On February 4, 2007, Prince performed at the Super Bowl XLI halftime show in Miami, Florida, despite the fact that his music and appearance are the complete opposite of what most sports fans are into.

(discussed in episode 65)

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In this episode:

• seven kinds of close encounters in ufology,
• Prince performing at the Super Bowl,
• Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) starring Mel Gibson and Tina Turner,
• going to an overcrowded movie theater,
• meeting Dennis Haskins (Mr. Belding) at an Irish restaurant in NYC,
• Dead Man on Campus (1998) starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Tom Everett Scott,
• a get-rich-quick scheme (hoarding bad DVDs),
• Eliza Dushku’s African mask collection,
• and celebrity deaths (Peter Boyle and Joseph Barbera).

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In this episode:

• The Old Jingle of the Episode (Filmation’s Ghostbusters theme song),
• the Ghostbusters DVD boxed set,
• Rankin/Bass Productions,
• Podlinez (www.podlinez.com),
• “Melmac Girls” by Alf (1988 Burger King cardboard record),
• “McDonald’s Menu Song” (1988 McDonald’s flexi disc),
• strange cartoon show plots (The Transformers, G.I. Joe, etc.),
• Rip Torn’s drunk driving arrest in NY,
• Dr. Phil and Bumfights producer Ty Beeson (Video Link),
• and the judge TV show fad.

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In this episode:

• our interview with filmmaker Scott C. Clements in Toronto,
• his movie serial The Scarlet Avenger (www.youtube.com/sclements75),
• Apple Final Cut Pro,
• Sam Raimi,
• special effects on a limited budget,
• masked villains,
• Spy Smasher (1942) by Republic Pictures,
• Cinemaware’s 1988 video game Rocket Ranger,
• George Lucas and the upcoming Indiana Jones movie,
• Silent Hill (2006) starring Radha Mitchell,
• and The Old Jingle of the Episode (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! closing theme “Do the Mario”).

More links about Scott C. Clements and The Scarlet Avenger:

the blog of filmmaker Scott C. Clements

The Scarlet Avenger part 1 of 3 (4 min. 58 sec.)

The Scarlet Avenger part 2 of 3 (6 min. 49 sec.)

The Scarlet Avenger part 3 of 3 (9 min. 42 sec.)

The Scarlet Avenger on the iTunes store

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In this episode:

• our Ghost Rider (2007) movie review with live guest Adam in SC,
• Stan Lee’s cameo on Heroes,
• the upcoming movie Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) starring Laurence Fishburne and Jessica Alba,
• Stephen Hawking’s comments regarding the future of humanity,
• Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd,
• Spaced Out: The Very Best of Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner,
• William Shatner’s performance of “Rocket Man” at the 1978 Science Fiction Film Awards,
• The Blanks performing the Charles in Charge theme song (www.theblankswebsite.com),
• and The Top Ten Things I’m not Looking Forward to about Winter.

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