PODCASTS
Season THree
Here's the episode list for Season Three, along with descriptions and links to listen to Soundcloud. You can also find us on iTunes - just search for Married to the Idea!
3.1 Venom & Upgrade
Welcome to Season Three! For the first episode of 2019, we're comparing the flawed yet enjoyable Venom with the visually and viscerally violent Upgrade. Will the winner be the likable yet dysfunctional relationship, or the cautionary tale of man vs. machine? Let us decide for you, like a symbiotic partner whispering in your brain.
3.2 Surfer: Teen Confronts Fear
Never heard of Surfer: Teen Confronts Fear? Neither had we, until we saw it, and now we can't stop talking about it, and if it truly is The Room for a new generation. We answer burning questions like: Was that whale carcass real or CGI? What would happen if half of your movie was home video montages of adequate surfing? Was there an actual plot? Find out, and hopefully see it for yourself - it has to be experienced.
3.3 His Girl Friday
Behold! The rare two-part episode, where the opening bit about this year's Oscar Nominated Animation short films takes over thirty minutes of airtime before we even get to the meat of the thing - His Girl Friday. Often paired with It Happened One Night as one of the great comedies, does it live up to last year's Valentines Day episode?
3.4 Literally, Right Before Aaron
Literally, Right Before Aaron poses many questions. How can a director waste such an all-star cast? How is this movie only two years old when its tropes and ideas about women are practically ancient? How can an indie movie title be so aggressively twee? I don't know if we'll find all the answers without getting angry, but we'll try to move on from it a lot harder than our protagonist.
3.5 Captain Marvel
We return after a spring break packed with pop culture to go higher, further, faster with Captain Marvel! We get bogged down in the real life events surrounding this release, but eventually, we find our humanity and talk about standing up when we fall down and Sammy J's love of cats, as well as the larger picture of Avengers: End Game. Also, we really earn the explicit tag on this one - you've been warned. *SPOILERS, but only general ones.*
3.6 Aquaman & Shazam! The DCEU is trying a new thing with its recent movies - making them actually enjoyable to watch. So we watched Aquaman and Shazam! this week, and have many questions about this cinematic universe, like who owns Superman's branding, and does he get residuals? What would come out the other end of a Zachary Levi prism? Why are Jason Momoa's abs so compelling? I don't know if we find any answers, but join us as we take a look at the fun side of DC! *SPOILERS, but only in the second half of the episode*
3.7 The Umbrella Academy
We're joined by recurring guest Jon Hash to talk about Netflix's newest superhero show, The Umbrella Academy! We discuss the differences between book and show and come to a startling realization regarding the prevailing logic on which is always better, note the tragic lack of My Chemical Romance songs in the otherwise flawless soundtrack, and speculate wildly about what's in store for our heroes in season two. *SPOILERS*
3.8 Avengers: Endgame
Welcome to the most ambitious crossover event ever - Avengers: Endgame, featuring Paige and Sam Plan a Wedding! It's our first podcast-to-podcast episode, and we've got a TON to talk about, from our bladders and Game of Thrones deficiency, to the fanboy screams and geeky nitpicks, and entertaining the possibility of a Tom Holland/Tom Hardy movie crossover. Prepare to enter Spoiler Country - it's Endgame, y'all! *SPOILERS! Also, check out our guest appearance on this week's Paige and Sam Plan a Wedding, available on iTunes.*
3.9 Mary Poppins & Mary Poppins Returns
We're continuing the summer of Disney with Mary Poppins and Mary Poppins Returns! We compare Poppinses, exchange many fistbumps, and realize everyone in both these movies is a national treasure. *SPOILERS*
3.10 Holes
The summer of Disney continues with one of the most faithful book adaptations - Holes! In addition to introducing Shia LaBeouf to the world, we talk about how this movie gives us some strong female characters, effectively removes voice-over narration from a medium often told in narration, and what favorite books from our childhood deserve their own movie remake. *SPOILERS*
3.11 Aladdin - 1992 & 2019
Welcome back to the summer of Disney! We're looking at questions raised by the new Aladdin. Are all humans cursed djinn? Is the charisma of affable actors enough to cover up a stretched-out script? Will Disney ever get out of this live-action remake rut? All this, and more, we discuss in this week's episode!
3.12 Toy Story 4
The summer of Disney continues with the fourth installment of the Toy Story "trilogy" Toy Story 4. Does this unnecessary continuation provide anything warm and fuzzy to the kids who grew up with the original three films? Does the movie do a proper dive into the existential horror that is Forky's sentience? Will a new and compelling antagonist convince Aaron to finally stop yelling expletives at Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear? Find out now!
