The next in our Hitchcock mini-series is his 1948 masterpiece (can you guess whether or not our reviews were positive?) ROPE. We talk about the importance of the script, the marrying of form and function, and what happens when reality meets philosophical thought experiments.
S2E12 – Return of Porky III
The Tooniverse’s classic hero turned villain is back in the mix, and it can’t be long before he makes another bid for power. Meanwhile, a directionless Bugs Bunny makes a new enemy of the short-fused Colonel Shuffle.
12 – Saison (with Mike Bates)
Guest homebrewer special! In this episode Mike heads north to York to brew with award winning homebrewer Mike Bates, as he recreates the Saison that won him the award.
S2E11 – 1949 is Confusing
Happy New Year! It’s 1949 and everything has gone insane. Daffy and Bugs seem to be on a mission to torment Elmer, but we just can’t pin what’s actually going on. Is it a slavery thing? Daffy seems to think so. Clonewatch’s all-seeing eye falls on Tom Turk this week, who we’re sure wasn’t blue […]
S2E10 – Contains Pig Nudity
With Daffy out on the street, and hounded by Porkytopia’s former chief of police, we have to wonder if our hero will ever make it out of this rut. What’s your game, Daffy? Bugs, still seemingly unaware of the extent of his genie-granted powers, winds up in Scotland, and Sylvester, now living with Porky IV, […]
3.45 – THE PLEASURE GARDEN and Transgression
The first in our final directorial mini-season of Season 3 is Alfred Hitchcock’s debut feature, the 1926 silent film THE PLEASURE GARDEN. After a couple of short reviews, we talk about why this film’s importance outweighs the extent to which it’s ‘a good watch’, representing transgression on-screen, and the way in which the film uses […]
11 – Rauchbier
In this episode we embrace the smoke and brew a “Rauchbier”, a big smoky delicious and malty style from Bamburg. We’re also joined by Chris MacLennan, Cal’s co-host from The Space Jam Continuum, also part of the Kaiju.fm Network.
S2E9 – Travel Expenses
With Daffy working as a salesman of gags and cheap tricks, Chris and Cal wonder that his angle is. Has he fallen on hard times, or is he in deep cover? Meanwhile, Sylvester tries to secure himself a place in the home of Elmer Fudd, who seems to be doing very well for himself.
S2E8 – Three Cheers and a Tiger For Me
Mike Harrison-Wood from By The Mash Tun joins Chris and Cal for today’s foray into the Tooniverse. Pepé Le Pew gets through an episode without sexually assaulting anybody, Foghorn Leghorn lays down the law in a run in with Henery’s grandfather, and a meeting with a genie explains the advent of Bugs Bunny’s powers.
10 – Jasmine Green Tea Pale
In this episode Mike and his lovely wife Rachael have a look at the floral, delicate and yet rich flavour found by adding Jasmine Green Tea to pale ale.