Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc–the production studio responsible for creating the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical shorts that became such an iconic symbol of American animation and humor–closed its doors in 1963. The proliferation of television over the previous decade put the continued production of animated shorts into a dubious position and, after a Supreme […]
99 Problems, and They All Orcs: Shadow of Mordor and Expanding the Middle Earth Universe
In an iconic scene from The Fellowship of the Ring, Frodo, horrified at what he has heard about Gollum, who is stalking him in hopes of reclaiming the Ring, remarks that it’s a “pity” that Bilbo didn’t kill him when he had a chance. Gandalf pushes back at the notion, insisting instead, “It was Pity […]