HunterWick Podcast

 

Sure, DC movies have had some hard knocks over recent years, but at least they warned us that Kevin Spacey is, in fact, a real diabolical menace! The two Nerdstalking evil geniuseses Bill and Chad take a journey into Zack Snyder/Joss Whedon's darkened treatise on super friendship, Justice League, and lo and behold they find that there's light at the end of the DC tunnel after all! Plus some talk on the first series of TV's Star Trek: Discovery, and Chad relates his wondrous discovery of the films of SF movie extravaganza pioneer George Pal. 

Show Notes: 04:59 - Talk begins on Justice League. 11:20 - The godawful CGI work. 13:45 - You don't dig up Superman's corpse. 15:35 - The Flash had the best effects in the movie. 20:05 - Wonderous Wonder Woman. 38:33 - A case study in better-done CGI: Rocket from Guardians of the Galaxy. 53:09 - Chad wins best line of Ep. 25. 1:00:45 - Some talk of Star Trek: Discovery. 1:08:23 - Our discussion of the fantastic works of George Pal.   Thanks for listening!   Justice League trailer -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH3eFGSxgq4   Chad's Justice League music video -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoVCbM0dUng   Nerdstalking visits the set of Aquaman in Austrailia -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qm2bqDeBf4

 

Connect With Your Nerdstalkers:

Bill Hunter - writer, and creator of video game history website The Dot Eaters

Chad Wick - writer, musician and creator of the Canadian Culture Thing

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What rhymes with 24? Sore, gore, humidor... but also Thor, the God of Thunder! Gaze in breathless wonder, as minor deities Bill and Chad give their takes on the Marvel superhero extravaganza Thor: Ragnarok. What is Jeff Goldblum smoking? What's the deal with Thor's hair? Exactly how "big" is Hulk? Your noble quest for answers lies within Episode 24 of Nerdstalking, along with some talk of Stranger Things 2, The Punisher, and American Horror Stories. 

Show Notes: 01:08 - Some nerdly news; Stranger Things Season 2, classic arcade video games, Dig Dug, et al. 05:37 - The start of our Thor: Ragnarok discussion. 07:07 - Is Thor a little bit TOO jokey? 13:08 - From what comic runs did the plot of the film come from? 17:19 - The REAL eternal battle: Marvel v DC. 26:51 - The character of Valkyrie.  48:32 - Thor as a female character. 56:09 - Some jokes from the film that worked.

Thanks for listening!

Bill demonstrates how the classic arcade game Dig Dug evolved over various gaming systems -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54gY58ppKT4   Thor: Ragnarok trailer -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue80QwXMRHg   Chad's thorough Thor tutorial -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54gY58ppKT4

 

Connect With Your Nerdstalkers:

Bill Hunter - writer, and creator of video game history website The Dot Eaters

Chad Wick - writer, musician and creator of the Canadian Culture Thing

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Remember when Jim Carrey was funny? We do, along with a breakdown of the Captain Marvel comic book character, and a discussion of why things always end up sucking. All in this detours episode of Nerdstalking!

Show Notes: 01:39 - We start our talk about Jim Carrey and his films. 04:03 - Why Ace Ventura: Pet Detective isn't great for kids anymore. 12:15 - Chad's rule of atrophy: Things always go to shit. 16:10 - Chad gives us the origin of Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers   Thanks for listening!   Jim Carrey's Unnatural Act, his first ever recorded stand-up special -  https://youtu.be/KQHsVPD5Ans   Ace Ventura: Pet Detective trailer -  https://youtu.be/ZGlFA-miRLw   The full leaked Captain Marvel movie -  https://youtu.be/iLpotsnvjoQ

 

Connect With Your Nerdstalkers:

Bill Hunter - writer, and creator of video game history website The Dot Eaters

Chad Wick - writer, musician and creator of the Canadian Culture Thing

with a ghostly Geekspeaker appearance by Duh Boss

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    Where we descend into the sewers to examine the 2017 film adaptation of Stephen King's magnum opus horror novel IT. We also dust off the grime of the Austrailian Outback as we recount our time on the Aquaman set where we traded beard grooming tips with Jason Mamoa, puzzle over the value of a non-canonical Joker movie possibly starring Leo DiCaprio as the Clown Prince of Crime, and Chad revels us with the backstory of Deadpool's buddy Cable in a new segment called Bullshit Origin Stories, among other news.    Show Notes: 02:06 - Nerdly News: Nerdstalking visits the Aquaman set, non-canon Joker film, Deadpool 2, etc. 10:57 - Bullshit Origin Story: Cable 16:53 - Game of Thrones season 7. 26:04 - Start of our conversation on IT. 29:03 - How the movie misses what the story of IT really is. 35:00 - Two good actors in IT. 37:41 - Just a series of jump scares. 41:29 - A wider discussion of King's works. 45:06 - We talk about John Irving books. 55:17 - The Conjuring movies compared to IT.   Thanks for listening!   IT trailer -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnCdOQsX5kc   Chad's Unreleased IT Theme -  https://youtu.be/0EdoZQ8GE7I   A portion of this Nertstalking episode cut with visuals -  https://youtu.be/sJeNx7N7aFw  

Connect With Your Nerdstalkers:

Bill Hunter - writer, and creator of video game history website The Dot Eaters

Chad Wick - writer, musician and creator of the Canadian Culture Thing

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In this episode of Nerdstalking, we respond to a message from listener BlueIncandesence, who had some issues with our breakdown of the Wonder Woman movie in Ep. 20. Other topics we cover include Bill arguing against the existence of a god, the firing of Phil Lord and Chris Miller from the Han Solo, uh, solo movie, the 35th anniversary of the original Tron, the demise of Batman's Adam West, and more. Then there's a big SPOILER ALERT for our in-depth breakdown of Spider-Man: Homecoming, what we liked and disliked, and our favourite moments from the film.

Show Notes: 01:27 - We answer listener email about our Wonder Woman episode. 12:53 - Nerdly News: Chris Miller and Phil Lord canned from Solo, TRON anniversary, Hellboy reboot, the passing of TV's Batman star Adam West, OMNI magazine reboot, Daniel Craig signs on for BOND 25. 32:35 - We start our review of Spider-Man: Homecoming. 40:29 - Spider-Man film as John Hughes comedy. 50:28 - Movie gives good MJ. 55:02 - The great Michael Keaton. 1:11:25 - Captain America as high-school health instructor. 1:16:02 - Tony Stark: Biggest douche ever. 1:24:16 - Peter Parker's hilarious buddy.    Thanks for listening!   Spider-Man: Homecoming trailer -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0D3AOldjMU   Chad's Spider-Man theme song -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89eHN9Uyzds   Michael Giacchino's official theme song from Spider-Man: Homecoming -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeX8TkHN6mE  

Connect With Your Nerdstalkers:

Bill Hunter - writer, and creator of video game history website The Dot Eaters

Chad Wick - writer, musician and creator of the Canadian Culture Thing

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Bill had a lot of problems with the 2017 Wonder Woman film; Chad, not so much. We don our satin tights and fight for our rights to complain in the Nerdstalking review of this important DC film.

