http://www.tysto.com Running commentaries that you listen to while you watch the movie. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:06:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Copyright © Derek Jensen 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 on DVD or Blu-ray or hower. movie, movies, film, commentary, commentaries, cinema, dvd, blu-ray, fan, alternative, audio, alternate Tysto.com Tysto.com webmaster@tysto.com no no http://www.tysto.com/2011/10/commentary-star-trek-iv-with-speakeasy/ http://www.tysto.com/2011/10/commentary-star-trek-iv-with-speakeasy/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:10:39 +0000 Derek Jensen http://www.tysto.com/?p=1619 the Doctor and me again for the one where Spock swears and Kirk fails to score and the rest of the crew does an amazing job of stealing some whales: a.k.a. "the corny one." Nevertheless, the Doctor and I enjoy it enormously and don't poke too much fun at its premise of a giant space Tootsie Roll menacing Earth with a really loud stereo and traveling back in time to bring back whales to talk to it. It's just ridiculous, but the jokes are actually mostly funny, and the characters are great.]]> http://www.tysto.com/2011/10/commentary-star-trek-iv-with-speakeasy/feed/ 0 2:15:44 It's another Trek! Join the Doctor and me again for the one where Spock swears and Kirk fails to score and the rest of the crew does an amazing job of stealing some whales: a.k.a. "the corny one." Nevertheless, the Doctor and I enjoy it enormousl[...] It's another Trek! Join the Doctor and me again for the one where Spock swears and Kirk fails to score and the rest of the crew does an amazing job of stealing some whales: a.k.a. "the corny one." Nevertheless, the Doctor and I enjoy it enormously and don't poke too much fun at its premise of a giant space Tootsie Roll menacing Earth with a really loud stereo and traveling back in time to bring back whales to talk to it. It's just ridiculous, but the jokes are actually mostly funny, and the characters are great. Entertainment Tysto.com no no http://www.tysto.com/2011/09/commentary-blade-runner/ http://www.tysto.com/2011/09/commentary-blade-runner/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 04:49:31 +0000 Derek Jensen http://www.tysto.com/?p=1584 http://www.tysto.com/2011/09/commentary-blade-runner/feed/ 6 2:07:47 Join the Doctor from Speakeasy and me as we watch one of the most influential film noir movies of all time. Thrill to the dark, rainy setting! Gasp at the rumpled trenchcoats! Stand in awe of the game of 20 questions! We dissect the film as sci-fi a[...] Join the Doctor from Speakeasy and me as we watch one of the most influential film noir movies of all time. Thrill to the dark, rainy setting! Gasp at the rumpled trenchcoats! Stand in awe of the game of 20 questions! We dissect the film as sci-fi as well as film noir. We attempt to determine what "blades" are being "run". We compare the film to other sci-fi movies, other Ridley Scott movies, and other Philip K Dick stories. And we discuss the possibility of Deckard being a replicant—which he DEFINITELY IS NOT BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE STUPID, RIDLEY SCOTT. Entertainment Tysto.com no no http://www.tysto.com/2011/07/commentary-star-trek-iii-with-speakeasy/ http://www.tysto.com/2011/07/commentary-star-trek-iii-with-speakeasy/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 03:10:17 +0000 Derek Jensen http://www.tysto.com/?p=1459 the Doctor again for our third trek! This is the one where Spock is reborn, and McCoy carries Spock's mind alongside his own mind, and Sulu changes clothes at inappropriate times. We examine the ideas of Vulcan mind transfer, naked racism in the Federation, and the meanness of wrapping reborn people in their own death shrouds. We also discuss whether or not McCoy almost accidentally picks up an alien prostitute, whether or not Scotty is basically R2D2, and whether or not Kirk answers Spock's question honestly when Spock asks "The ship safe?" And along the way, you'll learn which scientific discoveries the Doctor condemns as dangerously unpredictable and why my first sexual experience was like Spock's.]]