Dark Shadows are here again. First came the campy, classic television show, then a '90s remake. Now we get to see Tim Burton and Johnny Depp take on the franchise. Of course, it still has the might of The Avengers to contend with. We offer a review of Dark Shadows and our take on The Avengers continual success before moving into the realm of television and discussing which shows are making the cut for a new season and which shows we are disappointed to see hitting the chopping block. Happy Mothers Day to all of the mothers in our audience! Co-host: Tim. Weekly Blend #304 ...
Dark Shadows is an uneven horror comedy that is neither scary nor entirely funny but manages to be entertaining despite its many flaws. Frequent collaborators, Tim Burton and Johnny Depp reunite once again to bring Dan Curtis' cult soap opera "Dark Shadows" (1966-1971) and its lead character Barnabas Collins to the big screen. Seth Grahame-Smith, the writer of "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" and "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" (both being adapted for the big screen with the later being produced by Burton), wrangles the script drawing on multiple subplots and supernatural elements from the popular daytime drama. The film is ...
With a record-breaking $200 million opening weekend, I think we can all agree that there will be a sequel to The Avengers. Even better: most people I know want a sequel to the super hero team-up. It feels germane to the film for there to be a second one, instead of another chapter that is simply tacked on. We have a long road to travel before we get to a second Avengers film, but we can pontificate what a sequel might be like based on what we’ve seen, and where we know the separate franchises are going. What follows is my ...
Avengers Assemble! Summer is officially here with the first blockbuster of the year and it's a doozy, breaking records and amazing audiences and critics everywhere. We have four opinions about The Avengers here for you, with different things about the movie we liked and disliked. We also talk about Battleship's oversea success before its American release, our Dark Shadows hesitation, trailer reactions, the new name for Neighborhood Watch (which Rafe said needed a name change last week), and remember our earliest albums as part of our tribute to MCA. Co-hosts: Tim, Kelly, and Thomas. Weekly Blend #303 - We'll Sure as Hell Avenge It (60 min, ...
Ever since the success of Iron Man in 2008, the Marvel Universe movies have been building to a point: The Avengers. With each individual character movie finding massive success, the idea of combining the characters into a team became even more of an enigma: how do you take four characters who have triumphed in their own pictures (as well as two supporting players) and combine them into an ensemble picture with any sort of balance? The Avengers miraculously finds a way and sets a high bar for any other blockbusters this summer. The premise of The Avengers, both in the comic ...