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Dorking Out

The podcast for anyone who loves to dork out about movies. Every week, writer Sonia Mansfield (The Sonia Show, formerly of The San Francisco Examiner, EON Magazine, IF Magazine, Assignment X and Cinescape) and podcaster Margo D. (Book Vs. Movie, Best Neighbors, Fit Bottomed Girls, Not Fade Away) dork out about movies from the past and present.
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Nov 28, 2016

Show Rundown: In this week’s episode, we review Disney 56th animated movie “Moana” with David Tracy, communications director of Chaos Group and the co-host of Old Movies, New Beer and my better half, and Juan Uriarte, host of the Instant Ramen podcast. Then David and Juan stick around to talk about the state of Disney animation. Do they still make ‘em like they used to? We talk about that. In our third segment, we review the new World War II spy drama “Allied,” starring Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard. All of that, plus our favorite headlines of the week, including the ratings decline of “The Walking Dead.” We’ve got a lot to talk about, so let’s get started.

 

Topic 1: Moana Review with Juan Uriarte and David Tracy

Juan Uriarte's podcast: Instant Ramen

David Tracy's podcast: Old Movies, New Beer

 

Topic 2: The State of Disney Animation

Is Disney the new Pixar?

Is Pixar the old Disney?

 

Topic 3: Review of Robert Zemekis' Allied

 

Favorite Headlines

Walking Dead Ratings Falling

 

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Nov 21, 2016

Show Rundown: In this week’s episode, we review the latest installment in the Harry Potter universe, “Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them.” Did it cast a spell on us? Listen and find out. Then we talk about the legacy of Harry Potter. Is it a universe in search of a story? In our third segment, we’re going to send you off to Thanksgiving with a fun game you can play with your friends and family: Dorking Out Production Studios. We talk about the movies and TV shows we would greenlight if we were in charge so listen up, Hollywood! Plus our favorite headlines of the week.

Topic 1: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Review

Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them is the latest entry in the Harry Potter franchise. It’s based on the 2001 book written by JK Rowling, under the name of fictitious author Newt Scamander. The book is 128 pages long, but it’s the jumping off point for five -- that’s right FIVE -- movies. I’m starting to think that Peter Jackson was showing restraint by making only three movies out of The Hobbit. Eddie Redmayne stars as Newt Scamander, who travels to 1920s New York City with a briefcase full of fantastic beasts. Of course, some of the creatures escape, and it’s up to Newt, a no-maj (also known as a muggle) named Jacob, a disgraced auror Tina and her oracle sister Queenie to find the creatures. Oh, and there’s a bunch of other stories, too, including an anti-magic crusade lead by Samantha Morton, Jon Voight as a newspaper baron with a son running for congress and Colin Farrell as a wizard investigator who is hunting a dangerous wizard … or is he? There’s a lot to discuss. 

Topic 2: Legacy of Harry Potter - Is it a universe in search of a story?

 

Topic 3: Dorking Out Studios

Chris and Sonia imagine the movies, TV shows, etc. we’d greenlight if we were studio heads.

 

Favorite Headlines:

VP-Elect Mike Pence Not Offended By ‘Hamilton’ Statement

 

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Nov 14, 2016

Show Rundown: In this week’s episode, we share our top movie picks for the rest of the year in our Winter Movie Preview. Then, we review the alien invasion movie Arrival, which just opened in theaters on Friday. Not to be confused with 1996 The Arrival, starring Charlie Sheen. And then, you asked, and we will answer. We’re answering listeners’ questions. And in our favorite headlines of the week, we discuss the latest Mirror Universe episodes of CNN Headline News where Donald Trump won the 2016 Presidential Election.

 

Topic 1: Winter Movie Preview

Rogue One

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frdj1zb9sMY

 

Sonia’s Picks

La La Land - opens Dec. 9

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pdqf4P9MB8

 

Miss Sloane - opens limited Nov. 25, opens wide Dec. 9

http://misssloanemovie.com/#/trailer/

 

Office Christmas Party - opens Dec. 9

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4PHjxRiT2I

 

Chris’ Picks

Live By Night - Dec 25 Limited, January 17 Nationwide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClcQUlXcCKw

 

Fences - December 25

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2m6Jvp0bUw

 

Edge of 17 - November 18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D8LiwkhP-w

 

A Monster Calls

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMgm20Di9Wg

 

Topic 2: Arrival Review

 

Topic 3: Listener Questions

 

Favorite Headlines

Dana Gould’s Facebook post about the 2016 Presidential Election

https://www.facebook.com/officialdanagould/posts/947789788661093

 
 

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Nov 7, 2016

Show Rundown: In this week’s episode, we review Doctor Strange and talk about the state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Kirk Hamilton, editor-at-large at Kotaku.com. Then Chris reviews Hacksaw Ridge and I say “Chris reviews” because I didn’t see it, which brings up an interesting question, “How do you separate an artist’s troublesome actions from their work.”  All of that, plus our favorite headlines of the week.

Next week, we’re going to have a segment to answer any and all listener questions. Send us your questions and we will do our level best to answer them. Marcus already has his question in… what’s your question. Tweet us @DorkingOutShow, message us on Facebook at Facebook.com/DorkingOutShow, or email DorkingOutShow@gmail.com

 

Topic 1: Doctor Strange and the Semi-Annual State of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Address

 

Topic 2: Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge and what to do with the troublesome artist?

 

Favorite Headlines:

Quentin Tarantino Confirms Retirement Rumors: Two More Films And Out

 

Mel Gibson says Marvel movies are violence without a conscience

 

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Oct 31, 2016

Show Rundown: With news Bryan Fuller is stepping back from some of his duties as executive producer of Star Trek: Discovery, we talk about what it’s like when the thing you love looks like it’s in trouble. Then our segment “You’re Dead To Me” returns where we talk about the stories in pop culture that we hate. And finally, to celebrate our first Halloween episode, we go trick or treating and find out what random things about this holiday we love.

 

Topic 1: What to do when the thing you love in pop culture looks like it’s in rough shape Star Trek: Discovery Update

Bryan Fuller steps back from Star Trek: Discovery (Variety)

 

TrekMovies.com coverage of Bryan Fuller's move

 

Topic 2: You’re Dead to Me

Sonia - Movies Starring Animals

Chris - Transformers

 

 

Topic 3: Trick or Treat on Halloween

 

Sonia talks about the costumes she loves and the ones that she loathes

Chris talks about Orson Welles' War of the Worlds broadcast

Orson Wells' War of the Worlds

WKBW's 1968 War of the Worlds

 

 

Favorite Headlines:

Tim Miller Steps Down As Director of Deadpool 2

 

Josh Trank returns with Tom Hardy as Al Capone

 

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Oct 25, 2016

Show Rundown: In this week’s episode, we talk about The Walking Dead. We’re not watching it. But everyone else is, so we’re going to talk about it with Peter Brown, associate editor of Assignment, and use it as a jumping off point to talk about what it’s like to not be watching the show everyone else loves. In our second segment “I Should Be Working On It Right Now,” we chat about the books we should be writing. And Peter Brown comes back for our third segment - a roundtable discussion about some of the new trailers that came out last week, including Guardians Of The Galaxy 2, The Arrival and more. All of that, plus our favorite headlines of the week.

 

Topic 1: The Walking Dead Season 7 and Not Watching Popular Shows

Special Guest Peter Brown, Associate Editor of Assignment X

 

Topic 2: I Should Be Doing It Right Now

Sonia and Chris talk about their story-making projects

Sign up to be an alpha reader for Chris' project, the novel Jett Jergens and the Infinity Key.

Check out Sonia's blog, and the basis for her upcoming book. https://www.TheSoniaShow.com  

 

Topic 3: Trailers

 
Watch them here:

Guardians Of The Galaxy 2 teaser (Summer 2017)

Logan (March 3 2017)

The Arrival (final trailer) (November 11)

 

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Oct 17, 2016

Show Rundown: On this week’s episode, we talk about the movies that scare us most, that are not scary movies. Then we’re going to talk about Christopher Guest’s new movie, Mascots, which came out on Netflix last week. Then we talk about what it is we like and don’t like about reviews and reviewers, and how to find a review you like. All that and our favorite headlines coming up.

