Genre Film Length 40 - 90 minutes | Language English | |
Hosted by Devin Faraci
Amy Nicholson Updates Weekly (On hiatus as of October 11th 2016 No. of episodes 95 (as of 000000002016-09-26-0000September 26, 2016) | ||
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.
Due to allegations brought against Faraci of sexual assault, Nicholson and Earwolf have mutually agreed to put the podcast on an indefinite hiatus. Nicholson appeared on an episode of fellow Earwolf podcast "Denzel Washington Is The Greatest Actor of All Time Period" and confirmed that she would be bringing back The Canon in "Early Spring" 2017. The decision of a new co-host remains unconfirmed.
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.