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IMMP
Humongous Entertainment Games (The Millennial Strikes Back)
Ian leads Matthew through a discussion of some of the best, weirdest, and most subversive kids computer games from the 1990s: the Humongous Entertainment lineup including Freddi Fish, Spyfox, and Backyard Baseball.Support IMMPLinks:Humongous Entertainment - Wikipedia Lucasfilm Games - Wikipedia Previously on IMMP: MYST Loading Ready Run - Games for Babies 2022-05-30 || Bonus Stream - YouTube Previously on IMMP: HOMESTARRUNNER.COM (The Millennial Strikes Back)
2026-05-18
51 min
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In Search Of…On A Boat! (We Kept Watching)
We Kept Watching! Ian and Matthew return to Leonard Nimoy and the 1970s investigation show In Search of…, to explore the episodes involving ships and all things nautical. The Titanic, The Bermuda Triangle, and more!Support IMMPLinks:Previously on IMMP: IN SEARCH OF… Hosted by Leonard Nimoy Previously on IMMP: In Search Of: ALIENS (We Kept Watching) Previously on IMMP: NIMOY'S PREVIOUS FRONTIER (Mission Impossible) Demons and YouTube - SHELBY OAKS (Drafthouse Diary Movie Vlog) - YouTube CIA remote viewing training document CONTACT EXPERIENCE: Visiting the 2022 Roswell UFO Festival - YouTube Beyond Belief: Fact...
2026-04-20
43 min
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Bruce Lee in ENTER THE DRAGON
Part James Bond thriller, part sports movie, and turbocharged with Bruce Lee's amazing martial arts talent. Ian and Matthew discuss the 1973 martial arts spy thriller that was to have been Bruce Lee's entry into Hollywood stardom: ENTER THE DRAGONSupport IMMPLinks:Bruce Lee | Biography, Martial Arts, Movies, Death, Son, & Facts | Britannica Enter the Dragon - Wikipedia John Saxon - Wikipedia Jim Kelly (martial artist) - Wikipedia Previously on IMMP: LIZZIE McGUIRE (A Millennial Strikes Back) Previously on IMMP: KUNG FU (1972) Tekken - Wikipedia FRIDGE Slang Meaning | Merriam-Webster Previously on IMMP: THE GREAT RACE (1965) ...
2026-03-16
52 min
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LIZZIE McGUIRE (A Millennial Strikes Back)
Jennifer Ogden-Porter (wife of Ian Porter!) joins the IMMP once again, this time to introduce Ian and Matthew to mysteries heretofore unknown to them: The Disney Channel's LIZZIE McGUIRE starring Hilary Duff. We learn how Lizzie taught Jen how to be a middle school girl — and how those lessons may reach beyond early-2000s TV.Special Guest: Jennifer Ogden-Porter.Support IMMPLinks:Lizzie McGuire | Disney.com Previously on IMMP: FATHER OF THE BRIDE (1991) Previously on IMMP: FILLMORE! (The Millennial Strikes Back) Previously on IMMP: John Cusack in BETTER OFF DEAD Pr...
2026-02-16
1h 24
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FORCE 10 FROM NAVARONE
Navaronevember continues! This episode Ian and Matthew discuss the long-delayed sequel to The Guns of Navarone, featuring our favorite characters from the original, played by brand new actors ... plus two significant new American characters. It's 1978's FORCE 10 FROM NAVARONE.Support IMMPLinks:Force 10 from Navarone (film) - Wikipedia Previously on IMMP: THE GUNS OF NAVARONE Previously on IMMP: The Avengers Previously on IMMP: James Bond in THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
2025-11-24
1h 11
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THE UNINVITED (1944)
To kick off Halloween season 2025, Matthew and Ian talk about the classic ghost story THE UNINVITED, starring Ray Milland, Gail Russell and Ruth Hussey. Along the way the discussion ventures into haunted families, finding the right tone in a horror movie, and a surprising connection between this 1944 film and THE MARTIAN.Support IMMPLinks:The Uninvited (1944 film) - Wikipedia Lewis Allen (director) - Wikipedia Ray Milland - Wikipedia Gail Russell - Wikipedia Dorothy Macardle - Wikipedia Jane Schoenbrun
2025-10-14
1h 01
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John Cusack in BETTER OFF DEAD
Back to School month continues at the IMMP, as Ian and Matthew discuss the dark, surreal, and just plain weird Savage Steve Holland comedy BETTER OFF DEAD from 1985, starring John Cusak and Curtis Armstrong. The 80s were a weird time.Support IMMPLinks:Better Off Dead (film) - Wikipedia John Cusack - Wikipedia Curtis Armstrong - Wikipedia Savage Steve Holland - Wikipedia Previously on IMMP: MOONLIGHTING
2025-09-29
55 min
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Val Kilmer in REAL GENIUS
It's Back to School time at the IMMP, so Ian and Matthew check in with the gang at Pacific Tech for the 1985 cool-science college comedy REAL GENIUS.Support IMMPLinks:Previously on IMMP: THE MANHATTAN PROJECT Previously on IMMP: Disney's Medfield College movies Previously on IMMP: GHOSTBUSTERS Previously on IMMP: DIE HARD NSF ZEUS becomes the most powerful laser in the U.S. | NSF - National Science Foundation Previously on IMMP: Bonus Show - HACKERS "MythBusters" Car vs. Rain (TV Episode 2009) - IMDb The Social Network - Wikipedia
2025-09-15
1h 15
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Live at NDK 2025 - BATTLE OF THE PLANETS meets GATCHAMAN
You may know them as SCIENCE NINJA TEAM GATCHAMAN. But middle-schoolers in the 1970s knew them as G-Force from BATTLE OF THE PLANETS! In this special episode of the Inter-Millennium Media Project podcast, recorded live at Colorado's Nan Desu Kan anime convention, Matthew and Ian discuss the classic anime, its Americanized release in the USA, and how it appealed to a generation of fans.Support IMMPLinks:Previously on IMMP: IMMP Live at NDK Previously on IMMP: Gerry Anderson’s UFO Sandy Frank - Wikipedia Casey Kasem — Radio Hall of Fame G-Force (2009 rode...
2025-09-05
42 min
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Bonus Show: INTO THE 8th DIMENSION
A bonus from the IMMP Patreon feed! In this special compaion show to Episode 173 about THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI: ACROSS THE 8th DIMENSION, Matthew and Ian explore an amazingly detailed documentary about the making of that weird classic. It's 2016's INTO THE 8th DIMENSION!Support IMMP
2025-08-28
30 min
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Danny Kaye in THE COURT JESTER (1955)
He lusts for a laugh! HA! Special guest(and Matthew's brother/Ian's uncle) Jim Porter returns to the podcast to discuss the 1955 Danny Kaye medieval comedy Technicolor epic THE COURT JESTER. And Matthew nerds out about VistaVision.Special Guest: Jim Porter.Support IMMPLinks:Previously on IMMP: JOURNEY TO THE FAR SIDE OF THE SUN What is VistaVision — A History of Widescreen in Hollywood Previously on IMMP: BUCKAROO BANZAI FoxHound - Metal Gear Wiki - Neoseeker Previously on IMMP: Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes Severance on Apple TV
2025-08-18
1h 04
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Electric Light Orchestra - A NEW WORLD RECORD
The IMMP takes a break from movies and TV to dip back into music, as Matthew introduces Ian to the dark but poppy science fiction of ELO's 1976 album A NEW WORLD RECORD.Support IMMPLinks:Previously on IMMP: POINT OF KNOW RETURN by Kansas Previously on IMMP: V: The Original Miniseries (1983) The Internet’s Obsession With Hideo Kojima Is Even Weirder Than His Games Xanadu (film) - Wikipedia
2025-07-21
45 min
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V: The Original Miniseries (1983)
This week Ian and Matthew talk about a 1980s TV drama about Americans working to survive a fascist takeover. There are aliens involved, so of course this is entirely science fiction. It's V, the original miniseries from 1983.Support IMMPLinks:Watch V The Original Miniseries (1983) TV Series Free Online - Plex Previously on IMMP: THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951) Independence Day (1996 film) - Wikipedia Previously on IMMP: Max Headroom Previously on IMMP: SPACE: 1999 Previously on IMMP: We Kept Watching - SPACE: 1999 Project Paperclip and American Rocketry after World War II | National...
