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167 – TV Grab-Bag, Moogfest, and What Makes a Movie Good for Sequels?
This week, David's in France and none of the other podcasters can agree on what the date is or when Pulp Fiction went to Cannes, BUT – there is a lot to cover from the return of Twin Peaks, Master of None, and The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, to Katey getting to go to Moogfest and host a panel, and finally – in light of Alien: Covenant – what opens up a blockbuster for a sequel? It's more complex than they thought.
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FORMAT
00:00 – Lightning Round: Worst Performance From Award Winner
01:45 – Intro: Welcome To Episode 167! Reviews!
10:21 – Tidbit: TV Grab Bag!
33:30 – Mini Segment: Moogfest
40:22 – Segment 3: Sequelization in modern movies.
01:02:57 – Outro
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STORM OF SPOILERS TOUR: Alien Franchise (plus Covenant)
A GAME OF THRONES PODCAST THAT IS TALKING ABOUT OTHER GREAT POP CULTURE DURING THE OFF SEASON
With Joanna Robinson from Vanity Fair, Dave Gonzales, and Neil Miller from Film School Rejects!
Welcome to another off season tour episode of A STORM OF SPOILERS!
This week – It's the final stop on our inaugural off-season tour! Dave, Neil, and Joanna send off the pop culture tour in style with a look back at the ALIEN franchise (Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, Alien: Resurrection, Alien Vs. Predator, AvP: Requiem, Prometheus) and try and decide which one is the best (besides Alien) and which ones aren't even worth saving, then ALERT! SPOILERS for ALIEN: COVENANT as Neil tries to explain to Dave how this is all pivoting to be about something else.
THIS WEEK'S SEGMENTS:
0:00:00 – Intro, Reviews, Smile Update
0:10:30 – Alien Franchise
0:51:45 – Alien Covenant SPOILER discussion
01:12:00 – Outro, RETHRONES!
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166 – Oscar Worthy Performances in Blockbusters
This week, big things are coming up, like the Showtime revival of Twin Peaks and the Cannes Film Festival, so the group decides to be super timely. Da7e's seen Twin Peaks for the first time in anticipation of the revival, everyone has some pop culture stories about their mothers in hono of Monther's Day and – finally – Alien: Covenant sparks a discussion about Academy Award calibur performances in blockbusters
Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Da7e (@da7e) Patches (@misterpatches), and David (@davidehrlich) .
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FORMAT
00:00 – Lightning Round: Kids Book Series
01:55 – Intro: Welcome To Episode 166! Reviews!
05:54 – Tidbit: Da7e Watched Twin Peaks
18:20 – Mini Segment: Mother's Day Pop Culture
25:04 – Segment 3: Alien: Covenant and Oscar Worthy Performances
51:24 – Outro
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