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HooperCast Episode 26: Part I

2012-08-21T19:37:00.000-05:00

Hello, my ugly ducklings!

I apologize. You might be super hot. Who knows? YOU know, that's who.

I'm releasing part 1 of possibly 3 parts of EPISODE 26, because my

chat with my guest was long enough to split.

Since this section deals mostly with The Dark Knight Rises, I will post it as its own episode.

So sit back, or lay down, it's up to you, and enjoy this episode!

HooperCast Episode 25

2012-08-14T17:28:00.000-05:00

Greeeetings, eager young minds! Wait, please don't run away!

Dustin and I did a short one this week, discussing film news including: The Hobbit being split

into three movies, the sequels to Thor and Captain America,

and the new Jack Ryan franchise.

Recognize! Because you're listening to the HooperCast, the podcast that saves the world.

0:00 - Long intro, failed slates, and then once I can't begin the show, Dustin begins it for me

5:15 - Finally we get the show going

7:20 - I seek Dustin's help w/ my 2012 Top 5 list. I don't know where to put The Dark Knight Rises

9:45 - Joe Carnahan (Smokin' Aces, The A-Team, The Grey) might direct a Daredevil reboot, in exchange for Marvel reclaiming the rights to characters like Galactus.

15:05 - We talk about Thor 2

16:45 - We discuss Captain America 2 expectations, the Winter Soldier storyline, and the choice of the Russo brothers to direct

20:47 - The Great Gatsby has been pushed back from December to Summer 2013

21:14 - Peter Jackson announced that The Hobbit will now be three films, instead of two. We discuss our feelings on this matter

28:40 - Thomas Jane's awesome short film about The Punisher http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWpK0wsnitc

29:52 - Some weird billionaire wants to make Jurassic Park a reality. Dumbass
30:55 - Gross old woman and Drew Barrymore

32:55 - New Jack Ryan movie.

35:20 - Two Alfred Hitchcock films coming out around the same time

37:10 - Wrap-up. We explain why this podcast is saving the world every week. Seriously, pay attention

HooperCast Episode 24

2012-07-26T21:14:00.000-05:00

Ello, Govnah!

Sorry, just noticing how many Brits are in this movie.

Dustin and I bring you our very informed (if I do say so myself) review of "The Dark Knight Rises"

No drinking game this week. I forgot to think of a word and I've already listened to this thing all the way through twice. I've got a lot of stuff I gotta do.

You guys should make your OWN drinking game this week!

ENJOY!

0:05 - Intro
0:57 - We begin our spoiler-free discussion of "The Dark Knight Rises" with the film's setting
4:26 - We discuss Christopher Nolan and his talents in these movies.
5:30 - Issues with Bane's voice dub
7:30 - We talk about visuals and effects, briefly
8:04 - Performances by the returning cast: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman
11:55 - Marion Cotillard as Miranda Tate
13:15 - Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle
19:10 - Joseph Gordon-Levitt as John Blake
23:45 - Tom Hardy as Bane

27:00 - We enter spoiler territory with my new spoiler territory song
27:45 - I look at these movies as three acts of a nine-hour story
29:55 - "Where do you rank this film with the other films?"
37:57 - "How well do you think they handled Talia al Ghul?
43:18 - Bruce and Alfred
45:00 - We talk about two choices Alfred makes and if we agreed with those choices or not
48:04 - We talk about how Selina Kyle figures in to the bigger story
51:00 - Bane as a villain
54:10 - The pacing of the film and deleted scenes
58:30 - We discuss the last 5 minutes of the film, what it means for the characters, and if we like it or not. Then we talk more about the movie as a whole and little things here and there.
1:15:50 - More about the trilogy and how each film is its own, and unique.
1:18:00 - We finish up our review and comment about how hard it is to make a positive review of a film entertaining.
1:18:45 - Goodbye

HooperCast Episode 23

2012-07-13T19:35:00.000-05:00

Hello everyone!

Sam and Dustin join me for an in-depth

dissection of The Amazing Spider-Man!

We delve deeply into the characters, the script, and the future of this franchise.

