MUSIC SEEN – remembering some of our favorite confluences of music in movies, television, video games, anything. Pairing the moving image with musical notes is a time honored craft – about which, we will clumsily say is pretty awesome and pretty cool.
“This Modern Love” (Bloc Party) in How I Met Your Mother
I love her! I told her that the first night we went out, and here it is, eight months later, and nothing’s changed. So yes, I know this isn’t gonna work. But it HAS to work. You hear me, universe? This is Ted Mosby talking! Give me some rain! Come on! Come on! COME ON!!!!
What are you holding out for? / What’s always in the way? Why so damn absent minded? / Why so scared of romance? This modern love breaks me / This modern love wastes me
Image: How I Met Your Mother Wikia
Season One of How I Met Your Mother ended with the episode “Come On” on May 15, 2006. The first season of this quirky romantic comedy ends with an extended sequence underscored with the song “This Modern Love” from Bloc Party’s debut album Silent Alarm, which came out a year earlier. However, mere facts are worthless when both of these are about FEELINGS, MAN. Let’s set the scene.
Talkie Talk Ep. 41: 10 Things I Hate About You / High School Double Date Draft
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The whole gang talks about 10 Things I Hate About You, and then pulls a charming draft – High School Couples you’d want to have a double-date with! It’s not creepy we promise, just looking for cool couples in High School in movies, TV, and games.
Homework Assignment:10 Things I Hate About You (0:53) Main Topic: High School Couple Draft (24:04) New Homework: The Matrix (Netflix) for Talk of Fame submission (57:40)
Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.
The Watchlist(0:51) David:Get Out[Spoilers](1:03), The Conjuring 2 (4:56), Night of the Hunter (7:55), Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later (9:04) Chris:The Challenge (9:39), Nerve (13:04), Playing: Slime Rancher (18:14) Brent: Dunkirk (20:14), Paths of Glory (23:40), Game of Thrones Episode 4 (Spoils of War) (27:58) TJ: The Overnight (35:57), Lovelace (37:13), What If (37:54), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Pt I & II (39:39), Vertigo (40:43), Zoolander 2 (42:06) Breezy on the Streets (44:10)
44:25 – Doctor Who universe show Torchwood coming back
45:24 – Video game No Man’s Sky getting multi-player & story modes
46:37 – Disney leaving Netflix for its own service. Marvel? Star Wars?
48:26 – Steven King letting J.J. Abrams take the helm for Castle Rock series
48:58 – Hiyao Miyazaki bringing Studio Ghibli back for Boro the Caterpillar
49:27 – $100,000 Pyramid record set by friend of the show, Brian Darby!
50:55 – Best Bet this Weekend: Logan Lucky
Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.
Brent, Chris, David, and TJ fill you with inertia (it’s a movie quote) as we tackle the Brendan Fraser-less Bedazzled original film from 1967 (with Dudley Moore, Peter Cook, and 7 minutes of Raquel Welch) before going into Remakes – what makes a good one, what makes a bad one, what makes an absolutely neutral one. And we tackle why people seem so bothered by them.
The gang’s all here! TJ, Chris, Brent and David do a short one, talking about what they’ve been watching, playing (and gasp… reading?), before taking a quick dip in Breezy on the Streets.
The Watchlist(0:47) Brent:The Lost City of Z (1:07), Beauty and the Beast 1946 Version (3:27), Boogie Nights (6:34), Grease (9:46) TJ:Furious 7 (12:44), Central Intelligence (14:58), Keeping Up with the Joneses (16:23), The Patriot (17:46), Signs (19:51) Chris: Macon Blair Cinematic Universe (Blue Ruin, Green Room, Small Crimes 23:01), Suspiria (25:08), Storks (26:09), Paterson (26:34) David: The Challenge (29:36), G.L.O.W. (29:51), Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (29:58), Playing: Game of Thrones (31:28), Until Dawn (31:36), Reading: Boss Fight Books: Earthbound (32:10) Breezy on the Streets (33:42)
33:49 – Trailer Roundup (Light week, It)
33:59 – HBO Hack and its implications
35:07 – Best Bet this Weekend: The Glass Castle or just wait to stream it…
Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.
Talkie Talk Ep. 37: Mr. Nobody / Nonlinear Narrative
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The episode ends. TJ, Chris and David are missing Brent Sand while talking about Jared Leto’s baby blues (in the… “film” Mr. Nobody). While we wait for a butterfly in Asia start up a hurricane in the Caribbean, we get into the main topic, Nonlinear Narrative. We talk through some heavy hitter directors (Tarantino! Nolan! Inarritu!) and the purpose this narrative serves. Does it stem naturally from the theme or the characters? Does it cover up a boring movie otherwise? …Who are you? The episode begins.
