Escapist Podcast - Movies And Tv Video Podcast

Yesterday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its nominations for this year's Oscars, and the reaction has not been kind. Criticized as one of the least diverse Academy Awards on record, the slate of nominees is notable for the absence of hugely acclaimed Martin Luther King/Civil Rights drama Selma, which got only two nominations. (Both of which look rather like consolation prizes). In today's special edition of the Escapist movies and tv podcast, we talk about that at length, as well as the news of Fantastic Four reshoots, and we answer a listener question. Get ready for a very messy conversation about the business of show! Each week, the team behind Escapist Magazine brings you an in-depth discussion of the latest movies and TV shows.

With the Golden Globes now behind us, awards season has officially started. And so it is that Bob and Ross spend a goodly amount of time talking up the event's winners and losers, and trying to determine if anything can be gleaned from it when it comes to Oscar nominations. They also talk about the recent rumors about Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice, the impending Age of Ultron trailer, the awesomeness of Agent Carter, and plenty more. Each week, the team behind Escapist Magazine brings you an in-depth discussion of the latest movies and TV shows.

Bob and Ross were quite pleased with the lengthy podcast they recorded just before Christmas dealing with the ins and outs of the Sony hack and the resulting hilarity regarding the cancelled release of The Interview. Then, not 24 hours after posting that discussion, Sony backtracked on its backtrack and gave that film a simultaneous video on demand and (limited) theatrical release. Whoops! Well, to celebrate the new year, Ross and Bob decided to revisit the whole Sony mess, this time with an eye on how the simultaneous VOD/theatrical release might - or might not - impact the film business over the coming years. They also talk about whether or not North Korea actually did it, the oldness of Academy voters, and some of their favorite films. Enjoy. And this time, hack the Gibson! Each week, the team behind Escapist Magazine brings you an in-depth discussion of the latest movies and TV shows.

Like a gift from Santa - or maybe you prefer Momus, the god of mockery - we get to end the year with a spectacular controversy full of disagreement and yet that unites everyone behind the idea that something incredibly stupid just happened. I speak, of course, about the recent hack of Sony Pictures. Mountains of private information, not to mention digital prints of certain films and a ton of intercompany email, were leaked. But the biggest story is that the hackers - the so-called Guardians of Peace - demanded that Sony cancel the release of the Seth Rogen/James Franco assasination-of-Kim Jong Un comedy The Interview, making some terroristic threats along the way. You all know what happened next (spoiler: Sony pulled the release after all the major theater chains opted not to show the film.) And now everyone is talking about delicious industry gossip, geopolitical problems, and free speech. And so are we! In this week's podcast, Bob and Ross dig deep into all aspects of the Sony hack story as only they can: w

If you're like us, then come Thanksgiving, there's a strong chance you'll be desperately steering your relatives away from political conversations, failing miserably at that task, and sneaking off as soon as possible to guzzle booze and watch holiday specials instead. Fortunately, if you're like us, you also have a podcast. So it is that Ross and Bob, thinking ahead to your holiday well being, have recorded a special Thanksgiving/start of the Christmas season edition of the Movies and TV podcast. They talk about the roots of Christmas, both secular and not so, they talk about the need for a holiday film that reflects the modern experience more accurately, and best of all, they try to figure out just why, at least in film, Thanksgiving is the family holiday while Christmas is all about hooking up. It's thankstastic! You can go ahead and listen now, but we strongly recommend you pop this one into your mp3 player or other preferred listening device and save it for Thursday. After all, who better to spend an awkw

Bob and Ross had some scheduling and technical difficulties this week, and it prevented them from getting the podcast to you on Monday per usual. So to make up for it, they've put together this bonus pre-Thanksgiving podcast. This week, they talk one thing and one thing only: How and why did Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. improve so much? Prepare yourself for a deep dive into the show's uneven trajectory, the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe, and where they think things may be going. Enjoy the nerding! Each week, the team behind Escapist Magazine brings you an in-depth discussion of the latest movies and TV shows.

Interstellar was supposed to be Christopher Nolan's triumphant return to serious filmmaking after the completion of the Dark Knight trilogy. Instead, it's been incredibly divisive and, I'll be honest, the recipient of some rather fun-to-read brutal criticism. Why? We talk about the film at length, along with a discussion of Big hero 6, the uncomfortable undertones inherent in certain comics, and the latest news, or lack thereof, regarding the Warcraft film. Each week, the team behind Escapist Magazine brings you an in-depth discussion of the latest movies and TV shows.

The official trailer for Furious 7, the seventh film in the (hopefully) never-ending Fast and Furious series, finally dropped on Saturday. And to celebrate, Bob and Ross are joined by special guest Fast and Furious fanatic Phil Owen for a lengthy as hell discussion of the entire series. Are you hongry? YOU HONGRY? Good, because this thing is huge. Prepare for a film by film break down, a lament for the death of Paul Walker, and lots and lots of shockingly deep discussion of a series that somehow went from exploitative car culture shlock to full on superhero/spy films while only getting more awesome. Each week, the team behind Escapist Magazine brings you an in-depth discussion of the latest movies and TV shows.

It's a funny thing, recording a podcast the day before a massive infodump from Marvel. We talked about Marvel a lot in this Podcast, DC too, but we had no idea what was coming. Even so, it's a super fun conversation that ends on a discussion of John Wick. Listen to it, memorize it, and have fun. Each week, the team behind Escapist Magazine brings you an in-depth discussion of the latest movies and TV shows.

