Who am I? I’m bad, and that’s good. I will never be good, and that’s not bad. There’s no one I’d rather be than me–24601!
In this episode, we look at what it means to be the villain and the hero, and why we need a video game version of one of the lesser French revolutions. Check out episode 15 on iTunes, Soundcloud, and Stitcher for all our thoughts Javert’s mistaken character alignment (critical fail on charisma), the best minor character names since the Hunger Games, and revolutionary bros.
Where you can find this pop culture (as of show date):
- Les Mis is still running in various cities, and you can find the 25th anniversary concert online in various forms.
- Wreck-It Ralph is available to download on online platforms like iTunes and Amazon.
Readers’ advisory, aka other stuff we like that we think you’ll like, too:
- A Tale of Two Cities
- Jane Eyre
- North & South
- Phantom of the Opera
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- Deadpool (Joe Kelly run)
- The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, vol 1 & 2
- Hyperbole and a Half
- The King of Kong
- Zootopia
- Finding Dory
- The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
Also, apparently someone did make a Les Mis-inspired video game, and it is bananas.
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