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Feb 9, 2023
Maverick Review (spoilers)
I’m a bit of a curmudgeon on this one.
Spoilers are ahead (including for Rise of Skywalker).
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Jan 20, 2023
Andor Season 1 Review (Spoilers)
Spoilers are ahead for what I call Star Wars for Adults.
Thanks to the Ringer Verse for the inspiration about Star Wars speeches
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Dec 28, 2022
Patriot S1:E3 ”McMillan Man” Commentary
I watch, comment, and review...cool.
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Sep 21, 2022
Patriot S1:E2 ”C-19” Rewatch and Commentary
I rewatch and comment on Patriot, Season 1, Episode 2, “C19”.
Recorded July 24, 2022
Show notes:
-The theme song in my head
-C19
-New Lord of the Rings show
-Timens and Saperstein songs
-Mark Boone Jr.
-Amsterdam
-The Internet
-Afternoon Spray
-Train Song
-Cool Rick
-Little things
-C19
-Leslie
-Back to the stressors
-Taking its time
-Luxembourg detectives
-If there was a third season…
-Sophie
-United States government interfering
-Misogyny
-Leslie and jargon
-Kurtwood Smith
-Gregory Gordon
-Cool Rick before Dead Serious Rick
-Beastie Boys monologue
-Alice’s tattoo
-Tavner father and sons
-Tavner brothers loyalty
-Social Security number stress
-Birdbath’s bizarre blackmail
-2017
-Air horn
-Ducks
-Harmful coping mechanism
-Lakeman’s descent
-The villains
-Establishing characters
-Ichabod
-Agathe in the States
-The end
-LInks!
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Jul 18, 2022
Obi-Wan Kenobi Review (Spoilers)
There was construction outside of my apartment.
Recorded June 22, 2022
-Why didn't he kill Vader?
-Who Obi has actually killed
-Still feelings for Anakin
-Arresting Vader?
-Nitpicking
-Leia seeing Ben in Episode IV
-More seasons?
-Alluding to Leia
-Ringerverse with Jo and Mal
-Weighing the advantages and disadvantages of squaring that circle
-The prequels
-Writing a political tale
-How the prequels are relevant
-Problems with the prequels
-The spirit of the prequels
-Ewan McGregors
-Obi-Wan and Anakin in the prequels
-The cartoons
-Criticism of Obi-Wan Kenobi
-Vivien Lyra Blair
-Children in films and TV
-Children in general
-Leia and the Force
-The sequel trilogy
-Rebellion origin
-Andor
-Obi-Wan refusing the call
-Both lightsaber fights
-Hayden Christensen
-Cinematography
-Owen and Beru
-Reva on Tattooine?
-Moses Ingram
-Kelly Marie Tran
-Ewan McGregor and support
-The real disgrace of Rise of Skywalker
-John Boyega
-Duel of the Fates script
-Ingram's performance
-Reva's arc
-Uvalde and Obi-Wan Kenobi
-Trauma and an un-trained Jedi
-More Reva
-Moving away from Skywalker
-Qui-Gon Jinn
-Overall
-Spoiler weary
-The high ground
-Ian McDiarmid
-Vader and Palpatine
-What's in Vader and Obi-Wan's heads?
-Brotherhood?
-Plugs
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Jun 27, 2022
Patriot S1:E1 ”Milwaukee, America” Rewatch and Commentary
This is the second time I've seen each episode. Spoilers are ahead for not only the episode but the whole series.
-One of the best shows ever made
-Non Official Cover and the definition before an episode
-John's interview
-Kurtwood Smith
-Jargon is poetry
-John will do anything
-No witnesses?
-Opening song and montage
-The soundtrack
-Steven Conrad
-What makes this show so great
-Tom Tavner
-John's songs
-Conflict of interest?
-Amsterdam
-Michael Dorman
-Coping with trauma
-Series of errors
-Michael Chernus
-Cool Rick
-Alice
-Intro
-Charles Grodin and self-destruction
-Tom, John, and Ed Tavner dynamic
-Tom's test (Eddie protecting John)
-Father and son relationships
-Efram
-Giving John another mission
-Mechanical bull
-Amsterdam
-Impotence
-How the Tavner family gets along
-Explaining the mission
-Playing the guitar
-2012
-Birdbath
-Drug testing
-Dennis
-Making friends
-Persuading Dennis
-Finding purpose
-Birdbath and the terrible blackmail
-Birdbath's arc and the show taking its time
-Edward's title and badge
-Never from A to B
-Parallel between the money, oil, and piping
-The stress begins
-Dennis and purpose
-John fighting Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners
-Violence
-Physical trauma
-A song not on the soundtrack
-Attache badge
-Cool Rick's loyalty
-Agathe
-Misogyny
-Money to the wrong guy
-Back to fathers and sons
-Introduction of Cool Rick
-Politics and Efram
-Stressors
-John's face
-End of episode
Plugs!
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Jun 13, 2022
This Is Us Review (Spoilers)
I review the whole series as well as analyze the main and supporting characters. I was also on a walk so please enjoy the relaxing sounds of cars passing #Multitasking
Show notes:
-How it ended
-I cried after every episode (except one)
-Rebecca and Jack
-Miguel
-I’m walking home
CHARACTER ANALYSIS
JACK
-A fixer
-Relationship with Nicky
-Jack’s death
-Kate’s guilt
-Idealizing Jack
-Jack’s pain
-REBECCA
-What she wanted at first
-The anchor of the family
-The cast revolved around her
-MIGUEL
-Loyal
-His relationship with Rebecca
-“His favorite person”
-Another fixer
-Reconciling and closure
-RANDALL
-Sterling K. Brown’s performance
-Randall’s arc and identity
-Adoption and grief
-Beth and the worst case scenario game
-WILLIAM
-Substance abuse
-Guilt
-Redemption
-Randall and fixing
-The good and bad of fixing
-Closure
-William’s life
-KATE
-Kate’s arc
-Jack
-Body image
-Finding purpose
-Marriage, kids, money
-Her life at the finale
-The Pearsons and their issues
-Madison
-Eating disorders (Kate, Madison, and Kevin)
-KEVIN
-My least favorite character
-Things usually just worked out
-What would have been a better arc
-Sophie
-Group therapy scene - Watch it here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD7CqBYEq8Q
-Tension with Randall
-TOBY
-Chris Sullivan and The Knick
-Geek and nerdy in adulthood
-My apartment
-My nephew
-Depression
-Pressure
-Tension with Kevin and Randall
-“Being Jack”
-Idealizing someone after death
-Still loving Kate
-Toby’s relationship status?
BETH
-R&B!
-Relationship with Randall
-Relationship with her mother
-Jobs
-Strong character
-Using humor
-Anxiety and pressure
NICKY
-His personality compared to Jack’s
-Drafted to Vietnam
-Recovering from Vietnam
-Griffin Dunne and Johnny Dangerously
-Void, non-support, substance, abuse, PTSD
-Kevin and Nicky
-Kevin’s resources and easier writing
-Kevin and Toby
-Using humor
-The writing
TANGENT
-Why I turn to music, movies, and TV
-Expressing feelings
-Growing up in the 80s and 90s and “acceptable” emotions
-Destructive and constructive coping mechanisms
-Seeking therapy
END TANGENT
-Great overall
-Ran its course
-Rebecca and Alzheimers
-Respecting the kind moments for people with Alzheimers
-Jack’s speech to Kevin and Randall
-Going back
-Appreciating the moment
-Healthy fondness of the past without overly nostalgic
-Goals
-Plugs!
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May 25, 2022
Picard Season Two Review (Spoilers)
I made it so and reviewed season two of Picard. Spoilers are inevitable.
Show notes:
-Holding back tears
-This season of Picard
-One long story
-TNG and Missions on the Week
-Best of Both Worlds and Chain of Command
-Time travel
-The season finale and cramming
-Wesley Crusher
-Nemesis
-Planting seeds
-Picard as a tragic figure
-Picard and relationships
-Picard and therapy
-The stakes
-Elnor
-Rios
-Season 3
-Characters and comfort
-Shadows of the Night
-Pat Benatar
-Sound of Thunder
-Guinan
-Q, his lessons, and abuse
-The Q Continuum
-Reconciling with the past
-James Callis
-Memory playing tricks
-Trauma
-How it ended
-The Borg
-Season three
-Back to Wesley
-Q doing damage
-John DeLancie
-Spock vs. Q
-Plugs!
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May 4, 2022
The Batman Review (Spoilers)
Recorded April 26, 2022 from my Batcave.
Show notes:
-I finally saw it
-What I thought
-What made this different than the others
-Robert Pattison’s Bruce Wayne
-The villains
-The dialogue
-Seven
-The Riddler
-Defensive Batman
-The riddles
-The Penguin
-Makeup and acting one’s age
-Colin Farrell
-Falcone
-Jeffrey Wright
-Andy Serkis
-Alfred
-Zoë Kravitz and Catwoman
-Michelle Pfeiffer and Julie Newmar
-Married to your job
-Bruce Wayne as a recluse
-Being an orphan
-Extreme inequality
-A more effective Bruce Wayne
-Changing systems and environment
-Batman and Police
-The Boys and Watchmen
-Power
-My hopes
-The Joker (Barry Keoghan)
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Apr 15, 2022
Hotel Song (Laura Jane Grace & the Devouring Mothers) Review
I talk about the song while I watch its video
Recorded April 6, 2022
-Ear worm
-I always have a song in my fan
-Against Me!
-I’ll also watch the video
-Vocal phrasing
-Encapsulates the anxiety
-“Always be preparing to leave…”
-Laura Jane Grace and her lyrics
-Hotel room metaphors
-Self destruction
-Future tripping
-The video
-More self destruction
-Self fulfilling prophecy, pattern and habit
-Chaos
-Cigarettes?
-My favorite part of the song
-Laura’s rage
-Early Against Me!
-Laura’s voice evolution
-Sleeping in my jeans
-Sleep
-Metaphorical death
-Life on the road
-Back to the rage
-It builds
-Back to the video
-A flood
-Short and powerful
-All kinds of music
-Hits you hard and then she leaves
-Grace’s work
-Supposed to see Against Me! in March of 2020
-Seeing Against Me! Live
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Mar 12, 2022
Hard Times by Miko Marks and the Resurrectors
I listen to and comment on the song Hard Times from the EP Race Records
Show notes:
-I just found out it’s a cover
-Race Records and Our Country
-The history of Hard Times
-Reclaiming through her own voice
-The term Race Records
-The music
-Money and happiness
-I’m rambling
-Helping people
-The build
-Her voice
-Relaxing, uplifting, and validating
-The Resurrectors
-Live
-Taking back the song
-Reaching a peak
-What music does
-The lyrics
-Taking stock in the pleasures and tears
-Feeling your feelings
-Solidarity
-Pause
-Drinking while sad
-Anxiety, future tripping, anticipation
-Game face
-Expressing instead of bottling up
-Constructive ways to express yourself
-Ways that don’t help
-Find a safe space
-Whiskey River
-When Race Records ended…
-Goodnight America
-I hope to see them live
-Concerts
-Get your news from a credible source (New York Times, BBC, NPR, USA Today, etc.)
