Category: Television

Nothing Ever Ends – A Watchmen Podcast: Episode 1

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Ben Phillips & Matt Waters just won’t stop podcasting, which is fitting given the title of this mini-series devoted to Damon Lindelof’s TV continuation of the most acclaimed comic book of all time.

This first episode tackles the original comic book and the litany of adaptations and projects that were inspired by it, including Zack Snyder’s movie, the Before Watchmen project, and Pax Americana, Doomsday Clock and Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt. Continue reading Nothing Ever Ends – A Watchmen Podcast: Episode 1

Flooping the Pig – Episode 48: “Sweet P”

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Original Air Date: February 3, 2015

Brad Garoon, Justin Houston, and Kevin Ford talk about the Adventure Time episodes ‘Astral Plane’ and ‘Gold Stars’, and review another story arc in the Adventure Time comic book series.  Continue reading Flooping the Pig – Episode 48: “Sweet P”

Flooping the Pig – Episode 47: “Adventure Time: Origins”

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Original Air Date: January 21, 2015

The boys are back to talk about the Adventure Time Episodes ‘The Pajama War’ and ‘Evergreen’ and throw in a little bit of comic book coverage with a look at Adventure Tim. No, that is not a typo. Continue reading Flooping the Pig – Episode 47: “Adventure Time: Origins”

Flooping the Pig Episode 46 – “Non-Canonical”

 

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Original Air Date: January 14, 2015

Kevin Ford, Brad Garoon, and Justin Houston finally go back in time to examine four non canonical episodes of Adventure Time.

They discuss the nature of the pilot, the Wand, A Glitch is a Glitch, and Food Chain, whether or not these stories can be woven into the fabric of the Adventure Time Narrative, and what is the value of allowing outside artists to play in the Adventure Time universe.
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Reel Bad – A Breaking Bad Podcast: Episode 3

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Jerome and Kevin return to cover the halfway point of Breaking Bad‘s television run. Fittingly, the halfway mark sees a shift in tone and for some of the key characters. Discussed are the nature of these changes, the growth of characters such as Jesse and Skylar, the incredible episode “One Minute”, why the episode “Fly” is so polarizing, and a whole lot more. Continue reading Reel Bad – A Breaking Bad Podcast: Episode 3

Flooping the Pig Episode 45 – “A Bag of Lich”

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Original Air Date: January 7, 2015

 

Flooping the Pig shifts gears a bit. First, Brad Garoon, Kevin Ford, and Justin Houston discuss comedy in Dentist, and the importance of growing up in the Cooler. Then they take on the colossal task of working their way through the Adventure Time comic books, starting with issues 1-4 making up the first story arc. What happens when the Lich gets closer than ever to destroying the world?  Listen to find out. Continue reading Flooping the Pig Episode 45 – “A Bag of Lich”

Flooping the Pig – Episode 44: “Jake Week”

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Original Air Date: December 31, 2014

Brad Garoon, Kevin Ford, and Justin Houston discuss the debuts of Giuseppe and Peace Master, characters that don’t make a ton of sense in their stand-alone episodes, as well as the origin of Jake the Dog and the bad behavior of LSP and Marceline.

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Flooping the Pig – Episode 43: “Debuts and Origins”

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Original Air Date: December 24, 2014

Brad Garoon, Kevin Ford, and Justin Houston discuss the debuts of Giuseppe and Peace Master, characters that don’t make a ton of sense in their stand-alone episodes, as well as the origin of Jake the Dog and the bad behavior of LSP and Marceline. Continue reading Flooping the Pig – Episode 43: “Debuts and Origins”

Flooping the Pig – Episode 42: “Something Too Big?”

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Original Air Date: December 17, 2014

Brad Garoon, Kevin Ford, and Justin Houston discuss the value of gender swap Adventure Time episodes, whether or not episodes like Something Big are a sign of good or bad things for the show creatively, father-son issues and issues between brothers.

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Flooping the Pig – Episode 41: “The Right Arm of Finn Mertens”

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Original Air Date: December 10, 2014

Kevin Ford, Justin Houston, and Brad Garoon dig into the rejuvenation of Finn’s arm, the advanced sexual nature of Lumpy Space Princess, Jake’s money problems, and the experimental nature of Graham Falk’s Adventure Time episodes. Continue reading Flooping the Pig – Episode 41: “The Right Arm of Finn Mertens”