I'll Show You Mine

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time, Elyse shows James ‘Babes in Toyland’ from 1961 for Christmas. Join us as we talk about the decidedly un-Christmas-like plot, the wacky and whimsical design, and… Annette. Our theme song is by us! James Sparkman and Elyse Wietstock. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Twitch at @isympodcast If you like the show please share it with a fri...

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time, Elyse is showing James ‘Ma’ from 2019 for Halloween. Join us as we talk about the cast, the memes, and the new horror icon that is Octavia Spencer in a demure little bob. Our theme song is by us! James Sparkman and Elyse Wietstock. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Twitch at @isympodcast If you like the show please share it with a fri...

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time, James is showing Elyse ‘Super Metroid’ from 1994. The third game in the ‘Metroid’ franchise, Super Metroid follows space bounty hunter Samus Aran as she tracks down the last surviving Metroid stolen away by Space Pirates to the planet Zebes. Join us as we talk about the immense legacy of this game and all that entails: the gameplay, the...

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time, Elyse is showing James ‘WarGames’ from 1983. Matthew Broderick stars as David Lightman, a young hacker who accidentally logs onto a military supercomputer while attempting to find new video games and nearly starts WWIII. Join us as we talk about the depiction of computers and hacking, the plausibility of a computer working the way the WO...

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time, James is showing Elyse ‘Kirby Tilt ‘n’ Tumble’ for Game Boy Color from 2001. Another entry in the Kirby franchise that doesn’t follow Kirby going on a grand adventure so much as cast Kirby as the main character in a game that uses a new unique mechanic. In this case, it’s an accelerometer inside the cartridge that turns your whole Game B...

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time, Elyse is showing James ‘Pretty Woman’ from 1990. It’s the Cinderella story of romance blossoming between LA sex worker Vivan and ultra-wealthy capitalist Edward after he plucks her from the streets to become his paid companion for a week. Join us as we talk about the classic romcom quality of this movie, the beauty and charm of Julia Rob...

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time, James is back in the driver’s seat showing Elyse a video game, and it’s 2014’s next-gen imagining of the iconic Wolfenstein series, ‘Wolfenstein: The New Order’. Wolfenstein is a WWII game where you fight Nazis, and in this iteration, main character William “BJ” Blazkowicz must join the resistance in a world where the Nazis won WWII and...

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time, it’s another switcharoo as Elyse shows James a video game, ‘Nancy Drew: Message in a Haunted Mansion’ from 2000. The third installment in the Nancy Drew series of point-and-click mystery adventure games, ‘Message in a Haunted’ Mansion follows stalwart girl detective Nancy Drew as she investigates a supposedly haunted mansion in San Franc...

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! It’s April again and that means it’s time for our topsy turvy switcharoo episodes! This year, James is showing Elyse ‘Streets of Fire’ from 1984. A “Rock and Roll Fable” directed and co-written by 48 Hrs and The Warriors director Walter Hill, ‘Streets of Fire’ tells the story of Tom Cody, a rough-and-tumble tough guy who heads back to his hometown...

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time Elyse is showing James ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ from 1973. The movie version of the Broadway show which was itself a version of a concept album by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, Jesus Christ Superstar was directed by Norman Jewison and covers the Passion, the last few days of Jesus’ life. Join us as we talk about the singing, the music...

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time James is showing Elyse ‘Retro Game Challenge’ from 2009. The video game homage to Japanese television show Game Center CX, Retro Game Challenge finds you captured by Game Master Shinya Arino and challenged to a gauntlet of games from the 1980s. Join us as we talk about the unique framing of this game, the music and atmosphere, and all tha...

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time Elyse is showing James ‘Fun and Fancy Free’ from 1947. A Disney animation package film, ‘Fun and Fancy Free’ combines the stories of Bongo the Bear and Mickey and the Beanstalk. Join us as we talk about the music, the classical Disney animation style, and James finds a new hero in Charlie McCarthy. Our theme song is by us! James Sparkman...

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time Elyse is showing James ‘The Year Without a Santa Claus’ from 1974 for Christmas. A sequel to ‘Santa Claus is Comin To Town’, ‘The Year Without a Santa Claus’ tells the story of one year when Santa Claus is sick and decides to take a holiday for Christmas, while Mrs. Claus tries to keep up the holiday spirit. Join us as we talk about that...

