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In episode five of A Cinematic Christmas Journey, Peter Billingsley and Nick Schenk are discussing How the Grinch Stole Christmas. They discuss the CIA Operative hired on set, the lack of straight lines, and more as they go through the central themes and scenes of the movie. Episode is presented by Walmart, and sponsored in part by VIZIO. Visit Walmart - https://www.walmart.com/ for all your holiday needs. As a fan of this show, please visit Vizio --> https://vizio.tv/3BpTvyZ You can watch the full video version of the show exclusively on Spotify. Time Codes (3:38) - The Pressure's On (12:22) - No Straight Lines (15:12) - Paying the Price (25:11) - You are now entering Whoville (29:18) - Nailed it (33:05) - Marveling at the Grinch (34:29) - Villain or Victim? (37:23) - What Happens to a Heart Deferred? (41:47) - Stick the Landing Link to Grinch conceptual art by Berkeley Breathed - https://slckismet.blogspot.com/2014/01/berke-breatheds-vision-of-grinch-looked.html
Look what Naomi found in the bargain bin for a dollar and twenty-five cents! We tried convincing her to wait until December, but she would have none of it -- it's time for Christmas in August, y'all!Join us for some really insightful Sean Facts about the production, like why Berkeley Breathed thought it was trash and the adult-y things secretly hidden in the first few minutes. We'll squeak by with just a little bit of plot this week, but we've got a whole month to discuss a 30 minute cartoon. So, yeah. You know what you signed up for.Jen's recommendations this week:Hindsight Movie Reviews: Back to the FutureBlockbuster Mentality: Big Trouble in Little ChinaHave some feedback for us? Email us at shockedandapplaud@gmail.com or visit these fine Web establishments: Facebook and Twitter updates Our HomepageWe're part of the Frolic Podcast Network! You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts.Support the show
Look what Naomi found in the bargain bin for a dollar and twenty-five cents! We tried convincing her to wait until December, but she would have none of it -- it's time for Christmas in August, y'all!Join us for some really insightful Sean Facts about the production, like why Berkeley Breathed thought it was trash and the adult-y things secretly hidden in the first few minutes. We'll squeak by with just a little bit of plot this week, but we've got a whole month to discuss a 30 minute cartoon. So, yeah. You know what you signed up for.Jen's recommendations this week:Hindsight Movie Reviews: Back to the FutureBlockbuster Mentality: Big Trouble in Little ChinaHave some feedback for us? Email us at shockedandapplaud@gmail.com or visit these fine Web establishments: Facebook and Twitter updates Our HomepageWe're part of the Frolic Podcast Network! You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts.Support the show
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 485, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Comic Strips 1: Jim Davis named this cat after his grandfather, not the 20th president. Garfield. 2: Aaugh! This comic strip character was torn between a summer camp flame named Peggy Jean and the little red-haired girl. Charlie Brown. 3: John Steinbeck wrote the preface of a book about this Al Capp character. Li'l Abner. 4: Aaugh! This comic strip character was torn between a summer camp flame named Peggy Jean and the little red-haired girl. Charlie Brown. 5: On December 8, 1980 Berkeley Breathed began his magnum opus with the debut of this strip. Bloom County. Round 2. Category: Six Million-Dollar Men 1: In 1939 he and Bill Hewlett started a business in his garage with $538. (David) Packard. 2: John N., of this R.I. university-endowing family, was known as "The World's Richest Baby" when his uncle died in 1900. the Brown family. 3: He moved into Las Vegas' Desert Inn in 1966 and bought the whole hotel a short time later. Howard Hughes. 4: Kemmons Wilson had already made a pile with his jukebox franchise when he founded this "festive" family hotel chain. Holiday Inn. 5: Decorated with marble brought from India, the London home of tycoon Lakshmi Mittal has this punning name. the Taj Mittal. Round 3. Category: Goin' Monaco A Monaco 1: A 1918 treaty said if the royal family produced no male heirs, Monaco would come under this country's rule. France. 2: Of roughly 1, 5 or 10 square miles, it's the country's area. 1. 3: Rich foreigners like to make Monaco home as it doesn't have this, begun in the U.S. in 1913 via the 16th Amendment. an income tax. 4: Citizens of Monaco are not admitted to the casino founded in 1856 in this district. Monte Carlo. 5: Taking bodyguarding to a new level, 2 of this royal's protectors have fathered her 3 kids. Princess Stephanie. Round 4. Category: Movie Title Translations 1: In Malaysia Tom Hanks was the "Boy Wearing Man's Body" for this film. Big. 2: In France, this unforgettable Adam Sandler film became "Love and Amnesia". 