School
Haaga University of Applied Sciences
Expertise
Marvel Cinematic Universe, DC Universe, 2000s horror movies
- Pauli is well-versed in European cinema and keeps a "Mads Mikkelsen list" of actors from Scandinavian dramas and goofy comedies who'll inevitably end up playing Hollywood villains.
- Due to his incurable habit of scribbling notes and article ideas during screenings, he owns a collection of battered Moleskines that are full of some of the worst handwriting known to man.
- A lifelong student of pop culture trends, Pauli is well-informed on a number of entertainment industry topics.
Experience
Pauli has written thousands of articles for various online outlets since 2011, collaborating with some of the finest word-crafting minds on the internet to surf the cultural zeitgeist. Apart from his work on Looper, Grunge, Sciencing, Mashed, The Modern Rogue, TopTenz, and others, he was a regular columnist for comedy juggernaut Cracked.com from 2013 to 2017, where he covered a wide variety of subjects and crafted pop culture analysis for up to millions of readers every week. You may have read his printed words in the books "The De-Textbook: The Stuff You Didn't Know About the Stuff You Thought You Knew" and "Listverse.com's Epic Book of Mind-Boggling Lists."
Education
Pauli has a BBA from the Haaga University of Applied Sciences.
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Jonathan Frakes, a Star Trek legend in front of and behind the camera, directed a Strange New Worlds season 3 moment that pays homage to his character, Riker.
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Superhero Movies
By Pauli Poisuo
Doctor Doom is a complicated character in the Marvel Comics, but Fantastic Four: First Steps implies the MCU is on the right track.
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Thriller Movies
By Pauli Poisuo
In 2015, Bruce Willis was set to star in a film that could have given audiences a glimpse into a different corner of his range as an actor, but it was canceled.
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Superhero Movies
By Pauli Poisuo
Galactus is one of the biggest baddies in the entire canon of Marvel Comics, but Fantastic Four: First Steps makes an odd creative choice with the character.
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The third episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 shares several similarities with HBO's acclaimed adaptation of The Last of Us.
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Fantasy Movies
By Pauli Poisuo
Liam Neeson's audition for a pivotal role in The Princess Bride went embarrassingly wrong, though it had nothing to do with his actual acting abilities.
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Comedy Shows
By Pauli Poisuo
Young Sheldon was forced to postpone the episode about Sheldon's graduation to a later season than intended, but it ended up working out great for the show.
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Comedy Shows
By Pauli Poisuo
This distasteful Seinfeld subplot explicitly name-drops a famous Batman villain as one of its inspirations, but that doesn't make it any less unfunny.
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Comedy Shows
By Pauli Poisuo
Young Sheldon fans may not remember 'Albert Einstein and the Story of Another Mary' too well, but it's not hard to see why Lance Barber loves the episode.
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Drama Shows
By Pauli Poisuo
Though Tracy Spiridakos had a specific reason for leaving Chicago P.D., she wanted to make sure her character, Hailey Upton, got the ending she deserved first.
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Drama Shows
By Pauli Poisuo
Nick Gehlfuss played Chicago Med's Dr. Will Halstead for eight seasons before leaving the show. However, he had a specific reason for departing when he did.
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Comedy Shows
By Pauli Poisuo
Johnny Galecki is probably the best-known Roseanne veteran to have appeared on The Big Bang Theory, but he's far from the only actor to pop up on both shows.
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Drama Shows
By Pauli Poisuo
Tamara Taylor's Cam Saroyan was supposed to die early in her run on the procedural drama Bones, but she made such a good impression, the writers kept her alive.
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Bradley Cooper threw his hat in the ring for roles in several major films early on in his career, including this Ben Affleck-starring sci-fi blockbuster.
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Comedy Shows
By Pauli Poisuo
It's hard to picture anybody but Henry Winkler playing Fonzie on Happy Days, but a popular musician at the time was actually another finalist for the role.
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Comedy Shows
By Pauli Poisuo
Nearly a decade ago, The Big Bang Theory received a special honor from the city of Pasadena, where the sitcom took place.
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Drama Shows
By Pauli Poisuo
Gina Torres appeared on six seasons of Suits before parting ways. Here's why she eventually left the USA Network series.
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Captain Pike has the most beautiful hair in the galaxy, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 acknowledges the many fan memes about it.
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Drama Shows
By Pauli Poisuo
Kara Killmer's paramedic character, Sylvie Brett, appeared in more than 200 episodes of Chicago Fire and its sister shows. Here's why she left in season 12.
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Drama Shows
By Pauli Poisuo
Most West Wing fans agree the series saw a drop-off in quality after Aaron Sorkin left as showrunner, but he had an understandable reason for doing so.
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Star Trek isn't afraid to get gruesome when it needs to, and that continues to be the case with the Strange New Worlds season 3 premiere, 'Hegemony, Part II.'
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Michael Douglas has said he's more or less done with acting in films and TV shows, but he hasn't completely shut the door on his potential return to the screen.
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The new season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds confirms a detail about a character that has been part of fan head canon for a while now.
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Superhero Shows
By Pauli Poisuo
The Penguin was a big hit that just nabbed a bunch of Emmy nominations, but star Colin Farrell was worried the show would get canceled before it started.
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Superhero Movies
By Pauli Poisuo
The actors playing the main villains in this year's big blockbuster hits Sinners and Superman share a TV series background.
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Horror Movies
By Pauli Poisuo
The I Know What You Did Last Summer franchise returns to theaters this year, but the series has suffered from one major problem.
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Netflix's Trainwreck documentary series, which focuses on events gone very wrong, is drawing lots of eyes with this installment about an out-of-control party.
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