Super informative, funny, and entertaining!

This is very much our very best episode

DRINKING GAME FOR THIS EPISODE IS EVERY TIME WE MENTION SAM RAIMI

0:00 - Best intro ever.
1:00 - Sam and I briefly summarize our horrible audience for "The Amazing Spider-Man", and some other random stuff
5:48 - We begin the spoiler-free section of our in-depth review of "The Amazing Spider-Man"
6:14 - We begin with the character of Peter Parker
18:35 - Gwen Stacy/Emma Stone
21:32 - Rhys Ifans/Doctor Connors/The Lizard (and the plotholes involving him)
32:18 - The chemistry between Peter, Uncle Ben, and Aunt May
40:27 - The relationship between Peter Parker and Flash Thompson
43:29 - The relationship between Peter and Gwen
47:37 - More about Peter Parker
51:27 - SPOILER SECTION BEGINS/ WE talk about the script issues and direction flaws of the film
1:28:19 - The action
1:32:06 - The web shooters
1:35:23 - The end/The Lizard is suddenly sane
1:37:50 - Peter's relationship with Doctor Connors/ Doctor Connors' arm
1:41:50 - J. Jonah Jameson, The Daily Bugle
1:42:30 - Norman Osborn/the scene during the credits/Rajit Ratha/Peter's parents
1:46:36 - Kurtzman and Orci are writing the sequel
1:49:40 - Richard Parker and OSCORP
1:51:17 - The villains in the sequels
2:00:07 - Overall opinions on the film
2:07:52 - The music
2:12:26 - Goodbye

HooperCast Episode 22

2012-07-10T20:09:00.000-05:00

0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Sam and I discuss "Ted", or rather, we begin to discuss "Ted", as well as Seth McFarlane.
2:32 - John calls and joins our discussion, steering it into a discussion about other things, such as "Brave", "Prometheus", "Amazing Spider-Man" expectations, why the franchise was rebooted, the appeal of Emma Stone, "The Watch", and the effect of 9/11 on movies coming out in theaters at the time.
16:54 - We say goodbye to John
17:23 - Sam and I continue talking about "Ted"
21:00 - We focus more on Seth McFarlane
24:23 - We discuss "21 Jump Street" and end up comparing it to "Ted" a little bit. But we discuss the story, and the chemistry between Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill.
29:30 - Why I almost never am excited about comedies these days and why "21 Jump Street" succeeded for me and why "The Hangover: Part II" failed.
33:00 - The social significance of "21 Jump Street"
42:16 - Sam goes on a heated rant about Stephanie Meyer and Twilight
44:14 - Marvel will be releasing a 10 - disc set for the Avengers movies
45:04 - We discuss Aaron Sorkin and why some people don't like his stuff.
47:09 - Apparently Tyler Perry is disappointed in "Prometheus". Sam and I engage in a LONG, but GREAT discussion of Tyler Perry and why television shows are better than movies these days.
1:00:46 - We read along with a "Ted" review on Slashfilm
1:04:52 - Kevin James doing MMA in a movie?
1:05:46 - The fact that both me and my wonderful fiance absolutely hate Jack Black.
1:07:42 - We talk about the fact that being on a date during a good movie will distract you from how good the movie is. My first time seeing "Walk The Line" was on a date and because I was preoccupied, I thought the movie sucked. The movie was nominated for multiple Oscars and it turns out the movie is awesome, I just should have been paying attention.
1:12:00 - I show Sam a YouTube video called "Ticklish Cage". check it out.http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/67fcba8825/ticklish-cage
1:16:35 - Goodbye

HooperCast Episode 21

2012-07-07T18:01:00.000-05:00

Back again and this time we are joined

by John Haden to talk about film news and amusement park stuff too!

Enjoy!

Oh yes, and there is potty mouthing here as well.

Oh and also, this is the beginning of a new segment called

The HooperCast Drinking Game.

This episode, the secret word is "yo", so drink every time you hear it.

