Life, the Cineverse and Everything: Recent Episodes

Nick Taylor

A podcast that brings movies, TV and pop culture into perspective.

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  • Introduce Daniel Hashimoto.
  • Have you seen anything good recently?
    • Chernobyl (HBO) / Godzilla
  • Main Topic: VFX Work
    • Started “Action Movie Kid” channel on YouTube 5 years ago.
      • Almost 1m subscribers on YouTube. “Action Movie Kid Vol 1” has 86m views.
      • “Action Movie Dad” channel goes into BTS of how the videos are created.
      • Favorite videos: Portal, Get in the Boat (Pirate Ship)
    • How did you get started in VFX?
      • Dreamworks
      • Escape Pod/ Toys ‘R’ Us
    • Done work for Samsung, Fox’s ‘The Gifted’, CBS ‘This Morning’. Now work with Red Giant.
      • Do you have a favorite project that you’ve worked on?
    • What are your aspirations in the industry?
      • Where will you take ‘Action Movie Kid’?
    • Shipbreakers book on Amazon
    • Action Movie Kid book on Amazon
    • Action Movie Kid on YouTube | Action Movie Dad on YouTube
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Nick is on his own as he discusses Disney's live-action version of 'Aladdin'. It's not too long.

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Jason and I, in an additional segment, lament over video games that were turned into movies. Was it a mistake? Only time will tell.

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  • Introduce Jason.
  • Have you seen anything good recently?
    • Dead to Me (Netflix) / Escape Room / Robin Hood / Lego Movie 2 / Snowpiercer /
  • Main Topic: Avengers Endgame
    • 96% on Rotten Tomatoes. $350m domestic, $1.2b worldwide opening weekend. Fastest to $1b (previously held by Infinity War w/ $640m opening weekend)
    • Culmination of 22 movies over 11 years ending the “Infinity Saga”. Next Marvel films will not have phases (‘Spider-Man Far From Home’ 5 July ends Phase 3).
    • Written by Chris Markus & Stephen McFeely – Infinity War, Winter Soldier, Thor 2
    • Completes character arcs:
      • Tony – from selfishness to selflessness
      • Cap – a life of service to a life of his own
    • Endgame sort of a “What If” film: showing Fat Thor, murdering Hawkeye, depressed Black Widow, Professor Hulk, Cap marrying Peggy, etc.
    • Best moments:
      • Captain America in 2012 (America’s Ass, Hail Hydra)
      • Black Widow sacrifice on Voromir / Tony Stark sacrifice
      • Avengers Compound battle (Act 3)
    • Girl power moment?
    • Time Travel: Laid out that changing past events would not alter their present, and they would return to the same timeline which they left. The Ancient One even goes into this further to explain that an alternate timeline would offshoot from their timeline due to changing things.
      • Tony Stark creates time travel easily (without knowledge of the Quantum Realm).
      • Steve Rogers stays in the past, but then appears at the point where he left.
    • Criticisms:
      • Overrated? Pandering? Fan service?
      • Fat Thor.
    • Misdirection in marketing?
    • What happens now?
      • Loki, Falcon & Winter Soldier, WandaVision D+ shows; ‘Black Widow’ movie
    • What are you looking forward to seeing/doing in the next few months?
      • The Hustle (10 May) / John Wick 3 (17 May) / Aladdin (24 May)
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  • Introduction.
  • Have you seen anything good recently?
    • Glass / Us / Shazam! / Star Trek Discovery (S2) / Scriptnotes Podcast
  • Introduce Alex Lehmann.
  • NEWS:
    • WGA v ATA conclusion
  • Main Topic:
    • How did you get started Directing?
      • “Asperger’s Are Us”
      • Camera Operator, Cinematographer, Editor
    • “On Tour with Asperger’s Are Us” (Apr 30 – May 2)
      • How did this doc come about?
    • Previous work –
      • “Paddleton”
    • At what point will you consider yourself “made”?
    • What are some of your favorite films/ inspiration?
      • Jaws, Total Recall, Die Hard, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Cohen Bros, Edgar Wright
  • What are you looking forward to seeing in the next few months?
    • Avengers Endgame / The Long Shot (May 3) / Aladdin (May 24) / Rocketman (May 31)
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Review of the highly anticipated Marvel Studios film, 'Avengers: Endgame'.

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LA Times Article

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  • Introduce Jasmine.
  • Have you seen anything good recently?
    • The Twilight Zone (CBS) / Pet Sematary (1989) / Dumbo
  • NEWS:
    • Netflix plans to buy historic Egyptian theater on Hollywood Blvd / Batman movies returning to theaters in May / Adam Sandler to host SNL for the first time on May 4 / A Dreamer’s Production
  • Main Topic:
    • Our aspirations in Hollywood
    • Every working writer in Hollywood belongs to a union called the WGA – the WGA allows for Agents to negotiate salaries on the behalf of their members, but there are imposed minimums for those payments. (WGA Website / ATA Literature)
    • A year ago, according to the current AMBA, the WGA informed the Agencies that they wanted to renegotiate their agreement and notably, impose a “Code of Conduct” that will eliminate packaging fees and call for the dissolution of Agency-owned production companies (Endeavor Content owned by WME, etc.) to make their clients the focus of an agent’s attention.
    • WGA Explains Packaging Video
    • “Where agents once focused on the percentage they got as job finders for their writer, actor, and director clients, those at big outfits like WME, UTA, and CAA—which represent much of the industry’s A-list—now frequently play a bigger part in the overall deal-making process. That sometimes includes producing projects and packaging, which happens when agents combine multiple clients, such as a writer, actor, and/or director, and sell them to a studio as a—you guessed it—package. In such deals, which are how most scripted TV shows come to market now, agents forego the traditional 10 percent commission on the writers’ fees, instead of being paid directly by the studios. In return, they stand to reap more from the packaging fees they get from studios (parts of which are taken directly out of the project’s budget) than from commissions for getting a writer client work.” (Vanity Fair)
    • Mar 22 – a letter was published anonymously, outlining some glaring errors of the ATA and a Statement of Support was published by the WGA by 778 writers agreeing to fire their agents if no deal can be reached: Tina Fey, Alfonso Cuaron, James L. Brooks, Aaron Sorkin, Shonda Rhimes, Seth MacFarlane, Joss Whedon, Mike Schur, Colin Trevorrow, Mindy Kaling
      • Not signed: J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman, Ava DuVernay, Lee Daniels, Dick Wolfe, Chuck Lorre, Marc Cherry, The Duffer Bros, Dan Fogelman…
    • Talks were supposed to expire at midnight on Sat, Apr 6th but were extended to April 12th at midnight instead.
  • What are you looking forward to seeing/doing in the next few months?
    • Avengers Endgame (Apr 26) / Rocketman (May 31)
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Nick talks 'WREXIT' and some more with Jared that got cut from our last episode for time!

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  • Introduce Jared.
  • Have you seen anything good recently?
    • Jared: I Tonya, Baahubali, Lagaan, Incident in a Ghost Land, Isle of Dogs
    • Nick: Nate Bargatze (Netflix) / Bram Stoker’s Dracula / Shrill (Hulu) / WonderCon
  • NEWS:
    • Shooting at a Mosque in Christchurch, NZ (15 Mar) /// Batman is 80 years old (Mar 30, 1939) /// Apple TV+ trailer
  • Main Topic: Disney Acquires 20th Century Fox
    • The Walt Disney Company bought 21st Century Fox in a $71.3 Billion-dollar deal @ 12:02 am on 20 Mar 2019. Biggest media consolidation in Hollywood history.
    • History of the merger according to Wikipedia, Comcast almost outbid them ($65B on 13Jun18).
    • In June 2018, the DOJ approved the anti-trust approval case, so the deal was all but done.
    • Controversy: Disney-Fox now controls about 37% of domestic box-office share power.
      • Disney released 10 films in 2018 – Netflix released 93.
    • Disney shuts down Fox 2000 which makes mid-level movies (1 of 4 film production companies owned by Fox) – Fight Club, The Fault in Our Stars, Life of Pi, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Hidden Figures, Walk the Line, Bridge of Spies, The Hate U Give, Love Simon
    • What Disney owns now –
      • 20th Century Fox Movies: Avatar, Titanic, Star Wars (Ep 4), Home Alone, Night at the Museum, Cast Away, The Martian, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Simpsons, Alien, Predator, Fight Club, Dragon Ball, Kingsman, There’s Something About Mary, Independence Day, 28 Days Later, Fantastic Voyage, The Sound of Music, MAS*H, Big, Rocky Horror Picture Show…
      • 20th Century Fox TV – The Simpsons, King of the Hill, In Living Color, The X-Files, The Mick, 24, Fresh Off the Boat, The Last Man on Earth, American Horror Story
      • Controlling stake in HULU – already owned 30%, bought Fox’s 30% totaling 60%
        • What does this mean for Disney+ ?
      • What does this mean for the future of Hollywood?
      • Should we be afraid of this? What does it signify?
    • Fox Corp / News Corp still exists, which owns Fox News, Fox TV and Fox Sports.
  • What are you looking forward to seeing/doing in the next few months?
    • Twilight Zone (CBS, Apr 1)
    • Pet Sematary, Shazam! (Apr 5) / Hellboy (Apr 12) / Avengers Endgame (Apr 26)
    • Cannes Film Festival (May 25) / John Wick Ch 3 (May 17) / Aladdin (May 24)
  • ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ thoughts?
  • ‘100 Bullets’
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Nick talks with Jason and his wife, Megan, about the Netflix Marvel shows, and their rankings of MCU movies!

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  • Introduce Jason and Megan.
  • Have you seen anything good recently?
    • Netflix Marvel Shows / Brooklyn Nine Nine (NBC) / The Upside
    • Superstore (NBC) / Working Moms (Netflix)
    • The Umbrella Academy (Netflix) / Paddleton (Netflix) / Free Solo
  • NEWS:
    • March is Women’s History month / March 8 is International Women’s Day
    • WB CEO says “No more DC Extended Universe movies, only stand alone films”.
    • The Simpsons pulls “Stark Raving Dad” in light of MJ Documentary ‘Leaving Neverland’.
    • James Guns’ ‘Suicide Squad 2’ ramping up w/ new characters. (Idris Elba = Deadshot)
  • Main Topic: Captain Marvel
    • A long-awaited female led Marvel superhero film directed by Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck (a couple feature films, episodes of Room 104, The Affair & Billions). In development since 2013.
    • Captain Marvel created in 1967 (who was a man, portrayed by Annette Bening) with Carol Danvers picking up the mantle in 2012 (previously Ms. Marvel).
    • First impressions of the film? What did you like/ not like? Ranking of MCU movies?
      • 2 hr 4 min run time
      • Stan Lee Marvel Studios Intro/ Cameo
      • Depictions of females/ males
      • Story/ Plot development
    • Issues with story:
      • Uniform / Flerken (Cat) / Fury loses an eye
    • Reviews & Box Office: Rotten Tomatoes / Box Office Mojo
    • Where do we go from here? Black Widow? Ms. Marvel?
  • What are you looking forward to seeing/doing in the next few months?
    • Stuber (12 July 2019) / Framing John DeLorean (7 Jun) / Good Omens (31 May) / Shazam! (5 Apr)
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Life, The Cineverse and Everything
Mar 1st / Episode 27

  • Introduce Kelly Pendygraft.
    • SAG Actress in LA, worked on many commercials, TV and movies.
    • Originally from Louisville? Our mutual friend: Kay.
  • Have you seen anything good recently?
    • 91st Oscars / ‘First Man’ / ‘Roma’ / 'Cold War'
  • Interview:
    • Been in many commercials:
      • Star Wars - Duracell
      • Homegoods
    • Honda
      • Volkswagen
      • KFC (Jason Alexander)
    • Parks and Rec, M.Y.L.F. (also directed), ‘Oxalis’ (SPOILERS Discussed), ‘Magic Bullet’ (Vimeo)
    • Do you have a favorite project that you’ve worked on? If so, which one?
    • Worked with Ashley Judd, Chris Pratt, Rodney Dangerfield- Who is your favorite person you’ve worked with?
    • Director, Producer, Actor – Which do you prefer?

What are you looking forward to seeing/doing in the next few months?

  • ‘Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men’ (Mar 12)
  • Rise Website
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This is a special episode recorded for Rode's "My Rode Cast" competition where Nick talks about the controversies around the 91st Annual Academy Awards and whether or not they're still relevant. Spoiler: They're not :(

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Life, The Cineverse and Everything
Feb 15th / Episode 26: The REMAKE!

  • Introduce Megan.
  • Valentines Day recommendations: When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, 500 Days of Summer
  • Have you seen anything good recently?

    • Lego Movie 2 / Velvet Buzzsaw / The Kominsky Method / Bird Box / V For Vendetta / The Titan / Crashing (HBO) / Star Trek Discovery / Sorry to Bother You / Geostorm /
  • NEWS:

    • ‘Aladdin’ Genie Reveal in TV spot / Epix starting streaming service w/ MGM properties (Disney+, Apple, AT&T/ Warner Media, DC Universe) / Hulu’s Animated Marvel Universe / Captain Marvel’s epic 90’s website / TOP MOVIES AT BO: Lego Movie 2, What Men Want, Cold Pursuit, The Upside, Glass
  • Main Topic: The Hollywood Remake

    • Remakes are not new: Ocean’s 11 (1960/2001), Psycho (1960/1998), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968/1999), Scarface (1932/1983), The Italian Job (1969/2003).
    • It all starts with an IP – Intellectual Property that a studio owns.
    • I’m categorizing into 3 different categories: Re-Interpretation, To Improve Upon the Original, Cash Grab.
      • Re-Interpretation (best kind, a.k.a. ‘Reboot’): Superhero - Batman (1989)/ Batman Begins (2005), The Thomas Crown Affair (1999), Dracula (6 times), The Mummy (1932/1999/2017)
      • Improve Upon Original: Foreign films - 12 Angry Men (1957/1997), 3:10 to Yuma (1957/2007), The Birdcage (1996)/ La Cage a Folles (1978), The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008/1951), The Departed (2006)/ Internal Affairs (2002)
      • Cash Grab (converting an already good movie into another version): Animated/ Horror - 101 Dalmatians (1961/1996), Beauty and the Beast (2017/1991)
    • Good Remakes: Star Trek (2009), Little Shop of Horrors (1986), War of the Worlds (2005), The Departed (2006), Man of Steel (2013)
    • Bad Remakes: Total Recall (2012), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), Ghostbusters (2016), The Karate Kid (2010), King Kong (2005)
    • Remakes Currently in development – Aladdin (2019), Lion King (2019), Shaft (2019), Charlie’s Angels (2019), The Hustle (2019), The Batman (2021), Fantastic Voyage, The Howling, Inspector Gadget, The Invisible Man, Little Shop of Horrors, Masters of the Universe, Mulan
    • Remakes we would like to see: Quantum Leap, Futurama, MIB/Independence Day?
  • What are you looking forward to seeing/doing in the next few months?
    • How to Train Your Dragon 3 (Feb 22), Captain Marvel/ Dumbo (Mar 8/9)
    • Roma (Nflix), Flighting With My Family, Glass
  • Sign off. (Bye!)

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Nick is joined by his legally obligated spouse to talk about their new venture as big-shot Hollywood creative types*

*We are not actually, in any way, "big" or any other sized- shots.

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More interviews with my wife Megan, Jason, Jake and Daniel!

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Interviews with Jared, Alex, Katy and Brian talking about our best and worst of 2018!

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Nick's plan of contacting previous guest hosts gets beaugarted by Wes Singleton, who has some valid concerns on the state of Hollywood, so this episode becomes about that. More with previous guest hosts talking the best/worst of 2018 for extras next week!

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Nick and Megan are in balmy Hawaii, getting ready for Christmas so we talk some good and bad Christmas movies. Check out our list of Christmas movies to watch, and let us know if you agree or disagree with any on our list:

Bad Moms 2
Office Christmas Party
Home Alone
Love Actually
It's a Wonderful Life
A Christmas Story
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Elf
Miracle on 34th Street
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Scrooged
Jingle All the Way
Frosty the Snowman (1969) / Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1964)
A Christmas Carol
Die Hard
Gremlins
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang / Iron Man 3
Batman Returns
Trading Places
Edward Scissorhands
The Nightmare Before Christmas

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With no "extras" material from our previous episode, Nick just rambles for a while. At least it's short. Enjoy!

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Since the death of the beloved Stan Lee occurred recently, we thought we would welcome the podcast back with a talk about creativity in our first live show in California! We're back, baby!

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Here's the meat and potatoes of our scary stuff sequel episode. It's basically the whole episode, let's be honest with each other.

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Jared and Wade are back! To talk about more scary film and television properties that we missed on the previous episode. Nick is also here. There may not be a podcast on Nov 15th. You've been warned.

00:00 - Intro
00:49 - Welcome and Guest Hosts
02:25 - Catching up w/ Jared and Wade
02:42 - Jared's Fifth Appearance - FIVE FOR FIGHTING: GOAT
07:46 - Wade's Third Appearance - FIVE FOR FIGHTING: TRILOGIES
12:18 - FIVE FOR FIGHTING: HALLOWEEN
16:28 - Seen anything good recently?
            'Sicario: Day of the Soledado', 'TWD' (Wade)
            'Bad Times at the El Royale', 'Scarface', 'In Bruges', 'Lie of Bryan', 'The Evil Dead', 'The Shining' (Jared)
            Flight of the Conchords HBO Special, 'It Follows', 'Goosebumps', 'Tusk', 'The Romanoffs', 'The Strangers', 'Death Wish' (Nick)
28:39 - Nick's last podcast in KY
29:44 - Netflix cancels 'Iron Fist' and 'Luke Cage'
31:45 - Sony plans Spider-Man villains universe
33:30 - James Gunn's 'Suicide Squad 2'
35:38 - 'Halloween' (2018) biggest opening for a slasher movie ever
38:13 - Horror movies pt 2
39:15 - Most popular horror movies (by genre)
            Zombie, Vampire, Werewolf, Horror-Comedy
56:36 - Wrap up and Outro

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Nick, Jared and Wade continue to talk about scary movies. There's even not one, but TWO Five for Fighting segments!!!! Wow. Christmas really has come early. Listen on, if you dare...

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Nick has enlisted the help of Wade and Jared, 2 experts on the horror genre, to enlighten him on what makes a good horror film and which are the best of all time. We also talk about non-horror related stuff, but that's not interesting because it's the month of Halloween - damn, October... I did it again.

00:00 - Intro
00:37 - Welcome and Guest Hosts (Nick's winging it)
01:57 - Seen anything good recently? Wade: 'The First Purge' (not Purge 1, to clarify), 'Solo', 'The Walking Dead'
06:49 - Jared: 'The Nun', 'The House with a Clock in Its Walls', 'The Predator', 'The Usual Suspects'
11:26 - 'Venom', Nick's Horror Movie Marathon
12:26 - NEWS 'The Mandalorian' - First live action Star Wars show on Disney streaming service
Rambo goes country
16:53 - Nick sells his house (excuses for not prepping this episode)
18:12 - Main Topic: House of Horrors Horror's beginnings
Edison Studios' Frankenstein (1910)
21:30 - Universal's first shared universe
26:45 - Subgenres: demonic, zombies, slasher, paranormal, horror-comedy, torture porn
30:22 - What is it that you enjoy about horror?
38:30 - Newer horror
50:24 - What are you looking forward to? 'Bad Times at the El Royale', 'Into the Spider-Verse', 'Aquaman', 'Creed II',
57:45 - Sign Off

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More with Nick and Jason talking about the Spider-man PS4 game and more!

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Nick is joined by 3 time guest host Jason Teeter to talk Venom, and his origins in the Spider-Man universe! Fair warning, we talk a lot of Spider-Man before we even get around to Venom.

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Nick and Wade keep on talking about 80's movies!

