Poor George. He's never seen any movies. Rather than mourn their dear friend, Travis and Dan have taken it upon themselves to show him what he is missing. But they don't stop at showing him famous movies! They also help George to understand how each film fits into the Great Narrative of Film. Not only THAT the film of the week is significant, but WHY and HOW. Also, they make jokes and stuff.
Episodes
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
The discussion of Batman Returns ran so long we had to break it into two separate episodes. And what a doozy Part 2 turned out to be! Danny Devito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sean Young and Marlon Brando are all here and George is feeling it.
And Dan. Dan has a revelation on-air for you all to hear. Now, it is a revelation about Batman (1989) but still, a win is a win, guys.
Dan will be appearing as the guest of The Hysteria Continues podcast to discuss Elves (1989) with the panel of slasher fans with an episode launching December 22nd on YouTube (and December 24th on podcatchers.) Be sure to keep an eye on https://www.youtube.com/@TheHysteriaContinues for that!
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Theme song recorded by The Hungry Sevens.
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
George has seen Batman (1989.) He's seen, and discussed at length, the Nolan Trilogy. Heck, he's even seen these same supporting characters in The Batman. But George was not ready for Danny Devito and Michelle Pfeiffer.
We get deep into the sewers and Bat lore, explore the connections between Batman 1966, Batman Returns and the Nolan Trilogy. And there's jokes and stuff. But how could we make this movie into a Happy Meal?
Dan will be appearing as the guest of The Hysteria Continues podcast to discuss Elves (1989) with the panel of slasher fans with an episode launching December 22nd on YouTube (and December 24th on podcatchers.) Be sure to keep an eye on https://www.youtube.com/@TheHysteriaContinues for that!
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Theme song recorded by The Hungry Sevens.
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Dan is the first-time viewer this week as the guys show him Gremlins. And Dan has only one question: Who is the target audience of this movie!? Now, to be fair, George hadn't seen this film in a long time so it was essentially a first watch for him as well. Travis brought his A-Game to support this 80's classic.
Furbies, A Christmas Story and Back to the Future all make cameo appearances as we ring in the holiday season with puppets and fire. What a wild movie! But will Dan prefer this Steven Spielberg/Chris Columbus/Joe Dante effort to his beloved Elves (1989)?
Will Travis convince the guys of the merits of this creature feature? Will George be satisfied with the number of Gremlins? What is the ideal volume of Gremlins contained within a film called Gremlins? Will Dan see the movie for what it is, rather than what it could be as a music video for Darlene Love's "Christmas" song?
Dan will be appearing as the guest of The Hysteria Continues podcast to discuss Elves (1989) with the panel of slasher fans with an episode launching December 22nd on YouTube (and December 24th on podcatchers.) Be sure to keep an eye on https://www.youtube.com/@TheHysteriaContinues for that!
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Theme song recorded by The Hungry Sevens.
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Richard Oliver (of the Chasing Tone Podcast) is back and George just finished his 4th Eddie Murphy movie of the show. Was this a pitch-perfect comedy for George or did it fall flat like that part in Trading Places that Dan hates?
This one is all over the place, with deviations to discussions of Kimba the White Lion, Slumdog Millionaire and Animal House. It was a great time.
Will Richard quit the show when he figures out that we are not watching Coming 2 America? Did George catch the Trading Places call-back? Is Travis's spray bottle sufficiently sized for Richard's preference? Did Dan just geek out over a Simpsons' scene... again?
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Theme song recorded by The Hungry Sevens.
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Before "Straw Dogs," "Last House on the Left" and "I Spit on Your Grave" it was Whirlpool that ushered in the new decade of the 1970s... George and Travis had never heard of Whirlpool (aside from all the times Dan brought it up over the last 3 years!) and were NOT PREPARED FOR WHAT THEY WERE GETTING INTO. And it led to what may be our most ridiculous episode of the year!
Seriously.
This is one that is underseen so we stay spoiler-free while we make the pitch for you, yes you, to go check it out before we finish the episode with spoilers galore.
How many times will Travis snort with glee? Will George manage to maintain diplomacy throughout the episode? Will Dan finally stop talking about Whirlpool!? Only time will tell! Tune in!
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Theme song recorded by The Hungry Sevens, featuring Shawnee Houlihan.
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Thanksgiving is here and the boys are watching Steve Martin try to escape John Candy on his way from New York to Chicago, by way of Wichita Kansas. And the adventure goes right through Dan's backyard! (Finally a movie that isn't in Philadelphia!)
