As you can imagine, competition was stiff for that particular award.  Ahem.

OK, so this isn't just a lazy repeat of last year's critically lauded special.  I mean, that would be too easy.  No, this is a newly edited version; running at a svelte 60 minutes (or one metric hour), the special now zips along at a steady pace, with all the unnecessary padding stripped out.  All this means that even though there might be less world uniting, hunger-ending, environment preserving, ozone layer-repairing going on, it *does* give you more time to get the rest of your shopping done.

Happy holidays.  See you in oh-twelve.

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LOOK, IT JUST *IS*, ALRIGHT?  WHY DON'T YOU GET THE HELL OFF MY BACK ABOUT IT?  RIGHT, THAT'S IT - I'M GOING TO MOTHER'S.

***SLAM!!!!***

Um, anywayses.  Next week, you can enjoy the specially edited director's cut of last year's Christmas special, "Paul&Spike: The Gay Batchelors"; now edited down to a managable hour, with almost all of the painfully unfunny filler garbage cut out.

Keep in touch, via The Usual Address / Twitter / Google+

This week, being the pre-premiere, we refresh our memories with an edited recap of the last show, and also hear a clip from 2009's appearance from Mike Kazybrid and Andrew Wooding, otherwise known as Two Men and a Ghost, who will be joining us in two weeks' time.  Next week, though, Scottish radio legend and member of the Sony radio academy John Collins will drop in to tell us exactly why he thinks live and local radio *isn't* doomned.  Good luck, John!

Onwards ad upwards, troops!

0:00:00 - Master Paul Higginbotham and Sir Spike Nesmith The Third discuss their hot weather no-booze drinks.

0:02:24 - Light Week In Stuff for Paul including the first episode of the elusive but comprehensive series "Hollywood", a series that takes roughly as much time to watch as it takes to see three Kurosawa movies; nine years.  Also, a third week of cartoon violence and - this time - some freshly restored racism with the "Tom and Jerry" DVD set.  C'mon chile!

0:08:27 - Spike's moving house, so there's little time to watch any Stuff.  He finally got his grubby mitts on an entirely legal copy of the US "Life On Mars".  Be warned, there's a spoiler alert for the UK spin-off "Ashes To Ashes".  Not that it matters, given how good it wasn't.  Imagine, though.  History on The History Channel, in the shape of "American Pickers"!

0:24:50 - Next week's topic is revealed - what movies or scenes in movies always bring a lump to your throat.  In other words, what are the great weepies, or the so-called weepies that leave you cold?

0:32:08 - This week's question: what was the last big summer blockbuster that you were *really* excited about?

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0:00:00 - What a great way to start a globally listened-to show about media; talking about the weather.  Good job there's liquified class-A drugs to embibe in the meantime.

0:06:24 - Och, ye ken Paul's had a McWeek In Stuff the noo, taking in Bill Forsythe's "Gregory's Girl".  It's a well-known fact!!  Plus there's more torturous violence with Tom And Jerry

0:13:53 - Oy veh!  There's some light anti-semitism in Spike's Week In Stuff, already, via a four-disc DVD set of ye olde comedy shows which includes an off-colour joke about News At Ten.  Also, is Shawn Of The Dead to blame for zombie fatigue?  It's possible, but that doesn't take away from the fact that The Walking Dead is surprsingly good TV.

0:33:08 - This week's question - what three movies (each) are playing in Heaven and Hell's multiplex movie theatres?

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0:00:00 - Ever wanted to know the history behind the emphasis on the letter 'N' in 'WNBC'?  No, neither have I, but Spike is sure going to tell us.  And he'll do it louder than our objections.

0:04:44 - Paul's Week In Stuff is roughly 900% busier than his last WIS, taking in Lady Gaga's new album (really!), which leads on to a surprising discussion in which Mother Monster gets some surprising props from the middle-aged grumpsters.  He's bringin' back the childhood with a Tom and Jerry DVD set, making the bed shake with Mark Twain (steady!) and "yeeesssss"-ing over Black Swan.  ....still.  Whhhoooaaarrrrrr, eh?

0:31:09 - Spike's speedy Week In Stuff pimps the new(ish) Dark Skies DVD set.

0:35:17 - This week's question centers around documentaries, and what makes a good'n.

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0:02.42 - Bluray drool-worthy purchase heads off Paul's Week In Stuff with the most crystal clear transfer of Fritz Lang's "M".  Then, a trip to the library of congress' "National Jukebox", which features some surprises.

liften to ye jukeboxe at thif linke: http://www.loc.gov/jukebox/

0:11:51 - Spike's Week In Stuff features more viewing of season of "Taxi", finishing off the three-part John Simm/Jim Broadbent drama "Exile" and - surprisingly - listening to Slash's Snakepit.  Also on the telly, nine hours of "Howdy Doody".  NINE.  HOURS.

0:24:15 - This week's question; Nostalgia Done Me Wrong.  We asked the commentariat if they'd ever been disappointed (or surprised) by media they exprerienced as a kid, but formed a *different* opinion as an adult.

0:04:33 - Are you talking to Paul? Are YOU talking... to Paul? I don't see anyone else here, so you must be talking to Paul. He caught Taxi Driver on bluray, following the discussion last week, and becomes the only person to equate the movie with the phrase "wheeee!". In a week of time travel, BOTH - yes, BOTH - version of "Life On Mars" get an airing.

0:10:43 - Spike's charity shop bargain run bags him season 1 of the sit-com "Taxi", which ends up being a better bargain in the entertainment stakes than even he expected. There's a discussion on the merits (or lack thereof) of new Who, John Simm's intensity, and Jim Broadbent's altzheimer's.

0:38:28 - Last week, P&S asked about movies you had seen before, but had noticed something new about it on a recent viewing.

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0:04:09 - Paul's Couple Of Weeks In Stuff include a computer animated sequel that rebounds the trilogy, a 3D movie that inspires girlish giggles from Spike who invokes The Three Amigos, there's a discussion on Nintendo's eighth wonder of the world, a bluray purchase of The Magnificent Seven Samurai, and, in honour of his trip to Tay-CHHHass, a viewing of "The Alamo".

0:20:20 - Spike's Week In Stuff features a grainy bluray in which a real rain comes to wash all the scum off the streets, which leads to a comparison with a movie in which Michael Douglas asks if he's the bad guy. There's a movie in which a man needs a hand to get out of a hole, a high definition experience starring a man who had not yet developed his trademark "diabeetus.

0:37:52 - This week's question is about your favourite opening scenes from movies. The usual way-too-smart responses from the commentariat, with a few surprises.... not the least from Spike.

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0:00:00 - What links Charles Atlas, fruit juicers and eyebrows...? Ooohhhh wouldn't YOU like to know.... bub?

0:03:20 - Classic black and white movie connoisseur Old Spike has his patience tested with viewings of the CGI blockbusters "Hop" and "Despicable Me", but tops up his geek levels with a $2.50 bargain wire bin purchase of "Stage Door Canteen". Be warned, there's a spoiler alert with a reading of the last page of "Gulliver's Travels".

