This time on Presenting the Transcription Feature, here’s a double dose of Jack Benny and the young geniuses of The Quiz Kids.  First up on the Jack Benny Program, Jack’s cast matches wits with the visiting Quiz Kids with the usual zany results.  Then, just a week and a half later, Jack makes a guest appearance on The Quiz Kids.  Is he smarter than a 9th grader?

Episodes

The Jack Benny Program 

"Quiz Kids vs. Jell-O Kids"

April 6, 1941

2:05

The Quiz Kids

"Guest: Jack Benny"

April 16, 1941

32:32

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Julien stops by to give his take on the Burger King Black Bun Halloween burger... or does he? We also chew the fat on how the IARC/WHO report linking bacon to cancer sends up some major Red Flags of the Internet, and why you shouldn't worry so much about the occasional BLT. Tell 40 friends and subscribe today!

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 ​(Sung to the tune of Maniac):

A Satanist who can zip out of chains.
He is suave, and he’s smart, and clumsy.
He gropes all the chicks, and eats his victim’s brains,
Everybody says he’s eeeee-vil.

He gets burned at the stake, but is feeling no pain.
He knows it’s just a matter of time,
Three hundred years in fact, that he’s coming right back,
To suck out brains with his big, floppy tongue.

He can freeze you with a look,
But you’ll just look like a schnook,
‘Cause you should have known by now:

He’s a Brainiac, Brainiac with some style,
And to eat your brains is the thing that makes him smile.
He’s a Brainiac, Brainiac who’s intense,
And his vengeance really don’t make no damn sense.

Yes, in a long-delayed but well-worth-waiting-for Temple of Bad, Orenthal Hawkins (who brainstormed the soulful ballad above), Andrea Lipinski and Kevin Lauderdale, and Dan Persons take on the goofy Mexican horror film, The Brainiac. Bad makeup, crappy sets, and ridiculous effects rule the day! Click on the player to hear the show, or right-click the image to download.

 FOUR zombie shows to cover! Arnold and Scott dive right in with staves at the ready, discussing Morgan’s 90-minute zen journey in THE WALKING DEAD “Here’s Not Here,” then it’s off to find Murphy in the clutches of “The Collector” on Z NATION! And then…we’ve waited so long, but Ash is back in the stunning debut episode of the all-new ASH VS. EVIL DEAD series, “El Jefe!” Finally, it’s important to remember that on iZOMBIE next time), “Even Cowgirls Get the Black and Blues.” WHEW!

Show Music: “Bitter Pill” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

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Our Listener Feedback Show: We reflect on the summer, Heroes Reborn, The Martian, Minority Report, Continuum, and more.

 The Martian continues to hold the top box office spot as a series of lackluster film releases have offered no competition.  But there are two major movie releases set in two popular franchises that will most likely take it down.  The question is, which one will be at the top when the weekend is over?  There's all this, plus Doctor Who and Batman releases on DVD to talk about on a new Weekly Podioplex.

Weekly Podioplex Notes for November 3, 2015

Introduction

Opening Clip: SPECTRE

Box Office Report

Top Ten

#1 – The Martian [Even]
#2 – Goosebumps [Even]
#3 – Bridge of Spies [Even]
#4 – Hotel Transylvania 2 [+1]
#5 – The Last Witch Hunter [-1]
#6 – Burnt

#7 – Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension [-1]
#8 – Our Brand is Crisis
#9 – Crimson Peak [-1]
#10 – Steve Jobs [-3]

(New Release) [Change]

Tops From the Past

2010 – Megamind
2005 – Chicken Little
1995 – Get Shorty
1985 – Death Wish 3
1975 – Let’s Do It Again

Box Office Premieres for the week of November 6th, 2015

Wide

SPECTRE – [PG-13]

The Peanuts Movie – [G]

Limited

Spotlight – [R]

Trumbo – [R]

Brooklyn – [PG-13]

Miss You Already – [PG-13]

Theeb – [NR]

What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy – [NR]

Home Entertainment for the week of November 3rd, 2015

New Releases on DVD and Blu-Ray 

Inside Out – [PG]

Vacation – [R]

The End of the Tour – [R]

Before We Go – [PG-13]

She’s Funny That Way – [R]

Toy Story That Time Forgot – [TV-G]

TV on DVD and Blu-Ray 

Doctor Who: Series Nine, Part One (2014)

Batman: Season Three (1967)

Black Sails: Season Two (2015)

That ‘70s Show: The Complete Series (1998-2006)

Blu-Rays From the Past 

The 10th Kingdom (2000) – [NR]

Podcast Promos

The Batcave Podcast

The Batcave Podcast is an Internet show that takes a look at each and every episode of the 60s Batman television series. Host John S. Drew celebrates the great and looks to see where the show went wrong as it slid into oblivion in its third and final season with a different guest host each week. In the end, John is attempting to justify his love for this series, not to the listener, but to himself. Join him on this long, strange trip.

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WCRS Radio Stage returns this month with a double dose of audio drama mysteries.  Up first, producer David Binkley presents a new Brick Wall Mystery in which author M.J. Byron travels to a writers convention and gets involved in a murder mystery.  Can his alter ego, Brick Wall solve the crime?

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"There's only one thing in the mountains that leaves a track like this. The creature of legend that roams the Timberline. My people named him Sasquatch. You call him... Bigfoot."

This big episode requires a big guest list. Joining John S. Drew​ and Paul K. Bisson​ to review, "The Secret of Bigfoot," is science fiction / Star Trek author Dayton Ward; webmaster of TheSix1973.com, Joe Burns; and Chief Creative Consultant for the Time-Life Six Million Dollar Man Complete DVD Collection, Matt Hankinson​. With special commentary by webmaster of The Bionic Woman Files​, James Sherrard​. This is BIG!

Jackie has a past that he feels defines who he is.  The problem is, it has some back to haunt him and threaten his future.  Can Billy separate his feelings from the facts and determine if Jackie is truly innocent of the crime he's accused of committing?

The first season of Shazam! comes to an end with the first of a two-part story.  It's an odd duck in many respects, but John and Richard do find the good in it and remind everyone that odd does not mean bad.  The question though is, does it hold up today?

 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: "Making one mistake isn't the end of the world. We often get a second chance. Just make sure you don't mess it up, or let others mess it up for you."

Guest Cast

Jimmy Hayes as Mister Samuels

Greg Mabrey as Jackie

Jack McCulloch as Vinnie

Tom Ruben as Vinnie's Lieutentant

Carol Anne Seflinger as Mellie

Chad States as Vinnie's Pal

Jackie has a past that he feels defines who he is.  The problem is, it has some back to haunt him and threaten his future.  Can Billy separate his feelings from the facts and determine if Jackie is truly innocent of the crime he's accused of committing?

The first season of Shazam! comes to an end with the first of a two-part story.  It's an odd duck in many respects, but John and Richard do find the good in it and remind everyone that odd does not mean bad.  The question though is, does it hold up today?

 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: "Making one mistake isn't the end of the world. We often get a second chance. Just make sure you don't mess it up, or let others mess it up for you."

Guest Cast

Jimmy Hayes as Mister Samuels

Greg Mabrey as Jackie

Jack McCulloch as Vinnie

Tom Ruben as Vinnie's Lieutentant

Carol Anne Seflinger as Mellie

Chad States as Vinnie's Pal

 The SciFi Diner Podcast

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Welcome to the SciFi Rewind: Back to the Future II

Screenwriters constantly have to do deal with feedback and notes. They should always be listened to and considered. But then there’s THOSE reads. Those reads that say “this script is horrible” or “you can’t write.” Festivals and coverage services can be great sources for criticism but you run the risk of sometimes getting that kind of reaction.

Joining me to talk about how to handle that is Jennifer Sharp. Director of the feature film “I’m Through With White Girls” and an award-winning screenwriter as well, Jennifer shares some of the soul-crushing reads she’s received. But she also talks about how that doesn’t have to be the end. This a great conversation about having the resiliency to block out those who hate your work and finding the people who will love it. Enjoy:

-How do you deal with rejection?

-Can on prepare for the “no”?

-How to answer notes that change the fundamentals of the story?

-The shattering of the vision - what if the reader is right?

-Which notes to take, which ones to throw out.

-Getting feedback from those who KNOW how to read a script/treatment.

-Should you get notes/reads from people who like your stuff or people who are impartial or like other genres?

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Glenn is alive! Now that we have that established, join Arnold and Scott as they explain why that’s absolutely certain despite the apparent tragedy at the end of this week’s THE WALKING DEAD, “Thank You!” Then it’s on to some Max Rager shenanigans in the latest iZOMBIE next time), and an interview with Kerry Breitenstein of Twilight Creations, home of the ZOMBIES!!! series of games and accessories! And Glenn is alive, did we mention that?

Check out our Patreon page and support the show!

Show Music: “Bitter Pill” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto and “Zombie Wok” by The Karovas Milkshake.

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Twilight Creations – Zombies!!!

​There’s two Halloween episodes for your enjoyment on this installment of “Presenting the Transcription Feature.”  First, the wholesome world of small-town America is shaken by a string of Halloween tricks on The Alrich Family.  Who’s letting the air of car tires?  Who’s ringing doorbells and running?  Could it be that scamp Henry Aldrich?  Before Halloween was all about candy, it was all about tricks.  Then Eve Arden stars as Our Miss Brooks, the comedic and sardonic, but beloved, English teacher making her way in yet another small town.  Nothing seems to go right for her, her students, or her principal, as they plan a Halloween party.

Episodes

The Aldrich Family

“Halloween Prank Backfires”

October 31, 1940

3:35

Our Miss Brooks

“Halloween Party”

October 30, 1949

36:00

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Welcome to the Diner.

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Our series of interviews continues as we near the start of our reviews of the first season of The Secrets of Isis.  Joining us for this episode is actress, dancer, teacher Joanna Pang Atkins who played Cindy Lee on the first season of the show.  Joanna talks about her career leading up to her appearing onIsis, her memories of the episodes and her co-stars, and her career following her departure.

Joanna Pang Atkins has a unique perspective gained from a fascinating lifetime of experience. Since she was a young girl, Joanna has traveled the world over, performing as an actress and dancer on stage, television and film. As a natural progression, she began producing and directing theater for teens and now brings her experience into schools with multi-cultural dance assemblies and residencies.

   From her starring role as a teenage idol on CBS’ top-rated children's show The Secrets of ISIS, which recently came out on dvd, Joanna's TV appearances have varied as widely as Saturday Night Live, numerous daytime soap operas, The Lawrence Welk Show, and dozens of TV commercials.

   Joanna's stage performances have taken her throughout the country, touring in well-known musicals including West Side Story, South Pacific, Music Man, and The King and I, as well as close to home in the world premiere production of Sayonara at the Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey. Performing with an Asian touring dance company carried her to the far reaches of Europe, South America, Canada and the U.S.A.

   Her professional teaching background is in dance, ranging from ballet to jazz to folk. She teaches all ages from kindergarten through adult. Her special rapport with children has her teaching them on TV and as far afield as California studios, a school in Budapest, and right at home in New Jersey. At many schools, Joanna’s World Dance residencies have become an annual tradition. For over ten years, she has also been a teaching artist for the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC).  Joanna Pang Atkins was honored as the Outstanding Arts Educator for 2014 by Morris Arts of NJ.

   In addition to her own performing, Joanna has traveled extensively with her husband, Dick Atkins, a producer and writer of television and feature films, and their son Davy, to movie locations from Los Angeles, Georgia and Vermont in the U.S., to Africa, Budapest, Moscow and St. Petersburg.

   Joanna’s biography has been published in Who’s Who in the World andWho’s Who of American Women.

 ​Will Davros have the last laugh, or will it all end in crocodile tears? And when the sewers have overflowed and Skaro is far away, will the Doctor and Clara find themselves trapped forever in a deep ocean base under siege from nightmarish ghostly apparitions? Join Scott and Arnold as they talk about eye sockets, endless corridors, and the importance of well-structured storytelling! Also: Coverage of the latest DOCTOR WHO-related news of the spinoff by YA author Patrick Ness, CLASS and the upcoming LEGO set(s)!

Show Music: Rory Hoy’s 50 Years Of Time And Space Mix.

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A new show joins the network as we look at old home game show versions of television game shows.  In the first outing of the podcast, John is joined by Stephanie and Ricky and they play The Joker's Wild.  Does the game hold up to the test of time?  Do the contestants hold up to the questions?  Take a listen and you decide if the devil got everyone in the end.

 And here's a standard episode of the series with host Jack Berry from 1974.

SHOW OPEN

40 POUNDS OF SPORTS

Gabe's All Out Of Love, He's So Lost With(out) the NFL. He talks with Dan and Travis about the moral conundrum of being an NFL fan, and probably hates on the Patriots in the process! Concussions? Drugs? Cockfighting? We might cover all these things! But mostly, it's the ethical dilemma of Sunday football. Tell 10 friends and subscribe today!.

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Anastasia Baranova – “Addy Carver” from Z NATION – joins Arnold and Scott for a fantastic chat that was recorded before they saw this week’s episode, and she was careful not to reveal the horrific turn of events at the end of “White Light!” Listen as the guys review that latest installment in the harrowing search for Murphy, and then talk with the Wielder of the Z-Whacker herself!

…and FEAR THE WALKING DEAD fans, fear not! We’ll catch up with all the goings-on in pre-apocalyptic LA next time!

Show Music: “Bitter Pill” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

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Interview:

Roger Cross can currently be seen playing ‘Six’ aka ‘Griffin Jones’ on the hit SYFY show “Dark Matter”. As well as the role of ‘Reggie Fitzwilliam’ on Guillermo Del Toro’s series for FX, “The Strain”. And playing ‘Travis Verta’ on “Continuum”.

On television, Cross can also be seen on a recurring basis on CW’s “Arrow”, and ABC’s “Motive”! He captivated audiences as Jack Bauer’s fellow agent, ‘Curtis Manning’, on the sensational “24”. He’s starred in the Sci­Fi series “First Wave”, “The Guard”, “The Gates”. He’s reccured on such series as “Fringe”, “Charlies Angels”, “The L Word”, “Stargate”, Steven Spielberg’s “Taken”, “Higher Ground”, “The X­Files”, “The Commish”, “The Days”, “Peacemakers”, “Just Cause” etc.. He’s Guest Starred on “Star Trek- Enterprise”, “UC Undercover”, “Highlander”, “Andromeda, “Outer Limits”, “Sliders”, “Street Justice”, “Neon Rider”. Cross has also appeared in a slate of TV movies including “Everything That Rises”, Father’s Choice”, “Aftershock”, “The Color of Courage”, “Voyage Of Terror”, “Oklahoma City”, “Doomsday Rock”, “Baby 2000″, ” Captains Courageous”, “The Surrogate”, “Tailhook”, “Don’t Talk To Strangers”, “The Winter Garden”, “Playing For Keeps”, “Deliver Them From Evil”, etc.

His many film roles include “Mad Money”, alongside Diane Keaton, Katie Holmes, and Queen Latifah, “The Day The Earth Stood Still”, “The Chronicles Of Riddick”, “King’s Ransom”, “Ecks vs Sever”, “Liberty Stands Still”, “Deadly Little Secrets”, “Free Willy III”, “What’s Your Verdict”, “Double Jeopardy”, Oliver Stone’s “World Trade Center”, etc.

Roger was born and raised in Jamaica. With his family, he moved to Vancouver at the age of 11. He enjoyed drama in school, but never considered it a viable career. His heart was set on flying, and he studied Aviation at Trinity Western University. While waiting for a flying job, Cross began working as an extra and doing stunts. He went on to study acting at Breck Academy and landed a few roles before landing the one that ultimately changed the course of his life. After surviving an extremely challenging yet fulfilling experience filming “The International Rescue” on location in China, Vietnam and Burma, Cross decided to give acting his full focus for a year. His acting career has since taken off, and he now enjoys flying in his spare time.

Shazam!

"The Braggart"

November  30, 1974

Alan has self-esteem issues and compensates by making up wild stories about himself to impress his friends.  But when he has to prove what he is saying, will he endanger not only himself but his friends as well?

This episode bares some similarities with the previous episode, "The Delinquent" in that we are dealing with young men with self-esteem issues.  The difference he is that Alan is actually quite friendly, but his friendship comes at a cost as he weaves his wild stories.  Does it hold today?  Why didn't Jackson Bostwick wrestle a lion?  And did Richard really beat up The Scorpion?

 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: “Honesty is the best policy."

Guest Cast

Gary Dubin as Mitch

Scott Garrett as Jerry

Steve Gustafson as Alan

Sean Kelly as Tim

Kerri Shuttleton as Debbie

and

Frank Coghlan Jr. as the Guard

50 EPISODES! Welcome and thank you to all, DOCTOR OF THE DEAD listeners! We celebrate our 50th bumper-sized installment with a look at the latest episode of FEAR THE WALKING DEAD, discuss the Season 2 premiere of Z NATION, and talk with a very special guest – Arnold’s fellow world-renowned zombie expert,DOCTOR WHO colleague, and the master of “Bieber Fever,” Dr. Robert Smith? (And yes, the question mark is a legal part of his name!)

50 down, and here’s to the next 50!

Show Music: “Bitter Pill” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

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BRAAAIIINNNSSS!: FROM ACADEMICS TO ZOMBIES

MATHEMATICAL MODELLING OF ZOMBIES

The Doctor has just met a little boy on a battlefield, and it’s a meeting that will resonate through all of time and space! Join Scott and Arnold as they journey back to the Planet of the Daleks – Skaro – with the Doctor, Missy, Clara, and legions of DOCTOR WHO fans as Series 9 of the venerable sci-fi saga begins! PLUS: Scott talks about his contributions to the story of Davros in the Big Finish audio dramas “The Juggernauts” and “I, Davros: Guilt!”

Show Music: Rory Hoy’s 50 Years Of Time And Space Mix.

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Big Finish: I, Davros – Guilt

Dan Greenfield of 13th Dimension and Jim Beard of Gotham City 14 Miles join John to pay tribute to the late Yvonne Craig who played Batgirl/Barbara Gordon on the third season of the series.  They discuss her warmth and charm that made the third season watchable, her other roles, and her chemistry with her costars, in particular Neil Hamilton.

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A New Era

MAY I SUGGEST...?

Dan said to Travis, “May I Suggest… you watchticate a television biographically-oriented docu-special called Mel Brooks: Make A Noise?” – and Dan gives his thoughts.

For Dan's next recommendation, Dan suggested Travis check out the comedian/musician/crazy genius madman person Reggie Watts.

Stay tuned for the next "May I Suggest...?" when Dan reviews Travis's selection, the podcast "The Fighter and the Kid".

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 Michael Falkner returns from DragonCon with new movie and DVD releases on a new Weekly Podioplex.

Weekly Podioplex Notes for September 9, 2015

Introduction

Opening Clip: The Visit

Box Office Report

Top Ten

#1 – War Room
#2 – Straight Outta Compton
#3 – A Walk in the Woods
#4 – The Transporter Refueled
#5 – Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation [-2]
#6 – No Escape [-2]

#7 – The Man from U.N.C.L.E. [-1]
#8 – Sinister 2 [-3]
#9 – Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos
#10 – Inside Out [+9]

(New Release) [Change]

Tops From the Past

2010 – Resident Evil: Afterlife
2005 – The Exorcism of Emily Rose
1995 – To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1985 – Back to the Future
1975 – Jaws

 

Box Office Premieres for the week of September 11th, 2015

Wide

The Visit – [PG-13]

The Perfect Guy – [PG-13]

90 Minutes in Heaven – [PG-13]

Limited

Coming Home – [PG-13]

Wolf Totem – [PG-13]

Sleeping With Other People – [R]

Time Out of Mind – [NR]

Home Entertainment for the weeks of September 9th, 2015

New Releases on DVD and Blu-Ray

The Age of Adeline – [PG-13]

TV on DVD and Blu-Ray 

Supernatural: Season Ten (2014)

Gotham: Season One (2014)

Haven: Season Five, Volume One (2014)

Homeland: Season Four (2014)

Blu-Rays From the Past

Shocker (1989) – [R]

Dressed to Kill (1980) – [X]

Podcast Promos

Earth Station One

Earth Station One is a pop culture podcast & blog celebrating our love for all things Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comics & much, much more.

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 Tonight’s Diners: M, Anne and Lauren

Welcome to the Dinnette.

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Welcome to the Dinette! If you have listened to the show for sometime, we would love to have you leave feedback on iTunes. We know not all of you use iTunes, but for those that do, it helps us become more visible. If you don’t use iTunes, your feedback is still valuable. Visit our webpage at http://scifidinerpodcast.com and leave a comment on the show notes or email us at scifidinerpodcast@gmail.com We want to know what you are thinking about what we are saying and what shows you are watching. It’s been awhile since I sat with some friends, had a bite to eat and talked about all the nerdy stuff we love. In this episode of SFDP, that’s exactly what I did.  Two of my dear friends joined me at Game On Comics in Vienna, VA, for a lovely Sunday chat about comics, from books to tv shows to movies, inspired by the Brian Prowse-Gany article “Rise of the Female Superhero” published on Yahoo last week. This was made even richer with the video narrated by Katie Couric. So grab a pal, make a snack and have a listen.

