#001 - Ramblings On The Fandom Potential of Airplane Thrillers

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List of media mentioned in this rambling essay:

Supernatural (2005) [S01E04: Phantom Traveler], Assassins (1995), Live Free Or Die Hard (2007), Skyfall (2012), Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal (2001), Flight Risk (2025), High Forces (2024), Con Air (1997), Fight Or Flight (2025), Trap (2024), Bridgerton (2020) [Season 2], Cliffhanger (1997)

Doesn't matter if it's a hijacking or a natural disaster or demons on a plane--there's just something about films that show the flying tin can in the sky under attack that just does it for me. The structure tends to be rather formulaic, of course: the basic setup involves a plane, some sort of danger, a (more often than not reluctant) hero, a plucky flight attendant, and, for the best of the best, some sort of contact on the ground (make it a hacker and I'll love you forever, but we'll get to that particular trope later!)

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