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Jonathan Freeman, ASC faced a unique challenge on Netflix's sci-fi series 3 Body Problem. The books, written by Cixin Liu, are extremely intellectually dense novels. Translating them into visually compelling television seemed like a daunting task. Show creators DB Weiss and David Benioff had worked with Jonathan previously on Game of Thrones, and they leaned into filmmaking that was motivated by impactful storytelling rather than just "cool shots." A key reveal moment in particular was achieved simply by pushing in on a photo of one of the characters in the first episode, revealing how the stories were interconnected. Together, they decided on the look of the show and chose three distinct visual styles for 1960s China, modern London, and the virtual world of a videogame. The 2:3:5 aspect ratio and ARRI ALFA lenses helped differentiate these environments. The lenses were prototypes that Greig Fraser was developing on The Batman. “They had exactly all that beautiful bokeh that you would expect, but the center was optically pure,” says Jonathan. “They also had these chromatic aberrations to them. These distorted, stretchy little bits in the edges of the frame just looked funky and kind of otherworldly. I just like the idea that it could be interpreted as sort of an alien's point of view.” Filming the virtual world within a limited physical space required innovation. Jonathan's "low-res volume" stage concept used a massive wall of SkyPanels and strategically placed lighting to create a realistic, immersive environment for actors. “Each (panel) was almost like a pixel, so we created an array of 110 feet by 45 wide wrapped around 180 degrees.” says Jonathan. “It was a very complex system, but overall the intent was to recreate these live environments the way you might be able to do in a regular volume. Then, there was the lighting on top, similar to the skylight, where we programmed animated lights to recreate sunrise, sunset, dusk, and dawn. It was quite complicated, but we were able to use a real space and transition in camera. It took a lot of minds to put it together, but I thought it was really successful.” Find Jonathan Freeman: http://freemandp.com/ Sponsored by Hot Rod Cameras www.hotrodcameras.com Sponsored by ARRI: https://www.arri.com/en The Cinematography Podcast website: www.camnoir.com Facebook: @cinepod Instagram: @thecinepod Twitter: @ShortEndz
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we're both unavailable, but we catch you up on the mailbag! Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Issues covered: a review prompting discussion of Majora's Mask, some discussion of time loop games, a very difficult to find character, hard to find stuff in older games, Easter Eggs in games we've put in or in games we knew, the Jar-Jar model, the hidden command-line, keeping the love alive, teaching a bit of a design course, should have gone into film, starting our own company, being inspired by GDC, being reminded of the passion, getting the gang back together, green Tahoma, bringing in marketing, comparative marketing, tapping into the lizard brain, a title having to be many things, legal search for copyright/trademark, why is it called Europa, whether or not it's possible not to grind, the mental state required, the time pressure of the podcast, a place to play for elite players, the relative ease of critical paths in later games, completionist vs main-line content, the requirement to broaden games' appeal, how many people finish games as a percentage, making 30% of the end of the game, the Deep Dungeon of Final Fantasy Tactics, rescuing the dragon, fighting the high end critters, Cloud Strife and his headache, diving into the Deep Dungeon, lighting and the dark dungeon, how to unlock the calculator, the strategy for finding the dungeon exits, Brett's theory about Cloud, connections with Viet Nam, localization issue?, deciding on a post-credits sequence. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: _Iceboy_, Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, Groundhog's Day, Super Time Force Ultra, PlayStation, Housemarque, Returnal, Deathloop, Outer Wilds, Ashton Herrmann, Pokemon Red/Blue, Street Fighter 2, DB Weiss, Lucky Wander Boy, Jamie Fristrom, Adventure, Mortal Kombat, Republic Commando, Force Unleashed, Greg Knight, Greg Land, Harley Baldwin, Star Wars: Starfighter, Dave K, Diablo, Far Cry 2, Thief, Bethesda Game Studios, Brainy Gamer/Michael Abbott, This War of Mine, Call of Duty, Ian Milham, Tim-mento, Trespasser, Baldur's Gate 3, Dungeons & Dragons, Michael #1, Hero of the Circinus Galaxy, Tacoma, John Feil, Halo (series), Disney Infinity, Medal of Honor, Call of Duty, Robert Heinlein, 2010, Tomb Raider, Michael #2, Tactics Ogre/Ogre Battle, Space Quest/King's Quest, Plundered Hearts, Larian Studios, BioWare, The Witcher III, Kirk Hamilton, Aaron Evers, Mark Garcia, Metal Gear, Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy VII, Kingdom Hearts, Square Enix, Apocalypse Now, Ladyhawke, The Doors. Errata: Lucky Wander Boy was written by D. B. Weiss (which admittedly, is German for white). We regret the error. Next time: TBA Twitch: timlongojr, Twitter/Threads/Insta: @devgameclub Discord DevGameClub@gmail.com
Host Jeff Goldsmith interviews writers-showrunners David Benioff, D.B. Weiss and Alexander Woo about 3 Body Problem. Download my podcast here Copyright © Unlikely Films, Inc. 2024. All rights reserved. For more great content check out Backstory Magazine @ Backstory.net
Ryan gives reviews on a few movies from March as well as several new TV shows, including Shogun and 3 Body Problem.
