GHOSTWOOD 096: "On the Air: Episode 1.5" Is Up!

 
"Now, that's what I call...entertainment."
-- Bud E. Budwaller, On the Air: "Episode 1.5"

It is happening again...My co-host with the most Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast!  In this episode, we celebrate Twin Peaks' 31st Anniversary, pay tribute to the late Walter Olkewicz, and discuss "Episode 1.5", the third and final transmitted episode of the short-lived ABC sitcom On the Air from 1992, written by Mark Frost and featuring Ian Buchanan as Lester Guy, Miguel Ferrer as Bud E. Budwaller, and David L. Lander as Valdja Gochktch!

LET'S ROCK!

In this episode, Xan and I discuss things like both of us talking longer before our podcast than the actual podcast itself, my voice turning into Barry White's, Kim Carnes' "Bette Davis Eyes", actually recording on Twin Peaks' anniversary day, ABC's weird decision to air the pilot of Twin Peaks right after America's Funniest Home Videos, everyone needing to give Xan music for her upcoming 45th birthday, paying tribute to Walter Olkewicz, Richard Beymer & Russ Tamblyn appearing in West Side Story, the obscure '80s Dungeons & Dragons TV series Wizards and Warriors, The Bermuda Depths. Chuck McCann on Far Out Space Nuts, Anne Bloom as Parker Lewis' mom on Parker Lewis Can't Lose, the Blue Beetle on The Electric Company, Buster Keaton, the Doctor Who parody The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot, Lester flirting with Sylvia Hudson, Betty's stuffed dog tissue box holder, Budwaller chosing to focus the camera on Mr. Peanuts crying, the entire cast singing the Mr. Peanuts song, Xan's old mixtapes, Jesse Jackson vomiting during the recording of Next Stop Everywhere, Xan having a panic attack thinking about Captain Jack Harkness buried alive, where you can watch the 1993 David Lynch anthology series Hotel Room, Xan obsessing over the new Mystery Science Theater 3000 Kickstarter, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks for Episode 097, as Xan and I discuss "Tricks", the first episode of the HBO series Hotel Room from 1993, directed by David Lynch and featuring Harry Dean Stanton as Moe Boca, Freddie Jones as Lou Holchak, and Glenne Headly as Darlene!

GHOSTWOOD 095: "On the Air: Episode 1.3" Is Up!

"Let's get down on our hands and knees and look for Professor Answer's I.Q."
-- Bud E. Budwaller, On the Air: "Episode 1.3"

It is happening again...My co-host with the most Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast!  In this episode, we discuss "Episode 1.3", the second transmitted episode of the short-lived ABC sitcom On the Air from 1992, written by Robert Engels and featuring Ian Buchanan as Lester Guy, Miguel Ferrer as Bud E. Budwaller, David L. Lander as Valdja Gochktch, and Tracey Walter as Billy "Blinky" Watts!

LET'S ROCK!

