Special Intro: Felicia Day  Film at 11: The Iron Claw (2023)  Book IT: Third Eye (2023, Audible) by Felicia Day  Scroll With IT: Congratulations to the winner of The College Football National Championship. What a game! Time to settle in and prepare for CES 2024 in Las Vegas and Martin Luther King Jr. Day this week.  Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms1924

Special Intro: Author Robert J Sawyer  Film at 11: Ferrari (2023)  Book IT: The Downloaded (2023) by Robert J Sawyer   Scroll With IT: The zeitgeist of 2024 (so far) is all about intellectual property. Happy Public Domain Day, Mickey! A Joyous Epiphany to all who celebrate.  Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms1224

Special Intro:  Ron Kittle from the Chicago White Sox   Film at 11: Maestro (2023)   Book IT: The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World (2022) by Max Fisher   Scroll With IT: Year end wrap-ups are starting and we are gathering our favorites of 2023 too. We would love to hear about your favorite movie, book, and news story of 2023.  Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms122623

Film at 11: Wonka (2023)   Book IT: A City on Mars: Can we settle space, should we settle space, and have we really thought this through? (2023) by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith   Scroll With IT: Year-end wrap-ups are starting and we are gathering our favorites of 2023 too. We would love to hear about your favorite movie, book, and news story of 2023.  Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms121923 

Special Intro: Janet Fielding – Tegan Jovanka from Doctor Who Film at 11: Godzilla Minus One (2023) Book IT: Author Stephen Kent joins us to discuss his book How the Force Can Fix the World (2021)   Scroll With IT: Sports Illustrated used some AI writers and immediately deleted the work when it was discovered to be computer generated. Disney is planning to release some of their COVID-era movies to theaters in 2024 for the first time.   Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms121223

Special Intro: Peter Davison – The Fifth Doctor   Film at 11: Dream Scenario (2023)   Book IT: Reframe Your Brain: The User Interface for Happiness and Success (2023) by Scott Adams   Scroll With IT: Michelle Needham, the curator of the Stranger Times exhibit at the Museum of Durham History, joins us to describe the work they have done to record the historical moment we all experienced with COVID-19 and how the Duffer Brothers' Netflix series Stranger Things can help us come to terms with our...

Special Intro: Lynne M Thomas from Verity! Podcast  Film at 11: Napoleon (2023)  Book IT: Do You Dream of Terra-Two? (2019) by Temi Oh  Scroll With IT: Google has scanned over 25 million books, but you can’t read them. It has been a big week for ChatGPT and OpenAI.  Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms112823

Special Intro: Nicholas Briggs - The voice of the DALEKS  Film at 11: The Holdovers (2023)  Book IT: The Day of the Doctor (2018) by Steven Moffat  Scroll With IT: AI is changing weather forecasting, social media is changing news, and cord cutting is changing sports. But Turkey Day 2023 is here along with the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who. Let’s celebrate together at Chicago TARDIS 2023 this weekend, you turkey!   Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms112123

Special Intro: Jackey Neyman Jones - Debbie from MANOS: The Hands of Fate  Film at 11: The Marvels (2023)   Book IT: Starter Villain (2023) by John Scalzi   Scroll With IT: On November 15th, 2023, fans from around the globe will be celebrating the 57th anniversary of the B-movie horror classic, Manos: The Hands Of Fate. Disney is changing their online offerings. The Arena Football League is returning in 2024 and this Friday we celebrate Life Day!  Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms111423

Special Intro: Ian McNeice - Winston Churchill on Doctor Who  Film at 11: Hot Potato: The Story of the Wiggles (2023)  Book IT: Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane! (2023) by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, & Jerry Zucker  Scroll With IT: Doctor Who month is in full swing! We are celebrating the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who the whole month of November of 2023! On November 15th, 2023, fans from around the globe will be celebrating the 57th anniversary of the B-movie...

Special Intro: Brian O’Halloran - Dante Hicks from CLERKS  Film at 11: Renfield (2023)  Book IT: Quantum Radio (2023) by A.G. Riddle  Scroll With IT: The New York Times is hiring an editor to work with AI, Elon Musk wants to replace your bank, and MST3K is crowdfunding season 14!  Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms103123

Special Intro: Jim Koch Founder and Brewer of Samuel Adams  Film at 11: Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)  Book IT: Author Jackey Neyman Jones joins us to tell us all about her book Growing Up with Manos: The Hands of Fate: How I was the Child Star of the Worst Movie Ever Made and Lived to Tell the Story (2016)  Scroll With IT: Taylor Swift is disrupting film distribution, Google is disrupting news distribution and Elon Musk has a plan for X (formerly known as Twitter). It may be a...