Homework Assignment:Mr. Nobody(0:56) Main Topic: Nonlinear Narratives in Film, TV, Games (19:25) Media Discussed [Spoiler Warning about plot]: Pulp Fiction, Memento, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Prestige, Arrival, Donnie Darko, Blue Valentine, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Slumdog Millionaire, Joy, Cloud Atlas, Lost, Breaking Bad, True Detective, Vanilla Sky, Mulholland Drive, Rashomon, Scott Pilgrim Vs The World, Final Fantasy VIII/X, Bastion, Max Payne, Titanfall 2 New Homework: Bedazzled (1967) (Netflix) (43:08)
Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.
Talkie Talk Ep. 36: The Watchlist / Game of Thrones / News - 8/2
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Justice for Brent! It’s a 3-man with TJ, Chris and David talking about stuff they’ve watched, talk Episode 2 of Game of Thrones, then hit some news items and trailers. We’re cutting up bell peppers on this one (if you know what we mean…)
The Watchlist (1:29) Chris: The Tick Amazon Pilot (1:45), Iron Fist (3:02), Life (9:12), 50 Shades Darker (14:54) David:Ozark (18:43), Man Up (23:33), Playing: Breath of Fire 3 (25:02), Game of Thrones (Telltale Games) (26:15), Until Dawn (28:32) TJ:It Miniseries (30:25), Batman (32:06), Nightmare on Elm Street (32:51), Iron Giant (34:49) Cross-Talk: Game of Thrones, Ep. 2 “Stormborn” (38:22) Breezy on the Streets (55:54)
56:08 – Dunkirk gets great reviews… but is 70mm IMAX necessary?
59:14 – Trailers (It, Suburbicon, Three Billboards…, Detroit)
1:01:37 – SNES Classic pre-order debacle at Walmart
1:02:56 – Mahershala Ali will be in Season 3 of True Detective
1:03:25 – Best bet this weekend: Detroit (2 votes), nothing (1 vote)
Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.
Talkie Talk Ep. 35: I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore / Spoiler Alert
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TJ, Brent, Chris and David don’t feel at home in this world anymore while talking about the homework (I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore) – then, inspired by both a scene in that movie (IDFAHITWA for short) and by the guardedness around Game of Thrones, we dip our toes into the choppy waters of Spoiler Culture… What constitutes a spoiler, our personal takes, worst spoilers, etc. [Spoiler alert].
Talkie Talk Ep. 34: Watchlist / Game of Thrones / Trailer-palooza / News - 7/26
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Here’s what it is… TJ, Brent, Chris and David talk what they’ve been watching… Then, talk Episode 1 of Game of Thrones… Then, talk about a bunch of high-profile trailers… THEN, a couple news items (Breezy on the Streets much?). Even after an extended vacation break, we always come original, Tootsie… It gets punchy at the end.
The Watchlist (0:54) Chris: The Fast and Furious Franchise box set (1:00), Riverdale (4:41), The Challenge: Dirty XXX (8:43), Get Out (22:47) Brent:The Tenant (11:25), The Big Sick (12:58), A Bucket of Blood (13:37), The Apartment (15:29), Police Academy (16:30), Mrs. Doubtfire (16:53), Party Down (21:52) TJ:Bring It On Trilogy (25:46), Star Wars Prequel Trilogy (27:14), Rogue One (29:43), Better Call Saul (30:42), TJ’s Lion King Shirt (31:17) David: Downward Dog (32:29), The Lego Batman Movie (36:09), Car Boys (Griffin McElroy/Nick Robinson Polygon series) (38:18) Cross-Talk: Game of Thrones, Ep. 1 “Dragonstone” (40:32) Breezy on the Streets (47:51)
48:06 – Trailer Roundup (Ready Player One, Stranger Things 2, The Defenders, Jigsaw, A Wrinkle in Time, The Disaster Artist, It, Walking Dead, Thor: Ragnarok, The Shape of Water, Bright )
57:33 – Outrage! Doctor Who has a female doctor (Jodie Whittaker)!
1:00:48 – Pre-Outrage! Benioff & Weiss’ post-GoT show Confederate
1:04:39 – Best bet this weekend: Atomic Blonde (or Person to Person if you’re in NY/LA, or Hotel for Dogs if you hate this segment)
Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.
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. Check out Supporting Acting and Lead Acting we’ve already done… Today we’re looking at the big ones – Best Comedy Series and Best Drama Series
TJ: Best Comedy and Best Drama… The awards people would be waiting for if the Emmys were more like the Academy Awards.
David: wut.
TJ: …Exactly. WHODYA PICK DAVID!?!
Best Comedy SERIES
Atlanta (FX) (Image: AV Club)
Last Year’s Nominees:
Veep (Winner)
Black-ish
Master of None
Modern Family
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
David’s Picks:
Atlanta
Veep
Black-ish
Master of None
Transparent
Silicon Valley
Catastrophe
TJ’s Picks:
Atlanta
Veep
Black-ish
Master of None
Transparent
Silicon Valley
Modern Family
David: Of these, all are eligible to come back. You and I have a lot of overlap in shows coming back – we have Black-ish, Master of None, Silicon Valley and Transparent. We both dropped Kimmy.
