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July 06, 2020Protagonist Podcast #291: Brody, Quint, and Hooper in Jaws (film 1975) “You’re gonna need a bigger boat.”
Description
Returning guest Todd Petersen joins Joe to discuss the characters at the center Jaws. Steven Spielberg’s iconic Summer blockbuster holds up as a film, but also transformed the film industry in several ways. We discuss the film’s impact on Hollywood business practices, the use of suspense versus violence, and the iconic character moments from the film.
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Jaws – IMDB
Steven Spielberg – IMDB
Jaws – Wikipedia
1 hr 8 min
June 29, 2020Protagonist Podcast #290 Blink and the team from Exiles (comic 2001) “The bad news is that you’ve come undone in time.”
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Producer Andrew joins Joe to discuss a Marvel comic about characters from alternate realities hopping into various timelines to solve a crisis and save the multiverse. It’s a strange concept, but characters, mission, and stakes are set up with excellent clarity in the first story arc.
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Exiles – Marvel Fan Wiki
Judd Winick – Wikipedia
Mike McKone – Wikipedia
1 hr 4 min
June 22, 2020 Protagonist Podcast #289: Fairy Tale Mash Up II (special 2020)
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All-Star guest Kjerste Christensen joins Joe and Andrew to play another round of Fairy Tale Mash Up. What happens when you take a familiar fairy tale, but try to blend it in with the tropes and conventions of another genre?
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46 min
June 15, 2020Protagonist Podcast #288: Verity Lambert, Waris Hussein, and William Hartnell from An Adventure in Space and Time (film 2013) “Just go forward in all your beliefs and prove to me that I am not mistaken in mine.”
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Returning guest Scott Carelli joins us to discuss Verity Lambert, Waris Hussein, and William Hartnell from the television film An Adventure in Space and Time. Telling the origin of the iconic British sci-fi series Doctor Who, the film deftly interweaves multiple stories, and even pivots the protagonist partway through to feature both a triumphant ending and a melancholy finale.
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An Adventure in Space and Time – IMDB
An Adventure in Space and Time – Wikipedia
An Adventure in Space and Time – TARDIS Wiki
59 min
June 08, 2020Protagonist Podcast #287: “The Most Dangerous Game” and “The Lottery (Short stories, 1924 & 1948) “It isn’t fair, it isn’t right!”
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Returning guest Kate Darowski joins Joe to discuss to classic American short stories: Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” and Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery.” These two stories have had significant impact on American popular culture, with later stories like The Hunger Games sharing elements with both popular tales.
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Richard Connell – Wikipedia
Shirley Jackson – Wikipedia
The Most Dangerous Game – Wikipedia
The Lottery – Wikipedia
54 min
June 02, 2020Protagonist Podcast #286: Sydney Bristow in Alias (TV 2002) “The truth changes everything.”
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Returning guest Virginia McCalister joins Joe to discuss Sydney Bristow from the television series Alias. The spy series had many twists and turns, and we’re talking about the character at the heart of it all. Sydney Bristow was played by Jennifer Garner for five seasons of the show. We’re discussing an early season pair of episode, “The Box, parts 1 and 2,” in which Sydney’s spy headquarters are attacked by a former agent (played by Quentin Tarantino).
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Alias – IMDB
Alias – Wikipedia
Jennifer Garner – Wikipedia
J.J. Abrams – Wikipedia
49 min
May 25, 2020Protagonist Podcast #285: Timothy Harrison and Nathan from Spider-Man comics (1984 and 2019) “He’s worried he won’t get up again.”
Description
Returning guest John Darowski joins Joe and Producer Andrew to discuss two Spider-Man comic books. In 1984’s “The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man” from Amazing Spider-Man #248, Spider-Man meets a boy named Tim Harrison who is a huge fan of Spider-Man. In “Spider-Bite” from 2019’s Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #6, Spider-Man helps a young boy named Nathan imagine what it would be like to be a superhero.
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The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man – Wikipedia
Roger Stern – Wikipedia
Ron Frenz – Wikipedia
Tom Taylor – Wikipedia
55 min
May 19, 2020Protagonist Podcast #284: Apocalypse Survival Draft (special 2020)
Description
Todd Mack is back to join Joe and All-Star guest Todd Petersen to play Survival Apocalypse Draft. We selected the classic roles that you seen in post-apocalyptic fiction (Leader, Doctor, Troublemaker with a Heart of Gold, etc.) and we each had to fill slots by selecting characters from popular culture. Then, Producer Andrew selected which team he thought would win. Who was recently binge-watching a show that influenced their selections? What choice led to the most jokes from the other participants?
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1 hr 23 min
May 11, 2020Protagonist Podcast #283: David, Ellie, and Benji from The Other Side of Solitary (screenplay 2020) “Maybe you could meet in the middle.”
Description
Returning guest Scott Carelli joins Joe to discuss a screenplay titled The Other Side of Solitary, written by Scott Carelli and Nick Jimenez. The Other Side of Solitary is the story of two people who self-isolate inside their homes but find a connection through a delivery man named Benji. While the screenplay has been worked on for years, it’s taken on a new timeliness in 2020. Recently, Scott and Nick held a full cast live-reading of the script, which can be viewed at this link.
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Other Side of Solitary live read – Youtube
1 hr 3 min
May 05, 2020Protagonist Podcast #282: Character types in Survivor (TV 2000) “The tribe has spoken.”
Description
Returning guest Kate Darowski joins Joe to talk about one the most impactful television shows of this century. Across 20 years and 40 seasons, there are certain types of people who are presented on the series (after editing to simplify the story of what happens on the island, of course). What character types are there and who are some of the famous examples?
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Survivor – Wikipedia
Survivor Wiki – Fandom site
1 hr 3 min