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Starship Podcast Warlock4.19. Bonus Episode: Spice World!Having discovered that Jeff has never seen Spice World (directed by Bob Spiers, who also directed the first 3 series of AbFab), Drew inflicts it on him (and you, dear listener), aided and abetted by special guest star Marina. We discuss how we first heard about this pop quintet, how many times Drew and Marina have seen this in the theater, whether we ever saw them live (spoiler: yes), and of course who our favorite Spice Girl, Spice Song, and Spice Celebrity Cameo are.2022-02-192h 22
Starship Podcast Warlock4.18. AbFab, "The End": But The Moment Has Been Prepared ForPatsy's in New York, Eddie's in a hippie commune finding herself, Saffy's emptying university pubs, and Gran is addicted to home shopping. Can this really be the end? It's certainly the end of series 3, so Drew and Jeff rank the episodes and talk about why series 3 is so consistently great even in comparison to the previous 2.2022-01-281h 14
Starship Podcast Warlock4.17. AbFab, "Fear": Don't Count On It, BabeMortality looms as Patsy and Edina face endings and force new beginnings. Meanwhile, Drew reveals five things he gleaned from minutes and minutes of research on Wikipedia about AbFab characters, including the solution to the Serge/Saffy primacy problem, which was on the internet the whole time!2022-01-221h 07
Starship Podcast Warlock4.16. AbFab, "Jealous": Bubble and SqueakEdina (with Patsy in tow) attends an awards show for PR, woos Naomi Campbell, and gives another barnstorming speech, while Bubble meets her male counterpart. At home, Saffy attempts to seduce one of her teachers using an assortment of teas. Drew and Jeff review the career of Bob Spiers, who directed the first three serieseses of AbFab singlehandedly, and discover we need to watch Spice World as a special bonus episode in a few weeks. Also Drew has just looked up what bubble and squeak actually is and has lost his appetite for lunch.2022-01-121h 01
Starship Podcast Warlock4.15. AbFab, "Sex": Always More of a MoverWake up! Time for "Sex"! Eddie's going through a bit of a "celibate" period, so she and Pats decide to purchase the services of a pair of naughty gentlemen of the night, one of whom is played by none other than Idris Elba in one of his earliest TV roles. We review "Hilt's" career to "find out" what he's been "up to" in between his role as iconic criminal mastermind Stringer Bell on the revered TV show The Wire and his role as iconic criminal mastermind Macavity in the reviled film adaptation of the musical Cats.2022-01-051h 04
Starship Podcast Warlock4.14. AbFab, "Happy New Year": You Have a SISTER!Patsy's sister comes to visit, and she looks just like a certain renegade Time Lord. Edina is jealous, Patsy is dazzled, Justin and Oliver are fascinated, illusions are shattered, and many stray cats and dogs are almost given homes. Meanwhile we discuss the timeline of a hypothetical AbFab prequel, and are once again unable to decide when Serge, Marshall, Saffy, and Justin happened. Plus what the heck did Eddy and Pats DO between 20 and 40?2021-12-301h 01
Starship Podcast Warlock4.13. AbFab, "Doorhandle": A Christmas StoryEdina and Patsy take one brave step toward restoring the scorched and blasted kitchen by finding that one small piece that everything follows on from. Meanwhile we talk about the nontraditional Christmas movie Drew loves (NO, it's not Die Hard), the classic Christmas movie Jeff loves, Drew's mostly unashamed love of the Tim Burton Halloween aesthetic, and more.2021-12-241h 00
Starship Podcast Warlock4.12. AbFab, "Birth": What a Cute Baby!It's the special Edward Albee episode of AbFab as Patsy, Edina, and Saffy get stuck in a room together, "stop being polite, and start getting real." We also hear about how Jeff's dad wasted his money on natural childbirth classes; a story explaining why Jeff knows what baby food tastes like, and why Drew never wants to go to a baby shower; and of course our episode rankings for Series 2.2021-12-151h 05
Starship Podcast Warlock4.11. AbFab, "Poor": Uncut, Uncensored, UnedifyingIn which Jeff fumbles a joke and makes it funnier, Drew fails to dignify a plea for audience interaction, and Eddie loses (at least some portion of) her money. Also we cast off the mask of faceless, impersonal objectivity this podcast is well known for in order to just basically shoot the shit about what we've been watching lately other than AbFab.2021-12-081h 03
