In Defense of Bad Movies
Join hosts Sam Bowen, Loren Bowen, and Bobby Mattern as we watch movies that are generally regarded as bad, but at least one of us actually enjoys and defends the movie to the others.
Episode 30: Mystery, Alaska

For our Christmas movie, Sam defends Mystery, Alaska.  Okay, it's not very Christmasy.  I mean, there is one scene with carols and a tree, I think, but that's about it.  There's a hell of a lot of snow, though!

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Category:movies -- posted at: 12:00pm EDT
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Minisode 29: Themes Like Old Times 13: Gilmore Girls

Sam reveals the big holiday movie the gang with discuss this season, and Themes Like Old Times talks about Gilmore Girls.

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Category:movies -- posted at: 12:00pm EDT
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Episode 29: Tron Legacy

Bobby continues his legacy of enjoying bad sci-fi as he defends Tron Legacy.

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Category:movies -- posted at: 12:00pm EDT
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Minisode 28: Themes Like Old Times 12: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Find out the next movie we'll discuss and listen to Sam and Loren discuss the greatness that is the Buffy the Vampire Slayer theme song.

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Category:movies -- posted at: 12:00pm EDT
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Episode 28: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Laura has bad taste in movies.  Well, that's going a bit far, but she does defend Pride and Prejudice and Zombies for some baffling reason.  Do tune in and give it a listen.  And try to ignore the knocks and things--we were recording in a different studio from usual (AKA Laura's house instead of mine).

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Category:movies -- posted at: 12:00pm EDT
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Minisode 27: Themes Like Old Times 11: Three's Company

Sam reveals the scary-scary Halloween movie the gang will next defend, and Sam and Loren talk about the iconic TV theme song, "Three's Company, Too” in an episode of “Themes Like Old Times.”

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Category:movies -- posted at: 12:00pm EDT
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Episode 27: Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2

Join the IDoBM gang as they welcome regular guest Ronnie Roberts to the show.  Then groan as he attempts to defend Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2.

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Category:movies -- posted at: 11:35pm EDT
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Minisode 26: Themes Like Old Times 10: Reading Rainbow

Join Sam as he unveils the next movie the gang will discuss.  Also, Loren and Sam talk about the theme song from Reading Rainbow.  Plus, the IDOBM guys release a new feature--talking about new movies!

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Category:movies -- posted at: 12:00pm EDT
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Episode 26: Pete's Dragon

In honor of Disney's remake of Pete's Dragon, Loren defends the original, a musical comedy(?) about a filthy ragamuffin and the toxic relationship he has with a stupid dragon with poorly defined invisibility and size.

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Category:movies -- posted at: 12:00pm EDT
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Minisode 25: Themes Like Old Times 9: The Big Bang Theory

After Sam reveals the next movie, Sam and Loren discuss The Big Bang Theory, and the great theme song that accompanies this bad show.

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Category:movies -- posted at: 12:00pm EDT
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Episode 25: Sucker Punch

Guest Defender (and coolest person around) Leah Tanzy defends Zack Snyder's beautifully shot, but narratively baffling, Sucker Punch. 

Note: There is a moment where Sam mentions an article.  That article can be found at http://io9.gizmodo.com/5785523/zack-snyder-explains-the-point-of-sucker-punch

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Category:movies -- posted at: 12:00pm EDT
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Along with revealing the next movie the IDOBM gang will discuss (and its supercool guest defender), the guys at Themes Like Old Times talk about the classic comedy, I Love Lucy.

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Category:movies -- posted at: 12:00pm EDT
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Episode 24: The Illusionist and The Prestige

In a departure from our usual format, we compare two movies--2006’s The Illusionist and The Prestige--that are both well reviewed.  They are also similar in other ways, what with the Victorian-era magic.  Of course, we can’t discuss too many good movies.  This is a bad movie podcast, which is to say, a podcast where we discuss bad movies.  If people hear that we are a “bad movie podcast” and see that many of our movies are well regarded, they will assume that we are a bad . . . movie podcast.  And we don’t want that.

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Category:movies -- posted at: 12:00pm EDT
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Minisode 23

In a later than usual minisode, Sam reveals what the follow-up to the magical Bewitched episode will be.  Hint, it's twice as magical!

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Category:movies -- posted at: 2:45am EDT
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Episode 23: Bewitched

Loren tries to cast a spell on the rest of the IDoBM gang to convince them that Bewitched is a magical movie.  Meanwhile, Laura tries to say "Voldemort," with mixed results.

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Category:movies -- posted at: 12:00pm EDT
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Sam reveals the next movie the IDOBM gang will discuss, and Sam and Loren talk about--and sing--the theme to It's Garry Shandling's Show, in Themes Like Old Times.

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Category:movies -- posted at: 12:00pm EDT
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Episode 22: Only You

Only You can prevent bad movies.  Well, that's not really true.  But you can help, by not watching them.  I guess the very nature of this podcast makes it so we are part of the problem.  Oh well.  Join us as Laura defends the RDJ/Marisa Tomei rom-com Only You.

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Category:movies -- posted at: 12:30am EDT
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Minisode 21: Themes Like Old Times 6: Perfect Strangers

Join Sam and Loren as they reveal the subject of the next IDoBM episode and discuss the brilliance that is the theme song to the series Perfect Strangers.

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Category:movies -- posted at: 12:30am EDT
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Episode 21: Encino Man

The IDoBM gang discusses a strange visitor seemingly from another time and place, who neither understands our culture or speaks our language.  But enough about Pauly Shore, guest Sarah the PI defends Encino Man.

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Category:movies -- posted at: 12:30am EDT
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Minisode 20: Themes Like Old Times Episode 5: The Muppet Show

Sam unveils the next movie the IDoBM gang will watch and Sam and Loren discuss The Muppet Show in Themes Like Old Times.

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Category:movies -- posted at: 2:07am EDT
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Episode 20: Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Join the IDoBM gang as Sam defends the at-least-it's-better-than-Superman-III Superman IV: The Quest of Peace.

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Category:movies -- posted at: 12:30am EDT
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Minisode 19: Themes Like Old Times Episode 4: Firefly

Sam teases the next movie and Themes Like Old Times discusses the wonderful theme song to Firefly.

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Category:movies -- posted at: 3:17am EDT
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Episode 19: The Postman

Guest defender J Roni Moe of the Urban Voodoo Machine tries to convince the gang that The Postman is not the reason that the USPS is going out of business.

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Category:movies -- posted at: 12:00pm EDT
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Minisode 18: Themes Like Old Times 3: The Facts of Life

After Sam reveals the next movie the IDOBM gang will review, Themes Like Old Times makes its triumphant return as Loren and Sam discuss the many theme songs of The Facts of Life.

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Category:movies -- posted at: 3:01pm EDT
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Episode 18: Serendipity

What a crazy random happenstance that you came upon our podcast now!  It must be … kismet.  Do pull up a frozen hot chocolate (the only good thing in this movie, and you can’t even taste it) and join us as Laura defends the John Cusack-Kate Beckinsale coma-inducer, Serendipity.

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Category:movies -- posted at: 12:00pm EDT
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