50 - Coughs and Prayers
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On this installment of MULTIMEDIOCRITY: The Broadcast!, Talley and Doofin discuss some bad foods they've eaten way too much of, the lack of real tearjerker endings in Disney's modern catalog, ways theyre staying sane during this time of social distancing, a few alarming stats about COVID-19, and how Florida can't help but go full-Florida, even during a pandemic. The gents also talk a good bit about the Star Wars and X-Men film franchises, as well as HOBBS & SHAW, TEAM AMERICA, BACK TO THE FUTURE, and INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL (the latter of which Talley finally...
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49 - The Clarion and the Contrarian
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On this installment of MULTIMEDIOCRITY: The Broadcast!, Doofin and Talley are back from yet another long hiatus to show their empathy, their crassness, and their rust. Talley (the Clarion) and Doofin (the Contrarian) touch on everything from NBC’s ‘The Good Place' to a bus crash almost sending Matthew to The Bad Place, as well as takes on film franchises like Star Trek, James Bond, Mission: Impossible and The Fast and Furious. The gents also discuss some of the top Oscar nominees, some of which bounced off of them in unexpected ways (sorry, Netflix movies), as well as the complicated...
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48 - Non(Disney)plussed by Maclunkey
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On this installment of MULTIMEDIOCRITY: The Broadcast!, Talley and Doofin talk babies, Baby Boomers, and Baby Yoda! This episode might as well be sponsored by Disney, considering how much the gents talk up the company’s new streaming service, and a particular program on it. They discuss the first two episodes of The Mandalorian: its western motifs, that big reveal, and how the series has put a spotlight back on, of all things, the Star Wars Holiday Special. Plus, some thoughts on George Lucas tinkering with the Han and Greedo scene yet again, and creating a new word (and several...
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47 - To Sleep, Perchance to Pee
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On this installment of MULTIMEDIOCRITY: The Broadcast!, Doofin finds joy in, uh, relieving himself, while finding ire in an upcoming holiday, and at least on one Nightmarish Halloween movie. The guys discuss the goodness of Neil Gaiman adaptations, the overexposure of Disney’s FROZEN, and the passing of Eddie Money and The Cars frontman Ric Ocasek, with Talley predicting which rock star will eat it next (it didn’t happen, but–ahem–two out of three ain’t bad). The gents also ponder which Hollywood actor totally murdered a woman, question the hype (and fear) about...
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46 - Spidey, Woody, and the Best Chicken Sammie
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On this installment of MULTIMEDIOCRITY: The Broadcast!, Talley and Doofin weigh in on the great chicken sandwich debate that, like many things, only seems to exist on Twitter. They discuss whether Popeye’s fried chicken between a bun bests Chick-fil-A’s, people’s extreme loyalty to restaurant and corporate brands, the frightening implications of Netflix’s Cambridge Analytica documentary THE GREAT HACK, and the slow babyface turn of Fleabag actor Andrew Scott. Also, as the episode recording was coming to a close, news broke that Sony and Disney were fighting over Spider-Man, so you’ll...
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45 - Once Upon a Tarantino Fairy Tale
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On this installment of MULTIMEDIOCRITY: The Broadcast!, Talley is joined by friend of the program Nick Pratt, co-host of fellow State-Lines Network podcast Films We've Watched, to talk all things ONCE UPON A TIME... IN HOLLYWOOD, the latest feature from director Quentin Tarantino! This is a single-topic show that should only be listened to if you have seen the film, as there are spoilers abound. So, again, don’t be "a has-been, old buddy," and [ONLY LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE AFTER YOU HAVE SEEN THE MOVIE]. The gents dive deep into the groovy, funny, dusty, culty,...
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#44 - James Dory and the Swamp of Sadness
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On this installment of MULTIMEDIOCRITY: The Broadcast!, Talley and Doofin return from an extended summer hiatus a little older, a little slower, and clearly, no less serious… or professional, as Talley’s mic cord fell out a few minutes in and he didn’t notice (apologies for his poor audio from minute 6 onward) The gents do touch on some of the news and trailers that dropped at Comic-Con, HEREDITARY director Ari Aster’s followup feature MIDSOMMAR, as well as a couple of recent moon landing flicks, FIRST MAN and APOLLO 11. Doofin also shares some...
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#43 - We're in the Endgame of Thrones Now
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On this installment of MULTIMEDIOCRITY: The Broadcast!, Doofin is away on assignment doing some classified business, or washing his hair, or rearing a living thing... or something weird. He'll explain his absence upon his return on the next one, but in the meantime, Talley is joined in-person by his pal Beatrice Longshore to talk Game of Thrones' final episodes and the varied reactions to them, and the series as a whole. Breaking down the HBO show's controversial finale leads to a greater discussion of other major genre franchises' "endings," including AVENGERS:...
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#42 - Joanna Rosanna D'Anna
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On this installment of MULTIMEDIOCRITY: The Broadcast!, Doofin and Talley, fresh off of their previous recording, come in a little hot, a little punchy, and a little sappy. They discuss a litany of topics, including director Nicholas Stoller’s three movie run out of the gate, some better-than-average romantic comedies, and a few of unsung guitar greats. The gents also look back at Disney Afternoon’s great early cartoon block and rapper Skee-Lo’s 15 minutes of fame, and look forward to Game of Thrones‘ final season and Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings series. Talley...
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#20 - Last Jedi, I Gave You My Heart
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On this week's episode of MULTIMEDIOCRITY: The Broadcast!, Doofin and Talley run through some television goodness, like Stranger Things 2 and Mad About You, and some television badness, like the many swing-and-miss attempts at live television musicals. The Lord of the Rings comes up because of course it does, as does the hesitance to accept soft reboots and sequels of straight-up remakes, OCEAN'S 8 being the latest example. Doofin also touches on the positive side of social media, in particular, Shea Serrano's "guerilla philanthropy." On the back...
info_outlineThis installment of MULTIMEDIOCRITY: The Broadcast! finds the hosts in various states of sickness, but they're game enough to give... well, an average amount of effort. Still high on Marvel's AVENGERS: Infinity War trailer, they discuss the MCU's bright future, the ramifications of Disney's possible acquisition of 20th Century Fox (see: the Fantastic Four and X-Men), and JUSTICE LEAGUE's somewhat successful setting up of the DCEU's future, but overall middle-of-the-roadness. The guys then go full-film geek when talking about the finer points of directors Sam Mendes and Christopher Nolan, cinematographer Roger Deakins, and the beauty of BLADE RUNNER and its successor.
Talley tries to avoid mentioning politics, but Doofin grants him Primae Noctis, or PechaKucha—yeah, that one—to air his grievances on the RNC re-endorsing alleged pedophile Roy Moore while, without irony, calling for their opposition to step down for lesser accusations. They get back on course, sort of, and wrap on Doofin's in-progress holiday movie watchlist and the inevitable discussion of what is and is not a Christmas movie. Meet them "in St. Louie, Louie" for episode 19!
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