Show Notes: 02:49 - You'd expect more from Wonder Woman than the prerequisite loud, smash-up ending. 03:51 - Themyscira. 07:32 - Bill's logistical problems: How do Amazons age? 12:31 - Bill's logistical problems: Why is an island of super-women sworn to protect humanity hidden away? 17:11 - Chad's better origin story for Wonder Woman. 18:44 - Steve and Diana, sitting in a boat... 21:01 - Gal Gadot and Chris Pine: Perfect chemistry. 22:35 - The missing invisible boat gag. 30:03 - Does Wonder Woman have to fight a giant monster because feminism? 39:05 - Steve Trevor: Extreme Gentleman. 42:17 - Bill's logistical problems: What is the deal with Wonder Woman's costume? 52:09 - The best scene: No Man's Land. 53:56 - Marvel v DC. 01:07:11 - The Marvel Way 01:09:10 - The wonderful Gal Gadot. 01:11:47 - Bill's logistical problems: No smoking in the trenches. 01:13:06 - Bill's logistical problems: A barrage of plotholes. 01:19:07 - The lariott of awesomeness. 01:21:54 - Ares as mid to high-level British bureaucrat.  01:31:36 - Drunken Scottish guy. 01:36:38 - A case study in better character arcs: Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2. 01:38:12 - Final verdict.   Wonder Woman trailer: https://youtu.be/VSB4wGIdDwo   The No Man's Land scene from Wonder Woman: https://youtu.be/Yrdih26Dv_g   Blooper reel from Wonder Woman: https://youtu.be/b_U5bBfpSU0   Connect With Your Nerdstalkers:  

Bill Hunter - writer, and creator of video game history website The Dot Eaters

Chad Wick - writer, musician and creator of the Canadian Culture Thing

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SPOILER ALERT: Hopefully you've seen the movie already because we spoil the hell out of it in our in-depth review.

Will Starlord bond with his space-daddy? Does Drax really find Mantis repulsive? Can Rocket come to terms with his a-holery? These questions and more answered in our review of Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2. We also cover other topics in our monthly news segment, such trailers reactions for IT, The Dark Tower, Wonder Woman, and The Last Jedi; a nerdgasm moment in the new MST3K series; a look at the short promo movie for Alien: Covenant; the release of Logan on video and more.

Show Notes: 00:48 - Mystery Science Theatre 3000: The Return. 02:54 - Wonder Woman trailer review. 07:42 - Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi. 13:18 - A look at Logan. 17:58 - 2nd trailer for Stephen King's IT. 26:09 - Alien: Covenant. 34:22 - The Expanse. 40:29 - Our Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 discussion starts. 42:18 - Finely calibrated jokes, and chaos. 44:53 - Drax and Mantis. 47:47 - Uncompromised characters. 50:43 - Tropic Thunder. 54:56 - Everybody has an arc. 58:41 - Comic v. movie. 01:02:45 - Rocket Racoon... 01:04:16 - Yondu. 01:06:52 - I'm Mary Poppins, y'all! 01:08:16 - An example of how well built this movie is.  01:15:19 - A funny scene: Yondu and Rocket in jail. 01:23:05 - Taserface. 01:29:00 - Too many end-credit sequences. 01:37:47 - Watchmen.   Thanks for listening!   Mystery Science Theatre 3000: The Return Netflix page: https://www.netflix.com/title/80128275   Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cv2ueYnKjg&t=44s   Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 "Inferno" music video, featuring David Hassllehoff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MMMe1drnZY   The plethora of end-credit sequences for GotG Vol. 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr_OGf7Xw84     Connect With Your Nerdstalkers:   Bill Hunter - writer, and creator of video game history website The Dot Eaters

Chad Wick - writer, musician and creator of the Canadian Culture Thing

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Now that the dust has settled, we dissect the latest King Kong film and consider its place in the wider world of Kong movies. We also throw Aquaman under the boat in our discussion of the Justice League trailer and take a trip to the Satellite of Love in anticipation of the new version of Mystery Science Theatre 3000.

Kong: Skull Island discussion begins at 36:30

Show Notes:

00:37 - Nerdly News segment. 01:14 - New Mystery Science Theatre 3000 series! 03:50 - The teaser for the trailer of the preview of Justice League. 06:00 - Chad reveals his Aquaman fetish. 16:57 - Bill does some Stephen King sh-IT talking. 22:30 - Chad does some Iron Fisting. 27:22 - No self-respecting millionaire would drive a Hyundai. 31:45 - Killing Superman was a dumb move. 36:30 - Kong talk starts. 43:50 - Giant lizards and Geena Davis. 49:20 - Some issue, including a couple of intense, implied gore scenes. 57:00 - Bill’s Cong joke. 57:18 - King Kong and the Mandingo allegory. 01:02:22 - For a movie with ’Skull Island’ in the title, it really lacks a sense of place. 01:10:55 - The 1933 King Kong movie. 01:19:47 - More racial allegory in Kong films. 01:25:55 - The 1976 King Kong movie. 01:34:50 - The 1986 Kong Kong abomination King Kong Lives. 01:38:37 - We all agree, John C. Reilly was the best part of the film.  

