Friday, February 7, 2014

Media Montage 39: Rowdy Roddy Piper and Jesse Ventura in Tag Team





Two pro wrestlers, blackballed from their sport, are forced to become cops to pay the bills. In this episode Bruce and Larry discuss Tag Team, the 1991 pilot for the Jesse Ventura/Rowdy Roddy Piper action adventure show that, sadly, did not get picked up as a regular series. Also stars Shannon Tweed, Ray Tyler, Robin Curtis and Jennifer Runyon.

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Sunday, February 2, 2014

Coming Soon... "Tag Team" Pilot(1990)

Bruce and Larry will soon tackle a lost gem from ABC TV, who dropped the ball on this Pilot starring "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Jesse "The Body" Ventura as two wrestlers who end up becoming police officers, hilarity and wrestling moves ensue. 

So stay tuned... or else!





Friday, January 31, 2014

Media Montage 38: Is Google Becoming Skynet?


In this episode Bruce and Larry discuss Google’s recent acquisitions and mergers with robotics, artificial intelligence and related companies, and how it relates to the Terminator franchise’s evil AI, Skynet. Could AI run amok? Would a superior machine intelligence love or hate mankind? Would it even care? Is a robot going to take your job? All this and more…
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Friday, January 24, 2014

Media Montage 37: David Lapham's Stray Bullets





In this episode Bruce and Larry read the first 4 issues of David Lapham’s indy crime-noir series, Stray Bullets. Violence, grim happenings and fascinating character pieces populate this comic which began in 1995.
Pulp Fiction, David Lynch and the Coen Brothers appear to serve as influences on this series.
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Friday, January 17, 2014

Media Montage 36: Iron Eagle (1986)





In this episode Bruce and Larry look at ‘crackerjack fighter pilot picture’ Iron Eagle from 1986 starring Lou Gossett Jr. and Jason Gedrick, with a bit part by the always adorable Shawnee Smith:


Jingoistic Mid-80s foreign policy, some dicey special effects, and skyrocketing gas prices all figure into this very 80s actioner. 

Here is the awesome King Kobra video featureing Lou Gossett Jr.:


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Thursday, January 16, 2014

Coming Soon... Iron Eagle(1986)

It's that time again for another movie review from Bruce and Larry. This time we take on the 1986 jingoistic actioner "Iron Eagle" starring Jason Gedrick and Louis Gossett Jr. So keep your eyes peeled for this space when the Podcast drops.

Here's a taste of what we will be dealing with.


Friday, January 10, 2014

Media Montage 35: Adaptations


In this episode Bruce and Larry look at adaptation of stories from one medium to another. How do various adaptations stack up? What works best? Comics to film, film to TV, books to film, comics to video games or something else? Batman, Watchmen, M*A*S*H, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer all originated in one medium and moved into another.

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