Unjustly Maligned Antony Johnston
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- TV & Film
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A pop culture show about the sometimes strange things we love, that other people… don’t. Each episode, comics and games writer Antony Johnston asks a new guest to explain why that thing you hate is actually really great.
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"Loom" with Antony Johnston
Ask him about it! Yes, it’s time to turn the tables again, and for his birthday this year, Antony hands the reins to Tony Sindelar. Together they weave an appreciation for the videogame so good, it made Antony want to write them for a living — the classic 1990 Lucasarts adventure “Loom”....
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"Ringo Starr" with Andy Ihnatko
Is Ringo the best drummer in the world? Ho ho, he’s not even the best drummer in… no, let’s not go there (Lennon never actually said it anyway). Instead, Andy Ihnatko joins Antony to bang a drum for Ringo Starr’s innovation, charisma, and — yes — talent on the skins....
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"Sherlock Holmes (2009 movie)" with Eddy Webb
Was making Sherlock Holmes cool really a good idea? Is Robert Downey Jr simply playing himself? And shouldn’t Watson be a bumbling lapdog? Devoted Sherlockian Eddy Webb joins Antony to discuss all this and more in Guy Ritchie’s 2009 “Sherlock Holmes” movie....
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"The Fast & The Furious (Franchise)" with Jessica Sliwinski
Fast cars, impossibly skilled drivers, champagne groupies, loud explosions, and a complete disregard for the laws of physics. Sounds like hell? Jessica Sliwinski once thought so, but now she joins Antony to shift her appreciation for the “Fast & Furious” movies up a gear....
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"Pluto" with Marcos Huerta
When is a planet not a planet? When it gets downgraded after 75 years, apparently. But was Pluto’s fate a mistake by the IAU, or an example of science in action? Marcos Huerta joins Antony to talk Kuiper belt objects, the New Horizons probe, and arbitrary astronomical definitions....
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"Predator 2" with Ed Brisson
After the success of its gung-ho predecessor, “Predator 2” — which expanded the mythology of the alien hunters, like “Aliens” did for its predecessor — felt like a sure thing, not the flop it turned out to be. Ed Brisson joins Antony to explain why second chances are his specialty....
Customer Reviews
It’s OK for people to like things you don’t like
Great way to broaden your mind, listening to articulate people talk about how they love something you might not like. Helps to see where other people are coming from.
Come Back Antony!
This podcast was great, wish it was still going.
Unique Critique
I've found my favorite new podcast. A fresh look at movies, TV and music that was never liked by the majority. A smart and entertaining discussion on the merits panned and maligned pop culture content.