2020

Sep

2020

314: Jason Bourne is Now a Genre (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)

I’ll be over here committing tax fraud during the purge, don’t mind me.

Once upon a time I wanted to be a secret agent. But then I realized they probably wouldn’t like some sort of weird RSA expat who lives in the US. They might not trust that I’d be working in the best interest of the agency I work for. Interesting to ponder. It’s Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, written by Chris Chibnall and aired on January 16, 2008.

Show-notes:

3:52: If you want to listen to us do what we’re doing hear but with classic sci-fi shows like Sapphire and Steel and The Prisoner, check out our podcast where we do what we’re doing here but with classic sci-fi shows like Sapphire and Steel and The Prisoner, Inevitable: A Classic Sci-Fi Podcast.
5:45: I confused the name of Shirley Bassey’s rejected theme (“Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang”) with the song I was referring to (“The World is Not Enough” by Straw)
23:03: Now that I think about it, I don’t think Chris actually ever says “Get out” in Get Out.
43:17: “Universal law is for lackeys, context is for kings” – Captain Lorca, 2083 or something.
59:10: Etymonline explains that “dollar” comes from “taler,” short for “Joachimstaler” – “of Joachim” – which refers to coins minted from a silver mine in the town of Joachimstal, which is now known as Jáchymov.
1:05:23: Now Dylan knows.

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Sep

2020

The Prisoner 13 – Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling

I wonder what this song this episode is named after really sounds like.

Today in long as heck names that are a little bit meaningless: a name we didn’t actually come up with. I mean, let’s be fair we’ve definitely come up with some long and inconsequential or confusing names. But for once in our lifetimes, the long and useless name was not invented by Decorative Vegetable, it was invented by McGoohan McGoohan. It’s Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling, written by Vincent Tillsley and aired on December 22, 1967.

Show-notes:

4:31: If you want to listen to us do what we do here but with shows like Doctor Who and Torchwood, check out Trust Your Doctor: A Doctor Who Podcast, our Doctor Who podcast.
11:37: The “Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling” band. LIVE. Ok not really. It’s just some of their music videos. Close enough.
46:07: I couldn’t find the scene by itself anywhere. 🙁 And I decided not to break copyright laws lol.
57:57: We also do a movie trilogy podcast called Triple Play. Check it out cause it desperately needs the listeners.

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Midnight Only
The View From the Junkyard
The Unmutual Prisoner Article Archive
Anorak Zone
Balladeer’s Blog

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Sep

2020

313: Date With an Active Volcano (End of Days)

Tune in soon as Kiyan gets yeeted into an active volcano live.

Volcanoes. They’re hard to nail down. On the one hand, they can wreak destruction on an unimaginably immense scale. On the other hand, they’re sources of life. On the other other hand (the Tenth Doctor’s hand obviously), they have nothing to do with this episode of Torchwood, so who cares? It’s End of Days, written by Chris Chibnall and aired on December 31, 2006.

Show-notes:

4:45: If you want to hear more about “six of one, half a dozen of the other,” check out Inevitable: A Classic Sci-Fi Podcast, our classic sci-fi podcast on which we’re currently watching The Prisoner. And if you’re reading this long after this episode goes out, then we’ve already watched all of The Prisoner.
25:00: 🌋 (<– this is a link)
27:50: BEHOLD: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/🌋
28:43: Salai’s Mona Lisa looks better than the weird green-sepia in my opinion.

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Sep

2020

The Prisoner 12 – A Change of Mind

As the title says, this week we have a Change of Mind in how good The Prisoner is.

I kind of wish we gave titles to these episodes because this one would have definitely been “Misogynist Moment of the Week.” Everyone talks about separating the art from the artist but what do you do when the art IS the artist? What do you do when the misogyny of Patrick McGoohan is also the misogyny of #6? This seems like a philosophical question of the kind of complexity that exceeds the purview of this podcast. It’s A Change of Mind, written by Roger Parkes and aired on December 15, 1967.

Show-notes:

11:37: “Where’s Waldo?” is “Where’s Wally?” everywhere outside of North America.
28:55: Here’s the transorbital lobotomy from Bioshock Infinite.
40:05: Apparently the Lord Kitchener poster in Britain came before the U.S.’ Uncle Same poster.
52:30: If you want to listen to us talk about shows like Doctor Who and Torchwood, check out our Doctor Who podcast, Trust Your Doctor: A Doctor Who Podcast.

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Midnight Only
The View From the Junkyard
The Unmutual Prisoner Article Archive
Anorak Zone
Balladeer’s Blog

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Sep

2020

312: Radically Useless (Captain Jack Harkness)

A whole new level of useless!

I’d like to be a captain. I think it’d be pretty cool to be Captain Dylan or Captain Kiyan. Imagine if we were both captains, and then it would be Captain Dylan and Captain Kiyan discuss Torchwood. Now wouldn’t that be absolutely wild? And then someone could steal our name and… It’s Captain Jack Harkness, written by Catherine Tregenna and aired on December 31, 2006.

