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Happy Halloween! What a marvelous introduction to the Post Show Recaps Patreon program we have in store for you today: a sneak behind the curtain at Post Show Recaps Theater, a weekly podcast just for the patrons of Post Show Recaps, in which hosts Josh Wigler (@roundhoward), Emily Fox (@emelette) and rotating special guests talk about a different movie each and every week.

To celebrate Halloween, we are releasing our PSR Theater coverage of "Hocus Pocus," a 90-minute free-for-all all about the sorcery and shenanigans surrounding Thackery Binx and friends. We hope you enjoy the show, and we hope you will consider signing up for the Post Show Recaps Patreon!

Become a Post Show Recaps patron today. 

Looking for "The Mandalorian" podcast coverage? This is the way!

Josh Wigler (@roundhoward) and Kevin Mahadeo (@kevmahadeo) talk about "The Mandalorian," the Disney+ TV series about the bounty hunter known as Mando and his young friend technically known as The Child but more popularly known as Baby Yoda. LaTonya Starks (@lkstarks) will also be along for the ride as soon as she escapes from the Galactic Empire's captivity.

In the first podcast, Josh and Kevin recount their Star Wars experiences: how they both first encountered the franchise, their evolving feelings about the galaxy far far away, and why they are so enamored with "The Mandalorian." They will be back on November 2 with their recap of the first season two episode, with weekly recaps following every Monday.

Join the Post Show Recaps Patreon at the Discord level to watch the final two episodes of "Mandalorian" season one with Wigler on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 8PM.

Watch these "Star Wars: Clone Wars" + "Star Wars: Rebels" episodes to know more about "The Mandalorian" lore, courtesy of Post Show Recaps patron katakuri:

CW 2.12 "The Mandalore Plot"
CW 2.13 "Voyage of Temptation"
CW 2.14 "Duchess of Mandalore"
CW 3.5 "Corruption"
CW 3.6 "The Academy"
CW 4.14 "A Friend in Need"
CW 5.14 "Eminence"
CW 5.15 "Shades of Reason"
CW 5.16 "The Lawless"
Rebels 2.8 "Blood Sisters"
Rebels 2.13 "The Protector of Concord Dawn"
Rebels 3.7 "Imperial Super Commandos"
Rebels 3.15 "Trials of the Darksaber"
Rebels 3.16 "Legacy of Mandalore"
Rebels 3.22 "Zero Hour, Part Two"
Rebels 4.1 "Heroes of Mandalore, Part One"
Rebels 4.2 "Heroes of Mandalore, Part Two"
 

Jessica Liese (@HaymakerHattie) and Mike Bloom (@AMikeBloomType) pull up a chair at the nearest desolate bar to talk about this week's episode of Star Trek: Discovery.

While last week's premiere focused on what happened to Michael Burnham when she fell out of the wormhole, now it's the U.S.S. Discovery's turn. Stranded on a planet filled with parasitic ice and malicious couriers, the crew gets an abrupt taste of life in the 32nd century.

Jess and Mike will be bringing recaps of Star Trek: Discovery every weekend throughout season three. For feedback on the episodes, reach out to them or @PostShowRecaps on Twitter or email feedback@postshowrecaps.com.

About Star Trek: Discovery...

After following Commander Burnham into the wormhole in the second season finale, season three of Star Trek: Discovery finds the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery landing in an unknown future far from the home they once knew. Now living in a time filled with uncertainty, the U.S.S. Discovery crew, along with the help of some new friends, must work together to restore hope to the Federation.

Star Trek: Discovery stars Sonequa Martin-Green as Michael Burnham, as well as Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Wilson Cruz, David Ajala, Blu Del Barrio, Ian Alexander, Tig Notaro, and Michelle Yeoh. It airs weekly on CBS All Access in the United States and is distributed concurrently internationally by CBS Studios International on Amazon Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories and in Canada on Bell Media’s CTV Sci-Fi Channel and OTT service Crave.

Beam up more Star Trek coverage:

Star Trek: Discovery | Season 3 Premiere Recap: “That Hope is You, Part 1”

Star Trek: Discovery | Season 2 Finale Recap: “Such Sweet Sorrow,” Part 2

Star Trek: Discovery | Season 2, Episode 13 Recap: “Such Sweet Sorrow," Part 1

 

Jessica Liese (@HaymakerHattie) and Mike Bloom (@AMikeBloomType) are glowing like a trance worm to talk about the season 3 premiere of Star Trek: Discovery.

