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A Nightmare on Elm Street

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One, Two, Shawn and Earl are coming for you. Was that lame? Ok let me try this: Five, Six, Shawn and Earl grabbed their crucifix? No? Forget it.

It’s another great Halloween episode and this week it’s a special one for Shawn: On November 9th, 1984, A Nightmare on Elm Street was released to theaters and on October 11, 2014, Earl and Shawn celebrated the 30th anniversary by seeing it on the big screen. Today we talk all things Freddy, except the beginning where we talk Apple? Whatever. This episode is a celebration for one of Shawn’s favorite things and Earl is strapped in for the ride. So sit back and relax as we get into some heavy Freddy talk and remember:

WHATEVER YOU DO… DON’T FALL SLEEP… on a subway because someone may steal your nice headphones and you paid like what, $100 bucks for those.

Let it begin… the show now!

What we’ve been checking out:
Shawn: The Evil Within, and Nightbreed
Earl: Our Love – Caribou, and The Walking Dead TV series

Audio notes: (1hr. 31min. runtime)
0:00:00 – Intro, and plugging AKOP Sci-Fi Night
0:07:20 – Apple talk, upgrading tech, reanimating the dead, and Walt Disney
0:20:35 – The Nightmare on Elm Street screening, the laughing, and dealing with audiences
0:35:55 – Feeding off the crowd, making fun of movies, and questions about Elm St.
0:50:20 – The collective unconsciousness, tapping into dreams, the remake, and New Nightmare talk
1:06:50 – Power rankings: The Freddy franchise
1:23:25 – What are we checking out?

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Sports, Scares, & Simpsons

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On this episode, Anna Klibanov returns to talk about The Simpsons with Earl and Shawn! They get into their favourite episodes, quotes, and how it’s gotten so ingrained in real life. They also dive into Guitar Hero, scary movies, MMA fighting, and cosplaying. And along the way, Anna challenges Shawn to a fight, Shawn reveals he’d be a terrible band frontman, and Earl explains why he’s scared of everything.

Guest:
Anna Klibanov (@gobanana66) – Graphic designer

What we’ve been checking out:
Anna: Zelda Cosplay
Shawn: P.T. / Silent Hills (Game)
Earl: GameOverGreggy Show (Podcast/Video)

Audio notes: (1hr. 15min. runtime)
0:05:45 – American Psycho, introducing Anna, Guitar Hero, and the psychology of serial killers
0:21:30 – David Fincher movies, jump scares, movies to recommend, and why Earl doesn’t like horror movies
0:36:20 – The Simpsons, Treehouse of Horror, best seasons, ingrained in society, and quotes
0:52:25 – MMA & boxing, training, Manny Pacquiao, sports, Ronda Rousey, and The Expendables
1:05:05 – What’s everyone checking out?

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Louie & Having Trouble Speaking

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This week, we’re talking about the latest season of Louie! Tony returns to discuss the FX dramedy by Louis CK, relationships with women, romance & communication, long takes, and our favourite episodes this season. We also comment on the guest stars, the creepy/brilliant Todd Barry, and shout-out Nathan For You and Review. And fittingly, Earl is incapable of making coherent ideas and sentences together all recording. (Spoilers on season 4.)

Guests:
Tony Gao – “Try again”

Audio notes: (54min. runtime)
00:45 – Season finale, the whole series, short & long stories, relationships with women, and questioning continuity
12:15 – Dream-like qualities, long takes, cinematography, and being critical
21:35 – Pamela, Nice Guys™, people complementing each other, communication, and long arcs
34:05 – The intro, being tongue-tied, favourite episodes, Janet, and Marc Maron
45:55 – Todd Barry, integrating short stories with long arcs, Nathan For You, Review, and season rankings

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How I Met Your Mother & TV Show Finales

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Kids, we’re going to tell you about the story of the How I Met Your Mother Finale! Earl and Andrew discuss the show’s long-awaited ending, coming at it from a non-fan and fan view respectively. They deal with the massive outrage and express their thoughts on the finale, how it stacks up against Friends, Definitely Maybe, and Eternal Sunshine, and whether the show worked as whole. They also end up talking about other TV show finales, compare it to Lost’s own divisive finale, and Earl comes up with the strangest parallel between two characters from both shows. (Spoilers on that finale, minor Lost spoilers, and lots of hinting at other TV show endings.)

Guests:
Andrew Lawrence – “Patent pending”

Audio notes: (1hr. 2min. runtime)
0:01:00 – Finale backlash, Eternal Sunshine, and people’s lives being intertwined
0:11:25 – Soulmates, passion v. dedication, Definitely Maybe, unrequited love
0:20:10 – Tracy in retrospect, season 9 as a whole, and storytelling as catharsis
0:28:20 – Series as tragicomedy, finale as spectacle, Friends, How I Met Your Dad, and Noah Baumbach
0:38:00 – Comparing to LOST finale, expectations between show & audience, and other TV endings
0:50:00 – Finales for cancelled shows, ellipsis endings, and having post-mortem articles for cancelled shows

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The Comedy Boom

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On this episode, we take a look at the growing phenomenon of the comedy boom that’s happened in the past few years. Earl and Tony have recently dived into podcasts, which have led to a diverse discussion about what’s going on with the shows on Comedy Central, Louis CK’s creative and comedic works, how everyone seems to know each other in the community, and what the “democratization of culture” means for comedy. Along the way, they set up jokes with varying degrees of success, talk about some of their favourite podcasts and comedians, and realize how much content is out there.

Guests:
“Danger is my Username” Tony

Supplementary notes:
John Oliver takes on Carlos Danger
Patton Oswalt’s JFL Keynote Speech

Audio notes: (1hr. 1min. runtime)
01:30 – The Daily Show with John Oliver, and The Colbert Report
09:20 – Patton Oswalt’s speech and the comedy boom
12:45 – Louis CK and executing comedian’s style and vision on TV
25:30 – Comedy Central’s shows and “The next Chapelle’s Show”
37:00 – Everybody knows everybody else
38:50 – Online comedians, Picnicface, and Canadian comedy
41:50 – Comedy podcasts, Bill Burr, Aziz Ansari, and Pete Holmes
55:55 – The democratization of culture

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