A HUGE THANK YOU TO GAME ON COMICS!! They are an amazing local comic shop that I love and love to support, so if you are in the Northern Virginia Area, please check out! They have games and cards and book and wonderful staff who are always ready to help. Check out their blog, like them on Facebook!! BTW: Which lady superhero would you like to see get her own movie and who would you pick to direct? Drop us a line and let us know!

The collapse of civilization is just beginning in FEAR THE WALKING DEAD, and it’s up to Arnold and Scott to make it through all that Los Angeles traffic to…oh wait, the traffic is gone. That was easy. Anyway, join them as they take a look at the second installment of the all-new prequel spinoff from THE WALKING DEAD! Also, some news from Arnold’s University of Baltimore “Media Genres: Zombies” class, currently running this Fall semester, letters from listeners, and more!

Show Music: “Bitter Pill” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

We welcome all feedback at doctorofthedead@yahoo.com, contact@g2vpodcast.com, or on theG2V Facebook page! Find the show on Twitter at @DoctoroftheDead!

This week we present two episodes centering on possibly the most popular radio contest of the 1940s, “The Walking Man.” TWM was a contest to benefit The American Heart Association and took place on the radio show Truth or Consequences.  For eight weeks, along with the usual game show shenanigans, listeners were invited to guess the identity of a prominent figure based solely on a rhymed clue and the sound of his walking.  Spoilers:  It was Jack Benny.  Here is the episode of TOC where a listener correctly guesses Benny.  Check out the haul of prizes that had accumulated over the preceding weeks.  Next listen to the episode of The Jack Benny Program which was broadcast less than 24 hours later.  It had had to be almost entirely rewritten overnight because not even Jack’s wife, let alone his writers, knew in advance that he was The Walking Man.

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Episodes

Truth or Consequences

“The Walking Man is Revealed”

March 6, 1948

6:15

The Jack Benny Program

“Jack Benny is The Walking Man”

March 7, 1948

37:38

Shazam!

"The Delinquent"

November  23, 1974

Norm (Jackie Earle Haley) has trouble getting along with the other kids at summer camp.  Is he really just a bad kid or does he have problems relating to others because he doesn't like himself? And can Billy get through to him before it's too late?

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We're entering the age of "Free to Be You and Me" as Shazam! teaches kids to get in touch with themselves before they can be liked by others.  In this episode, John and Richard talk about a kid's self-esteem, Richard as "The Great Indoorsman", Captain Marvel helping Freddy Kruger, and sharing soda cans and ice creams.

 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: “Before we can like others, we must like ourselves."

Guest Cast

Jackie Earle Haley as Norm

Hilly Hicks as Frank Carlin

Larry Michaels as Doug

It's a double-sized Dragon Con edition of The Weekly Podioplex.  What is coming up in the next two weeks for the box office and DVD releases?  Michael Falkner has this and highlights from Disney's D23 Expo on a new episode.

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Weekly Podioplex Notes for August 25, 2015

Introduction

Opening Clip: No Escape

Box Office Report

Top Ten

#1 – Straight Outta Compton [Second Week]
#2 – Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation [Even]
#3 – Sinister 2
#4 – Hitman: Agent 47
#5 – The Man from U.N.C.L.E. [-2]
#6 – American Ultra

#7 – The Gift [-2]
#8 – Ant-Man [-2]
#9 – Minions [-1]
#10 – Fantastic Four [-6]

(New Release) [Change]

Tops From the Past

2010 – The Expendables
2005 – The 40-Year Old Virgin
1995 – Mortal Kombat
1985 – Back to the Future
1975 – Jaws

 

Box Office Premieres for the week of August 28th, 2015

Wide

No Escape – [R]

We Are Your Friends – [R]

Limited (click links to see trailer)

Z for Zachariah – [PG-13]

War Room – [PG]

The Second Mother – [R]

Queen of Earth – [NR]

Box Office Premieres for the week of September 4th, 2015

Wide

The Transporter Refueled – [PG-13]

A Walk in the Woods – [R]

Limited (click link to see trailer) 

Before We Go – [PG-13]

Home Entertainment for the weeks of August 25th and September 1st, 2015

New Releases on DVD and Blu-Ray for August 25th

Aloha – [PG-13]

Citizenfour – [R]

Skin Trade – [R]

The Runner – [R]

LEGO DC Super Heroes: Justice League – Attack of the Legion of Doom! – [NR]

New Releases on DVD and Blu-Ray for September 1st

Mad Max: Fury Road – [R]

I’ll See You in My Dreams – [PG-13]

Boulevard – [R]

Good Kill – [R]

The D-Train – [R]

TV on DVD and Blu-Ray for August 25th 

The Walking Dead: Season Five (2014)

Criminal Minds: Season Ten (2014)

Elementary: Season Three (2014)

The Good Wife: Season Six (2014)

Revenge: Season Four (2014)

King of the Hill: Season Eleven (2007)

TV on DVD and Blu-Ray for September 1st  

Star Wars Rebels: Season One (2014)

The Vampire Diaries: Season Six (2014)

The Originals: Season Two (2014)

Scorpion: Season One (2014)

Castle: Season Seven (2014)

Chicago Fire: Season Three (2014)

Chicago P.D.: Season Two (2014)

Hawaii Five-0: Season Five (2014)

Nashville: Season Three (2014)

New Girl: Season Four (2014)

Blu-Rays From the Past for August 25th 

The Last Dragon (1985) – [PG-13]

Blu-Rays From the Past for September 1st 

Colors (1988) – [R]

Podcast Promos

The RevolutionSF RevCast

An online magazine and community dedicated to celebrating the best in science fiction, fantasy, comics, anime, and gaming, RevolutionSF is created by professional columnists, artists, animators, and humorists from the most prominent genre-related websites and magazines around. Tough love for sci-fi.

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Do YOU FEAR THE WALKING DEAD? Arnold and Scott tackle the premiere episode of THE WALKING DEAD prequel spinoff…and be warned, it’s not pretty. You might feel as strung out as an addict in an abandoned church after they’re done. But hey, there’s always next episode, right? It’s fresh Walkers and slow burns on this all-new DOCTOR OF THE DEAD!

Show Music: “Bitter Pill” (feat. Vosmoy) by Still Pluto.

We welcome all feedback at doctorofthedead@yahoo.com, contact@g2vpodcast.com, or on the G2V Facebook page! Find the show on Twitter at @DoctoroftheDead!

Mr. Freeze is back in Gotham City and he's not only changing his method of operations, but he's changing the way he looks once again.  This time, the late Eli Wallach takes on the role of the frosty fiend complete with a new makeup job and a wig and an iceberg base of operations to complete his reign of frigid terror on the good citizens of Gotham.

Joining John to talk about Mr. Freeze's final turn at bat on the series and the second season ending episode is comedian and podcaster, Ken Reid of TV Guidance Counselor.

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Called a "pop culture maven" by the Boston Globe, Boston native Ken Reid has been performing for over 10 years in various capacities. In 1995 he formed the seminal Boston Punk Rock group "30 Seconds Over Tokyo" at Boston's infamous "Rat" club.

In 2003 while living in London, Ken Reid decided to try his hand at stand up. After performing around the UK he returned to Boston in late 2003 and has been a staple on the comedy scene ever since.

Ken's unique and very personal story telling style has gained him a loyal fan base in the area. Using photos, video clips, and his own brand of storytelling Ken has written and performed four one man shows. His first show "Ken Reid's Cusack Attack" was a sold out affair at the Boston Center for the Arts. His second show "Very Special Episode: Portrait of a Pop Culture Victim" was also a sell out in March of 2008. “Music to My Years” from October 2009 was widely praised and was the featured pick on Boston.com. His most recent show was "Shirt Tales" from May 2012.

Ken has performed at the Riot LA Festival, theCharleston Comedy Festival, The AltCom Festival, and The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival. In May 2012 he also performed as part of a special performance of John Wesley Harding's Cabinet of Wonders variety show at Brown University called the "Cabinet of Unspeakable Wonders"

He hosted and presented at the Boston Music Awards, was the Comic in Residence at The Comedy Studio in September 2006 and was a founding member of comedy troupe The Untrainables. With the Untrainables he hosted and co-produced the "Great and Secret Comedy Show" at Improv Boston from 2006 until 2009. He is also the creator of "Lafta Obscura" a unique comedy show at the Paradise Rock Club that ran during 2006

From August 2008 to December 2012 Ken was the regular Friday night host at the Comedy Studio in Cambridge, MA.

In January of 2013 Ken Started his new show "Ken Reid's Secret Menu" every Thursday night at the Comedy Studio.

Ken has toured as the opening act for Todd Barry during Barry’s “Substantial Tour of New England”, was chosen by Eugene Mirman as the opening act at Mirman’s record release show, opened for Patton Oswalt at the Wilbur Theater and Northeastern University, opened for Bob Saget during his 2011 New England Summer shows, and performed a series of “live talk show” appearances with Jonathan Katz. Ken was also nominated by the Boston Phoenix as Best Comedian in Boston 2010 and 2012.

Ken has a weekly podioplex where he helps guide you in choosing weekly TV listings of the past with a comedian of note on TV Guidance Counselor.

 Straight Outta Compton went straight to the top of the box office last weekend.  But is there a new movie release this weekend that offers a challenge?  And what is around the corner for new movies in September?  Michael Falkner has the details on a new Weekly Podioplex.