In this episode, Xan and I discuss things like my waiting for my first COVID vaccination shot, paying tribute to the late Jessica Walter from Archer, Xan having the Vision Quest DVD and soundtrack album on vinyl, wrestling being a big deal in Xan's family, Gary Busey playing a version of Robert Blake on Law & Order, ABC not airing the second produced episode of On the Air, Lester suddenly really hating Betty, what happened in the unaired "Episode 1.2", Jack Fisk as the episode's director, Ken Jennings on Jeopardy, Dr. Joyce Brothers winning The $64,000 Question, Valdja butchering "Winner Takes All" as "Winnar Tuckus Ull", Congress and the 1950s Quiz Show scandals, guest star Richard Riehle as Tom Symkowski in Office Space and Principal Ed Rooney on the Ferris Bueller TV show, Blinky intentionally sabotaging Professor Answer with a screeching noise, the Amberjack's automatic pipe connector spitting out chunks of sheared metal, McGonigle acting like a dog, the My Very Elegant Mother Just Served Us Nine Pickles mnemonic to remember the order of planets in our solar system, the episode-long setup for the "Out, damned spot, out" gag at the end, Levar Burton on Roots, Star Trek: The Next Generation and Reading Rainbow, why Xan and I need to do the Judge Judy show, Senator Joseph McCarthy and the Communist witch-hunts of the 1950s, DJ Nik being our consultant on all things Judaic, Xan's praise for EC Comics publisher William Gaines, Al Jaffee's Mad magazine fold-ins, people making it their business to fixate on other people's business, social progress changes taking place in the long term, being appreciative of our listeners who listened to our first On the Air discussion, my pitching Xan six movies for Drunk Cinema that she hasn't watched before, Xan's upcoming appearance on Next Stop Everywhere to discuss "The Three Doctors", our reaction to Tom Baker appearing in "The Day of the Doctor", and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks for Episode 096, as Xan and I discuss "Episode 1.5", the third and final transmitted episode of On the Air from 1992, featuring Ian Buchanan as Lester Guy, Miguel Ferrer as Bud Budwaller, David L. Lander as Valdja Gochktch, and Tracey Walter as Billy "Blinky" Watts!

GHOSTWOOD 094: "On the Air: The Lester Guy Show" Is Up!

 
"She's not a dim bulb, she's a blown-out fuse."
-- Bud E. Budwaller, On the Air: "The Lester Guy Show"

It is happening again...My co-host with the most Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast!  In this episode, we discuss "The Lester Guy Show", the pilot episode of the short-lived ABC sitcom On the Air from 1992, directed by David Lynch and introducing Ian Buchanan as Lester Guy, Miguel Ferrer as Bud E. Budwaller, David L. Lander as Valdja Gochktch, and Tracey Walter as Billy "Blinky" Watts!

LET'S ROCK!

In this episode, Xan and I discuss things like Xan challenging me to come up with a good movie she hasn't seen, my not having seen On the Air for almost 30 years, how Xan and I recorded and labelled VHS tapes back in the day, networks not airing sitcoms at 10 o'clock, the old comedy trope of making fun of foreigners who can't speak English properly, America not cornering the market on xenophobia, Lester Guy drinking a low-rent Screwdriver, Marvin Kaplan as Uncle Pooch in Wild at Heart, the Six Degrees of Jack Nance, Teri Copley in the '80s sitcom We Got It Made, Xan identifying with Ruth Trueworthy, conjoined twins The Hurry-Up Twins, Snaps the dog being dragged against will to eat Wellbee Snaps dog food, the Zoblotnick Hotline Phone, Betty singing "The Bird in the Tree", Mark Frost and David Lynch essentially dropping Dick Tremayne and Albert Rosenfield into On the Air, whether On the Air is in the same fictional TV universe as Twin Peaks, physical comedy being a lost art, television changing with the M*A*S*H chicken episode, the Robert Redford film Quiz Show, Night Court bringing in oddballs of the week, why On the Air probably wouldn't have lasted long even if it wasn't buried by ABC, David Lynch being willing to step out of his comfort zone, everyone hating Chad, my being jealous of Xan's memory, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks for Episode 095, as Xan and I discuss "Episode 1.3", the second aired episode of On the Air from 1992, featuring Ian Buchanan as Lester Guy, Miguel Ferrer as Bud Budwaller, David L. Lander as Valdja Gochktch, and Tracey Walter as Billy "Blinky" Watts!

GHOSTWOOD 093: "The Straight Story" Is Up!

 
"Well, they may be mad.  I don't think they're mad enough to want to lose you, or your little problem."
"I don't know about that."
"Well, of course, neither do I, but a warm bed and a roof sounds a mite better than eating a hot dog on a stick with an old geezer that's travelling on a lawnmower."
-- Alvin Straight and Crystal, The Straight Story

It is happening again...My co-host with the most Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast!  In this episode, we discuss The Straight Story, the 1999 biographical road drama film directed by David Lynch, starring Richard Farnsworth as Alvin Straight, Sissy Spacek as Rose Straight, Everett McGill as Tom, and Harry Dean Stanton as Lyle Straight!

