2020

Aug

2020

309: Lawn and Order (Random Shoes)

Zoom zoom look at my lawn mower.

There’s a notably small amount of discussion of Torchwood in this episode. I’m not really sure why. Maybe it’s because the episode was boring as hell. No really, it was really boring! And Eugene wasn’t really that sympathetic, he’s a stalker! Well anyway. It’s Random Shoes, written by Jacquetta May and aired on December 10, 2006.

Show-notes:

24:41: If you want to listen to us do whatever the hell it is we’re doing here but with classic sci-fi shows like Sapphire and Steel and The Prisoner, check out our classic sci-fi podcast, Inevitable: A Classic Sci-Fi Podcast.
28:47: KEEPING THE DREAM ALIVE
39:54: Eugene by Pink Martini
43:42: It was National Museum Cardiff
54:02: I can’t believe Grandpa Joe Hate exists. But at the same time, I can.
1:22:11: If you want to listen to us talk about movie trilogies or Blake’s 7, you;re in luck. Check out Triple Play: A Movie Trilogy Podcast and/or Zenith: A Blake’s 7 Podcast.

Torchwood © The BBC
Any other references belong to their respective owners, no copyright infringement is intended by this podcast.
The Torchwood title music was originally composed by Murray Gold. The version used in this episode was arranged by Murray Gold.

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Aug

2020

The Prisoner 8 – Dance of the Dead

Doot doot Mr. Skeltal.

So the intro for this week is something about wading knee deep, clothed, into the water. It’s something that’s bothered us for ages, but what’s funny is that somehow we totally forgot that we had used it as an intro for this week. Because for Checkmate we were all but 10 seconds away from saying it as the intro again, before one of us went “hang on, didn’t we use this before?” Somehow completely failing to recognize that we had used it literally the week before. Is this what the quarantine has done to our memory? It’s Dance of the Dead, written by Anthony Skene and aired on November 17, 1967.

Show-notes:

4:00: Here’s the “transparent attempt to promote a writing career” that included this little tidbit. Also here’s The Devil and Tom Walker in full.
5:07: If you want to listen to us do what we’re doing here except with Doctor Who and not The Prisoner, check out our Doctor Who podcast, Trust Your Doctor: A Doctor Who Podcast.
23:30: Here’s the podcast episode.
24:36: Here’s the other podcast episode.
1:14:02: Decorative Vegetable regretfully presents (for the third or fourth time): The Big Bang Theory without the laugh track.

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

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Aug

2020

308: Gween and the Green Knight (They Keep Killing Suzie)

The more podcasts we do the more I think we should just do The Avengers.

So one day I was just walking along right, and then this girl just pops out of nowhere and stabs me! And then she uses this glove and brings me back and I’m like, what the heck. Well then I was gone again, but while I was gone she stabbed me. Again! And brought me back and so on and so forth anyway long story short I can’t die anymore. It’s They Keep Killing Suzie, written by Paul Tomlin and Dave McCulloch and aired on December 3, 2006.

Show-notes:

2:11: Yeah, they’re still putting Tom Clancy’s name on the covers of “his” books. They do credit the actual writers too though.
17:32: If you want to listen to us talk about The Prisoner, Sapphire and Steel, and other classic sci-fi shows, check out Inevitable: A Classic Sci-Fi Podcast, our classic sci-fi podcast
43:08: Here’s the article about the standing car idea. Pretty neat.
48:00: Headache by Julio Cortázar
56:52: Wow I found it. And Shia La Beouf is in it.
1:08:48: The 2006 Life on Mars is an original show. There was no previous version.

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Aug

2020

The Prisoner 7 – Many Happy Returns ft. Sgt. Draino

I don’t have very many happy returns right now.

So while I was recording this I was dogsitting, and about halfway through the episode the dog came into the room to stare at me. And it just kind of sat there staring at me with these huge eyes as if I hadn’t taken him for a walk that morning. And then he started squeaking at me, as if he wanted to go again. Long story short he had to wait for us to finish. Sorry dude. It’s Many Happy Returns, written by Anthony Skene and aired on November 10, 1987.

