The Nextlander Watchcast

The Nextlander Watchcast
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The Nextlander crew branches out into media that doesn't require a controller to enjoy! Join Alex, Brad, and Vinny as they watch the movies, shows, and anime they've either missed out on up to this point in their lives, or just want to revisit again. 

  1. 2d ago

    Star Trek: Spock's Brain and The Enterprise Incident

    One season is all that stands between us and our years-long goal of completing Star Trek: The Original Series. Yes, that season might be uniquely bad by series standards, but we are determined to push through any deep hurting that may result in order to achieve our goal. First up, an all-timer dumb-dumb episode in Spock's Brain, and the surprisingly solid The Enterprise Incident. CHAPTERS:(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 182: Star Trek: Spock's Brain and The Enterprise Incident(00:00:17) - Intro.(00:03:45) - Why season 3 is Like This.(00:16:24) - Launching into this season of hell with Spock's Brain.(00:22:40) - Who made this episode, and why is it in this state.(00:27:52) - Pressing the "make everyone fall down" button so you can steal a brain.(00:37:27) - The horrors of the caveman planet.(00:41:37) - RoboSpock.(00:51:27) - I...KNOW...EVERYTHIIIIIING!(00:58:30) - They saved Spock's brain.(01:03:05) - Break!(01:03:32) - We're back, and it's onto The Enterprise Incident.(01:15:16) - The creatives involved in this episode, and the real life naval event that inspired theepisode.(01:23:00) - Veering into the Neutral Zone like a road rage incident.(01:30:11) - What is the Romulans' interest in Spock?(01:40:35) - It was all an elaborate, if confusing, ruse.(01:42:23) - Can love bloom on the battlefield, specifically between a Vulcan and a Romulan?(01:50:54) - Keystone Romulans, and Spock's filibuster.(01:58:16) - Try every USB adapter you've got, Scotty!(02:05:37) - Final thoughts.(02:09:34) - Outro.

    2h 10m

  2. Jun 10

    Trekkies (1997)

    We've got a one week break coming up before Star Trek Summer begins again in earnest, but before that happens we've got one more documentary to serve our Watchcasting listeners in Trekkies! Join us for some nerd archeology as we dig through this doc that's chock full of superfans of all flavors and stripes, and marvel with us at how quaint it all seems compared with our extremely fandom-oriented present. CHAPTERS:(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 181: Trekkies (1997)(00:00:14) - Intro.(00:05:40) - Why we're doing Trekkies (because Star Trek Summer is on the horizon).(00:08:10) - The fandom, and how this movie treats its nerds.(00:16:41) - On Denise Crosby, and how this movie got made.(00:20:32) - The cast reactions to all this stuff. (00:31:30) - Break!(00:31:54) - We're back, and we're beginning this journey with the Spiner-Femme.(00:37:18) - Gabriel, the star of the movie, if we're being honest.(00:52:32) - Barbara, the Whitewater juror.(00:58:29) - Actual Star Trek (and affiliated) people. (01:07:06) - The Slash Fiction crowd.(01:12:03) - The Greensteins.(01:17:18) - Starbase Dental.(01:20:29) - Filking.(01:22:54) - The wildly different radio shows.(01:30:43) - An encounter at Radio Shack.(01:34:53) - A few scattered bits.(01:40:17) - Final thoughts.(01:53:08) - Housekeeping for our upcoming Star Trek season 3 watch.(01:55:59) - Outro.

    1h 57m

  3. Jun 1

    Apollo 11 (2019)

    Nothing brings people together like a good old fashioned space mission, and for this week's Watchcast we've got a documentary about the goodest of old fashioned space missions, Apollo 11! Join us as we marvel not just at the unbelievable human achievement this story represents, but also the ludicrously high quality footage they managed to capture 50-plus years ago. CHAPTERS:(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 180: Apollo 11 (2019)(00:00:24) - Intro.(00:02:50) - Brad tells us why he picked Apollo 11, and we muse on how wild it is that this footage exists.(00:11:01) - On the achievement itself, and what it's meant to the world since.(00:22:51) - Some context for the previous Apollo missions.(00:32:20) - Once again talking about the ludicrous amount of high quality footage we have here.(00:38:30) - On the filmmaker, and how this movie came to be.(00:43:02) - Break!(00:43:28) - We're back, and Brad has a familial anecdote.(00:45:50) - Launch day.(00:59:27) - Once again, gotta give it up for the clarity of this footage.(01:05:41) - Off to the (space) races.(01:12:54) - Arrival at the Moon, and the descent.(01:25:12) - Two hours on the Moon.(01:30:03) - Rejoining with the ship, and heading home.(01:35:35) - The boys come home.(01:39:18) - What came after.(01:53:27) - Final thoughts (we did a cool thing, once).(01:58:01) - What's coming up on the Watchcast.(02:04:08) - Outro.

    2h 5m

  4. May 25

    Harlan County, U.S.A. (1976)

    This week's Watchcast takes us on a trip down to Harlan County, U.S.A. as we tackle Barbara Kopple's gripping (and Academy Award winning) documentary about the 1973 miners' strike against Duke Power. CHAPTERS:(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 179: Harlan County, U.S.A. (1976)(00:00:57) - Intro.(00:07:38) - Geography lessons with the Nextlander gang.(00:12:53) - On Bloody Harlan, and some discussion of the movie's structure.(00:20:41) - How this movie came to be.(00:37:02) - Break!(00:37:24) - We're back, and it's time to venture down to Kentucky.(00:42:01) - Our first glimpses at the life of the strikers.(00:51:34) - A personal retelling of Bloody Harlan, and the first encounter with the gun thugs.(00:58:05) - The women of the community become more directly involved.(01:05:24) - Open conflicts begin to errupt, and people are taken to jail.(01:10:37) - Heading to New York.(01:17:22) - The Farmington accident, and discussion of black lung.(01:23:26) - The Boyle/Yablonski affair.(01:32:02) - Tensions are boiling in Harlan.(01:41:13) - The road blockade and the warrant for Basil Collins.(01:46:58) - The killing of Lawrence Jones.(01:51:18) - The fight is never over.(02:01:24) - Final thoughts.(02:07:00) - Housekeeping for next week's doc: Apollo 11!(02:11:45) - Outro.

    2h 13m

  5. May 18

    Class Action Park (2020)

    We're filling out May's Watchcast schedule with a trio of documentaries that have been on our respective lists for a while now, and first up is Vinny's pick, Class Action Park! Join us as we recount our own memories of weirdo theme parks of yore, marvel at the brazen lawlessness of this whole operation, and wonder aloud if we aren't just living in Action Park all the time now. CHAPTERS:(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 178: Class Action Park (2020)(00:00:43) - Intro.(00:04:00) - Class Action Park is Vinny's pick this month, and here's why.(00:10:37) - How this podcast is going to go, generally, and our own personal experiences with local theme parks.(00:20:57) - How the hell was this allowed to go on for so long?(00:27:04) - Break!(00:27:32) - We're back, and it's time to talk about who made this movie, and who some of the folks speaking in it are.(00:32:11) - Kicking things off with who Gene Mulvihill was. and how he came to own this place. (00:36:26) - The Action Park complex, and the rides that didn't work out.(00:46:42) - Some of the rides that lasted the duration, and the Lord of the Flies situation going on here.(00:56:02) - The deadliest kayak experience this side of the Colorado.(00:57:31) - The wave pool deaths.(01:05:49) - Motorworld, and George Larsson's death on the Alpine Slide.(01:14:52) - How Gene Mulvihill dodged consequences.(01:24:05) - What became of Action Park, and what, if anything, is there to be learned from all this?(01:46:12) - Final thoughts.(01:53:26) - Our film for next week: Harlan County, USA!(01:56:18) - Outro.