50 First Dates. 3: This Oscar-winning film set in Somalia became "Helicopter on Fire" in Poland. Black Hawk Down. 4: The censorship board in Malaysia damned this Ron Perlman film with the title "Super Sapiens". Hellboy. 5: Translating this title, the Czech Republic thought Eddie Murphy was in charge of a "Crazy Kindergarten". Daddy Day Care. Round 5. Category: Tv Shows On Tv Shows 1: (Hi. I'm Debbe Dunning.) It's the name of the home improvement show that's featured on "Home Improvement". Tool Time. 2: Like "Meet the Press", Murphy Brown's fictional news show "F.Y.I." tapes in this city. Washington, D.C.. 3: This "Simpsons" TV clown has worked with Sideshow Bob, Sideshow Mel and Sideshow Luke Perry. Krusty the Klown. 4: He plays talk show host Larry Sanders on HBO's "The Larry Sanders Show". Garry Shandling. 5: The TV producer he plays on "The Tom Show" was dumped by Shannon Tweed, not Roseanne. Tom Arnold. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Don't watch it, play it! In the late 1970s, Atari ushered in the gaming era! But throughout their history, the company had more turbulence than a game of Combat. This week we revisit their history and which games were the most influential on us. Live Pong and prosper! What do Atari and Chuck E Cheese have to do with each other? What was the first standup Atari game, and why did it look like it belonged in The Sleeper house? These questions and more are answered as we look at the history of Atari. News Stranger Things season 4 is coming, but we will see an end to the series after season 5 Berkeley Breathed's Bloom County comic strip will be coming to Fox for an animated series Make sure to check out Shua on the Saturday Matinee Podcast this week What we're Enjoying Jay revisited a 1955 Spencer Tracy mystery movie called Bad Day at Black Rock. This intriguing tale of a one-armed stranger appearing in a small town with a secret is sure to give you a retro story to talk about. Shua has been trying to view all the best picture Oscar nominees before the broadcast of the awards on March 27. Enjoy Games! In 1971, Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney adapted a computer game called Spacewar, created in 1962 by Steve Russell. The new game, called Computer Space, may not have been the gigantic success that the men had hoped for, but it laid the groundwork for their new business, dubbed Atari. Computer Space led to Pong, which found it's way across the country with eight to ten thousand machines sprinkled throughout bars and restaurants. Bushnell then took over the country and used their success to grow the company quickly (yet, with questionable business practices). One of his successes was the home console, which started appearing on shelves in the late 70s. Plus, Bushnell expanded his business ideas by purchasing Pizza Time Theater and began putting his arcade cabinets in Chuck E Cheeses across the country. It was a crazy idea that worked for quite a while. Bushnell, now just Chairman of the Board after selling Atari to Warner Communications for $28 million, hired an interesting (and not very well liked) character named Steve Jobs. Jobs had some innovative ideas, but had some of them developed by his friend Steve Wozniak in some pretty underhanded scenarios. By the 1980s Atari had become the fastest-growing company in the history of our country. But the writing was on the wall; the video game industry, and especially Atari, was getting ready for a crash. In 1983, shortly after their disastrous release of the failed ET video game, Atari was posting huge losses and other companies quickly filled the void in the market. Jay and Shua have some good memories of Atari games though, both at home and in arcades. And collectors still try to acquire a wide variety of their creations. Despite their shortcomings, Atari helped to create classics and inspire future generations in programming, designing, artwork, technology, and more! Did you have an Atari? What were some games that stood out to you? Let us know. Come talk to us in the Discord channel or send us an email to podcast@enjoystuff.com
This week Reilly and George are visited by writer and wrasslin' fan Aubrey Sitterson for a spirited discussion of the pros and cons of Greco-Roman Wrestling vs Competitive Endurance Tickling, Berkeley Breathed, the Tyler Durden method of breaking into comics, and Aubrey's new comics series unabashedly anarchic Beef Bros Behind Bars , now on kickstarter!
This week, Surane and Maria run down the list of Maria's faaaavourite canine literature. Maria has a bit of a dog book addiction (she can't see one without picking em up!) so if you need some reading recommendations, here they are... Inside of a Dog by Alexandra Horowitz, Rin Tin Tin by Susan Orlean, 1010 Reasons to Love Dogs by Miele & Tiegreen, The Dogist by Elias Wiess Friedman, Merle’s Door by Ted Karasote, Flawed Dogs by Berkeley Breathed, and The New York Dog by Rachel Hale McKenna.