Weekly Podioplex Notes for August 18, 2015

Introduction

Opening Clip: Hitman: Agent 47

Box Office Report

Top Ten

#1 – Straight Outta Compton
#2 – Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation [-1]
#3 – The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
#4 – Fantastic Four [-2]
#5 – The Gift [-2]
#6 – Ant-Man [-1]

#7 – Vacation [-3]
#8 – Minions [-2]
#9 – Ricki and the Flash [-2]
#10 – Trainwreck [-2]

(New Release) [Change]

Tops From the Past

2010 – The Expendables
2005 – The 40-Year Old Virgin
1995 – Mortal Kombat
1985 – Back to the Future
1975 – Jaws

Box Office Premieres for the week of August 21st, 2015

Wide

Hitman: Agent 47 – [R]

American Ultra – [R]

Sinister 2 – [R]

Limited

Grandma – [NR]

6 Years – [NR]

Digging for Fire – [R]

She’s Funny That Way – [R]

Learning to Drive – [R]

Home Entertainment for the week of August 18th, 2015

New Releases on DVD and Blu-Ray

Little Boy – [PG-13]

Strangerland – [R]

Vendetta – [R]

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared – [R]

The Walt Disney Animated Studios Short Films Collection – [NR]

TV on DVD and Blu-Ray 

Once Upon a Time: Season Four (2014)

The Blacklist: Season Two (2014)

Grey’s Anatomy: Season Eleven (2014)

Mike & Molly: Season Five (2014)

NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service: Season Twelve (2014)

NCIS: Los Angeles: Season Six (2014)

NCIS: New Orleans: Season One (2014)

Blu-Rays From the Past

Hackers (1995) – [PG-13]

The Hunger (1983) – [R]

Podcast Promos

The SciFi Diner Podcast

In this Science Fiction Podcast, we share interviews, reviews, and opinions on popular and perhaps not so popular Science Fiction TV shows and movies.

Quick Flicks

• September’s Coming Attractions

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Tonight’s Diners:  Scott & Miles & M

Shore Leave:

Shore Leave is a fan-run Science Fiction media convention held on August 7-9, 2015. The convention features appearances by actors and writers from a broad variety of TV shows and movies ranging from current hits to classic favorites.

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Welcome to the Diner.

If you have listened to the show for sometime, we would love to have you leave feedback on iTunes. We know not all of you use iTunes, but for those that do, it helps us become more visible. If you don’t use iTunes, your feedback is still valuable. Visit our webpage at http://scifidinerpodcast.com and leave a comment on the show notes or email us at scifidinerpodcast@gmail.com We want to know what you are thinking about what we are saying and what shows you are watching.

The Bionic Woman's first OSI mission is to infiltrate a foreign country during a deadly civil war and rescue the missing American ambassador. But first she'll have to resolve her own civil war with Jack Starkey - her mission partner - played by Andy Griffith. Joining John and Paul to discuss the episode is audio drama producer, Julie Hoverson.

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Julie Hoverson has made a specialty of having no specialty. She has dabbled extensively in costuming, role-playing, LARPing, art, beadwork, acting, and writing in such disparate genres as horror, noir, fantasy, urban fantasy, dark social commentary (and whatever else occurs to her). She has spent the last five years writing, producing, and acting in the award-winning podcast audio drama anthology series, 19 Nocturne Boulevard, and is currently recording audiobooks professionally.

This episode of The Jack Benny Program sets the stage for items that will referenced over the next few podcasts.  So pay attention as Jack quizzes bandleader Phil Harris about the dubious lyrics of the latter’s theme song, “That’s What I Like About the South.”  Then we take up crime solving with one of the few solo female private eyes of radio’s Golden Age, Candy Matson.  Based in San Francisco, she may look like a pinup and have the most sultry voice in radio, but she’s smart, tough, and fast-talking.

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Episodes

The Jack Benny Program

“A Town Called Do Wa Diddy”

February 29, 1948

6:12

Candy Matson

“The Devil In The Deep Freeze”

September 30, 1949

41:16

John's got a new story to tell, a purchase from the ledger of the Old Curiosity Shop.  This time, the story concerns a watch the curator recently acquired.  He's not sure if he should sell it.  The last owner was an astronaut down on his luck, having been thrown out of time and being given the chance to change his life.  Would you buy "The Watch"?

The Six Million Dollar Man

"Doomsday, and Counting"

March 1, 1974

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Steve tries to help his Russian cosmonaut friend, Vasily (Gary Collins), when a earthquake disrupts a remote Russian base.   Vasilly's fiance is trapped beneath the surface and only the power of a bionic man can save her.

John is joined in the first episode of this new podcast series by fans Eric Cone and Davis Lawson to discuss the episode.  In addition, John's guest is actor Jane Merrow who played Irina, the fiance of Vasily.  They discuss the episode as well as the state of television production today compared to how it was back in 1974.

In addition, John offers a little historical and pop culture perspective of the day this episode aired.

Make sure you let us know what you think of the episode by calling us at 844-OSI-FILE or by writing director@theosifiles.com. 

From Jane Merrow's website - "I have been acting since I was 8 years old, showing off at any opportunity (all actors are show offs, let them not tell you any differently) However I couldn’t start calling myself a professional until 1960, when I started earning my livelihood at it, with my first job as an ASM and understudy in the Lillian Hellman play TOYS IN THE ATTIC, directed by the talented, irascible John Dexter, who told me that the only reason he hired me, was because he could hear me, not true of my contemporaries, according to him. 

Suffice it to say, I have been quite successful as an actor, and able to support myself reasonably well along the way. I loved my career, love my career and will keep at it as long as I am physically and mentally able!

I am not planning to lay out my entire career and life here, I will do that over the life of this site and hope it keeps your interest. Suffice it to say, I have been quite successful as an actor, and able to support myself reasonably well along the way. I loved my career, love my career and will keep at it as long as I am physically and mentally able! Born in England of a German refugee father and an English mother, both artistic, both wonderful, but not with each other, I have divided my life pretty equally between the US and the UK, having had or acquired family in both countries along the way. I have received a few awards, including a Golden Globe nomination and had some nice comments about my work and a few miserable ones. So that’s me for a start."

Eric Cone - Long time bionic fan, he can remember watching the pilot episode with his father.  Was recently reunited with his Steve Austin "Action Figure" and is a much happier man for it.

David Lawson - Long time fan.  Moderator of the Bionic Toy Action Page on Facebook.

 The revamped Fantastic Four movie couldn't surpass the latest Mission: Impossible movie on what was a smaller weekend for the box office take.  Michael Falkner has the details as well as new movie and DVD releases on a new Weekly Podioplex.

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Weekly Podioplex Notes for August 11, 2015

Introduction

Opening Clip: The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Box Office Report

Top Ten

#1 – Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation [Second Week]
#2 – Fantastic Four
#3 – The Gift
#4 – Vacation [-2]
#5 – Ant-Man [-2]
#6 – Minions [-2]

#7 – Ricki and the Flash
#8 – Trainwreck [-2]
#9 – Pixels [-4]
#10 – Southpaw [-3]

(New Release) [Change]

Tops From the Past

2010 – The Expendables
2005 – Four Brothers
1995 – Dangerous Minds
1985 – Back to the Future
1975 – Jaws
 

Box Office Premieres for the week of August 14th, 2015

Wide

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. – [PG-13]

Straight Outta Compton – [R]

Limited

Mistress America – [R]

People Places Things – [R]

Fort Tilden – [R]

10,000 Saints – [R]

Final Girl – [R]

Unity – [NR]

Home Entertainment for the week of August 4th, 2015

New Releases on DVD and Blu-Ray

Hot Pursuit – [PG-13]

Unfriended – [R]

Police Story: Lockdown – [NR]

TV on DVD and Blu-Ray 

Person of Interest: Season Four (2014)

Hell on Wheels: Season Four (2014)

The Knick: Season One (2014)

Scandal: Season Four (2014)

2 Broke Girls: Season Four (2014)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Season Sixteen (2014)

The Jeffersons: Season Eight (1981)

Blu-Rays From the Past

The People Under the Stairs (1991) – [R]

Hellfighters (1968) – [G]

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Nutty Bites

A monthly podcast that is focused on art, the creative process, people out there in the verse doing creative works, audio dramas that I’m interested in, books, movies, tv, music, you name it. Also covering Cons, host discussions and other fun tidbits. In addition, games, contests and interviews with people who inspire me.

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 LET'S EAT! 

We try out this new fangled Periscope as Julien joins us to kick off a new show segment "I'll Try Anything Once" by describing his latest Taco Bell adventures, and we talk about the Boston Olympics that will never be.

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Raven Oak is the author of the Amazon bestselling fantasy novel Amaskan’s Blood and the upcoming space operas, Class-M Exile and The Eldest Silence. She began her career as many authors do–with the lofty goal of becoming the next Anne McCaffrey, Connie Willis, or Neil Gaiman. At the age of twelve, she took her first steps into novel writing by penning a 320 page novel about dragons with all the drama of a typical twelve-year-old. She studied English literature and music in college, and in 2001, she graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the University of North Texas. She later completed her Master of Science Degree in CECS from UNT in 2005. After twelve years in the classroom as a computer and English teacher, she retired from education to pursue writing full-time. 

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When she’s not writing, she’s getting her game on with tabletop games, indulging in cartography, or staring at the ocean. Raven is currently at work on Amaskan’s War and The Eldest Traitor. She is a member of the local Seattle writing groups Ladies of the Write andWayward Writers, as well as the Northwest Science Fiction Society and PNWA. She was an established member of the now defunct Magnolia Chapter One writing group. Raven is married to her gamer husband, who is a game engineer/software developer. They have three kitties who enjoy lounging across the keyboard when writing deadlines approach. They live on a cliff in Seattle, WA, less than mile from the ocean. 

You can find her online at:

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Aired March 14/16, 1967

Hollywood legend Tallulah Bankhead gives her final performance as the menacing Black Widow.  Her plot is so simple, even the Batcomputer can't work it out - robbing banks in Gotham in alphabetical order.  As simple as the plt may seem, there is something very endearing about the episode, one that has remained a favorite of John's to this very day.  He's joined in this discussion by Batman at 45 author Chris Gould.

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Howard is a young boy who won't speak after nearly causing the death of a friend of his.  His lack of speech nearly brings about his own end until Billy comes to the rescue.  But will his silence bring disaster for his own father?

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As we discussed in a previous interview, this is actor Michael Gray's favorite episode.  So it made sense to ask Michael to join us to review "Little Boy Lost".  In this episode we discuss the mixed moral message, writer/director Arthur Nadel, real life trauma of children, and John's reversal of his opinion of this episode. 

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: “If you don't communicate, you'll never solve your problems, and the most important communication for all of us, is with the ones we love. Remember, there are times when everyone needs help, even you."

Guest Cast

John Carter as Sam

Eddie Firestone as Lou

Mark Edward Hall as Howard

#‎Cos‬ deserves no Justus, ‪#‎robots‬ get self-aware, G.O.A.T. Travia. All on Show 063! Tell 10 friends & subscribe today!

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SHOW OPEN

• Statues with limitations

• Justus for Justice: Cos’ is guilty

• Dan: The Man

FLASHBACK

• “The Poke-her Game?”

THE NEWS WITH TRAVIS

• Jesus picks up the check

• Lifehacks: Boyband boy beats baggage bucks by bulking

• Safe Sex PeniSA

SHOW CLOSE 

• This Week’s Sign That The End Is Near: Self-aware Robots

• Impossible Travia

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Tonight’s Diners:  Scott

Welcome to the Diner

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Our Interview

Interview: Mike Schilling is in charge of publicity at Shore Leave 37. Shore Leave is a fan-run Science Fiction media convention held on August 7-9, 2015. The convention features appearances by actors and writers from a broad variety of TV shows and movies ranging from current hits to classic favorites.

The Ant-Man was taken down after a profitable run by Tom Cruise's latest Mission: Impossible adventure.  And now there are a series of new movies opening this weekend that could easily take its place.  What movies interest you?  Or perhaps you'll stay home and watch any of the new DVD release offerings.  It's all here on a new Weekly Podioplex with Michael Falkner.

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Weekly Podioplex Notes for August 4, 2015

Introduction

Opening Clip: Fantastic Four

Box Office Report

Top Ten

#1 – Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
#2 – Vacation
#3 – Ant-Man [-2]
#4 – Minions [-1]
#5 – Pixels [-3]
#6 – Trainwreck [-2]

#7 – Southpaw [-2]
#8 – Paper Towns [-2]
#9 – Inside Out [-2]
#10 – Jurassic World [-2]

(New Release) [Change]

Tops From the Past

2010 – The Other Guys
2005 – Dukes of Hazzard
1995 – Waterworld
1985 – Back to the Future
1975 – Jaws

Box Office Premieres for the week of August 7th, 2015

Wide

Fantastic Four – [PG-13]

The Shaun the Sheep Movie – [PG]

Ricki and the Flash – [PG-13]

The Gift – [R]

Limited

Cop Car – [R]

The Diary of a Teenage Girl – [R]

Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet – [PG]

Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection “F” – [NR]

Dark Places – [R]

Home Entertainment for the week of August 4th, 2015

New Releases on DVD and Blu-Ray

The Divergent Series: Insurgent – [PG-13]

Far from the Madding Crowd – [PG-13]

Barely Lethal – [PG-13]

Do You Believe? – [PG-13]

True Story – [R]

The Salvation – [R]

The Casual Vacancy – [NR]

TV on DVD and Blu-Ray 

Orphan Black: Season Three (2015)

Strike Back: Season Three (2015)

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: Season One (1964)

Blu-Rays From the Past

Innerspace (1987) – [PG]

Podcast Promos

The Roundtable Podcast

Every great story begins starts with a great idea. But… how do you know if your idea is strong enough to bear the weight of pen and ink? You do what we all do… you tell someone about it.  You talk it through, bounce ideas around, and get some feedback.  You have a discussion.

Now… wouldn’t it be great if you could have that discussion with some folks who’ve been around the block once or twice, who have published a book or two, or edited a few novels?  Now THAT discussion would be fabulous!  Think of what you could learn about your craft, the questions you could ask and the answers you’d get!

That’s what The Roundtable Podcast is all about.  It’s about nurturing ideas, fostering inspiration, and getting the creative juices flowing.  It’s also about mistakes and blind alleys, harsh reality and uncomfortable truths.

Each week we invite publishers, editors, and authors to get on the line with a writer who presents an idea on the table… an idea for a story they want to write.  And then everyone digs in, asking questions, pointing out problems, and proposing solutions.  Characters are dissected or dismissed, plots reinforced or torn apart altogether, and hopefully what started as an idea, becomes something more.

It becomes a story… one we’d all like to hear.

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This August 6th marks the 104th birthday of actress, comedian, and entertainment mogul Lucille Ball.  Before there was the television classic I Love Lucy, there was its radio incarnation, My Favorite Husband.  Though her radio husband Richard Denning works in a bank, not as band leader, you can’t help but see the roots of Lucy in Ball’s character Liz and all the zany situations she stumbles into.  But Ball was more than just a comic actress.  Like so many performers during the Golden Age of radio, she worked in drama as well.  This week she and real-life husband Desi Arnaz appear inSuspense, "radio's outstanding theater of thrills," which ran for twenty years.  Here they play strangers engaged in a potentially deadly game of cat-and-mouse.  But who is the criminal and who is the victim?

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Episodes

My Favorite Husband

“Liz Sells Dresses”

May 28, 1950

4:24

Suspense

“The Red-Headed Woman”

November 17, 1949

36:14

 Episode 32, Again with the Jurassic

Science fiction writer Scott Pearson (Star Trek: The Original Series: The More Things Change) and his daughter talk about the Jurassic Park trilogy as well as Jurassic World, discussing how all the original movies hold up compared with each other and the latest entry in the series. Because dinosaurs.

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Segments

• Intro :30

• Jurassic Park (1993) 1:02

• The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) 17:15

• Jurassic Park III (2001) 34:39

• Jurassic World (2015) 44:42

Unfortunately, no Barneys were hurt in the making of these films.

The Dan and Travis Show – Show 062

We review the ‪#‎GingerBaker‬ bio "Beware of Mr. Baker" in this week's May I Suggest... segment, plus Gabe returns after nary half a fortnight to talk ‪#‎WomenInSports‬, also some raunchy veggies in the news, toppling the Cos, and the news on Beaver's big break? It's all here in Show 062! Listen! And share! And smile and dance and sing and paint and sculpt and weave and fiddle.

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SHOW OPEN

• “May I Suggest…” Beware of Mr. Baker

• Impossible Travia – The Ginger Edition

40LBS OF SPORTS: WITH GABE

• Women in Sports 

THE NEWS WITH TRAVIS

• Brainless Firework Stunt

• Mistaken Bear-dentity

• Promiscuous Plants

SHOW CLOSE

• Taking down the Cos

• Beaver’s Big Break?

It's another stellar box office week for Marvel's Ant-Man, but can the inch high superhero stand up to Tom Cruise and his latest Mission: Impossible movie?  And what's in store for the box office in August?  It's all here on a new Weekly Podioplex with Michael Falkner.

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Weekly Podioplex Notes for July 28, 2015

Introduction

Opening Clip: Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

Box Office Report

Top Ten

#1 – Ant-Man [Second Week]
#2 – Pixels
#3 – Minions [-1]
#4 – Trainwreck [-1]
#5 – Southpaw
#6 – Paper Towns

#7 – Inside Out [-3]
#8 – Jurassic World [-3]
#9 – Mr. Holmes [+2]
#10 – Terminator: Genisys [-4]

(New Release) [Change]

Tops From the Past

2010 – Inception
2005 – Wedding Crashers
1995 – Waterworld
1985 – National Lampoon’s European Vacation
1975 – Jaws

 

Box Office Premieres for the week of July 31st, 2015

Wide

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation – [PG-13]

Vacation – [R]

Limited

Best of Enemies – [R]

The End of the Tour – [R]

A LEGO Brickumentary – [G]

Listen to Me Marlon – [NR]

That Sugar Film – [NR]

Home Entertainment for the week of July 28th, 2015

New Releases on DVD and Blu-Ray

Home – [PG]

Justice League: Gods and Monsters – [PG-13]

TV on DVD and Blu-Ray 

Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXXIII (1988-1999)

Helix: Season Two (2015)

Blu-Rays From the Past

Miracle Mile (1988) – [R]

Podcast Promos

Geek Radio Daily 

Geek Radio Daily is your one stop shop for all your geeky goodness. Check out Billy Flynn, Flynnstress, and Saucy on GRDsWeekly, the sometimes weekly podcast. All the geek without the wait!

Quick Flicks

• August 2015’s Coming Attractions

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King Tut returns to lay claim to Gotham City and to get his revenge on Batman.  But he has a new wrinkle in his scheming.  He is looking for his Cleopatra and he thinks he's found her in the form of Lisa Carson (Lee Meriwether).  John and his guests have not been kind to Tut in the past.  Will the third time be the charm for Monarch of Crime as John discusses the episode with longtime Batman 66 fan, Robert Long?

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 Robert Long is a full time grapgic designer and independent filmmaker.  As a first generation Batman syndication kid, he manages the 1966-68 Batman Television Series Group on Facebook.  He has had the pleasure to meet and work with Adam West and Julie Newmar with various projects in the past.  Visit Robert's production company - Smash or Trash Independent Filmmakingto learn more about it.

Take a moment to see Robert's latest project, Madhouse Manor, and how you can help with his Indiegogo campaign to raise funds to make the movie a reality.

CODE SNOW WHITE: "Goldie" himself - Richard Anderson - joins the podcast to share his story of becoming an actor, the film that redefined his Hollywood status, and the role that would forever endear him to a generation. So ditch your socks and grab some sun - it's time to get the flock out of here.

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FROM RICHARD'S OFFICIAL WEBSITE:

After seeing Gary Cooper in a movie, Richard Anderson decided that he would like to try his hand at acting. Born in Long Branch, New Jersey, he came west with his family at the age of ten and settled in Los Angeles. After graduating from University High School and serving in the army in World War II he studied at the Actors' Laboratory in Los Angeles, which later became the Actors Studio in New York. After a season of summer stock in Laguna Beach and Santa Barbara, he went into live television where he was spotted by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and screen tested. Ironically he chose for his screen test a scene from Gary Cooper's "The Cowboy and the Lady. " From the test he was signed as a contract player. He gained valuable film experience working with Spencer Tracy, Cary Grant, William Holden, Clark Gable and Walter Pidgeon. He made twenty nine films over a six year period.

With the studio star system ending, he asked to be released from his contract in 1957 in order to appear in Stanley Kubrick's "Paths of Glory" which has since become an anti-war film classic. "I have been lucky to be invited to work in well made motion pictures," he says. "But there was also fun in making 'Curse of the Faceless Man,' a horror film now on the late night circuit." Adding it up he has has made over 40 motion pictures including -- "The Long Hot Summer" and "Compulsion" at the same time getting a taste of the "golden age of television" appearing in "Playhouse 90" with Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward in Irwin Shaw's "The Eighty Yard Run. " He moved on to co-star in five different network television series creating his most popular character in 1973 as Oscar Goldman, OSI Washington boss of the "Six Million Dollar Man." Out of it came "The Bionic Woman." Anderson became the first actor ever to portray the same character in two different television series running concurrently on two different networks (ABC-NBC). He was nominated for an Emmy in the 1976-1977 season. 

From 1988 until 1994, Richard helped Universal Studios, CBS and NBC to make three highly rated two-hour specials, "The Return of the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman," "Bionic Showdown" (which introduced Sandra Bullock) and "Bionic Ever After."

