DTVC Podcast

Scott Murphy from All 90s Action, All the Time and New Horror Express is back to discuss another Steven Seagal DTV flick, this time 2006's "Shadow Man." We get into some of the classic Seagal DTV tropes, and judge how good or bad they are here. Also Scott gives some background on the UK actors in this, and we try to understand their rationale for agreeing to make this film.

You can find Scott's podcasts on iTunes or other major podcatchers; or go here for All 90s Action, All the Time, https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-murphy9, and here for New Horror Express, https://newhorrorexpress.com/

For my newest release, Don's House in the Mountains, go here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CN9B811D

Check out my Bainbridge, a short action novel about a cop on the edge in early 90s LA: ⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CH7V3SK5⁠⁠

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And you can grab our DTVC merch at our Threadless, ⁠⁠⁠https://dtvconnoisseur.threadless.com

"DTVC Extra" are shorter solo episodes that I'll be posting on some of the weeks we don't have episodes of the main podcast. In this episode we're starting our look at the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 1, with "Iron Man" and "Incredible Hulk." I start by going into the history of live action adaptations of Marvel comics, plus what DC was doing, and how that led to Marvel Studios creating their own films, of which Iron Man was the first. From there I'll get into what made Iron Man work so well, and how it would eventually lead to Marvel changing the game and coming out on top above DC. In the second segment, I look at the Incredible Hulk. I talk about the old TV show and the impact it had on me, also my own experience collecting comics, and why the Ang Lee one didn't work for me. And then I wrap the episode talking about why we haven't had another Hulk film, and the lessons I think Disney could learn from how 2008 was so successful, versus the relative lack of success they've had this year.

My newest novel, Don's House in the Mountains, is available here: ⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CN9B811D⁠⁠

Check out Bainbridge, my short novel about a cop on the edge in early 90s LA: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CH7V3SK5⁠⁠⁠⁠

For my author website, go here: ⁠⁠https://www.matthewpoirierauthor.com/⁠⁠

And you can grab our DTVC merch at our Threadless, ⁠⁠⁠https://dtvconnoisseur.threadless.com

Ty and Brett from Comeuppance Reviews are back to discuss our favorite Charles Napier films. We chat about his legacy as one of the best character actors of all time, count off how many times he's played various military ranks and other official titles, and then Ty and I get into our top five lists.

You can Brett and Ty at ⁠⁠comeuppancereviews.net⁠⁠, or on the Comeuppance Reviews podcast, which you can subscribe to on most major podcatchers.

For my newest release, Don's House in the Mountains, go here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CN9B811D

Check out my Bainbridge, a novella about a cop on the edge in early 90s LA: ⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CH7V3SK5⁠⁠

For my author website, go here: ⁠⁠https://www.matthewpoirierauthor.com

And you can grab our DTVC merch at our Threadless, ⁠⁠⁠https://dtvconnoisseur.threadless.com

"DTVC Extra" are shorter solo episodes that I'll be posting on some of the weeks we don't have episodes of the main podcast. In this episode we're finishing our series looking at the Bloodfist films with "Bloodfist VII: Manhunt," "Bloodfist VIII: Trained to Kill," and "Bloodfist 2050." With part VII, we look at how this continues the theme of Wilson against the world with a woman helping him out, also Art Camacho as fight coordinator, and how this feels like part of the end of that golden age of DTV action between the late 80s and early 90s. For part VIII, we talk about how, even one year later, this feels like something from a totally different time. We also get more into where Wilson's career goes from here, that this feels like the beginning of the end of his great era as a DTV lead. Finally, we not only look at "Bloodfist 2050," but I get into where this franchise could have gone, and wonder why Corman didn't slap the name "Bloodfist" on more titles after this.

My newest novel, Don's House in the Mountains, is available here: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CN9B811D⁠

Check out Bainbridge, my short novel about a cop on the edge in early 90s LA: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CH7V3SK5⁠⁠⁠

For my author website, go here: ⁠⁠https://www.matthewpoirierauthor.com/⁠⁠

And you can grab our DTVC merch at our Threadless, ⁠⁠⁠https://dtvconnoisseur.threadless.com

Ty from Comeuppance Reviews is back to discuss two more DTV films from Tubi. First we go back to the Willis Well and finish off the Detective Knight series with "Detective Knight: Independence." Does this one build off the surprisingly not bad nature of the previous one? After that we go back to Bruce Dern with "Hellblazers." This might be the best Dern we've seen since we've been doing these movies.

You can find Ty at ⁠⁠comeuppancereviews.net⁠⁠, or on the Comeuppance Reviews podcast, which you can subscribe to on most major podcatchers.

