Eugene makes his triumphant return to The Baggpod to discuss the recently released NCAA Tournament bracket, conference tournaments, and the big trade his Redskins made for the second overall selection in the 2012 NFL Draft (Robert Griffin anyone?).
A Storyteller’s Conundrum: Silver vs. Small Screens
With scripted television’s recent ascent in quality (forget about reality because it is something completely different, culture porn if you will) and the decline of original movies, (i.e. remakes and/or sequels, again documentaries are not included) it becomes important to decipher the viewer’s relationship with each. Yes, the difference of production schedules is great and […]
Does it Meet the Criterion (Collection)?
In my thesis on the branding of the Coen Brothers, I commented on how supplements, or “extra-texts” such as trailers, audio commentaries, behind-the-scenes documentaries, etc., may be changing the way we are viewing films. What the exact effect has been, no one can say, as there have been no true scientific studies. However today, it’s […]
Trailers In The Bagg – March 7th
THAT’S MY BOY First up, we have the latest from Adam Sandler: That’s My Boy. This red band trailer goes out of it’s way to show the raunchy humor that this film promises to deliver. The nudity, vomit, sperm, and pot jokes seem to be selling us one raw, fucking, comedy. BUT what is this […]
The Baggpod 3/6/12 – This TV Pod is Gamey Part 2
SPOILERS HERE TOO. JoeDog dips out while Baggs and the J Skeez stick around to discuss the last three episodes of The Walking Dead and the pilot of Awake. Before wrapping everything up they outline their hopes and expectations for the newly announced video game Assassin’s Creed III (and you thought the title only worked […]
The Baggpod 3/6/12 – This TV Pod is Gamey Part 1
SOME SPOILERS. Baggs, JoeDog, and the JimmyTV (aka the J Skeez, aka NOT LA Jake) begin recapping their second viewing of the HBO series Game of Thrones with episodes 1 and 2. Once they are done beating that dead horse they break down the two newly released trailers (which are below/or at in-the-bagg.com for those […]
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year?
As we begin the yearly transformation from lion to lamb, the eternal question for sports fans rears its ugly head: which is the greatest sports month of the year? Only a few make the cut and each will be given its time in the sun. February – We start out with the single biggest annual […]
The Baggpod 3/2/2012 – The Debut of Will
In The Bagg film contributor Will Templin comes on to explain his problem with the “best picture” of the year, The Artist, and then defends his Top 5 Movies list of 2011.