The Futile Podcast

Deconstructing 80's & 90's action movies. Relating them to comics, TV, and cartoons from then and now.

“Dick gets it from handginadentata.”

Leviathan review (right click OR click)

Man oh man we’re having all kinds of fun talking about Prof. Weller, the cat-eyed-lady (Meg “Evilyn” Foster), Daniel “six pack” Stern,  Seaquest DSV, Waterworld’s own The Mariner, and Sealab 2021.  This is a good one for the ages listeners!

email: Futilepodcast@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

music:

Jack Jones – Love Boat Theme

 

runtime: 0:19:16:23

“Uncle Benny!”

Corrupter and Doomsday quick reviews (right click OR click)

A little something for you beloved listeners to enjoy on your roadtrips to visit family for the food based holiday of joy. 

It’s important to remember that Oaks are hard.

email: Futilepodcast@gmail.com

 

 

musics:

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – The Merry Seat

Frank Sinatra – The Best is Yet to Come

“I bet you’ll make it 23 miles before you drink that.”

007 (right click OR click)

We talk about the pathology of James Bond.  The winning ego.  SPECTRE = Quantum.   Be sure to read Zack’s companion review for Quantum of Solace at his site here:  http://theforgottenreviews.wordpress.com/2008/11/17/new-release-quantum-of-solace/

email: Futilepodcast@gmail.com

musics:

Gladys Knight – License to Kill

John Barry – Gassing the Gangsters

Tina Turner – Golden Eye

Lulu – The Man With the Golden Gun

Lani Hall – Never Say Never Again

Nancy Sinatra – You Only Live Twice

 

runtime:  0:58:22:12

 

Spy Genre bonus

We continue what we started with the QoS review and talk about the spy/paranoia genre in film.

music: 

Enigma – The Eyes of Truth

runtime:  0:15:24:03

“It wasn’t a choke and puke.”

Smokey and the Bandit review (right click OR click)

 

We discuss Burt at his best in the context of a variety of other films that take the Outlaw Western hero and reimagine him in the modern world.

email:  Futilepodcast@gmail.com

musics:

Decpeche Mode – A Question of TIme

John Cafferty – Hearts on Fire

 

 

runtime:  0:23:59:23

“Let’s go back to base.”

Blue Thunder review (right click OR click)

Blue Thunder teaches us how to avoid heat seeking missiles in a city.   We also talk about the Cobretti Trilogy and how having a knife case on your belt makes you king shit. 

email:  futilepodcast@gmail.com 

Musics:

Coldplay _  Warning Sign

Seal – Prayer for the Dying

 

 

runtime:  0:29:36:07

“You might have been talking about the Shakespearean Puck.”

City of Ember review (right click or click)

Martin Landau is still alive.  Zack talks about this oddly dark children’s story based on a series of children’s novels. 

email:  Futilepodcast@gmail.com

 

Music:

Mercury Rev – The Dark is Rising

runtime: 0:15:51:08

I lost today … but that doesn’t mean I have to like it.

The winners for the podcast awards were just announced and in the General category we lost to this:  http://www.myextralife.com/

I’ll have to check this guy’s site out at some point.  I suppose in the future it would be wise to commission my brother to make a few more web-comics for the site.  I’d like to thank all of you who voted for the podcast (especially all of you that voted more than once). 

 We’ll keep on keepin’ on.

 

-Ian Strope 

 Film Junk also lost which is suspect because that podcast is the bee’s knees.  check them out here:   http://www.filmjunk.com/

“That Leathery skeleton of a man kind of looks like Lance Hendricksen”

Appaloosa review (right click OR click)

Another short review for yah.  Have a good one and try to vote one last time before it’s too late  Futile Podcast General Category http://podcastawards.com/

 

thanks guys,

The Futile Podcasters