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The Jacked Up Review Show Podcast

JackedUpReviewShow

A bunch of cinephiles and retro TV connoisseurs group together to talk about ridiculous Action/Crime/Horror genre tropes, deadly protagonists, outrageous body counts, political conspiracies, over-the-top gimmick-driven premises and the merit of various franchises. Facebook: www.facebook.com/JackedUpReviewShow/ Twitter: https://x.com/JackedUpReview Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacked_up_podcast/

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01:28:54

Tommy Wiseau's Movie Legacy: The Room & Best Friends...

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2025/08/06

Mike, Tom, Gil & I revisit more of infamous "filmmaker" Tommy Wiseau's various fascinatingly bad movie adventures:*What less-discussed trivia about THE ROOM truly sums up its continual behind the scenes issues? *What famous comedian appears in the ambitious yet still divisive Best F(r)iends movies? *What easter eggs and bizarre style choices have truly immortalized Tommy's legacy for wannabe filmmakers and his fanbase alike? Grab your spoons and witness the insanity with us nutty

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31:24

Music Subgenres Reclassifications (with Podcaster &...

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2025/08/05

Libby Cudmore rejoins for another half-hour pop culture deep dive: We get to note how Music Subgenres need more labels and ways to classify the type of material they cover. If they can use loose labels like Yacht Rock, then why not Douche Rock? Given how much music is tongue-in-cheek or campy, wouldn't you want to make a playlist just based on that tone alone? We mention more criminally ignored music & the funniest episodes of Libby's show The O.S.T. Party Podcast! Follow them

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17:46

The Transporter Films & TV Franchise Overview (with...

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2025/08/04

We schedule another deep cut themed week titled No Holds Barred: Darren Gaskell (HD Movie Podacst) rejoins and helps do a mini-outline of The Transporter movie/TV franchise. Was this essentially the movie version of the whole GTA formula of delivering packages and getting to checkpoints in time while outrunning the police and rival criminal affiliates? What themes from Luc Besson's earlier action-crime movies come into play for this? Is Frank Martin still the best franchise character Jason

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01:21:02

Favorite Stargate SG-1 Saga Moments, Battles &...

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2025/08/01

We do give you the ultimate tribute to the battles, characters, running gags & favorite characters in the STARGATE SG-1 saga. TALKING POINTS: *Discussing how non-space opera fans adore these shows *Joking about the infamous episodes & awesome Canadian scenery *And amusing convention stories & movies the actors have been in together! GUESTS INCLUDE: Rose Mishaan & Samantha Schwartz (Probing the Wormhole Podcast) Gil Palmer Tim Smith (TSmittyTreks Fan Art on Insta) Matthew

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14:27

Netflix's ANOTHER LIFE Review Minisode

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2025/07/31

I provide a brief overview on the two-season Netflix escapade ANOTHER LIFE.Why did this often feel like one rad yet intense mash-up of DEAD CALM meets ALIENS meets ARRIVAL? Why did the science, cast, music & atmosphere complement one unpredictable premise? Why was it (wrongfully) bashed by some viewer? Is Katee Sackhoff still the undisputed Queen of the SciFi genre? Inspect those space crystals and take a tour on the wild side of the galaxy! MUSIC USED: “Deep Space”

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56:32

Galaxy Quest Comic Books & Legacy Retrospect (with...

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2025/07/30

Superfan Todd Simpson joins to highlight the legacy of the beloved spoof-tribute film GALAXY QUEST while Cam gets to summarize the two comic book tie-ins that followed.Was that Amazon TV show follow-up history after one of the beloved actors passed away? Why do non-genre fans love quoting this movie as well? What witty aspects on the script make it find an audience every decade? Check out Todd Simpson's Galaxy Quest Superfan Group on

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55:19

Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda & Earth: Final Conflict...

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2025/07/29

Oreo Brewer returns to highlight the themes, appeal & genre highlights in the Gene Roddenberry inspired productions ANDROMEDA and EARTH: FINAL CONFLICT. Which one of these dated better and which one is just trashy camp by today's standards? Aside from trivia on the Canadian productions, TV channels that carried them and other roles from the actors, all SciFi fans will get validated in what made these appeal to TV escapism crowds. Plus, stay tuned at the end as Oreo unexpectedly trolls Cam

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25:49

Indie Space Web Series NOBILITY & SPACE COMMAND Review

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2025/07/28

We start another week of Space Opera themed reviews for this week:First on the docket is the three-hour NOBILITY show. Despite it having a who's who of genre actors, does it mockumentary comedy blend well with whatever the hell bizarre tone it's trying to capture? Then, I sum up the infamous SPACE COMMAND web series. Despite again having some passion from the veteran writers and starpower does it also leave mixed results? Fire up the fuel tanks & let's blast off! MUSIC USED: “Deep

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27:05

Oliver Stone's groundbreaking yet questionable films...

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2025/07/25

We end the week on yet another Filmmaker retrospect and documentary specialist Robert Cohen gets to share thoughts on Oliver Stone's overall career. TOPICS INCLUDE: *Who would've guessed he'd be the go-to guy for awhile at assembling moody biopics, business satires and war dramas? *Has he given up moviemaking to now focus on just doing interviews? *Who would've taken his place in conspiracy thrillers had he not gotten there first? *Plus, some audio clips from Stone's 2016 interview with BAFTA

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57:58

Karl Urban Revenge Movies Double Feature: Acts of...

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2025/07/24

To continue the Cop Movie weekly theme, I summarize two Karl Urban procedural films: ACTS OF VENGEANCE (2017) and BENT (2018). What did Jay Skipworth (Film Strip Podcast) think about these kinds of mid-budget Action flicks for today's audiences? Why is Karl Urban not a bigger star despite being in so many franchises and proving himself as a star? And which film kicked way more ass? Throw away the badge and come avenge the fallen comrades with us! FOLLOW JAY

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01:27:22

Robocop Saga Retrospect (with Gil Palmer & Tom Lindaman)

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2025/07/23

To continue the cop movie themed week, Tom, Gil & I highlight the ROBOCOP trilogy, both TV shows & its remake. We also go more into the overall focus on the characters' journeys and villainous OCP corporation while mentioning the Robodoc documentary. TALKING POINTS INCLUDE: *How do the movies & comic book plots basically mix a Batman type city with Lethal Weapon cops & Skynet type computer bases? *Could the Terminator Vs. Movie had actually been made initially? *Did anyone love

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20:11

Arrests Week: Music Producer and Film Composter...

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2025/07/22

Jon Mark & I highlight movie composter Harold Faltermeyer 's immortalized '80s movie themes, show clips of his interview and highlight some trivia about his recognizable material. CLIPS FROM: Movie Geeks United Podcast MUSIC USED: "El Magica" by Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Summon the Rawk" by Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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01:48:28

Favorite Moments on the TV Show LUTHER (with Oreo...

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2025/07/21

Oreo Brewer returns again to discuss the plot twists, London setting & cat-and-mouse action that makes the show LUTHER stand out from all the other competition. Is this easily Idris Elba's best role to date? Why was the recent movie a pretty badass comeback? And will we ever see the dangerous Alice Morgan return to the saga? Get your cuffs and prepare for a street fight!

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01:31:50

3 Colours Trilogy (with The Sociologist’s Dojo’s...

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2025/07/18

We finish the week with an electrifying tribute to Krzysztof Kieślowski's Three Colours trilogy.Why are Blue and Red often the most popular entries? Why is White a little divisive on rewatches? And why are these honestly some of the most overall agreeable art-house cinema for purists? Follow The Sociologist’s Dojo’s Brian Brutlag: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/the-Sociologists-Dojos-Podcast/dp/B08JJTGTJY⁠

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36:32

28 Days & Weeks Later Minisode (with Jeff Kerr)

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2025/07/17

Jeff Kerr returns and we harp on the rage-zombie universe in this double feature of 28 DAYS LATER and 28 WEEKS LATER.Will the world ever eventually settle on Romero type zombie dramas or are we going to keep getting RESIDENT EVIL style apocalyptic material? Is Alex Garland tied with Christopher Nolan and M. Night Shyamalan in terms of the infamous endings? How does the initial sequel actually take a cool ALIENS type approach to one-upping the original and settling for more military

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02:24:10

Sitcoms Tribute Double Bill: Fresh Prince of Bel-Air...

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2025/07/16

The Podcast Fresh Network Duo (Ryan Melo & Chris Torres) join me in a Sitcoms Tribute Double Bill: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air & Living Single.Which sitcom was probably more grounded in its reality and which one took more liberties? Which running gags and guest stars on both were rather hysterical? And where is either one streaming nowadays?

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12:51

A Minisode Review of Netflix's Fear Street Trilogy

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2025/07/15

Enjoy another uncanny pick for this Entertainment themed week: Just in time for the newest installment, Cam gets to summarize the ambitious yet rather problematic FEAR STREET trilogy by Netflix. Do these screenwriters have some ambitious ideas that Hollywood could seriously use right about now? Which installment was by far rather decent and which one was the pits level bad? Where does it become way too convoluted to be any fun? And which was the best use of time period appropriate

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01:00:18

An R-Rated Muppet Chat

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2025/07/14

You heard it from us here folks: we're doing an R-rated compilation episode about The Muppets. In this re-edit, you'll get an hour's worth of more to-the-point discussion on: *Pete tells a whacky Disneyland story about the live Muppet shows from 1992 *Are Yoda & the Ninja Turtles part of the Muppet family? *And more blue comedy level questions that Jim Henson left open to interpretation! OUR GUESTS INCLUDE: Nathalie Galde, Pete Quint, Max Wood, Mike Ensing, James Bruno, Jamie Ray & the

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18:28

Shark Week 2025: The Meg 1 & 2 Review

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2025/07/11

We wrap up Shark Week with a double feature of THE MEG films.Are these sone of the few PG-13 films that all crowds can enjoy without feeling like the gory mayhem is censored? Which is our favorite character in this stacked cast? Who knew you could combine dinosaurs with sharks in one crazy big-budget movie? Why did Part 2 get a Zero percent critical rating when it's fairly watchable? Plus, Darren gets to share an awesome Ben Wheatley film festival story!

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21:27

Shark Week 2025: Open Water Trilogy Review

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2025/07/10

Darren & I dive into another recent franchise that goes in so many different directions: OPEN WATER. Why was the first one a sleeper found-footage hit for 2003? Why is the 2nd one a surprisingly emotional character-based thriller? And was the 3rd one wise to go the 47 METERS DOWN route or was that annoyingly derivative? Come examine film styles with us and determine if they got any bite left in them!

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