WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS flips into a reality TV show (with Matt Bruneau-Richardson)
What We Do in the Shadows: "Go Flip Yourself"Bad news?! Matt Bruneau-Richardson (from Tiny Siren Animation) joins to discuss the reality TV spin of of the mockumentary style show What We Do in the Shadows. We celebrate this series' queerness, alongside its horror and comedy while also talking about the history of home renovation programs, what they've become, and how watching them might be really bad for our brains.Check out Matt's upcoming feature, Sirenetta: Part-Time Mermaid on Kickstarter.Bluesky | InstagramA proud part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveTip us on Ko-Fi | Gimmicks WebsiteEmail:
[email protected] | Bluesky | InstagramTheme song: "Disco Tears" by Raven | Creative Commons Attribution 3.0Sources: Yana Gorskaya interview with Awards Radar Yana Gorskaya interview with Gold DerbyReality-TV Originals, in Drama’s Lens by Dennis Lim for the New York TimesGrant, A., Handelman, J., (2023) Dysplacement and the Professionalization of the Home. Journal of Consumer Research. (Note: in episode, David cited Dr. Handelman being faculty at the University of the British Columbia, while he is actually at Queen's College in Ontario)Whatever Happened to Educational Television: The Story of 'The Learning Channel' by Audrey Watters