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Jan 29, 2022
Book of Boba Fett: Stranger in a Strange Land (S1:E1)
I had a running commentary during the first episode of The Book of Boba Fett: Stranger in a Strange Land. There are spoilers.
Recorded December 30, 2021
Commentary notes:
-Second time I’m watching
-Fighting sleep
Commentary notes:
-Intro montage
-Seeing Return of the Jedi in the theater in 1983
-Jabba’s Palace play set
-Bacta
-Boba’s physical trials
-PTSD as a child and adult
-The Sarlacc Pit
-Cleanliness of Book of Boba Fett
-Jawas
-Hero’s Journey
-Motivation of the Sand People
-The Mandalorian and the Sand People
-How did Boba survive?
-Score (yes, it’s the same composer as Mandalorian)
-Conan the Barbarian
-Temuera Morrison
-Stranger in a Strange Land is an excellent Iron Maiden song
-Child Tusken Raider
-Is this an initiation?
-Sand Peoples’ faces
-Boba’s childhood
-Fighting sleep
-Chewing gum
-Massiff and subtitles
-Rodian
-Projecting emotions
-Too much like a set
-Dangerous desert
-Another trial
-Brain damage in Star Wars?
-The Tu…
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Jan 9, 2022
Don’t Look Up Review (spoilers)
Recorded 12/30/21 - Happy New Year
-Horror movies
-What this movie was
-Climate change and COVID
-Listening to the scientists
-Evidence
-Hope and consequences
-Meryl Streep
-Hedging bets
-Tax the rich
-There’s always something we can do (it’s the fight that keeps us going)
-Realism of 2021
-Social media
-Bothsideism
-The performances
-The coolest part
-Being informed versus being over informed
-What despair brings
-Funny and terrifying
-2+2=4
-Increasing the chances for change (personally and politically)
-What the movie evokes
-I meant 2021, not 2020
-What I thought of the movie
-What’s hopeful now
-Climate change affecting New York
-Adapting
-If there really is a comet…
-Ways to increase our chances to stay alive
-I just moved
-Links!
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Dec 11, 2021
Book of Boba Fett Trailer and Teaser Reaction and Review
I react and comment with no dead air.
Recorded on November 29, 2021
-The first trailer
-I’ll edit this?
-Reaction videos
-Spider
-Western motif
-The Godfather (spoiler alert for I and II)
-What I expect
-Teaser
-YouTube commercial
-He is Boba Fett
-What I’m not going to do
-Not completed excited but…
-My expectations
-The Mandalorian
-Crime, drama
-Outer rim
-The throne
-What I hope
-Sarlacc pit
-Boba’s identity
-Jango
-A mother figure?
-Human element
-All the Star Wars
-The only really bad Star Wars (aside from the Holiday Special)
-Plugs!
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Nov 16, 2021
Dune Review (spoilers)
The review is much shorter than the movie
Recorded October 21, 2021
-What I thought
-It’s length
-The trailer
-My history with Dune (the books and the David Lynch movie)
-My quick review of the Lynch movie
-I butcher the pronunciation of Denis Villeneuve
-Left me wanting more
-Some tastes (even though it was a long movie)
-Soundtrack, effects, acting, storyline
-What the Star Wars prequels could have been
-Father/son, mother/son
-Supernatural, politics, messiah
-The fighting
-Lynch and the Weirding Way (ugh)
-I yawned
-Part II needs to be released tomorrow
-Things get weirder
-I’ll leave you wanting more
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Oct 11, 2021
That I Would Be Good (Alanis Morissette) Review
What a destroyer from Alanis…I love it. Recorded on 9/21/21
Show notes:
-It’s a destroyer
-What music can do
-Jess Locke
-Alanis on tour
-Jagged Little Pill
-Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
-The live version
-Buzzing
-The flute
-Lyrics on the Internet
-I have the CD booklet
-Lyrics
-Self worth
-Societal pressure
-Internal and external validation
-Developing a solid foundation
-Doing nothing in a pandemic
-The Internet and “thumbs down”
-Shield of anonymity
-Our own worst critics
-Being sick as a kid
-Positive versus negative self talk
-Weight and societal pressure
-Marvel superhero physique
-Bankruptcy
-Baldness
-Reframing the aging argument
-Post Jagged Little Pill
-Alanis’ childhood career
-You Can’t Do That On Television
-Seeing Alanis live in 1996; Taylor Hawkins was on drums and Radiohead opened up
-Knowledge
-Losing any part of yourself
-After I stopped acting
-My life now
-Substance Abuse
-Trying not to beat yourself up
-Bein…
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Sep 4, 2021
Only Lovers Left Alive Review (spoilers)
Recorded August 13, 2021
Spoilers are ahead.
Show notes:
-Better than The Dead Don’t Die
-Plausible
-Adam and Eve
-“Humanity” of the vampires
-One possible implausibility
-Eva
-Blood
-Implying
-Showing and not telling
-Gloves
-Knowledge and conversations
-Marlowe
-John Hurt
-Predicting
-Jeffrey Wright
-Time
-Similarities in Adam at howe and being locked down (get vaccinated, please)
-Back to Eva
-The ending
-Compulsion
-Possible unrealistic aspect
-Passing off their work
-The acting
-The pace
-Finally got a chance to see it
-Movies versus TV (I love them both)
-Get vaccinated, wear a mask, I hope for mask mandates, speak up
-Greatest good and least harm
-Get your knowledge from credible sources (New York Times, NPR, USA Today, Washington Post, BBC, etc.)
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Aug 27, 2021
Kevin Can F**k Himself Review (spoilers)
He certainly can.
Spoilers are ahead!
Recorded August 3, 2021
-Annie Murphy
-Just watched the season finale
-Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town
-Allison and Kevin’s relationship
-The sitcom version
-Watching sitcoms growing up
-Sitcom tropes
-“It’s just Kevin”
Who’s married to a woman that you don’t normally see with a guy like that
-A prequel would be cool
-Kevin, his father, and Neil
-What the show did well
-Abuse by Kevin in both multi-cam and single cam
-Kevin and privilege
-I hope it gets renewed
-Serious moments in sitcoms
-Family Ties
-More sitcom tropes
-Taking a dramatic turn
-Single cam version of characters
-Subtext
-Pressure on Allison and Patty
-What did Neil really hear?
-Really good representation of despair and loneliness (even when you’re surrounded by people)
-Sam
-The traditional sitcoms, modern sitcoms, the evolution of sitcoms
-He really can
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Aug 3, 2021
No Sudden Move Review (spoilers)
I say “quote unquote” way too much. Spoilers are ahead.
Recorded July 25, 2021
Show notes:
-I have whiplash
-The title
-A lot of fun
-The true story behind the plot
-History
-Time period
-What I liked about this movie
-Don Cheadle
-A Cheadle Extravaganza
-The cast
-Matt Damon (The story so far - https://variety.com/2021/film/news/matt-damon-addresses-f-slur-1235032441/)
-George Clooney
-Brendan Fraser
-Levels
-Crime world and business world
-What drives people in regards to money
-Soderbergh on the fish eye lens
-A possible reminder to the viewer
-Insufferable Bastards podcast
-Plugs
-I’m fully vaccinated
-Get vaccinated — think of things you can do and if you want to be a hero . . .
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Jun 18, 2021
Invincible Review (spoilers)
Recorded May 31, 2021
I review Invincible (not the Muse song that I can’t get out of my head)
Show notes:
-Star Wars
-Superhero shows
-Watchmen, The Boys
-Back to Star Wars
-Why Invincible wasn’t tempted
-Human qualities
-Grayson
-The cast
-Steven Yeun
-JK Simmons can be terrifying
-What makes Omni-Man terrifying
-Omni-Man compared to Superman
-Omni-Man versus Invincible
-Omni-Man’s conflict and identity
-Why information and knowledge is so powerful
-Balance
-What may be keeping Invincible from turning evil (for now?)
-One of many problems with Omni-Man
-Next season
-Other superheroes
-Cecil
-Physical and mental capabilities
-Nazis
-Other planets and species
-Episodic shows versus a movie
-What movies and music can teach us
-Doom Patrol
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May 21, 2021
John Lewis: Good Trouble Review
I watch and comment on the documentary John Lewis: Good Trouble
Recorded February 19, 2021
Notes:
-Real life superhero
-I will comment during the doc but this podcast won’t be the length of the doc
-What he’s been through
-That mugshot — https://twitter.com/repjohnlewis/status/622844317162434560?lang=en
-Pre-COVID
-Elijah Cummings
-Organize, mobilize, legislate
-Being brutalized by cops for waiting on line to vote
-Knowing the risk
-The power of voting
-Pettus bridge and unlawful assembly
-Parading permit
-Troopers advancing with weapons
-Civil disobedience
-Bashed in the head
-Present day voter suppression
-Constant struggle
-“There’s so much more progress to be made”
-“My greatest fear…”
-Misinformation, hatred, and cruelty
-Comic Con story
-Equity
-Getting involved
-Ripple effects
-Good trouble
-Say something, do something, good trouble, necessary trouble
-2018 and the blue wave
-Change from then to now (so much more to do)
-Preaching…
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Apr 24, 2021
Election 2020
Taking you way back to November 13, 2020
Show notes - It’s been a week:
-Friday the 13th - Oooooooo
-Tears of joy and relief
-The weeks that were
-My early voting experience
-Strangers congregating even during a pandemic
-After I voted
-Volunteering for campaigns (phone banking, text-banking, postcards)
-Vote tripling
-James Carville’s prediction
-Election Day
-Couldn’t accept a red mirage
-Heightened anxiety and disrupted sleep
-Future tripping
-Waiting for the counting
-24 hour networks news
-Trump shenanigans
-My reaction to Biden/Harris winning on November 7th
-Profound relief
-Social media and celebrations
-Back to the red mirage
-People I knew
-Deferring to experts
-Why I was still freaking out
-Arizona, Georgia
-Trump turnout
-What’s bad about social media
-November 3-7 (Freaking out to feeling ecstatic)
-More Trump shenanigans and a “coup”
-Transition team
-Chaos
-Ignoring Trump
-Conceding
-Exhaustion
-Words, actions, behaviors, po…
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Apr 16, 2021
The Walking Dead: Here's Negan Review (spoilers)
This contains spoilers from the show and comic.
Recorded April 9, 2021
Show notes:
-Wow
-Negan’s debut in the comics vs. the show
-Jeffrey Dean Morgan
-The Here’s Negan graphic novel
-Lucille’s (the person) influence
-Hillarie Burton’s performance
-Negan’s backstory
-Negan’s arc in the comics
-My predictions for future episodes
-Rick or Negan?
-Maggie and Negan
-The comic versus the show
-Back to Jeffrey Dean Morgan
-Shades of gray
-Laura and Franklin
-Negan’s arc in the Here’s Negan book
-Last Walking Dead episode that I liked
-One character study
-Negan, Maggie, and Herschel
-Carol
-Links
-We’re still in a pandemic so get information from credible sources (New York Times, BBC, USA Today, NPR, etc) and get yourself vaccinated
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Mar 26, 2021
Class Action Park Review
I was at Action Park once…once.
Recorded February 26, 2021
Show notes:
-I feel like I need a shower.
