On The Beach, by Nevil Shute (feat. Michael Simshauser)
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On The Beach, by Nevil Shute (feat. Michael Simshauser)
(Content warning: discussions of suicide and euthanasia)
Michael Simshauser, our favorite Aussie and longtime friend of the pod, joins us for a long awaited discussion of Nevil Shute’s On the Beach and its two film adaptations from 1959 and 2000.
We do try to keep the conversation on the lighter side despite the book being somewhat dour (though it’s also sweet and shows people being good to each other). There’s an early attempt by me to do an Aussie accent, as requested by friend of the show Phil Nichols. You can judge how successful I was. (Michael was nice to me, and I think I did okay.)
Rankings:
Michael: Book, 1959 movie, 2000 movie
Colin: 2000 movie, book, 1959 movie
James: book, 2000 movie, 1959 movie
Seth: book, 2000 movie, 1959 movie
Hilarious “Waltzing Matilda” video Michael mentioned:
She's The Invisible Man! (The Invisible Man, by H.G. Wells)
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This time, the guys discuss H.G. Wells’s 1897 novel The Invisible Man and its 1933 film adaptation, as well as 2000’s Hollow Man and the 2020 film also named The Invisible Man.
TMTYR Episode #100: Yeah...We Watched It (Dr. Strangelove & Fail-Safe)
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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.
TMTYR Episode #98: You Can't Handle the Who! (The Grinch, feat. Roger Anderson)
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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
TMTYR Episode #2: Can I Get An Ape-men? (Planet of the Apes)
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In Episode #2, the damned, dirty Pavement Pounders delve into the classic 1968 film Planet of the Apes.
Also discussed are the Pierre Boulle novel on which it’s based, and the unfortunate re-adaptation/remake starring Marky Mark, with a brief conversation about Rise of the Planet of the Apes and the new franchise it’s started.
Along the way, they manage to segue from talking about remakes, reboots, and readaptations into a discussion of Batman. Because he’s Batman!!!
Pounder Rankings!!!
James:
Planet of the Apes novel
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes (1968 film)
Planet of the Apes (2001 film)
Colin:
Planet of the Apes (1968 film)
Planet of the Apes novel
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (even without having seen it!)
insurmountable and unnamed chasm of other fictional things
Planet of the Apes (2001 film)
Seth:
Planet of the Apes (1968 film)
Planet of the Apes novel
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes (2001 film)
Bonus Ranking, or Seth Ranks the Whole Franchise!
Planet of the Apes (1968 film)
Planet of the Apes novel
Escape From the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes (2001 film)
(note that this list differs from what Seth said on the podcast)
Interesting tidbit about how the actors in ape makeup during the filming of the 1968 film instinctively segregated themselves into group of similar apes.
Hilarious Serta commercial featuring everyone’s favorite male scientist chimpanzee:
This time, the guys discuss The Wandering Earth, the blockbuster Chinese film based on Cixin Liu’s story of the same name.