 Tonight’s Diners:  Scott & Miles

Welcome to the Diner

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Our Interview:

Much of the conversation in tonight’s show revolves around Game of Thrones, Star Wars Rebels, Tomorrowland, Jurassic World, and more.

ALL SPORTS SPECIAL!

On the heels of the SCOTUS ruling on gay marriage, Gabe joins Dan and Travis to discuss the reaction from the sports world. Hilarity ensues! (We hope!)

Including: Dan schools Gabe on chants!

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 Don thinks that he doesn't need school as he's a pretty good auto mechanic and knows that's where his life is headed.  But when his dune buggy breaks down in the desert, his auto skills are useless and his lack of knowledge could wind up getting Billy in trouble. 

We all have felt, at one time or another, that some of the classes we took in the course of our education were useless.  But one never knows what life will throw at them.  In the course of this episode, lessons in ancient history and geology pay off for Billy and Cathy, but will Don learn his lesson before it's too late.  Plus, Richard relates some personal stories of times he spent with Shazam! stars Jackson Bostwick and Michael Gray.  Stay tuned for the story of how guest star Wink Roberts set the desert landscape on fire.

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

Guest Cast

                              Wink Roberts as Don 

                            Lisa Eilbacher as Cathy

RATING

Ant-Man proved it wasn't such a small movie at the box office this weekend.  But is it big enough to take on the nostalgia of Pixels?  Michael Falkner has this and all the DVD release news on a new Weekly Podioplex.

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Weekly Podioplex Notes for July 21, 2015

Introduction

Opening Clip: Pixels

Box Office Report

Top Ten

#1 – Ant-Man
#2 – Minions [-1]
#3 – Trainwreck
#4 – Inside Out [-1]
#5 – Jurassic World [-3]
#6 – Terminator: Genisys [-2]

#7 – Magic Mike XXL [-1]
#8 – The Gallows [-3]
#9 – Bajrangi Bhaijaan
#10 – Ted 2 [-3]

(New Release) [Change]

Tops From the Past

2010 – Inception
2005 – Wedding Crashers
1995 – Waterworld
1985 – National Lampoon’s European Vacation
1975 – Jaws

Box Office Premieres for the week of July 24th, 2015

Wide

Pixels – [PG-13]

Paper Towns – [PG-13]

Southpaw – [R]

Limited

The Vatican Tapes – [PG-13]

Samba – [R]

Unexpected – [R]

Big Significant Things – [NR]

Phoenix – [PG-13]

Home Entertainment for the week of July 21st, 2015

New Releases on DVD and Blu-Ray

What We Do in the Shadows – [R]

Wild Horses – [R]

Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery – [NR]

TV on DVD and Blu-Ray 

Robot Chicken: Season Seven (2014)

The Centurions: Part One (1985)

Blu-Rays From the Past

My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) – [R]

Podcast Promos

The Dead Robots Society

The Dead Robots’ Society was created by Justin Macumber in an effort to offer advice and support to other aspiring writers. All the hosts, current and former, have writing experience of some kind. They gather on a weekly basis to share stories of their individual journeys and discuss topics important to the world of writing. Occasional forays into the territories of brown dragons, taco eating cowboy space ninjas, or random discussions involving monkeys are all considered rumor at best and none of the hosts are willing to admit any of that actually happened.

Quick Flicks

None

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The Screen Guild Theater, which presented Hollywood films in greatly-abridged versions but often with the original stars, did a fantastic job with The Philadelphia Story.  Their adaptation of the comedy classic about a high society wedding interrupted by the presence of the bride’s ex-husband and pair of tabloid reporters features all three of the film’s stars: Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant,  and Jimmy Stewart.  Then that dashing “Robin Hood of Modern Crime,” Simon Templar, makes an appearance on The Saint.  Vincent Price stars as the sophisticated, suave (yet quick with his fists) righter of wrongs.

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Episodes

The Screen Guild Theater

“The Philadelphia Story”

March 17, 1947

4:56

The Saint

“The Corpse Said Ouch”

August 6, 1950

32:05

 Aired March 1/2, 1967

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​Justin Michael is an actor, writer / director and LA native. He's one half of the sketch comedy group , a member of the Harold teamWinslow, co-host of the podcast  at UCB Sunset, and host of . His UCB credits also include: , and . He is the co-creator of , a stop-motion animated series he wrote, directed, voiced, and produced for L Studio and Stoopid Buddy. He has written/directed/acted for Comedy Central, Funny or Die, Above Average, Nickelodeon and Adult Swim. He was a staff writer on Matt Besser's Comedy Central special, "This Show Will Get You High." He's performed at San Francisco Sketch Fest, Austin's Out of Bounds Festival, The Del Close Marathon, and toured various colleges across the country. If you'd like to continue your relationship beyond this bio follow .

We return to the WCRS Radiostage with another audio production created as a service for the blind back in the early 2000s.  Based on a short story written by producer David Binkley and Michael Elliot, Elliot drafts the audio play for this take on Sherlock Holmes in a story set twenty years after the last documented story by Sr. Arthur Conan Doyle.  The story always read like an audio drama, so it made sense for David to produce it as such.

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We open the CYBORGS Case File on BOB McCULLOUGH. Bob has worked as a writer, producer, and director on some of the most popular TV shows throughout the 80s and 90s, including FALCON CREST, BJ AND THE BEAR, STAR TREK THE NEXT GENERATION, and ZORRO. His first real writing credit was for the episode, “In This Corner Jaime Sommers” on THE BIONIC WOMAN (he also wrote, “Jaime and the King”).

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But it was his story for the season three SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN episode, “Hocus-Pocus” that earned him entry into the Writer's union. But he had to fight for it. And you WON’T see his name in the episode's credits. We’ll find out why. We’ll also take an in-depth look at how Bob broke into show business - a great story in its own right. In fact, we’re going to go all the way back to Bob’s Hollywood roots, from hanging out at ritzy nightclubs as a child, to rubbing shoulders with Hollywood royalty at his mom’s bath and closet store, to crashing THE DATING GAME and becoming an NBC PAGE for LAUGH-IN, THE DEAN MARTIN SHOW, and the TONIGHT SHOW WITH JOHNNY CARSON.

This is an extra long edition of Case File because it not only spotlights a SMDM/BW writer, BUT ALSO serves as great first-hand advice for breaking into Hollywood.

“It’s really an open door in Hollywood if you have what they need. And what they need is smart people who are prepared and who are willing to work hard. If you have those things going for you, there’s no reason you can’t succeed. But if you’re sitting around waiting for them to call you, guess what - they’re busy. Tenacity, persistence, and don’t be afraid to do something a little outside the box.” — Bob McCullough

WHERE HOLLYWOOD HIDES LINKS

iTunes

Twitter

Facebook

Official Homepage

Animated fare continues to dominate the box office.  Minions takes the top spot this week, but can it hold that position this weekend as Marvel unleashes the Ant-Man?  (Never thought a sentence like that would be written.)  Michael Falkners got all this, DVD releases and Comic Con news on a new Weekly Podioplex.

Weekly Podioplex Notes for July 14, 2015

Introduction

Opening Clip: Ant-Man

Box Office Report

Top Ten

#1 – Minions
#2 – Jurassic World [Even]
#3 – Inside Out [-2]
#4 – Terminator: Genisys [-1]
#5 – The Gallows
#6 – Magic Mike XXL [-2]

#7 – Ted 2 [-2]
#8 – Self/Less
#9 – Baahubali: The Beginning
#10 – Max [-4]

(New Release) [Change]

Tops From the Past

2010 – Inception
2005 – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
1995 – Apollo 13
1985 – Back to the Future
1975 – Jaws

Box Office Premieres for the week of July 17^th, 2015

Wide

Ant-Man – [PG-13]

Trainwreck – [R]

Limited

Irrational Man – [R]

The Look of Silence – [PG-13]

Mr. Holmes – [PG]

The Stanford Prison Experiment – [R]

Home Entertainment for the week of July 14^th, 2015

New Releases on DVD and Blu-Ray

Ex Machina – [R]

X-Men: Days of Future Past – The Rogue Cut – [UR]

It Follows – [R]

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – [PG]

The Longest Ride – [PG-13]

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 – [PG]

TV on DVD and Blu-Ray

Batman: Season Two, Part Two(1967)

Powers: Season One(2015)

Growing Pains: Season Five(1989)

WKRP in Cincinnati: Season Three(1980)

Blu-Rays From the Past

The Black Stallion (1979)– [G]

The Andromeda Strain (1971)– [G]

Podcast Promos

The Batcave Podcast

The Batcave Podcast is an Internet show that takes a look at each and every episode of the 60s Batman television series. Host John S. Drew celebrates the great and looks to see where the show went wrong as it slid into oblivion in its third and final season with a different guest host each week. In the end, John is attempting to justify his love for this series, not to the listener, but to himself. Join him on this long, strange trip.

Quick Flicks

Buzz at San Diego Comic Con

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Tonight’s Diners

Tonight we discuss a movie that is often overlooked when it comes to the greatest science-fiction movie lists. We are discussing Back to the Future II. We talk about some of the technical aspects of the movie, but also delve into some of the most memorable performances, scenes, and some of our favorite quotes. We also discuss what it got right and what it got wrong. We would love to hear your thoughts about this movie. 

Back to the Future II 

Marty McFly has only just gotten back from the past, when he is once again picked up by Dr. Emmett Brown and sent through time to the future. Marty’s job in the future is to pose as his own son to prevent him from being thrown in prison. Unfortunately, things get worse when the future changes the present.

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 Daphne Ashbrook is an actor who has probably appeared in your favorite show. With a resume in theatre, film and television shows ranging from “Knight Rider” to “Murder She Wrote” to “NCIS” to “The OC,” just to name a few, Daphne’s honed her craft into an incredibly successful career. She is a favorite among science fiction fans as well for being one of the few people to appear in both “Star Trek” and “Doctor Who.” In recent years, she’s branched beyond acting by releasing several albums “Grace Notes” “All Good Dreamers” and penning a memoir on acting “Dead Woman Laughing.” 

LINKS

Once More, With Feeling IndieGogo fundraising site

Once More, With Feeling FB page

Once More, With Feeling website

Once More, With Feeling IMdb

Daphne Ashbrook’s website

Daphne Ashbrook Official FB page

Matthew Jacobs’ “Doctor Who Am I” website

The Official “Doctor Who Am I” Facebook page

What took Jurassic World at the box office?  What offerings are there for this coming weekend movie releases?  What does guest Kevin Bachelder think of the newest convention Indy Popcon?  Michael Falkner has this and more on a new Weekly Podioplex.

