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Ep 7: the 90's

Kazon_Nystrom — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:32:42 -0700

Loved this ep. I was born in 84 and basically did all my growing up in the 90's. I also lived in the U.K during '97. Looking back on that decade, I can't imagine a better time to grow up (in the west at least, folks from Rwanda/Fmr Yugoslavia would have a different view). To me the 90's was an incredbilbe margin of history wedged between the end of the Cold War and the 9/11 world we have now. With the affluence on top of it, it seemed like an incredibly optimistic time where societies could go in any beneficial direction they pleased, Science and technology for the public was improving at light-sped and the only way was up, whereas before and after our choices were/are seriously constricted/weighed down by security/economic concerns. All of this was reflected in the popular media available, Star Trek: TNG being the most prominent example (for me at least).

Sorry Rich 2

SolarMechanic — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:34:03 -0700

Haven't listened to any of your recent shows. I've got nothing against them or anything, I've just been doing other things... I downloaded the entirety of Lois & Clark, the Superman show from the 90's so, ya know.

Still... I'm really sorry

Show suggestions

Tenn_Tuxedo — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:39:32 -0700

Love the premise of this show and really look forward to the trip back down memory lane in future episodes.

Here is a BBC4 program from a couple years ago I stumbled across where a British family has their home transformed to what a typical home was like in 1970, and then every day they move forward one year in what was available at the time. Changes in phone, heating, radio/tv, appliances. The show continues on to the end of the 90s. So figure it could be some fertile ground for the hosts to have some memory jogging of life back in the day. Also for us Yanks gives a view of a domestic life that was at times really quite different from what we knew.
Fair warning, the Thatcher years home decor really takes the UK from 70s hip to interior decorating by your grandmother.

Sorry Rich

[Deleted User] — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:01:04 -0700

I will no longer be listening to Remastered, I really am sick and tired of listening to Jason's Elistist Aethistic Liberal beliefs. Rich I believe you are a stand up guy, and try not to offend people of other beliefs. He does not speak for Americans in general. He speaks for the rest of the self hating so called open-minded pot head majority in which police, and all other forms of law enforcment do not exist. It is obvious to me listening to this guy, he lives in a bubble of his own creation, just about every comment on people whom disagree with his concepts must be an archetypal mid-american redneck. Rich, Jason is the exception to the rule of a true American. Almost everything I have heard him say is American defeatism, and I really am tired of it. Look forward to your other podcast Rich without that biased slime trying to tell me why I have a mental problem because I happen to belive in something he doesn't. People like him are far too cynical to exist in any kind of Startrek, more of a Stalanist regime.

8: Toy Guns

Kazon_Nystrom — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:19:43 -0700

Yeah I wouldn't bank my life on American law enforcement knowing the difference between real and toy guns at a glance no matter how obvious it may seem. Even with lengthy perusal time- the Bureau of Alcohol tabaco and FIREARMS can still make that mistake. Did you know that a BB gun can be converted into a machine gun? cos I sure fuckin' didn't. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2sWiZ8BizI&feature=player_embedded

Your tax dollars at work.

Episode 4

scapegoat — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 03:47:07 -0700

Michael Winner the director of Local Hero?!?

I had to take several deep breaths at that suggestion, that fat lump had nothing to to with one of the best films ever made, that was Bill Forsyth.

Also, Dune is available on Netflix (UK), fantastic set design, costumes, music, god awful script and some shocking acting, but i still love it.

This has now become my favorite programme on the network, I'll bob you guys a tenner come payday.

Episode 5 Manly Men

Tenn_Tuxedo — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 04:28:56 -0700

For the last decade my work has taken me to Hawaii for my Januarys. A couple years ago I finally learned where the Robin Masters estate is located. Turns out we drove past it countless times on the way to our locations. On a day off I headed off on a scooter to the other side of the island and went to see the property. From the road there isn't much to see but the front gate. On Hawaii all beaches are public property, so you have the right to walk along the shoreline anywhere on the island as long as you stay at the waters edge. So I parked a little down the road at a public park and walked back along the shoreline to that familiar little bay protected by the man made rectangular coral wall. The beach is much smaller today outside the estate, seems that erosion took its toll over the decades. What really struck me is how tiny the property is, nearly postage stamp is size.