Your Nerdstalkers:

Bill Hunter - writer, and creator of video game history website The Dot Eaters

Chad Wick - writer, musician and creator of the Canadian Culture Thing

with Special (and officially final) Geekspeaker visit by Duh Boss

 

Where we take a few centons discussing the epic 70's sci-fi show that brought Star Wars production values to television. Also, Ross expresses his pleasure at having spent a few cubits to see The Lego Batman Movie, and the name Martha is said several times. Chad also explores a big fraking plothole in the Star Wars movies, and why George Lucas is full of felgercarb.

Show Notes: 01:26 - The panel reveals a big plothole in the story of Star Wars. 07:32 - Some actually good, precient writing that Lucas did in the prequels. 10:53 - We helpfully re-write Star Wars so it’s better. 12:15 - Some talk about the Star Wars documentary I Am Your Father and David Prowse’s (Darth Vader) loose lips sinking star ships. 16:44 - Return of the Jedi director Richard Marquand discussing the Vader/Luke plot twist in an interview clip. 17:33 - Lego Batman movie discussion. 22:35 - Will the super-hero film craze ever come to an end? 29:35 - MARTHA! 31:47 - Battlestar Galactica talk starts. 37:17 - The many Mormon influences on Battlestar Galactica. 39:15 - The idiocy of the Cylons. 40:37 - Star Trek’s Gene L. Coon helped develop the series with Glen Larson. 43:29 - Some talk about the modern Battlestar Galactica show. 46:31 - Glen A. Larson, prolific programme producer. 50:25 - The abomination that was Galactica 1980. 53:50 - Looking forward to the Kong: Skull Island movie. 55:15 - Chad snorts crushed up Pringles off the table. 56:00 - A quick remembrance of character actor Miguel Ferrer, and some Robocop talk. 1:01:17 - Stupid is as Trump does. 1:03:17 - Paul Verhooven (Robocop) and the magnificence of his Starship Troopers.

Your Nerdstalkers:

Bill Hunter - writer, and creator of video game history website The Dot Eaters

Chad Wick - writer, musician and creator of the Canadian Culture Thing

with Special Geekspeaker Duh Boss

 

Where we take a trip to Pandora and meet a bloated action star hiding in the jungle. With the help of Telly Savalas we also uncover the treasures from Cameron's other obsession, the Titanic, and ponder what it's like to be a nerd these days.

Show Notes: 00:47 - James Cameron stole from his own movie Aliens for his later CGI extravaganza Avatar. 03:45 -  Is being a comic nerd better today? 05:57 - Chad finds Star Trek extremely boring. 08:10 - Chad’s daughter makes a cameo with a scripted Star Trek reference. 11:29 - We talk beaver. 14:50 - We pontificate on the disasterous fall of Steven Seagal. 18:21 - Since we’re always up on the latest trends, some Telly Savalas talk! 21:10 - We discuss an episode from the 80’s Twilight Zone about Elvis Presley, a holdover from our TZ podcast episode. 24:00 - Is Elvis alive and working at a KFC? 25:15 - The anthology series craze of the 80’s (Amazing Stories, Outer Limits, etc.) 28:10 - Bill actually comes up with an explanation for the big plothole in Star Wars.

Your Nerdstalkers:

Bill Hunter - writer, and creator of video game history website The Dot Eaters

Chad Wick - writer, musician and creator of the Canadian Culture Thing

Special Guests: Laura Sheppard and Jacquie Pillon, actor, appearing as Cookie Falcone in Adult Swim's Fugget About It

with Special Geekspeaker Duh Boss