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HoopleCast is an IntroCast-style podcast for HBO's Deadwood. The host has seen Deadwood previously. His cohosts have not. Each installment we discuss characters, plots, themes, and the true history of the infamous 19th century mining camp. Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. [Warning: Explicit Language.]

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HoopleCast: An IntroCast For HBO's Deadwood

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BONUS: The Last of Us 1x09. "Look for the Light" 1:36:01

2 years ago1:36:01

1:36:01

The hoopleheads and Steve discuss the season one finale of The Last of Us. | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded March 26, 2023. Released April 2, 2023. [Warning: Explicit Language.]

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BONUS: The Last of Us 1x01. "When You're Lost in the Darkness" 1:18:44

2 years ago1:18:44

1:18:44

Matt A, Steve, Matt H, and Mel discuss the premiere of The Last of Us. | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded January 18, 2023. Released January 22, 2023. [Warning: Explicit Language.]

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HBO PROJECT: Westworld (2016) | Big Little Lies (2017) 3:39:16

3 years ago3:39:16

3:39:16

The distant future. The year 2052. Western-themed LARPing has inexplicably become a recreational pursuit for the world's wealthy elite. Willing to spend thousands, and risk almost certain personal injury and/or death, the degenerates of the upper crust indulge in their most depraved and violent delights at Westworld, an amusement park where nothing can possib-lie go wrong. Based on Michael Crichton's 1973 film of the same name, Westworld (2016) is an incoherent mess, but boasts a phenomenal cast and glossy production. (13:53 - 1:49:50) ... Somebody's dead in the premiere of Big Little Lies (2017), a pulpy mystery set in the community of Monterey, California. Before we learn the identity of the victim, we rewind to the first day of orientation at Otter Bay Elementary when Ziggy, son of Jane No Middle Name Chapman, is publicly accused of choking a little girl. Battle lines are drawn amongst rich, helicopter parents, and soon the hostilities and secrets buried within this affluent enclave will be brought to the surface. ... Also, The White Lotus, The Gilded Age, Six Feet Under, Michael Kenneth Williams, The Many Saints of Newark, and The Last of Us. (0 - 13:52) Special thanks to this episode's guest, Steven! | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded December 12, 2021. Released February 20, 2022. [Warning: Explicit Language.]…

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HBO PROJECT: The Night Of (2016) | The Young Pope (2016) 3:36:56

4 years ago3:36:56

3:36:56

In The Night Of (2016) horny college student Nasir (Riz Ahmed) becomes ensnared by the criminal justice system after he gives a cipher a ride in his dad's timeshared taxicab and--flash forward past the steamy drug-induced knife play--she ends up murdered in the upstairs bedroom of her Bohemian hoarder house. His fingerprints and blood at the crime scene, the murder weapon in his pocket... could Naz BE any more guilty looking? Tattoo this message onto your brains, listeners: COPS ARE NOT YOUR FRIENDS. (6:49 - 1:34:24) ... We're not sure if The Young Pope (2016) is intentional farce or something else entirely, but there's no denying that Jude Law is entertaining as Lenny Belardo, the first American supreme pontiff and Italy's #1 Cherry Coke Zero fanboy. A sociopathic narcissist with bully tendencies, Lenny has somehow hoodwinked enough cardinals to get himself voted into high papal office, and not even his favorite nun/surrogate mother Diane Keaton may be able to control him. On the pod we discuss the Catholic Church's genocide against Canada's First Nations people, and Mother Teresa, hardly a saint. (1:34:25 - 3:36:56) ... Also, Hacks and Our Flag Means Death. (0 - 6:48) | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded June 27, 2021. Released August 14, 2021. [Warning: Explicit Language.]…

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HBO PROJECT: Vinyl (2016) 2:19:44

4 years ago2:19:44

2:19:44

It's the 1970's and New York City is a grungy, graffiti-tagged, drug-fueled, teetering-on-the-brink of economic collapse urban hellscape. But, holy fuck, what a time to be a music exec. Bobby Cannavale is Richie Finestra, the founder and president of American Century Records, successful enough to have a rotary phone in his car, but unhappy and unfulfilled in that male protagonist of a prestige drama kind of way. With the impending sale of his company, Richie is at a crossroads. Although he's about to offload his debts and responsibilities onto some unsuspecting Germans, Richie still has real passion for the biz, and a jonesing to discover new artists. It'll take the murder of Andrew Dice Clay and a structurally unsound performing arts venue for Richie to recalibrate his life. Vinyl has a plot as overstuffed as its characters' nostrils, but does it earn its feature-length running time and $30 million price tag? (20:38 - 2:19:44) ... Also, In Treatment, The Nevers, and Warrior. (0 - 20:37) | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded April 25, 2021. Released June 6, 2021. [Warning: Explicit Language.]…

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HBO PROJECT: The Leftovers (2014) | Show Me a Hero (2015) 3:20:18

4 years ago3:20:18

3:20:18

After two percent of the world's population inexplicably vanishes, the residents of Mapleton, New York are left to grapple with the "whys" and "hows" and "but Gary Buseys" of it all. Adapted from the novel by Tom Perrotta, The Leftovers (2014) is a series about loss and grief and cults and Justin Theroux being the messiah, maybe. Although the premiere (and first season) is a bit of a downer, the series as a whole is an absolutely riveting puzzle box of a mystery. (18:32 - 1:45:37) ... In the late 80's, federal judge Leonard Sand ordered the city of Yonkers, New York to build two hundred units of public housing in an attempt to desegregate the city. The first part of Show Me a Hero (2015) starts with nasally future mayor Nick Wasicsko (Oscar Isaac) campaigning for office, and later installments delve into the heated racial politics of the era. Things are about to get very bonkers... in Yonkers. (1:45:38 - 3:20:18) ... Also, The Nevers, Constantine, The Last of Us, and Lovecraft Country. (0 - 18:31) Q: Have you written a "thank you" note to your mayor, yet? | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded February 21, 2021. Released March 26, 2021. [Warning: Explicit Language.]…

HoopleCast: An IntroCast For HBO's Deadwood

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BONUS: Lovecraft Country 1x10. "Full Circle" 1:07:58

4 years ago1:07:58

1:07:58

Matt, Steve, and Will discuss the season (series?) of Lovecraft Country. | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded October 21, 2020. Released October 31, 2020. [Warning: Explicit Language.]

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BONUS: Lovecraft Country 1x08. "Jig-a-Bobo" and 1x09. "Rewind 1921" 1:14:10

5 years ago1:14:10

1:14:10

Episodes eight and nine of Lovecraft Country. | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded October 14, 2020. Released October 18, 2020. [Warning: Explicit Language.]

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BONUS: Lovecraft Country 1x06. "Meet Me in Daegu" and 1x07. "I Am." 1:21:36

5 years ago1:21:36

1:21:36

Episodes six and seven of Lovecraft Country. | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded October 1, 2020. Released October 18, 2020. [Warning: Explicit Language.]

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BONUS: Lovecraft Country 1x04. "A History of Violence" and 1x05. "Strange Case" 54:21

5 years ago54:21

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Episodes four and five of Lovecraft Country. | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded September 16, 2020. Released September 27, 2020. [Warning: Explicit Language.]

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BONUS: Lovecraft Country 1x02. "Whitey's on the Moon" and 1x03. "Holy Ghost" 1:03:05

5 years ago1:03:05

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Episodes two and three of Lovecraft Country. | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded September 1, 2020. Released September 7, 2020. [Warning: Explicit Language.]

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BONUS: Lovecraft Country 1x01. "Sundown" 1:10:15

5 years ago1:10:15

1:10:15

Matt, Steve, and Will discuss the premiere of Lovecraft Country. | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded August 19, 2020. Released August 24, 2020. [Warning: Explicit Language.]

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HBO PROJECT: Parade's End (2013) | True Detective (2014) 2:36:10

5 years ago2:36:10

2:36:10

Nuchtchas, host of the Nutty Bites podcast joins us for our last recording of 2019. The Great War looms large for the characters of Parade's End (2013), a five-part mini-series based on the novels by Ford Madox Ford. Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Christopher Tietjens, a real "mug" of the landed gentry, who wrestles with his obligations toward his rotter of a wife, Sylvia, and his affections for the far sweeter but nonetheless impassioned suffragette Valentine. It's a comedy, we were told. (14:34 - 1:22:00) ... The backwaters of Louisiana is the setting for True Detective (2014), HBO's crime anthology series that had one good season. When a deceased woman is found artfully posed way out in the sticks, surrounded by sticks, Matthew McConaughey's Rust and Woody Harrelson's Marty are tasked with finding the killer. But not before much ponderous pontificating on mankind's existence in this giant gutter in outer space we call Planet Earth. (1:22:01 - 2:36:10) ... Also, Run and House of the Dragon. (0 - 14:33). This episode is brought to you by The Encyclopædia Britannica. | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded December 8, 2019. Released December 31, 2019. [Warning: Explicit Language.]…

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BONUS: Watchmen 1x09. "See How They Fly" 43:11

5 years ago43:11

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Matt and Steven are back to chat about the season (series?) finale of Watchmen. | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded December 18, 2019. Released December 26, 2019. [Warning: Explicit Language.]

