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It Was a Thing on TV Twin Pack: Episodes 161 & 162: Doctor Who (1996 FOX TV Movie)/At Last the 1948 Show

This Week on It Was a Thing on TV the gang goes across the pond to look at a pair of topics related to two staples of British TV.
 
First, in 1996 Whovians got some closure seven years after the end of the original series in the form of the Seventh Doctor regenerating into the Eighth Doctor, whose lifespan was, more or less, this movie (minus Big Finish Productions).  The ratings weren't that great, a revival was passed upon, and the franchise would be dormant for another nine years.
 
After that, we're going way back with this one, but it's a goodie.  At Last the 1948 Show only ran for two series, but it was a primitive version of one of television's classic comedy sketch shows, one Monty Python's Flying Circus.
 
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Pop Goes To The Couch - The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers S1 E8 "Change On The Fly"

Pop Goes To The Couch continues their coverage of the streaming series, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers. In the fifth installment, James Gruenberg, J Arsenio D’Amato & Greg Diener review and break down Season 1 Episode 8 “Change On The Fly”. In this spoiler-filled discussion they go over the plot elements, favorite moments and predict what to expect on the next episode.

PTBN’s NBA-Team: The Cone of Uncertainty

The playoff hurricane is nearing NBA landfall, but there is still a whole lotta “what if’s” and second guesses about what is going to happen with the new 8-team play-in tournament. That’s why Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation’s NBA-Team, are here to talk some sense into everyone, at least they hope. On episode 192, Riche and Adam will also discuss who they think deserves the annual NBA Awards (some of which they don’t always agree), Marv Albert’s impending retirement, an epic Hall of Fame ceremony more than a year in the making, and much more! So suit up and take it out with the NBA-Team!

Making Mt. Rushmore #18 - Movies Set In High School & Movies Set In College

In the eighteenth episode of Making Mt. Rushmore, panelist Steve Riddle joins moderator/panelist Andy Atherton to discuss which Movies Set In High School deserve a place as on their respective lists. Is The Breakfast Club a no-brainer? What about Fast Times At Ridgemont High? Will Ferris Bueller’s Day Off grab a spot? Does Porky’s or Dazed And Confused deserve a place? After that, they discuss which Movies Set In College will be part of that grouping. Can you argue that the Animal House shouldn’t get a spot? Will Revenge Of The Nerds be included? Is Old School in the conversation? What about Back To School & PCU?

PTBN Trivia Night - Semi-Final #1

Welcome to PTBN Trivia Night, Place To Be Nation Pop’s first ever trivia game show! In our first of three semi-final matchups, Ryan Everett, James Gruenberg & Logan Crosland face off to see which one of them will earn a spot in our championship game.
Settle in and play along to see if you have what it takes to be a contestant on a future episode of PTBN Trivia Night!

Laugh-In Theater - The Waterboy with Jacob Williams

On the forty-first episode of Laugh-In Theater, Andy Atherton welcomes back "Jambalaya" Jacob Williams to do a live watch of the 1998 comedy, The Waterboy. The guys discuss Southern-accented college football analysts; wild-caught catfish; cans of whoop-ass; southern charm; ass cheek tattoos; using wrestling moves in football; the Medulla Oblongata; Fairuza Balk’s scariness; alligator meat; Lawrence Taylor; “you can do it!”; the abuse of “Colonel Sanders”; the brain pain; fan boats; the “Sandler Posse” & what is and isn’t the devil! So remember, Captain Insano shows no mercy!

It Was a Thing on TV Tripleheader: Episodes 159 & 160 + Minisode 7 - High School USA (1984 Pilot)/Coneheads (1983 Animated Pilot)/The Exploding Oregon Whale

Pilot Month concludes this week on It Was a Thing on TV as Mike, Chico and Greg also take a look at a beached whale in Oregon.
 
First, you heard about the TV movie in the previous episode.  The powers that be at NBC felt it was so successful that a pilot was made a year later.  It had its moments but alas, no Michael J. Fox, no Todd Bridges, and no Nancy McKeon only got High School U.S.A. to pilot stage, one which aired.
 
Next, The Coneheads was a staple of the early days of SNL and it was later a cinematic release, but there was an animated pilot in 1983 which was a one and done.  Get your sensor rings at the ready as we look at the wacky adventures of Beldar, Prymaat, and Connie Conehead.
 
Finally, in November of 1970, a story aired on KATU news in Oregon about a beached whale being exploded with dynamite to dispose of it. It ended up being one of the most unusual and memorable local news reports of all-time.
 
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Pop Goes To The Couch - The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers S1 E7 "Pond Hockey"

Pop Goes To The Couch continues their coverage of the streaming series, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers. In the seventh installment, James Gruenberg, J Arsenio D’Amato & Greg Diener review and break down Season 1 Episode 7 “Pond Hockey”. In this spoiler-filled discussion they go over the plot elements, favorite moments and predict what to expect on the next episode.

