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We finally get some answers on Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Episode 6 as Ramona Flowers figures out "WHODIDIT." While Lucas Lee and Gordon Goose, aka Gideon Graves, test their bonds of friendship, Julie Powers and Ramona figure out some crucial information about who kidnapped Scott Pilgrim. Meanwhile, Knives Chau, Stephen Stills, and Kim Pine come to a revelation of their own thanks to Young Neil. And Matthew Patel agrees to launch an Off-Broadway musical. Plus, we discuss the utility of the everyday piƱata.SUBSCRIBE TO SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE PODCAST ON RSS, APPLE, SPOTIFY, OR ANDROID. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, TIKTOK, AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off figures out the plot in Episode 3, "Ramona Rents A Video" and we're recapping it on our podcast. Now that Ramona knows Scott is alive, it's up to her to track down who kidnapped him -- and why. This leads to a video store team-up with Kim Pine, and a showdown with Roxie Richter that gets surprisingly emotional. Meanwhile, Young Neil discovers his sleep paralysis demon, and everything you know about Gideon Graves is wrong.SUBSCRIBE TO SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE PODCAST ON RSS, APPLE, SPOTIFY, OR ANDROID. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, TIKTOK, AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
It's time to revisit the penultimate volume of Scott Pilgrim on our podcast: Scott Pilgrim Vs. The Universe. Scott is ready to face down Ramona's final evil exes, but is he ready to face down his relationship with Ramona? We're looking back at the book, spending too much time talking about shipping Kim Pine vs. Ramona Flowers and going to bat for Young Neil. You know, as usual.SUBSCRIBE TO SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE PODCAST ON RSS WITH MORE TO COME. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, TIKTOK, AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
The Banter Bros close out this year's special by wrapping up loose thoughts about this year's subjects; Knives Chau, Kim Pine and Wallace Wells. This marks the last episode in this year's Scott Pilgrimage, and as Roxy put it, "Every Pilgrim's journey comes to an end. Some sooner than others." Podcast art has been provided by @ Pepper Troopa - https://twitter.com/peppertroopa?lang=en
The fun and fights aren't over as the Banter Trio moves forward in their discussion of the film, Scott Pilgrim vs The World. Looking through the lens of Kim Pine, Wallace Wells & Knives Chau, we discuss the events ending at the last episode, trough to the end of the fight with Todd Ingham. Load your de-veganizer rays, we heard someone knowingly abided in half and half! Podcast art has been provided by @ Pepper Troopa - https://twitter.com/peppertroopa?lang=en
The nerd boys return to the frozen wastes of Canadia to chat about the great north and some of the cast of Scott Pilgrim vs The World. This year, we focus on Kim Pine, Wallace Wells and Knives Chau, focusing on their interactions through out the length of the film. In part 1 we delve from the beginning up to the end of the first evil x fight. Lets ignore everyone else and focus on these characters! Podcast art has been provided by @ Pepper Troopa - https://twitter.com/peppertroopa?lang=en
In which we try to figure out how we feel about "War and Peace" and why Tolstoy has such staying power. And Jennie sings ALL the songs. The Chinese proverb Jennie refers to is often translated as either: "Heaven is high and the emperor is far away" or "The mountains are high and the emperor is far away" (which the Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs actually compares to the Russian proverb "God is high above and the tsar is far away"). Kim Pine in "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" (also check out the graphic novels) Bridget Jones's Diary - Smug Marrieds Ā Palate cleansers - Megan - Harry Potter series, Anne of Green Gables series, and "Sierra Burgess is a Loser" on Netflix Jennie - reading the Cybils Award contenders, and "Making It" on Hulu Pete - playing video games: Donut County, Spider Man and Red Dead Redemption 2 Ā Ā
A decidedly different episode today. A sonic attack on your senses from the likes of The Clash At Demonhead, Frank Black, Sex Bob-Omb, Plumbtree, Crash & The Boys and more as we look at the unseedy and actually rather pleasant alt-rock underbelly of Canadian early 20-something life in the 2000's. Join clueless SCOTT PILGRIM and he flirts with RAMONA FLOWERS, ignores KNIVES CHAU and barely tolerates KIM PINE whilst trying to keep his life and his band together, in the first 3 volumes of Bryan Lee O'Malley's classic coming of age saga. With power ups!Feedback for this show can be sent to: heykidscomics@virginmedia.comHey Kids, Comics! is a proud member of the Comics Podcast Network (http://www.comicspodcasts.com/) and the League of Comic Book Podcasts (http://www.comicbooknoise.com/league/) but also the TWO TRUE FREAKS Internet Radio network!! You can now "Friend" either Micheal or Andrew on Facebook or on Twitter. THANK YOU for listening to Hey Kids, Comics!!! A part of the TWO TRUE FREAKS Internet Radio Network!
A decidedly different episode today. A sonic attack on your senses from the likes of The Clash At Demonhead, Frank Black, Sex Bob-Omb, Plumbtree, Crash & The Boys and more as we look at the unseedy and actually rather pleasant alt-rock underbelly of Canadian early 20-something life in the 2000's. Join clueless SCOTT PILGRIM and he flirts with RAMONA FLOWERS, ignores KNIVES CHAU and barely tolerates KIM PINE whilst trying to keep his life and his band together, in the first 3 volumes of Bryan Lee O'Malley's classic coming of age saga. With power ups!Feedback for this show can be sent to: heykidscomics@virginmedia.comHey Kids, Comics! is a proud member of the Comics Podcast Network (http://www.comicspodcasts.com/) and the League of Comic Book Podcasts (http://www.comicbooknoise.com/league/) but also the TWO TRUE FREAKS Internet Radio network!! You can now "Friend" either Micheal or Andrew on Facebook or on Twitter. THANK YOU for listening to Hey Kids, Comics!!! A part of the TWO TRUE FREAKS Internet Radio Network!
Scott Pilgrim Trailer redone using comic panels.I absolutely loved Bryan Lee O'Malley's 'Lost At Sea', from the teenager angst to the simply beautiful, solemn and quirky artwork, but when his next series, 'Scott Pilgrim' came out I thought it seemed to silly or something, and it never really caught my attention.Until one day my good friend Reilly Brown said that I HAD to read it. There were just too many similarities between Scott's life and my own. Granted I wasn't an early 20's bassist in Canada, but I was a slacker with a young ex with a penchant for blades, and relationship drama mixed with oblivious comedy sounded about right.The comic melted my brain. It was an indie book, with characters that just hung out, went to parties, and meandered through their lives. It was a battle book where suddenly a duel would take place with superpowered kung fu. Scott was clueless and yet you couldn't keep him down for long. It was rock'n'roll mixed with subtle video game moments. What was this?The comic makes you love the characters, from the bitchy Julie Powers, to snarky Kim Pine, to vulnerable Knives Chau. Stephen Stills cowboy shirts, Young Neil's haircuts, and Wallace Wells dry wit, these were all iconic people in Scott Pilgrim's universe, well rounded and each given their moments, their personalities developed organically through the volumes.Now, I must say, I love Edgar Wright. I've seen his BBC series Spaced at least three times through, and. Shaun of the Dead was brilliant in its skirting of the fine line between horror and comedy. Hot Fuzz was a sophmore dip, but it had tons of fun moments. This was an amazing storyteller of a director with a ton of geeky influences and a plethora of visual tricks.So when I heard that he was directing Scott Pilgrim vs the World, it was like nothing I've experienced as a fanboy. My favorite superheroes have yet to make it to the big screen, and the closest I got to having one of my all-time favorite graphic novels translated to film well was V For Vendetta, which I quite liked. But this was different.Here we had excellent source material with loveable characters, fun violent action, and a director that seemed to be perfectly suited for the lighthearted tone this adaptation would need. It features a bunch of actors I really enjoy, and with the teaser images Wright posted on his Flickr all last year while filming, it appeared it was devoutly faithful. Would it live up to the trailer that gave me chills when I first saw it?Yes. Yes, it did. But do I feel some sort of deflated feeling after following the internet media push that was almost as entertaining as the comic itself? Yes, it's done, out into the ether to be consumed by the masses. In a few weeks it'll be half-remembered, perhaps quoted, inspiring new fans to track down the books, sport Plumtree t-shirts, and maybe start their own bands (like me).Around Christmas we'll get the DVD release, maybe some rad extra features, behind the scenes, video game samples, etc. I'll pick up the special edition collection of all six volumes, complete with unreleased material as soon as it comes out. And there it'll sit for future enjoyment at a whim.This time will never be captured again. Like seeing that epic band performance at the coliseum where you got the tour shirt that'll be expensive vintage for futuristic hipsters who were never there in the moment. But there's something about films that makes them timeless, just as we can enjoy classics from the past on Blu-Ray.Now, as for the movie itself, (I had to explain all the emotions and thoughts involved to properly process my feelings) the first half is perfection. This is Scott Pilgrim's comic/video game universe come to life. The fantastic camera movements, the interactive narration and title cards introducing our main characters, the true performances that sell them as their graphic novel counterparts, it's all there.The first half is almost shot for shot the introduction, I remembered the exact angle and background when Scott first sees Ramona at the library. I got giddy. Then suddenly new elements pop up, or small bits skipped over (which is flawlessly handled by Wright as he cuts a sharp turn from scene to scene), and then you realize that this is a movie of Scott Pilgrim.I tried to not be that elitist fanboy that makes mental notes about what's missing and lines that were different, but it popped up now and again. And I told myself that O'Malley hadn't even completed volume six until months after filming had wrapped, so of course it would be different. There wasn't time for Julie & Stephen's drama, or Scott & Ramona to move in together.And though I had slight problems with the end of volume six, it felt complete, satisfying. So the movie would have to do the same. And logically, I feel it satisfying me, but emotionally, something wasn't there. The fights came fast and frantic in the second half, never really letting Scott & Ramona to settle into being a couple. Those scenes were Scott gets a job or has birthday were what makes them the couple I know them as.But yes, it's a two hour film so, I try and take it as a complete story, and it works. There's conflict and resolution and we're given an identical ending to the comic really, if not slightly stripped down and amped up for a more one on one style fight. What matters is the spirit is there. Scott earns the power of love and levels up, Sex-Bob-Omb rocks out, and Evil Exs are defeated.I'd call that a flawless victory.Ps- you can stream the soundtrack and the score, and my takes on those are that between them both is a solid album, if only the kickass Sex-Bob-Omb songs were on the score. My particular favorite is 'Summertime' which has been stuck in my head for days.Now, who wants to start a band with me?To find out how I even got into the screening and reflections on what it must feel like to create something that becomes comsumed by pop culture, check out my personal blog.You can also see all things Scott Pilgrim (including the video game pitch trailer, the remix videos, interviews and more) over at Write Club's Tumblr.
Guest Co-hosts: Logan from MondoCelluloid and Leslie from the film "Sick Girl"! We're at the Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet! Review: "Pineapple Express"! News: We talk about Leslie's movie "Sick Girl" and the upcoming screening! Tarantino is casting Inglorious Bastards! Goku looks... silly? Sillier? Comics: Jonathan LOVES Atomic Robo! Leslie wants to play Kim Pine in Scott Pilgrim! Jonathan wants to play Jughead! Video Games: Videogames are slim as Ben reviews the new Strong Bad game on the site! Leslie tells us all about the Zombies!!! board game though! Plus! Jonathan talks to author Martin Baynton and Richard Taylor from Weta about the new "Jane and the Dragon" DVD release! Richard talks about owning a Halo Warthog!