Pitch Black - The Proto Syfy Channel Original Movie

PATREON MOVIE DISCUSSION:

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Shirleon joins Melvin to discuss Pitch Black, one of Vin Diesel's early action outings! The two explore what's cool and what's not-so-cool. But don't worry, they both agree: the eyes are friggin' cool!

Topics:

• (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 37-minutes discussing Anthony D'Alessandro's article "As 'Deadpool & Wolverine' Stomps On Superhero Fatigue, Studios Debate Comic-Con's Relevance", where-in D'Alessandro notes some geeky films that are skipping Comic-Con like Joker: Folie à Deux, Venom: The Last Dance, and Lord of the Rings: The War of Rohirrim, and why some studios may start treating SDCC differently. (PATREON EXCLUSIVE)
• Shirleon has been on a self-described “Vin Diesel kick” lately, which made covering Pitch Black more enjoyable.
• While watching the film Melvin thought, “Syfy Channel basically copied this movie a thousand times over.”
• Shirleon observed that certain online discourse* compares Pitch Black to John Carpenter’s The Thing. Melvin doesn’t really see it. (*Source: 1 // 2)
• Contrary to its title, it never feels like our characters are in a state of pitch black.
• Old cohost Daniel sent Melvin a list of 7 interesting details about Vin Diesel/Riddick. Melvin reads them aloud.
• The film contains a kind and interesting pre-9/11 depiction of Islam with a throughline about faith.
• Do we like the ending?
• Celebrating Riddick's simple character design in a world of gaudy superhero suits.

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