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Deep dives into art and media. We did five years dissecting Deep Space Nine with The Rules of Acquisition. Star Trek will break your heart. We went all in on David Lynch and broke some of those podcasts. That was fun. Now? Biding our time to see what else breaks. Hopefully not us.
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While KoE works on an upcoming project; Wade, James, and Hugh talk about the state of criticism, the state of media literacy, and how that relates to Culture, past and present. Why don't certain people even pretend to read books anymore?
After this the discussion switches over to recent politics. Which you can access on the patreon if that's your thing:
https://patreon.com/kickersofelves
We talk about One Battle After Another, but then get caught up in what others might think of his tenth movie *cough* Quentin, where's your last movie? *cough*
What directors are in text streams together?
Just how humane a filmmaker is Paul Thomas Anderson and how does he compare to Quentin Tarantino, David Fincher, Ari Aster, Guillermo Del Toro, Martin Scorcese, and -of course- the Coen Brothers?
We go back to the old ways: Three of us having disagreements about a science fiction television show.
We talk a while about Noah Hawley as craftsman and artist, and what we think about the first four episodes of Alien: Earth on FX.
Find more of us talking over at Patreon!
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Why is Wade crying all the time? What a wimp.
Was Superman good?
How does Superman, a movie we all watched, compare with Fantastic Four, a movie only Hugh saw?
Is Supes anti-Israel? Does it have first act problems?
Are we as a nation ready to walk away from super hero movies?
What would Benjamin Sisko have to say about the retro futurism of the Fantastic Four?
In Kickers of Elves fashion, we let the conversation wind all over the place.
Get more of that on patreon, where you can hear us talk about Hulk Hogan and more this week:
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We're living in a transitional moment for American history. So lets talk about the Western in cinema and American identity.
Was this simply a tense movie about how we all lost our minds during Covid, or an evil inverse of the John Ford Western?
We all saw Ari Aster's Eddington. You should too because we spoil it pretty thoroughly in this in depth discussion.
If you want that Star Trek Strange New Worlds update before Star Trek Resignation covers it check out the patreon! But be prepared to hear us talk about cats.
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We talk a bit about Ryan Coogler's excellent vampire movie Sinners, then we talk some other movies and such, but then hey don't worry the conversation swings back to Sinners at the end... by way of Greek philosophy and Epicurious. Yeah, that's right.
Hear more from Kickers of Elves over at Patreon!
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We watched Pee Wee: Himself. As kids of the 90s I think we're required to.
For more after the explosion, try out the patreon
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Wait no! Star Wars!
For a podcast that started in "the Golden Age of Television," we talk about one of the best shows we can remember here on the other side, past "Peak Tv," and sliding down the post-streaming decline. How does Andor compare to The Sopranos, for instance?
You've had time to watch it. Here we finally talk about it. Tony Gilroy made a Star Wars show for grown ups. How bout that?
Check out more content on Patreon, and help pay the hosting fees, if you feel like it. https://www.patreon.com/c/kickersofelves
Listen to hear how we would punch up Reacher, stay to hear how we'd cast Bones for Strange New Worlds. James is trying to stomach Disco. Will he try to Picard? Audience capture and being trapped in Ryan's World. Wade reflects on what he got out of watching Discovery.
Check out the patreon for more on Mickey 17, the docuseries The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek, TNG, and details on James' Trek pilot script!
https://www.patreon.com/posts/mickey-17-plus-125151195
James is back on Star Trek. So we talked about it.
Listen in while James workshops his pitch for a new Star Trek show that will never get made BUT ONE THAT WOULD BE GOOD!
On the Patreon you can hear us go on about that new Captain America movie. It's ok if you didn't see it. Only Hugh did.
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Well, we watched the new Streaming Star Trek Movie... Section 31. Don't you love it!?
We also talk about a movie we liked, the excellent Northern Irish movie Kneecap. About Kneecap
Hope you're doing well out there.
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Wade also talked about the same dang thing with the scabs over at Star Trek Resignation
What is this? We, the three people who actually watched Megalopolis have something to say about our different experiences with this messy movie.
Perhaps there's spoilers? But perhaps it doesn't matter.
On the patreon you'll find more from election thoughts, to things you might actually be interested in, like Batman.
https://patreon.com/kickersofelves
You probably found this podcast feed because you're a fan of Star Trek.
And if what our anecdotal evidence suggests is true, then you're not a fan of Star Trek Discovery. That's ok. Remember when James and Hugh got mad and bailed on that other podcast? Well it continued, and this is where A Discovery Home Companion ended up. Maybe you'll like it.
Look for "Star Trek Resignation" in all your podcast services.
Here's a link , the second ep of the podcast and maybe even more await you!
and there's always https://patreon.com/kickersofelves
Not even about a TV show, but we all read a book. You like books, don't you? Sure, maybe you haven't read Charles Portis's Masters of Atlantis. This will not ruin that process for you, we promise.
Let us know if you like this sort of thing, or check out the Kickers of Elves Patreon for more content maybe you'll like as well [or better].
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The ROA remixed!
Yeah, we're still doing these. The Rules of Acquisition may be over, but we'll still be looking back at it from time to time.
Hugh revisits The Alternate, and tries to see just what Wade was talking about here...
Odo's Dad! (kinda) Is this a horror movie? Father issues, the stuff popular filmed entertainment is made of! What happens when the DS9 crew goes to an abandoned planet, brings back an obelisk, and then tries to give every cast member a defining line while trying to recreate The Thing, or Alien? Does that screw up the third act? Wade does his damnedest to defend this episode.
We may have moved on from DS9, but Star Trek does still sometimes come up from time to time. Tired of waiting for episodes of the podcast? We talk a variety of subjects and update regularly for patrons.
Here's a short conversation we had about Worf. Also for free on the patreon this week: you can hear some of our thoughts on the Loki Disney + show.
Patrons can hear even more.
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Two podcasts mirror each other. One maybe died.
You don't think we can be nice? We can be nice.
Get lost in the edgy 90s. Don't murder your wife.
This is a special podcast! And for us it's a symbol of our individuality, and our belief... in personal freedom.
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One of the best niche podcasts available. Highly recommended.