CRITICALMASSCAST

CMC resident host Greg is joined by a special gaggle of guests hosts to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Star Trek: Deep Space which debuted with the pilot, “Emissary” on January 3rd, 1993!!  We talk up the highs and lows of what continues to be the most experimental and daring chapter in Trek.

Special thanks go out to Rick and Karen from Simply Syndicated’s long-running speculative and international Science Fiction podcast, Starbase 66 as well as Mark Perez, formerly of The Devil and Miss Mindy podcast and frequent guest host on CriticalMassCast.  A fun time was had by all! Enjoy

As always your feedback is valued- What are your favorite DS9 memories and do you have anything to add to our conversation?? Drop us a line at criticalmasscast@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter and subscribe on iTunes

Intro music: Deep Space Nine theme- by Dennis McCarthy

Closing Clip: Closing monologue from “In the Pale Moonlight”

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Total Run Time: 2:02:59

File Size: 112 MB

Aaaand we’re back! Well, almost. Cindy didn’t make it this time around, but the rest of us are here and we can’t get enough of SKYFALL. Plus, we’re talking up some of our other favourites from the past couple of months. Better late than never, right?

 
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Intro Music: Adele – Skyfall
Outro Music: David Bowie – Heroes

Total run time: 1:39
File Size: 42.3MB

It’s finally happened: all four CMC co-hosts podcasting together in ONE ROOM! In between mouthfuls of cupcakes (Cindy’s treat), we review a few new theatrical releases and TV pilots that are generating some serious buzz.

Film Reviews: The Cabin in the Woods, Lockout
TV Reviews: Veep (HBO), Girls (HBO)
Quickie Reviews: 30 Rock Live, Friends with Kids, Jeff Who Lives At Home, First Position, Damsels in Distress, First Position, Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope

 
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Intro Music: OK GO – White Knuckles (The Cabin in the Woods OST)
Outro Music: Marina and the Diamonds – Lies

Total run time: 1:22:01
File Size: 41.2MB

Co-host Cindy Alexander works the Iron Throne at TIFF's Game of Thrones Exhibition

Hey CMC listeners… welcome back to our show!! We mix things up a little bit this week by recording right after our visit to TIFF’s Game of Thrones exhibition that recently wrapped up in Toronto, Canada.  Heralding the anticipation for Season 2 of Game of Thrones on HBO April 1, 2012, we discuss the show’s origins, appeal and future directions.  Corey and Greg wrap up the show with a review of the comedy flick 21 Jump St which recently won the #1 spot at the box office in North America and is getting great reviews.

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Outro Music: 21 Jump St (Main Theme)- Rye Rye and Esthero

Total Run Time: 38:32

File Size: 17.6 MB

So… what’s up with Oscar? We’re dishing on this year’s worst snubs and the less-than-great films that somehow managed to find some Oscar love. All that, plus new films and TV reviews!

Film Reviews: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, A Separation, Pariah, War Horse, TIFF Cinematheque’s Attack the Bloc: Cold War Science Fiction from Behind the Iron Curtain

TV Reviews: Downton Abbey, Homeland, Nurse Jackie, 30 Rock, Smash

 
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Intro Music: Downton Abbey Theme
Outro Music: Sparlha Swa – Doin My Thing (Pariah OST)

Total run time: 1:18:10
File Size: 39.3MB

In this week’s episode, Corey, Greg, and Ryan tackle several new releases currently in theatres, discuss the enduring cultural impact of The Simpsons, and recap some highlights of the fall TV season.

Film Reviews: The Three Musketeers, Paranormal Activity 3, In Time, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Take Shelter
Book Reviews: Planet Simpson

 
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Intro Music: The Rolling Stones – Gimme Shelter
Outro Clip: The Simpsons – The Monorail Song

Total run time: 1:23:06
File Size: 119.7MB

This week, Cindy, Corey, Greg and Ryan recap the latest in entertainment news (a Dirty Dancing remake? Seriously?) and review the summer’s latest offerings at the theatre and on the tube. Stay tuned for next week’s very special 50th episode, when we’ll be previewing the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival!

Film Reviews: Friends with Benefits, Crazy Stupid Love, The Devil’s Double, Super, Thirteen Assassins, Fright Night 3D

TV Reviews: Eagleheart, Children’s Hospital, NTSF:SD:SUV::

 
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Intro Music: Eric Carmen – Hungry Eyes (Dirty Dancing OST)
Outro Music: Semisonic – Closing Time

Total run time: 58:12
File Size: 83.8MB

The whole CMC gang is back this week with a sneak peek at the fall TV season! We discuss the new pilots premiering on NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox, and the CW, and chat about the renewed shows we’re most (and least) looking forward to seeing again on the 2011 prime-time lineup.

 
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Intro Music: Together Again (OST The Muppets Take Manhattan)
Outro Music: The Bartman

Total run time: 1:06:40
File Size: 97.8MB

Episode 40 brings us back to doing what we do- reviewing the bejeezus out of popular media!  Luckily this week we had a lot of tasty morsels to chew on in the accomplished comedy confection “Bridesmaids” starring Kristin Wiig and Maya Rudolph (as well as a host of established comediennes). Cindy and Corey also dive into a detailed discussion of the HBO swords and sorcery epic “Game of Thrones” that has everyone talking.  Our conversation then leads into a larger discussion of the state of current television programming and the obsession with the 80′s that continues to draw interest from Hollywood and our own nostalgia.  Enjoy!

Check out the Clone on the Range photoshop blog Corey mentioned here

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Intro Music: Hold On- Wilson Phillips (from the album Wilson Phillips)

Outro Music: Back to the 80s- Aqua (Aqua- Greatest Hits)

Total Run Time: 1:31:29

File Size: 83.7MB

We round out the 2011 Oscars with a review of the ceremony (spoiler alert: it sucked!). Ryan recaps his recent trip to NYC, including a look at Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark, The Late Show with David Letterman, & Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Finally, Greg and Corey recap the latest in the world of film and television.

Stage Reviews: Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark
Film Reviews: Rango, Inside Job, The Adjustment Bureau, TCM Classics, Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Television Reviews: Parks & Recreation, Portlandia, Bob’s Burgers
Trailer Review: Super 8

 
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Intro Clip: Extras: Kate Winslet wants her Holocaust Oscar
Outro Music: Marina and the Diamonds – Living Dead

Total run time: 1:14:14
File Size: 106.9MB

Ricky D from SoundOnSight joins us for a super-sized episode to comment on the state of contemporary film criticism, and we review six films currently in theatres (plus one from 1946 that reminds us why we love film in the first place). Also on the docket: a retrospective on season one of AMC’s The Walking Dead.

Films Reviewed [24:00]: Morning Glory, Love and Other Drugs, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, Tangled, La Belle et La Bête (1946), Black Swan, and Rabbit Hole.

TV Reviews [1:14:00]: The Walking Dead

 
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Intro Music: M83 – We Own The Sky
Outro Music: Lissie – Everywhere I Go

Total run time: 1:31:57
File Size: 132MB

We’ve got horror on our minds this week, with reviews of Paranormal Activity 2, Alien, Planet of the Vampires, Persona, and Let Me In. We also review the new John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy, preview the Scream 4 trailer, and – the horror! – discuss last week’s episode of Glee.

 
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Intro Music: Teenage Dream (OST Glee)
Outro Clip: The Golden Girls – Letter to Gorbachev

Total run time: 59:01
File Size: 85MB