LET'S ROCK!

In this episode, Xan and I discuss things like David Lynch directing a G-rated movie released by Disney, David Lynch's love of slow-moving old people and people hanging out in lawn chairs, The Station Agent, firefighter training being a spectator sport, Alvin giving advice to people he meets, Alvin going through all the trouble to drive a lawnmower across Iowa to see his brother instead of taking the bus or letting someone else drive him there, Alvin's white privilege, Alvin's awkward moment of eating deer in front of deer statues, Xan not being able to eat bacon in front of Piglet at Disney World, Harry Dean Stanton making Xan cry, Sissy Spacek being David Lynch's sister-in-law at one time, ranking Burt Reynolds movies, Ohio's opioid crisis, Xan being weirded out that she will never see her own skeleton, Alvin auditioning to be a Woodsman, what happened to Alvin after reuniting with his brother, Xan's chair dying, Xan getting news fatigue from the O.J. trial, the greatness of Battle Royale, Hollywood's patronizing elitism towards middle America, Xan returning to Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast, the Superman & Lois pilot, Xan and I being able to have a two-hour conversation about anything, my trying to find 30 minutes in my schedule to watch The Muppet Show, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks for Episode 094, as Xan and I discuss "The Lester Guy Show", the first episode of On the Air from 1992, directed by David Lynch and featuring Ian Buchanan as Lester Guy, Miguel Ferrer as Bud Budwaller, David L. Lander as Valdja Gochktch, and Tracey Walter as Billy "Blinky" Watts!

GHOSTWOOD 092: "Lost Highway" Is Up!

 
"Don't tailgate!  Don't you fucking ever tailgate!  Do you know how much space is needed to stop a car traveling at 35 miles per hour?  Six car lengths!  Six fuckin' car lengths!  That's a hundred and six fuckin' feet, mister!  If I had to stop suddenly, you woulda hit me! I want you to get a fuckin' driver's manual, and I want you to study that motherfucker!  And I want you to obey the the goddamn rules of the road!  Fifty-fuckin' thousand people were killed on the highways last year 'cause of fuckin' assholes like you!  Tell me you're gonna get a manual!"
-- Mr. Eddy, Lost Highway

It is happening again...My co-host with the most Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast!  In this episode, we discuss Lost Highway, the 1997 Neo-noir film co-written and directed by David Lynch, starring Bill Pullman as Fred Madison, Patricia Arquette as Renee Madison & Alice Wakefield, Balthazar Getty as Pete Dayton, Robert Blake as Mystery Man, and Robert Loggia as Mr. Eddy!

LET'S ROCK!

In this episode, Xan and I discuss things like Xan using the pandemic to avoid social obligations, David Lynch having multiple wives, Balthazar Getty's father being kidnapped and held for ransom, Lost Highway being the last film for three actors, the movie Slackers, Bill Pullman not being well-cast as Fred Madison, Robert Blake as Mickey in The Little Rascals movie shorts, Robert Blake being tried for the murder of his second wife, Robert Loggia's amazing scene unloading on a tailgater, Annette O'Toole being the best thing in Superman III, Gary Busey playing Buddy Holly in The Buddy Holly Story, David Lynch having a thing for musicians like Henry Rollins and Marilyn Manson, Michael Massee accidentally killing Brandon Lee during the filming of The Crow, the great Lost Highway soundtrack, Xan actually seeing Lost Highway in the theater during its three-week run, Lost Highway being partially inspired by the O.J. Simpson murder case, the inspiration for the "Dick Laurent is dead" intercom incident, Robert Blake designing the look of his Mystery Man character, Robert Loggia's profanity-laden rant for not being cast as Frank Booth in Blue Velvet, Mads Mikkelsen vs. Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter, wondering if Fred time-travelled to tell himself that Dick Laurent was dead, Renee and Alice being the cause of Fred and Pete's problems, Lost Highway being a complete circular loop, guys being all about the now, wondering why the desert cabin explodes in reverse, DJ Nik and I talking WandaVision on The Fandom Zone Podcast, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks for Episode 093, as Xan and I discuss The Straight Story, the 1999 biographical road drama film directed by David Lynch, starring Richard Farnsworth as Alvin Straight, Sissy Spacek as Rose Straight, Harry Dean Stanton as Lyle Straight, and Everett McGill as Tom!

