Remote Viewing

Last episode the team weren't very kind towards the current state of the television industry, so this week we're talking about some of the landmark (and some that weren't) tv shows that have aired over the past few decades. Also, Brett complains a lot about Olympus Has Fallen, Fiona gets teased about using an Oovie machine (also know as a Hoyts Kiosk) to hire Summer Breakers, and Elroy takes a look at the new web series Star Trek Continues. Theme: Hyperdrive, by Deadly Fists of Kung Fu Tagged in this episode: Spring Breakers, Star Trek Continues, Olympus Has Fallen;

This (late) episode of Remote Viewing has Elroy, Fiona, Brett and first time panelist, Anna, discussing the future of television… or something like that. It’s all about how we acquire the media we enjoy and how the future of media distribution and production may change. They also talk about some of the books they’ve been reading, and the current big screen hit Gravity! Anna on twitter: @AnnaNotKarenina Theme: Hyperdrive, by Deadly Fists of Kung Fu Tagged in this episode: Ian Banks, The Crow Road, Ian Rankin, Saints of the Shadow Bible, Fleshmarket Close, Gravity, Agents of SHIELD, Kevin Spacey, House of Cards, Lizzie Bennet Diaries, hplus;

Brett, Fiona and Elroy spend another (just over an) hour banging on about movies and stuff. In this episode they discuss the sequel to the 2010 action comedy RED (RED 2) and ponder the train wreck that was the final season of Dexter. Then they plunge into the shark infested waters of this episode's discussion topic: 70s Movies! Theme: Hyperdrive, by Deadly Fists of Kung Fu Tagged in this episode: Dexter, RED 2;

Brett and Elroy are joined this week by Remote Viewing newcomer, Ashleigh, and they discuss the perceived deterioration in quality of Pixar's movies. Brett and Elroy share their opinion on the new Riddick movie. And everyone talks about the TV shows they've been watching and the books they've been reading. Ash on twitter: @mustashleigh Ash's Tumblr: tumblr.com Theme: Hyperdrive, by Deadly Fists of Kung Fu Tagged in this episode: Riddick, Orange is the New Black, Broadchurch, The Gunslinger, In the Flesh, The Girl Who Played with Fire, The Passage, Pixar, Nicholas and Alexandra;

Fiona, Brett and Elroy return again in this the latest instalment of the Remote Viewing saga! Brett's been parked in front of the TV eagerly awaiting the next episode of Breaking Bad, Elroy's been doing much the same with Dexter and revisiting some classic Doctor Who and Fiona wins this week's 'over-achiever award' for leaving the house to see Kick-ass 2 which spurred the discussion topic: Lost in Translation - adaptations that make specific changes from the source material! Theme: Hyperdrive, by Deadly Fists of Kung Fu Tagged in this episode: Breaking Bad, Dexter, Movie 43, Kick Ass 2, Doctor Who;

While this is our first 'book club' episode we still manage to spend a little bit of time talking films: Brett and Elroy give their (somewhat opposing) views on the last of the 'Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy' movie, The World's End. Elroy also made it to the cinema to see the latest sci-fi blockbuster, Elysium! The rest of the podcast is spend discussing the brilliant novel Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn with our guest panelist, Leena! Leena on twitter: @leenavand Widget: www.widgetau.org Theme: Hyperdrive, by Deadly Fists of Kung Fu Tagged in this episode: The Worlds End, Elysium, Gone Girl, Tetra Vaal;

Monday night, while recording episode 51 of Remote Viewing, we discovered that Tristan and Daniel are guys who love to talk, but hate time restraints… the end result is that in addition to yesterday's episode release we have a Bonus 20 minutes of talk about some classic horror flicks (and some remake talk, and a tiny bit more comic book movie discussion). As with episode 51 Elroy is in the studio, but spends the majority of the time letting Tristan and Daniel talk while he sends dirty pictures to people on snapchat. Tristan on twitter: @TRexJones Daniel on twitter: @BerzerkDC Theme: Hyperdrive, by Deadly Fists of Kung Fu Tagged in this episode: Evil Dead, Halloween;

