Episodes
Thursday Aug 04, 2016
Thursday Aug 04, 2016
It’s time once again for the Needless Things Irregulars to discuss all of the biggest movie and television dorkery to come out of San Diego Comic Con!
Every year at Comic Con Hollywood busts out teasers, tidbits, and trailers for the biggest upcoming genre projects. This year was no different, with clips for Doctor Strange, Luke Cage, Wonder Woman, and even the forthcoming Justice League! All of this and more generated huge levels of excitement amongst the fans and con-goers in attendance. If, like the Needless Things Irregulars, you weren’t there, you can find out about all of the hottest stuff in today’s episode!
Listen in as Phantom, Head of Research Ryan, and Belligerent Monkey Jay talk about the glitz and glam of SDCC 2016!
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“Procrastibate” by LeSexoflex.com
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Thursday Jul 07, 2016
Needless Things Podcast 115 – Animation vs. Live Action
Thursday Jul 07, 2016
Thursday Jul 07, 2016
Phantom Troublemaker and Mike Gordon compare storytelling in animation versus live action!
Over the years it has been every fan’s dream to see their favorite comic book characters adapted into cartoons; be they ongoing or feature-length. From there the next step was live action movies. Adapting original cartoons into live action movies has also been an exciting and anticipated development. To fans, it often felt like acknowledgment or validation that their franchise was important enough to be portrayed in a “real” medium for a mainstream audience.
But over the last two decades animation has evolved into a serious medium unto itself. With visual possibilities that go far beyond what any live action could offer and a storytelling style that can be adapted for everything from kid-friendly content to adults-only stories like Batman: The Killing Joke, is animation now a superior medium to present to fandom?
Listen in as Phantom and Mike debate the pros and cons of animation and live action and take a look at each medium’s service of genre storytelling over the years! Plus, the guys discuss Paul Dini and Eduardo Risso's new graphic novel, Dark Night: A True Batman Story.
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“Procrastibate” by LeSexoflex.com
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Thursday Jun 30, 2016
Needless Things Podcast 114 – Nickelodeon in the 80s
Thursday Jun 30, 2016
Thursday Jun 30, 2016
Thursday Jun 23, 2016
Needless Things Podcast 113 - Gate Trek 2022: Agent Alien!
Thursday Jun 23, 2016
Thursday Jun 23, 2016
Friday Jun 10, 2016
Needless Things Podcast 111 – 1986
Friday Jun 10, 2016
Friday Jun 10, 2016
Phantom Troublemaker, Beth, Sean Reid, and Chris DePetrillo go back in time thirty years to talk about the pop culture of 1986!
Needless Things has been looking at this magical year since Phantom’s birthday back in May. Now it’s time to round up some of the Needless Things Irregulars for a special “Best Of 1986” edition of the podcast! From toys to movies to music, 1986 was a banner year in pop culture. Everyone had their favorites and nostalgia has made our love for them stronger than ever. Where it gets even more interesting is when the “Worst Of 1986” list is introduced and tastes collide!
Listen in as Phantom, Chris, Beth, and Sean talk about movies, BMX, cartoons, and Nintendo in this RADical episode of the Needless Things Podcast!
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“Procrastibate” by LeSexoflex.com
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Thursday Jun 02, 2016
Needless Things Podcast 110 – John Semper, Jr.
Thursday Jun 02, 2016
Thursday Jun 02, 2016
Friday May 27, 2016
Needless Things Podcast 109 – X-Men
Friday May 27, 2016
Friday May 27, 2016
Friday May 06, 2016
Needless Things Podcast 106 – Happy Phantom
Friday May 06, 2016
Friday May 06, 2016
Friday Apr 15, 2016
Needless Things Podcast 103 – Hardcore Zombie Action!
Friday Apr 15, 2016
Friday Apr 15, 2016
PhantomTroublemaker and Beth talk zombies!
FromGeorge Romero’s genre-creating Nightof the Living Deadto AMC’s mega-smash TheWalking Dead,zombies have become nothing less than a pop culture phenomenon. Thereare slow zombies, fast zombies, rotten zombies, and talking zombies.The undead are creatures that take many different forms and lendthemselves to a massive variety of storytelling and narrativepossibilities. They’ve been the focus of comic books, movies, andtelevision shows for decades and have become a staple of genreentertainment.
Listenin as Beth and Phantom talk about their personal forms of zombiefandom and discuss some of the best and worst of undeadentertainment!
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“Procrastibate”by LeSexoflex.com
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Friday Feb 26, 2016
Needless Things Podcast 96 – The X-Files Season 10
Friday Feb 26, 2016
Friday Feb 26, 2016