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Talkie Talk # 51: The Watchlist / Survivor / News – 10/11

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Talkie Talk # 51: The Watchlist / Survivor / News - 10/11
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We talk our Watchlists, more Survivor talk (we’re all watching now!), and a helping of Breezy on the Streets (week’s news in film, TV and games).

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The Watchlist (0:57)
David: Rick and Morty (1:13), Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (3:22), Gerald’s Game (5:07), Playing: Uncharted 4 (8:01)
All-Watch: Survivor… as compared to Are You the One (10:30)
Chris: The Challenge (18:41), The Girl with All the Gifts (21:52), Cuphead Teaser (24:02), Playing: Knights of Pen & Paper 2 (25:10)
TJ: The Good Place (26:55), Podcast Corner [Limetown, Spooked, LaVar Burton Reads] (27:47), a little bit of Revenge of the Sith (31:40)
Brent: Boiler Room (32:50), Assassin’s Creed (33:18), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (38:35), Pearl Harbor (41:21), Changing Lanes (44:21),
Breezy on the Streets (45:49)
46:03 – Harvey Weinstein sexual harrassment/assault case
48:11 – Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead will have cross-over
48:48 – Elijah Wood likely leading Y: The Last Man adaption for FX
49:50 – Trailer Round Up (Pacific Rim 2, Red Sparrow, Red Dead Redemption 2)
52:36 – Checking in on new season of SNL
54:16 – Best Bet this Weekend: The Foreigner, Happy Death Day or Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
56:09 – Finally – John Krasinski as Jack Ryan

Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous  Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa 

Talkie Talk # 50: Life Itself / Criticizing Criticism

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In this week’s entry, we talk about our homework assignment (the Roger Ebert documentary Life Itself) – talking about the famed movie critic has us branching out into discussing Criticism in general – in movies, TV and games. What is the role of criticism in our media digest? How do/should we consider aggregated criticism (Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic)? And who criticizes the critic?? … Us, apparently. All questions are answered and we figure out everything.

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Homework Assignment: Life Itself (0:50)
Main Topic: Breaking down Criticism (18:55)
New Homework: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Netflix) (1:08:09)

Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous  Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa

Talkie Talk # 49: The Watchlist / Survivor / News – 10/4

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We talk our Watchlists, which includes The Great Wall again (somehow), some Survivor talk, and then a tiny dip into Breezy on the Streets (week’s news in film, TV and games).

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The Watchlist (0:58)
TJ: mother! (1:07), The Shining (4:18), This Is Us (8:35)
Brent: Elle (11:16), The 100 (13:22)
Chris: Little Evil (17:39), Marc Maron: Too Real (19:59), Death Note (21:16), What Happened to Monday (26:28), Power Rangers (28:01), The Great Wall (31:47), Rememory (36:07), Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (37:07), The Little Hours (38:36), The Hitman’s Bodyguard (39:34), Survivor (43:34)
David: The Deuce (46:43), Nathan For You (48:56), Are You the One? (50:43), 90’s House (52:49), Playing: Life is Strange (54:34)
Breezy on the Streets (55:05)
55:10 – Coming to America sequel happening with Eddie Murphy
57:32 – SNES Classic launches… and David doesn’t have one
59:18 – Best Bet this Weekend: Blade Runner 2049

Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous  Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa 

Talkie Talk #47: The Trip / Food Draft

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Hope you’re hungry – actually hope you’re full, because this podcast will make you hungry. We’re talking about the 2011 Steve Coogan/Rob Bryden movie The Trip, about a culinary tour of Northern England. Inspired by that film, we’re doing a Food Draft – we’re drafting food we’d like to eat as seen in movies, TV and video games. We come up with some tasty dishes. Bon Appétit!

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Homework Assignment: The Trip (1:01)
Main Topic: Fictional Food Draft! (25:25)
Brent: Everlasting Gobstopper, Cuban Sandwich (Chef), Popeye’s Spinach, Butter Beer (Harry Potter), Cheesy Blaster (30 Rock)
Chris: Pan-Galactic Gargle-Blaster (Hitchhiker’s Guide), Jake’s Perfect Sandwich (Adventure Time), Taco Town 15-Flavor Taco (SNL), Mushroom (Super Mario), Slurm (Futurama)
David: Pollo a la Plancha (Moonlight), Buttered Baguette with Brie (Twin Peaks), Skip’s Scramble (Arrested Development), Freddie’s Ribs (House of Cards), Pear & Gruyere Cup-Pie (Pushing Daisies)
TJ: Duff Beer, Sole Meuniere (Julie & Julia), Ratatouille, Tiana’s Beignets (Princess & the Frog), Brawndo (Idiocracy)
New Homework: Amelie (Netflix) for Talk of Fame submission (58:02)

Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous  Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa

Talkie Talk # 46: The Watchlist / News – 9/20

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Chris, TJ, Brent and David are talking their Watchlists (and we’ve all seen The Big sick now) and then dive into Breezy on the Streets (week’s news in film, TV and games).