    1h 57m

  6. May 11

    Burn After Reading (2008) with Austin Walker

    We close out our slate of Coens comedies with their 2008 spy thriller farce, Burn After Reading! And joining the crew as we unravel this sordid tale of idiot spycraft is none other than our friend and yours, Austin Walker! CHAPTERS:(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 177: Burn After Reading (2008)(00:00:16) - Intro.(00:01:02) - Our guest this week is Austin Walker, and our movie is Burn After Reading!(00:05:36) - On the movie's overall tone, it's cynicism, and how it treats its characters.(00:21:14) - How this movie came into the world.(00:29:03) - Break!(00:29:24) - We're back, and it's time to handle the most important political issue of our time: HR violations at the CIA.(00:36:38) - Katie, and the Pfarrers.(00:44:52) - Osborne's explosive memoirs (and exploding marriage).(00:51:32) - Linda arrives, and she wants some work done.(01:00:49) - The discovery of top secret shit.(01:07:22) - The master plan begins.(01:15:56) - We gotta get these two crazy kids together.(01:18:34) - The drop, and the Russians become involved.(01:24:40) - No one ever expects the adult novelty chair, and the fall of Osborne Cox.(01:31:36) - Things escalate, to say the least.(01:36:07) - JK Simmons is here to say what we're all thinking.(01:41:16) - Everyone and everything becomes unwound.(01:57:55) - What did we learn?(02:03:58) - Final thoughts.(02:09:21) - Housekeeping for the remaining May movies.(02:13:01) - Outro.

    2h 17m

  7. May 4

    Raising Arizona (1987)

    The third film in our Coens Comedy Classics lineup is an all-time favorite of Alex's, and a genuine screwball hall-of-famer if you don't mind such bold proclamations. We are, of course, talking about Raising Arizona, a movie chock full of yuks that still has a genuine heart that cannot be denied. CHAPTERS:(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 176: Raising Arizona (1987)(00:00:22) - Intro.(00:08:19) - Some initial impressions, and how Raising Arizona got made.(00:21:09) - On the subject of Randall "Tex" Cobb.(00:25:43) - A brief bit on Trey Wilson.(00:27:05) - On the movie's success and reception (and also a lengthy Siskel and Ebert bit).(00:33:11) - Break!(00:33:31) - We're back, and it's time for Hi and Ed's whirlwind romance.(00:43:32) - Taking your pick of the Arizona Quints.(00:52:42) - Our new nuclear family, and the Snoats brothers come calling.(01:01:47) - The demon biker first appears, and Nathan Jr. is discovered missing.(01:07:57) - The true horror of the nuclear family is revealed.(01:15:09) - One of the all-time great failed hold-ups in cinema.(01:18:04) - The bank robbery is pitched, and Junior's origins are discovered by unsavory types.(01:29:59) - Hi and Ed are nearly done, and the bank robbery pops off.(01:33:10) - All forces converge on Nathan Jr.(01:36:47) - Hi and Ed make things right, and a (potential) vision of the future.(01:44:05) - Final thoughts, and various other Cage musings.(01:53:42) - Our final Coens movie for this lineup: Burn After Reading!(01:55:47) - Outro.

    1h 56m

  8. Apr 27

    The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)

    Our journey through some of the wackier Coen Brothers capers continues this week as we take on The Hudsucker Proxy, a star-studded, over-the-top affair that is equal parts His Girl Friday and Roadrunner cartoon, and is every bit as ungainly as that description makes it sound. CHAPTERS:(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 175: The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)(00:00:20) - Intro.(00:01:28) - Our movie this week: The Hudsucker Proxy!(00:10:49) - How this movie got made, and discussion of its ill box office fortunes.(00:25:03) - Break!(00:25:26) - We're back, and it's time to tell the tale of Norville Barnes.(00:35:04) - Everything's going great at Hudsucker Industries, until it isn't.(00:40:04) - Let's hatch a stock scam.(00:44:22) - Mailroom mayhem, and the introduction of the Blue Letter.(00:57:17) - A perfect patsy is born, but one ace reporter smells a bunko scam.(01:05:20) - A fabricated meet-cute at the diner, and Amy becomes a Muncie gal.(01:10:20) - Taking a letter, and the fancy dress ball.(01:21:02) - The dawn of the extruded plastic dingus.(01:28:29) - The stock scam is in shambles, and Norville is tripping on his own dingus.(01:32:20) - Norville's dancing dreams, and the downfall.(01:42:25) - Long way down (one more thing).(01:54:14) - The epilogue, and our final thoughts.(02:02:13) - Our film for next week is a killer one: Raising Arizona!(02:03:48) - Outro.

    2h 4m
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The Nextlander crew branches out into media that doesn't require a controller to enjoy! Join Alex, Brad, and Vinny as they watch the movies, shows, and anime they've either missed out on up to this point in their lives, or just want to revisit again. 

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