The first half of episode 51 features Remote Viewing's own fish monkey, Tristan return to the mic and he and guest panelist, Daniel, talk comics and Australian events (focusing on PAX au)… Elroy gets a couple of words in, but mostly just spends the time surfing the internet. The second half runs way over time as the guys talk about The Wolverine, The Conjuring and some classic horror. As always beware of spoilers! Bonus, to be released shortly is a bonus 20 minutes of classic horror and comic book movie talk which was trimmed from this episode - watch for episode 51b soon! Tristan on twitter: @TRexJones Daniel on twitter: @BerzerkDC Links: Madman Entertainment Reel Anime 2013 Milkshadow Books Tim Molloy exhibition Gestalt Comics PAX AU Theme: Hyperdrive, by Deadly Fists of Kung Fu Tagged in this episode: Madman, Milkshadow Books, Gestalt Comics, The Wolverine, The Conjuring;

This episode we land the big FIFTY, and we do it by talking about what Fiona, Brett and Elroy thought of Pacific Rim. Elroy checked out the new Seth Rogan film This is the End. Fiona was traumatised by Holy Motors, and Brett caught The Heat. There's also some discussion of Pacific Rim and we talk about Pacific Rim. As always the team are a little fast and loose with the SPOILERS, so be warned! Theme: Hyperdrive, by Deadly Fists of Kung Fu Tagged in this episode: Pacific Rim, This is the End, Holy Motors, The Heat, Superman/Batman, Orphan Black, Warehouse 13;

Well, we've finally made it back! Brett, Fiona and Elroy get together for our return podcast to discuss a couple of recent titles: World War Z, Man of Steel. Brett talks about End of Watch and the team are spurred into discussion by a couple of user emails/comments. Everyone's pretty loose lipped with the spoilers in this episode too - so consider yourself warned! Theme: Hyperdrive, by Deadly Fists of Kung Fu Tagged in this episode: The Hobbit, World War Z, End of Watch, Man of Steel, Great Gatsby, Iron Man 3, Star Trek: Into Darkness, Monsters University;

After a couple of weeks away the panel have plenty to talk about this week. Brett's been searching SBS for dirty movies, elroy's been to the cinema to watch some stupid action movies. They're joined this week by Morgan, who has thrown himself on the grenade that is Battleship. The guys also discuss movies that use the trope of Body Snatching (Puppet Masters, Brain Burrowers, etc). Links: Morgan on twitter (axl_morgs) morgsdebate.com Theme: Hyperdrive, by Deadly Fists of Kung Fu Tagged in this episode: The Bourne Legacy, Battleship, The French Kisses, Hunger Games, Father Ted, Justified, Total Recall;

This week Brett and Elroy are joined by another Brett (@TheRomulans) and they discuss their favourite claustrophobic movies, along with a look at HEYWIRE, SHAME and the current series of Breaking Bad. Good friend of the show, Hammond, shows up halfway through and shares his thoughts on the MIFF screening of Ace Attorney. Links: Rommy (Brett) on twitter (Theromulans) Hammond on twitter (Hamface) stevivor.com Theme: Hyperdrive, by Deadly Fists of Kung Fu Tagged in this episode: Breaking Bad, Haywire, Shame;

After technical issues thwarted the release of last week's episode the returned to the Orchard to once again discuss The Dark Knight Rises, this time Tristan joins in and helps burn 50% of this episode's running time talking about the final chapter in Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy. Fiona and Brett share their thoughts on the film Headhunters and Fiona encourages her dubious co-panelists to see 21 Jump Street. Links: Tristan on twitter (TRexJones) tyrannosaurusjones.com Theme: Hyperdrive, by Deadly Fists of Kung Fu Tagged in this episode: The Dark Knight Rises, Headhunters, 21 Jump Street, 50/50;

Brett, Tristan and Elroy nerd out this week and spend a couple of segments discussing the merits of the new (The Amazing) Spider-man reboot. Brett attempts to class up the joint by discussing The Descendants, but the comic book fanboy talk runs out of control. This week's discussion topic is the antithesis of last week's! We discuss anti-villians... it takes us a while, but we eventually decide on an actual definition of what an anti-villians is! Links: Tristan on twitter (TRexJones) tyrannosaurusjones.com Theme: Hyperdrive, by Deadly Fists of Kung Fu Tagged in this episode: The Amazing Spider-man, Watchman, The Descendants;

