Surely, this isn’t an April Fools’ Day gag.
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Author: Tony
Lazy show notes.
If you want to take part in the show-notes fun, email Tony and then look for the BSP show notes Waves on Google Wave. It’s fun for all!
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In this special episode, Tony takes his gear to, Booster Seat Producers host, Holden’s Tiger Cub meeting. The boys learned about podcasting, audio recording and how to talk into a microphone (This is a lesson I wish I would have had when I started.)
This is a special episode and is outside of the regular format.
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So, yeah, we’re about 3 months late on our Christmas Special, but this is one of 13 episodes that we have recorded and are in the process of editing for release.
New episodes are recorded every Wednesday night and released when we get around to it.
More show-notes when someone on Wave provides the assist.
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Special thanks to Stingray and The Great Mr. Chibi for writing this episode’s show notes on short notice.
Hosts:
- Tony
Darrell
Chris
Tee
Drink Check: Nothing! Was there an intervention? We hope not.
0:00:00 Intro-D’AWW-ction
0:00:45 Support Tee and Sonic Boom @ TheBoomEffect.org
0:03:14 Welcome to the IMDT
0:03:33 Font of useless knowledge? Or font of AWESOME!
0:04:50 The Worst Taglines for Movies Ever Made. My personal vote: “Laugh. Cry. Share the pants.”
0:05:10 Chuck Norris – Silent Rage
0:07:00 A Beginners Manual for The Backseat Producers. Don’t listen too closely– it doesn’t matter once Tee gets going.
0:08:13 Teaser for the Tee Morris Unified Theory of Avatar, District 9, and The Hangover. I wish I’d been let on the show–I have my own theory uniting Megan Fox and Keira Knightly… it has been researched thoroughly. Every night.
0:09:00 High Level Thoughts: Darrell, Tony, and Chris moderately like it; Tee hates it with the power of a burning sun.
0:09:56 Addendum to the drinking game – One Drink whenever Tee mentions being in New Zealand.
0:10:45 Tee – “It is pretty. Very, very pretty.”
0:12:30 Chris – “In the hands of a better writer, and a director less focused on visuals…”
0:13:15 Darrell – “It’s fun to watch.”
0:14:00 Tony – “Jazz Singer, Wizard of Oz, and Star Wars.”
0:14:08 Tee chokes.
0:15:00 3D has arrived.
0:15:15 Our boys debate the numbers–isn’t News from the Back Seat supposed to cover this?
0:17:30 The IMAX InExperience
0:18:25 The Theater Experience – Good luck recreating that at home.
0:20:40 Tee busts out a parable.
0:21:20 The Tee Critique – “It Lacks Heart.”
0:22:07 Tony vociferously defends Titanic.
0:22:58 “That is so un-Cameron.”
0:23:40 “That’s an insult to cookie cutters.”
0:24:20 The Dreamer’s Thread by Starla Huchton!
0:25:10 Quarter Share by Nathan Lowell
0:25:45 Mini-spoiler warning.
0:26:15 “I would say it’s plagiarism!” There’s a difference between homage and derivative.
0:27:00 Podcast RAGE!
0:27:25 Whedon and Cameron–Dollhouse and Avatar
0:28:20 Tee is still holding back. Chris is scared.
0:28:55 Darrell tries to interject.
0:29:40 Chris almost gets killed via Skype.
0:29:45 Star Wars RAGE!
0:30:30 Looking forward to Glee and SG:U coming back.
0:30:45 Glee is brilliant. The commercials didn’t do it justice.
0:31:30 Glee and the Art of Mashups–Weren’t we talking about a movie? Abba Tart or something like that?
0:32:35 We’re bringing it back to Avatar? The hell you say!
0:33:30 Oh look, Tony’s disagreeing. Take a drink everybody!
0:34:00 This is a SciFi movie for people who don’t like SciFi movies–wasn’t that Star Trek?
0:35:40 Star Wars achetypes: Virginal Princess, Young Hero, Rogue, Villain, Mentor, Abbott & Costello
0:35:55 I wonder if the Virginal Princess’s Walking Carpet matches the drapes…
0:37:15 Can the man on the street name a third Cameron film?
0:38:30 Tee – Terminator was better than expected. Aliens was better than expected.
0:39:45 Agreed: Alien solved the problem of the haunted house.
0:40:55 Do you think Tee didn’t care for the characters in Avatar?
0:41:15 Nobody loves General Badass. Even though he doesn’t need air to kill you.
