Podcast Away is a miniseries covering the films of Robert Zemeckis beginning in September 2020.
Summary[]
This series covers the films of March Madness 2020 winner Robert Zemeckis, who won in a landslide final match-up against Barry Sonnenfeld.
The series was preceded by Pod & Basketcast about the films of Gina Prince-Bythewood.
Milestones and Ephemera[]
- Upon completion this miniseries became the longest miniseries, both in terms of number of episodes and tied with Stop Making Podcasts for the number of films covered. It has since been passed by They Podcast for number of episodes, but retook the lead for number of films covered upon the release of Pinocchio.
- Prior to this series, the longest miniseries was 17 episodes Podward Scissorcast, which this series bests by 3 episodes
- This is the first full miniseries art to feature Producer Ang!
- Includes the first episode to crack the 3 hour mark (Used Cars).
- The miniseries also holds the podcast record for the most episodes longer than 2:30. 9 episodes pass that mark: Used Cars, Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Death Becomes Her, Forrest Gump, A Christmas Carol, The Walk, Welcome to Marwen, and Pinocchio.
- Producer Ben finally received his nickname for this miniseries during the The Moon Is...the Sun's Dream/Trio episode:
- Ben to the Hosley Part III, or,
- alternatively, Benocchio.
Episodes[]
| # | Title | Audio | Guest(s) | Blank Check? | Length | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 288 | I Wanna Hold Your Hand | 🔊 | Patrick Willems | No | 2:15 | 9/6/2020 |
| 289 | Used Cars | 🔊 | Paul Scheer Jason Mantzoukas |
No | 3:04 | 9/13/2020 |
| 290 | Romancing the Stone | 🔊 | Adam Kempenaar Josh Larsen |
A guarantor | 2:18 | 9/20/2020 |
| 291 | Back to the Future | 🔊 | Yes, and the ultimate guarantor | 3:02 | 9/27/2020 | |
| 292 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | 🔊 | Nick Wiger Mike Mitchell |
Yes | 2:31 | 10/4/2020 |
| 293 | Back to the Future Part II | 🔊 | Nicole Byer | Yes | 1:59 | 10/11/2020 |
| 294 | Back to the Future Part III | 🔊 | Josh Gondelman | Yes | 2:24 | 10/18/2020 |
| 295 | Death Becomes Her | 🔊 | Katey Rich | Yes | 2:31 | 10/25/2020 |
| 296 | Forrest Gump | 🔊 | Jamelle Bouie | Yes, and another guarantor | 2:31 | 11/1/2020 |
| 297 | Contact | 🔊 | Jamie Bell | Yes | 2:07 | 11/8/2020 |
| 298 | What Lies Beneath | 🔊 | Starlee Kine | Yes | 2:16 | 11/15/2020 |
| 299 | Cast Away | 🔊 | Nia DaCosta | Yes | 2:11 | 11/22/2020 |
| 300 | The Polar Express | 🔊 | Joey Sims | Yes | 2:06 | 11/29/2020 |
| 301 | Beowulf | 🔊 | Jordan Hoffman | Yes | 2:08 | 12/6/2020 |
| 302 | A Christmas Carol | 🔊 | Emily St. James | Yes | 2:35 | 12/13/2020 |
| 303 | Flight | 🔊 | Olivia Craighead | Yes | 2:26 | 12/20/2020 |
| 304 | The Walk | 🔊 | J.D. Amato | Yes | 2:35 | 12/27/2020 |
| 307 | Allied | 🔊 | Chris Weitz | Yes | 2:13 | 1/17/2021 |
| 308 | Welcome to Marwen | 🔊 | Emily Yoshida | Fuckin' yes | 2:37 | 1/24/2021 |
| 309 | The Witches | 🔊 | Richard Lawson | Yes | 2:20 | 1/31/2021 |
| 393 | Pinocchio | 🔊 | Mike Carlson Scott Gairdner Jason Sheridan |
Yes and let this be the last one | 2:31 | 9/18/2022 |
| Special Features | ||||||
| SF076 | Tales from the Crypt | 🔊✔️ | 1:47 | 11/11/2020 | ||
Ranking His Filmography[]
At the conclusion of the miniseries, the Blankies rankings will compiled from a voting thread found on the r/Blankies sub-reddit. [1][2]
| Rank | Griffin | David | Blankies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back to the Future | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Back to the Future |
| 2 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Back to the Future | Who Framed Roger Rabbit |
| 3 | Cast Away | Contact | Contact |
| 4 | Back to the Future Part II | Cast Away | Cast Away |
| 5 | I Wanna Hold Your Hand | I Wanna Hold Your Hand | I Wanna Hold Your Hand |
| 6 | Allied | Death Becomes Her | Back to the Future Part III |
| 7 | Contact | Back to the Future Part III | Death Becomes Her |
| 8 | Death Becomes Her | Used Cars | Back to the Future Part II |
| 9 | Back to the Future Part III | Back to the Future Part II | Allied |
| 10 | Romancing the Stone | Romancing the Stone | Used Cars |
| 11 | Used Cars | Flight | Romancing the Stone |
| 12 | Beowulf | Allied | Flight |
| 13 | What Lies Beneath | What Lies Beneath | What Lies Beneath |
| 14 | Flight | Beowulf | Forrest Gump |
| 15 | Forrest Gump | Welcome to Marwen | Beowulf |
| 16 | The Witches | Forrest Gump | The Walk |
| 17 | The Walk | The Walk | Welcome to Marwen |
| 18 | Welcome to Marwen | The Polar Express | The Witches |
| 19 | The Polar Express | The Witches | The Polar Express |
| 20 | A Christmas Carol | A Christmas Carol | A Christmas Carol |
References[]
- ↑ u/mi-16evil, What is the your Robert Zemeckis ranking?, reddit. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ↑ u/mi-16evil, Robert Zemeckis aggregated ranking, reddit. Retrieved March 4, 2021.