Before and After The MovieByte Podcast 13

Before and After The MovieByte Podcast 13

TJ and Joseph before The MovieByte Podcast episode 13, and they are joined by Stewart Adams after the episode. Before the show, TJ and Joseph discuss why TJ hasn’t really added anything to the show outline, it’s because Joseph did a good job, the fact that TJ can’t think of the Matrix in terms of likes and dislikes to put in the show outline, next week’s topic of Taken 2, TJ has no interest in Argo, Clark Douglas as next week’s guest, this week’s topics, TJ is not feeling all that way, Stewart recording and sharing his audio file, and Do not Disturb vs. airplane mode. Then joined by Stewart after the show, they talk about The Afterdark, bugginess in podcast playback on the website, Rackspace, All Thumbs Gaming, Mario, 3D Mario and 3D gaming, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Manipulating gaming characters in 3D space, audio encoding, Dropbox, and show editing workflow.

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Jafar from Aladdin

Jafar from Aladdin

In this episode of MovieByte, TJ and Joseph discuss ‘Looper’ and ‘Trouble with the Curve’, two pretty good films. For ‘Looper’ they talk about the relatively low budget and indie nature of the film, the exceptional acting from the three top tier actors, Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Emily Blunt, the pitfalls of time-travel plots and the nature of time-travel films, how could Cid have become The Rainmaker in the first loop and more. For ‘Trouble with the Curve’ they discuss why critics are dissing such a good film, the lack of budget information available about the film, a drama vs. an action film, the humanity of the characters, Eastwood’s grouchy old man schtick, the poor acting of Timberlake, TJ and Joseph disagree on whether John Goodman is a good actor or good in his role in this film, why the film is not a flop and more.

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Before and After Episode 11

Before and After Episode 11

TJ and Joseph before and after Episode 11 of The MovieByte Podcast. They discuss and trouble shoot their Google Docs and Google Drive issues, cleaning clicky keyboards with water and how that kills the ‘J’ key, the show outline, setting up Jospeh’s new computer to post on MovieByte, deciding what to talk about next week, they settle on ‘Looper’ and ‘Trouble with the Curve’, moving recording day to Wednesday, iCloud calendar sharing, iCal/Calendars app on Mac OS X, ‘Fire with Fire’, Bruce Willis in action films, ‘The Master’, TJ’s canoe trip, people discovering the After Dark, More Avengers stuff, the podcast art, and probably more.

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Shakespeare In The Park

Shakespeare In The Park

In this episode, TJ and Joseph discuss Skyfall - The upcoming ‘Bond’ film, the new TV series from J.J. Abrams, ‘Revolution’ and how TJ has probably jinxed the series because shows he likes get canceled, the upcoming straight to DVD release with actor Bruce Willis ‘Fire with Fire’, and the main topic, ‘The Avengers’. TJ and Joseph heap loads of praise on this glorious film, the writing, the dialog, Joss Whedon as well as discuss the backstory with the preceding films and what did and didn’t work in them, how TJ liked the previous incarnation of ‘The Hulk’ and Joseph did not, their favorite lines in the film, whether it is better than Christopher Nolan’s Batman films and much more.

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Before and After Episode 10

Before and After Episode 10

TJ and Joseph before and after, but mostly before Episode 10 of The MovieByte Podcast. They discuss TJ’s Bones article, Google docs problems, Skype messaging sounds, Google Drive and Dropbox, comments on an article by Jonathan Geller on BGR about the iPhone 5, comments on websites, talking about TV shows on MovieByte, real food, Dairy Queen, and Hardees, eating and dieting and the price we pay for being geeks and more.

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A Great Mini Series

A Great Mini Series

“Yet another kingdom falls to your glory. Is there no end to your power?” Join TJ and Joseph this week for a review of ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ as they discuss it’s high and low points, as they delve into their likes and dislikes, and as they discuss why TJ loved this film while Joseph didn’t love it so much. They discuss the portrayal of beauty and the contrast between the beautiful but evil queen played by widely haled beauty Charlize Theron, and Snow White played by Kristen Stewart who is by no means ugly, but not considered the beauty that Charlize is and that perhaps the message is beauty is more than skin deep. They also discuss the beauty of the film itself, aspects of The Huntsman’s character they enjoyed and much more. Conversation is also had about TJ’s latest article about the ‘Bones’ Season 8 premiere, TV shows and why we love to talk write about them on MovieByte, and how disconnected film critics can be from audiences at times.

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You Gave Them Your Money Twice?

You Gave Them Your Money Twice?

“Asps… very dangerous. You go first.” In this episode, TJ and Joseph discuss the Indiana Jones film ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ and the recent release of the film to IMAX theaters. They cover how well it held up on the ginormous IMAX screen, what worked and didn’t work about this 1981 film now that it’s 2012, how much it cost to make this film back in the day, its great rating on Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB, their childhood experiences with the Indy trilogy, John Williams score and a more general discussion of John Williams film compositions and. They also discuss the idea of a fifth ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ film, Joss Whedon’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ starring Alexis Denisof and Amy Acker, ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ out for Home Entertainment, ‘For Greater Glory’ now on DVD and more.

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Before and After Episode 9

Before and After Episode 9

TJ and Joseph before and after Episode 9 of The MovieByte Podcast. They discuss Joseph working out, compulsive trying to save Google Documents, the gain on Joseph’s mic, Joseph playing with his mic stand, Joseph’s clicky keyboard, Indiana Jones trivia, John Williams, his music and themes, dropping the “of Movieology fame” from the intro for Joseph, the iPhone 5, TJ is not convinced he wants a bigger iPhone display, Android boat phones, upgrading phones every two years, Apple’s new EarPod headphones, Tim Cook a good CEO or not, the Apple Store debacle, and more.

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