GHOSTWOOD 091: "Wild at Heart" Is Up!

 
"Did I ever tell ya that this here jacket represents a symbol of my individuality and my belief in personal freedom?"
"About fifty thousand times."
-- Sailor Ripley and Lula Pace Fortune, Wild at Heart

It is happening again...My co-host with the most Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast!  In this episode, we discuss Wild at Heart, the 1990 romantic crime film written and directed by David Lynch, starring Nicolas Cage as Sailor Ripley, Laura Dern as Lula Pace Fortune, Diane Ladd as Marietta Fortune, and Willem Dafoe as Bobby Peru!

LET'S ROCK!

In this episode, Xan and I discuss things like Xan and I being able to talk about almost anything, why Xan wanted to discuss Wild at Heart, David Lynch and Crispin Glover's quirkiness not meshing with one another, Bobby Peru belonging to Frank Booth's side of the family, Sailor and Lula being a white-trash Bonnie and Clyde, David Lynch not liking Barry Gifford's ending for the book, Xan meeting Crispin Glover, Mr. Wint in Diamonds Are Forever, running down the various Twin Peaks actors appearing in Wild at Heart, Lynch making Wild at Heart after filming the Twin Peaks pilot, Nicolas Cage asking Lynch if he could wear a snakeskin jacket in the film, more explicit erotic scenes between Sailor and Lula that didn't make the movie, people walking out of early test screenings, people becoming numb to movie violence after Pulp Fiction, the MPAA planning to give Wild at Heart an X rating unless cuts were made, the Chris Isaak song "Wicked Game", Cicely Tyson dying, Marietta wanting Sailor to stay away from Lula but hitting on him in a men's restroom, Sailor being the King of Bad Decisions, Sailor committing manslaughter, the speed metal band who plays "Love Me (Treat Me Like a Fool)" while Sailor sings to Lula, Mr. Reindeer being the middleman to arrange contract killings, Marcellus Santos taking Johnnie Farragut off the board, Sherilyn Fenn's scene as a dying automobile accident victim, Nicolas Cage in Raising Arizona, pantyhose being really bad for robbing banks, Willem Dafoe vs. Steve Buscemi, Sailor's Cowardly Lion stuffed animal gift for Pace, Sailor's homophobic insults to gangbangers, Sheryl Lee being the perfect Glinda the Good Witch, Sailor singing "Love Me Tender" to Lula being the perfect ending to the movie, Nicolas Cage capturing the spirit of Elvis Presley, my never eating a candy necklace before, paying tribute to the late Cloris Leachman on Drunk Cinema when we talk Young Frankenstein, the greatest Robert Loggia scene ever in Lost Highway, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week for Episode 092, as Xan and I discuss Lost Highway, the 1997 Neo-noir film co-written and directed by David Lynch, starring Bill Pullman as Fred Madison, Patricia Arquette as Renee Madison/Alice Wakefield, Balthazar Getty as Pete Dayton, Robert Blake as Mystery Man, and Robert Loggia as Mr. Eddy/Dick Laurent!

GHOSTWOOD 090: "Dune (1984)" Is Up!

 
"Your time has come. A storm is coming. Our storm. And when it arrives, it will shake the universe. Emperor...we come for you!"
-- Paul "Muad'Dib" Atreides, Dune (1984)

It is happening again...My co-host with the most Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast!  In this episode, we discuss Dune, the 1984 science fiction film written and directed by David Lynch, starring Kyle MacLachlan as Paul Atreides, Everett McGill as Stilgar, Jürgen Prochnow as Duke Leto Atreides, Francesca Annis as Lady Jessica, Kenneth McMillan as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, and Sting as Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen!

