Theme Restaurants | Ep #49

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There were no utencils in medieval times, hence there are no utencils at Medieval Times... but there are a lot of awesome things to talk about. 

 

Show Notes: 

04:15 Fauxthentic international cuisine (Macaroni Grill / Casa Gallardo)

07:08 Drew's Casa shirt
10:20 Appledays
11:34 Hard Rock Cafe 
14:05 Planet Hollywood
15:01 Interlude: Planet Hollywood London Opening (1993)
15:50 Planet Hollywood St. Louis
16:30 The Expendables
20:01 Halloween II credits sequence / Masters of the Universe soldier
24:40 Planet Hollywood Chicken Crunch
25:15 Lambert's Cafe
26:28 "Throwed rolls"
30:50 Cracker Barrel
32:45 Interlude: Medeival Times (The Cable Guy)
33:12 Medieval Times
35:09 John's skatepark restaurant
36:59 Drew's future-space restaurant
43:35 Interlude: Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater (audio)
45:10 Rainforest Cafe
45:50 T-Rex Cafe
48:30 Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater
49:41 Drew's giant monster restaurant
52:30 Animator's Palette (Disney Cruise Line)
54:10 Interlude: Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color theme 
55:15 Magic Time Machine Restaurant 

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Theme Restaurants | Ep #49

Movie Theaters | Ep #48

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Let's all go to the lobby, because we've got some stuff to discuss about movie theaters, and only jerks talk during the movie. But are those jerks the key to saving the cinema? Please silence your cell phones as our big-screen tribute takes an unexpected turn. 

 

Show Notes: 

01:58 St. Louis movie theaters

02:12 A crash course in theater history
02:50 United States vs. Paramount Pictures, Inc. 
03:25 Movie palaces (The Fox / Grauman's Chinese / The Egyptian)
07:40 Gimmicks (3-D / Cinemascope)
08:26 See also: Summer Blockbusters
09:02 The "New Hollywood"
10:20 Home theaters
12:05 The quality plateau
17:35 Interlude: The Drifters: "Saturday Night at the Movies"
18:27 Saving movie theaters
23:20 Simulcasts (This American Life / Rifftrax)
24:20 The teenage refuge
28:39 Interlude: "Intermission Time"
29:15 The wrong people
39:45 Interlude: Wehrenberg Theaters Theme
40:41 The experience argument
46:10 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
47:40 The Chase-Park Plaza Cinema 
48:20 Ronnie's 20 Cine
52:45 Projection notes
57:05 Rise of the Planet of the Apes
59:48 The Hi-Pointe Theatre

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Movie Theaters | Ep #48

Addendums 03 | Eps 31 - 47

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It's time, yet again, to revisit topics of the past! Omissions

are explained, and in some cases, de-omitted! A challenge is issued to the listenership (kind of)! And we talk about Disney for way too long again. Sorry! (but not THAT sorry)

Show Notes: 

02:10 Listener feedback

02:45 How to reach us: www.thehourchive.com | thehourchive@gmail.com | @thehourchive | The Hourchive on Facebook
04:25 You'll be better!
05:38 A little behind
06:17 Theme Parks (Disney)  | Figment and Journey into Imagination | Disney California Adventure | Cars Land | Song of the South | Splash Mountain
22:07 Interlude: Splash mountain
22:43 Theme Parks (Misc) | Back to the Future The Ride, purposefully omitted 
23:30 Summer Blockbusters | Hungry Hungry Hippos
25:11 Road Trips | 1984 Interview
27:31 Summer Refreshments | Flavor Ice
29:39 Summer Mixtape 2012
30:33 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Stan Sakai | Pokémon | Casey Jones the movie | The new series Episode 1
39:40 Carnivals and Fairs | Make your own "Fried Butter"
41:15 Ghosts! | Amityville Horror (1, 2, 3D, 4, Curse, It's About Time, A New Generation, Dollhouse, remake, Haunting) | Beetlejuice 
46:03 Interlude "Day-O" by Harry Belafonte
47:53 Blade Runner | Tears in Rain | Ridley Scott | Original Ending
51:49 Magic | Doug Henning | The Magic Castle
53:16 Concept Albums | The Who's "Tommy" | Dark Night of the Soul | Colonel Jeffrey Pumpernickel | Dr. Octagon | Dark Side of the Rainbow 
58:35 Urban Legends 
59:59 Haunted Attractions | Nightmares Fear Factory | Scared Bros
1:01:05 How to Make a Monster (Movie Party) | Nathan's Party
1:06:13 Trick or Treating | Joke Telling 
1:10:28 Scary Stories
1:14:07 Drew's super secret bonus bit that John doesn't know about

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Addendums 03 | Eps 31 - 47

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark | Ep #47

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Gather around the fire and let us give you the creeps. We're celebrating Halloween in the Hourchive with our first live audience and a round of scary storytelling. And maybe a few euphemisms.       

Show Notes: 

04:04 Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwarz
05:43 "Strange and Scary Things"
10:00 Interlude: Danny Elfman: "Sleepy Hallow Main Title"
10:48 "The Hook"
15:45 "The Thing"
19:31 "The Girl Who Sat on a Grave"
21:55 Interlude: John Harrison: "Creepshow End Theme"
22:50 "A New Horse"
29:08 "High Beams"
34:25 "The White Wolf"
38:09 "What Do You Come For?"
40:05 Tric Interlude: Fred Myrow & Malcom Seagrove: "Phantasm Intro and Main Titles"
41:00 "The Haunted House"
47:01 "The Babysitter"

One more thing...
A big, scary thanks to the Phantom of the Hourchive, Jeff Wilson, for his seriously spooky, altogether ooky Awesome Spooky Month theme music.  

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Trick-or-Treating | Ep #46

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Reach your hand into our audio candy bowl and pull out a retrospective treat on our favorite candies, costumes, and comedy stylings from Halloweens past.     

Show Notes: 

01:50 Candy
02:50 Candy cigarettes
04:35 Chocolate Halloween lollipops
05:01 Fruit-flavored Tootsie Rolls
05:15 Vampire Suckers
08:01 Candy corn
09:55 Gooey peanut butter gobs
12:30 Interlude: Nat King Cole: "Candy"
13:40 Trick-or-treat goodie bags (spider rings / plastic fangs)
19:05 "Fun size"
21:35 Interlude: Ministry: "Everyday is Halloween"
22:55 Trick-or-treating ettiquette 
33:30 The plastic classic
34:20 McDonald's McBoo Halloween pails
37:20 Everybody's a comedian on Halloween
39:30 Interlude: The Creepshow: "Halloween"
40:25 80s He-Man costume
 

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Trick-or-Treating | Ep #46