For my newest release, Don's House in the Mountains, go here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CN9B811D

Check out my Bainbridge, a novella about a cop on the edge in early 90s LA: ⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CH7V3SK5⁠⁠

For my author website, go here: ⁠⁠https://www.matthewpoirierauthor.com

And you can grab our DTVC merch at our Threadless, ⁠⁠⁠https://dtvconnoisseur.threadless.com

"DTVC Extra" are shorter solo episodes that I'll be posting on some of the weeks we don't have episodes of the main podcast. In this episode we're solo again as I continue our series looking at the Bloodfist films with "Bloodfist V: Human Target" and "Bloodfist VI: Ground Zero." With part V, we look at Wilson as a now established DTV star, and this paradigm that we see in a lot of Bloodfist movies starting with IV--Wilson against the world with a woman helping him out. For part VI, we get into how this is one of the ones that gets away from that paradigm by going the Die Hard route, and I also discuss how computers in action movies work, then go off on a tangent about my generation and Oregon Trail.

My newest novel, Don's House in the Mountains, is available here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CN9B811D

Check out Bainbridge, my short novel about a cop on the edge in early 90s LA: ⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CH7V3SK5⁠⁠

For my author website, go here: ⁠⁠https://www.matthewpoirierauthor.com/⁠⁠

And you can grab our DTVC merch at our Threadless, ⁠⁠⁠https://dtvconnoisseur.threadless.com

In this episode I'm joined once again by Mitch from the Video Vacuum, as we look at the Steven Seagal "True Justice" "movie" "Deadly Crossing." We also check in on Mitch's ongoing project over at his site The Video Vacuum: Tubi Continued, where he's looking to cover 365 Tubi films this year; and as part of our yearly tradition, we chat about his favorite Christmas movie, the AIP Dan Haggerty classic, "Elves."

You can find The Video Vacuum at ⁠https://thevideovacuum.blogspot.com/⁠, and his books on Amazon by searching the name "Mitch Lovell"

My newest novel, "Don's House in the Mountains" is available in paperback or on Amazon kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CN9B811D

For my author website, go here: www.matthewpoirierauthor.com

And you can grab our DTVC merch at our Threadless, https://dtvconnoisseur.threadless.com/

"DTVC Extra" are usually shorter solo episodes that I post on some of the weeks we don't have episodes of the main podcast, but in this special episode, we're joined by Jon from After Movie Diner and Miscellaneous Plumbing Fixtures to continue our look at the Bloodfist films with "Bloodfist III" and "Bloodfist IV." With the first one, we look at this as a prison film, the funny names of some of Wilson's fellow prisoners, and the performance by Richard Roundtree. For part IV, we get into how much action is in this, and the combination of Wilson and Gary Daniels, making this one of the best of the franchise. Also, in the opening, I give my take on The Marvels.

You can find the After Movie Diner on all major podcatchers, and on YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook Live. For Miscellaneous Plumbing Fixtures, you can listen on Spotify, or go here for his Bandcamp: https://miscplumbingfixtures.bandcamp.com/

Check out my newest book, Don's House in the Mountains, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CN9B811D

For my author page on Amazon, go here: ⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/stores/Matthew-Poirier/author/B085HTVYNJ

And you can grab our DTVC merch at our Threadless, ⁠⁠⁠https://dtvconnoisseur.threadless.com

Ty from Comeuppance Reviews is back to discuss two more DTV films from Tubi. First we go back to the Willis Well and look at "Detective Knight: Redemption" continuing the Willis Det. Knight saga. Is this one more or less of a slog than the first one? After that we look at "Invincible," another film written and directed by Daniel Zirilli, starring Johnny Strong, Marko Zaror, and Michael Pare, with cinematography by Wych Kaosayananda. In addition to that, we chat about the old days of UPN and the WB, complete with Ty finding an old WB promo.

You can find Ty at ⁠comeuppancereviews.net⁠, or on the Comeuppance Reviews podcast, which you can subscribe to on most major podcatchers.

Check out my newest release, Bainbridge, a novella about a cop on the edge in early 90s LA: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CH7V3SK5⁠

For my author page on Amazon, go here: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/stores/Matthew-Poirier/author/B085HTVYNJ⁠

And you can grab our DTVC merch at our Threadless, ⁠⁠https://dtvconnoisseur.threadless.com

"DTVC Extra" are shorter solo episodes that I'll be posting on some of the weeks we don't have episodes of the main podcast. In this episode we start our series looking at the Bloodfist films with "Bloodfist" and "Bloodfist II." With the first one, we look at Wilson as a new DTV star, Corman's approach to movies, and keeping this film under 90 minutes. For the second one, we get into how this is the only sequel that has any connection to the one before it, and look at the use of actors from the previous film who weren't playing the same part. I also get into the process of watching Tubi films on a jetBlue flight.

Check out my newest book, Bainbridge, a short novel about a cop on the edge in early 90s LA: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CH7V3SK5⁠

For my author page on Amazon, go here: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/stores/Matthew-Poirier/author/B085HTVYNJ⁠

And you can grab our DTVC merch at our Threadless, ⁠⁠https://dtvconnoisseur.threadless.com