00:00 - Intro
00:25 - Commando?
01:34 - Cobra? (too much Stallone?)
03:37 - Jack Ryan series (John Krasinski typecast)
04:47 - New Star Trek films
05:34 - Horror kickstarts franchise films
            'Friday The 13th'/ 'Halloween'
            Horror genre
            'The Thing'
19:25 - Outro

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Nick enlists the help of an old friend, Wade Cunningham, to sift through some of the 80's finest franchises. Good, bad and unnecessary, the 80's certainly had a lot to offer. Let's take a look, shall we?

00:00 - Intro
00:31 - Welcome and Guest Host
01:54 - Seen anything good recently? Walking Dead/ Watching movies at home now
02:58 - Marvel Cinematic Universe
04:30 - Netflix Subscriptions
'Ozark' (season 2)
'Jack Ryan' (Amazon Prime)
05:14 - 'Marvel's Spider-Man' on PS4
06:15 - 'Saga' (Image Comics)
07:00 - News! Colin Kaepernick and Nike
07:43 - Dave Bautista may not return for GoTG Vol 3
09:44 - Die Hard Prequel/Sequel 'McClane'
12:44 - FILM3d app, simulates 3D photos
13:23 - Henry Cavill is Superman no more?!
15:21 - 80's Franchises (with 3 or more films)16:04 - Alien
19:34 - Back to the Future
21:39 - Beverly Hills Cop
24:45 - Die Hard
26:52 - James Bond
29:42 - Lethal Weapon
32:17 - Predator
35:22 - Terminator
39:27 - Jack Ryan
41:52 - Planet of the Apes
43:50 - Star Wars
48:22 - Star Trek
50:31 - Indiana Jones
52:54 - Five for Fighting56:43 - What are you looking forward to? Captain Marvel (March 2019)
Star Wars Episode 9
Cobra Kai Season 2 (YouTube)
57:44 - Venom (Oct 5)
Halloween (Oct 19)
Emmy Awards (Sept 17)
58:54 - Sign off

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Nick and Jazz talk some more about screenwriting, and some methods they share with our studio audience.

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Nick talks with Jasmine, a recent grad of Loyola Marymount University in California with a masters in Screenwriting - and how they are both selling their souls for the entertainment industry. They talk the history of screenwriting as well as personal tactics.

00:00 - Intro
00:32 - Welcome & Guest Host
03:04 - Seen anything good recently? Writing & Fellowships
'Black k Klansman' (in theaters)
'Christopher Robin' (in theaters)
05:57 - Extinction (Netflix)
07:04 - 'Disenchantment' (Netflix)
07:45 - 'Saga' (Image comics)
11:05 - News Scarlett Johansson is the highest paid actress of 2018
12:58 - Jasmine submits script for the Nichols Fellowship
14:16 - Academy Awards adds a new category for Achievement in Popular Film
18:40 - Main Topic: Screenwriting20:14 - Reading/ purchasing scripts
23:44 - Different types of scripts
25:36 - Breaking screenwriting rules
27:33 - Writing specific Genres
31:19 - Case Study: 'The Princess Bride'
34:09 - # of scripts written
36:10 - Screenwriting resources
42:06 - Inspirational writers
44:33 - Favorite movies
48:50 - Director vs Writer (who should get credit?)
51:02 - Original vs Adapted screenplays
54:38 - What are you looking forward to? 'Beautiful Boy' (Oct 12)
'Boy Erased' (Nov 2)
'Mary Queen of Scots' (Dec 7)
56:30 - 'First Man' (Oct 12)
'Jurassic Park' rerelease (Sep 16)
'Jack Ryan'/ 'Ozark' S2 (Aug 31)
01:01:30 - Sign off

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Nick and Alex play games with each other (no, seriously) in a couple cut for time segments from our "Mission: Improbable" episode. Thanks for listening!

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Nick and Alex talk about the 'Mission: Impossible' franchise in detail, Alex defends Equalizer (against John Wick) and Nick watches new shows on Hulu. But we have a lot of fun so check it out! Even more coming on Extras next week!

00:00 - Intro
00:48 - Welcome and Guest Host (Alex Betz)
02:50 - Seen Anything Good Recently? 'Equalizer II' (vs John Wick)
07:35 - 'Ant Man & the Wasp' where Michael Peña shines
08:17 - Nate Bergatze ('The Standups' on Netflix)
10:16 - 'Gran Torino'
11:38 - 'Murder on the Orient Express'
12:44 - 'Terminal' on Hulu
13:48 - 'Castle Rock' on Hulu
14:31 - 'House on Haunted Hill' (1959)
17:39 - Artemis by Andy Weir
18:57 - New News
All Marvel films on Imax screens (30 Aug - 3 Sep)
21:28 - Harry Potter movies in theaters (31 Aug - 6 Sep)
22:57 - Antoine Fuqua meets with Marvel
24:16 - Moviepass swirls the toilet
26:05 - House of Cards' final season with Robin Wright
27:45 - Patrick Stewart comes back to Star Trek on CBS All Access
32:26 - Mission Improbable TV Series (1966 - 1973)
33:56 - Mission: Impossible (1996) directed by Brian De Palma
37:03 - Mission: Impossible II (2000) directed by John Woo
42:13 - Mission: Impossible III (2006) directed by J.J. Abrams
44:18 - Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) directed by Brad Bird
47:20 - Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) directed by Christopher McQuarrie
49:48 - Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) directed by Christopher McQuarrie
52:23 - What Are You Looking Forward To? 'Jack Ryan' on Amazon
55:40 - 'Glass' and Alex's disdain that Nick hasn't seen 'Split'
58:21 - Jim Carrey in 'Kidding' on Showtime
59:13 - 'Maniac' on Netflix (Jonah Hill & Emma Stone)
01:02:08 - Nick on "The Force Sports" Podcast coming up
01:02:45 - Sign off

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Jared brings a new segment called 'Five for Fighting' (no relation to the band, kind of) and we finish talking about John Wick and The Equalizer. This could be the funniest episode ever. Or at least the one where we laugh the most. I swear, we weren't drunk. Enjoy!

The Asylum Production company - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Asylum

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Nick and Jared talk all manner of things pertaining to the Equalizer series, Skyscraper, Men in Black remake, Shazam! & Aquaman, Venom and much much more! Oh, there's so much more. 

Misfits and Monsters - https://www.trutv.com/shows/bobcat-goldthwaits-misfits-and-monsters/index.html

James Gunn firing - https://deadline.com/2018/07/james-gunn-fired-guardians-of-the-galaxy-disney-offensive-tweets-1202430392/

The Equalizer (TV Show) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Equalizer

John Wick vs Robert McCall on Quora - https://www.quora.com/Who-would-win-a-fight-between-John-Wick-and-Robert-McCall-from-The-Equalizer-and-why

Stay tuned next week for our Extras episode, which will wrap up our John Wick/Equalizer talk and give birth to a brand new segment which Jared created called "Five for Fighting"! It's gonna be fun!

