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May 19, 2015#021: Lucy Ricardo in “Lucy Does a TV Commercial” Season 01 Episode 30 of I Love Lucy (TV 1952) “Hello friends! I’m your Vitameatavegamin girl.”
Joe and Todd tackle a television classic as they discuss Lucy Ricardo from I Love Lucy. “Lucy Does a TV Commercial” is one of the most famous episodes from the iconic series, and Lucille Ball’s performance in the commercial for Vitameatavegamin is legendary comedy.
Show Notes
Lucy Does a TV Commercial on Wikipedia
TV Guide’s 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time on Wikipedia
Cold War, Cool Medium: Television, McCarthyism, and American Culture on Amazon.com
“Lucy, what happened? Fans want ‘ugly’ Lucille Ball statue replaced” on CNN.com
Lucille Ball on Wikipedia
Back to Work Episode 218: The Tigers in Your Kitchen
Mission Log Podcast
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Todd Mack
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Joe Darowski
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Andrew Darowski
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52 min
May 12, 2015#020: Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Novel 2008) “May the odds be ever in your favor!”
This week Todd and Joe hunt down the motivations of Katniss Everdeen, from Suzanne Collins’ 2008 novel The Hunger Games. Join them as they track down her interesting characteristics and pursue insights into one of the most popular protagonists of the last decade.
Show Notes
The Hunger Games on Amazon.com
The Hunger Games on Wikipedia
Katniss Everdeen on Wikipedia
Peeta Mellark on Wikipedia
35 Reasons “The Hunger Games” Is Really “Battle Royale”
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Andrew Darowski
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1 hr 2 min
May 05, 2015#019: Princess Leia in Star Wars: A New Hope (Film 1977) “May the force be with you.”
May the Force be with you as Todd, Joe, and special guest Alex Robinson of the Star Wars Minute podcast talk about Princess Leia. We discuss how to properly grieve a destroyed planet and also touch on subjects such as galactic accents and conspiracy theories surrounding secret siblings.
Show Notes
Star Wars: A New Hope on Amazon.com
Star Wars: A New Hope on Wikipedia
Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan on Wikipedia
Carrie Fisher on Wikipedia
Grand Moff Tarkin on Wikipedia
IT-O Interrogator on Wookipedia
Star Wars Christmas Special on Wikipedia
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Special Guest: Alex Robinson
Star Wars Minute Podcast
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Todd Mack
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Joe Darowski
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Andrew Darowski
@andrew_darowski
1 hr 8 min
April 28, 2015#018: Special: Marvel Cinematic Universe Draft “We are all risk averse.”
It’s a special draft episode! This week, Todd, Joe, and special guest Todd Petersen try to draft the best teams of heroes from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. They’re each allowed five picks, and their philosophies could not have been more different.
Show Notes
Marvel Cinematic Universe on Wikipedia
Films in the MCU
Iron Man (2008)
The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Iron Man 2 (2010)
Thor (2011)
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
The Avengers (2012)
Iron Man 3 (2013)
Thor: The Dark World (2013)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
TV Shows in the MCU
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Agent Carter
Characters
Rocket Raccoon on Wikipedia
Groot on Wikipedia
Phil Coulson on Wikipedia
Captain America on Wikipedia
Matt Murdock/Daredevil on Wikipedia
Peggy Carter on Wikipedia
Tony Stark/Iron Man on Wikipedia
Thor on Wikipedia
Jemma Simmons on Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki
Leo Fitz on Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki
Drax the Destroyer
Leonard Samson on Wikipedia
Natasha Romanov/Black Widow on Wikipedia)
Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier on Wikipedia
Pepper Potts on Wikipedia
Bobbi Morse/Mockingbird on Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki
Edwin Jarvis on Wikipedia
Sif on Wikipedia
Other Notes
Puddleglum on Wikipedia
Todd Petersen’s Workflowy Notes
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Joe Darowski
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Andrew Darowski
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Todd Petersen
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1 hr 7 min
April 21, 2015#017: Sir Percy Blakeney in The Scarlet Pimpernel (Film 1982) “Sink me!”