LET'S ROCK!

In this episode, Xan and I discuss things like treasonous insurrection and threats to democracy, Donald Trump making history as the first President of the United States to be impeached twice, Baron Harkonnen's reluctance to engage in a peaceful transfer of power and commit insurrection against the incoming government, our being unapologetic fans of Dune, running down the various Twin Peaks and David Lynch film actors, Stilgar being the Barry White of the Fremen, Jack Nance being miscast as a Harkonnen, comparing the Trump Administration and family with the Harkonnens, Yueh's obsession with killing Baron Harkonnen screwing over House Atreides, looking forward to Dave Bautista as The Beast Rabban, Sting as Dr. Frankenstein in The Bride, Sting's Flying Underpants, John Constantine being physically based on Sting, wondering why Brian Eno only did the "Prophecy Theme", Alejandro Jodorowsky blaming the studio instead of David Lynch for how Dune turned out, moviegoers being given a glossary of Dune terminology before the movie, David Lynch requesting the "Alan Smithee" disavowed credit for the extended versions, Lynch's original plans to adapt Dune Messiah, the studio viewing Dune as "Star Wars for adults", the idea of a David Lynch Star Wars film, the Navigators folding space, the Bene Gesserit sisterhood making their own messiah, wondering why Christopher Walken has never been in a David Lynch project, Paul organizing the Fremen into an insurgent army to take control of Arrakis, our realization that Xan and I were at the same Chris Isaak concert before getting to know one another, finally getting a novelization of Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League, talking Daleks with Xan on Next Stop Everywhere, Xan sleeping through a chunk of Inland Empire, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week for Episode 091, as Xan and I discuss Wild at Heart, the 1990 romantic crime film written and directed by David Lynch, starring Nicolas Cage as Sailor Ripley, Laura Dern as Lula Pace Fortune, Diane Ladd as Marietta Fortune, and Willen Dafoe as Bobby Peru!

GHOSTWOOD 089: "Wounds and Scars" Is Up!

 
"Unfortunately, this little friendly fella is incredibly curious, making him very easy for one to trap.  He is also attracted to bright shiny objects."
"Must be my studs."
"And also, it is amazing, he is particularly attracted to various smells, like, believe it or not, very cheap cologne.  I think he wants to give you a kiss, Dick."
-- Tim Pinkle and Richard "Dick" Tremayne, Twin Peaks: "Wounds and Scars"

It is happening again...My co-host with the most Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast!  In this episode, we celebrate the 4th Anniversary of Ghostwood and provide our commentary for "Wounds and Scars", the seventeenth episode of Twin Peaks Season 2 from 1991, featuring David L. Lander as Tim Pinkle, Ian Buchanan as Dick Tremayne, Billy Zane as John Justice Wheeler, and the introduction of Heather Graham as Annie Blackburn!

LET'S ROCK!

In this episode, Xan and I discuss things like Xan unwrapping a noisy package, the fourth anniversary of Ghostwood, Xan finishing the David Lynch MasterClass, sacrificing a career as a creative artist for eating, the Twin Peaks cast singing "The 12 Days of Christmas", watching "Wounds and Scars" in tribute to the late David Lander, Dick Tremayne being shitty to everyone, Cooper's narration for the "Previously on Twin Peaks" segment, my getting an Instagram comment and like from Adam Miller of Chromatics, Harry being drunk for the entire 6-week show hiatus, Xan buying a replica of Annie's suitcase, wondering how Josie was reduced to a body weight of 65 pounds, Xan rooting for Audrey and John Justice Wheeler, Jones delivering the mystery box to Catherine Martell, Windom Earle creeping on Donna, Pete trying to create a stalemate chess game to keep Windom Earle from killing people, Donna drinking Coke with a straw, Ben being revealed as Donna's biological father, Shelly giving her fantastic "Miss Double R Diner" speech, Michael Ontkean not being good at playing a drunk, Mike looking like two kids wearing a big overcoat to sneak into an R-rated movie, not being down with the Stop Ghostwood movement, Ben trying to convince Catherine that he's changed, Tim pressuring Dick into kissing the pine weasel, wondering why Jones snuck into Harry's bed, the passing of Jeremy Bulloch, Annette O'Toole being the best thing in Superman III, Xan and I watching Die Hard on Drunk Cinema, finally scheduling our discussion of Dune (1984), and more!