0:00 - We struggle to get started

2:40 - Intro

6:34 - No one has seen HBO's "Newsroom"

7:00 - Avatar land in Disney World

7:42 - No one is interested in "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"

8:05 - Dustin and I learn what an AMC stub card is

9:30 - What we each think about the concept of a fourth "Transformers" film.

13:20 - "Taken 2" trailer

14:28 - How much fun the Nintendo 64 GoldenEye game is

15:50 - Apparently there is going to be a "Jurassic Park 4"

16:12 - Our favorite movie so far this year

16:39 - The birth of the HooperCast Drinking Game

17:17 - "Wreck-It Ralph" trailer

18:31 - Are we excited for "Man of Steel"? And how awesome Michael Shannon is.

20:35 - John met a celebrity at the Blue Man Group show.

22:16 - Should there be a "Breaking Bad" movie?

24:14 - Michael Bay's "Ninja Turtles" movie has been put on hold. And John points out that nearly every big movie this summer so far, besides "The Avengers" has financially underperformed.

25:22 - Dustin and John defend "John Carter" and discuss Taylor Kitsch's acting abilities

28:26 - I am annoyed by John Leguizamo and John points out that most animated movies these days look terrible

29:30 - We all offer our opinions on if Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" will be good, like half of his movies, or self-serving crap, like half of his movies.

32:00 - Disney wants to bring Marvel characters to Disnleyland

33:58 - At this point, none of us had seen "The Amazing Spider-man", so we talk about how we're only half-excited for it

38:05 - Other celebrities John has seen at Blue Man Group, and we discuss Larry the Cable Guy

40:13 - We have ZERO interest in seeing "The Hangover: Part 3"

40:54 - Are they going to make a Justice League movie, now that "The Avengers" has been such a success?

41:43 - We say goodbye for now

HooperCast Episode 20

2012-06-16T05:44:00.000-05:00

Dustin and I return to bring you stunning discussion

about "Prometheus", its positives, its negatives, its questions, its questions,

and a little bit of Smash Mouth. Very proud of this one. Enjoy

0:00 - Smash Mouth: Then and Now

4:50 - When the voice Optimus Prime is summoned in daily life

6:04 - Intro

6:57 - Spoiler-free discussion of "Prometheus" begins

18:50 - We dissect the movie in great detail and discuss it many unanswered questions, and the numerous flaws in the script

1:08:30 - Damon Lindelof

1:17:30 - We scan the Wikipedia plot to make sure we covered everything/quickly summarize the plot to fill in obvious story gaps.

1:21:52 - MORE QUESTIONS!

HooperCast Episode 19

2012-06-11T16:34:00.000-05:00

This week Dustin and I devote an entire episode to

BBC's "Sherlock" series and warn against the upcoming

American version "Elementary" (and also our distate for changing the race and sexual orientation of

existing comic book characters)

0:00 - Intro

1:30 - G.I. Joe Retaliation is getting pushed back 9 months, and why it's probably not for the reasons they said it was.

3:26 - We begin our discussion of BBC's "Sherlock"

10:14 - Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes

17:36 - Martin Freeman as Doctor John Watson

22:18 - Irene Adler

27:00 - Andrew Scott as James Moriarty

35:46 - Mycroft Holmes

39:11 - Text on screen

43:10 - We quickly rank our favorite episodes

46:33 - We fart, i mean, blast off into SPOILER territory.

57:33 - SPOILERS END

58:00 - We talk about "Elementary", America's horrible counterpart / why it sucks that John Watson will be Joan Watson / a related tangent about why there is NEVER an excuse to change the race, gender, or sexual orientation of an existing character in literature or comic books (and why that is NOT racist, sexist, or homophobic).

1:14:05 - More on Joan Watson and why we don't blame Lucy Liu for taking the role.

1:21:49 - Our final endorsement for "Sherlock"

1:22:23 - Episode 20 tease. Seriously, I am PUMPED for Episode 20!

1:23:28 - Goodbye / us doing voices / a crude insult from Roger Klotz

HooperCast Episode 18

2012-05-28T14:08:00.000-05:00

Been busy lately. This week Dustin and I talk about Cabin in the Woods, The Avengers, and the Star Wars Special Edition Blu-Rays.

