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Fargo, Anthologies, & the Miniseries

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On this episode, we head to the chilly Midwest to talk about Fargo! Spencer Sterritt returns to talk about the crime drama, the cast, the devil incarnate trope, and fan shipping. We also discuss the recent explosion of miniseries & anthology format shows like True Detective, and reluctantly praise the pioneering of American Horror Story. Then it devolves into Spencer trashing the term, and Earl suggesting more ridiculous candidates for them. (Spoilers on all of Fargo.)

Guests:
Spencer Sterritt – Editor-in-chief for We Eat Films

Audio notes: (57min. runtime)
02:35 – Accents, Martin Freeman, fan shipping, and compressed storylines
10:55 – Expanding the series, connecting film and show, and experience from a non-film viewer
20:25 – Morality, deconstructing the anti-hero, Billy Bob, awards, and Canada
32:40 – Devil incarnate trope, Malvo, and Chekov’s gun closet
41:55 – Defining miniseries & anthologies, American Horror Story, and how one would make a miniseries
50:10 – AHS as community theatre, Ryan Murphy, and Archer & Louie: anthologies?

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The Americans, Spies, & Secret Agents

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On today’s podcast, Spencer Sterritt returns from the motherland to discuss The Americans & spy fiction! We delve into the morally grey spy drama’s latest season, tackle complaints of it being cold and detached, compare it to Breaking Bad and Homeland, and somehow suggest a potential spin-off for one of its characters. Then after, we talk about Rubicon, Archer, Alias, James Bond, and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. And somehow, we compare John le Carré to Austin Powers: Groovy, baby!

Guests:
Spencer Sterritt – Editor-in-chief for We Eat Films

Supplementary Notes:
Illegals Program

Audio notes: (1hr. 3min. runtime)
01:15 – Thoughts on the show, being morally grey, ideals vs. individual, and Jared
12:00 – The kids, angry dad Phillip, children of spies, and being American
21:05 – The Illegals Program, Joe Weisberg, stealth, and show being cold & detached
29:25 – Getting people into The Americans, supporting cast, and making a spin-off
38:50 – Homeland, Rubicon, the human cost of intelligence work, Archer, Alias, and wigs
50:15 – James Bond, Metal Gear Solid, John Le Carré & Homeland, and Austin Powers

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Star Wars, Canon, Remakes, & Retcons

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This week, Shawn Lotte and Spencer Sterritt return to tackle the recent news on the Star Wars Expanded Universe being non-canon and discuss continuity, remakes, and retcons! We also delve into Star Trek’s reboot films, the Evil Dead, X-Men, Shadow of the Colossus, and Better Call Saul. And somehow, they establish Mortal Kombat as the benchmark of storytelling.

Guests:
Shawn Lotte – “And then I move on”
Spencer Sterritt – Editor-in-chief for We Eat Films

Supplementary notes:
Shadow of the Colossus: Connections to Ico
Dark Souls II Lore and Speculation
Zelda Timeline

Audio notes: (1hr. 1min. runtime)
01:35 – Star Wars, the Expanded Universe, and defining what is canon
08:35 – Star Trek, time travel, Enterprise, and returning to Star Wars
13:50 – Superman, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Predator, Living Dead, and Evil Dead series
28:00 – X-Men, shoehorning all the films, Sentinels, and Wolverine
34:10 – Mortal Kombat, branching storylines, Bioshock series, and canonizing Bioshock 2
46:30 – Shadow of the Colossus & Ico, Dark Souls series, and sorting out Legend of Zelda
54:40 – Remaking films to shows: Bates Motel, Hannibal, Fargo, From Dusk til Dawn, and Better Call Saul

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Justified & FX Dramas

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In the deep dark hills of eastern Kentucky, we talk about Justified! Spencer Sterritt returns to chat with Earl about the TV series’ latest season, what it means for its final season, and what makes it such an engrossing watch. They also talk about other FX dramas like The Americans, and The Bridge. And somehow, egos are revealed when they explain their hypothetical finale that is so good the producers have to hire them. (Spoilers for season 5, and general series for the entire podcast.)

Guests:
Spencer Sterritt – Editor-in-chief for We Eat Films

Supplementary notes:
Postmortems with showrunner Graham Yost

Audio notes: (56min. runtime)
0:00:55 – Thoughts on season 5, characters in holding patterns, and Raylan & Boyd
0:06:40 – Dewey Crowe, recurring characters, Tim & Rachel, and is Raylan justified?
0:18:10 – Michael Rapaport, issues behind the scenes, Elmore Leonard, and cameos
0:31:00 – Clint Eastwood, modern Western, being self-assured, and the writing
0:36:40 – Fargo, FX network, The Bridge, The Americans, Rectify, and Walton Goggins
0:49:25 – Speculating on final season, the Ava-Raylan-Boyd triangle, and our finale episode pitch

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Sherlock / Elementary

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This week, we’re talking about the Brit hit Sherlock, and its American counterpart, Elementary! Earl brings in Spencer Sterritt from We Eat Films to discuss the mystery shows, serialization in procedurals, and build a fantasy roster of Doctor Who writers. They also end up on a tangent about spoilers when Spencer explains that he hasn’t watched the latest season of Sherlock. What a twist! (Spoilers for all of Sherlock, and season one of Elementary.)

Guests:
Spencer Sterritt – Editor-in-chief for We Eat Films

Audio notes: (46min. runtime)
0:00:35 – Impressions on Sherlock, spoilers & avoiding viewings, and main villains
0:08:30 – Adapting Sherlock’s “death”, sleuthing vs. hanging out, and building tension
0:13:15 – Season gaps, series longevity, book adaptation, Moffat’s writing, Doctor who writers, and burnout
0:24:00 – Impressions on Elementary, comparing with Sherlock, and Lucy Liu as Watson
0:33:50 – Creating a distinction between the series, procedurals, serialization, and mythology
0:36:00 – Modernizing Sherlock, and Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century
0:40:00 – Future of Sherlock, speculation, and expectation

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