Hey All You Zombies!!
16
Jun
2019
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by Kris Abel
RoleApp Central, brodcast, Canadian, CTV, journalism, News, Newstalk 1010, podcasts, Radio, Technology, television
A quick glimpse into the different areas of my media career, here’s three show reels for my work in television, radio, and podcasts....
16
Jun
2019
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by Kris Abel
From the podcast I did with Richard Crouse called Hey All You Zombies, here’s two clip collections. The first is a tour of the many, many unusual oddities that populate Richard’s desk and the second a Best Of collection of the inventive show openers we came ...
15
Sep
2013
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by Kris Abel
This week Kris shows off his animated Grumpy Cat shirt, Richard discusses the outrage over Ben Affleck’s Batman casting, and we trade quadruple takes thanks to Patrick Stewart’s masterclass on YouTube. This is the audio-only edition of our weekly Google+ Han...
15
Sep
2013
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by Kris Abel
Back from the D23 con in Anaheim, we discuss the recent creative explosion happening over at Walt Disney that includes fresh new movies, wild animation techniques, apps, and explorative video game worlds. And we talk about the campaign to save drive-in theatres and mark...
12
Aug
2013
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by Kris Abel
We are back from summer break with so much to talk about. Richard shows off the creepy, little doll sent to him AFTER his review of The Conjuring, we compare notes on Shark Week’s outcry-inducing fakery, welcome the new Dr. Who, test out Johnny Depp & Gore Verbinski...
06
Aug
2013
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by Kris Abel
We pull out the survival bag this week for World War Z, both the movie and the book, and for Paula Deen’s cooking which is surprisingly not the reason behind her troubles with the Food Network. Plus, Richard gets ready for the new David Bowie exhibit coming to the...
23
Jul
2013
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by Kris Abel
As World War Z approaches, Richard puts together a collection of little-known zombie movies and we discuss our new lack of privacy with agencies like the NSA listening in, Microsoft’s new mad used game rules for the Xbox One, and the many actors who have played Su...
06
Jun
2013
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by Kris Abel
Richard Crouse’s birthday vacation in New York means that we skipped a week, but also that he has some cool stores to share about close-up magic, Alan Cumming’s MacBeth, and rare record shops for this week. We also ponder the After Earth’s monstrous failure in theatres,...
06
Jun
2013
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by Kris Abel
Too many fun things to discuss this week. There’s Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield’s poignant version of Space Oddity, the one-and-only Mr. Spock (but wait there’s two now), the odd attacks aimed at Angelina Jolie’s mastectomy, and Queen guitarist Brian May’s creative ...
11
May
2013
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by Kris Abel
As we post this, Cody Wilson’s 3D Printed Pistol file has been downloaded more than 100,000 times. This week we touch upon what is surely a complex and unpredictable news. We also enjoy the way Ray Harryhausen has been remembered this week, offer impressions of Iron Man...
03
May
2013
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by Kris Abel
We have a fantastic show for you this week. Richard will take you through Night of the Living Dead Live, the Romero-sanctioned stage play based on the classic film, Kris endorses The Nightjar, an audio-only game starring Benedict Cumberbatch, and we discuss the way fan ...
18
Apr
2013
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by Kris Abel
We start off with some bad behaviour this week as Richard tackles the zeal news reporters have in giving bad information during tragic events, Kris compares his relationship to cheating as a gamer to Richard’s as someone who doesn’t play games, and finally we salute the...
09
Apr
2013
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by Kris Abel
Richard’s childhood hero, magician and psychological illusionist Peter Reveen, is the focus of our chat this week along with Jurassic Park 4’s feather-riffling controversy, more on Richard’s meeting with The Walking Dead’s Glen Mazzara, and Kris tells a story about “an ...
05
Apr
2013
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by Kris Abel
Glen Mazzara, Executive Producer & Showrunner for this past season’s The Walking Dead is a guest this week on Richard’s Entertainment Extra radio show on Newstalk 1010 (airing this Saturday at 4:30pm). Have a listen and find out how Glen Mazzara went from being a ho...
02
Apr
2013
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by Kris Abel
It’s been our most popular topic and so we’re devoting an entire episode to the Season 3 finale of The Walking Dead. It’s been a whirl of redneck redemption, psychopathic nuttiness, and a taut moment involving monkey toes and pliers. Too bad we’re going to have to wait ...
20
Mar
2013
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by Kris Abel
Again the Walking Dead scores another impressive episode, this time a tense cat-and-mouse chase between a Terminator-esque Governor and fan-hated Andrea. Richard also serves up a review of the new series Bates Motel and Kris explores De-Extinction, a topic the consuming...
12
Mar
2013
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by Kris Abel
We put The Governor to our zombie polygraph machine this week to make sense of his Walking Dead lies, celebrate the release of David Bowie’s new album (have you heard it yet?), and mark Douglas Adams’ 61st birthday by delving into his Last Chance To See. Thi...
05
Mar
2013
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by Kris Abel
We explore the continuing theme of madness in the Walking Dead this week plus Richard shares his chat with actor James Cromwell and Kris contemplates a recent UFO hoax that didn’t quite play out the way it’s creator imagined. This is the audio-only version of our weekly...
26
Feb
2013
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by Kris Abel
Getting the Oscars to connect with modern times is a tough challenge.Richard discusses how Seth MacFarlane and the Academy did this year. Plus we explore how The Walking Dead is handling the story arcs for Rick and Andrea, and Kris asks the big questions about the rise ...
23
Feb
2013
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by Kris Abel
We go in-depth on The Walking Dead after this week’s “Whoa, did you see that?” episode. Richard explores the use of Big Data in predicting the Oscars and Kris shares the details on a modern day hoax similar to the infamous Fiji Mermaid. This is the audio edition of our ...
