This week we talk about the things we saw in 2017 that for some reason or another, we didn't want to do a whole podcast on. Enjoy!

Straight from the cinema, this week we talk about the new episode of the STAR WARS saga, THE LAST JEDI. We talk about this film without having read anything about the discussion surrounding it, but essentially we place the criticism levied at this film on its predecessor, THE FORCE AWAKENS, which we spent our fifth episode discussing the flaws in. Enjoy! Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.

This week we finally get to season two of ATTACK ON TITAN, which is marvelous and FULL OF SPOILERS so go to Crunchyroll or wherever and watch this show before listening! Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.

This week we talk about the Netflix series, ATYPICAL. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.

This week we talk about the seminal work that is THE WIRE. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.

This week we talk the silly and quirky Netflix sitcom THE GOOD PLACE! Spoilers ahead, lots of forking spoilers. Hold on to your shirt balls. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.

This week Willard Foxton-Todd returns to talk about both the 1995 Stallone JUDGE DREDD and the 2012 Karl Ubran DREDD! Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.

This week we examine the imaginative brilliance of a single episode of the Channel 4 series, ELECTRIC DREAMS: "THE COMMUTER" starring the sublime Timothy Spall. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.

This week we return to the superb BETTER CALL SAUL to break apart the craft and skill of a specific scene from the third season episode, "Sunk Costs", in which Mike Ehrmantraut sets a trap using a pair of sneakers. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.

This week we talk about the beautiful Studio Ghibli animated epic, PRINCESS MONONOKE. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.

This week we talk a bit on the Adult Swim hit series RICK & MORTY, focusing on the episode RICK POTION #9 as an example of how much fun the show can be when it's working, and examining the reasons why it sometimes comes up short. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.

This week we take a look at the hilariously silly and gory Netflix series SANTA CLARITA DIET. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.

Spoilers ahead for the first half a dozen episodes of the terrific anime series, ATTACK ON TITAN. One of our personal favourites and a joy to discover, it's worth watching the series unspoiled, however we talk as a successful counterpoint to our Episode #16 criticism of GAME OF THRONES changing its protagonist in its first season. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.

This week we talk about the style of the Coen Brothers and their cult classic, THE BIG LEBOWSKI. Plus: bonus outtakes at the end! Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.

This week we delve into the failure of what we hoped would be a great hit, ATOMIC BLONDE. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.

This week we return to BREAKING BAD to define the nature of a cliffhanger. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.

This week we talk about the delightful take on Batman in THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE and how it creates a specific and unique Batman story. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.

This week we talk about how the originality of the excellent BETTER CALL SAUL stems from the most remarkable of creative restrictions. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.

This week we discuss the touching LOGAN, the final film of Hugh Jackman's Wolverine. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by The Proxy Guy. End interview segment from IGN.

This week we discuss the unfortunate problems in the WONDER WOMAN film. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by The Proxy Guy.

We celebrate one year of podcasting with an examination of the beloved Shane Black film THE NICE GUYS! Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by The Proxy Guy.

This week we examine ARRIVAL and how, despite its intriguing and well-made examination of a hypothetical alien first contact situtation, it lacks any real substance. We also compare how it surprasses recent, less effective attempts at hard sci-fi: INTERSTELLAR and THE MARTIAN, but falls short of the excellent GRAVITY. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by The Proxy Guy.

This week we talk STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE and THE FLASH and the form of syndiated television writing and how the necessities of that form have changed due to technology. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by The Proxy Guy. 3:50 - ‘Premise’ - Outlining DEEP SPACE NINE. 4:50 - ‘Form’ - Breaking down the format of episodic television. 19:25 - ‘A Story’- Outlining examples of a DEEP SPACE NINE A story. 34:15 - ‘B/C Story’ - Discussing further examples of a B/C story. 41:35 -...

This week we talk both good ideas and, thanks to comics, bad ones. From BREAKING BAD to the upcoming JUSTICE LEAGUE we talk about how to gauge what an idea might be worth. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by The Proxy Guy. 2:15 - ‘Premise’ - Breaking down the purpose of a logline and introducing the logline for BREAKING BAD. 8:15 - ‘Concept’ - Breaking Inspiration down into 5 key components and discussion practical application. 27:25 - ‘Example’- Applying the 5 components...

This week: SPOILERS! Recording at the McKee Story Seminar in London we get straight into the new Marvel film, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL.2. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by The Proxy Guy. 1:50 - ‘Premise’ - Breaking down the major story beats of GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL.2. 6:10 - ‘Spine of Action’ - Analysing the lack of Spine of Action in the film. 20:00 - ‘Dimensions’- Looking at the dimensions of the cast compared with the original movie. 29:35 - ‘Danger’ - Breaking...