This episode brings upon a small change that probably means more to me than to anyone else. Eighty-five episodes in, I’ve decided on a song that will kick off most episodes of The Matineecast going forward. Up until now, I’ve been choosing songs in honour of the guests, but something tells me that was amusing me more than it was amusing anyone else.

I might well use a special tune in honour of the film being discussed (as was the case with the SKYFALL episode), but going forward look for this track by My Morning Jacket to kick things off.

Speaking of changes – I’m also looking to replace the “Welcome to Wherever You Are” graphic if anyone wants to hook me up with a graphic designer.

As for the activities at hand, I hope you get good and comfy for this episode because it’s a long one. If I wanted to be ruthless, I could have cut it down to size, but the truth is I found the discussion just way too much fun. Therefore, I present to you the longest single-guest episode I’ve ever posted, and the third longest episode overall.

 

Here’s what’s in store in episode eighty-five…

 

Runtime
90 minutes

Up for Discussion

1. Introduction
2. KNOW YOUR ENEMY– Q& A with this week’s guest Kurt Halfyard (1:31)
3. COME TALK TO ME – Fielding some listener feedback on spoilers (15:56)
4. THE NEW SLANG – Review and reaction to STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS (37:17)
5. THE OTHER SIDE – Kurt couples DEATH AND THE MAIDEN (61:16)
6. THE OTHER SIDE – Ryan couples DEMOLITION MAN (72:47)

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7 Replies to “Episode 85”

  1. Since you used the term “Trekkie” a lot, I thought I should note that it is apparently a heavily disliked term and “true” Star Trek fans prefer to be called “TrekkERS”

    For the record, I’m a lifelong Star Trek fan (particularly TNG) and I liked STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS, despite its lack of true “Trek-ness”

  2. If you think replacing Taco Bell with Pizza Hut was weird, I watched Poltergeist for the first time last year and was shocked at a sudden jump cut, which was apparently done to remove a negative comment about Pizza Hut.

  3. Best film since 1978, was that your question? That’s easy… NOT. 😉 Anyway, I’m gonna go to my go-to film when I get this type of question and that is Apocalypse Now. Absolutely amazing film… that I haven’t watched in a while come to think of it.

    Oh, and I mean the original Apocalypse Now, not the overlong Redux version.

  4. I think in the annals of statements that provide me the least amount of shock and surprise, I would say that “Kurt was on the Matineecast during the longest ever single guest show” would be right up there at the top.

    And I’m betting every minute of it is gold…B-) Looking forward to listening.

  5. I was a little saddened that you didn’t like Star Trek Into Darkness more. I had frankly hoped for more love. I know it’s a bit narrow-minded but sometimes you’d rather hear people vouching for the stuff you love, coming up with even more arguments to love it than you had thought of by yourself, rather than hearing them tearing it down, regardless how well founded their criticism is.

    Regarding the question: I don’t appoint “best” movies because I don’t believe in such statements. What I can talk about is which movie I love most, which is slightly different. I put together a top 100 list last year, which I haven’t shared in my blog. I don’t feel particularly confident in it. Anyway: this list has been topped by Lost in Translation for a long time. However my loyalty can shift.

    If you ask me right now, my answer will be Blade Runner. There’s something about it – not just Rutger Hauer’s dying scene – that pulls me to it. Over Christmas I read a huge book about the making of it and watched a 4 hour documentary on the same topic before watching the director’s cut. I don’t normally get obsessed with movies, but this one is an exception. I’ll never get tired of watching it and I expect to watch it a great many times more before I die, which I can’t say about any other movie.

    Oh, and congratulations! 🙂

    1. *I* liked it a lot, but could see that I wasn’t goign to change Kurt’s mind (I know him too well). I’ve tried to pick my battles lately; I can only dig in and look to argue something into the ground so many times in a year.

      That said, I do like what Kurt and I came back with. Discourse over a film sounds a lot better than two of us waxing poetic about why it’s so cool for twenty minutes.

      Why am I being congratulated exactly?

  6. It’s understandable. I just want to say for the record that I’m a Star Trek fan too and I LOVE this film. So there are different views even among the fans of the franchise. Being an old fan doesn’t necessarily mean that you have to hate the new stuff.

    I was just trying to say grats on your upcoming birthday! Sorry that I used the wrong expression.

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