Weekly Podioplex Notes for July 7, 2015

Introduction

Opening Clip:   Minions

Box Office Report

Top Ten

#1 – Inside Out [+1]
#2 – Jurassic World [-1]
#3 – Terminator: Genisys
#4 – Magic Mike XXL
#5 – Ted 2 [-2]
#6 – Max [-2]

#7 – Spy [-2]
#8 – San Andreas [-2]
#9 – Me and Earl and the Dying Girl [+4]
#10 – Dope [-3]

(New Release) [Change]

Tops From the Past

2010 – Inception
2005 – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
1995 – Apollo 13
1985 – Back to the Future
1975 – Jaws

Box Office Premieres for the week of July 3rd, 2015

Wide

Minions – [PG]

The Gallows – [R]

Self/less – [PG-13]

Limited

Do I Sound Gay? – [NR]

Tangerine – [R]

Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot – [NR]

Home Entertainment for the week of June 16th, 2015

New Releases on DVD and Blu-Ray

Woman in Gold – [PG-13]

Maggie – [PG-13]

Mercenary: Absolution – [R]

TV on DVD and Blu-Ray

House of Cards: Season Three (2015)

Barney Miller: Season Eight (1981)

Blu-Rays From the Past

The Killers (1946) – [NR]

Podcast Promo

Remake This Movie RIGHT!

“Remake This Movie RIGHT!” is a bi-weekly podcast where we take a classic film that is actively being remade by Hollywood studio execs, and craft our own version of how a modern retelling should go. Does the story need updating? Should characters or motives be tweaked? Do we need more muppets? We take all factors into account, concoct our film, and then offer a Final Pitch to you in movie trailer form. By the end of each episode, we will Remake This Movie RIGHT!

Quick Flicks

• Kevin Bachelder talks  Indy Popcon and B-Movie Celebration

Links

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Arnold and Scott are on their way to Gen Con soon, but since it’s been a while, they made some time to record this wild and crazy episode covering some thoughts on the final episodes of iZOMBIESeason 1, Arnold’s recent viewing of [REC] 3, and Scott’s work on the upcoming THE SIXTH GUN RPG! And there’s more, from theories about the paper-laden post-apocalypse to the need for an upcoming episode on those classic Romero films. The more zombies, the merrier!

SHOW LINKS

iZombie Season 1 (iTunes)

iZombie Season 1 (Amazon)

REC 3: Genesis (iTunes)

REC 3: Genesis Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack (Amazon)

The Sixth Gun RPG (Pinnacle)

Show 060! We talk about young Walter's robot awareness, the Seinfeld/Maher/PC crap, cover some giant bats and and a new rockin' brew, plus Trav tries some old Travia, we bid farewell to Anthony "Luke" Geary, and review the list of late celebs. Listen here or subscribe on iTunes and elsewhere. Also send us money.

Check out all the fun of past episodes by visiting them on the web.

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SHOW OPEN

• Walter "John Connor" Lackaye and the Bots

•  "What's the deal with this Seinfeld/Maher/PC business?"

• Dan: The...Something

THE NEWS WITH TRAVIS

• Seriously, more bats. This one walks.

• Heavy Metal Zen

• Robbin' + Biscuit Cravin' = A Jailin'

• We Will, We Will Beer You

   
   

SHOW CLOSE

• Later, Luke. Thanks for the Memories.

• Impossible Travia: A Gabe-over

• Dick Van Patten and the Death List

• Announcements

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 A child star of the television and movies in the 60s and 70s, Pamelyn Ferdin appeared in such classic series as Star Trek, The Odd Couple, and Bewitched.  She also appeared as Lynn Colby in the first season Shazam! episode, "Thou Shalt Not Kill".  Pamelyn joins John and Richard to discuss her career, her animal activism, and her time on the set of Shazam!

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"As a child and teenager, I didn’t just watch some of the most beloved cartoons and television shows of all times; I lived them. I was the voice of Lucy Van Pelt in the Peanuts Movie, You're a Good Boy Charlie Brown and other Peanut specials. I was also the voice of Fern in the animated theatrical version of Hannah-Barbera’s Charlotte’s Web, as well as dozens of other voices for animated series. Besides voice overs, I appeared in guest starring roles on most of the television shows of the sixties and seventies, as well as co-starring in major motion pictures such as The Beguiled starring Clint Eastwood and Geraldine Page. My list of credits and photos from many of the shows I appeared in can be seen on my web site at PamelynFerdin.com."

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For the Fourth of July, we present two unabashedly patriotic episodes from the Golden Age of Radio.  First, the show that captured the immigrant experience with warm-hearted comedy, Life With Luigi.  This time Luigi and his night school class are to march in an Independence Day parade.  Trouble arises when Luigi decides to add firecrackers to the parade.  Then CBS’s You Are There, the program that takes listeners to important moments in history, takes us to – where else – Philadelphia in July of 1776 for the debate over the Declaration of Independence.

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Episodes

Life With Luigi

“The Fourth of July Parade”

July 3, 1949

4:16

You Are There

“Philadelphia, July 4, 1776”

March 21, 1948

37:05

And with a third week at the top of the box office, Jurassic World is the first box office "turkey" of the summer season, beating out Avengers: Age of Ultron.  It's a slow week of movie and DVD releases, but there are a couple that promise to threaten the dinosaurs' top spot.  Michael Falkner has this and more on a new Weekly Podioplex.

Weekly Podioplex Notes for June 30, 2015

Introduction

Opening Clip:  Terminator Genisys

Box Office Report

Top Ten

#1 – Jurassic World [Third Week]
#2 – Inside Out [Even]
#3 – Ted 2
#4 – Max
#5 – Spy [-2]
#6 – San Andreas [-2]

#7 – Dope [-2]
#8 – Insidious: Chapter 3 [-2]
#9 – Mad Max: Fury Road [-1]
#10 – Avengers: Age of Ultron [-1]

(New Release) [Change]

Tops From the Past

2010 – Despicable Me
2005 – Fantastic Four
1995 – Apollo 13
1985 – Back to the Future
1975 – Jaws

Box Office Premieres for the week of July 3rd, 2015

Wide

Terminator Genisys – [PG-13]

Magic Mike XXL – [R]

Limited

Cartel Land – [NR]

Jimmy’s Hall – [PG-13]

Jackie & Ryan – [PG-13]

Amy – [R]

Home Entertainment for the week of June 16th, 2015

New Releases on DVD and Blu-Ray

Get Hard – [R]

Last Knights – [R]

Danny Collins – [R]

TV on DVD and Blu-Ray

None

Blu-Rays From the Past

Vanilla Sky (2001) – [R]

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The RevolutionSF Revcast

An online magazine and community dedicated to celebrating the best in science fiction, fantasy, comics, anime, and gaming, RevolutionSF is created by professional columnists, artists, animators, and humorists from the most prominent genre-related websites and magazines around. Tough love for sci-fi.

Earth Station One

Earth Station One is a pop culture podcast & blog celebrating our love for all things Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comics & much, much more.

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• None

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Julie Newmar makes her final bow as the Catwoman in an episode many fans remember fondly.  Catwoman decides to follow the straight and narrow as she enters college.  But the theft of a statue of Batman from the college and a found beenie cap are all the clues Batman needs to figure out Catwoman is up to something.  

Joining John to discuss this episode and Julie Newmar's legacy as the Catwoman is View from the Longbox's Michael Bailey.

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Michael Bailey has an illness.  While most people would call his comic book collecting a hobby he knows what it really is - a hopeless addiction.  Luckily he has harnessed this personality defect into a weekly Internet radio show.  Mike is a DC guy but likes Marvel just fine.  He prefers the super-hero genre but frankly as long as it is a solid read he’ll try just about any sort of comic.

Mike is a Pieces, (his birthday is February 29th as a matter of fact) enjoys cold weather and enjoys a variety of hobbies that rarely involve the outdoors.

Currently Mike lives in the Fortress of Baileytude, which is carved into the side of a mountain above scenic Fayetteville, GA.  Somehow he has lucked into having a beautiful wife named Rachel, who is very much an enabler and, for some reason, puts up with his dumb ass.  Together they own a small poodle named Boo, the cutest six pounds of evil you will ever see.  His day job is acting like a department manager for a big box office supply store.

Show 059 

On Show 059, Ken Gardiner helps us figure out the whys of Rush's recent Rolling Stone cover, we spoil Game of Thrones (or do we?), and Dan rolls out some proposed wedding ceremony ideas on the heels of Travis's first anniversary. Maybe some big announcement or something too! Tell 400 friends and subscribe today!

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SHOW OPEN

• The Barry Manilow Show?

• You have GoT to be kidding! And other spoilers

• Emerson screws us yet again and other olde dayes tayles

• Dan: The Man

Rush to Judgment

• Rush makes the cover of the Rolling Stone; Is this a Rush to Justice? Or something else? We discuss with resident Rushiotomist Ken Gardiner

THE NEWS WITH TRAVIS

• Mr. Deluxe Very Good Clone Robot Fantastic OK

• Teledildonics and other proof we live in the future

• Skin Saving Swimsuit

SHOW CLOSE

• Impossible Travia

• Anniversaries and announcements

• The #ElvisWedding Ceremonies That Never Were

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Tonight’s Diners: Jim and M

Welcome to the Diner

If you have listened to the show for sometime, we would love to have you leave feedback on iTunes. We know not all of you use iTunes, but for those that do, it helps us become more visible. If you don’t use iTunes, your feedback is still valuable. Visit our webpage at http://scifidinerpodcast.com and leave a comment on the show notes or email us at scifidinerpodcast@gmail.com We want to know what you are thinking about what we are saying and what shows you are watching.

Tonight's Menu

Jim Arrowood and M. interview Walter Doty, Write for Star Trek: Captain Pike, and Todd Shawn Tei, Director, Writer, and Actor for this project. We at the SciFi Diner have always supported fan projects.  Quite frankly we just want to see more Trek. If you are with us in this and like what you hear in our discussion with the creators of this project, then please visit their indigogo campaign and support the project. You can also follow them on their facebook page and their twitter.  Below you can read a description of the project from their indigogo page.

This is the story of Captain Pike when he first takes command of the Enterprise and his first mission aboard her. And with your help, it will lead into a Captain Pike Web Series.

Christopher Pike is the Captain seen in the original Star Trek Pilot “The Cage”, played by Jeffrey Hunter. He was Captain of the Enterprise before Captain Kirk. And his story has never been told in film, until now.

