awakens.

[heatherjacki]

omiGOD, this is the best.

[dereknochefranca]

I met J.J. a few years ago at Bad Robot, and he was right next to Tom Cruise. I saw Tom Cruise walk out. Then I saw J.J. Abrams, and J.J. just goes to me, “You know what, John? I loved you in ‘Attack the Block.’ We’re going to get you some something.” And I was like… [mouth drops open] And four years later, he got me in something. It just happened to be “Star Wars.” So I like that guy.

John Boyega recently talked to Spin-offline, and revealed the first time he met Star Wars: The Force Awakens director JJ Abrams: (via tawdrysquid)

everyone who hasn’t seen the brilliant Attack the Block needs to remedy that asap.

[hechodeoro-deactivated20180924]

[buzzfeed]

14% of people who voted need to get their priorities straight ASAP

[aaronginsburg]

FEAST YOUR EYES

The good folks at CW have absolutely CRUSHED IT with this amazing Season 3 poster. So many questions… so much mist… 

Can’t wait to share this season with you guys. It’s gonna be a doozy.

Want the link to EW’s exclusive unveiling? CLICK HERE.

[heatherjacki]

this poster, y’all. what’s with the blade runner city? how did clarke get there? WHY IS HER HAIR RED?

[salutethetyrant]

The Greatest of All-Time. 🎾

[heatherjacki]

PERFECTION.

[buzzfeedau]

Star Trek Beyond (x)

[buzzfeed]

*muffled beastie boys playing in the distance*