Starship Podcast Warlock4.10. AbFab, "New Best Friend": Mr. Dictionary Has Deserted Us AgainAnother old friend comes to visit, and even before she arrives, she drives a wedge between Edina and Patsy! Drastic measures are needed to remove her. Meanwhile we review the career of multitalented Jane "Bubble" Horrocks.2021-11-2059 min
Starship Podcast Warlock4.9. AbFab, "Morocco": A Taste of HoneyIn which Bubble tries to identify office equipment, Edina and Patsy travel to yet another country they are completely unequipped to exist in, and poor Saffy narrowly escapes one outrageously awful fate after another, though she does finally find someone to eat yogurt with. Meanwhile Jeff and Drew skim the career of Dame June Whitfield, which is filled with classic British televisual institutions we've never seen. If you're the least bit curious about which series of fantasy novels Drew has, shockingly, barely read, or why Jeff has a grudge against Frankie Howerd, hit play now!2021-11-101h 00
Starship Podcast Warlock4.8. AbFab, "Death": Edina, Pats, Desert PlanetWhile a death in the family causes Saffy to get upset and her mom and gran to buy art and do magazine quizzes, we discuss the closest existing cinematic equivalent to Absolutely Fabulous, which of course is the Villeneuve Dune.2021-11-031h 05
Starship Podcast Warlock4.7. AbFab, "Hospital": The Happiest Place on Earth?As Saffy contemplates moving out of her mother's house and into the dorms for some low-alcohol-cider-fuelled decadence, Edina and Patsy take a recreational (?!) trip to the hospital for operations on the toe and the face, respectively. Meanwhile we discuss our history with and predilections for alcoholic beverages. Do we out-lush Patsy and Edina, or are we more on the Saffy end of things? And what is Helena Bonham-Carter doing in this episode? (Of the show, not the podcast. Sigh.)2021-10-271h 01
Starship Podcast Warlock4.6. AbFab, "Birthday": High High HighEdina struggles to accept two massive crises in one day: first, both of her husbands are in her house with their new partners, and second, she's turning 40. Meanwhile we review the career of Julia Sawalha and attempt to rank the episodes of an incredibly strong debut season.2021-10-141h 10
Starship Podcast Warlock4.5. AbFab, "Magazine": Lords of Acid in HeavenPatsy does the unthinkable and goes into -- this is hard to say -- the office. I KNOW! She also strikes a bargain with Saffy aided by a sad story of her upbringing/upbraiding by Eleanor Bron...but is the story a lie, and the bargain unkept? We also meet a food critic who looks a lot like Vyvyan from the Young Ones and find out which body parts are in style this month. Pre-show we discuss the next Doctor Who showrunner, links between Doctor Who and AbFab, and what it felt like to be in college when this...2021-10-061h 06
Starship Podcast Warlock4.4 AbFab, "Iso Tank": We Have the Facts, Unless We Don'tEdina spends just a minute in the iso-tank and suddenly Bubble is competent, Saffy has a cute friend, and Patsy is shagging the school headmaster. Meanwhile, we review the career of Joanna Lumley: Bond girl, Avenger, medieval queen, world traveller, philanthropist, and of course otherworldly being who can control time and is named after a gemstone.2021-09-291h 09
Starship Podcast Warlock4.3. AbFab, "France": Where the Bloody Hell Have We Been?Patsy and Edina go to France, or possibly a location standing in for France, we didn't check. If you want solid facts, you're listening to the wrong podcast! But if you want to hear all of our (mainly Jeff's) travel stories, you're listening to the right podcast. We start with our humble beginnings being misled into thinking we needed to speak French on our respective trips to Canada, and move on to adventures in Japan, Thailand, and even Senegal. Not France, though, weirdly (at least in Drew's case).2021-09-221h 08
Starship Podcast Warlock4.2. AbFab, "Fat": And GorgeousAs Edina Monsoon frets about her really quite pleasant weight and turns into a Spitting Image puppet, we review the career of her real-life counterpart Jennifer Saunders. We also discuss one of Robin Williams's surprise improv set drop-ins, the appeal of Laura Branigan, and the housemate who loved "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (only slightly more than Drew did).2021-09-151h 02
Starship Podcast Warlock4.1. AbFab, "Fashion": The Monsoon BeginsWe had so much fun recording Sex (the Absolutely Fabulous episode) that we abandoned our original plan for Season 4 and opted to do the first three seasons of AbFab instead! So we jumped back to the beginning, "Fashion," in which Edina chants, drinks, doesn't drink, channels a color, throws a fashion show minus Yasmin Le Bon, and falls out of a car, typical day really. Meanwhile we discuss how we started watching the show, which to be honest comes down to...we started watching it.2021-09-081h 03
Starship Podcast Warlock3.7. Hitchhiker's Guide The Movie: How to Survive Watching ItSpecial bonus episode, with special guest Marina! We watch the Hitchhiker's movie after all, thinking it couldn't be as bad as we remembered it. Indeed we do have different reactions to different parts of it this time, but you'll have to listen in order to find out which of us liked it, which of us didn't, and which of us went catatonic or just dozed off for a pretty big chunk of it. This is a long one, but feel free to skip to segment 2 of the podcast if you don't have time for the movie and just want...2021-08-042h 26
Starship Podcast Warlock3.6. Hitchhiker's Guide Ep 6: How to Cut Out the MiddlemenFord and Arthur teleport onto an ark in space (not that one) filled with the people who've led every office meeting that made you want to gnaw your own leg off, not to escape, just to distract yourself with the pain. Meanwhile we look back at this all-too-brief TV series, rank the episodes for some unfathomable reason, and finally admit the existence of the...urgh...movie. That may be it for the Heart of Gold crew, but it's not over for Starship Podcast Warlock, the podcast with "Don't Panic" highlighted in large, friendly white letters on this season's cover...2021-07-281h 10
Starship Podcast Warlock3.5. Hitchhiker's Guide Ep 5: How to Convince Someone You Want to Be EatenPeter Davison makes a guest appearance as the Doctor -- no, hang on. David Dixon is the Doctor (essentially), while Peter Davison is...well, if you don't know, watch the episode with us and see if you spot him. It's the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, the last meal you'll ever have, chronologically speaking. The appetizer this episode is Jeff and Drew (but mostly Jeff) talking about the radio shows that shaped us (but mostly him) and the podcasts we enjoy today. Drew would like to give a shout-out to two of the podcasts that influenced him...2021-07-211h 12
Starship Podcast Warlock3.4. Hitchhiker's Guide Ep 4: How to Recognize a ZaphodThe glorious, obnoxious, devil-may-care, outrageous, heedless hedonist we know as Zaphod Beeblebrox lends his name to an archetype Drew sees in a bunch of different TV characters. Find out what Eric Cartman, Al Bundy, Patsy Stone, Edina Monsoon, and Bender from Futurama all have in common and then look for the Zaphod in YOUR favorite TV show! Unless your favorite TV show is Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, in which case you're done. You can kick back and just watch with us as Arthur Dent learns of the incredible purpose for which the planet Earth was literally made, two...2021-07-141h 09
Starship Podcast Warlock3.3. Hitchhiker's Guide Ep 3: How To Use Your Degree in AstrophysicsIt's no easy feat to get the audience to care about the messy destruction of a whale that was a deadly missile mere seconds ago, but that's why Douglas Adams was a genius and we aren't a genius. We are TWO geniuses, and we use our genius skimming Wikipedia about the cast of the show so you don't have to. One of us has neighbors throwing a loud annoying party nearby, which hopefully does not show up on the recording. It will not at this time be revealed which of us is being subjected to said party, which can...2021-07-071h 13
Starship Podcast Warlock3.2. Hitchhiker's Guide Ep 2: How to Get Rescued By Your Two-Headed SemicousinFord and Arthur are shoved out of an airlock to certain death by asphyxiation, with their only hope of rescue being the staggeringly improbable event that a spaceship, crewed by their semicousin and the "one who got away," respectively, would suddenly materialize around them in the middle of deep space. Meanwhile we go deep into the Podcaster's Guide to the Galaxy, aka Wikipedia, and discuss the all-too-brief career of one Douglas Noel Adams, who appears in this episode -- there is no more accurate term -- butt-naked.2021-06-301h 18
