Midnight At The Spaghetti Factory

Jow is 3 for 3 with recommendations to rainwater. Did "Midnight Mass" live up to his hype for Rainwater?

NYT Best selling artist Rainwater is approaching the finish line for his successful 100k+ subscriber webtoon "Trailer Park Warlock." So, Jow has questions...

Two almost, but not yet, middle age, suburban white guys talk about the television show 'Atlanta' from Donald Glover. Crayyyyyyy.

Do spoilers really effect box office / financials? Do they really effect overall enjoyment of a work? How should artists approach adaptations? Jow recalls his time as a 'scooper' on "The Dark Knight" production.  All this and more.

Talkin about talkin.... again. 

Jow and Rainwater take the Bernard Pivot 10 questionnaire made famous by James Lipton on "Inside the Actors Studio."

The art game is hard. Money is frustrating, complicated, divisive and treacherous.  Is it worth it to be an artist for a career or should you just do it as a hobby? Jow and Rainwater discuss.

Your submission has not been selected. Thank you for your time. It's not a fit for our portfolio at this time. We invite you to submit again next time. The art game is brutal. Thankfully, your old pals Rainwater and Jow are here to talk you through it.

Jow and Rainwater discuss remakes, reboots, soft reboots, adaptations and all things within (and outside) of that realm.

Rainwater has caffeine and kicks Jow in the ass. Also, sketching is discussed.

I'm gonna take a break from this piece. I think I'll consume some entertainment. Wow, this entertainment has a really cool character. I wonder what my character would say to this character. Shit, actually, I think they'd be the villain. Oh man, actually, that gives me a great idea about my villain. They can do this. And then this will happen. And that solves my problem here. Oh... wait, hold on. B...

Everything comes from some form of chaos and if there's one thing all artist hate to do, is give up control. But what if you could embrace chaos and allow it to create something on your behalf?

What makes you so special? What are you doing different? Why you? Why? 

Jow is down for the count so Joker and Erin step in to assist Rainwater in a above board discussion that maybe the painkillers are making even more confusing for Jow as he writes this. There's mothman talk and talk of metaphysics. Again, painkillers. You're just gonna have to listen to know what this one is about. Mystery episode engage!

Jow has a problem (only one?). So he bounces it off Rainwater for help. It's a storytelling problem and one that many artists face: What exactly do I wanna do? It's not exactly 'writer's block' but more so having a dozen different maps and indecision about which one to take. 

Films shouldn't be... in face, CANNOT be social commentary. The difference between art and activism is discussed as Jow and Rainwater go in on how no matter what an artist intends, your interpretation of a work is uniquely yours... if it is, in fact, art.

It's a 2 hour special episode covering 2022's "The Batman" with special guests Matt the Joker and Erin Benjamin! 

Yo have a great idea! You've started!.....but just like any journey, you need gas to keep going. So how do you keep your inspiration or ring out some more when you're in the midst of it and deadlines and other ideas and you get the idea.

Rainwater has an accolade that few will ever see in their lives.... and he doesn't tell anyone about it. So of course, when Jow finds out he yells at him.  Yes it happens towards the end of the show, no we didn't plan that. The rest of the episode is about telling people you're an artist for the first time. It's good too, but we didn't wanna bury the lead here. 

Well, maybe not jealousy per say, but Jow and Rainwater go in on the innate observational envy and imposter syndrome type stuff in this one.

Have we done this one already? I don't know. I don't feel like checking. And if we have, it's perfect irony. Not that we have a rule that we can only do a topic once, but... ya know what? Just listen to the episode. You know you don't read this anyway.

Album covers, Movie posters, Comic book covers - Rainwater and Jow discuss what goes into creating a cover for several mediums. 

Keep food on the table and a roof over your head OR say what you want and roll the dice with your art? It's the gamble all artists are perpetually tempted by, the safe money or the risky bet. When is selling out a good thing? When is it not? How do you maintain your fanbase as an artist but satisfy your investors / fans? All this and more as Jow and Rainwater discuss and rip apart Tim Burton (most...

Jow and Rainwater discuss the triumphs and pitfalls of re-writes. You're here to listen to the show not read the description. So there ya go. Now listen.

What started out as a deep dive into Groundhog day and the creation of ridiculous folklores turns into a not so gentle discussion of religion and politics. But thankfully, Jow and Rainwater get back on track discussing how they would add / change things to current holidays and more. But most of all.... you're turning into this episode to hear all about the cult that actually thinks Punxsutawney Ph...