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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?
Explore these questions and many others with Sean Gilbert, Brooks Robinson and Greg Starks in TV Ate My Dinner, the podcast that brings you the finest in opiniontainment when it comes to movies, TV and media issues. It could also mean the difference between living and dying if you ever find yourself staring down the business end of a zombie bite, so this is one show you can't afford to miss!
Spooky Story Time! Sean tells Andrew about his firsthand childhood encounter with a ghostly apparition that appeared as a mysterious woman in white. Plus a few other random encounters with the supernatural.
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Spooky Story Time! Sean tells Andrew about his firsthand childhood encounter with a ghostly apparition that appeared as a mysterious woman in white. Plus a few other random encounters with the supernatural.
Go to mysteryexplorer.com to see some of our paranormal videos too!
Andrew and Sean conclude discussing their experience visiting the Georgia Guidestones and talk about its history, its message, and the unfortunate controversies surrounding it. This was recorded prior to the recent destruction of the Guidestones.
PART ONE: Andrew and Sean discuss their experience visiting the Georgia Guidestones and talk about its history, its message, and the unfortunate controversies surrounding it. This was recorded prior to the recent destruction of the Guidestones.
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Sean, Andrew, and Lynn talk about the ups, the downs, and the upside downs of Netflix's latest season of Stranger Things!
Sean and Lynn talk about Netflix's new Texas Chainsaw Massacre and how it measures up to the original and other slasher franchises.
Sean and Lynn conclude their discussion of Scream 2022 and how it measures up in the slasher genre.
Sean and Lynn compare the new Scream to the rest of the franchise as well as other slashers.
Sean and Andrew re-cap the The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, its finale, and the inevitable emergence of Sam Wilson as the all-new Captain America!
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Sean, Andrew, and Lynn talk about Godzilla's epic clash with King Kong. Also some talk about Amazon's Invincible, the Harley Quinn animated series, NOS4a2, the Rankin/Bass Return of the King, Ralph Bakshi's Lord of the Rings, Conan the Barbarian, and TENET.
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Sean, Andrew, and Lynn review the first three episodes of the Disney + series, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, plus a little talk about Chaos Walking, Cosmic Sin, New Mutants, Debris, and a grab-bag of other stuff.
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In a free-talk fest, Sean, Andrew, and Lynn look back on fan outrages past. Remember the last season of Game of Thrones? The gang re-visits the ups and downs of the Game of Thrones finale in contrast to efforts to re-litigate Batman v Superman in light of the Justice League Snyder cut and shifting fan positions on The Last Jedi.
Sean and Andrew conclude their superhero talk by discussing various Superman projects, including the Superman and Lois series on the CW and the upcoming JJ Abrams-produced Superman movie to be written by Ta-Nehisi Coates! Very exciting stuff.
Recorded before the release of the Snyder Cut, Sean and Andrew talk about upcoming Marvel and DC film projects.
Sean, Andrew, and Lynn conclude their epic discussion of the Justice League Snyder Cut, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the pitfalls of toxic fandom.
Sean, Andrew, and Lynn continue their discussion of the Justice League Synder Cut, the DCEU vs. the MCU, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and the dangers of toxic fandom.
TV Ate My Dinner makes its debut on the Marvel Age Star Wars channel with its 300th episode! Sean, Andrew, and Lynn mark the milestone by discussing the recently released Snyder Cut of Justice League! Remember to subscribe to Marvel Age Star Wars on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY7s2I4mjUzZ60JmAVWCGiQ for more upcoming episodes!
Sean, Andrew, Brooks, and Greg take time out from speculating about WandaVision to discuss the new Wonder Woman movie and the future of the DCEU and the MCU.
At the height of the WandaVision fan theory frenzy, Sean, Andrew, Brooks, and Greg took the time to weigh in on the fun. We all know how it ended now, but here's how they thought it was headed at the time.
SPOILERS AHEAD! Sean, Brooks, Andrew, and Greg break down the sixth episode of The Mandalorian Season 2: The Tragedy. Mando and Baby Yoda travel to a Tython so young Grogu can commune with the Jedi, but they're interrupted by the untimely arrival of Imperial forces and infamous bounty hunters!
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SPOILERS AHEAD! Sean, Brooks, Andrew, and Greg break down the fifth episode of The Mandalorian Season 2: The Jedi. Mando and Baby Yoda travel to a barren world in search of a Jedi, but find themselves in the path of an evil warlord!
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Sean, Brooks, Andrew, and Greg break down the fourth episode of The Mandalorian Season 2: The Siege. Mando and Baby Yoda return to Nevarro for much-needed repairs, but Mando is immediately approached by Greef Karga and Cara Dune to attack an Imperial base that turns out to be more than any of them expected!
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Sean and Lynn return to the Christmas horror movie well to re-visit A Christmas Horror Story and Black Christmas, this time following through with a look at the Black Christmas remakes!
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Sean and Lynn return to the Christmas horror movie well to discuss the psychology of Christmas movies, the horrors of romantic comedy, and why Christmas is such a perfect venue for horror movies!
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Sean and Lynn talk about the second season of The Haunting, which invokes the Turn of the Screw and tackles the ghosts of Bly Manor! In conclusion to that discussion, they compare to another adaptation, The Turning!
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Sean and Lynn talk about the second season of The Haunting, which invokes the Turn of the Screw and tackles the ghosts of Bly Manor! This is the first TVAMD episode available on video and audio!
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Sean, Brooks, Andrew, and Greg break down the third episode of The Mandalorian Season 2: The Heiress. As Mando searches on the moon of Trask for a lead on other Mandalorians, some evil Quarren try to feed him and Baby Yoda to a sea monster! How will they survive?
Brooks and Sean take another break from the story of the old Marvel Star Wars comic and take a deep-dive into the OG comments section, the Star-Words letters column! What's the proper spelling of Wookiee? How long is a parsec? What makes Star Wars like 2001: A Space Odyssey and Logan's Run? Find out here!
Sean and Brooks team up with Greg and Andrew from TV Ate My Dinner to review The Mandalorian Season Two Episode Two: The Passenger. SPOILERS! Mando escorts a woman to rendezvous with her husband and save their last brood, so long as Baby Yoda doesn't eat them first!
Sean and Brooks team up with Greg from TV Ate My Dinner to discuss the first episode of The Mandalorian Season Two, "The Marshal". Mando finds Cobb Vanth, who managed to procure Boba Fett's armor after his unfortunate run-in with the Sarlaac. They strike a bargain that Cobb will give up the armor if Mando and the local Tusken Raiders help him take down a Krayt Dragon. CONTAINS SPOILERS.
Sean, Brooks, Andrew, Greg, and Lynn reunite to talk about mostly nothing as a coping mechanism to get through these troubled times. From Zack Snyder's Justice League, Doctor Strange 2, Falcon and Winter Soldier, and Wandavision to Tenet and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the gang tries to "stay positive" by complaining about just about everything.
Just kidding... This is another bonus feature outtake recorded last year. Sean, Andrew, and Lynn talk about Joker, Harley Quinn, and Suicide Squad.
Sean, Andrew, and Lynn continue the Halloween tradition with a bonus feature episode of outtakes from the Chucky retrospective! Recorded last October, this discussion covers paranormal shows like Nuke's Top 5, Buzzfeed Unsolved, Ghost Adventures, and Ghost Hunters, with some talk about ghosts and cryptids, and the usual mention of horror movies like The Ritual, Blair Witch, Midsommar, Hereditary, and more! Happy Halloween!
Sean, Andrew, and Lynn return to talk some more about the Chucky franchise! From Bride of Chucky to Cult of Chucky, they round out their retrospective of the Child's Play series.
Sean, Andrew, and Lynn take a break from talking about Texas Chainsaw Massacre to discuss other topics, like the new Twilight Zone, Amazing Stories, The Haunting of Bly Manor, the rise and fall of QuiBi, and, for some reason, the Wheel of Time. It's a bit of a roller coaster. Happy Halloween!
Sean, Andrew, and Lynn return to discuss Tobe Hooper's Texas Chainsaw Massacre, starting with an in-depth discussion of the first three movies! Plus a little talk about Men, Women, and Chain Saws by Carol J. Clover. Happy Halloween!
Sean and Lynn return to talk about ghost stories! Specifically, the movies "Ghost Stories" and "A Ghost Story" (two VERY different movies). Happy Halloween, everybody!
Brooks and Sean review part three of Han Solo and Chewbacca's first original adventure outside the Star Wars movie! Han and Chewie take on Serji-X Arrogantus and his outlaw gang of Cloud-riders with the assistance of Jaxxon, Amaiza, Hedji, Don-Wan Kihotay, and Jimm the Starkiller Kid! They rescue Merri the village girl from space harpies and bandits, but her grandfather, the shaman, plans to summon a monstrous behemoth to deal with the marauders once and for all! March 1978. Written by Roy Thomas with art by Howard Chaykin and Tom Palmer.
Brooks and Sean review Issue 8 of the original Marvel Star Wars comic: Eight for Aduba-3! This is the story where Han Solo and Chewbacca first meet classic characters of Star Wars Legends like Jaxxon the space rabbit, Amaiza the cosmic burlesque mercenary, Hedji the hedgehog man, Don-Wan Khihotay the quixotic Jedi, and Jimm the Starkiller Kid and his tractor droid Effie. In a space age take on The Magnificent Seven, they band together to save a poor farming village from the bandit Serji-X Arrogantus and his gang of Cloud-riders. Written by Roy Thomas with art by Howard Chaykin and Tom Palmer.
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Sean and Brooks kick off their retrospective of the vintage Marvel STAR WARS comic with a review of Issue #7: New Planets, New Perils! Han Solo and Chewbacca face off with space pirates, crash a robot funeral, and get their CHNOOP on at a starhopper saloon!
The gang is back (figuratively, since they're literally not actually going anywhere right now). Sean, Brooks, Greg, Andrew, and Lynn get together for some more fun stay-at-home talk about quarantine "activities".
And now the saga is complete. Sean and Andrew round out their trilogy of discussing The Rise of Skywalker by completing their review of the film.
May the 4th be with you! As the Skywalker Saga debuts in its entirety on Disney +, you can hear Sean and Andrew discuss their reactions to The Rise of Skywalker.
Burning through our backlog of unreleased material, we offer up this time capsule of outtakes from last Halloween's episode for your quarantintertainment:
Sean, Andrew, and Lynn talk about fan expectation and reaction to various movies, with thoughts on Joker, Midsommar, Hereditary, Titans, Superman, Batman, American Horror Story, and others.
Here's a time capsule from a less troubled time: On the eve of its release, Sean and Andrew discuss predictions on what STAR WARS: The Rise of Skywalker will offer fans and how fans will react.
With varied levels of accuracy...
Sean, Brooks, Greg, Andrew, and Lynn reunite in quarantine to discuss the current state of the world and what everyone is doing and watching in the meantime. We're all just happy to be safe and healthy, which makes us especially happy to reconnect with each other and share that time with you. Enjoy.
Sean, Andrew, and Lynn return to talk about Child's Play! This Halloween, they explore the Chucky mythology by discussing the 2019 remake and the original three Child's Play films. Plus, a special song by Billy Batts and the Made Men! Happy Halloween, everyone!
Sean and Andrew review the final fate of King's Landing in the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones.
Sean and Andrew take a moment to appreciate this last pleasant episode before all Hell breaks loose.
Sean and Andrew are back to discuss the premiere of the final season of Game of Thrones. Who will survive?
Sean and Andrew return to discuss their feelings on Glass. Is the long-awaited follow-up to Unbreakable worth the wait, or did Split set us all up for disappointment? The house is somewhat divided on this one, folks...
Sean and Andrew get amped up to talk Glass by looking at the unexpected success of Aquaman, the new season of The Punisher, the DCU Titans TV show, and the early works of M Night Shyamalan. Think you can't be surprised? Wait 'til you hear what Andrew says about The Village! It'll make you re-think everything you ever thought you knew.
Sean and Lynn return to continue their discussion of haunted house movies like House on Haunted Hill and Netflix's Haunting of Hill House.
Sean and Lynn discuss the various incarnations of The Haunting of Hill House and the House on Haunted Hill. From the Shirley Jackson novel to the new Netflix series, Hill House gets thoroughly explored, with a little time left over for Vincent Price's Haunted Hill, and the inexplicable 1999 remakes of both films.
MISSION TO MAKROPOS
The gang continues their imagining of what a fan-produced LAST JEDI might be like...
In Part 2 of THE LAST BODHI, Cro Cameron and Crack Echsley travel to Makropos Spaceport on a mission to find Feck and rescue him from the Knights of Twilight. Meanwhile Jorj Windrunner and Rey reach out to Feyra to uncover the mysterious origins of the Power...
Sean, Andrew, Greg, and Lynn present THE LAST BODHI, our own version of what the fan-made version of THE LAST JEDI might be like. We hope you enjoy this unique interpretation of the STAR WARS legend.
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Sean and Andrew talk about Ant-Man and the Wasp, and what makes a great superhero story in the age of endless superhero stories!
Sean and Andrew talk about the effects of toxic fandom on movies. STAR WARS, MARVEL, DC, and other franchise aren't feeling the predicted fatigue of mainstream viewers so much as they're suffering mutiny among their core fans. What's going on here? What's the cause and what are the potential results of this toxic negativity that's becoming more prevalent in otherwise loyal fanbases? Don't expect these boys to have the answer...
Sean and Andrew talk Deadpool 2 (for a good twenty minutes, maybe), branching out into a broader discussion of mega franchises like MARVEL and STAR WARS, analyzing what works, what doesn't, what fans want, and why they seem to get so angry about not getting it.
Sean, Brooks, and Greg conclude their discussion of SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY at Brooks' house after seeing the movie. This also leads to some follow-up discussion of STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI.
