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Ep. 154 The Talisman, Part 2, chapters 14-19

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In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Talisman,  Part 2, “The Road of Trials,” Chapters 14-19.

  • Introduction (00:13)
  • Cool world building (02:06)
  • Too much “Y” and not enough “A” (12:36)
  • Dark Tower Thinnies (20:19)
  • Yuck-King it Up (25:39)
  • Fun Stuff (27:21)
  • Other Worlds than These (31:52)
  • Outro (37:09)

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Other Worlds Than These topics:

  • Jay: Smokey and the Bandit (1977), starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed, Jackie Gleason, and Paul Williams.
  • Jay: Unspooled podcast, hosted by Paul Scheer and Amy Nicholson.
  • Sean: Beef (2023), starring Steven Yeun, Ali Wong, and Joseph Lee. 

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Next Episode: The Talisman, Part 3, “A Collision of Worlds,” Chapters 20-26.

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Ep. 153 The Talisman, Part 2, chapters 6-13

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In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Talisman, Part II, chapters 6-13.

  • Introduction (00:00)
  • Struggling with the book (01:45)
  • Jack’s first trial (05:54)
  • Jack’s dad in the Territories (14:01)
  • Dark Tower Thinnies (19:52)
  • Yuck-King It Up (23:06)
  • Fun Stuff (25:54)
  • Other Worlds Than These topics (31:21):
    • Jay: Succession on HBOMax
    • Sean: Chernobyl on HBOMax
  • Outro (36:24)

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Next Episode: The Talisman, Part 2, chapters 14-19.

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Ep. 152 The Talisman, Part 1, chapters 1-5

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In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Talisman, Part 1, “Jack Lights Out.”

  • Introduction (00:13)
  • Recap (00:50)
  • Publication/Our history (01:57)
  • Things are getting started (07:30)
  • Jack’s relationships (13:24)
  • Dark Tower Thinnies (20:30)
  • Yuck-King it Up (23:34)
  • Thank you, Patrons! (24:54)
  • Fun Stuff (25:42)
  • Other Worlds than These (32:07)
  • Outro (35:24)

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Other Worlds Than These topics:

  • Jay: Star Trek: Picard, Season 3, starring Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Jeri Ryan, Michelle Hurd, and Ed Speleers
  • Sean: Only Murders in the Building, starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez

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Next Episode: The Talisman, Part 2, “The Road of Trials,” Chapters 6-13.

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Ep. 139 Doctor Sleep, “Prefatory Matters”

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In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Doctor Sleep, “Prefatory Matters.”

  • Introduction (00:13)
  • Publication History (01:26)
  • Connections and continuations from The Shining (04:25)
  • Overcoming trauma (09:39)
  • Dark Tower Thinnies (16:44)
  • Yuck-King it Up (17:38)
  • Thank you, Patrons! (19:32)
  • Fun Stuff (20:18)
  • Other Worlds than These (23:05)
  • Outro (25:52)

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Other Worlds Than These topics:

  • Night Sky, Amazon Prime, starring Sissy Spacek and J.K. Simmons. Show is about Franklin and Irene York, a couple who years ago discovered a mysterious chamber buried in their backyard. 
  • Penguin Classics Marvel Collection series: Captain America; Black Panther; Amazing Spider-Man. 

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Next Episode: Doctor Sleep, Part 1 “Abra.”

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Ep. 125 Desperation, Part 5

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In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Desperation, Part 5: Highway 50: Excused Early.

  • Introduction (00:13)
  • Recap (00:45)
  • A bible epic ending (01:14)
  • God is love (07:51)
  • Thank you, Patrons! (16:21)
  • Fun Stuff (17:12)
  • Final thoughts on Desperation (23:46)
  • Other Worlds Than These (30:07)
  • Outro (34:08)

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Next Episode: Christine, Prologue & chapters 1-11.

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REPOST: Bonus Episode 3: The Dark Tower Movie Review

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Originally posted August 23, 2017.

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we discuss the major motion picture, The Dark Tower, starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey.

  • Introduction (0:00)
  • Initial Thoughts (0:46)
  • Sean identifies a major failing (4:58)
  • Jay is upset about the opening line from the book (6:15)
  • No emotional connections in the movie (9:25)
  • Movie Jake doesn’t work (10:01)
  • Matthew McConaughey (alright, alright, alright) (11:59)
  • Some good stuff (14:00)
  • Who is this movie for? (16:14)
  • Where are Eddie and Susannah? (18:25)
  • What’s next? (18:55)
  • The ending of the movie (21:16)
  • Outro (24:42)

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REPOST: Bonus Episode 2: Trailer for The Dark Tower Movie

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Originally posted May 11, 2017.

In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we discuss the first full trailer for The Dark Tower movie.

Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/GjwfqXTebIY

  • Introduction (0:00)
  • Sean’s initial thoughts (01:45)
  • Not just from Book I (02:16)
  • Movie looks too conventional (04:52)
  • What Sean liked (07:00)
  • Is McConaughey right for the role? (08:02)
  • References to other King works (10:54)
  • The bootleg trailer (11:56)
  • Outro (15:12)

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REPOST: Bonus Episode 1: Charlie the Choo-Choo

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Originally posted September 6, 2017.

In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we discuss the Beryl Evans book, Charlie the Choo-Choo.

  • Introduction (0:00)
  • Book summary (00:42)
  • The gig is up (03:20)
  • Cool marketing EW article (04:37)
  • Outro (05:38)

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Ep. 119 The Regulators, Chapters 10 & 11

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In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Regulators, chapters 10 and 11.

  • Introduction (00:13)
  • The B plot is now the A plot (01:47)
  • Wipe this town off the map (08:07)
  • People die hard (Bachman nihilism) (10:42)
  • Dark Tower Thinnies (15:43)
  • Yuck-King it Up (17:41)
  • Listener feedback (18:27)
  • Fun Stuff (20:20)
  • Other Worlds Than These (23:53)
  • Outro (27:14)

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Ep. 117 The Regulators, Chapters 5-7

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In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Regulators, chapters 5-7.

  • Introduction (00:13)
  • Inelegant, man (01:14)
  • No problem, man (05:51)
  • Tak is building; Tak is making (10:44)
  • Dark Tower Thinnies (13:32)
  • The final Yuck-King-it-up? (15:39)
  • Thank you, Patrons! (16:36)
  • Fun Stuff (18:39)
  • Outro (27:38)

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Next Episode: The Regulators, chapters 8 & 9.

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