PTBN's NBA Team #191: Gone Fishing 2021: The Early Worm.... Part 1

For the first time ever, the offseason previews start while the season is going, but to be fair, some teams were already in the offseason weeks...or months ago. This episode features perennial mainstay the Minnesota Timberwolves, who started the season 2-0, only to win 1 of their next 11 and eventually fire their coach and newcomers the Houston Rockets who made a series of questionable trades dealing both James Harden and Russell Westbrook and then lost 20 in a row at one point.

Popcorn Chicken Salad (#2) - Twilight Zone: The Movie

On Episode 2 of Popcorn Chicken Salad, join Ben Locke, Shawn Kidd and Logan Crosland as they watch the 1983 "classic" The Twilight Zone: The Movie.
Topics discussed include The Midnight Special, favorite driving songs, Burgess, Scatman (be bop bop a bop), old people Avengers, slut shaming Mrs. Weasley, coach C of Shawn's train, peanut butter burgers, 80's power ballads being ruined, sleep-deprived Logan, an actual sentimental moment, roles reversed as Ben spoils things for Shawn and Logan and #6 in the inappropriate comments countdown. We also reveal the next film we will be watching via some subtle clues.
Come for the concept but stay for Logan getting more tired and cranky as the film goes on, its Popcorn Chicken Salad.

Battlestar In The 25th Century #7

On episode 7 of Battlestar in the 25th Century, Shawn and Scott live watch Buck Rogers episode 3 “Planet of the Slave Girls Part 1.” They discuss Wilma enjoying putting two men against each other, her Stephanie McMahon like laugh, Food Discs and Space Food Poisoning, hilarious fight scenes with stunt doubles that don’t hide the faces, a new jerk of a character named Duke, a fantastic assassination attempt on Dr. Huer, complete with Buck karate poses and a bad ass Gimp with a boomerang, NASA gymnastic and stealth hearing training, the fantastic Jack Palance as the Jesus like figure Kaleel with his glowing hands and his followers, including a woman who freely throws her husband under the boss to get him killed, Buck’s bath in the middle of a room, his hairiness and reputation to protect, smug robots and council members, Roddy McDowell as the worlds dumbest governor who has an equally annoying son and right hand, a big cliffhanger and so much more!

Pop Goes The Classics - The Sword In The Stone (1963)

On the fourteenth installment of the Pop Goes The Classics series looking at the Disney animated features, Mirandia Berthold, Andy Atherton & Steve Riddle look at 1963’s The Sword In The Stone. They discuss the many aspects of the film including: the Chuck Jones-like animated style; Merlin The Magician’s powers; the relationship between Wart & Merlin; the transfiguration sequences; Mad Madame Mim’s great but short scenes including the wizard duel; and the tying into the legend of Excalibur.

It Was a Thing on TV Tripleheader: Episodes 157 & 158 + Minisode 6 - Mockingbird Lane (2012)/High School U.S.A. (1983) (Director's Cut)/KXAS' Live Coverage of Nolan Ryan's 1991 No-Hitter

This week we have a loaded edition of It Was a Thing on TV for you. We have it all from Herman Munster to Michael J. Fox to Bob Denver to Nolan Ryan to a dancing robot.
 
First, Around Halloween 2012, a pilot to a rebooted version of The Munsters aired.  If you were expecting campy humor that worked in the 1960s, you're solely mistaken.  Mockingbird Lane was a very dark comedy which was not your Munsters from 50 years ago.
 
Then, NBC's young stars came out to shine in this NBC TV movie, which also acted as a reunion of sorts for two other much older TV shows.  It was had star power, it was funny, it had too many plots, and most importantly, it has a connection to our pilot month.  Stay tuned...(Note this is best enjoyed while watching the movie on YouTube, starting at about the 74:55 mark in the drop.  We give about an hour of commentary while watching the movie.)
 
Finally, May 1st marked the anniversary of Nolan Ryan's final no-hitter for the Texas Rangers. On that night for some odd reason the game wasn't carried locally in the Dallas-Fort Worth market, however the local NBC station in Dallas thought it would be a good idea to carry the 9th inning live on-air to start the 10 O'Clock News. Enjoy as we listen in on this strange simulcast and explain the strange story as to why this occurred which wasn't revealed until recently.
 
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PTBN’s NBA-Team: Who’s On First?

In episode 190, Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation’s NBA-Team, check back on an eventful week of games. Will the race for first in the East turn into a three way dance between Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and Milwaukee? Can the rising Phoenix Suns or Joker’s Denver Nuggets keep the Spider-less Utah Jazz on their toes at the top spot in the West? Riche and Adam also discuss Dr J’s all time teams, LeBron and AD’s return, Jayson Tatum’s 60-point game, and what the hell Kevin Love was doing. So suit up and take it out with the NBA-Team on Place To Be Nation’s Pop Experience feed!

Pop Goes To The Couch - The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers S1 E6 "Spirit Of The Ducks"

Pop Goes To The Couch continues their coverage of the streaming series, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers. In the fifth installment, James Gruenberg, J Arsenio D’Amato & Greg Diener review and break down Season 1 Episode 6 “Spirit Of The Ducks”. In this spoiler-filled discussion they go over the plot elements, favorite moments and predict what to expect on the next episode.