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Remakers Mark 11, Part 2 {Back to the Future}: Time Travel Correctedness Gauge

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In Part Two of our discussion of Back to the Future, we first reveal who we chose for our recasting picks, as well as share some fantastic audience picks for the roles. We then go on to contemplate how the movie plays fast and loose with the space-time continuum, and discuss whether there might be […]

This Is Yay 6: Irrational Fear: I Know Where They’re Gonna Hide You…

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Zach Coulter , Amber Preston, Aric McKeown and Jenn Schaal join Mike for a conversation about fear, both irrational and not…irrational. Other topics include African American saxophone players, clarinets, fear of heights and other stuff, like elevators.

Nerd Nite MN 11: Based On/Adapted From – Film and Source Material

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Based On/Adapted From: Film and Source Material – Nerd Nite MN Episode 11 from Math Is Hard Network on Vimeo.

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If you’ve ever asked yourself “Why on earth doesn’t Hollywood make any original moves anymore!?”, then this Nerd Nite is for you. For Episode 11 of the Nerd Nite MN Podcast, Sam Bauer talks about the popularity of adapted screenplays in the movie world today. How prevalent they are now, including specific areas (books, comics, […]

Remakers Mark 11, Part 1 {Back to the Future}: Doc Brown Purgatory

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Here is part one of our discussion of one of the most beloved science fiction comedies of all time, Back to the Future. Here we tackle recasting five major characters, and three minor characters, and have a lot of fun (and a pretty tough time) recasting both Doc Brown and Marty. Kyle and Andy nearly […]

Remakers Mark 10, Part 2 {Spies Like Us}: This Must Stay Ridiculous

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In Part Two of our discussion of Spies Like Us, we reveal who we chose for recasting the two major characters, as well as our two favorite minor character recasting choices, talk about the merits of the ‘comedy star + comedy star’ buddy movies of old, versus today’s ‘action star + comedy star’ buddy movies, […]