Welcome to TV Break, where Pop Break's Podcasts Editor Alex Marcus is joined by editor-in-chief Bill Bodkin, and TV Columnist Josh Sarnecky to talk about the happenings in television. Here's the format of the show: The Best Thing I Saw on TV Last Month – Alex & Bill talk about a show/episode/event they liked from the last month including DisneyPlus's X-Men: ‘97 and Netflix's Girls5Eva. News Break – Alex and Bill react to the news that Amazon Prime Video has reached a deal with YouTuber Mr. Beast to create the world's largest game show. Streaming Wars – Alex and Bill pick a streamer they think “won the month” based on new shows airing/upcoming shows announced etc. Bill went with the newly colored Disney Plus, which has brought Hulu content online for all Hulu subscribers, debuted The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version), The Marvels, and Elemental, and doubled down on the hype zone with trailers and release date announcements for The Acolyte, Doctor Who, and Bluey. Oh and X-Men ‘97 has dominated the internet, The Pop Break included. Meanwhile, Alex gives the nod to AppleTV+ thanks to exciting trailers for projects like Colin Farrell's Sugar and Michael Douglas's Franklin, exciting new docs like Girls State and Steve! (martin), new episodes of Loot, Fraggle Rock, Palme Royale, Manhunt, and Masters of the Air, a new season of Friday Night Baseball, and free access to major 2023 films like Killers of the Flower Moon and Napoleon. New Series Spotlight – Alex and Bill review 3 Body Problem, Netflix's adaptation of the acclaimed novel by Liu Cixin. The series was created by former Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and DB Weiss and Alexander Woo. It stars a massive ensemble led by Benedict Wong of Doctor Strange. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/popbreaktv/message
The creators of 3 BODY PROBLEM know something about scrutinized book to screen adaptations. David Benioff & D.B. Weiss (GAME OF THRONES) and Alexander Woo (TRUE BLOOD) join Josh to talk about their complex audacious new series, their sci-fi influences, their favorite character deaths and that GAME OF THRONES ending. SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! ZocDoc -- Go to Zocdoc.com/HappySad and download the Zocdoc app for FREE BetterHelp -- Visit BetterHelp.com/HSC today to get 10% off your first month UPCOMING LIVE EVENTS Merrily We Roll Along (Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, and Lindsay Mendez) March 28th in NYC -- Get tickets here Tom Hiddleston April 11th in Los Angeles -- Get tickets here Cabaret (Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin) May 20th in NYC -- Get tickets here Check out the Happy Sad Confused patreon here! We've got discount codes to live events, merch, early access, exclusive episodes of, video versions of the podcast, and more! To watch episodes of Happy Sad Confused, subscribe to Josh's youtube channel here!
