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Episode 15: SuperNobs vs. SuperVillains!

Film Nobs

Release Date: 02/20/2019

Episode 41: End Games, Part 2! show art Episode 41: End Games, Part 2!

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You may think humans are our own worst enemy, but the Nobs are here to tell you about the nefarious plots of zombies, aliens, and even sentient plants to end all mankind!

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Episode 40: End Games! show art Episode 40: End Games!

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Join the Nobs for some high-stakes action as they discuss the odds for how the world will end (movie-style)! 

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Episode 39: Wa Hoo! Monster Cash! show art Episode 39: Wa Hoo! Monster Cash!

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The Nobs do the monster mashup by discussing the top 25 all-time highest-grossing horror movies! It's going to be a podcast smash! Join us Nobbies and have some fun, because this party has just begun! 

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Episode 38: The Horror! The Horror! show art Episode 38: The Horror! The Horror!

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Take a break from the horrors of the real world and join the Nobs for a fun talk about the horrors of the reel world! 

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Episode 37: Nobs 2020 Vision!!! Part III show art Episode 37: Nobs 2020 Vision!!! Part III

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You'll laugh! You'll cry! You'll scream with fright! And that's just during the intro! Join the Nobs as they finish up previewing the 2020 film slate with their look at upcoming comedies, dramas, and horror movies! (and a few sci-fis thrown in for good measure)

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Episode 36: Oscar Pool Party 2020! show art Episode 36: Oscar Pool Party 2020!

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Join Barry B. as he dives headfirst into the deep end of the 2020 Oscar pool! Will he and his predictions sink or swim? Go ahead and jump right in to this episode to find out!

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Episode 35: Nobs 2020 -- Double Vision!! show art Episode 35: Nobs 2020 -- Double Vision!!

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This year's film slate is so stacked the Nobs had to add another episode to include even more future blockbusters (and just plain busts). From 007 to F9, listen in as the boys try to figure out what will be Number 1 in 2020!

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Episode 34: Nobs 2020 Vision! show art Episode 34: Nobs 2020 Vision!

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Join the Nobs as they paint a clear picture of the Marvelous movie year that was 2019, then stick around as they look at the upcoming film year with perfect 2020 (fore)sight!

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Episode 33: Greatest Movie Quotes of All Time! show art Episode 33: Greatest Movie Quotes of All Time!

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Here's an offer you shouldn't refuse - the Film Nobs invite you to listen in as they quote the most quotable lines in movie history. Which ones are the true contenders? Which of the usual suspects didn't make the final cut? Until you hear this episode, you ain't heard nothin' yet. And, yes, we are talking to you.

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Episode 32: Film Nobs Reveal All! show art Episode 32: Film Nobs Reveal All!

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Ok, maybe not ALL, but they do discuss some of the ways filmmakers and studios try to keep movies (and their sequels) fresh once the Big Reveal is out of the bag. SPOILER ALERT: ENDINGS to some of the greatest movies of all time ARE DISCUSSED IN DETAIL. Listener discretion is advised.

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Join the battle as those heroic Nobs take on the most dastardly villains in film history! From Annie Wilkes to General Zod, the Nobs fight their way through the ultimate list of evil to make the podcast world a safer place!

 

Show Rundown
2:00 - Who has the better roles: Villains or Heroes?
4:40 - What defines a Villain?
5:00 - Is the Villain the protagonist or the antagonist?
6:00 - Who is really the protagonist in Die Hard?
7:00 - Are antagonists necessarily villains?
8:00 - Key ingredient for making the best villain?
11:00 - Consciously motivated villains vs. unconsciously motivated villains
14:00 - Is it scarier when the villain looks like you?
16:30 - Agent Smith from The Matrix Trilogy
17:00 - Which Joker portrayal is the best villain?
18:10 - Is Nurse Ratched truly a villain or merely an antagonist?
20:30 - Most effective and disturbing villain portrayals
22:30 - Technology as a new villain
25:00 - The villains of Stanlefy Kubrick
28:00 - The villains of Alfred Hitchcock
32:00 - Greatest example of casting an actor as an expected villain
34:00 - The tension of an ever-present, constant threat lurking in the shadows
35:00 - Does the villain make or break the movie?
36:00 - The villain and hero being used in a symphoney to play the audience like a piano
38:00 - The villain heirarchy in a villanious organization
39:30 - Robin Willaims as a movie villain?
41:30 - The original Predator as a great villain
44:00 - Women in effective movie villain roles
52:30 - Music's role in making a villain more effective
53:00 - Villanious great speeches
56:00 - John Travolta's movie villains
57:00 - Darth Vader
60:00 - Movie franchises as villains themselves?
61:00 - AFI's Top 10 Villains
62:30 - Ranker's Top 10 Villains
69:30 - Our villain theme songs