Match-Cut Podcast

[Skitch]

Barty you do a fine job of keeping things moving, having topics to move on to. Only listened to the first one, but seem like a fine group of lads. :)

[Sven]

If you're still interested in this tonite, what time? I may be available.

[SirNewt]

Match-Cut has a podcast now! Woot! I've been missing out on so much since I've only been hitting up the music threads for quite a while now. Alas my movie throughput is barely a trickle these days.

[Barty]

Sorry Gentlemen, tonight ended up being not good. Who would be available tomorrow night? Or Monday night?

[Ezee E]

I could probably do tonight.

[Sven]

I'm in for tonite. Out for tomorrow night.

[eternity]

Tonight works for me.

[Barty]

Tonight at 7 PST time?

[Thirdmango]

I'd be in for tonight if there's room. What's the topic? Also do I need to have Barty's skype name to connect?

[Ezee E]

I'll be there. What's the agenda?

[Dead & Messed Up]

Whoa. I can do tonight. What's the best way to connect?

[Ezee E]

Whoa. I can do tonight. What's the best way to connect?
The only way. Skype. :)

[Barty]

I'll be there. What's the agenda?

Film Distribution? Arthouse Cinema? Recent reviews?

[Barty]

I'd be in for tonight if there's room. What's the topic? Also do I need to have Barty's skype name to connect?

I need yours :pritch:

Post it here or PM me.

[Barty]

Gonna start the call in about 5 mins.

[Dead & Messed Up]

My handle is "DeadandMessedUp," but it's not done installing yet. LAME. I'll post as soon as it is.

[Dead & Messed Up]

Okay, it's working.

[Barty]

Damu did your connection go out?

[Sven]

Haha. Don't know if you guys heard my conversation with the Mango or not, but yeah, I was out and was expecting "tonite" to be more like 8 or 9. Oh well. Anyway.

[Thirdmango]

Yeah, I had my headphones in so you couldn't hear them but they could all hear you on my phone. :pritch:

[Barty]

Haha. Don't know if you guys heard my conversation with the Mango or not, but yeah, I was out and was expecting "tonite" to be more like 8 or 9. Oh well. Anyway.

We missed you. :sad:

[Barty]

Yeah, I had my headphones in so you couldn't hear them but they could all hear you on my phone. :pritch:

The recording came out superb.

I think tonight's was a great discussion.

[eternity]

Now that there's nobody recording what I say, Rian Johnson is the exciting filmmaker to watch. I just wasn't going to be the one to say that out loud because of how cliche it would have been. :P

[Ezee E]

Now that there's nobody recording what I say, Rian Johnson is the exciting filmmaker to watch. I just wasn't going to be the one to say that out loud because of how cliche it would have been. :P
Bah. Nobody would've said anything.

Explain yourself at least.

Did you see his episode of Breaking Bad?

[Dead & Messed Up]

Skype kept fucking with my computer. Unhelpful: my router wasn't working today, so I've been trying to get the new one to work.

Hope it was a fun one!

[Watashi]

I contributed the most.

[eternity]

Bah. Nobody would've said anything.

Explain yourself at least.

Did you see his episode of Breaking Bad?

Brick (!!!) and The Brothers Bloom are both fantastic and Looper is possibly his most ambitious yet simultaneously mainstream film...there is potential here.

Also, Xavier Dolan.

[Ezee E]

Brick (!!!) and The Brothers Bloom are both fantastic and Looper is possibly his most ambitious yet simultaneously mainstream film...there is potential here.

Also, Xavier Dolan.
So you haven't seen "Fly"

[Winston*]

That Breaking Bad episode is definitely the best thing he's done.

[Ezee E]

Looper has a sweet premise and cast though.

[Thirdmango]

is he the one that did the fly episode of breaking bad? Oh man, that episode is sooooo good.

[Barty]

Episode 4: The Future of Cinema and Technology (http://matchcut.podbean.com/mf/web/ep6kas/Match-cutPodcast4-4-3-11.mp3) is up!

[eternity]

So you haven't seen "Fly"

I have not. Waiting til I buckle down and watch all of BB.

[Ezee E]

I have not. Waiting til I buckle down and watch all of BB.
You're in for a treat. You can definitely tell that a "director" is behind that episode.

Still, might be in the middle of the top ten episodes if I were to put it together. But that says more about how good Breaking Bad is. John Dahl's episode in season two is one of the best episodes of any television show that I can think of.

[Ezee E]

Maybe next episode we could get more into television? Whether it be Television VS. Movies?

Will guys like David Milch, Vince Gilligan, David Simon, Matthew Weiner, and J.J. Abrams be the new "visionaries" since we don't seem to be seeing any new directors in film? JJ is probably the only recognizable name, but if any of those guys creates a new series, you'd be sure that every fan will watch the new one. If David Chase starts a new show, fairly sure that majority of Sopranos fans will at least have their interest peaked.

