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Kickers of Elves
by Kickers of Elves
Deep dives into art and media. We did five years dissecting Deep Space Nine with The Rules of Acquisition. Star Trek will break your heart. We went all in on David Lynch and broke some of those podcasts. That was fun. Now? Biding our time to see what else breaks. Hopefully not us.
Episodes
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The Pitt, Cosby and Dad Rock
Everybody is watching or has watched The Pitt except Hugh. It's a messy hang, but that's what we're up to over here. Elvin? Is it time to remind everyone of The Cosby Show? It's hard out there for actors, for everyone really, except popular 90s musicians. check out more over at the Patreon where…
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Predator: Badlands and our Desires, Wings of, and Otherwise
You like Predator movies, right? So do we/ How does Predator Badlands work if you only view it as a stand alone move vs a movie setting up a whole trilogy or series? Wade and Hugh have different opinions. Plus, hey Wings of Desire is on Criterion maybe check it out. For more thoughts on criticism...
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A Prologue, of sorts
While KoE works on an upcoming project; Wade, James, and Hugh talk about the state of criticism, the state of media literacy, and how that relates to Culture, past and present. Why don't certain people even pretend to read books anymore? After this the discussion switches over to recent politics....
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One Auteur After Another: PT Anderson, One Battle After Another, and more
We talk about One Battle After Another, but then get caught up in what others might think of his tenth movie *cough* Quentin, where's your last movie? *cough* What directors are in text streams together? Just how humane a filmmaker is Paul Thomas Anderson and how does he compare to Quentin...
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ALIEN? Urr...Earth! (First Half)
We go back to the old ways: Three of us having disagreements about a science fiction television show. We talk a while about Noah Hawley as craftsman and artist, and what we think about the first four episodes of Alien: Earth on FX. Find more of us talking over at Patreon! patreon.com/kickersofelves
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Superman Vs Fantastic Four Vs Kickers of Elves
Why is Wade crying all the time? What a wimp. Was Superman good? How does Superman, a movie we all watched, compare with Fantastic Four, a movie only Hugh saw? Is Supes anti-Israel? Does it have first act problems? Are we as a nation ready to walk away from super hero movies? What would Benjamin...
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The Last Western? Eddington
We're living in a transitional moment for American history. So lets talk about the Western in cinema and American identity. Was this simply a tense movie about how we all lost our minds during Covid, or an evil inverse of the John Ford Western? We all saw Ari Aster's Eddington. You should too...
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Vampires and Culture with Sinners
We talk a bit about Ryan Coogler's excellent vampire movie Sinners, then we talk some other movies and such, but then hey don't worry the conversation swings back to Sinners at the end... by way of Greek philosophy and Epicurious. Yeah, that's right. Hear more from Kickers of Elves over at…
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We Gotta Talk about Pee Wee
We watched Pee Wee: Himself. As kids of the 90s I think we're required to. For more after the explosion, try out the patreon https://patreon.com/kickersofelves
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Star Trek: Andor
Wait no! Star Wars! For a podcast that started in "the Golden Age of Television," we talk about one of the best shows we can remember here on the other side, past "Peak Tv," and sliding down the post-streaming decline. How does Andor compare to The Sopranos, for instance? You've had time to watch...
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Reacher Vs The Raid Vs Star Trek: SNW Vs Discovery
Listen to hear how we would punch up Reacher, stay to hear how we'd cast Bones for Strange New Worlds. James is trying to stomach Disco. Will he try to Picard? Audience capture and being trapped in Ryan's World. Wade reflects on what he got out of watching Discovery. Check out the patreon for…
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Hey, Somebody Watched Strange New Worlds
James is back on Star Trek. So we talked about it. Listen in while James workshops his pitch for a new Star Trek show that will never get made BUT ONE THAT WOULD BE GOOD! On the Patreon you can hear us go on about that new Captain America movie. It's ok if you didn't see it. Only Hugh did....
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Kneecapping Section 31, to Cope!
Well, we watched the new Streaming Star Trek Movie... Section 31. Don't you love it!? We also talk about a movie we liked, the excellent Northern Irish movie Kneecap. About Kneecap Hope you're doing well out there. https://patreon.com/kickersofelves Wade also talked about the same dang thing with...
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Unlocked: Megalopolis-Pilled
What is this? We, the three people who actually watched Megalopolis have something to say about our different experiences with this messy movie. Perhaps there's spoilers? But perhaps it doesn't matter. On the patreon you'll find more from election thoughts, to things you might actually be...
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Resigned to a Star Trek Disco Inferno
You probably found this podcast feed because you're a fan of Star Trek. And if what our anecdotal evidence suggests is true, then you're not a fan of Star Trek Discovery. That's ok. Remember when James and Hugh got mad and bailed on that other podcast? Well it continued, and this is where A...
