Worth Watching

The Mutts are Revolting! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

A fun romp courtesy of the cooperation of the Royal Navy! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

Squeeky Penis character aside, we like it! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

We interrupted the early part of this Dr Who Jon Pertwee season to talk about a story that not only relates to Day of the Daleks, but was used as the template for Terminator, for which Harlan Ellison successfully sued James Cameron. We cover the gossip and the story — check it out! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, v...

In addition to talking about this story, we get into the complicated history of Harlan Ellison, The Terminator, The Outer Limits and this story — check it out! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

One of us hates this film, one wasn’t too impressed by it — but we have an excellent and in-depth discussion comparing it to its predecessors. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

Guy has brought up this film several times, and we thought it *might* be a remake of “The Most Dangerous Game”, but…not really. Nonetheless, see what we think! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

They filmed this during the night on the same sets they were filming Kong on by day! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

The film that the Kong creators did before Kong itself — an amazing achievement in semi-documentary filmmaking! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

Deeply influenced by The Lost World, Up is a delightful romp that doesn’t make the top tier of Pixar films but comes damn close. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

This is a fascinating discussion of literature, history, spiritualism, stop motion — all the elements that made up the film that may not be brilliant in itself, but which made King Kong possible… This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

This was the first film/documentary by the duo who created King Kong, who traveled to Persia/Iran to seek out The Forgotten People and follow them on their twice-yearly arduous migration. Filled with amazing camera work and some incredible feats by the tribe, this is a great start for two filmmakers who would go on to change film history. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this...

So begins a season of Kong-related material, including films critical to the development of Kong that you’ve probably never heard of. Ron considers this one of the perfect movies of all time, we’ll see what Guy thinks… This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

A favorite of fans and of the cast, will this episode finally solve the question of science vs mysticism??? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

The Dr is freed from Earth at last! Also, an extended digression on the Population Bomb… We liked this one! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

Yes, the Master is back, whether he should be or not…in any case, we liked ONE of the episodes and ONE of the guest actors, so that’s something, right? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

We kept having to remind each other what happened in this one, but otherwise some good digressions! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

Two major characters in Doctor Who canon are introduced in this story kicking off Pertwee’s second season, but is the story itself Worth Watching? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

We wanted to compare Peter Ustinov in this classic science fiction film to the work he did in “One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing” filmed the same year…don’t trust anyone over 30! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

Since we were on the subject of food with our last couple of episodes, we couldn’t help cover this, one of Ron’s favorite food documentaries… This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing turns out to be about how Won Ton soup came to the UK (spoiler!), so we decided to watch this excellent documentary about how Chinese food came to America, and how America changed Chinese food, and oh yeah, where did General Tso’s chicken come from? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, vi...

This isn’t one of the better good old Disney movies (one of us likes it a lot more than the other) but sometimes lesser movies make for the best discussions, and this is one of those cases. We spend a lot of time talking about the historical context, and its impact on other films — in particular, Star Wars literally owes a huge debt to Dinosaurs! And oh yeah, Jon Pertwee is in there somewhere… Thi...

An unusually strong season goes out with a world-ending bang in this classic story…but does it hold up for modern viewers? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

Doctor Who meets 2001! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com

The invasion is coming from inside the house! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit betterangels1.substack.com