00.00 – 04.10 Intro and presenters discuss what they've been watching. 04.15 – 19.40 Review of Road House including interviews with the film's stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniela Melchior, Lukas Gage and Billy Magnussen 19.45 – 39.55 Review of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire including an interview with the film's director Gil Kenan 40.00 – 51.15 Review of Immaculate including an interview with the film's star, Sydney Sweeney 51.20 – 58.30 Review of Robot Dreams 58.35 – 1.03.35 Review of Late Night with the Devil 1.03.40 –1.17.00 Interview with the showrunners of 3 Body Problem: David Benioff, D.B. Weiss and Alexander Woo 1.17.05 – 1.21.20 Film of the Week, and answering the question: “Which other 80s film would you like to see resurrected?" Check out more movie interviews on our YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/totalfilm Read more about the new issue of Total Film: https://www.gamesradar.com/total-film-latest-issue/ Subscribe to Total Film magazine https://www.magazinesdirect.com/TOF/C98K Contact us at: totalfilm@futurenet.com
3 Body Problem Trailer Reaction! David Benioff and D.B. Weiss! Kathy and Burk react to the trailer for the much-anticipated 3 Body Problem, a thrilling story that redefines sci-fi drama with its layered mysteries and genre-bending high stakes. Based on the acclaimed, international bestselling book trilogy, The Three-Body Problem.A young woman's fateful decision in 1960s China reverberates across space and time to a group of brilliant scientists in the present day. As the laws of nature unravel before their eyes five former colleagues reunite to confront the greatest threat in humanity's history.#3bodyproblem #davidbenioff #dbweiss #gameofthrones #netflix #scifi Get early access to these reviews by joining Patreon or our YouTube channel! YouTube Membershiphttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvt8UhKoTahIIRGIwxzUVVA/joinPatreonhttps://www.patreon.com/CinemondoPodcastJoin this channel to get access to fun perks like exclusive content and private Discord channel!:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvt8UhKoTahIIRGIwxzUVVA/joinOfficial Swag https://shop.spreadshirt.com/cinemondoNew videos daily!!Subscribe for the latest movie reviewshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvt8UhKoTahIIRGIwxzUVVA?sub_confirmation=1
Well, looks like David Benioff and DB Weiss, the men behind Game of Thrones, have walked off the 2022 trilogy. This was going to be the first Star Wars movie after Star Wars Episode 9 the Rise of Skywalker. Their Netflix deal will be taking all of their time, and maybe one day they'll come back. Kathleen Kennedy is leaving the door open for them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Everything about the world must be rethought -- and Vitalik Buterin is on it. He joins Amit Varma and guest co-host Ajay Shah in episode 342 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss currencies, freedom, political philosophy, community, aging and why we need not be too scared of men with guns. (FOR FULL LINKED SHOW NOTES, GO TO SEENUNSEEN.IN.) Also check out: 1. Vitalik Buterin on Twitter and his own website. 2. Ending Aging -- Aubrey de Grey. 3. The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant -- Nick Bostrom. 4. Issue # 1 of Bitcoin Magazine. 5. The World of Warcraft origin story. 6. Human Action -- Ludwig von Mises. 7. Atlas Shrugged -- Ayn Rand. 8. Thomas Sowell on Amazon, Wikipedia and his own website. 9. Frédéric Bastiat's writings at Bastiat.org and Amazon. 10. The Bastiat-Proudhon Debate. 11. True Names -- Vernon Vinge. 12. The Overton Window. 13. In Defense of Alternative Cryptocurrencies (2013) -- Vitalik Buterin. 14. Convex and Concave Dispositions -- Vitalik Buterin. 15. Arrow's impossibility theorem. 16. Credible Auctions: A Trilemma -- Mohammad Akbarpour and Shengwu Li. 17, Crypto currencies and conventional currencies will both evolve -- Ajay Shah. 18. How Bitcoin Can Actually Help Iranians and Argentinians (2013) -- Vitalik Buterin. 19. Law, Legislation and Liberty -- Friedrich Hayek. 20. The Wandering Earth -- Frant Gwo, based on the book by Cixin Liu. 21. 3 Body Problem -- David Benioff, DB Weiss and Alexander Woo, based on the book by Cixin Liu. 22. The Studio Ghibli Collection. 23. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress -- Robert Heinlein. 24. Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant -- Video by CGP Grey. Amit Varma and Ajay Shah have launched a new video podcast. Check out Everything is Everything on YouTube. Check out Amit's online course, The Art of Clear Writing. And subscribe to The India Uncut Newsletter. It's free! Episode art: ‘Vitalik' by Simahina.
Den här fredagen (!) blev det bara Mats och Jonas som lyckades ta sig till studion, men de håller igång i god stil ändå! Det blir givetvis lite nyheter om The Witcher, Simon The Sorcerer Origins, Netflix, svenskt på Amazon och mycket mer. Därefter kastar vi oss raskt över lite spel! Mats har provat Bohemia Interactives mellanspel ARMA Reforger, och rapporterar från den nygamla fronten. Dessutom ahr han spelat vad som har kallats vampyr-Valheim, V Rising. Om det stämmer får du veta i podden. På "tv" har vi tittat på några avsnitt av nya Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Nej, inte Brave New Worlds, men gissa hur många gånger vi säger fel i avsnittet? Är det den serie franchisen behöver, eller är det skräp? Dessutom har Jonas sett en bra bakisfilm, Metal Lords, från smått vanärade Game of Thrones-showrunnern D B Weiss. Är hans ära återupprättad i Jonas ögon nu, tro? Tack & Förlåt, Puss Hej!
Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello and Game Of Thrones co-creator D.B. Weiss tell Ryan J. Downey about METAL LORDS, about three teenage misfits who enter a battle of the bands. Weiss wrote and Morello served as the executive music producer.
Matt, Rich and Dewey discuss Metal Lords, the Netflix movie by Game of Thrones writers DB Weiss and David Benioff
On this episode of CHRIS AKIN PRESENTS…, Chris reviews the brand new movie METAL LORDS on Netflix. Get all our episodes at www.chrisakin.net. Facebook: www.facebook.com/chrisakinpresents Instagram: www.instagram.com/chrisakinpresents Twitter: www.twitter.com/realchrisakin Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCol9mEEohs58oVsvtcnCevA Please SUBSCRIBE, click the notification bell, leave a comment or a like, and share this episode! **NOTE: Everything said here, and on every episode of all of our shows […]
This week on The Eddie Trunk Podcast, Eddie brings you his interview with Tom Morello and producer/writer D.B. Weiss to talk about their Netflix film Metal Lords, their love of metal and so much more! Catch Eddie Trunk every M-F from 2:00-4:00pm ET on Trunk Nation on SiriusXM Volume Channel 106.And don't forget to follow Eddie on Twitter and Instagram!
We discuss the pilot episode of Game of Thrones, from our vague knowledge of the show's twists gained from existing on the internet, to the uncomfortable portrayal of the Dothraki, to wondering how seasonal depression works in Westeros.Subscribe to our brand-new weekly newsletter at itsinmyqueue.substack.com.Find us on Twitter: @inmyqueuepod • @adinaterrific • @karaaa_powellAnd Instagram: @inmyqueuepodor send comments, questions, and show suggestions to us at itsinmyqueuepod@gmail.com!
On the next episode of Talkin' Thrones, Professor Pat & Dom "The Movie Nerd" examine the fourth episode of Season 3 of this hit show, entitled "And Now His Watch is Ended." Directed by Alex Graves and written by David Benioff & DB Weiss, this episode is a peculiar beast, because it has some very iconic and amazingly well done sequences, in contrast to the vast majority of the plot being very minimalistic and slow paced. The phrase itself is in reference to whenever a brother of the Night's Watch dies. North of the Wall, the tension finally reaches the breaking point with the starving brothers murdering Craster and Lord Commander Mormont, forcing Sam & Gilly to go on the run. Arya meets Beric Dondarrion, the leader of the Brotherhood without banners, who challenges the Hound to trial by combat. Theon finds himself right back where he started, while Bran continues to dream. Jaime ruminates about what life is like without his greatest assett. Daenerys achieves her first true victory as a conqueror by murdering the slavemasters and gaining the ultimate alliance of the Unsullied. In King's Landing, more meddling is afoot as Varys makes his move against Littlefinger, while Margaery proposes marriage ideas to Sansa. It's an interesting episode, but another memorable one. Be sure to keep tuning in every Sunday for new episodes of #talkinthrones #gameofthrones #gameofthronesseason3 #season3 #andnowhiswatchisended #season3episode4 #season3recap #gameofthronesrecap #georgerrmartin #davidbenioff #dbweiss #gameofthronesseason3recap --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/talkintvpodcastgmailcom/support
In part two of her interview with David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, co-creators of “Game of Thrones,” Marcia Franklin talks with the duo about the effect the program has had on Northern Ireland, where they film, the technological breakthroughs the production has achieved, what they'd like the legacy of the series to be, and their next project. Don't forget to subscribe, and visit the Dialogue website for more conversations that matter. Originally Aired: 11/11/2016 The interview is part of Dialogue's series “Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers' Conference” and was taped at the 2016 conference. Since 1995, the conference has been bringing together some of the world's most well-known and illuminating authors to discuss literature and life.
In part one of her interview with David Benioff & D. B. Weiss, co-creators of the immensely popular “Game of Thrones” television series, Marcia Franklin talks with the duo about why they wanted to create the series, what they think of criticism about its violence, how they work together, and how they've dealt with the fear of the unknown on such a complex project. Don't forget to subscribe, and visit the Dialogue website for more conversations that matter. Originally Aired: 11/4/2016 The interview is part of Dialogue's series “Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers' Conference” and was taped at the 2016 conference. Since 1995, the conference has been bringing together some of the world's most well-known and illuminating authors to discuss literature and life.
