Episode 74 - LIVE from Geekfest

Geekfest was this past Friday and Saturday at Central Texas College in Killeen, TX and we were there. Not only did we spread the podcasting gospel to the masses, we also recorded a live show from the event. For the first time ever Optimusgene and Cyrus were in the same room at the same time for a show and it was awesome. Completely the trifecta of epicness, Jay Red joins the guys as they discuss werewolves in the Lone Ranger movie, Paramount destroying World War Z and the likelyhood the PS Vita will be a car wreck. Thanks to MiAmoreNYC, Library Voodoo, the Warrior and everyone from Geekfest who came out and watched the show.

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Show Notes

New Releases

• This Week:
  • Movies - Conan the Barbarian, Fright Night, Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World
  • DVDs - Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil, Priest
  • Games -
• Next Week:
  • Movies - Colombiana, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, Our Idiot Brother
  • DVDs - The Beaver
  • Games - Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Summer Movie Game

• http://www.onemanasylum.com/2011-summer-movie-game/

News

• Movies - Disney pulls plug on Lone Ranger movie (Updated)
  • Jerry Bruckheimer producer, Johnny Depp stars, Gore Verbinski directer
  • Budget was $240 mil, cut back to $230 mil
  • Too many big budget movies; John Carter & Oz The great & Powerful
  • Cutting back, trying to get under $220 mil
  • Cut out all of the “werewolf” scenes...
  • http://www.slashfilm.com/disney-pulls-plug-the-lone-ranger-johnny-depp/
  • http://www.slashfilm.com/lone-ranger-dead/
• Movies - Disney Exec. says story is BS in tentpole movies
  • Andy Hendrickson says tentpole movies are about spectacle, not story
  • Have to be able to appeal to all audiences to spend $100 mil in advertising
  • Points to top 12 all-time domestic grossing movies
  • Alice in Wonderland, on the list, had a bad story but made a mint
  • http://geektyrant.com/news/2011/8/16/disney-executive-says-story-is-bullshit-when-it-comes-to-ten.html
• Movies - Paramount completely changes World War Z movie
  • Book takes place after the war and describes the events pre, during & post war
  • Movie will take place before the war, when the virus can possibly be stopped
  • Bloggers are already denouncing the film; “we have already seen this movie”
  • http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/world-war-z-movie-causes-controversy-222651305.html
• Movies - 25 Greatest improvised lines ever
  • #23 - Dumb & Dumber - the entire annoying sound scene
  • #20 - The Dark Knight - second explosion at hospital was scripted, Ledger’s actions were not
  • #19 - Aliens - “Game over man, game over.”
  • #15 - The Godfather - “Leave the gun” was in the script, “Take the connoli” was not
  • #12 - Jaws - “You’re gonna need a bigger boat.”
  • #11 - Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back - “I know.”
  • #9 - Casablanca - “Here’s looking at you kid.”
  • #7 - The Shining - “Here’s Johnny.”
  • #3 - Taxi Driver - De Niro was told to talk to the mirror, improvised whole scene
  • #1 - Full Metal Jacket - All of the drill instructor dialog by R. Lee Erney
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cTFQBHBeleE#at=343
• Movies - Redbox plays with raising rental fees 15% - 20%
  • Trying out $1.15 to $1.20 on DVD rentals in Austin & Portland
  • Blu-ray & games will remain at $1.50 & $2.00
  • Profits increased after Netflix increased prices
  • http://www.slashfilm.com/redbox-raises-dvd-rental-fees/
• TV - FOX / ABC set to delay online viewing of shows
  • FOX & ABC will make people wait 8 days before being able to view new shows online
  • Only Hulu Plus users will get to see shows the day after it airs
  • Online response has been: increase in piracy, death of Hulu
  • http://allthingsd.com/20110816/fox-starts-its-web-pullback-and-abc-gets-ready-to-follow/
• Games - Heavy Iron Studios says PS Vita will be “a car wreck”
  • Developer of UFC Trainer says people won’t pay $249 for 3DS, really won’t pay $299 for Vita
  • People want one device; iOS & Android are the future
  • Points to poor sales of Xperia
  • http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-08-15-ufc-trainer-dev-ps-vita-a-car-wreck

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