The Jacked Up Review Show Podcast

To continue the Paul Verhoeven/Robocop themed week, I dive into the World War II dramatic movies in Paul's arsenal:

This themed trilogy includes the rather rare telefilm Voorbij, Voorbij,

the espionage yet psychological 1978 entry Soldier of Orange

& the erotic yet unsettling tale of corruption in 2006's Black Book.

GUEST INTRO SEGMENTS BY:

Ken Bates, Charlie Hildebrand, Josh Hansen & Predator Minute Duo (A-aron Landerville & Cliff Stevenson)

SONG USED:

"Acrylic On Canvas" by AudioNautix. Used under Creative Commons License 4.0.

VIDEO INTRO CLIP:

Paul Verhoeven 2016 BFI Interview

A phenomenal set of guest stars contribute some material in this summary of why the 1987 original film stands the test of time, ideas in the questionable sequels that make for fun toy ideas & other material concerning this superhero/cyberpunk/crime thriller/corporate scifi universe mash-up!

How many recall the amusing Paul Verhoeven & Frank Miller in-movie cameos?

Was the second film meant to be a Death Wish film and the third one scripted as a Ninja Turtles adventure?

And what special components (pun intended) make the titular cyborg stand out as a whole this many decades later!

GUESTS:

Corey Stevenson, Johnny Potoky, Gil Palmer & Tom Lindaman.

VOICE-MAIL INTROS BY:

Brian Sheehan (TV & Movie Trivia),

Charlie Hildebrand

& Patrick Darms (Why Wasn't it Better? Podcast

MUSIC INTROS:

"I'd Buy That for a Dollar" by The Great Luke Ski

& 

We dive into Paul Verhoeven’s Psychological Damage Themed Movie Quadrilogy.

This includes his disturbing, enlightening and very well-roudned set of 4 feature films: Spetters, The 4th Man, Tricked & Elle (1980 to 2016).

For our Robocop Themed Week, we get to dive into some of the Dutch filmmaker's deep cuts in his filmography as well as explaining why his European style of abstract filmmaking meets blunt subject matter doesn't always translate for his American productions.

Which of these psycho thrillers have you seen? And was it compelling or just downright repulsive? Either way, all sides get validated here!

GUEST STARS' INTRO:

Jason (from Genre Exposure) compares Verhoeven to David Cronenberg.

Plus, Tim Caldwell, Josh Hansen, Oreo, Tom & Gil all try recasting Showgirls in order to make it better!

INTRO CLIP:

Paul Verhoeven 2017 Lincoln Center Q&A

MUSIC INTRO:

"Ashes Of An Empire" by AudioNautix.

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In a RARE turn of events, you get an ENTIRE week's worth of episode dedicated to one theme:

We conclude this year's annual X-Files October Month by having a bonus episode regarding our predictions on the timely announcment of filmmaker Ryan Coogler's upcoming X-Files follow-up anthology reboot show.

Plenty to discuss, many other notes on the needlessly (yet sometimes) hostile fandom before the show is even out yet & what the release schedule might be like.

Enjoy all and look forward to us continuing this themed set of episodes the next 3 Octobers!

GUESTS:

John Kenneth Muir, Gabriel Ricard, Sohan Sahoo, Ethan Weeks & Oreo Brewer

We conclude the discussions on the ever-controversial last two seasons of THE X-FILES from the late 2010s:

While there is some stuff to enjoy, we dive into the new plot twists that did land & ones that needlessly open up too many more plot holes.

*Should one just stop watching after the first 8 Seasons and stick with the pre-dated Comic Book versions of Seasons 10 & 11?

*How does this show rival the Terminator and Star Wars franchises in terms of how fans can choose where the adventure truly begins and ends?

*Did X-Files popularize the term "ret-con" years before fans were screaming for the latest seasons to do such a thing?

*While Chris Carter is truly professional at responding to inevitable questions, does he actually work better at directing the main plots compared to the past?

*How much more controversial are these final two years compared to the also often-disliked 2nd movie?

*All that and how Scully's vision in these last two years coincidentally predict the COVID-19 pandemic!

INTRO CLIP BY:

Adam Silva & Ellie McConnaughy

PODCAST GUESTS:

Ethan Weeks, Oreo Brewer, X-FIles Storyteller, X-FIles Blue & Andrea Thomas

One episode wasn't enough so strap in your earbuds for a listen as we rank our favorite moments of the MILLENNIUM TV show:

*Why is ex-FBI profiler Frank Black so fearless of possibly other famous movie demons?

*Why wasn't there an X-Files/Hellraiser crossover comic book?

*How does this show ratchet up the whole cat-and-mouse mind games to the extreme?

*And why did the doomsday material on this show work so much better compared to how when X-Files tried it out, they got way toooooo weird?

GUESTS:

Ryan Danhauser and Jose Leitao (from BarkerCast),

Filmmaker, Blogger & Podcaster Andrew Cook

ADDITIONAL SEGMENTS BY:

Sohan Sahoo, Gabriel Picard, Ethan Weeks & John Holman

SONG USED:

"Main Theme Song (Longer Version)" by Mark Snow (Millennium OST)

INTRO CLIP:

Millennium After the Millennium documentary- Klea Scott interview clip

The crew and I do an overview of the X-Files sister shows Millennium, Strange Luck & The Lone Gunmen: 

*Should the Lone Gunmen spin-off had come out prior to Season 5 of X-Files?

*Predictions on what Season 2 of Strange Luck had looked like had they done the crossover with Agent Mulder?

INTRO CLIP:

2 Guys 1 Canuck podcast trio

PODCAST GUESTS:

Xandra Michele (Xandra Files on Insta), Dean Boese (Family Plot Podcast), James Bruno, Oreo Brewer, bloggers John Kenneth Muir, Sohan Sahoo and Gabriel Ricard

INTRO DISCUSSIONS BY:

Erica Wright, Don Anelli & Adam Silva

SONG USED:

"Pilot Episode Score" by Mark Snow (from Millennium OST)

Join us for this segment where we sum up the biggest Nightmare fueled episodes of THE X-FILES which made it the go to for Horror Mystery fans outside of its SciFi Adventure plot arcs.

Outside of some new segments, you also get some lovely chats from the archives featuring the The X-Files Fan Retrospective duo, Oreo Brewer, Corby Stephens & Adam Silva.

Later on, I close out the final thoughts on this worldwide phenomenon with X-Files Storyteller!

GUESTS:

X-Files Storyteller, Corby Stephens, Adam Silva, Oreo Brewer & The X-Files Fan Retrospective’s Lauren Krattiger & Carly Blake!)

INTRO VOICEMAIL BY:

Matt Duesing

SONG INTRO:

"Crushed Dove" by Mark Snow (from the Millennium OST)

We dive into Seasons 8 & 9 of X-FILES plus the always divisive second movie:

*Could the 2nd movie had just been a reformatted two-part episode where they take on a serial killer cult & get rid of the pedophile priest subplot?

*Why should every fan conclude with the Season 8 as the ACTUAL final season?

*If Season 9 had just been the stand-alone episodes and cool finale, would it be better regarded?

*Despite the controversial follow-up seasons, what other factors make Season 9 STILL the weakest installment to date?

*We also talk about an infamous X-Files review book that boggle's one's mind in why said "author" is even a fan!

GUESTS:

John Holman, Ethan Weeks & Oreo Brewer

ADDITIONAL SEGMENTS BY:

Adam Silva, X-FIles Storyteller, X-FIles Blue and Andrea Thomas

BONUS MATERIAL BY:

Bloggers John Kenneth Muir, Sohan Sahoo & Gabriel Ricard

To conclude the X-FILES themed week, we dive into the very saga that inspired the "Scully" nickname: A ranking of the always divisive, always shocking & ever controversial Hannibal Lector series of adaptations!

Why does anyone actually root for Hannibal when he's not even a Dexter type of vigilante?

Why is Anthony Hopkins' cartoonish overacting very distracting to watch nowadays compared to Brian Cox's calm demeanor?

All that and why original casting choice Laura Dern shoud've played Agent Clarice instead!

GUESTS:

The Bonsai Movie Crew,

Gil Palmer,

Mike Ensing

& author/blogger Ellie McConnaughy.

SONGS USED:

"Eating People" by King Missile

"Delusion 32" by AudioNautix.

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