Episode Details

Tom and Jamie gathered many weeks ago to record a whole new meandering chat through our film and TV obsessions of the moment! With Christmas just around the corner, Tom has finally found the time to publish this one as a hopefully fun bonus episode for the holiday season. 2020 is ending; hooray! We hope you all get to enjoy some quality films and telly with a beverage of your choice over the break.

Many thanks to Jamie for the following in-depth show notes. You can find the pod on the Crate and Crowbar podcast feed, or a downloadable version right here.

What We’ve Been Watching

2:20 – Elena of Avalor (Disney Plus)

Since recording this, Jamie has realised that Elena Of Avalor actually does have a movie length special to kick it off which outlines the plot, which is ‘hidden’ behind a different tab on Disney Plus. And also, the show was just cancelled, RIP, it’s a really well made, well written show.

Frozen remains amazing. Frozen 2 is a bit of a mess (but the songs still slap).

The new one Ducktales has David Tennant as Uncle Scrooge. The old Ducktales still has an amazing theme song but feels a bit much. Here’s the Finnish language version with the lyrics interpreted in English. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhSdSzSqLys

Freakazoid Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZmw3jzX1t0

Hey Duggee is a kids show about a dog Scout Master that is also one of the funniest things on tv.

Adventure Time is a fantastic kids show for adults.

The very good Bojack Horseman (Netflix) gets a quick mention here, but it deserves further discussion.

Below Deck (Netflix) is a reality show set on a massive boat, which is Horny Blue Peter about poor quality ironing and beautiful idiots falling out.

Modern reality TV, or, in a loaded and amusing phrase that Jamie has just in this pod introduced me to – STRUCTURED REALITY: Below Deck, TOWIE, Love Island, Geordie/Jersey Shore.

For the behind-the-scenes drama exploring the aspirational psychopathy of being a producer on one of these shows: UnREAL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3314218/

Othello is by William Shakespeare. There are several film versions, including versions by Kenneth Branaugh and Orson Wells. Jamie’s favourite is of course 2001’s ‘O’ starring Julia Stiles and Josh Hartnett.

Big Brother was a whole thing. Charlie Brooker’s columns were a whole other, superior, thing: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2010/aug/21/charlie-brooker-big-brother

Love At First Sight was a dark voyage into the bleakest passions of awful people.

The Incredible Hulk. S2 Episode: Alice in Disco Land. Jamie’s description and the title sells the episode more than I ever could here. Here is the disco version of the ending theme, for your health: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDTqATFcvyc

Shows about lonely men arriving in a place to solve a self contained scenario and then leaves (still sad): The Lone Ranger. The Fugitive. Quantum Leap, Sliders. 14th-century Middle English chivalric romance Sir Gawain And The Green Knight.

The deep sadness of the 70s: The French Connection, Taxi Driver. Nast