2025-07-07
56 min
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BUCKAROO BANZAI
This week Ian and Matthew dive into a cult movie from an alternate universe they really want to visit: THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI: ACROSS THE 8th DIMENSION.Support IMMPLinks:The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension - Wikipedia Peter Weller - Wikipedia John Lithgow - Wikipedia World Watch Online: Buckaroo Banzai fan newsletter Cyberpunk 2077: Who Is Johnny Silverhand? Why Buckaroo Banzai is Today's Most Important Superhero - Brows Held High - YouTube Previously on IMMP: THE CRYING OF LOT 49 by Thomas Pynchon Previously on IMMP: John Carpenter's BIG TROUBLE IN...
2025-06-23
1h 11
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THE CRYING OF LOT 49 by Thomas Pynchon
Ian and Matthew finally discuss one of Matthew's favorite novels. Conspiracies, secret histories, and an important question: Was the anti-D&D panic of the 1980s kinda sorta right in a weird way?Support IMMPLinks:Thomas Pynchon | American Novelist, Postmodernist & Satirist | Britannica The Crying of Lot 49 - Bookshop.org (affiliate link) Thurn und Taxis - Wikipedia Thurn and Taxis | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Edgar Wright Here - The official blog of director edgar wright Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead - Wikipedia Watch Lodge 49 Online | Stream New Full Episodes | AMC+
2025-06-09
55 min
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DIRTY HARRY (1971)
Not necessarily a "fun" film this time, but an interesting one to talk about. Matthew and Ian discuss the influential 1971 Clint Eastwood movie about a violent cop versus the rules. Does the existence of Dirty Harry imply the existence of Clean Harry?Support IMMPLinks:Dirty Harry - Wikipedia Previously on IMMP: A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS Previously on IMMP: HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER Previously on IMMP: John Carpenter's BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA Zodiac Killer - Wikipedia IMMP Patreon Bonus - POLICE PYTHON 357
2025-05-12
1h 01
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A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS
In 1964, the dream team of actor Clint Eastwood, director Sergio Leone and composer Ennio Morricone changed westerns forever, with A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS. And Akira Kurosawa had something to say about that. Join Ian and Matthew for a discussion of the movie and its impact on decades of moviemaking.Support IMMPLinks:A Fistful of Dollars - Wikipedia Sergio Leone - Wikipedia Ennio Morricone - Wikipedia Spaghetti Western - Wikipedia Yojimbo - Wikipedia
2025-04-14
48 min
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ZARDOZ
In 1974, John Boorman created a trippy, futuristic ... thing, full of broad social commentary (as well as sex, violence and very, very odd wardrobe choices). And Sean Connery starred, in an effort to break free of the James Bond persona. Did they succeed? Can Ian and Matthew make any sense of this? Listen to find out.Support IMMPLinks:Previously on IMMP: James Bond in DR. NO Previously on IMMP: The Prisoner John Alderton - Wikipedia Previously on IMMP: SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES Previously on IMMP: John Boorman’s EXCALIBUR
2025-03-31
57 min
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James Bond in DR. NO
Matthew and Ian return to the strange land of 1962 for a discussion of the very first James Bond movie, DR. NO. Along the way they take a few detours, including a pitch for a SPIDER-BOND crossover series.Support IMMPLinks:Dr. No (film) - Wikipedia Dr. No (novel) - Wikipedia List of James Bond films - Wikipedia Previously on IMMP: James Bond in THE SPY WHO LOVED ME Previously on IMMP: HIGHLANDER How It's Made - Science Channel GO Aperture Science | Half-Life Wiki | Fandom Previously on IMMP: DIE HARD LOVE AND LET DIE (book...
2025-03-17
1h 37
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Rankin/Bass' THE RETURN OF THE KING (1980)
In 1980, three years after their animated adaptation of The Hobbit, Rankin/Bass returned to Middle Earth in a very confusing way. They jumped straight to the third volume of The Lord of the Rings, to bring us THE RETURN OF THE KING as an animated TV musical. Join Ian and Matthew as they try to makes sense of this baffling media artifact.Support IMMPLinks:Previously on IMMP: THE HOBBIT (Rankin Bass, 1977) Previously on IMMP: Ralph Bakshi’s THE LORD OF THE RINGS (1978) More Rankin/Bass on the IMMP Monty Don Skeletor | Wiki Grayskull | Fa...
2025-03-03
58 min
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FATHER OF THE BRIDE (1991)
Weddings bells ring at the Inter-Millennium Media Project! To celebrate the upcoming nuptials, Ian and Matthew welcome Ian's bride-to-be* Jennifer Ogden to discuss the 1991 remake of FATHER OF THE BRIDE starring Steve Martin and Diane Keaton. *By the time you hear this, they will be husband and wife!Special Guest: Jennifer Ogden-Porter.Support IMMPLinks:Previously on IMMP: ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING
2025-02-17
46 min
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THE IN-LAWS (1979)
As wedding bells approach at the IMMP headquarters, Ian and Matthew discuss the 1979 action comedy THE IN LAWS starring Peter Falk and Alan Arkin.Support IMMPLinks:The In-Laws (1979 film) - Wikipedia Previously on IMMP: COLUMBO Previously on IMMP: THE STING Previously on IMMP: John Carpenter's BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA Newgrounds - Wikipedia
2025-02-03
58 min
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In Search Of: ALIENS (We Kept Watching)
We Kept Watching! On this return to Leonard Nimoy's 1970s - 1980s TV series IN SEARCH OF, Ian and Matthew watched all the episodes they could find about aliens and UFOs.Support IMMPLinks:Previously on IMMP: IN SEARCH OF… Hosted by Leonard Nimoy In Search of... (TV series) | Media Wiki | Fandom Wow! signal - Wikipedia Mysterious 'Wow!' Radio Signal Might Finally Have an Explanation—and No, It's Not Aliens | Smithsonian Previously on IMMP: Project U.F.O. Previously on IMMP: WKW - SPACE: 1999, PROJECT U.F.O. and THE THIN MAN ...
2025-01-20
46 min
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SONIC ADVENTURE 2
As 2025 begins, the IMMP hits the ground running: Ian and Matthew discuss the 2001 story-driven platformer game SONIC ADVENTURE 2 on this edition of THE MILLENNIAL STRIKES BACK.Support IMMPLinks:Sonic Adventure 2 | Sonic Wiki Zone | Fandom Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (HD) playthrough - YouTube Sonic Adventure 2: The Movie (ULTIMATE Edition) - YouTube Previously on IMMP: DIE HARD Kenneth Anger - Wikipedia The Wrong Trousers | Wallace & Gromit Xenosaga | Xenosaga Wiki | Fandom Previously on IMMP: THUNDERBIRDS by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson Soap (shoes) - Wikipedia Previously on IMMP: ALIEN (1979) Previously on IMMP: ALIENS Weyland-Yutani Corporation | Xenopedia | Fandom ...
2025-01-06
1h 10
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DIE HARD
For Christmas week, Ian and Matthew discuss a holiday classic from 1988 - Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman in John McTiernan's DIE HARD.Support IMMPLinks:Die Hard - Wikipedia IMMP - Holiday Episodes Previously on IMMP: MOONLIGHTING Die Hard | Brooklyn Nine-Nine Wiki | Fandom
2024-12-23
1h 03
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SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES (Novel, 1962)
For Halloween 2024 Matthew had Ian read Ray Bradbury's classic novel, in which a spooky dangerous carnival threatens a small town...by offering the people what they want. SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES.Support IMMPLinks:Something Wicked This Way Comes (novel) - Wikipedia Ready? Begin! - Ray Bradbury We're Back A Dinosaur's Story Wiki | Fandom Previously on IMMP: THE MUMMY (1932) Previously on IMMP: The Prisoner Circus of Fear - TV Tropes
2024-10-14
58 min
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JOURNEY TO THE FAR SIDE OF THE SUN
Before UFO, before SPACE:1999, Sylvia and Gerry Anderson went to the far side of the sun for a movie known to most of the world as DOPPELGANGER. For this special episode of the IMMP Podcast, Ian and Matthew are joined by Jim Porter. (He's Matthew's brother, and he's Ians uncle!)Special Guest: Jim Porter.Support IMMPLinks:Journey to the Far Side of the Sun - Wikipedia Gerry Anderson - Wikipedia Sylvia Anderson - Wikipedia Robert Parrish - Wikipedia UFO (British TV series) - Wikipedia Space: 1999 - Wikipedia Previously on...
2024-08-19
1h 12
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John Carpenter's BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA
For the IMMP's 150th episode, we revel in what may be Ian and Matthew's shared favorite movie: John Carpenter's incomparable BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA.Support IMMPLinks:The Official John Carpenter – The official website of John Carpenter Big Trouble in Little China - Wikipedia Previously on IMMP: John Carpenter Episodes Nan Desu Kan | Friendship - Anime - Community: The Premier Anime Convention of the Rockies Big Trouble in Little China: The Game | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Previously on IMMP: PLANET OF THE APES (1968)
2024-08-05
1h 17
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MAGIC: THE GATHERING (The Millennial Strikes Back)
Ian takes over to teach Matthew how to play MAGIC: THE GATHERING, to talk about how what the classic Collectible Card Came means to him, and to discuss how it opens up new ways to tell and appreciate stories. For a recording of the live stream where Ian and Matthew play Magic and open some card packs, see the IMMProject YouTube channel! (Links in show notes may include affiliate links which help support the podcast at no cost to you.)Support IMMPLinks:Magic: The Gathering | Official site for MTG...
2024-07-22
57 min
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Special Announcement - Upcoming Live Stream!
Upcoming live stream! On July 10 at 10 PM Eastern / 8 PM Mountain, Ian will teach Matthew to play MAGIC: THE GATHERING live on YouTube. Join us here: https://youtube.com/live/HinZiYo-QYA?feature=shareSupport IMMP
2024-07-10
00 min
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MAD MAX (1979)
The IMMP 2024 Summer Road Trip starts off on the deadly highways of Australia with George Miller and Byron Kennedy's original MAD MAX from 1979. Ian and Matthew talk about heroes, antiheroes, mythology, and a romcom prequel "Rockatansky & Jess."Support IMMPLinks:Mad Max (film) - Wikipedia IMMP Patreon Bonus: THE GREEN KNIGHT (Something New To Watch) Previously on the IMMP: CHRISTMAS WITH CONAN Jet Black | Cowboy Bebop Wiki | Fandom Pop Culture's History Of Fridging Female Characters, Explained The Holdovers (2023) - IMDb THE HOLDOVERS - A New Christmas Movie from the 70s? (Drafthouse Diary Movie Vlog...
2024-06-10
52 min
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ALIEN (1979)
Back in 1979 Ridley Scott, Dan O'Bannon and an intrepid crew encountered a terrifying unknown entity and influenced decades of science fiction cinema. And Matthew became a seventh grade hero for seeing it on opening night.Support IMMPLinks:Alien (film) - Wikipedia Alien (1979) - IMDb Alien (franchise) - Wikipedia Big Trouble in Little China | Action Movies Wiki | Fandom Previously on IMMP: Lidsville Starlog Magazine - Wikipedia IMMP Patreon Bionus - JODOROWSKY'S DUNE Rollerball (1975 film) - Wikipedia Alien: Romulus | Xenopedia | Fandom Alien: Isolation on Steam Mothership RPG - Sci-Fi Horror Roleplaying Game – Tuesday Knight Games De...
2024-05-13
53 min
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David Lynch’s DUNE (1984)
Is the Weirding Module code for Transcendental Meditation? Was Kyle MacLachlan way too old to portray Paul Atreides? Did the Guild Navigator really need that guy with the shop vac? Ian and Matthew discuss these questions and more after a trip to the Alamo Drafthouse to see David Lynch's 1984 adaptation of Frank Herbert's DUNE.Support IMMPLinks:Dune (1984 film) - Wikipedia David Lynch - Wikipedia DAVID LYNCH THEATER - YouTube Frank Herbert - Wikipedia Kyle MacLachlan - Wikipedia Previously on IMMP: Frank Herbert’s DUNE Previously on IMMP: Bonus Show - DUNE (2021) Remedy Games Pr...
2024-03-04
1h 03
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THE WOLF MAN starring Lon Chaney Jr. (1941)
Ian and Matthew close out Halloween 2023 with another Universal monster movie: the psychological mystery of THE WOLF MAN. But they can't help themselves from also arguing some more about THE INVISIBLE MAN, and whether any Universal monster movies really have a hero at all. Except for Van Helsing in DRACULA. Professor Van Helsing remains awesome.Support IMMPLinks:Previously on the IMMP: Halloween Episodes The Wolf Man (1941 film) - Wikipedia Previously on IMMP: HIGHLANDER THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER (Drafthouse Diary Movie Vlog) - YouTube Kamen Rider Wiki | Fandom Joel McHale...
2023-10-30
53 min
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Bonus: THE LOST ISLAND
At long last, Ian and Matthew have seen a mysterious, legendary part of the Sid and Marty Krofft universe: THE LOST ISLAND. It’s a mash-up of Lidsville, Land of the Lost, H.R. Pufnstuff, and more, and appeared as a segment of the Krofft Superstar Hour hosted by the Bay City Rollers!Support IMMP
2023-10-23
13 min
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THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933)
Halloween season 2023 continues at the IMMP as Ian and Matthew watched (well, sort of watched?) Claude Rains in Universal's 1933 THE INVISIBLE MAN. WARNING: Includes a very nerdy digression about hidden movement boardgames.Support IMMPLinks:The Invisible Man (1933 film) - Wikipedia Claude Rains - Wikipedia Una O'Connor (actress) - Wikipedia IMMP - Halloween episodes Previously on IMMP: THE MUMMY (1932) Tommy Westphall Universe | Fandom Previously on IMMP: Disney’s NOW YOU SEE HIM NOW YOU DON’T Previously on IMMP: THE THIN MAN The Invisible Man (1975 TV series) | The Invisible Man Wiki | Fandom Gemini Man...
2023-10-16
46 min
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STAR BLAZERS - Live from NDK 2023
Recorded live at Nan Desu Kan 2023 in Colorado, this special episode takes on STAR BLAZERS -- the Americanized version of Leiji Matsumoto's SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO, and the object of Matthew's first anime fan geek-outs with his middle school friends, way back in the 1970s. Video version will be on the IMMP YouTube channel soon!Support IMMPLinks:Nan Desu Kan | Friendship - Anime - Community: The Premier Anime Convention of the Rockies Star Blazers - Wikipedia Space Battleship Yamato - Wikipedia Leiji Matsumoto - Wikipedia IMMP 100: GIGANTOR! live from NDK Neon Genesis...
