Part-Time Characters

This week in Part-Time Characters, we talk about movies about making movies, filmmaking and show business. In honor of the Disaster Artist, a movie about the production of The Room, we discuss our favorite movies that concentrate on the art of making a movie, the struggles behind the scenes and the final product the audience gets.

Before Sam and I reveal our top five movies about making movies, we have a quick catch up about what we have been watching in our spare time. Sam watched 88 films in the month of November in a streaming service called Filmstruck. He tells me about the latest director he has explored and some of his movies he enjoyed. On the other hand, I talk about a delightful show I've been watching on Amazon Prime, The Wonderful Mrs. Maisel. When Midge Maisel's world is destroyed due to her husband leaving her, Mrs. Maisel takes to stand up comedy and decides to go for it even though in the 50s she is just supposed to be a housewife and a mother.

The majority of the episode is dedicated to movies about filmmaking. Sam picks some lovely classics plus other more obscure choices that showcase the love for movies by the people behind the camera. I pick a few movies that came out in the 2000s and have the triumph of picking five movies that Sam has never seen; a real first for Part-Time Characters!

ANNOUNCEMENT: We are thinking of making a confession game. We are going to leave our anonymous confessions here (all related to movies or celebrities) and in the next episode, we will read them and try to decipher who confessed what. The whole point is to bluff and make sure people don't guess our confession. You can leave yours as well and confuse us. When we play the game, you can admit to your confession in the comment section. Click here to register and confess!

Question of the Week: What is your favorite movie about making movies?Send us a message!

Let us know your thoughts in the comments and Sam will read them next week. You can also send us your thoughts to our email parttimecharacters[at]gmail[dot]com. Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook or Twitter so you can send us direct messages and get podcast updates.

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This Week’s Cast:Maria Garcia and Sam Noland

MUSIC

Great Days by Joakim Karud

ILLUSTRATIONS

Saving Mr. Banks by Ramin Design Shop

Sunset Boulevard by Chungkong Art

The Artist by Chungkong Art

How many 2016 movies did you mean to watch but never got around to it? In this week's episode, we discuss movies from last year we only recently saw for the first time. We also talk about movies we rewatched and if our opinions changed at all.

We start all the way back in January 2016 with movies like The Revenant and Kung Fu Panda and finish with the end of year Oscar Nominees like Hidden Figures, Moonlight and La La Land.

It should be warned this episode was recorded back in October, a few weeks after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico. We just want to let you know the audio might be a little off and you will hear a lot of nature and background noise. Just imagine you are camping with us, if that helps in any way.

ANNOUNCEMENT: We are thinking of making a confession game. We are going to leave our anonymous confessions here (all related to movies or celebrities) and in the next episode, we will read them and try to decipher who confessed what. The whole point is to bluff and make sure people don't guess our confession. You can leave yours as well and confuse us. When we play the game, you can admit to your confession in the comment section. Click here to register and confess!

Question of the Week: What movie from 2016 would you recommend to us?Send us a message!

Let us know your thoughts in the comments and Sam will read them next week. You can also send us your thoughts to our email parttimecharacters[at]gmail[dot]com. Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook or Twitter so you can send us direct messages and get podcast updates.

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This Week’s Cast:Maria Garcia, Bridget Serdock and Sam Noland

MUSIC

Great Days by Joakim Karud

It is that time of year when Pixar brings us an original animated movie and as expected, we all went un poco loco for Coco. Joined by our 'general manager' or  better  known  as  that Pixar Theory Guy, Jon Negroni, we discuss the film's design, music and characters.  We start off the episode with a quick game of Lightning Round where we ask the question: What is your favorite Pixar character?

We move on to talk about the originality of Coco's premise and if it's in any way similar to The Book of Life. We also discuss the main characters and if the portrayal of the family is a bit vague or just right. Also, Jon elaborates on how Coco might fit into the Pixar Theory's timeline.

ANNOUNCEMENT: We are thinking of making a confession game. We are going to leave our anonymous confessions here (all related to movies or celebrities) and in the next episode, we will read them and try to decipher who confessed what. The whole point is to bluff and make sure people don't guess our confession. You can leave yours as well and confuse us. When we play the game, you can admit to your confession in the comment section. Click here to register and confess!

Question of the Week: What did you think about Pixar's Coco?

SHOW NOTES

00:00:00  Catching up

00:04:30  Lightning Round [GAME TIME]

00:13:43  Coco [MOVIE REVIEW]

00:22:00  Char acters and the Family

00:45:18  Coco's Design and Animation

00:47:14  Pixar ReferencesSend us a message!

