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Fresh off the Halloween holiday, The Basement is back and Albert's enlisted the help of Ear Glue Media's very own Social Media Manager, Josh Crawford, aka Imperial Moonwalker! Join us in a shadowy flight into the dangerous world of Chapter 0006 as we discuss Altered Carbon, Fahrenheit 451, The Sandman, Knight Rider, Voyager, Fight Club, Clerks, The Clash, Midnight Oil, Godzilla...and Godzooky! We even found a way to cover Lio's "Banana Split"!
Ready Player Josh
Richard Morgan (1965)
Ray Bradbury (1920 - 2012)
Neil Gaiman (1960)
John Scalzi (1969)
Knight Rider (1982 - 1986)
Star Trek: Voyager (1995 - 2001)
David Fincher (1962)
Kevin Smith (1970)
The Clash (1976 - 1998)
SONGS WITH LASER BEAMS!
Midnight Oil (1972 - 2017)
Godzilla (1954 - present)
3-2-1 Contact!
Just in time for Halloween, Albert and resident psychopath Mike look back on John Carpenter's Halloween 1 and 2, the sequels, the music, and much more! This Bonus Stage is brought to you by the gracious sponsorship of Silver Shamrock Novelties!
A Tale of Two Mikes
Halloween (1978)
Halloween 2 (1981)
Music
Legacy
John Carpenter's Films
Final Thoughts
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This week Albert is joined by Joe Kane (EGM's Community Manager) as they cross the halfway mark of the pop culture references in Chapter 0006! We talk about the answer to everything, dodge what the other half of the battle is, and get into band name origins for some of the groups we've discussed on past episodes. We wrap it up on the dark side of a wormhole with the dark horse of the Star Trek franchise, Star Trek: Deep Space 9!
J.R.R. Tolkien (1892 – 1973)
Orson Scott Card (1951)
Douglas Adams (1952 – 2001)
Star Blazers (1979 – 1984)
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1983 – 1986)
Peter Jackson (1961 - ?)
Quentin Tarantino (1963 - ?)
Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
Wait, we forgot something...
R.E.M. (1980 – 2011)
Pink Floyd (1965 – 2014)
The A-Team (1983 – 1987)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993 - 1998)
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Episode 0006, Part 2: Make It So!
After a quick breather, we're back this week with Part 2 of Chapter 0006! Journey with Albert and Crowley as they gush over Steve Perry, talk about picking up trashy women with Better Off Dead, roll one with Sid and Marty Kroft, and then sober up with Star Trek: The Next Generation! No wolves or leppards were injured in the making of this podcast. Enjoy!
News
Neal Stephenson (1959 - ?)
Alfred Bester (December 18, 1913 – September 30, 1987)
Gibson (March 17, 1948)
Def Leppard
Journey
Better Off Dead (1985)
Terry Gilliam and Guillero Del Toro
H.R. Pufnstuf (1969)
Land of the Lost (1974 - 1977)
Airwolf (1984 – 1987)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 – 1994)
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Albert "Enik" Padilla
"Sweet Britches" Crowley
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Episode 0006 starts NOW! Join Albert, SP, and Jeremy Dennis of the Transmissions Podcast in the first of six parts dedicated to toppling the monolith of pop culture references that is Chapter 0006! Each show will be a grab bag of authors, tv shows, cartoons, movies, directors, and music so you'll never know what you'll get...unless you read these notes of course. Anyway, join us as we try to answer a question steeped in controversy, "What the heck ever became of Hauler?"
Ready Player Jeremy
Terry Brooks
Jack Vance (1916 – 2013)
Kurt Vonnegut (1922 – 2007)
The Police (1977 – 1986, 2007 – 2008)
Bon Jovi (1983 – present)
Real Genius (1985)
James Cameron (1954 – ?)
Steven Spielberg (1946 – ?)
