Curt and I take a look at three shows we’re really excited about for the fall season: Arrow, Sleepy Hollow, and Agents of SHIELD. I do a bit of complaining about the fact that Sleepy Hollow is almost – but not quite – inspired by multiple real-world mythologies. We lament the fact that The CW has to fill every single show with twenty-something angst and enough interpersonal drama to give “Passions” a run for its money. We take a quick look at the character dynamics at work in Agents of SHIELD and how it has the potential to go very *right* for once on television. And through it all we share our hopes and fears for the upcoming viewing season. No fear, I suspect we’ll revisit this topic with regularity.
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That sweet, sweet cover art for AE Apocalypse Earth by the Asylum is a total lie. Don’t get me wrong, we really liked the film. But the movie poster totally sold us a bill of goods. This episode is a B-movie double feature review: Ghost Shark – exactly what it sounds like – and AE Apocalypse Earth, a movie which was both disappointing and satisfying. I think it’s just that we were so let down by not getting any of the scenes promised on the poster. Still, great movie!
You thought the end of the world had already come and gone, right? Not so much. The word “apocalypse” means “sudden awakening”, as in the sudden realization of new information or a new state of being. Prepping for a doomsday scenario is less about waiting for the world to end than about embracing new ways of thinking about the world we have. Is the apocalypse around the corner? Are we about to have a radical shift in the way we think? It’s worth considering. This episode Curt and I prep for the coming of the rifts, or since we don’t want to tread too heavily on any one magical paradigm’s toes, the sudden and irreversible onslaught of a magic in general. The segment ends kind of abruptly due to … uh, microphone apocalypse? We conclude with the next installment of Rock the Dragon!
On this episode we dive into a variety of topics, including the new shiny books that Curt and I picked up. I start the Dragonball Z series with the kids, and follow it with a double creature feature of B-movie reviews. Topics this time include Stony Man: Precipice, the Tome of Horrors 4, Invasion: Roswell, and the critically acclaimed Sharknado!