Film Listology: #107 - Terminator 2: Judgement Day
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In this episode, hosts Garret Castleberry and Scott McMurry continue their theorization of the art of cultural lists and the commercial practice of listing with an abridged explanation of the McMurry Super Index (MSI) formula as a mechanism for cataloging how culture creates value (1:00). Their assessment includes contextualizing domestic declines in film attendance (4:55), before returning to the inaugural film that initially landed at position #100, Terminator 2: Judgment Day (18:49). Directed by James Cameron and released in 1991, T2 broke new ground as a benchmark sequel, surpassing expectations while possibly redirecting the future of film franchising and how Hollywood viewed franchise filmmaking and the summer blockbuster in particular. After a bit of convoluted math (listeners, "just go with it," or better yet, SKIP AHEAD!), the dialogic duo deepen their discussion of T2 and provide a Cultural Significance Factor (CSF) rating to the film's status as the process of this season's Film Listology commences (21:45).
...And then things take a turn (1:04:44).
Hosts: Garret Castleberry, Scott McMurry
Producers: Garret Castleberry, Will McMurry (Audio Engineer), Alli Garner (Cover Art), Austin Foster (Music)
Recommended readings paired with our Film Listology season:
Rick Altman. Film/Genre. British Film Institute, 1999.
Jim Collins, Ada Preacher Collins, Hilary Radner (Eds.). Film Theory Goes to the Movies, 1st Edition. New York: Routledge, 1992.
Janice Hocker Rushing & Thomas S. Frentz. Projecting the Shadow: The Cyborg Hero in American Film. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1995.
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