Sol Harris
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Harris worked with director, Oz Arshad, to develop the story and create the characters featured in Finding Fatimah before Arshad wrote the screenplay.[3] Starting in 2017, Harris became a regular contributor to Starburst magazine.[4] He has previously written about film and TV for the website WhatCulture.[5]
In 2016, Harris launched the weekly film podcast, "Diminishing Returns", with co-hosts Calvin Dyson and Allen Turing.[6] The show sees the hosts reviewing a film before pitching their own ideas for what the sequel should be.[7][8]
The show was inspired by Dyson's webseries, "My Weekly Bond", in which he reviewed one James Bond film a week.[9] As friends and film-fans, Dyson had pushed Harris to watch the James Bond series, with Harris generally being unimpressed. They decided to build a podcast around their resulting discussions,[10] with the podcast repeatedly returning to the James Bond franchise as a result.[11] It has placed as highly as #3 in the UK TV & Film iTunes podcast chart.[12]
Sol achieved notoriety as a die-hard fan of The Simpsons after a chart he produced, showcasing the show's perceived decline, became popular.[13] He had previously cited the show as a major influence on him.[14] He has since appeared on a variety of radio shows as a "Simpsons expert", including appearances on Dermot and Dave and RTÉ.[15][16]
References
- 1 2 "Diminishing Returns - About". Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ↑ Kelly, Aoife (2017-07-19). "Someone spent 4 months watching all 28 seasons of The Simpsons to make a chart outlining show's decline". Irish Independent. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- 1 2 "CloseShave TV Interview with Finding Fatimah Writer and director, Oz Arshad". YouTube. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ↑ "My Little Brony". Starburst. No. 441. Starburst Publishing Limited. October 1, 2017.
- ↑ "Sol Harris - WhatCulture Contributor". Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Diminishing Returns by Diminishing Returns on Apple Podcasts". iTunes. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Diminishing Returns". Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Simpsons Analyzer talks The Simpsons and its "decline"". Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Announcement: My New Podcast". YouTube. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ↑ SoundCloud (June 6, 2016). "1 - Dr. No" (Podcast). Diminishing Returns. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ↑ "61 - You Only Live Twice". 31 July 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ↑ "cast.market analytics for Diminishing Returns". cast.market. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ↑ "This genius chart that tracks the decline in The Simpsons is too real". Techly. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Interview: Film producer Sol Harris on Finding Fatimah - print edition". Warrington Guardian. Warrington Guardian. May 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Someone Re-Watched The Simpsons Then Charted Its Decline And It's Glorious". Today FM. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ↑ "The Decline Of The Simpsons - RTE - The Ryan Tubridy Show". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
External links
- Sol Harris at IMDb