Here Is a photo I took from one of our location shoots with a long lens of the property.   It is the wide building just left of center, just sticking out above the vegetation to the left of the A frame building.

A year or two ago I bought off Amazon UK a box set of the first 4 seasons of Magnum PI, which I think only costs about $30, and you can really see how the show changed from that first season.   Opening show ends up with a big shoot out in China town in Honolulu with Rick basically unloading a fully automatic Uzi in the street and nobody else really reacting when the shooting was done and dead bodies in the street. Just another night in the good ol US of A.

Watching the show though it struck me that I am now older than Magnum, who in season one was supposed to be around his mid-30s. And for someone who was supposed to be a private investigator, which usually requires one to be inconspicuous, driving around on a small island with a red Ferrari is probably the least inconspicuous vehicle around.

The show really does stand up pretty good, well except for men in short shorts and button down shirts unbuttoned to the navel, the writing, characters and style of the show makes it still a good watch. There was even a cross over episode with "Simon & Simon" with a Brady Bunch like theme of cursed Tiki figure that was stolen from Rick & AJ's by Morgan Fairchild who was planning to sell it at an auction Higgins was running. Sharon Stone was a guest star, Carol Burnett, Ted Danson, Vic Murrow, Orson Wells, James Doohan just to name a few others. One of my favorite shows from the 80s. And like many a woman in that era, if Tom Selleck had stopped by the house for my mom, I would have been quickly a child living in a broken home. Thankfully Tom and his stache never made it to our cul de sac.

Episode 3

DesiLady — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 07:47:40 -0700

This may be becoming one of my favourite podcasts.

With regards to cereals, I liked Sugar Puffs for a time ( I hear you don't get the Honey Monster in the States), then spent a vast childhood of telly watching whilst eating Frosties (Frosted Flakes). But they would never fill me up for school as much as toast and egg, so that went out of the window.

I love Special K Chocolate and Strawberry/ Krave with full cream milk as a snack in the afternoon. but I had to stop that because its too fattening. I know very well that Special K does not help you lose weight. But its very yummy.

The weirdest happy meal toy I got was a Plastic french fries which was a Transformer.

I also remember when Kinder egg toys were really complicated. I have several Disney models, Goofy sports ones (maybe based off the Goofy sports shorts) and some that look like they are based off Ducktales. I think however that my dad put together for me though, because I was about five :(. Maybe I put the stickers for the eyes and uniform stripes on. They are so intricate my mum kept them for me. I never see Kinder egg toys like that today.

Episode 5

scarbunny — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 04:06:06 -0700

Loving the show so far.

I remember watching the Murder, She Wrote part of the crossover while home sick from work, high on pain killers I thought I was going a little mad, but it really did happen. Need to see the Magnum PI part now though.

Listen live!

Jason — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:38:54 -0700

Just a reminder that you can listen live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. while Rich and I record Remastered. From the main page, click the "Radio" link and follow the instructions for how to listen on your player of choice. You can also participate in the chat room, on which I keep an eye for good comments.

Tonight's episode is "Tom Selleck and other manly men" (3/6/12)

Episode 1

JAKOB_Nerd_Hurdles — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:45:29 -0700

The final "man with no name" film was, arguably, Unforgiven.

I'd rather see a sequel to Breakfast Club than a Ferris sequel. Even with there being a role-reversal with Cameron and Ferris, how interesting could it actually be? Actually, you'd probably want to combine Breakfast Club, Ferris and Say Anything into a giant "where are they now" film. Maybe the Karate Kid and Footloose too.

I'm pretty sure a BTTF reboot could have the kid going back to 1985. Which is perfect. They could even have Family Ties on the TV in one scene.