Shane Talks

This week, for the first time EVER - Jason and Shane are physically together - in the same room!  In the Sun King Fishers Tap Room, the guys sit down to discuss bars and bar scenes in films and television.  The podcast was born from the fact that Shane and Jason were not able to talk about movies together every single day; so it was very nice to finally be back face to face.  It was a great "on location" episode, and something we will probably be doing again in the future.

On October 19th, Shane M. White and Jason Richardson did a Twitch Watch Party for the film "Halloween".  A few people popped in and out of the chat, but no one commented - so it literally turned into an Audio Commentary for the film.  In the first few minutes, Shane counts down and tells you when to hit PLAY on your copy, and then talks you through the first few title cards to make sure you're synced up for viewing.  Then, Jason and Shane just discuss the film while they watch it.  The sequels are discussed, modern horror films are discussed, and little tidbits of trivia are mentioned throughout.  If you know the film, you don't really need to watch along - you can just listen to the guys talking.

2020 has been a terrible year for the film exhibition industry.  In this episode, Jason and Shane look at all the films that skipped cinemas and were released on various home video formats.  They go down the small list of New Releases we got between March and September, and give their opinions on the films that they did see.

This week, Jason L. Maier and Shane are joined by Ryan Smith to discuss the films that won Golden Raspberry Awards for the year of 1999.  They look at the terrible nominees, then they look at Shane's list of films that were even worse than some of the film that were nominated.  Shane gets upset about the nominations that "Big Daddy" received, and the guys go off on tangents about actors and actresses that they currently don't like.  Ryan also attempts to defend the film "Jawbreaker" - and Shane agrees to give it another viewing.  It's a good episode, talking about BAD actors, actresses, and films.  Which turns out to be a lot of fun.

September 30, 2005 saw the theatrical release of the film "Serenity", a continuation of the cancelled television series "Firefly".  On the fifteenth anniversary, Shane and Jason look back over the entire series, how badly Fox ruined the broadcast, and how beloved the characters became and were able to finish their story in a feature film.  There are guest interviews with Big Mike Owens, Tyler Berry, and Jae Hampton who all share their own personal experiences with various episodes and characters who have impacts on their lives.  It's a love letter to the crew of best ship in the 'verse.

This week, Jason and Shane look at about forty films that are all Rated R.  The majority of the films were mentioned by members of the community as films they say before they were seventeen.  They discuss their memories of seeing the films and how they feel about showing them to their kids, and at what age they would consider it okay.  It's also an interesting look back on what earned R Ratings in the 1980s.

Shane and Jason asked for people to take screenshots of movies they loved on Rotten Tomatoes, that got less than 25% from the critics reviews.  There are some gems in this group - amazing movies that obviously critics were not ready for.  There are also some really, really bad movies - that the critics were right about, but people still really enjoy.  Shane drinks some Sun King beer, while Jason enjoys his favorite fall brew, then they discuss their respective football teams and how they feel about this upcoming season and their new quarterbacks.

This week, Shane is joined by Jason L. Maier and Evan Miller to discuss Jay and Silent Bob and their evolution through Kevin Smith's films.  Then, they tangent off to talk about the non Jay and Silent Bob films in Kevin's career.

This week, Shane and Jason look over the entire career of Ben Affleck, going through every one of his acting roles as well as discussing the four films that he has directed.  Shane discusses his current obsession with finding a copy of "Going All the Way" and how Shane watched an old Ben Affleck film for the first time this week, after it was recommended by Jae Hampton.

In a new section at the end of the episode, Shane and Jason introduce a new part of the podcast called "What Was Watched this Week", where they give their spoiler-free thoughts on "The New Mutants".

Shane put up a poll on the Shane Talks Facebook Group, asking everyone to vote for as many ghosts as they enjoyed in films.  On this episode, Shane and Jason take a look at the thirteen ghosts who got the best votes.  The also tangent off on some of the ghosts they realized were missing from the poll, as well as addressing the sad reality of Jeffery Jones and how some of his best films are tainted by his off-screen lifestyle choices.