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Best known for directing, co-writing, and editing the award-winning cult favorite feature film FREE ENTERPRISE, starring Emmy winners William Shatner and Eric McCormack, Rob Burnett offers his own unique perspective on the entertainment industry in his daily “Robservations” video blogs.
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New podcasts added for PGS streams
New podcasts of PGS livestreams from this past weekend were posted online today with even more episodes scheduled to go live tomorrow. You can subscribe to PGS podcasts on your favorite podcast platform or directly from the PGS website.
What qualities define James Bond?
In this ROBSERVATIONS Short Take, Robert Meyer Burnett says that James Bond may not be relevant to today’s audiences anymore. What does that mean for the franchise in the long-term? He has a few thoughts …
Modern Star Trek doesn’t want to hurt your feelings.
In this ROBSERVATIONS Short Take, Writer-director-producer, Robert Meyer Burnett, explains that nu-Trek’s intentional breaking of established structure threatens the very backbone of the Star Trek franchise.
Are we witness to the “death of cinema”?
In this ROBSERVATIONS Short Take, Writer-director-producer, Robert Meyer Burnett, contemplates concerns raised by master filmmakers like Martin Scorcese and Francis Ford Coppola that we are currently witnessing the “death” of cinema as we once understood it.
A sneak peek at the new Robservatory (A Robservations Short Take)
ROBSERVATIONS host Robert Meyer Burnett gives us a tour of his new digs east of LA and tells us more about his move-in plans to the new Robservatory.
THE BATMAN versus the MCU … has it come to this? (A Robservations Short Take)
ROBSERVATIONS host Robert Meyer Burnett provides a rebuttal to an article in Esquire Magazine that claims audiences have become bored with the MCU and the “Marvel monoculture.” There’s a lot to like in the MCU and Rob explains why nothing like it has ever been seen before in Hollywood.
The genius of David Cronenberg is back in the theater! (A Robservations Short Take)
ROBSERVATIONS host Robert Meyer Burnett is excited to see David Cronenberg’s newest film, CRIMES OF THE FUTURE when it premiers this June. Rob read a draft of the script nearly 25 years ago and has been anxiously waiting for the movie ever since.
Does Dr. Strange’s Madness Multiverse connect to Avengers: Disassembled? (A Midnight Musings Short Take)
Is there a connection between the AVENGERS: Disassembled storyline and the upcoming DR. STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS? Host Robert Meyer Burnett presents the evidence that has convinced him there is a tie between the two.
Do we really need ANOTHER Joker? (A Midnight Musings Short Take)
MIDNIGHT MUSINGS co-hosts, Robert Meyer Burnett, Lael Rockwell, and Rrr Mmmm talk about their impressions of Matt Reeve’s movie, THE BATMAN, and the post-credits scene that seems to hint at the possible “big bad” for a sequel. But do we really need yet another Joker?
The Book of Boba Fett was worse than the Star Wars sequel trilogy. (A Robservations Short Take)
ROBSERVATIONS host Robert Meyer Burnett makes the claim that ‘The Book of Boba Fett’ might have been the worst thing to happen to Star Wars in its 45-year history.
This ain’t your daddy’s film business (A Robservations Short Take)
Robert Meyer Burnett talks movie making and the fundamental differences between auteur filmmakers like Francis Ford Coppola and those who produce and direct more populist fare made for the mass market (like MCU films) in this ROBSERVATIONS Short Take.
The true history of Moon Knight (A Robservations Short Take)
Writer-producer-director (and die-hard Moon Knight fan), Robert Meyer Burnett, takes his fellow Imagination Connoisseurs on a wild ride through the history of Moon Knight from adult comics creation to streaming series on Disney+ in this ROBSERVATIONS Short Take.
Will MORBIUS suck the life out of the Spider-verse? (A Midnight Musings Short Take)
Is MORBIUS as bad as critics say it is? In their review of where the film worked and where it didn’t, co-hosts Robert Meyer Burnett, Rrr Mmmm, and Lael Rockwell ask if SONY Picture’s attempt at building their own cinematic comic book universe was dealt a fatal blow.
Is ethnic diversity in our fantasy stories a good thing? (A Midnight Musings Short Take)
MIDNIGHT MUSINGS co-hosts, Robert Meyer Burnett, Lael Rockwell, and Rrr Mmmm discuss the how the background of source materials, creators’ intentions, and other outside factors that might influence who gets cast in a fantasy show or series.
Long live the new flesh! Cronenberg’s CRIMES OF THE FUTURE comes to body horrify! (#797)
Robert Meyer Burnett discusses the latest reports about recent screenings of David Cronenberg’s latest film, CRIMES OF THE FUTURE. It appears the film is everything you want from Cronenberg – weird, wonderful, and tinged with a bit of controversy.
Thoughts on BRONSON.
Imagination Connoisseur, Tommy Mårtensson, shares his thoughts on BRONSON, the 2008 film about Britain’s most violent criminal, played by Tom Hardy. It’s a disturbingly good film and available on physical media.
New podcasts added for PGS streams
New podcasts of PGS livestreams from this past weekend were posted online today with even more episodes scheduled to go live tomorrow. You can subscribe to PGS podcasts on your favorite podcast platform or directly from the PGS website.
Remembering Fred Ward and enjoying a little SOUTHERN COMFORT.
Walter Hill’s SOUTHERN COMFORT, released in 1981, is in the same vein as John Boorman’s DELIVERANCE (a 70s classic) and stars Fred Ward, Keith Carradine and Powers Boothe. Imagination Connoisseur, Tommy Mårtensson, shares his thoughts on the film.
PGS Transmissions for May 12, 2022
Scouring the far reaches of the Internet and Post-Geek Singularity to bring you news about your favorite sci-fi, horror, fantasy and genre entertainment, this is today’s DAILY TRANSMISSION.
Star Trek can’t go back to the way it was. So say we all.
Imagination Connoisseur, S’wak Props, explains why the largest obstacle facing Trek’s return to its pre-2009 roots isn’t DIsney’s Star Wars, it’s Ron Moore’s Battlestar Galactica.
Happy Twilight Zone Day!
Celebrate National TWILIGHT ZONE Day today by checking out our gallery of shots from the classic series that aired from 1959 – 1964. The show, created by Rod Serling, broke a lot of ground for those that followed including classics like Star Trek and Kolchak: The Night Stalker.
PGS Transmissions for May 11, 2022
We take a look at the original version of The Twilight Zone (it IS Twilight Zone Day, after all) and we catch up on the latest buzz inside the PGS. Plus genre entertainment, pop culture, and weird science news from throughout the known galaxy with today’s TRANSMISSION.
The color of terror.
Imagination Connoisseur, Tommy Mårtensson, shares his thoughts on the 2019 horror film, COLOR OUT OF SPACE, directed by Richard Stanley. During a time when there are so many remakes and reboots, it’s nice to see something uniquely horrifying hit the theaters.
PGS Transmissions for May 10, 2022
Should mankind mine the moon? There’s a much more serious debate going on about this than you might realize. Also, are movies making a comeback – Dr. Strange might have been just what the doctor ordered. Plus genre entertainment, pop culture, and weird science news from throughout the Post-Geek Singularity with today’s TRANSMISSION.
Is there no hope for Star Wars?
Imagination Connoisseur Tommy Mårtensson thinks it may be time to leave Star Wars behind. Has a steady stream of disappointing sequels and series convinced Tommy to move on?
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