Starship Podcast Warlock3.1. Hitchhiker's Guide Ep 1: How to Get a Drink Out of a VogonWe begin our epic 6-part saga into the Galaxy about which a Guide has been published for Hitchhikers. As the Earth is destroyed, some blue food is consumed, and a poetry reading looms, Jeff and Drew discuss our early impressions of the books and the radio series, compare them to some other ostensibly funny prose, and wonder about the David Dixon incarnation of Doctor Who that we never got.2021-06-231h 13
Starship Podcast Warlock2.27. "Blackadder: Back and Forth"It's the end...and the moment has been prepared for: the carefully ranked list of Blackadder episodes we've been keeping this whole season long is ready to be revealed, and of course second-guessed as we go, because look, it's just a great show, okay? Also we answer some "would you rather" questions about which of the four main canonical Blackadders we'd choose for which scenarios (none of them are "making out," you pervs). We also watch "Back and Forth," a pleasant but somewhat ersatz coda for the series as a whole. Stay tuned for Starship Podcast Warlock Season 3: Hitchhiker's...2021-06-091h 25
Starship Podcast Warlock2.26. Blackadder Goes Forth, "Goodbyeee"The very last episode of Blackadder Goes Forth, in which Capt. Blackadder and friends make one last-ditch effort to avoid "going over the top," and their cunning plan finally works, they escape the trenches, and live happily ever after. Baldrick becomes a shoeshine boy in postwar London, Blackadder himself opens a little moustache shop like his father's, and George becomes a hatrack in a very well-positioned foyer. ...SOME of the foregoing is true, but you'll have to listen to the podcast and watch the episode to find out! Unless you've already seen it, which you probably have, so never...2021-06-021h 05
Starship Podcast Warlock2.25. Blackadder Goes Forth, "General Hospital"Inspired by the military setting of Goes Forth, we discuss our time in two paramilitary organizations, namely Cub Scouts and Boys' State, and how they exposed us to culinary and cultural exploration, as well as the fine arts of getting out of stupid activities and publishing surreptitiously satirical nonsense. Meanwhile Lt. George gets out of the trenches with a minor injury and Blackadder surreptitiously seeks a spy.2021-05-261h 04
Starship Podcast Warlock2.24. Blackadder Goes Forth, "Private Plane"It's the return of Lord Flashheart, Rik Mayall's exuberant and randy Lothario from Blackadder 2, as well as another familiar face in the guise of his nemesis. Blackadder and Baldrick land in jail yet again, and to help them while away the time, we cover a topic also associated with earlier Blackadder seasons. We discuss modern interpretations of British folk tunes and lyrics from the Middle Ages leading us to Steeleye Span, Dead Can Dance, and Loreena McKennitt. We also discuss the strange Medieval connections to our shared alma mater, and Drew struggles to recall a relevant class he took...2021-05-191h 14
Starship Podcast Warlock2.23. Blackadder Goes Forth, "Major Star"It's our most embarrassing podcast yet! Jeff and Drew, groping desperately for a topic to waste your time with before we dive into this rather terrific episode, find out that not only do we know very little about silent film but we also are very bad at vocal impressions under pressure. Apart from Jeff's fairly successful Kermit the Frog and perhaps his Donald Duck saying "your mama," they're all pretty awful. You probably should just skip ahead to the actual Blackadder episode, in which Fry and Laurie nearly get married, Baldrick nearly rises up to throw off his chains...2021-05-121h 01
Starship Podcast Warlock2.22. Blackadder Goes Forth, "Corporal Punishment"We tackle the topic of fourth seasons: good, bad, ugly? and talk about where Blackadder Goes Forth might fall along that spectrum. Meanwhile Blackadder ends up in another prison, and yet somehow it's still funny! This episode of the podcast also contains a very brief sneeze-and-you'll-miss-it outtake from the stupid voices we do while quoting in the parts of these recording sessions you don't hear. Stay for the end theme, is all I'm saying.2021-05-051h 15
Starship Podcast Warlock2.21. Blackadder Goes Forth, "Captain Cook"We kick off the fourth and final series of Blackadder, and talk about how the show takes a bit of a turn into "dramedy" territory. We discuss some other shows that fall into that category, comedies with serious and/or moving moments or themes. And then of course we watch "Captain Cook." Warning: Baldrick comes up with some pretty gross recipes, so don't watch this one while you're eating!2021-04-281h 09
