Mon, 7 August 2017
"The Rescue" Production: L Airdates: January 2-9, 1965
The Doctor has left Susan behind on a future Earth, recovering from Dalek occupation. He appears to be even more distracted than usual. And then the TARDIS lands on the planet Dido, a world the Doctor visited once before. There, he, Ian and Barbara find the wreck of downed space ship and the two survivors who are being terrorized by Koquilion, an inhabitant of the planet.
This story sets up the introduction of Vicki, as played by Maureen O'Brien. She will join the TARDIS and while the producers were looking for her to be a replacement for Susan, she is clearly much more than that. Take a listen and see if you agree with the assessment of the episode overall and where it places in the ranking.
Current Rankings 1 - Dalek Invasion of Earth 2 - Marco Polo 3 - The Daleks 4 - The Aztecs 5 - An Unearthly Child 6 - The Reign of Terror 7 - Edge of Destruction 8 - The Rescue 9 - Planet of Giants 10 - The Keys of Marinus 11 - The Sensorites
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Sun, 6 August 2017
"THE RAY IS FOR KILLING"AIRED: NOVEMBER 11, 1966John and Jim are excited to be talking about this episode as it's another high concept episode that manages to work in the Hornet's usual angle of getting inside the criminal organization for a "piece of the action". A group of thieves have stolen a cache of artwork which they wish to ransom. They have everyone at bay though because they carry with them a powerful laser weapon. While Britt negotiates for the release, the Hornet goes inside to learn about who is holding the artwork. It's a tight, well-written adventure and has a great deal going for it as John and Jim discuss. Plus, we've got listener mail. We also introduce The Green Hornet: A History of Radio, Motion Pictures, Comics and Television by Martin Grams and Terry Salomonson. We'll be referring to this extensive tome from time to time in our discussions. Pick up your copy by clicking on the link and getting it today.
Take a listen and then let us know what you think of the episode by writing us here or at thebatcavepodcast@gmail.com.
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Sat, 5 August 2017
Production: K Airdates: November 21 - December 26, 1964
The TARDIS winds up in the near future Earth that is strangely deserted. There's a good reason why as a Dalek emerges from the Thames and our four heroes are quickly separated and forced to find their way back while also discovering there's more to the Daleks' invasion of Earth than mere conquest.
John loves this story very much and really could have take more time than he did in this encapsulated review to talk about all the merits of it. From Barbara and her encounter with the Daleks in her truck to Doctor getting into a scrap in the sewers to Susan's budding romance. Yes, he goes there and he likes it, for the most part. Take a listen and see if you agree with his reasons.
Direct download: DWMD_-_Dalek_Invasion_of_Earth.mp3
Category:Doctor Who & Mister Drew -- posted at: 12:56pm EDT
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Fri, 4 August 2017
Sometimes, not even secret agents and poop are enough to win the weekend. On this edition of The Weekly Podioplex, we face the triumph of Dunkirk and the rise of The Dark Tower, and we question if Stephen King is enough to defeat Christopher Nolan and dramatic war dramas. [CONFORM] This week also sees the wide releases of Kidnap and Detroit, dramas starring Halle Berry and John Boyega.
The home entertainment slate tries to steal hearts with a bank heist in Going in Style, a thrilling mystery in The Circle, an extraterrestrial horror in Alien: Covenant, and a blast from the past with They Live. [OBEY] To wrap it all up, Denise brings us a few confrontations, including the singularity (and Melissa McCarthy), Confederate (and HBO), and Castlevania (and the video game curse). Did we mention Darkwing Duck? Yes, there's Darkwing Duck. This and more on a new edition of The Weekly Podioplex, brought to you on The Chronic Rift Network. [CONSUME]
Weekly Podioplex Notes for August 1st, 2017
Introduction Opening Clip: The Dark Tower
Box Office Report
Top Ten #1 – Dunkirk – [Second Week] #7 – Despicable Me 3 – [-1]
Tops From the Past 2012 – The Dark Knight Rises Box Office Premieres for the week of August 4th, 2017 Wide The Dark Tower – [PG-13] Detroit – [R] Kidnap – [R]
Limited Midnight Sun – [PG-13]
Home Entertainment for the week of August 1st, 2017 New Releases on DVD and Blu-Ray Going in Style – [PG-13] The Circle – [PG-13] All About the Money – [NR]
New Releases on Digital Video
Alien: Covenant – [R]
TV on DVD and Blu-Ray
Big Little Lies: Season One (2017) The Secret World of Alex Mack: Complete Series (1994-1998)
Blu-Rays From the Past
They Live (1988) – [R]
Podcast Promos
MASH 4077 Podcast MASH 4077 Podcast is a fan cast covering one of the most well known and highly successful series in television history. Hosted by Kenny, Meds, and Al, each episode will cover a single episode of MASH starting at the beginning with the pilot. We hope to share with our listeners some cool and informative behind the scene information, cool trivia and little know facts about this wonderful TV series.
