709 Meridian

Well, D and Andrew watched AVPR. And stayed awake. Probably. Listen as they talk about... unrecognizable cast members, unrecognizable crew members, and Predator continuity.

No longer content with the rolling meadows of Crystal Lake, D and Andrew head to the pyramids of Antarctica, where it gets very... hot? Listen as they discuss directorial BS, real special effects, good action, bad music, and whatever happened to (insert name of co-star here).

D and Andrew take their initially unplanned and still unadvised trip back to Crystal Lake to decide which CW star they like the most. Listen as they discuss bad make-up, running Jason, unmade sequels, and the lack of Harry Manfredini (FTW). Also Andrew defends Ben Feldman a lot. A lot.

D and Andrew return to the franchise that birthed 709 Meridian for HALLOWEEN ENDS (but not soon enough). Listen as they discuss good lighting (it's been a while), motorcycles, cannibal Michael, and truly terrible voice overs.

D and Andrew reach the end of their Seagalson with his de facto best film, EXECUTIVE DECISION. As the film is an exposition-heavy, nineties terrorism procedural, they find themselves discussing more general, expansive topics like family action movies, movie stars, and the coming of CGI.

Like real heroes, D and Andrew hop on the train for L.A. with sensei chef Steven Seagal in UNDER SIEGE 2: DARK TERRITORY, or: PLAYBOY PLAYMATES LOVE STEVEN SEAGAL. Listen along as they discuss the constant creep factor (no one on the production should be allowed near teenager Katherine Heigl), why they're racist to Morris Chestnut, bad acting, worse acting, Brenda Bakke not getting her shot, and o...

D and Andrew get ON DEADLY GROUND, slipping and sliding through the tundra on Michael Caine's toxic hair gel (which he must've given to Rudy Guliani), for Sensei Steven Seagal's single directorial effort! Listen as they discuss... good photography? Earnest environmentalism? And so much cultural appropriation!

The time is now--D and Andrew head to the navel base in Alameda for the nuclear wessels--wait, wrong movie! Instead of looking for whales, D and Andrew enjoy the fine cuisine of master chef C.F. Ryback and discuss Warner Bros.'s action movie tiers, future Academy Award winners, as well as the acting career of Mr. William G. Busey. 

The Seagalson continues into 2023 as D and Andrew head to the mean streets of New York where Mr. Seagal tries an accent to wanting effect. Listen as they discuss the "script," and discuss the character actor cast, including William Forsythe, Jerry Orbach, and Julianna Marguiles!

Join D and Andrew as they return to Chicagoland (well, L.A. Chicagoland) for MARKED FOR DEATH. Listen as they wonder they what happens to all the female characters, what happens with all the double crosses, what happens with time in general, and so much more.

Along with the Seagals, D and Andrew head to the City of Angels for a seven year crime saga involving fedoras, comas, guys who look like Dean Norris (including Dean Norris), late eighties/early nineties hair, and Bruce Malmuth doing a lousy job directing.

It's the start of a new season. A Seagalson if you will, as D and Andrew head back to mean streets of 1988 Chicago (see POLTERGEIST III), where a certain cop is making sure no one is... ABOVE THE LAW. Listen as they discuss Pam Grier sidekicking, Sharon Stone wifeing, Andrew Davis directing, and Steven Seagal... acting.  

Start spreading the news, D and Andrew are off from the international harbor on Crystal Lake for a senior's class trip to New York City. Listen as they discuss the late eighties, slasher fatigue, New York in movies (#DirtyOldNewYork), Kane Hodder's performance, blue lights, and so much more.

D and Andrew head to Crystal Lake--or one of its meager tributaries--for FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VII: THE NEW BLOOD, bringing Terry Kiser back to the show for the first time since BERNIE'S 2. Listen as they discuss bad telekinesis special effects, people walking around in circles, and, knowing Andrew, blue night lighting.

Another graveyard, another resurrection, another Tommy Jarvis. Join D and Andrew as they journey back to where it all started, Camp Forest Green(?), for the first FRIDAY THE 13TH to put children in danger since the original and we all know how that turned out. They weren't paying any attention....

D and Andrew head back to... well, wait. No, Crystal Lake in this one. D and Andrew head into rural "New Jersey" for this FRIDAY entry, which simultaneously screams 1985 for its fashions, but 1973 for its... what's a nice word for lewdness? Anyway, join them as they discuss karate, shirt buttons, and, of course, blue spotlights.

D and Andrew put on their Jack Trippers and their oversized camping backpacks and headed back to Crystal Lake to once again find Jason terrorizing folks with very little motive or relation to Camp Crystal Lake. Listen as Andrew eats his words about the direction and (much of) the lighting, D delivers the real talk on one of the stars, and much more! Plus, Crispin Glover.

D and Andrew head back to the early eighties 3D fad for FRIDAY THE 13TH PART III 3D, where Andrew can't shut up about the blue night light, D wonders what happened to Dana Kimmell (as part of the multi-episode discussion of career paths for FRIDAY stars), and much more! Oh, yeah, Jason gets his mask in a ret-con of PART II, and WEEKEND AT BERNIE'S Catherine Parks is in this one too!

It's back to Camp Crystal Lake... well, back to Crystal Lake, anyway,  with the first FRIDAY sequel and the introduction of a very special  mama's boy. D and Andrew play such watch-along games like "does that  person of color have any lines or a name," where's that light coming  from, and how old is that dude supposed to be....

This season, D and Andrew are getting downright despicable--Despicable  Thirteen, at this--as they dig into the most prolific slasher franchise  of the 1980s. From the studio who brought you RUGRATS: LOST IN PARIS,  it's time for FRIDAY THE 13TH. Listen as they discuss fresh Crystal Lake  red herring, picturesque settings, surprisingly good photography, and  exterior night...

D and Andrew head to the Great Plains for the first Disney Predator movie. Join them as they discuss the right kind of fan service, competent black levels, thoughtful action set pieces, and the franchise being in the best shape since Arnold swam in his pool.

D and Andrew commit to the bit and suffer through THE PREDATOR, something neither of them thought they'd be doing again. Listen as they talk homage, casting, rip-offs, and predators of all sorts.

D and Andrew head on safari to the Planet of the Predators with Academy  Award winner Adrien Brody, not Israeli Alice Braga, and Mr.  Mahershalalhashbaz Ali. Listen as we discuss cheap CGI composites,  poorly aged humor, and remembering this one being a lot better the last  time we saw it.

This time there are 2! Predator 2! Wait, maybe there are more than two. More than four. 9? Are there nine? Regardless, join D and Andrew as they travel back to 1990's near future for Stephen Hopkins's underappreciated sci-fi monster-slasher programmer, PREDATOR 2. Topics include Danny Glover as action hero, Bill Paxton, Stan Winston's make-up effects, pre-CGI composites, and much, much more.

As it grows hot, D and Andrew head to the jungle to kick off Season Five of 709 Meridian with John McTiernan's 1987 PREDATOR. Listen as they discuss action movie mainstreaming, Arnold Schwarzenegger's acting attempts, Bill Duke's considerable acting successes, and much more.