3.13 The Best of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Welcome to the inaugural MCU Movie Awards! We're taking a look at the first three phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe to give out awards for Best Trilogy, Best Villain, Best Power, Best Character Introduction, and Best Movie of Each Phase. We also share what we hope to see in Phase Four, and even give out some superlatives for good measure. Tune in to listen to us attempt to evaluate nearly two dozen movies in less than the time it takes to watch just one!
3.14 Tuck Everlasting
The Summer of Disney enters the motionless, hot, breathless first week of August, which means it's time to talk Tuck Everlasting! We see here if Disney managed in the early 2000s what they seem incapable of doing today - creating a faithful reinterpretation of a classic piece of nostalgic entertainment, while still providing a unique spin to show new insight into the source material. And just in case you think we're too above it all, we manage to devolve into Twilight comparisons twice. *BOOK AND MOVIE SPOILERS*
3.15 The Lion King - 1994 & 2019
The Summer of Disney finally draws to a close, with the movie we've been putting off all summer long - the remake of The Lion King. We hang out briefly in Compliment Town before racing towards Negativeville in our comparison of the two properties, along with an exclusive performance of a new original song (give us Oscar please), some Blu-Ray re-release deep cuts, and a truly terrible Beyonce impression along the way. Get ready, as Disney subverts our expectations into a literal ball of shit. *BEWARE SPOILERS AND MANY EXPLETIVES*
3.16 Howl's Moving Castle
Is it possible to have a book and its movie adaptation be so different, and yet both still so good? That's what we discuss today as we take a look at Howl's Moving Castle, and see how the differences in character motivation, personality development, and plot structure create two unique and beautiful stories. Also, Howl's a giant nerd. Not featured - the ten missing minutes where we debated whether Castle in the Sky and Castle in the Air were the same story. Spoilers! They weren't. *ACTUAL SPOILERS TOO*
3.17 UHF
Thirty years ago, Weird Al Yankovic took to the big screen with his tale of a plucky underdog television station and the failing dreamer who used it to win both the heart of a small town and the woman he loved. Apparently, it was the worst movie ever, at least according to critics at the time, so we're taking a look at the now timely message of local broadcasting overcoming larger news stations, the inherently tricky art of the parody, and why some movies can just be OK.
3.18 Beetlejuice
It's Halloween 2019, so let's start our spoopy fun with Beetlejuice! In this, our 75th episode, we talk about such relevant topics as the Robocop animated tv series, Visigoth humor, strong female characters, and cultural appropriation of the deceased. *SPOILERS*
3.19 The Addams Family (2019)
Halloween 2019 continues with our review of the latest Addams Family movie! Make it through the open where we examine what exactly a chain pool is, and you'll find such classic MTTI goof-em-ups as: cursing the existence of fondant, confusing Stephen Sondheim for Barry Sonnenfeld, far too many puns, and eventually a review of the film in question, where we attack the one consistently weak point of every Addams Family movie.
3.20 Little Shop of Horrors
We're continuing Halloween 2019 with Little Shop of Horrors! Another of those on the "Movies Liz and Aaron Haven't Seen Yet, Sorry" list, we discuss diegesis, porcupine poops, Muppets as the red-headed stepchild of the Disney corporation, the perfect casting for the inevitable remake, and just some spot-on Ben Stiller and Miss Piggy impersonations.
3.21 The Craft
Enjoy our last episode of Halloween 2019 - The Craft! We find a new slogan for Halloween, have a MPAA rage fest, and find another movie to add to the "Wasn't Made For Aaron" category. Spoilers and curses abound within - tread carefully!
3.22 A League of Their Own
It's time for the inaugural episode takeover of the Feminist Agenda! We kick things off with one of the best sports movies of all time, A League of Their Own. We discuss the five key points that make this movie a feminist masterpiece, continually bemoan the abundance of either/or forced conflict in the world when we could just have both, and get super personal about our marriage, so SPOILERS for both the movie and ourselves.
3.23 Frozen 2
We just couldn't leave well enough alone, and we just couldn't keep it under an hour. With the first Disney princess sequel ever released in theaters finally out after half a dozen years of waiting, we discuss if Frozen 2 grows from its too-popular roots, or does it go too deep and drown? *SPOILERS after the Sponsordome, as well as a great deal of expletives - yes, it's one of those episodes.*
3.24 Klaus
Our final episode of Season Three, and we couldn't have ended on a higher note! Klaus brings to the table all the things we love in a film - beautiful 2-D animation, loveable and engaging characters, gorgeous 2-D animation, impeccable comedic timing, stellar 2-D animation, a whole lot of heart and soul, and if you think we're talking a lot about the fantastic 2-D animation now, just wait till you hear the episode. *BONUS - we also talk about some of the other new Christmas movies we dove through this month trying to find a new holiday classic, including The Knight Before Christmas and Noelle.*
Welcome to Season Three! For the first episode of 2019, we're comparing the flawed yet enjoyable Venom with the visually and viscerally violent Upgrade. Will the winner be the likable yet dysfunctional relationship, or the cautionary tale of man vs. machine? Let us decide for you, like a symbiotic partner whispering in your brain.
