Episode 0006, Part 2: Make It So!

09/03/18 • 126 min

After a quick breather, we’re back this week with Part 2 of Chapter 0006! Journey with Albert and Crowley as they gush over Steve Perry, talk about picking up trashy women with Better Off Dead, roll one with Sid and Marty Kroft, and then sober up with Star Trek: The Next Generation! No wolves or leppards were injured in the making of this podcast. Enjoy!

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Neal Stephenson (1959 - ?)

MMO’s and terrorists
Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin

Alfred Bester (December 18, 1913 – September 30, 1987)

The Demolished Man (1953)
First ever Hugo Award winner
Babylon 5 connection

Gibson (March 17, 1948)

Neuromancer (1984)
Nebula, Hugo, and the Phillip K. Dick awards
It’s not Blade Runner...we swear!

Def Leppard

About as big as they come in the 80's
Rick Allen as a drummer
Favorite song and/or album

Journey

Steve Perry – God's gift to music?
Favorite song and/or album
Ever scene them in concert
Journey The Video Game: Part 2

Better Off Dead (1985)

Arguably Cusak’s greatest work
Diane Franklin and The Last American Virgin (sorry, Mom, I lied)
Curtis Armstrong - better as Charles in Better Off Dead or as Booger in Revenge of the Nerds?
The 1967 Camaro and asian drag racers
“TWO DOLLARS!”, “I’m really sorry your mom blew up”, and so many more great moments and quotes

Terry Gilliam and Guillero Del Toro

Favorite movie from each?

H.R. Pufnstuf (1969)

Greatest anti-drug commercial ever?
Nothing funny about laugh tracks
Better on drugs or nah?
The Jack Wild and Bill Conti connection
Sid and Marty Kroft vs. Ronald McDonald and the people of McDonaldland

Land of the Lost (1974 - 1977)

Better use of the banjo in a TV Series: Land of the Lost or Dukes of Hazard?
Chaka or Sagwa
“The Stranger” by Checkov
The Marshall’s go home in the biggest jerk move in television history

Airwolf (1984 – 1987)

“Sweet Britches”
Other prominent vehicles of the 80’s
The theme song
Airwolf vs. Blue Thunder

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 – 1994)

Trekker vs. Trekkie
Best Star Trek series ever?
The technology of ST:TNG
The issues they tackled
Themes
Crowley’s “Must See TV” for ST:TNG

Hosts

Albert “Enik” Padilla

“Sweet Britches” Crowley

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Episode 0006, Part 2: Make It So!

News

Now part of the Ear Glue Media network of podcasts!

Neal Stephenson (1959 - ?)

MMO’s and terrorists
Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin

Alfred Bester (December 18, 1913 – September 30, 1987)

The Demolished Man (1953)
First ever Hugo Award winner
Babylon 5 connection

Gibson (March 17, 1948)

Neuromancer (1984)
Nebula, Hugo, and the Phillip K. Dick awards
It’s not Blade Runner...we swear!

Def Leppard

About as big as they come in the 80's
Rick Allen as a drummer
Favorite song and/or album

Journey

Steve Perry – God's gift to music?
Favorite song and/or album
Ever scene them in concert
Journey The Video Game: Part 2

Better Off Dead (1985)

Arguably Cusak’s greatest work
Diane Franklin and The Last American Virgin (sorry, Mom, I lied)
Curtis Armstrong - better as Charles in Better Off Dead or as Booger in Revenge of the Nerds?
The 1967 Camaro and asian drag racers
“TWO DOLLARS!”, “I’m really sorry your mom blew up”, and so many more great moments and quotes

Terry Gilliam and Guillero Del Toro

Favorite movie from each?

H.R. Pufnstuf (1969)

Greatest anti-drug commercial ever?
Nothing funny about laugh tracks
Better on drugs or nah?
The Jack Wild and Bill Conti connection
Sid and Marty Kroft vs. Ronald McDonald and the people of McDonaldland

Land of the Lost (1974 - 1977)

Better use of the banjo in a TV Series: Land of the Lost or Dukes of Hazard?
Chaka or Sagwa
“The Stranger” by Checkov
The Marshall’s go home in the biggest jerk move in television history

Airwolf (1984 – 1987)

“Sweet Britches”
Other prominent vehicles of the 80’s
The theme song
Airwolf vs. Blue Thunder

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 – 1994)

Trekker vs. Trekkie
Best Star Trek series ever?
The technology of ST:TNG
The issues they tackled
Themes
Crowley’s “Must See TV” for ST:TNG

Hosts

Albert “Enik” Padilla

“Sweet Britches” Crowley

3-2-1 Contact!

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Previous Episode

Episode 0006, Part 1: More Than Meets The Eye!

Episode 0006 starts NOW! Join Albert, SP, and Jeremy Dennis of the Transmissions Podcast in the first of six parts dedicated to toppling the monolith of pop culture references that is Chapter 0006! Each show will be a grab bag of authors, tv shows, cartoons, movies, directors, and music so you'll never know what you'll get...unless you read these notes of course. Anyway, join us as we try to answer a question steeped in controversy, “What the heck ever became of Hauler?”

Ready Player Jeremy

Jeremy's thoughts on the novel and movie

Terry Brooks

Shannara Series (1977 – present)
What happened with the show?

Jack Vance (1916 – 2013)

The Last Castle (1967)
"One of American literature's most distinctive and undervalued voices"

Kurt Vonnegut (1922 – 2007)

Slaughterhouse-Five (1969)
World War 2 Veteran
The Unopened Letter

The Police (1977 – 1986, 2007 – 2008)

Synchronicity and "The Biggest Band in the World"
Favorite songs
2010: The Year We Make Contact tie-in?

Bon Jovi (1983 – present)

Battle of the bands (hair)
Favorite songs
Favorite MTV video

Real Genius (1985)

Project: Crossbow - How close are we to this tech or are sharks with frickin' laser beams practical warfare solution?
Cereal Watch 2018!
World's first computer press conference
Can you destroy a house by filling it with popping popcorn?

James Cameron (1954 – ?)

Favorite movies
What franchise will Cameron be known for?

Steven Spielberg (1946 – ?)

Favorite movies
Is he the GOAT?

Greatest American Hero (ABC, 1981 – 1983)

Why did this capture our hearts and the hearts of America back then, or did it?
Which was bigger: Song or Show?
The Man Perm – What were we thinking??
The Greatest American Heroine and forthcoming reboot
The origin of the logo

Star Trek: The Original Series(1966 – 1969)

The final frontier
Star Trek technology check-in
Theme music and lyrics

Challenge of the Gobots (1984 – 1985)

Albert makes a mess of their origin
Guardians vs. Renegades or How the h3ll do you know the difference??
Favorite Gobot
They had a movie too
Legacy of the Gobots: what became of them?

Transformers (1984 – 1987)

Hauler
G1 Series Overview: Seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, and the movie:
- Synopsis, Highs, and Lows
Who was your favorite:
- Autobot
- Decepticon
- Other
Skyfire, no Jetfire!
The movie soundtrack
The current and future state of The Transformers franchise

Hosts:

Albert "Skyfire or Jetfire" Padilla
Stargate "Prime" Pioneer
Jeremy "Yakko Warner" Dennis
- Transmissions Podcast

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Next Episode

Episode 0006, Part 3: And Knowing Is Half The Battle!

This week Albert is joined by Joe Kane (EGM’s Community Manager) as they cross the halfway mark of the pop culture references in Chapter 0006! We talk about the answer to everything, dodge what the other half of the battle is, and get into band name origins for some of the groups we’ve discussed on past episodes. We wrap it up on the dark side of a wormhole with the dark horse of the Star Trek franchise, Star Trek: Deep Space 9!

J.R.R. Tolkien (1892 – 1973)

The Hobbit (1937) and Lord of the Rings (1954 – 1955)
Which was the better series?
"Legolas" at the premiere of LOTR in San Marcos, TX (2001)

Orson Scott Card (1951)

Ender's Game (1985) and saga
Greatest scifi novel of (Albert's) all time

Douglas Adams (1952 – 2001)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979)
The answer to everything
Infocom game (1984)

Star Blazers (1979 – 1984)

Origins and production
The Star Force: Earth's last defense!
Anchor's aweigh
Live action film coming??

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1983 – 1986)

Non television origins
Mini-series and syndication
The most violent non-violent cartoon ever!
Public safety lessons and half the battle
Favorite characters and toys

Peter Jackson (1961 - ?)

Favorite movie as a director and why?

Quentin Tarantino (1963 - ?)

Favorite movie as a director and why?

Revenge of the Nerds (1984)

The definitive nerd movie?
- Others: Weird Science, Real Genius, My Science Project, Zapped, and uh, Joy Sticks. Oof!
Favorite moments and quotes
One of the most famous musicians you've never heard of
- They're So Incredible video and audio
Legacy
- Sequels, King of the Nerds reality TV show

Wait, we forgot something...

Band name origins
- Bon Jovi
- The Police
- Journey
- Def Leppard
- Oingo Boingo
- Duran Duran
- The Beatles

R.E.M. (1980 – 2011)

Birth of alternative rock?
Band name origin
Favorite album and song

Pink Floyd (1965 – 2014)

Prog rock, art rock, and psychedelic rock
Band name origin
Favorite album and song
Dark Side of the Rainbow
- Another Brick in the Wall-E
- Other movie syncs

The A-Team (1983 – 1987)

Character quotes and favorite
The most violent non-violence TV show!
Introand montages
Boy George, Hulk Hogan, Rick James, The Refrigerator, Pat Sajak, and Vanna White, and Cylons
Legacy

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993 - 1998)