Episode 26: The Host (beware of random port-a-potties in New Jersey!)

Clay McCormack of The Pensky File sits down with me to discuss the very gleefully disgusting episode... The Host.

Is that Ralph Macchio? Is that Joe Kubert? (The answer in both cases is no.)

Ultimately, The Host gave Clay and I a lot to discuss, we reflect on the series as a whole...we compare the realities of 90s genre TV to today's serialized "bingeworthy" dramas available for instant gratification on streaming services, and how that affects storytelling.

And we also ask ourselves: would a series like The X-Files "work" in today's sociopolitical climate? How can we view a character like Fox Mulder in today's lens? Is he Alex Jones? Is he a Qanon guy? Or would he naturally reject these things in his quest for ultimate truth above conspiracy lunacy.

It's a rich talk, to be sure.

It's also a very fun talk.

Dig in.

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