Jason has gone under the knife and lived to tell the tale! The boys are back and discuss hospital television, then move on to nipples in television and their relation to the rise in heroin use, and then a little talk on the Hallmark Channel. Ben discusses the Fantastic Four movie which branches into a debate on how dark superhero movies should go in general. Finally, Ben talks about his experience putting his Pilot script on Blcklst. Ben kinda goes on a rant, but it’s fun.

The guys discuss Heroes Reborn and its new incarnation, the new show Limitless based on the Bradley Cooper film, Grandfathered, an epic NCIS marathon and more.

Ben and Jason are back after a hiatus involving broken tendons, multiple virus attacks, and a trek through Canada and Alaska. They discuss The Man from Uncle, Everest, and The Walk and what powerful emotions were or were not drummed up. Other things you will just have to listen to find out about.

The guys talk about their recent shoot together for a couple Kickstarter campaigns. Then they discuss the complexities of running a business. Then they debate whether you should shower in the morning or before you go to bed. Which type of showerer are you?

Aaron Cronan, entertainment lawyer and partner in 10 Bridges Media production company joins the guys in discussing the legal aspects of working in the entertainment field. Jason talks about dislocating his knee during a live performance and STILL finishing the play. Jason explains his experiences dealing with pain drugs, such as controlling his bowels and watching movies, maybe more than once.

The guys discuss rude movie previewers then Jason talks about his stand-up comedy experience. Ben talks about his recent television show pitch. Jason talks about his favorite Hitchcock movie, Vertigo. Then the guys discuss the latest episode of True Detective.

The guys talk about watching movies they’ve seen before, such as Fight Club, or maybe Tango and Cash and Cliffhanger? Join them as they attempt to wax poetic the stale state of movies today. Ben has a new favorite show called Black Sails. There’s also a question, will they continue to watch True Detective?

Ben explains why he thinks Entourage ended and has begun True Detective Season 2. He’s got an opinion, oh yes does and he and Jason discuss. Ben has also created a Pilot episode for his series, The Accord. Jason will be doing standup comedy soon!

Jason escorts an important director to various interviews, Ben admits electric cars scare him, it’s HOT in Portland, and the guys talk some HBO. Also, Jason finally gets his sleep apnea machine. Yeah, we hit all the bases.

The guys talk about a last minute shoot Ben did for a documentary film, then thoughts on crowd funding videos and Ben catches Jason up on his journey through Entourage. Jason talks about the new season of True Detective and a little theater etiquette.

Jason and Ben discuss Entourage, Jason makes out with a monkey, and Ben talks about his life working as a producer. Ben also recommends The Screenwriter’s Roadmap: 21 Ways to Jumpstart Your Story by Neil Landau. A book that really helped him write his book.

And now for some man/chimp love…

Ben and Jason discuss shows they’ve been watching, Ben reviews Spy with Melissa McCarthy, and the guys discuss how to sell a TV show.

Ben talks about a new project shooting 3 videos for a tech company. Jason shares some excellent British TV movies he’s watched multiple times. Ben talks about his television series, The Accord and all the work he’s doing to get it sold.

Ben talks Divergent – Insurgent. The guys discuss their frustrations with making multiple movies for one book. And we discover just how busy Jason is!

Ben and Jason talk about the shoot at Purringtons for the Doubleclicks’ music video and then Ben talks about the evil scam artists who tried to steal his Nikon gear he is selling. Ben called the FBI but no joy. Ben also discusses the short film he’s been editing and how a reshoot has fixed so many issues. They talk a little about editing scripted versus non-scripted work and then Jason talks about his creative process. Then we get into FIGHT CLUB the Musical! Could there be a better idea out there? Oh, and Ben thinks Janeane Garofalo is cute.

Jason watched Blade Runner, yes that Blade Runner, in 35mm and reminisces about it a little, and we discover that he may not have liked it at first. Then they talk a little bit about marijuana. Jason shares his experience doing a marijuana segment for an upcoming Livewire! show. We finally reveal, does pot make you more or less productive? Listen now to find out! Then we talk about writing on booze. Ben admits he’s got a strong liver. Anecdotes abound and they talk a little about the upcoming music video too.

Jason talks about It Follows – an STD Horror movie – and it was fantastic! Ben admits that he likes the remake of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (he thinks it’s beautiful). We get an update on the music video Jason has wrangled Ben into working with him for the Doubleclicks, a geek music group well loved by the geek community (Yay!).  Jason admits he likes to shoot from the hip, Ben isn’t so sure about that, especially with a video shoot with live cats! They digress into Portland bashing (a little, #!*&#%@ rollerblader!) but they still love it here. There’s a little talk about Ben’s giant dog Chuck (he’s  190lb St. Bernard) and then Ben talks about a short film he’s editing and the difficulties he’s having as many of the shots have bad continuity issues, greatly limiting his options for cuts.

Ben and Jason discuss some of the basics for those who want to work in video production or are just starting out. They talk about where they learned their skills and what things are the most important when creating videos.

They speak about their top 3 things to learn well when making videos and guess what their number one item is? It’s not video!

This week Ben and Jason discuss traveling with video gear to remote Texas to shoot a television pilot as well as how to audition for a part and how producers should perform auditions. It’s all fun, no really, it is, a lot, of fun, you know.

Ben and Jason kick off the first episode of The Independents by reviewing Jupiter Ascending, or as we think it should be called, Jupiter “Descending”. They also provide insight into the video production process by sharing their experiences working in the industry.