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Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:10:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Copyright © t y s t o 2010 webmaster@tysto.com (Tysto.com) webmaster@tysto.com (Tysto.com) TV & Film 1440 http://www.tysto.com/images/tysto-commentaries144.gif http://www.tysto.com 144 144 http://www.tysto.com/tag/commentaries/feed/ Tysto commentaries are full-length audio commentaries that you listen to while you watch the movie. movies, commentary, dvd, blu-ray Tysto.com Tysto.com webmaster@tysto.com no no http://www.tysto.com/2010/05/commentary-star-trek-with-speakeasy/ http://www.tysto.com/2010/05/commentary-star-trek-with-speakeasy/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 21:31:08 +0000 Andrew Cole http://www.tysto.com/2010/05/commentary-star-trek-with-speakeasy/ JJ Abrams' reboot of the storied Star Trek franchise meets its match in the form of myself and the Doctor from Speakeasy Podcast, in which we deftly pick apart the minor plot inconsistencies, such as every single thing that happens. However, we do love the film (even if it does feel like $150 million dollar fan fiction aimed at lens flare aficionados) so we fawn over the actors and effects and compare it to the original series and movies. But we also expose the ugly specter of racism and alcoholism in Starfleet (speaking of which: take a drink every time someone abandons his post as captain!). Errata: Thruout the film, I stupidly call the Narada the Naruto. Also, grog rations were ended by the British navy in 1970. And the one where Kirk angers Spock with insults is "This Side of Paradise" and not "Shore Leave". (Those are all mine. The Doctor's "facts" are all "true".)]]> http://www.tysto.com/2010/05/commentary-star-trek-with-speakeasy/feed/ 0 128:58 Netflix — IMDb JJ Abrams' reboot of the storied Star Trek franchise meets its match in the form of myself and the Doctor from Speakeasy Podcast, ... Netflix — IMDb JJ Abrams' reboot of the storied Star Trek franchise meets its match in the form of myself and the Doctor from Speakeasy Podcast, in which we deftly pick apart the minor plot inconsistencies, such as every single thing that happens. However, we do love the film (even if it does feel like $150 million dollar fan fiction aimed at lens flare aficionados) so we fawn over the actors and effects and compare it to the original series and movies. But we also expose the ugly specter of racism and alcoholism in Starfleet (speaking of which: take a drink every time someone abandons his post as captain!). Errata: Thruout the film, I stupidly call the Narada the Naruto. Also, grog rations were ended by the British navy in 1970. And the one where Kirk angers Spock with insults is "This Side of Paradise" and not "Shore Leave". (Those are all mine. The Doctor's "facts" are all "true".) Start the commentary with the Paramount logo just faded out, on the countdown. (91 MB) Entertainment Tysto.com no no http://www.tysto.com/2010/04/commentary-the-thing-with-speakeasy/ http://www.tysto.com/2010/04/commentary-the-thing-with-speakeasy/#comments Sat, 03 Apr 2010 23:46:34 +0000 Andrew Cole http://www.tysto.com/2010/04/commentary-the-thing-with-speakeasy/ Kurt Russell and a bunch of "scientists" take on Rob Bottin and Stan Winston in a remake/readaptation of the 1950s monster flick, The Thing From Outer Space. The Doctor, of Speakeasy Commentaries, joins me for a third time—this time in glorious stereophonic sound. We both love the film and heap praise all over it (even on the dog) and yet fail to credit the original author, John W Campbell, Jr. ("Who Goes There") or even the screen adapter, Bill Lancaster. We address such delicate questions as "who gets assimilated when?" "why keep rotting corpses indoors?" and "what's with Doc Copper's nose ring?" as well as marvel at the number of Vietnam-haunted alcoholic pot-smokers that were sent to live in the Antarctic for months at a time with firearms, dynamite, and flame-throwers.]]> http://www.tysto.com/2010/04/commentary-the-thing-with-speakeasy/feed/ 0 109:37 Netflix — IMDb Kurt Russell and a bunch of "scientists" take on Rob Bottin and Stan Winston in a remake/readaptation of the 1950s monster flick, The ... Netflix — IMDb Kurt Russell and a bunch of "scientists" take on Rob Bottin and Stan Winston in a remake/readaptation of the 1950s monster flick, The Thing From Outer Space. The Doctor, of Speakeasy Commentaries, joins me for a third time—this time in glorious stereophonic sound. We both love the film and heap praise all over it (even on the dog) and yet fail to credit the original author, John W Campbell, Jr. ("Who Goes There") or even the screen adapter, Bill Lancaster. We address such delicate questions as "who gets assimilated when?" "why keep rotting corpses indoors?" and "what's with Doc Copper's nose ring?" as well as marvel at the number of Vietnam-haunted alcoholic pot-smokers that were sent to live in the Antarctic for months at a time with firearms, dynamite, and flame-throwers. Caution: Film-appropriate salty language from time to time. Bonus: A quick-reference card to help keep the characters straight! Start the commentary with the Universal title card, on the countdown. (77 MB) Entertainment