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     The gang is back to start their month of Dr. Who with the classic 6 part episode, Genesis of the Daleks.

Episode 88: Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks (1975) 

Originally Aired On: March 8th, 1975, as part of Series 12 of Classic Doctor Who
Directed by: David Maloney
Written by: Terry Nation
Score by: Dudley Simpson

Cast:

• Tom Baker as Doctor Who (4th Doctor)
• Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith
• Ian Marter as Harry Sullivan
• Michael Wisher as Davros 
• Peter Miles as Nyder
• Dennis Chinnery as Gharman
• James Garbutt as Ronson
• Roy Skelton as Dalek Voices

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Pop-O-Holics Weekly Upload (06/29/2020)

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Brian’s Wacky News Corner:

News: 

• Cadence13 to begin turning movies into podcasts (https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/movies-podcasts-cadence13-1234689633/amp/?__twitter_impression=true)

Movies:

• Hamilton (Disney+) 7/3
• John Lewis: Good Trouble (VOD) 7/3

TV:

• Unsolved Mysteries (Netflix) 7/1

Video Games 

• Marvel’s Iron Man VR (PSVR) 7/3

What We’ve Been Consuming: 

Chris

• Alphaville
• Doctor Who Series 11 (HBO Max)

Brian

• Vox Lux (Hulu)

Christian

• The Last of US: Part II (PS4)

Weekly Poll:

• Poll Results! 

     The gang is back to complete their journey through the years of slapstick comedy with Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush.

Directed by: Charles “Charlie” Chaplin
Written by: Charlie Chaplin aka Chucky Chaps
Score by: Charlie Chaplin, Max Terr, James L. Fields & Carli Elinor
Budget: $923 Thousand
Grossed: $4 Million

Cast:

• Charles Chaplin (as The Tramp) as The Lone Prospector
• Mack Swain as Big Jim McKay
• Tom Murray as Black Larsen
• Henry Bergman as Hank Curtis
• Malcolm Waite as Jack Cameron
• Georgia Hale as Georgia

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Brian’s Wacky News Corner:

News: 

• Tenet & Wonder Woman 1984 delayed (https://variety.com/2020/film/news/christopher-nolan-tenet-delayed-coronavirus-1234576169/)
• Cinemark theaters begin opening across the country, AMC 7/15 (https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2020-06-17/cinemark-adds-air-filters-cashless-ticketing-and-classic-movies-for-reopening)

Movies:

• Irresistible (VOD) 6/26
• Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (Netflix) 6/26

Music:

• Women in Music Pt. III (HAIM) 6/26

What We’ve Been Consuming: 

Chris

• Breathless (with Brian)
• Pokémon Sword and Shield DLC: The Isle of Armor (Switch)

Brian

• Breathless 
• Unholier Than Thou (Podcast)

Christian

• First episode of Looney Tunes Cartoons (HBO Max)
• Malcolm X (Netflix) 
• Love is Blind (Netflix)
• The King of Staten Island (VOD)

Weekly Poll:

• Poll Results! 

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     The gang is nearing the end of their slapstick retrospective, honoring the 1975 Brit-comedy classic, Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Directed by: Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones
Written by: Monty Python
Score by: Neil Innes
Budget: $400 Thousand
Grossed: $5 Million

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(06/15/2020)

The Gang is back to tell all you Pop-O-Holics about the latest in Pop-Culture.

Brian’s Wacky News Corner:

News: 

• California potentially reopening theaters 6/12 (https://screenrant.com/california-movie-theaters-can-reopen-this-week/)

Movies:

• You Should Have Left (VOD) 6/19

Music:

• Rough and Rowdy Ways, Bob Dylan 6/19

TV:

• The Politician Season 2 (Netflix) 6/19

Video Games 

• The Last of Us Part II (PS4) 6/19 !!!!! 

What We’ve Been Consuming: 

Chris

• Hannah Gadsby: Douglas (Netflix) 
• Tom King’s Batman run, first 15 issues (Comics)

Brian

• Do the Right Thing 

Christian

• Half-life Alyx (PC VR/ Steam)

The gang continues their slapstick conversation with 2010's Macgruber.

Episode 85: MacGruber (2010) 

Directed by: Jorma Taccone
Written by: Will Forte, John Solomon, and Jorma Taccone
Score by: Matthew Compton
Budget: $10 million
Grossed: $9.3 million

Cast:

• Will Forte as MacGruber
• Kristen Wiig as Vicki Gloria St. Elmo
• Ryan Phillippe as Lt. Dixon Piper
• Powers Boothe as Col. Jim Faith
• Val Kilmer as Dieter Von Cunth
• Maya Rudolph as Casey Janine Fitzpatrick
• Timothy V. Murphy as Constantine Bach
• Chris Jericho as Frank Korver

Talking Points: 

1. What is your history with MacGruber?
2. How does MacGruber compare to other films we have watched over the past few weeks?
3. Sketch to Film, do you think this concept works? 
4. Favorite gags
5. Would you recommend MacGruber?

Next EP: 

• Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 

Extra Stuff: 

• List of SNL Sketches Turned Into Films https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Saturday_Night_Live_feature_films 

Pop-O-Holics Weekly Upload (06/08/2020)

The gang talks about the events of the last week
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Corrections from Last Week: 

• PopStar: Never Stop “Never” Stopping

Brian’s Wacky News Corner:

News: 

• The Criterion Channel removes paywall for films highlighting Black lives
• Just Mercy free to rent in June to encourage systemic racism education (https://screenrant.com/just-mercy-rent-free-june-systemic-racism-education/)Movies:
• Da 5 Bloods (Netflix) 6/12
• The King of Staten Island (VOD) 6/12

TV:

• Crossing Swords (Hulu) 6/12

Chris

• Looney Toons Cartoons (HBO Max)
• Aquaman (HBO Max)
• Shazam (HBO Max)
• Space Force (Netflix) 

Brian

• 13th (Netflix)
• Urban Rashomon (Criterion Channel)

Christian

• White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo

Weekly Poll:

• Poll Results!

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The gang is joined by fan-favorite Marcus to discuss Final Fantasy 7 Remake. They discuss what makes a remake, their thoughts on the story differences between the remake and the original and their thoughts on gameplay.

Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020) 

Published by: Square Enix
Directed by: Tesuya Nomura, Naomi Hamaguchi and Motomu Toriyama
Produced by: Yoshinori Kitase
Written by: Kazushige Nojima, Motomu Toriyama, Hiroaki Iwaki and Sachie Hirano
Score by: Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu and Mitsuto Suzuki

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    The gang keeps their month (s) of slapstick going into ye ol' aughts with 2007's Hot Rod. The discuss the unique internet-age humor highlighted in The Lonely Island's theatrical debut.

Episode 84: Hot Rod (2007) 

Directed by: Akiva Schaffer
Written by: Pam Brady
Score by: Trevor Rabin
Budget: $25.3 million
Grossed: $14.3 million

Cast:

• Andy Samberg as Rod Kimble
• Jorma Taccone as Kevin Powell
• Bill Hader as Dave McLean
• Danny McBride as Rico Brown
• Isla Fisher as Denise Harris
• Sissy Spacek as Marie Powell
• Ian McShane as Frank Powell
• Will Arnett as Jonathan Ault
• Chris Parnell as Barry Pasternak

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