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The Herman Melville of Dumb Guys
Not even about a TV show, but we all read a book. You like books, don't you? Sure, maybe you haven't read Charles Portis's Masters of Atlantis. This will not ruin that process for you, we promise. Let us know if you like this sort of thing, or check out the Kickers of Elves Patreon for more…
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Succesion is Over
Update: Hey, this file is longer than 30 seconds this time. *** Here we talk about the TV show we've been the most excited for in a while. Specifically, the finale. The statute of limitations is over. So yeah, spoilers for that. No space stuff, sorry. NOT from the patreon! But check it out.…
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Hear All, Trust Nothing (Lower Decks S3E06)
What about those Rules of Acquisition? It's back to Deep Space 9! What you haven't watched the most recent episode? "Hear All, Trust Nothing" is more or less an episode of DS9, so we had to cover it. If you haven't caught up on Star Trek: Lower Decks don't worry, neither have James or Hugh. What…
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So You Want to Roleplay? TTRPG Basics [Unlocked from the Patreon]
Know nothing about D&D or tabletop role playing games? Hugh talks to an expert* to figure out just what the deal is. How much is the past time growing? What is the history of D&D? Just how the hell do you play a game where you pretend to be an elf? Then a look at the Star Trek Adventures role...
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Strange New Tease
On the patreon: Hugh and James have opinions on Strange New Worlds! Wade Hasn't even seen it yet?! Here is a preamble to that discussion. More can be found at the patreon. https://patreon.com/kickersofelves
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Getting Back to the Beatles
James and Hugh watched the Peter Jackson Beatles documentary on Disney + and there's a discussion on making art. Didn't watch it? That's ok, Wade didn't either. You like the Beatles, right? You guessed it: Patreon content! https://patreon.com/kickersofelves
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More Bonus from the Patreon:Matrix, Tenet, Decline
Here's more from what we talk about at https://patreon.com/kickersofelves Matrix and Tenet, compared. And Spider-Man. And convoluted metaphors about art. And The View? A little culture talk. James has a delightful conspiracy theory. Who’s coming for the auteurs? Does culture need to decentralize?...
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Bonus from the Patreon: A [mostly] Spoiler Free Succession Discussion
Miss the regular updates? Yes, I'm here reminding you again we update the patreon feed regularly. Wade has only seen one episode of Succession, so James and Hugh tread lightly to talk about what they like on the show every person seems to be talking about. Check out the patreon where we go into a...
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Playing God (DS9 S2E17)
Stick around til the end when Hugh revisits what we knew and didn't know about Terry Ferrel. Initiate Arjin visits DS9 to whine! A baby universe. Voles! Jadzia gets an intern, or a trill up for joining who is surprised by the unorthodox Dax. Finally the "Is Jadzia Kurzon?" question is settled.…
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Shadowplay (DS9 S2E16)
It's another Remix of The ROA. Stick around til the end when Hugh talks bout Bolians. Welcome to Space Mayberry! It's NOT a next generation rewrite? Go figure. Odo and Dax land on a planet that is NOT a TNG script. Quark is running shenanigans while Odo is gone. Will Kira get her swerve on? Yes…
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Paradise (DS9 S2E15)
We revisit a pretty good episode, and -because we're old now- Hugh reminds some listeners who Ted Kaczynski was. Cool Hand Benjamin. Sisko and O’Brien crash land on a planet of space Luddites. More Space Amish? Nope. Space hippy cultists. But did this episode have a point that could have been...
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Whispers (DS9 S2E14)
Things aren't what they seem for O'Brien. Is this a M. Night Sham, or is it like that Rick and Morty episode? Maybe Parallax View, or a certain most famous of scifi noirs? Just how would this plot play out as an episode of The Americans? Oh it's a mystery! Or is it? We slide stealthily into a…
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Armageddon Game (DS9 S2E13)
Hugh revisits Armageddon Game, and also revisits A Stitch in Time, which came up in this episode. More O'Brien and Bashir bromancing. Two races with ridiculous hair are the worsts hosts ever. How do they repay a favor? Kill the guys doing you a solid. Not cool, bro. After getting rid of what…
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The Alternate (DS9 S2E12)
The ROA remixed! Yeah, we're still doing these. The Rules of Acquisition may be over, but we'll still be looking back at it from time to time. Hugh revisits The Alternate, and tries to see just what Wade was talking about here... Odo's Dad! (kinda) Is this a horror movie? Father issues, the stuff...
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UNLOCKED from the KOE Patreon: Worf Talk
We may have moved on from DS9, but Star Trek does still sometimes come up from time to time. Tired of waiting for episodes of the podcast? We talk a variety of subjects and update regularly for patrons. Here's a short conversation we had about Worf. Also for free on the patreon this week: you can...
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Mulholland Drive/Inland Empire
Two podcasts mirror each other. One maybe died.
