IMMP

By Matthew Porter and Ian PorterComedy TV & Film Society & Culture

IMMP episodes

April 05, 2021063: Andy Griffith in SALVAGE 1
Andy Griffith has played a lot of roles, but to Matthew he'll always be Harry Broderick, the junk man with dreams of the moon in 1979's SALVAGE 1.
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Links:
Salvage 1 - Wikipedia
Andy Griffith - Wikipedia
The Andy Griffith Show - Wikipedia
Matlock (TV series) - Wikipedia
Isaac Asimov - Wikipedia
Previously on IMMP: THUNDERBIRDS by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson
Previously on IMMP: MY FAVORITE MARTIAN
The Expanse (TV series) - Wikipedia
Sid and Marty Krofft - Wikipedia
Previously on IMMP: Lidsville
Previously on IMMP: LAND OF THE LOST
The Krofft Superstar Hour - Wikipedia
The World of Sid and Marty Krofft (amusement park) - Wikipedia
1 hr
March 22, 2021062: STOP MAKING SENSE - the film by Jonathan Demme and Talking Heads
Last episode, Matthew introduced Ian to the album STOP MAKING SENSE by Talking Heads. Now it's time to complete the picture with full the concert film.
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Links:
Previously on IMMP: STOP MAKING SENSE - the album by Talking Heads
Stop Making Sense (the film) - Wikipedia
Jonathan Demme - Wikipedia
Bernie Worrell - Wikipedia
Speaking in tongues (Glossolalia) - Wikipedia
Speaking in Tongues (Talking Heads album) - Wikipedia
R.E.M. - Wikipedia
Automatic for the People - Wikipedia
Monster (R.E.M. album) - Wikipedia
The Last Emperor - Wikipedia
— How could Matthew have forgotten Byrne’s work on this Oscar-winning film score?
Stop Making Sense (Amazon)
51 min
March 08, 2021061: STOP MAKING SENSE - the album by Talking Heads
A groundbreaking album from the groundbreaking movie by a groundbreaking band. With so much broken ground, will Matthew have a place to stand as he introduces this to Ian?
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Links:
Talking Heads - Wikipedia
Stop Making Sense (album) - Wikipedia
Spotify playlist - Stop Making Sense original LP track order
Apple Music playlist - Stop Making Sense original LP track order
Previously on IMMP: POINT OF KNOW RETURN by Kansas
Hamilton (album) - Wikipedia
Stop Making Sense - Wikipedia
Mondegreen - Wikipedia
The Lone Gunmen - Wikipedia
Take Me to the River - Wikipedia
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense: Special New Edition - Amazon.com Music
1 hr 10 min
February 22, 2021060: BEWITCHED
Long before Wandavision gave us its take on a magical being trying to make a home in the American suburbs, viewers were entertained by Wanda and Vision's forebears, Darrin and Samantha Stevens of Bewitched.
In this episode of the IMMP Matthew introduces Ian to the show, and Ian powers through his allergy to sitcoms long enough to dive way too deeply into its magic system, where he finds dark nuggets of existential dread.
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Links:
Bewitched - Wikipedia
Elizabeth Montgomery - Wikipedia
Dick York - Wikipedia
Dick Sargent - Wikipedia
Agnes Moorehead - Wikipedia
Howard Greenfield - Wikipedia
Jack Keller (songwriter) - Wikipedia
Bewitched - The Complete Series on DVD (Amazon)
The Chronicles of Amber - Wikipedia
The Great Book of Amber: The Complete Amber Chronicles by Roger Zelazny (Amazon)
Previously on IMMP: LOST IN SPACE - The Original Series
The Man Your Man Could Smell Like - Wikipedia
Tabitha (TV series) - Wikipedia
Bewitched (2005 film) - Wikipedia
52 min
February 08, 2021059: HIGHLANDER
Matthew and Ian discuss the original 1986 movie that assured us There Can Be Only One.
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Links:
Highlander (film) - Wikipedia
Christopher Lambert - Wikipedia
Roxanne Hart - Wikipedia
Clancy Brown - Wikipedia
Sean Connery - Wikipedia
Russell Mulcahy - Wikipedia
Highlander : 30th Anniversary Blu-ray (Amazon)
Queen - A Kind Of Magic [Featuring songs from HIGHLANDER] (Amazon)
Highlander - The Kurgan Quickening (CW: violence, gore)
Raiders of the Lost Ark: angels from the Ark (CW: gore)
