This week Mr. Green and Captain Tracy map out the manifest destiny of franchises:
FX/Hulu's Alien Earth (synths, cyborgs, xenos & Timothy Olyphant)
The Super Mario Galaxy teaser and Nintendo's inevitable Smash-verse
Spider-Man sequel fatigue and why anthologies might save superheroes
The graffiti Cool S as proof we're all living in a simulation
AI "shutdowns" (robots can't trip, sorry Skynet)
Westerns as American myth (Deadwood, Hell on Wheels)
Peacemaker and the DC Universe shuffle
Plus: Oreos, Pepsi, and how podcast sponsorships might save the world™
Welcome to Episode 110 of The Economy of Nothing™ — All Simulated.