23
Feb
2013
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by Kris Abel
That time when AMC took over Toronto’s Union Station with the Walking Dead? We have pictures and tales to share. While weather & travel conspired to keep Richard from seeing this week’s Walking Dead, we still talk about it. Plus, Richard shares the worst-reviewed re...
23
Feb
2013
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by Kris Abel
We celebrate the birthdays of both George Romero and Alice Cooper this week as we prepare for the return of The Walking Dead (and the cool event happening at Union Station this week), plus our zombie love for Warm Bodies, and the gadget review that brought down the CES ...
23
Feb
2013
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by Kris Abel
Crouse Vs. Coulton Vs. Glee. Kris gets Richard to weigh in on the cover song protest going on between the indie sing and the Fox Network. Plus, wishing Ron Jeremy well, taking the Grumpy Cat position on the new BlackBerry, suing the Wachowskis, and hoping Steven Soderbe...
23
Feb
2013
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by Kris Abel
This week we talk about Richard’s Grumpy Cat/Tommy Lee Jones Meme, the love Toronto has for actor Anil Kapoor, the Edwardian Ball & IBM’s Stempunk trend prediction, a horrible reviewer’s card scam, and Richard Garriot’s incredible Britannia House collection. This is...
23
Feb
2013
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by Kris Abel
In our first episode for the new year we celebrate both David Bowie’s 66th birthday AND the arrival of a new song from the man, who has been quiet for far too long. Plus, we discuss the perfect replica you can own from 2001: A Space Odyssey, movies you should avoid, and...
22
Feb
2013
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by Kris Abel
Kris’ pet monkey Darwin joins the show this week as he and Richard discuss the Ikea Monkey story from the news and the Golden Globe nominations. Richard also gets into The Hobbit’s use of a new frame rate, and Kris salutes Patrick Moore who holds the record as the longe...
22
Feb
2013
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by Kris Abel
Is 3D Printing the next hobby to change the world? Is all the hype over Kate Middleton’s baby real or is the world merely pretending to be interested? We pose those questions this week while diving into our two new obsessions – taking a one-way trip to Mars to be ...
21
Feb
2013
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by Kris Abel
Richard talks about his experience hosting a night with Judd Apatow and shares his delight with the quirky lives of British cider drinkers (a dangerous drink!) while Kris discusses a new milestone in synthetic beef and an two robot fighting shows set to debut next year ...
21
Feb
2013
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by Kris Abel
We’re hopped up on Twinkies and ready to kill this week as Richard discusses the web mani in effect over the potential loss of Hostess snacks, Linday Lohan’s attempt to play Elizabeth Taylor, and how the Internet allows the The Rolling Stones to bad again. Kris asks if ...
20
Feb
2013
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by Kris Abel
Ring, ring. We pick up the call on Walking Dead this week, Richard shares insights from Monty Python’s Terry Jones, Kris reminds you why Goldfinger is great, and we discuss the terrible cancelation of TVO’s Saturday Night at the Movies and the rapid loss of culturally i...
20
Feb
2013
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by Kris Abel
This week we reel from the after effects of a particularly harrowing episode of AMC’s the Walking Dead, discuss some of the bizarre prediction practices for the US election, discuss the resurrection of Master Chief for Halo 4, and Kris explains why he’ll never wear a ne...
20
Feb
2013
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by Kris Abel
It’s our Halloween episode. We reveal how many calories you can burn watching classic horror moves, tell you if that new James Bond exhibit at the TIFF Lightbox is worth going to, share some shivers about Hurricane Sandy, and explore Kris’ favourite animatronics company...
19
Feb
2013
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by Kris Abel
It’s a spooky show-and-tell episode as Richard offers a tour of the different skulls he has grinning from his walls while Kris opens up a box of “Zombie Take-Out” he picked up at the Toronto Zombie Walk. If you’re looking for some horror movies to watch for Halloween Ri...
19
Feb
2013
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by Kris Abel
Is it bad luck to discuss your superstitions out loud? We’ll find out this week as Richard shares his own ritual and habits from childhood while Kris describes some of the shocking and wild experiments done with fears in science. Plus, George Romero’s Land of the Dead, ...
19
Feb
2013
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by Kris Abel
This week we wonder how Frankenweenie, a great film for kids, didn’t connect with audiences and do well at the box office. Kris shows off a Halloween app that will bring your shirt to life, Richard talks about his visit to Obscura in New York, and we discuss the idea of...
17
Feb
2013
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by Kris Abel
What lengths have you gone to see a movie? This week Richard describes the time he hitchhiked 200 miles just to see Tommy. We discuss the campaign to get George Romero a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Heart & Stroke Foundation’s Zombie Dance, and Kris gives...
17
Feb
2013
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by Kris Abel
We take a look at the new trend in “Zombie Experiences” being offered alongside horror rides for this year’s Halloween season. Plus Richard talks about one-hit wonders, Justin Timberlake’s odd investment in the new MySpace, and Kris solved a crime from the headlines. Mu...
16
Feb
2013
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by Kris Abel
Richard is really, really impressed with The Master, the film that stars Joaquin Pheonix and may (or may not) be about the start of Scientology, plus we talk about dream houses, movie lines, and a myth about David Cronenberg that Kris remembers catching as a little boy....
16
Feb
2013
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by Kris Abel
It’s all about the Toronto International Film Festival this week as we delve into both the past and present to share stories and discuss why this particular film festival has become on of the most important in the world. As a professional reviewer, interviewer, and pres...
16
Feb
2013
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by Kris Abel
We touch upon several movies this week, from the Oogieloves, now considered the “worst movie opening”, Compliance and it’s link to some behavioural experiments of the 60’s, and Possession which was the surprise box office hit this past weekend. Plus we celebrate the ret...
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