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Title Sequences

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Cue music, insert titles… All Kinds of Philler. This episode is all about title sequences in film and television, which means opening titles, stingers, studio logos, and ending credits. Earl brings in Anna again to talk about some of the most iconic and memorable sequences in visual media. It’s a whirlwind discussion about memorable themes, ever-changing sequences, and what makes a great title. And somehow, they end up spoiling the intro to Lord of War. It’s a very distilled episode, with many examples left on the cutting room floor, but goes through a wide range of choices both obscure and popular.

Guests:
Anna (@gobanana66)

Supplemental notes:
Playlist of selected titles discussed
Art of the Title

Audio notes: (1hr. 15min. runtime)
01:00 – Interest in motion design
02:25 – Design sensibilities: Game of Thrones, and Scott Pilgrim
07:00 – Comparing American Psycho and Dexter
10:05 – TV vs. film openings
11:05 – Setting up films: Enter the Void, Darkplace, Lord of War, and Watchmen
18:15 – Updating sequences: Supernatural, and The Simpsons
25:20 – Kyle Cooper and David Fincher: Se7en, and Fight Club
28:32 – Prologue Films: Iron Man, Speed Racer, and 21 Jump Street
31:40 – Imaginary Forces: Marvel Studios, DC Studios, and Rubicon
38:40 – Jared and Jerusha Hess: Napoleon Dynamite and Gentlemen Broncos
42:25 – Changing sequences: James Bond, Community, and Drew Carey Show
51:05 – Music: Bob’s Burgers, Chuck, Mad Men, and Clone High
58:00 – Comparing X-Files and Fringe, and ageless actors
64:25 – Revisiting the Dexter intro
65:15 – Comparisons: Snatch vs. Baccano, and James Bond vs. Archer
67:55 – Iconic titles: Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, ’60s Batman, and Star Wars

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Adaptations

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All Kinds of Philler: Based on the musical based on the film based on the book based on the podcast! This episode is all about Adaptations, which means comic books turned into shows, toys turned into movies, books turned into plays, and so on. Earl chats with Andrew on some recent examples of adaptations good and bad, what changes in translating between media, and nitpick on their favourite shows and films. They also discuss a bit of Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing, Mortal Kombat, Transformers, and even Pokemon. Minor spoilers throughout, and major spoilers in the Walking Dead section, so fair warning.

Guests:
Andrew Lawrence

Audio notes: (1hr. 7min. runtime)
00:40 – Batman vs. Iron Man vs. Great Gatsby
04:00 – Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing & 10 Things I Hate About You
13:05 – Multiple adaptations, Speed Racer & Jonny Quest
20:30 – Adapting between media, Mortal Kombat & X-Men
30:00 – Changes in adaptations & The Walking Dead
43:35 – Comic book TV shows, Agents of SHIELD & Smallville
52:20 – Toy properties, The Lego Movie & Transformers
58:40 – Movie premiere swag & Pokemon
63:40 – Andrew’s Playlist: Final Fantasy 8

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The Fast and the Furious

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Whether or not you live your life a quarter mile at a time, we’ve got All Kinds of Philler for you! This episode is all about The Fast and the Furious, the racing/heist film franchise with a new installment this summer. Like the new movie, Earl assembles his team: Tony, returning once again to the podcast, as well as Brent, whose puns may have finally gotten the better of him. They end up discussing things like the series’ mythology, gangsta James Bond, why they’re such fun to watch, Justin Lin, and even cultural diversity. Spoilers on the latest film towards the second half of the episode.

Guests:
Brent Peckham
“Ride or Die” Tony

Audio notes: (1hr. 25min. runtime)
01:55 – The first three films
17:50 – Continuity & myth-making
28:05 – Justin Lin’s movies
40:00 – Dynamic & multicultural ensemble
47:10 – Furious 6
55:55 – New directions & James Bond
70:05 – Action movies & the right order to watch the series
75:20 – Boxsets & soundtracks

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Iron Man 3

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Like pop culture? Got some spare time? Well, we’ve got All Kinds of Philler for you! On the first official episode, Earl goes to a screening of Iron Man 3 with guest co-host Andrew and share their initial thoughts about the film, as well as the rest of the Marvel franchise. They also end up talking about Shane Black’s movie career, the Hulk rollercoaster, why all the new movie trailers have to include cities being obliterated, the power of IMDB, and so much more. Spoilers abound for all three Iron Man movies, a bit of The Avengers, and Moon.

(Unfortunately, we had some technical issues during recording, so the audio has some crackling at parts. We’ll have that solved for future episodes.)

Guests:
Andrew Lawrence

Audio notes: (56min. runtime)
00:00 – Introduction
01:59 – Iron Man 3
42:50 – Trailer Talk
54:04 – Outro

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