1980s Now Trailer

Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news.0:00 - Introduction2:55 - Blockbuster Video: The Restaurant?16:30 - The Lost Boys: The Musical28:00 - Dolly Parton: The Musical33:25 - How Steven Spielberg stopped an ET Sequel38:50 - The new Paul Reubens documentary54:25 - Wrap Up and Thank YouBecome a patron at www.patreon.com/1980snowEmail us at will@1980snow.com or kat@1980snow.com.Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow.Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow

3 Feb 57min

Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss why there are no longer songs about working. Before that, the trio reviews current 1980s news.0:00 - Introduction3:20 - Trump appoints 80s icons to made-up ambassadorships16:35 - MOTU x ThunderCats Crossover Figures Coming25:15 - Kelly Clarkson Covered Depeche Mode As Country Song34:30 - ‘The Toxic Avenger’ Reboot Is Finally Coming to Theaters40:12 - Why isn't anyone singing about working anymore?56:35 - Wrap Up and Thank YouBecome a patron at www.patreon.com/1980snowEmail us at will@1980snow.com or kat@1980snow.com.Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow.Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow

27 Jan 59min

Will chats with professor and author Cait McKinney about their book, I Know You Are, but What Am I? In it, Cait explores the cultural legacy of Pee-wee Herman and his beloved cult television show. They show how the “children’s show” perhaps prepares us for some of our current societal challenges, and how queer people relate to Pee-wee now.0:00 - Introduction8:10 - Interview Start50:10 - Wrap-UpBecome a patron at www.patreon.com/1980snowEmail us at will@1980snow.com or kat@1980snow.com.Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow.Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snowGet your copy of I Know You Are, but What Am I? here.

25 Jan 53min

Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news.0:00 - Introduction4:00 - Ke Huy Quan is an action hero thanks to Steven Spielberg12:20 - No, Rob Lowe didn’t record with Toto19:18 - Donald Fagen has strong words for "Yacht Rock"31:25 - Romulus director has fixed the cringey special FX (or so he says)42:30 - Police Academy actor Steve Guttenberg fights LA fires48:19 - Demi Moore was a popcorn actor1:00:51 - Wrap Up and Thank YouBecome a patron at www.patreon.com/1980snowEmail us at will@1980snow.com or kat@1980snow.com.Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow.Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow

20 Jan 1h 2min

Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat are joined by Meg from Desperately Seeking the 80s. Together, the trio discusses current 1980s news.0:00 - Introduction6:37 - Star Trek license plates cause tribble 13:24 - Unwrapped Christmas present from 197822:55 - Mike Myers was scared shitless33:43 - MPA has notes for the creators of The Monkey46:55 - Hulk Hogan was booed55:55 - Wrap Up and Thank YouBecome a patron at www.patreon.com/1980snowFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow.Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snowCheck out Desperately Seeking the 80s.

13 Jan 58min

Will chats with author Douglas Burton about his newest book, The Heroine’s Labyrinth: Archetypal Designs in Heroine-Led Fiction. It boldly presents a paradigm shift for story structure that is exciting for writers and audiences alike.Sourced entirely from heroine-centric stories. the heroine’s labyrinth model offers a completely original and groundbreaking alternative to the hero’s journey. The book has been endorsed by Hollywood and storytelling gurus such as Christopher Vogler and Matt Bird.0:00 - Introduction5:40 - Interview Start43:50 - 80s Movies Examples1:03:20 - Wrap-UpBecome a patron at www.patreon.com/1980snowEmail us at will@1980snow.com or kat@1980snow.com.Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow.Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snowLearn more about author Douglas A. Burton.Get your copy of The Heroine's Labyrinth.

10 Jan 1h 4min

Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news.0:00 - Introduction6:10 - The top 80s reboots and sequels released in 202412:48 - A search for Bigfoot turned deadly23:57 - Hollywood has found its Skeletor31:28 - A new, dark Pac-Man game is chomping this way42:59 - Did animated 80s movie spinoffs pave way for Disney+ shows?51:23 - The rumored Labyrinth reboot from Nosferatu director1:03:47 - Wrap Up and Thank YouBecome a patron at www.patreon.com/1980snowEmail us at will@1980snow.com or kat@1980snow.com.Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow.Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow

6 Jan 1h 6min

Will, Kat and Jon take a look back at the most unusual current 1980s news from 2024.0:00 - Introduction7:48 - Best place to be abducted by aliens14:40 - Rock You Like a Hurricane was X-rated21:25 - New comic book store smell policy33:00 - New cut of Caligula was released42:55 - Glass privacy blocks are back54:54 - Jessica Rabbit is too sexy1:06:00 - Tremors reboot is on the way1:18:15 - Wrap Up and Thank YouBecome a patron at www.patreon.com/1980snowEmail us at will@1980snow.com or kat@1980snow.com.Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow.Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow

30 Des 20241h 19min