-I’ve been to Action Park
-Mulvihill’s tactics
-Preventable deaths and injuries
-Reagan and the 80s attitudes
-Life is a little more complicated
-Death and deregulation; the family of George Larson
-People my age and “Back in my day”
-80s childhood
-Boredom and Balance
-80s culture
-The F word
-Progress is never a straight line
-Back to Action Park
-Ridiculous slides
-The danger of the Wave Pool
-Tarzan swing
-20 foot cliff
-Cannonball Falls
-Going slow on the Alpine Slide
-Big raft ride
-Bottleneck of people on the single person tube ride
-Amuseparks and the balance of thrill and safety
-Human element
-Former employees and Mulvihill
-Mulvihill, charities, and my cynicism
-Rulebreaking and mischief
-Overton Window
-Generational divide
-Tone of documentaries
-Regulation and Texas
-Feux rebels
-Bootstraps
-Nostalgia
-Learning from history, st…
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Feb 18, 2021
Diego Maradona Documentary Review
I know virtually nothing about soccer but I watch and review while I watch. I speak about the human condition, psychology of sports fans as well as what sports means for a community and country.
Finished recording on 2/15/21
Show notes:
-I never heard of Maradona until he died
-Reviewing it in real time
And now the documentary
-80s soundtrack
-Pele, the movie Victory, and the bicycle kick
-Maradona and transcendance
-Knee to the head
-Enduring quality about sports and art
-Sports, art, and identity
-Napoli and rock star treatment
-Pressure
-Napoli is 0-4
-Soccer is brutal
-My grandfather, soccer, and passionate soccer fans
-Maradona’s style
-Psychology of sports fans
-Maradona persona
-Where Maradona is from and the Hero’s Journey
-The pressure on a 15 year old
-How soccer served him
-Mean soccer chants
-Racist soccer fans
-Reaction to Maradona
-Camorra
-Envious of people who speak multiple languages
-Striving for the World Cup
-Rise and fall
-The han…
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Feb 5, 2021
Community Review (all seasons with spoilers)
I breakdown the show as a whole as well as the main and recurring characters. Spoilers are ahead. Hopefully I didn’t Britta this podcast.
Recorded January 1, 2021 (Happy New Year)
-The wonders of streaming
-The characters have become my friends
-Pre-pandemic and post-pandemic TV watching
-The characters
Jeff
-Joel McHale
-First impression
-Stereotypes
-Layers and evolution
Britta
-Gillian Jacobs
-Finding something in common with each
-Character traits
Troy
-Donald Glover (I didn’t know he was on this show)
-Childish Gambino
-Awaken My Love and Donald Glover Presents
-The beard
-First impression
-Caring, sensitivity, openness
-Relationship with Abed
-Moving on
-Skills
Abed
-Danny Pudi
-First impression
-Layers and evolution
-Commonalities with Abed
-Abed as a device
-Psychotic breaks and exploration
-Reading emotions
-Strengths and struggles
-Never was a “very special episode”
Pierce
-Chevy Chase and similarities to Pierce
-Growing up with Ch…
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Jan 23, 2021
The Mandalorian Season 2 Finale Review (spoilers)
Spoilers are ahead for The Rescue.
Show notes:
-I’m done
-I’m crying
-Star Wars podcasts
-Surprised but not shocked
-Luke
-Uncanny valley
-Back to Luke
-My Star Wars history
-Seeing Return of the Jedi in the theaters
-Identifying with Luke and why diversity is important in movies
-Questions (I didn’t see the end credits yet)
-Women characters
-Grogu
-What a ride
-Fan service in Rise of Skywalker versus Mandalorian
-Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni
-Kathleen Kennedy and the double standard
-The greatest time to be a Star Wars fan
-Peak TV
-Writing and gray areas
-Points of view
-Moff Gideon
-Darksaber and the story
-Reaction videos
-My reaction to Luke
-Luke’s power
-What happens to Grogu?
-The stone
-Letting go
-Hero’s journey
-Attachment
-Asking permission and co-dependence
-Unchecked power
-What happens between Return of the Jedi and Force Awakens
-Star Wars as a foundation
-Back to diversity (Jenkins! I meant Patty Jenkins!)
-Star Wars must…
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Jan 8, 2021
The Mandalorian Chapters 13 and 14: The Jedi and The Tragedy Review (Spoilers)
Recorded December 4, 2020
Show notes:
The Tragedy
-Just finished
-The past two episodes
-That Star Wars feeling
-This season
-Boba Fett
-Seeing Slave I
-Temeura Morrison
-Robert Rodriguez
-Fennick
-Grogu
-Moff Gideon
-The timeline
-New Republic
-Power vacuum
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The Jedi
-Never watch the recap
-Ahsoka
-Not a Jedi
-Rosario Dawson
-Yoda and Yaddle
-What is The Tragedy
-Sarlac Pit
-Boba Fett and Legends (a little spoiler)
-Boba Fett’s origins
-How Fett fights
-Fan service
-What if?
-Sequel trilogy
-Favreau vs. Abrams
-Bill Burr
-TV is so great
-Keep yourself informed from credible sources (BBC, New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today)
-Scientific consensus
-Listen to the people who know (not podcasters and influencers)
-Take care of each other
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Dec 26, 2020
Schitt's Creek Review (spoilers)
This episode is full of Schitt and full of spoilers that covers all six seasons.
Recorded on November 28, 2020
Show highlights:
-I made a pun
-Quite the antidote
-Jumps the Shark
-Never took itself seriously but tackled serious subjects
-“Normalizing” LGBTQ people (that’s a good thing)
-“I like the wine not the label” (I blanked out on the phrase so I had to look it up)
-Schitt’s Creek was a tolerant town
-Patrick’s parents
-Patrick
-The sign of a good show
-Behind the scenes (wraps and sadness)
-Final table read
-Eugene Levy
-Katherine O’Hara
-Moira Rose
-Johnny Rose
-Caaaaan’t and bebe
-Wardrobe
-Alexis Rose
-Chris Elliot (Get a Life) and Roland Schitt
-Twyla
-One criticism
-Bob
-Mutt
-Rewatch?
-Finding something else
-The Levys
-Ending at the right time
-Get your news from credible sources (New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post, BBC, NPR, etc.), wear a mask, practice social distancing, wash your hands
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Nov 21, 2020
The Dead Don't Die Review (spoilers)
This podcast begins right when the movie ends. For this episode I started commenting during some parts of the movies.
Oh and is there something I’m not getting with this movie?
Spoilers rise like the dead.
Recorded November 21, 2020
Show notes:
-The point of the movie (?)
-George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead
-All over the place
-Saying that you’re weird
-Where did the kids go?
-Sturgill Simpson
-Where did this movie go?
-The character arcs?
-When I first saw the trailer
-The Romero Trilogy and Shaun of the Dead
-Loose ends
-What am I not getting?
-More loose ends
-Yay New York!
-Why do I sound like Seinfeld
-Why did I watch this?
-The Dead Don’t Die with Peter Cushing
-So many more questions than answers
-Jim Jarmusch
-The cast
-Parody, satire, spoof
-Commentary
-My friend Erin
-Get your news from credible sources (New York Times, BBC, NPR, USA Today, Washington Post, etc.)
-Stay safe, wear a mask, practice social distancing, don’t gather
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Nov 1, 2020
Eddie Van Halen Tribute
Eddie Van Halen was a revolution.
Recorded October 12, 2020
-Music
-The guitar
-Guitarists
-Revolutionaries
-Robert Johnson
-Les Paul
-Jimi Hendrix
-Tony Iommi
-Eddie Van Halen: The last revolutionary?
-First seeing Eddie: the Jump video on MTV in 1984
-Jump as a first song
-My first impression
-When Eddie Van Halen really hit me
-Eruption
-Van Halen I
-The music I gravitate towards
-Taking Eddie for granted
-People didn’t play like Eddie
-Guitarists since Eddie
-Seeing Eddie play live
-Jimmy Page
-When I found out he died
-Health
-His reputation
-How he built and approached the guitar
-Wolfgang Van Halen
-“Music theory, not music fact”
-No rules
-When’s the next revolution?
-After Eddie
-The Edge
-Tom Morello
-Jack White
-Wishing to see the Van Halen I lineup
-Michael Anthony’s backing vocals
-65 years old
-Hope
-What is there left to do?
-In summation
-Rest in Peace
-Thank goodness for YouTube (at least for music)
-Wear a mask, pra…
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Oct 17, 2020
The Boys Season 2 Review (spoilers)
Recorded on October 9, 2020
Show notes:
-Use of subtlety
-Comparison to current events
-Vought
-Corporations and “Mom and Pop” shops
-Cults of personality, technology, and propaganda
-Stormfront (Billy Joel and Nazis?)
-The comic
-How people become indoctrinated
-Journalists and fact checking
-Trump
-Fighting the supes
-Power of messaging and image
-Coronavirus, Stormfront and being directly affected
-Maeve
-Superheros who are humans
-Unchecked power
-Checks and balances
-The fight
-Homelander
-Becca and Ryan
-Hurt people hurt people
-Where does this go?
-Newman and AOC
-Being radicalized by fear
-The pattern of radicalization
-Journalistic integrity
-The most fascinating villains
-Power
-Bernie Sanders wild hypothetical (provided the Republican is not an authoritarian)
-Values with democracy
-How The Boys can teach
-Action, acting, gore, and violence
-The beauty of TV these days
-Week to week releases
-Appointment TV
-Wear a mask
-Get your inf…
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Oct 8, 2020
Staying With Devin Townsend - Kingdom and Storm
This is NOT a reaction podcast.
Recorded September 6, 2020
-How I describe Devin Townsend
-Wall of sound
-Kingdom
-The theme
-When I first heard Storm
-Accelerated Evolution
-Steve Vai
-Prolific
-Reaction videos
-Metal and epic
-Strapping Young Lad
-Synths
-Yes 90125
-His scream and voice
-Vocal lessons and vocal teachers
-Natural ability?
-Adele, Roger Daltry, James Hetfield
-What’s in the background?
-The lyrics
-Physicist
-Bipolar disorder
-Obsessing
-Stay with me
-Epicloud
-The meaning of “play”
-Solo artist versus a collaborator
-The other vocals
-Love or Lord?
-The way I’m headed
-Truth or Youth?
-Descended or Defended?
-Worry
-I’m fine
-It’s only a song
-“I was playing a character” excuse
-Fire it up!
-Galloping
-Devin’s guitar playing
-No solo
-Too epic?
-We are ….?
-Woman still
-Hath no fury
-Morning Bride
-Emotional journal
-One of my favorite things about music
-Abandonment
-Storm
-First Devin Townsend son…
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Sep 17, 2020
Jojo Rabbit Review (spoilers)
There are spoilers ahead.
