Monday, April 25, 2011

That Gets My Goat 31

The conversation started out about race, but somehow devolved into talk about comic book movies. If you squint your eyes like it's one of those Magic Eye pictures, you can sort of see the connection.

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Monday, April 11, 2011

That Gets My Goat 30

Big and Rish continue their conversation about comic book movies and racism.

Boy, does the fun ever start?

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That Gets My Goat 29

Uh oh, looks like Rish is courting controversy again. A bit of hullabaloo has been made concerning superhero movie casting, and the question gets asked...am I racist?

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That Gets My Goat 28

Big and Rish continue their conversation about FOX's hit TV series "Glee." Big talks about his problems with it, and they discuss why Rish likes it so much.

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That Gets My Goat 27

Rish and Big talk about FOX's hit television show "Glee," which Big has just seen for the first time. They discuss why Rish dislikes it so much.

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That Gets My Goat 26

I don't know why we split this, since there's so very little of it left this week. I guess I just wanted the embarrassment of Rish talking romance to stretch a little longer.

Hug your loved ones tight, folks. Life could be worse.

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That Gets My Goat 25

So, Valentine's Day has come and gone, so Rish asks Big what he did for that auspicious holiday. Unfortunately, Big asks Rish the same thing, and it's all downhill from there.

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That Gets My Goat 24

Big and Rish continue their shelved episode about the Lifetime Movie Channel and seeing men as monsters. Once again, this show may be even more offensive than usual, so keep at arm's length.

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That Gets My Goat 23

Last year, we recorded an episode where Rish complained about the Lifetime Movie Network and its depiction of men, among other semi-related topics. When all was said and done, however, Rish was afraid that he might--once again--offend somebody with the discussion, and shelved it. But it's 2011, a more enlightened age, so here it is, that fabled lost episode.

Of course, he may have been right not to air it, so if you are easily offended, go ahead and skip this one. Or not-so-easily offended. Or offended ever, just to be safe.

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That Gets My Goat 22

Big and Rish finish their conversation about going to see TANGLED, leading me to wonder why this was split into two episodes.

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That Gets My Goat 21

A few episodes back, Big and Rish complained and whined about Disney's upcoming Rapunzel retelling TANGLED. Well, now that they've both seen it, will they change their tune?

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That Gets My Goat 20

When Big and Rish finish up talking about Rish's recent karaoke exploits, find out whether he wins the contest and scores with The Woman From His Past. Spoiler alert--he doesn't win and strikes out with her.

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That Gets My Goat 19

So, it's a new year, and nothing seems to be bothering Big and Rish today. Perhaps they can talk about a television commercial or a recent karaoke contest.

Perhaps not too.

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Don't be silly, of course you can pee here.

That Gets My Goat 18

So, Big and Rish talked for over an hour about Big's family trip to Disneyland. It was hilarious, memorable, and brought a tear to the eye.

Unfortunately, all of that was accidentally lost, and you're stuck with this episode, where we attempt to recreate that magic. And speaking of magic, does Disneyland really live up to "The Happiest Place On Earth?"

Warning: the Disney lovefest continues. If you hate that sort of thing, you might want to give this a miss.

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That Gets My Goat 17

So, Big took his family to the Magic Kingdom. Was it all it was cracked up to be? And can Rish find an opening to make an offensive remark, here and there?

Let's hope so.

Oh, and before the claws come out, yes, it was Tommy James that sang "I Think We're Alone Now." You are indeed smart, as the Emperor has forseen.

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That Gets My Goat 16

Huzzah! Big is back from his trip to Nevada and Southern California. Will he have something interesting to say about it? You be the judge.

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That Gets My Goat 15

For a couple of weeks, Big and Rish are holding off on the complaints and talking about things that are on their mind. In this episode . . . Uh oh, stuttering, karaoke-singing Rish Outfield is thinking about romance. What could possibly be worse?

Besides people who love cats, that is.

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That Gets My Goat Extra: Reading Library Event

Not too long ago, one of our lovely listeners asked us to record a promo letting people know of an event she was organising in England (Reading, to be more exact). We were happy to oblige, but since she hadn't provided us with an outline or script, we created one of the worst commercials ever (I say "one of" because I listen to local radio, and their commercials are often worse).

Oh, but it doesn't stop there. Big went off to Disneyland, and when he returned, we discovered that the event had come and gone, with nary a word spoken of it by the Dunesteef. Could it get any sadder?

Well, for my birthday in 2004, I invited a bunch of co-workers to come out and celebrate with me . . . and nobody showed up. Sad now?

But our listener, who goes by Unascertained, forgave us, and even asked if she could still hear the promo. I figured it was the least we could do, so listen and . . . enjoy?

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That Gets My Goat 14

For a couple of weeks, Big and Rish are going to hold off on the complaints and talk about things that are on their mind. This week, Big talks about encountering a professional writer (or mayhaps, "professional" writer) at a party, and the thoughts it prompted.

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That Gets My Goat 13

TGMG returns with Rish complaining about Auto-Tune. There may be singing involved.

'Nuff said.

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That Gets My Goat 11

In the final part of our conversation about 3D, Rish and Big finally get back to the subject at hand . . . STAR WARS in 3D. Along with:

BACK TO THE FUTURE. THE NEVERENDING STORY. MARMADUKE. "Battlestar Galactica." TRON 2. "Thundercats." Pro football. It's too much for a regular-length episode. There's complaints about the release order, complaints about the 3D cash-in, complaints about "The Holiday Special," complaints about Pepsi cans, complaints about Lucas's priorities, complaints about CG, complaints about the Prequels, complaints about the scrapped attempt at a live-action TV series.