0:16:40 - Paul's short week in stuff has a little Zappa, and a lot of Tron.

0:27:48 - After some soul (and wallet) searching, Spike has made his first blu-ray purchases, which doesn't include "Office Space", but has some hypnotic Pixar hair, a man who thinks a real rain will come to wash all the scum off the streets, and a so-called classic, which leads nicely to this week's topic....

0:37:10 - As suggested by Old Spike, this week's topic is "The Emperor's New Clothes"; those movies that eeeeeeverybody else seems to praise to the high heavens for whatever reason, but that you just can't seem to see the appeal of. There's both consensus and some very controversial picks from the commentariat, and the potential for some cinematic rehabilitation....

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0:02:09 - Paul's Week In Stuff got off to a terrible start because the other podcast-recommended French not-a-comedy "OSS117" stunk on ice. Les Français ne sont pas des comédiens, as they say. Aw-he-haw, etcetera. A surprisingly good review for the remake of "The Karate Kid", some top-shelf geekery with the season two bluray of "Star Trek" and there are more laughs per metric tonne in Mark Twain's autobiography than there are in any book Sarah Palin has pretended to write.

0:14:12 - Two interesting movies in Spike's Week In Stuff, with finger-chopping action in "Unthinkable", and everything else-chopping action in "Neds"

0:34:19 - This week's topic is movie monologues - P&S and the movie literate audience discuss their favourites, the notable ones and ones they didn't know about.

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0:00:00 - Spike's inner Burt seems to be broken, but there's correspondence, a Larry King impression and a drinks update. Well, at least one of them is happy...

0:05:30 - Paul seems to be suffering from a Week In Stuff-related bout of memory loss and lives purely in the moment. The Old Spike-recommended "The Draughtsman's Contract" seems to fall somewhat flat, "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" raises a few eyebrows, there's post-apocalyptic fun with the movie adaptation of "The Road", post-turning-into-a-bug fun with Kafka's "Metamorphosis" and a surprising album that has made it's way into Pablo's top albums of all time...

0:28:50 - Poor Spike's been without a DVR and been made a captive audience to basic cable, which lead him to watch an entire day of Animal Planet's Cops-like "Animal Cops". To Netflix (drink!) and on Paul's advise on a previous show, "The Book Of Eli". Beware... there's possible spoilers! No spoilers, only hilarity as Spike reveals his shameful addiction to a truly terrible Scottish soap opera.

0:39:47 - This week's subject has echos of a previous show, as P&S revisit Over/Under albums. The cheeky chappies make their picks, and the varied commentariat make their picks too, for the albums they feel are over-rated, and those they feel are under-rated.

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0:11:04 - Coooo coo-coo-coo-coo-COO-coo-coooo! Paul's worked his way through the bluray of "Heavy Metal", featuring most of the cast of "SCTV", and the merits (and authenticity) of the word 'independent' are debated thanks to a safe listening of Arcade Fire.

0:19:14 - Has Spike been watching Big Fat Gypsy Weddings for the "freak-pointing aspects", to learn about other cultures, or because all the women dress like central casting prostitutes? Hmmm. Furthermore, is "Catfish" (or 'Catfeesh') a documentary, or a really good fake of a documentary? That, nuclear war, and a fortuitous find in Goodwill - and he doesn't mean the contents of the first edition of Seven From The Left....

0:40:19 - "The Challengers Enter A New Dawn" is P&S's first entry in the Seven From The Left hall of fame. Or "#7<-" as the kids on The Twitter have been calling it* since the massive worldwide publicity blast. (*might be lies) Here's the deal: a charity shop is visited. The rack of LPs is located. Whatever album is seventh from the left, good or bad, is what they review. And, of course, what you are subjected to. The Challengers say they are ready to meet the challenges of the 70s - are YOU?

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0:00:00 - An Andy Kaufman-style challenge to the audience begins the first show of oh-eleven, as the assembled masses' tolerance is tested. Can they sit through 260 spam messages? Probably not, because P&S turn quickly to a drinks update, and the secret to Paul's award-winning margarita becomes drunkenly clear, as does the effect it has on Spike.

0:17:00 - An unmemorable festive season in Stuff for Paul, albeit one filled with blood, guts and war; including "The Thin Red Line", "Hamburger Hill" and not necessarily including a rewatch (and analysis) of "Apocalypse Now" on Bluray. Cool! Look at that napalm!! Other Blurayage includes pickage uppage of "The Fifth Element", "V For Vendetta", "Role Models", and "The Mummy", and Paul "the white IT nerd" has a newfound respect for Eminem, thanks to Popbunker.

0:46:57 - Tim Vine jokes a-plenty peppering Spike's festive season in Stuff, there's the world's only Nick Broomfield impersonation and a trailer for next week's "Big Fay Gypsey Weddings" review, because there's no way the amount of time left could ever do it justice...

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Paul&Spike: Too Grumpy Critics airs on Radio Six International on Friday nights UTC/ET and Saturday nights on World FM in Wellington New Zealand. The podcast is available from 7pm US eastern time every Friday night and can be found by searching for "Paul&Spike: Too Grumpy Critics" in the iTunes store, the Zune Marketplace, or by subscribing at sub.paulandspike.com

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SPIKE NESMITH AND PAUL HIGGINBOTHAM

All music cues and sound effects have been culled from sources believed to be in the public domain.

Script, performances and foley are (c) Spike Nesmith and Radio Six International 2010

WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND PERFORMED BY
SPIKE NESMITH AND PAUL HIGGINBOTHAM

All music cues and sound effects have been culled from sources believed to be in the public domain.

Script, performances and foley are (c) Spike Nesmith and Radio Six International 2010

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0:00:00 - Oh my. What has Paul been drinking?? A brief collection of out-takes from this year's Paul&Spike Christmas Special will either have you crippled with laughter or heaving into a blue bucket. Either way... happy holidays.

0:08:55 - Paul has a case of the Old Fezziwig's, and Spike left his webcam on. Oops.

0:12:43 - Amazing! It appears that the History Channel has made a documentary about something historical, and not just stupid reality shows about people who drive something or cut something down, in the shape of a doco about Benjamin Franklin. Also, un-PCisness ahoy in "Charlie Chan, The Chinese Cat". But oh good, Spike has a too-long story about something completely unconnected. Yawn.

0:19:53 - Spike tries to out un-PC Paul with a brief viewing of "Song Of The South" outlast the audience's patience with a description of MFI commercials during "Top Pop Videos Of 84" and outchristmas all the people who haven't seen "A Christmas Story". Merry Christmas, VT!

0:36:00 - The votes are in, and the commentariat let loose on what their least favourite christmas songs are, in part two of the "Ho Ho No Show".

