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Episode 020 – Not That There’s Anything Wrong With That

contact@shootyourtelevision.com (InCtrl Studios) — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 22:53:52 +0000

This is the best episode of Shoot Your Television yet. Bo, Andy, Steve, and Brian discuss Pete Townshend’s past muses, Aaron Sorkin’s The Newsroom, and America’s knee-jerk reactions to displays of humanity by public figures, to wit: Howard Dean’s fateful Jan 2004 presidential campaign trail rebel yell, Dan Rather breaking up on The David Letterman Show after [...] No related posts.

Episode 019 – Steve Spoils the Ending

contact@shootyourtelevision.com (InCtrl Studios) — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 05:17:18 +0000

In the first new recording in 3 weeks, Andy, Bo, and Steve get the band back together to view and talk about Dario Argento’s Jenifer (2005), an episode from the first season of Showtime’s Masters of Horror series. It tells the lighthearted tale of a hapless cop that encounters a feral girl named Jenifer with a hideous [...] No related posts.

Episode 018 – Wonder Twin Powers Activate

contact@shootyourtelevision.com (InCtrl Studios) — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 23:28:07 +0000

Form of… The Polonia Brothers! In the 4th installment of the Buchert Special Series, the gents are subjected to Splatter Farm (1986), a shot-on-VHS masterpiece by twin brothers John and Mark Polonia. Filmmakers and friends of the show Chris St. Croix and David Buchert join Andy, Bo, and Brian. Related posts:

Episode 017 – Jason White Visits InCtrl Studios

contact@shootyourtelevision.com (InCtrl Studios) — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 23:23:22 +0000

Nashville singer/songwriter Jason White paid a visit to InCtrl Studios to talk with Steve, Andy, and Bo of the Shoot Your Television Podcast about his work and life. He even plays two songs, “Little Pieces of Plastic” and the unreleased “Little Old Me”. Perhaps best known to the casual listener as the songwriter of Tim McGraw’s [...] No related posts.

Episode 016 – “Rise of the Scarecrows”

contact@shootyourtelevision.com (InCtrl Studios) — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 23:19:09 +0000

The guys review #3 in what has become known as The Buchert Series: horror movies hand-picked by Director David Buchert (Blood Oath, In the Dark) as much for their unique and terrible qualities as their hilarious watch-ability. This week, David chose Rise of the Scarecrows, a 2007 effort from horror auteur Geno McGahee that is as perplexing as [...] Related posts:

Episode 015 – “Chronicle”

contact@shootyourtelevision.com (InCtrl Studios) — Mon, 28 May 2012 23:13:48 +0000

Wherein four guys discuss director Josh Trank’s “Chronicle” (2012). I thought the film was a great take on what has become, in the superhero genre, something akin to a recent graduate that keeps haunting next year’s parties: the origin story. I also happily found myself un-distracted by the use of “found footage”, a convention that is [...] Related posts:

Episode 010 – Thrill Me

Episode 014 – The Good News About The Dragons

contact@shootyourtelevision.com (InCtrl Studios) — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:58:01 +0000

“The Good News About The Dragons” – Vietnam, Game of Thrones, Muppets, and Glenn Frey. Vietnam is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. With an estimated 90.5 million inhabitants as of 2011, it is the world’s 13th-most-populous country, and the eighth-most-populous Asian country. – Wikipedia To create a realistic effect during [...] No related posts.

Episode 013 – Terraforming LV-426

contact@shootyourtelevision.com (InCtrl Studios) — Sun, 06 May 2012 05:33:08 +0000

Steve Martin is the only person to host a season premiere, a season finale, and a Christmas show of SNL. He is the only person to host the show three times in a single season. – IMDB Catherine O’Hara was going to join the cast of SNL for the 1981-1982 season but she backed out after Michael [...] No related posts.

Episode 012 – Winterbeast Don’t Care

contact@shootyourtelevision.com (InCtrl Studios) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:46:54 +0000

Winterbeast do what Winterbeast do. Claymation demons, mustaches that change scene to scene, flare-guns, and a dubious take on law enforcement make this week’s entry a special one. Christopher Thies’ Winterbeast (1991), is the Honey Badger of horror films. Winterbeast don’t care. “The people that made this are insane to think that they could put these scenes [...] Related posts:

Episode 009 – Apollo 18 Was Terrible

Episode 011 – Attack of the Beast Creatures

contact@shootyourtelevision.com (InCtrl Studios) — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:04:44 +0000

Get Comfortable. And Get to Know Each Other. This is the underlying wisdom of Michael Stanley’s Attack of the Beast Creatures (1985), a wonderfully painful romp through the wilds of someone’s Connecticut back yard. We join this magnum opus in 1920 as a lifeboat of survivors from the recently sunken Obelisk reaches the shore of what one of the [...] Related posts:

Episode 010 – Thrill Me

contact@shootyourtelevision.com (InCtrl Studios) — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 01:25:49 +0000

Night of the Creeps and other stories. The full cast of Andy, Bo, Brian, and Steve reconvene to spend perfectly valuable time on a weighty pursuit: watching Night of the Creeps (1986) on Blu-Ray! Fun facts: Andy had never seen it before. That should not surprise you. Steve thought it was a more recent film [...] No related posts.