Starship Podcast Warlock2.20. Blackadder Special, "Blackadder's Christmas Carol"With our special guest Jeremy, we tackle the problem of evil...in video games, RPGs, onstage, and other fictional scenarios. In games, making the evil choice or playing the evil character is harmless to the real world, but can we bring ourselves to do it for "fun," and under what circumstances? This philosophical conundrum is paired up with the thematically related "Blackadder's Christmas Carol," in which yet another Edmund in the Blackadder family line is visited by...well, just one ghost, but with three or four visions...and his outlook on the world is decisively changed by what he...2021-04-211h 24
Starship Podcast Warlock2.19. Blackadder Special, "The Cavalier Years"The first of three Blackadder specials we'll be watching, and because "The Cavalier Years" is short and brutal, we're making it a double feature with another Rowan Atkinson one-off: Doctor Who parody "The Curse of Fatal Death," written by a guy named Steven Moffat who would go on to use all the same jokes in the real show, but in earnest (not that we're complaining!). The opening ramble-logue this time covers more of the media we're currently consuming, and takes an unexpected detour into the children's books we loved, including the best YA science fiction writer you've never heard...2021-04-141h 17
Starship Podcast Warlock2.18. Blackadder 3, "Duel & Duality"Are we really wrapping up series 3 of Blackadder? How time flies! Mr. B finally tells his boss exactly where to stick it, only to find himself stepping into his boss's shoes! Can Blackadder's Scottish doppelganger Macadder save him from an untimely death? Or does it even matter since he died at the end of each of the last two series anyway? As always, Jeff and Drew look back on Blackadder 3 as a whole and rank their favorite episodes from "funny" all the way up to "extremely funny."2021-04-071h 04
Starship Podcast Warlock2.17. Blackadder 3, "Amy and Amiability"If you love reminiscing about video games from 1987, is this the episode for you! We continue last week's nostalgia-fest from the year Blackadder 3 was born, focusing this time on a form of entertainment that was just starting to become interesting. Some things also happen on the show: the Prince decides he wants to get married, and Edmund plays his Cyrano de Bergerac. Meanwhile Baldrick is a highwayman fanboy, an obsession which dovetails with the rest of the plot in a way that's deeply unfortunate for the squirrel population of Regency England.2021-03-311h 09
Starship Podcast Warlock2.16. Blackadder 3, "Sense and Senility"Edmund and two pretentious capital-A Actors match wits in a battle of...well, wit. Meanwhile Jeff and Drew cast our capital-A Aging minds back to 1987, when so much film, TV, and music that we like was released that we spend entirely too long reminiscing about it. Jeff discovers a surprising brief musical obsession of Drew's, and which film full of sex references we both, embarrassingly, saw in the theater with our parents. We're so caught up in nostalgia that we forget to put a clean break between parts 2 and 3, so you get the retro-fest in part 1 and the episode...2021-03-241h 22
Starship Podcast Warlock2.15. Blackadder 3, "Nob and Nobility"Edmund and Baldrick try to find a way to look heroic by smuggling nobles out of Revolutionary France without actually going to France, while we stretch the laws of time and space by recording parts 2 and 3 of this episode before part 1. This is so we can talk about the guest stars without Drew knowing who they are ahead of time. If you want to do the same, all you have to do is skip to part 2, listen through part 3, then go back to 1. Bonus! See if you can spot the point in part 2 where Jeff cleverly slips some balderdash...2021-03-171h 12
Starship Podcast Warlock2.14. Blackadder 3, "Ink and Incapability"It's a rousing history lesson as Drew recounts the 12 Things He Learned About Prince Regent George IV From Wikipedia! No, really, there was some pretty interesting stuff, which will make you see Hugh Laurie's character in a whole new light. Meanwhile Edmund's literary hopes are dashed when his would-be publisher, Samuel Johnson, happens to misplace his only copy of his famous dictionary at the same time that Baldrick tosses a stack of old used paper onto the fire.2021-03-101h 02