Show-notes:

5:27: Blink did win the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
39:22: If you want to listen to us discuss classic sci-fi shows like Sapphire and Steel and The Prisoner, check out Inevitable: A Classic Sci-Fi Podcast, our classic sci-fi podcast.
40:18: If you want to listen to us talk about Blake’s 7, check out Zenith: A Blake’s 7 Podcast, our Blake’s 7 podcast.

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Sep

2020

The Prisoner 11 – It’s Your Funeral

It’s like that movie I never watched, Death at a Funeral.

I was reading the last sentence of this description and I’m pretty sure my brain shorted out. Mainly because it features the same word twice in a row. Can you guess what word it’s going to be before you get there? Will your brain even process it as two different words or do you think you’ll just see it as a single word, realize you didn’t catch the double word,a nd go back to reread it. I guess you’ll find out shortly. It’s It’s Your Funeral, written by Michael Cramoy and aired on December 8, 1967.

Show-notes:

32:05: James Mitose developed a martial art called kosho shorei-ryu kenpo.
56:42: If you want to listen to us talk about Doctor Who for hours on end, check out our Doctor Who podcast, Trust Your Doctor: A Doctor Who Podcast.

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Midnight Only
The View From the Junkyard
The Unmutual Prisoner Article Archive
Anorak Zone
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Sep

2020

311: Suicide by Weevil (Combat)

Gotta watch out for those Weevil fanatics

Trial by combat takes on a new form when instead of combating each other they combat Weevils. Julius Caesar would be proud of the changes we’ve made to the format. At least I would hope so, since it really is an improvement. Now we only need to put one life at risk at a time. It’s Combat, written by Noel Clarke and aired on December 24, 2006.

Show-notes:

3:20: If you want to listen to us do what we’re doing here but with classic sci-fi shows like The Prisoner and Sapphire and Steel instead of Doctor Who and Torchwood, check out Inevitable: A Classic Sci-Fi Podcast, our classic sci-fi podcast where do what we’re doing here but with classic sci-fi shows like The Prisoner and Sapphire and Steel instead of Doctor Who and Torchwood.
9:41: This is how Wayne’s World did product placement.

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Sep

2020

The Prisoner 10 – Hammer into Avil

This week on the Prisoner: Number 6 tries his hand at Blacksmithing.

My dad once actually had a penchant to want to get into blacksmithing. He had been watching lots of tv shows about it and thought he might want to try his hand at it. Sadly the HOA here wasn’t about to let my dad install a furnace in his garage. They were probably fine with everything else, but fire is a no go you know? It’s Hammer into Anvil, written by Roger Woddis and aired on December 1, 1967.

Show-notes:

42:47: If you want to listen to us do what we’re doing here but with Doctor Who-universe shows like Doctor Who and Torchwood, check out our Doctor Who podcast, Trust Your Doctor: A Doctor Who Podcast.
45:05: Or if Blake’s 7 is more your speed, check out our completed Blake’s 7 podcast, Zenith: A Blake’s 7 Podcast.

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Aug

2020

310: Topological Memessance (Out of Time)

I met a mathematician once, but he didn’t want to talk about memes.

Sometimes I forget to edit everything, and then I realize that I too am out of time. Just like everyone in this episode. Can you imagine if one day I was editing, and I paused to go to the store and just teleported a million years into the future? What if I found out our podcast had suddenly become a smash cult hit in that time, that’d be super weird. It’s Out of Time, written by Catherine Tregenna and aired on December 17, 2006.

Show-notes:

1:45: Know Your Meme calls this Distracted Boyfriend.
28:00: If you want to listen to us doing what we’re doing here but for classic sci-fi shows like The Prisoner and Sapphire and Steel, check out our classic sci-fi podcast where we do what we’re doing here but for classic sci-fi shows like The Prisoner and Sapphire and Steel, Inevitable: A Classic Sci-Fi Podcast.
28:55: Apparently Amelia Earhart has never appeared in person on Doctor Who according to the Tardis Wiki.
59:03: They call it the Gimli Glider now.

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Aug

2020

The Prisoner 9 – Checkmate

Queen to King negative 6, check-bait.

I actually had a dream about chess last night. And by last night, I mean last night before I edited this, not last night before I recorded this. And that’s pretty weird actually because I had genuinely forgotten that I was going to be editing Checkmate today. I kind of really want to get back into playing chess but I just don’t have the time to play classical, nor the skill to play blitz. It’s Checkmate, written by Gerald Kelsey and aired on November 24, 1967.

Show-notes:

8:12: It’s right before Dance of the Dead according to production order.
22:05: If you want to listen to us do what we’re doing here but with Blake’s 7 instead of The Prisoner, check out our Blake’s 7 podcast, Zenith: A Blake’s 7 Podcast.
26:51: Or if you want to hear some completely different people talking about The Prisoner, check out Tally Ho. Also, Steven Schapansky and Erika Ensign’s Prisoner podcast can be found here.
28:19: If you want to listen to us talk about shows like Doctor Who and Torchwood, check out our award winning and world famous Doctor Who podcast, Trust Your Doctor: A Doctor Who Podcast.
28:19: If only I were less of a wanker.
57:17: Canter by Gerry Cinnamon

Sources:
Pop Apostle
Anorak Zone
Midnight Only
The View From the Junkyard
The Unmutual Prisoner Article Archive
Webomatica
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