TJ: I didn’t really get that to begin with. That show is okay and all. Seems to me it’s carried by it’s supporting cast. Never blew me away like the others did.
David: I liked the first season, but I felt like it wore out its welcome from the funny premise. So with the open slot, you kept the rambling corpse of Modern Family and I took a wild and brave shot at Catastrophe.
So TJ… Why do you hate hope?
TJ: Because the last time Modern Family didn’t get nominated was last decade. MOVE BITCH GET OUT THE WAY.
David: That is true for the zero-th season of Modern Family because every single season has been nominated. I went for Catastrophe – with Carrie Fisher’s work on the show being some of the last work she did, I think that show might get a bump – it got a writing nomination last year. Who knows… I’m thoroughly out of the way now.
TJ: Finally…
David: We both have Atlanta and Veep here – both vying for the win. What show do you think is going to win for best comedy?
TJ: Right now? Atlanta. It did so well through last season and Donald Glover is on fire. Veep could definitely pull it off though. I kind of predict them to be my pick come ceremony time.
David: I’m in the same boat – I think Veep will win, but I think this has been the weakest season. I think most still love the show, but I’d be pretty disappointed if Atlanta didn’t win, I’ll be honest.
Master of None (Netflix) (Image: Vulture)
TJ: Talking about hope, my vote would be for Master of None. My prediction, however, is Atlanta, at the moment. And I’d be perfectly happy if Atlanta won the night.
David: I just finished Master of None recently – a great season with some outstanding episodes in there. What nominee beside our sole difference (Modern Family, Catastrophe) do you think is the most vulnerable?
TJ: Silicon Valley? It seemed to have the least exciting season. And the lack of history, or maybe pedigree, might make it liable for the boot.
David: This morning I had Silicon Valley out… But I put it back in – when I think back on it, I’d much rather watch Silicon Valley than Veep. It’s just more entertaining to me. I might guess Transparent actually… Feels like it’s losing its luster.
But that’s crazy. It’ll never not be nominated.
TJ: Yea…
Best Drama Series
The Crown (Netflix) (Image: Hypable)
Last Year’s Nominees:
The Americans
Better Call Saul
Homeland
House of Cards
Mr. Robot
Game of Thrones (Winner)
Downton Abbey
David’s Picks:
The Crown
Stranger Things
This Is Us
The Americans
The Handmaid’s Tale
Better Call Saul
The Leftovers
TJ’s Picks:
The Crown
Stranger Things
This Is Us
The Americans
The Handmaid’s Tale
Better Call Saul
Westworld
David: Of these shows, Downton Abbey has concluded, and Game of Thrones is premiering too late for the 2017 Emmys.
TJ: I’ve only got two returning. What about you?
David: Only two here as well. This feels like the year of great new dramas. We share Americans and Better Call Saul returning.
TJ: Sadly, I feel like the winner of this category might be the least kept secret of the Emmys.
David: I do too. I feel like The Crown is gonna take it, and it’s probably the least interesting of the shows we have here (although I did like it). We share all but one nom – you have Westworld, where I went with The Leftovers. Tell me why Westworld is going to make it, where other Sci-Fi shows have not.
Westworld (HBO) (Image: HBO)
TJ: Yea, I liked The Leftovers plenty. But no more or less than Westworld. I also think Westworld is more likely to fill the void left by GoT in the hearts of voters. HBO is also more likely to throw their backing with the show of the future.
David: Good point. I just think that the Westworld cultural phenomenon was so long ago. Sometimes, distance with a show makes the flaws more pronounced. I think The Leftovers finishing up has dominated the stage at the point where Emmy voters are turning in ballots.
TJ: Perhaps.
David: We both think The Crown is gonna win – so let’s close this out. which other show winning would make you the happiest? And which of your slate do you feel is the most vulnerable of missing out on a nomination?
TJ: One: Stranger Things, and two: Stranger Things. That’s not a great feeling, but it’s the only one of my picks that I don’t have a ton of confidence in. Maybe Better Call Saul, but the acting in that show is just too good.
David: Good picks – I’d love if Stranger Things won, but my world would be completely rocked if The Leftovers won – last chance, and such an idiosyncratic treat every week. Most vulnerable… ehh… Maybe The Americans – it came out of nowhere last year, and Emmy history is littered with one-hit wonders that vanish just as fast…
That does it for our main category predictions – we’ll figure out on Wednesday July 13th who comes out on top. And who comes out in the upside-down…
TJ: Sounds good.
Stranger Things (Netflix) (Image: IGN)
~fin~
Well this has been The Media By Us award-chasing the Emmys, looking at our definitive 100% correct predictions for Best Comedy and Drama Series. Check back after 7/13 to see who won!