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Oh, I see. I get the picture. The official show rundown is too bland. Too dull. Yeah, whatever. Why not check out Popbunker rundown of the show, posted on Saturday mornings? It's got added vim! Added vigor! Added snark! Added additions! That sort of thing!

www.popbunker.net

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0:10:40 - Paul watched "Koyaanisqatsi" Paul watched "Koyaanisqatsi" Paul watched "Koyaanisqatsi" Paul watched "Koyaanisqatsi" Paul watched "Koyaanisqatsi" Paul watched "Koyaanisqatsi" Paul watched "Koyaanisqatsi, doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo, Paul watched "Koyaanisqatsi" Paul watched "Koyaanisqatsi" Paul watched "Koyaanisqatsi" Paul watched "Koyaanisqatsi" Paul watched "Koyaanisqatsi. Also on the agenda, some classic Twilight Zone, and animated japery with "Creature Comforts".

0:19:26 - Spike's been to a drag show (in West Virginia, no less!) and sees the greatest Reba McEntire queen in history. Documentarian Nick Broomfield tries to make a documentary about Kurt Cobain, and Spike tries to watch the Star Wars Holiday Special. Both fail.

0:30:22 - 'Tis the season for Christmas movies... and 'tis time we did another Over/Under in which P&S and the audience pick one movie that is over-rated, and one under-rated.

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www.popbunker.net

Oh, I see. I get the picture. The official show rundown is too bland. Too dull. Yeah, whatever. Why not check out Popbunker rundown of the show, posted on Saturday mornings? It's got added vim! Added vigor! Added snark! Added additions! That sort of thing!

www.popbunker.net

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www.radiosix.com

Paul&Spike: Too Grumpy Critics can be heard at several times through the week, beginning Friday nights (UTC) on Radio Six International and is syndicated to stations around the world. If you want to add 2GC to your station, community broadcaster or spare bedroom-based internet stream, contact the lovely Lynne at Radio Six Syndication and tell her "dag nabbit, I want to make Paul and Spike international broadcasting superstars!"

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0:05:33 - John Carpenter's first film "Dark Star" kicks off Paul's Week In Stuff, followed by a shockingly mostly positive perspective on "Disney's A Christmas Carol, TM", and a warm and fuzzy family movie in the shape of "That Evening Sun".

0:20:55 - Spike's varied Week In Stuff goes from wizards ("Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows") to blizards ("Avatar: The Last Airbender") to hazards ("Bloody Sunday").

29:19 - Terry Gilliam's "Twelve Monkeys" is the most recent inductee to the Too Grumpy Movie Club, and P&S are joined by lawblogger and former president of the eUnited States Jedi Jawa, for a scholarly response to the film.

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www.popbunker.net

Oh, I see. I get the picture. The official show rundown is too bland. Too dull. Yeah, whatever. Why not check out Popbunker rundown of the show, posted on Saturday mornings? It's got added vim! Added vigor! Added snark! Added additions! That sort of thing!

www.popbunker.net

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www.radiosix.com

Paul&Spike: Too Grumpy Critics can be heard at several times through the week, beginning Friday nights (UTC) on Radio Six International and is syndicated to stations around the world. If you want to add 2GC to your station, community broadcaster or spare bedroom-based internet stream, contact the lovely Lynne at Radio Six Syndication and tell her "dag nabbit, I want to make Paul and Spike international broadcasting superstars!"

www.radiosix.com

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0:03:54 - A "slow and boring" Week In Stuff for Paul, featuring the second half of "Die Hard" and - wait for it - the "Dungeons And Dragons" cartoon. Really. Meeehhhh. And Godzoooooo-keeeee.

0:08:40 - On Jij's travels, she took in some "Salt", which she gives "meh" pew-pew-pews out of ten. High marks for "Dispicable Me", though, in spite of its stars. Jij sets Paul some homework, at least three episodes of the Disney Channel's excellent "Phineas and Ferb". This leads on to a discussion about why (Dr. William H.) Bill Cosby (junior) is in the credits to "Little Bill", why "Sesame Street" speeded up instead of slowing down, and a clown reading erotic literature to kids. Oh, and that word they can't use? "Twadger".

0:22:53 - It took a quarter century for Spike to track down the banned-in-Britain, so-called video nasty "Driller Killer". But, did he fall in love with it...?

0:28:49 - Thanks to show guest AllClick who suggested this week's topic: a favourite director AND the best example of their work. Not necessarily their best movie, or most loved movie or most successful movie, but the movie that really sums up their style and technique.

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www.popbunker.net

Oh, I see. I get the picture. The official show rundown is too bland. Too dull. Yeah, whatever. Why not check out Popbunker rundown of the show, posted on Saturday mornings? It's got added vim! Added vigor! Added snark! Added additions! That sort of thing!

www.popbunker.net

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www.radiosix.com

Paul&Spike: Too Grumpy Critics can be heard at several times through the week, beginning Friday nights (UTC) on Radio Six International and is syndicated to stations around the world. If you want to add 2GC to your station, community broadcaster or spare bedroom-based internet stream, contact the lovely Lynne at Radio Six Syndication and tell her "dag nabbit, I want to make Paul and Spike international broadcasting superstars!"

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0:07:50 - Not a busy Week In Stuff for Paul, but he's been super impressed with huge bitrate DVDs of Genesis albums "Duke" and "Selling England By The Pound", remastered into 5.1 DTS. Wooo! Fancy!! Segmental entertainment for the Paulster, taking in two and a half movies; "Die Hard", "Time After Time", and "Twelve Monkeys", which just so happens to be the next pick for the Too Grumpy Movie Club in two weeks' time - details below.

Incidentally; Ade Gregg, the ludicrously talented 78 restorer Spike was talking about, can be found here: http://ade42.blogspot.com/ You should send him job offers, copious amounts of appreciative cash and/or stacks of 78s that need some love. NOW.

0:29:10 - Spike's been getting his horror on with the comedy show "Psychoville", from the makers of 'The League Of Gentlemen'.

0:40:26 - And so, to the question. Inspired by Paul's recent enjoyage of "Back To The Future" on Bluray, we wanted to know what your favourite time travel movies were - or, at least, movies where the plot relied on time travel in some aspect.

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www.popbunker.net

Oh, I see. I get the picture. The official show rundown is too bland. Too dull. Yeah, whatever. Why not check out Popbunker rundown of the show, posted on Saturday mornings? It's got added vim! Added vigor! Added snark! Added additions! That sort of thing!

www.popbunker.net

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www.radiosix.com

Paul&Spike: Too Grumpy Critics can be heard at several times through the week, beginning Friday nights (UTC) on Radio Six International and is syndicated to stations around the world. If you want to add 2GC to your station, community broadcaster or spare bedroom-based internet stream, contact the lovely Lynne at Radio Six Syndication and tell her "dag nabbit, I want to make Paul and Spike international broadcasting superstars!"

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0:03:25 - By the description in Paul's Week In Stuff, it sounds like the "Back To The Future" Bluray boxset might be a good reason to upgrade from the DVDs. Shame about ZZ Top, though. Paul's yearly tradition of watching the original "Halloween" rounds out his week in Bluray, and finds out what film-making technique links John Carpenter to former Too Grumpy Movie Club pick "After Hours". Also, the long-awaited answer to that historical conundrum is finally made public via a viewing of "Agora", which is, of course; "did Greek mathematical scholar Hypatia have a nice backside?"