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time Elyse is showing James ‘Saw X’ from 2023 for Halloween. A revival of the original Saw franchise after two reboot sequels, Saw X follows the story of John Kramer, aka Jigsaw, as he travels to Mexico seeking an experimental treatment for his cancer. Do you want to play a game? Join us as we talk about the highs and lows of the Saw series, t...

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time James is showing Elyse ‘Within a Deep Forest’ from 2006. An indie platformer developed and published for Windows by Nicklas Nygren aka Nifflas, ‘Within a Deep Forest’ follows a bouncing blue ball trying to stop the mad scientist Dr. Cliché. Join us as we talk about this game’s chill vibes, excellent bouncy sound effects, and all the stran...

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time Elyse is showing James ‘Oklahoma!’ from 1955. The film adaptation of Roger and Hammerstein’s most popular musical, Oklahoma tells the story of Laurey Williams, a young woman in the Oklahoma territory who is being pursued by two suitors, Curly the cowboy and Jud the farmhand. Join us as we talk about the music, the horniness, and RANGE WAR...

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time James is showing Elyse ‘Super Monkey Ball’ from 2001. The home version of Sega’s “Monkey Ball,” Super Monkey Ball lets you play as AiAi, Meemee, Baby, or Gongon as you traverse various arcade floors inside little gachapon balls. Join us as we talk about the super cuteness of Super Monkey Ball, those little monkeys, and the music and good...

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time, Elyse is showing James ‘The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie’ from 2004. The first foray into cinema by the children’s animated show SpongeBob SquarePants, ‘The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie’ follows SpongeBob and Patrick as they try to retrieve King Neptune’s stolen crown and save Mr. Krabs. Join us as we talk about the quality of jokes and an...

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time, James is showing Elyse ‘Riven’ from 1997. The sequel to the breakout PC hit, Myst, Riven continues the strange tale of Atrus, who sends you to the Age of Riven to rescue his wife Catherine and defeat his father Gehn. Join us as we talk about the primo 1990s graphics and sound, how Riven differs from Myst, and those infamous puzzles… Our...

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! The second of our topsy turvy April Fools episodes is here, and Elyse is showing James ‘Backyard Baseball’ from 2001. A point-and-click kids sports game from Humongous Entertainment, Backyard Baseball debuted in 1997 and introduced pro players and league play in this 2001 entry. Join us as we talk about the memorable look of Humongous games, the GO...

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! It’s April, which means it’s time for our topsy turvy episodes, and this year James is showing Elyse ‘Paddington’ from 2014. Based on the children’s books by Michael Bond, ‘Paddington’ tells the story of an orphan bear from Peru who finds a new home with the Brown family in London. Join us as we talk about how James thinks this is the Best Movie Ev...

Welcome to a new season of I’ll Show You Mine! To kick things off we’re returning to the Rocky franchise, Elyse is showing James ‘Rocky III’ from 1982. Continuing the saga of Rocky Balboa, ‘Rocky III’ depicts Rocky at the top of his game, having lost touch with his younger, hungrier self. A challenger, Clubber Lang, is gunning for the championship, and Rocky’s trainer Mickey worries that Rocky doe...

Welcome to a new episode of I’ll Show You Mine! It’s time once again for the end of the year Christmas Movie Special, and Elyse is showing James ‘The Polar Express’ from 2004. Based on the children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg, ‘The Polar Express’  tells the story of a boy on the verge of not believing in Santa Claus going on a magical journey on a train to the North Pole. Join us as we talk...

Welcome to a new episode of I’ll Show You Mine! It’s the most wonderful time of the year, JRPG Thanksgiving, and this time, James is showing Elyse ‘EarthBound’ from 1995. Known as ‘Mother 2’ in Japan, EarthBound is a quirky JRPG that follows the adventures of Ness and his friends Paula, Jeff, and Poo as they try to stop an alien force, Giygas, from invading Earth. Join us as we talk about EarthBou...

Welcome to a new episode of I’ll Show You Mine! It’s spooky season yet again and for Halloween, James is showing Elyse ‘Doki Doki Literature Club’ from 2017. A psychological horror game disguised as a cheerful dating simulator, Doki Doki Literature Club is the indie meta-horror phenomenon that took the gaming world by storm when it was released free-to-play by Team Salvato. Join us as we talk abou...