Recorded August 16, 2020
Show notes:
-David Bowie’s Heroes
-Movies/shows with music from a different time
-Why I love music and movies
-Rollercoaster of feelings
-Let everything happen to you Beauty and terror Just keep going No feeling is final
-The plot
-Experiencing different emotions at the same time
-Horror and laughter
-How Taika Waititi used Hitler
-Subject matter
-Roman Griffin Davis
-Yorki
-Quentin Tarantino and the auteur
-Taika Watiti
-Thor Ragnarok
-What We Do In the Shadows
-Watiti's filmography
-Mandalorian
-Captain Klenzendorf and Finkel
-Humanity
-Jojo and his mother
-Scarlet Johannsen
-Comedy, Gestapo, and evil
-Tying shoes
-What's next
-Lies about Jewish people
-Conspiracy theories
-Laughing at the ridiculousness
-Expertise vs. authority
-Trump
-Happiness, fear, anger
-Strength of words, propaganda and stories
-Escape from Sobibor
A Tangent
-My Jewish family
-Governments rising to power using scapegoats…
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Sep 2, 2020
Tolkien Review (spoilers)
In a hole in the ground there lived a podcast with SPOILERS!
Show notes:
-What I did throughout the movie
-Matching real life
-Overall
-Legacy
-Purpose and importance of art during the pandemic
-My Tolkien history
-Tolkien’s actual life
-Battle of the Somme
-Peaky Blinders
-Link to Time article - https://time.com/5586711/tolkien-movie-true-story/
-What was I doing in 2019 (it seems like a trillion years ago)
-The Tea Club Barovian Society (TCBS)
-Edith Bratt
-World War I
-Marriage
-Origin of the word “Hobbit”
-Professor Joseph Wright and Gandalf
-Sam and the batmen
-Tolkien and Christianity
-Biopic pronunciation
-Movies and accuracy
-Movies produced by the subjects themselves
-A starting point
-Plugs
-Get your news from credible sources (BBC, NPR, New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today)
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Aug 16, 2020
The Knick Seasons 1 and 2 (spoilers)
I do some character studies as well as review the show as a whole. Spoilers are ahead.
Show notes:
-This show was …..
-The special FX
-George Romero’s Day of the Dead
-Tom Savini
-Scream Greats
-Gloves for surgery
-Accuracy
-Good TV is about relationships
Dr. John Thackery
-Pain, work, destruction
-Finale
-Who we are
-Necrotic
-House
-Reason for addiction?
Dr. Algernon Edwards
-Two worlds
-Opal
-Self destruction
-Future
Dr. Everett Gallinger
-From the start
-Hypocrisy
-Eleanor
-Correlation vs. causation
-Cruelty
-Eugenics
-Eric Johnson
Herman Barrow
-Likability
-Character traits
-Self destruction
-Conflict
Nurse Lucy Elkins
-Arc
-Getting what she wants
-Origin story
-Skills as a nurse (competent was the wrong word better than competent - she was an excellent nurse)
Dr. Bertram Chickering Jr.
-Normalized prejudice
-Character traits
-Thack vs. Dr. Levi Zinberg
-Bertie’s mentors
-Genevieve Everidge
Cornelia Robertson
-Skills and potenti…
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Jul 27, 2020
Us (Spoilers)
Spoilers are tethered to this podcast.
Recorded on May 30, 2020.
Show notes:
-A disadvantaged group
-What I thought of Us
-What’s the resolution?
-Invasion of the Body Snatchers
-Get Out and planting seeds
-Influences
-The ending
-The twist
-What makes a movie great
-Subtlety
-Us and the murder of George Floyd [I meant to say the murders similar to George Floyd’s]
-Good movies teach
-The balance of subtle versus not subtle
-The tethered
-The message
-The characters
-The acting
-Lupita Nyong’o
-Saw Gerrera voice?
-George Romero zombie trilogy
-Dawn of the Dead
-Enjoying Us on different levels
-Metaphors
-Raising interest
-Credible sources of news, please
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Jun 30, 2020
Uncut Gems Review (spoilers)
Come aboard and join the chaos and anxiety. Spoilers are ahead.
Recorded on May 25, 2020
Show notes:
-This movie was ______
-Adam Sandler
-A very New York movie
-I miss New York City
-The pandemic
-The chaos of Howard’s life
-The ending
-The Departed
-What happened after
-70s grittiness with the 80s soundtrack
-2012
-Kevin Garnett
-The acting all around
-What I like about movies
-Dunkirk
-Safdie brothers
-Oscar buzz?
-Adam Sandler and creative freedom
-Funny People
-What I would have liked
-The pandemic and credible sources of information
-Listen to the experts!
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Jun 11, 2020
Picard Season One Review (spoilers)
I made this podcast so.
Spoilers are ahead so if you don’t mind spoilers, then engage!
Recorded March 29, 2020
Show notes:
-What I thought
-Modern TV and movies
-TV vs movies
-How I watched Picard
-What makes Picard so great (the character and the show)
-Star Trek The Next Generation
-Picard’s PTSD
-What makes compelling TV and compelling people
-Humans and synths
-First season of The Next Generation
-Even if you’re not a Star Trek fan . . .
-Fanservice
-I cried throughout the show
-Unintended consequences
-Story arcs in Next Generation vs. story arcs in Picard
-Hugh
-Elnor
-Different cultures
-Alison Pill and the Newsroom
-Agnes, motivation, and consequences
-The crew
-Season Two and stakes
-Hopes for season two
-Nitpicking
-Seeing Patrick Stewart live
-Data
-Worf
-Back to Data
-I want to live forever
-Back to Data again
-A public service announcement
-Plugs!
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May 19, 2020
Hereditary Review (spoilers)
I’m scared just typing this. Spoilers are ahead.
This was recorded pre-COVID-19 hence the lack of COVID-19 references.
-I am very much an adult
-I was scared
-The power of what movies can do
-The type of horror movie
-Elements
-The acting
-The effect
-The positive psychological aspects of horror movies
-Where are the mental health professionals?!?!?
-Other nitpickings
-Suspense
-A little twist
-More nitpicking
-Spoiler alert for Rosemary’s Baby
-Pace and aesthetic
-A brief review of Rosemary’s Baby
-Midsommar
-Toni Collette
-Gabriel Byrne
-The dog
-Where it could go
-Paimon
-Hell probably sucks
-Erin and The Conjuring
-Hereditary versus The Conjuring
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May 6, 2020
The Mandalorian Review (Spoilers)
This was recorded pre-pandemic and is finally being released. As we all know, life gets in the way. So enjoy my pre-pandemic attitude and my pre-pandemic review of The Mandalorian. Spoilers are ahead. This is the way.
Show notes:
-What I thought overall
-Boba Fett
-Mandolorians in “Legends”
-Paying homage without reverence (ahem, Rise of Skywalker)
-The themes of The Mandolorian
-Pedro Pascal
-The Child (Baby Yoda)
-Origin story?
-Yaddle
-Yoda’s species
-Will The Child grow?
-Guesses
-What I don’t want
-Stakes
-Eek, I mentioned going out to the movies (pre-pandemic)
-Focusing on something new
-The Last Jedi, Rise of Skywalker
-Balance
-I was tired
-Artwork
-Moff Gideon
-Giancarlo Esposito
-Darksaber
-New Republic
-The Force Awakens
-My hopes (rebellions are built on them)
Plugs!
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Mar 28, 2020
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Review (spoilers)
Erin and I watched and reviewed Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones on Christmas night, 2019 (which seems like seven million years ago).
Don’t forget to listen to the bonus commentary!
Show notes:
-My intro to the intro
-Coronavirus
-Merry Christmas
-This is Erin’s first time watching Episode II (that she remembers)
-Episode I recap
-Our Star Wars histories
Review
-What did we think?
-What did this mean to Erin?
-Relationships
-Jar Jar’s purpose (I wanted to add that the other senators agreed with Jar Jar so let’s not blame it all on him)
-Padme and Anakin
-What Mike thought
-Rise of Skywalker
-Deleted scene
-Arrogance of the Jedi
-Dooku and Christopher Lee
-Keeping track of the characters
-Attack of the Clones versus the other movies
-Episode III
-Bonus Commentary
-Plugs!
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Feb 4, 2020
Cobra Kai Season Two Review (spoilers)
I review season two and if I didn’t state that there were spoilers, there would be no mercy.
But I just did, so have mercy.
Show notes:
-What I thought
-The first season
-The realm of the ridiculous
-The fight
-Karate Kid Part II
-Karate Kid Part I and why I loved season one
-The 80s weren’t that cool
-What could have been
-What I liked
-Extra lines and exposition
-Melodrama
-Upping the stakes
-Back to the fights
-Daniel as a sensei
-Mr. Miyagi
-Allie
-Elizabeth Shue
-My hopes/predictions for season three
-Tory taking the mic
-Party scenes
-Euphoria
-Cobra Kai characters
-Plugs!
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Jan 28, 2020
Life Eternal by Ghost
I analyze this beauty line by line
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Show notes:
-Prequelle and albums
-Tobias Forge
-The Black Plague
-Living forever
-Highlander
-He Never Died
-My meaning
-The lyrics
-Being with someone forevvvvvvverrrrrrrr
-Why I wouldn’t mind living forever
-Where did the time go?
-Lucifer????
-Letting go
-Stories
-The point of repeating
-Prequelle’s departure from the previous albums
-Prequelle’s influences
-Dance Macabre
-Ballads
-Sense of humor
-Satanic Panic
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Jan 15, 2020
Lady Gaga's Million Reasons on Howard Stern Review
By special request, here is my review of Lady Gaga performing Million Reasons on the Howard Stern Show.
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Show notes:
-Gaga and Howard introducing the song
-I have a fan?
-Special request
-Remembering the performance
-A little different
-Reaction videos: the good and bad
-What Gaga does when she plays and sings
-Technique plus emotion
-Taking her time
-Reliving the song
-This is in the morning
-Some other singers in the morning on Stern
-Training
-Heartbreak
-Makes me feel
-Just one
-Robin Quivers crying
-Where this song takes me
-What’s good about music
-Feeling your feelings
-Music Therapy
-Cinema Therapy
-Movies and music as a bridge to talk
-What stood out
-First time watching
-Netflix documentary
-How I pre…
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Jan 1, 2020
Rise of Skywalker Review (spoilers)
A half hour after the movie ended, I started recording. Spoilers are ahead!
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Show notes:
-My unease
-Quick The Force Awakens review
-Quick The Last Jedi review
-Rise of Skywalker review
-Palpatine
-Extreme
-JJ Abrams
-The look of the movie
-The characters
-Soap opera
-Rey’s origin(s)
-Upward mobility
-The Last Jedi ending
-Bringing it back
-Keri Russel
-Rose Tico and what could have been done
-Kelly Marie Tran
-My Star Wars history
-Ben and Rey’s relationship
-What I would have done with Ben
-How people change
-Restorative justice https://apnews.com/c69e3a82417f4af280376fdc10cf8651/In-age-of-MeToo,-can-there-be-forgiveness,-second-chances?
-How movies have grown since the original trilogy
-Jedi disappearing
-R…
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Dec 21, 2019
Joker Review (Spoilers)
Not having a spoiler alert would be no laughing matter.
Show notes:
-Apologies for the mic handling noises at the very beginning. They subside.
