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Media Obscura - Retro and Obscure TV/Movie Reviews

Nicholas Abouhamad

A show dedicated to watching, reviewing, and bickering over the entertainment of yesteryear. Whether they"re the classics that defined the era, blockbuster failures that fell off the face of the Earth, or features that never made a name for themselves, it"s all fair game! Don’t forget to subscribe to find out when we post! Hosted by video editor/content creator Nicholas Abouhamad alongside Sierra Watson, Raekwon Davis and Michael Capurso. Send your episode recommendations to @themediaobscura on

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01:51:42

68. Cyborg Cop (Robocop Lite)

Media Obscura - Retro and Obscure TV/Movie Reviews ·

2020/05/17

Released in 1993, Cyborg Cop follows Jack Ryan on a mission to find out what happened to his DEA agent brother on a mission in the Caribbean. Along the way, he fights cyborgs and cops, which only sorta explains why this movie is called Cyborg Cop. We can only assume that the other reason is that the name Robocop was already taken and that this movie wanted to ride on the coat-tails of the third installment in that series. --- Send in a voice message:

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01:56:32

67. Soul Man (Reaganomics)

Media Obscura - Retro and Obscure TV/Movie Reviews ·

2020/05/10

... Oh man. Oh man. Oh man. This is... Wow. This is... a thing? Team Obscura checks out the unnecessarily tone deaf 1986 teen comedy "Soul Man," a story about a student donning blackface in order to defraud Harvard out of a minority scholarship. It's... well, it's terrible. PodLink: https://pod.link/themediaobscura --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mediaobscura/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mediaobscura/support

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01:24:49

66. Ally McBeal (Fishbowls and a Bad Haircut) w/Sam...

Media Obscura - Retro and Obscure TV/Movie Reviews ·

2020/05/03

Nick and Raekwon reunite with Sam and Jennette, two of their college friends and co-stars from a webseries they once created named Fishbowl! They reminisce about some of their pre-'rona escapades and also sit down to (re)discuss the late 90s watercooler hit series Ally McBeal! Email: mediaobscurapodcast@gmail.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/themediaobscura Love the show and wanna contribute to help us make more episodes? Feel free to buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/niche --- Send

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01:45:32

65. Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins (Goodness, Ms....

Media Obscura - Retro and Obscure TV/Movie Reviews ·

2020/04/26

It's time to talk about 1992's unauthorized Dragon Ball live-action adaption! Goku, Bulma, Oolong, Yamcha, Puar and Roshi have to team up to collect the seven mystical Dragon PEARLS before an evil king can use them for his own nefarious reasons. Email: mediaobscurapodcast@gmail.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/themediaobscura Love the show and wanna contribute to help us make more episodes? Feel free to buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/niche --- Send in a voice message:

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01:22:34

64. Bubba Ho-Tep (So That's What Happened to Elvis)

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2020/04/19

Team Obscura checks out the 2002 cult horror comedy "Bubba Ho-Tep," a movie about a retired/not dead Elvis Presley that has to team up with an also retired/not dead John F. Kennedy Jr. to fight a Mummy in a retirement home. Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheMediaObscura Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themediaobscura/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themediaobscura/ Email: mediaobscurapodcast@gmail.com PodLink: pod.link/themediaobscura Linktree: https://linktr.ee/themediaobscura --- Send

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01:07:38

63. Turkish Star Wars/The Man Who Saved The World...

Media Obscura - Retro and Obscure TV/Movie Reviews ·

2020/04/12

Team Obscura sits down and gets weird by checking out the 1982 film "Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam," better known around the world as "The Man Who Saved The World" and even better known as "Turkish Star Wars." Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheMediaObscura Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themediaobscura/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themediaobscura/ Email: mediaobscurapodcast@gmail.com PodLink: pod.link/themediaobscura Linktree: https://linktr.ee/themediaobscura --- Send in a voice message:

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01:44:12

62. Battle Beyond the Stars (We Have Star Wars At Home)

Media Obscura - Retro and Obscure TV/Movie Reviews ·

2020/04/05

Another week of firsts for the show! Nick, Mike and Raekwon sit down (at the same time!) to talk about the 1980 Roger Corman sci-fi B-movie "Battle Beyond the Stars," a movie that reminds the gang of a certain movie that takes place a long time ago in a galaxy far far away. Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheMediaObscura Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themediaobscura/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themediaobscura/ Email: mediaobscurapodcast@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message:

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00:00:36

The Media Obscura Podcast (Trailer)

Media Obscura - Retro and Obscure TV/Movie Reviews ·

2020/04/03

A (much belated/year-and-a-half late) trailer for The Media Obscura Podcast! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mediaobscura/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mediaobscura/support

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01:33:04

61. The Running Man (Family Feudalism)

Media Obscura - Retro and Obscure TV/Movie Reviews ·

2020/03/29

Nick and Mike return... WITH VIDEO! On this weeks episode, they check out the 1987 movie "The Running Man," which was inspired by the Stephen King novel of the same name. The movie follows Arnold Schwarzenegger as he plays a contestant on a murderous game show that's hosted by Richard Dawson (of Family Feud fame). Oh, and this episode is also available on YouTube with full video! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mediaobscura/message Support this podcast:

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01:41:51

60. Super Mario Bros: The Movie (Plumbing and the...

Media Obscura - Retro and Obscure TV/Movie Reviews ·

2020/03/22

Nick and Mike bring in the sixtieth episode of The Media Obscura Podcast by checking out the critically maligned Super Mario Bros movie! It's a movie about plumbers that... plumb. And also visit dystopian realities that are nothing like the source material from their iconic video game series! It's... a thing. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mediaobscura/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mediaobscura/support

