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2020-11
Episodes
Saturday Nov 07, 2020
Telly & Tea - Episode #1: 24 Season 1
Saturday Nov 07, 2020
Saturday Nov 07, 2020
In the first proper episode of Telly And Tea, join actual American Mirandia Berthold and actual Brit Ben Locke as they start a journey of discovery about tea and all its different varieties as well as reminiscing about some of their favourite TV shows. The tea that is chosen is Earl Grey and as well as talking about it and the history of tea, we also delve into the nitty gritty of tea etiquette. The TV show is 24 Season 1. As well as a deep dive into the main characters and plotlines, we also go back nearly 20 years and talk about how 24 revolutionised both the kind of programmes we were watching but also the way we consume television. We then talk about Mirandia's current favourite show, The Great British Bake Off and who we are expecting to get through to the final. We wrap things up by Ben going through the UK Netflix Top Ten (they were all American shows thankfully) as well as diverting to talk of The Boys. Come for the concept bit, pull up a chair and have a nice cuppa whilst enjoying Telly and Tea!
Friday Nov 06, 2020
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Friday Nov 06, 2020
Friday Nov 06, 2020
THE BORG RETURNS! On the newest chapter of Pop Goes the Classics' Star Trek series, the Borg assimilate Earth. How does Captain Picard reverse that? TIME TRAVEL! Join Scott Criscuolo & Tek as they go through Picard's seminal movie. They grade their categories and decide whether this is the greatest Trek movie of all time. Is it? Listen and find out!
Thursday Nov 05, 2020
Laugh-In Theater #37 - Robin Hood: Men In Tights with Glenn Butler
Thursday Nov 05, 2020
Thursday Nov 05, 2020
In the thirty-seventh episode of Laugh-In Theater, Glenn Butler returns to join host Andy Atherton to do a live watch of the 1993 comedy, Robin Hood: Men In Tights. The guys discuss medivel torture devices; long distance swims; Dave Chapelle’s vast filmography; 90’s references; Richard Lewis’ hairstyle; bow staff fighting; mimes; “the moving mole”; workplace accidents; campfire snacks; salad bars; shadow puppets & the many reference and lines to and from other Mel Brooks’ movies. So remember, let's face it, you gotta be a man to wear tights.
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
This week It was a Thing on TV is going to leave you #1800235DEAD
First, we look back at a classic baseball episode of one our favorite shows on the podcast. In 1984, the Chicago Cubs went to their first postseason in almost 40 years and a new NBC sitcom set in the Windy City capitalized on Cubs Fever. In this classic episode of Punky Brewster, Henry has to battle crazed fans, radio call-in contests and scalpers all in an effort to get Punky to see the Cubbies in the playoffs. Also how does someone from one our previous entries get involved in all of this?
Next, Nick at Nite was a staple of our childhood's back in the 1980's and 1990's. One popular show on the early Nick at Nite lineup was Alfred Hitchcock Presents. It was so popular that the powers that be at Nick at Nite decided to run a marathon on Halloween Week 1990 along with a contest for the viewer to guess how many people kick the bucket during said marathon to win a murder mystery cruise. Also, you're probably wondering why Wink Martindale is involved in this based on the image right?
Finally, Paul Lynde is one of the all-time legends of television from his zingers on The Hollywood Squares to playing Uncle Arthur on Bewitched. In 1972 after the cancellation of Bewitched, producer William Asher gave Paul his own self-titled sitcom based on a play that he had performed years earlier. Despite playing against type, he managed to make the best of it, sadly everything else around him didn't work, we look at the reasons why.
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No wonder they get $7.50.
Tuesday Nov 03, 2020
Making Mt. Rushmore #4 - 90's It Girls & 90's It Guys
Tuesday Nov 03, 2020
Tuesday Nov 03, 2020
In the fourth episode of Making Mt. Rushmore, panelists Tim Capel, Ben Locke, Jacob Williams & Jennifer, discuss which 90’s It Girls deserve a place as on their respective list. Is Sarah Michell Gellar a no-brainer? What about Alicia Silverstone? Will Tiffani Amber Theissan grab a spot? Does Jennifer Love Hewitt deserve a place? After that, they discuss which 90’s It Guys will be part of that grouping. Can you argue that Brad Pitt shouldn’t get a spot? Will Leonardo DiCaprio be included? Is Will Smith in the conversation? What about Johnny Depp & Keanu Reeves?
Monday Nov 02, 2020
Pop Goes To The Couch - The Mandalorian S2 E1 "The Marshal"
Monday Nov 02, 2020
Monday Nov 02, 2020
On a new series of Pop Goes The Couch, Andy Atherton & Scott Shifflett get together to review The Mandalorian Season 2 Episode 1 "The Marshal" in a spoiler-filled show. They discuss all of the major plot points and give their thoughts on where they may effect the overall story of the series.
Please don't listen until after you've watched the episode.