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After months of jump starting this series of podcasts only to have it pushed back, the Binge Movie Aftertaste Indiana Jones Retrospective is finally here. Listen as me, Law, and Nate dissect the first beloved film of the franchise Raiders of the Lost Ark. What is it that makes it so great? Why is Ford's gruffness part of his charm here? And why oh why does one of us not agree with the other two?

Listen to find out. And don't forget - we are going to look at the other three as well, so keep checking this space every Friday, as these podcasts will get even more interesting and rant filled as they go on.

 

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)

 

 

 

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Kupka and Batch hold down the fort while Mr. Valley does his best student impression on way to graduation. (Early congrats sir!) The dynamic duo talk Escape Rooms, Humble Bundles, and PS Now. Batch may or may not have again talked Kupka into making a purchase. You'll have to listen to find out. So go get on it.

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Batch - XBL: Multiverse5, Steam: hunterzolomin, PSN: hunterzolomin

MovieFreak - XBL: JackFalveyIV PSN: MovieFreak4702, Steam: JackFalveyiv, Origin: JackFalveyiv

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There's no question that George Romero's looks at the zombie apocalypse influenced a high number of filmmakers. There is also no question that these filmmakers did what they did in what they felt were nicely done homages. How Tom Savini, Zack Snyder, and Steve Miner did with the foundation Romero laid out is what is discussed in this podcast.

I'm not going to lie. As dire as the last podcast in this series was, there has probably been no movie as bad as one that is discussed here. After talking about all three of these movies, my co-host Mik Duffy and I talk about just how high Romero's reach was, how his vision of zombies is still in use today, and what to expect in future Aftertastes. One of which involves Duffy coming back.

This has been a good series to revisit. I have had a blast dissecting these movies, and want to take this time to thank that annoying Bruce Springsteen fan Jack Falvey, who provided a lot of behind the scenes aspects of making this series of podcasts possible.

Listen to our concluding Romero Aftertaste, and stay tuned for the Indiana Jones Retrospective with Jim Law and Nate Peterson, starting next week!

 

Night of the Living Dead (1990) (?/10, ?/10)

 

 

Dawn of the Dead (2004) (?/10, ?/10)

Day of the Dead (2008) (?/10, ?/10)

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0:00:00-Crank up the volume, cocksucker.

0:02:03-Law and Moreno and Valley. Good shit. It's cold out there in Rhode Island. Old School Voicemail. Goovey Awards discussed a bit. Binge Aftertaste: Indiana Jones coming your way this Friday. Hold onto your potatoes! March 12th for BMFMLMLBMPMCTM picks! You get it. 12 pm CST! That's cocksucking time. Video games. Patreon stuff. Exclusive content. More Goovey stuff. "I Love Him."

0:38:32 -Sounder for Randy Rivet!

0:45:35-GOOGLE VOICE. Some Logan (movie) talk and Oscar stuff sprinkled in there.

2:11:29-TV ROUND UP. Moreno has got one-Legion. Jack gives his thoughts on a 30 for 30, which is an '85 Bears Documentary. Tangents. Law is deep into comedies with Always Sunny, Workaholics, Man Seeking Woman, Crashing, Last Week Tonight, and Girls. He presses on with Billions and Big Little Lies. Walking Dead? Fuck.

2:58:22- WHAT DID YOU WATCH? Reminiscing about an episode with drunk ass Ammon way back when starts off the segment. Jack begins with Get Out and Logan. Ammon shows up towards the end of the Logan review and talks about why he's looking so dapper (check the Binge Media facebook page). Moreno saw I Don't Feel at Home in this World Anymore (which Law also happened to see). Ammon takes the mic with Hidden Figures, Lion, Passengers, The Lego Batman Movie, and switches to TV with Legion, 24: Legacy, Taboo, The Bachelor, This is Us. He also rewatched The Matrix.

4:20:03 - Ammon's old JoBlo show.