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Be sure to come back next month, as Xan and I finally discuss David Lynch's film adaptation of Dune from 1984, featuring Kyle MacLachlan as Paul Atreides, Everett McGill as Stilgar, Alicia Witt as Alia, Jack Nance as Nefud, and Sting as Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen!

GHOSTWOOD 088: "The Elephant Criterion" Is Up!

 
"My life is full because I know I am loved."
-- John Merrick, The Elephant Man

It is happening again...My co-host with the most Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast!  In this episode, we pay tribute to the late David Lander and discuss the 2020 Criterion Collection Blu-Ray release of The Elephant Man, the 1980 historical drama film directed by David Lynch, exploring interviews with David Lynch, Sir John Hurt, producers Mel Brooks and Jonathan Sanger, and more!

LET'S ROCK!

In this episode, Xan and I discuss things like where we've been for the past month, Xan eating poisoned salad, the passing of David Lander and Tim Pinkle, David Lynch's upcoming Netflix TV series Unrecorded Night (Working title: Wisteria), Roger Corman, John Hurt walking onto the set for the first time in full makeup, Xan falling asleep to audiobooks, Don "In a world..." LaFontaine, John Hurt trying to lose himself in his performance of John Merrick because that's the point, the Elephant Man head scaring off a thief trying to rob John Hurt's house, David Lynch writing the script for Ronnie Rocket and how it led to him becoming the director for The Elephant Man, Mel Brooks supporting Lynch from beginning to end, my battle with Xan over who's the most self-deprecating, Xan's Salacious Crumb cat toy, actual hair from Joseph Merrick being embedded in the plaster cast mold of his head, The Silence of the Lambs having a Twin Peaks connection, David Lynch's 1981 interview at the American Film Institute, DVD and Blu-Ray commentaries giving you insight about how a film is made and pulling you out of the movie, Freddie Jones originally thinking Mr. Bytes was a flat character, Lynch not knowing why Dino De Laurentiis called him to direct Dune, John Hurt saying that if you can get to The Elephant Man without being moved, you're someone he doesn't want to know, Xan and I talking Die Hard on Drunk Cinema, Xan not having seen any Lethal Weapon movies, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week for Episode 089, as Xan and I discuss "Wounds and Scars", the seventeenth episode of Twin Peaks Season 2 from 1991, featuring the arrival of Norma's sister Annie, Cooper falling in love, Harry sinking into depression, Catherine receiving a mysterious puzzle box from Thomas Eckhardt, and Tim Pinkle showing a pine weasel to Dick Tremayne!

GHOSTWOOD 087: "The Elephant Man" Is Up!

 
"People are frightened by what they don't understand."
-- John Merrick, The Elephant Man

It is happening again...My co-host with the most Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast!  In this episode, we discuss The Elephant Man, the 1980 historical drama film directed by David Lynch, starring Sir John Hurt as John Merrick, Sir Anthony Hopkins as Frederick Treves, Anne Bancroft as Madge Kendal, and Sir John Gielgud as Francis Carr Gomm!

LET'S ROCK!

