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Mike Veerman, host of “Mike on Much”, and pop culture aficionado Shane Cunningham, along with their long-time friend, award winning writer/director/producer (and MENSA member) Jonathan Popalis, all bring you “The Pedestal Podcast", presented by MUCH studios. Join them for a deep dive into some of the movies we all hold near dear to our hearts — and debate whether or not they really belong there.
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Wednesday Oct 17, 2018
Wednesday Oct 17, 2018
In this episode, we’re telling you there’s a chance with the 1994 Farrelly Brothers comedy DUMB & DUMBER.
We begin the case for keeping it on the pedestal with Jim Carrey’s powerhouse comedic performance (6:22), and whether or not Jeff Daniels may have actually outshined him (13:21). Shane explains how Lloyd’s dream sequence changed his life (18:51) and Pops takes a stand on the merits of the film’s ending (21:46). We move on to the case for knocking it off the pedestal with Mike taking issue with all the “annoying humour” (26:37) and then how the added scenes in the unrated version reveal some of Dumb & Dumber’s biggest flaws (28:00). We get into the piss drinking cop (32:47), Pops blows Shane’s mind with a huge plot hole (36:06), and we explore why Seabass hasn’t aged well (42:49).
Friday Oct 12, 2018
Friday Oct 12, 2018
In our very first episode, we only work in outer space with the 1986 Leonard Nimoy directed sci fi flick STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME.
After a quick rundown of why we wanted to make this podcast in the first place (2:23), we first lay out our varying levels of fandom for the Star Trek universe, or “Trekker-ness” (6:30). We begin the case for keeping it on the pedestal by diving into Star Trek IV’s sense of humor (10:03). We talk about what Shatner brings to Captain Kirk (18:43), how the special effects have held up (24:33) and which member of Starfleet stole the show (32:50). We then move on to the case for knocking it off the pedestal starting with Shane’s problems first with the probe (34:55) and then the whales (43:37). Pops takes issue with the love interest (52:00) and we all debate Chekov and his “nuclear wessels” (54:55).