New and a Bit Alarming
by Brian Lynch
A pair of brothers look at all the ways stories can be twice-told, covering remakes, reboots, and adaptations of all stripes. Combining deep-dives on particularly interesting films with one-offs exploring more curious cases, this show proves that new isn't always bad, but sure does show up with some weird ideas.
Episodes
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SMB12 - Super Lawrence Johnson
In the final SMB episode, we review a rushed ending brought about by low budget, look at some very out of place product placement, revisit what it's like to be the first in a genre, and review the general state of video game movies.
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SMB11 - Good Night, Everybody!
In this episode, we debate Koopa's invasion plan, which involves sending a tiny expeditionary force to a planet that is FAR more populous and more technologically advanced to boot.
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SMB10 - Smashin' the Fash with a Passion for Fashion
This week, Mario and Luigi DEBATABLY dress like Mario and Luigi.
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SMB9 - Stand Up and Cheer
HIATUS... Well, not over, but temporarily back on schedule as we finish Mario. And in this episode, our final breather before getting back to the story, we play the Letterboxd game and make some jokes about The Flash that have aged depressingly well now that it's been released.
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Hiatus Breaker!
This week, Brian and Flonk discuss the show's hiatus and then play an incredibly conceptual game of FMK.
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SMBONUS - The Assassination of King K. Rool by the Coward Wallace Pike
Flonk, Brian, and Maggie continue our alarmingly deep dive into Max Landis's insane garbage Mario script. This episode: It wasn't Earth all along, Kirby is full of Hell, and Sir George Carteret makes a truly baffling cameo appearance.
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SMBonus - Straight Outta Crampton
Flonk, Brian, and Maggie flomp our dorns over a truly awful Super Mario Bros epic fantasy action spec script from Max. MAX? You mean Max LANDIS? The garbage son of a helicopter murderer?
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SMB8 - Thank You, Dredd, But Our Princess is in Another Block
This week, exposition is repeated, Iggy and Spike reform offscreen, Mario culturally appropriates Islam, and the movie turns into another movie. Completely.
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SMB7 - Don't Tell Darwin About This
This week, Koopa decides that since a problem's come along, he must whip it, whip it good. Also: We reveal the odd listening habits of Cyclops from the X-Men, and Luigi takes his top off.
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SMB6 - That's What the Mamm Means
This week, Dennis has a bad trip, we forget to look up Fiona's name again, and we address the Goomba Question.
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SMB5 - The Plot Thickens as Much as it Can
This week, "Tell, don't show" reaches new heights as the movie is about a third over, which is a GREAT time for massive exposition dumps from noted rockabilly punk Mojo Nixon. Koopa washes in mud, we speculate on the history of Dinosaur Planet, Dennis Hopper's cloaca is discussed, and David...
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Hangin' out with the Toothpaste Jar
Back from our mini-hiatus, Brian and Flonk try to record an episode on a failed semi-amateur Mario Bros movie pitch, but it turns into just an examination of Mario in other media, and then just goes way off the rails. Spider the Podcast Cat eats a tissue.
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SMB4 - I'll Take Dinohattan
This week, David fulfils his dream, Rockabel invite us into their Blade Runner fantasy, and we have a special guest appearance from Mickey Mouse.
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SMB3 - Regarding Henry V: Portrait of a Serial Plumber
This week, we see some unfortunate haircuts, some uniformed goons, and take a tour of the nonstop thrill ride that is the back of the DVD box. Also, you're not gonna believe this, we've found some plot holes.
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SMB2 - It's-a Them
This week, after watching a VERY brief chunk of movie, we've already met all three protagonists! So efficient! Such storytelling!
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SMB1 - Rockabel, Baby
The Super Responsible Broz begin Super Mario Bros proper with... wait, TWO prologues!? In THIS economy?! We also discuss more behind the scenes names, analyze Rockabel's directing style, and Brian has a WHOLE thing about the internet. Also, David's mic is better! Not good. But better.
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SMB0 - Let's-a Go
The Super Responsible Bros are back! And this time we're looking at one of the most curious examples of adaptation ever, Super Mario Bros! The first live action video game movie ever! And you can tell!
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Gremloons
It's time to finish out the Space Jam trilogy! TRILOGY?! Oh, just you wait.
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The Worst Joseph Conrad Movie
Two brothers look at two brothers, as we examine the trend-following masterpiece Surf Ninjas, one of many attempts to cash in on the early 90s ninja craze.
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Don't Let the Sunshine Spoil Your Rain
This week, NAABA takes a look at a new kind of story: The big budget feature film of a currently running series! A rare and sometimes misguided thing often left to animation, this is a rare live action example, and also one of the best ever put to film.
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Back to the Other Will
This is a good one. That's as far as I'll go, though. If I told you what it was, I'd lose my wonderful misdirect.
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Will 3 - The Modern Scourge of Novels
Yes, it's time for another almost-enjoyable episode of Laurie Davidson's star vehicle, Will! This week, Burbage gets negged, Will learns what a play is, Marlowe has a butt party, and Presto is also here.
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AAA9 - Don't Mention the War
We covered every version of "Tomorrow"... OR DID WE!? Time for us to cover the final filmed version by reviewing the ENTIRE made-for-TV sequel, "Annie: A Royal Adventure", or "Blitz? What Blitz?"
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AAA8 - We Don't Need Anything But Our Friends and Our Thermos
Annie draws to a close, as we look at some muddled finales, as well as one lovely finale that's like half an hour from the end of the movie somehow.