Show-notes:

1:10: Check out our Doctor Who podcast, Trust Your Doctor: A Doctor Who Podcast.
11:27: If you want to hear us talk about Avon and other great Blake’s 7 characters, check out our Blake’s 7 podcast, Zenith: A Blake’s 7 Podcast.
18:10: The Imperial March but every other beat is missing.
44:50: Here’s the story about the camera from the moon.
56:04: I don’t have time to find the exact theme we’re talking about here, but it’s on one of the three soundtracks for The Prisoner: File #1 File #2 File #3
1:25:00: “Antarctica isn’t attached to another continent either, Kiyan, explain that one.” – Dylan, 2020

Sources:
Anorak Zone
Midnight Only

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Aug

2020

307: Decorative VeggieTales ft. Steven (Greeks Bearing Gifts)

We should’ve named our website that, what were we thinking?

Aw man I feel like I really missed out by never watching veggietales. I mean for real so many people seem to have considered it an integral part of their childhood. Everyone on the internet talks about it as if it was some sort of great revolution in childhood television and I’m over here having not watched it. Damn. It’s Greeks Bearing Gifts, written by and aired on November 26, 2006.

Show-notes:

3:15: Check out Triple Play: A Movie Trilogy Podcast, our movie trilogy podcast, if you want to listen to a movie trilogy podcast. I guess.
6:16: If you want to listen to us talk about The Prisoner, check out Inevitable: A Classic Sci-Fi Podcast.
11:30: Some people just have way too much time on their hands.
17:09: Check out Steven’s podcast, Delayed Replay.
1:04:37: Wikipedia lists all the books K.A. Applegate has written, and it’s a lot.
1:31:57: VeggieTales, the visionary we needed but didn’t deserve.
1:33:53: Check out Triple Play: A Movie Trilogy Podcast for our take on movie trilogies and stuff, including The Godfather trilogy soon ™.

Here’s where you can find Steven:
Steven’s website
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
Steven’s novel, Standalones and Stepping Stones: Lemons Loom Like Rain
Steven’s podcast, Delayed Replay
Culture Slate

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Aug

2020

The Prisoner 6 – The General

Not to be confused with The Colonel.

Look I’m not one to go around willy nilly joining the military. But if a guy in my village was named The General, and everyone was taking orders from him, I’m not gonna say I wouldn’t be tempted to fall in line too. The General is a name with a powerful connotation that it sounds like it would be a huge mistake to cross. So I just wouldn’t. #6 did not heed this advice when I gave it to him. It’s The General, written by Joshua Adam and aired on November 3, 1987.

Show-notes:

0:58: If you want to listen to us talk about Doctor Who for some reason, check out Trust Your Doctor: A Doctor Who Podcast, our Doctor Who podcast.
4:57: Here’s the full Prisoner behind the scenes documentary.
14:56: This page that eulogizes Patrick McGoohan has the quote about halfway down.
17:20: The thing we were talking about here was Moore’s Law.
41:11: new math, newuhuh math
45:48:Trust your teacher (Doctor Strange 46:26)
1:32:54: Apparently MI6 and MI5 agents don’t carry guns, but FBI agents do, and some but not all CIA agents do as well. I guess it depends on your country.

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Aug

2020

306: The Village People are In Control of Everything (Countrycide)

I’m about to crack this conspiracy wide open.

A lovely stroll with the Village People. I look out across the village. We are happy here. We listen to Go West every day, on repeat. In the Navy is our national anthem. And when we’re feeling really risque, we’ll listen to YMCA. We’ve all heard it so many times we can recite the dance from memory. It is a good life. It’s Countrycide, written by Chris Chibnall and aired on November 19, 2006.

Show-notes:

7:29: If you want to listen to us talk about other shows like The Prisoner and Children of the Stones, check out our classic sci-fi podcast, Inevitable: A Classic Sci-Fi Podcast.
28:00: John Barrowman in Star Wars pajamas. You can die happy now. You’re welcome.
31:34: The audio got kind of screwed here, but I said “mini axe,” as in like a hatchet.
1:27:17: If you want to listen to a podcast we started because like 2 people asked us to, check out Zenith: A Blake’s 7 Podcast, our Blake’s 7 podcast.

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Jul

2020

The Prisoner 5 – The Schizoid Man

This week on Inevitable Dylan is replaced by a copy.

Have I already made the replaced by a copy joke? I feel like I have because we’ve put out over 375 episodes of stuff and surely in one of those descriptions I’ve made that joke. Seriously how do I keep coming up with stuff to write? And how did I get to 375-something episodes before I got all meta talking about how many episodes it’s been? It’s The Schizoid Man, written by Terence Feely and aired on October 27, 1987.

