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Welcome to the Secret Origins of Mint Condition. Join your hosts James, Joe , and Chris as they delve into the topics of comics, pop culture, sports, gaming and more.

  1. 4d ago

    Halloween 2026: Looking back on "An American Werewolf in London" and "The Fly"

    Happy Halloween 2026! Continuing the annual holiday tradition Patrick Louie is back to celebrate the 45th anniversary of "An American Werewolf in London" and the 40th anniversary of "The Fly". Both movies where transformation is the focus and both movies having academy award winning special effects masters at the helm of these ground breaking movie effects. James and Patrick talk about the work of Rick Baker and Christopher Walas. The amazing were transformation in American Werewolf and the horrifying effects that turned Jeff Goldblum in the monstrous Brundlefly. They also talk about The Mandalorian and Grogu and the George Lucas Museum. It's jam pack Halloween special, with something for everyone.

    Halloween 2026: Looking back on "An American Werewolf in London" and "The Fly"

  2. Oct 21

    Celebrating 40 Years of The Real Ghostbusters

    Your SOMC hosts are back in the firehouse this as we celebrate 40 years of The Real Ghostbusters. The show that kept the franchise alive between movies and helped define and fully shape the Ghostbusters universe. The team of James, Chris and Josh talk about their favorite episodes , the impact the show had on them and about the writer who was at the center of it all J. Michael Straczynski. Of course it wouldn't be a fully show if we didn't mention the toys. From fright features to screaming heroes, the Firehouse playset, and the coolest toy the proton pack. So grab your proton pack and jump in the Ecto -1 and hang on as we take a trip down memory lane.

    Celebrating 40 Years of The Real Ghostbusters

  3. Oct 14

    345. SOMC visit The Munsters

    Show notes provided by Joe Peluso In the mid 1960's famous fictional addresses were widely known to children across the country. Stately Wayne Manor lay fourteen miles outside the city limits of Gotham City. The Flintstones (That modern stone age family!) resided at 301 Cobblestone Way. The Cleavers had moved to 211 Pine Street. And the "creepy" and "kooky" Addams Family took up residence at 0001 Cemetery Lane. But without question the most famous--and well known address-was 1313 Mockingbird Lane, the home of the "average American family"--THE MUNSTERS.    Lily, Grandpa, Marilyn, Eddie, and Herman-despite their frightful appearance--were welcomed into homes all across America with their bizarre, but charming family adventures.This unique comedic take on the classic Universal Monsters had loyal viewers in stitches (Sorry, Herman) every week.   Join hosts James and Joe as they relive the wild and wacky sitcom silliness that made this endearing family part of television history. Herman's hilarious struggles while on a diet, Grandpa's insane inventions that turn Herman into a "normal" looking man or a hot rod racer, and Lily and Marilyn expecting a "playmate" for Eddie that have Herman and Grandpa "expecting" a new addition to the family, are just some of "abnormal" situations that occurred at 1313 Mockingbird Lane.    And while Herman might have been--literally--the biggest "goofball" (As Lily often referred to him.) on TV at that time, he was also a kind-hearted, gentle giant who loved (and was loved) by his family. Amidst all the pratfalls, one liners, and impossible comedic situations, this is a show with heart, charm and living life in the chaotic sixties. I know I was there, and was very happy to have neighbors like The Munsters.

    345. SOMC visit The Munsters

  4. Oct 7

    344. Looking Back at Blade

    The SOMC kicks off the Halloween season by looking back at the movie that laid the foundation of the current MCU, Blade. Released in 1998 this movie showed what the modern superhero movie could be, combining great story telling with amazing action sequences, and a lead actor who really cared about the character he was playing. If you have checked out in awhile, it's worth checking out again.

    344. Looking Back at Blade

  5. Oct 6

    343. Michael Jan Friedman's The Company of Enhanced Being

    Friend of the show Michael Jan Friedman returns to talk about his latest project and Kickstarter "The Company of Enhanced Being". If you'd like to support this project use this link to check it out: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1881107045/the-company-of-enhanced-beings?

    343. Michael Jan Friedman's The Company of Enhanced Being

  6. Sep 30

    342. Revisiting Green Lantern Rebirth

    Revisiting Green Lantern Rebirth

    342. Revisiting Green Lantern Rebirth

  7. Sep 23

    341. Sports Edition (recorded 9/16/26)

    Show Notes provided by Joe Peluso The boys are back at the sports desk with their usual predictions, plaudits, pontifications, and pet peeves. Being a sports fan is akin to taking an endless ride on a rollercoaster--from euphoric highs to devastating lows--a fan's emotions are hair's breadth from fair or foul, like a fly ball down the line at Yankee Stadium. They call baseball a "game of inches". Being a fan of any sport is a game of holding onto one's sanity.    And here to once again put all this court side action into perspective are your hosts Chris and Joe. The boys have much to say about the impending MLB PLayoffs, the upcoming NHL season, the NFL, the NBA, the Yankees, the Mets, the Rangers, the Devils, the Islanders, the PBA bowler who made history this past season, and when is New York going to erect a s statue to Jalen Brunson?   Pull out your clipboard, binder, or tablet because schemes, systems, processes, and metrics will be analyzed. Guard that playbook with your life, and don't tip your pitches! And be sure you are five minutes early to the team meeting--or you're late!    The world of a pro sports fan: It doesn't have to make sense as long as your team wins.

  8. Sep 19

    340. 40 Years of The Dark Knight Returns

    Show notes provided by Joe Peluso This year has been the year of anniversary celebrations on SOMC: 75 years of "I Love Lucy", 75 years of "Adventures of Superman", 60 years of "Star Trek", 40 years of "Transformers", and now the Mint crew looks back to1986 (that's 40 years for those of you who have trouble with math like Joe) and the premiere of "Batman:The Dark Knight Returns". The boys gather in the dusty, dank, decrepit Batcave (the giant penny rolled off its base and knocked over the dinosaur) to examine this ground-breaking work by Frank Miller. As Chris so eloquently put it: "It's not required reading to understand Batman, but it's important to understand the history of the character culturally".    Believe it or not,1986 was part of an era when Batman sales were soft and interest in the character had waned.In three short years a major motion picture would change all that when Michael Keaton's Batman '89 dropped and sales began to pick up rapidly. But there was still work to be done before that cinema shot in the arm from Warner Bros put stacks of Batman books back on the LCS shelves..DC comics had to rebuild trust and interest with the fans and that was going to take time.. Frank Miller's TDKR was an early step upon that path to redemption, but like any work with decades behind it, did it stand the test of time? Was this still a seminal work in the character's canon, or a curious sidestep by an author who was experimenting with the genre?    This is an episode of the SOMC that may surprise you.Not as surprising as the work itself, but nonetheless valid in its analysis of that work. With that cryptic lure, we hope you will listen all the way through, and of course leave your much appreciated comments across our social media platforms.    Oh, Happy Batman Day!

    340. 40 Years of The Dark Knight Returns
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