709 Meridian

D and Andrew head back to New York for a weekend at the Blackwell Hotel where Peter Parker contends with both mad scientists cloning themselves and others, and terrorists targeting a beauty pageant. Listen as they discuss Chip Fields being awesome, Morgan Fairchild's version of acting, reused footage, special effects, and much more!

D and Andrew tag along as David Benton starts his next exciting adventure RETURN OF THE INCREDIBLE HULK (also known as DEATH IN THE FAMILY)... getting involved with an evil stepmother plot, but at least there's William Daniels, Gerald McRaney, some fantastic late seventies fashion for Bill Bixby, and the Incredible Hulk fighting the Incredible Ursus Arctos!

Join D and Andrew as they swing back to the late seventies for some more SPIDER-MAN with THE DEADLY DUST (aka SPIDER-MAN STRIKES BACK), tagging along as Nicholas Hammond (justifiably) moons over guest star Joanna Cameron. Listen as they discuss stock footage, padded two parters, suburban L.A., and much more!

NOT IN ESPERANTO! D and Andrew suffer through this Shat-y makeup movie, 1966's (not really) infamous INCUBUS, starring Shatner as a young soldier (with a cape!) who falls for the wrong girl. Listen as D and Andrew talk about... the movie being bad, being bored by the bad movie, and plenty of tangents.

Another week, another toupee! D and Andrew head to scenic Seattle area (Canada) to catch up with Mr. Shatner. He's moved into a remote house on an island where boozer wife (Patty Duke) can live in shame and Oscar-nominated daughter Quinn Cummings can quickly lose her featured role in the film of her life. Listen as they discuss early STAR TREK movies toupees, the problems with reusing random m...

More seventies Shatner, more hats! D and Andrew head to Arizona where Shats has moved on from Marineland to be a vet in the desert. When the local spiders start teaming up against the humans, who's going to save the day besides Bill? It's shat-tastic, which might not be saying much... but at least Woody Strode's in it for a bit? Except he's got a problematic character (maybe... pro...

D and Andrew head West to Marineland, where they find Shatner in a slightly different toupee, working his seventies charm as an ichthyologist who finds himself (yet another) ready-made-family. Listen as they discuss... 70s kids movies, cheap movies, bad movies, and toupees. Lots of toupee talk.

D and Andrew kick off their Shatty Seventies season (or is it Seventies Shat) with IMPULSE, starring William Shatner as a conman/serial killer. Listen as they talk toupees, fashion, Florida, and Ruth Roman keeping it together in spite of everything.

D and Andrew hop in the Captain America van and drive up and down the California coast looking for adventure, whether it's fighting Christopher Lee or protecting the Venice Beach senior community from muggers. Listen as they discuss... trying to stay awake, Connie Sellecca (and Lee) being way too good for this, and Len Birman being a visible creep.

Can D and Andrew survive ninety minutes of Reb Brown? Will they fall asleep during the protracted "action" sequences and reused footage? Listen as they keep themselves occupied with musings about late seventies and early eighties television, spotting where Reb's got his cue cards positioned, and much more!

Join D and Andrew as they travel to the earthly realm of the New York City Backlot, the sound stage demon realm, and all points in between. Listen as they discuss Jessica Walter, evil Gumby, the surprisingly unsupreme Sorcerer Supreme, Wong getting zilch to do, and much more!

In this thrill-packed episode, D and Andrew embark on a fantastic voyage to overcast Southern California, where they dive into the groundbreaking research of Dr. David Bruce Banner! Join them as they bemoan the missed opportunity for a Kenneth Johnson Marvel Television Universe, while celebrating the groovy charm of the sensational seventies. They'll also praise the masterful low-light cinemat...

D and Andrew kick off their Seventies Marvel Superhero season with SPIDER-MAN! Listen as they discuss wet mouths, special effects, location shooting, Lisa Eilbacher never getting a chance, and the conspiracy against the live action Spider-Man show.

D and Andrew finish up catch-up season with HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH. Listen as they listen for cameos (on-screen and off), talk about the glorious Dean Cundey cinematography, the wackiness of "Old Man" Dan O'Herlihy, and try to make the movie's plot less pervy in their heads.

Thanks to Andrew's misremembering Paramount having anything to do with FREDDY VS. JASON, he and D include the crossover in their catch-up season. Listen as they... wonder how anyone could've bungled this movie so much.

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.