2023-09-04
52 min
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Lego BIONICLE (The Millennial Strikes Back)
This week Ian takes over to show Matthew the 2003 direct-to-DVD movie BIONICLE: THE MASK OF LIGHT, which turns into a discussion of all things related to Lego's BIONICLE, a saga that extended beyond the toy line it was created to support.Support IMMPLinks:Bionicle - Wikipedia The BIONICLE Wiki | Fandom IMMP - Ray Harryhausen Months Previously on IMMP: FANTASTIC VOYAGE Cells at Work! - Wikipedia Patton Oswalt Explains "My Little Pony" | CONAN on TBS - YouTube Lego Site Irks Maori Sympathizer | WIRED Matoran Alphabet | The BIONICLE Wiki | Fandom Pigpen cipher - Wikipedia
2023-07-10
55 min
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Bonus Show: DUNGEONS & DUNGEONS & DRAGONS & DRAGONS
A bonus show from the Patreon feed: Of course Ian and Matthew had to see the 2023 DUNGEONS & DRAGONS movie. But what about the first one, from 2000? They watched both!Support IMMP
2023-06-13
37 min
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Irwin Allen’s VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA (TV Series)
Three years after the Seaview saved the world in the 1961 movie VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA, she sailed into a very different world as the star of a hit TV series. Ian and Matthew discuss what remained the same for this version, and what was very, very different.Support IMMPLinks:Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series) - Wikipedia Previously on IMMP: Irwin Allen’s VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA (1961 Movie) Previously on IMMP: THUNDERBIRDS by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson Previously on IMMP: James Bond in TH...
2023-05-15
49 min
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THE NATURAL starring Robert Redford
Just in time for baseball season, Matthew introduced Ian to his favorite baseball movie of all time: THE NATURAL starring Robert Redford.Support IMMPLinks:The Natural (film) - Wikipedia Previously on IMMP: LOGAN’S RUN Previously on IMMP: POKÉMON 3: THE MOVIE (The Millennial Strikes Back) IMMP Patreon Bonus: THE GREEN KNIGHT (Something New To Watch) | Patreon Previously on IMMP: KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER Fisher King - Wikipedia
2023-04-03
1h 00
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TIME BANDITS
In 1981 Terry Gilliam’s third feature film took us beyond space and time through cracks in the universe. A strange and silly universe. The week Ian and Matthew talk about TIME BANDITS.Support IMMPLinks:Time Bandits - Wikipedia Terry Gilliam - Wikipedia David Rappaport - Wikipedia It's a Solid... It's a Liquid... It's Oobleck! - Scientific American Polaroid SX-70 | Camerapedia | Fandom Previously on IMMP: THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY Time Bandits Map by Magnoli Props
2023-03-06
59 min
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THE GREAT HOUDINI(S) Starring Paul Michael Glaser
In the early 1900s, Harry Houdini became the world's greatest entertainer by executing seemingly impossible escapes from every imaginable type of captivity. In the mid 1970s, ten-year-old Matthew was captivated by THE GREAT HOUDINIS, a biopic starring Paul Michael Glaser of Starsky and Hutch fame. How will Ian escape this TV movie?Support IMMPLinks:The Great Houdini (film) - Wikipedia Harry Houdini - Wikipedia Paul Michael Glaser - Wikipedia Sally Struthers - Wikipedia Ruth Gordon - Wikipedia Vivian Vance - Wikipedia Bess Houdini - Wikipedia The Secret Life of...
2023-02-20
46 min
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H.P. Lovecraft’s AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS
Following their arctic visit to Ice Station Zebra, Ian and Matthew continue their icy endeavors with a journey to the Antarctic to explore H.P Lovecraft's AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS.Support IMMPLinks:At the Mountains of Madness - Wikipedia AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS (Internet Archive) H. P. Lovecraft - Wikipedia Previously on IMMP: ICE STATION ZEBRA Previously on IMMP: Dean Stockwell and Sandra Dee in THE DUNWICH HORROR (1970) Libro.fm | At the Mountains of Madness Audiobook "At the Mountains of Madness" Audiobook – The HP Lovecraft Historical Society Store The Curse of Oa...
2023-01-23
58 min
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ICE STATION ZEBRA
As we deal with the icy winds of January, we ask ourselves: what if we take these icy winds and add Cold War nuclear tensions? And a cool nuclear submarine? Join Ian and Matthew for a talk about 1968's ICE STATION ZEBRA. Support IMMPLinks:Ice Station Zebra - Wikipedia Rock Hudson - Wikipedia Patrick McGoohan - Wikipedia Ernest Borgnine - Wikipedia Jim Brown - Wikipedia John Sturges - Wikipedia Alistair MacLean - Wikipedia Fantastic Mr. Fox (film) - Wikipedia Wes Anderson - Wikipedia IMMP Patreon Bonus - LEGO TALK The Life...
2023-01-09
50 min
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THE HOBBIT (Rankin/Bass, 1977)
Tricksey hobbitses! In this episode Ian and Matthew discuss Matthew's junior high Tolkien obsession, and specifically the 1977 Rankin Bass animated version of THE HOBBIT.Support IMMPLinks:The Hobbit (1977 film) - Wikipedia Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment - Wikipedia Orson Bean - Wikipedia John Huston - Wikipedia Hans Conried - Wikipedia Topcraft - Wikipedia J. R. R. Tolkien - Wikipedia The Silmarillion - Wikipedia Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (film) - Wikipedia Pixar veteran creates AI tool for automating 2D animations | VentureBeat Previously on IMMP: John Boorman’s EXCALIBUR Thurl Ravenscroft - W...
2022-11-14
44 min
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YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN by Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder
After the 1931 Universal Adaptation of FRANKENSTEIN -- 43 years after -- Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder revisited the material with ... a parody? A sequel? Both? Something more? Ian and Matthew try to figure it out as they talk about YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN.Support IMMPLinks:Young Frankenstein - Wikipedia Gene Wilder - Wikipedia Peter Boyle - Wikipedia Teri Garr - Wikipedia Marty Feldman - Wikipedia Cloris Leachman - Wikipedia Madeline Kahn - Wikipedia Kenneth Mars - Wikipedia Kenneth Strickfaden - Wikipedia Frankenstein (Universal film series) - Wikipedia Previously on IMMP: HOMESTARRUNNER.COM (The Millennial...
2022-10-17
1h 04
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GIGANTOR! live from NDK
For our special 100th episode, Ian and Matthew discuss the first anime Matthew ever saw: GIGANTOR! Recorded live at Nan Desu Kan 2022 in Aurora, Colorado.Support IMMPLinks:Gigantor | Toonami Wiki | Fandom Gigantor - Wikipedia Nan Desu Kan | Friendship - Anime - Community: The Premier Anime Convention of the Rockies Previously on IMMP: POINT OF KNOW RETURN by Kansas Previously on IMMP: Lidsville Ram | Re:Zero Wiki | Fandom Rem | Re:Zero Wiki | Fandom Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles - Wikipedia Puella Magi Madoka Magica - Wikipedia The Last Starfighter - Wikipedia Fred...
2022-09-05
43 min
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LOGAN’S RUN
For late August 2022, Matthew chose to show Ian the 70s sci-fi feature LOGAN'S RUN. For reasons that will become clear.Support IMMPLinks:Logan's Run (film) - Wikipedia Michael York - Wikipedia Jenny Agutter - Wikipedia Peter Ustinov - Wikipedia Richard Jordan - Wikipedia Michael Anderson (director) - Wikipedia Jerry Goldsmith - Wikipedia Previously on IMMP: Mike Nichols’ THE DAY OF THE DOLPHIN Previously on IMMP: Bonus Show - FROZEN HOLMES Ankh - Wikipedia Pamela Hawley | Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki | Fandom BioShock (series) - Wikipedia Cats (musical) - Wikipedia Old Possum's Book of...
