Posted on Sunday, February 24th, 2013 by David Chen
Dave, Devindra, Germain, and Russ chat about their thoughts on this year’s Academy Awards. How funny and offensive was Seth MacFarlane? Who still remembers Chicago? What the hell were Paul Rudd and Melissa McCarthy doing up there? Tune in and find out!
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Posted on Monday, February 18th, 2013 by David Chen
I was browsing Reddit the other day when I happened upon a fascinating AskReddit thread, which posed the question: “How do Marty McFly’s parents not realize that they gave birth to their friend from the 50′s who mysteriously disappeared?” It’s a question that’s always vexed me as well. I mean, Calvin Klein made such a dramatic impact on the McFly’s lives, you’d think they’d have recognized their second son, Marty, was growing up to be this dude, no?
Well, maybe they did. The thread spawned some pretty fascinating discussion. I’ve excerpted some of the best responses below the jump, but make sure to check out the whole thread.
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Dave, Peter, Adam, and Devindra continue their discussion of House of Cards, praise the brilliance of Black Mirror, and discuss why John McClane is an allegory for American foreign policy. Be sure to read up on Making a Trailer First and a Movie Second, and A Die Hard’s Guide to Die Hard. Also, be sure to donate to our FilmAid fundraiser today!
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Posted on Monday, February 11th, 2013 by David Chen
Many people have asked what’s going on with The Tobolowsky Files. I can promise that once things have calmed (hopefully in the next few weeks), new episodes will resume on the old feed. In the meantime, Stephen is just finishing up the last leg of his book tour. New Yorkers: won’t you come support him? Stephen Tobolowsky will be at the 92Y this Saturday (12/16) at 7 PM. I’ve had the privilege of seeing him live and I can promise that it’ll be an unforgettable evening of storytelling and Q&A. I wish I could make it myself, but the East Coast is just too far for me these days.
Dave, Adam, and Devindra discuss why Flight is a failure, explain why Community is a shell of its former self, and list their most anticipated films of 2013.
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Posted on Wednesday, February 6th, 2013 by David Chen
Update: This project has now been fully funded!
I’ve greatly enjoyed producing TV-related podcasts with Pajiba editor Joanna Robinson over the past year or two, as it’s been a joy to tap into the fan base for each of these excellent shows to experience the listener engagement. A lot happened in our lives last year, but, without a doubt, a huge highlight for both of us was recording “A Cast Of Kings“. Not only did we both love chatting about our favorite show, but we loved interacting with you, our listeners: reading your emails, testing your theories and, oh yeah, taking your abuse.
We’d like to bring the podcast back for another round, and with Game of Thrones’ third season just around the corner, the two of us decided that now was the time to launch a Kickstarter to fund it. You can hit the jump to learn more, or head straight over to our Kickstarter page and support us with a pledge.
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Dave, Adam, and Devindra discuss how House of Cards upends traditional television models, praise the underappreciated Boardwalk Empire, and get disappointed by Hotel Transylvania.
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Posted on Tuesday, February 5th, 2013 by David Chen
I had the pleasure of helping to facilitate a special event at the SIFF Uptown Cinema in Seattle this past weekend: a double feature of Groundhog Day (with itself), featuring an intro and Q&A with Stephen Tobolowsky. Since Seattle’s KUOW was the first major public radio station to air The Tobolowsky Files, we really felt at home here as SIFF sold out the 500-seat theater with many fans of the podcast in attendance.
As usual, Stephen was lively and fascinating with this stories on the making of the film. I cut together a rough video of the event, which you can find after the jump.
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