Today on the 5: I finally made the time to finish Adult Swim adaptation of Junji Ito's Uzumaki. While there was some grumbling a while back over a quality dip after the first episode, I found the series overall was a magnificent realization of the beloved manga.

This week we're talking about Transformers One, Fisker, owning digital content, and Dogs Don't Wear Pants. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show!

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Today on the 5: In the aftermath of yet another highly polaarized US election, many companies are putting out congratulatory statements for Donald Trump. This has drawn a lot of criticism and anger, but let's be honest about it: They have no other real choice.

Today on the 5: For a long time, I vastly preferred host-read ads over pre-recorded spots. While that's still true when it's done well, one place where it's completely the opposite for me now is platforms like YouTube.

Today on the 5: Over the weekend I was wandering through the Shudder streaming service and came across a 2019 film titled Dogs Don't Wear Pants. It sounded interesting, and it turned out to be one of the more fascinating romance films I've ever seen.

Today on the 5: After watching the latest video from Brian Quarfoth about making a followup to Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, I thought back to a discussion Lando and I had about this exact topic. I largely agree with everyhing Brian said in his video, the only difference being I'd structure a prequel as a streaming series.

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Today on the 5: I've been trying to read the experimental novel House Of Leaves for a while now, but it's been a struggle. Last week I saw the book laying on the shelf and I thought I should get back to reading it, but almost immediately after that thought I realized I never would.

Today on the 5: Friend of the show Ant Pruitt recently asked me how I find some of the weird and lesser known films that I review. I may have talked about the odd avenues I check for these gems, but it was probably a while back so I figured why not do an updated version.

Today on the 5: Thanks to the book club over at Twit.tv, I recently read a 2024 novel titled Service Model. For most of the book I was having a good time, but then I got to the ending and it blew me away.