Something Ventured, Nothing Gained S2E1 – “Powerless in the Face of Death”
A re-watch of The Venture Brothers continues!
Join Christiana Ellis, Justin Diehl, and Jared Axelrod for a re-watch of the greatest cartoon ever!
In this episode, they begin Season 2 with: “Powerless in the Face of Death”!
Music is “Found Friday” by Chooch Schubert
Find all things Jared Axelrod at JaredAxelrod.com
And Justin Diehl podcasts here.
Richard Green does geeky things here!
Notes:
Why were the Three Musketeers called “Musketeers”?
The song from the opening sequence is the Aquagen Remix of “Everybody’s Free (To Feel Good)” by Tim Cox and Nigel Swanston featuring Rozella (YouTube)
The opening sequence bears remarkable similarities to the video for Duran Duran’s “Hungry Like the Wolf”
Brock’s syringe: Filled with Dexter’s drug?
The Monarch’s gathering of contraband resembles the opening of HBO’s “Oz”
Where does the phrase “tow-headed” come from?
The “Viceroy butterfly” vs the Monarch
What happens in the event of just one brother’s death?
Is Doc’s “girlfriend” Skye dressed like Lola?
You be the judge! This is Lola from the film “Run Lola Run”, starring Franka Potente
Young Hector alongside Boy Adventurer: Rusty Venture
Hadji alongside Boy Adventurer Jonny Quest
Mister Dark, from “Something Wicked This Way Comes”
Gary AKA 21, with his “Porkchop Sandwiches” tee-shirt and buttons which resemble the logos for Green Lantern, The Flash, and the Punisher
Carol Ann and her mother, covered with ectoplasm from the goo portal in Poltergeist.
Dr. O, covered with ectoplasm from the goo-portal
A tasteful reproduction Noguchi coffee table by Herman Miller. Now imagine it in a gorilla’s crotch.
I check out the podcast notes. 🙂