Starship Podcast Warlock2.13. Blackadder 3, "Dish and Dishonesty"Onward we march through history to the Regency, at which time Blackadder is a butler, his boss is a bozo, and Baldrick is still a bum. Besides that, we discuss a few non-Blackadder diversions including a certain classic French/Czech animated film (perhaps the only classic French/Czech animated film), the book that nearly got me in trouble in middle school, and an alien cooking show. NEW! In this episode we've attempted to create chapters in the podcast so that if you listen to these in a setting where you don't have a chance to watch the episode with...2021-03-031h 07
Starship Podcast Warlock2.12. Blackadder 2, "Chains"Blackadder 2 ends with a moo, an episode full of tortured nobles and even more tortured accents, plus one very spectacular cow costume. Jeff and I discuss whether we loved these last six episodes or just REALLY loved them, and attempt to rank them with limited success. We also discuss Jeff's theory about the relationship between a guest star in this episode and a regular in the next (hint: same person).2021-02-241h 03
Starship Podcast Warlock2.11. Blackadder 2, "Beer"As Edmund desperately juggles one party for Puritans and another for inebriates, we discuss the career of one Stephen Fry, who as Lord Melchett in this episode is sporting a glorious pair of golden...er, earmuffs. Earmuff...sounds a bit rude, doesn't it? Anyway: thrill to my futile attempts to explain my favorite Fry and Laurie sketches! Ooh and ahh at our even more futile attempts to describe Gormenghast! Wonder with us about whether these celebrated actors have ever in their careers before or since had to say the word "thingy," and so many times! Wahey!2021-02-181h 05
Starship Podcast Warlock2.10. Blackadder 2, "Money"It's a classic rags-to-brief-riches-followed-by-more-rags story for Edmund as he attempts to avoid the Scylla and Charybdis of bankruptcy and a red hot poker. For us, it's a story about our various experiences with the Immortal Bard...well, with his plays, anyway. We talk about the Shakespeare we've seen and read and performed in, the dream role Jeff finally got to play and the one I have yet to land, which play is our favorite, and more.2021-02-101h 11
Starship Podcast Warlock2.09. Blackadder 2, "Potato"While Edmund prepares to beat Sir Walter Bloody Raleigh at his own game by sailing around the Cape of Good Hope, we toast Tom Baker, my uncontroversial favorite Doctor Who. We detour into a discussion of whether being a Doctor Who fan before one is cast as Doctor Who gets in the way of playing the role, and get back on track discussing which American TV crime show Baker appeared on and whether it's even possible for any Tom Baker character to be anyone other than Tom Baker. We also do discuss Blackadder a bit.2021-02-0359 min
Starship Podcast Warlock2.08. Blackadder 2, "Head"While Edmund gets a job as Royal Executioner and impersonates a widow's husband, we review the work of Miranda "Queenie" Richardson, but don't worry, we don't spoil The Crying Game even though it's nearly 30 years old. This leads us to a lengthy (but ultimately worthwhile) digression about Tim Burton, in which you can find out a few things about Drew: which movie killed his Burtonmania at its halfway point, which Burton film he nearly walked out of, and which beloved childhood film he is heretically indifferent to.2021-01-271h 07
Starship Podcast Warlock2.07. Blackadder 2, "Bells"Ann joins us once again as we enjoy Blackadder 2's fast-forward to the Elizabethan Era, featuring a handsomer, suaver, and (Ann's probably right) creepier Blackadder, now a courtier to the Queen. Straight off the bat, this new Edmund falls in love...with his manservant, while Baldrick dons a dress and smooches Percy. And if you think I've spoiled all the good bits, just wait until this episode's guest star flashes onto the screen! Discussion topics include Ann's favorite British TV show and her least favorite, the latter of which features the notorious "Fetusman."2021-01-201h 01
Starship Podcast Warlock2.06. The Black Adder, "The Black Seal"It's curtains for someone in the royal family as Edmund launches his cunningest plan yet to seize the throne. We rank the 6 episodes of this series, review it as a whole, and get ready to time-travel to the Elizabethan era!2021-01-131h 03
