Ep. 12 - Battle of the Things (1951 vs 1982 vs 2011)
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In 1938, John W. Campbell Jr. wrote a scary sci-fi story called "Who Goes There?"  That story caught the eye of producer Howard Hawks, who adapted the tale into a 1951 feature film called The Thing From Another World, which blew the mind of a kid named John Carpenter, who would get to direct his own adaptation in 1982, which is still so beloved that Universal tried to do sort of a remake that was really a prequel in 2011. Which of the three is the best version? You may think you know the answer, but there are surprises in store in our first ever Battle Royale!
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