There doesn't seem to be a show that everyone's watching this instant to discuss. Game of Thrones might be one once it starts as far as discussing a certain show.

[Ezee E]

More to add to that...

Is there a movie (after 2000) that has a more interesting or conflicted character then say Tony Soprano or Don Draper?

[Thirdmango]

we should definitely have a discussion on the Cutties once that comes up but I'm always for more talking about TV.

[elixir]

More to add to that...

Is there a movie (after 2000) that has a more interesting or conflicted character then say Tony Soprano or Don Draper?

Well, television has the advantage there--they have more time to work with, the episodic format, and so on.

But, first one to come to my mind was Daniel Plainview.

[elixir]

And good discussion, guys. Fun to listen to.

[transmogrifier]

That Breaking Bad episode is definitely the best thing he's done.

Only good thing he's done, by my reckoning

[baby doll]

More to add to that...

Is there a movie (after 2000) that has a more interesting or conflicted character then say Tony Soprano or Don Draper?Has there been a TV show (ever) of any formal distinction whatsofuckingever?

[Ezee E]

Has there been a TV show (ever) of any formal distinction whatsofuckingever?
Well, I just named two.

[baby doll]

Well, I just named two.I've watched a fair amount of The Sopranos, and it's never struck me as anything but purely functional in its approach to form. I haven't watched much of Mad Men, but based on what I've seen, apart from spending more of its budget on the production design and costumes than any other show I can think of, it isn't doing much of interest formally either. Its sense of style is purely a matter of placing dashing individuals in expensive clothing before the camera rather than a matter of mise en scène or montage.

[Ezee E]

I've watched a fair amount of The Sopranos, and it's never struck me as anything but purely functional in its approach to form. I haven't watched much of Mad Men, but based on what I've seen, apart from spending more of its budget on the production design and costumes than any other show I can think of, it isn't doing much of interest formally either. Its sense of style is purely a matter of placing dashing individuals in expensive clothing before the camera rather than a matter of mise en scène or montage.

Is there a movie (after 2000) that has a more interesting or conflicted character then say Tony Soprano or Don Draper?



I keep forgetting that you go off on other tangents that aren't even related to what we write.

[Raiders]

Has there been a TV show (ever) of any formal distinction whatsofuckingever?

Stand-alone episodes, yes. Entire series? Probably not really. I mean, there are well-shot, cinematic shows but if you mean a show that conveys a lot through formalism, eh... I would doubt it. That isn't really how TV works.

[megladon8]

Can we start using my work schedule as a means to book future podcasts so that I can participate?

Kthx.

[Raiders]

Can we start using my work schedule as a means to book future podcasts so that I can participate?

Kthx.

This will be easier to do once you send naked pictures of yourself to your boss.

[megladon8]

This will be easier to do once you send naked pictures of yourself to your boss.


My boss is a 40-something man with the same name as my brother.

Do I still have to?

Can't I just send naked pictures of myself to you?

[Raiders]

My boss is a 40-something man with the same name as my brother.

Do I still have to?

Can't I just send naked pictures of myself to you?

I can't fire you.

[Derek]

I keep forgetting that you go off on other tangents that aren't even related to what we write.

I thought it was pretty obvious that your comment was meant to suggest (or at least, suggest the possibility) that the best of television in the 00s topped the best of film. Baby doll was countering that with the valid point that while television may have great characters, even the best television shows don't come close to matching the formal qualities of the best films, since with tv form is always functional and always in the service of story/plot. Obviously, a hardcore formalist and a hardcore character guy are not going to see eye to eye on this.

[Boner M]

When's the film criticism podcast gonna be? I wanna talk a lot.

[Thirdmango]

That's probably why babydoll and I have yet to cross horns on the forums.

[MadMan]

I have a mac to, I'll let you know if I encounter any problems, if I don't I'll troubleshoot with you.Thanks. Once I can get funding for a router so I don't have to worry about my Internet cutting in and out, I'll try the site again and shoot you a pm.

[Dukefrukem]

Would anyone be interested in restarting this?

I'm thinking: short 60-70 minute episodes on bi-weekly/monthly news for Movies, Music, Comics, Video Games.

We could have a MCer / expert, for each category on whatever news is out for that week and switch up the participants each episode. Example. first cast: (Wats, DDavis, 8, Meg) 2nd cast: (Ezee, Derek, Sven, Morris)

Or we could do a panel type cast with 8-9 questions with 3 participants and a host.

Example Topic #1: This week, David Ayer backtracked on the Joker tattoo reveal: good move/ bad move?

And the participants will debate on the issue.


Thoughts?

[Lazlo]

I'd be down to give it a try.

[Dukefrukem]

I'm going to put together some topics and post it here.

I'm happy to host- I just need a producer. Oh and participants.

[Skitch]

Id love to have more MCPod episodes!

[TGM]

Oh, wait, shit, this is an old thread? Damn, never knew there was an MC podcast.

[Fezzik]

I'd be up for it, depending on the topic. But yeah, on stuff I am passionate about, I can be very chatty and opinionated.

[Irish]

This sounds fun & I very much want to listen to whatever you guys come up with

[Dukefrukem]

So here is the proposed format for the cast. Below are the topics- come prepared to answer these questions, with facts and your best debating skills. Here’s how the show will roll. Since I will be hosting the first episode, I will present these questions to our panel (preferably three casters). It’s the panel’s job to convince the host that their answer is the best. You can use any justification you want. The host will remain impartial (much like a jury) until the end of the topic. Each topic will run for about ~10 minutes with each panel member getting an opportunity to speak. Panelists can refute another panelists point if they feel they have a stronger argument or fact check each other, or if a fact is misrepresented (much like Around the Horn on EPSN). Panelists can also agree with other Panelists if they choose if they feel they are out of the running to win the point on that topic. During the cast, the host will jot down notes on who made the best argument, based on facts, passion, creativity. At the end of the last topic, the panelist with the most points “wins”. If it comes down to a tie between two panelists, there will be a speed round 3-5 questions (that will remain a secret to the panelists). Fastest person to answer will get that topic to debate in 1 quick sentence. The “winner” from each cast earns a spot on the next cast. And it will be an ongoing titler holder on the forums whoever comes away with the most wins. Nothing is at stake, just bragging rights.

To prevent duplicate answers for some of the more specific questions, e-mail me your answers first. (only the answers, not your reason why- that will be discussed during the cast). First come first serve (for the specific questions, not the open-ended questions), if someone has already taken your pick, you will need to pick again. (For example, for topic #1 below, if two people picked Star Wars as their most anticipated movie, the 2nd person who got their answer in would need to pick again- if two people are discussing why Asa Butterfield is a good choice for Spider-man, that’s OK)

Topic Theme; Movies: I went really generic with the movie questions since its the first cast. I'm not against changing the topics, I was just thinking of interesting things we could talk about. Let me know comments below. This is all tentative of course, but just getting the idea out there.


1. What 2015 movie that has not yet been released, should we be most excited for? (and of course why?)
2. Asa Butterfield has been rumored to be the frontrunner for Marvel’s new Spider-man movie. Good choice? Bad Choice? If bad choice, what is your preferred actor?
3. X-Men Apocalypse began filming and the first unofficial shots of Nightcrawler, Jean Gray and Jubilee were leaked. Is there a concern with the ending events Days of Future Past with Apocalypse set in the 80s? And what do you most want to see from Apocalypse story arch?
4. Jurassic Park IV trailer 2 was revealed- Is this movie going to suck?
5. Fast and the Furious 8 was officially announced this week- Which actor would you like to see join this franchise?
6. A new Terminator 5 Trailer was released last week- and it potentially spoiled a major plot point in the movie- Is this a good move? Bad move? Ambivalent?
7. What made you the most excited in the new Star Wars trailer?

[Dukefrukem]

If you'd like to participate/ help produce send me a PM and give you me your e-mail address. I will send you an invite to https://rizzoma.com.

Rizzoma is like Google Wave- allows for collaboration on scheduling and cast notes. You can login through gmail which is what I did.

We'd most likely run this through Skype. So download Skype if you haven't already.

[Lazlo]

Hmm. Not sure how much I can participate on some of those topics. I've kind of made a personal goal to not watch second trailers for movies, unless they play at the theater in front of something I've gone to see. So I haven't seen those Jurassic World or Terminator trailers. I've also set a goal of not seeing any footage from The Force Awakens before I actually see the movie. It's an unrealistic goal but something that makes me excited. I haven't seen either trailer and I've closed my eyes and plugged my ears when it's played in the theater. I've scrolled past some gifs real quick on Tumblr, and I realize it's gonna be tough to avoid, but I think going in fresh would be a cool thing. I've also not read any news about the plot or characters, much less read our thread on the movie. All this to say, I dunno how much I can contribute to nearly half these topics. Bummer. Maybe there can be some humor played out of me abstaining from topics, stepping into a soundproof booth, etc.

[Irish]

It's a good goal. Trailers at the theater are tough. The sound systems are so loud I could hear every line of the Inherent Vice trailer even when I plugged my ears and looked away.

[Dukefrukem]

Damn Lazlo I dont know how you do that!

[Lazlo]

It's a good goal. Trailers at the theater are tough. The sound systems are so loud I could hear every line of the Inherent Vice trailer even when I plugged my ears and looked away.

Yeah, if the theater's showing the third Avengers trailer or whatever I'll watch it, but I won't watch anything beyond the initial teaser or whatever first trailer there is when it pops up online. Kind of got tired of going to the theater having already seen all the trailers they were gonna show.

So far plugging my ears and humming to myself has been reasonably effective in blocking out the Star Wars trailers. Did the same thing with Avatar a few years back with pretty good success. You see a few seconds here and there on TV ads before you can change the channel or look away. It's harder now with the proliferation of gifs being what it is in so many places around the internet.

[Lazlo]

Damn Lazlo I dont know how you do that!

Willpower, dawg.

[Irish]

Yeah, if the theater's showing the third Avengers trailer or whatever I'll watch it, but I won't watch anything beyond the initial teaser or whatever first trailer there is when it pops up online. Kind of got tired of going to the theater having already seen all the trailers they were gonna show.

So far plugging my ears and humming to myself has been reasonably effective in blocking out the Star Wars trailers. Did the same thing with Avatar a few years back with pretty good success. You see a few seconds here and there on TV ads before you can change the channel or look away. It's harder now with the proliferation of gifs being what it is in so many places around the internet.

You're in good company, anyway. Gene Siskel used to plug his ears too. He hated trailers and movie ads so much that he refused to look at them. So he'd look away. He always wanted to go into a movie as ignorant of its content as possible.

[Lazlo]

You're in good company, anyway. Gene Siskel used to plug his ears too. He hated trailers and movie ads so much that he refused to look at them. So he'd look away. He always wanted to go into a movie as ignorant of its content as possible.

:thumbsup:

[D_Davis]

I don't think we should limit it to films.

I spend more time talking about music, books and video games.

I'd be down to contributing to those topics.

[Ezee E]

I could do this. Just need to know a schedule.

I'd say keep it snappy, like Around the Horn, where's it's 3-5 minutes or less on a topic. The podcast is no longer than 30 mins total.

Look forward to it!

[D_Davis]

Yeah - multiple, brief, individual segments could be really cool.

[Neclord]

I co-host the thrilling review/game show podcast On Your Mark, Get Set... Review! (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/on-your-mark-get-set...-review!/id931621294?mt=2) if you ever wanted to do some networking. You could reach our vast listenership of seemingly nobody!

[Dukefrukem]

Is there any way for me to listen to those without iTunes?

[Neclord]

Through our wordpress (https://onyourmarkgetsetreview.wordpre ss.com/) where you can also find the RSS feed. I thought we were on Stitcher but apparently I haven't gotten around to that.

[Raiders]

Shame the original podcasts that we did are gone. Those were actually really good from what I remember.

[Ivan Drago]

I've been DYING to get on a podcast my friends do about movies, so I have a TON of interest in this. If y'all are looking for a guest, let me know.

[Skitch]

I've been DYING to get on a podcast my friends do about movies, so I have a TON of interest in this. If y'all are looking for a guest, let me know.

I'll keep that in mind. I should have the MP3s of the original Match-Cut pods somewhere. If I could find them I could dropbox them for any interested.

Edit: Found em. All 4. Just let me know where to send. :)

[Dukefrukem]

I've been DYING to get on a podcast my friends do about movies, so I have a TON of interest in this. If y'all are looking for a guest, let me know.

Do you have me on ignore?

[Ivan Drago]

Do you have me on ignore?

Nope. I didn't read the whole thread before seeing your post where you said to PM you if we had interest. We're good, man. :D Will PM when I have time.

[Irish]

Can the old shows be posted anywhere? I want to listen to em.

[Skitch]

Is nobody reading the thread? lol

[Skitch]

Can the old shows be posted anywhere? I want to listen to em.

Let me know if this doesn't work.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/r8ak3zqjexanijw/AAB66KcNpJbb5vFTz06Fo2Hba?dl=0

[Irish]

Works just fine. Thanks!

[Dukefrukem]

Only got 1 PM showing interest in restarting this so I don't think it will happen.

[Sycophant]

I would be interested in getting involved with this, actually, if I can still be considered part of Match Cut enough to participate, but only if the subject of a given segment/episode was interesting to me. Speculation and hype for upcoming franchise blockbusters doesn't get me going. I'm also not interested in getting involved with the planning, so I won't be trying to dictate the contents of these.

I tend to prefer more personal, hang-out type podcasts that are more free-flowing than trying to laundry list. So if we, say, had an episode to talk about the films of Wes Anderson, I'd love to get in on that. And be more inclined to listen, at any rate.

Again, that doesn't mean I should BE on the podcast or that the podcast should in any way suit what I'd be looking for. But if I WERE to get involved, that's more likely to attract me. Not that anyone should even want me involved!

[D_Davis]

I co-host the thrilling review/game show podcast On Your Mark, Get Set... Review! (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/on-your-mark-get-set...-review!/id931621294?mt=2) if you ever wanted to do some networking. You could reach our vast listenership of seemingly nobody!

Nice. Going to check this out.