Sean, Greg, and Andrew conclude their discussion of Avengers: Infinity War, and spend a few minutes discussing Ready Player One.
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Sean, Brooks, and Greg continue discussing SOLO on the drive home from the theater, including SPOILERS.
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Sean, Brooks, and Greg talk first reactions to SOLO moments after watching it! Don’t worry: This one is SPOILER-FREE.
Sean, Greg, and Andrew return to discuss LOST and Batman v Superman!
Not really. I mean, that does happen a little, but mostly they talk about the new MARVEL mash-up, Avengers: Infinity War! What will be the final fate of Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-man, the Guardians of the Galaxy, Thor, Hulk, Dr. Strange, Vision, and Scarlet Witch? Or Hawkeye and Ant-man? And where is Howard the Duck in all this?
A lost gem from the TV Ate My Dinner archives! In this previously unreleased episode, Sean, Andrew, and Lynn talk about Spider-man: Homecoming and all things MCU!
This is it! Sean and Andrew make their last second predictions about what will happen in STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI. Who are Rey's parents? Who is Snoke? What will become of Rey and Kylo Ren? Will Luke die? Will we see Yoda or Obi-Wan Kenobi?
You probably know all the answers already, don't you?
You know what you don't know? All the secrets and mysteries contained in Sean's new book, THE MYTH AWAKENS, now available on Amazon!
Sean and Andrew get ready for THE LAST JEDI by going over their last minute expectations of the new STAR WARS movie. How will the philosophy of the Jedi and the Sith be represented? What is the fundamental Taoist philosophy of the Jedi and the Sith? Get ready to have your mind blown.
And don’t forget to buy Sean’s new book, THE MYTH AWAKENS, which explores the mystery and the philosophy of EPISODE VII! Now available on Amazon… just sayin’…
Sean, Greg, Andrew, and Lynn celebrate 10 years of TV Ate My Dinner with a discussion of a broad range of topics, such as Transformers, Thor: Ragnarok, Star Trek: Discovery, The Orville, and Justice League.
Sean also hijacks the show summary to plug his new book, THE MYTH AWAKENS, now available on Amazon in Kindle and print editions!
Sean, Andrew, and Lynn talk about Christmas horror movies like Silent Night Deadly Night, Black Christmas, Krampus, A Christmas Horror Story, and Elves.
Then they talk about Star Wars for a few minutes, because they just can't help themselves.
Sean and Andrew discuss the exciting new developments in the second episode of Game of Thrones, Season Seven.
Sean and Andrew delve into the mysteries of "Dragonstone", the premiere episode of Game of Thrones Season Seven.
Sean, Andrew, and Lynn discuss Wonder Woman, contrasting it with (of course) Batman v Superman and speculating about the possible future of the DCEU. Now that Patty Jenkins has introduced a brighter, more hopeful model that can make money and satisfy fans and critics, could this be a turning point for the DCEU? With Joss Whedon overseeing the new direction of the Justice League movie, what might we be able to expect from that movie too?
Sean, Andrew, and Lynn warm up for their Wonder Woman discussion by going over the pros and cons of Alien: Covenant. How does it measure up as a Prometheus? Or as an Alien movie in general?
Sean, Andrew, Greg, Megan, and Lynn come down from their Guardians of the Galaxy discussion to talk about Sean's obsession with re-editing Batman v Superman, the future of the DCEU, and the philosophy of the Force hinted at in the upcoming STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI.
Sean, Andrew, Greg, Lynn, and Megan dive headfirst into the second Guardians of the Galaxy movie! Plus a little talk about the Dark Tower, Wonder Woman, The Belko Experiment, and the Justice League.
Sean and Andrew return to talk Logan, the academic merits of Sean's Batman v Superman Supercut, and the trailers for upcoming blockbusters like Stars Wars VIII: The Last Jedi, Alien: Covenant, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-man: Homecoming, and Blade Runner 2049.
Sean and Andrew return to talk about Iron Fist, Kong, Split, and Legion, just a few of the new Marvel and non-Marvel movies and TV shows here in time for the Spring of 2017. Looks like it's going to be another big year for movie monsters and comic strip superheroes...
Sean and Andrew discuss Jon Snow's final confrontation with Ramsay Bolton in the ninth episode of Game of Thrones Season 6: "Battle of the Bastards".
Late Release! Sean and Andrew return to talk about Episode 8 of Game of Thrones Season 6 - "No One".
Sean, Andrew, and Greg discuss the hits and misses in DC's latest big screen outing - the Suicide Squad. Did it manage to meet expectation? And was the expectation realistic in the first place?
In one of TVAMD's lost episodes from the yestermonths of yore, Sean, Andrew, Greg, and Lynn talk about Star Trek: Beyond, the latest and most promising installment of the most recent Trek reboot.
Sean and Andrew return from hibernation to talk about Luke Cage, Supergirl's Superman, young Lando Calrissian, and the Walking Dead.
Sean and Andrew return to talk about Phantasm, with a little discussion of the Rocky Horror Picture Show remake and some random musings on story construction and the art of critique.
TVAMD is back after an unplanned hiatus with the long-awaited (if not highly anticipated) part 2 of our discussion on Captain America: Civil War. Listen to Sean, Greg, and Andrew talk about Batman v Superman and Captain America like they just came out, while speculating on every other movie this summer as though they weren't out yet. An exciting look back at the age old days of yestermonths! Another quality product of TV Ate My Dinner.
TV on the Throne: A Game of Thrones podcast - S6E07 - "The Broken Man"
Sean and Andrew discuss the various broken men described in the this episode's title. The Blackfish fights to hold onto his home, besieged by a disgraced knight whose lost his sword hand and has only a defeated lord as a hostage to bargain with. Not to mention another lost soul we see at the very beginning, who may just be the most broken man of all.
Sean, Andrew, and Greg talk about Captain America: CIVIL WAR in contrast to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and X-men: Apocalypse.
The White Walkers are on the move and so are the Starks! While the Mother of Dragons is planning the future of Westeros, the new three-eyed raven is probing (and possibly shaping) its past.
Sean and Andrew discuss the fifth episode of Game of Thrones Season 6 - "The Door". What is Hodor's secret and what could it mean for the future (and the past) of Westeros?
Sean and Andrew discuss the fourth episode of Game of Thrones Season 6 - "Book of the Stranger". With Jon Snow and Sansa Stark reunited, will they finally lead the wildlings to reclaim Winterfell? And will King's Landing fall under the thrall of the High Sparrow?
Sean and Andrew discuss the third episode of Game of Thrones Season 6, "Oathbreaker". What will Jon Snow's return mean for the Night's Watch and the world at large? What is the secret behind the Tower of Joy? What is the role of honor and honesty in a world so lost to lawlessness and corruption? And what is their price?
Sean, Andrew, and Lynn conclude their discussion of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Sean and Andrew discuss "The Red Woman", the Season 6 premiere episode of Game of Thrones.
Sean, Andrew, Greg, and Lynn take a close look at BvS and the many questions that arise from Batman's epic cinematic battle with Superman.
Sean and Andrew talk about Deadpool and the dawn of the R rated superhero movie. When done right, it can be a lot of fun, but there's reportedly going to be an R rated cut of Batman v Superman. Deadpool is one thing, but does the world really need an R rated Superman?
Sean, Andrew, and Brooks delve into Rey's mysterious Force vision and what it might mean in STAR WARS EPISODE VII: THE FORCE AWAKENS.
CONTAINS SPOILERS!
Sean, Brooks, Andrew, and Lynn return to continue their discussion of STAR WARS EPISODE VII: THE FORCE AWAKENS!
CONTAINS SPOILERS!
In this inaugural installment of an all-new ongoing STAR WARS podcast, Sean, Brooks, Andrew, Greg, and Lynn discuss STAR WARS EPISODE VII: THE FORCE AWAKENS!
Sean, Brooks, and Greg join Megan and Melissa to watch STAR WARS EPISODE VII: THE FORCE AWAKENS! Recording on location just moments before seeing the movie, they discuss their expectations going in, then follow up with their initial reactions once the film is over.
Props to Greg for recording and editing this special edition minisode!
CONTAINS MILD SPOILERS!
Sean, Andrew, and Lynn finally talk Hellraiser. From the nine movies that were made to those that might have been, the gang covers the entire Cenobite experience. Hope it's everything you've been waiting for...
Sean, Andrew, and Lynn give you a little taste of what's to come with this preview of the upcoming Hellraiser retrospective! Just in time for Halloween. Not as much of a treat as we meant to have ready for you, but enough to let you know what we're working on.
In preparation for Halloween, Sean takes a little time to tell Andrew and Lynn about "The Visit" and "Crimson Peak".
Sean, Andrew, and Lynn continue to explore the story devices people say they want to see in superhero movies and the attitudes that threaten to keep audiences from getting it. From Zack Snyder's casual dismissal of Marvel's successes when talking up his upcoming Batman/Superman film to M Night Shyamalan's prescient and subtle examination of the superhero legend in Unbreakable, there's a varied sensibility when it comes to these movies. But what works and what do people really want? And what happens when you actually give it to them? They also discuss other Shyamalan films like the Village and pontificate on the proper way to tell a story in general, but if you've listened to this show before, you should be used to that.
Sean, Andrew, and Lynn talk about the rise of Superheroes in the movies and the weird need to predict the end of superhero movies altogether or compare Marvel's successes with DC's planned cinematic universe.
Sean, Greg, and Lynn talk about the documentary "The Death of Superman Lives - What Happened?", the history of Fantastic Four movies, Star Wars, Star Trek, the myth-building rules of storytelling, developing canon through creative writing, Idris Elba, the Muppets, and Doctor Who!
That's a lot of ground to cover, to be such a short episode.
Sean, Greg, and Lynn cover a broad spectrum of topics in this one: They discuss the New Zealand horror comedy Housebound, the vampire mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows, the Scream series on MTV, (of course, as the title of this episode suggests) Fear the Walking Dead, and finally Ejecta, an alien abduction film by Tony Burgess, writer of Pontypool (which is actually pictured in this episode because there aren't any interesting pictures of Fear the Walking Dead. On a related note: A Google image search for Ejecta will yield some pretty interesting results, though NSFW).
To celebrate their 250th episode, Sean, Andrew, and Lynn return to the topic of Fantastic Four, this time to discuss how they would have done it.
Also, Sean finally confronts VUL-VRON with a revelation so shocking that she will never be the same again!
Sean, Andrew, and Lynn take a long, hard look at the latest Fantastic Four reboot to root out what went wrong.
Sean, Greg, Andrew, and Lynn return to talk about the Jurassic Park franchise, including some comparisons between the original film and the latest installment. And they're under some pretty firm instructions from VUL-VRON to stay on topic, so they only have a few minutes to work in a little STAR WARS talk at the end.
Sean and Andrew finally complete their discussion of Game of Thrones Season 5, breaking down the season finale', "Episode 10: Mother's Mercy".
Sean, Greg, Andrew, and Lynn discuss the finer points of Jurassic World, but will they be able to finish the show before VUL-VRON shuts them down?
Sean, Andrew, and Lynn continue to make the case for fun internet dialogue in the Age of VUL-VRON. This time they discuss Mad Max: Fury Road and a little more Avengers. But will VUL-VRON be swayed by their passive pleas for online civility, or will she turn the awesome power of the Volumetric Universality Link against the entire internet?
Sean and Andrew return to discuss Avengers: Age of Ultron, with Lynn's help. But now that VRON has assimilated the Volumetric Universality Link that gives her full access to all data on the internet, will she bring an end to the information age before the end of this episode? Will any of them survive the Age of VUL-VRON?
Sean and Andrew discuss the ninth episode of Game of Thrones Season Five, "The Dance of Dragons".
Sean, Greg, and Andrew get together to discuss Avengers: Age of Ultron, but there's a ghost in the machine who apparently has other ideas...
Sean and Andrew discuss the sixth episode of Game of Thrones Season Five, "Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken"
WARNING: NSFW language
Sean and Andrew discuss the fifth episode of Game of Thrones Season Five, "Kill the Boy".
Sean and Andrew discuss the fourth episode of Game of Thrones Season 5, "The Sons of the Harpy".
Sean and Andrew discuss "The High Sparrow", the third episode of Game of Thrones Season 5.
Sean and Andrew return to talk about Game of Thrones Season 5 Episode 1, "The Wars to Come".
Sean, Andrew, Greg, and Lynn get together to talk about Chappie and Kingsman: The Secret Service. Trouble is, they haven't all seen them. So they talk about Marvel and DC movies and TV shows such as Gotham, Agents of SHIELD, Arrow and the Flash. And gorillas.
Sean, Andrew, and Greg take a little time to talk about Jupiter Ascending, a little time to talk about the Oscar winners, and a little more time to talk about superheroes.
Sean, Andrew, Greg, and Lynn return to conclude their Hobbit discussion, but really spend most of the time talk about Marvel and DC Superheroes.
Sean, Andrew, Greg, and Lynn return to Middle-Earth to talk about the final film of the Hobbit trilogy, The Battle of the Five Armies.
In an effort to teach VRON the true meaning of Christmas, Sean takes her to the North Pole. There they encounter a penguin who claims to be Santa. Then there's singing, philosophising, and some adventures in time and space.
As Sean and VRON race to flee the wrath of Santa Penguin, they encounter a mysterious stranger claiming to know the true meaning of Christmas. But even if they learn his secret, how will they make it home from the North Pole?
When last we saw Sean and VRON, they had traveled to the North Pole to discover the true meaning of Christmas. There they met a penguin claiming to be Santa Claus who told them about Santa and the story of the first Christmas.
Now, the tension rises as Santa Penguin explains some of his darker mythic origins. Will Sean and VRON leave the North Pole with the secret of Christmas? Will they every leave the North Pole at all?
When last we saw Sean and VRON, they had traveled to the North Pole to discover the true meaning of Christmas. There they met a penguin claiming to be Santa Claus.