In this episode, Xan and I discuss things like The Elephant Man being more upbeat than the first few days after the 2020 Presidential Election, The Elephant Man being completed robbed at the 53rd Academy Awards, "John Merrick" actually being Joseph Merrick, Merrick's conjectured diagnosis of Proteus Syndrome, differences between the film and Merrick's real life, Kenny Baker serenading Xan, Merrick's official cause of death, Reality TV being the modern sideshow experience, Macho Man Randy Savage, wanting to go back in time to watch Mel Brooks watch Eraserhead for the first time, The Elephant Man giving David Lynch more mainstream acceptance by Hollywood, Mel Brooks being uncredited to avoid confusion with Mel's comedic films, Michael Jackson never actually purchasing Merrick's skeleton, John Hurt reprising the War Doctor for Big Finish Productions, Anthony Hopkins in The Lion in Winter, Blazing Saddles vs. Young Frankenstein, Sir John Gielgud in Arthur, Doctor Who connections to The Elephant Man cast, Frederick Treves being the flip side of Mr. Bytes, Brainy Smurf, Mrs. Mothershead calling out Frederick Treves, Lynch indulging his Industrial Porn fetish, wondering if Merrick deliberately killed himself, Xan and I teasing our upcoming new podcast, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks for Episode 088, as Xan and I discuss the Criterion Collection Blu-Ray release of The Elephant Man, the 1980 historical drama film directed by David Lynch, starring Sir John Hurt as John Merrick, Sir Anthony Hopkins as Frederick Treves, Anne Bancroft as Madge Kendal, and Sir John Gielgud as Francis Carr Gomm!

GHOSTWOOD 086: "Sanguinarium" Is Up!

 
"Looks like she took a pretty good shot at you."
"Yes, apparently."
"Nothing that a little plastic surgery won’t patch up though, hunh?"
-- Fox Mulder and Dr. Jack Franklin, The X-Files: "Sanguinarium"

It is happening again...My co-host with the most Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast!  In this episode, we conclude our retrospective of Twin Peaks actors appearing on The X-Files as we discuss "Sanguinarium", the sixth episode of The X-Files Season Four from 1996, featuring David Duchovny as Fox Mulder, Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully, Richard Beymer as Dr. Jack Franklin, and O-Lan Jones as Nurse Rebecca Waite!

LET'S ROCK!

In this episode, Xan and I discuss things like Xan being a bad influence regarding doughnuts, laying out a Twin Peaks doughnut spread, my insides trying to kill me, skipping "Excelsius Dei" in our retrospective, Ben Horne not having sex with Emory Battis, wondering if Ben Horne knew Ike the Spike, watching Vincent Price die in Edward Scissorhands, Rodney Dangerfield in Natural Born Killers, Jessica Alba in Sin City, the backwards "Vanitas Vanitatum" written in blood, the one Twin Peaks actor who appeared on The Simpsons, wiccans complaining about "Sanguinarium", "Home" being the vilest episode of The X-Files ever, Nurse Waite placing pentagrams everywhere, Mulder and Scully using a pentagram on the door of Nurse Waite's house as probable cause to enter, Nurse Waite lying in wait for Dr. Franklin inside a bathtub full of blood, wondering how the Aesthetic Surgery Unit stayed open for business after three murders by three of their doctors, Carrie Fisher in The Blues Brothers, the Moonlighting episode "Atomic Shakespeare", crappy '90s internet, Richard Beymer's big Face-Off peel, Mulder and Scully's completely failing to arrest Clifford Cox, Tipper Gore and the PMRC, Lady Cassandra on Doctor Who, Ghostwood Mail from Holly Mac, Jesse Jackson and DJ Nik, Robert Patrick not reprising John Doggett in The X-Files revival, everybody being sad that we're leaving The X-Files behind, the attack of the CyberJesses, The Elephant Man being a bit of a downer, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks for Episode 087, as Xan and I discuss the new Criterion Collection blu-ray release of The Elephant Man, the 1980 historical drama film by director David Lynch, featuring Sir John Hurt as John Merrick, Sir Anthony Hopkins as Frederick Treves, Anne Bancroft as Madge Kendal, and Sir John Gielgud as Francis Carr Gomm!