Story Screen Presents

Welp, STALKING CARPENTER comes to a close with two "movies" that definitely shake up some conversation on Carpenter that Robby and Mike have yet to discuss: how the mighty champ fell incredibly hard with GHOST OF MARS and THE WARD. But, there's some real cool stuff going on these flicks, so ya bois are here to talk it out, create some new eternal bits, and announce the next exclusive podcast show they'll be helming starting next month.

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Mike Burdge is joined once again by Reeya Banerjee to talks dat Bond, this time covering the latest news on the new casting, catching up on what they've been watching, and honing in on five very different yet surprisingly connected Bond entries from over the years: You Only Live Twice, Moonraker and The World is Not Enough, but especially the two Timothy Dalton entries from the 80s, The Living Daylights and Licence to Kill. They behave themselves, we promise.

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Mike Burdge is joined by Tim Irwin for round two in their Overdrinkers mini-series covering the comic book adaptation surge of the 90s in response to the success of Tim Burton's Batman. In this episode, they talk about three films all released in the year 1994: the angsty The Crow, the ridiculous The Shadow and the superb (and annoying) The Mask.

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On this episode of Cathode Ray Cast, Bernadette is joined by Yarko Dobriansky to talk about season 2 of the AppleTV series, Schmigadoon! They also discuss musicals they've watched in the "Big Apple," how excited they were to see most of the old cast back for another season, and what their favorite new moments were now that they found themselves in Schmicago.

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On this episode, Diana DiMuro and Mike Burdge are haunted by the charm of guest Tim Irwin, as they discuss Flanagan's breakout limited series: The Haunting of Hill House. There are a lot of ghost jokes.

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Robby Anderson chats with Mike Burdge about the latest ( and possibly last?) adventure of those plucky lil space criminals: The Guardians of the Galaxy. Along the way they discuss what works and doesn't with the film, the current state of the MCU and just what it means to be a good dog.

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Story Screen Reports is our team REACTING to the top 5 film, television and entertainment news stories of the month. Join us as we dissect and comb through everything from upcoming releases to studio drama.

On this episode, Mike Burdge hops on to discuss the latest developments at HBO Max (aka Shitstorm City), including the announcement of one of the dumbest ideas to ever be taken seriously, as well as a few other stories. You can find those stories, and the sourced articles, linked below.

1. HBO Max to be renamed ‘MAX’ with addition of Discovery + content, launch date and pricing revealed

Written by Todd Spangler at Variety

https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/hbo-max-renamed-max-pricing-launch-date-1235532179/

2. ‘Harry Potter’ TV Series on Max

Written by Tom Tapp at Deadline

https://deadline.com/2023/04/harry-potter-tv-series-max-release-date-cast-1235323284/

3. Star Wars Celebration 2023: Everything Announced

Written by Adam Bankhurst and Ryan Dinsdale at IGN

https://www.ign.com/articles/star-wars-celebration-2023-everything-announced

4. James Bond Casting Director: Younger Actors Have Lacked the ‘Gravitas’ and ‘Mental Capacity’ to play 007

Written by Zack Sharf at Variety

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/james-bond-casting-young-actors-lack-gravitas-007-1235582474/

5. Joe Russo and ‘Fortnite’s Donald Mustard Weigh in on the Future of Story telling, Gaming and Entertainment

Written by Tamera Jones at Collider

https://collider.com/joe-russo-donald-mustard-gaming-storytelling-fortnight-interview/

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Mike Burdge is joined by guests Linda Codega and Diana DiMuro to yell at each other about the 2000 "feature film" Dungeons & Dragons, as well as the recently released Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Throughout the chat, they also cover some John Wick hot takes, street corn flavored Cheetos, the recently cancelled Willow series and, of course, The Lord of the Rings films.

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Overdrinkers Cocktail:

1 gp

1 oz Brandy

1 oz Bourbon

1/4 oz Goldschlager

2 dashes Angostura bitters

2 dashes Peychaud's bitters

Lemon peel garnish

Combine all ingredients, shake over ice, strain into rocks glass, top with ice. Add lemon peel essence and garnish.

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In this episode of Cathode Ray Cast, Bernadette Gorman-White and Diana DiMuro delight in the absurdity of Netflix's latest hit series, Beef. They geek out about the 90s needle drops, fashion choices, and episode climaxes. But, mostly, they talk about human connection and the ridiculousness of the show's main characters, Amy and Danny.

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Mike Burdge and Diana DiMuro are back in the saddle with everyones favorite world renowned widow: John Wick AKA Cap'n Dome-Shot. In this episode, they go over the history and story of the series so far, what the future might hold, ranking their favorite fight scenes and talking about cute doggos.

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