-The tone
-Joaquin Phoenix
-The pace
-Mental illness
-USA Today article - https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2019/10/23/what-joker-movie-gets-right-wrong-about-mental-illness-violence/3978028002/
-Link between mental illness and violent behavior (there isn’t one)
-People with mental illness are ten times as likely to be victims of violent crime
-Horror movies, nuance, and “crazy” character development
-Representation of someone with mental illness
-Sympathy for Arthur and how it relates to Breaking Bad
-We’re all in this together
-It’s still a work of fiction
-Pseudobulbar affect
-Taxi Driver and King of Comedy
-New York in the 1970s
-Social Services being cut
-Sophie
-Batman
-Thomas Wayne
-Joaquin Phoenix’s performance
-The other Jokers
-If I was going to play the Joker
-Production and desi…
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Oct 26, 2019
Rise of Skywalker Final Trailer Review
For my third time watching the trailer, I figured I’d do a commentary over it followed by a bunch of speculation until the big day.
Show notes:
-Rey running
-How the movie looks
-Special Effects
-Palpatine and what I think
-Threepio
-Wooo!
-Lando
-Horses
-Leia
-Blue logo
-I’m being cynical
-My speculation on C-3PO
-Artoo
-My Palpatine prediction
-Superman
-Red eyes
-Roll of Leia
-Luke
-My hopes
-Hux
-Supporting roles
-Keri Russel
-Lando, Wedge, and fan service
-When I’m seeing Rise of Skywalker
-What Star Wars means to me
-The Mandolorian
-What makes Rise of Skywalker special
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Oct 5, 2019
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Review (spoilers)
Once Upon A Time, I reviewed Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Spoilers are ahead.
Show notes:
-Why it’s called Once Upon a Time Hollywood
-The ending
-The beginning and the pacing
-Waiting for the ending
-The acting
-The message of the movie
-Tarantino and Hollywood
-The soundtrack
-The directing
-The dialogue
-The story
-Once Upon a Time it’s moment in history
-The Manson cult
-Cliff Booth and Robert Wagner
-Cliff Booth’s persona and tension
-How this ranks compared to Tarantino’s other movies
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Aug 29, 2019
Rocketman Review (spoilers)
You won’t be burnin’ out this fuse up here alone but you will hear spoilers.
Show notes:
-I said “folks”?
-Why I like movies and music
-Elton’s music
-Why music is great
-Tarin Egerton
-Portrayal of a person with substance abuse disorder
-What Elton wanted
-My favorite scene
-Biopics
-My criticism
-I’m Still Standing?
-My Rocketman movie theater experience
-Finding out who he is and what he wants
-Bohemian Rhapsody
-Biopics approved by the stars themselves
-The Dirt
-If you’re not an Elton John fan . . .
-Plugs!
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Aug 11, 2019
Yesterday Review (Spoilers)
I review the movie Yesterday. Spoilers will be present in this and any alternate universe.
Show notes: -The movie was good until . . . -What the movie didn’t address -What I would have liked to see -The ending -What the movie might be saying -The actual Beatles -The first three quarters -Ed Sheehan -What I wanted the movie to say -Back to the ending -The other two -Motivations -Danny Boyle -Trainspotting and addiction -Back to the ending again -Fame (puts you there where things are hollow) -The evolution of The Beatles music -Gavin -Summer Song -Himesh Patel -Plugs! Twitter https://twitter.com/mmampodcast Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mmampodcast Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/music-movies-and-other-stuff/id1236495556?mt=2 Podbean https://mmam.podbean.com/ Email mmampodcast@gmail.com
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Jul 22, 2019
Game of Thrones "The Iron Throne" Review (Spoilers)
Spoilers for “The Iron Throne” are coming at you faster than the backlash.
-Cersei and Jamie
-Closure
-The negotiation
-Dany
-Anakin Skywalker in Revenge of the Sith
-Bran
-The books
-Dany and Jon
-Sansa
-Arya
-Tyrion
-Bronn
-Podrick
-Brienne
-Edmure
-Sweet Robin
-The Game of Thrones model
-How it wrapped up
-The prequels
-Changing television
-Song of Ice and Fire
-Reading other books
-My wishes
-The Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
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Jun 28, 2019
Game of Thrones "The Bells" Review (Spoilers)
I review “The Bells”, the penultimate episode of the final season of Game of Thrones. Spoilers are ringa ding dinging.
Show notes:
-Imagery
-Chaos
-Dany
-Gray area
-Loyalty
-Clegane Bowl
-Next episode
-This week
-My hopes for the new shows
-Diversity in the show versus the books
-The Martells and the Sand Snakes storyline
-The show overall
-The new books
-Plugs!
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Jun 7, 2019
Avengers: Endgame Review (Spoilers)
On an early (very early) Sunday morning, I saw Avengers: Endgame. My sleep deprived spoiler filled review is ahead.
Show notes:
-My movie going experience
-What time on a Sunday????
-What I thought
-Like old friends
-Iron Man
-Captain America
-My pet peeve
-Storyline and characters
-Why these movies are popular
-Robert Downey Jr.
-Wouldn’t it be great . . .
-Black Widow
-Gomorrah
-We
-What I thought
-Thanos
-Falcon
-As long as it’s . . .
-$$$$
-I’m a fan of fun
-The Last Jedi
-We knew
-What time again????
-Plugs!
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May 26, 2019
Star Wars Episode 9: The Rise of Skywalker Trailer Review
I recorded this podcast right after watching the Star Wars Episode IX: Rise of Skywalker trailer. Erin watched it about a week later and our reactions were a bit different.
I have seen the Star Wars movies about a billion times and have read a bunch of the books. Erin has seen Episodes I, Rouge One, and IV-VIII once but has heard me talk about Star Wars for years.
Show notes:
Mike’s take:
-The visuals
-The flip
-My concern
-The title
-What made The Last Jedi great
-What Rise of Skywalker might be
-What made The Force Awakens so good
-The prequels
-“Podrace” not podcast
-What was good and bad about the prequels
-What would have made me disappointed about The Last Jedi
-More concerns about Rise of Skywalker
-Palpatine
-My expectations
-What I want and what I don’t want
-Metallica
-Billy Dee Williams
-My friend spoiled the trailer
-The title
-Luke
-An outline?
-Marvel and predictability
-After Episode IX. By “a while”, I mean 2022 since the story brok…
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May 8, 2019
The Walking Dead "The Storm" Review (S9:E16) - Spoilers
Spoilers for the season finale as well as the comic are ahead!
Show notes:
-Return of the Living Dead
-An icicle!
-What I thought
-Cliffhanger?
-Judith
-Negan
-The snow
-My Walking Dead hope
-Planting seeds
-Ezekiel, Darryl, and Carol
-The Whisperers
-Alpha
-This season overall
-Reading the reviews
-This show will keep going
-Seeing zombie movies as a kid
-The Girl With All the Gifts
-Glenn Close
-Plugs!
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May 7, 2019
The Walking Dead "The Calm Before" (S9:E15) Review - Spoilers
I review The Walking Dead’s “The Calm Before” (S9:E15) and spoilers for the show AND THE COMIC are revealed.
Show notes:
-How I watched this episode
-Past episodes of The Walking Dead
-When TWD “Jumped the Shark”
-Intriguing characters
-Ezekiel in the book vs. the show
-Jesus in the book vs. the show
-A friend semi-spoiled the show
-The ending of this episode in the book
-Brett Butler
-The Highway Men
-Tara
-Enid
-Henry
-Judith
-The child’s perspective and possible justification
-Jerry
-Carol and “The Grove” versus Michonne and “Scars”
-Michonne and the children vs
-Siddiq
-The Big Bad
-Alpha and The Whisperers
-Living under Alpha
-Beta
-Special FX
-Greg Nicotero and Day of the Dead
-Where will they go next?
-The original characters
-Eugene
-This season
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Apr 25, 2019
The Walking Dead "Adaptation" Review (S9:E9) - Spoilers
Spoilers for the show and comic are ahead.
-What I thought
-What didn’t make sense
-Judith
-Writing for kids
-Jesus
-Tara
-The dialogue
-Luke and Alden
-Lydia
-Daryl
-The Whisperers
-The beginning of season nine
-The walker kills
-Negan and Judith
-The episode overall
-My hopes
-Pet peeves
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Apr 5, 2019
Captain Marvel Review (spoilers)
I review Captain Marvel so hopefully you marvel at my review and think it's marvelous.
Show notes:
-The story
-What makes Captain Marvel special
-The writing
-The new normal and future
-If I were . . .
-Luke Skywalker
-The story of Carol Danvers
-Subtlety
-The humor
-Nick Fury
-The 90s
-The 80s
-Superhero movies
-The next Avengers
-The flooding of review sites
-The movie and the message
-Heroes and diversity
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Mar 11, 2019
Russian Doll Review (Spoilers)
It’s my first and Steve’s second time (or maybe third, fourth, fifth????) watching this heady Netflix experience.
So you gotta get up, out, and home before the spoilers come (and they come fast — huhuhuhuh).
Show notes:
-Was this the last episode?
-The point?
-Ambiguity
-Steve’s multiple watching experiences
-If one of our friends was acting like Nadia
-Lorena
-Ruth
-The moral
-New York!
-Steve and I have been to parties like Nadia’s
-Steve goes to the bathroom
-What Mike thought
-Woman centric
-This not Le Mans!
-Overall
-Back to Steve’s watching experience
-What Netflix has done to watching movies/TV
-Netflix raising price
-Netflix filler (Slobby’s World)
-Waiting
-Purpose of Netflix
-They are preparing us
-Profound notes
-Commentary
-Plugs!
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Feb 10, 2019
Annihilation Review (Spoilers)
I review the sci-fi/horror movie starring Natalie Portman and directed by Alex Garland. Does it shimmer or fade away?
Spoilers are ahead.
Show notes:
-Not the best movie to watch at 3am
-What I thought
-Elements of other movies
-The ending
-The effects and sound
-Alex Garland
-The acting and characters
-If the movie was made five years ago . . .
-The best parts of Under the Skin and Enter the Void
-I may have to watch a comedy
-What I love about movies
-Suspension of disbelief
-Plugs!
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Jan 31, 2019
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch Review (Spoilers)
This was Erin’s first experience with Bandersnatch and my second. Erin was in control and I announced her choices. You’ll hear our commentary/reaction first and then our review. I may have forgotten to tell Erin how to use my remote at the beginning. You may also hear Erin’s obsession with mustard yellow.
Will Mike and Erin reveal spoilers?
-Yes-
-Fuck Yeah-
Show notes:
-Our commentary and Erin choices
-The endings
-What did Erin think?
-Colin
-When Mike first saw Bandersnatch
-Choose Your Own Adventure books
-Watching on your phone
-Is Erin paying attention?
-What Erin wants to know
-Did we like it overall?
-Plugs!
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Jan 21, 2019
Friends From College Season Two Review (Spoilers)
I review and discuss Friends From College season two. Spoilers are ahead.
Show highlights:
-Maybe I’m bitter . . .
-Friends flashbacks
-What’s good about the show
-What’s bad about it
-How does Marianne afford her place?
-Ethan’s apartment
-In a materialistic sense
-What makes Manhattan so great
-The characters
-Improv
-The soundtrack
-Radiohead’s High and Dry
-I will finally get the characters names right!
-Predictability
-The soccer
-If there is a season three . . .
-What would have been nice
-Girls
-Plugs
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Jan 19, 2019
The Lobster Review (Spoilers)
Not the crustacean but the movie starring Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz. There are spoilers. I would be a hawk.
