The CCD Podcast - Episode #54: The Game of Thrones Season Wrap-Up or "Burn/Stab/Behead... The End Of Westeros As We Have Known It!"

'Game of Thrones' has been one of the CCD staff's favorite shows since its inception several years ago. Very rarely has a ensemble drama made so many characters expendable and actually gone through with their killing and tough situations for EVERYONE involved. Literally, no one is safe in the books of George R.R. Martin... and we are coming to find out that they are even less safe within the realm of the HBO TV adaption. Up until this point, the show has, pretty much, stayed in line with the first few books this season,however, took some wild turns that even that hardest hardcore readers of 'The Song of Ice & Fire' books didn't anticipate. HBO has probably come to grips with the fact that Martin may not EVER finish his epic series (we have been waiting on Book 6 in the series since BEFORE the show started, and Season 5 just ended!) If he does, it will be long passed the time in which it will be necessary  info for show adaption purposes. So, it seems HBO will be taking it their own way. But honestly, who can say they saw coming the return of Dothraki...the walk of shame Cersei had to take...the unfortunate situation for Mycella...or even the Night's Watch getting all Julius Caesar with  Jon Snow? Nobody.... and that is what makes this show so great! So jump into Episode #54 of the CCD Podcast with Jedi Rob & the lovely Alicia Gomes and hear their thoughts on the situations stemming from last night's powerful Season 5 finally. Get in there....


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The CCD Podcast: Episode #53 - The Current State of Marvel or "Make Mine Marvel... All Day, Everyday!"

Make Mine Marvel... this was the rallying cry throughout the 70s/80s/90s from the biggest comic company in the game. Before Image shook up the comic world... before DC made a comeback... before all that, Marvel was on top of the world. And then the bad times came. The low book sales. the systematic selling off of the movie rights to their roster of characters. The impending bankruptcy. The leather clad hero outfits of the 90s. It got real bad in ole Marvel-ville. Rock bottom bad. And then... well, and then they got their shit together. They took one of the properties that they still had the rights to, Iron Man (not exactly the biggest tier character) and made a movie, A FANTASTIC MOVIE. This was one of the best comic films ever. And it began... the rebuild. Into the monster franchise money maker that we all know and love. Books sales went up. Making each and every movie work no matter who is in it (and not having their TOP TIER characters back). Being acquired by Disney. Huge... HUGER than everyone could have ever expected. TV shows. Netflix shows. A talking Raccoon and a Tree leading the highest grossing movie of the year. Yup, Marvel is on top of the world. So Jedi Rob & Mike D breakdown the current state of affairs over at the house that Jack Kirby & Stan Lee built. Enjoy our recap on all that has come, and all we have to look forward to... MAKE MINE MARVEL!!!!

 Here are a few last minute pics released by Marvel for upcoming character tweaks that will hit the Marvel Comic Universe after Secret Wars runs it course.... interesting, no?

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The CCD Podcast: Episode #52 - Wrestlers in the Movies or "What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen "The Marine Part 7"? What Are You Waiting For?"

Wrestling played a huge role in most nerds lives back in the 70s/80s/90s and is still really popular today. The WWF/WWE, WCW, NWA, ECW and other organizations all gave us some memorable characters to cheer and jeer over the years. But some of those performers were lucky enough to expand their careers beyond the squared circle and branch out into acting... well, lets just say that they were in some movies (not much ACTING really taking place in most of these roles!). Some are no brainers, like Hulk Hogan in Rocky 3 or Jesse Ventura in Predator. But what about some of the others through the years? Check out wrestling fanatics Jedi Rob, Joey Esq, and The Supershow creator Steve Resk as they go through some of the best (or worst?) roles that wrestlers filled through the years! Episode #52 is up...


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The CCD Podcast Episode #51 - The Mad Max Trilogy Retrospective or "WHO RUN BARTERTOWN? SAY... SAY LOUD... CCD RUNS BARTERTOWN!!! LIFT EMBARGO..."

The trilogy that many claim to have seen but few rarely have FINALLY gets the CCD Retrospective treatment in our newest podcast episode. We count down to the fourth installment of the Mad Max series (Fury Road... out May 15th!) with a look back at the first 3 George Miller classic films. The movie franchise that launched the Australian cinema industry gets fully broken down and discussed by Jedi Rob, Mike D, and filmmaker Leland James... and the Nerd Cave will never be the same!!! We all have a special view of the classic films, and it was real cool to chop it up CCD style in honor of the amazing films Miller has created. Fury Road looks great... but this is where it all began! Check out some cool vintage movie posters, artwork, and other tidbits as well as BOTH an AUDIO & VIDEO version of the podcast after the jump!!!

Who runs BARTERTOWN ??? CCD RUNS BARTERTOWN !!!

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Here are the original movie posters for all three films:

Cool ad for double feature screening:

 Minimalist Mad Max posters from Chung Kong:

The Mad Max Trilogy Minimalist Posters by Chung Kong (they are for sale)

And this Thunderdome inspired music video from 2Pac:



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The CDD Podcast: Episode #50.5 - The Avengers: Age of Ultron Review or "There Are No Strings On Us..."

This past weekend we saw the release of what could be the most profitable movie of the entire year with Avengers: Age of Ultron finally hitting theaters. Joss & the MCU crew did not disappoint, as they brought the noise in what is considered the culmination of phase 2 of the Marvel movies. The whole team is in the house, with some additions, and a boatload of baddies to cause the gang some strife. And lets not forget the piece de resistance: Scarlet Johanson in all her Black Widow GLORY! Mercy, Mercy Me.... but I digress. Jedi Rob, Mike D and special guest of the podcast Leland James take some time to talk about Marvel's latest opus as well as what we feel might be on the way. It was worth the wait, now here us talk it up!



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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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