Tower Junkies - A Stephen King Podcast

In this episode, Tiny and I share our thoughts on Mike Flanagan's Netflix original adaptation Gerald's Game in a non-spoiler and spoiler review.

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:19
• King Check-ins - 02:12

Gerald's Game (2017) - 12:29

• Tiny's Thoughts on the Novel - 12:51
• Non-Spoiler - 14:32
• Spoilers - 26:35
• King and Tower References - 47:00

• Closing the Ep - 49:21
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 51:25

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• The Man Who Loved Flowers - Cameron Grimm/5 After 5 Productions
• Castle Rock TV Podcast

• Obsessive Viewer - Our weekly movie and TV discussion and review podcast iTunes - Google Play - Stitcher
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology - Matt's solo podcast exploring science fiction anthology storytelling in television's first golden age starting with The Twilight Zone. iTunes - Google Play - Stitcher
• Obsessive Book Nerd - OV's "sister site" where you can find book reviews and commentary on the evolving world of reading
• The Secular Perspective - Check out Tiny's side project podcast that explores the concepts of faith, religion and existence from the perspective of secular hosts Chad and Amanda

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In this episode, I share my thoughts on the novel Gerald's Game in a non-spoiler and spoiler review.

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:19
• Introducing Maerlyn's Grapefruit Eps - 01:00

Gerald's Game - 02:09

• Non-Spoiler - 07:25
• Castle Rock TV Podcast Promo - 14:02
• Spoilers - 15:12

• Closing the Ep - 38:53
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 39:15

Related Links

• The Man Who Loved Flowers - Cameron Grimm/5 After 5 Productions
• Castle Rock TV Podcast
• Another GD Book Site

• Obsessive Viewer - Our weekly movie and TV discussion and review podcast iTunes - Google Play - Stitcher
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology - Matt's solo podcast exploring science fiction anthology storytelling in television's first golden age starting with The Twilight Zone. iTunes - Google Play - Stitcher
• The Secular Perspective - Check out Tiny's side project podcast that explores the concepts of faith, religion and existence from the perspective of secular hosts Chad and Amanda

Episode Homepage: http://www.towerjunkiespod.com/006

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• Novel Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) novels
• Novella Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) novellas
• Short Story Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) short stories and short story collections
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In this Palaver episode, Tiny and I begin our discussion series on each member of the Ka-Tet. In this first episode, we talk about Roland Deschain and what makes him such a fascinating character. We have the discussion separated into a non-spoiler and spoiler discussion, for your listening convenience.

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:19
• Checking In - 01:29
• Visiting The Man Who Loved Flowers Set - 09:49
• Castle Rock TV Podcast - 12:18

Roland Deschain: The Gunslinger

• Non-Spoiler - 16:09
• Castle Rock TV Podcast Promo - 34:54
• Spoilers - 36:06

• Closing the Ep - 1:00:39
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:01:59

Related Links

• The Man Who Loved Flowers - Cameron Grimm/5 After 5 Productions
• Castle Rock TV Podcast
• Nightmares & Dreamscapes paperback edition
• IT is now the highest grossing Stephen King adaptation ever
• Andy Muschietti wants to make Pet Sematary
• Another GD Book Site

• Obsessive Viewer - Our weekly movie and TV discussion and review podcast iTunes - Google Play - Stitcher
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology - Matt's solo podcast exploring science fiction anthology storytelling in television's first golden age starting with The Twilight Zone. iTunes - Google Play - Stitcher
• Obsessive Book Nerd - OV's "sister site" where you can find book reviews and commentary on the evolving world of reading
• The Secular Perspective - Check out Tiny's side project podcast that explores the concepts of faith, religion and existence from the perspective of secular hosts Chad and Amanda

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• Novel Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) novels
• Novella Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) novellas
• Short Story Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) short stories and short story collections
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• Special Eps – Episodes that don't fit into the other categories; usually announcement episodes pertaining to the podcast itself

In this episode, I am joined by guest Robert Fekkes to review Andy Muschietti's 2017 IT adaptation as well as discuss the 1990 miniseries starring Tim Curry. We also discuss Fekkes' history with Stephen King and his future involvement with the podcast.