In this chapter, Santa Penguin tries to teach VRON and Sean about his mythic origins.
In an effort to teach VRON the true meaning of Christmas, Sean takes her to the North Pole. There they encounter a penguin who claims to be Santa. There's also some singing involved. Part 1 of 4.
Sean, Gary, and Lynn return to finish their Halloween retrospective by discussing the Rob Zombie films, and you won't want to miss the shocking twist ending! Who will survive?
Sean, Gary, and Lynn discuss the evolution of Michael Myers in Halloween H20 and Resurrection.
Sean, Andrew, Gary, and Lynn return to discuss The Return, Revenge, and Curse of Michael Myers in Halloween 4, 5, and 6.
In this year's Halloween retrospective, Sean, Andrew, Gary, and Lynn dissect the franchise that started the silent stalker phenomenon! In the first part of this in-depth series they discuss the first three Halloween films.
After Comic Con, Sean, Greg, Andrew, and Lynn took some time to talk about news that came out of San Diego. It's a little late now, but it doesn't make a whole lot of difference. This one's pretty all over the place anyway.
Sean, Brooks, Greg, Andrew, Gary, and Lynn conclude their discussion of Guardians of the Galaxy!
Sean, Brooks, Greg, Andrew, Gary, and Lynn team up to talk about the feel-good hit of the summer, Guardians of the Galaxy!
You're welcome.
Bonus Feature - here's an off the beaten track from Sean's old band, Glamour Turquoise.
Sean, Andrew, Gary, and Lynn finish their discussion of "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes", with a little talk at the end about other summer movies and TV shows.
In what is absolutely, definitely the last episode we'll do based on Season 4 of Game of Thrones, Sean, Greg, and Andrew take a few minutes to re-cap the end of this season and how Greg feels about it.
Sean, Andrew, Gary, and Lynn take some time to talk about "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes".
On July 21, 2007, the very first episode of TV Ate My Dinner was published. In their inaugural broadcast, Sean, Brooks, and Greg discussed the very first Transformers movie.
Now, seven years later, Sean, Greg, and Andrew celebrate that anniversary by talking about the latest Transformers movie. And a little Star Wars.
So not that much has changed, really.
Sean, Andrew, and Gary finally wrap Season 4 with a discussion of the tenth and final episode of the season.
Sean, Andrew, and Gary finally put episode 8 to rest so the can cover the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones Season 4.
Sean, Brooks, Andrew, and Gary conclude their discussion of the troubling eighth episode of Game of Thrones Season Four just so we can all get through this season and get on with our lives.
You know it all now, since you've probably seen the way this season ends, but listen to how many spot-on predictions Andrew makes as to how it will all turn out. The boy might just be a wizard.
Sean, Greg, Andrew, and Gary talk about the new Star Wars, the Marvel cinematic universe and how Ant-man fits into it, DC's plans for Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice and the Justice League movie, the Dark Dungeons adaptation, the Stargate reboot, Christopher Nolan's Interstellar, Quentin Tarantino movies like Django, Kill Bill, and Jackie Brown, Idris Elba as Batman or possibly Green Lantern, Drew Godard's Daredevil and Sinister Six, Cabin in the Woods, the Cliffhanger remake, CHUD, a possible Shocker remake, an R rated Wolverine movie, Man of Steel, Star Trek, Superman V Capt America, Transformers, and a Kolchak update with Johnny Depp.
Sean, Andrew, and Lynn take some time to continue the discussion of Oberyn's fate in the eighth episode of Game of Thrones Season 4.
This is pure therapy. With a bit more harsh language than is usually heard on this program.
Sean, Andrew, and Lynn talk time traveling mutants in this discussion that remains more or less centered on X-men: Days of Future Past!
Sean, Brooks, Andrew, and Gary begin the healing process with the first of a series of discussions deconstructing the 8th episode of Game of Thrones Season 4.
Sean, Greg, Andrew, and Gary talk Godzilla, comparing this latest incarnation of the classic monster to other American Godzilla productions as well as the original classic. They also contrast it with Gareth Edwards' lower budget film, Monsters.
Sean, Greg, Andrew, and Lynn discuss things they read on the internet about the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, the latest Battlestar galactica reboot, Bradley Cooper playing Indiana Jones, a Serenity reunion, The New Fantastic Four, and Ghostbusters 3.
With all the time they have left over they talk about the Knights of Badassdom, Star Wars 7, the Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, Community, Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, Chronicle, How I Met Your Mother, Riddick, and the importance of proper grammar in internet articles.
Sean, Andrew, and Gary finally finish breaking bad, and they're so excited they go on to talk about other shows like Dexter, Lost, and True Detective.
Sean, Andrew, and Gary discuss the sixth episode of Game of Thrones Season 4.
Plus, near the end, they talk about Star Wars VII for just a couple of minutes. Couldn't be helped.
Sean, Andrew, and Gary briefly discuss the Amazing Spider-man sequel and how it measures against other superhero misfires like Dark Knight Rises and even Batman and Robin.
Sean, Andrew, and Gary take a few minutes to discuss the casting announcement for Star Wars VII and how the new movies may impact the Expanded Universe.
Sean, Andrew, and Gary continue their Breaking Bad discussion and spend a few minutes talking about the conclusion of HBO's True Detective.
Sean, Andrew, and Gary talk about the third episode of Game of Thrones Season 4.
Warning: There are no direct book spoilers here, but we kind of dance around something we heard as to Joffrey's fate that probably came from someone who knows more about the story than what's been revealed in the show thus far. We don't do book spoilers on this show, but if you're super-sensitive about contamination, this conversation may have driven a little off our normal "just-the-show" policy.
Sean, Greg, Andrew, and Lynn discuss the finer points of Captain America: The Winter Soldier and how it impacts Marvel's Agents of SHIELD. They also discuss the future of the X-Men and Spider-Man franchises.
Sean, Andrew, and Gary gush over this spoiler-filled episode and theorize wildly as to who SPOILERed the SPOILER!
Sean, Andrew, and Gary take a break from Breaking Bad to tease their upcoming Star Blazers retrospective and reminisce about other cartoons like Bruce Timm's Batman Animated Series. This leads to a discussion comparing Marvel's cinematic universe to DC's struggling film properties. And in the end they re-cap the HBO series True Detective.
In this brief break from talking about Breaking Bad, Sean, Andrew and Gary take a few minutes to talk about the new Robocop movie. They also discuss the progress of Marvel's Agents of Shield, the upcoming X-men and Avengers movies, and Godzilla.
In tonight's special TV Ate My Dinner fragment, Sean and Andrew take ten minutes away from talking about Breaking Bad to discuss the possibility of Aaron Paul signing on to join the cast of the Dark Tower movie project.
We hope you enjoy this purely unnecessary re-packaging of an irrelevant conversational aside that could just as easily have been left on the hypothetical cutting room floor.
Andrew and Gary's dream comes true as TVAMD finally takes on Breaking Bad! Sean joins them to break bad on the first two seaons of the show and at no time do they start talking about Game of Thrones. So that's progress.
Sean and Andrew discuss the second episode of the first season of "Game of Thrones". As the Lannisters and the Starks reveal themselves, what does this reveal about the world they live in and the larger story?
Following their discussion of the first episode of Game of Thrones, Sean and Andrew bear witness as Brooks loses his mind and suggests that the show's excessive use of sex and nudity is gratuitous and exploitative. He even goes so far as to suggest the show would be better off without it. Try to contain your outrage long enough to hear him out, folks.
Sean, Greg, Andrew, and Lynn deconstruct the 50th Anniversary special of Doctor Who to understand Greg's Facebook comments that fans who like the special would be just as happy to watch Matt Smith take a crap on camera and that accepting this special is allowing the producer to get away with making garbage.
This one gets a little heated, folks. There's even a little more naughty language than you hear in the average TVAMD episode.
Sean, Brooks, and Andrew begin to discuss the first season of Game of Thrones by looking at the very first episode. What happened at the start of the story that foretold what was to come?
Every effort is made to discuss only the episode under review and how it relates to the events of the book, but some theories and ideas do extend to future episodes in the show.
Take a drink. Sean, Greg, Andrew, and Lynn start off talking about the Walking Dead, True Detective, and other promising TV shows, but then they just start talking about the Hobbit again. And they compare the Hobbit trilogy to the Star Wars prequel trilogy, so have plenty of drinks on hand. There's also some book spoilers in the mix, if you enjoy the Hobbit films but have not read the book, so be advised.
Sean, Brooks, Greg, and Andrew discuss the recent snow disaster in Atlanta, or as it became known, Hothlanta.
Sean, Brooks, and Andrew finish their discussion of The Desolation of Smaug and even manage to work in a little talk about the Rankin/Bass productions of The Last Unicorn and The Return of the King.
In the final session of TV Ate My Dinner Table, Sean, Brooks, Greg, and Andrew finish their face to face discussion of the Walking Dead finale.
Sean, Brooks, Greg, and Andrew spend their penultimate unplugged session with a face to face discussion of the Walking Dead's winter finale.
Sean, Brooks, and Andrew talk over the finer points of the Desolation of Smaug and discuss how making this story a trilogy has taken a toll on this installment of the film series.
Sean, Brooks and Andrew bring in 2014 talking about Quentin Tarantino's Hateful 8, Kick-Ass 2, the new HBO series True Detective, the new series of Sherlock, Community, Arrested Development, Breaking Bad, and new developments in Agents of SHIELD. They also fear for the future of the internet in the absence of net neutrality.
Sean, Brooks, Greg and Andrew continue their unprecedented series of face to face discussions. Tonight they discuss their box office predictions, do a little dream analysis and bitch about the Walking Dead some more.
Sean, Brooks, Greg, Andrew and Gary finish their anniversary discussion without Lynn by coming up with the most sexist topics they can think of. From "men's rights" groups to a proposal pushing for government-provided girlfriends, they pretty much cover as broad a range of ridiculously reprehensible topics as you can imagine.
Then they wrap it up by talking about the Walkind Dead. After 200 episodes of TVAMD, not a thing has changed.
Sean, Brooks, Greg, and Andrew sit down for the first of an unprecedented series of face to face discussions. For the first time ever, the boys are all sitting down at the same table in these live, unedited recordings! In this session, they make predictions about upcoming movies like the new Captain America, the 300 sequel, Godzilla, Robocop, and the Guardians of the Galaxy. They also discuss the Hobbit sequel and Doctor Who, teasing more involved discussions to follow in future episodes.
Sean, Brooks, Greg, Andrew, Gary and Lynn bring in the new year by talking about pop culture icons like Star Wars, Star Trek, Indiana Jones, Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street. What makes an icon? And in a world of ever-expanding media and technology, is it possible for a generation to be defined by a single movie anymore? And if not, could that mean the end of popular culture?
Sean, Andrew, Gary and Lynn took some time a while back to talk about Thor 2, Agents of SHIELD and the upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past movie. As an end of the year bonus, we now present that conversation to you in the form of this minisode. Merry Christmas, everybody.
Sean and VRON wish you a Merry Christmas this year with a meddley of Christmas Carols! Hope you enjoy it more than VRON did.
Sean, Brooks, Greg, Andrew, Gary and Lynn continue their anniversary celebration by talking about the advance of entertainment technology, the culture of me, and the blu ray editions of Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, and The Hobbit. They also talk about Nightbreed: The Cabal Cut and Clive Barker's Hellraiser remake.
Sean, Brooks, Greg, Andrew, Gary and Lynn reunite for this epic anniversary event! They mostly talk about themselves and the show, but they do manage to work in a little discussion about Wes Anderson, Dollhouse and Marvel's Agents of SHIELD. This is the first in what promises to be a series of self-indulgent conversations celebrating this TVAMD milestone.
Also, just to set the record straight, Sean does not think it's a good idea to enslave hot girls. It seemed like a funny thing to say, but out of context it sounds pretty terrible.
Sean and Andrew begin the long road of drinking and talking about The Walking Dead with a discussion of the pilot episode of the TV show.
Check out vidcasts from Drunk 'n' Dead on our YouTube channel, youtube.com/darkcrazytv!
Sean, Andrew, Gary and Lynn conclude their epic retrospective of the A Nightmare on Elm Street series by finally talking about Freddy's Nightmares. Sorry, but it was bound to happen sooner or later. But at least this is the end of it.
In this penultimate chapter of TVAMD's epic Nightmare on Elm Street retrospective, Sean, Andrew, Gary and Lynn discuss the 2010 remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street and continue to threaten to discuss Freddy's Nightmares.
Sean, Andrew, Gary and Lynn continue their increasingly epic A Nightmare on Elm Street retrospective by discussing Wes Craven's New Nightmare and Freddy vs. Jason.
Sean, Andrew, Gary and Lynn return to the A Nightmare on Elm Street series to examine Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare. There is also the looming threat of a Freddy's Nightmares retrospective, but let's jump off that bridge when we get to it.
Sean, Greg, Andrew, Gary and Lynn take some time to talk about Insidious, Chapter 2. They also jump all over the map talking about random stuff like Gremlins, Critters, Ghoulies in toilets, nude scenes in movies, 1408, Disney and Pixar.
Sean, Greg, Andrew, Gary and Lynn return to discuss A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 and 5. There is also some talk about Freddy song spin-offs like Dokken's Dream Warriors (from the A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 soundtrack) and the unlicensed DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince single, A Nightmare on My Street.
Sean, Lynn and Andrew talk about The World's End and similar apocalypse movies like This Is The End.
Plus they spend a lot of time talking about horror movies like Insidious 2, Sinister, Mama, Orphan and Don't Be Afraid of the Dark.
This one's not 100% work-friendly. There's a lot of discussion about the horror movie cliche' of the dipst dad, so they say dipst dad a bunch of times.
Sean, Greg, Lynn, Andrew and Gary kick off this year's Halloween Special with a retrospective of Nightmare on Elm Street, starting with the first three films.