In the original Star Trek Pilot, “The Cage”, set in the year 2254. Captain Pike and his crew are returning from Rigel VII, where several members of the landing party were killed by the inhabitants.

The incident filled Pike with so much guilt that he is considering resigning his commission. But that’s all we know about Captain Pike, and we want to know so much more. Don’t you?

This is an independent film project that will be helmed by professionals who all work in the entertainment industry. From cast and crew to writers, director, producers and actors.

THE LEAD CAST OF “CAPTAIN PIKE”

In our film, we will answer these questions about Captain Pike:

1. What happened on Pike’s first mission with his female first officer, and his science officer, Mr. Spock?

2. Did Pike ever go into battle?

3. Which alien race did he encounter before any other Starfleet Captains? We know Captain Pike’s father is Admiral Josh Pike, but we never learned about the Admiral and which starship he commanded.

We never learned about many of the federation Captains that we saw in Star Trek TOS or their descendants.

In this film, we’ll answer all the questions you’ve always wondered about. And you’ll see many famous Starfleet officers at the beginning of their illustrious careers.

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The In Review Podcast is back with an all new episode.  John, Keith, Krissy, and Mike gather to offer new things that might interest you such as Shakespeare in the Park, DragonCon Newbies, Mad Max: Fury Road, and Dale & Tucker Vs. Evil.  Plus, they discuss Neil Gaiman's American Gods for television and the passing of Sir Christopher Lee.  Take a listen and let us know your thoughts on what we discussed.

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Segment One: Bringing it to the Table

2:07 - Krissy surprisingly loves the new Mad Max film, Fury Road.

9:52 - Keith talks about this year's offerings for Shakespeare in the Park - Tempest and Cymbeline.

14:09 - DragonCon is coming and Michael discusses the Newbies program that helps those who are going for the first time acclimate themselves to the frenetic environoment.

20:15 - John surprisingly liked Dale & Tucker Vs. Evil.

25:16 - Promo for the Generations Geek podcast.

26:08 - Promo for the Batcave Podcast.

Segment Two: Pop Tops

27:52 - We discuss:

• Neil Gaiman's American Gods is coming to Starz
• The passing of Sir Christopher Lee

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Mentor is mugged in the RV and the only witness is a young boy who refuses to talk.  Can Billy convince him otherwise or will Mentor's attacker come back to make sure the boy never speaks?

"Snitches dig ditches" is a common phrase among the young today, sadly, but it seems to hold true with young Larry Burns.  In this episode, John and Richard discuss the responsibility of youth to step forward and report wrongdoing, the question of powerful beings granting insight into potential danger, and the difficult stunts Jackson Bostwick had to perform.

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Moral

Guest Cast

Todd Gross as Larry Burns

Andrew Rubin as Ron Craig

Dermott Downs as First Boy

Brian Williams as Second Boy

Selette Cole as Molly Burns

Lew Brown as Mr. Burns

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No life is forever, not even that of the man who played immortal vampires, mouldering corpses, and psychotic satanists. Christopher Lee had so permanently placed his mark on the world of fantastic film that his death this past week sent a shock wave through film fandom, so assured were we that he’d always be around to bring his wit, gravity, and class to the likes of Dracula, Saruman and Kharis.

In the wake of his loss, Cinefantastique contributors Ted Newsom, Steve Biodrowski, Lawrence French, and Dan Persons got together to reminisce about encounters with the legendary actor, share some famous and not-so-famous anecdotes about his work and life, and evaluate his contribution to the worlds of horror and fantasy. Click on the player to hear the show, or right-click the link to download.

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Jurassic World continues its dominiation at the box office with a much smaller take this weekend.  Does this mean that those new films opening this weekend might topple it? Michael Falkner has this as well as a look at the July releases.  It's all here and more on a new Weekly Podioplex.

Weekly Podioplex Notes for June 23, 2015

Introduction

Opening Clip: Max

Box Office Report

Top Ten

#1 – Jurassic World [Second Week]
#2 – Inside Out
#3 – Spy [-1]
#4 – San Andreas [-1]
#5 – Dope
#6 – Insidious: Chapter 3 [-2]

#7 – Pitch Perfect 2 [-2]
#8 – Mad Max: Fury Road [-1]
#9 – Avengers: Age of Ultron [-1]
#10 – Tomorrowland [-1]

(New Release) [Change]

Tops From the Past

2010 – The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
2005 – War of the Worlds
1995 – Apollo 13
1985 – Pale Rider
1975 – Jaws

Box Office Premieres for the week of June 19th, 2015

Wide

Max – [PG]

Ted 2 – [R]

Limited

Big Game – [PG-13]

Batkid Begins – [PG]

The Little Death – [NR]

A Murder in the Park – [PG-13]

Home Entertainment for the week of June 16th, 2015

New Releases on DVD and Blu-Ray

Survivor – [PG-13]

The Forger – [R]

Pound of Flesh – [R]

TV on DVD and Blu-Ray

Graceland: Season Two (2014)

Workaholics: Season Five (2015)

Blu-Rays From the Past

The Bridge (1959) – [NR]

Needful Things (1993) – [R]

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The SciFi Diner Podcast

In this Science Fiction Podcast, we share interviews, reviews, and opinions on popular and perhaps not so popular Science Fiction TV shows and movies.

Quick Flicks

• July’s Coming Attractions

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Our long delayed look at the various incarnations of the Doctors on Doctor Who continues with a discussion of the Peter Davison era.  Having some great shoes to fill, Davison had his work cut out for him, but he managed nicely in the three years he played the role.  John is joined by Keith DeCandido and Krissy Myers to discuss the companions, the Doctor's story arc through the three years culminating in "Caves of Androzani", the Fifth Doctor as a bridge between the old and new series, and of course, episodes to watch out for.  We even remembered to talk about The Master.  Well, Keith and Krissy did.

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Dashiell Hammett’s Nick and Nora Charles, the supposedly-retired PI and his socialite wife, heroes of his mystery novel The Thin Man, appeared on film, television, and, of course, radio.  The New Adventures of The Thin Man was a radio incarnation that emphasized the duo’s trademark witty repartee and underplayed the criminal violence.  This episode is about a missing dog, but still manages to work in boxing and gambling.  Then Old Time Radio’s premier science fiction anthology series, X Minus One, adapts a classic tale by Robert Heinlein, “The Roads Must Roll.” In a future where the highways became so crowded that we gave up cars in exchange for high-speed conveyor belt roads as our preferred mode of transport, one man stands alone against radicals seeking to take down the system.

Episodes

The New Adventures of the Thin Man

“The Adventure of the Passionate Palooka”

July 6, 1948

3:03

X Minus One

“The Roads Must Roll”

January 4, 1956

34:42

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Show 058 - The Heavy Metal Episode

...And we're back! After a lengthy hiatus, Dan and Travis return with a show devoted to METAL. Handsome Timmy D joins to share his list of the top metal bands, we do the news, we play some trivia games, and Travis reviews some Iron Maiden classics in the new installment of "May I Suggest." Listen to the show 4 months in the making! Tune in and share!

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SHOW OPEN

• The Carl Banks Show!
• The Heavy Metal Episode!
• Muppet New Agers
• #SNL40
• Dan: The Man

Ask Handsome Timmy D

• Who are the 3 most important Heavy Metal bands of the first three decades of Heavy Metal…oh yeah?!

THE NEWS WITH TRAVIS

• Elvis’s Elvan
• Man gives nickel back to charity, or some such
• Depp duo with Coop

SHOW CLOSE

• Impossible Travia – THEME: Drummers
• Dan said to Travis, “May I Suggest… you rock out to the dulcet tones of Iron Maiden’s albums The Number Of The Beast and Piece Of Mind?” – and Travis gives his thoughts.
• Dan said to Travis, “May I Suggest… you spy with your little eye a documentary called Mel Brooks: Make A Noise?” – tune in a month from now to hear what Travis has to say!

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It really doesn't come as much of a surprise that Jurassic World took the top box office spot last weekend.  What's amazing are the records that were broken with its release.  Can it hold the top spot as it appears everyone in the world has seen the film?  Michael Falkner has a few new movie releases to suggest as competition.  There are also DVD releases and movie news with casting for the first Star Wars spinoff film and the passing of Christopher Lee.  It's all here and more on a new Weekly Podioplex.

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Weekly Podioplex Notes for June 16, 2015

Introduction

Opening Clip: Inside Out

Box Office Report

Top Ten

#1 – Jurassic World
#2 – Spy [-1]
#3 – San Andreas [-1]
#4 – Insidious: Chapter 3 [-1]
#5 – Pitch Perfect 2 [+1]
#6 – Entourage [-2]

#7 – Mad Max: Fury Road [-2]
#8 – Avengers: Age of Ultron [Even]
#9 – Tomorrowland [-2]
#10 – Love & Mercy [+1]

(New Release) [Change]

Tops From the Past

2010 – Toy Story 3
2005 – Batman Begins
1995 – Pocahontas
1985 – Cocoon
1975 – Jaws

Box Office Premieres for the week of June 19^th, 2015

Wide

Inside Out – [PG]

Dope – [R]

Limited

Infinitely Polar Bear – [R]

Manglehorn – [PG-13]

Eden – [R]

Gabriel – [NR]

The Overnight – [R]

The Tribe – [NR]

Home Entertainment for the week of June 16th, 2015

New Releases on DVD and Blu-Ray

Chappie – [R]

Run All Night – [R]

Unfinished Business – [R]

The Lazarus Effect – [PG-13]

Beyond the Reach – [R]

TV on DVD and Blu-Ray

The Newsroom: Season Three (2014)

Two and a Half Men: Season Twelve (2014)

Two and a Half Men: The Complete Series (2003-2015)

Laverne and Shirley: The Complete Series (1976-1983)

Jericho: The Complete Series (1966-1967)

The Odd Couple: The Complete Series (1970-1975)

Blu-Rays From the Past

The Land That Time Forgot (1975)– [PG]

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The Roundtable Podcast

Each week we invite publishers, editors, and authors to get on the line with a writer who presents an idea on the table… an idea for a story they want to write.  And then everyone digs in, asking questions, pointing out problems, and proposing solutions.  Characters are dissected or dismissed, plots reinforced or torn apart altogether, and hopefully what started as an idea, becomes something more.

Quick Flicks

• Forest Whitaker joins Rogue One

• Katherine Waterston joins Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

• Rupert Wyatt joins Gambit

• Sir Christopher Lee

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