Do Not Resuscitate

Week in Review - Zane Recommends:Sexcastle, Kyle Sparks, 2015 Ben Recommends:I Am Error, Nathan Altice, 2015 Gotham (2014), S1E01, Review -The Fox TV pilot follows the events immediately after the death of Bruce Wayne's parents. Supergirl (2015), S1E01, Review - The CBS TV PIlot introduces us to Kara Danvers, Superman's cousin and the new hero of National City. The John Henry Problem - How can 20th century superheroes fight 21st century problems? Zane offers some suggestions. Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993), S2E18, Tempus Fugitive, Review - Over 20 years after their debut, how does this incarnation of Superman fare in the post Man of Steel era? Superhero Lightning Round -The best and worst of all types of superheroes in three minutes or less. Nightman (1997). S2E06, Review -Jazz Batman helps an inept panther battle Jack the Ripper in the modern age. It's daggers vs lasers and somehow dagger is holding its own. Contact us at [email protected] Music From: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Anamanaguchi, Power Supply, Helix Nebula .crk, Interlude 2, Disconnect YACHT, Utopia (instrumental), Shangri-La (Instrumentals) Additional Music and Sounds From: http://freesound.org/

Week in Review - Zane Recommends:John Hodgman's Jar Jar Head George Lucas Biography -A short history of George Lucas, his rise, influences, and what the episode is about. Flash Gordon (1936) Review -One of Lucas’s famous influences. When he couldn’t get the rights to Flash Gordon, he created Star Wars instead. Star Wars: A New Perspective - Compared to its predecessors, Star Wars was a gritty and mature step forward. But in retrospect maybe it was darker and more diabolical than we realized as kids. The Hidden Fortress Review -Director: Akira Kurosowa, 1958 Indiana Jones: The Lost Adventures - There were many drafts of Indiana Jones adventures that never saw the light of day before we finally got The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. We talk about a few of the scripts that almost were, then talk about the ones we'd write if we were running the show. Flash Gordon (1980)-Director: Mike Hodges, 1980We’ve seen some of Lucas’s influences, now how did he in turn influence the Flash Gordon movie that came out after Star Wars? Is there room for space opera in the modern age, or is the best fit this kind of campy, classic pulp? Contact us at [email protected] Music From: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Anamanaguchi, Power Supply, Helix Nebula Anamanaguchi, Live at WFMU, Airbrushed Music From: http://archive.org DVORAK: Symphony No. 9 (New World) Erich Wolfgang Korngold, 2e Acte Prélude Gustav Host, The Planets    

Week in Review -  Zane Recommends: The Prettiots Witchy   Ben Recommends: Katamari Damacy Commodore: A Company on the Edge Halt and Catch Fire   Dracula Untold: Origin of the Modern Vampire -  1816 is called The Year Without Summer. It was a dark time for many reasons, and in that darkness lie the origins of the modern vampire.    Essential Dracula - Ben opines for for the vampires that influenced him growing up.   Van Helsing Review -  Director: Stephen Sommers, 2004 Abraham Van Helsing an immortal amensiac working for a secret Catholic spy agency travels to Transelvannia to destroy Dracula, the Wolfman, and Frankenstien's monster. It's the story Bram Stoker always meant to tell.   Priest Review - Director: Scott Stewart, 2011 A sci-fi, western, apocalypse, martial arts, cyberpunk, action horror vampire film based loosely on a South Korean comic of the same name. Surely that's a recipe for success. Right? Right??   Homework Assignment - No monster can match the vampire's popularity in popular culture, least of all B-Listers like the Creature From the Black Lagoon or the Mummy. So it's our turn to change that. Time to give the Mummy a makeover.   Contact us at [email protected]   Sound Effects From: http://freesound.org/ Music From: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Heroines, Diablo Swing Orchestra Velvet Embracer, Diablo Swing Orchestra The Demon's Lair, Black Bones Hounds Of Dracula, Waylon Thornton and the Heavy Hands   Music From: http://archive.org Organ Piece, David Clark The Requiem Mass In D Minor    