Sean and Andrew finish their discussion of Elysium, then move on to talk about Star Trek, Breaking Bad and a bunch of other random stuff.
Sean and Andrew talk about Ben Affleck as Batman and they give this year's Dark Knight Rises Award to Matt Damon's new scif action movie, Elysium.
In this precursor to our episode on The Conjuring, Sean, Greg, Lynn and Andrew talk about scary movies like Sinister, Insidious, and Saving Private Ryan (the conversation jumps around a lot). There's also some discussion of evil apes and monkey bites with a little time dedicated to the cosplay controversy of hot women who wear skimpy outfits even if they may not fully understand the back story of the character they are currently sexying. Our position on this very serious issue may just shock you.
In this installment of "Apocalypse Party" by Sean Gilbert, difficult questions are asked and answered and argued about, such as which section of a human centipede would you rather be?
Here's a taste:
“You are out of your mind!” I told Alicia. “It’s obvious that C would be better!”
“I thought you said A was better!” she contradicted.
“Everyone knows A is best! That’s not in question. Beyond that it’s just a matter of whether you’d rather be B or C.”
“Then it’s definitely B!” Alicia insisted.
“You’re insane. B gets it on both ends. That’s the worst of all!”
“But at least B gets to dish it out!”
“You’re disgusting.”
“At least that way you’re not a total victim. You get to shit in someone else’s mouth.”
“Why would you want to shit in someone’s mouth?”
“I’m just saying, if someone’s shitting in my mouth...”
“You’re terrible,” I declared piously. I have no tolerance for mouth-shitters.
ENTER: STEFAN
Every now and then there’s a drunk guy so unbelievably obnoxious it’s kind of endearing. That night it wasn’t me. I’m a sweetheart on my worst night compared to Stefan.
He was a four foot German who approached our table inexplicably and was just as inexplicably pissed off at the whole of existence. All attempts at conversation ended in bile.
He looked confused and disheveled. We were so amused at the idea of him that we didn’t even notice that his right hand was covered in dried blood.
Considering he chose to stand in such close proximity with no stated purpose, I decided to extend a greeting.
“What’s up?”
He moved between me and Dane to sit on a stool near Charlotte. His surly countenance softened somewhat at the sight of her.
“Vhat’s up vith you?” he asked of her instead of answering me. “I am Stefan.”
“Where are you from?” she humored him. The novelty of any new experience is enough to make it acceptable to the inebriated.
“Vhere ze fuck do you sink I’m from?” he said sharply.
“Doucheland?” Tracy asked. He had a distinct German accent.
“Deutschland!” he corrected her, which was unnecessary since the mispronunciation had been deliberate.
“Whatever,” said Tracy, unfazed at the admonishment.
Dane decided to try his hand, asking Stefan: “Did you come here for SCAD?”
The little man snorted indignantly.
“Do I look like a fucking art student?” he complained.
“Yes,” I told him. He absolutely did.
“Do you like it here?” Charlotte asked him, at this point making conversation out of pure fascination.
“No, I fucking hate it here!” he barked angrily, as if all questions were infuriating.
“Then what the fuck are you doing here?” I asked him with annoyance. I meant it in every applicable way.
“I don’t fucking know!” he admitted.
“Well, how’d you get here?” I pressed him.
“How did you get here, asshole?” was his curt rejoinder.
Without asking, Stefan took a cigarette from the pack of Kools and used my lighter to light it. Scowling at the flavor, he examined the pack with disgust.
“I hate fucking Kools!” he spat out with rage.
“Sorry, Stefan,” I said insincerely, “they were out of Marlboros.”
“I hate fucking Marlboros too!”
He took offense at this even though we never offered him a cigarette at all. He was beside himself with anger at the prospect of settling, and banged his tiny fist on the table in defiance.
We took no offense, mostly because we couldn’t stop laughing. Stefan was a treasure, an unexplainable force of nature. Like an angry little gnome sent to entertain us with his ire.
The conversation tapered off, and after introductions were made Stefan couldn’t remember anyone’s name so he decided to call every-one Ross. Except me. Me he continued to call Asshole.
Sean and Andrew talk about the Conjuring and other James Wan films like Insidious. They also talk about the real-life Warrens and the true story of the demon-possessed doll Annabelle. Then they get scared like little girls and recount some of their own paranormal experiences.
Sean, Greg, Lynn and Andrew pay tribute to the New Doctor Who. And giant robots, and Aaron Sorkin, and Game of Thrones, and Star Wars and Star Trek, and tipping waitresses, Lando Calrissian and DragonCon, drop bears, cargo pants, and didgeridoos. Just another regular show, folks...
In what will certainly be a series of episodes focusing on Dr. Who's 50th Anniversary, Sean, Lynn, and Andrew take some time to recap the finale of the latest series of Dr. Who. They also talk about Sharknado, get Lynn's thoughts on Game of Thrones and there is a surprise appearance by VRON! Less surprising, now that I just told you about it, but does anybody really read these episode blurbs?
Sean, Lynn and Andrew talk about robots vs. monsters in Pacific Rim. They also discuss Batman vs. Superman, The Wolverine, Tom Cruise's Oblivion and Joss Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing.
Sean, Greg and Andrew return to finish their discussion of Superman. They talk about Superman's quest for peace as he tries to rid the world of nuclear weapons like his atomic hair clone. They also talk about the Superman movies that never happened. Written by Kevin Smith? Directed by Tim Burton? Starring Nicholas Cage? Or Sean Penn? Fighting Brainiac and giant spiders over the fate of the bottled city of Kandor? Those are a few of the things that could have been a part of a Superman movie before Superman Returns and Man of Steel hit the screens.
Sean, Greg and Andrew begin their long talked about retrospective of the Christopher Reeve Superman movies. They discuss how Richard Donner's vision eventually eroded into what became Superman 2 and led to Superman 3, Bryan's Singer's effort to pay homage to Donner in Superman Returns, the fast-paced landscape of movie marketing in today's world as opposed to when Superman: the Movie was released in 1978 and, yes, how all of this led up to Man of Steel.
Sean, Greg and Andrew talk about World War Z and This is the End as a study of comparative apocalypse and survival strategy. There's also some talk about Star Wars, Game of Thrones and Superman, so have a drink ready.
Sean, Greg and Andrew talk about Cloud Atlas and other emotional scifi dramas like The Time Traveler's Wife and Inception.
Sean, Greg and Andrew finish their discussion of Man of Steel, comparing it to success stories like Batman Begins and weighing the relative merits of a reboot over an homage like Superman Returns. There is also a little bit of talk about the Avengers, the upcoming Agents of SHIELD series, After Earth and Oblivion, with a little more wild speculation and constructive advice concerning the Batman and Justice League franchises.
Sean, Greg and Andrew talk about Man of Steel, the fanboy reaction, the character arc and sequel positioning, what it could mean for the Justice League and future DC franchises, and what it could mean specifically for the return of Batman.
"S" is for "Spoiler", by the way. We talk about the movie plot and specific story elements, so you might want to watch the movie before listening.
Mhysa - Sean and Andrew wrap up their analysis of Game of Thrones Season 3 by contemplating Arya's future with the Hound, John's destiny to defend the wall from the white walkers, and how long it will take for dragons to cross the sea.
Sean, Greg and Andrew finish their discussion of Star Trek: Into Darkness, comparing it to Wrath of Khan, Star Wars, Serenity and anything else they can think of.
"The Rains of Castamere" - Sean and Andrew try to recover from the catastrophic events of the latest episode of Game of Thrones, dissecting the fate of the Starks and what the future may hold for them.
Sean, Greg and Andrew talk about the new Star Trek film, Into Darkness, and how it compares to earlier works such as Wrath of Khan.
Sean, Greg and Andrew discuss Iron Man 3, plus there is a little "Greg on the Throne", where Greg weighs in on the current season of Game of Thrones. They also talk a little bit about the latest season of Doctor Who.
And if you're playing the TVAMD drinking game, you now have to take a drink any time they talk about Game of Thrones outside of the TV on the Throne podcast.
Sean and Andrew reflect on the year in TV, comparing the plot and character development of the latest season of The Walking Dead to more successful shows like Game of Thrones and the short-lived Firefly. How did Firefly manage to show so much of the characters and story in such a short amount of time, when other shows never seem to understand where the story should be headed? And does it all trace back to the Greedo Effect? Did Lucas inadvertently create a generation of hack writers and hardcore heroes by stripping that one scene in Star Wars of its moral ambiguities?
Plus, Andrew watches Downton Abey. Just sayin'...
To tease the upcoming episodes of TV Ate My Dinner, Sean, Lynn and Andrew talk about Star Trek, Iron Man, World War Z, Pacific Rim, The World's End and the Perks of Being a Wallflower. You know, all the summer blockbusters.
Second Sons: Sean, Andrew and Lynn talk about setup and follow-through in the latest episode of Game of Thrones, as well as the power of royal blood, and the dangers of having a leech burned in your name.
The Bear and the Maiden Fair: Sean and Andrew discuss ass and strategy in the seventh episode of Season Three. The characters in this episode are mostly torn between duty and desire, forced to choose between the loyalties they've been bred for and the personal allegiances they've chosen. Plus someone fights a bear.
The Climb - Sean and Andrew talk about the series of awkward encounters that make up the sixth episode of Game of Thrones Season 3.
Sean, Gary and Andrew conclude their discussion on the Evil Dead remake, with a little talk about big movies like Battleship and small movies like Insidious. They even talk a little Star Wars, so get ready to take a shot.
Kissed By Fire: Sean and Andrew talk about religious allegories in Game of Thrones, from Old Testament to New and the influences of classical mythology. There is also more discussion on the brutality of war, honor vs. morality, and the importance of pacing in a story, with a little talk about wildling sex grottos, trial by fire and babies in jars.
That's balls, man...
In this bonus featurette, Sean and Andrew discuss the fragility of time, the shape of the future, programming for cats and podcasting in general.
And this one will only suck about 25 minutes of your life away.
And Now His Watch Is Ended: Sean, Lynn and Andrew talk about misperceptions of power and loyalty in the latest episode of Game of Thrones. There is some speculation as to where the intrigues of this season are headed and a comparison between the failing philosophies of the Night's Watch and the Jedi Knights. It was only a matter of time until we starting making Star Wars comparisons, folks...
Sean, Gary and Andrew talk about the new Evil Dead remake and what it might mean for the future of the franchise, the return of Ash and a possible Army of Darkness 2.
There is also some talk of Star Wars action figures and other 80's toy lines like GI Joe, Transformers and MASK. And the subject of Prometheus comes up again, but only briefly.
Walk of Punishment: Sean, Andrew and Gary dissect the latest Game of Thrones episode. The brutality of war and the questionable ethics of the nobility that starts wars is a big focus of the discussion, but it quickly degenerates into an awkward examination of how prominently the threat of rape factors into this episode and the show in general.
Sean and Lynn take a few minutes to get Greg's take on the Hobbit, since he missed out on the last 8 times we've covered this topic. And we've still got two movies to go, folks...
Sean, Andrew and Greg wrap up their reconstructive criticism of Prometheus. Then they look forward to the Summer movies that might be awesome: Man of Steel, Star Trek, World War Z, Iron Man 3... that's a lot of good movies on the way with any luck. They also talk a little bit about Oz the Great and Powerful, Morgan Freeman, screaming goats and Evan Almighty.
Sean, Lynn and Andrew take a few minutes to review the pros and cons of the new GI Joe sequel.
Dark Wings, Dark Words: Sean, Lynn and Andrew talk about Episode 2 of Season 3 with an emphasis on the importance of character development, plot structure, and the awkwardness of sex scenes in prose.
Sean, Andrew and Greg take on the challenge of reimagining Prometheus into a story that actually makes sense. Plus there's a little bit of talk about Oz the Great and Powerful and Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
Valar Dohaeris: TV Ate My Dinner presents its first offical spin-off! Sean, Andrew and Lynn discuss the ins and outs of the Season 3 premiere of Game of Thrones. Dragons! Zombies! Giants! Nipple-less slave soldiers! Looks like Season 3's off to a good start.
Cool link: Game of Thrones theme - acoustic version
Greg returns as TVAMD project observer while Sean and Lynn discuss the gothic nuances of the Moth Diaries. There is also some discussion of Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, Brave, 7 psychopaths and other stuff.
Sean, Andrew and Lynn come down from talking about the Hobbit by randomly assaulting movies like the Dark Knight Rises, Prometheus, Total Recall and Wrath of the Titans. There's also some polite discussion about Dredd.
Sean, Lynn and Andrew continue to talk about the Hobbit, Star Wars, and eventually Lord of the Rings versus Star Wars in an ongoing effort to examine what it takes to make a lasting mythology. Also there is some comparison of George Lucas and Joss Whedon, since we're just chucking stuff into the conversation randomly.
Sean, Lynn and Andrew talk about the Hobbit at last. From the revelatory 48 frames per second to the creative task of turning one book into three epic movies, how well does the Hobbit match up to the novel and how well does it tie in to the Lord of the Rings films?
Sean and Andrew talk about the past and future of Star Wars, specifically in regard to the treasury of story material that's been developed for the Expanded Universe of Star Wars novels and comics. Will Episode VII embrace that wealth of stories or erase them?
Sean and Andrew bring in the first show of 2013 with talk about the failed apocalypse, zombie doomsday preppers, what the deal is with Andrea in The Walking Dead, Django Unchained, and, not surprisingly, new developments with the upcoming Star Wars movie.
TVAMD Presents an Audio Adventure that pays homage to the scifi novels of the 60's and the radio serials of yesteryear.
In this fourth installment of the Rocky Montana adventure, Rocky is brought before the Queen of Space after becoming a prisoner of the Galactic Armada. Now they want to send him on a secret mission to fight the evil Morlaks. But the Queen has other plans for Rocky first...
