Breakout Ep. 9: RIP VHS

Breakout Ep. 202 – Christmas Lists 2017

[http://thegreatesc.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/breakout_ep202.jpg] Christmas is coming! To celebrate, join Mark, Chrissey and Rich as they chat about what they’d put on their indie Christmas lists, chat about their favourite traditions and what they’re looking forward to in the Winter break. Thanks for listening to our Christmas podcast! Tell us all about what you’re looking forward to on our Facebook page, facebook.com/TGEBreakout [https://facebook.com/TGEBreakout]. Also, check out our pages on iTunes ( https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-great-escape-breakout/id1004495683?mt=2 [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-great-escape-breakout/id1004495683?mt=2] ) , TuneIn ( http://tunein.com/radio/The-Great-Escape-Breakout-p789702/ [http://tunein.com/radio/The-Great-Escape-Breakout-p789702/] ) and Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-great-escape-breakout [http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-great-escape-breakout] )!

Breakout Ep. 201 – What have we done?

[http://thegreatesc.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/breakout_ep201.jpg] We’re back! And what better way to start this new season of the Breakout podcast with a chat about what we’ve been up to… which veers wildly into the realm of why comic book films struggle with story and the concept of the ‘poop sandwich’. Oh well. Thanks for listening! Got a topic you think we should cover in a future episode of Breakout? Drop us a line on our Facebook page, https://facebook.com/TGEBreakout [https://facebook.com/TGEBreakout] Also, check out our pages on iTunes ( https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-great-escape-breakout/id1004495683?mt=2 [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-great-escape-breakout/id1004495683?mt=2] ) , TuneIn ( http://tunein.com/radio/The-Great-Escape-Breakout-p789702/ [http://tunein.com/radio/The-Great-Escape-Breakout-p789702/] ) and Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-great-escape-breakout [http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-great-escape-breakout] )! MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST * Carnival of Sorrows [http://carnivalofsorrows.com] * Clownface [http://facebook.com/clownfacekiller] * Bristol Festival of Literature [http://unputdownable.org/] * Baby Driver [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3890160/] * The Lego Batman Movie [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4116284/] * IT (2017) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1396484] * The Fast & Furious Franchise [http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/fast-and-furious/feature/a782497/fast-and-furious-timeline-heres-how-to-watch-the-fast-and-furious-franchise-in-chronological-order/] * Liverpool Horror Con [http://www.liverpoolhorrorcon.com/] * Bristol Horror Con [http://bristolhorrorcon.weebly.com/] * Birmingham Horror Con [http://www.horrorfan.co.uk/] * BristolCon [http://www.bristolcon.org/] * The Birthday Massacre b/w Lesbian Bed Death at The Fleece, Bristol, 31st October 2017 [https://thefleece.co.uk/events/the-birthday-massacre-2/]

Breakout Ep. 10 – Halloween Horror Special

breakout-cover-halloween [http://thegreatesc.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/breakout-cover-Halloween.jpg] It’s Halloween! And what better way to celebrate than to get together, chat about our favourite things about the festival, our favourite horrific media, and much more! Thanks for listening! Want to share your own thoughts on your memories of VHS? Drop us a line on our Facebook page, facebook.com/TGEBreakout. [http://facebook.com/TGEBreakout] Also, check out our pages on iTunes [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-great-escape-breakout/id1004495683?mt=2], TuneIn [http://tunein.com/radio/The-Great-Escape-Breakout-p789702/] and Stitcher [http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-great-escape-breakout]! MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST * Shudder – Horror Streaming Service [https://www.shudder.com/] * Insidious [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1591095/] * Final Destination [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Destination] * The Terminator [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088247/] * Tremors [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100814/] * Jaws [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/] * Dog Soldiers [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Soldiers_(film)] * Cabin Fever [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303816/] * Saw 2 [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0432348/] * Misery [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misery_(film)] * Universal Monsters [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Monsters] * Hammer Studios Films [http://www.classichorrorfilmsguide.co.uk/hammer.html] * “Sick City Syndrome” by Peter Sutton [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sick-City-Syndrome-Peter-Sutton-ebook/dp/B01LXCGRQX] * Ian Millsted [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Books-Ian-Millsted/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n%3A266239%2Cp_27%3AIan%20Millsted] * North Bristol Writing Group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/NorthBristolCreativeWriting/] * James Herbert [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Herbert] * Clive Barker [http://www.clivebarker.info/] * NESS [https://www.facebook.com/NESScomic/] * Threefold [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VFOO0ZZNqg] * Terror of the Killer Carnivorous Coat [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL_mSQBSuRw]

Breakout Ep. 9: RIP VHS

Breakout Ep. 9: RIP VHS cover [http://thegreatesc.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/breakout-cover-episode-9a.jpg] Replica Watches [http://www.replican.net/] As the last video recorder rolls off the production line, we get all sentimental about the humble VHS videotape – sharing our memories, our histories and, for some people, distaste towards the 40-year old format. Thanks for listening! Want to share your own thoughts on your memories of VHS? Drop us a line on our Facebook page, facebook.com/TGEBreakout. [http://facebook.com/TGEBreakout] Also, check out our pages on iTunes [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-great-escape-breakout/id1004495683?mt=2], TuneIn [http://tunein.com/radio/The-Great-Escape-Breakout-p789702/] and Stitcher [http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-great-escape-breakout]! MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST * BBC News: Japan ‘to stop making VCR machines’ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36857370] * EngineerGuy: How Sony’s Betamax lost to JVC’s VHS Cassette Recorder [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddYZITaxlTQ] * A Drop To Drink & The Stop-Motion Adventures of Pony (coming soon) * Techmoan – Retro-Tech: When HD Movies came out on VHS [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiu0LPeLQPE] * BBC Academy – Digitizing the BBC Archive [http://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/technology/article/art20130704121742520] * Doctor Who Missing Episodes [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who_missing_episodes] * IMDb: Masters of Menace [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100119/] * Stan VHS – The modern movies and series adapted on good old VHS Tapes [http://www.ufunk.net/en/insolite/la-vhs-nest-pas-hs/] * Dude Bro Party Massacre III [http://www.dudebropartymassacre3.com/] * ‘Trashing’ the Academy : Jeffery Scourse [https://marcell.memoryoftheworld.org/Jeffrey%20Sconce/Trashing%20the%20Academy%20(2544)/Trashing%20the%20Academy%20-%20Jeffrey%20Sconce.pdf] * The Amstrad Double Decker VHS Recorder [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lISOxj1APwk] Both ‘A Drop To Drink’ and the stop motion adventures of Pony will be online soon.

Breakout Ep. 8: What the heck is Science Fantasy?

Breakout Episode 8: What the heck is Science Fantasy? [http://thegreatesc.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/breakout_ep8.jpg] The TGE crew get chatting on the mashing together of science fiction and fantasy. What is it? Why do people do it? Does it more palatable for the general public? And why isn’t Terminator 2 an example of it? Thanks for listening! Want to share your own thoughts on Science Fantasy? Drop us a line on our Facebook page, facebook.com/TGEBreakout. [http://facebook.com/TGEBreakout] Also, check out our pages on iTunes [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-great-escape-breakout/id1004495683?mt=2], TuneIn [http://tunein.com/radio/The-Great-Escape-Breakout-p789702/] and Stitcher [http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-great-escape-breakout]! MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST * The Disease by Paul Kane (Hellbound Media) [http://www.hellboundmedia.co.uk/comic-book/the-disease-shock-value-presents] * The Hero With A Thousand Faces, by Joseph Campbell [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hero_with_a_Thousand_Faces] * TV Tropes: Punk Punk [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PunkPunk] * Vox: “We’ve hit peak lens flare, here’s how it started” (A history of the lens flare) [http://www.vox.com/2016/3/28/11306906/lens-flare-history] FILMS & TV SERIES MENTIONED * Star Wars * Krull * 2001: A Space Odyssey * Clash of the Titans * Solaris * Sunshine * Moon * Gravity * Interstellar * I, Robot * The Abyss * Avatar (aka: Fern Gully In Space) * The Terminator & Terminator 2 * The Marvel Cinematic Universe * Star Trek: Generations, First Contact and Insurrection * Star Trek The (Slow) Motion Picture & The Wrath of Khan * Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit * Doctor Who * Babylon 5 * Stargate SG-1 * Game of Thrones STUFFED ANIMALS MENTIONED: > Squishy, the giant squid that Chrissey made has kind of become our unofficial mascot. [https://www.instagram.com/p/BHW_A_QDgYh/] > > > A photo posted by The Great Escape (@thegreatescdotcom) on Jul 2, 2016 at 5:29am PDT