Summary: Hello and welcome to episode 150! This week we discuss 'The Thing' (2011). We also talk about John Carpenter's 'The Thing' (1982) and how these two fit together. Our GiGo segment this weeks features AMC's shows 'Immortalized' and 'Freakshow', 'The Following', and the new 'Hannibal' TV series. Thanks for joining us! The Thing (2011) R 103 minutes This terrifying prequel to John Carpenter's 1982 classic of the same name tells the story of a team of Norwegian scientists who find an alien ship frozen in Antarctica. When the organism inside awakens, blood flows across the frozen landscape. Leading the group is pilot Carter (Joel Edgerton), who allies with paleontologist Kate Lloyd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) in a desperate attempt to rally the paranoid workers to combat the deadly threat. 'The Thing' trailer (2011)... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txjm94GnrPA John Carpenter's 'The Thing' trailer (1982)... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouZkkIsLiNg 'Immortalized' (on AMC) trailer... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhsbGl7Ar3Y 'Immortalized' - Meet Takeshi Yamada http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iLUTs-KSXI Inside 'Freakshow' (on AMC)... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcETnbiz48A 'Hannibal' (NBC) TV series trailer... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZYtRHLX0hA 'The Following' Joe Carroll... All of this sounds great, but the show just doesn't pull it off... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyAtZrBDZdc Please message us any opinions!
