The Inconceivable! Desis Podcast

Show published: Oct 22, 2015 Download the show here In honor of the well-loved trilogy finally getting its day in the future.. we talk about why its so lovable and why we love it so much. Plus of course, how Indian cinema does not get time travel or how it works.The origin of time travel is in India!Love Story 2050: Hey You, Lover Boy Action Replayy: Chhan Ke MohalleFun 2shh: Dudes in the 10th Century: You Will be M-I-N-E Indru Netru NaalaiHoverboards live!Donald Trump vs Biff Tannen: true enough to be scaryThe infamous Javed Miandad six Follow us via iTunes | Twitter | Facebook | Feed

Show published: Oct 22, 2015 Download the show here In honor of the well-loved trilogy finally getting its day in the future.. we talk about why its so lovable and why we love it so much. Plus of course, how Indian cinema does not get time travel or how it works.The origin of time travel is in India!Love Story 2050: Hey You, Lover Boy Action Replayy: Chhan Ke MohalleFun 2shh: Dudes in the 10th Century: You Will be M-I-N-E Indru Netru NaalaiHoverboards live!Donald Trump vs Biff Tannen: true enough to be scaryThe infamous Javed Miandad six Follow us via iTunes | Twitter | Facebook | Feed

Show published: Sep 23, 2015 Download the show here Foundation - Isaac AsimovFoundation Foundation and Empire Second FoundationOther Sci-fi masterpiecesRendezvous with Rama - Arthur C. Clarke Dune - Frank Herbert Not-so-great Hollywood adaptationsI, Robot Bicentennial Man Follow us via iTunes | Twitter | Facebook | Feed

Show published: Sep 23, 2015 Download the show here Foundation - Isaac AsimovFoundation Foundation and Empire Second FoundationOther Sci-fi masterpiecesRendezvous with Rama - Arthur C. Clarke Dune - Frank Herbert Not-so-great Hollywood adaptationsI, Robot Bicentennial Man Follow us via iTunes | Twitter | Facebook | Feed

Show published: Sep 12, 2015 Download the show here Romeo and JulietQayamat Se Qayamat Tak Ek Duuje Ke LiyeRam-LeelaJoshThe Comedy of ErrorsAngoor Do Dooni ChaarThe Taming of the ShrewJamai Raja AanHonorable MentionsTwelfth Night: Dil Bole Hadippa! (in which Rani Mukherjee thinks she can play cricket)A Midsummer Night’s Dream: 10 ml LovePadayappa (containing a vague twist on The Taming)Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (aka the best of Kishore Kumar)Judwaa (kinda sorta adapted from The Comedy of Errors)Good recent Hollywood adaptations Much Ado About Nothing by Joss WhedonCoriolanus by Ralph Fiennes What we shall table for later: Vishal Bharadwaj and Shakespeare Follow us via iTunes | Twitter | Facebook | Feed

Show published: Sep 12, 2015 Download the show here Romeo and JulietQayamat Se Qayamat Tak Ek Duuje Ke LiyeRam-LeelaJoshThe Comedy of ErrorsAngoor Do Dooni ChaarThe Taming of the ShrewJamai Raja AanHonorable MentionsTwelfth Night: Dil Bole Hadippa! (in which Rani Mukherjee thinks she can play cricket)A Midsummer Night’s Dream: 10 ml LovePadayappa (containing a vague twist on The Taming)Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (aka the best of Kishore Kumar)Judwaa (kinda sorta adapted from The Comedy of Errors)Good recent Hollywood adaptations Much Ado About Nothing by Joss WhedonCoriolanus by Ralph Fiennes What we shall table for later: Vishal Bharadwaj and Shakespeare Follow us via iTunes | Twitter | Facebook | Feed

Show published: Aug 27, 2015 Download the show here Satish and Raghu talk about comic book movies, their recent TV interpretations.. and what has been accomplished with them in the desi sphere. Oh and that first bit is from the good ol’ Captain America cartoons (circa 1966)Marvel’s TV shows and moviesSample the continuity: The First Avenger, The Winter Soldier, Civil War Marvel’s TV showsAgents of ShieldDaredevil, and its epic one shot fight scene Side noteWhat are Crossovers?Why do Comic Books come out on Wednesday?DC TV shows and moviesSmallville (probably way ahead of its time)ArrowSuperman v Batman : Dawn of Justice: “do your (eyes) bleed (with how grim this movie is?”The Indian “attempts”KrrishAmitabh Bachchan in and as SupremoCaptain VyomMahakumbh : Ek Rahasya, Ek KahaniBal GaneshDrona or how Priyanka Chopra plays Elektra hiding behind Abhishek Bachchan’s paunch. Follow us via iTunes | Twitter | Facebook | Feed

Show published: Aug 27, 2015 Download the show here Satish and Raghu talk about comic book movies, their recent TV interpretations.. and what has been accomplished with them in the desi sphere. Oh and that first bit is from the good ol’ Captain America cartoons (circa 1966)Marvel’s TV shows and moviesSample the continuity: The First Avenger, The Winter Soldier, Civil War Marvel’s TV showsAgents of ShieldDaredevil, and its epic one shot fight scene Side noteWhat are Crossovers?Why do Comic Books come out on Wednesday?DC TV shows and moviesSmallville (probably way ahead of its time)ArrowSuperman v Batman : Dawn of Justice: “do your (eyes) bleed (with how grim this movie is?”The Indian “attempts”KrrishAmitabh Bachchan in and as SupremoCaptain VyomMahakumbh : Ek Rahasya, Ek KahaniBal GaneshDrona or how Priyanka Chopra plays Elektra hiding behind Abhishek Bachchan’s paunch. Follow us via iTunes | Twitter | Facebook | Feed

Show published: Jul 29, 2015 Download the show here Examining the history of Indian Cricket (literally!) - all the way back from the 1900s and how today’s IPL parallels it all while taking it forward.An excellent read on this topic: “A Corner of a Foreign Field” The pre-WW 2 “Bodyline” series How to explain cricket to Americans The Ranji trophy The underlying topic that started it all: IPL The latest IPL scandal: suspending teams due to match-fixing Follow us via iTunes | Twitter | Facebook | Feed

Show published: Jul 29, 2015 Download the show here Examining the history of Indian Cricket (literally!) - all the way back from the 1900s and how today’s IPL parallels it all while taking it forward.An excellent read on this topic: “A Corner of a Foreign Field” The pre-WW 2 “Bodyline” series How to explain cricket to Americans The Ranji trophy The underlying topic that started it all: IPL The latest IPL scandal: suspending teams due to match-fixing Follow us via iTunes | Twitter | Facebook | Feed