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:19
• Introducing Fekkes - 01:00

IT Adaptation Reviews

• IT (1990) Miniseries Discussion - 14:40

• Production History of IT (2017) - 21:07
• IT (2017) Movie Review - 23:46
• IT (2017) SPOILER Review - 44:20
• What's to Come with Tower Junkies - 1:18:55

• Closing the Ep - 1:21:56
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:25:05

Related Links

• The Obsessive Viewer Podcast – Ep 221 – It (2017) Movie Review with Patreon Subscriber Guests Tony Troxell and Matt Andreko
• The Original Script for IT Was Insane - Screen Rant
• Bill Skarsgård Is So Hot He's Making People Want To Bang A Murderous Clown - Buzzfeed
• Bill Skarsgård on Playing Pennywise the Clown (Jimmy Kimmel Live) - YouTube
• The 'It' Losers Club Picks Their Dream Casting for Adult Sequel (Moviefone) - YouTube
• People Have Decided Pennywise From "It" Is Gay And He's Dating The Babadook - Buzzfeed

• Obsessive Viewer - Our weekly movie and TV discussion and review podcast iTunes - Google Play - Stitcher Radio
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology - Matt's solo podcast exploring science fiction anthology storytelling in television's first golden age starting with The Twilight Zone. iTunes - Google Play - Stitcher
• Shocktober in Irvington - Obsessive Viewer's yearly event screening of short horror films from Indianapolis filmmakers to support the Irvington Historical Society
• The Secular Perspective - Check out Tiny's side project podcast that explores the concepts of faith, religion and existence from the perspective of secular hosts Chad and Amanda

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• Khef – Reviews and discussions of books and comics in The Dark Tower series
• Novel Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) novels
• Novella Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) novellas
• Short Story Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) short stories and short story collections
• Comic Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) comic books and comic adaptations
• Movie Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) movie adaptations
• TV Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) TV adaptations
• Commentary Tracks – Special commentary track recordings that can be listened to while watching the title or simply as a podcast episode
• Interviews – Interviews with people with special ties to the work of Stephen King
• Special Eps – Episodes that don't fit into the other categories; usually announcement episodes pertaining to the podcast itself

Episode Homepage: http://www.towerjunkiespod.com/004

In this episode, we discuss and review Stephen King's horror novel, IT in preparation for the new movie. We also discuss some news items and our history with the novel. We divide the review into a Non-Spoiler section, a Spoiler section, and a segment discussing the novel's connections to The Dark Tower.

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Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:19
• News - 01:52

IT Book Review

• History with IT - 07:24
• Non-Spoiler Review - 12:05
• SPOILER Review - 46:36
• Dark Tower Connections - 1:37:34

• Closing the Ep - 1:50:16
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:52:11

Related Links

• Stephen King movie will be filmed in Greenfield by Indiana filmmakers
• 'It,' Stephen King Adaptation, Is Top Horror Pre-Seller in History
• Prankster leaving 'It' movie red balloons on sewer grates

• Obsessive Viewer - Our weekly movie and TV discussion and review podcast iTunes - Google Play - Stitcher Radio
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology - Matt's solo podcast exploring science fiction anthology storytelling in television's first golden age starting with The Twilight Zone. iTunes - Google Play - Stitcher
• Shocktober in Irvington - Obsessive Viewer's yearly event screening of short horror films from Indianapolis filmmakers to support the Irvington Historical Society
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• Khef – Reviews and discussions of books and comics in The Dark Tower series
• Novel Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) novels
• Novella Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) novellas
• Short Story Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) short stories and short story collections
• Comic Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) comic books and comic adaptations
• Movie Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) movie adaptations
• TV Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) TV adaptations
• Commentary Tracks – Special commentary track recordings that can be listened to while watching the title or simply as a podcast episode
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• Todash - Stephen King TV and Film Adaptation Reviews
• Doorway Cave - Dark Tower TV and Film Adaptation News/Reviews

In this massive episode, we discuss Nikolaj Arcel's adaptation of The Dark Tower starring Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, and Tom Taylor. The recordings in this episode originally appeared in The Obsessive Viewer Podcast and have been edited and arranged for this Tower Junkies episode. Featured guests: Tony Troxell from Geeking in Indiana, Robert Fekkes, and Mike White.

