Oh my God, it's finally here: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. And if that were the only thing we were talking about this month, that would be awesome. But it's not. Try FRIDAY THE 13th. Or THE SHINING. Or BON VOYAGE, CHARLIE BROWN (AND DON'T COME BACK). I mean, c'mon: Alan Parker's FAME is in here! This is how good May is! It contains all of the good! All of it, I tell you!
This was always the month that gave me stress when we were first talking about this idea, because it's got the fewest new releases for any month of the year, and it's not a great batch. Still, we've got Dabney Coleman, a weird Disney misfire, Don Knotts and Tim Conway together, and the giant freakshow that is James Coburn. Check this one out!
Holy cow, these things just keep getting better. We've got LITTLE DARLINGS, we've got FORBIDDEN ZONE, we've got James Caan and Sissy Spacek and Gilda FREAKIN' Radner. Oh—and we've got a little something called MAD MAX. Seriously, why aren't you already listening?
We were greatly encouraged by the reaction you guys had to the general idea for the podcast, and with this second episode, we started to figure out what it was we wanted the podcast to be. Until you actually get into it, you can't be sure whether or not a show will work. We knew we liked the idea, and we know there's a seemingly endless fascination with the films of the 1980s. But we weren't sure how it would work as a show until we heard what Bobby Roberts, our producer, does with our raw conversation. He is as much a part of the character of this show as either of us, and we're damn lucky to have him working with us.
Here's our very first episode.
We recorded two test episodes before we started recording actual episodes we wanted to release, and we worked on some format ideas as we worked out some of the technical questions.
I say "some" because, episode to episode, we're still getting it all locked down. Lately, we've been struggling with some equipment issues, and it led to us taking a couple of steps backwards in terms of overall sound quality.
The first episode gives you an idea of what you can expect. We had some of our release dates wrong, though, so much of this first episode is just timed wrong. Still, it gave us a varied and interesting debut, and it covers a decent amount of ground.
No, you weirdos. I mean we're going to have our very own '80s All Over website!
What can you expect here?
Aren't you paying attention? It's all about the '80s! We're going to create content that will serve as a complement to the podcast we're doing now, and what form that will take is something that will evolve over time. For now, we know that we want to have some fun here and create something that has plenty of room for community.
That's you guys!
In the meantime, bear with us, because we're going to be trying various things and making an official launch of this site very soon.
In the meantime, you can find the podcast here.
Or you can go to iTunes and search for us.
More soon...