If you listen carefully, Rish gives his personal credo when it comes to movies. And then...one of them confesses that he enjoys giving George Lucas his money. And one confesses...that he likes the Smurfs. Parental discretion is advised, kids.

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That Gets My Goat 10

In Part Two of our STAR WARS 3D conversation, the complaints about 3-D movies really begin to rush in, totally obscuring the topic at hand. Big wonders if the 3-D fad is going to hurt the film business in the long run, and what could generate new interest. Rish talks about what 3D contributes (or doesn't) to the moviegoing experience, and ends up bringing up his daddy issues.

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That Gets My Goat 9

Oh kids, it had to happen. A topic Rish and Big had so much to say about, they couldn't limit it to one episode, or two, or even three.

Wait, what? Just three? Oh, okay, turns out they were able to limit it to three episodes. But in honor of what Rish proclaims to be "the greatest movies ever made," we're bringing you a . . . Trilogy . . . of episodes, lambasting 3-D, the greed of a certain bearded billionaire filmmaker, and complaints about the film industry in general.

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That Gets My Goat 8

Big Anklevich and Rish Outfield are back to grouse and growl. This time, they complain about online contests, chain emails, how there's no security on the internet . . . and how there's too much security on the internet.

Can nothing please these people?

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That Gets My Goat 8

In place of our typical TGMG episode, here is the full game Big and I played of "Two Truths and a Lie." Entertaining fun or near-endless torture? You be the judge!

And hey, let us know if you want more of this sort of thing, or just the regular b**ch sessions.

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That Gets My Goat 7

Once again, Big and Rish have things to complain about. Rish is primarily pissed at the summer movie season, but somehow parlays it into anger at Disney and . . . Pixar? And Big just sits there and takes it.*

Also, it's October first, and that means The October Scary Story Event is underway. It's a contest to write a scary story (any length) within the month of October, and submit it to us (that's submissions(at)dunesteef(dotcom) and put OSSE in the subject line). Our favorite story or two will be made into an episode of our show.

Who knows, Rish may even have something to complain about there too.

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*At one point, Rish refers to Don Hahn as the director of TANGLED. He was confusing him with Glen Keane, who was the film's original director, later replaced by the guys who directed BOLT.

That Gets My Goat 6

Wow, looks like a feature-length episode today. I made Big stay up until past three to record this bad boy. What's worse, the last two shows were actually one massive one until saner heads prevailed and it got split into two. Chances are, it could've been split into three with no ill effects.

In this show, Rish talks endlessly about getting old and not being able to enjoy amusement parks like a nine year old, Big talks about his awful internet/telephone service, and they both talk about being taken advantage of by, among other things, pushy salespeople on the phone.

Oh, and Sean Connery is eighty, folks.

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That Gets My Goat 5

Still trying to get the hang of these. I thought it might be helpful--not to people searching for old, archived episodes; I'm not that deluded--to have a description of what we complain about in each episode. That way somebody can see that Rish complains about changing the name of RAPUNZEL to "Tangled" in an episode and say, "Oh, I sure don't want to hear that one," at a glance.

So, in this episode, Big complains about computer and car problems, while Rish complains about auto mechanics, his hate for cellphones, and his broken windshield. Then they talk about why they can only record for ten minutes at a stretch.

What happens next? Find out in Marvel Comics!

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That Gets My Goat 4

I don't know about Big, but I've really enjoyed producing these little conversation podcasts. If anything, it makes it so we can sit down for twenty minutes, record one of these, and then go for a walk or watch a movie, yet still feel like we accomplished something.

I suppose that makes these incredibly bad for the Dunesteef, when you look at it that way.

Regardless, in this one, Big complains about people who can't spell or use correct grammar, and Rish complains about message board idiots.

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That Gets My Goat 3

We're not entirely settled on this being the title of our sub-cast (what happens if we get together and our goat remains ungotten?), but I think it's easy to remember, and almost catchy. So, here we are again, complaining in the middle of the night, about Big being accused of sounding like a Muppet, his Wolfman Jack impression, the "Thomas the Tank Engine" movie, and Rish complaining about people getting offended on behalf of other people.

I gotta warn you: once Rish opens his big mouth, these podcasts might not always be work-safe or TV-friendly.

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That Gets My Goat 2

As I mentioned last week, Big and I are recording little podcasts where we complain about whatever's bugging us today (in this case, Lady Gaga and not putting DVDs back in the case). I'm eighty percent sure we're gonna call it "That Gets My Goat," from a comment/joke Big made during recording. I'm not sure where that phrase comes from, but it's kind of neat. So here's our second of these. Hopefully second of many.

Of course, if you hate these, then let's hope it's the second to last one.

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That Gets My Goat 01

New blog-cast. Or sub-podcast. Or mini-cast. Or just a short podcast.

When Big and I got together this week, we accomplished almost nothing. I guess we had other things to talk about, and we recorded a story for somebody else, but we spent most of the night walking around the neighborhood, complaining and berating ourselves. When we finally came back to his house, it had burned to the ground.

Oh wait, no, that didn't happen (yet). When we finally came back to his house, it was nearly three in the morning, and I was a bit disgusted that we'd accomplished so little for the podcast. I somehow convinced Big to continue complaining with me, and record a tiny bit of it, so we'd have something new to offer people who donated.

Well, I found it pretty enjoyable, and figured I'd post it here, and see if we could do it as a weekly feature here on our blog. That way, the people who enjoy our banter can have something in between episodes, and the people who hate the post-show conversation can avoid this show altogether. I wanted to call it "Something That Pisses Me Off," but somehow it became, "That Gets My Goat."

Or will be, eventually.

Rish "Goatlad" Outfield

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