In this episode, Seth did a bunch of homework (not enough as it turned out), to find out which of the trio was more likely to pick a particular medium first in his rankings.
Some assembly required, warranty void if opened, math not valid in Texas.
For our first post-100 episode, we dive into Jack Finney’s The Body Snatchers, originally published in Collier’s Weekly and adapted four times. This episode covers the novel and the original 1956 adaptation Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
Rankings!
Colin/James/Seth:
For episode #100, we discuss Red Alert, by Peter George, and Fail-Safe, by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler, then talk about the adaptation of the former, Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, and the two adaptations of Fail-Safe, the 1964 film and the 2000 live teleplay.
Rankings!
Colin:
James
Seth
The guys discuss The Midnight Sky, the new film on Netflix, based on Lily Brooks-Dalton’s novel Good Morning, Midnight.
Rankings!
Roger from The Kitchen Counter Podcast joins the guys for a discussion of Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas, including the original TV special, the Jim Carrey remake, the 2018 Benedict Cumberbatch movie, and the recent TV musical abomination.
Time Codes:
Grinch book: 13:08
Grinch TV Special: 19:34
Sandwich planning: 24:16
James’s “An Old Fashioned Christmas”: 35:36
Carrey: 38:16
Cumberbatch: 46:42
TV Not Special: 54:19
Rankings: 1:04:35
Roger’s Sandwich taste test: 1:11:39
Taste test at Seth’s house (with geese flying over): 1:14:00
Bloopers: 1:19:08
Rankings!:
Roger: TV special / book / 2018 movie / 2000 movie / TV musical
Colin: TV special / book / 2000 movie / TV musical / 2018 movie
James: TV special / book / 2018 movie / TV musical / 2000 movie
Seth: TV special / book / 2018 movie / 2000 movie / TV musical
Notes:
The Kitchen Counter: https://kitchencounterpodcast.com/
The Monster Demands a Sandwich: https://kitchencounterpodcast.com/the-monster-demands-a-sandwich/
Twitter Threads referenced:
https://twitter.com/hugospodcast/status/1336830346940174336
https://twitter.com/TKCpodcast/status/1336894202404225027
Sandwich images:
The guys are joined by their good buddy Michael Simshauser to discuss Kurt Vonnegut’s 1961 short story “Harrison Bergeron,” and the 1995 movie of the same name, as well as the short film, 2018 from 2009. Colin still doesn’t like Vonnegut.
Rankings!:
Michael: short story / short film / full length movie
Colin: short story / short film / full length movie
James: full length movie / short film / short story
Seth: short film / short story / full length movie
Notes:
“Harrison Bergeron” story: http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/harrison.html
Teaching 2081 site: https://www.teaching2081.org/
Michael’s blog: http://literarysquareeyes.blogspot.com/
Michael’s blog Twitter: https://twitter.com/book2tvshow
James and Seth are joined by Emmanuel Dubois to discuss Kurt Vonnegut’s 1969 novel Slaughterhouse-Five and the 1972 film adapted from it. Colin sat this one out as he didn’t have anything nice to say about either.
Rankings
Emmanuel/James/Seth: Book/Movie
Notes:
Seth’s blog about his first time reading the book: http://seth.heasley.net/blog/2010/04/28/wordful-wednesday-slaughterhouse-five/
The guys are joined by Colin’s son, Peter Kuskie, to discuss Max Brooks’s excellent 2006 novel World War Z, and the movie of the same name from 2013.
Rankings:
Peter/James/Colin/Seth:
This time the guys pick up Peter Benchley’s 1974 bestseller, Jaws, adapted into the Original Summer Blockbuster(TM) directed by Steven Spielberg.
Pounder Rankings!:
Colin:
– Movie
– Book
James:
– Movie
– Book
Seth:
– Movie
– Book
Notes & Links:
LFTS Jaws video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzMwYb8Z5hA&t=653s
Behind the scenes of Jaws:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYtYIF_g-T4
Swim Calls:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrvEf7tmT5Q
About the last surviving “Bruce”:
https://www.npr.org/2019/08/09/745651910/jaws-shark-gets-his-bite-back-a-love-story
Restoration of The Orca:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/return-of-the-orca#/
This time the guys hit up The Black Cauldron, the 1985 film, very loosely based on Lloyd Alexander’s The Book of Three and The Black Cauldron.
Rankings? Please.
Notes
Comfort Reads episode with Seth & Colin:
https://hugospodcast.com/podcast/comfort-reads-the-chronicles-of-prydain-by-lloyd-alexander-feat-colin-kuskie/
Nostalgia Critic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUsfYaKN3nY
History of The Black Cauldron:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YbBEFKv6Rg
Dude loves the movie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6jfVTMfuzY