> http://www.tysto.com/2011/07/commentary-star-trek-iii-with-speakeasy/feed/ 0 1:45:38 Join me as I join the Doctor again for our third trek! This is the one where Spock is reborn, and McCoy carries Spock's mind alongside his own mind, and Sulu changes clothes at inappropriate times. We examine the ideas of Vulcan mind transfer, naked[...] Join me as I join the Doctor again for our third trek! This is the one where Spock is reborn, and McCoy carries Spock's mind alongside his own mind, and Sulu changes clothes at inappropriate times. We examine the ideas of Vulcan mind transfer, naked racism in the Federation, and the meanness of wrapping reborn people in their own death shrouds. We also discuss whether or not McCoy almost accidentally picks up an alien prostitute, whether or not Scotty is basically R2D2, and whether or not Kirk answers Spock's question honestly when Spock asks "The ship safe?" And along the way, you'll learn which scientific discoveries the Doctor condemns as dangerously unpredictable and why my first sexual experience was like Spock's. Entertainment Tysto.com no no http://www.tysto.com/2011/04/commentary-star-trek-ii-with-speakeasy/ http://www.tysto.com/2011/04/commentary-star-trek-ii-with-speakeasy/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:22:40 +0000 Derek Jensen http://www.tysto.com/?p=1379 http://www.tysto.com/2011/04/commentary-star-trek-ii-with-speakeasy/feed/ 0 1:52:59 Join me as I join the Doctor again for another trek into space! Together, we examine the meaning of friendship and sacrifice and [shifts jaw awkwardly] "human". We examine the structure of the story and debate the artificiality of Shatner's hair and[...] Join me as I join the Doctor again for another trek into space! Together, we examine the meaning of friendship and sacrifice and [shifts jaw awkwardly] "human". We examine the structure of the story and debate the artificiality of Shatner's hair and Montalban's chest. We contemplate Sean Connery as a scholar of Judaism and wonder about how Sulu spent the time between TPM and WoK and also how many times Kirk has had to fight an illegitimate child to the death. Overall, we love the film, altho it is perhaps slightly more talky and less profound than many would like to pretend. I can't remember the phrase "affirmative action". And we get cut off briefly at one point but quickly get back on track. Entertainment Tysto.com no no http://www.tysto.com/2011/03/commentary-star-trek-tmp-with-speakeasy/ http://www.tysto.com/2011/03/commentary-star-trek-tmp-with-speakeasy/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 04:25:19 +0000 Derek Jensen http://www.tysto.com/?p=1326 http://www.tysto.com/2011/03/commentary-star-trek-tmp-with-speakeasy/feed/ 4 2:16:38 The Doctor joins me again for another walk down memory lane, this time with Robert Wise and Alan Dean Foster's tribute to 2001: A Space Odyssey and slow-motion model work. We both love the film and William Shatner and Persis Khambatta and the idea t[...] The Doctor joins me again for another walk down memory lane, this time with Robert Wise and Alan Dean Foster's tribute to 2001: A Space Odyssey and slow-motion model work. We both love the film and William Shatner and Persis Khambatta and the idea that Decker might just be responsible for creating the Borg. We're watching the director's cut, with the silver "Paramount Pictures Presents" lettering at the beginning and not the theatrical cut with the gold lettering. The differences are not enormous. Entertainment Tysto.com no no http://www.tysto.com/2010/12/commentary-time-after-time-with-speakeasy/ http://www.tysto.com/2010/12/commentary-time-after-time-with-speakeasy/#comments Sun, 19 Dec 2010 00:46:05 +0000 Derek Jensen http://www.tysto.com/?p=1147 The Time Machine as well as to Air Wolf. We wonder why the time machine has an AM radio. But we fail to give Nicholas Meyer credit for sending his characters to the Chartered Bank of London and not to an imaginary "Bank of England." (Damn you, IMDb trivia page!)]]> http://www.tysto.com/2010/12/commentary-time-after-time-with-speakeasy/feed/ 0 1:57:20 Join the Doctor and me in the far-flung future of 1979, where we watch Caligula doggedly track down the Master Control Program and make sweet, sweet love to Doc Brown's wife. We compare English and American ideas of currency, gentlemen's clubs, heal[...] Join the Doctor and me in the far-flung future of 1979, where we watch Caligula doggedly track down the Master Control Program and make sweet, sweet love to Doc Brown's wife. We compare English and American ideas of currency, gentlemen's clubs, health care systems, and free love. We compare the character of Wells to Sherlock Holmes and Kyle Reese. And we compare the film to the 1960 The Time Machine as well as to Air Wolf. We wonder why the time machine has an AM radio. But we fail to give Nicholas Meyer credit for sending his characters to the Chartered Bank of London and not to an imaginary "Bank of England." (Damn you, IMDb trivia page!) Entertainment Tysto.com no no http://www.tysto.com/2010/11/commentary-westworld-with-speakeasy/ http://www.tysto.com/2010/11/commentary-westworld-with-speakeasy/#comments Sun, 07 Nov 2010 07:29:38 +0000 Derek Jensen http://www.tysto.com/2010/11/commentary-westworld-with-speakeasy/ Terminator Terminator that absolutely will not stop until you are dead in Michael Crichton's 1973 pre-Jurassic Park Jurassic Park: Westworld. The Doctor from The Speakeasy is back again as my guest to dismantle the film as a cautionary tale and as an advertisement for guilt-free sex tourism. We ponder the incredible danger inherent in a theme park where people are supposed to get into bar fights and sword fights with robots. We guess at the social hierarchy of technicians. And we speculate as to what would happen if James Brolin was the one in jail and nerdy lawyer Richard Benjamin was trying to get him out.]]> http://www.tysto.com/2010/11/commentary-westworld-with-speakeasy/feed/ 0 1:35:00 Yul Brynner is a pre-Terminator Terminator that absolutely will not stop until you are dead in Michael Crichton's 1973 pre-Jurassic Park Jurassic Park: Westworld. The Doctor from The Speakeasy is back again as my guest to dismantle the film as a cau[...] Yul Brynner is a pre-Terminator Terminator that absolutely will not stop until you are dead in Michael Crichton's 1973 pre-Jurassic Park Jurassic Park: Westworld. The Doctor from The Speakeasy is back again as my guest to dismantle the film as a cautionary tale and as an advertisement for guilt-free sex tourism. We ponder the incredible danger inherent in a theme park where people are supposed to get into bar fights and sword fights with robots. We guess at the social hierarchy of technicians. And we speculate as to what would happen if James Brolin was the one in jail and nerdy lawyer Richard Benjamin was trying to get him out. Entertainment Tysto.com no no http://www.tysto.com/2010/10/commentary-close-encounters-with-speakeasy/ http://www.tysto.com/2010/10/commentary-close-encounters-with-speakeasy/#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2010 22:09:05 +0000 Derek Jensen http://www.tysto.com/2010/10/commentary-close-encounters-with-speakeasy/ http://www.tysto.com/2010/10/commentary-close-encounters-with-speakeasy/feed/ 0 2:04:55 The Doctor is back again—in stereo! This time, he's hosting me for a look at Steven Spielberg's incredible 1977 masterpiece Close Encounters of the Third Kind. We don't have a cross word to say about the film except perhaps that the aliens seems to [...] The Doctor is back again—in stereo! This time, he's hosting me for a look at Steven Spielberg's incredible 1977 masterpiece Close Encounters of the Third Kind. We don't have a cross word to say about the film except perhaps that the aliens seems to act more like raccoons than visitors from another planet. The Doctor and I converse on the UFO phenomenon of the 1970s, Indiana geography, alien biology, Richard Dreyfus's insanity, and Steven Spielberg's belief that aliens and angels are the same thing. We discuss the film as a character piece, as a horror movie with no horror, and as a treatise on communication in general. We discuss the possibility that the aliens are a rock band. And we imagine Lance "Itchy Trigger Finger" Henriksen having a flash-forward to his other films and shooting up the aliens. I forget to make a joke about the Harper Valley PTA (that's where Dreyfus is driving when he has his initial encounter). And we forget to mention that this is the first of our five collaborations where none of the main characters is liquored up a good part of the time. Entertainment 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 Derek Jensen http://www.tysto.com/2010/05/commentary-star-trek-with-speakeasy/ http://www.tysto.com/2010/05/commentary-star-trek-with-speakeasy/feed/ 0 2:08:58 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 l[...] 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".) 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 Derek Jensen http://www.tysto.com/2010/04/commentary-the-thing-with-speakeasy/ http://www.tysto.com/2010/04/commentary-the-thing-with-speakeasy/feed/ 0 1:49:37 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 ster[...] 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. 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 Derek Jensen http://www.tysto.com/?p=3044b2da720478974b3831a5825e74b3feb16203324b64d8d58bfeb4b677a18639a2 http://www.tysto.com/2010/02/commentary-iron-man-with-speakeasy/feed/ 1 2:14:44 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 c[...] 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. 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 Derek Jensen http://www.tysto.com/?p=296 http://www.tysto.com/2009/12/50th-commentary-extravaganza-i-robot/feed/ 0 1:56:39 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 [...] 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. Entertainment Tysto.com no no