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208 C: "Inhumans" (2017) - Episode 5 & 6 - A Superheroes Every Day PodCast w/ Danny and Ryan
September 21, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 90.1 MBOh, the Inumanity! We reach the plodding 5th and 6th episodes, which feel like a whole lot of filler and not a lot of thriller. Once you get past realizing Dave is one hell of a right-on dude, you're in for more casual disregard for the sanctity of life, slow working drug dealers, and trying to remember Sammy is on the show. Oh, and Maximus is very, very sensitive. Mostly, the show is filling space and killing time til we can get to the final two episodes.
208 C: "Inhumans" (2017) - Episodes 5 & 6 - A Superheroes Every Day PodCast w/ Danny and Ryan
September 19, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 90.1 MBOh, the Inhumanity! We reach the plodding 5th and 6th episodes, which feel like a whole lot of filler and not a lot of thriller. Once you get past realizing Dave is one hell of a right-on dude, you're in for more casual disregard for the sanctity of life, slow working drug dealers, and trying to remember Sammy is on the show. Oh, and Maximus is very, very sensitive. Mostly, the show is filling space and killing time til we can get to the final two episodes.
211: "Vampira/ Old Dracula" (1974) - a Halloween PodCast w/ SimonUK and Ryan
September 18, 2022 00:00 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBSimonUK and Ryan take a bite out of a 1974 vampire movie neither of them had previously seen, starring David Niven as a Dracula whose seen better days. It's 1970's hipsterism mixed with Blaxploitation meets horror meets comedy meets a sad trombone moment in the last 45 seconds. Join us as we kick off Halloween 2022!
210: "Thor: Love And Thunder" (2022) - a Marvel Madness PodCast w/ Jamie and Ryan
September 13, 2022 00:00 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBJamie and Ryan sit down with Marvel's return to Asgard that apparently people didn't like, and we're not exactly sure why it got the hate. Join us as we harness up the goats and take off on a journey through a movie that takes us all over and manages to really land their use of Guns n Roses.
209: "The Sandman" - Season 1 discussion w/ MRSHL and Ryan
September 07, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 75.6 MBMRSHL and Ryan step into the dream-realm to talk Netflix's gigantic gamble - adapting a comic property that isn't based on superheroes, is written for older readers, has nuance and complexity, and doesn't talk down to the audience. It's the thing fans didn't believe could ever be adapted faithfully. Do we dare dream?
208 B: "Inhumans" (2017) - Episode 3 & 4 - A Superheroes Every Day PodCast w/ Danny and Ryan
September 02, 2022 00:00 - 2 hours - 123 MBDanny and Ryan discuss episodes 3 and 4 of the ongoing tale of a bunch of mutant moon men kicking around Hawaii - all part of a TV series which made Marvel decide network TV was probably a terrible idea. Let alone doing it on a budget. Join us as we recount the puzzling adventures of our "heroes".
208 B: "Inhumans" (2017) - Episodes 3 & 4 - A Superheroes Every Day PodCast w/ Danny and Ryan
September 01, 2022 00:00 - 2 hours - 123 MBDanny and Ryan discuss episodes 3 and 4 of the ongoing tale of a bunch of mutant moon men kicking around Hawaii - all part of a TV series which made Marvel decide network TV was probably a terrible idea. Let alone doing it on a budget. Join us as we recount the puzzling adventures of our "heroes".
208 A: "Inhumans" (2017) - Episode 1 - A Superheroes Every Day PodCast w/ Danny and Ryan
August 26, 2022 00:00 - 2 hours - 127 MBFor some reason, Danny and Ryan are talking Marvel's biggest failure - the 2017 attempt at a network TV adaptation of one of Marvel's highest concepts. The show dares to ask the question "sure, that's a neat idea, but what if we eliminated everything interesting about it?" We discuss the first two episodes (of eight) of the ill-fated show, and ponder what, exactly, was going on at Marvel and ABC?
208 A: "Inhumans" (2017) - Episodes 1 & 2 - A Superheroes Every Day PodCast w/ Danny and Ryan
August 25, 2022 00:00 - 2 hours - 127 MBFor some reason, Danny and Ryan are talking Marvel's biggest failure - the 2017 attempt at a network TV adaptation of one of Marvel's highest concepts. The show dares to ask the question "sure, that's a neat idea, but what if we eliminated everything interesting about it?" We discuss the first two episodes (of eight) of the ill-fated show, and ponder what, exactly, was going on at Marvel and ABC?