Greatest American Hero (ABC, 1981 – 1983)
Star Trek: The Original Series(1966 – 1969)
Challenge of the Gobots (1984 – 1985)
Transformers (1984 – 1987)
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Here it is...The Basement's first BONUS STAGE episode: The Films of Richard Donner! Join Albert and Bill as they tackle Superman, Superman 2, Superman 2: The Richard Donner Cut, Ladyhawke, and The Goonies! From Super Pimp to Super Sloth, the guys have you covered in looking back on the Donner films of Ready Player One!
Superman (1978)
Superman 2 (1981)
Superman 2: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)
Ladyhawke (1985)
The Goonies (1985)
Final thoughts on Richard Donner and his early impact on modern cinema. Oh, and the song playing in the diner. Promise.
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Recorded on June 12th, we celebrate James Halliday's birthday in the best we know how by covering chapter 0005! Join Albert, Billy, and Instagram's _readyplayerone_, Morgan Marshall!
News From the Front Lines!
Ready Player Morgan
Indiana Jones and the Holy Grail (1989)
Gary Gygax (1938 –2008), Richard Garriott (1961), and Bill Gates (1955)
Dungeons and Dragons Players Handbook (Early to mid 80's)
Steve Jobs (1955 – 2011) and Steve Wozniak (1950)
John Lennon (1940 – 1980) and Paul McCartney (1942)
TRS-80 (Color Computer 2) (1983 – 1986) vs Commodore 64 (1982 – 1994) vs Atari 800XL (1983 – 1985) vs Apple IIe (1977 – 1994)
Gregarious Games
Lamborghini Countach (1974 – 1990) vs DeLorean (1981 – 1983)
Star Wars Action Figures (1978)
GG Rebranded as Gregarious Simulations Systems and the OASIS (2012)
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Get ready for the wildest, sexiest, and most scientific episode of The Basement to date! (NOTE: We had to cut out the wild and sexy so you're left with science) Albert is joined by Astronautical Engineer and host of the Legends of SHIELD and Starling Tribune podcasts, Stargate "SP" Pioneer!
Ready Player SP
Charles Dickens (1812 – 1870)
More on Holodecks (1974 – Present)
King Tut (1332 – 1323)
Fantastic Voyage (1966)
Jupiter, Io, Europa, and the Great Red spot or A Reason To Talk About 2001 Series
UFOs, TIE Fighters, NASA Space Shuttles, and Vipers
Ontologically Anthropocentric Sensory Immersive Simulation (OASIS)
Virtual Worlds
Rubik's Cube
The hardships of Wade (no money, no experience), the great recession, and final thoughts on Chapter 0004.
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We wrap up Chapter 3 in this episode and use Highlander 2 as a lameness measuring stick. Join us as we jump into the worlds of Krull, Highlander 2, and Legend and stop to talk about music contributions of The Alan Parsons Project and Tangerine Dream. We get into the nuts and bolts of the Swordquest contest and the public shaming I-r0k receives as well as questioning why Spaced!was ever mentioned in this chapter to begin with…enjoy!
Krull (1983)Highs and lows
Alan Parsons Project (1975 - 1990)
Highlander 2 (1991)
Steven Spielberg
Legend (1985)
Revenge of the Jedi (1982)
Greyhawk
Swordquest Series (1979 - 1984)
Spaced! (1999 - 2001)
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The Endorians are back! Albert, Mike, and Bad Gamer Crowley return like rabid Ewoks (just go with it) to bring you Part 2 of Chapter 0003 of Ready Player One. We pick up right where we left off with a brief touch and go on Starlog magazine, and then rip the Star Wars bandage off exposing the double trouble duo of Caravan of Suck and The Battle for Endor.
No punches are pulled an no Ewok is sparred as we attempt to find the "great moments" Aech spoke of…full show notes below:
News from the front lines!
Starlog Magazine (1976 - 2009)
Ewoks: Caravan of Courage (1984) and The Battle for Endor (1985)
Astrosmash (1981)
Airplane (1980)
Howard the Duck (1986)
BONUS DRINKING GAME
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