Show notes:
-The trailer vs. the movie
-Something about this movie . . .
-The overall message
-The actions of the characters
-The message of the movie vs. the execution
-The ending
-My wish
-A recommendation with a warning
-The good parts
-What I thought
-Plugs!
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Jan 12, 2019
Black Mirror: Nosedive Review (Spoilers)
The great Erin and I watch Nosedive and strive for five. The fact that I’m giving a spoiler warning must be cause for a high rating.
Show notes:
-What did we think?
-Would we want to live in this world
-Social media persona vs. real life
-Being genuine
-The dust
-The truck driver
-The brother
-The acting
-Working retail
-Genuine versus fake
-Nosedive compared to other Black Mirror episodes
-Characters levels of caring
-Ches and constraints
-The real world and social norms
-Renting an apartment
-Here’s our commentary!
-Plugs!
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Jan 6, 2019
Black Mirror: San Junipero Review (Spoilers)
This is Erin’s first and my second time watching the Black Mirror fave, San Junipero. We made spoilers a place on this podcast.
Stay tuned for our commentary
-So this is Christmas
-The 80s
-What did we think?
-The message
-The look
-The weather
-Erin’s choice
-The commentary
-Erin’s yawn
-Commentary
-Plugs!
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Jan 2, 2019
Breaking Bad Review
I rewatched all the seasons of Breaking Bad in a pretty short time and give my review of the show overall. Spoilers are revealed so tread lightly.
Show notes:
-Why I rewatched Breaking Bad
-Ozark
-The sequel
-The good and bad about so much TV
-Why end?
-Vince Gilligan
-Consistency
-Fly episode
-The arc of the series
-Better Call Saul
-The acting
-Walter White and evil
-Hank and goodness
-Political leaders
-Dean Norris in Starship Troopers and Total Recall
-RJ Mitte
-Walt Jr (Fynn!)
-Saul Goodman
-Gus Fring
-Giancarlo Esposito
-Bob Odenkirk
-Mike Ehrmantraut
-Self destruction
-Walt and Jesse
-Consequences that make Breaking Bad different than most shows and movies
-Plugs!
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Dec 17, 2018
Ghost at Barclays Center, 12/15/18
I review Ghost’s show at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on 12/15/18. After the review, I talk about the band itself.
The recording of this podcast stretched out over two locations, a bunch of different recordings and few nervous breakdowns.
Enjoy!
Show notes:
-Where am I?
-What did I think?
-The time they went on stage
-Length of the show
-Arena rock
-Prequelle and my mom
-The setlist
-Cardinal Copia’s stage presence
-The first song
-Highlights
-The last song
-I lose my train of though while waiting for an actual train
-I regain my train of thought and the recording stops! Ugh!
-Capacity
-Last time I saw Ghost in 2014
-The live sound
-The Nameless Ghouls
-Cardinal Copia’s voice
-Cardinal Copia’s banter
-The regimen of the show
-What I would prefer
-Pearl Jam’s setlist
-My history with Ghost
-When I first heard of Ghost
-Year Zero
-Blasphemy!
-As an atheist . . .
-Religious music
-Jesus Christ Superstar
-Religion
-Critical thinking…
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Nov 11, 2018
The Walking Dead “What Comes After” Review (Spoilers/(S9:E5)
Here is my spoiler filled reaction and review to The Walking Dead episode “What Comes After” (S9:E5)
Notes:
-Show spoilers start NOW!
-What I thought
-Andrew Lincoln
-Rick’s fate
-What I love
-Comic book spoilers!
-Judith
-Carl
-Negan and Maggie
-Scott Wilson
-Glen, Sascha
-Jadis
-The Commonwealth
-The Whisperers
-This season so far
-Chandler Riggs
-Girlpower
-Some Walking Dead trivia: Cardille
-Day of the Dead (1985)
-The George A. Romero Trilogy
-Plugs!
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Nov 1, 2018
Metallica's "Cliff 'Em All" Commentary and Review
The Mighty Goldstein makes his return! We do a commentary about, and then review Cliff ‘Em All, the Metallica home video released as a tribute to their legendary bassist Cliff Burton.
I’m doing something different this time by starting with the commentary and ending with a review. I felt our review was kind of in the commentary anyway.
There would have been too many notes based on our commentary so here are notes from our review:
-The woman hopping down the stairs during For Whom the Bell Tolls
-Hammett dropping his pick
-Steve’s feeling every time he’s watched Cliff ‘Em All
-The progression of Metallica
-Watching Cliff ‘Em All as a kid
-Discovering Metallica backwards
-The more things change . . .
-Steve’s favorite part
-Dave Mustaine
-Violence at the early shows
-Tribalism at early metal shows versus the metal shows of today
-Mike’s favorite part
-Day on the Green 1985
-Mike’s first exposure to Cliff ‘Em All in the late 80s
-Jason Newsted
-The Cr…
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Oct 10, 2018
The Walking Dead "A New Beginning" Review (S9:E1)
After eight seasons of some fantastic and some quite dreadful episodes, where does the season nine premiere fall?
Spoilers are ahead.
Show notes:
-Angela Kang
-What I thought
-The Walking Dead, these past few years
-The writing, acting, and the characters
-Character development
-The main characters
-The conflicts
-Gregory
-Motivation
-Negan
-Washington DC and symbolism
-My expectation before watching
-Rick
-Fear The Walking Dead
-Plugs!
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© MMAMPodcast 2018 All Rights Reserved
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Sep 12, 2018
Sharp Objects Finale
JESUS!
There are spoilers ahead.
Show notes:
-What did I think?
-What I don’t want to do
-How the story was told
-The resolution
-What’s going to happen?
-What happened
-The last line
-How I felt
-Amma
-Ann and Natalie
-Amma’s friends
-The after credits
-The series as a whole
-Amy Adams
-The music
-Led Zeppelin
-The flashes
-Camille’s boss
-Tension
-Munchausen by proxy
-Would I watch it again?
-Plugs!
Twitter https://twitter.com/mmampodcast
Podbean https://mmam.podbean.com/
© MMAMPodcast 2018 All Rights Reserved
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Sep 1, 2018
Call Me a Dog (Temple of the Dog)
Arguably Chris Cornell’s finest performance, which says a lot.
Show notes:
-When I first heard Call Me a Dog
-Chris Cornell’s “Songbook”
-Temple of the Dog
-Cornell’s vocal performance
-Cornell’s lyrics
-Why I listen to music
-The lyrics
-Self punishment and depression
-Fell on Black Days
-Picturing an argument
-What can I do?
-Pushing back
-Art is pain
-The old winter coat
-The chorus
-Sleeping on the floor (like a dog)
-Badgers and wolves
-Digging for gold
-A brief history of Temple of the Dog
-Andrew Wood
-A handful of coal
-Rumors of who this song was about
-Calling your bluff
-The best part of the song and one of Cornell’s finest moments
-There’s no winner
-The time signature
-Temple of the Dog members
-Matt Cameron
-MC50 (Cameron only played one show)
-How and why Temple of the Dog became popular
-The Temple of the Dog tour
-Buy the album!
-Plugs!
Twitter https://twitter.com/mmampodcast
Podbean https://mmam.podbean.com/…
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Aug 23, 2018
Justice League Review (Spoilers)
Spoilers will be comin’ atcha faster than a speeding bullet!
-What did I think?
-Batman vs. Superman
-Superman in Justice League
-Lex Luthor
-What did I think of all the heroes
-Cyborg
-The superhero comics I read while growing up
-The superhero shows I watched while growing up
-The Flash
-Aquaman’s personality
-Jason Momoa
-Wonder Woman
-Ben Affleck
-Batman
-Batman and Wonder Woman
-Kingdom Come
-Steppenwolf
-The Mother Boxes
-The purpose of this movie
-Jesse Eisenberg
-The reception of Justice League
-The Marvel movies
-Justice League versus the Marvel movies
-Emotional reaction to Justice League
-The stakes
-The look of Justice League
-The action
-The after credits
-The Flash and Superman
-Clark Kent and the cops
-The next movie
-Infinity War
-Back to the stakes
-Star Wars and high stakes
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Aug 13, 2018
L$D by A$AP Rocky
I review, analyze, and drop some info about L$D by A$AP Rocky. Mellow out and enjoy the trip.
I am rather soft spoken for the first 13 minutes because this was recorded at 1am and my landlords were asleep. Let me know if you get any ASMR tingles.
Show notes:
-Is this a rap song?
-When I first heard L$D
-Videos complimenting their songs
-I’m part of the MTV generation
-The L$D video
-An ode to LSD and love
-The At Long Last album
-A$AP Rocky’s influences
-A$AP Rocky’s other work
-Even if you don’t like rap . . .
-My experiment
-“It helps me cope with life”
-Studies on LSD
-M.A.P.S
-Results from a small study
-Back to the video
-The visuals, romance and setting of the video
-Tokyo and Times Square
-Time Square in the 80s
-Gaspar Noe’s Enter the Void
-“Excuse Me” in the L$D video
-If you’ve never heard this song before
-For Dark Side of the Moon and classic rock fans
-Listening to new music
-Youthful naivety
-Getting out of your music…
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Jul 28, 2018
Cindy Otis and How to Handle Disturbing News and Negative Content
I read and comment about a tweet thread from Cindy Otis (@CindyOtis), a former CIA Analyst and current author, on how to handle disturbing news and negative content.
I also talk about how I deal with the news as well as Donald Trump, his awful administration, and his Republican enablers.
Here is Otis’ tweet thread. Her tips are capitalized in the show notes.
Feel free to follow along!
https://twitter.com/CindyOtis_/status/1012488916178436096
Show notes:
-Who is Cindy Otis?
-What did she tweet?
-How we get our news
-The 24 hour channels
-The slow crawl towards authoritarianism
-What Republicans need to do
-Several risks to being overloaded with disturbing content:
-Complacency
-Paralysis (so much to do!)
-Crisis Perspective (using Trump and Kim Jong Un as an example)
-Depression/PTSD (being overwhelmed as an equivalent to stage four brain cancer)
-Listening to despair and people complaining
-What do we do?
-Do not ignore the news!
-Take acti…
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Jul 7, 2018
George A. Romero's Martin Review (Spoilers)
I review Martin, the George A. Romero vampire movie. Spoilers come at you faster than blood from a wrist. Ewwwww.
Show notes:
-The last time I saw Martin
-I knew the ending from Tom Savini’s Scream Greats
-What I thought of Martin back then
-What I looked for in Martin as kid
-Knightriders
-What I think of Martin now
-Guerilla filmmaking
-The budget and way it was shot
-It’s vibe
-The special effects
-Savini’s philosophy
-The blood
-Dick Smith formula
-The plot
-Was he or wasn’t he?
-The pace of the plot
-Character development
-The acting
-John Amplas
-The dialogue
-The town
-The budget
-Overall
-What I expect
-The ending
-The theme of Martin
-Romero’s career
-My recommendation
-FILMmaking
-What people in the 70s may have thought
-The Exorcist
-The wrist slashing scenes
-Before DNA evidence
-Plugs!
Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/music-movies-and-other-stuff/id1236495556?mt=2
Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/pod…
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Jun 28, 2018
Deadpool 2 Review (Spoilers)
This is my immediate reaction to Deadpool 2. Spoilers are ahead!
Show notes:
-That was a yawn
-What did I think?
-Why did I get scared?
-Seeing the first Deadpool
-How does it compare to the first one?
-The comedy
-The drama
-The characters
-Ryan Reynolds
-My familiarity with the comic
-Cable
-X Force
-The Vanisher
-The after credits
-The jokes
-Negasonic Teenage Warhead
-Colossus
-The X-Men
-Monster Magnet
-Tales of Brave Ulysses
-The Marvel films and stakes
-What makes Deadpool stand out
-Superhero movies and comedy
Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/music-movies-and-other-stuff/id1236495556?mt=2
Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/music-movies-and-more?refid=stpr
YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/MikeLane1
Twitter https://twitter.com/mikelaneact
Email mikelaneact@yahoo.com
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mikelaneactor
Podbean http://mikelaneact.podbean.com
© Mike Lane 2018 All Rights Reserved
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Jun 21, 2018
George A. Romero's Knightriders (Spoilers)
I review Knightriders, the somewhat forgotten George A. Romero movie starring Ed Harris, about a troupe of motorcycle riding, renaissance faire knights. Yes, really!
I haven’t seen this movie since I was a kid and I found it boring then. Does the 41 year old me feel the same way? Listen with your purposely dulled sword, mace, or axe to find out!
It doesn’t take a Merlin to know that spoilers are coming at you faster than a Harley with a lance.
Show notes:
-Not Knight Rider with David Hasselhoff.
-Ed Harris
-When I first saw Knightriders
-After seeing Knightriders again
-The acting
-The message of the movie
-The ending
-The livelihood of the troupe
-Pro wrestling
-Would this troupe be successful today?
-The struggles of the road
-Selling out
-What I thought of the pacing, then and now
-The gay issue
-The women characters
-Romero and women roles
-The conflict in the movie and how it relates to real life (including mine)
-My advice
-Romero’s opini…
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Jun 12, 2018
The Americans Series Finale Review (Spoilers)
I review “START”, the series finale of The Americans.
You don’t have to be in counter-intelligence to know that there will be spoilers
Show notes:
-What did I think?
-The ending
-Previous episodes this season
-What the creators think
-What stood out
-Stan Beeman
-Predictability, a Last Jedi digression
-The music and With or Without You
-The train to Canada
-Paige Jennings
-Henry Jennings
-What would happen in modern America
-Philip and Elizabeth are my parents age
-A letdown
-The Americans compared to other series endings
-What I wanted to see
-What stood out in the series
-Rooting for Philip and Elizabeth?
-Gray areas
-Liking the characters
-Elizabeth and Philip, and Stan’s arcs
-The Jennings, Stan, good and evil, right and wrong
-Who would I side with?
-Oleg
-When The Americans alluded to present day
-History repeating itself
-Handheld video games in the 80s
-What I want, moving forward
-Plugs and the origin of the podcast title
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Jun 2, 2018
My Chemical Romance's The Black Parade Breakdown
Welcome to the Black Parade . . . Breakdown.
The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance is one of my favorite albums. After a few listens, I began to discover the similarities to certain songs by other artists that I liked. By similarities, I don’t mean that MCR is stealing, I use think they’re using their influences wisely.
Therefore, I have picked songs from The Black Parade that I feel are the most similar to other songs, play clips of those songs back to back, and then give my thoughts.
This podcast focuses on MCR’s The Sharpest Lives and Welcome to the Black Parade being influenced by Queen’s Now I’m Here and Bohemian Rhapsody, respectively.
Show notes:
-We hear birds!
-The last Black Parade Breakdown (http://mikelaneact.podbean.com/e/the-black-parade-breakdown/)
-The Sharpest Lives and Now I’m Here clips and analysis
-When I first listened to The Sharpest Lives
-Welcome to the Black Parade and Bohemian Rhapsody similarities
-The crescendos
-The fast parts
-I…
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May 26, 2018
Solo: A Star Wars Story Review (Spoilers)
Erin and I review Solo: A Star Wars Story about a half hour after watching it. Does it hold together or is it truly a piece of junk?
Spoilers arrive at light speed!
Show notes:
-What did we think?
-Trying to go into Solo blind
-What the movie conveyed
-Ethics and morals
-Alden Ehrenreich’s performance
-Donald Glover
-Mike’s initial worry
-Suaveness?
-A criticism
-Beckett
-Where on the timeline
-Donald Glover fans take over the Donald Trump subreddit
-This is Cloud City (not “The Empire”)
-Crimson Dawn
-Han Solo and Lando Calrissian’s relationship
-Nitpicking
-Lando and L3-37
-Lando’s mother
-Han’s father
-Han and Kylo Ren
-Chewbacca
-The “Legends” books and life debt
-More Solo movies?
-Mike sneezes
-Box office predictions
-Mike sneezes again
-Mike sneezes yet again
-Women’s roles in Solo
-Enfys
-The Rebellion
-Qi’ra and Han’s relationship
-Han shot first
-The action and tension
-Could Erin and I live like Han?
-The gam…
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May 24, 2018
Harold Guskin and How to Stop Acting
The great acting teacher Harold Guskin, has died. He was known throughout the acting circles due to his famous students like Kevin Kline, Glenn Close, and James Gandolfini but his actual approach did not enjoy the mainstream attention like Lee Strasberg, Sanford Meisner, Stella Adler, etc.
I talk about Guskin’s approach to acting and his book “How to Stop Acting”, which was a game changer in my life.
Show notes:
-I’m tired
-How I found out Harold Guskin died
-Game changers in life
-Guskin’s book, “How to Stop Acting”
-When I first read it
-Lee Strasberg
-How Strasberg taught
-Being yelled at
-How I feel about tough love
-How I discovered “How to Stop Acting”
-After reading the first few pages . . .
-Reminding me how I used to live life
-How I feel about acting
-I explain the foundation of Guskin’s approach, “Taking It Off the Page”
-How the moment creates spontaneity
-How will the line come out? I don’t know and neither should you.
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May 21, 2018
Avengers: Infinity War Review (Spoilers)
SPOILERS START RIGHT AWAY for this Music, Movies and More quickie!
Show Notes:
-What would be fantastic
-What we all know
-I haven’t read the comics
-The brave move
-What I thought
-The amount of characters
-What I wished
-What I think of the Marvel movies I’ve seen
-The after credits
-If you did not read the comics
-The humor
-The writing
-What Avengers: Infinity War sparked
-Do you have to see all the movies
-Thanos
-What makes a good villain
-Thanos and Killmonger
-Plugs
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May 20, 2018
I Bought CDs?!?!?
I decided to buy CDs with my Barnes and Noble gift card and then wait for them to arrive via snail mail. Yes, I know it’s not 1999. Yes, I know I can easily listen/buy these albums on the Internet, but I chose not to. I decided to wait until these CDs arrive to listen to them. This decision brought me back to buying music as a kid, and my reaction to these feelings are explained.
Show notes:
-How and why I did what I did
-How I like to read books
-Hanging on to my past
-What I’m currently reading
-The new book I ordered
-The importance of paying for music
-Once I get these CDs . . .
-What I discovered while ordering
-The bad and good parts about waiting
-The CDs I bought
-It’s Boarding House Reach
-Part of why I loved music so much as a kid
-My buying process in the 90s
-Excitement and anticipation
-Protest songs?
-Am I punishing myself?
-Getting older
-Will I do this again?
-How I normally buy music
-Going to a concert before YouTube
-Watching con…
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May 7, 2018
The Last Jedi is the Greatest Star Wars Movie
After watching The Last Jedi for the third time, I felt inspired to give a few reasons why this is the best of them all. I defend the movie from some of its criticisms, while possibly going mad in the process of doing so.
Your thoughts don't betray you. There are spoilers ahead.
Show notes:
-How I feel after the third time
-Purists
-Older people getting resentful
-My age and how it relates to Star Wars history
-Hanging on to the past
-Bitterness and resentment does not escape the world of Star Wars
-Why The Last Jedi irked some people
-Being different
-Gray areas
-White men
-Star Wars was never and will never be “ours”
-Attacking Star Wars for the wrong reasons
-What The Last Jedi represents
-Movies and life
-When I don’t like a movie
-If I don’t like a Star Wars movie
-Going on a mad tear
-Defending the Canto Bight sequence
-Why this movie was so good
-The purpose of Canto Bight
-The last scene of the movie
-The failure of heroes
-Rey and Mary Sue
-Mi…
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May 2, 2018
Radiohead's No Surprises Review
I analyze the Radiohead classic while I wait for my truck to be jump started.
Show notes:
-My predicament
-My Radiohead fandom and opinion on OK Computer
-90s music
-The effect of No Surprises on me
-My mind
-The meaning of the song
-The music
-The subject of No Surprises
-The lyrics and reverse psychology
-Complacency
-What I originally thought the song was about
-The name of my production company
-Songfacts.com and Alessandro from Besnate Italy
-The lyrics
-The conversation within the lyrics
-How to decrease anxiety in 2018 America
-A handshake of carbon monoxide
-What I think of silence
-What the subject plans to do after the final fit
-Staying in your bubble
-How to bring about change
-Such a pretty house . . .
-The beauty of music
-Back to the music
-Rolling Stone’s coverage of OK Computer
-The theme of OK Computer
-This song makes me cry
-Music helps me feel
-Wanting no alarms
-Balance
-Back to America 2018
-My Radiohead “fandom”
-Kid…
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Apr 27, 2018
Arrival Review (Spoilers)
This is the second, and hopefully final, podcast of The Flu Sessions. I’ve been meaning to see Arrival for a while and the flu gave me that chance. Was it worth the wait or did it make me just want to get a spaceship and go?
You don’t have to be a cunning linguist to know that this podcast contains spoilers.
Show notes:
-I’m still recovering from the flu
-What was really great about Arrival
-The main conflict
-The twist
-Science, logic, and reason
-Mah Jong
-The daughter
-Back to the flu and how it’s made me feel
-If I was Louise . . .
-Louise’s life
-Atypical
-Contact
-Communication
-The look and the acting
-Annihilation
-Denis Villeneuve
-The benefit of having the flu
-Being sick today versus being sick as a kid
-All of our television watching options
-Music
-Back to Arrival
-Plugs!
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Apr 15, 2018
The Walking Dead, “Still Gotta Mean Something” Review (S8, E14) - Spoilers
This podcast contains the flu, and spoilers for both the show and the comic.
I had at the flu during this review. Hey, that rhymes! I felt like the walking dead so it’s only appropriate that I review The Walking Dead, Season 8, Episode 14 “Still Gotta Mean Something”.
For the past few seasons, The Walking Dead has had some good episodes in a mostly dark sucky void of awful. So did this episode continue the trend of awful and cringeworthy or did it shine a bright light across the void?
I review the show and then play my thoughts about the episode, during the episode itself.
Show notes:
INTRO
-I have the flu
-My thoughts on The Walking Dead, these past few seasons
-The last great episode
-Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Negan
-My hopes and expectations
-How I usually watch The Walking Dead
REVIEW
-What I thought of the episode
-Concentrating on certain characters
-Were my expectations met?