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AAA7 - Sony Pictures Adults' Zone
HOPE YOU'RE READY FOR THESE CHILDREN'S MUSICALS TO GET HORNT UP. Time for "Easy Street".
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AAA6 - Three Hosts, Two Mics, One Couch
Let's go to the movies this week, because the city's ours! Which city? NYC! That's right, it's three different songs serving the same narrative function. One is good because of the writing, one is okay because of the acting, and one is GARBAGE.
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A Bit More Knockin'
Well, my arms are repaired! And it's time to break from the films for an EXCRUCIATINGLY deep dive into the emoji-only translation of "It's The Hard-Knock Life". Also, we take a quick break to analyze the Austin Powers franchise. And, weirdly, predict a plot point from The Batman several months...
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FEED DROP - A Very Animated Crossover
Hello! For those of you that follow me (Brian) on the socials, it turns out I broke both of my elbows. So the show is going to go on hiatus for a couple of weeks, because as I found out uploading this weeks Tinseltown, you use your elbows a surprising amount while typing and editing, which REALLY...
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AAA5 - Justice for Geoffrey Holder
It's time for "I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here" at last! Brian mostly spends this episode defending slumming theatre legends!
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AAA4 - Two Songs For Gilbert
The Responsible Boyz are NOT, as it turns out, doing "I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here", which is fun and pleasant and plot-relevant. No, we're doing "Little Girls", which is a mean and bad song designed to lure older actresses to the set.
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AAA3 - You Know, That Song from the Movies
This week: Annie 99 adopts a dog! Annie 14 experiences a dissociative episode! And Annie 82 goes off the rails! It's "Tomorrow"!
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AAA2 - Make Her Drink a What Now?
This week, we look at "A Hard Knock Life", a song which is done reasonably similarly in all three versions, but with some... Well, some stark differences. Also, the orphans miiiiiiiight be trying to roofie Miss Hannigan.
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AAA1 - A Closet o' Clothes
Finding nothing much to say about "Maybe", a basically fine song with three basically fine adaptations, the #ResponsibleBoyz also do a quick overview of every song they're NOT reviewing.
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AAA0 - Hard and a Bit O' Knockin'
The #ThreeResponsibleBoyz are here, and ready to review all three film versions of Annie, bit by bit. Also the Mummy movies. But not any of the ones you know.
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Oy Meets World
Flonk and Brian contribute 2% to the total earnings of "Trojan War" a movie that is JUST GARBAGE.
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Parallels: The Following
Flonk and Brian take a look at that odd thing that shows up occasionally, movies with suspiciously similar plots that come out within months of each other. Spoiler: It's all a really convoluted excuse to review a reeeeeeeal chunk of crap.
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The Assassination of Bugs Bunny by the Coward Al G. Rhythm
I mean, sure everyone's taken their turn kicking around "Space Jam: A New Legacy". But we did the last one, so. you know.
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Great Things Come in Bears
The #ResponsibleBoys are taking a look at a flashy reboot of a franchise no living child has any affection for, "Yogi Bear". Also, this episode, you get THREE siblings! Because our brother was in the room and we ambushed him. That's what you get when you sit in a room with us for too long....
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Will 2 - Baxter and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day
Welcome back to To Be or Not to Be a Bit Alarming, our Will recap podcast. Oh, you remember Will. It was on Pivot. It is so a real show! And channel!
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LK10 - Nala v Shenzi: Dawn of Justice
Well, this dumb movie is over, and we're ready to be done. This week, the animators actually have to try a little, we make fun of something dumb Ben Shapiro did several months ago, and Chiwetel finally finds his inner ham.
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LK9 - Cloud Strife
"Didn't there used to be a ghost in this movie?"
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LK8a - Is This The Real Life?
This week, we cover yet another profoundly mediocre episode of the world's worst prank show, Pixar In Real Life.
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LK8 - Go Favreau, Get Funky
The Choo-Choo Kid and Teach are back to be your responsible friends and also to watch TWO musical numbers! Also, Teach gets obsessed with Obsessed.
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LK7 - SIMBA, HA HA HA
After watching a DECADENT fifteen minutes of film, we are left with almost nothing to say. Scar implies some backstory, Shenzi maybe has a grudge, and a beetle do what a beetle do with doo doo.
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LK6 - Bustin' Makes Us Feel Good
In this episode, the movie does "Hakuna Matata", we compliment an actor, and honestly, it's mostly talk about Academy Award musical performances.
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LK5a - A Sheepish New Era
We take a break from our prepared remarks to discuss "Lambert the Sheepish Lion", a short that Flonk found by mistake.
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LK5 - Yes, We Have No Zebras
I hope you were already prepared, because the song Be Prepared is not going to really inspire you to engage with preparation in any meaningful way.
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LK4 - Mufasa and Zazu in: Literal Animal House
"HYENAS AND LIONS HAVE BEEN AT WAR WITH LIONS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME." - Shenzi, this movie
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LK3 - Thus Far, a Rather Uninspiring Thing
Did you know rhinoceroses can't dance? Strange but true facts like these are yours to behold, as the #ResponsibleBoys take on "I Just Can't Wait to be King".
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LK2 - Considering Zazu's Mortality
As the plot begins, we start questioning in earnest what the point was, analyze some voice acting, and explore the strange world of tropical bird skeletons.
About this show
A pair of brothers look at all the ways stories can be twice-told, covering remakes, reboots, and adaptations of all stripes. Combining deep-dives on particularly interesting films with one-offs exploring more curious cases, this show proves that new isn't always bad, but sure does show up with some weird ideas.
Hosted by
Brian Lynch