The Extras

Send us Fan Mail Legendary Home Entertainment executive George Feltenstein returns to the show to talk about the early days of the Warner Archive.  In this episode, George takes us back to his work with Rhino Handmade on small-scale, but profitable soundtrack releases on CD during the late 1990’s.  That led to a fateful meeting in 2002 with fellow Warner Bros executive Jim Wuthrich, who was determ...

Send us Fan Mail "What, no Mickey Mouse?" Legendary animation historian Jerry Beck joins the podcast for a multi-episode discussion on Looney Tunes.   In this first episode, Jerry provides background on how he got into animation history and the importance of his friendship with the iconic Leonard Maltin.  And he provides a brief history of Looney Tunes starting with the character of Bosk...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Birthday Adam West! Part two of a multi-part series with filmmaker and DC expert Alex Gray and former Warner Bros Vice President of Special Features Bonnie Spence remembering their work with Adam West on the “Batman: The Complete Television Series” box set release.  In this episode, we discuss the extra “Holy Memorabilia Batman!,” which details the unique place Batman ’66 co...

Send us Fan Mail We remember Adam West, the original Batman, as we near his birthday on September 19th. Part one of a multi-part series with filmmaker and DC expert Alex Gray and former Warner Bros Vice President of Special Features Bonnie Spence as they remember working with Adam West on the “Batman: The Complete Television Series” box set.  We start with the backstory of why it took so long for...

Send us Fan Mail LA based producer Michael Brosnan and Irish behind-the-scenes producer Gerry Duffy discuss their work on the extras for the popular TV series Vikings.  They detail the advantages of filming on location in Ireland and the state-of-the-art Ashford Studios.  They also explain why creator Michael Hirst has filmed both his previous show The Tudors and all 89 episodes of Vikings in Irel...

Send us Fan Mail Part two of a two-part series with filmmaker Alex Gray reviewing the creation of the documentary “Masterpiece: Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns.”  In this episode, we hear the compelling story of meeting the legendary Frank Miller in his New York home for the filming of his interview.  And then Alex recounts his interviews with DC stalwarts Janette Kahn, Denny O’Neil, Bruce...

Send us Fan Mail Part one of a two-part series with filmmaker and DC expert Alex Gray.  In this episode, we discuss Alex Gray’s early career working on the DVD box set of The Matrix and how that led to his stint as an executive at Warner Home Video.  Alex also recounts the impact of reading Frank Miller’s graphic novel “Batman: The Dark Knight Returns” and how that propelled him into a lifelong pa...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is part 3 of a three-part series with legendary home entertainment executive George Feltenstein.  In this episode George details the home entertainment release history of Hollywood classics Ben Hur, A Star is Born (1954), Looney Tunes, and Yankee Doodle Dandy.  Along the way, we hear the behind-the-scenes stories of the extras, the mystery behind the Judy Garland 1954...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is part 2 of a three-part series with legendary home entertainment executive George Feltenstein.  In this episode George details the home entertainment release history of Hollywood classics The Wizard of Oz, Casablanca, Singin’ in the Rain, North By Northwest, and Gone With the Wind.  Along the way, we hear the behind-the-scenes stories of the decisions made on what e...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is part 1 of a three-part series with legendary home entertainment executive George Feltenstein.  We discuss George’s early career working with MGM/UA during the era of VHS, before getting into the development of extras on Laserdisc in the mid-1980s.  George also provides background on the swift consumer adoption of DVDs in the late 1990s and the increasing importance...

Send us Fan Mail Mark Sweet is one of Hollywood’s foremost audience warm-up professionals and he takes us on an entertaining look at his career as a magician and comedian.  Originally from Detroit, Michigan, he eventually moved to Los Angeles and broke into audience warm-up for the "It’s Garry Shandling’s Show."  He has since gone on to do audience warm-up for over 4000 television episod...

Send us Fan Mail Emmy nominated Jerry Wanek discusses his 15 seasons as the Production Designer on the hit show Supernatural.  We then go in-depth into the origins and design of the iconic "Men of Letters" bunker.  We also highlight his designs for the desolate alternate universe of "Apocalypse World," a world without the Winchesters.   And finally we revisit the emotional last...

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast, filmmaker Jeff Maynard and Host Tim Millard reveal the drama behind the making of the three final season behind-the-scenes documentaries for Supernatural.  They discuss the impact of the pandemic on their original concepts and their plans for getting on-set footage.  And they detail how at the 11th-hour they were permitted to send a  crew to film the very last day...

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast, editors Don Koch, Jimmy Pickel, and John Fitzpatrick share how they began their careers in post-production.  And then they take us on an informative journey of the typical editorial process on an episode of Supernatural.  Interspersed in the discussion, we revisit some of the memorable extras we worked on together, including the hilarious gag reels.  Finally, they...

Send us Fan Mail An introduction to The Extras podcast, where we explore the behind the scenes extras of your favorite TV shows, movies, and animation, whether on digital, dvd/blu-ray and 4K, or your favorite streaming site. Moviezyng Affiliate Link The Extras Facebook page The Extras TV YouTube Channel The Extras Twitter Warner Archive & Warner Bros Catalog Group Join our new public Facebook...