Published in About Me Stories·PinnedMember-onlyAbout Me — Max BorgEntertainment journalist. Film and TV aficionado. And more. The Basics I was born in Finland in 1989 and spent most of my childhood and teens in Italy. After graduating high school in 2008, I relocated to the French part of Switzerland for my university studies (Film and Latin, plus English as a…About Me Stories4 min readAbout Me Stories4 min read
Published in Fanfare·Jul 28, 2022Member-onlyWhy Star Trek V Is the Worst Sequel EverWhat went wrong with the fifth Star Trek film, directed by William Shatner? — Thunderdome is a Fanfare series where our writers good-naturedly debate some matter of pop culture and then leave it to the readers to decide. Read each post and vote at the bottom! During his panel at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, William Shatner — never one to mince his words…Thunderdome5 min readThunderdome5 min read
Published in Fanfare·Jul 21, 2022Member-onlyWhy Freaks and Geeks Is the Most Underrated Show EverThe short-lived NBC series had a lasting legacy, even though the show itself remains relatively obscure. — Thunderdome is a Fanfare series where our writers good-naturedly debate some matter of pop culture and then leave it to the readers to decide. Read each post and vote at the bottom! When it came to choosing my entry for this week’s Thunderdome, I had no doubt: it was going…Thunderdome5 min readThunderdome5 min read
Published in Fanfare·Jul 14, 2022Member-onlyWhy Cats Is the Worst Adaptation EverThe 2019 film version of the famous stage musical reeks of utter contempt for the source material. — Thunderdome is a Fanfare series where our writers good-naturedly debate some matter of pop culture and then leave it to the readers to decide. Read each post and vote at the bottom! On December 20, 2019, I went to the cinema for my final press screening of the year. As…Thunderdome5 min readThunderdome5 min read
Published in Fanfare·Jul 7, 2022Member-onlyWhy Trainspotting Is the Best AdaptationDanny Boyle’s second film does a stellar job elevating its already noteworthy source material. — Thunderdome is a Fanfare series where our writers good-naturedly debate some matter of pop culture and then leave it to the readers to decide. Read each post and vote at the bottom! There are many literary adaptations, for big and small screen, that could qualify as the best, some of…Thunderdome4 min readThunderdome4 min read
Published in Fanfare·Aug 24, 2021Member-onlyDisney Animated AfternoonsLooking back on the ups and downs of the Disney Afternoon — Retro Rewind is a weekly series that reconsiders pre-2000 pop culture. More here. The Disney Afternoon existed in its original form for almost seven years, from September 10, 1990, to August 29, 1997. I first came to know it via its international incarnations: growing up in Italy, it was a…Retrorewind6 min readRetrorewind6 min read
Published in Fanfare·Aug 19, 2021Member-onlyWhy Palpatine Is the Best Star Wars CharacterLet the truth flow through you… Thunderdome is a FanFare series where our writers good-naturedly debate some matter of pop culture and then leave it to the readers to decide. Read each post and vote at the bottom! There are good Star Wars villains. There are not-so-good Star Wars villains…Thunderdome4 min readThunderdome4 min read
Published in Fanfare·Aug 5, 2021Member-onlyWhy Christopher Eccleston Is the Best DoctorThe Ninth Doctor was, quite simply, fantastic! — Thunderdome is a FanFare series where our writers good-naturedly debate some matter of pop culture and then leave it to the readers to decide. Read each post and vote at the bottom! On March 26, 2005, Christopher Eccleston made his first appearance as the Ninth Doctor in Doctor Who. A…Thunderdome7 min readThunderdome7 min read
Published in Fanfare·Jul 29, 2021Member-onlyWhy DuckTales Is the Best Cartoon Series EverRace cars, lasers, airplanes… what more could you ask for? — Thunderdome is a FanFare series where our writers good-naturedly debate some matter of pop culture and then leave it to the readers to decide. Read each post and vote at the bottom! There are many shows I could have picked for this Thunderdome match. Some of them were already taken…Thunderdome5 min readThunderdome5 min read
Published in Fanfare·Jul 2, 2021Member-onlyIs Star Wars Fandom Officially the Worst?The toxicity of certain parts of the Star Wars fandom has reached new lows in recent months. On March 9, Disney had its shareholders call, during which people who own company stock can also ask questions. One such question was this: when are they going to fire Kathleen Kennedy and…Film5 min readFilm5 min read
