After Lunch

The Lounge has extra pumpkins and coffins in it this month as Rob, Michael, Evan, and Pax talk about Marvel's Mr Hyde, Midnight Marvel, DC vs. Vampires, and the Protestant Reformation and sola scriptura .

The After Lunch Irregulars, Rob, Pax, Jacob, and Michael gather to discuss a 1991 cable TV adaptation of The Sign of the Four starring Charlton Heston and Richard Johnson as Holmes and Watson. It was directed by Heston's son and also stars Susannah Harker, Simon Callow, and Edward Fox.

Pax, Rob, Michael, and Evan are back in the Lounge talking about what Human Torch's power smells like, Anya Taylor-Joy in Lucky , fictional role models, Coyote vs Acme , and algorithms.

Michael and Jess talk about Needful Things , wrapping up Castle Rock as a story location and the 1990s part of our Stephen King novel project this year.

In this rerun episode from the Dragonfly Ripple podcast, we talked about a whole bunch of Star Wars . First, Carlin and Michael spent a few minutes talking about their philosophies on planning a "curriculum" for their children and their nerd interests. After that, Michael and David discussed some Star Wars animation including both version of Clone Wars  as well as Rebels . After a "Jetpack Tiger"...

We put the call out for Star Trek fans to nominate their favorite people, places, and things in 18 categories from all the  Star Trek TV shows. The people have answered, so now Michael, Rob, Delaney, Evan, and Pax are discussing and voting on the top nominees. It's time to organize your office pool and make your own predictions as we determine the winners and bestow upon them the prestigious and m...

This Dragonfly Ripple rerun isn't a full episode. The behind-the-scenes details are lost ten years later, but for whatever reason, we must have been running behind getting the fourth episode done. Happily, Carlin and Dashiell came through with this short installment of "Jetpack Tiger".

Evan, Pax, Rob, and Michael chat about who's been a Kyle Chandler fan the longest, reading long books, Ride or Die , and the results of our Summer Movie Wager.

Michael and Jess talk about Stephen King's novella,  Secret Window, Secret Garden , the second story in the  Four Past Midnight  collection. They also talk briefly about the other three novellas in the collection and quite a bit more about the 2004 movie adaptation  Secret Window starring Johnny Depp, John Turturro, Maria Bello, Charles S Dutton, and Timothy Hutton.

In this rerun episode of  Dragonfly Ripple: Bringing Up the Next Generation of Nerd, Michael and Carlin talked to their kids about Westerns… with a twist (or "twisterns").  Carlin and Annaliese watched the 1993-94 Bruce Campbell series on FOX,  The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.  while Michael and David delved into the 1960s TV series (and 1990s Will Smith movie)  The Wild, Wild West . Both show...

As Michael, Rob, and Pax travel the slow and gentle road to 2028's  Fast Forever,  we use the next entry in the series,  Fast & Furious Spy Racers,  to have a broader discussion about the trend of turning live action movies and TV shows into animated series. We talk about our favorites, then ride for a few episodes specifically with the  Spy Racers  show, and finish by pitching our own cartoon ser...

In this second episode rerunning Carlin Trammel and Michael May's old  Dragonfly Ripple  podcast that they hosted with their kids, it's the highest of fantasy as Michael and David delve into the animated  Hobbit  and  Lord of the Rings  movies while Carlin and Annaliese play some  Dungeons & Dragons . This episode also features the debut of Carlin and Dashiell's "Jetpack Tiger" segment with discus...

Michael, Evan, Pax and Rob gather again in the lounge to discuss novelty ties, Icelandic pop music,  Rooster (some more), Punisher movies, and our favorite comfort meals and TV episodes.

Continuing our quest to determine the greatest spaceship of all time, Michael and Rob welcome Jeeg and John "Engineernerd" Vanover back to the show to talk about medium-sized ships. Be sure to check out Episode 426 where we determined the best Large Spaceship and stay tuned for future episodes in which we settle the best Small Spaceship and then take the Final Fours from each category to figure ou...

Rob, Michael, Evan, and Pax talk about  Spider-Man: Brand New Day ,  Rooster ,  Marion by Leah Rowan, murder mystery plays, and so much more.

A long book deserves a long conversation and Michael and Jess are here to provide one. We're talking about Stephen King's  It : the good, the bad, and the head-scratching.  We also talk about adaptations (ever heard of  Woh ?) and get into lots of spoilers for the recent  Welcome to Derry series (but that's at the very end and easy to avoid if you haven't seen the show yet and want to remain unspo...

Michael, Rob, and Pax continue their journey through the Predator movies - and officially add the Alien movies to the project - with Paul WS Anderson's  Alien vs Predator, starring Sanaa Lathan, Lance Henriksen, and Raoul Bova.

Pax, Rob, Michael, and Evan talk about infant clowns, Hitchcock movies,  The Odyssey ,  The Other Bennet Sister , and the insane magic of love. And Jacob Bean-Watson stops by to talk about some movies and update us on his meeting Steve Guttenberg and Ally Sheedy.

Michael and Rob welcome Delaney Graham, Doug Frye, Evan Hanson, Jody Collins, Kay, Michael DiGiovanni, and Robert Zerbe for another round of the Cast List card game, where contestants have to come up with the names of actors based on a list of movies they've been in.

Evan, Pax, Rob, and Michael talk about becoming cats, British TV, Supergirl comics, contractor caution, and secret identities.

After Lunch Irregulars Michael, Rob, Pax, and Jacob follow Sherlock Holmes into the 1940s for the first of Universal's B-movie takes on the character,  Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror. The movie has Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as Holmes and Watson, teaming up with Evelyn Ankers and Reginald Denny to investigate a Nazi propaganda radio program that's demoralizing Britain.

Continuing their year of Stephen King novels, Michael and Jess dig deep into the Pet Sematary . We talk mostly about the book itself, but also a little about the '89 movie, its sequel  Pet Sematary Two , the 2019 remake, and the 2023 prequel  Pet Sematary: Bloodlines .

Michael, Evan, Pax, and Rob talk about beans,  Disclosure Day ,  Mandalorian and Grogu ,  Masters of the Universe ,  Supergirl , opera,  Spider-Noir,  touring Hawaiʻi, and the  007: First Light  video game.

Michael and Rob are joined by Evan Hanson and Shawn Robare to assemble a team of their favorite anthropomorphic animal characters... and then try to craft a story around them. 

Rob, Michael, Evan, and Pax talk about  Supergirl  by Sophie Campbell, the TV show  After Life , artificial intelligence, and  Wrestle Heist  by Kyle Starks. And our friend Jacob Bean-Watson stops by to chat about meeting celebrities and the difference between Action and Adventure.