Laser Time

No, we're NOT talking about acts of animal cruelty, although we should warn the faint of heart, we will be talking about how entertainment uses the death of innocent animals to either tug on our hearts strings and/or the first line of suspense. It's a hack practice that has almost-but-not-entirely fallen out of fashion, but get ready to relive some of the most traumatic moments of your pop culture upbringing

Even though we are practically overwhelmed with adaptions of our favorite books, comics, and games these days, getting the Hollywood treatment remains a massive accomplishment. Which is why it's strange that sometimes, whether good or bad, your favorite thing will get made into a film that just falls into obscurity. Or maybe Netflix just made a new series out of it that overshadows in entirely! In this episode we're talking about some of the weirdest films that couldn't be saved by all the preexisting awareness in the world.

Movies, TV, video games, comics, sports and more. While not the most important things in the world right now, the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a wrench into how all of that is produced and/or distributed. In this special episode, we're going through a relatively recent list of Coronavirus-related disruptions to our entertainment consumption, and just how much of what we enjoy could be permanently changed as a result

Modern media distribution has brought us untold accessibility… but has it come at the cost of discoverability? Streaming, digital rentals, and On Demand tend to favor the shiny, the new, the recently licensed exclusive or remake (and so do most of us TBH) so we figured there must be something genuinely special about having a favorite movie that came out before you did. How'd you see it, why did it connect with you, and why does it still work?! We'll tell you ours, if you'll tell us yours!

Children of the 80s had VHS. Kids of the 90s grew up with the internet. So how is it possible for any movie, TV show, or video game to completely disappear in a digital era? Turns out the missing media phenomena isn't exclusive to old timey film nitrates or video tapes, as you'll find out in Laser Time's exploration of Lost Media old and new!

Since we almost never mention anything they've done on the show, it's high time Laser Time get an introduction to two of the most prolific creators in modern media! Special guest, TL Foster join Chris and Sarah in order to help fill in our undeniable White Boy Blindspot with a prolonged discussion on the work of Shonda Rhimes and Tyler Perry!

A classic sci-fi locale, an unknown variable, a mythic heavenly body or the foretold destruction of us all?! Whether your kidnapping Godzilla or peddling a dubious doomsday prophecy, Planet X means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. Join us for this space-soaked episode of Laser Time as we set out to explore a whole new world

In times of political unrest, it's nice to be able to laugh at grotesque caricatures of our elected officials... or at least it used to be? As we look back on our favorite/worst politicians throughout popculture history in a fun little listening party, it can't be denied our political fiction has gotten a lot less absurd. Either way, brace thyself for hilariously awful mayors, chancellors, councilmen, presidents and more!

As one of the most dangerous and unpredictable forces in our natural world, lightning is not to be trifled with. Unless you're making a movie! Then lightning can raise the dead, transfer souls, cause machines to malfunction, grant sentience, bestow temporary abilities, and even all-out superpowers. Let's look back to a simpler time when a just single bolt could renergize the flimsiest premise

So Uncle Mickey unlocked the vault and unleashed EVERYTHING onto the Disney+ streaming service? Obviously not, but most of us were too blinded by The Mandalorian to care in those first few weeks. Certain titles are missing there because of momentarily tangled rights, but other omissions are more baffling, and others... well, there's dozens of wholly-owned pieces of Disney entertainment the company would rather stay dead and buried. But in this weird Patreon preview/make good, we're grabbing our shovels and digging up the stuff Disney+ will most likely NEVER let you see...