Crankcast Episode 147 – 20080801

BatsignalHoly ham on rye!

This week on an extra long episode of the Crankcast that starved with a sammich sitting right there… Taber tells us about his awesome Comic Con adventure, featuring beds shared with strangers, public urination and near death, asleep in a parking lot. He also talks a bit about some movies before Mike gnaws his own arm off to get away.

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Episode 147 – Time: 93min. – File Size: 42.6mb

8 Responses to “Crankcast Episode 147 – 20080801”

  1. paul Says:

    Delayed but an extra long episode …you guys are the bestest

  2. G. Noel Gross Says:

    Way to defend the faith, Crank.

  3. multiple john Says:

    http://www.asylum.com/2008/07/24/paranoia-alert-bears-hunting-scientists-and-other-humans/
    We know its been a long night. And we understand whats been going on. The real reason you moved out of Chicago and allegedly back to cinicanati with your parents. Balderdash all of it. Crank you are doing important work. So an episode is late from time to time. Big deal. You keep up the fight man. We’re all behind you.
    p.s. I ‘m working on the crank signal. Should be ready any time now.

  4. multiple john Says:

    I know it’s groan worthy but I couldn’t resist.

  5. Drew M Says:

    Any Taber episode means extra length(and girth) for my walks to school. Thanks again guys.
    -D

  6. laseraw Says:

    great show!
    glad norton liked the dark knight second time around.
    i had to see it on a screener to avoid spoiling since it wont come out till august 13 here in spain (crazy!)
    but was stunned by it anyway! and i wasn’t expecting it. didn’t like the 1st one that much (bit boring, to many ninjas, no gotham corruption, to many ninjas, great cast but under-developed supporting characters, to much ninja training, ras-al-gul had no villainous appeal, scarecrow and falcone were an after thought, so i guess batman IS a ninja… like an AMERICAN NINJA?)
    TDK was a lot to take in! loved the hero/vigilante questioning. loved the villain/terrorist ideology.
    the movie should be rated R for its theme content, not for the screen violence displayed (how awesome is that!?)
    the presence of every supporting character was fully justified (even the girl!)
    batman avoids direct scrutiny, is undefined, obscured and off to a side. like he is in his best stories.
    leaving only his interventions and not himself to be evaluated. the moral/political/legal dilemma here is just wonderful subject matter.
    i loved it and i sure as hell didnt want to!!
    couldn’t stop thinking about it in the following weeks… same thing happened to me after unknowingly watching memento before all the hype…

    bad thing is … that now the movie raises the bar for the comics, in terms of its complexity, multiplicity of mature arguments, and over all plot/arc/action justification…
    which is a really really good thing!

    it’s pretty lame that REC is getting such a quick remake but its happening all over…
    CRONOCRIMENES remake was announced EVEN BEFORE its spanish release… i believe also THE ORPHANAGE remake is coming up
    funny thing is we had to see all sorts of dubbed foreign productions with no quality criteria what so ever…
    hell, some american remakes have made way more money than their spanish originals…

    i gotta say that the spanish originals are perfectly viewable films.
    aside from the original language, the production value is main stream acceptable

    did any one see FUNNY GAMES 2007 and FUNNY GAMES 1997?
    its the same thing! reshot! by the same guy!!
    was watching it in german so hard?

  7. ben_fuego Says:

    Hey so i jsut realized that when i read the episode summaries i hear cranks voice, its kinda unnerving…

  8. crank! Says:

    It’s true, the bears will eat your face.

    [REC] was good.

    Hearing my voice at any time is unnerving.

    crank!