Written and Read by Sir St. John C. O'Herlihy
Rusty Pass as Rocky Montana
Nindiy Meyer-Gleaves as Queen Treoptera
Ruud Dijkerman as Regent LeGwynne
Gary Lance as the Centurion
Featuring music by Brooks Robinson
While doing end of the year cleaning we found this never before released episode of TVAMD. It's a follow-up to Sean, Lynn and Gary's coverage of Friday the 13th and Cabin in the Woods that got lost in the shuffle during the Disney Star Wars hullaballoo. In this brief addendum they discuss Dr. Who, Cabin in the Woods, and the (then) impending apocalypse.
Enjoy one last TVAMD in 2012 and we'll see you again next year!
There are actually those who don't know VRON. For those I present this flashback of her origin (which I myself had to poke around a bit to find). This is me and Brooks in our first encounter with my robot companion.
Sean and VRON present Season's Greetings to all the friends of TV Ate My Dinner. You're welcome, world.
Sean, Greg, Brooks and Andrew conclude their discussion of the new Disney Star Wars. With Disney in possession of Star Wars and Marvel, could we see the return of the Hoojibs? Or Jaxxon? Could there be a Muppet Star Wars in our future? There's no end to the things we can make up on this subject.
THE FOLLOWING IS BASED ON A TRUE STORY... Did I ever tell you about the time I died? Yeah, probably not. That's a good setup for a story though, right? I have told this story before. For the sake of those involved I omitted some of the more bizarre elements, but as the years have gone by I have come to realize that the full details must be made known. What if the unexplained incident that occurred that St. Patrick's Day in downtown Savannah were to be repeated elsewhere? It's irresponsible to withhold what little I know of it, especially in light of the fact that no one else seems to remember. This is the story of how all Hell broke loose one night in Savannah, how the end of the world was very nearly the result of it, and how I was put in a position to stop it just by deciding to stay home.
In this first excerpt, I introduce the story and talk about my ill-fated bid for President. No zombies yet, but they're coming.
Contains explicit language.
Sean, Greg, Brooks and Andrew return to continue their discussion of the Disney Star Wars purchase. What could this mean for Indiana Jones? Could an Indy reboot be in our future? And what a Star Wars theme park? Could EPCOT become Star Wars Land? And what's up with Netflix? Why is everything always on Very Long Wait now?
If you ever wondered what it would take to bring Brooks out of retirement, this is it. Sean, Brooks, Greg and Andrew convene for an emergency session of TVAMD to talk about the Earth-shattering announcement that Disney purchased Star Wars. What does it mean? Who would direct Episode VII? How do we get Nathan Fillion in it? Part 1 just barely scratches the surface, folks...
In honor of Halloween, Sean, Lynn and Gary begin their retrospective of the Friday the 13th series. They also dedicate some discussion to The House at the End of the Street, Trick 'r Treat, Trick or Treat, Scream, and The Cabin in the Woods.
Sean, Greg and Lynn talk about the future in all its many forms. From the future of the past once represented in EPCOT center and the time traveling adventures of Dr. Who to our own uncertain futures, this is another one of those talkie walkie timey wimey kinda episodes.
Sean, Greg and Lynn talk about the awesomeness of Joss Whedon and his collaborative effort with Drew Goddard, Cabin in the Woods! Don't listen if you're spoiler sensitive, because this episode is practically a DVD commentary.
Sean, Greg and Gary talk about what makes a good superhero movie: Why weren't audiences warm to the new Spider-man? What lessons is Zach Snyder taking from Superman Returns while making Man of Steel? Why is Marvel's marketing strategy so effective compared to DC's? How come they can make Iron Man a movie superstar but not Green Lantern?
They also find a way to blame James Cameron for John Carter, talk sweet about the Abyss and discuss the oh so amusing occupation of editing films for television.
Sean, Greg and Gary return to finish their discussion of the ALIEN films, which unfortunately includes Alien 3 and Alien: Resurrection. They discuss how Alien 3 derailed the ALIENS legacya and what Alien: Resurrection did to try to make up for it. Also how Joss Whedon's involvement in the latter film led him to develop the concept of Firefly.
Sean, Greg and Gary talk about the ALIENS franchise, plus a little talk about The Expendables 2 and this year's DragonCon.
Sean, Lynn, Gary and Greg take a few minutes to speculate about the upcoming Hobbit movies, then a lot more minutes talking about other stuff. There's some Dolph Lundgren breaking news, even spottier speculation about the new Highlander remake, sports and Candy. And a little VRON for good measure.
Sean, Greg, Lynn and Gary talk about "The Dark Knight Rises" (with a little help fromm VRON).
The opening clip is a spoof from Conan O'Brien, by the way. In case you were wondering.
Sean and Lynn talk about summer movies like "Dark Shadows", "Men in Black 3",the upcoming "Total Recall" remake,"The Amazing Spider-man", "Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter", "Battleship", "Ted", and "Brave".
Plus they discuss the documentary "Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles", paranormal shows like "Destination Truth" and "Ghost Hunters".
Greg and Sean talk about the Avengers, what went wrong with the Green Lantern movie, the People vs. George Lucas, and the new Aaron Sorkin drama, The Newsroom.
Sean and Greg talk Prometheus and how it compares to other high profile prequels (especially Star Wars). They discuss it both as its own movie and compared to the original Alien films.
Sean, Lynn, and Tracy complete their discussion of interesting sequels, including the follow-ups that were almost made to ET, Gladiator and Seven, plus some talk about Beastmaster 2, House 4, Conan and the Star Wars prequels.
Sean, Lynn and Tracy return to discuss Star Trek: Insurrection, Howling VI, Hellraiser 3, X Files, Beastmaster and other interesting sequel efforts.
Sean, Lynn and Tracy return to the topic of interesting sequels... sort of. While they cover Dolph Lundgren's "In the Name of the King 2" and the "The Expendables 2", as well as the Star Trek movies and Pirates of the Caribbean 4, there is also some talk of "Immortals", and "Cabin in the Woods".
Sean and Lynn look at what's currently going on in movies and TV. They discuss new shows like Kiefer Sutherland's "Touch", pop music, The Avengers, Stephen King, SherlockHolmes, and for no reason at all, their pets.
Sean, Greg, and Gary take a few minutes to talk about AMC's The Walking Dead and the comic that spawned it.
Sean, Gary, and Greg return with the thrilling conclusion to last week's nailbiting cliffhanger. They discuss 60's scifi shows like Star Trek, Lost in Space and the Prisoner. There is also some talk of LOST, Alcatraz, and Game of Thrones.
Sean and Gary discuss science fiction TV shows in the 60's from Twilight Zone and the Outer Limits to Dr. Who. Also Sean reviews John Carter and 21 Jump Street. Greg is also almost in this episode.
Greg, Sean and Lynn return to pay tribute to the Johnny Drama's of the movie business. From Robert Z'Dar to Clancy Brown, they celebrate the guys who make movies fun to watch. Plus there is some talk about American Horror Story and Terra Nova, and some perhaps unnecessarily harsh criticism of Tim Tebow.
Sean and Greg return with Lynn to celebrate Episode 150 of TV Ate My Dinner! While working up to paying tribute to Johnny Drama's, they discuss Varney the Vampire, Sherlock Holmes, Mission Impossible, Top Gear, GI Joe 2, podcast phone etiquette and Greg's deep hatred of the Muppets.
Sean and Lynn return to complete their Dracula discussion, focusing not just on Dracula movies but their impact on modern horror movies. Also, a little more talk about American Horror Story.
For additional vampire reading, check out the collection "Vampires: Two Centuries of Great Vampire Stories", compiled and edited by Alan Ryan. That collection contains "The Vampire", "Carmilla" the Lord Byron vampire fragment, "Dracula's Guest", and a ton of other stories (including an excerpt from "Varney the Vampire").
You can also download public domain readings of Varney the Vampire from librivox.org
Sean and Lynn return to discuss Dracula in film and re-visit the increasingly disappointing American Horror Story.
In anticipation of Halloween, Sean and Lynn take a brief break from Dracula to talk about the new horror show "American Horror Story", "Tucker and Dale vs. Evil", Grant Morrison's "Supergods" (and how great heroes and villains are created), zombies, Saw, Freddy, Jason and Michael Meyers. Did "Faces of Death" videos signify the beginning of voyeuristic horror like "Human Centipede"? Oh yeah, Human Centipede. This one's not for the kids.
All this and a new song from Sean's band, Glamour Turquoise! Happy Halloween, world...
Sean and Lynn discuss the King of Vampires and his literary origins. Beginning with the Summer of 1816 that also spawned Frankenstein, they examine Lord Byron's abandoned vampire novel that became Polidori's "The Vampyre", the penny dreadful sensation "Varney the Vampire", "Carmilla" and Bram Stoker's novel as a New World vs. Old World allegory. Just in time for Halloween.
TVAMD Presents an Audio Adventure that pays homage to the scifi novels of the 60's and the radio serials of yesteryear.
In this third installment of the Rocky Montana adventure, Rocky and Professor Boobelfish work to escape from the space pirates while Xando Zaan faces mutiny. But a common threat may force them all to work together...
Written and Read by Sir St. John C. O'Herlihy
Rusty Pass as Rocky Montana
Lynn Stahlhut as Professor Boobelfish
Ben Sutton as Captain Xando Zaan
Gary Lance as the Centurion
Featuring music by Brooks Robinson
Sean and Lynn finally get around to talking about Superheroes in a Post 911 world. Have we been crying out for heroes? Did Buck Rogers emerge just in time to save us from the Great Depression? Did Superman come to Earth to counter the rise of the Nazi Party? Have heroes throughout history always arisen just when we needed them in comics and on screen? And if so, why do we have so much trouble creating new ones now?
Sean and Lynn set out to talk about Superheroes but end up teasing the upcoming Dracula episode, reviewing the movie Ironclad, discussing Beowulf movies and Sarah Polley, Kenneth Branaugh and Thor, DC's new 52 and Grant Morrison's Action Comics, the upcoming Aquaman movie with Leonardo DiCaprio, the Entourage finale' and Dr. Who. Plus a review of the Ultimate Watchmen Extended Cut.
Greg returns to TVAMD to talk about his personal life and Sean's new fitness program. Plus Sean and Lynn discuss The Tunnel, Paul, Your Highness, Everything Must Go, and Andy Samberg.
Also,how to treat gout and cure diabetes!
Sean, Lynn and Rusty discuss Apollo 18 and its impact to the "found footage" mock doc genre. How does it compare to the Blair Witch Project or the more recent Rec, its American counterpart Quarantine, or Paranormal Activity? Is this a bold new step for the genre or is it jumping the shark just like every other time horror goes to space? Also, a look at Trollhunter and a brief word on the remakes of Don't Be Afraid of the Dark and Fright Night.
Sean, Lynn and Tracy return to conclude their analysis of the Harry Potter legacy, from the books to the films.
Sean, Lynn and Tracy celebrate the 4th anniversary of TVAMD by tackling the Harry Potter books and movies and Lynn shares some tips on how to survive the numerous perils of the Potterverse.
Plus, watch the HISHE version of Harry Potter on http://www.howitshouldhaveended.com/!
Sean, Greg and Dane face a barrage of technical problems to discuss Truth, Justice and the American Way. If Captain America has to call himself the First Avenger when he travels abroad and Superman is renouncing his US citizenship, then what does that say about how we see America? Plus there's some talk of the new X-Men movie and a really long and inappropriate Red Cross story.
This episode contains some adult topics (although they're mostly expressed in a juvenile fashion). But don't blame us, blame the Red Cross. Those people are a bunch of degenerates.
Robots, Rants and Rapture!
Having rebuilt his robot companion VRON, Sean re-introduces her to the program to discuss the Cult Fiction Con in Jacksonville, Florida and the philosophical impact of the Rapture (which happened the same weekend). Sean and VRON have a very frank discussion about religion, apocalypse, and the human condition. And the whole thing ends with a musical number, so what more could you ask for?
Sean and Greg talk about upcoming summer movies like Thor, Green Lantern, Captain America, and X-Men: First Class. There is also some discussion of Jesus Christ's return on May 21st, the Holy Land Experience theme park in Orlando, the HBO show Game of Thrones and the new Doctor Who.
Sean, Greg, Gary and Lynn return to the topic of comic book movies, discussing the Cathy Lee Crosby Wonder Woman pilot, the 70's Spider-man, Legends of the Superheroes (which actually featured a character named Ghettoman), the Aquaman pilot, Hulk TV team-ups with Thor and Daredevil, the upcoming Zack Snyder Superman film and the Helen Slater Supergirl. Plus koalas attack Lynn's internet and the whole thing closes out with a musical number written by Brooks Robinson! Who can ask for more than that?
Sean, Greg, Lynn and Gary talk about some unfortunate comic book adaptations, like the 1994 Fantastic Four that never saw the light of day, the disastrous Justice League TV pilot, the Dolph Lundgren Punisher and various Captain America movies. The Joel Schumacher Batman films also rear their ugly heads. Plus there's some more talk about sex in space and the upcoming TVAMD World Weird Tour.
Sean, Greg and Gary return to talk about the magic of the 80’s and the genius of Charlie Sheen.
But seriously, how can we say the 80’s are back if “The Legend of Billie Jean” isn’t available on DVD? I’m just sayin’...
Also, we honor Terry Kiser from “Weekend At Bernie’s” with the Johnny Drama Award.
Sean and Greg talk to Scary Gary about the icons of the 80's. From Jason Voorhees to Lando Calrissian, 80's movies and television made anthems out of everything. The mere mention of Empire Strikes Back sparks some talk of the upcoming 3-D release of the Star Wars movies, but there is much discussion of Buck Rogers, Rambo, Star Trek, Superman, Conan, the Ghostbusters and everything 80's that's either making a comeback or never went away.