0:23:43 - In addition to Spike's Week In Stuff, we get a history lesson on The Titanic and the DeLorean, which were both built in Northern Ireland. Garry Shandling got much kudos for his deconstructionist sit-com... but did George Burns and Gracie Allen do it first, thirty years previously? On top of that, Rod Serling got much kudos for "The Twilight Zone"... but did "Tales Of Tomorrow" do it first, ten years previously?

0:36:29 - There's almost no time to get through the vast slew of correspondence regarding this week's question: what is your favourite movie about politics, or about a politician? Some great - and surprising - responses from the fantastically diverse audience.

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0:13:43 - Spike's Week In Stuff includes a 'snake eating its own tail' type scenario, which links a documentary about Benny Hill's financial legacy, and an episode of Groucho Marx's "You Bet Your Life". The secret word is 'milk'. But it should be 'contraception'. Also - want to watch Lon Chaney Jr not smash a chair on the ground? "Frankenstein", as realised by 1952's live broadcast from 'Tales Of Tomorrow' will see to that, and the twitter commentariat are split over "Law And Order: UK".

0:30:40 - This week's question revolves, as you might expect, around Halloween. We asked the commentariat what their essential 'ween-week media is, from movies to TV to literature.

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0:07:50 - Some hits and misses for Paul's Week In Stuff; "Session 9" and "Tales Of Terror", plus a spoiler alert issued for "Who Goes There?"

0:19:53 - A more mixed bag for Spike's Week in Stuff, including a go at the good-idea-but-ultimately-disappointing NBC Direct, there's some frightening gender role reversal going on chez Nez regarding the HBO vampire soft porn show "True Blood" and a set of hair straighteners, plus - utterly conversely - some old TV via archive.org including "Burns and Allen" and "The Jack Benny Program". He'll also tell you how to save up to thirty dollars with State! Farm! In-sur-ance! waah waah waaaaaah.

0:32:35 - A couple of weeks ago, listener Malcolm had the following request: "I’d like to propose a film for the next review which is one of my 7 “Desert Island Films” and may well be in many personal collections… Billy Wilder’s “Some Like It Hot”.Outside of my own affection for the movie, I think it would be interesting to see if today’s younger generations still find it as funny as I did when I was younger. Much of our preferences for films, radio and TV will have been influenced by our parents/guardians, so I dare say many of us who do contribute to the Film Club will have seen this due to our parents telling us how funny it was". So, P&S and their enviably smart audience discuss "Some Like It Hot".

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0:04:50 - Paul's Week In Stuff has "saplosions" (Iron Man 2), originality (Trick 'r Treat) and Cat-In-The-Hattishness (Thing1 and Thing2).

0:15:50 - Spike's week, however, is slightly more bipolar. There's high drama with "Cracker", and then there's... well... crackers on "Maury" and "Steve Wilkos".

0:26:54 - With Hallowe'en just around the corner, this week's question is about fear: What single movie scene scared you, disturbed you, or freaked you out the most, for whatever reason.

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0:09:38 - Following a viewing of the trailer of the Cohen Brothers not-a-remake of "True Grit", Paul's Week In Stuff includes the original. What can be said about "The Cabinet Of Doctor Caligari"? Plenty - but, because it's a silent movie, it all has to be said with facial expressions.

0:22:35 - Spike's Week In Stuff demonstrates how Twitter is the new playground, with a re-telling of the unbelievable documentary "Madness In The Fast Lane", and why the whole of Britain was talking about how terrifying Robert Carlyle was in "Cracker". Good news, Dr Who fans! Spike's watching of the glum political intrigue-laden story "The Seeds Of Doom" has lead to it being released on DVD!

0:39:49 - The next installment of the Too Grumpy Movie Club is Martin Scorsese's 1985 movie "After Hours". Not very many people tracked it down to watch along, but P&S give it a good going-over.

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0:05:59 - Paul's done his homework, he watched Martin Scorsese's "After Hours", the subject of next week's Too Grumpy Movie Club. Have you watched it yet? A femailer (yeesssss) recommended the 1951 noir classic "The Prowler", now beautifully restored and with no hard rock, rap, or crazy musical surprises. Gears crunch, and he's on to the remake/reboot of "Friday The 13th" from 2009. Listen closely, and you'll find out a piece of trivia from the first version of the movie that could win you a pub quiz or a piece of pie at Trivial Pursuit one day. What was great about Paul's childhood? "Ark II", that's what. Sit-com "The IT Crowd" hits a little too close to home, though.

0:24:25 - Another dull week for Spike, taking in the first half hour of "Easy A", four times. High praise for the main actor, but not much else... (FYI, 'Clueless' was based on Jane Austin's "Emma", by the way. Not Shakespeare.) How many songs about bonnie lassies does it take to get Spike out of the shower? Lots, apparently. Also, a stunning realization about ABC's "No Ordinary Family".

0:32:30 - This week's question comes from listener Malcolm, who suggests this topic: "which movies have lost their appeal to the younger generation, and why?". It's a toughie, but the audience rises to the challenge.

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Next week (October 8th), we'll be talking about the next installment of the Too Grumpy Movie Club - Martin Scorsese's "After Hours". It's available for instant streaming on Netflix in the US and on LoveFilm in the UK. Find it, rent it, DVR it, find it through perfectly legal means, however you watch it, let us know what you thought. We'll need your responses by October 6th at 6pm US/e, 11pm UK. To comment, you can log in using your existing Faceboor or Twitter accounts at PaulAndSpike.com, or you can send us an email to The Usual Address. Feel free to make the subject line 'Surrender Dorothy!'

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0:00:00 - Nudity, eh? So it's going to be one of those shows, is it?

0:02:10 - Quality correspondence regarding last week's show; an email regarding Paul's review of "The Hangover", and three catching up on last week's Too Grumpy Movie Club pick, 'Flash Gordon'. One turns the movie into a wordy dissertation on a remote Scottish island, one has a terrible pun regarding scant literature in Essex, and one takes the word "flash" to horrifying extremes.

0:03:17 - Light week for Pablo this week, watching "Atonement" in full and re-living his childhood with a beautifully re-mastered (and anamorphic) fan version of the original "Star Wars", where Han shoots first and there's not even a whisper of 'Episode Four' at the start.

0:27:35 - Busier week for the Spikester, taking in the Mythbusterseque "Bang Goes The Theory", trying to wrangle a fancy HD DVR from Dish Network, and enjoying two - count 'em - two paid iPod apps, "EyeTV" and "TuneIn Radio". Also, find out why "All The President's Men" is the benchmark for conspiracy nutjobs.

