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A Nightmare on Elm Street

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Earl Leave a comment

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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Space Operas & Guardians of the Galaxy

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Earl One comment

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Alex Bowman & Jesse Gelinas return to team-up with Earl & Shawn for Guardians of the Galaxy! They get into some of the space opera fiction they’ve seen, how to make a Hulk movie, breakout wrestlers, their thoughts on the rollicking sci-fi blockbuster, and squabble over things like Sailor Moon. And along the way, Alex conflates Jar Jar with Hitler, Jesse gets mad over Firefly, Shawn reminisces on the classic film Flesh Gordon, and Earl casts Wolverine in the next season of Orange is the New Black.

Guests:
Alex Bowman – Reviewer for We Eat Films
Jesse Gelinas – Senior Editor of Movie Reviews for We Eat Films

What we’ve been checking out:
Alex: The Walking Dead (Comics), East of West, Five Weapons, Bad Dog
Jesse: Locke & Key (Comics)
Shawn: Y The Last Man (Comics), Phantom of the Paradise Re-Issue (Film)
Earl: Halt and Catch Fire (TV), Porter Robinson (Music)

Audio notes: (1hr. 18min. runtime)
0:00:15 – Fighting over Sailor Moon, voice actors in Gargoyles, intro to space operas, and just watching Firefly
0:09:15 – Anime space operas, Bebop vs. Champloo, Flesh/Flash Gordon, 90s sci-fi shows, and The Fifth Element
0:19:15 – LEXX, Stargate, Babylon 5, the sci-fi genre, and revisiting Star Wars: Episode I
0:28:15 – Guardians of the Galaxy, nagging issues, influences, The Punisher, and villains
0:40:35 – Setting up characters, post-credits scene, Hulk movie, dream Marvel team films, and Wolverine again
0:49:10 – Ant-Man movie, Michael Douglas being relevant, Glenn Close, and Marvel paychecks
0:57:30 – What we liked, cameos, Michael Rooker, “Guardians” movies, and homages
1:05:25 – Favourite characters, wrestlers in movies, and Chris Pratt
1:12:45 – What’s everyone checking out?

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Posted on October 31, 2013 by Earl Leave a comment

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In time for Halloween, this episode is all about The Walking Dead! The comic’s recently done its 100th issue, the TV series is back on the air, and the video game’s just posted a trailer for its new season, so it’s a perfect time to talk about the whole franchise. Earl brings Brent back to talk about the zombie post-apocalyptic series, its growing popularity, critique its writing and characters, and how the games deal with the illusion of choice. And somehow, Brent manages to compare the show to Burn Notice. Board up the windows and shamble over to that play button! (Spoilers up to Issue #48, Season 3 of the TV series, and Season 1, minus DLC, of the game.)

Guests:
Brent Peckham

Supplementary notes:
The Walking Dead Game – Season 1 Trailer
The Walking Dead – Season 1 TV Trailer
Bioshock Infinite baptism controversy

Audio notes: (1hr. 6min. runtime)
02:05 – Intro to the franchise and its popularity
17:05 – The Walking Dead video game
25:05 – (Spoilers start here.) Treatment of female characters, and writing
33:50 – Differences between comics and show
35:55 – The game, illusion of choice, and the Season 1 ending
45:15 – Comparing with The Last of Us and Bioshock Infinite
52:50 – Nebulous crossovers, and does the series go too far?
59:55 – Connecting with the characters

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The Last of Us

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Earl Leave a comment

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This episode of All Kinds of Philler is all about The Last of Us: a tense, bloody, emotional, and morally complex video game. In other words, it’s the feel-good hit of the summer! Earl bands together with Brent and newcomer Stephen to discuss the critically-acclaimed survival horror game, the theme of partnerships, violence, enemy AI, and executing post-apocalyptic tropes. They also end up talking about Tomb Raider, and why Ellie looks a lot like Ellen Page. (Spoilers on the entire game.)

Guests:
Brent Peckham
Stephen

Supplementary Notes:
Story Trailer

Audio notes: (1hr. 8min. runtime)
00:30 – Intro to The Last of Us
01:40 – The prologue, Sarah, Joel’s morality, and evoking post-apocalyptic fiction
07:45 – Partnerships, Ishmael, Bill, Tess, Sam & Henry, and Joel & Ellie
17:25 – Realism, AI and level design, Uncharted, and game mechanics
29:20 – Emotional weight to each kill, Joel’s brutality, and the killcams
34:06 – The four seasons as chapters, and the Utah scene
38:10 – “It’s not a fun game!”, emotional drain, The Walking Dead, and cannibalism
42:55 – Threat of sexual violence, lack of female enemies or child clickers, and David
48:35 – The Firefly battle, dissonance between player & Joel, and the final scene
58:35 – Graphics, glitches, voice acting, and Ellen Page
61:20 – Comparisons to Tomb Raider
66:00 – Stephen and Brent’s playlists

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Games

Adaptations

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Earl Leave a comment

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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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