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01:43:11

59. King Kong (Imperialism, brought to you by...)

Media Obscura - Retro and Obscure TV/Movie Reviews ·

2020/03/08

Nick and Mike take a dive through time and check out 1933's cinema hallmark, King Kong on this weeks Media Obscura! They also share some trivia about Donkey Kong, stuff the episode with a bunch of fake ad-reads in a last-ditch effort to generate some revenue for the show, and plug The Media Obscura Redbubble page! Yep... Merch! Oh, they also weigh the logistics of a steak battle, and ponder Godzilla vs King Kong for a bit too. --- Send in a voice message:

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01:18:19

58. Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie (Ink Cartridge Baby)

Media Obscura - Retro and Obscure TV/Movie Reviews ·

2020/02/23

Nick and Mike go back to the (Sega) Genesis of Sonic's cinematic overtures by checking out Pierrot's 90's Sonic OVA! EDIT: The episode mistakenly mentions Toei Animation as being behind this special... our bad! Love the show and wanna contribute to help us make more episodes? Feel free to buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/niche --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mediaobscura/message Support this podcast:

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01:23:45

57. Operation Condor: Armor of God II (Grunts and...

Media Obscura - Retro and Obscure TV/Movie Reviews ·

2020/02/09

Raekwon returns to The Media Obscura crew to help Nick watch and discuss the Jackie Chan, action/adventure/kung fu classic Operation Condor! Think of it as Indiana Jones with kung fu and what the movie's box calls "sexy sidekicks" which is like, I don't know, really reductive and glosses over the fact that the movies western artwork doesn't even bother to cast the same people as said sidekicks. I dunno, it's weird. --- Send in a voice message:

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01:07:08

56. Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series (Lincoln Logs)

Media Obscura - Retro and Obscure TV/Movie Reviews ·

2020/01/26

On this weeks Media Obscura podcast, Nick and Mike check out the animated version of Jim Hensons Muppet classic, Fraggle Rock! Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheMediaObscura Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themediaobscura/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themediaobscura/ Email: mediaobscurapodcast@gmail.com PodLink: pod.link/themediaobscura Feel free to @ us your episode requests, faithful co-host prompts or just say hey!!! --- Send in a voice message:

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01:21:44

55. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (Portuguese...

Media Obscura - Retro and Obscure TV/Movie Reviews ·

2020/01/12

Whoa... There's a cartoon version of Bill & Ted? Nick and Mike check out the inaugural episode of the short-lived, then re-tooled into another short-lived cartoon, that was then re-tooled a third time into a failed sitcom. Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheMediaObscura Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themediaobscura/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themediaobscura/ Email: mediaobscurapodcast@gmail.com PodLink: pod.link/themediaobscura --- Send in a voice message:

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01:19:50

54. Vamping (Wonder Woman 2011 TV Pilot)

Media Obscura - Retro and Obscure TV/Movie Reviews ·

2020/01/05

Nick and Mike usher in the New Year by checking out an unreleased Wonder Woman pilot from 2011! Written and produced by David E. Kelly (Ally McBeal, The Practice, Little Big Lies), this version of Wonder Woman's story takes a few creative liberties that... don't work. At all. Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheMediaObscura Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themediaobscura/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themediaobscura/ Email: mediaobscurapodcast@gmail.com PodLink:

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01:20:57

53. The Star Wars Holiday Special (Get A Life Day)

Media Obscura - Retro and Obscure TV/Movie Reviews ·

2019/12/22

Nick and Mike sit down and torture themselves with the infamous, terrifying, and genuinely un-cool 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special. It's so bad that they find themselves unable to even comment on the thing... Go figure. Feel free to @ us your episode requests, faithful co-host prompts or just say hey!!! Love the show and wanna contribute to help us make more episodes? Feel free to buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/niche --- Send in a voice message:

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01:49:15

52. A Hard Day's Night (Something British)

Media Obscura - Retro and Obscure TV/Movie Reviews ·

2019/12/08

Nick and Mike check out the classic 1964 rock and roll flick "A Hard Days Night" on this weeks Media Obscura Podcast! Mike also finds out that Nick... really likes The Beatles. Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheMediaObscura Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themediaobscura/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themediaobscura/ Email: mediaobscurapodcast@gmail.com PodLink: pod.link/themediaobscura --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mediaobscura/message Support

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01:23:57

51. Man on the Moon (Jung and Reckless)

Media Obscura - Retro and Obscure TV/Movie Reviews ·

2019/12/01

Nick and Raekwon check out the Andy Kaufman biopic "Man on the Moon" in this weeks Media Obscura! They also get really into exploring what Andy Kaufman was all about, share Nick's theory about an unofficial Jim Carrey trilogy and over-analyze Nick's relationship with creativity. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mediaobscura/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mediaobscura/support

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01:55:50

50. The Terminal (Empathy at JFK)

Media Obscura - Retro and Obscure TV/Movie Reviews ·

2019/11/24

Nick and Mike celebrate 50 episodes of The Media Obscura Podcast by watching Steven Spielberg's critically acclaimed, but often forgotten, gem: The Terminal. Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheMediaObscura Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themediaobscura/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themediaobscura/ Email: mediaobscurapodcast@gmail.com PodLink: pod.link/themediaobscura Feel free to @ us your episode requests, faithful co-host prompts or just say hey!!! --- Send in a voice message:

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