0:52:11 - In two weeks (October 8th) we'll be talking about the next installment of the Too Grumpy Movie Club - Martin Scorsese's "After Hours". It's available for instant streaming on Netflix in the US and on LoveFilm in the UK. Find it, rent it, DVR it, find it through perfectly legal means, however you watch it, let us know what you thought. We'll need your responses by October 6th at 6pm US/e, 11pm UK. To comment, you can log in using your existing Faceboor or Twitter accounts at PaulAndSpike.com, or you can send us an email to The Usual Address. Feel free to make the subject line 'Surrender Dorothy!'

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0:00:00 - What's more important; drinks or introductions?

0:02:45 - To begin Paul's Week In Stuff is "The Hangover", a film that apparently everyone (including former guest The Film Geek) has been gushing over. Will Paul join the gush, or will he think it mush? Is it possible to link Jay Leno, 'Deluxe Paint' on the Commodore Amiga and Conrad Poohs to Anne Hathaway? You betcha, and it's all because of the movie "Passengers". I think they're pretty drunk at this point. (Paul&Spike - not Jay Leno, Conrad Poohs or Anne Hathaway. As far as we know.) Sixties cheapo animation-tastic "Spider-Man" swings from one familar skyscraper to another and into Paul's DVD player, and a long-awaited blowing off of dust of the original "Star Wars" movie prompts a discussion over who shot first. (Watt's on second, Iduno's on third, etc)

0:30:00 - A quiet week in stuff for the Spikester, including rifling vicariously through the great British public's private reels in "The Home Movie Roadshow", there's wooden questions ahoy in an in-house documentary about The Stanford Prison Project, and a viewing of Cosmos, following Paul's glowing review last week. But could it be true...? Was Carl Sagan a jerk? And is "IT Crowd" writer Graham Linehan really BFF's with Spike?

0:42:57 - Homework time! Two weeks ago, as part of the Too Grumpy Movie Club, we asked you to watch 1980's "Flash Gordon". Response was amazing, with reviews ranging from positive to negative to "I'll just send a list of quotes from the theme song".

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0:00:00 - Quick reminder about next week's Too Grumpy Movie Club, which you have scant time to track down and let P&S know what you think. It's going to be 1980's "Flash Gordon", so if you love it or hate it or have any thoughts, get in touch toute de suite at The Usual Address, or sign in at PaulAndSpike.com with your existing Facebook or Twitter accounts and comment.  

0:06:37 - Good news turns to bad news regarding the DVD release of the cinematic classic "MegaForce", the climactic flying motorcycle scene you will have seen in the "Youtubic Addendum" post at PaulAndSpike.com. But fear not, the bad news turns back into good news as something that threatens to be a show meme rears it's line-gaffing head. Haa haaaaaaa.  

0:11:10 - Show friend AllClick recommended "Shiver" to Paul, to start his week in stuff. (Show amigo AllClick recomendado "Shiver" a Pablo, para empezar su semana en la materia.) Potential spoiler alert for "The Book Of Eli" as P&S reveal the title of said book in the review. Doors doco "When You're Strange" starts a discussion on Jim Morrison; if he hadn't died, would he be dead by now? Work that one out. The universe gets smaller (but Spike gets more frantic) with Paul's viewing of Carl Sagan's masterpiece "Cosmos". US-based non-Netflixers can watch it bullions and bullions of times for free (with limited commercial interruption) at Hulu. Finally, what's chicken soup for Paul's soul? It's reading "The Fellowship Of The Ring" out on the addition to the deck his daughter is building. Nice.

0:28:48 - Spike's been getting handy (with the help of his mum... aaw!) with two knackered iPods and, in the process, re-discovered some good music (Will To Power excluded). First up was the Crash Test Dummies' 1995 masterpiece "God Shuffled His Feet", followed by some free music by Tom Robinson. For all you non-geeks, the update on UVB-76, the Russian buzzing station, starts at 38:18 and ends at 45:55. Don't crash your car trying to skip forward, you XYN's. Also, find out why Tim Roth's performance as a skinhead makes very uncomfortable viewing of Fox's "Lie To Me". Do you want a time check on the Dr Who discussion as well? Oh, alright then. It starts at

51:31 and ends at 55:37, but it does feature a fascinating discussion on how Colin Baker, as Paul's first doctor, altered his perception of the doctors who came bef... oh, never mind. You don't care.

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0:00:00 - P&S act as wonderful role models for today's youth by sampling some booze. Paul's got the "ee dubya" bourbon, Spike's guzzling whiskey and beer with a hole in it. How does this relate to Apple computers and African mosquito nets? Oh, you'll be surprised.

0:15:42 - Paul's Week In Stuff has been varied, including episodes two and three of the new BBC "Sherlock" series. He enjoyed episode one immensely, and there have been plenty of "aha!" moments, but will episodes two and three fare as well? Some surprising praise for Cusack and Jackson in Stephen King's "1408", and they get geeky on what makes a good horror director. Houston, we have no problem with the documentary "For All Mankind", which features no narration, no talking heads and no "doo-dee-doo-doo-doo". You can see clips on YouTube, and user TheBigMamo sums it all up beautifully, "This film has been posted on youtube for almost 2 years, and it has less than 10,000 hits. Post a vid of a panty-less Brittany Spears getting out of a car, and it will quickly reach 10,000,000. Our priorities as a species are completely upside down." And how, Big Mamo. And how.

0:34:50 - Netflix (drink!) have released their iphone/ipod touch application, where subscribers can watch movies on their device of choice. First movie Spike chose to test it out was Orson Welles' "F For Fake", the first 25 minutes of which he is able to condense into one crowded sentence. His media intake has had much ubuntu, after listening to some surprising news stories on the South African talk station Talk Radio 702. There's not much of an argument for furthering cultural education by listening to creepy Russian shortwave buzzing station UVB-76, though. That's just geeky. If, however, you want to join the hunt for barking dogs or the Russian spelling alphabet, you can listen to it live here. Plots are hatched for P&S to set the shortwave enthusiast world aflame using only a pickle. On the nightstand, "The Lesbian Community" was worth every cent he paid for it... but is the last page there?

0:59:50 - The new Too Grumpy Movie Club entry swings to Paul this time, who - for reasons best known to himself - has chosen the 1980 version of "Flash Gordon". Diiiiiive! So, seek it out, watch it and get in touch with your thoughts. Did you love it? Did you hate it? First time seeing it? Last time seeing it? You can write as much or as little as you wish and send it to The Usual Address, or log in with your existing Twitter or Facebook accounts and leave your thoughts at PaulAndSpike.com

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In a specially extended version of Too Grumpy Critics (don't panic, you have the option to ditch out at the usual time), P&S discuss television history's most important kids' shows. All that, plus Sherlock, Filmation and country music.

0:00:00 - Before anyone even says hello, red state America and country music get it firmly between the legs. Ouch, man! But there is good news; P&S have decided to divide control of the show between who is the least sober at the time, and there's a handy household hint on how to make an alcoholic pillow.