Quick Flicks
Melissa McCarthy vs. the singularity
Links
Visit the Chronic Rift site Leave a review on iTunes: The Chronic Rift Shop the Rift’s Best Bets or search our Amazon Store.
Michael’s blog at Creative Criticality Denise’s blog at Accessories Not Included
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Thu, 3 August 2017
Shazam!"Goodbye, Packy"October 4, 1975
Kathy has raised Packy since he was a pup. It's an adorable relationship, but there is one hitch - Packy is a wolf. He's getting older now and harder to control. Add to it, the danger he poses to livestock in the area and Kathy's father wants to release him to the wild. But Kathy and Packy run away and quickly find themselves in danger. Can Captain Marvel rescue the two in time?
It's the first episode of the season that John and Richard do not like which is surprising considering how good the stories have been to this point and the fact that this one was written by a team who wrote some good stories in the first season. The two discuss where this one went wrong, the laws concerning the possession of wild creatures, and the motif of eating that runs throughout the entire Shazam! series.
It's all here and we want to hear from you on what you think of the episode. Write us as ShazamIsisPodcast@gmail.com. Moral: “Having a pet carries responsibilities. Some animals are born to be free. To deprive them of that right is selfish, so we all must understand and respect the laws of nature... for our sake, as well as for our animal friends."
Guest Cast Conlan Carter as Bob Rose Shannon Terhune as Kathy Rose
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Wed, 2 August 2017
"Louie's Lethal Lilac Time"Aired January 11, 1968
Louie the Lilac is back in Gotham City and this time he plans to corner the perfume market with the help of a kidnapped Bruce and Dick. John is joined by podcaster Joseph Culp and they discuss how Berle actually works in the role of Louie and how this episode, warts and all, is not a bad little story. They also lament the missing Madge Blake, who doesn't appear in this episode, but her character Aunt Harriet gets a name drop.
Comment on the episode here or write thebatcavepodcast@gmail.com
Pastor Joseph "Captain Scotland" Culp is a licensed and ordained minister. He serves as the Host of The weekly Podcast, The Highlander's Heart at www.highlandersheart.com. He is an expat from Turriff, Aberdeenshire Scotland who now lives in Pickerington, Ohio. He works with the the elderly in senior ministry at Abbington of Pickerington Ohio bi-weekly. He is a Batman '66 fan as well an an avid reader of history, mystery novel and old comic books from 1938 to 1977. His favorite shows are Batman with Adam West, The Avengers with Patrick Macnee, Shazam, Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman classic Doctor Who (the 1st 3 Doctors only) and the current show of Super Girl, The Flash, Arrow, Doctor Who. He is married to his lovely wife Serene of 24 years and is the proud father of 2 great cats, Princess Bella and Prince Caledonia. You can reach him at joseph.captainscotland.culp@gmail.com or facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joseph.culp.9.
Direct download: The_Batcave_Podcast_-_Episode_61.mp3
Category:Batcave Podcast -- posted at: 8:00am EDT
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Tue, 1 August 2017
WCRS Radiostage returns with the final run of episodes from their catalogue. In "The Mirror", a young couple buys a mirror in which they can see the faces of the dead - when the moon is right. What will the mirror reveal?
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Mon, 31 July 2017
Episode 43—They Aren’t What We Thought They Were
Science fiction writer Scott Pearson and his daughter, Ella, try to make sense of Ridley Scott’s retcons Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, as they begin an epic review of the entire Alien movie series. Plus, Scott can’t stop saying “muddled” and Ella dives into Alan Dean Foster’s Covenant novelization, comparing and contrasting with the film. Double-length episode!