The opening episode saw Michael Burnham on a literal collision course with the year 3188. With the mysterious Book as her guide, she learns all about her post-Federation world and works to build it anew. Our own duo discuss everything they loved about the premiere, and speculate as to how the faithful crew will help bring hope to the universe.

Jess and Mike will be bringing recaps of Star Trek: Discovery every weekend throughout season three. For feedback on the episodes, reach out to them or @PostShowRecaps on Twitter or email feedback@postshowrecaps.com.

About Star Trek: Discovery...

After following Commander Burnham into the wormhole in the second season finale, season three of Star Trek: Discovery finds the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery landing in an unknown future far from the home they once knew. Now living in a time filled with uncertainty, the U.S.S. Discovery crew, along with the help of some new friends, must work together to restore hope to the Federation.

Star Trek: Discovery stars Sonequa Martin-Green as Michael Burnham, as well as Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Wilson Cruz, David Ajala, Blu Del Barrio, Ian Alexander, Tig Notaro, and Michelle Yeoh. It airs weekly on CBS All Access in the United States and is distributed concurrently internationally by CBS Studios International on Amazon Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories and in Canada on Bell Media’s CTV Sci-Fi Channel and OTT service Crave.

Beam up more Star Trek coverage:

Star Trek: Discovery | Season 2 Finale Recap: “Such Sweet Sorrow,” Part 2

Star Trek: Discovery | Season 2, Episode 13 Recap: “Such Sweet Sorrow," Part 1

Star Trek: Discovery | Season 2, Episode 12 Recap: “Through the Valley of Shadows”

 

Welcome to Origin Story, a new interview series on Post Show Recaps, made possible by the patrons of Post Show Recaps. In each episode, host Josh Wigler (@roundhoward) speaks with a different guest and digs into their pop culture origins: the movies and shows and journey through life that brought them to where they are now. Interview subjects will run a wide gamut, ranging from Wigler's fellow podcasters and reporters in the entertainment space, to some of his super famous best friends such as Will Smith*, and all in between. 

Up first: Rob Cesternino, host of Rob Has a Podcast, two-time Survivor player, and the co-founder of Post Show Recaps. Rob walks Josh through his origin story as a kid on Long Island recording poorly reviewed cassette tape comedy, to becoming a reality TV star who records considerably better-reviewed podcasts.

Contact Josh at josh@postshowrecaps.com with suggestions for future Origin Story guests. New episodes drop every other Wednesday.

(Spoiler alert: Will Smith has not been booked for this podcast — at least, not yet.) 

Jessica Liese (@HaymakerHattie) and Mike Bloom (@AMikeBloomType) are here to talk Caitian doctors, future cats, and much more as they break down Star Trek: Lower Decks and preview Star Trek: Discovery season 3.

The two start the podcast by giving their very different thoughts on the past ten weeks of Lower Decks, an animated comedic take on the Star Trek universe from the perspective of those at the bottom of the Starfleet ladder. Then, they preview the upcoming season of Star Trek: Discovery, as well as the other news that has come out since they last talked Trek.

Jess and Mike will be bringing recaps of Star Trek: Discovery every weekend throughout season three. For feedback on the episodes, reach out to them or @PostShowRecaps on Twitter or email feedback@postshowrecaps.com.

About Star Trek: Discovery...

After following Commander Burnham into the wormhole in the second season finale, season three of Star Trek: Discovery finds the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery landing in an unknown future far from the home they once knew. Now living in a time filled with uncertainty, the U.S.S. Discovery crew, along with the help of some new friends, must work together to restore hope to the Federation.

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The Post Show Recaps community wants a rewatch podcast about "Community." How do we make it happen? Josh Wigler (@roundhoward) and Jess Sterling (@TheJessSterling) are exploring that very question in a new patron-only podcast called "Community Building," a podcast about a theoretical "Community" podcast. The episodes will be released weekly on Saturdays in the Post Show Recaps patron feed, as well as published publicly over at patreon.com/postshowrecaps. The first episode is here in the main Post Show Recaps feed for your awareness. Give it a listen, tell your friends, and let's make the rewatch happen!

We only thought about whether or not we could; we never stopped to think if we should. Either way, we did! In celebration of the new Post Show Recaps patron program, Post Show Recaps and Josh Wigler present to you "Jurassic Park: The Podcast." What follows is a sprawling podcast adventure featuring many of the voices heard throughout the Post Show Recaps universe, several dinosaurs, some Survivor shenanigans, and more. Good luck!