I'm done.

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Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the first annual Goovey Awards!  The awards are based on all calls made to our Google Voice mailbox (708-406-9546) in 2016.  Nate P took it upon himself to go through each call and has come up with 10 categories to highlight the best voicemails of the year.  Categories include Supporting and Lead Babadiiick, Best Gimmick, Caller of the Year, The Jim Law Memorial Award and much more.

Thanks to all for calling in and to Nate P for spending 189 hours researching the calls.  Enjoy!

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0:00:00-BingeCast. Bring it.

0:01:52-Moreno. Smash. What more do you need? PJ? Sure. He's here too, goddamnt. The intern still has to work up to his big boy pants. BMFML updates are a thing. Podcast history and related shit. Goovy Awards will be presented on February 28th, 2017, assholes. Get your dicks ready. What? First Music Cast of 2017 hits this week. Oscars? More like #cockscars, amiriteguys?

0:28:45-GOOGLE VOICE.

0:56:18-MOVIE HOMEWORK: True Lies. RIP Bill Paxton.

1:11:53-TV ROUND UP. Moreno is still paddlin' through Schitt's Creek, catching up on Always Sunny and Rick and Morty. He tapped out of the Young Pope, he's slacking on Taboo. John Oliver. PJ gives his stance on Taboo, the final season of Black Sails, Big Little Lies, Stranger Things, and requests Netflix recommendations. Jack breaks down Netflix in a scientific manner. Look at the big brain on Brad. Lot of tangents. Jack rights the course with Always Sunny and dissects Legion. Scientology show. More bullshit. Jeezus.

2:06:50-Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Director's Cuts, Theatrical Cuts, Weird Jumanji editing, Citizen Kane, Casablanca, 80's comedies, well hell I don't know Jim Law I'm trying here!

2:38:21-WHAT DID YOU WATCH? PJ starts off with Now You See Me 2, in which he quickly moves on. He caught Swiss Army Man (Spoiler within), Girl on the Train, Midnight Special, Nocturnal Animals, Lego Batman Movie, and La La Land. Jack goes next with Lego Batman Movie, The Founder, and John Wick: Chapter 2. Moreno rounds out the segment with Manchester by the Sea, and Fist Fight.

3:17:03- PJ gets the floor to talk about whatever. More about the upcoming Music Cast. GET YOUR PICKS IN, DICKS. MARCH 11. DUE DATE. Bostonpalooza. Lawlapalooza. Are you coming? You should. Come all over. Cocksucker.

And there you have it. Enjoy your fucking week.

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Very rarely does a filmmaker go out on top. So rare, in fact, that I cannot think of any instances off the top of my head. But one thing gets established from the very outset of this podcast, the third of a four part series looking at the Living Dead series. George A Romero cannot count himself amongst that core group.

Today, me and my esteemed colleague Mik Duffy look at solid proof of that last paragraph in the forms of two films, 2007's Diary of the Dead and 2010's Survival of the Dead. With these two films, Romero made a duo of films obviously done to capitalize on his status as the innovator of the current zombie craze.

After the financial success of 2005's Land of the Dead, Romero felt he needed a stripped down approach to bring his zombies back to life. The reasons why are explored by both Duffy and I, as for the life of us, we cannot explain what he was thinking.

And don't even get us started on Survival. But we do it, for the pure entertainment of you people.

This was the most painful part of the retrospective for us, as we are seeing a filmmaker plummet to depths only a buried living deadsman could fathom. So join us, as we explore why it happened, how it happened, and give far too many M Night Shyamalan references.

 

Diary of the Dead (2007) (?/?, ?/?)

Survival of the Dead (2010) (?/?, ?/?)

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Smash Valley makes his triumphant return to the Binge GameCast as the boys talk the latest deets on the wide world of gaming.  Come hear about the brutally difficult Nioh, Batch's obsession with Zen Pinball and how Supka is loving getting the poop scared right out of him.  Yep, poop.  He's disgusting.

