Comic Books | Ep #66

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Grab your bags and boards, True Believers. We're raiding the longboxes for a very special issue that'll be worth millions some day.   

 

Show Notes: 

00:40 The Todd McFarlane technique
01:45 John hates "annuals"
03:00 Our first books

03:51 X-Men the Animated Series
04:49 My Secret Identity
09:10 Comic shops
14:15 Interlude: X-Men the Animated Series Opening Theme
15:20 It's hard out there for a comic shop
17:51 The publisher/distributor/retailer rut
19:10 Diamond Comics Distributors
25:10 The digital promise
28:30 Interlude: "Tracer" (Chasing Amy)
29:20 Comics lexicon
31:20 The collecting phenomenon
33:44 Amazing Fantasy #15
41:20 Comic book people
45:15 Interlude: Tripod: "Hot Girl in the Comic Shop"
47:05 Epic crossovers
48:20 Onslaught
50:50 Age of Apocalypse
53:20 No Man's Land
56:40 "Other" publishers


See also:
Marvel Cinematic Universe | Ep #23
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Ep #37
DC Cinematic Universe: Superman | Ep #53
DC Cinematic Universe: Batman | Ep #54

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Comic Books | Ep #66

BMX Bandits | Ep #65

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Two's company, but three will get you talked about - 1983, that is. We kick off our 30-year anniversary retrospectacle series on the films of 1983 with what is likely the first-ever hour-long discussion of Aussie kidsploitation masterpiece BMX Bandits.   

 

Show Notes: 

01:20 Movies of 1983
02:40 BMX Bandits
04:05 John's criteria for awesome movies

06:40 Interlude: Australian BMX Bandits TV promo
07:17 "The Australian Goonies"
27:45 Interlude: BMX Bandits Main Theme
34:30 The waterslide scene
43:20 Interlude: BMX Bandits End Credits
46:12 Brian Trenchard-Smith
49:35 The BMX Bandits saga
50:55 Gosling is Goose



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BMX Bandits | Ep #65

Addendums 04 | Eps 48-60

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We right our wrongs, answer your questions, address your criticisms, and eat your donuts.      

 

Show Notes: 

01:05 Every donution counts

03:50 Ep #48: Movie Theaters
05:00 The Chase-Park Plaza Cinema
05:45 MX Movies
17:40 Interlude: James Brown: "Mother Popcorn"

18:30 Wehrenberg Theatres
22:40 Cinedigm
26:55 Christmas Presents | Ep #52
30:00 Interlude: "Buddies"
30:20 DC Cinematic Universe: Superman (Ep #53) | Batman (Ep #54)
38:18 Suburbia | Ep #56
43:20 Breakfast | Ep #57
53:25 Interlude: Queen: "I Want It All"
54:25 Awards Shows | Ep #58
59:44 Movie Directors: The A-List | Ep #59
01:05 Frederico Fellini
01:02:40 Kathryn Bigelow
01:05:05 Digital Music | Ep #60

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Addendums 04 | Eps 48-60

Awards Shows | Ep #58

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We're real happy for you, and we're gonna let you finish, but this is the best awards show podcast of all-time. All-time!   

 

Show Notes: 

02:55 An inherent distaste

16:35 Interlude: James Cameron's asanine victory speech
18:40 The Oscars: the worst of "the best"
23:55 The achievement exception
28:16 The consolation prize
31:14 Interlude: "Academ of Robots Choice Awards Special" (Mystery Science Theater 3000)

32:30 The Golden Globes (a.k.a. the Ricky Gervais Hollywood Roast)
36:20 The Grammys (who is Arcade Fire?)
37:15 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
40:55 MTV Awards Shows
43:10 Interlude: Kanye Interrupts Taylor Swift at the VMAs
53:30 The "Best" award 

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Awards Shows | Ep #58

Breakfast | Ep #57

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They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. We don't know who they are, but we agree (maybe we should invite them over for breakfast).   

 

Show Notes: 

01:05 "When it's good, it's actually great."

03:53 The great equalizer

06:40 Awesome at home, awesome abroad

09:30 Anything you can make, I can make (for breakfast)
15:05 Interlude: "Bacon Pancakes New York" (Adventure Time)
16:25 Bacon (see also: The Great Outdoors | Ep #30)
18:50 A thousand crunches in one
22:45 Bacon deification

24:34 Pancakes
29:09 Breakfast terminology
32:40 Waffles
35:12 Interlude: Troll II General Store Scene
36:02 Eggs ("Blech!")
40:38 Toast
43:45 Bagels
47:22 Oatmeal
49:08 French Toast
50:55 Interlude: Dunkin Donuts commercial (1983)
50:38 Donuts
57:05 World's Fair Donuts 

58:52 Voodoo Doughnut

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Breakfast | Ep #57