Spocklight: A Star Trek Podcast
TV & Film
Spocklight at the Movies is on the run from our gambling debts and joining Tom Hanks, John Candy and Rita Wilson on a Peace Corps flight to Thailand, it’s Nicholas Meyer's 1985 comedy 'Volunteers'!
Liam reveals his somewhat recent appreciation for the late, great John Candy, discusses the history of THAT Coca Cola product placement and breaks down the problematic, white saviour tropes of the movie.
Paul talks up the shared comic sensibilities between the film and our own shorts from the mid 2000s (the 'Groovedoctor' oeuvre), chats the difficulties of nailing the landing in high concept comedies and ponders the potential of a contemporary remake.
While Matt talks Hank's character's inherent unlikeability and it's connections to the initial iteration of Woody in Toy Story, suffers from tonal whiplash as the film jumps for 4th wall breaking gags to sudden heads on pikes, and comes to the realisation that it’s close to being a slapstick version of Rambo.
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Episode 60: Star Trek Lower Decks Season 4 Spoiler Special
Episode 59: Star Trek Strange New Worlds Season 2 Spoiler Special (w/ Sam Clements from the 90 Minutes or Less Film Fest Podcast)
Episode 58: Tuvix (w/ Josh Weller)
On Screen 6: T.J. Hooker
On Screen 5: Boston Legal (w/ Eleanor Parker from Bygones: The Ally McBeal Podcast)
Spocklight At the Movies 31: L.A. Story
Episode 57: Star Trek Prodigy Season 1, Part 2 Spoiler Special (w/ David Trumble)
Episode 56: Arena (w/ Dan Thomas)
Spocklight At the Movies Special: The Last Action Heroes (w/ Nick De Semlyen from Empire Magazine)
Episode 55: Star Trek Picard Season 3 Review
Episode 54: Star Trek Lower Decks Season 3 Spoiler Special
Spocklight At the Movies 30: Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves (w/ Linda McGarrigle)
Episode 53: Star Trek Strange New Worlds Season 1 Spoiler Special
Episode 52: Star trek Discovery Season 4 Spoiler Special
Spocklight At the Movies 29: Yes, Madam / Royal Warriors
Spocklight At the Movies 28: Truck Turner (w/ Daryl Bar from Sudden Double Deep and Is Paul Dano Ok?)
A Spocklight Ghost Story for Christmas: The Canterville Ghost
Episode 51: Star Trek Prodigy Season 1, Part 1 Spoiler Special (w/ David Trumble)
Episode 50: Star Trek The Motion Picture Director’s Edition in 4K Reaction
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