Will George manage to set aside his tragedy bias and enjoy a heartwarming film? Will Travis set a new all-time curse record for the show? Will Dan ever fully self-diagnose his emotion deficiency? Hopefully this all resolves in time for Turkey!
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Theme song recorded by The Hungry Sevens.
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
George and Travis are new to this movie, and Dan forewarned them (perhaps to their own detriment) that they were in for more David Cronenberg. But this isn't your Daddy's Cronenberg of The Fly or Scanners. Instead the guys were faced with a serious and ambiguous tale vacillating between gaslighting and a potential double life. But, spoiler alert: They liked it.
Will Travis ever be satisfied with ambiguity? Will George manage to say anything nice about the movie before slipping into criticism? Will Dan find an excuse to reference Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Ok, to be fair, it would be odd to ask any of those very specific questions without the answer to all of them being addressed directly. What are you waiting for!?
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Theme song recorded by The Hungry Sevens, featuring Shawnee Houlihan.
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Dan and Travis have been threatening to show this movie to George for years. They never mentioned that it was Paul Verhoeven (Robocop, Total Recall, Basic Instinct) but you have to assume George had lofty expectations (or a paralyzing sense of confusion) when he read the "directed by" credits.
Let's settle with you guys. This movie stinks. But the real discussion begins with the "Why!?" What happened to this movie? Why is it the way it is? We get into it. And then we quote it a bunch. And then we question ourselves. And Travis snorted again.
Will Travis take back his baseless attacks on Shannon Tweed? Will George ever trust us to show him a movie again? Will Dan seriously defend this movie as accomplishing its mission? Thanks for the cheeseburger.
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Theme song recorded by The Hungry Sevens, featuring Shawnee Houlihan.
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
George wasn't ready. Travis wasn't ready. Sleepaway Camp is something no one can really be prepared for.
Luckily Aaron (friend of the show and author of the spectacular Primal Fear legal breakdown on our Facebook Group) is a Sleepaway Camp Super-Fan to help Dan shepherd the guys through what might be the most challenging content in a movie thus far. Plus the conversation literally makes Travis snort at some point.
How will George handle the concept of a "Bad movie" being super fun. Is he ready? Will Travis get too hung up on the beginning of the movie to stick the landing at the end? Will Aaron be able to get a word in with all the commotion? Can Dan successfully convince everyone that this movie belongs on the show at all? Tune in to find out!
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Theme song recorded by The Hungry Sevens, featuring Shawnee Houlihan.
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
What began as a fun "extra" planned for the Halloween 1978 revisiting has broken loose into its own Halloween Special. Can Travis or George name a movie that is a better watch than Halloween 78?
Will Travis and George really try to bring the Wendy Theory into this again? Will they be the same after hearing the (made up off-the-cuff-by-Dan) "Loomis Theory" for Halloween 78? Will any of us leave this episode unchanged?
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Theme song recorded by The Hungry Sevens.
Friday Oct 28, 2022
Friday Oct 28, 2022
Mini_Megz finishes up her first (good) Halloween experience and the guys couldn't be happier. She liked it, guys! But she liked it so much we had to continue into a part 3. No Cochrans were injured in the making of this episode.
Does Travis think he's convinced us he was watching for shadows in THAT scene? Are you, the audience, ready for Ode to the Blue Blouse? Is Dan safe around Megz after making her watch Halloween 5 first? What major bombshell is Dan going to drop in the last minute of this podcast? Tune in to find out!
And find more from Megz here:
https://www.twitch.tv/mini_megz
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Theme song recorded by The Hungry Sevens.
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Mini_Megz had so much fun with Halloween that we had to split the episode! So join the conversation already in progress. And this one gets to the sexy stuff.
Will George come around to the magic of telephone technology of the time? Is Travis really going to go that far out of his way to justify the butter? Is Dan back on his FBI Profiler spiel again so soon? Tune in to find out!
And find more from Megz here:
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Theme song recorded by The Hungry Sevens.
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
Mini_Megz is back and she is angry. And rightfully so. You see, she had no idea she was being used as a crutch to carry the guys through the abysmal Halloween 5 during her first appearance. And to make matters worse, now she has seen Halloween (1978) and understands the full extent of the travesty. But did she like Halloween?
And will George enjoy his first chance to "teach" a newbie about one of his favorite movies from the show? Will Travis really continue to hold this grudge against the mother of Michael Myers? Did Dan just totally fix that opening scene? Tune in to find out!
And find more from Megz here:
https://www.twitch.tv/mini_megz
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Theme song recorded by The Hungry Sevens.