Episode 009 – Apollo 18 Was Terrible

contact@shootyourtelevision.com (InCtrl Studios) — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 01:29:54 +0000

So sayeth special guest David Buchert! In this special episode, director David Buchert (Blood Oath, Dummy) talks to screenwriter and ‘Shoot’ co-host Bo Ransdell (Elle: A Cinderella Story, Jake Stevens) about the horror genre, all the while offering sober critique and careful dissection of favorite films, directors, and scenes. How’s that for a succinct writeup? You [...] No related posts.

Episode 008 – Negasonic Teenage Warhead

contact@shootyourtelevision.com (InCtrl Studios) — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:56:05 +0000

Here’s your who cares of the day: Pi Day is a holiday commemorating the mathematical constant π (pi). Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 (or 3/14 in month/day date format), since 3, 1 and 4 are the three most significant digits of π in the decimal form. In 2009, the United States House of [...] No related posts.

Episode 007 – Sorry, Andy

contact@shootyourtelevision.com (InCtrl Studios) — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 04:21:04 +0000

New Curtains, a Dragon, and a Wizard. Steve brought over a DVD of the film Blood Oath (2007), a locally produced horror film that is now distributed by Troma.Steve and Bo join me at InCtrl Studios to watch and discuss, all the while veering wildly off topic so that the conversation involves examinations of Breaking Bad, [...] Related posts:

Episode 006 – The Case of the Phantom Logger

contact@shootyourtelevision.com (InCtrl Studios) — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 04:15:56 +0000

Hey, you on the skis! Tonight, Bo opens the show by remembering the film “Meatballs” and how it seemed like the coolest place on the planet. The guys swap summer camp humor when Brian drops a bombshell: On one summer morning back in the 80′s, in a quiet Scout Camp on the river, the Legend [...] Related posts:

Episode 002 – Phantom of the Park

Episode 005 – The Naked Batman

contact@shootyourtelevision.com (InCtrl Studios) — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:19:11 +0000

Does it matter who sits in the oval office? The gentlemen discuss the Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton presidencies with the eruditeness that only a public school education can provide. What exactly was going on with the Bush family, anyway? The guys discuss what the Republicans seem to want for the upcoming election, and detail the candidate’s [...] No related posts.

Episode 004 – Catapult Funeral

contact@shootyourtelevision.com (InCtrl Studios) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:44:55 +0000

On facing mortality and the strange ritual of funerals. Our conversation last Friday night led to an examination of death, funerals, and how we react to both.We go on to discuss insane funeral ideas that only time, funds, and familial patience would allow. Bo has a long-standing wish that involves a catapult. That’s right. The conversation turns briefly to [...] Related posts:

Episode 001 – First Day of the Last DJ

Episode 003 – Two Conversations

contact@shootyourtelevision.com (InCtrl Studios) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:49:05 +0000

Two Conversations. A good chunk of SNL history here- favorite sketches and casts. Oh, and politics. And don’t forget Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Curabitur sapien odio, commodo et ultricies eleifend, aliquam et lorem. Sed massa dui, tristique sed aliquam vitae, commodo vel orci. Ut rutrum rutrum elit, non hendrerit eros mattis lobortis. Nunc id [...] Related posts:

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Episode 002 – Phantom of the Park

contact@shootyourtelevision.com (InCtrl Studios) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:17:01 +0000

The Phantom of the Park. In This Episode: Steve talks about KISS then starts a Mitch Hedberg impression-off. Brian drives another bit into the ground. More points of the Social Contract are discussed: How not to go camping. The unannounced drop-by. When not to see a game. We told you. Please leave a comment. Related posts:

Episode 001 – First Day of the Last DJ

Episode 001 – First Day of the Last DJ

contact@shootyourtelevision.com (InCtrl Studios) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:48:03 +0000

First Day of the Last DJ. Phat Andy, Bo, Steve and Brian defend the Social Contract by: acting out the death of terrestrial radio, proposing the most overblown blockbuster ever, interviewing George Lucas…, and recalling seeing Star Wars as kids. They also discuss the only way they would view the 3D Star Wars prequels, compare roasts: old school Friar’s Club vs. [...] No related posts.