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'''Ed Wood''' is episode 202 focusing on the movie of the same name, as part of the [[Podward Scissorcast]] miniseries covering the films of Tim Burton. Posted February 3, 2019.
 
'''Ed Wood''' is episode 202 focusing on the movie of the same name, as part of the [[Podward Scissorcast]] miniseries covering the films of Tim Burton. Posted February 3, 2019.
   
==Summary==
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== Summary==
<blockquote>[[John Hodgman]] ([https://www.maximumfun.org/shows/judge-john-hodgman Judge John Hodgman podcast]) joins Griffin and David to discuss 1994's celebration of Hollywood's greatest outcast, ''Ed Wood''. Was this Burton's finest film? What is the history of Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff careers portraying monsters? Is 'octopus motor' the greatest two words put together? Together they examine the legacy of director Ed Wood, attending one of the Property Brother's weddings, crumb bums, and Space: 1999.<br>
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<blockquote>[[John Hodgman]] ([https://www.maximumfun.org/shows/judge-john-hodgman Judge John Hodgman podcast]) joins Griffin and David to discuss 1994's celebration of Hollywood's greatest outcast, ''Ed Wood''. Was this Burton's finest film? What is the history of Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff careers portraying monsters? Is 'octopus motor' the greatest two words put together? Together they examine the legacy of director Ed Wood, attending one of the Property Brother's weddings, crumb bums, and Space: 1999.<br><br>
 
[https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/557020/vacationland-by-john-hodgman/9780735224827/ Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches] is now available in paperback.<ref>[https://audioboom.com/posts/7162735-ed-wood-with-john-hodgman Ed Wood on Audioboom]</ref></blockquote>
 
[https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/557020/vacationland-by-john-hodgman/9780735224827/ Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches] is now available in paperback.<ref>[https://audioboom.com/posts/7162735-ed-wood-with-john-hodgman Ed Wood on Audioboom]</ref></blockquote>
 
After Tim Burton signs on to direct a script by ''Problem Child'' writers Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, studios get into a bidding war for now hot commodity Burton's next project. Disney through Touchstone Pictures gives Burton the money for a project that many executives said wouldn't work, and they were wrong; at least on critical reception. Maybe this was a write off for Disney to get Burton in the room to direct more of their future projects? Tim Burton's first bounce, but a film that has been only more well-regarded with time.
   
 
=== Milestones and Ephemera===
After Tim Burton signs on to direct a script by ''Problem Child'' writers Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, studios get into a bidding war for now hot commodity Burton's next project. Disney through Touchstone Pictures gives Burton the money for a project that many executives said wouldn't work, and they were wrong; at least on critical reception. Maybe this was a write off for Disney to get Burton in the room to direct more of their future projects? Tim Burton's first bounce, but a film that has been only more regarded with time.
 
 
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Ed Wood is episode 202 focusing on the movie of the same name, as part of the Podward Scissorcast miniseries covering the films of Tim Burton. Posted February 3, 2019.

Summary

John Hodgman (Judge John Hodgman podcast) joins Griffin and David to discuss 1994's celebration of Hollywood's greatest outcast, Ed Wood. Was this Burton's finest film? What is the history of Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff careers portraying monsters? Is 'octopus motor' the greatest two words put together? Together they examine the legacy of director Ed Wood, attending one of the Property Brother's weddings, crumb bums, and Space: 1999.

Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches is now available in paperback.[1]

After Tim Burton signs on to direct a script by Problem Child writers Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, studios get into a bidding war for now hot commodity Burton's next project. Disney through Touchstone Pictures gives Burton the money for a project that many executives said wouldn't work, and they were wrong; at least on critical reception. Maybe this was a write off for Disney to get Burton in the room to direct more of their future projects? Tim Burton's first bounce, but a film that has been only more well-regarded with time.

Milestones and Ephemera

References