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We watch classic Doctor Who, The Prisoner, and other old TV shows and movies to determine if they're still worth watching for a modern audience.

Guy & Ron


    • May 20, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 164 EPISODES


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    Doctor Who 56: Mind of Evil

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 87:19


    We kept having to remind each other what happened in this one, but otherwise some good digressions! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Doctor Who 55: Terror of the Autons

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 61:45


    Two major characters in Doctor Who canon are introduced in this story kicking off Pertwee's second season, but is the story itself Worth Watching? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    More Ustinov: Logan's Run

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 83:12


    We wanted to compare Peter Ustinov in this classic science fiction film to the work he did in “One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing” filmed the same year…don't trust anyone over 30! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Jiro Dreams of Sushi

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 31:10


    Since we were on the subject of food with our last couple of episodes, we couldn't help cover this, one of Ron's favorite food documentaries… This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    The Search for General Tso

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 43:44


    One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing turns out to be about how Won Ton soup came to the UK (spoiler!), so we decided to watch this excellent documentary about how Chinese food came to America, and how America changed Chinese food, and oh yeah, where did General Tso's chicken come from? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Pertwee special: One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 70:51


    This isn't one of the better good old Disney movies (one of us likes it a lot more than the other) but sometimes lesser movies make for the best discussions, and this is one of those cases. We spend a lot of time talking about the historical context, and its impact on other films — in particular, Star Wars literally owes a huge debt to Dinosaurs!And oh yeah, Jon Pertwee is in there somewhere… This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Doctor Who 54: Inferno

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 124:26


    An unusually strong season goes out with a world-ending bang in this classic story…but does it hold up for modern viewers? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Doctor Who 53: The Ambassadors of Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 99:02


    Doctor Who meets 2001! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Doctor Who 52: Doctor Who and the Silurians

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 105:22


    The invasion is coming from inside the house! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Doctor Who 51: Spearhead From Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 69:30


    Jon Pertwee's first story as the Doctor! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Doctor Who 50: The War Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 139:39


    This 10 episode epic ends the Troughton era, and it's an amazing way to go out! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Doctor Who 49: The Space Pirates

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 84:55


    This is the last reconstruction we'll ever have to watch — yay!For a story no one ever talks about and that we knew nothing about, we were pleasantly surprised! It's a damn shame only one episode of this survived. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Katherine Mangu-Ward on The Seeds of Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 47:47


    Over the years Katherine — Editor in Chief at Reason Magazine — and I have had numerous late night conversations at bars across the country, and this podcast is pretty much a recording of one of those discussions. The starting point is the Dr Who story The Seeds of Death, but the discussion is wide-ranging, philosophical, and funny. Just the way I like it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Doctor Who 48: The Seeds of Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 109:50


    The Ice Warriors are back, and this time it's personal! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Silents: Safety Last!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 38:47


    “The movie where the guy hangs off the clock.”Probably the best silent film comedy in history, this is the film where everything Harold Lloyd had learned in his career came together in one sublime package that leaves even modern audiences in stitches.And that clock image will be eternal.Listen in to our non-silent podcast to learn more about the film and see what we think about it! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Silents: The Passion of Joan of Arc

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2024 45:15


    Our first silent film, and if you're not very familiar with silent films this one will defy your expectations. No Charlie Chaplin pratfalls, no silly acting. This is a serious recreation of the trial of Joan of Arc, considered not only one of the best films ever made, but to have one of the best acting performances of all time. Definitely Worth Watching! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Yet More Max: The Seventh Seal

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 54:16


    Max von Sydow is a podcast favorite, so we decided to go back to his early career — the movie that put him and Ingmar Bergman on the map. As usual, Max didn't disappoint! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Host's Choice: Whiplash

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 49:00


    We have a great discussion about the amazing, intense Whiplash — possibly the best role of JK Simmons' career? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Host's Choice: Baseketball

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 65:37


    Well, one of us really likes this one! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Doctor Who 47: The Krotons

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 71:43


    The first Dr Who story by Robert Holmes, who would become a legendary Dr Who writer. However, his first effort is often considered his weakest…what do we think? The answer may surprise you! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Doctor Who 46: The Invasion

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 147:32


    An official favorite of the podcast, with some of the most amazing villains ever! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Girlfriend's Choice: The Breakfast Club

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 62:53


    We do a deep dive into an 80s classic that totally stands up today…say, are you or are you not “doing it”??? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Doctor Who 45: The Mind Robber

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 80:40


    A fun romp with exactly zero budget! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Doctor Who 44: The Dominators

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 98:56


    In the first story of Patrick Troughton's last season, will the revelation of the mighty Quarks change everything? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    More von Sydow: Pelle the Conquerer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 49:33


    We love Max von Sydow, so Ron felt it was time to introduce Guy to one of his more serious films. With gritted teeth, Guy agreed to watch a foreign film with subtitles that wasn't about samurai, and guess what, he liked it! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    More Ed Harris: A History of Violence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 52:48


    This amazing film by David Cronenberg is one of Ron's “drag them to the couch” films, and he finally got an excuse to do that to Guy given that we recently watched another Ed Harris movie, “Needful Things”. (Don't tell Guy, but this is way better…)It's just one of those rare perfectly constructed films that will hopefully go down in film history.To see why, listen in! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Inspired the Omen: The Exorcist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2024 63:51


    We were surprised by how much we liked this, and how different it was from The Omen, the film it inspired. This is horror for adults, and we find it Worth Watching! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Troughton Special 2: The Omen

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 58:38


    At the end of each Dr Who season, we like to watch a movie that the current Dr was in. In this case it's The Omen, in which Troughton was a priest…we have a really interesting discussion about this whole Satanic matter! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Doctor Who 43: The Wheel in Space

