I want to announce a NEW CONTEST! That's right, YOU can win a $25 Amazon.com gift certificate just by picking the Celebrity of the Month for July! How do you do that? You send me suggestions for celebrities to discuss on the show. This one will work pretty much identically to the Specific Movie Talk contest of 2008.
HERE ARE THE OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS:
All entries must be done via email. ( flickabrac @gmail .com -- spaces added to defend against spambots ) You can send as many suggestions as you want, as long as you don't double any. You can also send them in as many separate messages as you want. You can send one message with 20 suggestions, or you can send 20 messages with one suggestion each. That's up to you. (You are not limited to 20; it's just an example.)
Entries must be made from a valid email address, and does not have to be the one with which you have an Amazon.com account. Entries must also have your name attached somehow... it can be your real name, a pseudonym, or even your Talkshoe ID (if you're a regular live visitor and don't want the world to know who you *really* are). This is so I know who to announce as winner when your celebrity is picked as the winner.
YOU CANNOT PICK A CELEBRITY THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN FEATURED ON THE PODCAST! Entries that suggest Drew Barrymore, Mel Gibson, Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, Stephen King, Whoopi Goldberg, Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Nicole Kidman, Sandra Bullock, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, or Ian McKellen will not be considered.
Contest is open to anyone, anywhere, as long as entrant has access and willingness to use the Amazon.com website.
Deadline for entries is 1:00 am Eastern time on Saturday, June 6, 2008.
SO HOW DO I WIN ALREADY??
Listeners will select the winner. At some point on Saturday, June 6, 2008, I will post a poll to the flick-a-brac show notes web site. The ten celebrities with the highest number of write-in recommendations will be on the poll. In the event of ties to fill the last slots, *FLICKGUY WILL BE THE TIE-BREAKER*
The poll will be open until 1:00 am Eastern time Saturday, July 4, 2008. Whichever celebrity has the highest number of votes will be declared the Celebrity of the Month for the July 18 episode. Again, in the event of a tie *FLICKGUY WILL BE THE TIE-BREAKER*
If the winning celebrity was initially suggested by one person, that person will win the gift certificate. If the celebrity was suggested by two or more people, the winner will be chosen via random drawing. The winner of the gift certificate will be announced in Episode 96, the July 25 ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL.
Winner need not be present to win... though winner will find out sooner if winner *is* present.
So pick the Celebrity of the Month for July. And win a gift certificate for $25.
May 2, 2009
March 28, 2009
EPISODE 079 - Schadenfrenzy
This week's non-movie topic:
"Just like November gives would-be novelists a taste of writing under deadline, thanks to the Office of Letters and Light, April gives script writers a chance to try their hands at pounding out pages of drivel at a furious pace. Whether you're writing a movie, a play, audio drama, or even comic book, to win all you have to do is write 100 pages of a script... in just 30 days. If you're a first time participant, you have NO idea what you've just gotten yourself into when you signed up for... Script Frenzy."
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April4, 2009:
SMT #20: Lord of the Rings trilogy, Part I: Fellowship of the Ring
"Just like November gives would-be novelists a taste of writing under deadline, thanks to the Office of Letters and Light, April gives script writers a chance to try their hands at pounding out pages of drivel at a furious pace. Whether you're writing a movie, a play, audio drama, or even comic book, to win all you have to do is write 100 pages of a script... in just 30 days. If you're a first time participant, you have NO idea what you've just gotten yourself into when you signed up for... Script Frenzy."
- Personal Preamble:
- Happy birthday to Reba McEntire!
- Minor rant about some iPhone news. (video link)
- Listener Feedback:
- Two voice mails from Rachel, host of Sims 2 Challenges
- Voice mail from SquidLord, host of Operation BSU -- played at the main event.
- 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 April 3, 2009.
- Mini-review of The Omen remake.
- Very one-sided discussion about Script Frenzy. Seems the person for whom the topic was chosen couldn't be bothered to show up for it. Links discussed in the episode:
- Promo: Nobody's Listening
- No one participated in the voice chat -- thanks for nothing!
