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Episode 31: Cut and Paste Hell
Even the offspring of Zod couldn't face another episode of The Thumbcast...
“Game’s a bogey, I did it.”
Live from New York – it’s Adi Tantimedh!
The screenwriter, comics guru and Bleeding Cool columnist joins Craig (ish) and Iain for a Thanksgiving edition of the Thumbcast. We’ve got reviews of Take Shelter, Saints Row: The Third and Kevin Smith’s Bionic Man, talk the latest rows around the Doctor Who movie, the perilous fate of Community and the controversial comments of the Miller/Millar gang.
Plus we look at the Markham plagiarism row, and cast a glance at the nominations for this year’s Thumbcast Awards.
All that, and: Suitable comics for a Scottish hospital, the Harlan Ellison defence, occupy Black Friday, Johann Hari, satire in video games, allotment movies and graphic novels to kill a burglar with.
So how can you listen to this podcasting pearl? You can subscribe via iTunes here, or click here to download the episode without iTunes.
Episode 29: Three Colours Phlegm
"So he turned up with this and a fishing rod?"
“Tie me down with wet liquorice”
It’s Episode 29, and Craig has lurched out of his sickbed to the studio for our last show before the big 30.
This time out, we reviewing Contagion, The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, Batman: Arkham City and the second series of The Walking Dead.
There’s also chat about DaVinci’s Demons, Mark Millar‘s film night, Perfect Sense – and our very special Zombie exclusive on the website.
And we seal the door to the Vault – will Babylon 5 be locked in or will it get the hell out of our galaxy?
Plus: Craig’s Superman T-shirt story, Penelope Cruz’ shopping list, the Emperor’s New Television Programme, Peter Mullen’s baldy pal, apocalypse porn, McGill Metaphor Bingo, Jason Statham’s Penguin, Chris Claremont’s Thumbcast, 3D Jar Jar Binks, how Tintin would fare in a real newsroom, and lots of wanking…
So how can you listen to this modern marvel? You can download it from iTunes here, or click here to download the episode without iTunes.
Sunday reading: Five links you should visit
Treating Comics Seriously – Six Questions for Dr Chris Murray
Jeremy Briggs interviews the lecturer behind Dundee University’s controversial comics MLitt.
John Orloff talks his new exciting gig: writing Bryan Singer’s ‘Battlestar Galactica’ reboot
The man behind forthcoming ‘It wasnae Shakespeare’ film Anonymous explains how his BSG movie won’t conflict with the RDM tv series.
Raptured – Episode 1
Intriguing new web series looking at what happened if the Rapture didn’t quite go as expected.
In the Interests of Assisting Ricky Gervais
One from the archives, as the SOTCAA boys expose Ricky Gervais’ offensive intolerance to disability long before this week’s monggate.
Dare you enter the world of Jurassic Parrr?
Glasgow’s new interactive dinosaur adventure crazy golf is, frankly, insane. We’ve had a go at it and it’s also great fun. We might even do an episode going round the holes sometime…
Episode 28: The Hunchback of Newton Mearns
The cast of Neverwhere promptly escaped into the London Underground where they survive as soldiers of fortune...
“You’re listening to Women’s Hour on Radio 4…”
Iain and Craig are joined by the First Lady of the Thumbcast (well, the First Lady ON the Thumbcast, anyway), gaming geek Cara Ellison, for another ramshackle ramble.
This time out we’ve got reviews of Terra Nova and Melancholia, an exclusive interview with wrestling voice Jeremy Borash, Cara’s charity gameathon – and Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere faces going underground for the Vault.
Plus: Batgirl’s lack of socks, Overblood, the Doctor Who Knitting Patern Book, Windaelickers of London, Lars Von Trier’s Unicron, vaginal metaphors, Baby Goose, Michael Buble Veloceraptor, poor Finlay Robertson, cinematic UNIX users. Denise Richards’ impact on science industry recruitment, Jack Bauer’s hood of magic, the new R Lee Ermey, how to knit the perfect jobbie, and a warning not to dip your cock in fiery Irn Bru…
Do please go and donate to Cara’s charity fundraising efforts here. Oh, and apologies for the slight interference every so often – two of our presenters forgot to switch their phones off…
So just how do you get hold of this ramshackle effort? Well, you can click here to subscribe via iTunes, or click here to download the episode without iTunes.
Sunday reading: Five links you should visit
Each week, we pick out five recent stories you may have missed, or which are worth another look at.
“A provocative and powerful slice of British science fiction cinema”
Friend of the show Frank Collins’ outstanding review of the reissued Quatermass and the Pit release. Plus your chance to win the movie on Blu-Ray
House to Astonish: Smoking a Toothbrush
Our pals over at HtA have a new episode out this weekend. As always, a must-listen.
Oh Pond
Writer Sarah Ditum kicks off about Amy Pond’s post-TARDIS career being on the catwalk.
Jim Ross: MMA Commentator
An interesting YouTube editing experiment to dub Good Ol’ JR’s pro-wrestling style over UFC fights, in response to his often expressed desire to call MMA fights.
The Zoo Gang
Tachyon TV’s Space Time Visualiser turns its gaze on forgotten bonkers Cold War analogy The Old Men at the Zoo
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