207-B: "Elektra" (2005) - Part 2 - A Superheroes Every Day episode w/ Danny and Ryan
August 02, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 79.4 MBWell. Here we are in Part 2 of talking about a not-good movie. We continue on our journey of discovery as we track the progress of a ninja, a girl you kind of wish she wouldn't work so hard to protect, and people really committed to dressing up as ninjas. Plus, flying bedsheets as cinema. Let's talk flying electric snakes.
207: "Elektra" (2005) - Part 1 - A Superheroes Every Day episode w/ Danny and Ryan
July 30, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 80.2 MBJoin Danny and Ryan for Part 1 of 2 as we go way, wayyyy too long discussing the 2005 sorta-super movie about a girl, her little swords, and a regrettable career choice. We'll dig for movie treasure as we take you on a conspicuous road trip and watch our problems disappear into a puff of green smoke.
207-A: "Elektra" (2005) - Part 1 - A Superheroes Every Day episode w/ Danny and Ryan
July 29, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 80.2 MBJoin Danny and Ryan for Part 1 of 2 as we go way, wayyyy too long discussing the 2005 sorta-super movie about a girl, her little swords, and a regrettable career choice. We'll dig for movie treasure as we take you on a conspicuous road trip and watch our problems disappear into a puff of green smoke.
206: "Smallville - Part 2 of 2" - Jamie and Ryan Talk Super Television
July 24, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 68.6 MBJamie and Ryan put in another hour talking about ten seasons of watching Clark Kent go from a teen saddled with alien powers and a tendency to deceive everyone to an adult who does the same. Join us as we consider the super-task of putting out 220+ episodes of TV, finally getting to where you were planning to go and then tripping over your own feet at the last second with a lead who just seems like he never quite figured out why people were watching.
205: "Smallville - Part 1 of 2" - Jamie and Ryan Talk Super Television
July 19, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 64 MBJamie and Ryan crash into 2001's hit show that wound up running for 10 seasons. It's a super discussion about the show, what it meant to viewers, how fans built a culture around the show, and what it means years later when a star of the show is less than a hero. Join us as we get through an hour of super-talk and we get past the secrets and lies!
204: "Evil Dead 2 - Dead By Dawn" (1987) - an Evil Dead PodCast w/ JAL and Ryan
July 16, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBJAL and Ryan return to that cabin in the woods and take a listen to an old reel-to-reel sitting around. It's horror-comedy time with one of the finest, most creative and ground breaking films not just of the genre, but of film writ large. Join us as we talk the second installment in Raimi's trilogy and what the kids don't know.
203: "Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness" - Marvel Madness w/ Jamie and Ryan
July 03, 2022 00:00 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBJamie and Ryan take a multidimensional look at Marvel's Magical offering from earlier in 2022. Join us as we jump around looking at a Marvel film from a novel point of view, scale a mountain of plot, and consider what magic Marvel is spinning as they expand the multiverse of possibility.
203: "Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness" (2022) - Marvel Madness w/ Jamie and Ryan
July 02, 2022 00:00 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBJamie and Ryan take a multidimensional look at Marvel's Magical offering from earlier in 2022. Join us as we jump around looking at a Marvel film from a novel point of view, scale a mountain of plot, and consider what magic Marvel is spinning as they expand the multiverse of possibility.
202: "Hudson Hawk" (1991) - a 90's Reconsideration PodCast w/ MRSHL and Ryan
June 26, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBMarshall and Ryan look into one of the worst reviewed, most notorious movies of the 1990's! We're looking at what they did, what critics and the public were sort of expecting at the time, where it went wrong and where it surprised us. Join us as we steal a bit of time and ponder an artifact that might turn movie lead into gold!
201: "Daredevil" (2003) - A Marvel Madness Episode w/ Danny Horn & Ryan
June 10, 2022 00:00 - 2 hours - 116 MBDanny and Ryan break a Signal Watch record, talking about a movie for longer than the run-time of that movie. Because when it comes to 2003's superhero offering, we need to take this to court and then give it the beatdown. We're jumping off skyscrapers of logic and throwing billy clubs of criticism as we echo-locate what it's all about.
200: "Once Upon a Time in America" (1984) - Signal Watch Canon Episode w/ SGHarms and Ryan
May 22, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBSteven returns to the podcast to talk one of Ryan's canon films, and one of Leone's last. It's an epic length podcast for an epic-length film, and certainly not everyone's cup of tea. Join us as we talk about what works, what doesn't, the challenges of the film, and what it all means.
