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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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Oct 17, 2018
Oct 17, 2018
55 min
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).
Oct 12, 2018
Oct 12, 2018
1hr 5 min
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).