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Space Operas & Guardians of the Galaxy

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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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Steamy Novels & Orange Is the New Black

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On today’s episode, Earl and Shawn welcome Jordyn Martinez to the show! They talk about what they’re reading now, young adult novels like The Hunger Games, Fifty Shades of Grey, book adaptations, and bad book covers. They also discuss the latest season of Orange Is the New Black, comparing characters with real-life counterparts, building violence, and why it’s gotten so popular. And along the way, Shawn unveils his pornstar name, Jordyn discusses her book purist tendencies, and Earl reveals his love for everything steamy. (Minor spoiler talk, but we post warnings.)

Guest:
Jordyn Martinez – Writer for We Eat Films and Jordyn’s Books

What we’ve been checking out:
Jordyn: Essex County (Comic), Red Rising (Book)
Shawn: Justice League: Trinity War (Comic)
Earl: The Double (Film), Nathan For You – Frozen Yogurt Clip (TV)

Audio notes: (1hr. 13min. runtime)
0:01:10 – Introducing Jordyn, binge-watching, Jordyn’s Books, and young adult novels
0:09:25 – YA novel movies, book purists, Nicolas Sparks, Fifty Shades of Grey, getting into books, and Gone Girl
0:17:20 – Outlander series, turning it into a TV series, and We Eat Films
0:23:05 – The Strain, graphic novel adaptations, recommendations, and adapting Watchmen
0:30:35 – Orange is the New Black, stories of women, “the TV problem”, violence, and “Prison Piper”
0:38:35 – Season 1 vs. Season 2, strong female characters, nudity, and character humour
0:44:30 – Vee as a character, Taystee, Rosa, other characters, and the old crowd
0:51:10 – Violence as a recurring theme, threats over action, administration, and Caputo
0:59:40 – Morello, picking perspective, Suzanne, tragic characters, and the ending
1:05:30 – What we’re checking out

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Orphan Black & Cloning in Fiction

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This week we talk about Orphan Black! Earl and Brent discuss this underrated Canadian sci-fi thriller series, and its star Tatiana Maslany, as well as the prospect of cloning and all its ramifications. They also bring up cloning in other fiction like in Star Wars, Clone High, and Multiplicity. And somehow they veer off from Jurassic Park to Power Rangers and Human Centipede. (Spoilers for season 1 of the show.)

Guests:
Brent Peckham – “The C-Word”

Supplementary notes:
Orphan Black – Series Trailer
VFX Reel / Extended Version (Note: Spoiler-heavy reel.)
Russian scientists: We have a “high chance” of cloning a wooly mammoth

Audio notes: (1hr. runtime)
0:01:20 – Intro to Orphan Black, Tatiana Maslany, VFX effects, and fave clone
0:16:50 – Supporting characters, being unlikeable but sympathetic, and the season villain
0:22:55 – Season 1, Kira, cloning & ownership, and science in real world vs. show
0:33:55 – BBC America, Canadian shows, and the state of Canadian television
0:38:30 – Other takes on cloning like Multiplicity, Clone High, and Star Wars
0:45:45 – Jurassic Park & cloning in real world, and other favourite cloning fiction
0:55:20 – Season 2 expectations, and Brent slaughters the podcast outro

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