In the latest episode of It’s Just A Show: Adam and Beth are taking a quick break, so here's some bonus material trimmed from previous episodes: Adam West, bad movies, Canada (again), the weirdest thing to ever air on PBS, and (occasionally) MST3K. Enjoy, and/or wait until we're back in two weeks with a regular episode!
Ow ow ow ow ow
New Mikeystrong video! This one is all about avoiding the bad pain and embracing the good pain.
I envy your joy of movement
In the latest episode of It's Just A Show, It Conquered the World learned almost too late that Adam and Beth are feeling creatures, and because of it, they discuss more kick-ass 50s ladies, team sports, cults, Roger Corman, and learning almost too late that man is a feeling creature.
It's good when people age
In the latest episode of It’s Just A Show, Girls Town lifts and separates Beth and Adam as they discuss Mamie Van Doren, Paul Anka, Mel Tormé, Mamie Van Doren (again), and Canada.
(This is a really good episode of MST3K!)
We interview Derek Bolt
The Mikeystrong crew went to Washington, DC, to watch Mikey's friend Derek Bolt as he entered his first bodybuilding competition! The video comes in three parts:
Before the competition:
During the competition:
And after the competition:
The middle one is a Mikeybit, so it was filmed and edited by Mikey himself, but the others I directed. It was our first time doing an interview. I'm pretty happy with how they came out, although I'm already racing with ideas for how we'll do it better next time. (Making sure we have a second lav mic, for sure!)
Coke will do all the work for you
In the latest episode of It's Just A Show, Cry Wilderness howls at Beth and Adam to discuss ice cream college, Mac and Me, Bigfoot, raccoons, and the puberty giggles.
Oh, hey, did you know that there's a new season of MST3K? After about 17 years off the air, the most successful Kickstarter to-date launched fourteen new episodes of the show. We take one our for a spin. It's pretty great! (Phew.)
Totally Uncontroversial Opinions about MST3K’s Sci-Fi Era.
A bonus episode of It's Just A Show! Adam and Beth, fresh from rewatching Future War, have thoughts on MST3K's years on the Sci-Fi Channel. Listener discretion advised.
Beth and Adam had so much to say about the Sci-Fi years that we made it into a separate episode. I don't disagree with their assessment at all.
Yelling at dinosaurs
In the latest episode of It's Just A Show, Future War kicks off Beth and Adam’s discussion of revivals, rad 90s dinosaurs, dad movies, secret Christians, and other strange animals.
I agree with every complaint Beth and Adam lodge against this episode (especially the weak host segments and the awful body-shaming jokes), but if you ignore those bits, I kinda liked this episode. I liked the rest of the riffing. Still, their take is interesting.
New season of Mikeystrong!
Mikeystrong is back with a second season. This time, the overarching theme will be watching Mikey prepare for his first bodybuilding show. The first video has Mikey laying out exactly what's in store for anyone who tries to do this crazy feat.
Love letter to suburbia
In the latest episode of It's Just A Show, Teenagers from Outer Space compels Beth and Adam to discuss boss rockets, boy movies, sex shooters, sex robots, and small-town paranoia.
This is a great episode, and a pretty good one to start with if you've never watched the show before. And it's currently available on Netflix, so you have no excuse.
Collage of male adolescence
In the latest episode of It’s Just A Show, Danger!! Death Ray coaxes Beth and Adam into discussing satellite dishes, glamour shots, beefy spies, André the Giant, and Herbie Hancock.
Only episode two and we had our first major audio snafu. Adam's apology almost makes it worth it, and his personal stories midway through are worth it.
Solar Calendar
Solar Calendar by Jeremy Bendik-Keymer was released today from punctum books. I designed the cover and the interior. The book mixes philosophy, poetry, photography, and more; it is a thoroughly designed interior.
Mikeytrong New Years song
A new song from Mikeytrong! That's when I make some music and Mikey does some vocals on top. Anyway, this is for New Years. Maybe 2017 won't be so difficult. We'll see.
As If
Helvete 3
The third issue of Helvete, the journal of black metal studies, is out today from punctum. I designed the cover, with an image by Michael Vallera.
Mikeystrong season 1 wrap party!
We did it! The Mikeystrong team made a bunch of videos.
Here, there's now also a playlist with a sensible order for watching season 1:
Meanwhile, we're taking the holidays off. There should be some Mikey-directed Mikeybits before I direct another video.
11 unhelpful things people say about bodybuilders (#7 involves walnuts!)
Mikeystrong is back with a video about public perception of bodybuilders (and other types of body shaming).
I had a lot of fun figuring out how to do the subtitles.
Elemental Disappearances
Elemental Disappearances by Jason Mohaghegh and Dejan Lukić came out today from tiny collections (an imprint of punctum). I designed the interior and the cover. It's a collection of paragraph-long theoretically-inflected essays that are each connected to an image. A curious little book that rewards exploring, and one where I feel like I did a good job marrying form and content.
Gratuitous comforting kitten footage
When we made the post-election Mikeystrong video, we tried to have some comforting footage of Baskerville to soothe things out. But, alas...
How do I eat
This week, right before American Thanksgiving, Mikeystrong talks about eating. You can't talk about eating without breaking a few eggs.