Forbidden Planet: Monster animation
Previously on IMMP: DONNIE DARKO (The Millennial Strikes Back)
55 min
January 25, 2021058: DR. STRANGE (1978)
This TV movie from 1978 introduces Dr. Stephen Strange, a psychiatrist (?!) who learns he has a destiny in a magical war for the fate of humanity.
Marvel did some peculiar things back in the 70s.
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Links:
Dr. Strange (1978 film) - Wikipedia
Peter Hooten - Wikipedia
Jessica Walter - Wikipedia
Anne-Marie Martin - Wikipedia
John Mills - Wikipedia
Dr. Strange (DVD) - Amazon
Previously on the IMMP: BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25TH CENTURY
Spider-Man (Japanese TV series) - Wikipedia
Previously on the IMMP: MAZES AND MONSTERS
StarWars.com | The Official Star Wars Website
Previously on the IMMP: Lidsville
Previously on the IMMP: KRULL
Previously on the IMMP: The Incredible Hulk
50 min
January 11, 2021057: SUPERMAN (1978)
In the 1970s, the early days of the big-budget movie blockbuster, a lot of hopes and dollars went into this movie version of SUPERMAN directed by Richard Donner and starring Christopher Reeve.
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Links:
Superman (1978 film) - Wikipedia
Richard Donner - Wikipedia
Christopher Reeve - Wikipedia
Marlon Brando - Wikipedia
Margot Kidder - Wikipedia
Gene Hackman - Wikipedia
Gwenda Bond on Superman - Twitter
Superman’s best special effect didn’t require any technology - Polygon
His Girl Friday - Wikipedia
The Hudsucker Proxy - Wikipedia
Why Buckaroo Banzai is Today's Most Important Superhero - Brows Held High - YouTube
The Frozen Logger - YouTube
Previously on IMMP: The Incredible Hulk
Previously on IMMP: THUNDERBIRDS by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson
All-Star Superman - Wikipedia
Superman 4-Movie Blu-ray Collection - Amazon
Absolute All Star Superman - Amazon
1 hr 25 min
January 01, 2021 Bonus Show - FROZEN HOLMES
Why do people keep wanting to freeze Sherlock Holmes? Or more to the point, why do people want to thaw him out in the future — his future, or ours?
Ian and Matthew explore this in their discussion of 1987’s The Return of Sherlock Holmes, and the cartoon Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century.
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27 min
December 28, 2020056: Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes
Our Holmes for the Holidays series concludes with what for some is the canonical screen adaptation of the character: the 1984 - 1994 Grenada TV series starring Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes.
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Links:
Previously on IMMP: A STUDY IN SCARLET by Arthur Conan Doyle
Previously on IMMP: Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes
Previously on IMMP: YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES
Sherlock Holmes (1984 TV series) - Wikipedia
Jeremy Brett - Wikipedia
David Burke (British actor) - Wikipedia
Edward Hardwicke - Wikipedia
Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Series on Blu-Ray [Amazon]
How Watson Learned the Trick - Wikipedia
45 min
December 14, 2020055: Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes
The IMMP Holmes for the Holidays series continues with the most famous 20th century adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's characters: the 1939 film series starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce.
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Links:
Sherlock Holmes (1939 film series) - Wikipedia
Sherlock Holmes film series 1939 - 1946
Sherlock Holmes: Complete Collection on Blu-ray — Amazon
Sherlock Holmes (2009 film) - Wikipedia
Fast & Furious - Wikipedia
Now You See Me (film) - Wikipedia
44 min

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Matthew Porter and his son Ian Porter explore movies, TV, books and music from Matthew's youth, way back in the 20th Century. What stands the test of time? What doesn’t? And what's still worth binging…