Pop Cultural Osmosis

So what was your favorite TV show as a kid? This week, we talk about the weird, beautiful Cartoon Network fantasy miniseries Over the Garden Wall. Then, we dive into our new series by talking about the pilot episode of Seinfeld. Minor spoilers for Over the Garden Wall. You’ll probably enjoy the discussion even if you haven’t seen it, but you’ll enjoy it more if you watch it first. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - 14:00 - Favorite Childhood TV Show 14:00 - 34:00 - Over the Garden Wall 34:00 - 46:00 - The pilot episode of Seinfeld Click here to download this episode as an mp3. Or, click here to subscribe in iTunes. Or, enter this URL into your favorite podcast application: http://feeds.feedburner.com/PopCulturalOsmosis We have a new series to follow along with! Starting next episode, we’ll be discussing one pilot episode each week for six iconic television series: Seinfeld, The Simpsons, The X-Files, The West Wing, The Wire, and Lost. We are also taking suggestions for two iconic TV pilots. Have a suggestion? Tweet us @popculturalosmo or email us at [email protected].

So what’s your favorite TV theme song? This week, we dive into Christopher Nolan’s new space-epic Interstellar. Then, we wrap up our discussion of foreign films with American remakes by talking about Bangkok Dangerous and the films that didn’t quite make the cut.  Show Notes: Loren Bouchard on Song Exploder talking about the Bob’s Burgers theme song Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - 6:00 - Favorite TV theme song 6:00 - 33:00 - Interstellar 33:00 - 43:00 - Wrap Up of the current series / films that didn’t make the cut 43:00 - 1:00:00 - Bangkok Dangerous / Bangkok Dangerous Click here to download this episode as an mp3. Or, click here to subscribe in iTunes. Or, enter this URL into your favorite podcast application: http://feeds.feedburner.com/PopCulturalOsmosis We have a new series to follow along with! Starting next episode, we’ll be discussing one pilot episode each week for six iconic television series: Seinfeld, The Simpsons, The X-Files, The West Wing, The Wire, and Lost. We are also taking suggestions for two iconic TV pilots. Have a suggestion? Tweet us @popculturalosmo or email us at [email protected].

So what was your first online gaming experience? This week, we first talk / rant about Amazing Spider Man 2. Then, we talk about the unexpected Joss Whedon-penned In Your Eyes, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and on Vimeo.  Lastly, we tackle our first listener-suggested foreign remake, the French film Le Dîner de Cons and its American remake Dinner for Schmucks. Thanks to our friend Joe (@a_cool_me on Twitter) for the suggestion! Spoilers for Amazing Spider-Man 2, In Your Eyes, and the remake films. Show Notes: Play British Legends online now! Rent In Your Eyes on Vimeo Wayback Machine archive of Kyle’s fake Red Alert 3 rumor Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - 15:00 - First Online Game 15:00 - 46:00 - The Amazing Spider-Man 2 47:00 - 1:00:00 - In Your Eyes 1:00:00 - 1:30:00 - Le Dîner de Cons / Dinner for Schmucks Click here to download this episode as an mp3. Or, click here to subscribe in iTunes. Or, enter this URL into your favorite podcast application: http://feeds.feedburner.com/PopCulturalOsmosis We have a new film series! Please check out our updated schedule to check out which foreign film / American remake pairs we’ll be watching. And if you have suggestions for our two Mystery Film slots, tweet us @popculturalosmo or email us at [email protected].

So, what was your least-favorite film and TV trope? This week, we discuss Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Plus, we tackle the Hong Kong thriller Infernal Affairs and its American remake The Departed. Show Notes: Captain America, Captain China - Foreign Policy  Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - 12:30 - Least-Favorite Trope 12:30 - 51:00 - Captain America: The Winter Soldier 51:00 - 1:26:00 - Infernal Affairs / The Departed Click here to download this episode as an mp3. Or, click here to subscribe in iTunes. Or, enter this URL into your favorite podcast application: http://feeds.feedburner.com/PopCulturalOsmosis We have a new film series! Please check out our updated schedule to check out which foreign film / American remake pairs we’ll be watching. And if you have suggestions for our two Mystery Film slots, tweet us @popculturalosmo or email us at [email protected].

So, what was your favorite webseries? This week, we discuss Wes Anderson’s newest film The Grand Budapest Hotel. Then we talk about the surprising pleasures of the Fox sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which just finished its first season. We also cover the next films in our remake series, the 1998 Japanese film Ringu and its American remake The Ring. Show Notes: Strong Bad Emails High Maintenance episodes Terry Crews on The Sound of Young America Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - 14:00 - Favorite Webseries 14:00 - 40:00 - The Grand Budapest Hotel 40:00 - 1:02:00 - Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1:02:00 - 1:30:00 - Ringu / The Ring Click here to download this episode as an mp3. Or, click here to subscribe in iTunes. Or, enter this URL into your favorite podcast application: http://feeds.feedburner.com/PopCulturalOsmosis We have a new film series! Please check out our updated schedule to check out which foreign film / American remake pairs we’ll be watching. And if you have suggestions for our two Mystery Film slots, tweet us @popculturalosmo or email us at [email protected].

