Free Form:"Can you believe it? Three months ago was the last Free Form show. And somehow, I've gone three full months without missing a show! That means not only have you wasted yet another 12 weeks of your life, but your punishment is another episode where your opinion -- while it still doesn't matter -- gets to be heard. What we talk about today will be decided entirely -- well, mostly -- by the live audience."- Personal Preamble:
- Listener Feedback:
- Voice mail from Rachel, host of The Sims 2 Challenges.
- Email from Dev
- Voice mail from Maggie, co-host (with Rachel) of Girls Night In.
- Send your email feedback to flickabrac @gmail .com - space added to protect against spambots. If you don't want it read on the show, please make a note of that.
- Alternately, you can call the voice mail line at (206) 350-2310. Line open 24/7. Standard calling rates apply. Calls will be inserted into the show in post-production.
- New in Theaters on April 4, 2008.
- Mini-review of The Bank Job.
- Free-form means just that: No specified topic. Here's a sampling of what we talked about:
- Other Talkshoe shows that were starting at the same time this episode of flick-a-brac was starting
- Revisit of last week's book topic
- Post-writers' Strke TV
- Lots of tangents and sidetracks -- including grammar fun!
- Thanks to Jerry, Brent, Alex, and Kathleen Egan for their voice participation!
- Thanks also to Wendiigo, Infinity Nevermore, and Dev for playing with us in the text chat!
- Music used in this episode:
- Bumper music composed by StudioMig
- Intro and Outro: Robot
- New in Theaters: The Sword of Fire
- Movie Review: Sherlock
- Main Event: Transformers
- (With appreciation to the Podsafe Music Network)
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This week's non-movie topic:"If you're like me, I feel very sorry for you. No, wait. That's not what I meant to write here. Ah, I remember now. If you're like me, you like to read. And you read slowly. And then you can't remember what you've read mere weeks after you've read it. So... it's probably a good thing if you're NOT like me... except in the liking to read department. Tonight's topic is books. What we like to read, and why we like to read it."- Listener Feedback:
- There wasn't any. I was sad.
- Send your email feedback to flickabrac @gmail .com - space added to protect against spambots. If you don't want it read on the show, please make a note of that.
- Alternately, you can call the voice mail line at (206) 350-2310. Line open 24/7. Standard calling rates apply. Calls will be played on the show.
- In Theaters the week of March 28.
- Mini-review of Horton Hears a Who.
- Discussion of books:
- Favorites (Specific books and overall genres) and not-so-favorites
- What we're currently readng
- We pitch book ideas
- Book series: Are they a good thing?
- Links mentioned in the show:
- Thanks to Wendiigo, Brent, Rachel, Maggie, and Infinity Nevermore for participating in the voice chat!
- Thanks also to Kyohtee, FreshRob, and Dev for playing with us in the text chat.
- Music used in this episode:
- Bumper music composed by StudioMig
- Intro and Outro: Robot
- New in Theaters: The Sword of Fire
- Movie Review: Sherlock
- Main Event: Transformers
- (With appreciation to the Podsafe Music Network)
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March 29, 2008:Free Form #2
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Genre of the Month Discussion:"A good podcaster knows when to call in sick. A good podcaster also knows when to let a dead subject lie. Of course, we all know that I am *not* a good podcaster. We attempted to talk about science fiction and fantasy once before, and I wasn't up to snuff. (Though I was up to snuffles.) Thus we revisit this genre and delve deep into the realm of imagination, even going so far as to explore some of the ideas presented last time."- Listener feedback:
- Voice mail from Rachel (from Sims 2 Challenges)!
- Send your email feedback to flickabrac @gmail .com - spaces added to protect against spambots. If you don't want it read on the show, please make a note of that.
- Alternately, you can call the voice mail line at (206) 350-2310. Line open 24/7. Standard calling rates apply. Calls will be played on the show.
- In Theaters the week of March 21.
- Mini-review of Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day.
- Discussion of science fiction and fantasy, including:
- Science fiction as allegory for modern issues
- Science fiction and fantasy movies in the host's DVD collection
- Recent science fiction and fantasy movies and some that are coming soon
- Many, many other science fiction and fantasy movies
- Miscellaneous discussion related to the topic
- Thanks to Jerry and Wendiigo for their voice participation!
- Thanks also to various guests,Alex, Dev, Infinity Nevermore, Kathleen Egan, and the always-wonderful Kyohtee for playing with us in the text chat!
- Music used in this episode:
- Bumper music composed by StudioMig
- Intro and Outro: Robot
- New in Theaters: The Sword of Fire
- Movie Review: Sherlock
- Main Event: Transformers
- (With appreciation to the Podsafe Music Network)
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March 22, 2008:Books
April 5, 2008:SMT #8: the
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The Movie Topic was the debate, "What makes a movie good?"
- Personal Preamble:
- Thank you for listening.
- Script Frenzy news
- New TV for the flickguy!
- Listener Feedback:
- Email from Dev
- Voice mail from Rachel (host of The Sims 2 Challenges).
- Send your email feedback to flickabrac @gmail .com - space added to protect against spambots. If you don't want it read on the show, please make a note of that.
- Alternately, you can call the voice mail line at (206) 350-2310. Line open 24/7. Standard calling rates apply. Calls will be played on the show.
- In Theaters the week of March 14, 2008.
- Mini-review of Vantage Point.
- Discussion of what makes a movie "good" or "bad"
- Thanks to Rachel, Jerry, and Brent for their voice participation!
- Thanks also to Kyohtee, Kim, Infinity Nevermore, Dev, Shakes, and Wendiigo for playing with us in the text chat!
- Music used in this episode
- Bumper music composed by StudioMig
- Intro and Outro: Robot
- New in Theaters: The Sword of Fire
- Movie Review: Sherlock
- Main Event: Transformers
- (With appreciation to the Podsafe Music Network)
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March 15, 2008:Genre of the Month: Science Fiction / Fantasy (Revisited)
April 5, 2008:SMT #8: the
Friday the 13th franchise
The Specific Movie Talk was
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.
- Feedback:
- Voice mail from Rachel, host of The Sims 2 Challenges.
- Send your email feedback to flickabrac @gmail .com - space added to protect against spambots. If you don't want it read on the show, please make a note of that.
- Alternately, you can call the voice mail line at (206) 350-2310. Line open 24/7. Standard calling rates apply. Calls will be played on the show.
- New in Theaters on March 7, 2008.
- Mini-review of Jumper
- What started out as a spoiler-laden discussion of Honey I Shrunk the Kids quickly devolved, despite the host's half-hearted attempts to keep to the topic. Of note:
- The host does not like roller coasters but did enjoy the "Honey I Shrunk the Audience" attraction at Disneyland.
- On the other hand, Brent did not like that same attraction at Disney World.
- Some movie facts, courtesy of Wikipedia.
- Thanks to Brent and Alex for their voice participation!
- Thanks also to Kyohtee, FreshRob, Wendigo, bbrown24, InfinityNevermore, and Dev for playing with us in the text chat!
- Music used in this episode
- Bumper music composed by StudioMig
- Intro, Spoiler, and Outro: Robot
- New in Theaters: The Sword of Fire
- Movie Review: Sherlock
- Main Event: Transformers
- (With appreciation to the Podsafe Music Network)
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March 8, 2008:What makes a movie "good"?
April 5, 2008:SMT #8: the
Friday the 13th franchise
