Here's the Thing Avatar and the Importance of the Mundane By Rob Rich • March 10th, 2020 Rob takes a look at one of the most well-loved episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender and posits that it’s mundane slice-of-life moments that truly draw us in to stories about people with superhuman abilities.
Here's the Thing Enough With G1 Already! By Rob Rich • January 31st, 2020 Hasbro and Takara have been giving fans and collectors G1-inspired homages for years, and while it was neat at first, it’s getting pretty of stale
Here's the Thing An Ode to the Fan Mode By Rob Rich • January 11th, 2020 It took some time, but Rob has realized that sometimes the best way to “fix” a toy is to stop following the instructions.
Here's the Thing I’m Terrified of Disney+ By Rob Rich • December 11th, 2019 Streaming services have been A thing for several years now, with more and more companies trying their hand at it. Even Disney. But Rob’s a bit nervous about the massive entertainment corporation’s efforts.
Here's the Thing Futurama and Faith By Rob Rich • November 14th, 2019 Rob takes a look at how Futurama (of all things) has managed to approach religious concepts and faith with a surprising amount of profundity.
Here's the Thing Rebooting Saturday Mornings with Netflix By Rob Rich • October 12th, 2019 It’s been decades since Rob has set aside time for Saturday morning cartoons, but Netflix has brought that very specific brand of nostalgia back with a number of unexpectedly clever reboots.
Here's the Thing The Last Unicron By Rob Rich • September 11th, 2019 With the recent announcement of a crowdfunding campaign to create a new, massive Transformers Unicron toy, Rob ponders the reactions and possible reasoning behind it all.
Here's the Thing Let’s Talk About Mitch Hedberg By Rob Rich • August 2nd, 2019 Rob ruminates on one of his favorite comedians and how, despite appearances, they’re still a shining example of how jokes can be hilarious without being mean.
Here's the Thing I Gave Up on Dark Souls to Play Dragon’s Dogma By Rob Rich • July 11th, 2019 Rob has always had a love/hate relationship Dark Souls, but it wasn’t until recently playing Dragon’s Dogma again that he realized why.
Here's the Thing The Joys of Animal Companions in Videogames By Rob Rich • June 12th, 2019 Rob waxes nostalgic about the different videogame animal companions he’s met over the years.
