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Talkie Talk Ep. 25: Watchlist / Leftovers Finale / E3 Preview / News – 6/13

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Talkie Talk Ep. 25: Watchlist / Leftovers Finale / E3 Preview / News - 6/13

00:00 / 1:14:29

Talking what we’ve been watching – then going through some news in movies/TV (Trailers! News! Breezy on the Streets!). Just a warning, we’re going to be talking about The Leftovers finale (a lot) – and have a great preview of E3, looking at games (wow!), developers (ooh!) and consoles (wut).

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Watchlist/Playlist (0:52)
Brent: Zodiac (1:06), Wonder Woman (3:28), 2 Days in the Valley (RIP Glenne Headly) (7:36), Escape from New York (8:49), 48 Hrs (9:48),
TJ: Master of None (10:51)
David: Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (11:40), Parenthood (17:59)
Chris: Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, also, weirdly enough… Dead Cells (20:09), PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (21:40)
ALL CHAT!: The Leftovers Finale (22:35)
Breezy on the Streets (48:48)
48:54 – Trailer Roundup (Black Panther, Coco, American Made)
52:05 – E3 (Video Game Showcase) Preview – hosted by Chris (Dragon Ball FighterZ 52:22, Ace Combat 7 52:56, Bloodstained 53:55, Far Cry 5 54:14, Bubzy 55:22, Starfield 55:45, Game of Thrones from Bethesda 56:31, Super Mario Odyssey 58:10, Sonic Mania 59:45, Final Fantasy maybe 1:01:06, Assassin’s Creed Origins 1:01:54, Naughty Dog preview 1:02:26, New XBox Console Name 1:03:09)
1:05:59 – Cowboy Bebop turning into live-action TV show
1:06:41 – Wonder Woman 2 contract fun: Patty Jenkins has leverage
1:07:52 – Videogame Everything first ever game eligible for Best Animated Short Oscar
1:09:11 – Cars 3 features unheard voice work from Paul Newman
1:10:21 – Next Ryan Coogler / Michael B. Jordan movie is about Atlanta standardized test cheating scandal
1:10:45 – Best bet this weekend: Cars 3

Slight warning: Some mild language

(Intro courtesy of The Willow Walkers / Outro “Onions” courtesy of Mega Gem, via the Free Music Archive, CC-BY)

Emmy Predictions: Supporting Acting

http://cdn3.thr.com/sites/default/files/2014/08/emmys_0.jpg — (Image: The Hollywood Reporter)

David: Welcome to our Emmy predictions chat with your favorite awards-chasers, David and TJ. We’re splitting up the work into a couple different conversations to cover the major acting and series categories. Today we’re looking at supporting acting in a Comedy and Drama.

TJ: Yes. Yes we are.

David: In the end, we’ll tally up our predictions on July 13th, when the nominations are announced. Whoever wins is the better person, pretty much.

TJ: We split the Oscars predictions, right? You won the nominations game and I won when it counted?

David: I guess you could look at it that way.

TJ: Or you could be wrong. ANYWAYS…

David: We’ll kick it off then.

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Talkie Talk Ep. 24: On Golden Pond / Final Performances

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Talkie Talk Ep. 24: On Golden Pond / Final Performances

00:00 / 49:05

Brent, Chris and David discuss the homework assignment (On Golden Pond, you old poop). Since that movie marked the final performance of Henry Fonda (legendary actor), our main topic is looking at great actors and actresses’ Final Performances. Some are great, some embarrassing, some are weird – all are most definitely final.

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Homework Follow-up: On Golden Pond (0:56)
Main Topic: Great Last Performances (19:04)
New Homework Assignment: To Kill a Mockingbird (Netflix) (43:37)

Slight warning: Some mild language

(Intro courtesy of The Willow Walkers / Outro “Arise” courtesy of Podington Bear, via the Free Music Archive, CC-BY)

Talkie Talk Ep. 23: The Watchlist in the Window – 6/6

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Talkie Talk Ep. 23: The Watchlist in the Window - 6/6

00:00 / 54:46

Talking what we’ve been watching – then going through some news in movies/TV (Trailers! News! Breezy on the Streets!).