 

Topic 1: Non-Scary Movies That Scare Us

 

Sonia - Field Of Dreams, Kids

 

Chris - The Big Short, Gone Girl

 

 

Topic 2: Mascots on Netflix review

Mascots

 

Topic 3: What makes a good review?

Kevin Whithead's review in question

 

Favorite Headlines:

 

Five Fantastic Beasts Movies Are Coming Our Way

 

A Third Sex And The City Could Happen

 

Star Wars fans petition Netflix for Knights of the Old Republic show

 

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Oct 14, 2016

This is The Dorking Out Show’s continuing coverage of the final STAR WARS: THE ROGUE ONE trailer. Joining us today is David Tracy, Communications Director for the Chaos Group, the makers of V-Ray rendering software for visual effects. You may recognize their work in The Walk, Game of Thrones, Deadpool, Sponge Bob Squarepants, and most of the Marvel movies and the Batman Arkham Asylum games. And maybe Star Wars

ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY - FINAL TRAILER

 

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Oct 11, 2016

Show Rundown: In this week’s episode, we share our top 3 favorite scary movies with the host of my favorite podcast besides this one, Patrick Bromley from F This Movie. Then we review the new Marvel series on Netflix Luke Cage and the new thriller that just came out this weekend The Girl on the Train. And because of our special guest, we’re skipping our favorite headlines, because our favorite headline is Patrick Bromley is on the show!

 

Topic 1: Patrick Bromley From F This Movie and Our Favorite Scary Movies

SONIA’S PICKS: The Silence Of The Lambs, Jaws and Poltergeist (Runners-up: The Shining, Psycho, The Haunting)

CHRIS’ PICKS: Schindler’s List, Zodiac, Alien, (TV Movie Special Bulletin, Blair Witch Project, Paranormal Activity)

PATRICK'S PICKS: Nightmare on Elm St., Dawn of the Dead, Fun House

 

Topic 2: Luke Cage

Marvel’s march to world domination continues with Luke Cage, the latest in Netflix’s very adult, very competent, very slick comic book shows which are all marching to The Defenders, where all of Netflix’ comic book heroes (Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist will fight Sigourney Weaver) will all joining together Avengers-like in 2017.

 

Topic 3: The Girl On The Train review

 

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Oct 5, 2016

Show Rundown: On this week’s episode, we talk about the season premiere of Saturday Night Live, and wonder if live style sketch comedy still has a place in today’s comedy world. Then we take a deep dive into HBO’s new prestige drama, Westworld. Is it HBO’s next Game Of Thrones, or is it their next Vinyl? And then do a little status check on the Fall TV season, giving updates on what we’re watching, and what shows we’re already DUMPING. That, and our favorite headlines, coming up.


Topic 1: SNL returned Oct. 1

 

Topic 2: Westworld aired Oct. 2

Westworld Budget

Westworld Ratings

 

Topic 3: Status Check on Fall TV Shows We’re Watching

Smith - Designated Survivor, Timeless

Sonia - The Good Place, Speechless, Pitch, Son Of Zorn

 

Favorite Headlines:

The ‘Scarface’ Remake Is Happening

Pirates of the Caribbean Teaser

 

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Sep 27, 2016

Rundown: We return now to the old west, and examine the state of the modern western and our reactions to Anton Fuqua’s The Magnificent Seven, starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt. We then dive into two of the greatest TV shows of all time, which just started their new seasons… Family Guy and the PJs. Now, really we’re talking about season 20 of South Park and the 28th season of The Simpsons. Then we have a talk about modern movie soundtracks, stemming from a thoughtful video on music in Marvel movies. Can you hum Captain America’s theme?

And finally we talk about our favorite headlines, and I give you the to do list we promised last week about how it win your own Emmy.