Fonda Snyder - EPISODE 004: This week's guest is Fonda Snyder, one of the nicest people I've met in the industry. Fonda has had a diverse career in the film, TV, and book publishing arenas and is such a great person to spend time with! We rewind to talk about how Fonda got started and step through each stage of her career, which includes working with Gene Wilder, Martin Short, Berkeley Breathed, Disney Channel, and the LA book store she started with her sister, Storyopolis. Fonda also started working with me on a preschool series a couple of years ago and recently started a new role with the toy company, Battat, which she tells us about. We think you'll love this conversation - enjoy!Contact us: podcast@thecreatorssociety.orgHost & Producer: Michael WakelamExecutive Producer: Eric M. MillerMusic by: Rich Dickerson (www.richdickerson.com)Audio Engineering: Mike RochaThe Creators Society is a group of passionate, friendly, and respectable creators working in different areas of animation from development through distribution. We work to bring these members of the animation community together through education and networking.Learn more about the Creators Society, and how to become a member at thecreatorssociety.org.
Riley Wuz Here - S01/E12 Lynxi WelcomeEpisode synopsis HBOMax Synopsis: Riley's affinity for graffiti goes too far when neighbors wake up to giant murals on their homes. Maybe a sweet natured, psycho war vet art teacher can help reel him in. Pre Show: Hidden talents MariJayne Maven's Alituation Holiday Marketplace.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZzziA1-prLaSONatNOSUJg Covid Island Event Starting to love staying at home Things you can do when you're staying home Covid funerals WEAR A MASK! Restaurants closing down Lack of Christmas “spirit” Rudy & Jenna got the Covid Safe Harbor Date Trump & allies losing 98+% of their post-election litigation Trump's coup attempt Video of what the Trumplicans believe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1VXr3p5baM Lou Dobbs telling Stephen Miller to pay Marc Elias half a billion. How Are Ya Now? Podcast (Tiara and Dean's Letterkenny podcast) going to do a preview episode for season 9 Show: Who's painted on the side of the house? One of the most debated things about the show We want Aaron McGruder on the show!!! Nose comparison of Granddad to the painting One big family Finding lost family DNA to check for your tribe and another to check for relation to cannabishttps://africanancestry.com/ Following the rules vs. praise Early reading Voice actor representation Halle Berry WAP and BAPS John Wick 3 Better trilogy: John Wick – Riddick – Matrix Ol' Dirty Bastard The movement is more important that the individual Banksy There should be a Bob Ross movie/series Assuming white people are in charge Mentors Uncle Ruckus' view on Black artists Unknown black artists Huey's transformation White People Question: This is more of a “Well-Meaning White People Say” : “I just want you to know; I apologize on behalf of all white people for everything we've done to you.” Why are you, specifically, apologizing? You are not the representative for all white people. If the intent is pure/sincere… Don't center yourself in an apology What are you willing to do? Have a “Stupid White People Question” you want to leave us?Email us at Hosts@TheBoondocksPod.comor leave us a voicemail at (760) 933-8636, that's (760) WE-3-UNDO. Post Show Info: Next week: Wingmen Need to see where we are on social media and such? Come find us! https://www.theboondockspod.com/links Trivia: When Riley is being grilled by the cop, Tom, and Granddad he says “say hello to the bad guy”. This is a reference to Scarface (1983), where Tony Montana (Al Pacino) says the same line. When Granddad is talking about The Teacher and says “I heard he was a Gulf War” vet, that is a reference to Bob Ross' (who The Teacher is based on) service during Vietnam (which is a little known fact). The reference that Uncle Ruckus makes to the “comics with the talking penguin” is a reference to “Bloom County” and the featured penguin character, “Opus” by Berkeley Breathed, whom Aaron McGruder is a big fan of. The final line that Granddad says “This ain't Beat Street” is a reference to the movie Beat Street (1984), an American drama dance film featuring New York City hip hop culture of the early 80s, breakdancing, DJing, and graffiti. Riley's painting of a “fallen soldier” is of Ol' Dirty Bastard. Show Music: Intro: #Makeachange by K.I.R.K. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License. Outro: Good Times by Audiobinger is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Berkeley Breathed is perhaps best known for his comic strips "Bloom County," "Outland," and "Opus." But he's also a gifted children's book creator. I first met him in 2003, upon publication of his book "Flawed Dogs." We tal;;kerd again in 2007 after he published "Mars Needs Moms," which later became a Disney animated film. It's about a 9-year-old boy named Milo who comes to appreciate everything about his mom, after she's abducted by Martians.
Grab an emergency parachute as we dive in to the 1991 TV Christmas special, “A Wish for Wings That Work,” starring Opus the Penguin and Bill the Cat from the comic strip series “Bloom County” and “Outland.”On This EpisodeMike Westfall (@fallwestmike), French-accented, self-identifying rhinoceros who was born a pig.Erin Evans (@mserinmevans), our frequent wingwoman and the closest thing this podcast is getting to resident “Bloom County” expert.Joey O. (@ImGonnaDJ24) from Y-Not Radio and Words With Nerds.Topics and TangentsThis is based on a book version you can watch someone read to you on YouTube, if you’d like.“Bloom County” creator Berkeley Breathed was not happy with this special. He also confirmed the animators hid some naughty bits in the opening.Bill the Cat’s presidential run in 1988, including the candidates’ interpretations of the song “Louie Louie.”Joey’s interview with Michael Bell, the voice of Opus.“The Ant and the Aardvark,” starring John Byner, the voice of Bill.Surprise cameos by Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman, who may or may not have walked over from the set of “Hook” to record their lines.Opus’ flight attempt is reminiscent Larry Walters’ real-life flight using over 40 weather balloons tied to a lawn chair.Opus’ nightmare is from “Lost Horizon,” a 1937 movie by future “It’s a Wonderful Life” director Frank Capra.“A Frog Thing,” a children’s book with a very similar plot, but less Christmassy.Opus plushes with Santa hats are pretty easy to find on eBay.Previous Episodes of This Podcast MentionedSeason 1, Episode 6: A Rugrats Chanukah“A Wish for Wings That Work” ©1991 Universal Cartoon Studios, Inc. / Amblin Entertainment, Inc.The Advent Calendar House is on the web at adventcalendar.house, on Twitter @adventcalhouse, and part of the Christmas Podcast Network.
Taking the Artist’s Edition Index from print to the spoken word, join me monthly for a look at all things Artist’s Edition. This month we take a look at shipping changes, Artist’s Edition Index Poll June 2019, September 2019 Solicitations, Out Of Print Sales May 2019, and reviews of The Absolute Sandman: Overture, Berkeley Breathed’s Bloom County Artist’s Edition, and Ombres Sur Tombstone Édition Noir Et Blanc. Listen here, download or subscribe on iTunes and Stitcher. Theme music courtesy of the Internet Archive.
If it's Friday, it's a current events episode, and if it's current events, we're probably talking about Donald Trump. We begin, however, with the second installment of a hopefully infrequent segment about stuff Andrew gets wrong. In this case, it's actually two things. First, Andrew clarifies the terminology related to immunity, and second, Andrew admits to falling for a hoax (!) In our main segment, we look at James Comey's testimony before the Senate regarding his firing. How far up Yodel Mountain does this take us? Listen and find out! After that, fan favorite Breakin' Down the Law returns with an analysis of what's going on with the Trump Administration's appeal of Executive Order 13780, the so-called "Muslim Ban," which we last discussed in Episode #51. Finally, we end with a brand new (and tricky) Thomas Takes the Bar Exam question #27 about the admissibility of a question on cross-examination regarding the availability of insurance proceeds. Remember that TTTBE issues a new question every Friday, followed by the answer on next Tuesday's show. Don't forget to play along by following our Twitter feed (@Openargs) and/or our Facebook Page and quoting the Tweet or Facebook Post that announces this episode along with your guess and reason(s)! Recent Appearances: Andrew was a recent guest on Episode #84 of the Cellar Door Skeptics podcast; give it a listen. Show Notes & Links We first discussed obstruction of justice in Episode #70, and analyzed the status of Executive Order 13780 in Episode #51. Snopes debunked the Berkeley Breathed letter here. The relevant obstruction statutes are 18 U.S.C § 1501 et seq. The two cases Andrew found that involve valid prosecutions for obstruction of justice where the defendant used the "I hope" construction in threatening a witness are U.S. v. Bedoy, 827 F.3d 495 (5th Cir. 2016) and U.S. v. McDonald, 521 F.3d 975 (8th Cir. 2008). This is the text of Executive Order 13780. Support us on Patreon at: patreon.com/law Follow us on Twitter: @Openargs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/openargs/ And email us at openarguments@gmail.com
The Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of "Bloom County" on the revival of his beloved comic strip after a 25-year hiatus and a new book about the origins of Bill The Cat.