-What this episode did correctly
-Plugs!
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Apr 10, 2018
Nirvana's Polly Review
In 2014, I recorded my thoughts about Nirvana’s Nevermind, song by song, and put them on YouTube. Now those musings are on the Music, Movies, and More podcast so feast your ears on my thoughts about “Polly”.
I analyze the music, describe my very first reaction hearing the song in 1991, the true story of “Polly”, and some “what if Nirvana” questions.
Show notes:
-What I thought the song was about before actually listening to it
-What the song is really about
-What makes this unique
-Polly’s parallel to Slayer’s Angel of Death
-What I thought the purpose of songs were
-What this song does
-The melody and harmonies
-When the listener pays attention
-The emotions experienced when listening
-The true story of “Polly”
-Back to the melody and musicianship
-The music versus the lyrics
-How would Polly be received if released in 2014?
-Would Kurt Cobain have a Twitter account?
-If Nevermind were released in 2014, would Nirvana be as big?
-Plugs
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Mar 25, 2018
Black Panther Review (Spoilers)
Erin and I go into this movie not knowing that much about Black Panther’s history in the comic book world. Since neither of us saw Captain America: Civil War at the time of the recording, this was our first exposure to Black Panther.
This podcast was recorded a few minutes after watching the movie.
Spoilers are in vibranium like abundance.
Here are the notes!
-What did we think?
-Going into movies blind
-What Mike knows about Black Panther
-What makes Black Panther different
-The characters and conflict
-Klaue
-The movie’s different parts
-Killmonger’s motivation
-T’Challa’s motivation
-Wakanda’s ultimate decision
-The look of the movie from effects to wardrobe to voices
-Mike’s quick opinions on some other superhero movies
-Black Panther versus generic superhero movies
-Falling in love with the characters
-The cast
-The Black Panther/Star Wars connection
-Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan
-Killmonger’s fate
-The women characters
-The Tolkien…
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Mar 21, 2018
Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace Review (Spoilers)
It’s been a while since I’ve seen The Phantom Menace and Erin barely remembers seeing it at all. How do I feel about this movie, after years of reading and watching its virtual beatdown on The Internet (cue ominous music)? How does Erin feel about it after hearing me talk about its virtual beatdown? You don’t need a high midichlorian count to find out since you can just listen.
Spoilers will be coming at you faster than a podrace at Boonta Eve and make sure to stay tuned for the bonus commentary.
Here are the show notes:
INTRO
-Judging this movie
-What will Mike think of this movie?
-Words are hard
-The last time Mike saw this movie
-Erin’s expectations and the last time she saw it
THE REVIEW
-What did we think?
-What could have been cut
-The Phantom Edit
-The lightsaber fight
-Darth Maul and dialogue
-SPOILER ALERT FOR STAR WARS REBELS!!!!
-Wish for Maul
-Digital versus practical effects
-What did Erin like about Episode I
-The virgin birth
-M…
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Mar 7, 2018
Lady Gaga's The Edge of Glory (live on Howard Stern)
I analyze the best performance to ever grace the Howard Stern Show. I also talk about my history with Stern and Lady Gaga as well as a few similarities between them.
The performance itself : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cce36nhHTP8
Show notes:
-A clip from the show
- Performances on Howard Stern
- Lady Gaga's attire
- Lady Gaga as an interview
- Howard Stern as an interviewer
- Gaga’s performance of Edge of Glory and the difference from the album version
- Acoustic Gaga
-Gaga’s rock influences
-Connecting to the meaning of The Edge of Glory
-Singers and morning hours
-My knowledge and preconceived notions of Gaga at the time
-How she sang
-How she played
-The lyrics and melody
-What I did after this performance
-The Joanne album
-Tony Bennett
-My wish for Lady Gaga
-You and I
-The first time I heard Howard Stern
-Richard Simmons
-Stern’s celebrity friends
-The evolution of Stern
-Stern in the early 90s
-Racial humor
-Post divorce and ther…
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Feb 25, 2018
The Unforgiven III (Metallica)
I review and analyze The Unforgiven III. The trilogy is now complete.
Here are the show notes:
-James Hetfield’s Road Recovery interview (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p8q9svQXBo)
-The intro to my intro
-The frog in my throat
-Doing laundry
-The very beginnings of The Unforgiven I, II and III
-The sound of Death Magnetic
-The melody
-Hetfield singing and playing at the same time
-Hetfield’s lyrics
-Hetfield’s voice
-The lyrics of The Unforgiven I, II and III (them, you, myself)
-Forgiving yourself and forgiving others
THE LYRICS
-Sailing a ship
-New dawn’s light and Metallica’s fame
-What’s pulling him off course?
-Golden treasure and a free lunch
-Causing pain
-How to handle the careless dreaming
-The things he’s feeling
-Drinking as a way to numb grief
-The death of Hetfield’s mother and the danger of belief
-Psoriasis and cancer
-Afraid of what we’re feeling
-Sharing and showing your feelings
-Wanting to get away
-How can I be l…
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Feb 18, 2018
Nirvana's Lithium from the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards
Waaaaaaay back in 2014, I recorded my thoughts about Nirvana’s Nevermind, song by song, and put them on YouTube. Now those musings are on the Music, Movies, and More podcast.
While obviously not featured on Nevermind, I have such fond memories of Lithium from the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards, that I felt motivated to comment on that performance.
The audio is a little choppy in some places and I can’t remember why. It’s been a long four years (and a really long 26).
Here’s the breakdown:
-Nirvana and music itself in 1992
-The MTV Video Music Awards and the first day of school
-Watching MTV in 1992
-Trying to find information in 1992
-The performance
-What Kurt Cobain looked and sounded like
-Dave Grohl and protein shakes
-Headbanging and brain damage?
-Krist Novecelic
-The audience at the 1992 VMA
-Where’s the bass solo?
-The live lyrics
-Metallica on Howard Stern
-The anti-rock stars
-Led Zeppelin
-Cobain’s look
-Krist Novoselic's bass a…
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Jan 31, 2018
The Unforgiven II
I review and analyze The Unforgiven II by Metallica.
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Here’s the breakdown:
-What is going on in this song?
-The good and bad about absolutely knowing a song’s meaning
-Does even James Hetfield know what the song means?
-How Eddie Vedder changed the meaning of Pearl Jam’s “Alive”
-The production
-The music (country elements)
-Mama Said
-AC/DC, Slayer and evolving
-The Unforgiven II live
-My setlist wish
-The character in Unforgiven II
-What does it mean to be unforgiven?
-Interpreting songs
-The Beatles’ “Blackbird”
-A YouTube comment from Filandrianos helped my interpretation
-The Unforgiven III
-My email, Twitter, and Facebook
THE LYRICS
-Who is “They”?
-Make my demons run?
-The door to what?
-What does he mean by “true”?
-Paralyze and pair of lies
-The door cracks open
-Black heart
-The lyrics website sucks
-No sun shining
-Looking back
-Can he be open?
-Could she b…
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Jan 28, 2018
Nirvana's Lithium
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On with the show:
Waaaaaaay back in 2014, I recorded my thoughts about Nirvana’s Nevermind, song by song, and put them on YouTube. Now those musings are on the Music, Movies, and More podcast so feast your ears on my thoughts about “Lithium”. Lucky for me, I am joined by Erin.
Here’s the breakdown:
-I mangle Erin’s twitter handle (@erunuevo)
-The Lithium video
-Kurt Cobain died when Erin was in 5th grade (Mike feels old)
-Erin’s first memories of Nirvana
-The lyrics
-Contradictions
-Putting up a good front
-What would Cobain think of Nirvana’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction?
-Nirvana and the mainstream
-“Corporate Mags Still Suck”
-Sunday morning is every day (Mike no longer works a 9 to 5 job)
-The randomness of the lyrics
-Making sense but not making sense
-Lyrics in the CD booklet
-Trying to figure out all the lyrics
-The way Cobain sang it
-Usin…
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Jan 23, 2018
The Unforgiven (Metallica)
I review and analyze The Unforgiven from Metallica’s Black Album.
Here’s the breakdown:
-A gigantic goal in my life as it relates to The Unforgiven
-What this song is
-How it compares to older, more melodic Metallica songs
-When I first heard The Black Album in 1991
-Total suburbia in the 90s
-First impressions of The Unforgiven
-We thought it was Newsted
-Heavy lyrics, mellow chorus
-Emotion and timelessness
-Pre …And Justice For All versus post …And Justice for All
-James Hetfield’s feelings
-The Unforgiven II and III
-Listening to The Unforgiven now
-Hetfield’s age when he wrote this song
-Song #4
-The production
-Kirk Hammett’s solo and A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
-Emotion versus technique
THE LYRICS
-“And quickly he’s subdued”
-Finding out the “why”
-Showing emotion as a man
-Disgrace
-Turning inward
-Repression
-Therapy
-Safe spaces
-Reading the lyrics as opposed to singing them
-“A vow unto his own…
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Jan 16, 2018
Some Kind of Monster
Steve and I watch and review Some Kind of Monster, the classic Metallica documentary. We also talk about other Metallica related issues in our review so even if you haven’t seen the movie, we think you’ll still enjoy this monster of a podcast.
And spoiler alert, even though you must know what has happened to the band by now, right?
-Intro
-The review
-Through the Never
-What did Steve think after seeing Some Kind of Monster for the first time?
-“My Metallica”
-What did Steve do after watching SKOM and listening to St. Anger?
-Steve watching SKOM as an adult
-“Non Metallica” moments in the 80s
-The Osbournes
-Reality TV
-This Monster Lives
-Dave Mustaine
-Ron McGovney
-James Hetfield and Mustaine’s image
-The tough guy exterior
-Hetfield missing his son’s first birthday
-Steve’s divorce
-Putting yourself first
-Ulrich and Hetfield’s personalities
-Ulrich’s upbringing
-Skylar Ulrich and Good Will Hunting
-Lars’ family
-MTV ICON
-Robe…
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Jan 10, 2018
Star Wars: The Last Jedi with Erin (Spoilers)
Erin and I see Star Wars: The Last Jedi on New Years Eve. It was the first time for Erin and the second time for me. What did we think?
It won’t take the Force to realize that there are major, major (not roger roger) spoilers ahead.
Here’s the breakdown:
-What did Erin think?
-Planet Crait
-Erin talked to herself during the movie
-Kylo Ren
-Mike’s fear of JJ Abrams
-Rian Johnson
-What Erin was expecting
-Rey’s parents
-Who can be a Jedi?
-Snoke
-General Hux
-Luke Skywalker
-“Let the past die”
-“Not my Star Wars” and the trap of expectations
-Mark Hammill
-Yoda
-Failure
-New York weather
-Carrie Fisher
-General Leia
-Poe Dameron’s arc
-Mansplaining
-Admiral Holdo
-Holdo and Dameron
-Kylo Ren and Rey’s relationship
-Rose Tico and women in The Last Jedi
-Kathleen Kennedy and the women of Lucasfilm
-Canto Bight
-Expanded Universe
-The gray area of Star Wars
-DJ
-DJ’s stutter
-Our favorite scenes
-Saint Fisher
-Rey being calle…
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