Rider’s Office Hours: And Then There Was Horror
Pod Meets World
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4.8 • 6.2K Ratings
🗓️ 28 October 2024
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Our celebration of “And Then There Was Shawn” rolls on to Halloween, now with Professor Rider Strong holding Office Hours and riding solo to dive deep into why this episode has resonated, and stuck, with fans for so long.
Rider engages in an in-depth analysis with horror scholar Kristopher Woofter, who shares his expert opinion on the evolution of horror in the ‘90s and the history of the slasher.
Find out more about the “rules” of horror, the lure of a “mask,” and so much more in this scream-filled, and Strong, episode of Pod Meets World!
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Office Hours with Rider Strong, a special edition of Podmeats World, where Ryder takes |
| 0:16.2 | over and is never told he's ruining the fun. |
| 0:19.2 | Yes, it's a time for inquiry, research, analysis, and all and all taking things way too seriously. |
| 0:26.8 | It's a safe space where it's never just a romp. |
| 0:30.1 | I'm your host and only host, Rider Strong. |
| 0:33.2 | Thanks for joining me. |
| 0:34.6 | Today on our show, let's get High Felutin |
| 0:37.1 | about the most absurd episode of Boy Meets World, |
| 0:39.9 | the infamous, and then there was Sean. |
| 0:42.7 | As many of you know I have a deep and abiding love for horror films and so I saw this episode as a chance |
| 0:49.2 | to not only overthink 22 minutes of children's television, but to delve into the culture, history, |
| 0:55.9 | and meaning of my favorite genre. |
| 0:58.7 | What makes horror such an enduring staple of film and television? |
| 1:02.2 | Why do we even like things that scare us? Is horror |
| 1:05.1 | a way to deal with trauma or a dark indulgence of our worst impulses? And how did Boy Meets |
| 1:10.8 | World manage to make an episode that some say is hilarious, while others say they still |
| 1:16.3 | have nightmares about it? |
| 1:18.3 | Well to get at some of these questions and more, I decided to seek out an expert, a professional. |
| 1:24.0 | And amazingly, I found the perfect person. |
| 1:26.6 | Someone with all the smarts, all the education, |
| 1:29.3 | who was still willing to come on a podcast |
| 1:31.7 | and talk about a half hour of ABC's TGI |
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