Week in Review - Zane Recommends: Kill Six Billion Demons Shia LaBeouf Live, Rob Cantor Good Day, Tally Hall   Ben Recommends: The Wii-U On Stranger Tides   From Loom to Machine of Doom - Find out how Napoleon's need for cheap silk led to the rise of modern machine. A brief history of the robot.   Robot Roadshow - We rate classic robots on a 1-5 star scale in a winner take all competition.   Automata Review - Director: Gabe Ibáñez, 2014 During a routine investigation involving robot manipulation, an insurance agent (Antonio Banderas) at a robotics company makes a discovery that has profound consequences for the human race.   Homework Assignment - Ben and Zane pitch ideas for new Dr. Who episodes that would move the series in a direction they'd find tolerable.   R.O.T.O.R. Review - Director: Cullen Blaine, 1987 Dr. Coldyron (Richard Gesswein), a pioneer of tactical robotics, is ordered by Cmdr. Buglar (Michael Hunter) to create a robot that can fight crime. Unbeknownst to Coldyron, Buglar is working with a greedy senator who plans to use the robot to secure his reelection.   Contact us at [email protected]   Music From: http://www.auboutdufil.com A40, Zero Call http://www.auboutdufil.com/index.php?id=456 Music From: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Holy Roller, Yacht http://freemusicarchive.org/music/YACHT/Shangri-La_Instrumentals/06_Holy_Roller Robot Anthem Part II, Learning Music http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Learning_Music/An_End_Like_This/37_Robot_Anthem_Part_II Sound Effects From: http://freesound.org/   Music From: http://www.youtube.com Good Day, Tally Hall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGQZItOMz6k T2 Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcNXq5DUZnk Automata Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Yfy2I2R5-g Doctor Who Theme Tune on Minimoog by Hyperdust https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV4yHbese8w Quantum Leap Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjK9GJMBpt0 R.O.T.O.R. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fVTMQLAkJA You're Killin' Me, Victimsmusic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrwXHYtWJuw   Music From: http://incompetech.com/ Prelude and Action, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Expeditionary, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Volatile Reaction, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  

Letters to St. Nick -  Santa stops by to answer letters from children.   Ghost of Christmas Special Past -  He-Man & She-Ra: Christmas Special, 1985   DNR Holiday Gift Guide Part I - Real items available on Amazon or from around the web.   Ghost of Christmas Special Present -  The Time of the Doctor, 2013, Steven Moffat (Writer)   Homework Assignment - Create an outline for a Dr. Who episode.   DNR Holiday Gift Guide Part II   Ghost of Christmas Special Future - Star Wars Holiday Special, 1978   Naughty or Nice - Santa looks back on the year and decides which list Zane and Ben belong on.   New Years Resolutions   Contact us at [email protected]   Music From: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Ice King Christmas Ninja Party, Jonathan Mann Snow on Snow (The Bleak Midwinter), Rue Royale   http://archive.org/ Ding Dong Merrily of High, Celtic Woman Smoke on the Water, Deep Purple   http://incompetech.com/ Up On a Housetop, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Jingle Bells, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Deck the Halls B, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) The Parting, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)    

Shocktober, Campfire Tales -  We each recommend and a tale that people can enjoy around the campfire this Shocktober.   Matt’s Pick; Phantasm, 1979, Don Coscarelli   Ben’s Pick: The Drawing of the Dark, (1979, written by Tim Powers)   Zane’s Pick; American Movie, 1999, Chris Smith   Bonus - We each monologue our own 70’s horror or paranormal themed show.   Rocktober, Phantom of the Paradise-  In honor or Rocktober we revisit the lost rock opera by Brian de Palma. Does this deserve cult status? Is it a Rocky Horror Picture Show that never was? Is it worthy of Rocktober? Phantom of the Paradise, Brian de Palma, 1974   Bonus Round - Things to rock out to during Rocktober.   Ben’s Pick: Tanooki Suit, Lordvessel (2013), Euclid   Zane’s Picks: Sharpling and Wurster, Gas Station Dogs (Rock ‘n’ Roll Dreams’ll Come Through), New Hope for the Ape Eared (2006) Ninja Sex Party, Dragonslayer   Matt’s Pick: Star One, Arjen Anthony Lucassen   Schlocktober -  Matt and Ben face off in a quiz about schlock monster movies.    Contact us at [email protected]   Music From: http://freemusicarchive.org/   Back to the Woods, Jason Shaw   http://archive.org/   Johann Sebastian Bach Cantata 196   http://incompetech.com/   Deep Horrors, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Reign Supreme, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)   Creepy Egypt, Derek R. Audette (derekaudette.com)   Army Of Darkness: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Prologue, Joseph LoDuca        

Rules for Fantastic Medieval Wargames Campaigns Playable with Paper and Pencil and Miniature Figurines -  Ben discusses his childhood memories of D&D.    The Land of Imaginaton -  Ben graciously agrees to oversee a campaign specifically for Zane, to induct him into the ranks of tabletop gamers.    Too Nerdy for Nerds -  A pop-quiz about some of the lesser known alternative RPGs that owe their existence to D&D.   Contact us at [email protected]   Music From: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Jan Morgenstern, Sintel: Original Film Score “Finding Scales / Chicken Run” (by Jan Morgenstern) Snow Fight” (by Jan Morgenstern) “Expedition” (by Jan Morgenstern) “Dragon Blood Tree” (by Jan Morgenstern) “Cave Fight / Lament” (by Jan Morgenstern) The King is Dead” (by Nutmeg) http://freesound.org/ Setuniman, ancient 0N_38mi http://archive.org/ Ooshima Michiru, Kibou, Full Metal Alchemist Original Soundtrack 3 http://incompetech.com/ Monkeys Spinning Monkeys, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Oppressive Gloom, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Stoneworld Battle, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Light Sting, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Flutey Sting, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Call to Adventure, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Wizardtorium, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Documentary Audio: Gary Gygax, The Dungeons & Dragons Experience    

Primetime Heroes- What makes a superhero? Their powers? Their fashion? Or $200 million and a boatload of CGI? At the height of movie superheroes can their TV cousins ever compete? We walk backwards in time, almost 70 years to see how TV caped crusaders have changed, and look for a formula for success. The Cape, 2011, Tom Wheeler Arrow, 2012, The CW The Greatest American Hero, 1981, Stephen J. Cannell Misfits, 2009, Howard Overman Batman, the Electrical Brain, 1943 Alter Egos - We reveal our own secret identities.   Contact us at [email protected]   Music From:  http://freemusicarchive.org/ http://archive.org/   Batman, Caspian SawczakBatman The Time To Run, Dexter Britain  

Clone Wars -  We watch two of the Star War’s knock offs created in the wake of Lucas’s success.   Spacehunter Adventures in the Forbidden Zone, Lamont Johnson, 1983  The Ice Pirates, Stewart Raffill, 1984   Star Wars Impressions - Zane mimics the Star Wars universe with uncanny accuracy.   Award Ceremony -  After discussing our last two movies, it’s time to dole out the awards and close up our cultivating cinema movie marathon.    Movies We Watched: Miami Connection Karate Robo Zaborgar Barbarella Heathers Reanimator Troll 2 TiMER Donnie Darko Dead Man Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone Ice Pirates Contact us at [email protected] Music From: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Spacehunter : Adventures In The Forbidden Zone Original Motion Picture Soundtrack By Elmer Bernstein (1983) Kitten, Podington Bear 80’s interlude,  Fanas Gems & Gingko (Tremor Hand/Ring Of Gold RMX), Meanwhileproject.ltd  

Desolation of Tolkien - Ben and Matthew talk about how insufferable the second Hobbit movie is. Zane kicks back in smug self-satisfaction. Listener Letters - From you, the listeners! Mirror Mirror -  We watch an episode or two of the lauded British series, styled as a modern version of the Twilight Zone, Black Mirror.  I Can’t Watch, But I Can’t Look Away -  We discuss a book, game, movie, or moment in time that scarred as when we were younger, that we were afraid to go back to for years, then we revisit it. Matthew’s Pick: Quatermass and the Pit, 1967, Roy Ward Baker (Director), Nigel Kneale (Writer) Zane’s Pick: Twilight Zone - Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, 1963, Richard Donner (Director), Richard Matheson (Writer) Ben’s Pick: Gremlins, 1984 Joe Dante (director), Chris Columbus (writer)  Contact us at [email protected] Music From: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Helix Nebula, Anamanaguchi 8bitDetective, Bass Assassin Spooky Loop, 8bit Betty Gentle Chase, Podington Bear The Very Thin Line, Uke Stanza