You have arrived at Episode 82 of the Nerd Lunch podcast. Unfortunately, Jeeg went on a bender the other night and is sleeping it off so we are joined by two guests. The first is my co-host from the Cult Film Club podcast, Jaime Hood. Also in the guest seat is the return of our good friend, William Bruce West.
This week the four of us discuss sitcoms from the 1990s. We talk about our favorites, our not so favorites, some of the ones we thought were overrated and some of the ones we thought were canceled too soon. Surprisingly there are a couple shows that show up on all of those lists. It’s a fun time talking about TV shows from the 90s, so join us, won’t you?
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“What moment in pop culture had you saying “Now, that’s how you make an introduction!”
One thing popped into my mind as the perfect example of a bombasic and awesome introduction. This week I’ve been writing an article ranking Run-DMC’s studio albums in order of my personal preference as well as researching the group Run-DMC in preparation for the 25th anniversary of their album Tougher than Leather. So that is why this particular movie introduction was on my mind. I’ve talked about it several times on my blog. It happens during one of my favorite movies of all time, Krush Groove.
Around the middle of the movie, Run-DMC and uber producer Rick Rubin are holding auditions. A young lady finishes singing a song and as they are escorting her out and are closing the auditions, a group of three guys storm in. The one in the middle is LL Cool J. Amongst the protests of Jam Master Jay and Rubin that the auditions are closed, and without preamble, LL yells “BOX!” at his friend who proceeds to hit PLAY on the suitcase nuke-sized portable stereo in his hand. The beat starts, LL paces the floor like a caged tiger for a few seconds and then proceeds to TEAR THE ROOF OFF THE STUDIO with the opening verse to I Can’t Live Without My Radio.
It’s hard now to really put this scene into the proper context of 1985. I saw this movie in the theater and the scene blew my young mind. LL’s delivery and aggressive lyrics mixed with the minimal bass-filled beats were like a jackhammer tearing away at my preconceived notions about rap. This scene made me an LL fan for life. And while LL has certainly mellowed over the years, he still has it in him to create an energy filled rap track.
Check out his most recent single, WHADDUP, with Chuck D, Tom Morello and Travis Barker.
Jaime, Shawn and I hope you have been enjoying our new podcast. It’s a lot of fun for us and we really have received a lot of nice feedback concerning the show. We love all of your comments and movie suggestions. Thank you so much for your support.
Speaking of support, Shawn has put together some of the artwork he’s done for the show and made stickers out of them. Check ’em out!
Each sticker pack contains 4 die-cut stickers measuring 2.4″x2.4″ and 3.4″x2.4″, featuring the CFC Logo, Official Membership Badge, our mascot the Phantom Ticket Taker, and the one, the only Mr. Pink (Steve Buscemi)!
These sticker packs have been put out there and are ready for you to purchase to help support us, your favorite podcast of all time (alongside Nerd Lunch of course). It’s our way of honoring Mr Pink’s “no tipping” policy by offering you the chance to not tip us and still support us for bringing you some awesome content. Plus, you know, STICKERS!!!
FYI, if you decide to order these bad boys, hop on over to Branded in the 80s and let Shawn know you ordered the sticker packs and, if you ask nicely, I’m sure he’ll include that awesome Branded in the 80s sticker you see in the upper right of the first picture.
Again, Jaime, Shawn and I thank you guys for all of your support.
I love movies. Obviously. I also love comics. So when comic artists homage famous movies it really gets my nerd blood pumpin’. So I thought I’d take a look at some of my favorite movie poster homages that can be found on the covers of some surprising (and not-so-surprising) comics.
FYI, these aren’t all of them. I could probably do another full article of more homages. These are just some of my favorites. You can click the images to make them BIGGER.
Star Wars / Spidey Super Stories #31 – Not surprising that there is at least one Star Wars homage cover out there, right? But did you expect it on Spidey Super Stories? The comic based on the Spider-Man skits from Electric Company? I kind of love that this is out there. Dr Doom as Darth Vader?! BRILLIANT!
Adventures in Babysitting / Darkwing Duck v2 #17 – Adventures in Babysitting is an awesome movie. Plus, it has one of the best posters painted by the great Drew Struzan. I really love the Darkwing Duck homage plus it’s such a cool comic to do it.
Enter the Dragon / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles v4 #6 – There’s no more appropriate place for an Enter the Dragon homage than on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Plus, I think Jaime from Shezcrafti is gonna love that I included this one. What a great recreation of the poster.
Alien / Deadpool #40 – Deadpool’s various series over the years have actually homaged dozens of movies. This one is one of my favorites.
Aliens / Cable v2 #18 – Pretty straightforward homage of the James Cameron Aliens poster.
Episode 81 of the Nerd Lunch podcast features the return of one of my favorite guests, Kristin Rielly of Reilly Geek fame. She joins us to discuss replacements for ourselves.
Carlin gives us several social situations and we are supposed to choose a real person, a fictional person or a Muppet to replace us. What Muppets will show up at an office Christmas party? What deceased former Presidents will attend family reunions and/or a 5 year old’s birthday party? And yes, we have to deal with the repercussions of our decisions. Nerd To Dos involve Superman IV, Downton Abbey and selling off comics.
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Cavalcade of Awesome 