Ep. 183 Apt Pupil

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Apt Pupil from Different Seasons. Cover of the novella Apt Pupil by Stephen King

  • Introduction (00:00)
  • Recap (00:52)
  • Publication history (01:47)
  • The Great Interest (03:44)
  • Summer of corruption; banality of evil (12:39)
  • Final thoughts (17:31)
  • Dark Tower Thinnies (23:29)
  • Yuck-King it Up (25:22)
  • Fun Stuff (27:27)
  • Other Worlds than These (35:16)
    • Jay: Death by Lightning, Netflix. Four-episode miniseries that tells the story of the 1880 election and very brief (20th) presidency of James Garfield. Starring Michael Shannon (Garfield), Matthew Macfadyen, Betty Gilpin, Shea Whigham, Bradley Whitford, and Nick Offerman.
    • Sean: The Night Manager, a BBC/Amazon Prime British spy thriller based on the 1993 novel by John le Carré and adapted by David Farr. Directed by Susanne Bier and starring Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie, Olivia Colman, Tom Hollander, David Harewood, and Elizabeth Debicki.
  • Outro (41:19)

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Next Episode: Apt Pupil (1998), starring Ian McKellen and Brad Renfro.

Ep. 181 Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption from Different Seasons.

  • Introduction (00:12)
  • Publication history (02:35)
  • Hindsight (06:02)
  • Redemption and hope (13:03)
  • Dark Tower Thinnies (20:06)
  • Yuck-King it Up (26:14)
  • Fun Stuff (27:40)
  • Other Worlds than These (32:24)
    • Jay: Skyfall, starring Daniel Craig as James Bond, Javier Bardem, and Judi Dench. Directed by Sam Mendes.
    • Sean: Down Cemetery Road, based on the novel by Mick Herron. Starring Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson.
  • Outro (37:04)

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Next Episode: Join us as we cover the 1994 movie The Shawshank Redemption, directed by Frank Darabont and starring Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, and Clancy Brown.