Michael May's Blog, page 19

AfterLunch | Nerdstradamus 2022

Rob, Evan, Pax, Kay, Robert Zerbe, and I reconvene to see how we all did on our pop culture resolutions and predictions from 2021. And to make new ones for 2022. 
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Hellbent for Letterbox | Our Top 15 Westerns

When listener Mathias Skeppstedt sent in the list of his Top 15 Favorite Westerns, Pax and I decided to come up with our own lists to compare. Each of the three has a mix of classics and surprises, and we run through all of them in this short(ish) episode.
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Seriously Felicity | Love and Marriage

Kristi and I get a visit from our brother, try out for the swim team, and consider green card marriages.
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AfterLunch | Bond Novels – Dr. No

I continue exploring Ian Fleming's James Bond novels with the sixth in the series, Dr. No. It's the pulpiest so far, but also has big character development for Bond and a surprising thematic connection with Pierre Boulle's novel, Planet of the Apes. 
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Hellbent for Letterbox | News of the World (2020)

Pax and I finally watch the 2020 Western that everyone's been talking about, Paul Greengrass' News of the World starring Tom Hanks and Helena Zengel. And Pax looks into what the deal is with The Hateful Eight Extended Version.
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AfterLunch | Mystery Movie Night – Pixies, Police, and Protests

I ask Dave, David, Erik, Evan, and special guest Rob Graham to find the hidden connection between A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968), Running Scared (1986), and V for Vendetta (2005).
If you haven't seen one or more of the movies, feel free to skip to the discussions of your choice:

00:02:36 - Review of A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968)
00:33:31 - Review of Running Scared (1986)
00:52:25 - Review of V for Vendetta (2005)
01:16:45 - Guessing the Connection

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AfterLunch | Enterprise, Season 3

The AfterLunch Star Trek Council reconvenes to discuss Enterprise's attempt at a serialized story in its third season. Rob, Evan, Delaney, and I talk about the Xindi, the Expanse, and spatial anomalies in addition to Archer's darkening, Reed's insecurity, and whether there's such a thing as too much time travel.
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AfterLunch | Bond Novels – From Russia, with Love

I discuss the fifth Bond novel by Ian Fleming and it's a bold entry in the series. Fleming spends the first half of the book on the villains and their plan, not introducing Bond until halfway through. And then ends the story on a cliffhanger. 
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AfterLunch | Last Christmas (2019)

One, last Christmas episode of the year and it's about Last Christmas. Rob and I talk about Paul Feig's film from a couple of years ago, co-written by Emma Thompson and starring Emilia Clarke, Michelle Yeoh, Emma Thompson, and Henry Golding. And also featuring of course the music of George Michael. 
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AfterLunch | After Dinner Lounge – Podcast Poison

Rob, Evan, Pax, and I continue our conversation from last episode. We talk about (and unwrap) Christmas presents, break a tie, discuss shows like Hawkeye and Cowboy Bebop, share some Christmas traditions, and address the Bitsy McBitserson in the room.
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