For our 150th episode, we decided to go back to the first show’s conversations, and we discovered something mildly depressing: that the discussions are pretty much the same. In 2012, we’re still talking about the topics of 2009; Transformers (a fourth is on the way), G.I. Joe (a delayed sequel is coming), Avatar (a dozen follow-ups will keep James Cameron busy until he retires), Marvel flicks (which have dominated) and remakes (which have not).
Good thing we changed the format of the show a while back.
Beyond the great repetition, reviewing the news from 3 years ago reveals a lot about the state of modern filmmaking through the lens of hindsight. Werner Herzog is a highlight, and revisiting the releases (Drag Me To Hell and Up) gives us an idea of what might actually endure.
On this week’s show, we re-form the team from that pilot episode – site publisher Neil Miller and associate editor Rob Hunter – to dip ourselves in the cool waters of nostalgia and try to figure out what, if anything, is different about the movie-making landscape after 150 shows.
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On This Week’s Show:
Segment 1: The Week of June 1, 2009 [0:00 - 27:30]
- First: A Little History
- Then: Iron Man might be an alcoholic Now: Marvel rules the world
- Then: The first images of The Fallen Now: Michael Bay returning for a fourth Transformers
- Then: The first Bad Lieutenant trailer is awesome Now: Werner Herzog continues to be awesome
- Then: The first Avatar concept art Now: The threat of many more Avatars to come
- Then: G.I. Joe gets a boring poster Now: G.I. Joe can barely get a release date
Segment 2: Movies Re-visited [27:30 - 47:30]
Segment 3: The World Famous Third Segment [47:30 - 60:00]
- Then: Too many remakes! Now: Too many remakes!
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