Table of Contents
1. Introduction (0:00)

2. An Overview of Jurassic Park (3:25)

3. The Characters of Jurassic Park (19:00)

4. The Ethics of Jurassic Park (36:30)

5. The Horror of Jurassic Park (59:00)

6. The Dinosaur Quiz (1:19:00)

7. Interlude (1:50:45)

8. The Ticeratops Six (1:55:00) 

9. The Final Fight (2:33:00)

Links from the show: 

• Post Show Recaps on Patreon

• The Lost World: Jurassic Park video game's secret ending
• Survivor: Jurassic Park | The GrantSteele Simulation

 

Josh Wigler (@roundhoward) and Mike Bloom (@AMikeBloomType) are going to need you to bring them that boat. Josh and Mike knock over "The Glass Ballerina," the second episode of season three — an episode that might be altogether forgotten if not for a few truly tremendous scenes. Do those scenes help elevate an episode that's otherwise spinning its wheels (or spinning its sails; clearly no one here knows how boats work)? Find out in the podcast! Josh and Mike Bloom will return for "Further Instructions" on August 8, 2020. About Down the Hatch ... LOST: Down the Hatch is a full-tilt spoiler-filled rewatch of LOST. Every week, Josh and Mike break down an episode of LOST with the benefit of knowing the series' full trajectory, using the following structure as a guide: • We Go "Fourth" - Josh and Mike begin each podcast with a deep-dive into the story both in front of and behind the camera, and they do so with the assistance of eight sound clips from each episode. • The Others - Josh and Mike answer questions sent their way by listeners through the official e-mail address: downthehatch@postshowrecaps.com • 23 Points - Each week, Josh and Mike hand out points for the best and worst characters of the episode in question, in a foolhardy attempt to determine the most and least valuable players in the LOST pantheon. • 4.2 Stars - Josh and Mike rank every episode of LOST, by rating them all on a scale from 0 - 4.2. Josh and Mike offer their individual scores, listeners' scores will be averaged as a third data point, then the three points combine as the podcast's official score on each episode. Schedule for the next few weeks: • Further Instructions feedback due 8/6, podcast drops 8/8 • Every Man For Himself feedback due 8/9, podcast drops 8/12 • One Year Anniversary feedback due 8/10, podcast drops 8/15 Additional reading/listening/viewing from the podcast: • Josh’s LOST Episode Rankings on The Hollywood Reporter • Javier Grillo Marxuach's Lost Will and Testament • Jim Fels music analysis The 2/3 MVP/LVP Points For Season 3: Juliet: 4 Sawyer: 4 Ben: 1 Christian: 1 Karl: -1 Sarah: -1 Picket: -1 Sayid: -1 Jack: -3 Paik: -3 The 4.2 Star Episode Rankings For Season 3: A Tale of Two Cities - 3.82 The Glass Ballerina - 3.05 Mike Bloom's 4.2 Star Episode Ranking Rubrik 4.2 - Perfect episode of LOST. Firing on all cylinders, no real weak points 4.0-4.1 - Near-perfect episode of LOST. Has one or two minor things that are meh or weak. 3.7-3.9 - Awesome episode of LOST. Has one or two major things that are meh or weak. 3.3-3.6 - Great episode of LOST. Many great elements, but not enough to put it in the top tier 3.0-3.2 - Good episode of LOST. More good than bad, but not a lot of outstanding moments 2.5-2.9 - Below average episode of LOST. Has a few redeeming moments, but a lot of misses as well 2.0-2.4 - Dud episode of LOST. The good stuff is few and far between < 2.0 - Bad episode of LOST. Nearly all of it doesn’t work Josh Wigler's 4.2 Star Episode Ranking Rubrik Insert question mark here. Previous Down the Hatch episodes: • In Which We Go Back • Last Call Before the Rewatch • Season 1, Episodes 1 + 2: "Pilot, Part 1 + 2" • Season 1, Episode 3: "Tabula Rasa" • Season 1, Episode 4: "Walkabout" • Season 1, Episode 5: "White Rabbit" • Season 1, Episode 6: "House of the Rising Sun" • Season 1, Episode 7: "The Moth" • Season 1, Episode 8: "Confidence Man" • Season 1, Episode 9: "Solitary" • Season 1, Episode 10: "Raised by Another" • Season 1, Episode 11: "All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues" • Season 1, Episode 12: "Whatever the Case May Be" • Season 1, Episode 13: "Hearts and Minds" • Season 1, Episode 14: "Special" • Season 1, Episode 15: "Homecoming" • Season 1, Episode 16: "Outlaws" • Season 1, Episode 17: "...In Translation" • Season 1, Episode 18: "Numbers" • Season 1, Episode...