0:00 - Intro

1:00 - What happened to Kel Mitchell?

1:26 - My computer troubles

1:52 - Dustin and my adventures in Atlanta

4:34 - Cabin in the Woods

8:43 - Cabin in the Woods SPOILERS

28:00 - The Avengers

1:02:50 - Dustin experiences "What's Going On", He-man style

1:05:43 - We discuss the SpecialEdition Blu-Rays of the original Star Wars trilogy.

Are the changes a deal-breaker or not?

1:23:00 - Goodbyes/Tune in next week for a discussion of BBC's "Sherlock"!!!

As an added bonus, here is the "butthuggin" video Dustin and I refer to.

HooperCast Episode 17.5

2012-05-05T18:10:00.001-05:00

Hello everyone!

Sorry, I've been a stranger lately.

I've been busy with my life, and I had some spare time last night to chat with

Dustin about film stuff, so we thought we'd record a little something to tide you over until

Episode 18 pops. Pops right outta there. Like a baby.

So here's an episode about Batman movies, The Hobbit, and frankly a lot of impressive non sequiturs

that end up keeping us on track.

Very funny throughout. But I'm biased. But I'm also right.

0:00 - Intro
2:00 - Welcome
2:34 - Dustin's Blu-ray snag of the week
3:26 - Dustin comments on Joss Whedon's Batman pitch
8:11 - Rebooting superhero movies, recasting Tony Stark, and why all of that would suck.
10:04 - Dustin's Batman idea.
11:00 - Why we think there should be a Batman Beyond movie and our choice for Terry McGuiness
13:43 - A small bit about Terry Crews
14:27 - Dumb and Dumber 2 shooting in September. Good or bad?

17:13 - Our thoughts on the negative CinemaCon reaction to "The Hobbit", frame rates for movies and television, and why no one should be worried about the quality of the film. Also, the evolution of technology.
27:20 - "5 second impressions"
29:37 - How does Rick Baker design hundreds of aliens??
30:15 - Having fun with Dustin's microphone malfunction
31:45 - Why "turn it off, turn it back on" almost always works.
33:02 - Me and Dustin's plans for May 10
36:47 - What will be in Episode 18
37:04 - "HooperCon"
38:46 - Goodbye
38:50 - Satan?

HooperCast Episode 17: The Hunger Games

2012-04-13T05:36:00.000-05:00

Hello everyone!

Tara joins Dustin and I to talk about The Hunger Games. If you've read the book or seen the movie, you'll be interested in our lengthy discussion here.

No film news this week. Stay tuned for Episode 18.

HooperCast Episode 16

2012-04-01T20:56:00.000-05:00

Hello everyone! We covered A LOT of topics in this episode!

We had a lot of fun recording this and talking about stupid remakes, stupid kids, stupid filmmakers, and when behind-the-scenes pictures go too far. ENJOY!

Btw, I challenge anyone to listen to the first 7 minutes without skipping through it. Yeah, I dare you.

0:00 - Intro/Musical Interludes/Complete nonsense

7:35 - 'Take Shelter'

11:05 - 'The Thing' prequel

12:45 - '21 Jump Street'

15:08 - 'The Three Musketeers'

17:30 - Why we want to see 'The Hunger Games'

19:47 - The inherent difficulties of financing big-budget television shows, and why they get cancelled

22:31 - Why the 'How To Train Your Dragon' series will get old fast

23:12 - 'John Carter' sequel? We think not

23:40 - The treachery of behind-the-scenes pictures/knowing too much about movies before their release

27:57 - 'Hotel Transylvania' trailer/Adam Sandler sucks

29:14 - The horrible timing of 'Neighborhood Watch'/Trayvon Martin

33:16 - 'The Dictator' and our indifference towards it

35:43 - Michael Bay and the Ninja Turtles

40:42 - Me and Dustin are latter-day Statler and Waldorf

41:45 - REMAKING 'BACK TO THE FUTURE'/Why remakes are offensive from the moment of their conception

50:10 - Will you be forced to pay for 3D?