 

Topic 1: The Magnificent Seven and the state of the modern Western

Magnificent Seven - 2016

The Hateful Eight - 2015

Bone Tomahawk - 2015

Django Unchained - 2012

True Grit - 2010

Open Range - 2003

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford - 2007

3:10 to Yuma - 2007

Dances with Wolves - 1990

Wyatt Earp - 1994

Unforgiven - 1992

Deadwood - 2004

Tombstone - 1993

Proposition - 2005

 

Topic 2: Status Check: South Park and Simpsons

The Simpsons kicked off its 28th season on Sunday night. South Park’s 20th season began last week.

 

Topic 3:  Are comic book movies killing the movie score?

http://www.themarysue.com/marvel-symphonic-universe/

 

Favorite Headlines:

Magnum P.I. On Track For A Sequel On ABC

Chris’ How to Win an Emmy Correction

 

 

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Sep 20, 2016

Show Rundown: On this week’s episode we talk about who won, who lost and why we should care about the Primetime Emmy Awards, which were just announced last night. Then we move on to talk about our first bona fide chick flick, the third film in the Bridget Jones series, Bridget Jones Baby… it’s a poorly named film about a Brazilian man named Foxy Smith who gets a cat named Switchblade… or maybe it’s about Renee Zellweger's character from the first two Bridget Jones movies. We’ll all find out together. Then we’ll follow up on last week’s interview with the crew behind The Prequels Strike Back: A Fan’s Journey, and give our reviews for the Bradley Weatherholt’s Star Wars prequel documentary. All that, and our favorite, or in this case, my least favorite headline ever to appear on this show… all that coming up.

 

Topic 1: Emmys

2016 Emmy Awards Winners and Nominees

 

Topic 2: Bridget Jones’s Baby review

Bridget Jones’s Baby

 

Topic 3: The Prequels Strike Back review

The Prequels Strike Back: A Fan's Journey (Watch on Amazon.com)

 

Favorite Headlines

Mysterious Twin Peaks Announcement September 27

No Game of Thrones Prequel Series

Star Trek: Discovery Delayed Until May

 

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Sep 12, 2016

Show Rundown: On today’s show, we’ve got a special one for all you STAR WARS fans and especially the fans of George Lucas’s SECOND STAR WARS trilogy. We’re talking to the makers of THE PREQUELS STRIKE BACK, A FAN’S JOURNEY, a new documentary taking a fresh look, and possibly even reviving the critical outlook on STAR WARS Episodes 1, 2 and 3. With us is Director Bradley Weatherholt, producer Kyle Brodeur and executive producer Alex Kane to talk about their new film, which comes out in just a few days.

After that, we examine what it’s like for a director and actor to be in their twilight years, namely Clint Eastwood and his new film starring Tom Hanks, SULLY.

All that, and our favorite headlines coming up.

 

Topic 1: THE PREQUELS STRIKE BACK: A FAN'S JOURNEY Interviews

Bradley Weatherholt Director

Kyle Brodeur Producer

Alex Kane Executive Producer

THE PREQUELS STRIKE BACK: A FAN'S JOURNEY

Austin Premiere on October 6

Digital Premiere September 14

 

Topic 2: Sully review and looking at an artist in their twilight, Clint Eastwood

SULLY

 

Favorite Headlines of the Week

KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS

Vince Gilligan To Make Jim Jones Series For HBO

 

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Sep 5, 2016

Show Rundown: We look into our crystal ball to talk about what stories on TV we’re looking forward to and… it broke our crystal ball. There is so much damn TV a full fall preview is impossible. So we’re grabbing the brightest diamonds for you and we’ll talk about them with Peter Brown, associate editor of Assignment X. Then, Stephen Colbert’s first year on CBS’s Late Night Show has just closed. Did we lose one of our brightest comic voices even though he’s on TV every night? All of that, plus our favorite headlines of the week.

Topic 1: Our Fall TV Preview Is Broken

Weird TV Guide Listing… no cable networks shown

http://www.tvguide.com/special/fall-preview/schedule/

 

Peter Brown’s Picks

Luke Cage (Netflix) - Preview Here

Timeless (NBC) - Preview Here 

Westworld (HBO) - Preview Here

 

Sonia Mansfield’s Picks

The Good Place (NBC) - Preview Here

Pitch (FOX) - Preview Here

Gilmore Girls (Netflix) - Preview Here

 

Sonia’s To Do List

The Americans

Silicon Valley

Veep

You’re The Worst

 

Christopher Allan Smith’s Picks

Stan Against Evil (IFC) - Preview Here

Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access) - Preview Here

The Crown (Netflix) - Preview Here

The Mighty Eighth (HBO)

 

Chris To Do List

Mr. Robot

The Americans

The Night Manager

Billions

Narcos

 

Topic 2: Status Check: Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show and the current landscape of late night TV

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/09/02/late-night-ratings-august-22-26-2016-jimmy-kimmel-live-scores-low/

 

Favorite Headlines:

NBC wants to make a sexy Oliver Twist

Mel Gibson’s New Movie Gets Raves

 

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Aug 29, 2016

In this very special episode of Dorking Out, we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Star Trek with three epic topics. 

Topic 1: Star Trek - The First 25 Years

We interview Mark A. Altman, television and film producer and co-author of The Fifty-Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek: The First 25 Years  and The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years: From The Next Generation to J. J. Abrams: The Complete, Uncensored, and Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek about Star Trek: The Original Series, the various other Star Trek shows and movies, as well as the upcoming Star Trek: Discovery. 

Topic 2: Star Trek - The Second 25 Years

We interview Edward Gross, the editor in chief of EmpireOnline.com and the co-author of The Fifty-Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek: The First 25 Years  and The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years: From The Next Generation to J. J. Abrams: The Complete, Uncensored, and Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek about Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Enterprise. We then talk a bit about the January arrival of Bryan Fuller's Star Trek: Discovery. 

Topic 3: Star Trek Fan Films, Music and More with Jeff Bond

To cap off our Star Trek celebration we talk fan films, fans in general, and Star Trek fan films with Jeff Bond, author of The Music of Star Trek who talks about playing Dr. Leonard H. 'Bones' McCoy, his work on Star Trek soundtrack albums and his hopes (and so far spot on predictions) of Star Trek: Discovery. 

 

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Aug 23, 2016

In this week’s episode we talk about the movies we are most looking forward to this fall. Plus, are fans the worst thing about the things we love? Sometimes. We talk about fandom and entitlement and what it means to love something outside your control. Let’s get this podcast started.

 

Topic 1: Fall Movie Preview 2016

Sonia’s Choices

“Bridget Jones’s Baby” September 16

“The Magnificent Seven,” September 23

“The Girl On The Train” October 7

“Mascots” October 23

“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” November 18

Chris’ Choices

“Sully,” September 9

“Doctor Strange,” November 4

“Hacksaw Ridge,” November 4

“Arrival,” November 11

“Allied,” November 23

 

Topic 2: What's the Internet Mad About Now and What's Up with Modern Fandom

A Trek fan's apology

Spiderman fans talking about Zendaya's role in Spiderman: Homecoming

Fandom is broken

 

Our Favorite Headlines

Promo for Schwarzenegger’s Celebrity Apprentice Debuts

 

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Aug 16, 2016

In this week’s episode we unveil our new metric for measuring an actor’s charisma: The FPJs. That’s Freddie Prinze, Jr. Why Freddie Prinze. Jr.? We will explain in our first segment with Peter Brown, associate editor of Assignment X. We also review the new R-rated animated comedy SAUSAGE PARTY and talk about state of outrageous, offensive comedy in our current outrage culture. Then we share a few recommendations of things that we are watching, reading or listening to that we think you will like, too. All of that, plus our favorite headlines of the week.

 

Topic 1: Actors that are just… Meh. What do we do when Hollywood loves an actor and we don’t?

Announcing the FPJ, or “Prince Jrs” the International Unit of Actor Charisma

 

Topic 2: Sausage Party review plus the state of outrageous comedy in our current outrage culture

Sausage Party

 

Topic 3: Why Should I Listen to You/Recommendations

The Get Down on Netflix

Into Thin Air. It's only about 20 years old.