199: "The Batman" (2022)- a Kryptonian Thought Beast Episode w/ JAL and Ryan
May 12, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 75.9 MBIt's no riddle which flying rodent-enthusiast had a blockbuster in 2022. The Dynamic Duo of JAL and Ryan get back to the Batcave to talk all about the latest take on the Dark Knight Detective. It's time to get broody as we go batty talking how this one fits in with the big picture, and what makes it unique.
198: "Ghost Rider" (2007) - A Marvel Madness PodCast with Danny Horn (and Ryan)
May 06, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBWe make a costly pact for minimal gain - watching 2007's edge-lordiest superhero as he monkeys his way through not hiring a lawyer and all the fall-out. Join us for discussions of acting choices, when the plot in no way adds up, Nic Cage and very, very small feet in this just-before-Marvel-got-good installment.
197: "The Medusa Touch" (1978) - A SimonUK Cinema Classic w/ Ryan
May 04, 2022 00:00 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBIt wouldn't be the first time we used our minds around here and it led to disaster. SimonUK and Ryan get excited about Richard Burton and Lee Remick, respectively, and get on the case of the victim of an attempted murder, who maybe - just maybe - is the source of all sorts of trouble. Join us as we talk an entry in ESP horror paired with police procedural.
196: "Spiderman: No Way Home" (2021) - A Marvel Madness PodCast w/ Jamie & ryan
April 27, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBJamie and Ryan finally catch up with the gigantic Spider-Man movie from 2021, ponder multiverses, wish fulfillment, and doing something that maybe shouldn't have worked, but did. It's a post-game chat after watching a deeply complicated movie that was either a celebration of Marvel's most beloved hero on film, or it was a very, very weird thing to do/ cash-grab.
196: "Spider-Man: No Way Home" (2021) - A Marvel Madness PodCast w/ Jamie & Ryan
April 26, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBJamie and Ryan finally catch up with the gigantic Spider-Man movie from 2021, ponder multiverses, wish fulfillment, and doing something that maybe shouldn't have worked, but did. It's a post-game chat after watching a deeply complicated movie that was either a celebration of Marvel's most beloved hero on film, or it was a very, very weird thing to do/ cash-grab.
195: "The Wild Geese" (1978) - A SimonUK Cinema Episode w/ Ryan
April 18, 2022 00:00 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MBAging soldiers of fortune go back in for one last mission - and this time we're talking about the movie and not SimonUK and Ryan! It's a SimonUK Cinema Classic, a canon film, and a chance to watch Richard Burton play essentially himself if he was a mercenary. Behold post-colonialism relationships with the African continent, high adventure and the folly of canceling your Christmas travel plans.
194: "Turning Red" (2022) - Pixar Talk w/ Ryan Michero, Maxwell, Nathan C and me
April 16, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBWith a new Pixar film, Ryan Michero returns to the podcast to fill us in on what he was up to on the film. We get a behind-the-scenes peek at the film, and talk a lot about what makes art, technology and story all work, Pixar-style! And, Ryan S gets mad about ginned up controversies.
193: "Chances Are" (1989) - a Birthday Exchange Movie Discussion w/ Jamie and Ryan
April 11, 2022 00:00 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBNSFW! In retaliation for his selection, Jamie busts out a mostly-forgotten late-80's magical-realism romantic comedy that really draws some interesting lines in the sand for what it thinks are totally fine ideas to put into a movie. Thrill to Jamie and Ryan pondering how this was a mainstream movie that went without comment at the time.
192: "New Mutants" (2020) - A Marvel Madness Episode w/ Danny Horn and Ryan
April 06, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 100 MBPuberty is a challenging time. You're growing, changing, making new discoveries and accidentally murdering bystanders with your newfound powers. Danny and Ryan splice into the genetics of this long-delayed installment in the X-franchise, the arrival of which signaled the last gasps of Fox Studios' X-films. Join us as we ponder what the movie thinks it is, what it is, and try to retain control.
191: "Hired To Kill" (1990) - Movies of Doom w/ SimonUK and Ryan
March 30, 2022 00:00 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBSimonUK and Ryan head into enemy territory with Movies of Doom, our first voyage into "wow, this looks terrible. Let's watch this immediately" cinema. This one has A Very 90's Actor, 7 actresses you'll never see again, and 3 legends of Hollywood cashing in for a vacation in Southern Europe. It's the Dirty Dozen meets every 80's action movie, meets astounding sexism!