0:09:08 - Paul's Week In Stuff includes some epic 80s in the form of 1982's unmissable "Mega Force", from the makes of "Stroker Ace". Can you believe the audacity of a composer who goes to Bm? tchoh! That, and a "hot pianist chick" in the documentary about the man with the most worn-out doorbell in Vienna, in "In Search Of Beethoven". Jeff Bridges tugs at the heart - and banjo - strings in "Crazy Heart", and a producer opens up some insight (see what I did there?) in "Classic Albums; The Doors' The Doors".

0:27:09 - Is there anything better than ultra-violence from an eleven year old? According to Spike's Week in Stuff, there isn't, as "Kick Ass" gets a viewing. Also, could it be... Spike published? No, probably not, but he is announcing a "Prisoner Cell Block H" episode guide nonetheless. That, an unfinished documentary about the making of "Blake's 7" and - shock horror - Paul has finally seen the redux of "Sherlock"... but, did he like it?

0:44:17 - A three-pronged question regarding the world of childrens' TV - A: The most culturally important kids' tv show of all time - 2) Your personal favourite kids' tv show, and III] the kids' tv shows that need to be thrown into a vat of acid.

0:59:27 - As we wave farewell to the listeners on traditional radio, P&S get on with analysing the kids' tv choices of the commentariat.

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0:00:00 - Vino Boxo, a freakishly small beer and an alcoholic challenge open the show, and also set the tone for it. Funny how that works, isn't it?

0:06:30 - Wow, P&S have some expert friends in high places; the movie podcast Showbiz Sandbox, hosted by three people who have more success in the entertainment industry before they munch their Captain Crunch than Paul and Spike would have if they lived to be four hundred and sixty. Following on from a recent Showbiz Sandbox episode regarding why cinema audiences have been avoiding 3D movies, P&S discuss why it is now - and always has been - a gimmick.

0:17:25 - Another busy Week In Stuff for Pablo Suave, including, in order of "papishness", 'Hot Tub Time Machine','Paranormal Activity', the space-free 'Jason And The Argonauts', 'This Film Is Not Yet Rated' (Rated R), and - finally - grab a danish and watch the Danish 'Terribly Happy', also known by its bad-hand-at-Scrabble name, "Frygtelig Lykkelig".

0:32:50 - Inspired by Paul's infomail about the DVD release of the Max Headroom series, Spike decided to give it another go with the second season episode "Neurostim", with surprising results. And, thanks to G***e Video (ptu!), you can watch it too. Also on the slate, the cult Australian soap opera "Prisoner Cell Block H". Hoo boy.

0:43:09 - This week's question revolved around TV, and the last program you saw that made you say "WOW!" for whatever reason, good or bad. Paul's WOW! moment is more like a "yeessss" moment, and Spike's is filled with excuses. The commentariat, thankfully, have far more sensible choices. CHOICES? PLURAL? I THOUGHT I WAS SEEING DOUBLE! HOO HOOOOO!

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0:00:00 - After a debate on theoretical lexicography, Paul briefs us on a sad death. Our prayers are with you at this time of terrible loss, bud. Spike makes a technological gain in the face of all the gadgets in his house failing within a fortnight. Good job there's a great email from a new listener to perk up the show and a magic porridge pot of wine.

0:06:13 - A full Week In Stuff for Paul, as we come to the alphabetical end of Roger Ebert's 'Greatest Movies' book with "Written On The Wind", which features, amongst other things, the very Seussian "smirk from Sirk". The 3D remake of "My Bloody Valentine" (won't you stay a... while! while!) gets a surprisingly positive review, as does the Colin Baker-era Dr Who story "Vengeance On Varos" - also known by it's working title; "Peri's Breasts Bouncing". Still... fwaaaar! Eh? Also, Twitter favourite Felicia Day gets an honourary mention through web series "The Guild". All that, and you'll get to hear about the fall-of-Rome-style debauchery that went on backstage at a Frehley's Comet concert.

0:31:28 - After last week's "Tom Baker Years", the Dr Who love-in continues with Spike's viewing of "The Colin Baker Years", featuring less forgetfulness and significantly less pub-related stories. Furthermore, what happens when you put a republican and a member of Greenpeace together in the wilderness....? Dual Survival!

0:43:20 - The first edition of the Too Grumpy Movie Club looks at 1971's "Get Carter". Be forewarned: the discussion contains spoilers, so if you're planning on watching the movie at any point and you don't want to know that he dies at the end, you might not want to listen to this segment.

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0:00:00 - ...hold on a minute. Is Spike *flirting*? Drinks update: Paul is drinking the top-shelf tequila, Spike is drinking drain cleaner. Barf.

0:04:16 - Catchup time! Some stragglers with two American cents on last week's topic, and someone who has picked up a spooky numbers station!

0:12:47 - Some beautifully complex and smart questions from the commentariat, and a Dennis Kucinich impersonation you won't believe, as political strategist Dusty Trice joins The Boys to talk politics, social media, corndogs, and why Senator Al Franken's campaign manager jipped him out of a drink. Here's his rather impressive bio: "Dusty Trice is a New Media Professional with 14 years of political experience, most recently as a senior staffer on Sen. Al Franken’s campaign and as a Social and New Media Campaign Consultant. He has a strong political instinct with experience in using social networks and other New Media platforms to effectively convey campaign messaging."

0:43:47 - He's with Coco! Can you believe Dusty got to hang out with Conan O'Brien at an Al Franken fundraiser? How cool! Also, on the nightstand, the intriguingly titled "Lamb: The Gospel According To Biff", and he's been "kvetching over the new Dr Who" and the colour of his sonic screwdriver. One of us! One of us! One of us!

0:47:55 - Paul's Stuff week sees another one crossed off the Ebert list in the shape of Erich Von Stroheim's "Greed" (is the word is the word is the word), and the Korean action film "Shiri".

0:52:09 - Spike's been unimpressed by "Serpico", but - against all odds - manages to draw a straight line between the movies "Moon" and "Bubba Ho-Tep". Work that one out. Good news is that Paul has a plot theory. Hmmmm.

0:58:11 - This week's movie-related question is the polar opposite of last week's: which movies did you so enjoy that you can watch them multiple times? Most films people see once, maybe twice, and then forget about, but it takes an extra special movie to sustain repeated viewings. Dusty feels guilty about his low-brow choices... that is, until the commentariat put in their two uncouth cents. Want to add to the discussion? You're not too late - send them to The Usual Address and The Boys will add you to the catchup crew on a future show.

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0:00:00 - Headphone thief Spike is experiencing disappointment with the spoils of his thievery. But all is not lost, he recommends a set of cheapies to you, the listener. So, there's that.

0:04:35 - This week on Challenge Paul, we see how much Star Trek (TOS) trivia he knows and can guess. One thing's for sure, he gruffly debates the split infinitive.

0:14:15 - Catchup from last week's "Obsessions" show, which leads on to whether scent is the strongest memory-stirring sense.

0:18:08 - This Week In Stuff, whereby The Boys share their 7-day media intake, in order to warm you to, or warn you from, what next to read/watch/play. A multimedia week for Paul, finishing "Silent Hill: Origins" on the PSP, diving into Terry Brooks' book "The Black Unicorn" and getting all zen with PBS' special "The Buddha". One more off the Ebert list, and two and a half hours he'll never get back, in the shape of Robert Altman's "Nashville", which has left an indlible mark on his hand - the shape of the remote.