- Thanks also to SimChris, Terri, purplestarz2006, modthespore, Samantha 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)
- Bumper music composed by StudioMig
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April4, 2009:
SMT #20: Lord of the Rings trilogy, Part I: Fellowship of the Ring
March 7, 2009
EPISODE 076 - SMT #19: Practical Magic
SPECIFIC MOVIE TALK
Specific Movie Talk:
"You may recall that in the middle of 2008, I ran a contest to pick the Specific Movie Talk for August. The movie that was sent in most frequently was ultimately not the movie voted as the winner. However, I decided in my massive wisdom -- or ego -- that with one movie getting so many suggestions, I would be a fool not to have that as one of the talks... so this month, you can thank TC, Samantha, Terri, and Wendiigo as flick-a-brac proudly presents... Practical Magic."
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March 14, 2009:
Stephen King's Movies
April 4, 2009:
SMT #20: Lord of the Rings trilogy, Part I: Fellowship of the Ring
Specific Movie Talk:
"You may recall that in the middle of 2008, I ran a contest to pick the Specific Movie Talk for August. The movie that was sent in most frequently was ultimately not the movie voted as the winner. However, I decided in my massive wisdom -- or ego -- that with one movie getting so many suggestions, I would be a fool not to have that as one of the talks... so this month, you can thank TC, Samantha, Terri, and Wendiigo as flick-a-brac proudly presents... Practical Magic."
- Personal Preamble:
- Reminder about Daylight Savings Time in the US.
- Temporary schedule change beginning April 4: flick-a-brac will be at 11pm ET through June.
- Feedback:
- Voice mail from The Denizen of Rock.
- 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 13, 2009.
- Mini-review of Watchmen.
- In-depth, spoiler-laden discussion of Practical Magic.
- Thanks to Wendiigo, Terri and Samantha for their voice participation!
- Thanks also to SimChris, SquidLord, purplestarz2006, and the Evil Twin 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
- Midnight, by Adrina Thorpe
- (With appreciation to the Podsafe Music Network)
- Bumper music composed by StudioMig
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March 14, 2009:
Stephen King's Movies
April 4, 2009:
SMT #20: Lord of the Rings trilogy, Part I: Fellowship of the Ring
February 14, 2009
EPISODE 073 - I Love You. Is the Movie Over?
The Movie Topic:
"Today is Valentine's Day, and we're going to be looking at LOVE... through a slightly skewed lens. From those classic pick-up lines, like, "Want some candy, little girl?" to the marital bliss of widowhood, tonight's topic is love... as a plot device."
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February 21, 2009:
Drama
March 7, 2009:
SMT #19: Practical Magic
"Today is Valentine's Day, and we're going to be looking at LOVE... through a slightly skewed lens. From those classic pick-up lines, like, "Want some candy, little girl?" to the marital bliss of widowhood, tonight's topic is love... as a plot device."
- Personal Preamble:
- Not a fan of Valentine's day.
- Listener Feedback:
- None this week.
- 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 February 20, 2009.
- Mini-review of His Name Was Jason.
- Discussion of movies featuring romantic plot elements.
- Promo: Darkcastings
- Thanks to Wendiigo, Terri and Samantha for their voice participation!
- Thanks also to EGgold and SimChris 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)
- Bumper music composed by StudioMig
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February 21, 2009:
Drama
March 7, 2009:
SMT #19: Practical Magic
February 7, 2009
EPISODE 072 - SMT #18: You Killed My Podcast. Prepare to Die.
Specific Movie Talk:
"This is the story of True Love. Love like the world has never seen before, and will likely never see again... although it seems everyone who is "in love" feels like their love is TRUE love, but let's not even OPEN that can of worms, okay? This is the story... of The Princess Bride."