0:41:45 Tony liked the Corporate Douchebag.
0:42:45 Cameron dropped Michael Bean to avoid ripping off Aliens too much. Too little too late?
0:42:10 Speaking of Aliens, why didn’t the military just nuke the site from orbit? Its the only way they could have been sure!
0:44:00 Tony skips around Tee’s point.
0:44:40 The Russian film is The Battleship Potemkin. Check out the Odessa Stair scene–it’s film history! 😀
0:45:30 “It was so stupid on so many levels….”
0:46:05 There was so much in the script that would have made this film better, but was cut in the interest of…. We’re not sure, actually.
0:46:50 Exciting Behind-The-Scenes Information!
0:48:00 This isn’t a white guilt movie, but a corporate greed movie.
0:48:45 District 9 enters the fray!
0:49:00 Tee – District 9 is the better version of Avatar.
0:51:00 Less money makes for better movies? Wait for the TMUTAD9TH.
0:52:20 Tee wants more District 9.
0:52:50 Tony votes for Up for Best Picture.
0:53:30 Tony tries to dive into uncharted waters. Chris pulls us back from the edge.
0:54:20 Cameron’s got a standard baddie.
0:55:10 Another Tee Morris drinking game addendum: One drink–”Kingdom of the Crystal Suck”
0:56:00 Avatar didn’t give Tee any fun moments.
0:57:40 It’s decided that Tee isn’t the market for this movie.
0:57:50 Here comes the TMUTAD9TH!
0:58:00 Actually, I guess we’re just gonna wank about The Hangover for a bit.
0:59:00 IT’S HERE! The TMUTAD9TH!
0:59:30 Holy crap! Avatar cost a lot of money.
0:59:45 Holy crap! Avatar made a lot of money.
1:00:15 Analysts are surprised. Again. Who are these people, and why do we listen to them?
1:00:45 District 9 didn’t cost much, but made a lot. Percentage-wise, anyway.
1:01:25 The Hangover followed the D9 theory of money-making.
1:02:00 It seemed like The Hangover was in theaters FOREVER!
1:03:00 Tee wants to see Hollywood focus on story and character, and less on over-the-top production costs. The other hosts politely withhold hysterical laughter.
1:04:45 Tee’s skipping Cloverfield because he’s worried about The Avatar Effect.
1:05:45 Tee was pleasantly surprised with The Gamer.
1:07:00 Looking forward to the Tee Morris Rant™ if Avatar gets Best Picture.
1:07:30 LENS FLARE!!!
1:09:00 This show-note writer isn’t shovelling out the money.
1:10:00 Good on Cameron for bringing back the Theatrical Event.
1:11:25 The District 9 short film.
1:12:00 The Hangover beat Star Trek last year by $20,000,000.
1:13:00 Didn’t get to the Deep Geeking, Tony? Really?
1:13:30 Darrell closes the night by inciting the wrath of Tee.
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Lazy show notes so we can get this late episode posted.
Hopefully someone on wave.google.com will help me by working up some show notes for this episode (hint, hint)
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Welcome to episode #1 of the first spin-off of the Back Seat Producers podcast.
In this episode we discuss:
- Netflix has entered into an agreement with Warner Bros. to delay the release of New DVDs for rental in exchange for opening up the Warner’s back catalog for streaming.
- Frank Darabont is going to write and direct the pilot for the new AMC adaptation of Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead.
- Spider-man 4, Sam Raimi, and Tobey Maguire have all been cut. A relaunch of the series is being planned with Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer) in the director’s seat. Rumor has it that it’s going to take Spidey back to being a teenager and might be based on the ‘Ultimate Spider-Man’ comic books.
Thanks for listening!
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We break the first rule of Fight Club.
And the second.
Hosts:
Tony
Darrell
Darren
Adam David
Drinking Game Preparatory Count: 9 Drinks (You don’t get much when they’re on topic.)
Drinking Game Participants Final BAC Estimate:
- Beer – .02
Wine – .04
Shots – .14
Note: This is a non-scientific estimate and shouldn’t be used as a goal.
1:25 David shows off how prepared he is for the upcoming shows.
1:45 Darren has interesting ideas of “The Perfect Date.”
2:40 High level reviews.
2:45 Chris did not edit him out.
2:55 David feels Darrell. Darrell is conflicted.
3:15 Darren fails to impress with his movie re-watching ability.
3:40 Tony used to disagree with everyone.
4:15 David thinks it’s the third greatest.