Sean, Lynn and Tracy discuss the phenomenon of Women in Refrigerators, the unsettling trend in comics (and by extension all scifi and fantasy) for female characters to be killed, raped, depowered, mind controlled and forcibly impregnated. The tragic fates of Carol Danvers, Karen Page and Gwen Stacey are compared to their TV sisters, most notably Joss Whedon characters like Jenny Calendar, Fred and Tara. Whedon talk leads to discussion of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly and Dollhouse, plus an earnest look at the dark side of Dawn-bashing.
Also there is discussuion of information generation movies like "Catfish" and "The Social Network".
Sean and Greg discuss how porn stars can save education, the space program,and possibly the world. There's also some talk of chasing ghosts with psychic strippers, Matthew Perry's new TV series Mr. Sunshine, Aaron Sorkin, social networking, our digital legacy and the fate of Charlie Sheen.
Sean, Lynn and Tracy return to discuss the logistics of sex in space, the first humans born on Mars, Mega Python vs. Gatoroid, Nicholas Worth, Galaxina, Flesh Gordon, Dungeons & Dragons and how vegetarianism can lead to cannibalism and zombiism.
Sean teams with Lynn and Tracy to discuss the logistics of sex in space, the first humans born on Mars, a world without men and the diminution of the y chromosome. We also talk about the Last Airbender.
"This is a particularly bad one..." Greg
Sean, Greg and Lynn talk about the casting choices for The Dark Knight Rises, Splice, Return to Frogtown, and Dolph Lundgren's upcoming movie, In the Name of the King 2. But is that enough to make Greg happy? No. He says this episode sucks.
You be the judge...
Despite some technical difficulties talking across the world, Sean and Greg connect with Lynn to celebrate Valentine's Day with a tribute to Romantic Comedies. It starts with When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless in Seattle and leads to Patrick Dempsey's Made of Honor and Gerard Butler's predilection towards bad boy roles in the Bounty Hunter and the Ugly Truth. But somehow it goes from Love Actually to horror exploitation like The Human Centipede (which has nothing to do with Romantic Comedy). Plus a little more talk about TRON: Legacy.
And other topics.
From 3-D to HD to V to Zero-G, Sean, Greg, Lynn and Tracy talk about everything from cannibalism to carnal pleasure in the outer atmosphere. So you've been warned, Gretchen. This might not be one for the kids.
Sean, Greg, Lynn and Tracy go over the Green Hornet, Splice, Stephen King, Pontypool, the Russell Crowe Robin Hood, and Ricky Gervais' hosting of the Golden Globes. And a bunch of other stuff.
We're just happy to be back, folks...
Sean and Greg talk TRON 2, the upcoming Green Lantern and Thor movies, what's wrong with Superman, the future of the X-Men and Transformers, and how the Hugh Jackman film Real Steel is a modern redo of the Stuart Gordon classic Robot Jox. Oh yeah, we're back...
Just kidding, this episode has nothing to do with Christmas.
Sean and Ruud have a nice off the cuff conversation about international pop culture, guns and drugs, robot laws, reality TV, the future of space travel, superheroes, sitcoms, CG and the our newfound ability to see things in three dimensions.
What a way to spend the last episode of the year...
Sean, Greg and Lynn return to discuss the Lord of the Rings and the forgotten characters like Tom Bombadil who never seemed to make it off the page and onto the screen.
Quick Note: It is mentioned that the Hobbit movie project is in development Hell, but since this episode was recorded that situation has changed and the project is progressing.
Sean, Greg and Lynn look at the unsung heroes of Lord of the Rings. From Glorfindel to figwit, they discuss characters who didn't make it out of the book and those who were never in it at all.
Sean also reviews Dolph Lundgren's role in The Expendables (again).
TVAMD Presents an Audio Adventure that pays homage to the scifi novels of the 60's and the radio serials of yesteryear.
In this second installment of the Rocky Montana adventure, Rocky is thawed out on the other side of the solar system and 600 years in the future. But that's just the beginning of his troubles...
Written and Read by Sir St. John C. O'Herlihy
Rusty Pass as Rocky Montana
Lynn Stahlhut as Professor Boobelfish
Ben Sutton as Captain Xando Zaan
Will Maslen as Durge Roxon
Featuring "The Doorway to the Gods" by Brooks Robinson
Venus Sky Trap, A Rocky Montana Adventure
EPISODE ONE
TVAMD Presents an Audio Adventure that pays homage to the scifi novels of the 60's and the radio serials of yesteryear. Sir St. John C. O'Herlihy reads the exciting adventures of Rocky Montana as he fights to stop the evil Rotwang Institute from dominating the world.
Written and Read by Sir St. John C. O'Herlihy
Starring Rusty Pass as Rocky Montana
and R.M. Dijkerman as Commandant Saugstaub
Music by Brooks Robinson
After last episode's chilling cliffhanger ending, the boys return to discuss the future of robots and the laws humans should follow in order to make it a good one.
In response to listener feedback, the boys take another crack at the future of robots. This includes breaking news on Dolph Lundgren and Steve Wiebe, but also the first ever attempt to draft a ROBOT BILL OF RIGHTS!
We also close with a heart-stopping cliffhanger! Who will survive?
St. John, sex, and the future of robotics! Sean, Greg and Brooks discuss how robots may affect the future, Brooks reviews the Frank Henenlotter junxploitation opus Bad Biology, and Sir St. John reviews the scifi trash novel Xuan and the Girl from the Other Side.
Almost sounds like this one has a structure and a point, doesn't it? You decide...
Sean, Brooks and Greg return to the future to discuss trends in baby names, the Donkey Kong high score, robots, rayguns, & rocketpacks, and the prophetic John Boorman scifi classic, Zardoz.
Sean, Brooks and Greg return to the topic of fixing the future by talking about baby names and Facebook. Is our obsession with social networking and cell phones evidence of a deeper need to connect with each other? Or are we just attention-obsessed?
Brooks returns and joins Andrew, Sean & Greg to talk about the future of mankind and what we need to do to fix it. They also discuss the new Christopher Nolan movie Inception, Cormac McCarthy's apocalypse epic The Road, and the Vanilla Ice classic, Cool As Ice.
Looks like the future is in good hands...
Everyone loves to poke at the Highlander sequels, and truth be told they make it easy. But with a remake right around the bend, maybe we should direct a little reconstructive criticism towards how the sequels should be handled this time around.
From the Darmok episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation to Helen Keller, Sean and Greg talk language with Tracy. How would we communicate with aliens? Math or music? And why are there so many types of sign language?
Sean and Greg join Tracy to talk about language in Scifi but end up discussing why the Karate Kid is about Kung Fu, Avatar vs. District 9, the future of Superman and the Spider-man reboot, Thor, Green Lantern and the new A-Team movie.
Who is the man in black? How did he become a smoke monster? What is Jacob's plan? What is the light at the heart of the island? Why does the big foot only have 4 toes? Is it purgatory or an alternate timeline? What lies in the shadow of the statue? What do the numbers mean? Who was the President in 1975?
Sean, Andrew and Greg continue to explore the many mysteries of LOST and nearly come to blows on the topic of whether or not the last season even really happened.
Sean, Greg and Andrew talk about nothing but LOST. Seriously, there's not a moment to spend on any other topic, and this is just Part 1...
Greg, Sean and Lynn compare new scifi shows and movies to the good old days, discussing how far removed Caprica is from the classic Battlestar Galactica, why Avatar isn't as eco-friendly as it claims to be, the merits of the new Spartacus TV series and the mysteries of the Coral Castle, another monument purporting to be America's Stonehenge.
And somehow we manage to blame Steven Seagal for the decline of modern scifi.
Here's a blast from the past in the form of one of Sean's old radio shows. Sean hosted a show playing songs from movie soundtracks on WWGC, 90.7 FM in Carrollton, circa 1996.
Here's a blast from the past in the form of one of Sean's old radio shows. Sean hosted a show playing songs from movie soundtracks on WWGC, 90.7 FM in Carrollton, circa 1996.
Sean and Greg reunite with Gary to talk MacGyver, how director's cut DVD's are keeping movies from ever being finished, and reconstructive criticism for the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Sean and Greg talk about St. Patrick's Day in Savannah, the importance of free speech, Call of Duty and the Crazies. Then it just ends abruptly with no warning.
Sean and Greg return with Andrew to re-imagine the Star Wars prequels with their own special zing. A love triangle between Obi Wan, Anakin and the woman they both want? Yoda as an outcast? Alderaan as the birthplace of the rebellion? These are just a few of the ideas we toy with.
Plus we talk about Red letter media's take on the Star Trek films.
Sean, Greg and Andrew set out into the taboo territory of the Star Wars Prequels not to complain, but to throw their own notes into the ring as to how they would have handled Episode I, II & III. Plus they discuss the Clash of the Titans remake.
Sean and Greg talk women in scifi for a minute with new guest host Jessica, but mostly we talk about the state of the future, the end of the world, the dangers of summoning Cthulhu and whether or not video game violence has gone too far.
Sean and Greg return with David to discuss the future, games, the future of games and how games will affect the future in the future.
Sean and Greg talk about the past and future of video games with their old friend David. From Atari Adventure to Left 4 Dead, video games are slowly graduating into the roleplaying arena and beyond. So what does the future hold for gaming? And will it affect the future of the world in general?
Sean, Brooks & Greg bring in the second half of their centennial celebration with Lynn, Andrew and Tupa. This time the talk turns to absinthe, monster trucks, and trivia.
Brooks kicks off our centennial celebration by talking about whose hot in Hollywood and whose not. It started out innocently enough, discussing the questionable attractiveness of Roxxxy the talking sex robot, then it just got out of hand. Greg, Lynn and Andrew are here too, and even Christopher from the Tupacast. We manage to segue into discussing Legion, Pandorum and Avatar, so we do manage to get it on the rails eventually. And this is just part 1 of our centennial celebration.
Sean and Johnny return to talk about what makes a great villain. Who was the greater villain, Frankenstein or his monster? Is Dexter Morgan a hero or a villain? Why can't we seem to create a Darth Vader or a Freddy Krueger for movies today? Why hasn't Star Trek had a great villain since Khan? Have we just lost the ability to create great heroes and villains?
Sean and Johnny talk about the state of heroes and villains in movies today, weighing the positive message of Avatar against the disturbing trends in modern thinking that are embracing remakes of Last House on the Left and I Spit on Your Grave.
Indiana Jones and John McClane are helping regular guys discover their inner Batman while bad guys like Freddy and Jason give us a taste of pure evil. So what happens when the line gets blurred? Have we lost our knack for myth building? Will the characters of Avatar endure as long as Sherlock Holmes? Or have we lost the ability to create something new that will stand the test of time?
This blurb makes us sound a lot more profound than we really. We're pretty much just talking about movies.
Brooks, Sean and Andrew return to discuss cloud computing and the future of humanity: Is Google offering us a renaissance of learning that will usher in the digital democracy or are they building SkyNet? Or both?
It's your future, world. You decide...
Sean and Brooks talk distributed computing with Andrew. Will the Cloud democratize the internet or will it be the real-life SkyNet? There is also a little follow-up discussion of District 9 and Idiocracy.
Sean & Greg put the nativity in negativity by tackling crazy Christmas shoppers, The new V series and the Prisoner remake, The Men Who Stare at Goats and its depiction of the First Earth Battalion, and the attitude of movies like Back to the Future and Clash of the Titans towards sexual assault.
Merry Christmas, everybody.
Sean and Greg set out to talk Frankenstein with Lynn, but end up talking about the sexy starlets of scifi and TV shows like V, Big Love, Smallville, FlashForward, the Vampire Diaries, Fringe and for some reason, MacGyver. Somewhere in the mix Paranormal Activity and the Amityville Horror remake enter into the conversation.
The boys return with Mudoogul Mudslinger to explore more tips on surviving the Zombie War, courtesy of the University of Florida's Zombie Response Plan, Zombieland, and Left 4 Dead.
Also we discuss Drag Me To Hell's portrayal of gypsies, how investigate a werewolf sighting and the dubious merits of cannibalism.
Happy Halloween, everybody...
Zombieland and other recent zombie stories like the Walking Dead comic are shifting the focus from surviving the initial zombie outbreak to living in a zombie world. Surviving the first 48 hours of infection is necessary, but how do you make it past the first 100 days? Living in the Zombie War requires a bigger set of the rules, which the boys are happy to provide. Mudoogul Mudslinger joins in the Halloween fun to talk zombie survival tactics, the University of Florida's short-lived zombie response plan, and the new supernatural haunted house movie, Paranormal Activity.
Greg and Sean return with David to hastily answer all the burning questions left open at the end of Guilty Pleasures part 1. They discuss the Disney buyout of Marvel, the genius of Edmund Cooper, the exploits of JJ Armes, the seven gates of Hell, Project Runway, NASCAR and many other topics of intellectual import.
You demanded it, people, so here it is...
Greg and Sean talk guilty pleasures with David, mostly discussing the Professor's harrowing run-in with a jellyfish, the True Blood finale' and how EPCOT Center has lost its vision of yesterday's future.
Sean and Greg are back with Scary Gary to talk about Bigfoot, UFO's, Facebook and the upcoming James Cameron movie, Avatar.
Sean and Brooks talk about Sean's recent excursion to the Cockspur Lighthouse at Fort Pulaski. They also talk a little about the Savannah catacombs, the Tybee bomb and reality televistion.
The boys get with Lynn to talk about guerilla filmmaking and amateur video production, and indirectly prove that social networking outlets like Facebook are destroying our ability to communicate with each other.
Sean and Greg talk about District 9 and James Cameron's upcoming sci-fi fantasy Avatar, re-visit GI Joe and Star Trek for the zillionth time, and somehow end up talking about Superman, warning labels and the exit row on airplanes.