*****51:10 - Young moviegoers want theaters to allow texting/ HUGE RANT about WHY I HATE KIDS YOUNGER THAN 17

53:43 - Annoying theater patrons

57:29 - We continue about stupid kids and their stupid texting/what should be done about it

1:00:34 - Goodbye

1:01:00 - A little gem.

HooperCast Episode 15

2012-03-24T20:20:00.000-05:00

Hello my bustling, hustling friends.

This is a very special episode. My friends Jack Conwell and Sam Darby were kind enough to

come onto the show and talk to me about Final Destination 5.

This is a VERY funny episode and will entertain you from start to finish. I should hope so, right? I mean, isn't that what I strive to do with each of these things?

Oh God, who am I?

Enjoy the episode!

0:00 - Intro

3:17 - Sam and I talk briefly about the new Conan the Barbarian

6:00 - Beginning of Final Destination 5 review, plot, characters

24:18 - We list the deaths from the premonition and pick our favorite one. Spoilers, obviously

36:06 - We list the REAL deaths (MAJOR SPOILERS) and pick our favorite one

56:17 - SUPER SPOILERS! We talk about the film's ending

1:03:00 - Outro

1:04:13 - Sam's Jams

HooperCast cry for help!

2012-03-24T18:33:00.000-05:00

HooperCast Episode 14

2012-03-17T19:15:00.000-05:00

Bonjourno! If the Italian language didn't exist, it would just be French for "Hello...NOOOO!"

So this was a relatively mellow episode. Dustin and I talk about John Carter's box office performance, WalMart's disc-to-digital service, the fact that the world is slowly and systematically phasing out physical media, and what order you should watch the Star Wars movies in, and why. VERY interesting content!

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Anyways, I am very proud of this episode and the topics we covered. Please give it a listen!

0:00 - Intro

0:51 - John Carter's atrocious box office performance

5:20 - New 'Three Stooges" International Trailer

7:19 - Fake Walt Disney Movie

12:00 - Topher Grace edits an 85-minute movie from the three Star Wars prequels

13:46 - What order you should watch the Star Wars movies in

27:36 - Jason Segal not in the next Muppets movie. Good or bad?

30:07 - "24" movie not happening this year. Does anyone care?

32:49 - WalMart's disc-to-digital service (Interrupted by Dustin's thrilling tale of

how he got the Special Edition 'Citizen Kane' Blu-ray for $11. Convo resumes at 39:23)

42:49 - Tara tells us to finish up so that I can help her clean

45:43 - Goodbye!

HooperCast Episode 13 Part 1

2012-03-10T20:44:00.000-06:00

Hello my children!

I'm kidding, you're not really my children. I'd have been one busy infant. Lemme stop there...

Part 1is here! Whether or not Part 2 ever sees the light of day is up to GarageBand and it's dastardly efforts to sabotage my podcast.

THIS POST CONTAINS PROFANITY. SO IF YOU DONT WANT TO HEAR IT, DON'T LISTEN.

NO ONE IS FORCING YOU TO, except me....

For those who can stomach a little bit of impolite words to not be heard by women or children, this episode if very funny. I brought Dustin back to talk to me about my revised Top Ten Movies of 2011 list, stupid lawsuits, and whether or not theater food is overpriced.

Enjoy my brain doo doo.

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0:20 - Intro

1:34 - I review the first 10 minutes of Jack & Jill

5:02 - Hooper's Revised Top Ten Movies of 2011

6:35 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

10:27 - Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol

13:52 - Warrior

16:26 - The Way

18:03 - The Ides of March

20:03 - The King's Speech

20:16 - Drive (22:10 - the lawsuit against Drive)

26:10 - Rise of the Planet of the Apes

28:43 - Moneyball

30:28 - Rango

38:00 - oh no...

40:40 - Bottom 5 Movies of 2011

41:10 - Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

41:29 - The Dilemma

46:20 - The Hangover Part 2

48:00 - The Change-Up

48:43 - Jack & Jill

50:23 - The Art of Getting By

53:15 - Movie Theater Food Prices

58:10 - End of Part 1

HooperCast Episode 12

2012-02-25T19:32:00.000-06:00

Hello All!

