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This is Bags of Action. The podcast is devoted to action movies, both old and new, but all of them awesome! In this episode, Steve returns and together with Pete they discuss the 1986 Stallone movie, Cobra. Steve has never seen this film before, but Pete is a veteran, having now seen it three times. The film was adapted from a novel and the screenplay written by Stallone. There are quite a few familiar faces in this film, including Brigitte Nielson, in an early role, Andrew Robinson, and Brian Thompson, the man who has been in practically every SFF film and TV show from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, to Alien Nation, to Star Trek, to The Terminator, to Charmed to The X-Files. If you would like to get in touch you can join in the discussion of all things related to action movies over on the Facebook Group or you can followBags of Action on Twitter @BagsofAction. You can also email us at bagsofaction [at] gmail [dot] com or you could leave us a review on iTunes.

Welcome to Comic Book Outsiders, a comic book podcast dedicated to bringing you the very best hidden gems from the worlds of comic books, films, TV and everything else. This episode we talk about some of the latest news and our recent experiences at Nine Worlds, Scott's trip to Mos Eisley with Secret Cinema, Disney's plans for the future and what Paramount might be cooking up in celebration of a special 50th anniversary next year. Steve also mentions the release of his first novel, Battlemage, and plans for some UK signing events later this month. For our main feature we talk about TV shows that were cancelled too soon, what we liked about them and where we imagine the shows could have gone in later seasons or even episodes, for those cut down very early in their run. If you would like to support the show please consider leaving us an iTunes review or visiting the Comic Book Outsiders website at www.comicbookoutsiders.co for more information all of the other ways you can support us, plus links to the other podcasts on the network.  

This is Bags of Action. The podcast is devoted to action movies, both old and new, but all of them awesome! In this episode, Scott Grandison (Comic Book Outsiders, Crash Landing) is standing in for Steve to talk about the James Cameron classic, Aliens. Shockingly Pete has never seen it before, so you get to find out what he thought of it first time around and compare that to Scott's opinion of a film he knows inside and out. Next month Steve returns to the hot seat and he'll also be experiencing a film that most people would assume he's already seen. Listen to the end of the show to find out what that is. If you would like to get in touch you can join in the discussion of all things related to action movies over on the Facebook Group or you can followBags of Action on Twitter @BagsofAction. You can also email us at bagsofaction [at] gmail [dot] com or you could leave us a review on iTunes.

Welcome to Comic Book Outsiders, a comic book podcast dedicated to bringing you the very best hidden gems from the worlds of comic books, films, TV and everything else. This episode is our 175th, so we decided to do something a bit different. Normally we plan the episode in advance, make notes and have different sections planned out. This episode we did nothing. We did no planning, we made no notes at all. We also invited onto the show a special co-host, Barry Nugent, from Geek Syndicate. We let the conversation flow where it wants and it turned out to be an interesting three way discussion about a whole host of different topics. If you would like to support the show please consider leaving us an iTunes review or visiting the Comic Book Outsiders website at www.comicbookoutsiders.co for more information all of the other ways you can support us, plus links to the other podcasts on the network.

This is Bags of Action. The podcast is devoted to action movies, both old and new, but all of them awesome! In this episode, Gavin Jones (Sidekickcast) is standing in for Steve for a fan film special.  Pete and Gav discuss Predator: Dark Ages and Kung Fury, two recently crowd funded films that are now available on youtube. Each film is about thirty minutes long and the guys decided to rewatch them as they recorded the show together and in person, which gives the episode a somewhat unusual feel. How do these shorter, labour of loves compare to bigger full length films?  Listen out for a shock revelation from Pete about a film he's never seen, he'll be rectifying that next month for the good of the show!  If you would like to get in touch you can join in the discussion of all things related to action movies over on the Facebook Group or you can follow Bags of Action on Twitter @BagsofAction. You can also email us at bagsofaction [at] gmail [dot] com or you could leave us a review on iTunes.

This is Bags of Action. The podcast is devoted to action movies, both old and new, but all of them awesome! In this episode, we discuss the 2010 film Salt, starring Angelina Jolie. This is the second time both Steve and Pete have watched the film but they've both forgotten various bits so there are surprises along the way for them. The film also stars Liev Shreiber, Chiwetel Ejiofor and even a brief appearance by the awesome Andre Braugher. For the next couple of episodes there's going to be a bit of a change to the show, but you will have to listen for the details, but we will be continuing on our regular monthly schedule. If you would like to get in touch you can join in the discussion of all things related to action movies over on the Facebook Group or you can follow Bags of Action on Twitter @BagsofAction. You can also email us at bagsofaction [at] gmail [dot] com or you could leave us a review on iTunes.

Welcome to Comic Book Outsiders, a comic book podcast dedicated to bringing you the very best hidden gems from the worlds of comic books, films, TV and everything else. This episode following the news we discuss Gateway Comics. Want to get into comics? Want to get someone else into comics? Don't know where to start? Then we've got some suggestions for you! Scott and Steve discuss a broad range of comics across a number of different genres and why they make excellent gateway comics. After that we have the return of Challenge Scott. Steve pitches three new comics to Scott to check out and try to get him interested enough to buy at least one of them. In a month or so, once Scott has had a chance to read it, they will revisit the comic and discuss it together. If you would like to support the show please consider leaving us an iTunes review or visiting the Comic Book Outsiders website at www.comicbookoutsiders.co for more information all of the other ways you can support us, plus links to the other podcasts on the network.

Welcome to Comic Book Outsiders, a comic book podcast dedicated to bringing you the very best hidden gems from the worlds of comic books, films, TV and everything else. This episode we talk about some of the new pilot TV shows that are coming this year, shows that are wrapping up and what we are looking forward to the future. We discuss the DC comics TV shows like Arrow, Flash, Supergirl and DC's Legends of Tomorrow. For the main feature one of our listeners sent in a range of topics on the CBO Facebook Group and we picked one of them for this episode. We talk about TV shows with planned stories, versus those shows that are completely made up as they go along, and everything else along the spectrum. We get into Lost, and its creators, Damon Lindelof and JJ Abrams, and what we think of the show many years on. If you would like to support the show please consider leaving us an iTunes review or visiting the Comic Book Outsiders website at www.comicbookoutsiders.co for more information all of the other ways you can support us, plus links to the other podcasts on the network.  

This is Bags of Action. The podcast is devoted to action movies, both old and new, but all of them awesome! In this episode, we do something different, both hosts went to the cinema and saw a modern movie, John Wick. Steve and Pete saw the 2015 film in different locations in the UK so they spend the whole of this episode trying to recall parts of the film while they discuss the plot. The film has a big cast of well known stars including Keanu Reeves, Bridget Moynahan, Willem Defoe, Adrienne Palicki, Daniel Bernhardt, Alfie Allen, Lance Reddick, Clarke Peters and the always brilliant Ian McShane, Lovejoy himself. There are lots of great little moments and small scenes from well known actors such as John Leguizamo and former WWE wrestler, Kevin Nash, which transform this film from what could have been a straight to DVD action film. The cast, the tight script and the remarkable action scenes make it a very interesting film to discuss. At the end of the episode we discuss the plans for a sequel which has already been announced. We also talk about our next choice of film as we step away from the trilogies for a while. If you would like to get in touch you can join in the discussion of all things related to action movies over on the Facebook Group or you can follow Bags of Action on Twitter @BagsofAction. You can also email us at bagsofaction [at] gmail [dot] com or you could leave us a review on iTunes.  

Welcome to Crash Landing.  Each episode we maroon a guest on our crashing spaceship.  They have one hour to salvage humanity’s most important cultural artefacts before we maroon them on the planet of their choice. In this episode we crash land renowned scriptwriter, editor and novellist Melinda M Snodgrass.  Melinda has worked on a wide variety of science-fiction projects, including Star Trek: The Next Generation, Seaquest DSV, Sliders and her own novel series. Visit Melinda's website

Welcome to Comic Book Outsiders, a comic book podcast dedicated to bringing you the very best hidden gems from the worlds of comic books, films, TV and everything else. This episode wetalk about a lot of things in the news, starting with some of the most recent trailers, including Star Wars, Terminator Genisys, Batman vs Superman and of course Avengers Age of Ultron. We also talk about ongoing TV series and some of the recent interesting resurrections of previous franchises, such as Revolution which is coming back in comic book form wrap up the story, and Alien Nation returns to the cinema.Scott and Steve talk about some of the new TV shows they've been watching and they briefly discuss Daredevil, without any spoilers, plus the forthcoming new Marvel TV shows from Netflix. If you would like to support the show please consider leaving us an iTunes review or visiting the Comic Book Outsiders website at www.comicbookoutsiders.co for more information all of the other ways you can support us, plus links to the other podcasts on the network.

