Masters of None | Masters Of None 4.2-The Swimsuit Issue: Sucks or Rules? (Video Version)
Does the Swimsuit Issue Suck or Rule? The 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue is out, but is it still a rite of passage for adolescent boys, or is it simply a tired, dated tradition? We debate it in our first ever Video Podcast. Sure we’re ugly, but these ladies we’re talking about sure aren’t. Plus, we taste Jay’s first ever homemade beer, BrewMasters Of None Caucasian Ale. Click Here: Masters of None Episode 4.2 – Swimsuit Issue Suck or Rule from Masters Of None on Vimeo.
Masters of None | Masters Of None 4.2-The Swimsuit Issue: Sucks or Rules?
Does the Swimsuit Issue Suck or Rule? The 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue is out, but is it still a rite of passage for adolescent boys, or is it simply a tired, dated tradition? We debate it in this audio-only version of the episode, check out the video episode to really get the full gist. (The video will be up shortly) Plus, we taste Jay’s first ever homemade beer, BrewMasters Of None Caucasian Ale.
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Culture, Simply Read | Canadian Content: DeGrassi Jr. High
The DeGrassi brand is a big one in Canada, and in parts of the States, too. It can refer to four or five TV series, some movies, books, even pencil cases and glittery nail polish. Today, though, I’m talking about just one facet of the franchise: DeGrassi Jr. High.
This 80s teen drama fooled a lot of people who thought they were watching a funny little show about kids. Instead, they got kick-assed by actual relevant topics: right off the bat, a 13-year-old girl announced she was pregnant. Later, characters would drink, use drugs, experiment with sex, question their sexuality and basically do things that real kids were really doing. This was possible because Canada has always had a much more mature attitude about television than America.
Do you remember when Brandon got drunk (on his first sip of liquor) and crashed his car off-camera, later to swear he Would Never Drink Again? That kind of 90210 heavy-handedness was largely absent from DeGrassi Jr. High. Later, when the show became DeGrassi High, the writers started dumbing things down, and by the end of it (a TV movie) it was a full-on Melrose Place tribute.
DeGrassi Jr. High was unabashedly Canadian, even after it started appearing on US TV in the late 80s. There was never any attempt to disguise dirty old Toronto as anything but. One episode features an attempt to buy beer at one of our Brewers’ Retail outlets, and nails it perfectly, stubby bottles and all. And there was a lot of sex-based humour; in one episode, Wheels thinks he might get lucky with Stephanie, but when he tried to buy condoms, the pharmacist is Stephanie’s mom. D’oh!
The show gave us some memorable characters. Joey Jeremiah, Caitlin, Snake, the twins, Spike, BLT (did you see BLT on the Lost episode What Kate Does? Yeah, that was him), Liz, Arthur, Yick … These were children first, actors second, and they looked it. Shot without makeup, in natural light, in a real school on a real street (a popular tourist stop in Toronto), DeGrassi Jr. High looked like a bad documentary, but felt like real life.
We all knew kids like the kids on this show. I’m a few years older than the actors, and by the late 80s I was out of high school and off to college, but even then, Monday nights meant everyone stopped what they were doing and tuned in for some DeGrassi. And we all knew someone who reminded us of someone on the show. There was a rock band called The Zit Remedy that knew exactly one song, and there was a band like that at my elementary school. We were called The Rhythm Method, and I am not making that up.
There’s a new series. I’ve never seen it, but I understand that it’s a direct sequel, with the original characters now the parents, and a new crop of young’uns. But every commercial I’ve seen makes it look slick and Hollywoody. Somewhere around here I have a DVD of the Kevin Smith appearances on the new DeGrassi: The Next Generation (love that title), so I guess I’ll have to watch at some point.
I found old DeGrassi DVDs, five episodes apiece, for a few bucks at a local store. I think I’ll pick them up for my kids, because as they get older, TV gets stupider, and I’d like them to watch something with heart.
– Kennedy, Starbase 66
Music, Simply Read | Bone Rolling Reviews 22 – Run-DMC: Back From Hell
Jakob rolls 1d4, 1d12 and 1d20 to select a CD from his collection to review.
Today’s roll: 4 – 12 – 10.
Result: Back From Hell by Run-DMC.
Hindsight can sometimes look kinder on an album than first blush. Conventional wisdom would have you believe Run-DMC’s fifth album, Back From Hell, is a disappointment. But what might have sounded like band-wagon jumping in 1990—their shameless embrace of the era’s flavour-of-the-week hard-funk and R&B samples—no longer comes off as scrambling to keep up with currents trends. Instead it indicates they’d remained masters long after they’d brought hip-hop to a mainstream audience.
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Make It So | MIS – Episode 109 – The Best Episode Of ST:TNG Season 7
We’re back and we’re talking trek.
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The Definitive Word, Uncategorized | TDW – Episode 119 – Bestest Worsest Sci Fi Movies
This week Will is joined by special guest Cartbozman of the Here Goes Nothing show.
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Starbase 66 | SB66: Starbase66 Episode 48: Voyager
This week we deconstruct, dissect, and analyze Star Trek: Voyager.
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Hooked | HOOKED – Episode 32 – Weird and Unusual Highs
In a particularly giddy and giggly episode, Nigel and Allison take a look at weird and unusual highs provided by nature. From strange fish to cucumbers to urine, via barks and food cupboard items. Bizarre, dangerous and hard to find, and that’s just the presenters. Allison and Nigel in no way condone the seeking and use of any of the substances discussed in the show. If you are affected by any of the issues raised in this podcast please visit the Hooked section of our forums or injectingadvice.com
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Super Happy Fun Time | SHaFT – Episode 70 – We All Wear Masks
Episode 70 of Super Happy Fun Time is now available to buy from our download store at musicalmousemat.com. Big thanks to SWRedman for doing the show notes and putting them in our forums here.
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