Category: Better In The Dark

Better In The Dark – Episode #8: Trust In Harryhausen But Tie Up Your Camel

Ray Harryhausen June 29, 1920 – May 7, 2013 “What if they’re more heroes like him? What if courage and imagination became everyday mortal qualities? What will become of us?” Thomas and Derrick take a swashbuckling trip down memory lane as they discuss the Sinbad trilogy of Ray Harryhausen! From The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad [...]

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Better In The Dark – Episode #147: BITD Autopsy on NBC

In light of the National Broadcasting Corporation’s coming in fifth place behind Telemundo, Tom and Derrick once again take their scalpels out to try and figure out why one of the major networks is in a downward spiral!  The Boys Outta Brooklyn examine how such incidents as the Conan O’Brien/Jay Leno conflagration, the revolving show [...]

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Better In The Dark – Episode #146: Rock the Sunset Delusion Where the Crimson Contenders Lie!

It’s time for the 2013 edition of The Obscure Movie Episode!  Join Tom and Derrick as they present their annual six-pack of films you might not otherwise know about.  From the southwest noir Delusion to the Hollywood action thriller Sunset to the animated epic (that almost destroyed a Canadian movie studio) Rock and Rule, the [...]

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Better in the Dark – Episode 145.5: Reheat the Coffee, Nuke the Pie – The Prospects of a Twin Peaks Reboot!

In This Point Five Episode, Tom and Derrick discuss rumors of a recent meeting between David Lynch and NBC concerning a revival of Twin Peaks.  The Guys Outta Brooklyn talk about the mystique this legendary cult television show had, whether it’s possible to recreate that mystique, and what the hazards of returning to past triumphs [...]

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Better In The Dark – Episode 145: BITD Puts the Bolts to Frankenstein! (Guest: Lord Blood Rah)

In this episode, The Boys Outta Brooklyn finally start on a journey long ago, where they examine the trend-setting Universal Monster Movie Cycle with the Frankenstein films.  Join Tom, Derrick and the returning Lord Blood Rah as they discuss the series and the people involved with bring Mary Shelley’s characters to life…and go into some [...]

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Better In The Dark – Episode 144.5: Star Wars Crank’d, or Even JJ Abrams Has an Idiot Uncle

  In this Point Five Episode, we examine the News From A Land Far, Far Away that J.J. ‘Lens Flare’ Abrams is going to direct Star Wars: Episode Seven. Along the way Derrick and Tom discuss the hazards of The Casting Game, why society is producing so many snotty kids, and create the latest Jedi [...]

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Better In The Dark – Episode #144: The Fist of Water, the Will of Iron – The Life of Bruce Lee

In this episode, The Guys Outta Brooklyn honor one of the most influential figures in the history of genre movies and martial arts, Bruce Lee. Tom and Derrick discuss the philosophy and career of this remarkable man, who managed to change the face of cinema after starring in only four movies (and yes, we do [...]

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