This is Bags of Action. The podcast is devoted to action movies, both old and new, but all of them awesome! In this episode, part three of our trilogy devoted to Kurt Russell, we talk about the 1989 film, Tango and Cash. This film has two big stars in leading roles, Sly Stallone and Russell, with Stallone playing almost against type as he is the suade, rich, well-dressed and well-spoken Ray Tango, vs Gabriel Cash, played by Kurt Russell who is rough, smelly, lives in a crappy apartment and yet is an equally good cop in LA. This episode could almost have been called Bags of Misery as we total up an impressive number of actors who have since passed away. The film also stars, Jack Palance, as the main shadowy, suspicious bad guy as he chews the scenery. There is also a very young Teri Hatcher, a To Wong Fu moment in the film and as the film progresses we start to realise that Pete watched a different version to Steve. At the end of the episode we announce what we're doing next, which is a change from the norm as we're coming up to date and doing something very new, something still at the cinema. Listen to the episode to find out more.   If you would like to get in touch you can join in the discussion of all things related to action movies over on the Facebook Group or you can follow Bags of Action on Twitter @BagsofAction. You can also email us at bagsofaction [at] gmail [dot] com.  

This is Bags of Action. The podcast is devoted to action movies, both old and new, but all of them awesome! In this episode, part two of our trilogy devoted to Kurt Russell, we talk about another John Carpenter film, the action classic from 1981, Escape from New York. Russell plays the legendary character, Snake Pliskin, who became a cult figure and eventually Russell reunited with Carpenter for the sequel. In this film Carpenter has again not only directed the film but given it his own unique stamp, scoring the music as well. There is also a long list of very famous names in this film from Ernest Borgnine to Harry Dean Stanton, Adrienne Barbeau to Donald Pleasence playing the President of the United States. At the end of the episode we announce what the third film in our Russellology is going to be. Also mentioned in the podcast this episode was Archie vs. Predator comic. More info is available here. If you really like Escape from New York then there are some awesome t-shirts from Fright Rags. If you live in the USA and are on the east coast, and can get to a show in time, you might able to see Point Break: Live! Boom! Studious are currently publishing an Escape from New York ongoing comic book series. During the episode Pete also mentions Doberman the comic. Click here for more information. If you would like to get in touch you can join in the discussion of all things related to action movies over on the Facebook Group or you can follow Bags of Action on Twitter @BagsofAction. You can also email us at bagsofaction [at] gmail [dot] com.

Welcome to Comic Book Outsiders, a comic book podcast dedicated to bringing you the very best hidden gems from the worlds of comic books, films, TV and everything else. This episode we talk about the latest TV news with DC introducing a third TV show set in the DC comics universe. We also discuss Scott McCloud after Steve went to hear him speak about his new book, The Sculptor from Self Made Hero. We discuss the increasing number of set top boxes and alternative channels that are now available as well as the various payment models. We have some exciting game news related to a favourite Joss Whedon project. In the last month there have been some tragic losses, in particular Leonard Nimoy and very recently Sir Terry Pratchett. We briefly discuss what they meant to us before going into our main feature which is a celebration of Star Trek. Scott and Steve discuss their earliest memories of the shows, how they were introduced to Trek, some favourite characters moments and its lasting effect on them. If you would like to support the show please consider leaving us an iTunes review or visiting the Comic Book Outsiders website at www.comicbookoutsiders.co for more information all of the other ways you can support us, plus links to the other podcasts on the network.

Each episode we trap a guest on our crashing spaceship.  They have one hour to salvage humanity's most important cultural artefacts before we maroon them on the planet of their choice.  Crashing his landing craft this week is author, Lou Anders.  Personal Website: www.louanders.com Book Website: www.thronesandbones.com Twitter: @ThronesandBones Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThronesandBones Tumblr: http://louanders.tumblr.com Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/louhanders/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/thrones_and_bones Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/61741.Lou_Anders    

This is Bags of Action. The podcast is devoted to action movies, both old and new, but all of them awesome! In this episode, the first part of our trilogy devoted to Kurt Russell, we talk about the cult classic, Big Trouble in Little China. This film was directed by John Carpenter who many know from such films as The Fog and the original Halloween that spawned a massive franchise. He has also written many screenplays and he composed much of the music for many films. Big Trouble in Little China has a lot of weirdness in it which we talk about as well first impressions as this is Pete's first time seeing the film. It has lots of martial arts, magic, special effects and a plot that goes all over the place. At the end of the episode announce what the second film in our Russellology is going to be as well. If you would like to get in touch you can join in the discussion of all things related to action movies over on the Facebook Group or you can follow Bags of Action on Twitter @BagsofAction. You can also email us at bagsofaction [at] gmail [dot] com.

Welcome to Comic Book Outsiders, a comic book podcast dedicated to bringing you the very best hidden gems from the worlds of comic books, films, TV and everything else. This episode marks the launch of our new website at either comicbookoutsiders.com or www.comicbookoutsiders.co where there is a list of all of the podcasts on the CBO network. Once a month we will now have three podcasts, Comic Book Outsiders, Bags of Action and the new Crash Landing. More details are given in this episode, and Episode 1 is already available via our website or iTunes. The website also contains information and links to the other shows on the network, like the continually popular The Book Club. There is also information about the hosts, and ways you can support the podcasts, such as leaving an iTunes review, if you're buying something via Amazon, then click on our banner would be appreciated, there's merchandise, or even supporting us via our Patreon page. This episode we talk about the changes at Marvel and DC, Scott McCloud visiting the UK and you can find out the tour dates here in March.    

Welcome to the new Crash Landing.  Each episode we maroon a guest on our crashing spaceship.  They have one hour to salvage humanity's most important cultural artefacts before we maroon them on the planet of their choice. First up is author and farmer James Oswald.  http://jamesoswald.co.uk/

Scott and Steve start with an extended news section and our main feature is the follow-up from the previous 'Challenge Scott'.  After Steve's suggestion Scott has been reading: The Fuse Letter 44 Southern Bastards   Find out what he thinks when we discuss them!

This is Bags of Action. The podcast is devoted to action movies, both old and new, but all of them awesome! In this episode, the third and last of our Schwarzology, dedicated to Arnie, we talk the classic action movie, Predator! Epic film, lots to talk about, lots of interesting facts to uncover and some horrible stories from the making of and how this film nearly ended up being something completely different...and quite crap. Listen to the end for news of what our next trilogy is going to be and who it will dedicated to, also the Predator the Musical song, a classic instant hit.For some cool Predator inspired artwork by Patrick Brown click here If you would like to get in touch you can join in the discussion of all things related to action movies over on the Facebook Group or you can follow Bags of Action on Twitter @BagsofAction. You can also email us at bagsofaction [at] gmail [dot] com.

Welcome to the first episode of CBO for 2015. Slightly later than normal due to technical issue we discuss some of our 2014 highlights. We talk about favourite films, TV shows and comics. Relax with the new chilled out theme tune and let us ease you into a grey January and a return to work. New theme, new schedule, new content, same grumpy guys! If you want to get in touch with us you can contact us via the Facebook group, Twitter, email (steve or scott @comicbookoutsiders.com) and let us know your highlights of 2014 and what you're looking forward to in 2015.  

This is Bags of Action. The podcast is devoted to action movies, both old and new, but all of them awesome! In this episode, the second of our three part dedicated to Arnie, we talk about Pete's choice, Last Action Hero. We discover some truths about the film we didn't realise and some of the actors and Pete also coins a name for the trilogy. Listen to the end for some Arnie movie discussion, and our next choice! If you would like to get in touch you can join in the discussion of all things related to action movies over on the Facebook Group or you can follow Bags of Action on Twitter @BagsofAction. You can also email us at bagsofaction [at] gmail [dot] com.

This is Bags of Action. The podcast is devoted to action movies, both old and new, but all of them awesome! In this episode Steve and Pete talk about the classic Arnie and James Belushi film, Red Heat. It's the first in a trilogy of films dedicated to the Governator and this film was Steve's choice. If you would like to get in touch you can join in the discussion of all things related to action movies over on the Facebook Group or you can follow Bags of Action on Twitter @BagsofAction. You can also email us at bagsofaction [at] gmail [dot] com.

