The Futile Podcast

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

264. Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

264. Who Framaed Roger Rabbit (right click OR click)

Zack and Ian talk about this odd little Disneyesque adult neo-noir. And I suppose how impressively strange it is that this movie was ever made.

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263. Last Exile

263. Last Exile (right click OR click)

Ian talks with Malcolm, and Mychal about the  steampunk anime series “Last Exile”. It is really too bad that more straight-up adventure stories of this genre aren’t out there in animated or live action form but this one is definitely a winner.

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250. Sherlock ep.1

250. Sherlock ep.1 (right click OR click)

Zack and Ian end the old year and start the new one with a hefty discussion about detectivish goodness. Sherlock is one of the best new shows to be sure. Doing the detective genre in a fun/modern way without turning it into CSI garbage. Tune in next week for ep. 2-3 and a little hint of a clue as to the show Ian is currently writing that will be the biggest thing in 2022.  

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music:

David Bowie – I’m Deranged

247. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

247. Ninja Turtles Video podcast!

We recorded this one after watching the movie on Blu-Ray at Matt’s place. We used the Canon T2i to do this so the audio is not so great but the image is spectacular.

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245. Tron

245. Tron (right click OR click)

We’ve got the Dude and the Scarecrow bustin’ heads and lettin’ the chin music ring out inside the metal box of a computer.

 They fight Moses from Southpark for control over all the world’s knowlege way before Sky Net. 

 They have mouths and occasionally they scream.

We’ll see how the repercussions of this film will be resolved in the upcoming sequel Tron Legacy

Also, Mark makes his dramatic return to network television on this one.

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music: Boards of Canada – I Saw Drones

243. Trigun

243. Trigun (right click OR click)

Ian brings in Mychal and Malcolm to talk some anime. Specifically on this one we talk about the  26 episode 1998 Sci-Fi Western Trigun

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music:  Yasuhiro Nightow – Never Could Have Been Worse

242. NBA Preseasonish

242. NBA Preseason (right click OR click)

In keeping with the Futile Podcast mandate to expand out we demonstrate the turgid tendril of sports as Seth and Zack talk about the B Ball.

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