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HUGE episode this week. Not only is this the kickoff of Vampril, a special Heavy Meddle theme month dedicated to Scooby-Doo’s vampire episodes, but it also is the first time the Hex Girls have been discussed on this show. Returning guest Lizzy Smith is here to walk us through it, as well as lengthy discussions of Twilight, Lady Gaga, and this episode’s abstract plot. You don’t want to miss this!
In this very special episode, Kenny and Ben tackle one of the most egregious snubs of the Best Villain category: Ghostface, the masked killer of the Scream franchise. Even when this series was at its peak neither Roger L. Jackson or the actors playing the killers got nominated so the boys correct this mistake by covering all 5 (to date) Scream movies. They talk about how every Scream is good, Jackson’s incredible vocal performance, clumsy Ghostface, Scary Movie, alternate endings, how the final jump scare got Ben every time, early Emma Roberts vehicles, Jack Quaid’s parentage, and more. It’s a solid 2+ hours of Scream goodness so don’t miss out!
On this week’s episode, Maggie Grossman returns to discuss A Pup Named Scooby-Doo once again. But this time around even Maggie has to admit this isn’t a great episode of Scooby-Doo. Together, they discuss sandwiches, buckets, and holes. (and presumably burgers at some point to.)
Kenny and Ben are back to talk about the most despicable villain yet and then also his character in Se7en, who won Best Villain that year. But should that iconic villain have won over the villains of Batman Forever (both of them), Casino and Broken Arrow? Our two experts get to the bottom of it while also talking about if the world is a fine place and/or worth fighting for, if every Jim Carrey villain performance is the same, backstory delivered through news reports, endless montages, that season of 24 where a nuke goes off in LA, and more. Plus listen to the end for a special appearance from Batman?!
“Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man”. We follow his journey as CIA hit man, rejected author, and man behind the curtain as the X Files writers take a big swing and overexplain the mysterious antagonist. We ask the important questions about this episode: how can the most powerful man on Earth not get his silly little spy novel published???
Tune in next time when we watch S04E08/9 “Tunguska” and “Terma” and follow us on Twitter @condensedtruth!
William Taylor, aka The Narrator, returns to the show for another randomly generated episode. This time, we discuss an episode of Scooby and Scrappy Doo with an extremely sweaty title, along with numerous other topics like mountain men, National Treasure, and cheap voice acting.
Kenny and Ben are rejoined by their friend William Taylor for an explosive conversation about Best Villain 1995. Speed is the winner this year with Dennis Hopper beating out the villains from Interview With the Vampire, The Lion King, Blown Away and Disclosure. Speed is one of the most dominant nominees ever but should it really have won? The gang attempts to figure this out while also touching on the Oklahoma City Bombing, if Alan Ruck is the real villain of Speed, how much Louis de Pointe du lac sucks, Lion King spin-off series The Lion Guard, inexplicable U2 needledrops, a truly insane vision of virtual reality, and more. It’s a jam-packed episode you won’t want to miss.
Kenny and Ben are once again joined by their friend Ethan for a discussion of Best Villain 1994. Alicia Silverstone takes the crown for her debut film The Crush but is she better than the villians of The Good Son, In the Line of Fire, Demolition Man and Jurassic Park? Our intrepid trio tries to figure it out while also discussing the controversy behind the real life inspiration for The Crush, aggressively evil kids, presidential assassinations, YouTube comments, whether the T-Rex actually counts as a villain and so much more. It’s another fun episode for the Villain era so don’t miss it!
This week we are joined by our friend Kevin (@droneymitchell) to talk The X Files episode that was banned from re-airing, S04E02 “Home”! Join us as we discuss this gory episode that ping pongs between extreme violence and jokes, while exploring the receding of rural life in the 90s and today by globalization, technology and modernity.
Tune in next time when we watch S04E07 “Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man” and follow us on Twitter @condensedtruth!
For a serialized children’s cartoon, there are very few Scooby-Doo episodes that actually have sequels, but this is one of them. Almost fifty years after Sandy Duncan’s Jekyll and Hyde came out, they made a sequel on the Boomerang original show, Scooby-Doo and Guess Who. And Andy Germuga, the world’s foremost Sandy Duncan fan returned to Heavy Meddle to discuss it! Listen for nearly two hours as the boys discuss remakes and reboots, breakneck pacing, and play a make-up round of Jinkies or Stinkies. PLUS! Join us on Monday the 14th for a groupwatch of Sandy Duncan’s Million Dollar Duck and the Cat from Outer Space LIVE on Twitter Spaces.
