The Canon (podcast)

This article is about the film podcast by Devin Faraci and Amy Nicholson. For the general concept of a core set of texts representing Western civilization, see Western canon. For the science book by Natalie Angier, see The Canon (book).
The Canon
Presentation
Hosted by Devin Faraci
Amy Nicholson
Genre Film
Language English
Updates Weekly (On hiatus as of October 11th 2016[1]
Length 40 - 90 minutes
Production
No. of episodes 95 (as of September 26, 2016)
Publication
Debut November 3, 2014
Provider Earwolf
Website The Canon

The Canon was a weekly audio podcast on Earwolf which began airing on November 3, 2014. Each week Devin Faraci and Amy Nicholson, of MTV News, discussed films they believed to be worthy of The Canon. The Canon is a list of films that the audience votes to decide whether it is one of "the greatest films of all time", similar to the Western Canon. Sometimes versus episodes happened, typically with some connecting quality between the two films, e.g. Star Wars versus The Empire Strikes Back.[2]

Due to allegations brought against Faraci of sexual assault, Nicholson and Earwolf have mutually agreed to put the podcast on an indefinite hiatus. [3]

Format

At the beginning of the podcast Devin Faraci and Amy Nicholson tell whether last weeks film was voted to be added to the The Canon. They then introduce the film of the week typically with some background information and a brief bit on the film. For the rest of the podcast Devin and Amy discuss whether the film should be in the The Canon, typically the hosts pick opposite positions on it being added. After the podcast, listeners can go and vote on the film being in The Canon on The Canon forum.[4]

Episodes

References

  1. ↑ https://twitter.com/earwolf/status/786031310162763776
  2. ↑ "Indie Focus: Movies that excite, 'Aloha' buzz and 'The Canon'". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  3. ↑ https://twitter.com/TheAmyNicholson/status/786037530550423552
  4. ↑ "Bill Murray crashes every other party, so why not Podmass?". www.avclub.com. 2014-11-17. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
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