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HBO PROJECT: Luck (2012) | The Newsroom (2012) 2:21:03

5 years ago2:21:03

2:21:03

David Milch's intention to transform his interests/vices vis-à-vis horse racing into a narrative fit for television leads to mixed results in Luck (2012). Dustin Hoffman is out of prison and looking for revenge against those who done him wrong, and his machinations appear to manifest in the form of a constipated race horse. (Don't ask how; we're not sure.) Meanwhile, the greasy degenerates at the track win big in their Pick Six, which will no doubt lead to much drama in subsequent episodes. The hoopleheads know next to nothing about The (Blood)Sport of Kings, so this was mostly an impenetrable affair. (12:35 - 1:15:59) ... In The Newsroom (2012) showrunner Aaron Sorkin interprets real world news stories through the convenient lens of hindsight. Whereas the lamestream media lazily covers the easy stories, the virtuous team at Atlantis Cable News are doing real journalism, mixing dogged determination with zany pratfalls. Jeff Daniels is lead anchor Will McAvoy and Emily Mortimer is MacKenzie McHale, his executive producer who is fresh from a Middle East warzone (if you say so) and eager to Do Better. Their first assignment: the environment disaster caused by BP's Deepwater Horizon. (1:16:00 - 2:21:03) ... Also, Watchmen, His Dark Materials, Dune: The Sisterhood, Station 11, and The Gilded Age. (0 - 12:34) | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded October 20, 2019. Released December 7, 2019. [Warning: Explicit Language.]…

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HBO PROJECT: Iron Jawed Angels (2004) 1:51:50

7 years ago1:51:50

1:51:50

We're taking a short break from series premieres to review a few HBO original films. Iron Jawed Angels (2004) stars Hilary Swank and Frances O'Connor as suffragettes Alice Paul and Lucy Burns. (Molly Parker, Anjelica Huston, Vera Farmiga, Julia Ormond, and the warden from Shawshank are also in the mix.) It's 1912 and women are rocking all the boats, upsetting all the apple carts, and wearing all the hats in their endeavor to enfranchise women with the right to vote--well, white women, at least. It's a movie that dramatizes watershed moments in American history, but still finds screen time for some light bathtub masturbation. (14:05 - 1:51:50) ... Also, Succession, Westworld, Watchmen, Lovecraft Country, and that hypothetical Deadwood movie. (0 - 14:04) | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded June 3, 2018. Released June 26, 2018. [Warning: Explicit Language.]…

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COMMENTARY: Catch and Release (2006) 2:08:16

7 years ago2:08:16

2:08:16

Memorial Day marks the start of summer, and if the impending hot weather, hurricanes, and escalating gas prices have you depressed, perhaps stay indoors and cool off with Matt, Claire, and Brad as they record an unnecessary commentary track for the Timothy Olyphant and Jennifer Garner comedy Catch and Release (2006). After her fiance dies under mysterious fish-related circumstances, the unfortunately named Gray finds herself in the nest of three hapless bros, and awash in pro-Boulder, Colorado propaganda. It's barely a movie. | Tags: You're Not Elektra, Lost Wilson Brother, Sock It To Me! Sock It To Me! Sock It To Me!, Mr. Yummy, How Does Anyone Know Anyone In This Film?, I Don't Want To Fuck Jennifer Garner (Well, You're Wrong, Though), Eff You, Sugar Daddy, JonBenet Ramsey, That Time Kevin Smith Stole Doughnuts From Burt Reynolds, Once An Orphan Always An Orphan, Does The Soundtrack Only Get Worse?, This Is Your House You Should Know How To Work A Door, You Live A Little You Love A Little--Whatever, The Stakes Couldn't Be Lower, Shoes Are Optional In Brad's Peace Garden (RSVP Brad) | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded: May 5, 2018. Released: May 28, 2018. [Warning: Explicit Language.]…

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HBO PROJECT: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (2008) | Generation Kill (2008) 2:47:37

7 years ago2:47:37

2:47:37

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (2008) is an adaptation of Alexander McCall Smith's beloved novels. Jill Scott plays Mma Ramotswe, our lead heroine who starts a detective agency for the purpose of solving mysteries and aiding the people of her beloved Botswana. Aside from its warmth and humor, the series is also notable for its promotions of female empowerment and positive body images. I joked before that this entire HBO Project was a long con to get others to watch this delightful series with me, and I'm pleased we finally have. (0 - 1:43:09) ... At the complete opposite end of the spectrum, the ugliest characteristics of American males are embodied by the U.S. marines of Generation Kill (2008). A Rolling Stone reporter arrives at camp Mathilda in Kuwait to chronicle the events during the first phase of the Iraq War (sponsored by Skittles and Pizza Hut). Prepare to get political, because, yeah, we have some things to say. (1:43:10 - 2:47:37) | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded April 8, 2018. Released April 29, 2018. [Warning: Explicit Language.]…

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BONUS: Westworld 2x01 "Journey Into Night" 44:52

7 years ago44:52

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Matt, Laurel, and Steven share their disappointments with the second season premiere of Westworld. | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded April 26, 2018. Released April 29, 2018. [Warning: Explicit Language.]…

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HBO PROJECT: In Treatment (2008) | John Adams (2008) 2:44:15