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2017 Binge Media Fantasy Movie League

Hello everyone, and welcome to the 2017 Binge Media Fantasy Movie League, or better known as the BMFML!  For those of you who are returning to play again, welcome!  For those of you just joining in on the fun, welcome to you as well.  We have some big changes for this season and, due to feedback from the listeners, are going to implement these changes sooner rather than later.  While all of this information is contained in the podcast seen below, this will exist as a running list of the rules and regulations for the league so that you can reference this easily throughout the season.

From Draft Boards to Daily Fantasy

So this is probably the biggest change we have decided to make, but ultimately this is something that we think will make a lot of you happy.  Whereas in years past we had a complete draft board that needed to be created prior to the actual draft, this year we are deciding to throw that out and allow anyone who wants to participate to simply submit their team.  That's right, no more worrying about having your picks taken by someone else because everyone who plays will be allowed to pick whoever they want.  This takes the research element out for those of you who don't want to engage in that, but it rewards those who did put the time in to have a leg up.  Speaking of the teams, we're making a big change there too as well...

6 Actors/Actresses, 2 Directors, 2 Movies (10 Total Picks)

Picks can be for two movies, two directors and six actors or actresses.  There is no required set of actors and actresses needed, simply pick who you think will get you the most points.  This means teams can be comprised of six actors, or six actresses, or two actors and four actresses, or five actors and one actress.  You get the picture.  Customize your team the way you want it, and submit your 10 picks by the new due date (detailed below).

Captain Pick

This is another new element of the game this year.  When you submit your team, if you'd like, you can specify the "Captain" pick for your team.  What does this mean?  At the end of the season, if the "Captain" of your team is the highest point-getter, you will receive a bonus 25 points to your grand total.  If you do not specify a Captain, your first pick will be designated as your team Captain.  This is a neat way to add some bonus points to your totals at the end of the season, so be sure to specify your captain when submitting your team if you'd like to partake in this element of the game!

Pre-Ranked List of Actors/Actresses

Many of you have expressed a desire for a pre-ranked list, so we're giving it to you.  By the end of this week, we will have a link up for you detailing our personally ranked top 100 picks.  What this means is the research that we're doing for the league is getting passed on to all you!  For those of us who play fantasy sports, this was an element that we were missing in years passed and, thankfully, have implemented for this new season.  The link should be up by the end of the week.

Submission Date/League Date

As with all these new rule changes, we are changing the submission date to allow for those of you who have not submitted anything to submit your team.  The new submission date is 12PM CST on Saturday, March 11.  This means the old submission due date of February 28 is no longer valid and we will accept team submissions up until the new due date.  We think this will give everyone enough time to put their squad together and get it submitted by then.

***IMPORTANT NOTE*** We will still be tallying points fromMarch 1st to December 31st, even though your submissions will be a few weeks past that.

Point Allocations

These will be this year's point totals for the league.  There are some changes from last season, so be sure to study this listing before submitting ...

I ususally wake up Sunday afternoon and wonder why in the hell I went to bed at 5:00 AM. Then I look at my notes from the previous night's BingeCast recording and things start to make sense. This gem for instance.....

"Google Voice - Darth Vader's dick, spent way too long talking about this."

There's three or four of these type of conversations within this episode because we can't stop talking with our drunk lips.

Garrett pops in to review LOGAN.

Google Voice is packed with yelling.

TV Round-Up works through This Is Us, The Bachelor, 24 Legacy, Taboo, Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, Schitt's Creek

The Garrett Collins Oscar Game turns into another classic for the ages.

What Did You Watch stumbles around BAD SANTA 2, FENCES, THE MAGNIFICENT 7, THE FOUNDER, MANCHESTER BY THE SEA, ALLIED.

Then we tease our review of the first time Ammon ever recorded with us on the old site. For next time.

Have fun trying to finish this one in one sitting.

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