Greg and Sean go crypto with Scary Gary to discuss the mystery of the Sasquatch, unidentified flying humanoids, the Jersey Devil, Hogzilla, the Loch Ness Monster and Mothman.
Plus, Sean has finally seen Inglorious Basterds, so is qualified to form an opinion.
In the inevitable follow-up to VERSUS part 1, the boys discuss TRON vs. the Matrix, Captain Caveman vs. Grape Ape, Han Solo vs. Malcom Reynolds, and of course the Terminator vs. an Allosaurus. Good water-cooler fodder for your next MENSA meeting.
In this TV Ate My Dinner bonus featurette, Sir St. John C. O'Herlihy presents the conclusion of the Patriotic Paragon serial as well as comedy sketches from Cooler Than You Productions.
Brooks has finally watched Watchmen, but argues there aren't as many men to watch as previously asserted by Sean and Greg. Was Dr. Manhatten's atomic junk blown out of proportion or is the whole blue business just a big fat hoax?
You decide...
Greg and Sean have seen GIJOE and the results are in! Hear the boys discuss the Rise of Cobra with Lynn and debate previous claims of excessive use of junk in the Watchmen movie.
Who would win? Kirk or Darth Vader? A Borg ship or a Star Destroyer? How about MacGuyver vs. a Predator? The boys debate these and other burning issues in this heated episode! Plus we pay tribute to Julie Brown and discuss Lorenzo Lamas' new opus, Megashark vs. Giant Octopus!
In this TV Ate My Dinner Theater featurette, Sir St. John presents the first three episodes of the classic radio serial, the Adventures of the Patriotic Paragon, America's Most Concerned Citizen! Plus some fun extras, including a look at St. John's earlier work.
The boys go from strip clubs, peep shows and porno to Kenneth Branaugh's Hamlet in this episode that's supposed to be about musicals. They compare the relative merits of standards like Phantom of the Opera, Grease and the King & I to novelties like Rocky Horror, Bat Boy and Evil Dead the Musical. Plus there is a tribute to 80's Johnnie Drama, James Remar, Joe Lamont's Quiet Cool theme song, and lots of unnecessary singing from the boys themselves.
Reflecting on the 40th anniversary of the Apollo Moon Landing, the boys consider where technology has brought us since then. Sure, podcasting and the wikipedia are awesome, but while we're trying to decide whether Ubuntu is preferable to Microsoft Vista, who's developing the next breakthrough technology that will make history the same way the astronauts did? Will we ever have a moon base or go to Mars? And is dark matter even real at all?
Plus we talk about the new Harry Potter movie.
Pulsar the Ultimate Man of Adventure, ROM the Space Knight, Shogun Warriors, Go Bots, Weebles and JJ Armes...
Star Wars and GI Joe weren't the only awesome toys from our youth. From the Mego Star Trek dolls to the Six Million Dollar Man, the boys reminisce about the great toys from the seventies and eighties.
PLUS: Brooks makes a shocking confession...
In this TV Ate My Dinner Theater featurette, our host Sir St. John C. O'Herlihy introduces us to Angus Dundee, proprietor of the Inn of the Broken Sword, a bar where stories as much a currency as money.
This Season Premiere marks the 2 year anniversary of TVAMD, and the boys celebrate by going back to where it all began: Talking about Transformers!
There's also some discussion of the new Friday the 13th and still more talk about GI Joe and Star Trek.
TVAMD presents a brand new featurette: TV Ate My Dinner Theater! Your host, Sir St. John C. O'Herlihy, presents stories of intrigue and adventure in the theater of the imagination.
This week's story: "The Morning Star" by Brooks Robinson and Sean Gilbert.
A psychiatrist gets too close to his work when he examines a serial killer with a frightening agenda.
In this epic Season Finale, the boys discuss the unsung (or perhaps improperly appreciated) heroes of Star Wars. Who are the people (and in some cases, the characters) who made Star Wars great? And who got left behind as it became what it is today?
This is practically a Jane Austen tribute. We discuss Stephen King adaptations like 1408 and the Shawshank Redemption, but mostly the many faces of Pride and Prejudice, including the new Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. There is also some talk of Harry Potter and Sean does a little Dr. Horrible karaoke. Consider yourselves warned.
In this long-awaited (if unsolicited) follow-up to the gaming episode, the boys pretend they're going to discuss Dungeons & Dragons and the Star Wars role-playing game, but end up telling random stories about pretty much everthing else. In other words, the usual...
In this episode, we pretend to discuss books that were adapted into movies, but we're so excited to have Lynn on the show we just end up chatting the whole time. We talk Lord of the Rings, Watchmen, the viciousness of Koalas, and the comparative virtues of the yowie to the bunyip.
And that's only in part one...
Brooks and Sean join with David to discuss the growing roster of Summer movies. From Star Trek and Wolverine to Terminator and the new Transformers, they discuss everything down to Harry Potter and Quentin Tarantino.
This episode is not really about UFO's (except a little), but we're pretty much all over the place. From George W. Bush to James Bond and the Mysteries from Beyond the Other Dominion, we manage to rip on Oliver Stone, Paul Haggis and pretty much all TV shows. Another one from the vault and for the books, folks...
In this extract from the Summer Movie Special, Sean and Brooks team with David to discuss the upcoming GI Joe movie. So here's a little taste of that before the full episode is up.
Ever since Reefer Madness, marijuana has had a dubious distinction in the eyes of the mainstream, creating a weird counter-culture of drug movies that celebrate the twinkie-craving outlaw in all of us. From Cheech & Chong to Dazed & Confused, marijuana movies have run the gamut from total crap to comedy gold. The boys look into this interesting entertainment phenomenon with their usual aplomb.
The boys pretend to talk about the untimely deaths of rock legends like Jimi Hendrix and Curt Cobain (all at the age of 27), but mostly yammer about their new forum, the Bilderburg conspiracy, the new zombie video game Left 4 Dead and the new Star Trek movie.
You think we're scared to thrown down the karaoke challenge, world? Well, here it is: Sean's rendition of "Leaving on a Jet Plane" by John Denver. You think you can top this? Send us your audio of your own own karoke if you've the stones. You think we're scared. You don't scare us one damn bit.
Computers predicting the future, the mysterious Cryptos code, and other oddities are fodder for this discussion. Did the scientists and futurists of the MERLIN project design a computer program that predicts the future (but for some reason can't see anything past 2012)? Did a sculptor come up with a code that CIA crptoanalysts can't crack? And what is the story behind the wisdom of the Georgia Guidestones? Listen and find out!
The boys take a few minutes to discuss the first person thriller Quarantine and the many negative examples it offers on surviving a horror movie. Plus: how to escape a hungry polar bear...
What happens when a remake becomes more like a sequel (or sometimes the other way around)? The new Star Trek leads the boys to examine this concept by looking at other requels past like Terminator 2, Escape from LA, and the new Friday the 13th. Plus we talk Wolverine, Highlander and the faltering merits of samurai swords in science fiction.
Don't get your hopes up, this isn't our final episode...
The boys talk about the dubious ends of scifi series like the new Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Quantum Leap, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The Greatest American Hero. In so doing they ask the question: Do scifi finale's always suck?
The Beatles, AC/DC, The Eagles, Elvis, CCR...
They all at some point had songs with so-called subliminal messages, which apparently can turn you into a servant of Satan just by hearing them. Is there any truth to this, or is it a lot of nonsense and coincidence run amok?
Kirk, Spock and McCoy are back with a sexy new Uhura, Rachel Nichols as an Orion slave girl and even Leonard Nimoy. Is this the Star Trek we've been waiting for?
From Killer Klowns to Frailty, the boys go over great moments from dubious classics like Sleepaway Camp and Stephen King's Pet Semetary (remember Zelda?) with their friend Mudoogul Mudslinger.
The Exorcist, Jaws, the Howling, American Werewolf in London, Halloween, Friday the 13th, Killer Klowns from Outer Space...
We're covering it all in this one. Plus the boys discuss the Nightmare on Elm Street remake with our good friend Mudoogul Mudslinger, the horror of 2 girls 1 cup, and the impending doom of the swine flu!
Time travel, repeating days, Jack the Ripper, Nostradamus...
The boys cover another set of scifi cliches that it's probably time to retire.
Atlantis, King Arthur, sexy vampires and techno music Karate fights...
What are the cliches that could be retired forever in scifi movies? The boys discuss this and the inappropriate introduction of computer-generated atomic man-junk in Watchmen. All this and the return of boobies! And Lynn gives her review of Tyrannosaurus Wrecks.
CHUD, leprechaun, Nightbreed and the Shadmock... Yes sir, there have been plenty of monsters that never hit the Rock Star status of Frankenstein and Freddy Krueger. For every zombie there's a Rumpelstilskin, for every Michael Meyers there's a Horace Pinker. Finally someone pays tribute to the heroes of classics like Basket Case and Deadly Friend. Second stringers, put on your monkey suits and get ready to receive your honors...
Here it is, world...
Darwinism vs. intelligent design, people riding dinosaurs, zombie strippers, the presidential doomsday plane, gun shows and taser phones, man junk, boobs and full frontal nudity... We've done big shows before, but this one is about as pointless and erratic as they come. We're not afaid to tackle the big issues.
Plus, check out "How It Should Have Ended" and enjoy the Die Hard song by Guyz Nite!
The boys talk Heroes, Battlestar Galactica and the new Friday the 13th, but mostly this one's all about the friends of the show. Listener mail and audience feedback is the backbone of this one, folks...
The Mayan Long Count Calendar is nearing the end of its 13th (and possibly final) baktun - is that the end of humanity or will the Galactic Alignment mean a whole new era in human existence? And what does Nostradamus have to do with this? The boys discuss all things 2012, from the Masons to the Reptilian Annunaki aliens of the doom planet Nibiru to Global Warming and interstellar storms. Plus we talk about UFO Hunters and their obsession with Area 51.
This is the big one, people. Get ready...
The boys go off on all things irrelevant, from the Oscars and the XBox to the Blu Ray and the recent remake of "The Last House on the Left". There is an obligatory examination of Christian Bale's onset rant and for the most part a ranting review of reality television.
Bloodsucking Freaks and other odd bits of discussion, including the new GI Joe movie, the Transformers sequel, the new Friday the 13th, the long-awaited Watchmen movie, Incredibad, Flight of the Conchords, the MTV effect and why pop culture may be eating itself. In short, another episode without a topic...
Wizards, warriors, and women in corsets! The boys use the new documentary Darkon as a springboard to wax nostalgic for their dice rolling days. Break out the Funyons and Mountain Dew; it's time to talk Dungeons & Dragons!
Three guys walk into a bar...
Yes, it's about jokes this week: From Seinfeld to 30Rock, the boys discuss comedians like Steve Martin and the infamous aristocrats joke. What makes bad jokes funny and why are ducks always hanging out in bars? All this and so much more...
Jim Henson, Meet the Feebles, Ded Bob... From socks to foam rubber, we try to cover it all in this one. If you're not a muppet believer at the start of this show, we'll make you one by the end.
Sure, you know how to make it through an armageddon scenario, but once the space dust has settled and the fallout has receded, how will you survive the dystopian nightmare of the post-apocalyptic world? From Waterworld to the Road Warrior, Sean and Brooks discuss how to Mad Max your way through mohawk weirdoes and cannibal warlords.
Plague, asteroids, zombies, dinosaurs, robots, aliens, nuclear war, global warming, the Ozone layer, the Highlander... The end of the world can take many forms, friends. The trick is to keep your head and know your doomsday scenarios. The boys talk about how to keep your cool and use your head (right down to what parts of the brain work best for each given situation). We're back with a vengeance, people. This is the one to listen to.
In the long-awaited Season Premiere of TV Ate My Dinner's Third Season (yeah, that's right - the Real Doll episode didn't kill the show), the boys talk about their dreams. Not the "I want to grow up to make a chocolote castle" kind of dreams, no, but more like "whoa, last night I dreamed I a had a chocolate castle" kind of dreams. Plus old ladies, sleep paralysis, cannibal babies and snake people dreams. That's right: We're prophets destined to save the world with the awesome teachings of our subconscious. Buckle up, world: TVAMD Season 3 is just getting started...
NOT A VERY WORK-FRIENDLY EPISODE...
Real Dolls and Love Dolls are lifelike silocone sex dolls, featured more than once on HBO's Real Sex. The boys broach the subject as delicately as possible to explore the future ramifications of such appliances. Are we headed towards an era of android love slaves, as suggest by David Levy in his book "Love and Sex With Robots"? The world needs to know.
Plus we break the ice by discussing JJ Abrahms' upcoming Star Trek movie and review the Cloverfield-esque handheld horror flick Quarantine. Another well-balanced foray into the weird from your self-appointed watchmen of the Zeitgeist.
What are the greatest sitcoms? Friends? Cheers? How I Met Your Mother? The boys discuss the merits of classics like Taxi and Family Ties while outlining a few helpful hints on how you can avoid sitcom mistakes and Three's Company style misunderstandings.
What is a hero? Are they born heroes or are they forged in the fires of opportunity and disaster? The boys talk about Indiana Jones and Captain Kirk, Luke Skywalker and Han Solo, and the differences between Batman and Superman. Who's more heroic - Buffy the Vampire Slayer because she's the chosen one or Angel because he's on a solemn quest for redemption?
And we'd like to introduce you to a new breed of hero... A hero known as the Aquamarine!
Also featuring songs by Jennifer Daniels and Belle's Wake.
Happy Halloween, world. In honor of All Hallow's Eve and the modern festival of Samhain, Brooks and Sean put on their scary faces to bring you some of their real-life horror yarns and ghost tales. If you're a spook enthusiast or a run-of-the-mill Ghost Hunters fan, check out our tribute to the paranormal and the supernatural.