2022-08-22
52 min
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Mike Nichols’ THE DAY OF THE DOLPHIN
The poster does its best to give the game away: "UNWITTINGLY, HE TRAINED A DOLPHIN TO KILL THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES." It doesn't bother to mention that he also taught the dolphin to talk. Ian and Matthew discuss the 1973 marine biology techno thriller (!?) THE DAY OF THE DOLPHIN.Support IMMPLinks:The Day of the Dolphin - Wikipedia George C. Scott - Wikipedia Trish Van Devere - Wikipedia Paul Sorvino - Wikipedia Mike Nichols - Wikipedia Buck Henry - Wikipedia Ecco the Dolphin - Wikipedia Patreon Bonus: SONIC 2...
2022-08-08
44 min
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Bill Murray in MEATBALLS
It's the height of the summer, and for many that means memories of summer camp. Or summer camp movies like MEATBALLS from Bill Murray, Ivan Reitman and Harold Ramis.Support IMMPLinks:Meatballs (film) - Wikipedia Bill Murray - Wikipedia Kate Lynch - Wikipedia Chris Makepeace - Wikipedia Ivan Reitman - Wikipedia Previously on IMMP: Stripes Previously on IMMP: GHOSTBUSTERS Previously on IMMP: Bill Murray in THE RAZOR’S EDGE The Parent Trap (1961 film) - Wikipedia Matthew’s Midnight HBO Film Festival on the IMMP Previously on IMMP: MAZES AND MONSTERS Save the Cat!® - Scr...
2022-07-25
49 min
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THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951)
From the depths of space comes a message of peace...or else. Matthew and Ian discuss the 1951 movie THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL.Support IMMPLinks:The Day the Earth Stood Still - Wikipedia Michael Rennie - Wikipedia Patricia Neal - Wikipedia Sam Jaffe - Wikipedia Billy Gray (actor) - Wikipedia Robert Wise - Wikipedia Bernard Herrmann - Wikipedia Goddard Planetarium | Roswell, NM City of Roswell | Roswell, NM UFO Festival – Roswell, New Mexico
2022-07-11
1h 05
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Bonus Show: THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT
A bonus show from our special Patreon feed: Something New to Watch! Ian and Matthew went out to see the movie The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, starring Nicholas Cage and Pedro Pascal. That was…an experience. And Matthew feels targeted.Support IMMP
2022-05-13
15 min
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George A. Romero's KNIGHTRIDERS
Brave knights, weapons ready, armor made fast, ride into battle astride their mighty...motorcycles. Can a code of chivalry survive on a carny circuit? Ian and Matthew explore this and more as they discuss George A. Romero's KNIGHTRIDERS.Support IMMPLinks:Knightriders - Wikipedia George A. Romero - Wikipedia Ed Harris - Wikipedia Tom Savini - Wikipedia Brother Blue - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia Brother Blue - Wikipedia Previously on IMMP 089: John Boorman’s EXCALIBUR IMMP Patreon Bonus: LEGO TALK | The Inter-Millennium Media Project on Patreon Night of the Living Dead (fi...
2022-04-18
1h 18
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John Boorman’s EXCALIBUR
Knights in shining armor. A mythic sword conferring the power to unite a kingdom. A manic mage. Ian and Matthew talk about John Boorman’s Arthurian epic EXCALIBUR.Support IMMPLinks:Excalibur (film) - Wikipedia John Boorman - Wikipedia Nigel Terry - Wikipedia Nicol Williamson - Wikipedia Helen Mirren - Wikipedia Patrick Stewart - Wikipedia Zardoz - Wikipedia Le Morte d'Arthur - Wikipedia Le Morte D’ Arthur - Internet Archive Overly Sarcastic Production - Legends Summarized: King Arthur - YouTube Steve Urkel - Wikipedia The 36th Chamber of Shaolin - Wikipedia Return to the 36th C...
2022-04-04
1h 12
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THE JEWEL OF THE NILE
1984's ROMANCING THE STONE was a hit that surprised even its own studio. So what could they do but make a sequel to release the very next year? Ian and Matthew find out whether 1985's THE JEWEL OF THE NILE lives up to the original.Support IMMPLinks:The Jewel of the Nile - Wikipedia Previously on the IMMP: ROMANCING THE STONE Kathleen Turner - Wikipedia Michael Douglas - Wikipedia Danny DeVito - Wikipedia The Flying Karamazov Brothers - Wikipedia Avner the Eccentric (Avner Eisenberg) - Wikipedia Lewis Teague - Wikipedia Previously...
2022-02-21
53 min
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ROMANCING THE STONE
Valentine's Day is almost here! And what's more romantic than murder, theft, kidnapping, crocodiles, and movie stars in the jungle? Ian and Matthew find out as they discuss the 1984 feature ROMANCING THE STONE. Support IMMPLinks:Romancing the Stone - Wikipedia Robert Zemeckis - Wikipedia Michael Douglas - Wikipedia Kathleen Turner - Wikipedia Danny DeVito - Wikipedia Back to the Future (franchise) - Wikipedia Kirk Douglas - Wikipedia Previously on the IMMP 004: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Colombia - Wikipedia Cartagena, Colombia - Wikipedia Rafael Núñez International Airport - Wikipedia Le...
2022-02-07
46 min
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John Carpenter’s ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK
In 1981 John Carpenter and Kurt Russell showed us how bad things could be in 1997: the USA, Russia, and China at war, while the United States Police Force maintains Manhattan Island as one big prison. How does this all play in 2022? Ian and Matthew discuss ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK!Support IMMPLinks:Escape from New York - Wikipedia John Carpenter - Wikipedia Kurt Russell - Wikipedia Lee Van Cleef - Wikipedia Previously on IMMP: John Carpenter’s THE THING Previously on IMMP: Kurt Russell as Disney’s Dexter Riley. Previously on IMMP: DONNIE DARK...
2022-01-24
47 min
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Sonic or Harvey? CHOOSE YOUR SASSY ANIMAL FRIEND
Ian and Matthew were not able to record a show this week, so we dug into the Patreon archives to assemble a special episode. Sonic the Hedgehog from the 2020 movie, or Harvey the giant invisible rabbit from the classic Jimmy Stewart movie: Choose your sassy animal companion!Support IMMPLinks:Sonic the Hedgehog - Wikipedia Sonic the Hedgehog (film) - Wikipedia The Sonic the Hedgehog Controversy and Redesign, Explained Soap (shoes) - Wikipedia Jim Carrey - Wikipedia Ben Schwartz - Wikipedia James Marsden - Wikipedia Space Channel 5 - Wikipedia Jet Set Radio...
2022-01-10
47 min
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2010: THE YEAR WE MAKE CONTACT starring Roy Scheider
The IMMP Holiday In Space continues! Maybe 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY didn’t need a sequel. But it got one. So Ian and Matthew are back to discuss the 1984 film 2010: THE YEAR ME MAKE CONTACT.Support IMMPLinks:2010: The Year We Make Contact - Wikipedia Peter Hyams - Wikipedia Roy Scheider - Wikipedia John Lithgow - Wikipedia Helen Mirren - Wikipedia Bob Balaban - Wikipedia Arthur C. Clarke - Wikipedia Previously on the IMMP: 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Contact (1997 American film) - Wikipedia Previously on the IMMP: CAPRICORN ONE Previously on the IMMP: THE MA...
2021-12-13
50 min
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James Bond in THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
There are so many James Bond movies to choose from, so we decided to start with the first one Matthew saw in a theater: THE SPY WHO LOVED ME starring Roger Moore as James Bond 007.Support IMMPLinks:The Spy Who Loved Me (film) - Wikipedia Roger Moore - Wikipedia List of James Bond films - Wikipedia Production of the James Bond films - Wikipedia IMMP: The Prisoner From Rewatch with Love - LoadingReadyRun | Podcast on Podbay Covalent bond - Wikipedia Bail - Wikipedia Previously on IMMP: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND Project...
