The Massive Attack Podcast

80's cartoon/toy tie-ins are probably our favourite genre after Christmas Carol variations, so when Mitch found this episode from 1987 of "Bravestarr" that puts a Filmation spin on the Dickens classic, it got added to our short list very quickly.

Was it worth it, or did it disappoint?

Quantum Leap was one of those shows where, in concept, sounded like something we both would have been into back when it originally aired, yet for some reason neither of us really watched.

Today for Day 5 we rectify that with this episode, "A Little Miracle" from 1990.

Today we go a little more recent and lot more traditional than yesterday with this animated version of A Christmas Carol from 2001. 

Having Nicholas Cage as Marley seemed like a good choice, but is that overshadowed by too much backstory and the addition of cartoon mice?

Today we go a little more recent and lot more traditional than yesterday with this animated version of A Christmas Carol from 2001. 

Having Nicholas Cage as Marley seemed like a good choice, but is that overshadowed by too much backstory and the addition of cartoon mice?

On paper, the idea of wrestling legend "Rowdy" Roddy Piper taking on the role of Scrooge in a WWF produced version of "A Christmas Carol" sounds great.

Unfortunately this segment from the short lived wrestling talk show "Tuesday Night Titans" from December 1985 really didn't deliver.

We jump forward just over 100 years from yesterday to bring you Day 2, and this time we look an an episode of Ultimate Spider-Man from 2014 called "Nightmare on Christmas" that took inspiration from A Christmas Carol, rather than being a direct re-telling.

It's December 13th, so that can only mean one thing... it's time to start dropping our 12 Days of Christmas mini episodes.

This year we go back to that old (roasting) Chestnut that is the Charles Dickens classic tale, A Christmas Carol. Why not, it's been 5 years since we last did it, so for the next week and half each day we'll give you a different take on the story.

Today we start off old school, with the 1911 silent film version, aptly titled "A Christmas Carol".

As we get closer and closer to the end of our second round of A to Z's, this episode we look at another music related movies, the 1982 film "The Wall" based on Pink Floyd's iconic 1979 album of the same name.

We dive into our histories listening to the band, and first seeing this film, as well as the production behind it, and our feelings nearly 40 years after it's first release.

We even lament the passing of the whole concept album idea too.

Back in the 1930's Universal Studios pioneered the idea of a shared cinematic universe after creating a series on now iconic horror films including Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolf-Man and The Mummy. These became known as the Universal Monsters, and over the years ended up being some of the most well-known depictions of the characters that are still recognized today.

So, seeing as it's October and almost Halloween, this episode we delve into the Universal Monster world, looking at some of the more popular films, the remakes and copy-cats they have spawned, and even the failed attempts to re-boot the franchise.