Episode 21: Jedicide

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Fresh out of Marine Corps boot camp, our sorely-missed co-host Chris rejoins the boys to round up all of the movies he’s seen since his return and give his thoughts on the new addition to the Harry Potter franchise.  Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties, the last segment of the podcast was lost to the airwaves, so our review of Tron Legacy is not included. Engulf!

CONTENTS
2:00 –
Recent movie news and discussion
24:21 – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows review

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Episode 20: Nobody Hits Arnie!

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And just as you were starting to think that The Reel Deal Podcast might actually be dead, the boys resurface from the depths of lunacy and lethargy with the comeback of the century.  Sweet Baby Ray and Handsome John are joined by their good friend and cohort Hunter to discuss what they’ve been missing out on for the past four months and to add a few thoughts to their previous review of the film Inception.

CONTENTS
2:00 –
Recent movie news and discussion
36:15 – Further thoughts on Inception

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[BONUS] One On One, Vol. 1: The Pensive Poolee

Join us for our very first bonus podcast!  With his inception into the United States Marine Corps right on the horizon, our beloved original co-host Christopher Piner sits down with Ray to talk about what led him to make the decision to join the armed forces and how he feels now that he will be plucked out of polite society in a matter of weeks.  Anyone interested in joining the military or interested in the military at all, Chris gives a very insightful everyman look at life before boot camp, and he will return after his spell at boot camp to give us his thoughts after the fact as well.

Episode 19: The Body of a Greek God

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In what could conceivably be our famed co-host Chris Piner’s last episode before his departure to the United States Marines, the boys talk about the many documentaries that they’ve been watching lately before diving into Edgar Wright’s new and highly-anticipated movie Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.  Also, in light of Chris’s likely departure, Chris makes his monetary predictions for all of the films we will review for the rest of the year.  Will his predictions be spot-on, or will they be as close as mile markers?  Keep listening to find out!

FIRST ACT
1:00 –
Recent movie news and discussion
SECOND ACT
20:57 – Last weekend’s box office analysis
22:26 – Scott Pilgrim vs. the World review
THIRD ACT
33:26 – Chris’s box office predictions (for the rest of 2010)

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Episode 18: The Rowdy Roundup Comeback Special

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After an enormous and uncalled-for hiatus of over three lengthy months, the boys make their long-awaited return to round up all of this summer’s hits and misses.  They also bring it all in with a couple of in-depth reviews of the summer’s biggest blockbuster so far, Christopher Nolan’s new head trip Inception.  Also, be warned that in the third segment, we give away major spoilers for Inception while discussing different theories and interpretations about the ending.  Finally, Chris rounds up all the info he soaked up from this years Comic-Con coverage.

OPENING SEGMENT
1:00 –
Ray and Chris’s summer roundup
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30:55 – Last weekend’s box office analysis
34:27 – Inception review
CLOSING SEGMENT
55:00 – Inception spoiler discussion and theories
1:06:02 – 2010 Comic-Con roundup

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Checkmate!

This weekend, by a rather strange turn of events, myself and Stranger Danger found ourselves at the Elementary Chess National Championship at the Hyatt in downtown Atlanta.  Now, while the pseudonym “Stranger Danger” may arise suspicions as to why we were at such an event, I will assure you that Stranger Danger is a huge chess fanatic and that I find the game fascinating as well.  Even more fascinating was seeing an enormous ballroom full of elementary-aged kids so intense, so focused, and so concentrated on such an intelligent game.

After checking out the competition, we headed down to the team rooms and met David MacEnulty, a world-renowned chess coach with whom Stranger Danger had previously become acquainted.  2005′s A&E movie Knights of South Bronx was based on this man’s experience at Bronx Community Elementary School 70 where he led a team of schoolchildren to win the New York City State Chess Championships.  His character was played by Ted Danson, and the film also starred Malcolm David Kelley from the TV series Lost.

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I didn’t really understand this man’s influence until I started looking him up afterwards.  This also makes the second famous person I’ve met in the past month or so – in my brief exposure to the 2010 Atlanta Film Festival, I was able to catch Scott Mosier give an intimate chat about the trials and tribulations of film producing.

Episode 17: Freeballin’ In The Free World

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With only the voices of Handsome John and Sweet Baby Ray to sooth your eardrums this week and in light of the highly anticipated Iron Man 2 coming out the following week, the boys go retro and review the original 2008 Iron Man.  They also discuss their expectations for the new Iron Man film and they top off the episode with an original segment straight out of the mind of Mr. John Buck himself – a dramatic reading of Kenny Loggins’ “Danger Zone” from 1986′s Top Gun.

OPENING SEGMENT
1:00 –
Recent movie news and discussion
FEATURED REVIEWS
20:59 - Last week’s poll results
25:13 – Last weekend’s box office analysis
32:36 – Iron Man review
CLOSING SEGMENT
50:43 – This week’s DVD releases and next week’s box office
1:01:05 – Dramatic reading of Kenny Loggins’ “Danger Zone”

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Episode 16: A Nightmare On Peachtree Street

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After stumbling over some simple linguistic limericks, the boys catch up with some recent film news, then they attempt to offer some insight on the recent Kevin Smith film Cop Out and the new remake of the classic horror film A Nightmare On Elm Street. Lacking the world-renowned wit of Mr. Buck, there is no “Brainless Blurbs” segment this week, but the boys do give us a taste of what’s to come in the future of the podcast.

OPENING SEGMENT
1:00 –
Recent movie news and discussion
FEATURED REVIEWS
20:29 - Last week’s poll results
22:34 – Last weekend’s box office analysis
24:12 – Cop Out review
31:08 – A Nightmare On Elm Street review
CLOSING SEGMENT
45:22 – This week’s DVD releases and next week’s box office

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And if you want to learn more about the evolution of language, good words, and bad words, check out our sister podcast Curious Queries and our episode on this!

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Brainless Blurbs Standings

So here’s what it looks like after last week’s episode:

  1. Kevin with 10 points (21 points total)
  2. Raymond with 2 points (15 points total)
  3. Chris with 7 points (12 points total)
  4. Stranger Danger with 5 points (5 points total)

As we can see, Raymond slacked off and lost his lead…but can he gain it back this week for the final episode of the month? And who will wind up in last place, receiving our yet-to-be-determined punishment? Tune in to find out!

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