Analysis
A deeper view into shows and what they mean to us.
After seeing a show we should make an attempt to understand it more deeply, and ask why it meant something to us. For this we will perform a process of abstraction and synthesis; analysis.
Show Notes
Live notes of shows we are watching.
These are the freeform notes that I record on shows as I watch them and might not be of interest to anyone, but you are welcome to submit a pull request if you have anything to add.
Books
Books with philosophical content, or on philosophical content.
Fiction books with interesting philosophical content, and non-fiction books about philosophical narratives.
Nominations
Shows we've seen and liked, but have not yet fully analyzed.
These are shows that we are interested in, and probably liked for a variety of reason, and that we would like to pursue farther. We put them in this section to see which ones others might find interesting too.
Podcasts
Audio podcasts of articles
Hour-long podcasts discuss some of our best reviews and analysis of popular films.
Versus
Fiction is the principle battlefield for philosophical ideas. It sets the stage for the other battlefields. Two characters or two different shows will make two different cases for a way to act.
Shows such as LOST and The Matrix broke new ground on presenting philosophical questions and answers in new storytelling methods and dramatic “footage”. New technologies and ecosystems of film production created an environment that was fertile for richer stories and producers demonstrated that the demand was there too.
After LOST especially, the dramatic storytelling landscape has become much more accepting of presenting philosophical and ethical content explicitly, often with shows titled with their philosophical content, and characters named after the philosopher most famous for presenting or originating the philosophical domain.