Starship Podcast Warlock2.05. The Black Adder, "The Witchsmeller Pursuivant"Edmund is accused of witchcraft, and is cross-examined by Frank Finlay in a fright wig and betrayed by his horse before being burned at the stake! (Spoiler: he survives.) Meanwhile we survey the career of one Brian Blessed, bellower extraordinaire, mountain climber, and emergency obstetrician. Technical difficulties forced an awkward edit so you will have to seek out "Henry 8.0" for yourself to see what delights it holds.2021-01-061h 01
Starship Podcast Warlock2.04. The Black Adder, "The Queen of Spain's Beard"While Edmund copes with the dizzy whirlwind of arranged political marriages that is the lot of a prince, Jeff and Drew cope with the dizzy whirlwind of dressing up in tights for Medieval Days, Renaissance Faires, and the Society of Creative Anachronism. Fun fact: I was today years old minus about a week in a half when I realized Jim Broadbent is in this episode!2020-12-301h 12
Starship Podcast Warlock2.03. The Black Adder, "The Archbishop"Edmund is slated to be the latest in a line of troublesome priests and is forced to get him to a nunnery. We review the career of Richard Curtis, co-writer of all four Blackadder series, as well as The Vicar of Dibley, the Bridget Jones films, and an episode about some obscure artist for an even more obscure time travel show.2020-12-2359 min
Starship Podcast Warlock2.02. The Black Adder, "Born to Be King"A Scottish war hero threatens to take Edmund's lands, but might have something even better to give him in return: a step closer to the throne. We discuss Rowan Atkinson, including his brief stint as Doctor Who, and Jeff reveals to Drew that the film of Casino Royale (not that one, the other one) was even stranger than he'd realized. See if you can spot the moment in this episode where our faithful steed Discord briefly stopped carrying us and interrupted Jeff mid-thought! (Hint: there is music)2020-12-161h 02
Starship Podcast Warlock2.01. The Black Adder, "The Foretelling"New season of Starship Podcast Warlock! We start our rewatch of Blackadder, beginning at the very beginning. We give those new to the shows (ours and the one we're watching) some idea of what they're in for, Jeff explains the whole "alternative history" concept, and Drew asks the key question foremost in everyone's mind: why Peter Cook?2020-12-091h 02
Starship Podcast Warlock12. Summer Holiday: CLIIIIIIFF!We watch "Summer Holiday," the bittersweet (for us) last episode of The Young Ones ever, and save all the discussion for after, when we run through our rankings of the musical numbers and the episodes themselves, and run down the premise of our not-yet-written and maybe-impossible-now sequel/reunion Young Ones series. Starship Podcast Warlock will return in Season 2, when we tackle an entirely different show! Stay tuned!2020-12-022h 00
Starship Podcast Warlock11. Sick: Highly Dangerous Criminal MadmenWe watch "Sick," in which the boys start by grossing us out and finish by sowing their seeds, filling the time in between with highly articulate outbursts. For our part, we articulate a vision of a 21st century Young Ones remake that's not embarrassing or (unintentionally) offensive. What outdated subculture would Neil be part of? Which character would we cast as a woman? Which character would we keep almost exactly the same? And, most crucially, what musical acts would we book to perform on the show?2020-11-251h 12
Starship Podcast Warlock10. Time: The Inconsolable HulkWe watch "Time," in which the boys awake to find they have no memory of the night before, and there's a strange woman in their house! These ominous events are preceded by a priceless parody of Dallas, at the time an unbelievably popular primetime soap opera about a Texas oil family. We discuss the TV shows we watched as kids (a list which does not include Dallas), the model for Jeff's portrayal of Felix in The Odd Couple, and the peculiar dignity of the professional title "murderess." For better or worse, this is probably the horniest Young Ones episode...2020-11-181h 22
Starship Podcast Warlock09. Nasty: Negative Vibe MerchantsWe watch "Nasty," and this time "we" includes a special guest: my significant other, Ann, who started watching The Young Ones around the time we did. Yes, we finally convinced her to join us for an episode, even though she had to multitask and do grad school homework at the same time. If you listen closely you might hear her mouse clicking! While the boys get hold of an illicit videotape back in the days when the equipment to watch them on was crazy expensive, we reminisce about how we all met in college, and talk about our nightmare-inducing...2020-11-111h 22