After 8 seasons, 73 episodes, countless hours and LOTS of swearing, we’ve reached the end of Game of Thrones. Join Chris and Mark as we look back at the best […]
In the aftermath of the devastating attack on King’s Landing, Daenerys must face the survivors.
The Night King and his army have arrived at Winterfell and the great battle begins.
D. B. (Dan) Weiss is co-creator of HBO's Game of Thrones. In this episode, Dan speaks about how Game of Thrones came to be. First, how he and co-creator David Benioff read "A Song of Ice and Fire" and believed they understood how to adapt this complex narrative to the screen. Second, how they convinced author George R. R. Martin and HBO that he and David, who had never run a television series before, had the vision to helm this massive production. Third, finally shooting the pilot, which famously had to be almost entirely re-shot due to flaws in the narrative. But despite it all—Game of Thrones became a worldwide culture phenomenon, with more than 32 million viewers per episode across all platforms by its seventh season. Dan also talks about growing up outside Chicago, attending Wesleyan University and other writing programs, and the profound impact of teachers in encouraging his writing from a young age. Dan aimed to convey this same approach show-running Game of Thrones, keeping clear channels of communication across multiple countries and production teams, recognizing and nurturing talent, and knowing when to suppress ego for the good of the enterprise—a value that he and David Benioff share. Dan credits Winnie Engerman of Highland Park High School and Kit Reed of Wesleyan University as life-changing educational influences.
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Daenerys takes matters into her own hands. Arya reaches her destination. Jaime and Bronn collect the spoils from the war with the Tyrells.
Surprise : Nick Cave et son collaborateur de longue date des Bad Seeds, Warren Ellis, ont partagé la totalité de l’album ‘’Carnage’’. Une nouvelle collaboration Coverdale/Page semble bien engagée. Avant d’intégrer Guns N’ Roses, Duff McKagan jouait dans le groupe The Living. Le film ‘’Mick Fleetwood & Friends Celebrate The Music Of Peter Green And The Early Years Of Fleetwood Mac’’ retrace le concert hommage à Peter Green, donné au Palladium de Londres le 25 février 2020. Tom Morello, guitariste de Rage Against The Machine, sera ‘executive music producer’ de Metal Lords, un autre film produit par David Benoiff et DB Weiss de ‘’Game Of Thrones’’. Alice Cooper revient sur ses fameuses mises en scène que nous connaissons tous aujourd’hui lors de ses concerts. --- Classic 21 vous informe des dernières actualités du rock, en Belgique et partout ailleurs. Le Journal du Rock, chaque jour à 7h30 et 18h30.
Novel pemenang Hugo Award 2015 ini dibuka dengan adegan seorang ahli fisika terkemuka Ye Zhetai yang diinterogasi di hadapan umum sekaligus disiksa. Ini adalah bagian dari Revolusi Kebudayaan Tongkok. Puteri Ye Zhetai , seorang ahli astrofisika ikut terseret dalam prahara di masa itu hingga akhirnya dia terlibat pada sebuah proyek besar pemerintah. Di antara represi di masa itu, Ye kemudian terlibat dalam sebuah kontak dengan ruang angkasa. Puluhan tahun kemudian terjadi serangkaian peristiwa misterius kasus bunuh diri para ahli fisika. Peneliri nanomaterial Wang Miao kemudian ditugaskan menyelidiki kasus ini yang ternyata jauh lebih besar daripada sekedar ‘kasus kriminal’ biasa. Sebuah peristiwa yang akan mengancam umat manusia. Novel bagian pertama dari trilogi ini diterjemahkan oleh Onny Suryaman ke dalam bahasa Indonesia dan diterbitkan oleh Penerbit Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia, saat ini sedang dipersiapkan untuk menjadi serial yang digarap DB Weiss dan David Benioff (kreator serial “Game of Thrones”). Podcast “Coming Home with Leila Chudori” mengundang Pemimpin Redaksi Femina @petz09 untuk berbincang seru tentang novel yang sedang menghebohkan ini. Langsung ya ke Spotify Rabu 13 Januari 2021.
