Fri, 23 November 2007  The boys jabber about movies gone wrong, the wisdom of the continued Terminator franchise, and some stuff they've seen that they actually liked. Also, weird adventures in movie theaters... Bonus Feature: Learn how you can play the Kicking & Screaming game with your friends! Are you a Max or a Chet? Comments[2] |
Sat, 17 November 2007  Brooks and Sean look at the interesting film career of visionary director George Lucas, excluding his 800 pound gorillas - Star Wars & Indiana Jones. Where was his film career going before Star Wars came along, and where might it have gone if it never had?Comments[6] |
Wed, 14 November 2007  In today's short attention span society, are thirty second commerical spots the new entertainment? The boys discuss it, along with classics like Burger King ads, the Geico cavemen and their weird TV show spinoff, the many incarnations of Max Headroom and whether Sonic ads are funny or just annoying. |
Mon, 29 October 2007  The boys discuss movies that suck (mostly, anyway). They trek into the vast wasteland of vampire movies, deconstructing where exactly the original undead lost their teeth and what it will take to get them back. Comments[2] |
Sun, 21 October 2007  As the undisputed unequivocal authorities on what is empirically funny, Brooks and Sean discuss oft overlooked comedies like Wes Anderson's Bottle Rocket and Noah Baumbach's Kicking & Screaming. They also discuss sleeper classics like Office Space and the Big Lebowski, what it takes to be funny and why so many movies aren't.Comments[4] |
Sat, 20 October 2007  In this scaled-down TVAMD minisode, Brooks and Sean review the monster flick The Host and talk a little about where horror movies are going, and how movies like Evil Dead may have taken their cue from the 60's experimental movie The Equinox: Journey Into the Supernatural. We cover a lot of ground in 12 minutes, folks...Comments[0] |
Tue, 16 October 2007  As promised, the boys return to the 80's with this tribute to the Power Anthems of classics like Karate Kid, Rocky & Footloose! If it set the scene for losers doing pullups so they could stand up to town toughs, then we'll cover it here! Just record this show and play it every time you work out. Or if you don't work out, then just listen to this show once and develop a six-pack montage-style!Comments[0] |
Wed, 10 October 2007  The guys tackle the very guy-like subject of movie beatdowns, tough one liners, and other macho moments. They also share some personal tough guy stories (all from Greg...interesting...)Comments[0] |
Sat, 29 September 2007  Now that remakes are the new sequels, the boys tackle what movies should be reimagined (ever heard of Vally of Gwangi or Champions of Justice?), the direction giant monkey movies should be headed in, and what went wrong with the Rob Zombie Halloween remake. There's also a couple of movies that maybe never should be remade. Or maybe sooner or later they'll all get remade. Who knows?Comments[2] |
Sat, 22 September 2007  The inevitable 80's retrospective is here! The guys go over classic 80's movies like Blade Runner, Aliens, and Back to the Future. 1987 alone gave us Predator, Robocop and Evil Dead 2. What a decade for cool flicks. Comments[2] |
Sun, 16 September 2007  Safety & survival tips you can get from watching movies and playing games. The adventuring skills you picked up playing Dungeons & Dragons and watching Indiana Jones may just come in handy in your real life. We also discuss the awesome precision and durability of booby trap technology, as evidenced in movies like The Goonies. You'd be amazed what you can accomplish with a couple of ropes and a really big rock.Comments[2] |
Mon, 10 September 2007  Dolph vs. Arnold: Separated at birth? You Dolph-fans should be pleased at this impromptu Dolph Lundgren tribute which contrasts the careers of the Masters of the Universe star and Predator macho man Arnold Schwarzenegger. Who's the bigger action star? You decide...Comments[2] |
Sat, 8 September 2007 From the WWGC archives comes a beautifully bizarre Dark Crazy bonus feature. This is part of our ongoing Radio Rescue Project, so we present this offbeat radio play that we did not produce. We just found it. So we give it to you, world. Enjoy. Comments[0] |