Show-notes:

4:05: Here’s the full article about Albertus, the font they use in the Village.
33:16: If you want to listen to us talk about Blake’s 7 for some reason, check out Zenith, A Blake’s 7 Podcast, our Blake’s 7 podcast.
41:19: Here’s a bit more on Hopscotch by Julio Cortázar (cause I got some of this wrong).
52:39: The arcade game in Back to the Future was Wild Gunman.
1:01:20: This is the guy flipping off the cat meme thing.
1:01:56: You got the touch. You got the POWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEER.
1:19:20: If you want to listen to us talk about Doctor Who/Torchwood for some reason, check out our Doctor Who (and now Torchwood) podcast, Trust Your Doctor: A Doctor Who Podcast.

Sources and stuff:
TV Tropes (ugh)
Anorak Zone
Pop Apostle
Balladeer’s Blog
Midnight Only
Review Nebula
The Prisoner Episode by Episode
Big Gay Longcat’s Big Gay Longblog

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Jul

2020

305: Big Finish, Open Up! (Small Worlds)

The year is 2099. Big Finish prowls the street looking for non-Doctor Who fans.

I had never even made any association between this and the really annoyingly catchy Disney song until right this second. And now that I’ve made that association I’m not going to be able to unmake it. Plus now you’ve probably got that song stuck in your head, and you know what? You’re welcome. It’s Small Worlds, written by PJ Hammond and aired on November 12, 2006.

Show-notes:

1:05: If you want to listen to us talk about Sapphire and Steel, The Prisoner, and other wonderful shows like Star Cops and Children of the Stones, check out our classic sci-fi podcast Inevitable: A Classic Sci-Fi Podcast.
16:26: The Museum of Hoaxes has a write up and images of the Cottingley Fairies photos.
19:44: Wow for some reason dozens of people have adapted Conan Doyle’s The Lost World. Apparently I was wrong about Hound of the Baskervilles being not a Sherlock story at first. 50% isn’t so bad.
35:00: Here’s the full Nightmare painting from 1781. According to etymonline, nightmare doesn’t come from the painting, but did enter the modern usage of “any bad dream” after the painting was made.
39:51: World War I was 1914 to 1918.
54:19: Here’s the full Stolen Child poem by W.B. Yeats.
1:09:54: If you want to listen to us talk about movie trilogies, check out our movie trilogy podcast, Triple Play: A Movie Trilogy Podcast

As promised here’s a Christian take on Torchwood. Spoiler: they didn’t like it. (Also spoiler warning for season 4.)
While we’re at it, here’s another Christian take on the show, this time from Be Thinking (warning: this one spoils the Children of Earth season).
Christian.org.uk also reported on how many Christians were offended by Torchwood and complained about it.

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Jul

2020

The Prisoner 4 – Free For All

I’m running for president of this podcast.

Look I’m not saying democracy is a sham. Paddy Fitz, whoever that is, is saying that, and we just happened to watch his magnum opus trying to prove the point. And along the way maybe we agree and maybe we don’t, I guess time will tell. Frankly any voting system entirely based around buttons the townspeople wear with absolutely no election security is bound to fail. It’s Free for All, written by “Paddy” “Fitz” and aired on October 20, 1987.

Show-notes:

1:10: Wow, I actually found it. Turns out I conflated Mr. Bean waiting for his role with him waiting for the role of the woman he meets over the course of the movie. The memory cheats!
4:45: Behold. The glory of After Earth.
36:28: Here’s the newspaper article that was in this episode.
45:47: If you want to listen to us talk about Blake’s 7, check out our Blake’s 7 podcast, Zenith: A Blake’s 7 Podcast. And if you want to make your very own Blake’s 7 teleport bracelet, check out this ancient Blue Peter segment.
53:41: I couldn’t find the take 🙁
1:07:50: It’s called kishotenketsu.
1:15:13: It was zeugma and syllepsis. And just for the hell of it, here’s Score Tonight from Grease 2.
1:25:08: If you want to listen to us talk about Doctor Who, check out our Doctor Who podcast, Trust Your Doctor: A Doctor Who Podcast.
1:37:38: Here are the Prisoner soundtracks I found on Youtube: File 1 File 2 File 3

Sources, blogs, and other stuff:
Midnight Only
Balladeer’s Blog
Anorak Zone
Review Nebula
The Prisoner Episode by Episode
Big Gay Longcat’s Big Gay Longblog

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