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Nick and Jason are reunited to complete this episode of Life, The Cineverse & Everything. Talking about 'Ant Man & The Wasp', the future of the MCU (including 'Captain Marvel') and their secret special project. Also, BIG NEWS for Nick and his family in the coming months! Thanks for listening.

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Listen, the episode's late and I don't got time for timecodes. SPOILERS for 'Ant Man & The Wasp' if you haven't seen it yet. Enjoy this cliffhanger episode!

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Nick and Chris are talking all things Jurassic, ranging from the original Michael Crichton novel that kicked off a series to the newest addition to the film franchise with Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.

00:00 - Intro
00:32 - Welcome & Guest Host
01:40 - Seen anything good recently? 'Upgrade' / 'Hereditary' / 'Solo'
'Seinfeld' (Hulu) / 'Love' (Netflix)
07:09 - News Moviepass & AMC A-List
12:21 - Disney buys Fox
15:39 - 'Spider-Man Homecoming' Sequel
17:06 - 'Solo' underperforms, Star Wars spinoffs on hold?
19:09 - Jurassic Galaxy19:58 - 'Jurassic Park' by Michael Crichton
21:03 - 'Jurassic Park' (1993) Directed by Steven Spielberg
24:19 - 'The Lost World: Jurassic Park' (1997) Directed by Steven Spielberg
27:04 - 'Jurassic Park III' (2001) Directed by Joe Johnston
31:30 - 'Jurassic Park IV' Development Hell
32:16 - 'Jurassic World' (2015) Directed by Colin Trevorrow
36:43 - 'Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom' (2018) Directed by J.A. Bayona MILD SPOILERS
51:50 - What are you looking forward to? 'Hereditary' / 'Upgrade' 'Welcome to Marwen' (Nov 21) / 'Ant Man & The Wasp' (July 6) / 'Dumbo' (Mar 2019)
'Disenchantment' (Aug) on Netflix
54:48 - Sign off

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Nick and Megan continue rambling about various subjects such as: sexual assault in the entertainment industry, the Pixar theory, and more!

00:00 - Intro
00:26 - Chris Hardwick/ Morgan Freeman allegations
08:42 - Roseanne is a racist and her show is cancelled
12:39 - 'Infinity War' writers want to fix the DCEU
16:31 - The Pixar (Universe) Theory
22:01 - Andy's mom is Jessie's owner? (in 'Toy Story')
23:41 - Outro

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Nick and wife (2nd time guest) Megan talk about the Pixar series of movies as well as some recent TV shows and some recent entertainment news. Spoilers for 'Incredibles 2' and pretty much all Pixar films lie ahead, so proceed with caution.

00:00 - Intro
00:32 - Nick's excuses, welcome and Guest Host
03:15 - Have you seen anything good recently? Avengers Infinity War / Cloak & Dagger (Freeform) / Hotel Artemis / Y The Last Man
12:01 - Megan built a Food Truck playhouse for our son
12:57 - Stan Lee's Manager is arrested
14:44 - 'Wonder Woman 1984' photos
15:42 - Pixar Movies & History20:08 - Toy Story (1995)
21:14 - A Bug's Life (1998)
24:50 - Toy Story 2 (1999)
25:48 - Monsters, Inc. (2001)
27:06 - Finding Nemo (2003)
28:15 - The Incredibles (2004)
30:46 - Cars (2006)
32:33 - Disney buys Pixar for $7.4 billion
34:18 - Ratatouille (2007)
35:44 - Wall-E (2008)
37:00 - Up (2009)
39:40 - Toy Story 3 (2010)
41:52 - Cars 2 (2011)
43:58 - Brave (2012)
46:54 - Monsters University (2013)
48:54 - Inside Out (2015)
52:22 - The Good Dinosaur (2015)
54:36 - Finding Dory (2016)
55:32 - Cars 3 (2017)
56:20 - Coco (2017)
58:33 - Incredibles 2 (2018) - SPOILERS
1:04:16 - What are you looking forward to? Tag (out now) / Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom (June 22) / Disenchantment (Netflix) / Ant Man & The Wasp (July 6)
Louisville Supercon (Nov 30 - Dec 2)
1:08:42 - Sign Off

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Nick and Brian continue talking about superhero movies and the summer blockbuster!

00:00 - Intro
00:25 - Brian is a DC Fanboy
10:21 - DC on TV (Arrow, Flash, etc.)
17:15 - Batman Telltale Series
18:18 - Avengers Infinity War Timeline
24:44 - Outro

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Nick and guest host Brian O'Banion (Nick's cousin) dive into the wonderful world of the summer blockbuster. We learn how it originated, what constitutes a blockbuster, and which ones we saw growing up or will not watch again Transformers... excuse me!

00:00 - Finn talks with Brian
00:49 - Intro
01:22 - Welcome and Guest Host
03:10 - Have you seen anything good recently?            Brian is a long standing DC Fan
03:50 - Deadpool 2 (Spoilers)
06:50 - Avengers Infinity War (Spoilers)
14:00 - Solo A Star Wars Story (Spoilers)
25:30 - Mail Time25:50 - Nick has to roll his windows up (starts raining)
26:30 - Video Game Movies
32:00 - Portal ('Portal' Short Film by Dan Trachtenberg)
34:42 - Star Wars Holiday Special Review?
36:24 - Summer Blockbusters            Film School Rejects article1:00:39 - What are you looking forward to?
1:09:19 - Louisville Supercon 2018
1:13:48 - Sign off

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Nick, Alex, Wes and Jared continue their rants on things they used to watch. Wes tries to wrangle Nick into an argument about 'The Tonight Show' and more! Stick around.

00:00 - Intro
00:26 - Avengers Infinity War and Jared playing catch-up
01:59 - The Tonight Show wars
06:26 - Recording on VHS and 90's commercials
08:14 - Disney and Musicals
10:38 - Video Game TV Shows (Megaman, Sonic, Mario Bros, etc.)
12:14 - Jared makes up a show about a Mannequin
13:34 - The Stupid Joke (Middle School memories)
17:10 - 'Wolf', 'Willow' and 'Labyrinth"
18:38 - 'Naked Gun' and 'Airplane'
18:58 - Wes' Theorem (a.k.a The Quotable Lines Theorem)
20:54 - 'U.S. Marshals' (taped over 'Top Secret')
23:40 - 'Major League', 'Down Periscope' & 'McHale's Navy'
26:14 - 'Bad Boys' & 'Demolition Man'
27:27 - JCVD
29:40 - Outro

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Nick is joined by 3 guest hosts, including the elusive Alex Betz, the recent Jared Kelley, and the mostly silent Wes Singleton as they discuss remembering what TV shows and movies they watched growing up.

