IMMP

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

IMMP episodes

March 31, 2025167: ZARDOZ
In 1974, John Boorman created a trippy, futuristic ... thing, full of broad social commentary (as well as sex, violence and very, very odd wardrobe choices). And Sean Connery starred, in an effort to break free of the James Bond persona.
Did they succeed? Can Ian and Matthew make any sense of this? Listen to find out.
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Previously on IMMP: James Bond in DR. NO
Previously on IMMP: The Prisoner
John Alderton - Wikipedia
Previously on IMMP: SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES
Previously on IMMP: John Boorman’s EXCALIBUR
58 min
March 17, 2025166: James Bond in DR. NO
Matthew and Ian return to the strange land of 1962 for a discussion of the very first James Bond movie, DR. NO. Along the way they take a few detours, including a pitch for a SPIDER-BOND crossover series.
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Dr. No (film) - Wikipedia
Dr. No (novel) - Wikipedia
List of James Bond films - Wikipedia
Previously on IMMP: James Bond in THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
Previously on IMMP: HIGHLANDER
How It's Made - Science Channel GO
Aperture Science | Half-Life Wiki | Fandom
Previously on IMMP: DIE HARD
LOVE AND LET DIE (book) by John Higgs
1 hr 38 min
March 03, 2025165: Rankin/Bass' THE RETURN OF THE KING (1980)
In 1980, three years after their animated adaptation of The Hobbit, Rankin/Bass returned to Middle Earth in a very confusing way. They jumped straight to the third volume of The Lord of the Rings, to bring us THE RETURN OF THE KING as an animated TV musical. Join Ian and Matthew as they try to makes sense of this baffling media artifact.
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Previously on IMMP: THE HOBBIT (Rankin Bass, 1977)
Previously on IMMP: Ralph Bakshi’s THE LORD OF THE RINGS (1978)
More Rankin/Bass on the IMMP
Monty Don
Skeletor | Wiki Grayskull | Fandom
Starscream (G1) - Transformers Wiki
Sleestak | Land of the Lost Wiki | Fandom
Previously on IMMP: LAND OF THE LOST
The Official Home of Hello Kitty & Friends
Previously on IMMP: PLANET OF THE APES (1968)
Previously on IMMP: Irwin Allen’s THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE
Previously on IMMP: THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD
Previously on IMMP: THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953)
Hobbs & Shaw | The Fast and the Furious Wiki | Fandom
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim - Wikipedia
THE WAR OF THE ROHIRRIM (Drafthouse Diary Movie Vlog) - YouTube
59 min
February 17, 2025164: FATHER OF THE BRIDE (1991)
Weddings bells ring at the Inter-Millennium Media Project! To celebrate the upcoming nuptials, Ian and Matthew welcome Ian's bride-to-be* Jennifer Ogden to discuss the 1991 remake of FATHER OF THE BRIDE starring Steve Martin and Diane Keaton.
*By the time you hear this, they will be husband and wife!
Special Guest: Jennifer Ogden-Porter.
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Previously on IMMP: ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING
47 min
February 03, 2025163: THE IN-LAWS (1979)
As wedding bells approach at the IMMP headquarters, Ian and Matthew discuss the 1979 action comedy THE IN LAWS starring Peter Falk and Alan Arkin.
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The In-Laws (1979 film) - Wikipedia
Previously on IMMP: COLUMBO
Previously on IMMP: THE STING
Previously on IMMP: John Carpenter's BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA
Newgrounds - Wikipedia
59 min
January 20, 2025162: In Search Of: ALIENS (We Kept Watching)
We Kept Watching!
On this return to Leonard Nimoy's 1970s - 1980s TV series IN SEARCH OF, Ian and Matthew watched all the episodes they could find about aliens and UFOs.
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Previously on IMMP: IN SEARCH OF… Hosted by Leonard Nimoy
In Search of... (TV series) | Media Wiki | Fandom
Wow! signal - Wikipedia
Mysterious 'Wow!' Radio Signal Might Finally Have an Explanation—and No, It's Not Aliens | Smithsonian
Previously on IMMP: Project U.F.O.
Previously on IMMP: WKW - SPACE: 1999, PROJECT U.F.O. and THE THIN MAN
Previously on IMMP: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
Project BLUE BOOK - Unidentified Flying Objects | National Archives
47 min
January 06, 2025161: SONIC ADVENTURE 2
As 2025 begins, the IMMP hits the ground running: Ian and Matthew discuss the 2001 story-driven platformer game SONIC ADVENTURE 2 on this edition of THE MILLENNIAL STRIKES BACK.
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Sonic Adventure 2 | Sonic Wiki Zone | Fandom
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (HD) playthrough - YouTube
Sonic Adventure 2: The Movie (ULTIMATE Edition) - YouTube
Previously on IMMP: DIE HARD
Kenneth Anger - Wikipedia
The Wrong Trousers | Wallace & Gromit
Xenosaga | Xenosaga Wiki | Fandom
Previously on IMMP: THUNDERBIRDS by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson
Soap (shoes) - Wikipedia
Previously on IMMP: ALIEN (1979)
Previously on IMMP: ALIENS
Weyland-Yutani Corporation | Xenopedia | Fandom
Colony Drop - TV Tropes
— What's one of the most dramatic ways to try and bring about The End of the World as We Know It? Drop a space colony on someone.
1 hr 11 min
December 23, 2024160: DIE HARD
For Christmas week, Ian and Matthew discuss a holiday classic from 1988 - Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman in John McTiernan's DIE HARD.
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Die Hard - Wikipedia
IMMP - Holiday Episodes
Previously on IMMP: MOONLIGHTING
Die Hard | Brooklyn Nine-Nine Wiki | Fandom
1 hr 4 min
December 09, 2024159: Irwin Allen's THE TOWERING INFERNO
Christmas is a time for parties, bright lights and surprises. So this year the IMMP kicks off our holiday theme with 1974's THE TOWERING INFERNO from disaster master Irwin Allen.
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The Towering Inferno - Wikipedia
Previously on IMMP: LOST IN SPACE - The Original Series
Previously on IMMP: Irwin Allen’s VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA (1961 Movie)
Previously on IMMP: Irwin Allen’s VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA (TV Series)
Previously on IMMP: Irwin Allen’s THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE
Previously on IMMP: THUNDERBIRDS by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson
Previously on IMMP: ALIENS
Previously on IMMP: NO WAY OUT (1987)
Thunderbirds Are Go episode: INFERNO | Thunderbirds Wiki | Fandom
Dante's Peak - Wikipedia
2012 (film) - Wikipedia
1 hr 11 min
November 25, 2024158: THE BIG CLOCK (1948)
After our prior episode about No Way Out, a 1987 adaptation of the novel The Big Clock, this time we talk about the original 1948 adaptation of The Big Clock called... THE BIG CLOCK.
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The Big Clock (1946 Novel) - Wikipedia
The Big Clock (1948 film) - Wikipedia
Previously on IMMP: NO WAY OUT (1987)
Ray Milland - Wikipedia
Charles Laughton - Wikipedia
Elsa Lanchester - Wikipedia
'The Hudsucker Proxy'—Yeah, That's Right, 'The Hudsucker Proxy'—Is the Coen Brothers’ Most Underrated Film | GQ
1 hr 3 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…