Segments Intro :28 Waiter, There’s DNA in My Soup 1:03 On Seeing Prometheus Twice 4:00 Ancient Astronauts? Seriously? 4:38 Answering Questions No One Asked 8:00 Christmas and Prometheus 8:45 Creepy David 11:15 We’re Here! 13:00 Are There Other Aliens in the Alien Movies? 14:32 Stupid Scientists 17:20 Here’s the Thing About Ridley 20:30 Space Suit? No, Those Were Skeletons! 21:25 Hey, We Found an Alien Head! 22:55 Waiter, There’s Black Goo in My Drink 24:50 Snake Monster Just Wants to Snuggle 25:47 Vickers Taking Care of Business 30:15 It’s a Squid! 32:02 Sexist Medical Pod 32:55 What is This Movie About? 34:35 Shaw Taking Care of Business 35:20 Engineer Wakes Up on the Wrong Side of the Pod 38:58 Getting That Old-Time Religion 39:32 Just Run to the Side! 42:02 David’s Head and the Squid Baby 43:35 Prometheus: Final Thoughts 45:38 Alien TED Talk 49:37 Covenant: First Thoughts 52:03 Answering Questions No One Asked, Part Deux 54:45 Engineering Xenomorphs 56:12 What is This Movie About? Part Deux 59:12 “The Crossing”: Shaw and David’s Head 1:00:55 “The Last Supper”: That’s a Franco 1:04:32 Who Loves Walter? We Do 1:07:10 Weyland and David 1:08:00 Arriving at the Engineer’s Planet 1:09:00 Xenomorph Spores? Seriously? 1:11:07 Ash, David, and the Company 1:13:06 The Creator and the Created 1:14:45 Prequels vs. Alien/Aliens 1:15:43 David: Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs 1:16:38 Quarantine: Like That’s Going to Happen 1:17:52 Uh, What About Those Corpses? 1:20:49 Hey, Look in This Slimy Egg! 1:21:36 Colonists, Shmolonists 1:24:45 David and Walter and Daniels 1:25:55 Xenomorphs and Neomorphs 1:30:13 Back on the Ship 1:31:42 And We Thought Hairballs Were Gross 1:32:41 Covenant: Final Thoughts 1:33:40 Book Report: The Covenant Novelization 1:37:04 Changes in the Book 1:41:50 Let’s Talk More About Walter and Daniels 1:45:40 The Captain and David and Xenomorphs 1:59:35
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Sun, 30 July 2017
The Weekly Podioplex returns to find good performers and a disappointment. Dunkirk is the victor, Girls Trip is a winner, but Valerian disappointed while looking pretty. All three of them face challenges from thrilling Atomic Blonde and poop... er, I mean, The Emoji Movie. Or maybe just poop.
The home entertainment slate brings Ghost in the Shell, Emerald City, Pretty Little Liars, and Silkwood, all of which lead into the Quick Flicks where Denise talks remakes, revivals, Squirrel Girl (!), and why, oh why, sweet Christmas why is Confederate a thing? This and more on a new edition of The Weekly Podioplex, brought to you on The Chronic Rift Network.
Weekly Podioplex Notes for July 25th, 2017
Introduction Opening Clip: Atomic Blonde
Box Office Report Top Ten #1 – Dunkirk – [New Release] #7 – Baby Driver – [-3]
Tops From the Past 2012 – The Dark Knight Rises Box Office Premieres for the week of July 28th, 2017 Wide Atomic Blonde – [R] The Emoji Movie – [PG]
Limited An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power – [NR]
Home Entertainment for the week of July 25th, 2017 New Releases on DVD and Blu-Ray Ghost in the Shell – [PG-13] The Boss Baby – [PG] Unforgettable – [R]
New Releases on Digital Video
King Arthur – [PG-13]
TV on DVD and Blu-Ray
Emerald City: Season One (2017) Girls: Season Six (2017) Pretty Little Liars: Season Seven (2016)
Blu-Rays From the Past
Silkwood (1983) – [R]
Podcast Promos
Techno Retro Dads TechnoRetro Dads share the fandom and fun of their youth with their families as they build a bridge from the past to the future through the time spent with their kids in the present. Join JediShua and shazbazzar as they reminisce about the past while exploring the future of some of their favorite science fiction and fantasy properties of their youth. Listen in to discussions about the movies, music, games, and comics of the 70s and 80s as they share the days of their youth with their own kids in a positive, family-friendly atmosphere. If you’re a TechnoRetro Dad, the child of one, or just fondly remember the sci-fi/fantasy properties of the 70s and 80s, then this podcast is for you!
Quick Flicks
Invasion of the Body Snatchers remade… again
Links
Visit the Chronic Rift site Leave a review on iTunes: The Chronic Rift Shop the Rift’s Best Bets or search our Amazon Store.
Michael’s blog at Creative Criticality Denise’s blog at Accessories Not Included
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Sun, 23 July 2017
Sports, poetry, music, and military campaigns are all topics for clever questions and clever answers on “Information Please.” Then we present the first episode of a little-known but hilarious (and surprisingly timeless) radio comedy, “The Magnificent Montague.” Starring writer and actor Monty Woolley (you may know him as the star of “The Man Who Came to Dinner”), Woolley plays a former Broadway star forced to take a role on a cheesy afternoon radio melodrama. The character of Edwin Montague is the precursor to Frasier Crane ands Charles Emerson Winchester III -- loveable in his pomposity.
Episodes
Information Please April 19,1943 “Guests: Ford Frick and Grantland Rice” 1:42
The Magnificent Montague November 10, 1950 “A Starring Role in Radio” 34:15
Direct download: Presenting_the_Transcription_Feature_-_INFORMATION_PLEASE_and_THE_MAGNIFICENT_MONTAGUE.mp3
Category:Presenting the Transcription Feature -- posted at: 1:43pm EDT
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