Watchlist/Playlist (0:52)
Chris: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (1:05) (check out Polygon’s Awful Squad PUBG videos)
David: Working Girl (3:49), Down by Law (5:12), Bringing Up Baby (8:25), The Bachelorette (10:48)
TJ: Twin Peaks (11:40), The Secret Life of Pets (15:18)
Brent: Me Before You [spoiler alert!] (20:15), Lincoln (26:05), The Woman in the Window (29:57), Abraxis: Guardian of the Universe (31:45)
Breezy on the Streets (37:47)
38:10 – Trailer Roundup (Murder on the Orient Express)
38:55 – Brendan Fraser in Three Days of the Condor and FX/Danny Boyle anthology show Trust on TV
39:59 – TJ Miller leaves Silicon Valley, but everything’s okay
41:03 – Top Gun sequel delivers underwhelming subtitle: Maverick.
42:51 – Another high profile Netflix cancellation: Sense8
46:20 – Cannes Film Festival – Palm D’or to Force Majeure follow-up The Square
48:54 – PT Anderson / Day-Lewis movie has title: The Phantom Thread
49:42 – Best bet this weekend: It Comes at Night (or The Mummy)

Slight warning: Some mild language

(Intro courtesy of The Willow Walkers / Outro “I’m a Machine” courtesy of Glass Lux, via the Free Music Archive, CC-BY)

Talkie Talk Ep. 22: John Dies at the End / Fictional Drugs

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Talkie Talk Ep. 22: John Dies at the End / Fictional Drugs

00:00 / 50:40

Brent, Chris and David discuss the homework assignment (the… …. … movie John Dies at the End). Taking a cue from the fictional drug Soy Sauce in that movie, we talk at length about Fictional Drugs! Tripping the light fantastic through movies, TV and even videogames (we’ll save a plasmid-laced potions for ya), we talk about weird ones, even weirder ones, and ones we might even take (going for that 100% Bradley Cooper brain, yo). Enjoy responsibly, Honda Fonda.

Homework Follow-up: John Dies at the End (0:54)
Main Topic: Fictional Drugs in Movies, TV, and Games (17:34)
New Homework Assignment: On Golden Pond (Netflix) (44:32)

Slight warning: Some mild language

(Intro courtesy of The Willow Walkers / Outro “Ding Dong” courtesy of Simon Panrucker, via the Free Music Archive, CC-BY)

Talkie Talk Ep. 21: The Watchlist and the Curse of Johnny Depp – 5/31

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Talkie Talk Ep. 21: The Watchlist and the Curse of Johnny Depp - 5/31

00:00 / 0:55:37

Talking what we’ve been watching – then going through some news in movies/TV (Trailers! News! Breezy on the Streets!).

Watchlist/Playlist (1:04)
David: The Leftovers (1:19), Fargo (5:20), War Machine (6:10), American Honey (9:14), Master of None (10:53)
TJ: Beauty and the Beast (12:58), Colossal (14:25), Sherlock (15:34)
Brent: Survivor finale (17:38), Fight Club (27:15), Smokey and the Bandit (27:50), Lawrence of Arabia (29:34), Sneakers (30:27), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (30:43), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (31:22)
Chris: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (31:58), Playing: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (33:44), The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros (35:11)
Breezy on the Streets (35:51)
Trailer Roundup (Logan Lucky 36:08, Murder on the Orient Express 37:28)
Not news, but… a lot of Johnny Depp talk… Your trigger warning @ 38:05
RIP, Roger Moore – in more Bond movies than any actor (42:10)
Universal announces Dark Universe of classic movie monsters (43:16)
Box Office Results: Pirates and Baywatch (44:56)
Netflix series The Get Down cancelled after one season (in two parts) (45:54)
Top Gun Sequel announced with director Joseph Kosinski (47:40)
Laura Dern and Benicio Del Toro in The Last Jedi (48:25)
Best bet this weekend: Wonder Woman (51:40)

Slight warning: Some mild language

(Intro courtesy of The Willow Walkers / Outro “Oh! By Jingo!” courtesy of All-Star Trio, via the Free Music Archive, CC-BY)

Talkie Talk Ep. 20: A Boy and His Dog / Post Apocalyptic Team Draft

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Talkie Talk Ep. 20: A Boy and His Dog / Post Apocalyptic Team Draft

00:00 / 45:04

Brent, Chris and David discuss the homework assignment (the visually influential post-apocalypse movie A Boy and His Dog). Segue-way – the main topic is Post-Apocalyptic Survival. AND IT’S A DRAFT POD Y’ALL – we all draft post-apocalyptic characters to our 5-person survival teams. Some of the teams are moodier than others. Some are filled with sexual tension. And one has a cute li’l robot doing zip-zip-zoos!

Homework Follow-up: A Boy and His Dog (1:12)
Main Topic: Post Apocalyptic Survival Teams (10:14)
Team Brent: Jake (Adventure Time), Darryl (Walking Dead), Robert Hawkins (Jericho), Stu Redman (The Stand), Tallahassee (Zombieland)
Team David: Imperator Furiosa (Mad Max: Fury Road), Robert Neville (I Am Legend), EVA (WALL*E), Sgt. Rita (Edge of Tomorrow: Live, Die, Repeat), Craig Robinson (This Is The End)
Team Chris: Neo (The Matrix), Caprica (Battlestar Galactica), Alice (Resident Evil), Michonne (Walking Dead), Cyrus (The Warriors)
New Homework Assignment: John Dies at the End (Netflix) (41:32)

Slight warning: Some mild language

(Intro courtesy of The Willow Walkers / Outro “It Ain’t Gonna Rain No Mo’” courtesy of International Novelty Orchestra, via the Free Music Archive, CC-BY)

Talkie Talk Ep. 19 – Who Watches the Watchlist? – 5/23

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Talkie Talk Ep. 19 - Who Watches the Watchlist? - 5/23

00:00 / 46:02

Talking what we’ve been watching – then going through some news in movies/TV (Trailers! News! Breezy on the Streets!).

