About this episode
Thanks to our awesome Patrons , we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode ! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 00:56:45 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss… What We’ve Been Enjoying : 00:01:22 – But first, a brief The Lord of the Rings tangent. 00:03:51 – Ron (and Conor) have gotten into Industry . 00:12:46 – Conor (and Ron) have been watching English Teacher and Bad Monkey . 00:18:57 – Josh (and Ron) went to see Alien: Romulus . TV Review : 00:26:08 – The 2024 Emmy Awards Film Review : 00:33:30 – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice What We’ve Been Enjoying (Redux) : 00:51:13 – Conor went to 4K restoration screenings of Chinatown and Close Encounters of the Third Kind , as well as a screening of Stagecoach . 00:52:40 – Josh just finished reading Shōgun. 00:53:47 – Ron saw Pulp at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn (and Josh went to see The Saviors Tour — featuring Green Day, Rancid, The Smashing Pumpkins, and The Linda Lindas — at Fenway Park in Boston). SPOILERS ABOVE! What’s a Mediasplode ? It’s a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It’s like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: “New Noise” Refused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices