Dummy Plug Podcast Episode 029 – Panel Do’s and Don’ts
The Dummy Plug Podcast returns from the Shadow Realm just in time for the holidays. Cause nothing blocks out your annoying family on the holidays quite like our podcast! And just ahead of the upcoming 2016 convention season, the crew is discussion the things that you as a panelist and panel attendee should and shouldn’t do. So make a nice cup of hot chocolate, get comfy by the fire, and let The Dummy Plug Podcast help you forget you haven’t done your holiday shopping yet. And just so you know, this one’s a two-parter!
Our heroes have taken the fight to the heart of Wrigley Field, and everyone feels a little dirty about the whole Bill Cosby-Carray thing. That and more in this exciting episode!
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Last time, the fight outside had finished, but the battle for Wrigley Field has just begun! Plus, things get dark, and we talk about Bill Cosby Carray.
When last we were with our heroes, Toots was about to try to blast some fools. This week, the battle outside of Wrigley Field is over, but the final showdown is still to come!
The Book Club analyzes and explores the 7th volume of the Neon Genesis Evangelion manga by Sadamoto. One of the biggest points being the introduction of Kaworu to the cast.
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When the Star Wars: The Force Awakens final trailer debuted on Monday, I was hit with an emotional hammer that I didn’t expect and could’t understand. I expected to feel something, but what I didn’t expect was to quite literally tear up during a two minute movie trailer. I mean, of course I was and am excited about the new Star Wars movie. Who isn’t? But the thing is, I’m not one of the obsessive Star Wars fans – I can’t tell you the name of the two scoundrels that confront Luke in the Mos Eisley cantina and end up losing some appendages (Thankfully, there’s Wookiepedia for that! Their names are Ponda Baba and Cornelius Evazan, in case you were wondering.) – but I’m still pretty steeped in the lore, nonetheless. So why such an intense response?
I realized this morning that it comes down to a word that’s simple to say and infinitely more complex to explain: nostalgia. Specifically, the sense of nostalgia that was so artfully explained by Don Draper in season 1 of Mad Men, as he was pitching to Kodak about their new Wheel slide projector.
In retrospect, the nostalgia I felt watching that trailer should be no surprise; J.J. Abrams’ obvious reverence for the early works of Steven Spielberg make it almost inevitable. Spielberg’s films have so often invoked nostalgia of coming of age, or childhood, or just the past in general, but more importantly, they usually have a clear emotional thesis: you know how you feel at the end of a Spielberg film. Abrams’ Star Wars Trailer, intentionally and clearly, evokes an intended emotion, and if the film is even half as successful as it’s trailer in that goal, it will be a great pleasure to watch.
To steal from Don myself: This trailer isn’t a space ship. It’s a time machine. It goes backwards, forwards. Takes us to a place where we ache to go again. It lets us travel the way a child travels. Around and around and back home again to a place where we know we are loved.
Or in other words, it has successfully fired a proton torpedo into the un-shielded exhaust port of our collective hearts.
When last we were with our heroes, we talked about Jared Fogel, Chuck was trying to shoot someone, and Sammy broke the mic stand. This week, more shooting!
Dummy Plug Podcast Ep. 028 – Kaworu Did Nothing Wrong
The Dummy Plug Podcast returns from a long hiatus to discuss the intricate relationship between Kaworu and Shinji. They also take some time to talk about wrestling for some reason.
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When we were last with our heroes, they had just made their way to Wrigley Field, where they found a chaotic battle between the police and the Thule Society. Battle ensues, plus, I break the news about Jared Fogel to the table.
Alternate Titles:Ally McBeal Had an Abortion or Who Let the Dogs Out? I Let the Dogs Out.
When we were last with our heroes, Chuck had just dropped a running band saw on a werewolf. The mess was considerable. In this week’s episode, the party interrogates their prisoner, who turns out to be a very odd German, indeed.
Shia Lebouf Video
Several times during this episode and those that follow, we talk about a video called Shia Lebouf by Rob Cantor. The video is embedded below for your watching pleasure. I suggest you enjoy with friends or a loved one.