00:00 - Mic check
00:09 - Intro
00:41 - Welcome & Guest Hosts
02:00 - Have you seen anything good recently?02:31 - 'Better Call Saul' / 'Sneaky Pete' (Alex)
04:29 - 'Rampage' / 'A Quiet Place' / 'Bad Samaritan' (Jared)
07:36 - 'Isle of Dogs' / 'Barry' / 'Silicon Valley' (Nick)
09:54 - Main Topic: TV and Movies we used to watch TMNT, G.I. Joe, He-Man (Alex)
Bobby's World (Nick)
12:26 - Batman The Animated Series / He-Man / The Simpsons / Ren and Stimpy
14:06 - Dinosaurs / The Wonder Years / Saved by the Bell
15:24 - Home Improvement / Last Man Standing
17:02 - Married with Children / Dino Riders? / Thundercats / Johnny Quest
18:21 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer / Blossom / Unsolved Mysteries
19:05 - Walker Texas Ranger
19:48 - The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. / Jack of All Trades / Martin / Wings
20:55 - Full House / Saved by the Bell (again)
21:25 - 90's Wrestling / Hercules / Xena Warrior Princess
21:53 - The Tick
22:33 - Coach / Baywatch
24:11 - Dr Katz / The Critic
24:53 - Family Guy / The PJ's / The Drew Carey Show
25:46 - Animaniacs / Tiny Toons
26:13 - Third Rock From the Sun / Family Matters (not Family Ties)
26:55 - Rugrats / Quantum Leap (and what's Scott Bakula doing now?)
28:45 - Frasier
29:52 - Murphy Brown
30:49 - Mad About You / Something So Right / Boston Common
31:50 - HBO repeat viewings
The Assignment / JCVD movies
33:51 - The Late Shift / Chairman of the Board / Ghost in the Darkness / The Saint
35:35 - The Cherokee Kid / Houseguest
36:18 - Office Space
36:44 - Stephen King's made for TV movies
It / The Stand / The Tommyknockers / Storm of the Century / Rose Red
37:49 - The Olsen Twins
38:19 - Salem's Lot (more Stephen King)
38:36 - Gulliver's Travels / Made in America
39:55 - Short Circuit 1 & 2
40:16 - The Neverending Story Trilogy
42:18 - The Dark Crystal / Labyrinth / Dreamchild
45:36 - The Mandela Effect51:55 - What are you looking forward to?
57:13 - Sign off

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More from Nick and Jared, including Jared's "Call Back" section, where he weighs in on previous episodes. Sorry to have to cut that from our regular episode, but it proves he was greatly prepared to guest host our podcast!

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Nick and Jared dive into the wonderful world of comic books to commemorate the release of 'Avengers: Infinity War' in theaters. It's no secret who is more of a comic book fan, as Jared brought pages of notes to our recording session and I was reading from only one sheet, but we touch on a bunch of cool topics never-the-less.

00:00 - Intro
00:50 - AVENGERS INFINITY WAR GIVEAWAY WINNER
03:29 - Guest Host Intro
07:02 - Have you seen anything good recently?            'Unsane' / 'Death Wish' / 'Strangers Prey At Night' / 'Tomb Raider'
            'A Quiet Place' / 'Star Trek Discovery' / 'Jurassic World 2' Trailer
            May 4th (Star Wars Day) / May 5th (Free Comic Book Day)
17:40 - How Comic Books Touch Our Lives21:54 - Reading comics growing up
            Marvel's 2099 series / DC vs Marvel
41:12 - Comic Book Popularity
44:45 - How Comic Books change from External forces
57:18 - What Comics We're Reading Now
01:07:29 - Comic Book Recommendations
01:13:54 - What are you looking forward to?             'A Quiet Place' / 'Rampage' / 'Sicario' / 'Tag'
             'Venom' / 'Solo: A Star Wars Story'
01:21:28 - Sign off

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More from Nick and Jake talking "New Girl", overrated actors, and character actors. Stay tuned for more opinions!

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Nick and long time friend/ Renaissance man Jake Minton talk about their favorite modern actors. Well, kind of. Jake got confused about the subject and spouted some nonsense about it being an impossible task, but we rant on for a bit anyways. We also brush on Jake's new stage show, some good new TV and what it takes to be an actor. Stick around, it's bound to get interesting!

00:00 - Intro
00:32 - Welcome
Avengers Infinity War Giveaway
01:43 - Guest Host
03:10 - Who is Nick, anyway?
Star Wars: Hand of the Empire
My Rode Reel
06:05 - Have you seen anything good recently? 'The Post' / 'The Darkest Hour' (or 'Churchill Cometh')
What's on Jake's DVR?
'Ready Player One' (sequel) / 'Armada' (mild spoilers)
'Alex, Inc' (ABC) / 'Good Girls' (NBC)
15:49 - Mail Call!
Budgetary issues / Independent Filmmaking
Actors aging out of roles (Schwarzenegger/ Stallone)
26:10 - Favorite Modern Actors!
Why we chose modern actors
30:16 - Are Comedians better actors?
36:30 - What makes someone a good actor?
41:14 - Top 5 actors (who Jake would pay to watch them do push ups)
42:58 - Oscar Isaac
44:46 - Tom Hanks
46:27 - Emily Blunt
48:38 - Robin Williams
51:08 - Taraji P. Henson / Viola Davis
54:07 - Hugh Jackman
59:44 - Miles Teller
01:01:04 - Robert Downey Jr.
01:07:38 - Denzel Washington
01:12:13 - What are you looking forward to?
'All New People' (Jake's new show, opening 12 April @ The Alley Theater)
'Deadpool 2' / 'Avengers Infinity War' / 'Venom'
'Locke' (how did we forget Tom Hardy?!) / 'Buried'
'Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot' / 'Solo'
'Incredibles 2' / 'Halloween' / 'X-Men: Dark Pheonix'
'Oceans 8' / 'Silicon Valley' Season 5
01:23:30 - Sign off

See Jake Parker Band @ The Bards Town (Wing Ding Thurby party) on May 2nd

Twitter: @JakeParkerBand
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Avengers Infinity War Giveaway (it's over April 28th!)

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Nick and Katy talk:

00:00 - Intro
00:26 - Young Adult Revolution
04:34 - Adaptations that weren't as good as the book
            Twilight / Jason Bourne Series (Ludlum) / To Kill a Mockingbird / A Time to Kill (Grisham)
            Cloud Atlas / Tuesdays with Morrie / The Kite Runner
17:06 - More adapted authors
17:32 - Movies you may not know were based on books:
            Die Hard (or 'Nothing Lasts Forever' by Roderick Thorp)
            Who Framed Roger Rabbit (or 'Who Censored Roger Rabbit' by Gary K. Wolfe)
            Mrs. Doubtfire (or 'Alias Madame Doubtfire' by Anne Fine)
            Slumdog Millionaire (or 'Q&A' by Vikras Swarup)
            Psycho (or 'Psycho' by Robert Bloch)
20:11 - Douglas Adams' 'Starship Titanic' by Terry Jones
24:07 - Outro

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Nick and book mega-fan Katy Betz, talk about book adaptations in anticipation of "Ready Player One". We discuss lack of creativity in Hollywood, and what some of the best movies adapted from books have done right, as well as some that fell short.