2021-11-01
1h 05
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Frank Herbert’s DUNE
Ten thousand years in the future, as a galactic empire is wracked by conflict over control of the most precious resource in the universe, grownups and teenagers still fail to understand one another. Yes, there's more to it. Find out just how much as Ian and Matthew discuss Frank Herbert's science fiction masterpiece, DUNE.Support IMMPLinks:Dune (novel) - Wikipedia Previously on IMMP: The Teddy Bear Habit by James Lincoln Collier Previously on IMMP: GHOSTBUSTERS Previously on IMMP: CAPRICORN ONE Previously on IMMP: Bill Murray in THE RAZOR’S EDGE Korvettes (E...
2021-09-20
1h 03
IMMP
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
This 1977 movie gave us mysterious visitations, government cover-ups, a sense of wonder, and the template for 1980s Spielberg. Ian and Matthew talk about CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND.Support IMMPLinks:Close Encounters of the Third Kind - Wikipedia Steven Spielberg - Wikipedia Richard Dreyfuss - Wikipedia Melinda Dillon - Wikipedia Bob Balaban - Wikipedia François Truffaut - Wikipedia John Williams - Wikipedia Douglas Trumbull - Wikipedia Previously on IMMP: Project U.F.O. J. Allen Hynek - Wikipedia Jacques Vallée - Wikipedia Devils Tower - Wikipedia Devils Tower National Monument (U...
2021-09-06
1h 12
IMMP
COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT
Following up on Wargames, Ian and Matthew talk about a 1970 movie in which a scientist creates a supercomputer to protect mankind from nuclear war -- and succeeds! Sounds happy, doesn't it? It's not. It's COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT.Support IMMPLinks:Colossus: The Forbin Project - Wikipedia Joseph Sargent - Wikipedia Eric Braeden - Wikipedia Gordon Pinsent - Wikipedia Susan Clark - Wikipedia William Schallert - Wikipedia Colossus (novel) - Wikipedia Previously on IMMP: WARGAMES Previously on IMMP: Disney’s THE COMPUTER WORE TENNIS SHOES Previously on IMMP: Di...
2021-08-09
48 min
IMMP
WARGAMES
DON'T TAKE THE MEN OUT OF THE PODCAST LOOP. Instead listen to Ian and Matthew talk about 1983's WARGAMES starring Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, John Wood, Dabney Coleman and Barry Corbin.Support IMMPLinks:WarGames - Wikipedia Matthew Broderick - Wikipedia Ally Sheedy - Wikipedia Dabney Coleman - Wikipedia John Wood - Wikipedia Barry Corbin - Wikipedia Previously on IMMP: POKÉMON 3: THE MOVIE Previously on IMMP: CLOAK & DAGGER WarGames: The Dead Code - Wikipedia Amazon.com: WarGames [Blu-ray]: Various, Various: Movies & TV Previously on IMMP: Bonus Show - HACKERS
2021-07-26
50 min
IMMP
RAY HARRYHAUSEN Part 1
June is Ray Harryhausen Month! Ian and Matthew celebrate Ray Harryhausen's 101st birthday with a look at two of his earliest movies: THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS and IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA.Support IMMPLinks:The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms - Wikipedia It Came from Beneath the Sea - Wikipedia Kenneth Tobey - Wikipedia Paul Hubschmid - Wikipedia Paula Raymond - Wikipedia Cecil Kellaway - Wikipedia Faith Domergue - Wikipedia Donald Curtis - Wikipedia Ray Bradbury - Wikipedia The Fog Horn - Wikipedia Previously on IMMP: THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD Cloverfield - Wikipedia ...
2021-06-14
52 min
IMMP
Bill Murray in THE RAZOR’S EDGE
Matthew has shown Ian Bill Murray in Stripes. And Bill Murray in Ghostbusters. And now, Bill Murray in ... an adaptation of a 1944 novel by W. Somerset Maugham. It's finally time for Ian to learn his Dad's complicated relationship with The Razor's Edge.Support IMMPLinks:The Razor's Edge (1984 film) - Wikipedia The Razor's Edge - Wikipedia The Razor's Edge (1946 film) - Wikipedia Bill Murray - Wikipedia Somerset Maugham - Wikipedia John Byrum - Wikipedia Denholm Elliott - Wikipedia Theresa Russell - Wikipedia Catherine Hicks - Wikipedia Brian Doyle-Murray - Wikipedia James Keach...
2021-05-17
51 min
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GHOSTBUSTERS
Matthew was enthralled by the film when it premiered in 1984, but Ian has never known a world without GHOSTBUSTERS and the sprawling franchise it launched. How will this affect the spirit in which they view the original movie?Support IMMPLinks:Ghostbusters - Wikipedia Ivan Reitman - Wikipedia Dan Aykroyd - Wikipedia Bill Murray - Wikipedia Harold Ramis - Wikipedia Sigourney Weaver - Wikipedia Rick Moranis - Wikipedia Annie Potts - Wikipedia Ernie Hudson - Wikipedia Ghostbusters (franchise) - Wikipedia The Real Ghostbusters - Wikipedia Ecto Cooler | Ghostbusters Wiki | Fandom Previously on IMMP: STRIPES ...
2021-05-03
1h 00
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Andy Griffith in SALVAGE 1
Andy Griffith has played a lot of roles, but to Matthew he'll always be Harry Broderick, the junk man with dreams of the moon in 1979's SALVAGE 1.Support IMMPLinks:Salvage 1 - Wikipedia Andy Griffith - Wikipedia The Andy Griffith Show - Wikipedia Matlock (TV series) - Wikipedia Isaac Asimov - Wikipedia Previously on IMMP: THUNDERBIRDS by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson Previously on IMMP: MY FAVORITE MARTIAN The Expanse (TV series) - Wikipedia Sid and Marty Krofft - Wikipedia Previously on IMMP: Lidsville Previously on IMMP: LAND OF THE LOST The Krofft Superstar...
2021-04-05
59 min
IMMP
STOP MAKING SENSE - the film by Jonathan Demme and Talking Heads
Last episode, Matthew introduced Ian to the album STOP MAKING SENSE by Talking Heads. Now it's time to complete the picture with full the concert film.Support IMMPLinks:Previously on IMMP: STOP MAKING SENSE - the album by Talking Heads Stop Making Sense (the film) - Wikipedia Jonathan Demme - Wikipedia Bernie Worrell - Wikipedia Speaking in tongues (Glossolalia) - Wikipedia Speaking in Tongues (Talking Heads album) - Wikipedia R.E.M. - Wikipedia Automatic for the People - Wikipedia Monster (R.E.M. album) - Wikipedia The Last Emperor - Wikipedia — How co...
2021-03-22
50 min
IMMP
STOP MAKING SENSE - the album by Talking Heads
A groundbreaking album from the groundbreaking movie by a groundbreaking band. With so much broken ground, will Matthew have a place to stand as he introduces this to Ian?Support IMMPLinks:Talking Heads - Wikipedia Stop Making Sense (album) - Wikipedia Spotify playlist - Stop Making Sense original LP track order Apple Music playlist - Stop Making Sense original LP track order Previously on IMMP: POINT OF KNOW RETURN by Kansas Hamilton (album) - Wikipedia Stop Making Sense - Wikipedia Mondegreen - Wikipedia The Lone Gunmen - Wikipedia Take Me to the River...
