Fascists, Friedbergs and Seltzers (300th Episode Special)

Optimism Vaccine

THIS WEEK: 300 (2006), 300: Rise of an Empire (2014), Meet The Spartans (2008)

Some things are so difficult to comprehend they boggle the mind to the point of madness. Who knew Zack Snyder would create the cinematic playbook for stylized dumb guy action and modern reactionary right wing fascism? Who could have ever dreamed a wildly successful non-Snyder sequel to 300 would be released eight years later, only to be wiped clean from our collective memory? Who could have predicted parody film slop auteurs, Friedberg and Seltzer, would have a decade+ successful run in Hollywood?

And, most importantly, who ever thought Optimism Vaccine would make it to 300 episodes?

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