3.2 Surfer: Teen Confronts Fear
Never heard of Surfer: Teen Confronts Fear? Neither had we, until we saw it, and now we can't stop talking about it, and if it truly is The Room for a new generation. We answer burning questions like: Was that whale carcass real or CGI? What would happen if half of your movie was home video montages of adequate surfing? Was there an actual plot? Find out, and hopefully see it for yourself - it has to be experienced.
3.3 His Girl Friday
Behold! The rare two-part episode, where the opening bit about this year's Oscar Nominated Animation short films takes over thirty minutes of airtime before we even get to the meat of the thing - His Girl Friday. Often paired with It Happened One Night as one of the great comedies, does it live up to last year's Valentines Day episode?
3.4 Literally, Right Before Aaron
Literally, Right Before Aaron poses many questions. How can a director waste such an all-star cast? How is this movie only two years old when its tropes and ideas about women are practically ancient? How can an indie movie title be so aggressively twee? I don't know if we'll find all the answers without getting angry, but we'll try to move on from it a lot harder than our protagonist.
3.5 Captain Marvel
We return after a spring break packed with pop culture to go higher, further, faster with Captain Marvel! We get bogged down in the real life events surrounding this release, but eventually, we find our humanity and talk about standing up when we fall down and Sammy J's love of cats, as well as the larger picture of Avengers: End Game. Also, we really earn the explicit tag on this one - you've been warned. *SPOILERS, but only general ones.*
3.6 Aquaman & Shazam! The DCEU is trying a new thing with its recent movies - making them actually enjoyable to watch. So we watched Aquaman and Shazam! this week, and have many questions about this cinematic universe, like who owns Superman's branding, and does he get residuals? What would come out the other end of a Zachary Levi prism? Why are Jason Momoa's abs so compelling? I don't know if we find any answers, but join us as we take a look at the fun side of DC! *SPOILERS, but only in the second half of the episode*
3.7 The Umbrella Academy
We're joined by recurring guest Jon Hash to talk about Netflix's newest superhero show, The Umbrella Academy! We discuss the differences between book and show and come to a startling realization regarding the prevailing logic on which is always better, note the tragic lack of My Chemical Romance songs in the otherwise flawless soundtrack, and speculate wildly about what's in store for our heroes in season two. *SPOILERS*
3.8 Avengers: Endgame
Welcome to the most ambitious crossover event ever - Avengers: Endgame, featuring Paige and Sam Plan a Wedding! It's our first podcast-to-podcast episode, and we've got a TON to talk about, from our bladders and Game of Thrones deficiency, to the fanboy screams and geeky nitpicks, and entertaining the possibility of a Tom Holland/Tom Hardy movie crossover. Prepare to enter Spoiler Country - it's Endgame, y'all! *SPOILERS! Also, check out our guest appearance on this week's Paige and Sam Plan a Wedding, available on iTunes.*
3.9 Mary Poppins & Mary Poppins Returns
We're continuing the summer of Disney with Mary Poppins and Mary Poppins Returns! We compare Poppinses, exchange many fistbumps, and realize everyone in both these movies is a national treasure. *SPOILERS*
3.10 Holes
The summer of Disney continues with one of the most faithful book adaptations - Holes! In addition to introducing Shia LaBeouf to the world, we talk about how this movie gives us some strong female characters, effectively removes voice-over narration from a medium often told in narration, and what favorite books from our childhood deserve their own movie remake. *SPOILERS*
3.11 Aladdin - 1992 & 2019
Welcome back to the summer of Disney! We're looking at questions raised by the new Aladdin. Are all humans cursed djinn? Is the charisma of affable actors enough to cover up a stretched-out script? Will Disney ever get out of this live-action remake rut? All this, and more, we discuss in this week's episode!
3.12 Toy Story 4
The summer of Disney continues with the fourth installment of the Toy Story "trilogy" Toy Story 4. Does this unnecessary continuation provide anything warm and fuzzy to the kids who grew up with the original three films? Does the movie do a proper dive into the existential horror that is Forky's sentience? Will a new and compelling antagonist convince Aaron to finally stop yelling expletives at Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear? Find out now!
3.13 The Best of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Welcome to the inaugural MCU Movie Awards! We're taking a look at the first three phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe to give out awards for Best Trilogy, Best Villain, Best Power, Best Character Introduction, and Best Movie of Each Phase. We also share what we hope to see in Phase Four, and even give out some superlatives for good measure. Tune in to listen to us attempt to evaluate nearly two dozen movies in less than the time it takes to watch just one!
3.14 Tuck Everlasting
The Summer of Disney enters the motionless, hot, breathless first week of August, which means it's time to talk Tuck Everlasting! We see here if Disney managed in the early 2000s what they seem incapable of doing today - creating a faithful reinterpretation of a classic piece of nostalgic entertainment, while still providing a unique spin to show new insight into the source material. And just in case you think we're too above it all, we manage to devolve into Twilight comparisons twice. *BOOK AND MOVIE SPOILERS*
3.15 The Lion King - 1994 & 2019
The Summer of Disney finally draws to a close, with the movie we've been putting off all summer long - the remake of The Lion King. We hang out briefly in Compliment Town before racing towards Negativeville in our comparison of the two properties, along with an exclusive performance of a new original song (give us Oscar please), some Blu-Ray re-release deep cuts, and a truly terrible Beyonce impression along the way. Get ready, as Disney subverts our expectations into a literal ball of shit. *BEWARE SPOILERS AND MANY EXPLETIVES*
3.16 Howl's Moving Castle
Is it possible to have a book and its movie adaptation be so different, and yet both still so good? That's what we discuss today as we take a look at Howl's Moving Castle, and see how the differences in character motivation, personality development, and plot structure create two unique and beautiful stories. Also, Howl's a giant nerd. Not featured - the ten missing minutes where we debated whether Castle in the Sky and Castle in the Air were the same story. Spoilers! They weren't. *ACTUAL SPOILERS TOO*
3.17 UHF
Thirty years ago, Weird Al Yankovic took to the big screen with his tale of a plucky underdog television station and the failing dreamer who used it to win both the heart of a small town and the woman he loved. Apparently, it was the worst movie ever, at least according to critics at the time, so we're taking a look at the now timely message of local broadcasting overcoming larger news stations, the inherently tricky art of the parody, and why some movies can just be OK.
3.18 Beetlejuice
It's Halloween 2019, so let's start our spoopy fun with Beetlejuice! In this, our 75th episode, we talk about such relevant topics as the Robocop animated tv series, Visigoth humor, strong female characters, and cultural appropriation of the deceased. *SPOILERS*
3.19 The Addams Family (2019)
Halloween 2019 continues with our review of the latest Addams Family movie! Make it through the open where we examine what exactly a chain pool is, and you'll find such classic MTTI goof-em-ups as: cursing the existence of fondant, confusing Stephen Sondheim for Barry Sonnenfeld, far too many puns, and eventually a review of the film in question, where we attack the one consistently weak point of every Addams Family movie.
3.20 Little Shop of Horrors
We're continuing Halloween 2019 with Little Shop of Horrors! Another of those on the "Movies Liz and Aaron Haven't Seen Yet, Sorry" list, we discuss diegesis, porcupine poops, Muppets as the red-headed stepchild of the Disney corporation, the perfect casting for the inevitable remake, and just some spot-on Ben Stiller and Miss Piggy impersonations.
3.21 The Craft
Enjoy our last episode of Halloween 2019 - The Craft! We find a new slogan for Halloween, have a MPAA rage fest, and find another movie to add to the "Wasn't Made For Aaron" category. Spoilers and curses abound within - tread carefully!
3.22 A League of Their Own
It's time for the inaugural episode takeover of the Feminist Agenda! We kick things off with one of the best sports movies of all time, A League of Their Own. We discuss the five key points that make this movie a feminist masterpiece, continually bemoan the abundance of either/or forced conflict in the world when we could just have both, and get super personal about our marriage, so SPOILERS for both the movie and ourselves.
3.23 Frozen 2
We just couldn't leave well enough alone, and we just couldn't keep it under an hour. With the first Disney princess sequel ever released in theaters finally out after half a dozen years of waiting, we discuss if Frozen 2 grows from its too-popular roots, or does it go too deep and drown? *SPOILERS after the Sponsordome, as well as a great deal of expletives - yes, it's one of those episodes.*
3.24 Klaus
Our final episode of Season Three, and we couldn't have ended on a higher note! Klaus brings to the table all the things we love in a film - beautiful 2-D animation, loveable and engaging characters, gorgeous 2-D animation, impeccable comedic timing, stellar 2-D animation, a whole lot of heart and soul, and if you think we're talking a lot about the fantastic 2-D animation now, just wait till you hear the episode. *BONUS - we also talk about some of the other new Christmas movies we dove through this month trying to find a new holiday classic, including The Knight Before Christmas and Noelle.*