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February 14, 2009:
Love/Romance as a Plot Device
March 7, 2009:
SMT #19: Practical Magic
"This is the story of True Love. Love like the world has never seen before, and will likely never see again... although it seems everyone who is "in love" feels like their love is TRUE love, but let's not even OPEN that can of worms, okay? This is the story... of The Princess Bride."
- Personal Preamble:
- Episode 054 released.
- New show schedule on the website. (Look above! It's there!)
- Sis is having a boy! This will be my first nephew!
- I have wireless internet -- finally.
- Feedback:
- Voice mail from Rachel, host of The Sims 2 Challenges and co-host of Girls Night In Radio.
- 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.
- Voice mail from Rachel, host of The Sims 2 Challenges and co-host of Girls Night In Radio.
- New in Theaters on February 13, 2009.
- Mini-review of Push.
- In-depth, spoiler-laden discussion of The Princess Bride.
- Many thanks to Terri, Rachel, and Wendiigo for their voice participation!
- Thanks also to purplestarz2006, SimChris, the Evil Twin, and Shakes 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
- Intro, Spoiler, and Outro: Robot
- Did You Think by Adrina Thorpe
- Bumper music composed by StudioMig
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February 14, 2009:
Love/Romance as a Plot Device
March 7, 2009:
SMT #19: Practical Magic
January 24, 2009
EPISODE 071 - Tamblanana! Tuuk.
This week's non-movie topic:
"In the Spring of 2000, Electronic Arts released a game, created by Maxis, that would change the lives of gamers everywhere. Not the uber-gamers, of course, but more casual gamers. That game was The Sims, a life simulator that put you in control of little pixellated characters on the screen. In the fall of 2004, Electronic Arts released the sequel to this game that brought a brand new dimension to the pixellated characters that we loved. As of June 2, 2009, a third incarnation of this game will be released. But since it's not out yet, we're going to revisit a topic that we had way back in flick-a-brac episode 004: The Sims 2."
[Please note: At the time of recording, Electronic Arts had not yet announced the releasing delay of Sims 3 and is stated as being February 16.]
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February 7, 2009:
SMT #19: The Princess Bride
"In the Spring of 2000, Electronic Arts released a game, created by Maxis, that would change the lives of gamers everywhere. Not the uber-gamers, of course, but more casual gamers. That game was The Sims, a life simulator that put you in control of little pixellated characters on the screen. In the fall of 2004, Electronic Arts released the sequel to this game that brought a brand new dimension to the pixellated characters that we loved. As of June 2, 2009, a third incarnation of this game will be released. But since it's not out yet, we're going to revisit a topic that we had way back in flick-a-brac episode 004: The Sims 2."
[Please note: At the time of recording, Electronic Arts had not yet announced the releasing delay of Sims 3 and is stated as being February 16.]
- Listener Feedback:
- Email from Infinity Nevermore
- Voice mail from Maggie, co-host of Girls Night In Radio
- 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 January 30.
- In Theaters the week of February 6.
- Mini-review of Inkheart.
- Discussion of The Sims 2, including the following links:
- Promo: Piggymoto: All-Star Boar Band, a podcast novel by Nicholas McRae
- Super massive thanks to my special guest co-hosts for the episode: Rachel,SimChris, and Samantha
- Thanks to Terri for participating in the voice chat!
- Thanks also to Whispers, Shakes, EGgold, Infinity Nevermore, purplestarz2006, Wendiigo, 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)
- Bumper music composed by StudioMig
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February 7, 2009:
SMT #19: The Princess Bride
January 17, 2009
EPISODE 070 - Fine Crystal
Celebrity of the Month Discussion:
"Insert some kind of preamble, babbly thing about Billy Crystal being our Celebrity of the Month."
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January 24, 2009:
The Sims 2 Revisited
February 7, 2009:
SMT #18: The Princess Bride
"Insert some kind of preamble, babbly thing about Billy Crystal being our Celebrity of the Month."
- Personal Preamble:
- Episode 66 (Robin Williams) released.