5:55 David drops the F-bomb! Then forgets his next point.
6:10 Actor reviews.
6:12 Brad Pitt elicits another F-bomb from David.
6:50 Edward Norton also elicits an F-bomb.
7:05 Death to Smoochy was a great movie, Tony.
7:35 Helena Bonham Carter does not elicit an F-bomb, though everybody liked her performance.
8:10 Meatloaf gets an F-bomb in his introduction!
9:10 David is more informed than everyone else!
9:55 <Censored> <censored>.
10:00 Plot synopsis.
12:00 “Greek chorus?” Darren’s classing up the joint.
12:20 We start talking about spoiling the movie.
13:00 We’re still talking about spoiling the movie.
13:30 We’re still talking about spoiling the movie.
14:00 We’re still talking about spoiling the movie.
14:30 We’re still talking about spoiling the movie.
14:45 We actually spoil the movie.
15:25 “Primal manliness?”
23:10 Darren finally derails the conversation with a sidetrack into Zodiac.
23:40 Darrell gets ’em back on track.
29:30 David wants to get revolutionary! But leave him his couch.
31:15 Tony goes grunge.
32:15 I want you to punch me as hard as you can.
34:00 We’ll get there.
34:20 Chris calls shenanigans.
34:50 Darren gets very excited about a G4 report.
35:30 My wife leaves the room.
36:10 I say this counts as a “sprung” moment.
36:40 Darrell sticks to the plan.
37:50 “The buffet of manliness.”
38:10 Darren really gets into the rules.
42:40 In a movie about punching, the first punch is pulled.
44:30 David and his terrorist beard, then the guys get sexist.
44:45 Sarah drops an F-bomb!
46:10 Tony tangents.
50:00 Go for the knee and get out.
52:30 Drugs are bad! Move on.
53:05 Darren is weird.
54:00 The second punch is pulled.
54:30 Kudos to random guys.
59:40 “Jack’s sense of having nothing to add to this conversation.”
1:08:00 The Marla conspiracy gathers steams.
1:10:00 Watchmen is discussed in relation to Fight Club.
1:11:00 Timeliness is discussed.
1:13:00 You’re special, just like everyone else.
1:13:50 Tony disagrees about fulfillment.
1:16:00 Chris edited part of it out.
1:18:00 The griping about the jobs is done.
1:19:00 Marla is proven to be really, because we don’t see Edward Norton whacking it.
1:20:00 That’s it!
(Thanks, Stingray02!)
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A Request: For Tee and Sonic Boom
I don’t use this forum often for personal reasons. This podcast is about having a few drinks with some friends, talking about movies, and, oh yeah, we happen to record those conversations.
Well, This posting is going to be a bit different.
Tee Morris has been a part of this podcast from the beginning. When Tony #2 and first sat down in front of his computer with one of those free stick microphones that you used to get with computers (Do they still give those away with new PCs?), we had a copy of Podcasting For Dummies sitting right there next to us. Tee co-wrote Podcasting for Dummies. I’ve since been able to get Tee to sign that copy.
Tee has come on the show a few times each time is more epic than the time before. From the insanely long ‘interview’ we did with Tee and Pip to promote Double Trouble to Tee’s astounding work on Episode 100 to help us blast through reviewing 100 movies in 100 minutes. Just Tuesday I got a tweet from Tee offering himself up for an episode on Avatar. He had apparently seen it the night before and was itching to talk about it.
Wednesday brought shocking news. Natalie Morris, the woman Tee married and mother to their daughter, Sonic Boom, died suddenly. It was completely unexpected.
I’ve known Tee for a couple of years now. We’ve shared amazing scotch, he gave me dieting tips for Tony’s Losing It and talked to me on a number of occasions during the stressful period that I was going through when Julie was in the Hospital for a month leading up to the birth of Erin.
You might know Tee as a podcaster, author, actor or showman. I add to that list friend. Tee is a great guy. Very giving and as genuinely nice a person as I’ve ever known.
Friends, fans… I’m making a request. Show Tee that he is appreciated, not only as a podcaster, author, movie reviewer… but as a parent. Because that’s a gig that he’s got to do solo now. As you can imagine there are immediate bills that need attended to and the community has already come together and, from what I gather, taken care of the immediate needs. Anything more that will be donated to Tee and Sonic Boom will go into a trust fund for SB.
If you have enjoyed what we do here, and especially if you’ve had 1/10th of the fun listening to the episodes that Tee has been on with us as we had recording them, please give.
Thanks, Tony
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