KAMN Show #37: Invasion of the Body Snatchers

by Summer
April 30, 2008, 11:18 am | In Shows |

Welcome to Show #37!

Not surprisingly, the Ninjas voicemail number is gone. But we can probably handle smallish recordings emailed to us… check first before sending longer comments.

Feature Discussion: Summer, David, Brian and Jen tackle Invasion of the Body Snatchers, both the 1956 version startting Kevin McCarthy, and the 1978 remake starring Donald Sutherland and Jeff Goldblum. The 1956 version was based on a story called “The Body Snatchers” by Jack Finney, that was first serialized in Collier’s Magazine in 1954, and published as a novel in 1955.

Brief Story Description: A handful of people uncover an alien plot to take over the human race, and go to great lengths to remain themselves and warn the rest of the world.

Silly aliens… Earth is for Humans! You might catch something here unless you’ve had all of your shots.

Listener Feedback: Give us some! You can leave comments here for the show, or at the Kick-Ass Mystic Ninjas Forum. You can also email all of us at ninjas-at-kickassmysticninjas-dot-com, and yes, you can also email in recorded commentary.

Movies mentioned:

Link: Wikipedia: Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Link: Wikipedia: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 Film)
Link: Wikipedia: “The Body Snatchers” by Jack Finney
Promo: The GeekSpin

 

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1. So what’s an example from you guys of a 5-star movie and a 5-star tv show? Might help to better understand your grading scale.

   Thanks,
   wlg

   Comment by Walter — May 1, 2008 #

2. Yay! You’re back again! I really think this should be a daily podcast.

   Comment by tvindy — May 1, 2008 #

3. For me, the list is interesting.

   Maybe we should make a separate post of our Netflix favorites?

   I can list some of my 5-stars here:

   TV Shows:
   Firefly
   Babylon 5 (S2, S3, S4)
   Jeremiah
   Band of Brothers
   Angel (S1, S2)
   The 4400 (S1)
   Miami Vice (S1, S2)

   and if it existed on DVD, I’d include Brimstone

   Movies:
   Gladiator
   The Usual Suspects
   Jaws
   Stardust
   Serenity
   Silverado
   The Magnificent Seven (1960)
   Glory

   Comment by Summer — May 1, 2008 #

4. Here’s the Jeff Goldblum video you spoke of:

   http://youtube.com/watch?v=dQmK1CnwOUI

   And it’s not the only one. This is even better:

   http://youtube.com/watch?v=85rcd5hq2ds

   And the Wizard of Oz/Pink Floyd thing:

   http://youtube.com/watch?v=KmCfvcfHwKA

   Here’s the trailer for Bodysnatchers 1956:

   http://youtube.com/watch?v=L-jzblCbsuA

   And here’s the 1978 version:

   http://youtube.com/watch?v=mTSR6bu0Nq0

   Comment by tvindy — May 2, 2008 #

5. The woman you mentioned who played the ‘panicked chick’ in “Alien” is Veronica Cartwright.
   Here’s a bit of triva for you. Veronica Cartwright is the sister of Angela Cartwright who played Penny Robinson on the original “Lost in Space”.
   how’s that for useless informaton?

   Comment by BarbaraJ — May 27, 2008 #

6. We remembered her name later, but I didn’t know they were sisters.

   Hooray, useless scifi trivia!

   Comment by Summer — May 30, 2008 #

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