About Us
The Ark of E Staff is made up of a small group of friends and family who above all else, are fans. Let's get to know them...
Noah Blanchard (Editor-in- Chief, Co-Founder, Carpenter Revisited, The Movie Ark Podcast)
Graduated from USC (University of South Carolina) with a BA in Advertising and Mass Communications and a Minor in Film Studies.
Regular Series: Carpenter Revisited (Podcast) The Movie Ark Podcast
Top 5 Favorite Movies
5. The Lobster
4. Raising Arizona
3. Goodfellas
2. Dazed and Confused
1. Almost Famous
Top 5 Favorite Albums
5. The Black Parade - My Chemical Romance
4. Nobody Likes A Quitter - All Get Out
3. The Cosmic Drama -Weatherbox
2. You Forgot It In People - Broken Social Scene
1. The Lonesome Crowded West - Modest Mouse
Top 5 Favorite TV Series
5. The Leftovers
4. South Park
3. The Wire
2. Mad Men
1. Six Feet Under
Sunshine Mayfield (Regular Contributor, The Movie Ark, The Music Ark, Resident Twitter Handler)
Regular Series: The Breakdown with Sunshine (The Movie Ark)
Top 5 Favorite Movies
5. Hot Fuzz
4. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
3. Thank You For Smoking
2. Brick
1. High Fidelity
Top 5 Favorite Albums
5. In Defense of the Genre - Say Anything
4. Survival Sounds - Rubblebucket
3. Parachutes - Coldplay
2. The Atomic Mr. Basie - Count Basie
1. The Black Parade - My Chemical Romance
Top 5 Favorite TV Series
5. South Park
4. Breaking Bad
3. Fullmetal Alchemist
2. Game of Thrones
1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Gavin Blanchard (Co-Founder, Carpenter Revisited, The Movie Ark Podcast, Resident Comedian)
Graduated from USC (University of South Carolina) with a BA in Film and Media Studies. Masters in Entertainment Business from Full Sail University
Regular Series: Carpenter Revisited (Podcast) The Movie Ark Podcast
Top 5 Favorite Movies
5. The Rock
4. Say Anything
3. Guardians of the Galaxy
2. La Jetee
1. Halloween
Top 5 Favorite Albums
5. Unknown Pleasures - Joy Division
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3. Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge - My Chemical Romance
2. Viva La Cobra - Cobra Starship
1. Sing the Sorrow - AFI
Top 5 Favorite TV Series
5. House of Cards
4. Roseanne
3. Sons of Anarchy
2. Twin Peaks
1. True Detective
Matthew J. Blanchard (Regular Contributor, The Music Ark, The TV Ark, Resident DC Expert)
Regular Series: The Scoring Session (The Music Ark) Four Color Television (The TV Ark)
Top 5 Favorite Movies
5. The Great Escape
4. Time Bandits
3. Halloween
2. Superman: The Movie
1. The Empire Strikes Back
Top 5 Favorite Albums
5. Various Positions - Leonard Cohen
4. Fear of a Black Planet - Public Enemy
3. Sweet Baby James - James Taylor
2. London Calling - The Clash
1. Tougher Than Leather - Run D. M. C.
Top 5 Favorite TV Series
5. Highlander: The Series
4. The Flash
3. Angel
2. Battlestar Galactica
1. Star Trek: The Next Generation