0:34:02 - Wringing more value from his $9 monthly Netflix fee, Spike gets his documentary fix from the self-indulgent "We Live In Public" and the unfeasibly forgiving "Forgiving Dr Mengele". Also on the slate, two radio shows about the influential electronic music pioneer Delia Derbyshire, the brains behind the theme tune to "Dr Who", although there's not much love from Spike for the new series.

0:57:50 - This week's question is one they've been threatening to do for a long time - what movie(s) did you watch once, enjoy, and never want to see again. Up for grabs are films like "Saving Private Ryan", "Philadelphia", and a groundswell of PTSD-mails for "Requiem For A Dream". Got any to add? It's never too late to send them to The Usual Address.

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Spike says, "you must forgive the points in the show where there are great gobs of silence or where we're all talking over each other. It sounds rude, but we were dealing with a two second delay between the three of us. That's the nature of distance, Skype and cellphones."

0:00:00 - Oh dear, it looks as if Spike won't be around for much longer, thanks to his life expectancy being reduced by a late appointment. And there's not even any booze in the house. We do get a song from Paul's daughter, though.

0:04:34 - A catchup email from last week's show splits hairs between "silic'n" and "silly-cone", to be filed under "C" for 'Correction' rather than for 'Complaint'. Or maybe "L". Also, is the Googy Wave dying? Say it ain't so!

0:15:02 - The banner year of 1984 produced the festive classic "A Christmas Story", and, finally, after all these years, a particularly confusing line about pitchers gets some well-deserved clarification.

0:24:06 - Poet, author and fellow broadcasting geek John Osborne joins The Boys to talk radio. Quoth Amazon about his book 'Radio Head: Up And Down The Dial Of British Radio': "When his dull temporary job became drearier than ever, John decided to remain attached to his headphones all day to listen to some of Britain's more unknown stations as well as revisiting the mainstream to fully experience the breadth of our radio output. The result is a funny, disarming ride through aspects of Britain that are uplifting, informative and sometimes plain bizarre. Throughout his month of intensive radio listening, John flits through talk radio, sports shows, dips into the mainstream and the minority, exalts in specialist music shows, comedy and local radio before expanding his mind with an experimental arts channel. It seems there is something for everyone at the turn of a dial, whether that is the ranting of the permanently enraged, the gentle tinkle of a string quartet, West Indian stomp or the sound of frozen peas being thrown around Elephant and Castle underground station." John's Future Radio show, comprised entirely of music from British radio legend John Peel's shed starts on Sunday May 2nd, and runs for five weeks. Find out more at http://www.futureradio.co.uk/johnpeelsshed

0:42:12 - This Week In Stuff, the section of the show where The Boys share their media intake in order to recommend you toward, or warn you from, what they've been watching/reading/snorting. Apart from snooker, John's been getting his fill of not-much-happening thanks to the DVD sets of "Seinfeld" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm", and reading some David Sedaris; regular guest on NPR's "This American Life".

0:48:08 - Paul's PSP gets some love with episodes of "The Six Million Dollar Man", Dennis Potter-fest continues with the second episode of "The Singing Detective" and the BBC radio series "Benny Goodman: King Of Swing". And he's been reading... why, whadaya know? It's John's book "Radio Head: Up And Down The Dial Of British Radio".

0:49:56 - Is there any more depressing experience than paying good money to watch miserable elephants do tricks? Morrissey on a loop, maybe. But that's been Spike's entire WIS.

0:53:53 - The Boys talk about John's new book "The Newsagent's Window: Adventures In A World Of Second-Hand Cars And Lost Cats". Here's what Amazon has to say: "I had met a lot of special people through newsagents' windows, and spent many enjoyable days with them. I found out about a community I never knew existed, the heart of rural Britain. I learned that everyone had a story to tell, and that people who live very ordinary lives are much more fascinating than explorers or pop stars.' John Osborne's second book is a comic voyage through small-town Britain via the ads in newsagents' windows: lost kittens, personal ads, a second-hand bike for sale, yoga classes ...Moving into an unfurnished house, John at first uses the ads in newsagents' windows to buy practical things like a bed and a settee. But on impulse one day he replies to an advert for a psychic masseur named Lucy, who tells him some startling home-truths as he sits on her settee in his pants. So begins a year of self-discovery and a wild obsession with newsagents' windows, which take John to a shoe-exhibition, to an Alan Ayckbourn play, to a wrestling match. He finds himself the owner of a man's entire video collection, a second-hand bike, a clapped-out Ford Escort - and discovers a community of a bygone age. Looking to improve his German, he meets a pretty German girl named Leni ...Hilarious and thought-provoking, The Newsagent's Window restores our faith - in our fellow human beings, in a world without ebay - and reveals the odd things that can happen if you let newsagents' windows dictate your day."

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Don't forget, you can buy all three John's books at Amazon.co.uk. American listeners can find "Radio Head" for less than $10 from the Amazon Marketplace: http://is.gd/bN75C

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This week, The Boys are joined by Mark Morriss, a musical genius who is far too polite to eager strangers with podcasts and way too generous with his spare time.

0:00:00 - Ruh-roh, Raggy. A lawyers' letter, regarding a statement on the previous show? That can't be good news... Plus, some more catchup mail from last week.

0:12:38 - Pickin' And Grinnin', the weekly current affairs roundup that is to the week's news what green jello and Edam cheese are to the state of Missouri; almost completely meaningless and unconnected.

0:15:05 - Solo artist and Bluetones frontman Mark Morriss joins The Boys to discuss his upcoming projects, previous dodgy management and why babysitting pays more than being a rock star. Also, marvel at his frighteningly accurate Glaswegian accent. Pure quali'y, mate!

0:30:21 - Mark's Week In Stuff includes being forced to enjoy "Glee" by his 'life partner'; mother of his Boy George. No, wait. Mother of his boy, comma, George. Paul gets pwned on a "Saved By The Bell" reference, and Spike reveals way too much about private lumberjack clubs that are only advertised on the internet. Touring means Mark's not had much chance to watch much TV, but there's plenty of time for name-dropping and more than enough time for putting his feet up with a glass of brandy, a cigar and... ahem... listening to himself.

0:39:10 - With no sleep since the last show and loaded up on caffeine pills, Paul forced himself to watch all of Oliver Stone's "JFK" end to end, a film that inflamed a 19 year old Mark's conspiratorial mind. Meanwhile, Paul can't get no. He can't get-him-no. He can't get no. Satisfacshauwn when it comes to the picture and sound quality of "Devo, Live In The Land Of The Rising Sun".

0:44:54 - Spike's fallen in love with Karen Carpenter all over again thanks to a recent TV doco. As a result, his daughter Spikette has fallen out of love with his singing, and does what it takes to block it out. He saw, but can't say, "The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus", and Gilliam fan Mark's taking "Tideland" on the road with him to watch later. Let's hope that the in-movie snacks don't include peanut butter. Ew.