190: "Showgirls" (1995) - A Day-Drinking Surprise Birthday Movie Exchange w/ Jamie and Ryan
March 24, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBNSFW!!! This year for their birthdays, Jamie and Ryan are exchanging movies, but each will surprise the other with their selection. For Jamie's birthday, Ryan rolled out the martinis and 1995's most notorious camp-tastic hit in glorious NC-17 style. It's a wild world of the American Dream if your dream is to DANCE. Mine isn't, so this mostly seemed like it was trying very hard to make a point, but forgot what that point was multiple times along the way.
189: "The Evil Dead" (1981) - a Horror Canon episode w/ JAL and Ryan
March 17, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBJAL returns to the PodCast to talk about a movie series that helped cement a friendship! Join us as we ponder the crazy early vision of a master of movie making, getting good results out of annoying everyone around you, and what you can do on a shoestring budget that can still provide genuine scares and have a bloody good time.
188: "Fantastic Four" (2015) - FF Part 2 - a Kryptonian Thought Beast Episode w/ Danny Horn and Ryan
March 10, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 85.8 MBDanny Horn and Ryan continue on their Marvelous adventure, picking up with Fox's fabulous alternative attempt at bringing the Fantastic Four to the silver screen. And what's more fun for the kids showing up for a superhero romp than turning Marvel's first family into a body horror spectacular? Why, you can also double-down with dead-eyed stars, a grim-as-hell plot and an ending that is dumb as hell. But you WILL reconsider the 2005 film and bump it up a few notches in your personal rankings.
187: "Fantastic Four" (2005) - FF Part 1 - a Kryptonian Thought Beast Episode w/ Danny Horn and Ryan
March 05, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 72.1 MBGuest contributor Danny Horn joins us as we miscalculate and wind up victims of a mutation leading to a 2-part episode! To be completely transparent, in this installment, we stretch our film reviewing, but wind up with some rock solid observations you'll find hot, hot, hot. First up we talk the 2005 attempt by Fox to turn Stan and Jack's creation into a film, by making a movie about people who do nothing particularly heroic and keep making Jessica Alba disrobe for no reason.
186: "The Expendables" (2010) - w/ SimonUK and Ryan
February 26, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBSimonUK and Ryan relive some glory days by teaming up and trying to recapture the magic of when a man could be a man by blowing up an imaginary Central American country with a drug trade. We talk the melting pot action adventure that crosses multiple decades, revived careers, and firmly believes that Charisma Carpenter should stay off the market on your behalf even if you only check in with her quarterly and won't tell her anything about yourself. But, also, Eric Roberts has a plan that mak...
185: "Winter Olympics 2022 - Part 2" - Signal Watch Sports w/ Jamie and Ryan
February 23, 2022 00:00 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBJamie and Ryan pick up after the 2022 Winter Olympics to talk about the back half, the mess that was women's figure skating, the trouble with the IOC, and Ryan picks a fight with at least two countries, the IOC and NBC. And Nielsen ratings. Join us as we plummet downhill, only to be launched gloriously through the podcasting heavens!
184: "Winter Olympics 2022" - Signal Watch Sports w/ Jamie and Ryan
February 12, 2022 00:00 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBJamie and Ryan delve into the coverage of the 2022 Winter Games, what's getting a gold medal, what looks like the agony of defeat. We'll talk about the weird nature of the games, why it looks weird to us from below the Mason-Dixon line, and a host of other, rambly topics. Join us for the inaugural "Signal Watch Sports Talk"!
183: "The Last Boy Scout" (1991) - w/ MBell, MRSHL and Ryan
February 10, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 85.1 MBA trio of dudes who were the exact target audience for this movie in 1991 revisit a surprisingly divisive 90's action staple. Join us as we go long on on a movie with all the right elements, but which hits everyone a little different. No one's moving goal posts, but it's time to move the chains and execute as we talk for probably as long as this movie runs.
182: "No Time To Die" (2021) - A Bond PodCast Episode w/ SimonUK and Ryan
February 05, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 79 MBSimonUK and Ryan finally get to the final appearance of Daniel Craig as everyone's favorite problematic Brit who isn't SimonUK himself. It's international intrigue, adventure, architecture, and gliders-which-are-boats! Get recruited into another fine installment of our occasional Bond-ian film discussion!
181: "Eternals" (2021) - Marvel Movie Madness w/ Jamie and Ryan
January 28, 2022 00:00 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBJamie and Ryan take on the 2021 Marvel entry that some has said has an eternal runtime. It's got a cast of thousands, and that's just the Eternals themselves. Join us as get Kirby-tastic!