This week, Dustin and I talk about a great many things:

0:00 - Hello

0:45 - Tucker & Dale vs Evil

3:00 - Dustin finally saw Groundhog Day

3:46 - I show Dustin a video where a kid tries to go Super Saiyan on camera

12:05 - Film News

12:50 - Dustin and I hate the American Pie franchise

14:30 - Dustin and I hate when studios change ratings to appeal to audiences and also we hate UNRATED movies

19:43 - Skyfall video blog by Sam Mendes

20:39 - The Godfather on Blu-Ray

21:44 - Guillermo Del Toro is creepy

22:23 - Robert Downey Jr as Lex Luthor?

28:40 - Red 2 and Dustin's mic travels to hell.

30:48 - Netflix is filled with idiots

33:00 - XMen First Class will have more Magneto

33:38 - Is Act of Valor a gimmick?

42:02 - Which CLUE character is most likely to actually kill Mr. Boddy?

1:01:38 - Rotten Tomatoes scores for current movies

1:03:13 - LISTENERS! recommend a fun bad movie for me to watch!

1:05:07 - Goodbye!

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HooperCast Episode 11

2012-02-11T20:35:00.000-06:00

Dustin returns once again and we talk about many things.

I decided to keep timecode this time so that you can skip topics if you want:

0:00 - Intro

1:45 - The Grey

6:52 - Moneyball

8:15 - Midnight in Paris

18:22 - Jetsons movie?

19:35 - The Avengers extended Super Bowl trailer

22:01 - The Amazing Spider-Man trailer

26:40 - This Means War, and how stupid it looks

28:00 - Bad trailers/Battleship

32:58 - The Hangover Part 2 and why we hated it

37:16 - The Help

38:42 - Goodbye

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HooperCast Episode 10

2012-01-22T21:16:00.001-06:00

Guest host Dustin Weldon and I discuss Ultraviolet vs Digital Copy,

S.O.P.A., BBC's "Sherlock", George Lucas,

and the declining appeal of Star Wars. I really like this one.

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HooperCast Episode 9: Part 1, The Deathly Hoopers, and Part 2: An Unexpected Hooper

2012-01-09T12:47:00.000-06:00

FINALLY! Finished editing this episode! Took a long time, but it's here!

Back with special guest Dustin Weldon to talk about the most anticipated films of 2012!

Take a listen! But seriously, download these episodes and put them on your

mobile device, because they are long. Good, but long.

PART 1: The Deathly Hoopers

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PART 2: An Unexpected Hooper

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HooperCast Episode 8: My Top Ten Movies of 2011

2012-01-03T07:48:00.001-06:00

So, I recorded this on December 31st, 2011 but it's

just now being released. Sorry, I was busy with life.

But now it's up! Enjoy and stay tuned for Episode 9 with returning guest host

Dustin Weldon!

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HooperCast Episode 7: Friends With Benefits review and special New Year's show!

2011-12-29T22:00:00.000-06:00

Hey guys! This week, on a very special HooperCast, a detailed review of "Friends With Benefits",

and then a few honest words about the new year, responsibility, and friendship.

Enjoy the serious turn this episode takes!

PLEASE DONT LISTEN IF YOU DONT WANT TO HEAR CURSING!

R-RATED MOVIE=R-RATED REVIEW!

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HooperCast Episode 6: The Muppets! with special guests Dustin Weldon and an appearance by the lovely Tara Gebhard!

2011-12-20T23:18:00.000-06:00

Dustin and I embark on what becomes an hour-long quest to review

"The Muppets" and we are joined briefly by the lovely Tara Gebhard.

Enjoy. All day long.

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HooperCast: Episode 5: An Entertaining Sound Check with Dustin Weldon

2011-12-11T16:42:00.000-06:00

Meet my friend Dustin, who will join me in the future to review "The Muppets" whenever I get around to it.

This started as a sound check for Skype, and turned into a discussion of theme parks, art, and upcoming movies. Enjoy

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HooperCast: Episode 4: Twilight

2011-12-01T21:51:00.000-06:00

Enjoy?

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