 

BONUS TOPIC: Sonia's further thoughts on Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

 

Favorite Headlines

Robert Downey as Perry Mason on HBO?!

Donald Glover to play Lando in the new Han Solo movie?

 

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Aug 12, 2016

This is The Dorking Out Show’s continuing coverage of the STAR TREK: DISCOVERY announcements and the  STAR WARS: THE ROGUE ONE trailer two revelation. Joining us today Peter Brown, the Associate Editor of Assignment X and David Tracy, Communications Director for the Chaos Group, the makers of V-Ray rendering software for visual effects. You may recognize their work in The Walk, Game of Thrones, Deadpool, Sponge Bob Squarepants, and most of the Marvel movies and the Batman Arkham Asylum games.

ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY - TRAILER 2

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY

 

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Aug 9, 2016

In this week’s episode we review the latest installment in the DC Universe, SUICIDE SQUAD. Is it better than BATMAN V SUPERMAN. What’s more, is it good enough to help sustain the DC Universe, or will it go the way of Sony’s THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN connected, then cancelled, universe. Well, we’re going to talk about that. Plus, are movies dying? Is TV surpassing movies in terms of the best kind of storytelling? And is that… just fine? Chris has some thoughts about that. Plus, the Olympics started on Friday. Did the opening ceremony know the thrill of victory or the agony of defeat? Plus our favorite headlines of the week.

Topic 1: Review, Suicide Squad and the state of the DCU

We review SUICIDE SQUAD

What's the status of DC's attempt at cinematic world building?

MAN OF STEEL 2 has been put into development

 

Topic 2: Are we seeing the end of movies? (No, but the most interesting stories no longer live in movies, but long-form TV shows. So there...)

Is the best place for adult, cinematic-style storytelling now on TV? We discuss from a blogpost from our very own Chris Smith

 

Topic 3: Rio 2016 Olympics Opening Ceremony. Should we care?

 

Our Favorite Headlines:

Fans Start Petition To Shut Down Rotten Tomatoes

FOX wants more X-FILES

 

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Aug 1, 2016

In this week’s episode we are returning to the Harry Potter universe with a review of the play HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD. The rehearsal script was just released Saturday at midnight. Can it live up to the hype? We will share our thoughts about what we’ve read so far. And we’ve read ALL OF IT! We give you both a spoiler free taste and a few spoiler filled opinions. But we’ll warn you.


We also review JASON BOURNE and BAD MOMS with Tony Hicks, the movie critic for the Bay Area Newspaper Group.

Topic 1: HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD and the return of, well, Harry Potter

J.K. Rowling Says Harry Potter Franchise Is Officially Over With ‘Cursed Child’

Topic 2: Our review of JASON BOURNE with guest Tony Hicks. 

 

Topic 3: BAD MOMS and the state of the modern summer comedy

 

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Jul 29, 2016
Sharknado 4 Director Anthony C. Ferrante Edition: Dorking Out Show SPECIAL BULLETIN 02

In this special episode, we chat with our old friend Anthony C. Ferrante, the director of the SHARKNADO MOVIES. 

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Jul 27, 2016

In this special episode, we discuss the deluge of trailers coming from Comic-Con 2016, and also create an International Standard for actor charisma, the FTP, based off the perfectly bland and momentary late-1990s star Freddie Prinze Jr.

 You can watch along with the trailers we discuss by going HERE

JUSTICE LEAGUE

WONDER WOMAN

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY

DOCTOR STRANGE

THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE

LEGION

FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM

KONG: SKULL ISLAND

BLAIR WITCH

KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD

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Jul 25, 2016

Description: In this week’s episode we review STAR TREK BEYOND with one of the biggest STAR TREK dorks in the universe, Jeff Bond. We talk about Netflix’s new original series STRANGER THINGS. Plus, an expanded edition of our favorite headlines in honor of the headline making monster, comic con.

