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In this episode, Luke Annand counts down his Best Films of 2024 list with returning guests John Johnstone V and Jordan Ferguson. Along the way, they check in with Jordan on the L.A. fires and discuss the Alien franchise, The Golden Child and underrated Hitchcock films.Best Films of 2024The BrutalistConclaveDune: Part TwoNickel BoysI Saw the TV GlowAnoraChallengersThe SubstanceFuriosa: A Mad Max SagaSaturday NightLa Bionda "One for You, One for Me"
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In this episode, Luke Annand discusses his lists for the Best Films and TV of 2023 with Jordan Ferguson. Along the way, they discuss the first films they remember seeing, old and new Doctor Who and getting caught up with 80's film franchises.Best Films of 20231. Past Lives2. Killers of the Flower Moon3. Asteroid City4. Poor Things5. The Zone of Interest6. American Fiction7. May December8. The Boy and the Heron9. Anatomy of a Fall10. BottomsBest TV of 20231. Succession2. Barry3. The Bear4. Fargo5. The Curse6. The Righteous Gemstones7. Poker Face8. Star Trek: Lower Decks9. The Last of Us10. Mrs. Davis
In this episode, Luke Annand and returning guests John Johnstone V and Jordan Ferguson discuss Luke's lists for the Best Films and TV of 2022. Along the way, they discuss game adaptations, watching films in relation to podcasts and what films you'd include in montages of great films.Best Films of 20221. Everything Everywhere All At Once2. The Banshees of Inisherin3. The Fabelmans4. Aftersun5. Babylon6. RRR7. Women Talking8. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery9. The Whale10. Turning RedBest TV of 20221. Better Call Saul2. Andor3. House of the Dragon4. Severance5. Barry6. The White Lotus7. The Righteous Gemstones8. Ms. Marvel9. Under the Banner of Heaven10. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Now that all the bowl games are finished, Joe and Eric talk through huge performances from MTSU's Jordan Ferguson and New Mexico State's Diego Pavia that led their teams to wins. Plus, the early signing period happened and a number of current and former C-USA coaches have new homes worth discussing. Happy Football Watching! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In this delayed episode, Luke Annand and returning guests John Johnstone V and Jordan Ferguson discuss Luke Annand's Best Films of 2020 and Best Films of 2021 lists. Along the way, they rave about a future cult horror classic, nitpick action sequences involving transit buses and admit to film study screw ups.Best Films of 20201. Minari2. Nomadland3. Da 5 Bloods4. David Byrne's American Utopia5. The Nest6. First Cow7. Promising Young Woman8. The Father9. Another Round10. Pieces of a WomanBest Films of 20211. The Green Knight2. The Power of the Dog3. Dune4. The Tragedy of MacBeth5. Drive My Car6. Nightmare Alley7. Licorice Pizza8. Flee9. The French Dispatch10. Last Night in Soho
There are many ways to be a nerd. Jordan Ferguson and Caitlin MacKinnon have been friends for a long time, and nerds longer than that. Jordan loves video games, pro wrestling, vinyl records and anime. Caitlin is a fan of science fiction, British mysteries, tabletop role playing games and cartoons. Two nerds, very different tastes. Every episode of the Geekdown searches for the sweet spots where those fandoms intersect, as well as a check on relevant news of the week and other items of interest. Get it every Tuesday on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
In lieu of the annual Best of two parter, in this episode, Luke Annand, John Johnstone V and Jordan Ferguson discuss the various old and new films and TV shows that got them through the year that was 2020. Along the way, they compare and contrast Christopher Nolan with David Lynch and Alfonso Cuaron, recount a moviegoing experience with Roger Ebert and discuss final episodes of animated Netflix series that devastated them.Older Films and Filmmakers Discussed: Police Story, Police Story 2, Old Joy, A Face in the Crowd, Black Girl, The Exterminating Angel, True Stories, Desert Hearts, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, Memento, Mulholland Drive, Cameraperson, Samuel Fuller, MacBeth, Children of Men, Gravity, Roma, 12 Angry Men, Orson Welles, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, A Matter of Life and Death, Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, Some Like it Hot, Terrence Malick, The Great Escape, Two-Lane Blacktop, Tokyo Story, The Passion of Joan of Arc, Akira Kurosawa's Dreams, The Apu Trilogy, Godzilla films, The Planet of the Apes films, Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, Stop Making SenseNewer Films: Da 5 Bloods, The Nest, Minari, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Unpregnant, On the Rocks, I'm Thinking of Ending ThingsOlder TV Shows: Superstore, You're the Worst, Star Trek, Star Trek: EnterpriseNewer TV Shows: The Midnight Gospel, Star Trek: Picard, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Star Trek: Discovery, Lovecraft Country, Norsemen, Better Call Saul, Dispatches from Elsewhere, What We Do In The Shadows, BoJack Horseman
In the 2nd half of our annual Best of two parter, Luke Annand counts down the combined Best TV of 2019 list with John Johnston V and Jordan Ferguson.Best TV of 20191. Barry2. Chernobyl/Watchmen3. Fleabag/GLOW4. Deadwood: The Movie/I Think You Should Leave5. The Good Place/Russian Doll6. Undone7. Fosse/Verdon / Love is War8. Mindhunter/Evil9. Good Omens/Game of Thrones10. CatastropheHonorable MentionsBoJack Horseman, You're the Worst, The Unicorn, The Boys, Confession Killer
In the 1st half of our annual Best of two parter, Luke Annand counts down his list for the Best Films of 2019 with Jordan Ferguson. Along the way, Luke disagrees with Jordan about Lady Bird, Jordan disagrees with Luke about Jojo Rabbit and both share a disconnect over Noah Baumbach.Best Films of 20191. Parasite2. The Farewell3. Knives Out4. Jojo Rabbit5. The Irishman6. Marriage Story7. Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood8. Midsommar9. Dolemite is My Name10. Uncut Gems
In the second half of our annual Best of two parter, Luke Annand and Jordan Ferguson are joined by John Johnstone V to discuss their combined list for the Best TV of 2018. Along the way, Jordan argues in BoJack Horseman's defense to John, Luke tries not to geek out over Burden of Truth and for the 1st time since 2015, celebrate that there's a show on all three of our lists.1. The Americans2. Barry3. The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story4. The Good Place5. Better Call Saul/BoJack Horseman6. GLOW7. Wild Wild Country8. Killing Eve/Legion/Haunting of Hill House9. Atlanta: Robbin' Season10. Violet Evergarden
In the 1st half of our annual Best of two parter, Luke Annand and Jordan Ferguson go through Luke's Ten Best Films of 2018 list. Along the way, they debate which Wes Anderson film feels like self-parody, if the ending of Luke's #1 film of the year loses its nerve with its ending and gush over Paul Feig's post-Ghostbusters film.1. First Reformed2. The Favourite3. Roma4. If Beale Street Could Talk5. Blackkklansman6. Thoroughbreds7. The Death of Stalin8. Hereditary9. RBG10. Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
In the second half of our Best of 2017 episode, Luke Annand, John Johnstone V and Jordan Ferguson count down their combined list for the Best TV of 2017. Along the way, they discuss the dominoes of powerful men falling due to sexual harrassment and impropriety, Luke apologizes to John for trying to get him to watch prestige TV thanks to The Crown and John is asked if he's happy now that Arya has gotten more revenge on House Frey. 1. Twin Peaks: The Return 2. BoJack Horseman 3. GLOW 4. Better Call Saul 5. The Handmaid's Tale/Big Mouth/The Young Pope 6. Big Little Lies/Feud: Bette and Joan/Master of None 7. Great News/Samurai Jack 8. Mindhunter/Rick and Morty/The Leftovers 9. Black Mirror 10. Game of Thrones/The Good Place/American Gods Note: There were recording issues, so the audio quality is all over the place. Thank you for your patience.
In the 1st half of our Best of 2017 two parter, Luke Annand counts down his Best Films of 2017 list with Jordan Ferguson. Along the way, they debate the effectiveness of mother!, be in awe of James Baldwin's oratory skills and admit to apathy on Luke's part over Lady Bird. Best Films of 2017 1. The Big Sick 2. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 3. The Shape of Water 4. The Killing of a Sacred Deer 5. I Am Not Your Negro 6. The Post 7. Lady Macbeth 8. A Ghost Story 9. Phantom Thread 10. Molly's Game Worst Film of 2017: The Dark Tower
In this episode, Luke Annand with returning guests John Johnstone V and Jordan Ferguson discuss the news of Jodie Whittaker being cast as the next Doctor, favorite TV episodes that broke the format of their shows and binge watching vs. week to week viewing. Along the way, they argue what constitutes an "I Am The Doctor" moment, John becomes an unlikely champion of Enterprise and all three are tired of shows about disaffected middle aged white men.
In the second part of our annual Best of episode, Luke Annand is joined by perennial guest John Johnstone V and Jordan Ferguson to go over their list for the Best TV of 2016 as well as their honorable mentions and Worst of picks. Along the way, they discuss the dryness of The Wire, debate whether or not Dollhouse does what Westworld did better and share in their ambivalence over Stranger Things. Best TV of 2016 1. The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story/The Americans 3. Horace and Pete 4. Game of Thrones 5. Better Call Saul 7. Westworld/BoJack Horseman 8. O.J. Made in America 9. Better Things/The Tragically Hip: A National Celebration
In this episode, Luke Annand and frequent guest Jordan Ferguson go through BBC Culture's recent list of The 21st Century's 100 Greatest Films. We also discussing Jordan's journey through classic Doctor Who and the "miniskirt" dilemma of Star Trek TOS as well as pay tribute to the recently departed Gene Wilder.
In this very late episode, Luke Annand, John Johnstone V and Jordan Ferguson return to debate the pros and cons of serialized and stand alone narrative structures in television. Along the way, Luke and Jordan discuss some of the bigger films of February and March, John argues whether or not The X-Files works in the modern TV landscape and Amadeus is contributed to the Walk of Life Project.
This episode of Long Night with Vish Khanna was recorded at the Great Hall in Toronto, as part of the Long Winter festival on Friday February 19, 2016. My guests were writer Jordan Ferguson who discussed his 33 1/3 book about Donuts by J Dilla, musician and Toronto Women in Music founder STACEY, Sam Sutherland who’s the host and […]
Welcome back to Geekdown, the show where longtime friends and nerds Caitlin MacKinnon and Jordan Ferguson continue their unending search for the sweet spots where fandoms intersect. This week, Caitlin checks out last year’s reboot of the Archie franchise and Jordan looks at cult British comedy series The Mighty Boosh. Can Caitlin stomach the soapy teen drama of Riverdale 2k16? Can the Boosh break Jordan’s longstanding aversion to British comedy? Only one way to find out. Also appearing: a change of venue, Deadpool excitement, the DCU’s pants problem and the first appearance of “Jordan’s Tirade Voice.” For the record, we don’t really think Rob Liefeld is a horrible human being.
Welcome to Geekdown, where every week longtime friends and geeks Jordan Ferguson and Caitlin MacKinnon each bring in something they like to see if the other will like it as much, in an attempt to find the sweet spots where fandoms intersect. The inaugural episode swings big, with Jordan taking on Marvel’s Agent Carter and Caitlin spending time with breakout anime hit One Punch Man. Will Peggy Carter’s plucky charm win over the typically surly Jordan? Will Caitlin find anything to love in the breakneck action and shonen satire of OPM? We shall see. Also appearing: cosplaying figure skaters, American Gods casting reactions, comic reboots no one asked for and Caitlin attempting to stay awake through two minutes of pro wrestling talk.
Welcome to Geekdown, a weekly podcast where longtime friends Jordan Ferguson and Caitlin MacKinnon will attempt to find the sweet spot of fandom by bringing each other items from their preferred areas of interest the other (and you) might have missed. In this special preview episode, the pair introduce themselves and give you a brief sense of what to expect from the show, as well as unexpected nature sightings and broadcasting tips from Caitlin’s mom.
In the third part of our Best of episode, Luke Annand, John Johnstone V and Jordan Ferguson list their Honorable mentions for their TV lists.
In the second part of this episode, John Johnstone V and Jordan Ferguson join Luke Annand as they count down the 10 best TV shows of 2015. Along the way, Luke breaks out his Gordon Cole impression, John gets weak in the knees over Luke Cage and Jordan still isn't enthralled with Fargo. 1. Hannibal 2. Fargo 3. Mad Men 4. Marvel's Jessica Jones 5. Rick and Morty & The Americans 6. Transparent 7. BoJack Horseman 8. Better Call Saul & Master of None 9. Game of Thrones 10. The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst
In this episode, Luke Annand and Jordan Ferguson talk about the TV shows in the former's DVD collection and sees where the conversation takes them. Along the way, they stick up for Kim Bauer, praise BoJack Horseman, argue the quality of the US version of The Office, do Gordon Cole impressions and then debate if Tree of Life would suck as a TV show. "Weird" Al Yankovic "Inactive" Shows we talk about: 24, Animaniacs, Arrested Development, BoJack Horseman, Batman the Animated Series, Boomtown, The Affair, Corner Gas, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, Doctor Who, Fargo, Firefly, the works of Joss Whedon, Fringe, Lost, Battlestar Galactica, Futurama, Game of Thrones, Gargoyles, Heroes, Looney Tunes, The Office US, Frasier, Parenthood, Pushing Daisies, Seinfeld, Six Feet Under, Sliders, Spaced, Star Trek The Original Series, The Sopranos, The Twilight Zone, Twin Peaks
In this regretfully late episode, Luke Annand and Jordan Ferguson have an in depth discussion about the series finale of Mad Men as well as the show's final episodes. Along the way, they compare David Chase to Professor Farnsworth, declare Connor on Angel the whiniest bitch in all of sci-fi/fantasy and still find a way to bring up Parenthood.
In the 2nd half of the podcast, Luke Annand and Jordan Ferguson look ahead to this year's summer movies. Along the way, they debate the merits of The Lone Ranger, how good of a filmmaker Paul Feig is and whether or not Terminator: Genisys will be as awful as it looks.
In the 1st half of this episode, Luke Annand and Jordan Ferguson talk about the last four months of TV in 2015. Along the way, they read each other's work from the Next Projection Christmas Episode Advent Calendar, gush about Better Call Saul and The Americans and fight over The Last Man on Earth.
In this extra part of our Best of 2014 podcast, Luke Annand, John Johnstone V and Jordan Ferguson discuss the TV shows on their lists that didn't make the cut. Along the way, Jordan defends Mad Men, Luke gets mushy over The Flash and John explains the appeal of American Ninja Warrior.
Continuing on our Best of 2014 episode, Luke Annand, returning guest John Johnstone V and podcast newcomer Jordan Ferguson count down their collective list of the best TV of 2014. Along the way they debate the quality of Gotham and Masters of Sex, shine a light on Transparent and The Affair, one of them gets high on the parable scene in Fargo and praise a surprise #1 while exposing one of the biggest hypocrites of the modern era.