00:00 - Avengers Infinity War Giveaway!
01:31 - Intro
02:03 - Welcome and Guest Host
06:04 - Have you seen anything good recently?
'Black Panther'
'Game Night'
Noticing things you didn't before
Moviepass drops to $6.95/mo
'The Men Who Made America' on History
14:18 - Book Adaptations!
14:47 - Some book adaptations throughout history
16:09 - Lack of creativity in Hollywood?
19:26 - Writing adapted screenplays
21:57 - Good acting vs good writing
24:30 - Favorite adaptations from books
'Lord of the Rings'/ 'The Hobbit'
26:47 - 'Pride and Prejudice' (not the Kiera Knightly version)
28:02 - 'Sherlock Holmes'
29:13 - 'To Kill A Mockingbird'
30:01 - Dan Brown Novels
32:25 - 'Silence of the Lambs'/ 'Memoirs of a Geisha'
33:50 - 'Life of Pi'/ 'The Alchemist'
37:40 - Dan Brown novels (yes, again)
39:02 - 'Forrest Gump'
39:29 - 'Harry Potter' series
40:26 - Read the book first, or see the movie?
43:01 - Adaptations that we would like to see?
'The Thirteenth Tale'
43:38 - Maeve Binchy books
44:36 - 'Wheel of Time' series
45:49 - 'Redeeming Love'
46:04 - 'Micro' by Michael Crichton/ 'Dragon Teeth'
48:13 - 'Armada' by Ernest Cline
49:10 - 'The Alchemist' by Paulo Cohelo
49:35 - Authors whose work is adapted a lot:
Elmore Leonard/ John Grisham/ Robert Ludlum/ H.G. Wells
53:49 - Most adaptations by author:
Shakespeare/ Stephen King/ Philip K. Dick/ Michael Crichton
55:23 - 'Ready Player One' book review
01:04:26 - Katy's plea to read a book
01:06:49 - Nick's trophy books
01:08:27 - What are you looking forward to? 'Outlander' series
'Avengers Infinity War'
01:11:29 - Sign off

Avengers Infinity War Giveaway: https://youtu.be/2fX6htHLu8c

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I've been talking about it enough on the show, so let's see what Nick thought of Spielberg's new epic pop culture extravaganza!

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Nick and Dan talk:

00:00 - Intro
00:26 - 90th Annual Academy Awards
04:15 - 'Ozark' (Netflix)/ '11.22.63' (Hulu)
03:02 - Marvel's Netflix Shows
06:11 - 'Logan Lucky'
07:30 - 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'
10:13 - Forgettable Movie Scores
17:06 - Nick's Plea for Musical Appreciation in Movies
18:39 - Composing Video Games
23:46 - Popular Musicians Composing Movies
29:00 - Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams (Amazon)
30:36 - Roseanne Reunion/ John Goodman's Appeal
34:10 - Outro (See you next time!)

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Nick and Guest Host Daniel Bright (co-host of The Force Sports Podcast) delve into the deep, dark world of movie scores. But before that, we talk St. Patrick's Day, Escape Rooms, and taking toddlers to the movies. Stick around, it's going to get weird!

00:00 - Intro
00:32 - Welcome and Guest Host
03:16 - Nick and Dan's High School Spanish Project
04:54 - Have you seen anything good recently?
'Game Night'
'Ferdinand'
'A.P. Bio' on NBC
'Corporate' on Comedy Central
Escape Room experience (@ Eureka Escape Rooms)
Netflix's 'Lost in Space' trailer
12:19 - Mail Call!
12:30 - Ultimate Anti-Hero = Walter White from 'Breaking Bad'
13:35 - Shows or movies you should be watching:
'Community' on NBC/Yahoo
'Parks and Rec'/ The redemption of Tom Haverford
'The Blacklist' on NBC
'Life in Pieces' on CBS
'Superior Donuts' on CBS
'This is Us' on NBC
'No Activity' on CBS
'Brooklyn Nine Nine' on Fox
'Jessica Jones' S2 on Netflix
19:41 - Movie Scores!
21:26 - Happy birthday Josiah!
21:42 - The Force Sports Podcast @ Rec Bar on 17 March
23:12 - Best Star Wars video games
23:50 - Movie Scores! (for real, this time)24:12 - Musical Score evolution
24:33 - Owning soundtracks to popular movies
Nick: 'Dumb and Dumber', 'Me, Myself and Irene', 'Mortal Kombat'
Dan: 'Top Gun', 'Space Jam', 'Remember the Titans'
26:12 - Biggest names and the most iconic scores
29:30 - My first original motion picture soundtracks
Clint Mansell and Bulkhard Dullwitz
30:21 - Our favorite movie scores
38:11 - Subbing one composer for another
41:45 - Character themes in movies
43:15 - 'The Marvel Symphonic Universe' discussion
48:51 - Movie Scores by Popular Artists
54:02 - Pay more attention to the music in movies
55:37 - What are you looking forward to?
Dan: 'Ready Player One', 'Incredibles II', 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' on May 25th
Nick: 'Game Night', 'Avengers: Infinity War' pushed up to April 27th, 'Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams' on Amazon
1:01:51 - How was this experience different from Dan's podcast?
1:06:52 - Sign Off

The Force Sports Podcast - https://www.forcesports.org/
The Marvel Symphonic Universe - https://youtu.be/sJI6RlO98uA

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Nick and Megan talk:

00:00 - Intro
00:27 - Dinosaur talk w/ Finn Taylor
02:48 - Nick mansplains TWOK to his wife
06:33 - Honorable Mentions/ Comedy Villains
14:52 - Nick explains 'Ready Player One'
18:37 - Outro

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Nick and his wife Megan talk about their favorite villains ever created from movies, TV and even a surprise video game. What makes a good villain? How have they evolved throughout the years? And most importantly, which are the best villains ever? Our answers may shock you!