• Theme and Outro Music Provided by Fingers T
• Additional Music: The Dark Tower (OST) by Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:19
• Matt and Tiny's Initial Reaction - 06:50
• Shuffle: Introducing Tony - 22:52
• The Dark Tower Non-Spoiler Review with Tony Troxell - 23:57
• Reshuffle: Introducing Mike - 1:09:36
• Mike's Brief Review of The Dark Tower - 1:10:37
• The Dark Tower Spoiler Review with Tony Troxell - 1:14:13
• Final Shuffle: Introducing Fekkes - 2:06:43
• The Dark Tower Spoiler Review with Robert Fekkes - 2:08:45
• Closing the Ep -3:17:49
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 3:23:01

Related Links

• Obsessive Viewer - Our weekly movie and TV discussion and review podcast iTunes - Google Play - Stitcher Radio
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology - Matt's solo podcast exploring science fiction anthology storytelling in television's first golden age starting with The Twilight Zone. iTunes - Google Play - Stitcher
• Shocktober in Irvington - Obsessive Viewer's yearly event screening of short horror films from Indianapolis filmmakers to support the Irvington Historical Society
• The Secular Perspective - Check out Tiny's side project podcast that explores the concepts of faith, religion and existence from the perspective of secular hosts Chad and Amanda

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• News – Covering news items related to Stephen King and The Dark Tower
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• Khef – Reviews and discussions of books and comics in The Dark Tower series
• Novel Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) novels
• Novella Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) novellas
• Short Story Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) short stories and short story collections
• Comic Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) comic books and comic adaptations
• Movie Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) movie adaptations
• TV Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) TV adaptations
• Commentary Tracks – Special commentary track recordings that can be listened to while watching the title or simply as a podcast episode
• Interviews – Interviews with people with special ties to the work of Stephen King
• Special Eps – Episodes that don't fit into the other categories; usually announcement episodes pertaining to the podcast itself

Episode Homepage: http://www.towerjunkiespod.com/002

In our first official Palaver episode, Tiny and I discuss how we pitch The Dark Tower (and Stephen King) to non-readers.

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Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:19
• Introducing the Podcast - 03:41
• Pitching The Dark Tower to Non-Readers - 16:30
• Closing the Ep - 58:28
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:03:07

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• Maerlyn's Grapefruit - Non-Tower Stephen King Book Reviews
• Todash - Stephen King TV and Film Adaptation Reviews
• Doorway Cave - Dark Tower TV and Film Adaptation News/Reviews

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• Obsessive Viewer - Our weekly movie and TV discussion and review podcast iTunes - Google Play - Stitcher Radio
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology - Matt's solo podcast exploring science fiction anthology storytelling in television's first golden age starting with The Twilight Zone. iTunes - Google Play - Stitcher
• Obsessive Book Nerd - OV's "sister site" where you can find book reviews and commentary on the evolving world of reading
• The Secular Perspective - Check out Tiny's side project podcast that explores the concepts of faith, religion and existence from the perspective of secular hosts Chad and Amanda

Episode Homepage: http://www.towerjunkiespod.com/001

In this introductory episode of Tower Junkies, Matt gives some background on how the podcast came to be and what can be expected from the show. Then, Tiny and Matt discuss their history with the series and their expectations and excitement for the movie in a segment recorded on August 1st, 2017.

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:10
• Introducing the Podcast - 01:40
• How Episodes will be Setup - 02:58

Matt and Tiny's Pre-Movie Palaver - 15:03

• Excitement for the Movie - 15:40
• Our Relationship with The Dark Tower - 27:07
• On Getting Dark Tower Tattoos - 35:25
• Expectations for the Movie - 38:21
• What We Want in the Movie - 47:04
• General Fanboy-ing Out - 1:12:28
• Favorite Book and Favorite Moment - 1:17:40

• Closing the Ep - 1:24:55
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:25:59

Related Links

• Obsessive Viewer - Our weekly movie and TV discussion and review podcast
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology - Matt's solo podcast exploring science fiction anthology storytelling in television's first golden age starting with The Twilight Zone
• Obsessive Book Nerd - OV's "sister site" where you can find book reviews and commentary on the evolving world of reading
• The Secular Perspective - Check out Tiny's side project podcast that explores the concepts of faith, religion and existence from the perspective of secular hosts Chad and Amanda

Episode Homepage: http://www.towerjunkiespod.com/000