The CCD Podcast: Episode #50!!! -The CCD Film Club Presents Our "Predator" Commentary Track (With Video !!!)

Five long years ago I started Cultural Compulsive Disorder, and I had a vision. I wanted my blog to be HUGE right away. I wanted to be Topless Robot, Cal's Cave of Cool, Freddy In Space or Super Punch... but without all the hard work that the guys that put those sites together had put in. I wanted it THEN... and I WANTED IT QUICK. But that is not how it works. So I busted my ass trying to load up this blog with content. 5-7 posts a day, 25-35 posts a week. Covering NY Comic Con, throwing events, making connects.... reaching out to a bunch of the guys that ran the sites above (whattup Cal & Johnny!) so that I can get some pointers. I tried to surround myself with a kick ass team of co-contributors who all believed in our brand and making it huge. And then I wrote this on Facebook:

Yup... I had a feeling we can achieve big things. Guess I was right! (more after the jump)

Then one day one of my CCD Co-Conspirators Rob Martin told me he had an idea for a podcast. I told him I was down, and met up with another CCD contributor Jeff Bond to record our first show. We went into Rob's basement, and what I saw was AMAZING!!! Rob had set up a mini studio with top notch equipment, and there were retro toys and collectibles EVERYWHERE! We IMMEDIATELY dubbed it the CCD NERD CAVE, and recorded our first two shows. That was a little over a year ago. Now here we are.... 50 FULL EPISODES LATER (with a bunch of mini .5 episodes as well) and the blog is BLOWING UP! Not to mention we have launched The CCD Art & Supply Co., an art collective that sells prints online and throws live art shows all over NYC (click here and buy some art!) . And the blog is still getting over 5,000 hits a day! We are not where we want to be yet... but we sure are getting close! 

So with this special 50TH EPISODE we decided to do something a bit different and we recorded our first ever DVD commentary as "The CCD Film Club" (it was actually a VHS commentary... like an Izod Bucket hat, we so old school!). We chose the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger classic film "Predator". So check us out below, we have both an audio commentary track for you to sink up with a DVD/Blu Ray/VHS and play alongside... and we also have a video account of the whole experience, capturing Rob, the lovely Alicia Gomes, and I watching and commenting on the film. Rob truly outdid himself with this one! There is even a "picture in picture" to see the film in the corner as you see our mugs on the couch... CRAZY! This is so cool, and we hope to do more in the future. CCD... getting bigger and better with each step we take!

So enjoy this little experiment and let us know what you think.... should we do more? What should we do next? Holla at us! Thanks for making this past 5 years so dope... and here is to another 500 more! You down with CCD? Yeah, you know me!!!!

Your Fearless Leader,

MIKE D
Founder, Cultural Compulsive Disorder  

PS- THANKS TO ROB MARTIN FOR MAKING THE CCD PODCAST POSSIBLE... There is no podcast without you my man!  I LOVE YA BROTHER!!!!

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The CCD Podcast: Episode #49 - The Best "Glimpse" Movies Ever or "I Wish I Were BIG!"

"Glimpse" movies are movies that take a step back from reality and allow the characters involved a chance to explore their lives through alternate events... think "A Christmas Carol" or "Big". The characters are given a new set of circumstances and then are left to ponder: Is life better in this new reality, or is it worse? These movies can come with different plot devices or themes, but the goal is for the characters to evaluate themselves and their life an ultimately APPRECIATE what they have! So we decided to take a look back at some of the greatest "Glimpse" movies that have ever existed. Enjoy the awesome episode featuring Jedi Rob, Alicia, and Mike D after the jump...


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The CCD Podcast: Episode #48 - The Best Pop-Culture Duos of the 1980s or "Whose Ready For CCD's 3rd Art Show???"

It is that time again folks, The CCD Art & Supply Co. is throwing our 3rd live art show and the topic this time is dope! A Fine Pair: Pop Culture Duos of the 80s will feature 15 amazing art pieces from local NY artists who have picked their favorite "pair" or "duo" of the 1980s. It could be music, movies, or TV... or anything else for that matter! So the ultimate podcast duo of Jedi Rob & Mike D sit down and scroll through all the properties that were hit on by the artists, previewing the show. We also talk up a bunch of the duos who didn't make the cut! Another great look back in time by The CCD Podcast! Enjoy it after the jump...



