Media Monsters

The Orphans in Space return in this episode of Media Monsters. Nick is joined by Alex and Jim as they discuss franchise and come to the conclusion that there is pretty much no way to stop franchises from being the dominant form of movie storytelling because none of you want to go see original IP when it does come out. Opening and Closing Music Podcast Smooth Jazz Instrumental Music by Denis-Pavlov-Music Elevator Music Elevator To Heaven by Aaron Paul Low

Back just in time to wrap up the 2024 movie season it's MEDIA MONSTERS!! With special guests Duran Aziz, Reese Bobo, Rhett Hipp and Luisa Luz. *Apologies for any poor audio, internet connection fluctuated during recording Timestamps 0:00:10 Skip Intro 0:02:12 Dune Part 2 0:10:44 Furiosa 0:23:04 Conclave 0:33:24 Alien: Romulus 0:47:34 Deadpool & Wolverine 0:52:09 Nosferatu 1:00:25 Megalopolis 1:11:54 Wicked 1:17:24 Challengers 1:21:48 The Substance 1:31:59 Juror #2 1:35:55 Cloud 1:41:25 Love Lies Bleeding 1:46:00 Aggro Dr1ft 1:50:38 Chime 1:54:50 Honorable Mentions Music Credits Opening Nebula Nostalgia by | e s c p | www.escp.space Closing Over The Ocean by | e s c p | escp-music.bandcamp.com

In defiance of god, traffic, and iffy mic quality Nick, Duran and Rhett talk about their favorite movies of 2023. Music Credits: Nebula Nostalgia by | e s c p | https://www.escp.space

Inside you, there are two wolves. 00:21 Oppenheimer 43:51 Barbie Music Credits Opening by Podcast.co Closing Over The Ocean by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode, we discuss one of our all-time favorite movies and arguably one of the greatest films ever made, Blade Runner. Nick, Alex, and Jim gush for just under half an hour about the artistry and the irreverent themes of the 1982 Ridley Scott classic. Music Credit Like Tears in the Rain by Adam Matejko | https://soundcloud.com/adam-matejko-698390533 Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this episode of Media Monsters, we discuss five James Bond films and actors as we continue to make our way through the series. Alex Snyder and Bob Mendel join Alex, Nick, and Jim to talk about On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Diamonds Are Forever, Live and Let Die, License to Kill, and Skyfall. Time Stamps On Her Majesty's Secret Service 04:29 Diamonds Are Forever 20:52 Live and Let Die 41:00 License to Kill 58:21 Skyfall 1:11:20 Favorite/Next Bond 1:26:11 Music Credits I Spy by Hayden Folker | https://soundcloud.com/hayden-folker Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this episode of Media Monsters Nick, Jim, Alex, Duran and Bardia have a pleasant and wide-ranging conversation about director Stanley Kubrick. Music Credits Opening Stardrive by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Closing Parallel Synthesis by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Jim leads this episode on food-centric film and TV. Jim is joined by Alex and Nick to dish on Jon Faverau's 2014 comfort classic Chef, FX's The Bear, and one of our favorites from last year The Menu. Full SPOILER warning for all titles. Timestamps: Chef 1:10 The Bear 25:17 The Menu 48:59 Music provided by Podcast.co

In this episode of Media Monsters, we discuss the history of streaming from Netflix's disc-on-demand beginnings to the current state of the streaming wars. Nick is joined by Alex and Jim to discuss all the good, bad, and ugly of trying to decide what to watch in the 21st century. No Timestamps this week, sit back and enjoy the history lesson and somewhat crude banter. Music courtesy of Podcast.co

DC is back with a plan!!! And so are the Media Monsters!!! Welcome back to our regularly scheduled program. Nick is joined by Alex and Jim to discuss James Gunn's DCEU. We give our best nerdy analysis of what all of these projects might mean for the universe's overarching story and talk about some of its lesser-known characters. Our new schedule is bi-weekly so we will be back the week after next with an episode on the best shows streaming right now!! Timestamps: 00:35 Skip Intro Music 02:58 Initial Impressions of DC's Lineup 08:42 Superman: Legacy 14:25 Creature Commandos 23:47 Green Lantern Show 25:53 Paradise Lost 29:06 A Brief Aside Regarding Thor 4 30:56 Booster Gold 32:16 The Authority 36:00 Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow 37:19 Swamp Thing 41:33 The Brave and the Bold 47:59 Elseworld Projects Joker 2, The Batman 2, The Penguin, Constantine 2 57:16 Shazam 2 57:36 The Flash 1:04:10 Aquaman 2 1:05:27 Blue Beetle 1:07:40 Wrap Up Questions 1:20:33 Post Credits Gag Music By: https://pixabay.com/music/beats-the-podcast-intro-111863/