This week we're talking about the damaged protagonist: Ryan Gosling in Drive. Dexter Morgan. Jason Stackhouse. Do these characters have redeeming features or are we just being manipulated? Also, Fiona and Guest panel member Dave Callan both made it into the cinema to see Rock of Ages. Fiona also saw TED, Dave also saw Brave, and Brett had a quiet cry after watching Red Dog! Links: Dave on twitter (davecallantwit) Theme: Hyperdrive, by Deadly Fists of Kung Fu Tagged in this episode: American Gothic, Ted, Breaking Bad, Dexter, Red Dog, Rock of Ages, Brave;

This week Fiona, Brett and Elroy are joined by comicbook artist, writer and Prometheus obsessive Tristan Jones. Before we fall into ANOTHER long discussion about Prometheus and the Alien(s) universe, Fiona manages to talk about the french documentary Cave of Forgotten Dreams. Our Prometheus talk ends up taking up almost two whole segments, so our part 2 of last week's discussion topic gets pushed into our third segment of the show - so if you want to avoid Prometheus spoilers you'll want to skip the first two chapters! Links: Tristan on twitter (TRexJones) tyrannosaurusjones.com Theme: Hyperdrive, by Deadly Fists of Kung Fu Tagged in this episode: Aliens, Alien, Prometheus, Cave of Forgotten Dreams;

After a failed attempt to record last time it was a full house this week, with Matt, Fiona, Brett and Elroy all jamming into The Orchard to record the forty second episode of Remote Viewing! Matt made it to the cinema to see The Dictator and Fiona made her way to the video store (seriously?) and hired 30 Minutes Or Less and Young Adult. The also gang talk up some of their favourite locally made movies during this week's discussion topic: Underappreciated Australian Movies (part one). Links: lessonbucket.com Brett on twitter (ibrett42) Escape Radio Network Theme: Hyperdrive, by Deadly Fists of Kung Fu Tagged in this episode: Lake Mungo, The Tunnel, 30 minutes or less, Young Adult, The Dictator, The Loved Ones, Snowtown;

This week Elroy is joined by Fiona and Brett for a discussion about typecasting: The process by which a particular actor becomes strongly identified with a specific character; one or more particular roles; or, characters having the same traits or coming from the same social or ethnic groups. Fiona made it to the cinema to see The Five Year Engagement and Brett's research into 'Suspense in film' spurs a discussion about some of the films that have the panel at the edge of their seats. Links: lessonbucket.com Brett on twitter (ibrett42) Escape Radio Network Theme: Hyperdrive, by Deadly Fists of Kung Fu Tagged in this episode: Blade Runner, The five year engagement, typecasting;

With Zak and Fiona both giving their loving mother's the attention they deserve Elroy and Matt called on an old friend to join the panel this week: Brett, Elroy and Matt talk about the cult classic Troll 2, The Grey, and there's quite a bit of Game of Thrones talk. The discussion topic, with the release of Prometheus almost on us, was the Alien franchise... mostly though it was talk about the movies we DIDN'T like from the series. Links: lessonbucket.com Brett on twitter (ibrett42) Escape Radio Network Theme: Hyperdrive, by Deadly Fists of Kung Fu Tagged in this episode: Aliens, Alien, Prometheus, Game of Thrones, The Grey, Troll 2, AvP;

Great on screen relationships is this weeks topic, inspired by the release of The Five-Year Engagement… which none of us made it along to the cinema to see! Never letting a lack of preparation prevent them from joining the discussion Matt, Fiona and Elroy waffle their way through a whole segment. Much the same as they do every week. Fiona has been watching some classic Sci-Fi, Matt lets us know his thoughts on The Avengers, and Elroy compares the movie Chronicle (recommended to him by Zak and Fiona on the show last week) and the 2010 release Boy Wonder. Tagged in this episode: The Avengers, Blade Runner, Chronicle, Boy Wonder;