So, what was your favorite video game from 2013? This week, we discuss The Veronica Mars Movie and the Kickstarter campaign that led to it. We also talk about HBO’s hit miniseries True Detective.  We also cover the next films in our remake series, the 1994 Ang Lee film Eat Drink Man Woman and its 2001 remake, Tortilla Soup. Spoilers for The Veronica Mars Movie and True Detective! Show Notes: Hearthstone information and download Gone Home main page | Download on Steam | Download on the Mac App Store Ask Rob Thomas Anything video series | His answer about love triangles James Poniewozik and Scott Tobias on The Veronica Mars Movie A reddit post summarizing many of the more outlandish True Detective theories Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - 14:00 - Favorite Video Game from 2013 14:00 - 45:00 - Veronica Mars Movie 45:00 - 1:06:00 - True Detective 1:21:00 - 1:36:00 - Eat Drink Man Woman / Tortilla Soup Click here to download this episode as an mp3. Or, click here to subscribe in iTunes. Or, enter this URL into your favorite podcast application: http://feeds.feedburner.com/PopCulturalOsmosis We have a new film series! Please check out our updated schedule to check out which foreign film / American remake pairs we’ll be watching. And if you have suggestions for our two Mystery Film slots, tweet us @popculturalosmo or email us at [email protected].

So, what’s your favorite recipe? This week, we discuss Doctor Who and share our thoughts on the 50th Anniversary special, “The Day of the Doctor”. We also talk about Thor: The Dark World and discuss Marvel’s cinematic universe so far, and its future in next year’s Guardians of the Galaxy. We also cover the next films in our remake series, the 1962 short Le jetèe and the 1995 Terry Gilliam film 12 Monkeys. Spoilers for “Day of the Doctor”, Thor: The Dark World, and 12 Monkeys. Show Notes: “How Thor 2 Made This Feminist Happy”, Badass Digest “Thor: The Dark World” review on the Wham Bam Pow podcast Le jetèe on Hulu’s Criterion Collection Alton Brown’s turkey recipe “The Night of the Doctor” short on YouTube Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - 8:00 - Favorite Recipe 8:00 - 56:00 - Doctor Who / “The Day of the Doctor” / “The Night of the Doctor” 56:00 - 1:21:00 - Thor: The Dark World and Marvel’s Cinematic Universe 1:21:00 - 1:30:00 - Le jetèe / 12 Monkeys Click here to download this episode as an mp3. Or, click here to subscribe in iTunes. Or, enter this URL into your favorite podcast application: http://feeds.feedburner.com/PopCulturalOsmosis We have a new film series! Please check out our updated schedule to check out which foreign film / American remake pairs we’ll be watching. And if you have suggestions for our two Mystery Film slots, tweet us @popculturalosmo or email us at [email protected].

So, what’s your favorite adaptation? It’s Halloween week here at Pop Cultural Osmosis, so we talk about FOX’s new series Sleepy Hollow and the return of FX's American Horror Story.  We also continue our “American remakes of foreign films” series with an in-depth discussion of Seven Samurai and The Magnificent Seven.  Spoiler notes: we discuss the plots of the first three episodes of Sleepy Hollow, and the pilot episodes of each of the three seasons of American Horror Story. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - 9:30 - Favorite adaptation 9:30 - 25:00 - Sleepy Hollow 25:00 - 43:00 - American Horror Story 43:00 - 1:10:00 - Seven Samurai / The Magnificent Seven Click here to download this episode as an mp3. Or, click here to subscribe in iTunes. Or, enter this URL into your favorite podcast application: http://feeds.feedburner.com/PopCulturalOsmosis We have a new film series! Please check out our updated schedule to check out which foreign film / American remake pairs we’ll be watching. And if you have suggestions for our two Mystery Film slots, tweet us @popculturalosmo or email us at [email protected].

So, what was the first thing you ever pirated? This week, we talk about ABC’s new Marvel franchise Agents of Shield. We also talk about AMC, The Walking Dead, and the general state of cable television. And as our introduction to our new film series (foreign films and their American remakes) we watch the 1954 classic Gojira and its terrible 1998 remake Godzilla. Spoiler notes: we had seen four episodes of Agents of Shield when we recorded, though we don’t get too deep into any spoiler-y plot details. Show Notes: “The State of AMC”, Grantland Linkin’ Park’s “My December” on YouTube Marvel’s Agents of Shield on Hulu Gojira on Hulu (Criterion Collection Edition) Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - 20:00 - First Thing We Ever Pirated 20:00 - 40:00 - Agents of Shield 40:00 - 1:00:00 - AMC and The Walking Dead 1:00:00 - 1:30:00 - Gojira / Godzilla Click here to download this episode as an mp3. Or, click here to subscribe in iTunes. Or, enter this URL into your favorite podcast application: http://feeds.feedburner.com/PopCulturalOsmosis We have a new film series! Please check out our updated schedule to check out which foreign film / American remake pairs we’ll be watching. And if you have suggestions for our two Mystery Film slots, tweet us @popculturalosmo or email us at [email protected].

So, what’s your favorite fictional summer camp? This week, we’re joined by special guest star Madelyn Fracella, who last joined us to talk about the movies of last summer. She helps us wrap up this whole time-travel genre by discussing our favorite time-travel TV episodes, some movies that we could have talked about (but didn’t), and the Keanu Reeves / Sandra Bullock classic The Lake House.  Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - 25:00 - Favorite summer camp movie 25:00 - 1:00:00 - Time travel on TV 1:00:00 - 1:20:00 - Time travel films we didn’t talk about 1:20:00 - 1:45:00 - The Lake House Click here to download this episode as an mp3. Or, click here to subscribe in iTunes. Or, enter this URL into your favorite podcast application: http://feeds.feedburner.com/PopCulturalOsmosis We’d like to hear from you! Pop Cultural Osmosis welcomes questions, comments, and criticism. You can get in touch with us in several ways: Submit questions or comments via Tumblr Tweet at us on Twitter Email us at: [email protected] So whether you want to ask us to talk about something, disagree with something we said on a previous episode, or just tell us we’re awesome / boring / whatever, please drop us a line.