Welcome to our 10th episode! In this, Michael and Mandy finally wrap up the 3-part Harry Potter discussion. Lots of music, lots of discussion, and Michael getting tired, thereby resorting to using the word "like" way too many times.
So sit tight and enjoy this conversation about the finale of the Harry Potter series:
This week, Mandy and Michael continue the Harry Potter discussion with nothing but Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the fourth and middle entry in the series. Make sure to listen to episode 008 first!
This week's episode begins our 3-episode spoiler-filled high level discussion on the Harry Potter series. We start with our thoughts on the series as a whole, then proceed to discuss the first three entries:
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone [Philosopher's Stone]
In this week's spoiler free episode, Mandy and Michael spend an hour talking about children's media: why it's important, why its quality matters, and what some good stuff is.
This week we do a lot of talking about barriers to entry in approaching different media. Lots of non-spoiler conversation about comics, video games, books, movies, and television.
This week is a 2 hour discussion about Superman. This may seem a much more focused topic than our other episodes so far, but Superman as a character is a very broad subject.
This episode is a special treat, and Michael doesn't want to spoil any of it here. One thing: The episode is Man of Steel spoiler safe until 1 hour, 11 minutes in, and it's made very clear that the movie is about to be discussed. You're safe to listen that far if you still haven't watched the movie yet.
This week, Mandy and Michael discuss continuity in stories: when it's done well, when it should not be attempted, and the costs of doing it poorly when you could have just not bothered with it at all.
This is the premier, inaugural, introductory, and very first episode of Trivially Crucial. Consider this a meta-episode in which Michael and Mandy introduce themselves, the general ways in which they think about media, and discuss the importance of stories to normal life.