LISTEN TO THE PLUGGED IN SHOW, EPISODE 148
For a little wooden boy, Pinocchio sure has a lot of pop-culture life in him.
He’s been the star of at least 20 movies and television shows, from Belgium’s 1965 Pinocchio in Outer Space to 1996’s direct-to-video horror flick Pinocchio’s Revenge. Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro will take his own crack at the sentient puppet this December.
But for this installment of The Plugged In Show, we’re tackling the version most of us are familiar with: Disney’s.
The Mouse House just released a live-action take on its own 1940 animated classic, and both are now streaming on Disney+. And as you might expect, the newest sports some changes. In some ways, it’s actually cleaner than the 1940 version (no smoking allowed on Pleasure Island, for instance). But is it better? Well … we’ll get into that. Promise. We won’t string you along.
And once we’re done nosing through that subject, we’ll turn our attention to The Sandman, Netflix’s hit fantasy show based on a DC Comics god. (And he’s not the only DC deity we meet.) We’ll not spoil the conversation for you, but heads up: The show is far from dreamy.
So pull up a chair, and put in your earbuds. And once you’ve heard our thoughts, share your own on Facebook and Instagram. Or write us an old-fashioned email and send it to us (either via Blue Fairy or the Internet) at [email protected].
And take a look at the links below to check out everything we talk about.
Additional Resources:
- Plugged In Review: Up
- Plugged In Review: Beauty and the Beast
- Plugged In Review: Toy Story 2
- Plugged In Review: Pinocchio
- Plugged In Review: Pinocchio (2022)
- Plugged In Review: The Sandman
- Plugged In Show: Episode 102: “Dune, Eternals and Sci-Fi Spirituality”
- Plugged In Review: Despicable Me
- Plugged In Review: The Iron Giant
- Plugged In Review: The Lion King
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