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The Straight Story
You don't think we can be nice? We can be nice.
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Lost Highway
Get lost in the edgy 90s. Don't murder your wife.
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Wild at Heart
This is a special podcast! And for us it's a symbol of our individuality, and our belief... in personal freedom.
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Blue Velvet
Heineken? F- Heineken! Drink in the episode art. Don't you look at me. Listen to the podcast.
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Dune!
This podcast about David Lynch's Dune [or is it Alan Smithee's?] is from our 2018 Patreon bonus series "Much A-Dune About Nothing" but it pretty well covers our thoughts on the film.
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The Elephant Man
We are not an animal. We are a podcast.
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David Lynch: The Art Life/ Eraserhead
We get into David Lynch’s work, starting at the beginning. We watched the 2016 documentary David Lynch: The Art Life and Eraserhead. James has some “textured” audio in this one.
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A Note Regarding What's to Come
Faces smudged with pod, your hosts explain what is going on with the future of this podcast and Kickers of Elves. Get ready for some renovations. We're changing the name of the podcast and moving to a new format. What will we be covering first? We're delving deep into David Lynch: first with an...
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Rivals (DS9 S2E11)
Prince Humperdink is a grifter! Wade is embarrassed to like this one. O’Brien and Bashir: Mango Habanero sauce. We do a lot of talking about Julian Bashir as an “unlikeable character” in the pre-Soprano’s era There’s a Bella Union to Quark’s Swearengen’s Saloon… cept no part of this slush pile...
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Sanctuary (DS9 S2E10)
Hugh looks back on this Season 2 episode with some extra research. Oatmeal faced reverse space Mormons! And that's not even meant as a pejorative. Exploration of the universal translator is appreciated, but does it clutter up the rest of this episode where a matriarchal society lands on DS9 and...
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Leftists and Butthead
Hugh and James talk up top on a pamphlet for the left. Also we talk about Beavis and Butthead and class. Trigger warning: No Star Trek content contained within! Miss us? This is the kind of thing we talk about on the patreon. Those ROA remixes will keep trickling in, we promise....
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Second Sight (DS9 S2E09)
This DS9 episode could have used a second pass... Hugh gives the podcast a second pass and has to mention Kanye, Colm with John Huston, and ... Dune? What starts with a great father/son scene about that time Picard blew up Ben Sisko's wife devolves into mooning over a woman with no personality…
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Necessary Evil (DS9 S2E08)
Terok Nor? More like Terok NOIRE! How did Odo go from doing the “Cardassian Neck Trick” in parlours to being a constable on board a Bajoran space station? A flashback episode will answer that. Kira is pretty great. We spend a lot of this episode gushing over how we think Peter Allan Field is the...
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Status Reporting: Giving Glen the Business
Meanwhile, over at Can't Picardly Wait
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Booger Convention?
Here's just a smidge from the latest content at https://patreon.com/kickersofelves Go ahead and ignore if you're mad at the lack of Trek. Here's that WaPo Article
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Kickers of Elves bonus: This is Not My Star Trek Podcast!
Another teaser where these jerks don't even talk Star Trek. James and Hugh talk about The Punisher's computer guy, America's Chernobyl, and mostly Richard Power's The Overstory. Want more of these conversations? All the juicy personal drama is over behind the paywall. Check out the Kickers of…
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The Rules of Acquisition (DS9 S2E07)
Title track! 24th Century Buttslap! Hugh looks back on this episode and provides some Mark Singer Facts at the end. Does this Deep Space Nine episode live up to the hype? Maybe not. There are a lot of rules in this episode, and we get the first mention of the Dominion. Plus a lot of rehashed...
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Melora (DS9 S2E06)
More like "Meh, Lora", huh? Wade Looks back on this episode and tries not to embarrass himself. DS9's resident pickup artist, Julian Bashir "falls in love" and has some zero g space sex. We really lay into Julian in this one. We debate some more alien physiology, including turkey wattles and…
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Cardassians (DS9 S2E05)
Whilst Julian and Garak flirt at the replimat, a Cardassian boy boards DS9, bites Garak, and sets off a story wherein we actually start to appreciate the character of Julian Bashir. Not nearly as much as we enjoy Garak or Dukat, however. Race issues! Down to a Guess Who's Coming to Dinner scene....
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Deep dives into art and media. We did five years dissecting Deep Space Nine with The Rules of Acquisition. Star Trek will break your heart. We went all in on David Lynch and broke some of those podcasts. That was fun. Now? Biding our time to see what else breaks. Hopefully not us.
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Deep dives into art and media. We did five years dissecting Deep Space Nine with The Rules of Acquisition. Star Trek will break your heart. We went all in on David Lynch and broke some of those podcasts. That was fun. Now? Biding our time to see what else breaks. Hopefully not us.
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