Tue, 28 August 2007  You cannot deny the undeniable coolness of Episode Z! Sean and Brooks take time from sharing their views on movies and television to prepare you, the listener, for mankind's inevitable fall to the growing zombie menace. This is one episode you can't afford to miss! Comments[2] |
Fri, 24 August 2007  The guys bring the truth when they uncover the secret conspiracies veiled in SciFi. Were the Smurfs communist? Did Star Trek have a secret socialist agenda? Was Gandalf magical or did he just have awesome weed? We may never know the answers to these questions. But we're gonna do our best to crack this nut before the night is through. So the real question is: Can you handle it? Are you ready for this much truth? Comments[2] |
Fri, 17 August 2007  The boys tackle all things twisty, from Twilight Zone to the Sixth Sense. If someone dies in the first five minutes or the hero turns out to be the killer, or the whole thing turns out to be a dream, you're gonna hear about it here. If you're not up to speed on your thrill-kill suspense films, you might want to sit this one out. All secrets are revealed...Comments[2] |
Sat, 11 August 2007  Sean and Brooks trek deep into Sci Fi country to explore the show that started it all. What separates the original Star Trek from its spin-offs and countless imitators? Where did science fiction lose its way? And can the new Trek film set it right by bringing back Kirk and Spock?Comments[0] |
Thu, 2 August 2007  Sean and Brooks discuss the Simpsons Movie and the newest Harry Potter, also what makes Potter such a cultural phenomenon and what drives Cuba Gooding's unfortunate career decisions...Comments[0] |
Thu, 26 July 2007  Brooks & Sean talk about important life lessons you can learn from watching horror movies. There are also a few lessons horror filmmakers can learn about their craft and the expectations of their audience.Comments[2] |
Sat, 21 July 2007  Sean Gilbert, Greg Starks, and Brooks Robinson talk about movies, TV and media issues. In this first episode we cover the Transformers movie, the new JJ Abrahms project, the success of TV shows like Heroes and the unfortunate demise of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. There is also some talk about how housewives are ruining American television.Comments[2] |
Sun, 20 May 2007  The Inn of the Broken Sword is a tavern that travels from place to place, wherever there are stories to tell. And if you should wander in, you won't be leaving without telling yours...Comments[2] |
Sun, 20 May 2007  The Dark Crazy gets real with some straight talk about image obsessed attention freaks. What did Lenny Kravitz or Audrey Hepburn ever do to me? Nothin', but that's beside the point. I'll tackle Playboy, Maxim and Victoria's Secret for their collective role in making the world feel ugly and making it harder for me to get served in bars. Pluse some new music, too.Comments[0] |
Sun, 20 May 2007  In the latest edition of This Week in Angst, Sean explores the impact of the WB's demise on 30 year old men who watch TV shows about 17 year old girls. Also covered is the death of the OC, the future of One Tree Hill, the failing Fox formula of fast-paced thrillers like 24 and the rise of Heroes. And what's with the guy on Prisonbreak? He's a super-genius, but he has to have a tattoo to remember where he parked his car? And what happened to Studio 60 on the Sunset strip? No one is safe this time around.Comments[0] |
Tue, 17 April 2007 Sean returns to rambling about TV shows, abandoning the bones left behind by the late WB and targeting bigger game. No more Gilmore Girls, no more One Tree Hilll, no more OC. This time around it's about Fox thrillers like PrisonBreak and why a guy who needs to get a tattoo to remember where he left his car is considered a genius. Now it's about why 24 is losing ground to NBC's Heroes, and shows about how networks should set a higher standard for their shows (like Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) are never gonna be long for this world. And a little about Smallville, too.Comments[0] |
Can life lessons we learn from movies prepare us for the end of civilization? Is Harry Potter the new Star Wars? Has modern science fiction lost its way? Are housewives ruining American television?
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