0:51:53 - After a cheeky ciggy (not a fag break, lest rumours start before any American tours...) The Boys are back with some questions for Mark from the commentariat, some star-struck fanboy inquiries and this week's big question: we can't say "desert island songs" legally, so The Boys decide on asking for "Five Songs To Take To A Remote Location Of Indeterminate Terrain". Five songs/tunes/movements (including two albums) that you simply can't live the rest of your lonely life on a remote location of indeterminate terrain without.

Rather than bombard you with a big fat list of songs, our production monkeys have spent hour upon hour collating most of the songs that were listed, and made a handy dandy playlist.com playlist for you to refer to.  You will be able to find it in this show's show notes at paulandspike.com

YOU! It's a proven fact that your iPod/Zune/off-brand mp3 player-of-choice needs more Bluetones and Mark Morriss. Buy some. Immediately.

"Expecting To Fly": AMAZON.CO.UK / AMAZON.COM
"Return To The Last Chance Saloon": AMAZON.CO.UK / AMAZON.COM
"Science And Nature": AMAZON.CO.UK / AMAZON.COM
"Luxembourg": AMAZON.CO.UK /
"The Bluetones": AMAZON.CO.UK / AMAZON.COM
"A Rough Outline - Singles And B-Sides": AMAZON.CO.UK / AMAZON.COM

Mark Morriss, "Memory Muscle": AMAZON.CO.UK / AMAZON.COM

The Bluetones are on tour. So, you better get ready, they maybe comin' to your toooowwwnnnn: http://www.thebluetones.info/

Hey! Remember MySpace? Ah, Halcyon days... http://www.myspace.com/thebluetones

Catch Mark's acoustic not-going-barmy-and-the-baby's-old-enough tour at the fine venues listed here. Ask him to do "Call The Shots" and tell you the joke about the gambling butcher.

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* musical construction/ innovation

* lyrical genius [the brilliant banality of The Day Before You Came by Abba, for example...]

* 'game-changers' [Relax by Frankie Goes To Hollywood versus censorship by Radio1, I'm looking at you...]

* personal reasons [the song that captured the moment of your first kiss, for example...]

* that kind of thing...

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0:00:00 Please read this description carefully, as our nouns have changed. Paul has discovered the antidepressant qualities contained in DJ Hero. Mrs Higginbotham... not so much. Wikki wikki wikki wikki!

0:03:44 Rubix cube in hand and wife away, The Boys are joined by blogger The Film Geek for the duration of the show. Plans are hatched for what may be the single greatest retro drink in history. Well, the history of the 1980s at least...

0:11:54 As a time-sensitive legal obligation: "so.. how 'bout that Superbowl? Eh, lads?" Plus, Simon Cowell's hideously poor-taste choice for a Haiti charity single is out-poor-tasted by Paul's.

0:21:06 Iiiiiiit's Pickin' And Grinnin', the only news and current affairs segment to include banjos. (Outside of Tennessee, obviously.)

0:23:42 The Boys and The Film Geek share their Weeks In Stuff, the review/preview segment that helps you make better media choices, either by embracing or rejecting their picks. TFG's been filling up (y'see what I did there?) with "The Tooth Fairy", "Inglorious Bastards" and "The Hurt Locker", and has a million kind words to say about Stanley Tucci's performance in "The Lovely Bones".

0:42:33 Two more Ebert movies crossed off the list for Paul; Spain's upper crust (and possibly a curly-headed bloke called "Médico Que") are destroyed in "The Exterminating Angel" (¡EXTERMINATO! ¡EXTERMINATO!), and "Pickpocket". Also, let down the Bat-Ladder and hand him the shark repellant Bat-spray! On the nightstand, a cheery little tome called "The Road". Aahhh, that'll set you up for the day!

0:55:30 The documentary that Spike can't remember is "The Virtual Revolution", hosted by Dr Aleks Krotoski, otherwise known as "Mrs The Director". Oh, and Pardon Me... have you seen the new NumaNuma-tastic viral video yet? And all the replies? It all comes from Robert Popper's blog.

1:08:04 TFG finally explains how and why he abandoned his wife...

1:09:12 This week's question for The Boys and the commentariat is, naturally, movie themed. What movie in your collection are you most embarrassed by, or that you shouldn't like? Hey, the discussion doesn't have to end at the copyright notice - if you want to submit your embarrassing movies (anonymity honoured on request) then do so at the usual address!

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0:00:00 It sounds like some potential bad news, as Spike sorts out his feelings for Paul. Paul, however, is more concerned about the lack of people using the Paul And Spike Show Google Wave experiment.

0:16:24 Yes! It's back! The week's current affairs, as seen through an oxycontin haze - Pickin' And Grinnin'!

0:18:40 Episode one of "A Very Special PopBunker". Not really. The gang are in, and what a Week In Stuff they've had!

• 0:30:24 - a simple WIS for birthday boy Caveman, he's been to see religious action movie "The Book Of Eli". *(Mel Gibson not included)
• 0:32:59 - Joey was blown away the trailer of vampire movie 'Daybreakers'. "But," he says, "like the vampires - the movie sucks." And no... they don't sparkle.
• 0:34:36 - Los Angeles geek girl comic book fan Heather's week was dominated by being kidnapped and made to read the first edition of "Ex Machina". Once freed, she was also able to enjoy Neil Gaiman's "Whatever Happened To The Caped Crusader" and Grant Morrison's "All Star Superman".
• 0:37:00 - Coop and Mrs Coop have been trying hard to kick their "Merlin" habit, plus Coop's been struggling with the titles of Ian Rankin's "Rebus" series and enjoying Denis Leary's book, only some of which is written in all caps.
• 0:41:47 - Following the review on last week's show, Paul and Mini-Paul enjoyed "Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs", and his Ebert-Of-The-Week was the salacious-sounding "Peeping Tom". Also, thanks to the fine folks at Book View Cafe, "Rocket Boy And The Geek Girls". Really.
• 0:45:21 - Spike's been overdosing on his comedy namesake Spike Milligan with episodes of "Q9" and "Milligan In...", and shook his head in anguish at the mainstreamocity of the Python-written "No, That's Me Over Here". But what a good idea for improving "Scotland's Winter Wonderland"...

0:51:50 The first Over/Under of the new year is a real head-scratcher. The concave-chested hipsters, the cast of PopBunker and the commentariat discuss their choices for most over-rated and most under-rated TV shows of the 1990s. Some surprising choices for Overs and some long-lost Unders. Thoughts? Agreements? Disagreements? The discussion doesn't have to stop at the copyright notice. Send an email to the usual address if you've got any thorts.

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RynoWV - miss about the 90's? Sports dynasties. Pistons, 49ers, Braves, Yankees, Bulls, Cowboys. Teams I hated or loved, no middle. sorry for the typical American answer to your 90's question. I also miss seeing Tracey Gold on Growing Pains!