Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Completely Conspicuous 110: Suture Up Your Future

The podcast returns with part 2 of my conversation with Ric Dube. We discuss our predictions for the future of movies and TV. Click here to listen to the show in streaming audio or download it directly here (right click and "save as").

The show notes...

Topics:

- Dube: Movies with vampires/monsters/zombies/aliens will pass

- We need new professions to make movies about

- Some possibilities: Temps, garbagemen

- The imposing presence of Charles S. "Roc" Dutton

- Kids' books only come out if they're part of a series

- We'll run out of comic book hero movies

- Ric throws out some movie pitches

- Pitch: "Bong With the Wind," Merchant and Ivory meets Cheech and Chong

- Pitch: "Thinheritance," a new take on "Brewster's Millions"

- Chris Rock would star; has to lose 50 pounds in 30 days to inherit millions, but has already lost the weight

- Pitch: "Guard Shack," starring Sinbad and Kevin James as warring security guards in guard shacks at either end of a complex

- B-52s will do theme song

- Jay's pitch: "Drive-Thru," where drive-thru worker witnesses murder or kidnapping

- Jay's TV prediction: Talent shows will branch out

- Ric's TV pitch: "Slave Trade," The Apprentice meets QVC

- Where does reality TV go from here?

- Jay's TV pitch: An award show for award shows

- Bonehead of the Week

Music:

- Jay Reatard - Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle

- Rogue Wave - Good Morning

- The Pixies - Dancing the Manta Ray (live)

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The Jay Reatard song was recorded for an upcoming album of covers of Nirvana's In Utero album. Find out more and download the song for free here.

The Rogue Wave song is on the album Permalight on Brushfire Records. Download the track for free at Stereogum.

The Pixies song is on the band's live EP commemorating the 20th anniversary of the album Doolittle. Download the EP for free at Pixiesmusic.com.

The show is sponsored by Budget, the country's premier car rental service with 900 locations. Go to Budget and save 10% off any reservation or $30 off a weekly rental.

The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blogs Clicky Clicky and Keeping Some Dark Secrets. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography here.

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