180: "A Clockwork Orange" (1971) - A Signal Watch Canon Episode w/ SGHarms and Ryan
January 24, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 83.5 MBRyan welcomes old droog and new co-host SGHarms to viddy a bit of the old ultraviolence as we discuss a bit of popular cine. It's Kubrick's much-discussed 1970's masterpiece, and there's plenty to talk about. Join us for a sloosh, my brothers, as we sort through all that Master Kubrick has brought us. If you have not seen this film, be aware that discussion of the film will include covering the film's depiction of multiple forms of violence, including sexual violence. Proceed with caution.
179: "Soylent Green" (1973) - a 2022 SciFi Episode w/ JimD and Ryan
January 11, 2022 00:00 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBJimD returns to talk what to expect in the new year and what to look for as you consider healthy eating in 2022. It's a Sci-Fi classic that isn't all that great! But it has a neat ending. And garbage trucks. And some name cast, which is just weird. Join us as we try not to crowd you with our opinions!
178: "Zulu" (1964) - A SimonUK Cinema Series Episode w/ Ryan
January 04, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBSimonUK and Ryan hold their ground against impossible odds in a trap of their own making! We talk the 93rd ever best British film, bringing our tiny squad up against the overwhelming force that is a film epic all about Britain's red-coats and the sun never setting on the empire and whatnot. It's a movie of it's time in some ways, and maybe more progressive a film than you're figuring for 1964.
177: "North Sea Hijack"/ "ffolkes" (1980) - w/ SimonUK Cinema Selection w/ Ryan
December 28, 2021 00:00 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBIt's Roger Moore in a beard and playing with cats and fighting villains! What's not to like? SimonUK and Ryan get on board to bear witness as Anthony Perkins decides to make some quick cash by entering the petroleum industry! It's all hands on deck as James Mason and many other familiar faces mix it up in a high stakes chess match that no one in the US ever managed to watch!
176: "Santa With Muscles" (1996) - Daydrinking the Movies Christmas 2021 w/ Jamie, Dug, K and Ryan
December 23, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 55 MBWell. We rounded up Jamie's brother and sister-in-law, got into the booze cabinet and watched a truly, truly horrible movie. And with tape rolling, we thereby talked about The Meaning of Christmas, magic crystals, soft-racism in unrelated movies and a wide, wide host of topics. Have a cocktail or three and catch-up. We're talking a garbage movie.
175: "Cash On Demand" (1961) - Christmas 2021 w/ Jamie and Ryan
December 19, 2021 00:00 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBJamie and Ryan pull the perfect job of a half-baked podcast episode! The best laid plans of podcasters and men and all that as we do our best to get through the score, talking about a Christmas heist film from the renowned Hammer studios, starring some top-shelf talent! Join us, and let's see if we can't get away with it!
174: "The Apartment" (1960) - Christmas 2021 w/ Maxwell and Ryan
December 14, 2021 00:00 - 58 minutes - 53.1 MBJust in time for Christmas, Maxwell steps off the elevator to join us for a discussion on a cinema classic by one of the great directors. Join us as we borrow a little time and space, and go over one of the best films in the filmography of one of the best directors of the mid-20th century. It may not have much to do with Santa, but it's a reflection of the holiday season from a certain POV!
173: "Die Hard" (1988) & "Die Hard 2" (1990) - Christmas 2021 w/ SimonUK and Ryan
December 06, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 83.6 MBYippee ki-yay, y'all! It ain't Christmas til Nakatomi tower is smoldering, paper and glass are everywhere, several Europeans and a coke head are dead, Al has eaten a Twinkie and one Bonnie Bedelia has recognized her husband's handiwork. Yup, it's the one I've personally been refusing to do for years, paired with the (sigh) sequel.
172: "Scrooged" (1988) - Christmas 2021 w/ MRSHL & Ryan
December 01, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 80.1 MBMarshall delivers a visitation upon the podcast to impart the lesson he knew in life - everyone likes Bill Murray as Frank Cross. Join he and Ryan as they talk an 80's Christmas favorite, one of the best retellings of Dicken's immortal classic, and much is made of television then and now. It's a Christmas favorite here at Signal Watch HQ, and we're delighted to get to talk on it.
171: "Jingle All The Way" (1996) - Christmas 2021 w/ Stuart and Ryan
November 23, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBStuart and Ryan are in a mad-cap race to find the perfect gift for you, our listeners - and that would be a terrific podcast, just like all the other kids want this year. Will we deliver as trip each other, threaten media outlets, terrorize children and generally fail to deliver as podcast hosts and law-abiding citizens? We take a look at a movie that was panned upon its release, but that younger generations have decided is GREAT (they are wrong). But you gotta love Arnie. And Sinbad, too.