Monkey Off My Backlog

Elyse Assigns! Holiday, One, Two, Three, Time After Time

Episode  |  September 12th, 2022  |  1 hr 36 mins

billy wilder, cary grant, dark comedy, george cukor, h. g. wells, holiday, jack the ripper, james cagney, katherine hepburn, malcolm mcdowell, mary steenburgen, nicholas meyer, one two three, problem film, screwball comedy, time after time, time travel

It's time for Elyse Assigns! Elyse assigns us three of their favorite films from their childhood: 'Holiday,' 'One, Two, Three,' and 'Time After Time.'

Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 18

Episode  |  September 9th, 2022  |  50 mins 20 secs

crusher, data, la forge, picard, recap, riker, star trek, star trek: the next generation, the next generation, tng, troi, tv, worf

A podcast devoted to Sam watching Star Trek: The Next Generation

Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 17

Episode  |  September 2nd, 2022  |  1 hr 3 mins

crusher, data, la forge, picard, recap, riker, star trek, star trek: the next generation, the next generation, tng, troi, tv, worf

A podcast devoted to Sam watching Star Trek: The Next Generation

The Hugo Awards! Part 3 (Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form, Best Novella, and Best Novel)

Episode  |  August 31st, 2022  |  1 hr 12 mins

a desolation called peace, across green grass fields, andy weir, arcane, arkady martine, becky chambers, book club, books, for all mankind, hugo awards, light from uncommon stars, loki, marvel, project hail mary, reading, ryka aoiki, seanan mcguire, she who became the sun, shelley parker-chan, star trek, star trek: lower decks, the expanse, the hugo awards, the martian, the wheel of time, tv, tv show

Join Sam, Tessa, and Lozy as they run down this year's Hugo Awards nominees! In the final part of this series, we break down down the nominations for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form, Best Novella, and Best Novel.

The Hugo Awards! Part 2 (Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form, the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and Best Novelette)

Episode  |  August 30th, 2022  |  1 hr 6 mins

a snake falls to earth, book club, books, caroline m. yoachim, catherynne m. valente, chaos on catnet, charlie jane anders, darcie little badger, david lowery, denis villeneuve, dev patel, dune, encanto, fran wilde, hugo awards, iron widow, john wiswell, jordan ifueko, marvel, naomi kritzer, naomi novik, oghenechovwe donald ekpeki, reading, redemptor, shang-chi and the legend of the ten rings, space sweepers, suzanne palmer, the green knight, the hugo awards, the last graduate, victories greater than death, wandavision, xiran jay zhao

Join Sam, Tessa, and Lozy as they run down this year's Hugo Awards nominees! In part two of this series, we break down down the nominations for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form, the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and Best Novelette.

The Hugo Awards! Part 1 (Best Graphic Story or Comic and Best Short Story)

Episode  |  August 29th, 2022  |  59 mins 27 secs

alix e. harrow, blue neustifter, book club, books, catherynne m. valente, comics, die, far sector, graphic novels, hugo awards, josé pablo iriarte, kieron gillen, lore olympus, majorie liu, monstress, mr. death, n.k. jemisen, once and future, proof by induction, rachel smythe, reading, sarah pinsker, seanan mcquire, short stories, strange adventures, tangles, the hugo awards, the sin of america, tom king

Join Sam, Tessa, and Lozy as they run down this year's Hugo Awards nominees! Today, we'll begin breaking down the nominations for Best Graphic Story or Comic and Best Short Story.

Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 16

Episode  |  August 26th, 2022  |  48 mins 26 secs

crusher, data, la forge, picard, recap, riker, star trek, star trek: the next generation, the next generation, tng, troi, tv, worf

A podcast devoted to Sam watching Star Trek: The Next Generation

James Van Der Beek! (Dawson's Creek, Varsity Blues, Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23)

Episode  |  August 22nd, 2022  |  1 hr 40 mins

dawson's creek, don't trust the b---- in apartment 23, james van der beek, kevin williamson, krysten ritter, varsity blues

Lozy joins Tessa and Sam to talk about three works of pop culture that just so happen to all feature James Van Der Beek. Why? Because we can!

Childhood Favorites! The Flight of the Navigator, Captain Blood, The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Seahawk, The Wizard

Episode  |  August 15th, 2022  |  1 hr 33 mins

basil rathbone, captain blood, casablanca, christian slater, cinema, claude rains, errol flynn, film, fred savage, jenny lewis, nintendo, olivia de haviland, technicolor, the adventures of robin hood, the flight of the navigator, the seahawk, the wizard

This week, Tessa and Sam make each other watch some childhood favorites, including 'The Flight of the Navigator,' 'Captain Blood,' 'The Adventures of Robin Hood,' 'The Seahawk,' 'The Wizard.'

Tessa Watches LOST - Episode 19

Episode  |  August 12th, 2022  |  39 mins 51 secs

bad robot, carlton cuse, damon lindelof, jj abrams, lost, recap, rewatch, tv

This week, we're talking about the finale of Season 4, "There's No Place Like Home, Parts 2 and 3."

The Wachowskis: Bound, Speed Racer, Cloud Atlas, Jupiter Ascending

Episode  |  August 8th, 2022  |  1 hr 20 mins

bound, cloud atlas, david mitchell, jupiter ascending, keanu reeves, lana wachowski, lilly wachowski, speed racer, the matrix, the wachowskis

This week, Melissa from 'Wild Pretty Things' joins us to talk about all the films directed by the Wachowskis that don't have "Matrix" in the title: 'Bound,' 'Speed Racer,' 'Cloud Atlas,' and 'Jupiter Ascending.'

Tessa Watches LOST - Episode 18

Episode  |  August 5th, 2022  |  39 mins 48 secs

bad robot, carlton cuse, damon lindelof, jj abrams, lost, recap, rewatch, tv

This week, we're talking about "Cabin Fever" and "There's No Place Like Home, Part 1."

Camp! Barbarella, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

Episode  |  August 1st, 2022  |  1 hr 17 mins

abba, amanda seyfried, barbarella, camp, campy, cher, christine baranski, colin firth, films, gay, guy pierce, hugo weaving, jane fonda, jukebox musical, lily james, madonna, mamma mia, mamma mia! here we go again, meryl streep, musical, pierce brosnan, queen of the desert, queer, stellan skarsgård, terence stamp, the adventures of priscilla, trangender, trans

This week, we are joined by Matt to discuss camp.

Tessa Watches LOST - Episode 17

Episode  |  July 29th, 2022  |  34 mins 24 secs

bad robot, carlton cuse, damon lindelof, jj abrams, lost, recap, rewatch, tv

This week, we're talking about "The Shape of Things to Come" and "Something Nice Back Home."

John Cho: Selfie, Searching, Cowboy Bebop

Episode  |  July 25th, 2022  |  55 mins 44 secs

This week we talk about the one the only John Cho. Sam covers Selfie (#justiceforselfie), Dr. Tessa goes Searching, Andy talks about the well intentioned Cowboy Bebop live action show

Tessa Watches LOST - Episode 16

Episode  |  July 22nd, 2022  |  37 mins 39 secs

bad robot, carlton cuse, damon lindelof, jj abrams, lost, recap, rewatch, tv

This week, we're talking about "Ji Yeon" and "Meet Kevin Johnson."