7 years ago2:44:15

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HBO's obsession with psychiatry and sex continues with In Treatment (2008). Dr. Paul Weston's first patient of the week, Laura, confesses her erotic fixations, which is not a good for a man in the throes of a crumbling marriage and mid-life crisis. Paul's other patients include Sophie (a suicidal gymnast) and Alex (a fighter pilot who oopsy-daisy murdered sixteen Iraqi children); he'll kvetch about them all when he climbs onto an emotional seesaw with his own therapist, Gina. (24:05 - 1:18:49) ... Then, we return to a familiar groove for this podcast: American history. John Adams (2008) is a fabulous mini-series about our second president, a principled, intellectual heavyweight who is the only man in his country of Massachusetts to defend a company of English soldiers in the aftermath of The Boston "Massacre." We learn that John's successes are due in part to the wise counsel of his brilliant wife Abigail, and, lo, but are they not the cutest bippin' couple? (1:18:50 - 2:44:15) ... Also, The Many Saints of Newark, Westworld, and Here and Now. (0 - 24:04) | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded March 18, 2018. Released April 1, 2018. [Warning: Explicit Language.]…

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BONUS: Deadwood RPG, Part 1 3:15:01

7 years ago3:15:01

3:15:01

In this bonus episode, we assume the identities of our favorite Deadwood characters for a unique role-playing experience. Steve is our GM (Game Master) for this mod of the RPG Apocalypse World, and he does a fantastic job establishing a post-season three narrative for us to act out: "Who killed Cy Tolliver?" Unfortunately, we do not resolve the mystery this go 'round, but we'll regroup at some point during the next few months to conclude this hilarious/nonsensical adventure. (Hopefully, I will have sobered up by then. What can I say, Steve, except: "I apologize....") | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded February 11, 2018. Released February 25, 2018. [Warning: Explicit Language.]…

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COMMENTARY: The Broken Hearts Club (2000) 1:47:30

7 years ago1:47:30

1:47:30

It's Valentine's Day, and whether you're single, married, coupled, or a member of Andrew Keegan's sex cult, HoopleCast wants you to know you are loved. That is why Matt, Claire, Will, Mel, and Matt H have recorded this unnecessary commentary track for the Timothy Olyphant-led ensemble flick The Broken Hearts Club colon A Romantic Comedy (2000). Although, calling this a "comedy," is a bit generous since everyone in this movie is a real candle-lighting, necklace-wearing, Carpenters-listening-to sad sack. Except Purple Guy. | Tags: Zack Braff's Hair, Talky Intellectual Gay, Gotta Go To Kentucky To Raise Men, Gays Grow On Trees Lesbians Grow On Bushes (ba-dum-dum), Secret Brit!, The Promiscuous Gay, Jennifer Aniston Traded Up, Olyphant's Arms Are Not On Point But He Has Very Perky Man Breasts, The Theatrical Gay, Dawson's Creek Shared Universe, Come Here And Let Me Fix Your Tits, Let's Join The Ladies And Make One Great Big Lady, Stop Harassing Your Brother For His Sperm, Dean Cain Conservative Question Mark, Zack Braff's Pants, We Have Not A Child Among Us, RSVP John Mahoney. | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded: January 27, 2018. Released: February 14, 2018. [Warning: Explicit Language.]…

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HBO PROJECT: John From Cincinnati (2007) | Tell Me You Love Me (2007) 2:23:16

7 years ago2:23:16

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David Milch's follow-up to Deadwood, John From Cincinnati (2007), is the metaphysical surfer drama Chris Carter wishes he created. A weirdo calling himself "John" (is he autistic? an angel? Dougie Jones from Twin Peaks: The Return?) disrupts the lives of the deeply unlikable Yost family, led by matriarch Cissy (Rebecca De Mornay, yelling) and patriarch Mitch (Bruce Greenwood, floating). The series aspires to find grace through both the sport of surfing and encounters with the divine, but the pilot is messy, loud, and, frankly, a bit dull. But, worth it just to hear Carol say "donkey show." (12:01-1:14:47) ... Softcore porn meets indy film-making in Tell Me You Love Me (2007). If you've ever wanted to see Penny from Lost give Ben from Parks and Rec a handjob, you're in luck. (Also, who are you?) It may be the least sexy show about sex ever made, but it did give me the visual of grizzled crew members operating prosthetic penile contraptions, which is pretty hilarious. (1:14:48-2:23:16) ... Also, the Deadwood film, Here and Now, and Watchmen. (0-12:00) | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded January 21, 2018. Released February 5, 2018. [Warning: Explicit Language.]…

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HBO PROJECT: Big Love (2006) | Five Days (2007) 2:12:06

7 years ago2:12:06

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This episode we're deep in the heart of Utah for Big Love (2006), a well-written/produced/acted drama about plural marriage that some of the hoopleheads find deeply troubling due to the current state of the world. After we discuss "Sopranos in Mormon-town" we dig into America's fucked up laws regarding marriage and consent, and--gosh darn it all to heck--we have questions for you, New Hampshire. (6:25-1:14:33) ... In the premiere of Five Days (2007), a missing woman and her missing kids spark a stonking amount of questions, like: Is everyone in England a sexual predator? How do English people pronounce the letter "F?" Are they comfortable being filmed 24/7? Where even is this? (They claim London, but we're not convinced.) (1:14:34-2:12:06) ... Also, the "choose your perspective" app Mosaic, and forthcoming mini-series Chernobyl. (0-6:24) | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded November 19, 2017. Released November 26, 2017. [Warning: Explicit Language.]…