 

Topic 1: Review: Star Trek Beyond, guest Jeff Bond

'Joining us today to help review STAR TREK BEYOND is one of the world's foremost STAR TREK aficionados. He wrote the book on STAR TREK MUSIC, helped put together LaLa Record's amazing STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES COMPLETE SOUNDTRACK boxed set, he even played Dr. Leonard H. 'Bones' McCoy on the late, great STAR TREK: NEW VOYAGES. He can be found @lazymodeler on Twitter and my favorite living film critic... not in that order, Jeff Bond. Thanks for joining us Jeff..."

Topic 2: Review: Stranger Things on Netflix

Netflix's STRANGER THINGS

 

Topic 3: Favorite Headline News - Comic-Con Edition

First details on STAR TREK: DISCOVERY

Marvel Teases BLACK PANTHER and THOR: RAGNAROK

Brie Larson cast officially as CAPTAIN MARVEL

A peek into Lucasfilm’s STAR WARS story czars

Netflix orders new episodes of MAKING A MURDERER

Universal looking towards MAD MAX for inspiration in rebooted VAN HELSING series

Kevin Smith rebooting BUCKAROO BONZAI for Amazon.com

Is SAUSAGE PARTY going to be the next BLAZING SADDLES?

ALIEN 5 is really the new ALIEN 3

MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 reboot lands at Netflix

The last movie in the DIVERGENT series may be a TV movie

Secret BLAIR WITCH sequel is done, and coming out in September

Trailer for Neil Gaimen’s AMERICAN GODS

 

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Jul 19, 2016
Bustin' Makes Us Feel Good Edition

In this week’s episode we share our GHOSTBUSTERS review and discuss whether our childhoods are ruined? After that we’ll be talking about the best STAR TREK book ever written. Chris will try to explain. And POKEMON GO - Modern cyber zombie virus, or simple fun game old people are losing their minds about? All that, and our favorite headlines of the week, where we talk about the Emmys, and the late, great director of DIE HARD. (no, he’s not dead, but you’ll wish he was after what he says about modern action movies).

 

Topic 1: Review, Ghostbusters (2016)

Sony affirms more GHOSTBUSTERS movies underway

Ivan Reitman says next GHOSTBUSTERS will connect to 1984 film?

Might Sony’s plans for GHOSTBUSTERS movies go the way of their SPIDER-MAN movies?

 

Topic 2: The Fifty-Year Mission, The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of STAR TREK

Audiobook: The Fifty-Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek: The First 25 Years

Hardcover: The Fifty-Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek: The First 25 Years

 

Topic 3: What did I miss? What it’s like to miss a cultural phenomena. This time, Pokemon Go! With senior youth correspondent Aaron Rice

 

Our Favorite Headlines of the Week

Game Of Thrones and People vs OJ Lead The Emmy Nominations

John McTiernan calls MAD MAX: FURY ROAD ‘corporate product’, hates on comic book movies

Jul 11, 2016

Topics for Episode 003: 1). We’re talking about the big new player on the prestige TV landscape, HBO’s THE NIGHT OF, 2). The strange developments with Mr. Sulu in the new STAR TREK movie and 3). The latest installment of YOU’RE DEAD TO ME, Chris talks about the movie he hates most of all.

 

Our Favorite Headline Headlines

Captain Kirk almost fought Jesus Christ in STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE

Pixar getting out of the sequel business? Kind of...

Pixar president talks about getting studio out of it’s run of sequels

 

Topic 1: THE NIGHT OF, and the state of prestige TV

HBO’s new drama, The Night Of

 

Topic 2: Studios spoiling their own movies

Studios spoiling their own movies now: Sulu is gay. See it when STAR TREK: BEYOND opens in two weeks

Batman v Superman - most of their marketing

Ghostbusters trailer - Possess Chris Hemsworth, Stay Pufft Marshmellow Man

 

Topic 3 - Segment - You’re Dead to Me: Chris bashes BATMAN AND ROBIN

Chris lays out why 1998’s BATMAN AND ROBIN is the worst studio movie of his life.

 

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