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The Watchlist (0:57)
Brent: Lost rewatch (1:07), The Edge of Seventeen (6:44), School Ties (7:36), I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meat Hook, and Now I Have a Three-Picture Deal at Disney (11:59), Third Wheel (13:48)
Chris: BoJack Horseman Season 4 (18:56)
David: South Park (23:42 ), Broad City (24:24), Pleasantville (24:55), Playing: Life is Strange (27:34), Reading: Blood, Sweat and Pixels:  The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made (28:16)
TJ: The Big Sick (29:34), Gangs of New York (33:51), The Mummy (36:25), Rough Night (38:12), Deep Blue Sea (40:52), The Shallows (42:22)
Breezy on the Streets (45:17)
45:36 – R.I.P, Harry Dean Stanton (Age 91)
46:26 – J.J. Abrams directing Star Wars Episode IX
49:43 – Nintendo Direct extended presentation~!
52:37 – Claire Foy (The Crown) will be Lisbeth Salander
54:49 – Disney streaming  will have Marvel & Star Wars
57:32 – Best Bet this Weekend: Battle of the Sexes or Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous  Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa 

TMBU 100% Correct Good-Time Family Fun Emmy Predictions

We love Awards shows here. And we are incredibly accurate (edit: not true). Both of those apply to the 2017 Emmy Awards, presented on Sunday September 17th for the “best” TV out there, premiering from June 2016 to May 2017-ish (so no Game of Thrones). So we feel obligated to post here for posterity’s sake our predictions for who/what is going to win (and who/what we think should win). As always, we have TJ and David posting their truth. Other members of TMBU did not return our snapchats.

COMEDY CATEGORIES

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Kate McKinnon (image: CNN)

Best Supporting Actress:
WILL WIN – David/TJ – Kate McKinnon (SNL)
SHOULD WIN – TJ – Kate McKinnon (SNL), David – Anna Chlumsky (Veep)

Alec Baldwin (image: Hollywood Reporter)

Best Supporting Actor:
WILL WIN – David/TJ – Alec Baldwin (SNL)
SHOULD WIN – TJ – Alec Baldwin (SNL), David – Tony Hale (Veep)

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus (image: Indie Wire)

Best Actress:
WILL WIN – David/TJ – Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep)
SHOULD WIN – David/TJ – Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep)

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Donald Glover (image: Indie Wire)

Best Actor:
WILL WIN – David/TJ – Donald Glover (Atlanta)
SHOULD WIN – TJ – Aziz Ansari (Master of None), David – Donald Glover (ATL)

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Veep (image: Daily Motion)

Best Comedy Series:
WILL WIN – David/TJ – Veep
SHOULD WIN – TJ – Master of None, David – Atlanta

DRAMA CATEGORIES

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Millie Bobby Brown (image: Fan Pop)

Best Supporting Actress:
WILL WIN – TJ – Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things), David – Thandie Newton (Westworld)
SHOULD WIN – David/TJ – Millie Bobby Brown (ST)

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John Lithgow (image: Mashable)

Best Supporting Actor:
WILL WIN – David/TJ – John Lithgow (The Crown)
SHOULD WIN – TJ – Jeffrey Wright (Westworld), David – David Harbour (Stranger Things)

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Elisabeth Moss (image: Variety)

Best Actress:
WILL WIN – TJ – Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale), David – Evan Rachel Wood (Westworld)
SHOULD WIN – TJ – Elisabeth Moss (HT), David – Evan Rachel Wood (WW)

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Sterling K. Brown (image: Gold Derby)

Best Actor:
WILL WIN – David/TJ – Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us)
SHOULD WIN – TJ – Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul), David – Sterling K. Brown (TIU)

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Stranger Things (image: Variety)

Best Drama Series:
WILL WIN – TJ – Stranger Things, David – Westworld
SHOULD WIN – David/TJ – Stranger Things

And there you have it. One of us will be 100% correct. Here are the only differences that could spell the difference and elicit humiliation for the loser.

