Something Ventured, Nothing Gained S2E1 – “Powerless in the Face of Death”
A re-watch of The Venture Brothers continues!
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In this episode, they begin Season 2 with: “Powerless in the Face of Death”!
Music is “Found Friday” by Chooch Schubert
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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.
A Very Venture Christmas
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In this episode, they discuss the Season One Special: “A Very Venture Christmas”!
Music is “Found Friday” by Chooch Schubert
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And Justin Diehl podcasts here.
Richard Green does geeky things here!
Notes:
Lik-M-Aid candy
The CBS Special Presentation title.
The intro of the episode is a model of one used by CBS for their specials.
Doc as Scrooge with Brock as the Ghost of Christmas Future AKA the Spectre of Death
Doc’s heart grows three sizes.
The grinch’s heart grows too. (I forgot it happens when he’s upside-down!)
Hank (with tree) as Charlie Brown from A Charlie Brown Christmas
The original.
Helper as Tiny Tim and Dean-in-the-box.
Charlie-in-the-box and the other misfit toys.
Rudolf the foul-mouthed reindeer.
The catalog Dean’s been leaving all over the compound.
Cover of the real 1976 Sears Wishbook
The Joker Mobile
The Green Machine
The illegal Tengen version of Tetris for the NES.
Panorama of the Venture Christmas party.
Close-up of Triana from the party, dressed a bit like Sarah Polley’s character from “Go”
Sarah Polley (on the right) from the movie “Go”
Geena Davis with a metal plate on her mouth, from “Beetlejuice”
The Krampus is a real legend, not made up for the show.
Something Ventured, Nothing Gained #7
The Venture Brothers rewatch continues!
In this episode, the gang discusses “Trial of the Monarch” and “Return to Spider Skull Island”
Podcast notes!
Hank and Dean at the opening of “Trial of the Monarch”, Hank as Indiana Jones and Dean as Thomas Magnum
As if this caption was needed, it’s Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones!
Thomas Magnum, played by Tom Selleck, from Magnum PI. Also frequently wears Hawaiian shirts.
Are Chip and Dale dressed as Indy and Magnum in Rescue Rangers? You be the judge!
Brock in that sequence, dressed as Michael Knight
David Hasselhoff as Michael Knight from Knight Rider
Helper in the opening Sequence
A rendering of the robot from 1998’s “Lost in Space” movie.
Doc Hammer and Jackson Publick (creators of The Venture Brothers), on the jury, listening to Tiny Attorney, who was inspired by Quato from Total Recall.
The Strangers from Dark City. Inspiration for the Guild of Calamitous Intent?
- Officer Poncharello from CHiPs, played by Erik Estrada
Tom of Finland, another of the nicknames the Monarch gives the dirty cop.
“The Fonz” or “Fonzie” played by Henry Winkler, the last of the nicknames Monarch gives the cop.
From left to right, Columbia, Magenta, Dr. Frank-N-Furter, and Riff-Raff, from Rocky Horror Picture Show
On the right, Rocky from Rocky Horror Picture Show
Brock as Rocky and Rusty as Dr. Frank-N-Furter
Dean as Riff-Raff and Hank as Columbia
Dr. Slice! A soda that existed!
Master-Blaster, from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Something Ventured, Nothing Gained #6
A re-watch of The Venture Brothers continues!
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In this episode, they continue Season One with the episodes: “Tag Sale, You’re It!”, and “Past Tense”!
Podcast notes!
Here are my pictures from the DragonCon2013 Venture Brothers Party!
Here’s the YouTube clip of Mike Yanigata from Fargo!
Here’s some images from Hajime Sorayama, the inspiration for the Leslie-bots!
Here is a link to Jared’s Kickstarter: “The Cockroach Strikes!”
Music is “Found Friday” by Chooch Schubert
Find all things Jared Axelrod at JaredAxelrod.com
And Justin Diehl is participating in the Dog Days of Podcasting Challenge!
Richard Green does geeky things here!
Something Ventured, Nothing Gained #5
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 discuss the episodes: “Mid-Life Chrysalis”, and “Are you there, God? It’s me, Dean.”!
Here is the link to the archived version of the Scrotal Safety Commission!
Here is a link to Jared’s “Ask Comrade Cockroach!”
Music is “Found Friday” by Chooch Schubert
Find all things Jared Axelrod at JaredAxelrod.com
And Justin Diehl is participating in the Dog Days of Podcasting Challenge!
Richard Green does geeky things here!
Something Ventured, Nothing Gained #4
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 discuss the episodes: “Ghosts of the Sargasso”, and “Ice Station Impossible”!
Here is the link to the bonus commentary from the creators of Venture Brothers for Home Insecurity
Music is “Found Friday” by Chooch Schubert
Find all things Jared Axelrod at JaredAxelrod.com
And Justin Diehl is participating in the Dog Days of Podcasting Challenge!
Richard Green does geeky things here!
Here’s some Bowie and Major Tom related videos!
Space Oddity
Ashes to Ashes
TVC15
Major Tom by Peter Schilling (German Version)
English Version
Gale from Breaking Bad Version
Something Ventured, Nothing Gained #3
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 discuss the episodes: “The Incredible Mr. Brisby”, and “Eeney, Meeney, Miney, Magic!”!
Here is the link to the bonus commentary from the creators of Venture Brothers for Home Insecurity
Music is “Found Friday” by Chooch Schubert
Find all things Jared Axelrod at JaredAxelrod.com
And Justin Diehl is participating in the Dog Days of Podcasting Challenge!
Something Ventured, Nothing Gained #2
A re-watch of The Venture Brothers continues!
Join Christiana Ellis, Richard Green, and Jared Axelrod for a re-watch of the greatest cartoon ever!
In this episode, they discuss the episodes: “Careers in Science”, and “Home Insecurity”!
Here is the link to the bonus commentary from the creators of Venture Brothers for Home Insecurity
Music is “Found Friday” by Chooch Schubert
Something Ventured, Nothing Gained #1
A re-watch of The Venture Brothers begins!
Join Christiana Ellis, Richard Green, Justin Diehl, and Jared Axelrod for a re-watch of the greatest cartoon ever!
In this episode, they discuss the pilot: “The Terrible Secret of Turtle Bay”, and the first episode of the series proper: “Dia de los Dangerous”!
Here are some pictures of Jared Axelrod and JR Blackwell as Hank and Dean!
Music is “Found Friday” by Chooch Schubert
