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2016-02
Episodes
Friday Feb 26, 2016
Friday Feb 26, 2016
The X-Files have been closed once again, and Glenn & Scott welcome
Andy Halleen back to The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour Spectacular to follow
up on their discussion at the beginning of season ten now that the miniseries has fully taken shape. They discuss the return of various styles of X-Files episodes, whether the limited six-episode run hurt or helped the show, the value and quality of cliffhangers, the launch of The X-Files: The Next Generation with Agents Einstein and M-Something, a drug trip to remember, X-Files
as viewed through the lens of sports announcers, terrorism, and much
more. Also, Scott lists all (and we mean ALL) of the people who could
possibly be on the ship.
Friday Feb 19, 2016
Friday Feb 19, 2016
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is the subject of The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour Spectacular’s latest dive into the Star Trek vault, as Glenn & Scott welcome Todd Weber from PTBN’s comics contingent to break down the Trek movie with what is probably the best reputation. They discuss how & why Star Trek II differed from Star Trek I, check in on the movie’s characters, examine the pull it exerted on all future Trek
movies, sing the praises of actors from Ricardo Montalbán to William
Shatner to Bibi Besch, lament the absence of Madeline Kahn, and much
more!
Monday Feb 15, 2016
Imaginary Stories #4: All-Star Squadron
Monday Feb 15, 2016
Monday Feb 15, 2016
Kelly and Johnny return to the amazing world of 80s DC for an in-depth look at the All-Star Squadron comic!
Among the topics discussed...
-Kelly and Johnny's love for the classic DC Multiverse
-The history of the Justice Society of America, Earth-1, Earth-2, etc., the"Crisis" stories, and how this paved the way for All-Star Squadron
-Roy Thomas and the story of his love of World War II-era superheroes
-A look at the most memorable stories and characters from the comics' six-year run
Friday Feb 12, 2016
Friday Feb 12, 2016
Oscar season is here, and The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour Spectacular
is ON IT. Glenn & Scott cover this year’s Oscars the only way they
know how: by running down the five nominees for Best Original Score!
They discuss Jóhann Jóhannsson’s score for Sicario, Ennio Morricone’s The Hateful Eight, Thomas Newman’s Bridge of Spies, Carter Burwell’s Carol, and last but not least, John Williams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
They discuss their reactions to the commercial albums for all five
scores, the differences between those and what Academy voters have
received, some other scores by the nominated composers, which score they
think will win, the political decision-making that goes into an actual
Academy vote for Best Score, and more!
For an extended discussion of The Force Awakens‘ score, check out episode three of the ol’ Podcast Hour Spectacular.
Monday Feb 08, 2016
Monday Feb 08, 2016
To mark Star Trek’s 50th-anniversary year, The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour
Spectacular launches a special rewind series examining the twelve Trek
films, leading up to the release of the thirteenth this July! In this
installment, the journey begins with a dive into Star Trek: The Motion
Picture. Glenn & Scott Butler look at the first Star Trek movie’s
development, its pacing issues, its iconic score, its relationship with
fandom as it existed in the 70’s, which pieces of the original series
are retained and which are discarded, new characters that are introduced
and done away with in short order, beloved characters whose actual
characterization might be considered thin, the effect the film had on
the franchise’s development heading into the eighties, and whether it
deserves its poor reputation. Tune in to find out how many times Scott
can say the phrase “dreadfully dull” in eighty-four minutes!