Special Intro: Bridget Nelson from MST3K and Rifftrax  Film at 11: Monsters of California (2023)   Book IT: It’s Alive! (2022) by Julian David Stone   Scroll With IT: Doctor Who is coming to iPlayer in the UK, Gambling addiction is bad, AI is coming, and this Thursday (19 Oct 2023) we will be at the Goose Island Barrel Warehouse in Chicago as Chicago’s NPR station WBEZ presents: Suds on Screen: Drinking Scenes in Film and TV.   Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms101723

Film at 11: Haunted Mansion (2023) Book IT: The Last Castle: The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation's Largest Home (2018) by Denise Kiernan  Scroll With IT: Steve has continued his study of the behind the scenes of some of his favorite productions with a Siskel and Ebert podcast and Atari is putting out a new cartridge for the Atari 2600 this week.  Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms101023

Special Intro: Chris Gore - Creator of Attack of the Doc!  Film at 11: The Creator (2023)  Book IT: Author Carla Moultrie joins us to share her book Ausome Girl: The Ausome World of Camille Moultrie - Second Grade (2022)  Scroll With IT: ESPN+ demonstrated some fascinating computer moves during Sunday’s London NFL game, FEMA is testing an alert system on cellular devices tomorrow, and Chip is going to be a guest on Munsons at the Movies this week.  Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms10323

Special Intro: Trace Beaulieu from MST3K and The Mads are Back  Film at 11: Dumb Money (2023)   Book IT: The Sea of Tranquility (2022) by Emily St. John Mandel   Scroll With IT: Elon Musk might start charging us to use X.com (the social media site formerly known as Twitter), Microsoft is rolling a new update to Windows with AI baked in, Google is turning 25 this week. Beyond Burgers for everyone!  Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms91923

Special Intro: Author Mike Chen   Film at 11: A Haunting in Venice (2023)   Book IT: Light Years from Home (2022) by Mike Chen   Scroll With IT: Teddy Durgin returns to Too Much Scrolling and brings along Courtney Gains who played Malachai in Children of the Corn (1984). Courtney has a new album of music which he is releasing in October 2023. He’s touring the country with a showing of Children of the Corn and a concert. We can’t wait to see him in our corn field.  Show Notes:...

Special Intro: Tansy from Tasmania   Film at 11: Cat VideoFest 2023  Book IT: Zconomy: How Gen Z Will Change the Future of Business―and What to Do About It (2020) by Jason R. Dorsey & Denise Villa  Scroll With IT: The late night hosts are helping out with their Strike Force Five podcast. The IRS is employing AI, and China is outlawing the iPhone.  We are celebrating Batman Day this week. #LongLiveTheBat   Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms91223

Special Intro: Robert Murphy – Chicago radio host of Murphy in the Morning   Film at 11: Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose (2023)   Book IT: Muppets in Moscow:The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia (2022) by Natasha Lance Rogoff   Scroll With IT: We remember all of the joy that Jimmy Buffett brought us over the years (maybe we remember) and we’re keeping an eye on the surveillance drones that law enforcement is deploying. We are celebrating our 10th year of...

Film at 11: Bottoms (2023)   Bonus film discussion: Contact (1997)   Book IT: The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (1995) by Carl Sagan   Scroll With IT: Cap’n Crunch is finally uniform compliant, The Green Bay Packers acquired 'Foamation,' makers of original Cheesehead®, and we are having a premier party for Simon Pegg’s latest film, Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose (2023), this Friday, September 1, 2023. Join us at Flagship on the Fox in St. Charles, IL at 5:00 pm...

Special Intro: Kevin Murphy from MST3K and Rifftrax   Film at 11: Strays (2023)    Book IT: Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents―and What They Mean for America's Future (2023) by Jean Twenge   Scroll With IT: Chip had a great experience at Bryan Caplan’s CaplanCon this week, Kids in Montana won their lawsuit to force change in the fossil fuel industry. We are celebrating our 10th year of podcasting this year! Thank you to everyone who has...

Special Intro: Chicago radio legend Eddie Volkman   Film at 11: The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)   Book IT: Don Simpson joins us to discuss his new comic X-Amount of Comics: 1963 (WhenElse?!) Annual (Released 22 Aug 2023)  Scroll With IT: NFL football pre-season has begun, College football is a mess, The Redemption of Jar Jar Binks podcast concluded this week, and Fermilab may have found a new force of nature. We are celebrating our 10th year of podcasting this year! Thank you to...

Special Intro: Greg Sestero – Author of The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made   Film at 11: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)   Book IT: Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art (2020) by James Nester   Scroll With IT: We celebrate the absurd art of Pee-Wee Herman this week as we are saddened by the loss of Paul Reubens, Microsoft’s Cortana, and Blues Brothers Con 2023.  We are celebrating our 10th year of podcasting this year! Thank you...

Special Intro: Jonah Ray - Host of Mystery Science Theater 3000   Film at 11: Barbie (2023)   Book IT: Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (2023) by Jeff Strand   Scroll With IT: Congress held hearings about UFOs, Twitter is X’d out, and the writers and actors strikes are changing podcasting too.  We are celebrating our 10th year of podcasting this year! Thank you to everyone who has supported us in this adventure. Leave us a voicemail and we will play it on the show!  Show Notes:...

Special Intro: Emily Marsh - Host of Mystery Science Theater 3000   Film at 11: Oppenheimer (2023)   Book IT: The Ferryman (2023) by Justin Cronin   Scroll With IT: Your data may be at stake when you file your taxes. Steve took a nostalgia trip across the country. We are celebrating our 10th year of podcasting this year! Thank you to everyone who has supported us in this adventure. Leave us a voicemail and we will play it on the show!  Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms72523