If you fall asleep while listening to this episode, you might dream that Johnny Cash had guest-starring roles in the 1980s smash hit TV show “Moonlighting” AND the 90s vampire cop romp “Forever Knight.” But you’d be wrong! Scott and Marty disabuse you of all your notions regarding the following episodes: Columbo S3E7 “Swan Song”…
“Omniverse.” What does it mean? “Om,” from the Sanskrit, meaning “you’ll achieve enlightenment if you listen.” “Ni,” from the Knights who Say Ni. And the rest… doesn’t mean anything. But that shouldn’t stop you from checking out this episode, in which Scott and Marty celebrate the all-too-short life of Gen X icon Brenda — er,…
Everybody pipe down! This is the one where Columbo fights Robby the Robot! Okay, that’s not quite true. But it’s the season finale of Forever Knight, which is almost as cool. (Especially if, while you’re watching it, you’re mostly imagining Columbo fighting Robby the Robot…) Detected this week: Columbo S3E6 “Mind Over Mayhem!” at 2:37 Moonlighting S2E15…
“Have you ever killed a man, George?” Christopher Lee has — at least in the omniverse, where he’s portrayed seductive monks, cult leaders, and reanimated corpses, to say nothing of all those vampires. Marty and Scott invite Abbey Schwartz back for their Halloween episode. Try not to lose your head as we revivify the following…
Bombs away! Marty and Scott hurl their opinions at Columbo’s second “publishing industry” episode, Moonlighting’s “daddy issues” episode, and Forever Knight’s “stop flashing back, Nick, we’re in a hostage crisis” episode. Blown to bits herein: Columbo S3E5 “Publish or Perish” at 2:06 Moonlighting S2E14 “Every Daughter’s Father is a Virgin” at 15:24 Forever Knight S1E21 “1966” at…
How many “Scarborough Fairs” is too many? What do Mormons put on their hot dogs? Would you rather be paid in nickels or merkins? Scott and Marty wrap up their two-part survey of a legendary director. Annunciated in this episode: The Graduate at 4:00 Angels in America Part I: Millennium Approaches at 26:00 Angels in America…
Who’s afraid of Mike Nichols? None of his actors! Nor Scott & Marty, who celebrate Nichols’s filmography of heartfelt human stories by examining the director’s first, last, worst, and… best? Next week’s episode will decide! This week, we check out: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) at 4:07 Working Girl (1988) at 21:35 What Planet are…
Marty and Scott (MURDER!) take listeners into the dubiously factual world (MAYHEM!) of subliminal advertising (VAMPIRES!). Maddie and David invent spiritually inquisitive banter. And Captain Stonetree has his finest (GIVE US MONEY!!!) hour. Tune in! This episode, we suffer existentialist crises over: Columbo S03E04 “Double Exposure” at 1:56 Moonlighting S02E13 “In God We Strongly Suspect”…
Columbo gets political! Agnes spins off for an ep! And Toronto’s best vampire cop uncovers the confusing secrets of the beauty industry! Shows we shoot the shit about: Columbo S3E3 “Candidate for Crime” at 2:05 Moonlighting S2E12 “North by North DiPesto” at 15:38 Forever Knight S1E19 “If Looks Could Kill” at 26:46 Plus Continuity Boulevard…
Calice tabernac! Marty and Scott receive a much-needed refresher in Quebecois cursing in this, their second ep dedicated to Canadian film, in all its weird and wonderful forms. This week, they are “drivin’ the ‘bone” straight into the following four films: Bon Cop Bad Cop (2006, Dir. Eric Canuel) at 2:07 The Grand Seduction (2013, Dir.…