Starship Podcast Warlock08. Cash: Purse Fights and Radio ClownsWe watch "Cash," in which the boys find themselves short of cash and firewood in winter, and one of them has to get a job before the baby is born! This episode features the line from which this podcast takes its name, along with famous bits like "Darling Fascist Bully Boy" and "Aren't You Mussolini," which weirdly are not related to one another. Highlights of the pre-show reminiscences include Jeff's recollections of watching old ladies getting into fistfights, as well as the most embarrassing job Drew ever had.2020-11-041h 09
Starship Podcast Warlock07. Bambi: Embryo, Butane, Ramify, WeirdWe watch "Bambi," in which the boys attempt to do their laundry before going on TV to compete with the posh kids on a quiz show hosted by...a cartoon deer? The posh kids are played by Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson, and Ben Elton, so that's fun. We discuss our own humiliations in various school competitions, along with the words that eliminated us in spelling bees. Also Jeff goes to the bathroom during Mötorhead, and for some reason announces it to all of you. I could have edited this one out too, but you know what, h...2020-10-281h 17
Starship Podcast Warlock06. Flood: Mr. Poo-Poo Goes To the LavatoryWe watch "Flood," in which the boys visit Narnia and narrowly escape an axe-wielding homicidal maniac with the aid of adorable stock footage lions. We also list the titles this podcast almost had, and rank the six episodes we've seen so far. If you were hoping to hear the part where Jeff announces whether or not he "went" before we started recording, forget it, I edited it out. You'll have to wait for the outtakes episode.2020-10-211h 07
Starship Podcast Warlock05. Interesting: Mike, This Is Your Moment!We watch "Interesting," in which the boys throw a party, and all their friends are there, but apparently they don't like any of them. Also includes the first appearance of Vyv's future wife and the first appearance of the character for whom this podcast was named! Discussion topics include where else we've seen these actors, our dream list of guest stars, and a guy Jeff knew who fell asleep in the bathroom after one of our college house parties. We're so...decadent!By the way, though we imply Lenny Henry does not appear in The Young Ones...2020-10-141h 14
Starship Podcast Warlock04. Bomb: You Always What Before You Get Up?We watch "Bomb," a fond favorite of ours, in which something big, red, and scary drops out of a plane and into their kitchen, and Vyvyan eats a TV. We also discuss which character we'd consider our favorite, and exactly what Vyvyan meant about his bathroom habits.2020-10-081h 02
Starship Podcast Warlock03. Boring: Did They Really Just Say That?We watch "Boring," in which the boys are so bored they go to the pub and meet Vyvyan's mother. We also are shocked to see, for the very first time, a controversial scene in this episode they never aired in the U.S. If you've never seen it either...brace yourself.2020-10-011h 04
Starship Podcast Warlock02. Oil: Bugs Are Meat, Buddy HollyWe watch "Oil," in which the boys move into a new house with slightly revised personalities, and discuss what we were doing in 1982. Features Jeff's famous anecdote about the painful way he got to play Atari Defender for the first time, and the unexpected link between Drew's childhood and Cliff Richard. One of us loved E.T. in 1982 and one of us loved Tron, but can you guess which?2020-09-241h 12
Starship Podcast Warlock01. Demolition: We're Here, We Quote, Get Used To It!We watch "Demolition," the still-cooking pilot episode of The Young Ones, and discuss how we first got into The Young Ones. Features tantalizing glimpses into our college years in which we quoted this show incessantly, to the dismay of our housemates, and gripping explanations of obsolete pre-internet ways of watching television.2020-09-1758 min
Starship Podcast Warlock00. Introduction: Who Is This Podcast For, Anyway?A mercifully brief introduction to what Starship Podcast Warlock is about, and why, how, and whether you should listen to it.2020-09-1702 min