The Monsterverse continues with its latest installment, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. This sequel to Godzilla vs. Kong presumably picks up shortly after the previous film left off. The highly anticipated trailer introduces an all-new original villain to the Monsterverse.
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National Podcast Post Month Day 30: Utter Craziness
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It’s the LAST DAY of NaPodPoMo. And to close out the month we just throw a bunch of stuff against the wall. We start off with the longrunning favorite: Chuck Norris Jokes
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National Podcast Post Month Day 29: Amicus Productions
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We are on the penultimate day of NaPodPoMo 2023. Today, we’ll go to one last inductee into The Lesser Known Geek Hall Of Fame, Amicus Productions.
Amicus Productions existed from 1962-1977 as an English production studio, despite being formed by two American producers Milton Subotsky and Max Rosenberg.
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Subotsky and Rosenberg had collaborated on film projects before. In fact, Rosenberg had submitted a pitch for a Frankenstein revival that wound up being given to Hammer Films which became Curse Of Frankenstein. They formed Amicus Productions shortly after. Rosenberg handled the money and funding while Subotsky had more of a hand in the creative process.
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While Hammer Films focused mainly on horror projects, Amicus tried to other genres ranging from horror to sci-fi to thrillers. They may be most famous for making the two standalone Dr. Who movies, Dr. Who And The Daleks and Daleks Invasion Of Earth 2150 A.D. Both films starred Peter Cushing. We did more extensive coverage of these two films in a past episode of Examining The Doctor.
Over the years, many of the Amicus movies would be mistaken for Hammer Films productions due to many of the same cast being used (Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough).
Most of the movies are summarized, and you can see a pretty extensive list here.
There are books available online and GoodReads if you want to learn more about Amicus Productions.
National Podcast Post Month Day 28: The 10 Best AND Worst Doctor Who Stories
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We are coming to the end of National Podcast Post Month with only three days left. Day 28 brings our final trip in The TARDIS with another flashback to 2013. Seth, Mark, and Uncle Greg discuss the top AND bottom 10 Doctor Who stories as voted by Doctor Who Magazine readers. Since this episode was recorded 10 years ago, there are no Capaldi or Whittaker stories.
National Podcast Post Month Day 27: Mandrake The Magician
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Day 27 of National Podcast Post Month brings us another inductee into the Lesser Known Geek Hall Of Fame. Join Seth and Train as they talk about another character that can be considered one of the very first superheroes.
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National Podcast Post Month Day 26: Tributes to Stan “The Man” Lee and Roy Clark
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Two legends in their respective fields passed away five years ago this week in the form of Stan Lee and Roy Clark. Stan Lee was of course the major force behind Marvel Comics for decades and created some of the most popular superheroes of all time. Roy Clark was a legendary country musician perhaps best known as one of the regulars of the musical comedy series Hee Haw.
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National Podcast Post Month Day 25: The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew
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Today we’re looking at the nearly 100-year-long (!?!?!?) history of the literary teen detectives, The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew.
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National Podcast Post Month Day 24: The Black Hole
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We enter the final week of National Podcast Post Month with our first movie entry into our Lesser Known Geek Hall Of Fame, Disney’s 1979 sci-fi film The Black Hole.
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National Podcast Post Month Day 23: The Very FIRST Doctor Who Episode
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Not only is this Day 23 of National Podcast Post Month, but it is also the 60th Anniversary of Doctor Who! We celebrate this milestone by going back to where it all began. Join Seth and Mark as they bring their signature blend of knowledge and humor to “An Unearthly Child”, the very FIRST episode of Doctor Who!
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35 Years Ago Today: The Max Headroom TV Hijacking Incident
November 22, 1987: Gas was 90 cents per gallon, The Running Man was #1 at the box office, Dirty Dancing topped the Billboard album charts, and Chicago residents had a very weird and possibly creepy once-in-a-lifetime TV event…
That evening, two separate cases of signal piracy occurred. The first instance happened to Chicago’s famous WGN Channel 9 TV station. However, this was during the local 9 PM News and not part of the national Superstation feed. An unknown individual managed to hijack the TV feed and broadcast a video wearing a Max Headroom mask.
Then a few hours later, another hijacking happened. This time, it was on Chicago’s PBS affiliate, WTTW Channel 11. It also happened during a broadcast of the 1977 Doctor Who story Horror Of Fang Rock.
Max Headroom, portrayed by actor Matt Frewer, was a viral sensation at the time thanks to a cult-favorite TV movie and many Coca-Cola commercials. He even hosted shows on MTV for a while. Thus, masks were a popular thing that year, especially for Halloween costumes.
It’s also worth noting that TV was vastly different than it is today. Regular network television was broadcast to analog antennas, not like the encrypted digital signals we have today. This was also long before the internet, let alone streaming services, became commonplace.
Now, 35 years later, the identities of the perpetrators remain unknown. The case was never officially solved, though many theories and tributes have surfaced since.