Let us know your thoughts in the comments and Sam will read them next week. You can also send us your thoughts to our email parttimecharacters[at]gmail[dot]com. Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook or Twitter so you can send us direct messages and get podcast updates.

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This Week’s Cast:Maria Garcia, Bridget Serdock , Sam Noland and our general manager Jon Negroni

MUSIC

Great Days by Joakim Karud

In our shortest episode to date, Bridget, Adonis and I talk about superhero movies, both Marvel and DC. Adonis does his best to defend Justice League and their CGI over Henry Caville's moustache and Bridget pretends she is not head over heels over Thor. Neither were very successful.

Before we get into any of the superhero stuff, we break the ice playing a short Lightning Round. The question: What movie has made you cry?

ANNOUNCEMENT: We are thinking of making a confession game. We are going to leave our anonymous confessions here (all related to movies or celebrities) and in the next episode, we will read them and try to decipher who confessed what. The whole point is to bluff and make sure people don't guess our confession. You can leave yours as well and confuse us. When we play the game, you can admit to your confession in the comment section. Click here to register and confess!

Question of the Week: Which movie did you prefer: Justice League or Thor Ragnarok?

SHOW NOTES

00:00:00  Catching up

00:05:40  Lightning Round [GAME TIME]

00:12:45  Justice League [MOVIE REVIEW]

00:26:47  Thor Ragnarok [MOVIE REVIEW]

00:51:17  Idea for New SegmentSend us a message!

Let us know your thoughts in the comments and Sam will read them next week. You can also send us your thoughts to our email parttimecharacters[at]gmail[dot]com. Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook or Twitter so you can send us direct messages and get podcast updates.

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This Week’s Cast:Maria Garcia, Bridget Serdock  and Adonis Gonzalez

MUSIC

Great Days by Joakim Karud

The One Where We Come Back

Quote: Yup, Moms... They just do things. [Bridget Serdock]

We are so sorry we disappeared on you! October was a tough month for us all but thanks to Hurricane Maria, it was a lot harder to get together, record or even upload. But now things are looking up and we are here with a lengthy review of our favorite Netflix Show: Stranger Things 2.

Joined by our geekdom connoisseur, Jerry Rodriguez, we analize the whole second season of Stranger Things, including new characters, Will's role and the 80s theme.

Be warned, there will be talk of all the spoilers. So, if you haven't finished the season, do NOT listen to this episode. However if you are all caught up, go ahead and listen to us ramble on about our love for Bob, Eggos and the greatest babysitter on the planet.

Question of the Week: What was your favorite scene(s) from Stranger Things 2? What are you hoping to see in the next season?

SHOW NOTES

00:00:00  Catching up and General Thoughts of S2

00:10:15  The 80s Theme

00:14:02  Separating the Loser's Club and Eleven's Story

00:27:35  New Characters [Bob the Brain, Bill and Mad Max, Murray]

00:51:52  Will the Spy

01:05:36  Best Surprises in S2 [STEVE!]

01:17:22  The Old Gang, New Stories

01:30:00  Our Favorite Scenes

01:38:30  Finale TalkSend us a message!

Let us know your thoughts in the comments and Sam will read them next week. You can also send us your thoughts to our email parttimecharacters[at]gmail[dot]com. Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook so you can send us direct messages and get podcast updates.

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This Week’s Cast:Maria Garcia, Bridget Serdock , Adonis Gonzalez and Jerry Rodriguez

MUSIC

80s Synth Music by Rick Lancaster

It's been a little while, but Part-Time Characters is back, and they've taken on a heavy task: deciding what their top 10 favorite movies of the 1980s are! Adonis, Bridget, and Sam hash out their lists, and there are plenty of surprises along the way.Send us a message!

Let us know your thoughts in the comments and Sam will read them next week. You can also send us your thoughts to our email parttimecharacters[at]gmail[dot]com. Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook so you can send us direct messages and get podcast updates.

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This Week’s Cast: Bridget Serdock , Sam Noland and Adonis Gonzalez

This week on Part-Time Characters we delve into the old movie shelf and pick up some classic movies to talk about. Yup! It is time for our third Retro Reviews episode! Bridget talks about a sci-fi classic, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Jenny watched the strangest movie ever made, Fantastic Planet, Sam watched one of the most praised musicals, Sound of Music, and I (Maria) watched the great Mifune in Yojimbo.

