Buzz Rant and Rave

The Most Significant Apple Drop Outside of Times Square (BRRCast #05)

andrew@buzzrantrave.com (Andrew Raff) — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 04:06:21 +0000

I’m joined by a pop culture panel with Dan Suitor and Amy Watts to discuss Showtime’s Shameless, alcoholism, poverty, and Young Daniel’s weighted formula for assessing the quality of topless scenes on premium cable.

We discuss the following four episodes from season 1:
Pilot
Aunt Ginger
Killer Carl
It’s Time to Kill the Turtle

The High Strung

Vampires, Werewolves and Soap (BRRcast #04)

andrew@buzzrantrave.com (Andrew Raff) — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:53:19 +0000

In this episode of your Buzz Rant & Rave Podcast, Amy Watts convinces me and Dan Suitor to watch the CW’s The Vampire Diaries, and we live to talk about it. Or we un-die to talk about.

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Watching the Detectives (BRRcast #03)

andrew@buzzrantrave.com (Andrew Raff) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:37:49 +0000

For this Pop Culture Panel, Dan Suitor and Amy Watts join me to discuss HBO’s The Wire. Oft-heralded as the best show in the history of television, it’s also one that was never very popular in its early seasons, but has drawn more and more viewers over the last 10 years as it made its way into the cultural consciousness.
More than many other television serials, The Wire watches like great literature and rewards rewatching, in large part because characters develop from smaller parts to larger ones over the course of the series. As our window into the world of Baltimore, the series sprawls over the years and it’s all connected.
SPOILER NOTICE: This podcast discusses events from the first five episodes of season one.
Links:
Watch The Wire Season 1 on HBO GO or on Netflix (DVD only) or buy the set on Amazon.com.
Alan Sepinwall’s Discussions of Season 1 episodes for Wire Newbies

Wire Watching Project at A List of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago:

Episode 1: Got To. This is America, Man
Episode 2: No, Officer Pryzbylewski, he did not “piss you off.” he made you fear for your safety and that of your fellow officers:
Episode 3: Y’all Can’t Be Playing No Checkers On No Chessboard
Episode 4: Thirteen Years and Four Months
Episode 5: How Complex Can A Code Be If These Knuckleheads Are Usin’ It?

Also from ALOTT5MA: On Watching and Rewatching The Wire and It’s All in the Game, Yo.
Other links:
Washington Post: After ‘The Wire’ ended, actress Sonja Sohn couldn’t leave Baltimore’s troubled streets behind
Alyssa Rosenberg, After ‘The Wire,’ Black Actors Trapped In Baltimore
Gawker: People Say Really Stupid Things About The Wireon OKCupid
Stuff White People Like: #85 The Wire

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The Walk Ons (BRRCast #02)

andrew@buzzrantrave.com (Andrew Raff) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:20:00 +0000

I sit down with The Walk Ons to talk about rock and roll. bad life choices, exploding drummers, and suffering for your art.
The Walk Ons
We Did This On Purpose (Drug Front Records, 2010)
The Walk Ons on Facebook
@TheWalkOns