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HBO PROJECT: Deadwood (2004) | Rome (2005) 2:35:22

7 years ago2:35:22

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The hoopleheads return to the camp for what is likely a final reconnoiter as they revisit the premiere of the series what done brought em to this here place to begin it: Deadwood (2004). It's a thrill being back in The Black Hills with our dear friends, many of whom are looking younger and less deceased than last we met: Tim Driscoll, Ned Mason, the family of the fivehead, that horse thief who gave us our signature sign-off... For a far more exhaustive discussion of this brilliant hour of television, go back and listen to our original podcast, recorded 987 days prior when Matt, Mel, and Carol didn't know a sluice from a rocker box. But first, in a surprise installment of Readers Theatre, Russell briefs us on camp business, including an alarm of fire and the suicide of Prospect Marquette by arsenic. (18:58-1:27:53) ... Then, we travel even further back in time to Rome (2005). Someone has purloined Julius Caesar's battle standard in Gaul, and reluctant bros Vorenus and Pullo of the 13th Legion are tasked with its recovery. Along their mission they encounter snot-nosed Kid Exposition, who helpfully explains Roman politics to Host Matt, whose attention wandered during the scene in which the white guys in robes were talking. (So, all the scenes.) This episode of the podcast is sponsored by 23andme. Send them your spit in a tube, and unlock the secrets of your DNA. You might be a secret Ubian! (1:27:54-2:35:22) ... Also, Aviation: And People Who Are Good At It, Game of Thrones, I Know This Much Is True, Who Fears Death, Room 104, The Deuce, and Utopia. (0-18:57) | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded October 22, 2017. Released Nov 5, 2017. [Warning: Explicit Language.]…

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COMMENTARY: The Crazies (2010) 1:48:44

7 years ago1:48:44

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What is more spine-chilling, blood-curdling, and alliterative than spooky skeletons, ghastly ghouls, and zoophagous (look it up) zombies? Answer: HoopleCast's third entry in its series of unnecessary commentary tracks for Timothy Olyphant movies! In celebration of All Hallows Eve, Claire and Tammy of Calavicci FashionCast are here to blabberwocky their way through The Crazies, a remake of the George A. Romero film and prequel to Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. (Or, Galaxy of the Guardians, if you're Matt and don't know movie titles.) As neighbor turns pitchfork against neighbor, our heroes Timothy Olyphant and perennial "oh, that guy" Joe Anderson, fight to survive against whatever is making the people of the very barn-heavy town of Ogden Marsh, Iowa go supes crazy. Hence, the title. | Tags: They Cling To Their Baseball Mitts And Their Guns (America In A Nutshell), InfoWars: The Musical, Sorry, Timothy Olyphant Is Doing Carpentry, Apocalyptic Hellscape Movie (AKA America 2017), Get These Motherfuckin' Crazies Outta My Motherfuckin' Town, That Fetus Is Out of Control, Enough With The Twin Peaks References, Truck Full Of Bowling Balls Or Truck Full Of Babies, Disney World Would Blow Their Barn Minds, The United States of America Hereby Extends An Open Invitation To Claire To Visit One Of Its Many Fine Car Washes, Sort Your Face Out, Jennifer Garner. | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded October 14, 2017. Released October 31, 2017. [Warning: Explicit Language.]…

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HBO PROJECT: K Street (2003) | Angels In America (2003) 2:58:10

8 years ago2:58:10

2:58:10

*LOOK UP!* HoopleCast makes its triumphant return, discussing an odd pair of HBO programs. First, the Soderbergh and Clooney produced K Street (2003), which trails real life political operatives James Carville and Mary Matalin as they interact with actual statesmen (Howard Dean) and fictional characters (Christoper Walken wannabe Francisco Dupré). We don't know why this is a thing, but we are completionists/masochists, so.... (7:58-44:38) *LOOK UP!* Then, the always angelic Claire of Calavicci FashionCast and The Defenders Podcast shepherds us through the richly textured Angels in America (2003), adapted from Tony Kushner's award-winning play. *PREPARE THE WAY!* Rabbis, prophets, sex-starved pill popping housewives, imaginary travel agents, closeted Mormons, butch nurses with bad accents, Al Pacino, the ghost of Ethel Rosenberg, and others, are farshtopt into this geschwollen, yet verklempt drama about New York City at the height of the AIDS crisis. *GLORY TO!* (44:39-2:58:10) ... Also, True Detective (yet again) and The Mighty Eighth. (0-7:57)| Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded Doomsday 2017. Released October 5, 2017. [Warning: Explicit Language.]…

