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This is an excellent point and pretty darn accurate. There's something about the deserted centre of London and empty british highways that really catches me about 28 Days Later. It's like a transplanted update of great 60's and 70's sci-fi works, a real last man on earth vibe that strikes home because of the familiarity. The same is true in Halloween, so much of that setup is designed to involve you in ordinary life in that environment and for people who live in those surroundings and have those lives it seems far more real to them. ...but I would like to make it clear that whilst 28 Days Later is my personal favourite, that doesn't mean I don't bloody love Halloween.

Oh Pandy, you hated Halloween? This is the first time I've truly felt you are really part of a younger generation in terms of film watchers. I recall a conversation with a younger housemate about the film Drive and he complained that nothing happened, and I was so blatantly outraged by his lack of patience I resorted to loudly protesting "it's the music between the notes!", a cliche I was embarressed to wheel out but it really is true. Great films aren't about what happens, they're about how and why and crucially the atmosphere built up around those events. You have to allow yourself to be subsumed into the reality of that american suburb to understand the threat and why it struck home with so many. Halloween is a brilliantly paced horror film that most subsequent imitators co-opted for theme rather than it's greatest strength, timing. You might as well go watch Jaws and complain about how little the Shark shows up. If this was ten years ago I'd ask you to hand in your blockbuster card and come back when you're responsible enough to be trusted with it.

I have to say for clarity I got my crush on Eliza Dushku what she was 18/19 and I was about 16, but if it had started in 95 from True Lies I would have been 12 and it would have also been perfectly fine. I don't want untoward rumours floating around. Ah I still remember meeting her at C2e2... (insert stolen Heather Graham theme)....

As my lawyer that's supposed to be your job!

Definitely something to think about. Of course the show could never catch up with the man, not at the rate he makes movies. Heat Seeking Panther: A Nicolas Cage Podcast edit: Damn. My enthusiasm has definitely been dampened by the discovery of the Cagecast, this exact concept.

Would you start with Rumblefish or go as far back as The Best of Times, a TV pilot starring Nicolas Coppola and an also debuting Crispin Glover? Also, just spitballing here, how about making it a site co-project, change up the hosts every episode, get fresh perspectives on Mr Cage each episode with different combinations of people. Name idea- Trapped in the Cage. That or just The Nicolas Cage Show. We should probably let the Wilsons make their episode and then start this up as a reaction to their terrible choices of films.

God I want to do a podcast only reviewing Nicolas Cage movies in chronological order. Some day.

Happy Birthday Tom. Wait a minute, that's me! Hooray! Again, thanks guys.

Face/Off and Adaptation. Don't mind on the third, but these are his peaks for me, the greatest examples of his range and sensibility. Come on, he plays both the mass murdering criminal and the cop trying to catch him, as well as a neurotic writer and his outgoing twin brother. Two dual roles. All kidding aside, Faceoff is just the best example of his action side, that Con Air/Rock type thing. For pure range and genuine acting skill you have to go with Adaptation. Don't waste a watch on National Treasure.

Thanks guys, had a nice relaxing day where I read the entire of Daniel Bryans book and ate a meringue the size of my head. And I still want to be friends with that Adventure Time cake!

Contraversy here, I say 28 Days Later. It's more of a personal favourite, and much as Halloween is the slasher film template, 28 Days inspired the resurgence of the zombie/plague genre.

Belated Happy Day of birth!

Yeah, Mike, I mean Ian's one of your eldest friends.

He was like the standard bearer for the brand, and not bad at it, he worked most of the big angles with Raven, but he was never an attraction for me like any of the other big name talent. Not at all a fan in retrospect due to his interviews. This was in relation to Tommy Dreamer talk an unspecified amount of time ago.

Gravity, Demolition Man and Speed.

You'll never get my postal address Will!

Finally catching up with the show again, blasted through 3 episodes today and maybe it was the humour, maybe it was the insight, maybe it was the paint fumes but I had a ball. The best part was when you talked about how great Cure for the Common Podcast is, couldn't agree more. I always like hearing that people actually enjoy the show! Very glad you're covering Crime Traveller, very much the Big Bad Beetleborgs to Bugs' Power Rangers. Actually that's pretty accurate, right down to the colour coded outfits in Bugs. Clearly Dave and I are more in sync when judging the BBC'S Saturday night light entertainment. Crime Traveller is, and I don't say this lightly, the worst show someone has ever shown me on DVD. From Chloe Annetts awful shoulder pads to the tuppenny sub Bernards Watch concept to the Michael French being so the opposite of Han Solo he might as well be Nah Plural, this show stinks like a sulphur based deodorant made for especially hairy marathon runners. It is the worst. Although to be fair, it's been about 10 years, I should probably give it another shot. If you're especially hard up to find a copy of the whole thing my ex housemates have the complete series next to all four series of bug and a shelf of films with Ninja in the title. Looking forward to pt 2!

The Timm-girl generic design is definitely a thing, it did make me think WW was another leaguer for a while.

Finally got around to this, almost finished, great work chaps. Wonderful way to welcome Ian into the assisted living section of the website.

Gods and Monsters, and I don't say this lightly, was absolutely great. It's helped greatly that it's basically an AU tale to DCAU, the character designs, animation styles and voice casts are that of that world to provide real contrast with how things really should be because minor spoiler, this exists entirely within itself, there is no normal league in this film. But this still feels like a lost JLU story, and one of the better ones at that if clearly more violent than that show ever was. Plenty of little twists, nothing is quite what you expect but that's the fun too, taking your understanding of the elements in play and doing some guesswork as to how it's all going to play out. Highly recommend for any fans of the DCAU.

It's a sad day when for a highly fictionalised version of my life they cast Mickey Rourke. I mean, I don't look amazing for 31 but come on. Edit: Hi Damien!

I think you'll find they don't work these days. Hey, to be fair we do keep playing them. I even took steps to play both of the double A side tracks this episode! Don't worry, we have all the other musical quality of 1997 still to go. Oh god...

OH GOD THE MELTY SEX PILE

"Get me to the chap"?

I believe I have now used that to describe the Blackjacks in at least 3 recordings. My memory is not good. It doesn't help that the Bellas genuinely are doing twin magic again with baffling success.