Here is the event flyer with all the information, all of the pieces will be up for sale on 4/11/15:

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Inspector Gadget Returns Via Netflix... Oh Boy!

Netflix is pretty amazing, and their original programming has been pretty spot on over the past few months. House of Cards Season 3 was boss, Marco Polo was pretty great, and The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is fucking hilarious. But their newest foray into exclusive programming has 80 babies like myself kind of excited. Inspector Gadget was one of my favorite cartoons as a kid, you just had to love the goofiness of it. It reminded me a lot of the Pink Panther movies starring Peter Sellers. Penny and Brain the dog were the real detectives, while bumbling Inspector Gadget meandered around NOT solving crimes. Dr. Claw was an amazing villain, and who didn't love all the cool stuff the Inspector had in his hat/coat arsenal? A Helicopter Hat... wait, what? This show was fantastic. A few years back in Australia a company called DHX Media created a new series of cartoons continuing the story, and Netflix has acquired the complete series for exclusive streaming. I am not to big of a fan of the CGI cartoons nowadays, but I am willing to give it a shot... I owe it to my 5 year old self. Check out a few stills after the jump, and tell us what you think about this new incarnation...

The CCD Podcast: Episode #47 - The Wrestlemania 31 Preview or "C'mon Cena.... Will You Just Turn Heel Already?!?"

Wrestlemania is here baby... #31 to be exact! So who better to run down the card and all that is going down in anticipation of the big show than Jedi Rob, Joey Esq and the one and only Steve Resk from the SRG Universe Super Show Wrestling Unpredictable Card Game! These guys know their wrestling, and they ain't afraid to talk about it. So sit back and take a listen to the gang chop it up.... enjoy!

  
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The CCD Podcast: Episode #46 - The Best Bars in Pop Culture or 'Bottoms Up... It's Time To Get... Get Your Drink On!

With St. Patrick's Day right around the corner and our good friends over at the Irish Haven gearing up to serve 150+ pounds of Corned Beef and Cabbage FOR FREE to their Brooklyn customers we thought it was only right to focus an episode of the podcast on the best bars and bar scenes in pop culture history. Movie bars, TV bars, bars in songs... there is a spot for every watering hole that you can remember! This was a fun episode to record... a boozy one too! Jedi Rob, Mike D, and the lovely Alicia Gomes POUR over all the selections (see what I did there.... pour... hehehehe) in the latest installment of The CCD Podcast. Bottoms up... have a healthy and happy St. Pats! If you happen to be in Sunset Park, Brooklyn on March 17th make sure you stop in to fill your belly with free grub and a pint of the best Guinness in Brooklyn. Tell Matt that CCD sent ya! Enjoy the ep after the jump....


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The CCD Podcast: Episode #45 - "In Defense Of..." Vol. 2 or "Trust Us, Not Rotten Tomatoes.... This Movie Is A Classic!"

We are barreling towards our big Episode #50 EXTRAVAGANZA and we are very excited, so this week we decided to re-visit one of the more popular topics of an early episode and see if lightning can strike twice. In our previous "In Defense Of..." episode of the show Jedi Rob (Ghostbusters 2), Mike D (Michael Bay) and Joey Esq (Return of the Jedi) each laid out a perfectly crafted argument extolling the merits of their above clients.Ya see, a movie/director/actor-actress doesn't necessarily have to be BAD or A BOMB to be defended. Nope.... in this age of Internet trolling even classic films get a bum rap on certain aspects. Afterward compelling arguments were made, and lots of chatter occurred with people over the 'Net about our opinions. So we are going back to do it again... Jedi Rob (Super Mario Brothers: The Movie), Mike D (Hudson Hawk), and Tommy Lombardozzi (Last Action Hero) all go to bat for things that they love but others may loathe. It was another great episode! Check it out after the jump....


Stay tuned here for more information on our big Episode #50 celebration to come, as well as future live art shows from The CCD Art & Supply Co.

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