New theme, new schedule, new content, same grumpy guys! After being a little casual for a while Steve and Scott are back with a regular schedule, and being a bit more interactive.  Look for more stuff in the future, including a revamped website, and an entirely new podcast in the works. In the meantime, discussed in this episode: News The next few years of superhero movie releases Challenge Scott: Letter 44 Southern Bastards The Fuse We'll be reviewing all of these comics in January, so get hold of a copy and let us know what you think!  @scottgrandison @stevearyan

Steve and Scott will be back soon with a regular episode and an announcement about changes happening at CBO HQ.  In the meantime Scott catches up with Ted Sikora, film-maker, comic writer and friend of the show. He currently has a Kickstarter for a hardback version of 'Apama' which we've discussed on the show before.  It's currently 184% funded, so we talk both about his work and how you can run a successful campaign. As of 27th October 2014 there are four days left to get in on the project, so if you're interested go to kickstarter.com and type in 'Apama'.

This is Bags of Action. The podcast is devoted to action movies, both old and new, but all of them awesome! In this episode Steve and Pete talk about the 1989 martial arts film, Best of the Best, starring Eric Roberts. If you would like to get in touch you can join in the discussion of all things related to action movies over on the Facebook Group or you can follow Bags of Action on Twitter @BagsofAction. You can also email us at bagsofaction [at] gmail [dot] com.

This is Comic Book Outsiders, the podcast that brings you some of the very best hidden gems from the worlds of independent comics, movies and TV. Your hosts Steve and Scott discuss comics, including Drawn Away by Luke Foster which is available from Indy Planet, a travel journal across America. We also talk about some of the new and returning comic book related TV shows, a trend in angry old man films at the cinema and both share their top 10 favourite books. If you would like to get in touch you can email us or come onto our Facebook group and let us know what you thought about this episode and previous episodes. We always like to hear from our listeners so please get in touch.

This is Bags of Action. This podcast is devoted to action movies, both old and new, but all of them awesome! This episode Steve and Pete, in part 3 of 3 of their Salute to Swayze, we discuss the 1989 film Road House. Next episode they will be talking about the 1989 martial arts film, starring Eric Roberts, Best of the Best. If you would like to get in touch you can join in the discussion of all things related to action movies over on the Facebook Group or you can follow Bags of Action on Twitter @BagsofAction. You can also email us at bagsofaction [at] gmail [dot] com.

In a brief, but special edition of CBO Steve and Scott are joined by Adrian at the Nine Worlds concention.  They take a bit of time to reflect about the con, as it's different in many ways from the usual ones they've been to, and in particular discuss the Podcast part of the con which was organised by Steve and Barry (from Geek Syndicate).

This is Bags of Action. This podcast is devoted to action movies, both old and new, but all of them awesome! This episode Steve and Pete talk about the1991 film Point Break starring Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves. This is the second in our trilogy we've called a Salute to Swayze. Next episode they will be talking about the 1989 film, Roadhouse. If you would like to get in touch you can join in the discussion of all things related to action movies over on the Facebook Group or you can follow Bags of Action on Twitter @BagsofAction. You can also email us at bagsofaction [at] gmail [dot] com.

Welcome to another Comic Book Outsiders - 7 years in the making!  In this episode we have an exclusive report from the set of Avengers 2: Age of Ultron and discuss what we've been enjoying lately, particularly Sweet Tooth and The Blacklist. We also discuss the 9 Worlds convention and some of our future plans for Comic Book Outsiders.

This is Bags of Action. This podcast is devoted to action movies, both old and new, but all of them awesome! This episode Steve and Pete talk about the 1989 film Next of Kin starring Patrick Swayze in the lead role and a huge list of famous actors in very early roles including Liam Neeson. Next episode they will be talking about the second of their Swayze trilogy, the fantastic Point Break, also starring Keanu Reeves.If you would like to get in touch you can join in the discussion of all things related to action movies over on the Facebook Group or you can follow Bags of Action on Twitter @BagsofAction. You can also email us at bagsofaction [at] gmail [dot] com.

Steve and Scott will be back with a normal episode soon, but in the meantime Scott takes some time in this episode to talk to Brett Uren, creator and mastermind of the anthology Torsobear - which is currently the subject of a Kickstarter campaign. Brett talks about his experience in the industry, including what's worked and some of the early mistakes he made.  It's a really interesting interview, so check it out, and if you like the sound of Torsobear then you have about a week from when this episode is posted to go and support it.