#174 - Couch Surfing Ep. 34b: Iron Helps Us Play! (Part 2 of 2)

Part 2 of this episode finds John and Scott taking a walk down Elm Street, getting Spaced and jumping sharks with Buffy. 00:01:00 - John remembers the good old days of New Line Cinema, and how the economy plus a few bad decisions have all but killed such a great company. 00:05:04 - The Dark Knight gets mentioned, leading to a condemnation of the Academy Awards and their recent behavior. 00:18:26 - John is excited about the documentary, Never Sleep Again. This leads to discussions about the Elm Street franchise, the remake and the potential effectiveness of dream sequences in Horror films. 00:41:22 - Why are all these movie studios going through financial bankruptcy? It could have something to do with their creative bankruptcy. 00:47:00 - Scott pulls his hair out over how much good TV there is to watch. Fringe gets brought up, as well as Vampire Diaries, shockingly. Also, we here at the podcast are head over heels for Edgar Wright's series, Spaced. 00:56:44 - If you love something, let it go. This applies to TV shows, especially ones that have become comic books. Buffy is discussed here. 01:04:05 - John closes this episode by guilting the listeners for emails and iTunes reviews. Also, Scott nearly chokes to death on his beverage. The following artists can be heard in this episode: Amanda Wyss & Heather Langenkamp & Nick Corri, The Divinyls, Clint Mansell, Glee Cast, Charles Bernstein, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Angelo Badalamenti, Craig Safan, The Goo Goo Dolls, Sinead O'Connor, Dramarama, Billy Idol, Shiny Toy Guns, Fatboy Slim, Slowdive, Alan Silvestri and 213.