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2024 97:02


    The Cybermen are back, with a convoluted plan worthy of Heath Ledger's Joker…And one of the characters in this story will become the next companion! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Doctor Who 42: Fury From the Deep

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2024 83:09


    The pipes! The pipes! The pipes are calling!See what we think about six episodes of seaweed in the pipes…and the departure of Victoria as a companion. Are we broken up about it or excited to see who comes next? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Host's Choice: Needful Things

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 46:03


    After seeing Max von Sydow in Flash Gordon, it was time for Guy to introduce Ron to his favorite von Sydow role in Stephen King's Needful Things…stay to the end for an extended discussion of David Lynch's career! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Host's Choice: Flash Gordon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 33:46


    Given that Flash Gordon was the movie George Lucas originally wanted to make, and that Guy had never seen it, it was time to fix this![Note that a recording issue makes for a somewhat abrupt ending…] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Worth Playing: Dragon's Dogma 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2024 89:17


    Yeah our podcast is all about old movies and TV shows, but our origin story started out with video games. In this episode we talk about how we met through making video games, which eventually led to our fascination with Dragon's Dogma 2… This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Inspired by Kurosawa 14: Star Wars

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2024 55:05


    We've all been waiting our entire lives to do this episode! Now you finally get to find out what we think about the franchise known as Star Wars! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Inspired by Kurosawa 13: The Hidden Fortress

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2024 39:23


    Andrew Heaton joins us to discuss the amazing amount of inspiration Hidden Fortress provided for Star Wars, as well as going over the film itself. Without this film, Star Wars would have been something completely different! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Doctor Who 41: The Web of Fear

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2024 85:25


    This and the previous story, Enemy of the World, were rediscovered 40 years after they'd been lost. This is a story that follows up on recent The Abominable Snowmen, but takes place 30 years later. We loved Enemy of the World, how will this one stand up? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Doctor Who 40: The Enemy of the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 148:20


    Lost for over 40 years, found a decade ago in war-torn Nigeria…what can I say, we both love this story! It's now an official Worth Watching favorite. Listen in to find out why! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Doctor Who 39: The Ice Warriors

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2024 108:04


    The definition of a “base under siege” story, this one introduces the enduring enemy The Ice Warriors (technically should be known as “The Martians”!). Does it hold up for a modern audience? We shall see! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Doctor Who 38: The Abominable Snowmen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2024 89:06


    Yet another lost Troughton story revived with surprisingly good animation. How well does six episodes of Yetis and Tibetan monks chasing each other around hold up for a modern audience? We shall see! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Doctor Who 37: The Tomb of the Cybermen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2024 109:28


    Finally, a fully live-action Troughton story!Does this classic Cybermen story hold up today? How did fascination with Egyptian tombs influence this story? Why do Doctor Who villains never learn that you can't make a deal with the devil? Find out all this and more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Influencer: High Noon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2024 96:55


    High Noon influenced Outland, so we decided to go back and watch it in this context. We discuss the controversies, the qualities of the filmmaking, how it contrasts with Outland, and how to hold a gun so you can actually hit something! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Host's Choice: Outland

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2024 110:40


    Inspired by High Noon, with a stellar cast (Sean Connery! Peter Boyle!), coming on the heels of 2001 and Star Wars and directed by the guy who did a fine job on Capricorn One, how does this space western hold up? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Host's Choice: Halloween III

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2023 109:04


    With the third Halloween movie, John Carpenter — a favorite director of the podcast — wanted to take the franchise in a different direction, in which every year a new entry would be released that told a stand-alone story rather than just repeating the Michael Meyers thing.Turned out the public wasn't interested in Halloween without Michael, so the film wasn't a success. But as always happens with Carpenter, it gained a cult following over time, and we dive into to see if it turns out to be Worth Watching! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Host's Choice: The Fugitive

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2023 109:57


    Ron contends this movie has the most perfect 25 minute opening of any movie ever. Prove him wrong.Also, Harrison Ford with a beard. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Troughton Special 1: Jason and the Argonauts

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2023 92:39


    At the end of a season of Doctor Who, we like to celebrate the actor by watching one of his non-Doctor films.In this case we're watching Jason and the Argonauts, a Ray Harryhausen stop motion film that has had an incredible impact on one of your hosts, actually changing his life. To see what that's about, listen in! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Doctor Who 53: The Evil of the Daleks

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 155:02


    Wow, we were surprised by this one—the last story of Troughton's first season, and seemingly the last Dalek story ever—is packed full of surprises, Daleks high on acid, and for once a pretty compelling Dalek plot to force the Doctor to mess with all of human history. Check it out! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Doctor Who 52: The Faceless Ones

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023 148:00


    An intriguing mystery filmed at Gatwick airport, this is Ben & Polly's swan song…does it live up to the promise? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Doctor Who 51: The Macra Terror

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 75:02


    One of the weirder stories ever, managing to combine 1984 and Brave New World with giant intelligent crabs, this story surprised and delighted us. Check it out! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Doctor Who 50: The Moonbase

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2023 107:25


    We both came into this discussion with our own conclusion, and each of us changed our mind a bit by the end. We make a lot of fun of parts of this story, but ultimately we found a number of things to like, and we had really enjoyed our discussion. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Doctor Who 49: The Underwater Menace

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 99:07


    Is this half-missing story the big one that got away? Was a 1960s children's show ready to compete with the effects of Avatar?We give you all the answers! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

    Doctor Who 48: The Highlanders

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 83:24


    This totally lost story introduces one of the most important companions in the history of Doctor Who…does that mean you should watch it? Or is it really just best to listen to this podcast?Once you've listened you'll know the answer, and it will be too late to change your mind! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

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