LaserDisc Wolfpack Podcast: JOHN CARPENTER LDs (Episode 39 [S3 E04])

The LaserDisc Wolfpack is a collective composed of wild and woolly characters, skilled at hunting LDs and LD-related material. Occasionally, when the moon is full (or it’s a weekend night they have available), they’ll gather in the darkened forest to howl about new LaserDisc acquisitions and a plethora of hot LD topics.
In this episode, the ‘Pack opens the rear door of their stolen Smith’s Grove Sanitarium station wagon and pulls out the entire LaserDiscography of the mighty John Carpenter. Plus, there’s all the usual pickups, hot topics, physical media celebrations and general tomfoolery. It’ll be even more fun than an Antarctic shack filled with Wilford Brimleys.
Returning for this episode are Ryan “Penguin Highway” Cushing, Maxeene the LaserDisc Queen, Luke “Schellack” Cincotta, Chris “Vengeful Ghosts” Haller, and Sam “Santa Claus Assassin” Hatch.
Spooky intro soundtrack audio courtesy of Maxeene & Beardo.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
5:58 John Carpenter LaserDisc Spotlight
2:06:22 John Carpenter Wolfpick Throwdown
2:07:47 Recent LaserDisc Pickups
2:47:10 Hot Topics
3:03:08 Let's Get Physical
3:39:01 Non-LD Recommendations
3:42:11 Luke's "The Batman" IMAX Adventures in Japan
3:54:25 What's Spinning Next?

[@1dbanner]

I'm waiting for John Carpenter's The Covid Fog

[@Culturedog]

Symptoms are short-term memory loss, confusion, difficulty concentrating, and pirate ghosts.

[@J.A.1969]

Recently watched the first pirates movie and while watching it, I couldn’t help myself but keep thinking of The Fog!

[@daveandreahoward8203]

I don't have any laserdiscs. I'm just here for the banter.

[@Culturedog]

That works for us!

[@ryancushing3791]

i love it, sometimes we are too

[@silvervalleystudios2486]

I have one Laserdisc. Pulp Fiction Criterion Collection. I just bought it as a novelty piece. I dont even own a player. Was thinking of getting one but theres risk of breakdown and costly repairs because the technology is now 20 years phased out. Plus laser rot is another risk factor. Having said that I do love the look of LD.

[@plexnbrown760]

Thanks for the banter. Had a 4hr layover in Detroit

[@Culturedog]

That'll be the new name of the show - LaserDisc Wolfpack DTW Special Layover Timekiller Podcast!

[@daveandreahoward8203]

Great show, kids!

[@Culturedog]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@zacharia827]

Woah CD, you put some nitro into that intro!

[@Culturedog]

Haha thanks! Yeah, figured we'd juice it up a bit! Maxeene added all the musical vibes too!

[@1dbanner]

I actually just got the deluxe widescreen Escape From NY LD recently. James Cameron strikes.

[@TJ-Adam]

So this was the first tree free episode this year. It was there...and now it's gone. It really tied the room together.

[@Culturedog]

It's still there. I just put a cardboard standee in front of it with a photo of the wall behind printed on it.

[@plexnbrown760]

John carpenter movies have been a slow acquisition for me I actually bought hd dvd so I could finally watch the thing

[@silvervalleystudios2486]

I have the thing on HD DVD but my player isn't working anymore.

[@plexnbrown760]

@@silvervalleystudios2486 I’m finding cheapest way to get hd dvd ability is hd dvd Xbox drive and windows 7 media center pc if you want to digitize your copy make mkv works with Xbox hd dvd drive on any pc

[@theshadowman1398]

Have luckily quite the few Carpenter’s flicks and actually all exclusively on LD: They Live, Big trouble in little China, Escape from NY & LA and Vampires arrived recently.

[@Culturedog]

I still need to get Vampires. Love the blood-spattered obi!

[@aetc914]

💿

[@arrowthruhead8117]

Jack Burton with red lips....😅

[@Culturedog]

It's all in the reflexes...

[@daveandreahoward8203]

Last!

[@ryancushing3791]

nice

[@plexnbrown760]

Middle

[@ryancushing3791]

first

[@theshadowman1398]

CRT should be left in the past together with cassette tapes and VHS