HoopleCast: An IntroCast For HBO's Deadwood

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BONUS: Game of Thrones 7x01 "Dragonstone" 43:19

8 years ago43:19

43:19

Brian (Sparkstalker) and Casey (Furgus) of Geezer Gamers join Matt to discuss the long awaited seventh season premiere of Game of Thrones, "Dragonstone." | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded July 20, 2017. Released July 23, 2017. [Warning: Explicit Language.]…

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HBO PROJECT: The Wire (2002) | Carnivàle (2003) 3:28:40

8 years ago3:28:40

3:28:40

Re-up your podcast stash with another supply of HoopleCast, featuring Will of SpartaCast fame ALIVE! ALIVE! ALIVE!. Will is here to defend The Wire (2002), the series about Baltimore's drug war, which is often cited by critics as the greatest fucking thing mere mortals have ever had the privilege of viewing. Based on the pilot, do the hoopleheads agree? Let's put it this way, if we're not intimidated by the rabid, frothing fans of David Lynch, do you think we care about you hoppers? Take your shot. (11:46-1:36:47) Then, at long last, Carnivàle (2003). A warning: if I, your humble host, sound completely manic during this recording, it's because #1 I truncated too much silence while editing, and #2 I might just be a tad enthusiastic to discuss this most wonderful and magical of period dramas. (1:36:48-3:28:40) ... Also, True Detective, Watchmen, Room 104, and The Deuce. (0-11:45) | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded July 9, 2017. Released July 16, 2017. [Warning: Explicit Language.]…

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COMMENTARY: A Perfect Getaway (2009) 2:05:22

8 years ago2:05:22

2:05:22

Happy Independence Day from HoopleCast! 7th in literacy! 42nd in life expectancy! 1st in gun deaths! U-S-A! U-S-A! It's the second in our series of unnecessary commentary tracks for films featuring "Hawaiian" Timothy Olyphant. Matt, Claire and Will are on a wild ride to Kauai, following the adventures of Cliff and Cydney [sic], newlyweds who run afoul of backpacking creeps, one or more of whom may be a dot dot dot murderer. Also, Will's mortal enemy, Steve Zahn. | Tags: Jeremy Sisto Effect, A Hundred Dollars in Pet Rent?!, That's a Beautiful Man Right There, Steve Zahn is the Moon and He's Been Eclipsed by the Sun, U.S. Murder Rates, American Jedi, I Keep My Insulin in the Crick, That's My Bitch, They Got Themselves a Hemsworth (Gotta Catch Em All), Chekhov's Scorpion, Never Cut Foreskins, Shark Eyes, Longest Flashback Ever, ...And It Was a Perfect Getaway. | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded June 4, 2017. Released July 4, 2017. [Warning: Explicit Language.]…

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BONUS: Watchmen 1x01. "It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice" and 1x02. "Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship" 50:47

5 years ago50:47

50:47

Matt (Watchmen newbie) and Steve (Watchmen expert) discuss the first two episodes of Damon Lindelof's new (limited run?) HBO series. | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded October 29, 2019. Released November 2, 2019. [Warning: Explicit Language.]…

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COMMENTARY: Scream 2 (1997) 2:23:41

5 years ago2:23:41

2:23:41

Happy Halloween from HoopleCast! Claire and Brad, on loan from the podcast Sassy Sewer-Lion Boutique, join Matt for our final commentary of the year. Our friend Timmy O. stars in the horror sequel Scream 2: Secret of the Ooze (1997) as a pretentious film student (redundant) who is out to terrorize Canadian Neve Campbell and her circle of forty-year old college friends. And if you're upset that I just spoiled who the killer was, admit that you were never going to watch this anyway because if you were you would have done so by now. Also be grateful that I spared you the sight of David Arquette's mustache. | Tags: Halloween Horror Nights, Here Comes the PC Police, Always a Stall, What Tipper Gore World Is This, Back to Neutral, America's Sweetheart Jerry O'Connell, Murderer Coming Through Excuse Me, Red Apple Versus Green Apple Fight, This Is Not Fun This Is Upsetting, Diane Sawyer Boner, Increase Mather, Floor Pizza, She's a Local Woman She's Got Local Strength, What Do Theater Students Know About Anything (Absolutely Fucking Nothing), All This Happened Because of Her Whore Mother | VIDEO VERSION: http://bit.ly/2Wuiuvg | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded: October 12, 2019. Released: October 31, 2019. [Warning: Explicit Language.]…

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COMMENTARY: Hitman (2007) 1:51:16