In this episode of Media Monsters Nick is joined by Reese and Rhett to talk about the best (and worst) movies of 2022. We're talking about everything from the past year from Morbius to Everything Everywhere All At Once. Time Stamps 2:29 Intro skip to Dishonorable Mentions/ Bottom 5 14:41 Honorable Mentions 21:30 Top 10 Music Credits Intro Small Town Girl by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Outro Parallel Synthesis by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode of Media Monsters, Nick sits down with filmmaker John Paul Jones to discuss The Apple. A 1980 musical from Menahem Golan that is proudly one of the worst movies ever made and one of the most fun to watch. Nick and JP discuss not only the film but their short film remake entitled Bibi, currently in production. We cover all of the movie's insanity from the costumes and props to the set design and song. Nick also mistakenly combines Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo and Jumpin' Jack Flash. Intro and Outro The Apple Written by George Clinton Performed by Chris Lyric and John Paul Jones

In this episode of Media Monsters we discuss the latest installment in the Predator franchise, Prey. Nick is joined by Alex and Jim for a discussion of what might be the best Predator movie since the original. We also warm up with some of the news about Batgirl and HBO Max. Timestamps 00:20 Batgirl and HBO Max 23:41 Prey Music Credits Opening Juggernaut by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Closing Goodbye Ocean by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this week's episode of Media Monsters, we discuss one of Jim's all-time favorite movies, The Rocketeer. He is joined by Alex and Nick. Look out for next week's episode on the upcoming Hulu original Prey. This episode does not feature timestamps as it is one large discussion of The Rocketeer. Music Credits Opening Downtown Walk by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Closing Goodbye Ocean by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode of Media Monsters, we talk all things Hall H, and by that we mostly mean Marvel. We talk about some other stuff, but I'm going to be real with you it is mostly Marvel. Timestamps 00:20 Intro 00:52 Dungeons & Dragons Trailer 05:44 Random Things From the Floor We Thought Were Cool 07:47 John Wick 4 Teaser 08:14 Amazon's Lord of the Rings Trailer 10:42 Stinky DC Panel Marvel Animation 17:01 X-Men '97 21:47 Marvel Zombies is for Adults 25:04 I am Groot, I Guess 26:15 Spider-Man: Freshmen Year Topic Question 29:29 Was Phase 4 a Bust? Marvel Studios Hall H 36:49 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania 40:53 She-Hulk 47:45 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 50:40 Black Panther 2: Namor Strikes Back 1:00:16 Daredevil: When I Was a Boy 1:02:40 Marvel's Suic... I Mean Thunderbolts and Echo 1:06:22 Captain America: New World Order 1:07:09 Agatha and Other Bits 1:09:50 Avengers: Terrible Subtitle and Secret Wars Music Credits Opener Faraway Star by Darren-Curtis | https://soundcloud.com/desperate-measurez Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Closer Downtown Walk by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

An impromptu recording session with Alex and Nick discussing how to bring the X-Men into Marvel. Happy SDCC everyone!!!

In this special episode of Media Monsters, we talk all things Marvel ahead of San Diego Comic-Con. Nick, Alex, and Jim fancast their ideal Fantastic 4 before our choices are inevitably proved wrong. We also discuss a bunch of hearsay rumors about Deadpool, Captain America 4, Daredevil, Black Panther, and just about everybody else. Timestamps 00:18 Skip Intro Music/ Marvel Hall H Rumormill 19:19 Fancast-ic 4: Basic Premise and Director 36:09 Ben Grimm/ The Thing 43:33 Johnny Storm/ The Human Torch 49:24 Sue Storm/ The Invisible Woman 55:47 Victor Von Doom/ Dr. Doom 1:04:29 Reed Richards/ Mr. Fantastic Bonus Characters: 1:11:29 Mole Man 1:12:49 Namor 1:13:15 Silver Surfer 1:16:14 Galactus 1:19:52 Franklin and Valeria Richards Music Credits Opener Space Ambience by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Closer Faraway Star by Darren-Curtis | https://soundcloud.com/desperate-measurez Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

Join Dr. No it Al, KGB Agent Duran, 00Jim and Nikolai Nimkovski for an episode on the first entry in everyone's favorite spy franchise, "Sean Connery as Ian Fleming's James Bond in Dr. No." *This episode doesn't have any timestamps since this is one long conversation that immediatley starts, Music Credits Opening I Spy by Hayden Folker | https://soundcloud.com/hayden-folker Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Closing Sneaking by jiglr | https://soundcloud.com/jiglrmusic Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

Lay down your guns and take a listen to this week's episode on the classic western Shane. Nick and Duran discuss the complexities of the cowboy movie and its take on violence in the old west. They also talk more about Top Gun 2, we will never not talk about Top Gun 2. Timestamps 00:38 Duran's Watchlist 01:26 Nick's Watchlist 07:08 Shane 39:53 Top Gun: Maverick Joins the Billion Dollar Club Closing Music Credits Homesick Pluto by | e s c p | escp-music.bandcamp.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this week's episode Nick, Duran, and Jim discuss the slow, inevitable death of Netflix. On next week's episode: Red Notice. Timestamps 00:25 Skip Music 00:49 What has Duran been watching? 02:33 What has Jim been watching? 05:05 What has Nick been watching? 11:48 The death of Netflix Music Credits Opening Enhance by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Closing East Street by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/