00:00 - Intro
00:32 - Welcome and Guest Host
02:40 - Have you seen anything good recently?
Thor Ragnarok
Black Panther
The Dark Knight Trilogy
Face Off (SyFy show, not the Nic Cage film)
11:10 - Mail Call!
11:16 - Throwback Question: MCU incorporating Fox properties
13:43 - Which villains do you root for?
16:15 - Killmonger or Joker?
17:38 - BEST VILLAINS
18:39 - Bad villain = bad movie?
21:24 - Don't make the stakes too high
25:06 - The Anti-Hero
29:31 - The "Damsel in Distress" villain
31:16 - The evolution of the villain
Norman Bates in 'Psycho'
32:24 - Criteria for a great villain
36:16 - Best movie villains are iconic & memorable
37:24 - Top 5 Villains!
37:40 - The Joker (Heath Ledger) in "The Dark Knight" (2008)
42:45 - Audrey II from "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986)
45:26 - T-Rex from "Jurassic Park" (1993)
47:03 - Darth Vader from "Star Wars" (1977)
49:34 - Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) from "Silence of the Lambs" (1991)
50:21 - Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) from "Die Hard" (1988)
52:41 - Ultron (James Spader) in "Avengers: Age of Ultron" (2015)
55:17 - Alonzo Harris (Denzel Washington) in Training Day (2001)
56:44 - Kingpin (Vincent D'Onofrio) in "Daredevil" (2015)
01:00:17 - Khan (Ricardo Montalbán) in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan"
01:01:58 - What are you looking froward to?
Game Night
Ready Player One
3D Printing
01:06:14 - Megan gives upcoming show suggestions
01:11:40 - Sign Off

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Nick and Wes talk:

00:00 - Intro
00:27 - Cinema allure/ Wes' one franchise he still watches
01:54 - James Bond franchise/ Wes' CGI rant
12:50 - The future of James Bond
17:10 - Fox and the MCU
20:17 - Spider-Man 3
22:43 - Music in movies
25:57 - Movie reviews and their impact
35:14 - A history of streaming services
42:15 - The fall of cable services
56:16 - Netflix/Hulu in trouble
57:38 - Google and Amazon
59:09 - Binging Netflix
01:05:00 - Outro

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Nick and one of his oldest friend, Wes, talk about television history and the evolution through new streamable formats. Is TV better now than it used to be? Or has binging ruined the television experience? This and more, in episode 4 of Life, The Cineverse and Everything!

00:00 - Welcome
00:30 - Intro and Guest Host
04:15 - Have you seen anything good recently?
Daddy's Home 2
Moviepass
06:45 - Is the Cinema business model sustainable?
10:20 - Groundhog's Day/ The Ohio Theatre
12:40 - Western research w/ Magnificent Seven (2016)/ Django Unchained (2012)
15:10 - Mail Call!
15:36 - Short film I'd like to produce
20:01 - Movie scores impacting the enjoyment of a film
26:50 - Rotten Tomatoes
29:56 - Television history and impact
31:48 - Favorite TV shows?
The Office
The Simpsons (the first 10 years)
39:15 - Watching TV growing up
42:38 - TV shows that still hold up today
49:42 - TV unites the family
50:20 - Cable TV
51:31 - Current TV: Better or Worse?
53:17 - Is Netflix original content crap?
1:01:56 - Netflix's shotgun approach
1:02:39 - An iTunes for video streaming
1:03:20 - What are you looking forward to?
Amazon's Jack Ryan
The Americans (final season)
Masterclass
1:09:15 - Scorsese, Howard and McConaughey
1:11:16 - Sign off

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Nick and Chad talk:

00:00 - Intro
00:26 - 'Blade Runner 2049' (SPOILERS)
02:20 - 'Only The Brave' (SPOILERS)
04:10 - 'American Made'/ 'The Mummy' (2017)
05:19 - International streaming
06:36 - 'Black Mirror'
10:13 - Editing
12:28 - 'Nick Gets Sick'
15:15 - Awards Shows
25:20 - Outro

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My business partner from San Diego, Chad Butler, and I talk all things filmmaking. From our time in film school to our thoughts on the big Hollywood churning machine that makes big budget films.

00:00 - Welcome
00:31 - Intro and Guest Host
04:00 - Photography (ChadMichaelButler.com)
06:16 - Greetings from South Korea
07:12 - What have we seen recently?
Dunkirk
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (w/ Korean subtitles)
Three Billboards
This is Us
Match Game
LA to Vegas
14:25 - Questions/Comments
Lesser known crew members
Most difficult part of production
25:35 - Filmmaking
What made us get into Filmmaking?
Influences
Favorite things about film
Least favorite thing about film
Awards shows
53:15 - Looking forward to...
Isle of Dogs
Masterclass
Finishing projects
1:00:53 - Sign off

Nick's YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/ntbone

Chad's Videos - https://www.youtube.com/user/penguinwalkvideos
https://www.youtube.com/user/twotendigital
https://vimeo.com/twotendigital

Kendy Ty - https://vimeo.com/kendyty

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Nick and Jason talk:

00:00 - Intro
00:26 - Star Wars: The Last Jedi
06:50 - Comic Books
13:15 - Marvel's Characters
17:27 - Captain Marvel (Skrulls)
20:50 - Nolan's Batman
22:39 - Jodie Foster/ Chris Pine/ James Cameron Quotes
38:47 - It Remake/ Horror Tropes
43:05 - Outro

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Comic book superfan, Jason Teeter, and I talk about all things Superhero in the world of cinema. We battle superhero fatigue, and explain why some have done well as well as those who fell flat on their face.

00:00 - Welcome
00:31 - Intro and Guest Host
05:32 - What have we seen recently?
Justice League
Wonder Woman
Atlanta
10:20 - Questions/Comments
Superhero fatigue
Spielberg's thoughts
Female representation
20:56 - Superheroes!
Adaptations are not new
What brought about the superhero craze
Blade (1998)/ X-Men (2000)
Spider-Man (2002)
Batman Forever/& Robin (1995/1997)
Steel/ Kazaam
Marvel in the 80's/90's
Creation of the MCU
After credits scenes
Kevin Feige's influence
The DCEU
Green Lantern
TV Shows
53:09 - Looking forward to...
Black Panther
Ready Player One
Aquaman
Venom
Solo movies
1:05:29 - Sign off

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Additional content from Episode 2, in which Jason and Nick recall a passion project they're working on to fix Marvel's first family. It's a realistic science fiction adventure movie starring the Fantastic Four. It's not a Superhero Movie! And there's no Dr. Doom. It's like reading through a redacted FBI file, with the amount of information we give you. Enjoy!

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In this first episode, we talk about the reason for this podcast; Our love of movies. My brother, Chris, and I, talk about our favorite movies of all time as well as some of the best from 2017 and what we're looking forward to in 2018. Look for new episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!

00:00 - Intro and welcome
00:30 - Your host and guest host
01:54 - Our favorite films from 2017
09:50 - Mail (or: Comments from our "fans")
17:50 - Our top 5 films (in chronological order)
1:58:30 - Looking forward to...

The Weekly Planet Podcast
The Force Sports Podcast

Development hell for 'Walter Mitty'