6 years ago1:51:16

1:51:16

We're scraping the bottom of the Olyphant barrel with Hitman (2007) for our seventh (!) unnecessary commentary. This is the movie that our friend Tim routinely cites as an embarrassing low in his career, and aside from some impressive fight choreography, we're inclined to agree. More like, Shitman, amiright? | Tags: Have You Painted Me Thanos Stone Yet, Guvner?, The Man Who Would Be Wolverine, No Woman Looks at a Bald Man Like That, What a Terrible Line Delivery, What a Terrible Line, What a Terrible Scene, Brolly Jenkins, Scottish Jim Caviezel, Clone Drone, I Brought You Breakfast, You Ungrateful Trunk Person, Would You Like To Meet My Little Hitman? (He's Bald, Too), Dummies Everywhere Will Be Blown Away, Shooty Shoot Bang Bang The End | VIDEO VERSION: http://bit.ly/2kqFxsi | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded: August 3, 2019. Released: September 2, 2019. [Warning: Explicit Language.]…

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Deadwood: The Movie, Part 2 1:47:29

6 years ago1:47:29

1:47:29

This is it, folks. The fucking end. There is no more Deadwood. (Unless those cocksuckers at HBO release those deleted scenes, hmmm?) We conclude our coverage of the film with listener feedback, favorite quotes, characters of the episode, and our all-important ratings. We discussed the plot in depth in part one, but did we actually like the fucking thing? Listen and be enlightened. ... Also, Jonathon, Nutty, Mark, Anthony, Chris, Steve, and Robin debate the merits of prohibition in South Dakota. | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded July 7, 2019. Released July 30, 2019. [Warning: Explicit Language.]…

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Deadwood: The Movie, Part 1 2:49:32

6 years ago2:49:32

2:49:32

1889. That bald-pated cunt George Hearst has returned to Deadwood to celebrate South Dakota's transition from territory to state. Upon being mother-fucked from a balcony by a pregnant Trixie, Hearst leverages his newly found awareness of Al Swearengen's deception (vis-à-vis the prostitute Jen) against our heroes in a campaign to secure Charlie Utter's land. Trains, telephones, and electric lights may suggest steps toward civilization, but Deadwood remains a hell of a place to make your fortune. Welcome the fuck back. ... Also, Moira and Russell tell us about the catastrophic events of 1879 and 1883, which profoundly impacted our town. | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded June 23, 2019. Released June 29, 2019. [Warning: Explicit Language.]…

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COMMENTARY: Deadwood: The Movie (2019) 2:10:38

6 years ago2:10:38

2:10:38

The hoopleheads watch the long-awaited, highly-anticipated film. | VIDEO VERSION (Links within the Facebook group): http://bit.ly/2WjzRxo | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded: June 1, 2019. Released: June 2, 2019. [Warning: Explicit Language.]…

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BONUS: Game of Thrones 8x06 "The Iron Throne" 1:02:06

6 years ago1:02:06

1:02:06

Well, that was certainly a finale. | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded May 21, 2019. Released May 25, 2019. [Warning: Explicit Language.]

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BONUS: Deadwood RPG, Part 2 1:57:38

6 years ago1:57:38

1:57:38

Fifteen months later, we conclude the Deadwood RPG campaign "Nature Abhors" in a spectacularly violent fashion. (Cy Tolliver's corpse as an I.E.D.? Yes, of course, naturally, why not.) Starring: Matt A as Al Swearengen, Carol as Seth Bullock, Matt H as Dan Dority, Mel as Trixie, Nutty as Calamity Jane, and Steve as our GM.| Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded May 17, 2019. Released May 18, 2019. [Warning: Explicit Language.]…

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BONUS: Game of Thrones 8x03 "The Long Night" 41:29

6 years ago41:29

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Matt, Steven, and Will discuss the epic battle that is Winterfell vs. Night King. | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded April 30, 2019. Released May 4, 2019. [Warning: Explicit Language.]

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COMMENTARY: High Life (2009) 1:32:41

6 years ago1:32:41

1:32:41

Is it a stoner comedy? Is it a crime drama? It's neither. It's the sixth in our series of unnecessary commentaries for Timothy Olyphant movies. Claire and Matt watch the very Canadian based-on-a-play movie High Life (2009), which may be a shared universe prequel to The Crazies and may be secretly sponsored by everyone's favorite antacid Pepto-Bismol. Verdict: Not as fun as the Carousel of Progress but more fun than Peter Pan's Flight. | Tags: Oh, Olyphant, Your Hair, Douchebag Hat, Why is There a Horse in the Apartment and What is that Thing on the Ceiling?, Ron Eldard Karate Chop, Cotton Candy as a Delivery Device for Heroin, Kaifer Sunderland, Suck It Up Sprinkle Tits, It's a Record Player!--To eBay I Go!, Trying to Be Tarantino, Moondog, Blame It on the Boogie/Buggie, But That Bathroom, Stage Magic, Pink Chuck Norris, Definitely a Canadian Film. | VIDEO VERSION: http://bit.ly/2vofYdD | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded: March 24, 2019. Released: 420, 2019. [Warning: Explicit Language.]…

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HBO PROJECT: Mildred Pierce (2011) | Game of Thrones (2011) 3:03:56