A Chinese Executive has Poisoned and Murdered his CEO. The thing is... that CEO was a producer on the hit HBO television show, 'Game of Thrones.' Now, taking a closer look at what happened, it seems that the Chinese Communist Party may have murdered him to sway U.S. public opinion! Join me down the rabbit hole, NEXT!If you would like to donate to our cause please click here: https://www.americanreveille.com/american-reveille-donateEnjoy!Please follow me on Parlor at - http://ow.ly/QNma50AwfEgListen to the ARP on Spotify - http://ow.ly/gOON50zPya7Listen to the ARP on Apple Podcasts - http://ow.ly/Nlsw50zvkUTWatch on Rumble - https://rumble.com/c/c-309065Listen to the ARP on iHeartRADIO - http://ow.ly/eDYB50A7gc8Listen to the ARP on Tune In / Alexa - http://ow.ly/QOH650A7gdcPlease visit the American Reveille Podcast website www.americanreveille.com
In this episode, we take a look at James Hibberd’s new(ish) book “Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon” (Bantam Press, 2020), available now from all good bookstores.
Stannis arrives at Winterfell. Tyrion runs Meereen as Daario and Jorah go after Daenerys. Jaime and Myrcella leave Dorne. Jon sends Sam and Gilly to Oldtown. Arya challenges the Many-Faced […]
Jon and the wildlings return to Castle Black. Jaime meets with Doran Martell. Stannis makes a hard choice. Arya runs into Meryn Trant. Daenerys attends the grand reopening of the […]
Tyrion advises Daenerys. Sansa forces Theon to tell her a secret. Cersei remains stubborn. Arya meets her first target. Jon and Tormund meet with the wildling elders.
On this episode of Talkin' Movies, Sam and Raj break down a mix of movie and TV news, including a new No Time to Die trailer, a new project from Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and DB Weiss, and The Mandalorian season 2. The guys also review a bunch of new releases, including Tenet, Mulan, and I'm Thinking of Ending Things. NEWS The Haunting of Bly Manor trailer No Time to Die trailer First look images of Mank released by Netflix (Twitter) Adam Driver teams with Sam Raimi for Sci-Fi Thriller 65 (Deadline) Game of Thrones creators set new project at Netflix (Press Release) The Mandalorian S2 gets October 30 release date REVIEWS Sam: Tenet, Fargo S1, OJ: Made In America, Shadow, Made in Abyss, I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Raj: Tenet, Mulan, I’m Thinking of Ending Things Tune in later this week for a retrospective episode on Dunkirk! Below are some resources where you can learn more about what you can do, plus a list of related movies that you should check out. Resources: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Movies: When They See Us 13th Just Mercy Selma Fruitvale Station Get Out If Beale Street Could Talk Do the Right Thing Blackkklansmen Malcom X The Hate U Give I Am Not Your Negro Watchmen Mudbound Fences 12 Years a Slave Blindspotting Subscribe to this podcast and leave us a review as well! Follow us on social media: Sam Osorio Twitter: @Sam0so Instagram: @samosorio Letterboxd: @samoso Raj Sawhney Twitter and Instagram: @rajsaw236 Letterboxd: @rajsaw2 Music from https://www.bensound.com
Listen to and follow the Worst of Bible podcast on your favorite platform. Check our Twitter. Read the story below.So this guy Samson has a bit of a Superman backstory, but with a What if Superman were a total jerk twist. It also has a tad of Jesus in it, as if God had made a test run for unexpected pregnancies and what to expect when you weren't really expecting.So Samson is born to a couple called Manoah and… well, the woman happens not to have a name because the Bible basically cares fuck all about women. Anyway, Manoah and the wife of Manoah have no children, because the wife of Manoah is “unable to give birth”, as the book of Judges states, or maybe Manoah's little swimmers are just simply recalcitrant little buggers, who knows, let's just go ahead and blame the woman, shall we?But once again, I digress. Long story short, for reasons unknown Manoah and his wife have no children and have long given up on having any. So when this man visits them and announces they'd be having a kid soon, they're sceptic at first, but upon realizing said man is a messenger from God, happily accept this unexpected development. The angel tells them:“You will become pregnant and have a son whose head is never to be touched by a razor because the boy is to be a Nazirite, dedicated to God from the womb. He will take the lead in delivering Israel from the hands of the Philistines.”Interesting detail: The Israelites are in the hand of the Philistines because God put them there in the first place, after once again having a falling out with his people. God is pretty good at solving problems he created in the first place. Bit like starting a fire to extinguish so you can be the hero. So Samson is God's Chosen One, a savior, and he is born to a host couple on earth, not unlike Superman, but unlike Superman, he decides to go down the path of being an outright asshole. Think the movie Brightburn. And speaking of similarities with Superman, Samson does also have his very own Kryptonite: Cut his hair and he loses all his powers and God's blessing. One day Samson is wandering around when his eyes fall upon a Philistine girl, so he tells his parents:“I have seen a Philistine woman in Timnah; now get her for me as my wife.”Entitled little fuck, if I've ever seen one.His parents aren't too keen on this kind of daughter-in-law, given she's the enemy. But Samson is quite adamant about it, so they make the journey down to Timnah to get it over with.En route, Samson happens upon a lion and kills the beast with his bare hands. A total badass thing to do, but this is where things get bizarre (bizarre by Bible story standards, that is). According to the Bible, after he kills the lion with his fucking bare hands, the following happens:But he told neither his father nor his mother what he had done.Why, though? Only a total psychopath would keep it to himself that he just killed a fucking lion, let alone with his bare hands! Either that, or Samson kills animals as a habit and has been going Dexter all over Judah's fauna and maybe that's why he doesn't think it's news. Imagine killing a bloody lion without any weapon. The least you can do is tell the story and then say something badass like “No biggy”, but keep that to yourself? That's a red flag right there. Psycho.They then get to Timnah, Samson speaks to the woman, decides she's not just looks and a marriage is arranged. And they live happily ever after. Unfortunately, no.Some time later, Samson returns to Timnah for the wedding. On his way there, he seems to have said to himself, hello, didn't I kill a lion here with my bare hands, let's see what happened to the carcass. The Bible recounts:In it he saw a swarm of bees and some honey. He scooped out the honey with his hands and ate as he went along. When he rejoined his parents, he gave them some, and they too ate it. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the lion's carcass.Now this is really starting to piss me off. For fuck's sake, what kind of batshit mental psycho does not say what happened. If this isn't the perfect party story, I've never seen one. “Guys, you know, that honey you're eating? Funny story, actually. I killed this lion a while back, and when I returned to the carcass, some bees had moved in, and that's where this honey is from.”Who doesn't tell this story?Well, Samson, for one. At this point it might just be sloppy writing, or this dude has severe mental issues. Speaking of sloppy writing, I believe I discovered some kind of biblical continuity error. Remember when the angel delivered the message about the little wunderkind Samson? He said he'd be a Nazirite. Now, a Nazirite was an oathtaker who vowed to dedicate this life to God and had to follow specific rules to retain God's blessing, the rules being:Abstain from all wine and anything else made from grapes.Refrain from cutting the hair on one's headNot to become ritually impure by contact with corpses or graves, even those of family membersNumbers 6:6 is pretty clear about this, saying:Throughout the period of their dedication to the Lord, the Nazirite must not go near a dead body.So what on earth was Samson doing around that lion carcass in the first place? Why didn't he lose God's blessing? In his place I'd have socially distanced the shit out of myself and that dead lion. This is literally Game of Thrones Seasons 6 to 8 levels of Hello, we're DB Weiss and David Benioff and we don't give a single fuck about anything anymore so fuck you and your loyalty to our show. Be that as may, Samson arrives in Timnah and a wedding is held. And as wedding's go, pretty normal stuff, including totally stupid wedding games nobody cares about.Same here: Samson presents a riddle to his thirty companions from his wife's tribe. If they solve the riddle, they win clothing, if they don't Samson wins clothing. Here's the riddle:“Out of the eater, something to eat; out of the strong, something sweet.”Now, I don't know about you, but this is less a riddle and more like like Samson going, What am I thinking?, channeling his inner Karl Pilkington.Once again it's Samson being an obnoxious jerk for no damn reason. You and I, we obviously both know the answer, but we have the benefit of the narrator being our friend. But as a Philistine wedding guest?Little wonder that the Philistines resort to pressuring Samson's wife to help them solve this, well, riddle of sorts. She agrees and successfully pressures Samson into telling her the answer.When it's decision time, Samson's thirty companions solve the riddle:“What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?”Being the cunning asshole he is, Samson didn't expect this. He's mad and replies:“If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle.”I have literally no idea what he's talking about. But realizing he's been outsmarted he decides to honor the bet. So he travels to the neighboring town of Ashkelon where he massacres thirty unsuspecting inhabitants – as you do – and steals their garments, which he in turn delivers to the wedding reception. Score settled, I guess.Still in a rage, Samson travels home, leaving his wife behind. His father-in-law, rightly thinking Samson has called the whole damn thing off gives his daughter to some rando at the wedding.Fast forward some undisclosed time, Samson has obviously completely forgotten everything that happened, because he returns to Timnah with the intention of spending time with his wife, oblivious to everything that went down.Now this is awkward, because she technically isn't his wife anymore. So the would be father-in-law tells Samson he can't just barge into the lady's boudoir like he owns the bloody place. He says:“I was so sure you hated her that I gave her to your companion. Isn't her younger sister more attractive? Take her instead.”Samson feels humiliated and gets really, really angry. He vows to harm the Philistines. Samson collects three hundred foxes and ties them together in pairs at their tails. He fastens a torch to every pair, lights the torches and sends the poor animals into the Philistine fields, sentencing the foxes to their death and burning down all crops, vineyards and olive groves.The Philistines are taken completely by surprise. After finding out this happened in revenge for Samson's fiancee being given to someone else, the Philistines arrest the father and his daughter and burn both of them to death.When Samson hears of this, he seeks out the people responsible and goes Red Wedding all over their Philistine ass – or as the Bible puts it:He attacked them viciously and slaughtered many of them. Then he went down and stayed in a cave in the rock of Etam.The story's obviously not over here. The Philistines don't want to be the first to opt out of this spiral of violence. So they march on Samson's cave. The people of Judah politely ask the occupying forces what they can do for them today. The Philistines demand Samson be handed over to them. When the people of Judah hear what Samson has done, three thousand of them ask him whether he's insane, attacking the occupying forces. I believe they have a point.Long story short, Samson agrees to be extradited to the Philistines, under the condition his fellow countrymen don't kill him first. The people of Judah hand him over. But Samson wouldn't be Samson if he didn't have an ace up his sleeve. The spirit of the Lord cometh upon him. He bursts his bindings, grabs a donkey's jawbone conveniently lying around and goes about slaughtering Philistines, killing a thousand of them.So here's the thing: Remember the vow he took about not touching corpses? I'm pretty sure you can't go about happily killing, maiming, mutilating and dismembering a thousand enemy soldiers without coming in touch with a dead body or two in the proceedings. Not that I have any personal experience in this matter, but it seems like a statistical probability that you'd inadvertently touch a corpse. So I'm pretty sure he'd have lost his superpowers in the middle of this shlamassel. Honestly not trying to be a dick about this, but I seem to smell another continuity error. If the Bible didn't say it was inspired by God, I'd quite probably assume the writer was making this shit up along the way.Instead of Samson dying because he touched corpses, Samson there and then puts out a little freestyle rap about his win:“With a donkey's jawbone I have made donkeys of them.With a donkey's jawbone I have killed a thousand men.”The book of Judges then closes out Chapter 15 with the words:Samson led Israel for twenty years in the days of the Philistines.Bit lost for words here. Samson in no way is qualified to be in a position of power, but that doesn't hinder God from appointing him a Judge, as the rulers were called back then before Israel became a monarchy. Just goes to show that even back then it wasn't about what you can do, it was all about who you know.At the end of this two decade rule which I can only imagine to be that of a totally demented, brutal, pervert warlord, he falls in love with a women called Delilah (I shit you not – the first woman in his life to have a name). And here's were everything finally goes south for Samson: He doesn't know she's an undercover agent for the occupying forces. She betrays him, cuts his hair and delivers him to the Philistines who tear out his eyes and blind him. I'd like say he probably deserved this, but I do also have my issues with the Philistines who seem to have been totally daft people. Because here's the thing: Why didn't they at any point in the past 30 or 40 years just once think of asking some Israelite what the fucking deal is with these Nazirites. What is the secret to their success? What's their Kryptonite? Why wait all these years and then send some girl on an undercover mission which could easily have resulted in her death. Either everyone back then was totally dumb or this is the most unnecessarily convoluted storytelling I've seen in a long time. In this regards, the story of Samson is definitely more Zack Snyder's Man of Steel than Brightburn.But here we are. Samson has been captured, blinded and weakened and is throw in jail, where he is held in some forced labour camp. And again the Philistines make a silly mistake.Because some time later they throw a party to celebrate the downfall of Samson, and to this end they bring him out of jail to parade him around the location. Plot twist: His hair has grown back. Rookie mistake. Just shave the fucker regularly. In any case, Samson decides to go out with a bang and executes a suicide attack: He leans against the temple's supporting pillars and collapses the building. As the Bible states:Then he pushed with all his might, and down came the temple on the rulers and all the people in it. Thus he killed many more when he died than while he lived.Like that's a positive thing. Going out on a high note, I guess.That's it, folks. That's the story of Samson, a psychopath and mass murderer who just turned out to be God's Chosen One. As Chuck Berry wisely said, "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell.Source: The Book of Judges, Chapters 13 to 16Follow on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or per RSS, follow on Twitter and subscribe per email to get stories like these in your inbox: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit worstofbible.substack.com
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