On most days, we talk a lot about rumors, confirmed rumors and just straight up spoilers on the Escapist Movies and TV podcast, but we rarely actually spoil stuff. Today is not most days. Bob and Ross talk Star Wars, Marvel, and DC rumors galore and use that as an excuse to talk about spoilers. What makes a spoiler? How long is long enough before spoilers no longer really count? And of course, are people too sensitive about them? We try to figure all of that out. Oh, we also spoil Citizen Kane, The Empire Strikes Back, The Matrix, Planet Of The Apes, and lots more. Obviously, SPOILER WARNING. Each week, the team behind Escapist Magazine brings you an in-depth discussion of the latest movies and TV shows.

We discuss the Left Behind series, a lot. Each week, the team behind Escapist Magazine brings you an in-depth discussion of the latest movies and TV shows.

The success of The Equalizer - it topped the box office with 35 million+ over the weekend - has us thinking about how, for some reason, right now is the moment that our culture has decided we want lots of movies about retirement-age men kicking hell of ass. Is it the continuing market power of the Boomers? Is it because we're having trouble finding new action stars so we're going back to the well? Or is it just that it's fun? We talk about that at length, plus the settlement between Marvel and the Jack Kirby Estate, the awesomeness of The Box Trolls, and the pros and cons of Gotham. Ross also babbles for a long time about copyright law, so grab a pillow! Each week, the team behind Escapist Magazine brings you an in-depth discussion of the latest movies and TV shows.

Recently, a television series we like to call Porno Vampires ended with what has gone down as one of the most legendarily terrible series conclusions of all time. So bad that Ross Lincoln and Heather Barefoot are still sore about it. So this week, they roped Bob Chipman into a lengthy discussion of just how once-good TV series can go so hilariously wrong. We talk Battlestar Galactica, True Blood, Lost, and Alf, as well as shows that managed to go out right, like Roseanne and plenty more. It's failuretastic! NOTE: As this Podcast discusses the endings of several now-concluded TV series, expect heavy, and unmarked spoilers from here on out. Each week, the team behind Escapist Magazine brings you an in-depth discussion of the latest movies and TV shows.

Movie studios continue to enjoy the post-lunchtime nap otherwise known as the break between blockbuster season and Fall, when we switch gears to award-bait movies. Now is the time when movies of middling-to-terrible quality are quietly snuck into theaters to die ignoble deaths when no one goes to see them. Well, except of us course. Both Bob and Ross managed to see a couple of these movies, and they talk about them at length. They also talk about plot twists, period films, the forgotten John Ritter comedy "Stay Tuned", and the genius of director Mike Hodges. It's filler-episode-tastic! Each week, the team behind Escapist Magazine brings you an in-depth discussion of the latest movies and TV shows.

As the summer of 2014 winds down, it seems that with a couple of exceptions, it was an underwhelming and financially troubled period for the film industry. Several high profile blockbusters kind of fizzled, films that should have had guaranteed audiences flopped horrible, and ticket sales were dramatically down. And now Warner Bros. is laying off a TON of people. Bob Chipman and Ross Lincoln talk about that, about the battle between digital and traditional film being hashed out at a small Los Angeles theater, and they super turbo nerd out over whatever pops up in their heads during this look at the soon-to-be-dead summer of 2014. Each week, the team behind Escapist Magazine brings you an in-depth discussion of the latest movies and TV shows.

NOTE: This week's podcast is audio only. This week on the Escapist Movies and TV Podcast, we come not to praise Sin City 2, but to bury it. The long past its sell-by date sequel flopped hard over the weekend, bringing a definite end to the franchise on movie screens but, of course, surprising no one. Bob and Ross talk about that length, then get into a conversation about Star Wars that somehow derails into an extensive and HIGHLY nerdy conversation about Dad-oriented pulp novels. It's pedantastic! Each week, the team behind Escapist Magazine brings you an in-depth discussion of the latest movies and TV shows.

WWE Summer Slam happened last weekend, and Moviebob was on the scene for the whole thing. We talk about that at length, plus a brief discussion of pro wrestling terminology and moves, the history of sports entertainment, the weird soap opera awesomeness of the 'sport', and how Basketball could be improved by being more like Wrestling. We also talk Doctor Strange and Ant-Man. Each week, the team behind Escapist Magazine brings you an in-depth discussion of the latest movies and TV shows.

We come not to praise Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but to bury it, except we can't because it was a huge hit and has already been greenlit for a sequel. That, plus the weirdness of the movie business, interspecies romance and the crappiness of Divergent are all discussed in this week's edition of the Movies and TV podcast. Enjoy, unless the news of TMNT's success has you feeling super bummed. Each week, the team behind Escapist Magazine brings you an in-depth discussion of the latest movies and TV shows.

Guardians of the Galaxy just set box office records for an August release, which is awesome, since it's also a very good movie. Yay! So Bob "Moviebob" Chipman, Elizabeth Harper and Ross Lincoln decided to devote a podcast to it. Also, we talk about the latest Ghostbusters rumor, and briefly about a certain movie coming out this week that is not very good. But mostly, we gush about Guardians. Each week, the team behind Escapist Magazine brings you an in-depth discussion of the latest movies and TV shows.

We had a huge week in San Diego, full of weirdness and lines and exhaustion and occasionally, some big (and not so big) news coming out of San Diego Comic-Con. And since we didn't get to record a podcast from the scene, we're making it up to you now with a special, double-sized Comics and Cosplay and Movies and TV podcast. Get ready for us to spend a long time talking Marvel, Sin City, DC, Mad Max: Fury Road, and of course those horrible, horrible Hall H lines. Each week, the team behind Escapist Magazine brings you an in-depth discussion of the latest movies and TV shows.