Episode 54: The Man in the High Castle, The Man in the High Castle VS. Agent Carter, Top 5 Made for Streaming Programming

Super Fantastic Nerd Hour!

“We lost the war.” Join us as we discuss the newest Philip K. Dick science fiction adaptation — Amazon’s The Man in the High Castle! How does Amazon crowdsource its pilot season? Why is streaming media changing the type of content that gets produced? How does this alternate history about the Nazis winning World War II relate to its source material? In the INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER, we debate the post-WWII world building of The Man in the High Castle VS. Agent Carter. We binge review our top 5 made for streaming programming.

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Show Notes

• 0:00 - 16:48: The Man in the High Castle (no spoilers)
• 16:49 - 38:57: The Man in the High Castle (spoilers)
• 38:58 - 50:18: INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER: The Man in the High Castle VS. Agent Carter
• 50:19 - 1:46:31: Top 5 Made for Streaming Programming

Links

• Amazon's 2015 Pilot Season
• What if? Alternative history’s butterfly moments reach lift-off
• The Man in the High Castle: When a Nazi-Run World Isn't So Dystopian
• The Man in the High Castle never lets us believe its alternate-history nightmare
• The Man in the High Castle Shines in Amazon’s Pilot Season
• Netflix has big plans to produce more original series
• Why Scandinavian Prisons Are Superior

Top 5 Made for Streaming Programming

Conrad:

1. House of Cards
2. Transparent
3. The Guild
4. Misfits
5. Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

Ali:

1. Orange is the New Black
2. House of Cards
3. Transparent
4. The Square
5. Daredevil

Honorable Mentions:

• Deadbeat
• Arrested Development: Season 4
• Star Wars: Clone Wars: Season 6
• Salem Rogers: Model of the Year 1998