The classic strips from Berkeley Breathed's comic in the 80's are the best way to relive the decade, but as for its current revival...
Senior Editor, Amazon.com Books Interview starts at 17:14 and ends at 44:11 "I've heard it said that summer's a great time for summer reading, but it's also a great time to sit down with that one nonfiction book that you want to take the time to read. Maybe it's transitioning a little bit, but fall is definitely the big time to sell books. That's when everybody gears up and starts scheduling their huge books." News “Now Arriving on the New York Subway: Free E-Books, Timed for Your Commute” by James Barron at The New York Times - August 28, 2016 “Book Reading 2016” report by Pew Research Center - September 1, 2016 “No, the Internet Has Not Killed the Printed Book. Most People Still Prefer Them.” by Daniel Victor at The New York Times - September 2, 2016 “Pew: Print Books Still More Popular Than EBooks and Audiobooks” by Daniel Berkowitz at Digital Book World - September 1, 2016 “Visiting Wroclaw Amazon. Warehouse, work and work culture” by Robert Drozd - September 1, 2016 Kobo Aura One “New Omate Rise smartwatch comes with Amazon Alexa” by Edgar Cervantes at Android Authority - September 1, 2016 Omate Rise Smartwatch with Alexa at Indiegogo Tech Tip Moko Case for Kindle Oasis - $12.99 WizFun Case for Kindle Oasis - $9.99 Interview with Chris Schluep Amazon Author Pages for Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, and China Miéville The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster by Bobby Henderson Flying Spaghetti Monster Car Emblem Seconds: A Graphic Novel by Bryan Lee O'Malley Everything I Never Told You: A Novel by Celeste Ng The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen - available for pre-order with delivery September 27, 2016 The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer - available for pre-order with delivery November 8, 2016 Two by Two by Nicholas Sparks - available for pre-order with delivery October 4, 2016 A Torch Against the Night and An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir Here I Am: A Novel by Jonathan Safran Foer - available for pre-order with delivery September 6, 2016 Moonglow: A Novel by Michael Chabon - available for pre-order with delivery November 22, 2016 The Whistler by John Grisham - available for pre-order with delivery October 25, 2016 Bloom County Episode XI: A New Hope by Berkeley Breathed - available for pre-order with delivery September 13, 2016 Razor Girl: A Novel by Carl Hiaasen - available for pre-order with delivery September 6, 2016 Crooked Kingdom: A Sequel to Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo - available for pre-order with delivery September 27, 2016 Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Olympics by Daniel James Brown Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J. D. Vance Small Great Things: A Novel by Jodi Picoult - available for pre-order with delivery October 11, 2016 Omnivoracious, The Amazon Book Review Next Week's Guest Nicholson Baker, author of Substitute: Going to School With a Thousand Kids Music for my podcast is from an original Thelonius Monk composition named "Well, You Needn't." This version is "Ra-Monk" by Eval Manigat on the "Variations in Time: A Jazz Perspective" CD by Public Transit Recording" CD. Please Join the Kindle Chronicles group at Goodreads!
On today’s episode we dive into Berkeley Breathed’s award-winning, newly-revived comic strip: Bloom County. Show outline: 0-6 minutes: we chat about the comic All-Star Superman with one of our younger guild members Jack Nunnink. 6-60 minutes: we open Bloom County, discussing the characters, some favorite plot arcs, and what we think makes the strip so … Continue reading Culturezoo 3: Bloom County
Chris Talks about rereading Crisis on Infinite Earths while on vacation, Star Trek: The Q Gambit, Berkeley Breathed’s Academia Waltz and The Orion Omnibus. Collected Comics Library, hosted by Chris Marshall, THE Trade Paperback Podcast. The only podcast solely dedicated to news, information and reviews on all sorts of comic book collected editions.
Today is a very special day at Mousterpiece Cinema HQ, because it's finally happened. After months of searching, after hours of discussion, we have found a film that Mike doesn't love. In fact, this is a film that Mike had an easier time nitpicking. Yes, that's right, folks, Mike can nitpick, too! In this epic episode, Josh and Mike get right into the nitty-gritty of what is currently the biggest box-office flop in film history: Mars Needs Moms, a motion-capture animated movie based on the Berkeley Breathed book of the same name. Is the movie as bad as you might think? Do cats like broccoli? Did Mike dislike a movie more than Josh for once? Could it be possible? Check out the new show to find out!