Just The Thing

Joel Jessup and Chris Regan

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Just The Thing episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Just The Thing for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Just The Thing episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Conan the Barbarian

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10/11/22 • 81 min

Joel and Chris discuss what would happen if The Thing was in Conan and ask all the important Conan-related questions, like did right-wing politics used to be more palatable? And what exactly is a snake cult? This episode also includes a rare deep dive into the actual plot of the film so if you haven't seen Conan the Barbarian you would be well-advised to rectify this before listening.
Music - Solitude by Karl Casey
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Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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Blade Runner with Alex Jessep and Matt O'Dwyer

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03/14/23 • 69 min

Joel and Chris are joined by film analysts Alex Jessep and Matt O'Dwyer to discuss 1982's Blade Runner and put a Thing in there!
The Thing. John Carpenter's The Thing.
Alex and Matt are two of Joel's oldest friends, so who better to discuss Blade Runner, the ultimate film about friendship?
Chris loves Harrison Ford's goofy persona, Joel realises it's not the ultimate film about friendship, Alex thinks Gaff is the worst detective and Matt wonders if you can replicate a replicant? A replireplicant?

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Batman Returns with Matt O'Dwyer and Peter Regan

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12/18/24 • 82 min

In the Just The Thing 2024 Christmas Special, Joel and Chris are joined by Matt O'Dwyer and Peter Regan as they attempt to unwrap Tim Burton's Batman Returns and imagine what might happen if the shapeshifting creature from John Carpenter's The Thing crashed Gotham's most chaotic Christmas party.

Join us as we revisit this wildly dark "kids' movie" from the '90s, marvel at Danny DeVito's grotesque and tragic Penguin, and applaud Michelle Pfeiffer's iconic transformation into Catwoman. We also explore how Batman himself gets overshadowed in his own movie by the film's incredible villains. Did we mention that Christopher Walken is also in this movie?

Stay tuned for a Batman-themed Christmas quiz towards the end of the episode!

Music by Myuu

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Haunted Mansion

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08/06/24 • 72 min

Season 4 of Just The Thing begins, and Joel and Chris try to fix the 2023 Haunted Mansion by putting John Carpenter's The Thing into it!
The Haunted Mansion is a well-loved theme park ride, but why is it so difficult to turn into a movie? The answer may shock you! Or seem blindingly obvious. We talk about haunted houses, ghost logic, and how best to use a Danny DeVito in your film.
PLUS: Chris questions the ability of a very famous well-regarded actor and then Joel pitches the worst sitcom idea ever.
Please subscribe to our show and talk about it to your friends and any passing ghosts.

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

The Matrix Resurrections

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07/19/22 • 63 min

Joel and Chris dive into The Matrix Resurrections and lose themselves (and the core concept of the podcast) in a maze of tangents before uncovering the secret of the hallowed Warner Brothers creator-controlled sequel. Along the way they also find parallels between The Matrix Resurrections and Gremlins 2, contemplate the deeper meaning the creators of Space Jam 2 were aiming for and continue to question the existence of their own podcast.

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

First Blood

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02/14/23 • 66 min

1982 season continues as Joel and Chris put John Carpenter's The Thing into First Blood!
It's the second part of our Stallone mini-mini-series as we look at the surprisingly low-key first Rambo film and ask the question: masculinity?
Chris is terrified by Australia, Joel does much less Stallone impressions than last time, and we start to put together our pitch for a 'The Thing' cinematic universe. Thingiverse?

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Bad Boys for Life

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06/21/22 • 53 min

In this episode Joel and Chris reimagine the third film in the Bad Boys trilogy if it had been invaded by John Carpenter's The Thing. What sounds like the most unlikely pairing in the series so far may be the first to actually work! Come with us as we discover a world in which Will Smith and Martin Lawrence team up to take on a shape-shifting alien. S**t just got real.
Disclaimer: This episode was recorded prior to the 2022 Oscars, so at the time of recording Will Smith is still a very nice man and we are blissfully unaware of him slapping anyone.

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Serendipity

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06/07/22 • 55 min

In this episode, writers Joel Jessup and Chris Regan discuss Peter Chelsom's 2001 rom-com, Serendipity and imagine how things may have worked out differently for John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale if John Carpenter's The Thing had invaded their movie.
Music - Solitude by Karl Casey
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Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Prisoners Of The Lost Universe

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05/23/22 • 58 min

Writers Joel Jessup and Chris Regan reimagine cult and classic movies by adding John Carpenter's The Thing into the story. Not even the two hosts understand why they are doing this but they'll figure it out, one movie at a time.
This week, Chris and Joel discuss Terry Marcel's 1983 sci-fi epic, Prisoners of the Lost Universe.
Music - Solitude by Karl Casey
https://karlcasey.bandcamp.com/

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio