orangerful | Idea Channel - Does Fiction Exist (ft. Harry Potter)

Oh my god. How did I not know this was a thing. Goodbye. I'll be watching all of the backlogged entries...forever.

It is the best thin ever!!!!! If you have any you want to discuss, let me know. I think I've watched almost all of them now. They are so freaking entertaining and educational! (Plus he is kind of adorable lol)

I will let you as soon as I have consumed more of them, and then we can discuss all the things. Are there any ones that are particularly brain-breaking that I should watch? He is kind of cute. :)

I've watched a lot of the pop culture ones (Adventure Time is actually what brought me to the page). I liked the one about selfies and trolls from recent episodes. The one about Bit Coins really helped me understand that whole "thing" a bit better. I haven't watched one I didn't like.

I really enjoyed the Pop Music one. I've always wondered how they decide what song to play so much on the radio. I've totally had that "this song is ok -> this song is annoying -> this song rocks" progression. I also really enjoyed the "Is Doctor Who a religion" episode. :)

YES! I worked at a radio station for about a year and even though it was a small station, the labels totally "did favors" and the DJs were totally expected to comply. I mean, hell yeah I will play that popular single if it means the label will make sure their musician stops by the station next time he's in town! I pretty much stopped listening to the radio after that though, just can't stand all same music over and over. I prefer my iPod in the car of Spotify. :)

The Doctor Who one was fascinating too, and I think it can be applied to many fandoms.

I listen to the radio in my car. My car is almost 10 years old and it is before MP3 hookups were common. It also has no tape players and I've been too cheap to get it hard wired and the CD player decides daily how it feels about the whole 'working' thing. (But besides the audio issues the car is in amazing shape!) However out of my car I usually use Pandora or Grooveshark for my music needs. I know a lot of people use spotify but I found it a bit too ... involved in my music choices.

I feel like many fandoms could be seen as cults. I feel like only fandoms with really long running series qualify as actual religions though. Although I suppose that gets too much into the question of what is called a 'religion'. I guess I'm just saying that while Sherlock has a rabid fandom and it probably has affected people deeply it is too little material to build the level of mythos that Doctor Who or other shows has created.

I also really enjoyed the 'introvert craze' episode. I'd love to hear your take on that one.

(It's not very difficult to install a CD player, I did that with my Ford Escort and I was amazed at how easy it was! And the CD player also had an aux plug for my mp3 player so score!)

And I totally agree - only long-running series that have a true message could be transformed into something akin to religion vs just a cult. I enjoy Sherlock, but it's not about a message, where I think of Buffy and female empowerment and being true to yourself and think that it could be transformed into some sort of belief system.

I need to watch that one!!!

My CD player, at least in the front, is connected to everything else like my AC controls and most other things on my control panel. I'm sure it is possible to get in there to get a new one, but since I'm going to be buying a new car later this year I think I can deal with the radio for a few more months. :)

I feel like it might be a stretch but I feel like Joss in general is a religion. He is our pope or something (any catholic people reading please don't stone me to death). Many of his series have similar and complementary messages and with all of them they create a rather cohesive 'religion'.

OH! I had seen that one, just forgot.

It's funny because my Mom and I had a similar discussion about Extrovert vs Introvert after she read the book "Quiet" (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/715984348?book_show_action=false&page=1) because she felt that too much emphasis was placed on extrovert compared to introvert and not discussing the different kind of introverts out there. As humans, we love to try to make thing so black and white, and even have them compete.

One of my favorite quotes is from Mike Myers (SNL, not the axe murderer) was during a Letterman interview where he was talking about being shy and everyone laughed and his response was "I am a site-specific extrovert." It's not that introverts have no personality or are so shy they can't do anything with a group, it's that they are more discerning with their groups. Extroverts can go out to a bar and start talking to random people about everything. Introverts can also go out to the bar, but they will sit there, watching, seeing who is worth talking to and still probably being very selective about what they reveal.

But saying that Introvert = Nerd seems to be mixing messages because I think that The Nerdist and the Mythbusters guys would not be described as Introverts by most people.

GAH! This show. :) Isn't it great! Feel like maybe i should just post this as a proper blog post to see what everyone else things.

I agree that Nerd =/= Introvert. I know plenty of extroverted nerds. I know plenty of introverted ones too. And I know plenty of introverts that have no nerdy qualities. I feel like linking the two is not really helpful. The most introverted girl I know has no interest in being nerdy. She just really likes her peace and quiet.

I personally am rather introverted in most situations. Particularly with strangers I have little interest in small talk and I don't feel like I gain anything by putting in that effort. Now, I would say that I am a VERY outgoing introvert. I have had plenty of jobs where I've been in customer service and had to engage with people in a friendly and engaging manner and done well at them. I can sell just about anything to anyone and can talk to people who are having emotional circumstances and be comforting. BUT after all that is done I like to go home to my empty (of humans) house and just be by myself.

It's not that I don't like people. I just find them exhausting.

Gah! Video clips are going by too fast. Can I play this back at half the speed? I get what he's saying though. I think. It reminds me of this observation

padparadscha made about the Joker a while back, talking about whether the audience's belief in a fictional character can actually manifest their existence in the physical world. Pretty intriguing stuff.

Edited 2014-02-27 16:32 (UTC)

Haha see, I have always felt these videos are the best representation of how my brain works at all times since I feel like during the course of any conversation, I have lots of little pop culture references going through my head lol!

Idea Channel - Does Fiction Exist (ft. Harry Potter)

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