The Fisherman and His Soul by Oscar Wilde or The Opposite of Little Mermaid

 https://youtu.be/6P6NTBup5cA?si=vuAdLE2baebjnnx-

What if instead of the Mermaid seeking to gain a human soul, the human man decided to get rid of his? We discuss Oscar Wilde's fairy tale of a man who falls in love with a mermaid and decides to abandon his soul to be with her, as well as the consequences of that.

Ponyo (2008): A Mermaid Fairy Tale

https://youtu.be/EoRqn63YYVE?si=3HjLUYWsSUxOE0_v

We look at the animated film Ponyo and how it fits into mermaid mythology and have a brief talk about fairy tales.

The Mermaid (2016): To Love or to Murder?

 

https://youtu.be/oHFYRoLSk-o?si=_TNYhY-M5JVMF1dM

We look at the Chinese-made Romantic Comedy The Mermaid and discuss the movie and how it fits into mermaid myth and legend.

The Lure (2015): Blood, Love and Music!

 https://youtu.be/g9KatTDEXS4?si=ksHlxMukNRMqk8IL

I look at and discuss the Polish horror musical classic The Lure, about a pair of mermaids who are hired as singers and strippers for a 1980s Polish nightclub.

1984 Splash, the rise of Madison.

 https://youtu.be/Nk4L2KkjJAc?si=m_JB0KFL77dsugXo

We look at the touchstone pictures film Splash as the first film in our look at mermaids in popular culture.

Aspen Comics: Fathom Vol I

 https://youtu.be/992pDSqUV5E?si=v2mUeWSVMZAmp0PW

We look at the opening volume of the comic series Fathom by Michael Turner.

100th video, an elephant side chat.

 https://youtu.be/77IFyZPp-o0?si=aUMR_ar8PJd83A8p

This is the 100th video I've uploaded to this channel so I'm going to take a moment to just chat for a moment. About how I got here and what's going on.

System is still not letting me upload videos.  Blaugh.