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Episode 108: Sunday, August 10, 2008

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 108

In this episode:

  • special guest Esteban from Please Save Me Robots (pleasesavemerobots.blogspot.com),
  • Comic-Con International in San Diego, CA,
  • the upcoming movie The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) starring Keanu Reeves,
  • Ringo Starr,
  • the BotCon Transformers convention,
  • video game grading services,
  • gasoline octane ratings,
  • obsessed collectors,
  • the upcoming movie TR2N (2010) starring Jeff Bridges,
  • funny videos of The Wicker Man (2006) on YouTube,
  • the Japanese origin of the Transformers toy line,
  • Ironhide and Ratchet’s horrible robot forms,
  • 3D movies (Journey to the Center of the Earth, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Star Wars),
  • holographic video,
  • putting your face in HD DVD movies,
  • Esteban’s experience as a weather observer in the United States Air Force,
  • his UFO sighting in Korea,
  • the Alamo in San Antonio, TX,
  • watching Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) in Turkey,
  • Esteban’s experience at McMurdo Station in Antarctica,
  • Antarctic roads and speed limits,
  • and a celebrity death (Estelle Getty, thanks to www.deadoraliveinfo.com).

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Nicolas Cage: Unintentionally Hilarious

Several times during the history of The Paunch Stevenson Show, we’ve joked about Nicolas Cage’s goofy acting style and voice. As recently as episode 107, we goofed on how he has become this sort of cult joke, similar to Steven Seagal or Tom Cruise. How can even his serious films, let alone his horror films, be taken seriously?

Well, here are some photos and videos from two instances, Grindhouse (2007) and The Wicker Man (2006). In the Grindhouse double-feature, Rob Zombie contributed a mock trailer called Werewolf Women of the SS. At the end is a cameo from Mr. Cage, dressed as the infamous 1950s B movie character Dr. Fu Manchu. He starts screaming and yelling and doing this horrible laugh:

Nicholas Cage as Dr. Fu Manchu

The Wicker Man: again, this was supposed to be a horror film? Cage is dressed in a bear costume, stung in the head by thousands of bees, keeps punching women in the face, and finally is set on fire and burned alive:

Nicholas Cage about to be burned aliveNicholas Cage in a bear suitNicholas Cage stung in the head by beesNicholas Cage chased by bees

Here’s an absolutely terrific video remix of clips from The Wicker Man on YouTube, set to Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire:”

There’s also a “comedy” trailer created by a fan. Priceless!

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Episode 107: Wednesday, July 16, 2008

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 107

In this episode:

  • using Microsoft Windows Vista 64-bit,
  • celebrity death (Stan Winston),
  • Interview with the Vampire (1994) starring Tom Cruise,
  • Tom Cruise’s lawyer calling Dr. Drew a Nazi,
  • Dr. Phil’s talk show,
  • our movie review of Get Smart (2008) starring Steve Carell,
  • our movie review of Hancock (2008) starring Will Smith,
  • Nicolas Cage as Dr. Fu Manchu in Werewolf Women of the S.S.,
  • The Wicker Man (2006) starring Nicholas Cage,
  • the upcoming movie Ace Ventura Jr. (2008) starring Josh Flitter,
  • Paul Hogan’s tax evasion,
  • Yoda Is Your Father (yodaisyourfather.blogspot.com),
  • the upcoming movie The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008) starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson,
  • Will Ferrell and Sacha Baron Cohen starring in an upcoming Sherlock Holmes movie,
  • getting Shawn from Branded in the 80s on the show (www.brandedinthe80s.com),
  • getting Esteban from Please Save Me Robots on the show (pleasesavemerobots.blogspot.com),
  • Wonderland (www.wonderlandblog.com),
  • Kevin Federline’s weight gain,
  • Degli Martinez accidentally throwing away his $65 million winning lottery ticket,
  • Ed Begley, Jr. vs. Bill Nye the Science Guy,
  • That Asian Thing playing at the Independent Features Film Festival in NYC on Sunday 7/27/08 (buy tickets – $10 each),
  • getting Juliana Hatfield and the Angry Video Game Nerd on the show,
  • and Hollywood Is Calling (www.hollywoodiscalling.com).

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Episode 106: Monday, June 30, 2008

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 106

In this episode:

  • another trip to the Digital Press video game store in Clifton, NJ (www.digitpress.com),
  • meeting James Rolfe (the Angry Video Game Nerd) and trying to get him on the show,
  • the Nostalgia Critic,
  • celebrity deaths (Mel Ferrer, Bo Diddley, Harvey Korman, Jim McKay, Tim Russert, and George Carlin, thanks to www.deadoraliveinfo.com),
  • What Ever Happened To? (Jim J. Bullock),
  • a psycho in Union Square Park claiming NASA is going to blow up Jupiter on 7/7/08,
  • Project Lucifer,
  • a Hulk Hogan’s Celebrity Championship Wrestling update,
  • Sean Connery’s memoirs,
  • Kung Fu Panda (2008) starring Jack Black,
  • You Don’t Mess with the Zohan (2008) starring Adam Sandler,
  • Kevin Nealon’s horrible acting,
  • Dana Carvey’s new HBO comedy special Squatting Monkeys Tell No Lies,
  • Mike Myers,
  • the upcoming movie Disaster Movie (2008),
  • Frank Darabont’s Indiana Jones and the City of Gods script,
  • the new Apple iPhone 3G and disposable gadgets,
  • The Kid from Brooklyn on Last Comic Standing (www.thekidfrombrooklyn.com),
  • Rob’s trip to California,
  • Los Angeles vs. New York City,
  • celebrity sightings (Lisa Bonet, Neil Patrick Harris, and Ryan Reynolds),
  • and our listener Joe from Belleville, NJ.

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George Carlin

George Carlin

George Carlin
Born: May 12, 1937
Died: June 22, 2008 (age 71)

George Carlin was a Grammy-winning stand-up comedian, actor, and author noted for his political and dark humor. Carlin’s “Seven Dirty Words” comedy routine was central to the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation, in which the judges ruled in favor of the government, granting it the right to regulate Carlin’s act on the TV and radio.

From 1963 to 2008, George Carlin had thirteen HBO comedy specials, starred in his own sitcom The George Carlin Show, wrote five books, and released twenty-three albums. He appeared in sixteen movies, including Car Wash (1976), Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989), Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991), Dogma (1999), and Jersey Girl (2004). He was also the first host of Saturday Night Live, which debuted in 1975.

On June 22, 2008, Carlin complained of chest pain and went to St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica, California. Carlin died of heart failure at the age of 71. He had a history of heart attacks, beginning in the late 1970s.

On a Paunch note, without George Carlin, there would probably not be a Paunch Stevenson Show. Our cynical wit we learned from the master.

discussed in episodes 48 and 106