I’m a half decade behind on this, but I finally watched the legendary fan-made musical A Very Potter Musical put on by StarKid Productions, a troupe noteworthy for the talent they bring to musicals with parody-based or otherwise intriguing premises. Inspired by the praise from both my wife and fellow Earn This writer Brian (read his Starkid…
“Where the hell are they?” “The appropriate question is, when the hell are they?” -Marty & Doc, Back to the Future If you’ve read many of my articles here on EarnThis, there’s a good chance you already knew that Brian Likes this one. Of the hundred entries in my Film Favorites Countdown, fully 10% include…
I took a summer hiatus from putting together my Top 100 Everything, as my full-time job has a considerable uptick in stress and effort. But now that it’s back-to-school season, I can start planning my autumn free time, which will include a significant number of hours wrapping up my seemingly interminable countdown. Here’s a refresher on…
As I’ve been putting together my Top 100 Everything, I’ve thought about not only where items place in the “Everything” but in its own specific “Thing.” Thus, I decided to make this page, a breakdown of the Top 100 Everything by each medium. I will be updating this list as I count down to #1.…
What is the most pervasive, systematic flaw in mainstream movies and television? What’s the common thread? Everyone bemoans Hollywood’s over-reliance on existing source material. We criticize the general soullessness of many movies, the predictably sophomoric humor of many sitcoms, the disaster porn in action movies. I think the biggest problem is none of those, and it…
Since 2009, Earn This has written in-depth retrospectives of some of our favorite musical artists, TV shows, and movie series. We’ve collected them on this page under the banner of “Thistory” (Earn This + History? Get it?). These critical narratives explore the history and development of distinct creative voices. We love learning all about our favorite…
We are now two thirds through Dan’s Top 100 Everything, which means that it’s time for the second round of Honorable Mentions! I described the first round of Honorable Mentions as “things that didn’t make the list because they placed just outside the top 100.” You may think that’s the very definition of an “honorable…
Here at Earn This, we are big fans of “countdown lists” — rankings of the best/worst of anything. “Rank This” is a recurring series where we rank and countdown our favorites and least favorites of specific items of specific categories. Rank This Articles: The Top 10 Most Iconic Pop Songs of 2010-14 (Dan) Ranking the…
The idea is simple — one or more of us select a category. Then, we each choose a few things from that category and write about those things. The categories can be broad or hyper-specific, selections can span one medium or multiple, entries can be short bullet points or huge diatribes. And that’s the point —…
Here we are: the highest ranking member of the list of semi-inspiring critics/websites/writers/comedians/bloggers that have peppered my list and have earned my respect by being different and independent and cool. Except Rick Reilly isn’t cool. In fact, he’s sportswriting’s Public Enemy No. 1 (if I am to trust the anecdotal things I read online). Chances…