The verdict is that the Gen X movie is a mess of 90s filmmaking mistakes, but it also has some intriguing positive qualities.
After the end theme, Ross and I play a phone call from Zach from Colorado (wait... or is it "Zack"??? correct me if I'm wrong!) who reveals an interesting factoid about the connection between Jem and the Pryde of the X-Men.
If you'd like to leave us your own message to play on the show, call our automated comment line at 412-567-7606 or email an mp3 to nick@audioshocker.com.
ALSO... be back tomorrow for a special uncut bonus episode of A Podcast with Kaylie and Ross and Nick!
It's been one month since the last A Podcast with Ross and Nick. To make up for our absence, we're giving you a double-sized brain cruncher!
Kelly Thompson joins Ross and Nick to discuss a complex conundrum: Where do you draw the line and how do you feel about reading or watching or listening to a creator's work when you don't agree with the creator as an individual?
We start out by discussing Woody Allen, Brett Ratner, Roman Polanski, Mel Gibson, Joss Whedon, David Lynch, and Emma Thompson.
That leads to a conversation about creative success vs. commercial success, with Gary Friedrich, Jack Kirby, and Marvel's creative legacy at the center of it. Then Kelly relates her own creative vs. commercial conflicts, leading to speculation about perceptions of social constructs vs. what individuals really want to see.
ALSO: Kelly loses it, Frank Miller, the Ross and Nick guro episode, the moral ambiguity of pornography, and phone sex vs. guro art.
PLUS: An in depth talk about Psylocke's thong. Is there a way to make it work?
BUT: Ross is dreading the fact that he has to call his insurance agent... so he talks about his driving history and past car crashes. Nick relates his (MOSTLY FALSE) car crash stories, as well as the (TRUE!) time he fought for his wallet after waking up on the streets of Miami.
THEN: Jason A asked us about collaboration. Ross discusses his failed collaboration attempts and drops some good advice about starting out slow. And Nick shares what he's learned from his previous collabos.
PLUS: Kya-Kyabetsu wants to know about finding a publisher and getting paid. Ross recommends showing your work to publishers at conventions. Or self-publishing. As for getting paid... uhhhh... he suggests getting paying jobs from publishers even though it's tough.
NEXT: Makeup tips and the fashion in Ross's comics!
Join in on the fun this Tuesday when Ross and I review X-Men episode 40 and episode 41 as Jean Grey returns for the start of the animated Dark Phoenix saga!
Ross liked X-Men: First Class but also thought there was a bunch of just okay stuff mixed in. Nick thought it was average, but it lacked mystery. Both agree that it lacked positive diversity in the cast. And when does FOX's option on the X-Men properties run out?
Speaking of laughing at it, here are some choice screen caps from the trailer (click on them for hi-res versions):
CEREBRO! Nice face, Xavier. And where the fuck is he? It looks like a mad scientist's laboratory or something. Also, FYI, most machinery does NOT glow orange. Just sayin'.
Hey, Ross! Look!!! That's gotta be Angel Salvadore in that picture, right? WAITAMINUTE... why is she topless? And is that Xavier and Magneto poppin' a bottle in the background? ARE THEY AT A STRIP CLUB?
What's that, Mystique? You want me to come to bed? Oh, baby, you know how I like 'em -- blue and spikey.
Yes, Beast. I said blue and spiky. I guess it's your lucky day.
Confusion over the X-Men's newest event, Necrosha, spills into a discussion of Ross and Nick's respective X-Men dream teams (can you already guess who makes the cuts?) and, somehow, the X-Men manage to take up the entire podcast. BUT before it's over... Ross and Nick officially announce the call for nominations for the 2009 YOU DON'T SUCK Awards! So get submitting, loyal APWRAN listeners!!! Next time: For real (as in it's actually been recorded and everything), Ross and Nick debate the ultimate superhero question: do heroes kill?
No, I haven't made a mistake. "47" is such an unlucky number, I decided, way back around Culturology 035 (or was it Culturology 035?) to figure out a way that I could skip right from 046 to 048, and it worked, so here we are, that much closer to 052 than we all thought we were. And with the upcoming series of JCVD roundtables, it'll be no sweat getting there. But given that Nick and I are indulging so much in this Van Damme Fest 2K9+, it's important that we not forget that there many other actors out there, many of whom probably deserve at least a nod or two, if not the full-blown attention that we're giving to the Muscles from Brussels. In that spirit, this week I'm going to introduce two new culturological sub-features that I plan to run semi-regularly (whenever it occurs to me to do so):
This Week in That Guy #1: Paul Ben-Victor
I watch my fair share of movies and TV shows, and I often catch myself playing that viewer's game, where you recognize some actor or actress on screen, and spend the rest of the show/movie scratching your head and trying to remember what else you've seen them in. "Who was that guy?" you say, to your friends, and then you continue to speculate as to who they are and what other things you've seen them in. That Guys are oftentimes that guy either on TV, making lots of guest appearances on all sorts of shows, or character actors in movies, showing up in small-to-medium parts in all kinds of movies. Character actors are great--I tend to like these "real" actors more than the method-types that seem to garner so much praise, so I don't mean to belittle any of these That Guys by labeling them as such. There are much worse guys to be, and way worse kinds of That Guys to be.
The inaugural That Guy (and fellow--to Nick, Neal, and myself--Carnegie Mellon alum) is Paul Ben-Victor, who showed up most recently, for me, in Season Two of The Wire, which I watched on DVD back in the spring. As soon as he showed up on screen, he had me wondering, who is that guy? and trying to remember what else I'd seen him in. Let's meet him, via YouTube and (apparently) ExploreTalent.com:
That Guy
At the time of watching The Wire I realized that he was the guy from John from Cincinnati, the other not-nearly-as-good-as-the-wire HBO show. But you might also recognize him from True Romance.
This Week in Not That Guy #1: Brian Cox
You recognize Brian Cox. For instance, he's that guy that was the chief of the highway patrol in Super Troopers:
Not a That Guy
But if you think he's a That Guy, because of his easily recognizable presence in so many movies, you'd be wrong. Because he's Brian Cox, and everyone knows his name, and everyone thinks he's awesome (especially since the first couple X-Men movies). He's also awesome in Rushmore, and The Minus Man. Awesome actor, but too awesome, despite his numerous roles, to be that guy.
Ross Campbell tells Nick Marino about printing problems with the Shadoweyes and what he's doing to make the character's colors look the same on the screen and in print. Nick asks Ross about the format for Shadoweyes, spinning into the differences between graphic novels and single issues. This dovetails into a back and forth about comics business and publishing. Trading cards take over and segue into Sam Keith's cover art. Bishop busts into the conversation and leads into Jean-Claude Van Damme movies, finally taking the guys into direct-to-DVD territory.
The INDECENT PROPOSAL story arc begins here!!! It's part 1, and Ross Campbell and Nick Marino use TalkShoe for the first time as they chat about the pre-con rush for San Diego, the X-Men comic book line, Jubilee's cup size, Marvel's Ultimate line, a dream Ross had about sharing an office with Joe Quesada and Henry Rollins, a continuity-free line at Marvel Comics, superheroes as food and the Fantastic Four as elementals, backissues, Milestone Media, and an offer of original art from Ross for someone who shows up at SDCC with at least half of the Blood Syndicate series.
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