February 4, 2010
Different approaches to science fiction. BitTorrent and file sharing. Why some people just can't watch sci-fi. Jumping the Shark. Tricks of low budget film making. The effect of living forever (the vampire myth). Film cliques and skepticism. The Man From Earth as an exercise in skepticism. The Fifth Element: A failure on paper. On screen, the greatest sci-fi adventure of all time. Leeloo Minai Lekarariba-Laminai-Tchai Ekbat De Sebat. A look into the future!Google Startpages
Also referenced: Tank Girl, Schindler's List, Gattaca, Star Trek, Star Wars, DOA: Dead or Alive, Steal this Film, Dial M for Murder, Rope, Phone Booth, Total Recall, Happy Days, Lost, Monster Man, THe Hills Have Eyes, Interview with the Vampire, Expelled, Hatchet, Blade Runner, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Dark City, Leprechaun
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CO-HOSTED by Rebecca Watson. Two abominations of science, back to back! The IMDB Bottom 100. Is there anything to be gained by watching Theodore Rex? Who's trying the hardest and what fails the most? Speculation on terrible overdubbing. Syncro-Vox. The Theodore Rex wikipedia entry! Other top billed actors staring in bottom barrel films. At what point was this film doomed? If Rebecca
Myth and Legend. More cannon than ever before! More airquotes than any podcast has dared to present! Tim Burton's Beetlejuice. The Danny Elfman Tim Burton marriage. Alec Baldwin is not a senator. The Amazing Criswell. Why Double Feature doesn't really do comic book films. Casting against obvious common assumption. The character of Beetlejuice as a combination of Tim Burton's
Two movies that aren't about men playing God. How CG can make or break a film. Mr. Barbecue. Unrelated: where the Lost term "choppies" came from. When terrible CG is ok - even in legitimate films. A swarm of CG bees. What can we learn from the Lawnmower Man? Things you see in Budget Video. If Lawnmower Man was a slasher film. Why everyone remembers the Lawnmower Man as a
Larry Bishop and Frank Miller - the protégé double feature. Grindhouse revival. Outlaw biker films. The origins of El Pistolero. Deciphering the influences. The evolution of biker films. Larry Bishop. Quentin Tarantino's role in Hell Ride. Guns. The Badassery of David Carradine. Undeniable badassery. Questionable badassery. The opening of The Spirit. Good or bad, The Spirit is NOT just