Tysto.com yes no http://www.tysto.com/2010/02/commentary-iron-man-with-speakeasy/ http://www.tysto.com/2010/02/commentary-iron-man-with-speakeasy/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:34:08 +0000 Andrew Cole http://www.tysto.com/?p=3044b2da720478974b3831a5825e74b3feb16203324b64d8d58bfeb4b677a18639a2 Robert Downey, Jr. is Tony Stark! Tony Stark is Iron Man! Join me as I join The Doctor from Speakeasy Commentaries for the second time for a transoceanic fan commentary from two ridiculous movie/comic book geeks. The Doctor proves to be more of a comic book geek, as he explains the back story and history of Iron Man in the comic books (the storyline "Demon in a Bottle" is the one where Tony confronts his alcoholism). I prove to be more of the movie and music geek, as I explain the plot of A Christmas Story (Ralphie appears as a scientist) and the connection to Ozzy Osbourne (Ozzy sang for Black Sabbath and did the song "Iron Man"). We discuss Robert Downey, Jr. and Jon Favreau's other work and arrest records. We get off track in a discussion of national health care. The Doctor claims they've never shown Gilligan's Island in England. And I claim to be excited by the prospect of a Scarlet Witch movie. However, we are both very excited by the prospect of Iron Man 2 as well as an Avengers movie, especially with Samuel L Jackson.]]> http://www.tysto.com/2010/02/commentary-iron-man-with-speakeasy/feed/ 1 134:44 Netflix — IMDb Robert Downey, Jr. is Tony Stark! Tony Stark is Iron Man! Join me as I join The Doctor from Speakeasy Commentaries for the ... Netflix — IMDb Robert Downey, Jr. is Tony Stark! Tony Stark is Iron Man! Join me as I join The Doctor from Speakeasy Commentaries for the second time for a transoceanic fan commentary from two ridiculous movie/comic book geeks. The Doctor proves to be more of a comic book geek, as he explains the back story and history of Iron Man in the comic books (the storyline "Demon in a Bottle" is the one where Tony confronts his alcoholism). I prove to be more of the movie and music geek, as I explain the plot of A Christmas Story (Ralphie appears as a scientist) and the connection to Ozzy Osbourne (Ozzy sang for Black Sabbath and did the song "Iron Man"). We discuss Robert Downey, Jr. and Jon Favreau's other work and arrest records. We get off track in a discussion of national health care. The Doctor claims they've never shown Gilligan's Island in England. And I claim to be excited by the prospect of a Scarlet Witch movie. However, we are both very excited by the prospect of Iron Man 2 as well as an Avengers movie, especially with Samuel L Jackson. Momentary explicit language, at least when discussing Samuel "MFer" Jackson. Start the commentary after the Paramount logo fades out, on the countdown. (62 MB) Entertainment Tysto.com yes no http://www.tysto.com/2009/12/50th-commentary-extravaganza-i-robot/ http://www.tysto.com/2009/12/50th-commentary-extravaganza-i-robot/#comments Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:06:25 +0000 Andrew Cole http://www.tysto.com/?p=296 Will Smith and a colorless, odorless, brunette battle the evil that is slightly buggy computer programming in this thrilling adaptation of none of Isaac Asimov's thought-provoking works. For this, the big 50th Tysto audio commentary, I am joined by Scott of Speakeasy Commentaries, a big fan of Asimov's work and an expert on science fiction in general. We stumble thru the introductions and then get right to the heart of mocking the product placement and the idea that this robot-filled, self-driving-car, Lake-Michigan-landfill world is only 31 years in the future of 2004. We explore sci-fi in general and Asimov in specific, as well as how terrible a driver Detective Spooner is and whether or not Doctor Lanning's cat is a robot, as well as making some Fresh Prince of Bel-Air jokes.]]> http://www.tysto.com/2009/12/50th-commentary-extravaganza-i-robot/feed/ 0 116:39 Netflix — IMDb Will Smith and a colorless, odorless, brunette battle the evil that is slightly buggy computer programming in this thrilling adaptation of none of ... Netflix — IMDb Will Smith and a colorless, odorless, brunette battle the evil that is slightly buggy computer programming in this thrilling adaptation of none of Isaac Asimov's thought-provoking works. For this, the big 50th Tysto audio commentary, I am joined by Scott of Speakeasy Commentaries, a big fan of Asimov's work and an expert on science fiction in general. We stumble thru the introductions and then get right to the heart of mocking the product placement and the idea that this robot-filled, self-driving-car, Lake-Michigan-landfill world is only 31 years in the future of 2004. We explore sci-fi in general and Asimov in specific, as well as how terrible a driver Detective Spooner is and whether or not Doctor Lanning's cat is a robot, as well as making some Fresh Prince of Bel-Air jokes. Momentary explicit language, at least when discussing how sh** gets real in Will Smith movies. This is the 34th regular commentary, plus the La Dolce Vita experimental one, plus the 15 commentaries for Firefly. That equals 50 total. Wait for my countdown to start the film just after the 20th Century Fox logo. (55 MB) Entertainment Tysto.com no no