- Recap of a Triple Feature with Evil Twin.
- Listener feedback:
- Voice mail from Rachel (from Sims 2 Challenges and Girls Night In Radio)!
- 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.
- Voice mail from Rachel (from Sims 2 Challenges and Girls Night In Radio)!
- In Theaters the week of January 23.
- Mini-review of Bedtime Stories.
- Discussion of Billy Crystal:
- Promo: Piggy Moto: All Star Boar Band, a podiobook by Nicholas McRae.
- Thanks to SquidLord, Eric the Half-a-Bee, and Wendiigo for their voice participation!
- Thanks also to SimChris, Scyllacat, Rachel, purplestarz2006, Koolguy, Samantha, the Evil Twin, 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)
- Bumper music composed by StudioMig
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January 24, 2009:
The Sims 2 Revisited
February 7, 2009:
SMT #18: The Princess Bride
January 10, 2009
EPISODE 069 - Hardcore Falafel
The Movie Topic:
"It has long been said that sex sells. I'm sure the adult entertainment industry will agree with that assessment, but what about in general movie terms? Does sex automatically equal ticket sales?"
WARNING!
This episode contains mature subject matter and may not be suitable for everyone. If you are under the age of 18 or uncomfortable with frank discussions of sexual situations, you may want to skip this one.
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January 17, 2009:
Billy Crystal
February 7, 2009:
SMT #18: The Princess Bride
"It has long been said that sex sells. I'm sure the adult entertainment industry will agree with that assessment, but what about in general movie terms? Does sex automatically equal ticket sales?"
WARNING!
This episode contains mature subject matter and may not be suitable for everyone. If you are under the age of 18 or uncomfortable with frank discussions of sexual situations, you may want to skip this one.
- Personal Preamble:
- None. I'm a loser.
- Listener Feedback:
- Voice mail from Rachel (host of The Sims 2 Challenges).
- Voice mail from Jigsaw!
- Email from Dev (read during the main topic).
- 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 January 16, 2009.
- Discussion of sex in the movies -- when it's necessary, and when it's superfluous.
- Promo: Operation BSU
- Thanks to Wendiigo, SquidLord, Rachel, and Samantha for their voice participation!
- Thanks also to the Evil Twin, Terri, Shakes, ReverendRikki, Maggie, kippras, and BISerious 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)
- Bumper music composed by StudioMig
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January 17, 2009:
Billy Crystal
February 7, 2009:
SMT #18: The Princess Bride
January 3, 2009
EPISODE 068 - SMT#17: A Gilded Cage
Specific Movie Talk:
"Tonight's topic is a Specific Movie discussion. We're going to be talking about Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, Dan Futterman, Calista Flockhart, Hank Azaria, and Christine Baranski in The Birdcage."
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January 10, 2009:
Sex in the movies
February 7, 2009:
SMT #18: The Princess Bride
"Tonight's topic is a Specific Movie discussion. We're going to be talking about Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, Dan Futterman, Calista Flockhart, Hank Azaria, and Christine Baranski in The Birdcage."
- Personal Preamble:
- Computer wipe! Nothing else of great importance.
- Feedback:
- Email from Dev.
- Email from Jasper. (He included a link to a Jack Thompson sim from Mod the Sims.)
- Voice mail from Rachel, from Sims 2 Challenges and Girls Night In Radio.
- Voice Mail from SimChris, host of Sims 2 Junkie.
- 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 January 9, 2009.
- No movie review this week.
- In-depth, spoiler-laden discussion of The Birdcage.
- Promo: Nobody's Listening
- Thanks to Terri and Samantha for their voice participation!
- Thanks also to Wendiigo, Rachel, SimChris, Dev, Evil Twin, and Brooke 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
- Intro, Spoiler, and Outro: Robot
- (With appreciation to the Podsafe Music Network)
- Bumper music composed by StudioMig
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January 10, 2009:
Sex in the movies
February 7, 2009:
SMT #18: The Princess Bride
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