We also Comment on your Comments from last week's episode of Horror Remakes and reviewing IT. There is also an open invitation to our friend Kayla to talk about animes, the good, the bad and the oh so weird.

We end the episode with a quick view of movie releases for the week of September 22nd, including movies like Kingsman: The Golden Circle, The Battle of the Sexes and some LEGO movie.

Quick announcement: We were thinking about starting a new type of episode where we focus on just one movie for 45 minutes and talk about it in depth. We are still brainstorming which movies would be great to talk about for a long period of time. If you like this idea, leave us some movie suggestions in the comments. Next week we will create a poll for you to vote on the movie you'd like to hear us talk about.Send us a message!

Let us know your thoughts in the comments and Sam will read them next week. You can also send us your thoughts to our email parttimecharacters[at]gmail[dot]com. Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook so you can send us direct messages and get podcast updates.

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This Week’s Cast:Maria Garcia, Bridget Serdock , Sam Noland and Jenny Pan

MUSIC

Great Days by Joakim Karud

This week on Part-Time Characters we face our biggest fears, whether it's watching a horror movie from our childhood or talking face to face with Jerry-Garry-Larry. The gang gets together to discuss the remake of IT, adapted from Stephen King's novel. We bring in a special guest to review the film and compare it to the classic TV movie from 1990 starring the one and only Tim Curry.

We also bring back Lightning Round for our first segment. This time Sam calls the shots and fires a question we didn't prepare for: What is your favorite movie monologue? Let's just say we couldn't pick just one.

Later on, we also discuss horror movie remakes and why it appears to be more acceptable to remake or reboot movies from this genre than any other. Are we missing out on good horror originals because of this? What makes a good horror remake?

Quick announcement: We were thinking about starting a new type of episode where we focus on just one movie for 45 minutes and talk about it in depth. We are still brainstorming which movies would be great to talk about for a long period of time. If you like this idea, leave us some movie suggestions in the comments. Next week we will create a poll for you to vote on the movie you'd like to hear us talk about.Send us a message!

Let us know your thoughts in the comments and Sam will read them next week. You can also send us your thoughts to our email parttimecharacters[at]gmail[dot]com. Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook so you can send us direct messages and get podcast updates.

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This Week’s Cast:Maria Garcia, Bridget Serdock , Sam Noland and guest Jerry Rodriguez

MUSIC

Great Days by Joakim Karud

We didn't want season seven to end and go unnoticed by Part-Time Characters. Bridget and Maria get together one last time to recap the season finale of Game of Thrones, The Dragon and the Wolf. The main characters finally leave their usual locations and meet in King's Landing to discuss alliances and joining forces to fight the army of the dead.

Bridget continues to be upset about the lack of hypothermia and direwolves. Maria tries to dissuade her anger to no success. They celebrate Sansa's actions and condemn Cersei's total lack of logic. Bran finally speaks about Jon but Jon is getting busy- erm I mean, he's busy.

Thank you for joining us for every episode recap. It has made the enjoyment of this season a million times better.

Let us know your thoughts in the comments and we will read them next week. Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook so you can send us direct messages and get podcast updates.

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This Week’s Cast:Maria Garcia and Bridget Serdock

This week the Part-Time Characters get together and discuss some of the best scifi films from the 1970s and how their creativiy paved the way for other amazing classics. Close Encounters of the Third Kind is celebrating its 40th anniversary which inspired Sam to select this week's topic and show Bridget and Maria how many 70's movies they need to watch.

We also introduce a new segment to start the conversation called Lightning Round. Basically, we select a topic (this week we chose our favorite villains we love to hate) and we quickly select and talk about the first villain that comes to mind. We do another bonus round for any honorable mentions that come up in the process. Let us know what you think about this segment and if you'd like to hear more of it.

Quick announcement: We were thinking about starting a new type of episode where we focus on just one movie for 45 minutes and talk about it in depth. We are still brainstorming which movies would be great to talk about for a long period of time. If you like this idea, leave us some movie suggestions in the comments. Next week we will create a poll for you to vote on the movie you'd like to hear us talk about.Send us a message!

Let us know your thoughts in the comments and Sam will read them next week. You can also send us your thoughts to our email parttimecharacters[at]gmail[dot]com. Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook so you can send us direct messages and get podcast updates.

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This Week’s Cast: Maria Garcia,Bridget Serdock and Sam Noland

MUSIC

Great Days by Joakim Karud

IMAGES:

Star Wars poster by John E. Allen

Close Encounters of the Third Kind poster by Matthew Bond

Alien poster by Matt Ferguson