Ep. 26: ‘The Last Man on Earth (1964)’ or ‘Vincent V. Vampires: Dawn of Poptimism’

Zach is joined by podcasters Anthony Cubba and Brent Ballard (Poptimistic) to take a journey to the end of civilization with a look at 1964's 'The Last Man On Earth.' Travail the abandoned city of Los Angeles (or is it Rome?) with the boys as they slay Vampires with Vincent Price. Along the way, they will find out about the films rocky pre-production, more on how Richard Matheson was involved and why that would crumble, show appreciation for an intriguing Vincent Price performance, find touches of brilliance even amidst the stumbles, and debate how the film holds in comparison to other adaptations of the source material. But there are also plenty of laughs such as the boys listening to Vincent Price get rather cheeky throughout the show, conjuring up a mash up of Matheson and Star Wars, and puzzle over how long garlic can actually last. PLUS: Daniel Day Lewis in the role of a life time! Be sure to check out POPTIMISTIC, where Anthony and Brent extoll the virtues of all things positive and pop-culture each and every week on Apple Podcast : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/poptimistic/id1535746897 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/585558 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7w8r7lO6ivpX3sM34Hr3dp?si=MFpAzrOSTjuAHP4uJYQQLA Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL3BvcHRpbWlzdGljcG9kY2FzdC9mZWVkLnhtbA== and visit their Twitter Pages: Poptimistic Page: https://twitter.com/pop_timistic?s=21 Anthony: https://twitter.com/piratecat?s=21 Brent: https://twitter.com/tattooed__nerd?s=21