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe rewatch is here! Josh Wigler (@roundhoward) and Kevin Mahadeo (@KevMahadeo) have launched "Everything is Super," a superhero and comic book focused podcast on Post Show Recaps, beginning with a full deep dive into the MCU. For the next several weeks, Josh and Kevin will focus on a different film from the MCU, in release order. Up next: "Doctor Strange," a movie Josh and Kevin should by all rights thoroughly love, but instead are left with a tragic case of "meh." Why doesn't "Doctor Strange" work the way it should? Why oh why is it not a direct adaptation of "Doctor Strange: The Oath," a comic book you all should make it a point to read right now? Josh and Kevin get into all that and more. Coming next: "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. II." Send feedback no later than July 29 by e-mailing super@postshowrecaps.com. The Infinity Ranking Saga: Each week, Josh and Kevin and the Everything is Super listenership will team together to rank three different components of the MCU: the post-credits scenes, the villains, and the movies themselves. Listeners are encouraged to send their scores from a scale of 1 - 6 stones to super@postshowrecaps.com. The current list is as follows: Best Film: The Avengers Captain America: Civil War Guardians of the Galaxy Captain America: The Winter Soldier Captain America: The First Avenger Iron Man Iron Man 3 Avengers: Age of Ultron Ant-Man Doctor Strange Thor Iron Man 2 Incredible Hulk Thor: The Dark World Best Villain: 1. Loki ("The Avengers") Helmut Zemo Loki ("Thor") Alexander Pierce Trevor Ultron The Winter Soldier Red Skull Obadiah Stane Aldrich Killian Justin Hammer Ronan the Accuser Kaecilius Yellowjacket Whiplash Emil Blonsky Thunderbolt Ross Malekith Best Post-Credits Scene: Iron Man Avengers (Thanos) Avengers (Shwarma) Captain America: Civil War (Wakanda) Captain America: Civil War (Spider-Man) Captain America: The Winter Soldier (The Twins) Guardians of the Galaxy Iron Man 3 Doctor Strange (Thor) Thor: The Dark World (The Collector!) Doctor Strange (Mordo) Thor Avengers: Age of Ultron Iron Man 2 Ant-Man (Wasp Suit) The Incredible Hulk Captain America: The Winter Soldier (The Smithsonian) Ant-Man (Civil War scene) Thor: The Dark World (Jane’s Breakfast Nook) Captain America: The First Avenger Josh's MCU Rankings, Before "Everything is Super" Launched: 1. Avengers: Endgame 2. Avengers: Infinity War 3. The Avengers 4. Iron Man 5. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 6. Black Panther 7. Guardians of the Galaxy 8. Thor: Ragnarok 9. Captain America: The First Avengers 10. Captain America: Civil War 11. Spider-Man: Homecoming 12. Spider-Man: Far From Home 13. Captain Marvel 14. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 15. Ant-Man and the Wasp 16. Avengers: Age of Ultron 17. Ant-Man 18. Iron Man 3 19. Doctor Strange 20. Thor 21. The Incredible Hulk 22. Iron Man 2 23. Thor: The Dark World Kevin's MCU Rankings, Before "Everything is Super" Launched: 1. Avengers: Endgame 2. Avengers: Infinity War 3. Thor: Ragnarok 4. Black Panther 5. Captain America: Civil War 6. Spider-Man: Homecoming 7. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 8. The Avengers 9. Captain America: The First Avenger 10. Guardians of the Galaxy 11. Iron Man 3 12. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 13. Spider-Man: Far From Home 14. Ant-Man and the Wasp 15. Avengers: Age of Ultron 16. Iron Man 17. Captain Marvel 18. Ant-Man 19. Doctor Strange 20. Thor 21. The Incredible Hulk 22. Iron Man 2 23. Thor: The Dark World Josh and Kevin's Informal Stone Final Battle Rankings The Avengers Captain America: Civil War Doctor Strange The Avengers: Age of Ultron Ant-Man Captain America: Winter Soldier Guardians of the Galaxy Iron Man 3 Captain America: The Final Avenger Thor Iron Man Iron Man 2 Thor: The Dark World The Incredible Hulk Josh and Kevin's Informal Stone Stan Lee Cameo Rankings Avengers: Age of...