Best Supporting Actress (Drama) – Millie Bobby Brown (TJ) vs. Thandie Newton (David)
Best Actress (Drama) – Elisabeth Moss (TJ) vs. Evan Rachel Wood (David)
Best Series (Drama) – Stranger Things (TJ) vs. Westworld (David)

Talkie Talk # 45: Bronson / Prison Movies & TV

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We chat about the virtuoso performance in the British prison drama Bronson. Then we talk Prison Movies & TV – some of the best examples, overused themes, what makes a prison movie… a prison movie? Should be fun!

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Homework Assignment: Bronson (0:55)
Main Topic: Prison Movies & TV (18:30)
New Homework: The Trip (Netflix) (51:58)

Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous  Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa

Talkie Talk # 44: Watchlist / It / News – 9/13

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It’s been a long time ~ shouldn’t a left you ~ without a dope pod to step to, to step to… Catching up on some lengthy Watchlists from the hiatus, including a The Media By Us team-watch of the horror movie IT – we end with a Breezy on the Streets (News!) to fill that hour-long void in your week.

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The Watchlist (0:51)
Chris: Don’t Think Twice (1:15), Friends from College (2:11), Wonder Woman (4:22), Narcos (8:14), Vikings (17:41), Preacher (28:54)
TJ: Dirty Grandpa (10:14), Mr. Holmes (10:40), Sleight (12:13), Baywatch (12:49), Chef (13:54), The Invitation (15:55)
Brent: The Founder (19:38), The Stanford Prison Experiment (21:39), Birdman of Alcatraz (23:09), Brubaker (24:22), Game of Thrones (27:31), Lost rewatch (29:05)
David: Death Note (30:38), The Big Sick (34:24), Colossal (36:02), BoJack Horseman (37:32), You’re the Worst (38:03), Halt and Catch Fire (38:14), Final Fantasy XV (38:55)
Cross-Talk: We all saw It! (40:15)
Breezy on the Streets (52:16)
52:22 – Too many Joker movies coming out?
55:17 – Rumor that new mystery Bethesda VG coming out this year
56:04 – FPS Destiny 2 is out – which is cool for people
56:19 – Best Bet this Weekend: mother!

Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous  Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa

Double Talk: GoT Predictions Revisited / Football Movies & TV

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Re-broadcasting two fun things this week due to the Labor Day holiday. First, in honor of the finale of Season 7, we revisit our Game of Thrones predictions (some were spot-on, some were wayyyyy off). Second, in honor of college football underway and the NFL starting this Thursday, we re-visit our Football Movies & TV talk! We’ll be back next week with new content!

First segment initially appeared in Talkie Talk #33 from July / Second segment initially appeared in Talkie Talk #1 from January.

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Game of Thrones Predictions Revisited (1:17)
Football Movies & TV Re-Broadcast (9:12)
Homework Assignment Reminder: Bronson (Netflix) (32:07)

Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous  Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa

Talkie Talk Ep. 42: Watchlist / Game of Thrones / News – 8/23

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The answer to everything (and the number of podcasts) is 42. We start with our Watchlists, Episode 5 (Eastwatch) of Game of Thrones, and finish up with Breezy on the Streets (News!). And a warning – we lose it part way throughout the podcast… We’re professional.

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The Watchlist (0:53)
TJ: You Don’t Mess With the Zohan (0:58), Band of Brothers (4:58)
Brent: Nerve (8:30), Nick of Time (10:39), The Sixth Day (14:13)
Chris: Atypical (17:13), Beauty and the Beast (2017) (18:21), Project: Are GoT Actors Actually Good? – Exhibit 1: Me Before You (23:23), Exhibit 2: Gold (26:25)
David: Project Runway (31:50), The Incredible Jessica James (32:26), The Founder (33:30), Rogue One (35:16), Playing: Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (38:25), Until Dawn (38:35)
Cross-Talk: Game of Thrones (Eastwatch) (42:18)
Breezy on the Streets (51:31)
51:43 – Shadow of Mordor VG sequel turns spider Shelob into sexy lady
52:58 – Stand-alone movie planned for Obi-Wan character
54:16 – Lion King remake (by Jon Favreau) almost completely cast
56:23 – Porn site offers to completely fund season 3 of Sense8
57:35 – Best Bet this Weekend: Birth of the Dragon or T2: Judgment Day in 3D

Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous  Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa