Episodes
Friday Oct 23, 2020
Needless Things Podcast 340: Needless Quaran-Tary - The Beyond
Friday Oct 23, 2020
Friday Oct 23, 2020
It’s the Halloween season and time for Needless Things’ spookiest episodes of the year!
In order to keep the spooky coming in as safe a manner as possible, the monthly Needless Commentary is shifting to a remote Needless Quaran-tary for the foreseeable future.
For this month’s episode DEVILISH Dave, AWFUL Arian, and the Cadavers discuss horror master Lucio Fulci’s 1981 vision of doom, The Beyond!
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Friday Aug 21, 2020
Friday Aug 21, 2020
Part of an ongoing series – the Needless Things Irregulars gather in the Phantom Zone to provide their own unique commentary on classic genre films!
With the upcoming release of Bill & Ted Face the Music later this month, it seemed like the perfect time to revisit the original classic!
Listen in as Dave, Arian, and the Cadavers share their most non-heinous memories and thoughts about Bill & Ted on the newest episode of the Needless Things Podcast!
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Friday Jun 19, 2020
Needless Things Podcast 322 – Verotika Needless Commentary
Friday Jun 19, 2020
Friday Jun 19, 2020
Part of an ongoing series – the Needless Things Irregulars gather in the Phantom Zone to provide their own unique commentary on classic genre films!
And also not-so-classic films like Glenn Danzig’s new feature, Verotika!
Ryan’s pick was supposed to happen back in April, but then the world fell apart. The good news is that with all due precautions the show is able to record Commentaries again. The bad news is that after experiencing the relentless barrage of crap that is Glenn Danzig’s Verotika the Commentary Team has lost all hope for humanity.
Listen in as Dave, Arian, and the Cadavers are subjected to – believe it or not – the absolute worst movie they’ve watched yet on the newest episode of the Needless Things Podcast!
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“Procrastibate” by LeSexoflex.com
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Friday Apr 24, 2020
Needless Things Podcast 314 – Billy Madison Needless Commentary
Friday Apr 24, 2020
Friday Apr 24, 2020
Part of an ongoing series – the Needless Things Irregulars gather in the Phantom Zone to provide their own unique commentary on classic genre films!
In their efforts to bring you fresh, new episodes every single Friday the Needless Commentary Team utilized unfamiliar and potentially unstable technology in order to produce an all-new Needless Commentary!
Billy Madison is one of the best-known, most often quoted comedy films of all time. It’s ridiculous and absurd and like no life anyone has ever lived. As such it seemed like the perfect escape from the current state of the world.
Listen in as Dave, Arian, and the Cadavers finally settle the debate between shampoo and conditioner on the newest episode of the Needless Things Podcast!
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“Procrastibate” by LeSexoflex.com
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Friday Mar 13, 2020
Friday Mar 13, 2020
Part of an ongoing series – the Needless Things Irregulars gather in the Phantom Zone to provide their own unique commentary on classic genre films!
Special guests Jason Wilson and Jason Frazier join the Commentary team for a Roy-tastic special Friday the 13th episode!
Listen in as Dave, Arian, the Cadavers, and special guests Jasons Frazier and Wilson analyze the red-headed stepchild of the Friday the 13th franchise on the newest episode of the Needless Things Podcast!
PLUS: A new installment of Arian’s Anal Corner!
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“Procrastibate” by LeSexoflex.com
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Friday Feb 14, 2020
Needless Things Podcast 304 – My Bloody Valentine Needless Commentary
Friday Feb 14, 2020
Friday Feb 14, 2020
Part of an ongoing series – the Needless Things Irregulars gather in the Phantom Zone to provide their own unique commentary on classic genre films!
Happy Valentine’s Day, Phantomaniacs! Love is in the air and it smells like the musty recesses of the bowels of Canada; or possibly Valentine Bluffs, USA. Nicole’s pick for February is one of her favorite rom-com romps – 1981’s My Bloody Valentine!
Listen in as Dave, Arian, Rad Ranger, the Cadavers, and special guest Jason Wilson (director of the award-winning documentary Troublemaker) thrust deep into the shafts of horror on the newest episode of the Needless Things Podcast!
PLUS: Play along with Arian’s Anal Corner!
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“Procrastibate” by LeSexoflex.com
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Friday Jan 24, 2020
Needless Things Podcast 301 – Red Dawn Needless Commentary
Friday Jan 24, 2020
Friday Jan 24, 2020
Part of an ongoing series – the Needless Things Irregulars gather in the Phantom Zone to provide their own unique commentary on classic genre films!
It’s January, which means it’s time for a fresh new year and a look at another Patrick Swayze film!
The looming threat of Communism was ever-present in 1984. Back then Americans didn’t go a day without thinking about the menace of the Soviet Union and the possibility of World War III breaking out literally at any minute. It was a time of great paranoia and greater patriotism. “America the Free” seemed like a powerful yet fragile concept that could be tested to the breaking point by our enemies across the ocean without warning.
Master filmmaker John Milius zeroed in on this national temperament with the classic action/drama Red Dawn. The Movie stars Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson, Jennifer Grey, Powers Boothe, Harry Dean Stanton, and Charlie Sheen in his first role.
Listen in as Dave, Arian, a returning Rad Ranger, and special guest Mike Gordon cheer on the Wolverines on the newest episode of the Needless Things Podcast!
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“Procrastibate” by LeSexoflex.com
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Friday Dec 20, 2019
Needless Things Podcast 296 – Santa with Muscles Needless Commentary
Friday Dec 20, 2019
Friday Dec 20, 2019
Part of an ongoing series – the Needless Things Irregulars gather in the Phantom Zone to provide their own unique commentary on classic genre films!
Professional wrestler and Rock N’ Roll Model Matt “Sex” Sells joins the Commentary Team for a special Christmas treat – 1996’s Santa with Muscles, starring none other than the Immortal Hulk Hogan!
Listen in as Matt Sells and the Needless Commentary Team analyze why Santa with Muscles wasn’t the blockbuster success it deserved to be on the newest episode of the Needless Things Podcast!
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“Procrastibate” by LeSexoflex.com
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Friday Oct 11, 2019
Needless Things Podcast 286 – Trick or Treat Needless Commentary
Friday Oct 11, 2019
Friday Oct 11, 2019
Part of an ongoing series – the Needless Things Irregulars gather in the Phantom Zone to provide their own unique commentary on classic genre films!
It’s the spooky season, so a Halloween movie was a must, and while there are plenty of movies called Halloween… there are also a bunch called Trick or Treat, apparently. But this one features Rock’s Chosen Warrior, Sammi Curr!
Also starring Gene Simmons, Ozzy Osbourne, and Marc Price (Skippy from Family Ties), this film follows outcast metalhead Eddie Weinbauer – aka Ragman for… some reason – as he learns about life, love, and not letting an evil heavy metal icon who has been resurrected through the power of backmasking electrocute his friends.
Listen to the Commentary Team Tear Down the Walls on the newest episode of the Needless Things Podcast!
PLUS! Hear a song from The Casket Creatures’ new EP, Folk.Lore!
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Friday Sep 20, 2019
Needless Things Podcast 283 – Heavy Metal Needless Commentary
Friday Sep 20, 2019
Friday Sep 20, 2019
Part of an ongoing series – the Needless Things Irregulars gather in the Phantom Zone to provide their own unique commentary on classic genre films!
Special guests Dan Kelly and Evil Jim join the Commentary Team for the legendary 1981 animated feature Heavy Metal!
A truly magnificent feat of genre storytelling, Heavy Metal features the talents of John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Rodger Bumpass, Eugene Levy, Harold Ramis, Marilyn Lightstone, and dozens more providing voices for some of the most striking and innovative animation of the era. A phenomenal team of artists brought life to stories from Dan O'Bannon, Richard Corben, Bernie Wrightson and more; all set to a driving soundtrack that deserves its own paragraph:
As if the animation and voice acting weren't accomplishment enough, the filmmakers compiled an amazing selection of pure rock to accompany the visuals – Sammy Hagar, Devo, Blue Öyster Cult, Cheap Trick, Black Sabbath, and Grand Funk Railroad are just a few of the bands that contributed to the aural power of the film, while the incredible Elmer Bernstein provided the score!
Listen in as Jim, Dan, and the entire team sell their souls for rock n' roll in this month’s Needless Commentary!
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“Procrastibate” by LeSexoflex.com
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