HooperCast Episode 19

This week Dustin and I devote an entire episode to 

BBC's "Sherlock" series and warn against the upcoming

American version "Elementary" (and also our distate for changing the race and sexual orientation of

existing comic book characters)

0:00 - Intro

1:30 - G.I. Joe Retaliation is getting pushed back 9 months, and why it's probably not for the reasons they said it was.

3:26 - We begin our discussion of BBC's "Sherlock"

10:14 - Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes

17:36 - Martin Freeman as  Doctor John Watson

22:18 - Irene Adler

27:00 - Andrew Scott as James Moriarty

35:46 - Mycroft Holmes

39:11 - Text on screen

43:10 - We quickly rank our favorite episodes

46:33 - We fart, i mean, blast off into SPOILER territory.

57:33 - SPOILERS END

58:00 - We talk about "Elementary", America's horrible counterpart / why it sucks that John Watson will be Joan Watson / a related tangent about why there is NEVER an excuse to change the race, gender, or sexual orientation of an existing character in literature or comic books (and why that is NOT racist, sexist, or homophobic).

1:14:05 - More on Joan Watson and why we don't blame Lucy Liu for taking the role.

1:21:49 - Our final endorsement for "Sherlock"

1:22:23 - Episode 20 tease. Seriously, I am PUMPED for Episode 20!

1:23:28 - Goodbye / us doing voices / a crude insult from Roger Klotz

HooperCast Episode 18

Been busy lately. This week Dustin and I talk about Cabin in the Woods, The Avengers, and the Star Wars Special Edition Blu-Rays.

0:00 - Intro

1:00 - What happened to Kel Mitchell?

1:26 - My computer troubles

1:52 - Dustin and my adventures in Atlanta

4:34 - Cabin in the Woods

8:43 - Cabin in the Woods SPOILERS

28:00 - The Avengers

1:02:50 - Dustin experiences "What's Going On", He-man style

1:05:43 - We discuss the SpecialEdition Blu-Rays of the original Star Wars trilogy. 

                Are the changes a deal-breaker or not?

1:23:00 - Goodbyes/Tune in next week for a discussion of BBC's "Sherlock"!!!

As an added bonus, here is the "butthuggin" video Dustin and I refer to.

HooperCast Episode 17.5

Hello everyone!

Sorry, I've been a stranger lately. 

I've been busy with my life, and I had some spare time last night to chat with

Dustin about film stuff, so we thought we'd record a little something to tide you over until

Episode 18 pops. Pops right outta there. Like a baby.

So here's an episode about Batman movies, The Hobbit, and frankly a lot of impressive non sequiturs

that end up keeping us on track. 

Very funny throughout. But I'm biased. But I'm also right.

0:00 - Intro
2:00 - Welcome
2:34 - Dustin's Blu-ray snag of the week
3:26 - Dustin comments on Joss Whedon's Batman pitch
8:11 - Rebooting superhero movies, recasting Tony Stark, and why all of that would suck.
10:04 - Dustin's Batman idea.
11:00 - Why we think there should be a Batman Beyond movie and our choice for Terry McGuiness
13:43 - A small bit about Terry Crews
14:27 - Dumb and Dumber 2 shooting in September. Good or bad?

17:13 - Our thoughts on the negative CinemaCon reaction to "The Hobbit", frame rates for movies and television, and why no one should be worried about the quality of the film. Also, the evolution of technology.
27:20 - "5 second impressions"
29:37 - How does Rick Baker design hundreds of aliens??
30:15 - Having fun with Dustin's microphone malfunction
31:45 - Why "turn it off, turn it back on" almost always works.
33:02 - Me and Dustin's plans for May 10
36:47 - What will be in Episode 18
37:04 - "HooperCon"
38:46 - Goodbye
38:50 - Satan?

HooperCast Episode 17: The Hunger Games

Hello everyone!

Tara joins Dustin and I to talk about The Hunger Games. If you've read the book or seen the movie, you'll be interested in our lengthy discussion here.

No film news this week. Stay tuned for Episode 18.

HooperCast Episode 16

Hello everyone! We covered A LOT of topics in this episode!

We had a lot of fun recording this and talking about stupid remakes, stupid kids, stupid filmmakers, and when behind-the-scenes pictures go too far. ENJOY!

Btw, I challenge anyone to listen to the first 7 minutes without skipping through it. Yeah, I dare you.

0:00 - Intro/Musical Interludes/Complete nonsense

7:35 - 'Take Shelter'

11:05 - 'The Thing' prequel

12:45 - '21 Jump Street'

15:08 - 'The Three Musketeers'

17:30 - Why we want to see 'The Hunger Games'

19:47 - The inherent difficulties of financing big-budget television shows, and why they get cancelled

22:31 - Why the 'How To Train Your Dragon' series will get old fast

23:12 - 'John Carter' sequel? We think not

23:40 - The treachery of behind-the-scenes pictures/knowing too much about movies before their release

27:57 - 'Hotel Transylvania' trailer/Adam Sandler sucks

29:14 - The horrible timing of 'Neighborhood Watch'/Trayvon Martin

33:16 - 'The Dictator' and our indifference towards it

35:43 - Michael Bay and the Ninja Turtles

40:42 - Me and Dustin are latter-day Statler and Waldorf

41:45 - REMAKING 'BACK TO THE FUTURE'/Why remakes are offensive from the moment of their conception

50:10 - Will you be forced to pay for 3D?

*****51:10 - Young moviegoers want theaters to allow texting/ HUGE RANT about WHY I HATE KIDS YOUNGER THAN 17

53:43 - Annoying theater patrons

57:29 - We continue about stupid kids and their stupid texting/what should be done about it

1:00:34 - Goodbye

1:01:00 - A little gem.

HooperCast Episode 15

Hello my bustling, hustling friends.

This is a very special episode. My friends Jack Conwell and Sam Darby were kind enough to 

come onto the show and talk to me about Final Destination 5. 

This is a VERY funny episode and will entertain you from start to finish. I should hope so, right? I mean, isn't that what I strive to do with each of these things?

Oh God, who am I?

Enjoy the episode!

0:00 - Intro

3:17 - Sam and I talk briefly about the new Conan the Barbarian

6:00 - Beginning of Final Destination 5 review, plot, characters

24:18 - We list the deaths from the premonition and pick our favorite one. Spoilers, obviously

36:06 - We list the REAL deaths (MAJOR SPOILERS) and pick our favorite one

56:17 - SUPER SPOILERS! We talk about the film's ending

1:03:00 - Outro

1:04:13 - Sam's Jams

HooperCast cry for help!