Tv Ate My Dinner

Sean, Greg, and Gary take a few minutes to talk about AMC's The Walking Dead and the comic that spawned it.

Sean, Gary, and Greg return with the thrilling conclusion to last week's nailbiting cliffhanger. They discuss 60's scifi shows like Star Trek, Lost in Space and the Prisoner. There is also some talk of LOST, Alcatraz, and Game of Thrones.

Sean and Gary discuss science fiction TV shows in the 60's from Twilight Zone and the Outer Limits to Dr. Who. Also Sean reviews John Carter and 21 Jump Street. Greg is also almost in this episode.

Greg, Sean and Lynn return to pay tribute to the Johnny Drama's of the movie business. From Robert Z'Dar to Clancy Brown, they celebrate the guys who make movies fun to watch. Plus there is some talk about American Horror Story and Terra Nova, and some perhaps unnecessarily harsh criticism of Tim Tebow.

Sean and Greg return with Lynn to celebrate Episode 150 of TV Ate My Dinner! While working up to paying tribute to Johnny Drama's, they discuss Varney the Vampire, Sherlock Holmes, Mission Impossible, Top Gear, GI Joe 2, podcast phone etiquette and Greg's deep hatred of the Muppets.

Sean and Lynn return to complete their Dracula discussion, focusing not just on Dracula movies but their impact on modern horror movies. Also, a little more talk about American Horror Story. For additional vampire reading, check out the collection "Vampires: Two Centuries of Great Vampire Stories", compiled and edited by Alan Ryan. That collection contains "The Vampire", "Carmilla" the Lord Byron vampire fragment, "Dracula's Guest", and a ton of other stories (including an excerpt from "Varney the Vampire"). You can also download public domain readings of Varney the Vampire from librivox.org

Sean and Lynn return to discuss Dracula in film and re-visit the increasingly disappointing American Horror Story.

In anticipation of Halloween, Sean and Lynn take a brief break from Dracula to talk about the new horror show "American Horror Story", "Tucker and Dale vs. Evil", Grant Morrison's "Supergods" (and how great heroes and villains are created), zombies, Saw, Freddy, Jason and Michael Meyers. Did "Faces of Death" videos signify the beginning of voyeuristic horror like "Human Centipede"? Oh yeah, Human Centipede. This one's not for the kids. All this and a new song from Sean's band, Glamour Turquoise! Happy Halloween, world...

Sean and Lynn discuss the King of Vampires and his literary origins. Beginning with the Summer of 1816 that also spawned Frankenstein, they examine Lord Byron's abandoned vampire novel that became Polidori's "The Vampyre", the penny dreadful sensation "Varney the Vampire", "Carmilla" and Bram Stoker's novel as a New World vs. Old World allegory. Just in time for Halloween.

TVAMD Presents an Audio Adventure that pays homage to the scifi novels of the 60's and the radio serials of yesteryear. In this third installment of the Rocky Montana adventure, Rocky and Professor Boobelfish work to escape from the space pirates while Xando Zaan faces mutiny. But a common threat may force them all to work together... Written and Read by Sir St. John C. O'Herlihy Rusty Pass as Rocky Montana Lynn Stahlhut as Professor Boobelfish Ben Sutton as Captain Xando Zaan Gary Lance as the Centurion Featuring music by Brooks Robinson

Sean and Lynn finally get around to talking about Superheroes in a Post 911 world. Have we been crying out for heroes? Did Buck Rogers emerge just in time to save us from the Great Depression? Did Superman come to Earth to counter the rise of the Nazi Party? Have heroes throughout history always arisen just when we needed them in comics and on screen? And if so, why do we have so much trouble creating new ones now?

Sean and Lynn set out to talk about Superheroes but end up teasing the upcoming Dracula episode, reviewing the movie Ironclad, discussing Beowulf movies and Sarah Polley, Kenneth Branaugh and Thor, DC's new 52 and Grant Morrison's Action Comics, the upcoming Aquaman movie with Leonardo DiCaprio, the Entourage finale' and Dr. Who. Plus a review of the Ultimate Watchmen Extended Cut.

Greg returns to TVAMD to talk about his personal life and Sean's new fitness program. Plus Sean and Lynn discuss The Tunnel, Paul, Your Highness, Everything Must Go, and Andy Samberg. Also,how to treat gout and cure diabetes!

Sean, Lynn and Rusty discuss Apollo 18 and its impact to the "found footage" mock doc genre. How does it compare to the Blair Witch Project or the more recent Rec, its American counterpart Quarantine, or Paranormal Activity? Is this a bold new step for the genre or is it jumping the shark just like every other time horror goes to space? Also, a look at Trollhunter and a brief word on the remakes of Don't Be Afraid of the Dark and Fright Night.

Sean, Lynn and Tracy return to conclude their analysis of the Harry Potter legacy, from the books to the films.

Sean, Lynn and Tracy  celebrate the 4th anniversary of TVAMD by tackling the Harry Potter books and movies and Lynn shares some tips on how to survive the numerous perils of the Potterverse. Plus, watch the HISHE version of Harry Potter on http://www.howitshouldhaveended.com/!

Sean, Greg and Dane face a barrage of technical problems to discuss Truth, Justice and the American Way. If Captain America has to call himself the First Avenger when he travels abroad and Superman is renouncing his US citizenship, then what does that say about how we see America? Plus there's some talk of the new X-Men movie and a really long and inappropriate Red Cross story.  This episode contains some adult topics (although they're mostly expressed in a juvenile fashion). But don't blame us, blame the Red Cross. Those people are a bunch of degenerates.

Robots, Rants and Rapture! Having rebuilt his robot companion VRON, Sean re-introduces her to the program to discuss the Cult Fiction Con in Jacksonville, Florida and the philosophical impact of the Rapture (which happened the same weekend). Sean and VRON have a very frank discussion about religion, apocalypse, and the human condition. And the whole thing ends with a musical number, so what more could you ask for?

Sean and Greg talk about upcoming summer movies like Thor, Green Lantern, Captain America, and X-Men: First Class. There is also some discussion of Jesus Christ's return on May 21st, the Holy Land Experience theme park in Orlando, the HBO show Game of Thrones and the new Doctor Who. 

Sean, Greg, Gary and Lynn return to the topic of comic book movies, discussing the Cathy Lee Crosby Wonder Woman pilot, the 70's Spider-man, Legends of the Superheroes (which actually featured a character named Ghettoman), the Aquaman pilot, Hulk TV team-ups with Thor and Daredevil, the upcoming Zack Snyder Superman film and the Helen Slater Supergirl. Plus koalas attack Lynn's internet and the whole thing closes out with a musical number written by Brooks Robinson! Who can ask for more than that?