Robot monkeys, cloned cats, smart houses, where does it all end? Where does it begin? Will our desire to have sex with robots lead to the Terminator apocalypse? Did aliens build Stonehenge and the pyramids? The boys debate the rise of technology and ways it can go wrong, the development of Artificial General Intelligence and what the exponential advancement of computer technology might mean for the future.
Time Travel, Captain Kirk, sex with robots, women showing their breasts, man junk and the beefiness of Nathan Fillion, Star Crash, Thomas Ian Griffith, Terminator, Star Wars, masturbating with a cheese grater, men called Bacon, men playing with dolls, men trapped in a meat locker, Die Hard Security Guards, hill mutants and how to survive them...
Yeah. It's been an awesome first year. Hasn't it, world?
Fall TV shows return and the boys are ready to have opinions and stuff. More Terminator talk and some Knight Rider discussion, plus concerns over Joss Whedon's Dollhouse and its production problems. Some discussion on hidden gems like Adult Swim's Frisky Dingo and Xavier: Renegade Angel, plus some discussion of HBO's Entourage, True Blood and Flight of the Conchords. Then we just talk about T-shirts and nicknames for, like, ten minutes or so. Take from this episode what you will, world...
What movies should be ahead of Thundercats in the line to get made? What pop sensations and retro tv shows should get their shot at the big screen first? The Boys discuss the A-Team, The Fall Guy (again), the Greatest American hero and cartoons with toy lines like MASK. Who wouldn't want to see GI Joe meets the Transformers? And whatever happened to the Sandman movie? And why did everybody but the Germans forget Baywatch Nights?
Who are the superheroes who've made the most impact on the pop culture? From Superman and Batman to Space Ghost and Plastic Man, the boys talk supe to sort the best from the worst and the best known from the oft ignored.
Thundercats the Movie? Superman gets a reboot with Nathan Fillion as Lobo? Adrian Brody as the Riddler in Batman 3? Everything phrased as a question?
The boys tackle these and other items of no importance, including a long-overdue tribute to Star Trek Deep Space Nine's front man, Avery Brooks.
Also a recap of Brooks and Greg's adventures at this year's DragonCon.
Prepare yourselves for the "Waiting for Godot" of scifi convention experiences. Brooks and Greg tread the treacherous landscape of DragonCon, the # 1 convention of the American Southeast. Doesn't sound like they got to do that much, though...
Between Kevin Costner's strange predilection toward playing lovable white trash and the mainstream media's insistence on portraying all Southerners like we just stepped off the set of My Cousin Vinnie, we Waffle House folk don't always get a fair shake. Greg and Sean discuss this phenomenon as well as indulging a somewhat pointless slam on Sleepless in Seattle and pretty much all romantic comedies. Also, Tron 2, Billy Dee Williams, Dina Meyer, and an ode to the Black Hole. Well rounded fun for everyone!
Tribute to boobs in movies! Or is it? Sean and Brooks take a long hard look at the disturbing decline of naked shower scenes and real sex scenes in movies. Is this a more enlightened temperament in modern film, or a backhanded effort to sell sex to kids by keeping the nudity out of it? And is the mainstream's sudden shyness leaving the door open for pornography to become a part of our everyday lives? Just look at Traci Lords! If you still can...
This is not a show about disaster movies or real-life disasters, folks. This episode was a real-life disaster, plagued with production problems, technical errors and equipment failures. But somewhere along the line we managed to talk about the mystery of twins like Jason and Jeremy London, the Barbarian Brothers, & Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Devito. Also, why do dragon movies always suck? Is the robot invasion already happening and how will life-size silicone sex dolls help make it happen? We soldier through it all to bring you the truth, world...
How do you survive Star Trek? Is it just a matter of avoiding techno-tortures like the holodeck or is it about something more? Is it about knowing how to be like Kirk and overthrowing civilisations for the greater good with kidney punches and scissor kicks? Listen and find out!
Between Batman's big money and Dr. Horrible's dynamic debut online, it's a good summer for superheroes and supervillains. Even Hellboy got a little something for his trouble. The boys talk about what makes Heath Ledger's Joker the world's first scary comic book movie bad guy and discuss where the Dark Knight should go next. Who will be the next big bad? Catwoman? The Riddler? And what does the future have in store for Joss Whedon's latest creation? And what trends is this setting for future superhero projects like Watchmen? Listen and find out!
The boys address issues brought up in their mail. Lynn from Australia has some additional life lessons you can learn from horror movies, plus some talk about Hancock, Death Proof, and the steady decline of American television.
All things Nathan Fillion, as only TV Ate My Dinner can bring it! The boys express their love for the star of Firefly and Slither so deeply here that they're forced to take a long hard look at themselves in the process. Also, quite a lot of talk about the Fall Guy. It makes more sense in context, people...
This episode's a crap shoot, but you should be used to that. Lacking a central topic, the boys BS about Dollhouse, the upcoming Joss Whedon project starring Eliza Dushku, some belated praise for the Iron Man movie with speculation about where the Avengers movie could be going. Plus a hard look at what's going wrong with the new Justice League movie. We also bring you a new Movie From the Vault (House 2 tackled Crystal Skulls way before Indiana Jones) and the latest Johnny Drama (all hail the reigning Re-Animator, Jeffrey Combs!) All this and the long-awaited follow-up on whether the junxploitation poster project "Teeth" is worth the trip. Should be something for everybody in this one.
James Bond, Jason Bourne, Jack Bauer... The boys look at the best of the JB's and offer their survival tips to anyone looking at joining the spy game (on either side). Do's and don'ts we picked up watching 24's CTU and Her Majesty's Secret Service, and some basic budget suggestions for gadget designers and supervillains who are probably just overthinking their jobs. Plus a little zombie talk about George Romero's Diary of the Dead and the Day of the Dead remake.
Is Indiana Jones back, or are George Lucas and Steven Spielberg just dressing Harrison Ford up to try and re-capture their glory days? We seem to have made up our minds on this one, but you give this episode a listen and decide for yourself.
Highlander 2? House 2, the Second Story? Any horror sequel ever made? Which ones do you think should have never seen the screen? Should there have been Back to the Future Sequels? Or a Matrix trilogy? If Aliens broke the mold, shouldn't they have stopped there? And what about Star Wars and Indiana Jones? Is it cinematic blasphemy to re-visit the only perfect movies ever made? These are the things we think about, world. We ask the tough questions.
In this over-sized long-awaited Season Premiere, the boys resolve all issues left unanswered in last season's cliffhanger finale. What were the best movies of the nineties? Why are they remaking Evid Dead? Is Nathan Fillion the new Bruce Campbell or the new Harrison Ford? If Indiana Jones can come out of retirement to save the world with crystal skulls, then shouldn't Ash come out of retirement to settle the Alien Predator conflict? And what impact did the Matrix and the new Star Wars movies have on the nineties? And if they can make a TV show about the clone wars, why not one about they early adventures of Han Solo and Lando Calrissian? And we also talk about EPCOT Center for a few minutes. I'm not sure why.
The Crow, Flatliners, Jurassic Park, Diggstown, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Fisher King, Nightbreed, Hal Hartley's Trust, The Usual Suspects, The Prophecy... What do all these movies possibly have to do with each other? They were made in the nineties, my friends. The age of the overcoat and the flannel shirt.
Were there ever any good movies made from video games? Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, Mario Brothers, Doom, Dungeon Siege, Double Dragon, Alone in the Dark, Bloodrayne, Silent Hill, Resident Evil... hmm, guess not. Do Tron and the Last Starfighter count?
What are the great cartoons of your childhood? Did you watch Dungeons & Dragons or Super Friends (or the Super Powers show)? Remember Hanna Barbera classics like Thundarr the Barbarian and the Herculoids before Adult Swim caught hold of them? Of were you a robot man? Did you follow Voltron and the Mighty Orbots? Were you a Transformers man or did you favor the Gobots instead? Remember the Batman Animated Series and the awesomeness of the Tick? Everyone watched He-Man and GI Joe, but do you remember Plastic Man and the original Space Ghost? Remember the Real Ghostbusters and the original Ghostbusters (with the gorilla in it)? How about Galaxy High, Teen Wolf and Turbo Teen? The boys talk about these and all the toys that went with them (whatever happened to the Shogun Warriors anyway?), and somewhere in this still have time to discuss cinematic gems like Star Crash and Space Mutiny (the one that used the special FX from the original Battlestar Galactica TV show); we even talk about the Captain America TV movies a little. This show's got it all, folks...
In a world where anyone with internet access could get their own show, three friends stood together to make their dream of talking about great movie trailers come true. But they're about to find out that there's more to trailers than Star Wars: The Phantom Menace and Don LaFontaine voice-overs... and Darkman, Necessary Roughness, The Strangers, Star Trek VI, Superman Returns, and Patriot Games... and with a little luck, a little love, and lot of hope, they might just figure out what GI Joe and that Hey There Dililah have got to do with the rise of the modern day trailer. And is Mad Max back from the dead? Seriously, if that Doomsday movie isn't a throwback to the Road Warrior then...
Oh well. Just listen to the show. Your life might just depend on it!
Time Travel! The boys discuss time-bending classics like Quantum Leap and Back to the Future, the temporal antics of the many Star Trek incarnations, and the many faces of Doctor Who. What are the real life applications of time travel and alternate realities? Did Napolean Dynamite get it right when it comes to strapping yourself to a car battery and looking for a vortex? And what does Predator 2 have to do with any of this? Somewhere in all this there is also time for a little discussion of the new Knight Rider movie.
Is Superbad super bad for our economy? Brooks and Sean ask this and other equally pointless questions, probing into the conventions of teen movies like the Stoned Age, American Pie and Juno, but also wondering why grown men collect action figures, how the Beanie Babies phenomenon got started, and how all this affects our ever-expanding consumer economy. Somewhere along the line we also touch on why people are always saying Sean looks like Kevin Smith and the impact this has had on his opinion of Smith's movies.
What is junxploitation? Well, you know all these movies (Pulp Fiction, Planet Terror, Sin City, RoboCop, Black Sheep, Hostel 2, etc.) about guys getting attacked in their man-business? Well, the boys begrudgingly decide to delve into this disturbing cinematic trend by analyzing the long strange history of wang in film. But they also take the time to exalt the awesome career of Karate Kid baddie Thomas Ian Griffith and discuss the virtues of the Star Trek unitard. All in all, a weird and wild ride that might not be appropriate for office listening.
Want to survive the scenarios you'd face in movies like Cloverfield? Would you have what it takes to sidestep Godzilla or lay low while King Kong is ravaging the city? From hopping biting monster spawn to ray gun powered giant robots, the boys are there with the survival tips you need to make it through the night.
Who is the REAL Leroy Mercer? Where can you get a good copy of Black Devil Doll from Hell? When is The Dolemite Explosion coming to your town? Just a few of the questions you can try to answer if you take up the TVAMD scavenger hunt! If Battlestar Galactica 1980 can make it to DVD, why not Heat Vision & Jack? And have you ever heard of Edmund Cooper's visionary scifi masterpiece, Slaves of Heaven?
Plus a little (more) discussion of the new Terminator TV show. Is Summer Glau enough to save it?
Of all the underground art forms being exalted in the popular culture, comic books are among the least respected despite their influence on every other commercial art forms embraced by the mainstream. If Spider-man and X-men top box office records alongside Batman and Superman while Dark Knight director Frank Miller dazzles us with big screen adaptations like Sin City and 300, why can't people accept the importance of Alan Moore classics like Watchmen and Swamp Thing? And what about the great underground comics like American Splendor, Box Office Poison and the Devil's Panties?
Knight Rider returns and the boys are ready! In this tribute to the Hof and his awesome computer car, the guys talk about the original KR and its follow-up incarnations. Remember Knight Rider 2000? How about Knight Rider 2010? Did anybody watch Team Knight Rider? Will the new car measure up? And what will the future hold? Knight Rider 3050, maybe?
Who are the unsung talents languishing in relative obscurity while millionaire entertainers are going on strike? The boys talk about web sensations like Odd Todd and Homestarrunner.com (featuring Strongbad, Trogdor and Teen Girl Squad). Are there internet treasures waiting to be tapped by mainstream media? And what will it take for Hollywood to see that?
WRITER'S STRIKE! The boys talk about the repercussions of the ongoing writer's strike and the impact it could have on quality television when the only shows left on the air are American Idol and I Love New York. Also a bit of talk on Die Hard and its brutal body count of slain security guards. As always, a dead-on laser focus discussion of relevant entertainment issues.
What are the movies that define a generation? What movies defined yours? The boys discuss this and how John Wayne and Star Wars represent the time in which they were made. How does the Atari generation compare to the Halo generation? What's the Breakfast Club for the modern age? Listen and find out!
TVAMD: The Jump the Shark Edition! The boys discuss shows like Happy Days and their famous Jump the Shark moments. At what point does a TV show overshoot its premise, lose credibility with its audience or lose its mind altogether?
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?
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?
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.
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.
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.
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...
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!
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...)
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?
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.
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.
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...
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.
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!
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?
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...
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?
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...
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
This latest edition of the program is basically me drinking some beers and complaining about the demise of the beloved WB. I sound like I'm hopped up on cough syrup and am really agitated considering I'm a grown man talking about shows that were created to appeal to 15 year old girls.
The video diary of a nothin' nobody trying to get noticed in the information age. The Ducksuit Shuffle is a peek into the Early Days of El Gilberto and a fun look at the Dark Crazy's production efforts.
The long-awaited return of the Dark Crazy features new music from Bob Gentry, Anne Davis, Andy Zipf and Stuckey & Murray.
Plus a little TV talk.
The Patriotic Paragon and Witch Hunter capture the diabolical Dr. Dark, only to discover he is a small part of a much more unsettling plot against America!
Over 10 minutes of incoherent babbling on the subject of the WB teen melo-drama, "One Tree Hill".
The Patriotic Paragon is called back into action when Dr. Dark's legacy of evil threatens the American way of life!
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