2021-03-08
1h 09
IMMP
BEWITCHED
Long before Wandavision gave us its take on a magical being trying to make a home in the American suburbs, viewers were entertained by Wanda and Vision's forebears, Darrin and Samantha Stevens of Bewitched. In this episode of the IMMP Matthew introduces Ian to the show, and Ian powers through his allergy to sitcoms long enough to dive way too deeply into its magic system, where he finds dark nuggets of existential dread.Support IMMPLinks:Bewitched - Wikipedia Elizabeth Montgomery - Wikipedia Dick York - Wikipedia Dick Sargent - Wikipedia Agnes...
2021-02-22
51 min
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HIGHLANDER
Matthew and Ian discuss the original 1986 movie that assured us There Can Be Only One.Support IMMPLinks:Highlander (film) - Wikipedia Christopher Lambert - Wikipedia Roxanne Hart - Wikipedia Clancy Brown - Wikipedia Sean Connery - Wikipedia Russell Mulcahy - Wikipedia Highlander : 30th Anniversary Blu-ray (Amazon) Queen - A Kind Of Magic [Featuring songs from HIGHLANDER] (Amazon) Highlander - The Kurgan Quickening (CW: violence, gore) Raiders of the Lost Ark: angels from the Ark (CW: gore) Forbidden Planet: Monster animation Previously on IMMP: DONNIE DARKO (The Millennial Strikes Back)
2021-02-08
54 min
IMMP
Bonus Show - FROZEN HOLMES
Why do people keep wanting to freeze Sherlock Holmes? Or more to the point, why do people want to thaw him out in the future — his future, or ours? Ian and Matthew explore this in their discussion of 1987’s The Return of Sherlock Holmes, and the cartoon Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century.Support IMMP
2021-01-01
26 min
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Disney’s TRON
That’s TRON. He fights for the users. In 1982, Disney took us to the world inside a computer to combine an epic fantasy quest with ground-breaking visuals. Yeah, this is pretty much coded to attach itself to Matthew and Ian's DNA.Support IMMPLinks:Tron - Wikipedia Jeff Bridges - Wikipedia Bruce Boxleitner - Wikipedia David Warner (actor) - Wikipedia Cindy Morgan - Wikipedia Tron | Kingdom Hearts Wiki | Fandom TRON (Blu-Ray) TRON (Amazon Prime video) TRON on Disney Plus German Expressionism - Wikipedia
2020-11-02
1h 06
IMMP
THE NIGHT THAT PANICKED AMERICA
In 1897 H.G. Wells wrote the novel War of the Worlds. In 1938 Orson Welles created a radio drama based on the novel, and sent Americans into a panic when they believed it was a real news broadcast. In 1975 the ABC Television Network produced a TV movie dramatizing the making of the radio broadcast and the public reaction to it. In 2020, Ian and Matthew offer this podcast about the 1975 TV movie. Layers upon layers.Support IMMPLinks:The Night That Panicked America - Wikipedia The War of...
2020-10-19
47 min
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DONNIE DARKO (The Millennial Strikes Back)
A special Millennial Strikes Back episode. Ian talks with his dad Matthew about Donnie Darko, how the movie affects him, and the story of how he first watched it. We don't doubt your commitment.Support IMMPLinks:Donnie Darko - Wikipedia Jake Gyllenhaal - Wikipedia Richard Kelly (director) - Wikipedia Donnie Darko: 15th Anniversary Edition [Blu-ray]
2020-08-24
1h 02
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THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN
Action, Sci Fi, and the widest bell bottoms ever shown on broadcast television. With a side of Bigfoot. Ian and Matthew finally go up against Steve Austin, The Six Million Dollar Man.Support IMMP
2020-08-10
1h 22
IMMP
WKW - SPACE: 1999, PROJECT U.F.O. and THE THIN MAN
What do Project U.F.O., Space: 1999, and The Thin Man have in common? After talking about them on the podcast, Matthew and Ian kept watching. This episode of the IMMP dives into the later seasons and movies of all three series.Support IMMPLinks:Previously on the IMMP: Project U.F.O. Previously on the IMMP: SPACE: 1999 Previously on the IMMP: THE THIN MAN Mothership RPG Savage Worlds - Wikipedia
2020-07-27
57 min
IMMP
THE THIN MAN
Dashiell Hammett's writing helped define the American mystery genre. And in their adaptation of his novel The Thin Man, William Powell, Myrna Loy, and director W. S. Van Dyke showed us how smart and funny an American mystery film could be. Shake up a fresh cocktail, sharpen your wits, and join Ian and Matthew for a discussion of this glorious movie.Support IMMPLinks:The Thin Man (film) - Wikipedia The Thin Man (novel) - Wikipedia William Powell - Wikipedia Myrna Loy - Wikipedia W. S. Van Dyke - Wikipedia The Thin Man on...
2020-07-13
58 min
IMMP
THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
Starting from the vantage of the 1981 BCC TV show, Ian and Matthew discuss Douglas Adams' sprawling multimedia masterwork The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.Support IMMPLinks:The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Wikipedia Douglas Adams - Wikipedia The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (book) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005 movie on DVD) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981 BCC TV on Prime Video) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Amazon search) Ford Prefect (car) - Wikipedia
2020-05-04
52 min
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John Carpenter’s THE THING
Continuing the theme of survival against a harsh environment and an alien menace, Ian and Matthew discuss the second feature film adaptation of the novella "Who Goes There?": John Carpenter’s 1982 sci fi/horror classic THE THING.Support IMMPLinks:The Thing (1982 film) - Wikipedia John Carpenter - Wikipedia John W. Campbell - Wikipedia Kurt Russell - Wikipedia Previously on the IMMP: THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD The Thing on Blu-Ray and DVD At the Mountains of Madness - Wikipedia
2020-01-27
1h 11
IMMP
LOST IN SPACE - The Original Series
Drink gloog, make sleemoth, and join Ian and Matthew as they talk about the original 1960s TV version of LOST IN SPACE. DANGER! DANGER! Contains spoilers for both the original TV show and Season 1 of the Netflix reboot.Support IMMPLinks:Lost in Space - Wikipedia Jonathan Harris - Wikipedia Irwin Allen - Wikipedia Lost In Space: The Complete Classic Series on DVD Lost In Space (2018 Netflix) on DVD
2019-12-16
1h 13
IMMP
THE BRADY BUNCH
It might have seemed to Matthew that everyone in the world has seen The Brady Bunch. But Ian hadn’t! Until now.Support IMMPLinks:The Brady Bunch - Wikipedia Room 237 - Wikipedia Brady Bunch: The Complete Series on DVD The Brady Bunch on Amazon Prime Video Room 237 on DVD
2019-12-02
1h 02
IMMP
THE ADDAMS FAMILY from 1964 TV
To kick off the Halloween season Ian and Matthew talk about the original 1964 TV version of The Addams Family. And about what a cool guy Lurch is.Support IMMPLinks:The Addams Family - Wikipedia The Addams Family (1964 TV series) - Wikipedia John Astin - Wikipedia Carolyn Jones - Wikipedia The Addams Family - The Complete Series on DVD The Addams Family on Amazon Prime Video Ted Cassidy - Wikipedia IMMP Discord
2019-10-07
59 min
IMMP
We Kept Watching: COLUMBO and THE AVENGERS
Sometimes after watching a show for the IMMP, Ian and Matthew are happy to leave it behind. But sometimes , they keep watching. For this episode of the podcast they return for another look at two favorites: Peter Falk in COLUMBO, and Patrick Macnee as John Steed in THE AVENGERSSupport IMMPLinks:Previously on IMMP: COLUMBO Previously on IMMP: THE AVENGERS Columbo: The Complete Series on DVD The Avengers on home video
2019-08-25
53 min
IMMP
VeggieTales’ JONAH with special commentary track (The Millennial Strikes Back)
Religious themes explored through a combination of psychedelic vegetation and innovative, discursive storytelling style. No, Ian and Matthew didn’t watch Altered States again. For this Millennial Strikes Back episode, they watched Jonah, a VeggieTales Movie. But they watched it with the strange and incredibly funny DVD commentary track featuring the characters Larry the Cucumber and Mr. Lunt, everyone's favorite decorative gourd. The movie may be for kids, but this commentary track is not.Support IMMPLinks:Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie - Wikipedia Big Idea Entertainment - Wikipedia Phil Vischer - Wikipedia Mike Nawrocki...
