428 - FCF: Prince of Cats

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Two hosts, unalike in dignity, in fair</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Gobbledygeek</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, where we set our podcast. For this month’s</span> <strong>Four-Color Flashback</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, Paul and Arlo pull out a boombox blasting</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Romeo and Juliet</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">side B. In</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Prince of Cats</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Ronald Wimberly passes the mic to Juliet’s cousin Tybalt, a sideways entry point into the events that lead to and inform the soapy classic. Oh, and did we mention this version stars a Black cast living in an ‘80s NYC where everybody participates in an underground samurai swordfighting ring? The boys discuss Wimberly’s ingenious distortion of Shakespearean language; his manga-influenced art; how the book enriches (perhaps even improves upon?) the play; and what it means to tell this story from a race-conscious perspective.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">NEXT: oh hey, it’s that Christopher Plummer</span> <strong>Geek Challenge</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">we promised. Mike Nichols’</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wolf</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and Michael Mann’s</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Insider</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">go head-to-head.</span></span></p> <p><br /> <br /></p> <p><span style= "font-size: 10pt;"><strong>BREAKDOWN</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">00:00:48  -  Intro / Baz Luhrmann’s</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Romeo + Juliet</span></em></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">00:23:00  - </span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Prince of Cats</span></em></span></p> <p><