Watchlist/Playlist (1:01)
Chris: Survivor (1:10), The Challenge Finale/Reunion (5:49), The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros (9:18), Playing: Player Unknown’s Battleground (11:10)
David: The Leftovers (14:20), Defending Your Life (18:51), Black Narcissus (19:48), Playing: Persona 3 FES (22:14)
Brent: City Lights (23:35), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (25:34), The Lady Vanishes (29:37)
Breezy on the Streets (31:13)
South Park video game, The Fractured But Whole, sets “final” release date in October (31:39)
Trailer Roundup (Battle of the Sexes, Okja, The Tick, How to Talk to Girls at Parties) (32:23)
Jimmy Kimmel and same producers back for 2018 Oscars (37:14)
Netflix developing new series based on The Witcher game series / books (37:46)
Bobby Moynihan and Vanessa Bayer leaving SNL (39:00)
RIP Powers Boothe, of Deadwood, Sin City and Tombstone fame (41:13)
Tom Hardy will be playing Venom in Spider-Man spin-off (41:53)
Best bet this weekend – Baywatch or War Machine (Netflix) (42:39)

Slight warning: Some mild language

(Intro courtesy of The Willow Walkers / Outro “Computer” courtesy of State Shirt, via the Free Music Archive, CC-BY)

Talkie Talk Ep. 18: The Manchurian Candidate / Jonathan Demme

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Talkie Talk Ep. 18: The Manchurian Candidate / Jonathan Demme

00:00 / 59:47

Brent, Chris, TJ and David discussing the homework assignment (the remake of The Manchurian Candidate directed by Jonathan Demme), before the main topic: Jonathan Demme – the Oscar-winning movie & TV director recently passed away, so we’re discussing the eclectic and wide-ranging movies he made. Full disclosure, we haven’t seen a lot of them, but that doesn’t stop us from talking about them. Because we’re just that good / blatant.

Homework Follow-up: The Manchurian Candidate (1:02)
Main Topic: Jonathan Demme Movies (26:38)
New Homework Assignment: A Boy and His Dog (Amazon Prime) (56:16)

Slight warning: Some mild language

(Intro courtesy of The Willow Walkers / Outro “Hustle” courtesy of Kevin MacLeod, via the Free Music Archive, CC-BY)

Talkie Talk Ep. 17: Who Watches the Watchlist? – 5/16

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Talkie Talk Ep. 17: Who Watches the Watchlist? - 5/16

00:00 / 55:23

Talking what we’ve been watching – then going through some news in movies/TV (Trailers! News! Breezy on the Streets!).

Watchlist/Playlist (0:58)
TJ: Why Him? (1:07), Kong: Skull Island (2:35), The Leftovers (3:57), Survivor (13:56)
Chris: Documentary Now! (21:38), Loser (kinda watched) (23:06), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (23:42)
Brent: The Handmaid’s Tale (first 10 minutes) (27:23) as his internet went out – and everything else was covered or is gonna be in the next podcast.
David: Hap and Leonard (27:57), Escape from New York (29:49), Big Trouble in Little China (31:31)
Breezy on the Streets (33:32)
Trailer Roundup (Thor: Ragnarok 34:24, Dunkirk 34:59, The Mummy 36:53, Spiderman: Homecoming 37:08, Pirates of the Caribbean – Dead Men Tell No Tales 37:18, Cars 3 41:10, Absolutely Anything 41:51, Blade Runner 2049 43:00)
Jason Bateman officially signs on for Arrested Development Season 5 for Netflix (43:49)
Mulan set for next live action Disney movie with 2018 release date (45:54)
RIP Christopher “Big Black” Boykin of Rob & Big (MTV) fame (47:42)
RIP Michael Parks – a fave of Tarantino, Kevin Smith, and Robert Rodriguez (49:25)
New Mutants (X-Men spin-off) movie announced with Anya Taylor-Joy and Maisie Williams (50:19)
Litany of TV cancellations – including Last Man Standing (51:09)
Best bet this weekend – Alien: Covenant (53:09)

Slight warning: Some mild language

(Intro courtesy of The Willow Walkers / Outro “forward” courtesy of Northbound, via the Free Music Archive, CC-BY)