2019-08-12
50 min
IMMP
Ken Russell’s ALTERED STATES
Screenplay by Paddy Chayefsky. Direction by Ken Russell. Ideas by throwing hippies, scientists, spiritual seekers and horror fanatics into a supercollider. This week Matthew and Ian discuss the 1980 movie ALTERED STATES.Support IMMPLinks:Altered States - Wikipedia Ken Russell - Wikipedia Paddy Chayefsky - Wikipedia John C. Lilly - Wikipedia Altered States [Blu-ray] Altered States: A Novel by Paddy Chayefsky
2019-07-29
1h 00
IMMP
Bill Bixby is: THE MAGICIAN
As The Magician, Bill Bixby played Anthony Dorian. Or was it Anthony Blake? Anyway, he was super wealthy, and lived on a posh custom airliner. Except maybe he didn't. It's a little confusing, but if you listen to the podcast Matthew and Ian will try to explain it all.Support IMMPLinks:The Magician (American TV series) - Wikipedia Bill Bixby - Wikipedia The Magician - The Complete Series Plus TV Movie Pilot on DVD
2019-07-01
47 min
IMMP
The Incredible Hulk
Before the Marvel Cinematic Universe put all of our favorite super powers on screen, one man quietly went from town to town solving problems, serving justice, getting angry, turning green, throwing people thirty feet in the air, and breaking big solid things into teeny tiny pieces. This week Matthew and Ian discuss the 70s TV series The Incredible Hulk.Support IMMPLinks:The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series) - Wikipedia Bill Bixby - Wikipedia The Incredible Hulk: The Complete Series The Incredible Hulk - Free on Tubi
2019-06-17
56 min
IMMP
Murder, She Wrote
For 12 TV seasons and a bunch of TV movies, Angela Lansbury played a retired school teacher who wrote bestselling mysteries and solved murders in her spare time. On this IMMP podcast Ian and Matthew explore Murder, She Wrote to find out why Cabot Cove, Maine was such a deadly place, and why Jessica Fletcher was a dangerous person to invite to a dinner party.Support IMMPLinks:Murder, She Wrote - Wikipedia Angela Lansbury - Wikipedia Levinson & Link - Wikipedia Murder, She Wrote: The Complete Series Murder, She Wrote on Amazon Prime Video
2019-06-03
53 min
IMMP
The Prisoner
1967 saw the launch of a British TV series that changed the world. Or at least, changed the world for a certain kind of person who found it at the the right time. In this IMMP Podcast Ian and Matthew talk about Patrick McGoohan’s The Prisoner.Support IMMPLinks:The Prisoner - Wikipedia Patrick McGoohan - Wikipedia Portmeirion - Wikipedia The Village (The Prisoner) - Wikipedia The Prisoner on Amazon Prime Video The Prisoner: The Complete Series Village Kosho League merchandise Support the IMMP on Patreon Extreme Kosho!
2019-05-20
1h 26
IMMP
The Teddy Bear Habit by James Lincoln Collier
For the Inter-Millennium Media Project's first book discussion, we've selected a title that had a huge influence on Matthew. It's James Lincoln Collier's The Teddy Bear Habit, a kids' book and a show biz thriller featuring a remarkable 12-year-old narrator and the amazing setting of 1960s Greenwich Village, New York. Excerpts are from the Blackstone Audio edition, and are used for purposes of critical review and commentary. Excerpts are played at x1.25 speed.Support IMMPLinks:James Lincoln Collier - Wikipedia The Teddy Bear Habit - Paperback The Teddy Bear Habit...
2019-05-06
56 min
IMMP
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
For the Inter-Millennium Media Project's first sitcom, Ian and Matthew choose a groundbreaking classic: The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Or as they will forever know it: The prequel to Ted Baxter in the 23rd CenturySupport IMMPLinks:The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Wikipedia Mary Tyler Moore - Wikipedia Mary Tyler Moore: The Complete Series on DVD Lou Grant on DVD Where to Find the Mary Tyler Moore Statue | Meet Minneapolis Mary Tyler Moore Statue - Atlas Obscura
2019-03-12
1h 11
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Project U.F.O.
This week Ian and Matthew discuss the PROJECT U.F.O. TV series created by Jack Webb and Harold Jack Bloom. Was it TV’s answer to CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND? Or was it DRAGNET’s answer to flying saucers? WARNING 1: Spoilers for several episodes of PROJECT U.F.O. WARNING 2: Irresponsible speculation about the potential offspring of Robby the Robot and MST3K's Gypsy.Support IMMPLinks:Project U.F.O. - Wikipedia Project UFO - YouTube Space Battleship Yamato Scale Model Kit Mummenschanz - Wiki...
2019-02-25
1h 32
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Lidsville
Lidsville is a Sid and Marty Krofft kids' show from 1971 featuring bright colors, puffy costumes and the broadest of broad comedy. Lidsville is also an epic tale fueled by lust and violence, filled with pain and dread. At least that's how it seemed to Ian and Matthew, who watched this show so you don't have to.Support IMMPLinks:Lidsville - Wikipedia Lidsville - The Complete Series (Amazon) Lidsville - YouTube Sid and Marty Krofft - Wikipedia Charles Nelson Reilly - Wikipedia Fridge Horror - TV Tropes Gingerbread man sits...
2019-01-14
53 min
IMMP
Guy Lombardo's New Year's Rockin’ Eve
For almost 50 years, until 1976, Guy Lombardo defined New Years Eve broadcasting. For almost as long, and still going today, Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve has worn that mantle for later generations. Join Ian and Matthew as they analyze the Dead-Eyed Camera Stare, survive the Cola Wars, and talk about TV no one likes to admit watching.Support IMMPLinks:Guy Lombardo's Final New Year's Eve 1977 - excerpts - youtube Guy Lombardo's Final New Year's Eve 1977 - extended - youtube Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 1986 - Internet Archive Guy Lombar...
2018-12-28
45 min
IMMP
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
IMMP leaves the TV lounge and goes to the movies, to watch the Disney adventure classic Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. Before Red October was hunted, before K-19 made any widows, before the Beatles lived in a xanthous submersible filled with drugs, there was the greatest submarine of all. The Nautilus, from the Jules Verne novel of 1870. And there was one of the great tortured antiheroes in its Captain Nemo. In 1954, Walt Disney Productions released a grand, spectacular feature film version of the tale, the most costly movie ever at the time it was...
2018-12-17
1h 14
IMMP
Columbo
Ian and Matthew talk about one of the best, most innovative, most beloved crime shows of all time: Columbo. WARNING 1: Contains spoilers for several episodes of Columbo. WARNING 2: Contains the worst Columbo impression ever recorded. You can reach us at immpcast@gmail.com, or on Twitter @IMMPcast.Support IMMPLinks:Columbo - Wikipedia The Columbophile blog Columbo: The Complete Series on DVD
2018-11-19
50 min
IMMP
Max Headroom
Ian and Matthew watch the classic of 1980s made-for-TV cyberpunk: Max Headroom. Which should be called The Adventures of Edison Carter. Will Network 23 make sense to a viewer raised on YouTube?Support IMMPLinks:Amazon.com: Max Headroom: The Complete Series Max Headroom (TV series) - Wikipedia
2018-11-02
46 min