What If, Instead of a Netflix Series Set in 1980s Indiana, Stranger Things Were A (Very Long) Broadway Musical Set in Sixteenth Century London? What Then?

November 28, 2017July 6, 201912 Comments

Hey Niche Readers! Like many TV fans, I'm sure a lot of you have seen Season 2 of the hit Netflix series Stranger Things. Like us, I'm sure your hearts were warmed by the themes of friendship, found family, and the power of love to conquer adversity characteristic of the show. However, also like us, I'm sure many of you were dissatisfied by the show's heteronormativity and slightly overdone 1980s Spielberg Kitsch aesthetic. Never fear! Here to help are Hannah and Seph, with an LGBT-friendly spinoff known as the Boy Actor AU, or Trans Elizabethan Stranger Things: The Musical.

I Am Angels in America (And So Can You!) : A Niche Quiz

November 26, 2017November 26, 20171 Comment

Greetings Niche Nation, and welcome back to our ongoing quiz series/hyperfixation dumping ground. Once again, we're here to test your wits and ask the question on everyone's mind: is this a quote from that one gay play we're all weirdly obsessed with, Angels in America, or from Emmy Award winning satirical series The Colbert Report? Confused? Keep … Continue reading I Am Angels in America (And So Can You!) : A Niche Quiz

What We’re Reading at 1 A.M.

November 16, 2017November 26, 2017Leave a comment

You know, it's been a great while since a 1 A.M. mood of mine actually arose at 1 A.M. Today, though, the stars have flung themselves out of alignment to project chaos and je ne sais quoi into my life. Here's how that chaos has manifested itself tonight: Just a list of every "Going to … Continue reading What We’re Reading at 1 A.M.

Closing the Goat Gap: 7 Tips from Ira Glass for Taking Your Herding from Good to Great

November 15, 2017November 15, 2017Leave a comment

“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners at goat herding, I wish someone told me. All of us who herd goats, we get into it because we love animal husbandry. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you herd, it’s just not that good. It's trying to be good, it has … Continue reading Closing the Goat Gap: 7 Tips from Ira Glass for Taking Your Herding from Good to Great

HTB (Helen “Troy” Bolton), or High School Lesbian Musical

November 15, 2017December 10, 201733 Comments

THE FULL SCREENPLAY About two hours into a very long car ride to see Tegan and Sara in Portland, Maine, and one hour into the High School Musical 3 soundtrack, I turn to my friend Sam and say, "You know, when you think about it, Troy's struggle in the first movie is really emblematic of … Continue reading HTB (Helen “Troy” Bolton), or High School Lesbian Musical

We Need A Musical Episode of Stranger Things and We Need It Now

November 12, 2017July 6, 20197 Comments

Dear the Brothers Duffer, Hello, good sirs. You have made a really neat television series. The plot is a living, breathing homage to eighties genre greats with enough twists and 21st century updates to keep things fresh. Your casting directors just crushed it, and I love every character more than the last. You even get … Continue reading We Need A Musical Episode of Stranger Things and We Need It Now

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How to Succeed in Comedy Without Your Pants On: The Louis C.K. Method

November 9, 2017November 26, 20171 Comment

Like anyone with a bad childhood and worse posture, I like to think of myself as an aspiring comedian. Accordingly, I try to model my own maladaptive public displays on those of the industry legends— legends such as Louis C.K. After all, who could be a better inspiration than Mr. C.K.? The man is a stand … Continue reading How to Succeed in Comedy Without Your Pants On: The Louis C.K. Method