6 years ago3:03:56

3:03:56

Kate Winslet stars in Mildred Pierce (2011), a five part adaptation of the James M. Cain novel. Mildred finds herself a grass widow after tossing her dirty bastard of a husband from their hovel due to his affair with a distinctly middle class frump. Now, staring down the barrel of a Depression-era breadline, she's forced to endure the indignities of (shock) waitressing and (double shock) wearing a uniform. Special attention must be paid to Mildred's daughter, Veda, another contender for our list of worst HBO characters. (21:57 - 1:23:33) ... A manipulative, disloyal, self-obsessed parasite like Veda Pierce would fit right in with the cast of Game of Thrones (2011), a sprawling fantasy epic about feuding Houses and the supernatural forces that threaten to unite or destroy them. King Robert Baratheon is headed north to Winterfell following the death of his Hand, and he's brought along with him the entire royal posse, including the Imp and the Incest Twins. When Ma and Pa Stark get a raven in the night alerting them to a murderous scheme hatched by House Lannister things get dot dot dot complicated. (1:23:34 - 3:03:56) ... Also, The Plot Against America, The Outsider, Gorilla and the Bird, Perry Mason, The Many Saints of Newark, and Mare of Easttown. (0 - 21:56) Thanks to our guest host Steve, and warning: we discuss all of Mildred Pierce and some of season one of Thrones. No major character deaths spoiled, but we do reveal a few early plot points. | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded February 17, 2019. Released March 24, 2019. [Warning: Explicit Language.]…

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BONUS: Deadwood 1876 1:54:44

6 years ago1:54:44

1:54:44

Steve, Will and I play the dice game Deadwood 1876. I will not claim this recording is entertaining, or even mildly interesting, but I am including it in the feed for the sake of completeness. Video version: https://goo.gl/4GLW2z | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded January 25, 2019. Released February 5, 2018. [Warning: Explicit Language.]…

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HBO PROJECT: Treme (2010) | Boardwalk Empire (2010) 2:23:02

6 years ago2:23:02

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Three months after, and the citizens of Treme (2010) are still rebuilding their lives. Antoine Baptiste is a musician adverse to paying cab fares. LaDonna, Baptiste's ex-wife, throws shade on the neighborhood brass band section whilst searching for her lost brother. Toni Bernette is a lawyer/crusader who loves bread pudding. Her husband, Creighton (really?), bickers with a British reporter. Albert Lambreaux wears all the feathers as he's got fire can't put it out make lew-lew dewey-dewey bottie bomb-bow. Don't ask restaurateur Janette Desautel about her house, or her poor taste in men, which includes professional music snob Davis McAlary. Played to great irritation by Steve Zahn, Davis is a definite contender for worst HBO character. (For additional anti-Zahn conversation, listen to our commentary for A Perfect Getaway.) (9:50 - 57:27) ... January 16, 1920 was one of the darkest days in American history as the idiots who ran our country decided to address the symptoms, not the causes, of toxic masculinity by making illegal the one thing that gets us through each excruciating day: alcohol. Boardwalk Empire (2010) is about American Hero Nucky Thompson, his hero buddies, including Arnold Rothstein, Lucky Luciano, and Al Capone, and their noble quest to keep us well and truly sauced despite the centurions at the FBI. So, raise a glass of caramel-colored fermented potatoes to these brave men, who in defiance of a ridiculous law, aided our great nation in weathering the dry and dreadful storm known as Prohibition. Plus, babies in cupboards. (57:28 - 2:23:02) ... Also, the Deadwood film, His Dark Materials, and intimacy counselors. (0 - 9:49) | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded November 18, 2018. Released February 4, 2019. [Warning: Explicit Language.]…

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HBO PROJECT: True Blood (2008) | The Pacific (2010) 3:21:28

7 years ago3:21:28

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We're down in the hot, sticky swamplands of Bon Temps, Louisiana with Nuchtchas of The Nutty Bites Podcast to discuss True Blood (2008), the sexy vampire soap that HBO apparently forgot about when they announced they were eliminating late night adult programming from its services. Although it's generously considered a drama, True Blood is actually softcore porn, but with vampires, werewolves, shapeshifters, fairies, demons, demigods, leprechauns (are there leprechauns? there's probably leprechauns) plus a smattering of Cajuns who we learn are Mel's cousins. (26:35 - 1:57:51) ... The Pacific (2010) is another prestigious WWII mini-series. On August 7, 1942 U.S. Marines land at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands to fight the Japanese--minus Tim from Jurassic Park who is stuck at home with a heart murmur, poor kid. It's The Thin Red Line but without the pretentious voiceovers. (1:57:52 - 3:21:28) ... Also, My Dad Wrote a Porno, Lesser Gods, Euphoria, The Time Traveler's Wife, and praise for the non-HBO series Please Like Me. (0 - 26:34) | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded September 16, 2018. Released October 14, 2018. [Warning: Explicit Language.]…

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HBO PROJECT: Grey Gardens (2009) 1:51:08

7 years ago1:51:08