Sat, 29 January 2011
Wendy Hembrock, (from Tuning In To SciFi TV) returns to discuss the second episode from season one of Supernatural, "Wendigo". Sam & Dean venture into the deep, dark woods to investigate a series of strange and gruesome animal attacks. They discover a creature that eats teenagers and can throw voices to lure in its prey. No, it's not Jeff Dunham. :) Please join Wendy and I as we talk about rear screen projection, building a mythology and product placement. Remember to listen for the preemptive countdown before starting the episode on your DVD (and make sure to enable the recap function). NOTE: In this commentary, I mistakenly bring up a Wendigo film starring Edward Furlong and Amber Benson. I was actually thinking of the film, Intermedio. However, there is a Wendigo film starring Patricia Clarkson and Jake Weber. |
Sun, 23 January 2011
Miki Marsala and Alex Ewing join the podcast to watch and discuss the 1996, teen horror film, The Craft. A troubled girl (Robin Tunney) moves to Los Angeles and attends a Catholic prep school, wherein she meets three outcast girls (Neve Campbell, Rachel True and Fairuza Balk), who practice witchcraft. Their initial spells and invocations bring them good fortune, but abuse of such gifts soon spiral out of control. Please join Miki, Alex and I as we talk about the teen horror genre, special effects, an over-produced third act, casting chemistry and sunburns. Basically, just pleasant nostalgia for mid-1990s' cinema. Remember to listen for the preemptive countdown before starting the movie on your DVD. |
Wed, 19 January 2011
Wendy Hembrock, (from Tuning In To SciFi TV) joins the podcast to help bring a new set of commentaries into the Sofa Dogs catalog. Supernatural is a genre series about a pair of brothers blasting across the country in a classic car, listening to classic rock and searching for their missing father. Oh yeah, they also hunt and destroy ghosts, demons and every other weird and spooky manifestation of evil! Please join Wendy and I as we watch the pilot episode of Supernatural, and talk about episodic versus arc-based storytelling, exposition and how we each came to be introduced to the series. Remember to listen for the preemptive countdown before starting the episode on your DVD. NOTE: If other Supernatural fans would like to be a guest co-host for these commentaries, please email the podcast with a list of your favorite episodes you would like to talk about! Contact information is located in the right-hand side menu on the main page of this site. |
Mon, 3 January 2011
After a two month hiatus, due to computer malfunction, the podcast has returned! This week, Paul Maki also returns to discuss the fourth episode from Buffy the Vampire Slayer's third season, "Beauty & The Beasts". In an attempt to get over killing her previous boyfriend, Buffy is dating a new guy, and seeing a school therapist. Meanwhile, a young couple at the school are involved in an extreme case of domestic abuse, complete with radioactive goo. Don't ask. Please join Paul and I as we talk about violence against women, the animal within man and why it's important to hit such topics with a plastic baseball bat, instead of a sledge hammer. Remember to listen for the preemptive countdown before starting the episode on your DVD. |