This week Joe and Todd are joined by BYU librarian Kjerste Christensen to discuss one of the earliest proto-superheroes (one near and dear to our hearts), Sir Percy Blakeney, from the 1982 film version of The Scarlet Pimpernel.
Show Notes
The Scarlet Pimpernel on IMDB.com
Anthony Andrews on Wikipedia.com
Jane Seymour on Wikipedia.com
Ian McKellen on Wikipedia.com
The Scarlet Pimpernel (DVD) on Amazon.com
The Scarlet Pimpernel (novel) on Amazon.com
Superhero: The Secret Origin of a Genre by Peter Coogan on Amazon.com
Nick of the Woods on Wikipedia.com
The Phantom on Wikipedia.com
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1 hr 9 min
April 14, 2015#016: Superman/Clark Kent in All Star Superman (Comic 2005-08) “Last hope.”
This week, Joe and Todd talk about Clark Kent/Superman in All-Star Superman (well, most of it, they run through the Bizarro issues pretty quickly). The mini-series by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely was an instantly classic take on an iconic character (one that you all knew we’d talk about at some point).
Show Notes
All Star Superman on Wikipedia
Grant Morrison on Wikipedia
Frank Quitely on Wikipedia
All Star Superman on Comixology
All Star Superman on Amazon.com
Absolute All Star Superman on Amazon.com
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1 hr 7 min
April 07, 2015#015: Richard Castle in “The Wrong Stuff” Season 07 Episode 16 of Castle (TV 2015)“Best case ever!”
This week, Todd and Joe are joined by Angela Vidergar to discuss Richard Castle, the titular character of the TV series Castle. How do you balance such an exuberantly immature character with a serious subject like murder, even if the murder is on Mars?
Show Notes
Castle on Wikipedia
Richard Castle on Wikipedia
Kate Beckett on Wikipedia
Nathan Fillion on Wikipedia
2001: Space Odyssey
Firefly on Wikipedia
Psych on Wikipedia
Wallander on Wikipedia
Murder on the Orient Express on Wikipedia
The Right Stuff on IMDB
Special thanks to our guest Angela Becerra Vidergar!
The Human Angle on iTunes U
Angela Becerra Vidergar at Stanford University
Angela Becerra Vidergar on Twitter
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58 min
March 31, 2015#014: Nobody Owens in The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (Novel 2008) “All of my best friends are dead.”
This week, Joe and Todd talk about Nobody Owens from Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book, a delightful children’s novel that opens with the murder of Nobody’s family. Despite what that sentence makes you think, it is great and you should tell all children everywhere to read it.
Show Notes
The Graveyard Book on Amazon.com
Neil Gaiman on Wikipedia
The Graveyard Book on Wikipedia
The Newbery Award on Wikipedia
Carnegie Medal on Wikipedia)
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58 min
March 24, 2015#013: Sean Thornton and Mary Kate Danaher in The Quiet Man (Film 1952) “No patty-fingers if ya please.”
This week, Joe and Todd discuss TWO great characters because they couldn’t find a way to separate Sean Thornton and Mary Kate Danaher in The Quiet Man, a classic film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara.
Show Notes
The Quiet Man (60th Anniversary Special Edition) Blu-ray on Amazon.com
The Quiet Man on IMDB.com
Innisfree on IMDB.com
John Bowlby on Wikipedia
John Ford on Wikipedia
Maureen O’Hara on Wikipedia
John Wayne on Wikipedia
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1 hr 2 min
March 17, 2015#012: Lieam in Mouse Guard by David Petersen (Comic 2007) “It matters not what you fight but what you fight for.”
This week, Todd and Joe discuss Lieam from the comic book series Mouse Guard. But wait, there’s more! Special guest: David Petersen, the creator of Mouse Guard, joins us.
Show Notes
Mouse Guard : Fall 1152 on Amazon.com
mouseguard.net
David Petersen on Twitter
David Petersen on Facebook
Cursed Pirate Girl by Jeremy Bastian on Amazon.com
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1 hr 3 min