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Welcome one and all to another Fundays At 420! We're back with the Jim and Zope Cast from locals Jim Backus and Bobby Zoppelt, the guys too ugly for YouTube. Expect awesome stuff like Top 5's, News, Tech Suggestions, Celebrity Guests, and Opinions that you might not want to hear.
Jim and Zope can always be listened to LIVE, Monday nights at 7PM at the Official Jim and Zope Cast Mixlr Page with a repeat broadcast here at Pittsburgh Underground!
Remember - if you check them out during their live broadcast, you can chime in as well with the guys and their guests by logging into their page!
Chapter 27: The Big Rant 7/20/15 - In this episode we complain about what really bothers us plus Petland sucks ass.
Special Guests Caroll Spinney (aka Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch) and David Newell (aka Mr. McFeely)
The three day convention/expo brings the familiar, comfortable and affordable vibe that Horror Realm has built over the last seven years while expanding to offer guests from the pop culture arena.
Ticket Prices: •VIP - $100 – must be purchased in advance – limit 100 tickets. VIP perks include: o One weekend ticket o Swag bag o Horror Realm t-shirt o Souvenir VIP badge o Horror Realm shot glass o Limited edition 11x17 convention poster o Priority seating at all panels o Private VIP lounge o Exclusive VIP party
•Weekend - $40 •Friday single day- $15 •Saturday single day - $20 •Sunday single day - $10
Children under 12 admitted for free and must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Free admission for active duty military personnel with current & valid ID.
Special Guests Lynn Lowry (The Crazies) and Patty Mullen (Frankenhooker)
The guest list is still being developed but the following have been confirmed:
Ryan Hurst (Sons of Anarchy, Bates Motel)
Andre Gower (The Monster Squad)
Erin Murphy (Bewitched)
A. Michael Baldwin (Phantasm)
John Borowski, filmmaker (HH Holmes, Albert Fish)
Patty Mullen (Frankenhooker)
Lynn Lowry (George A. Romero’s The Crazies, David Cronenberg’s Shivers)
Daeg Faerch (Rob Zombie's Halloween)
Ani-Mia - cosplay model
Caroll Spinney – artist and puppeteer most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street
David Newell – Pittsburgh’s lovable Speedy Delivery man Mr. McFeely from Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood
Dragula car replica from The Munsters
Steve Rudzinski, filmmaker (Everyone Must Die, Captain Z & the Terror of Leviathan)
The show will continue to feature dealer rooms, guest panels, film program, plus contests and entertainment, enhanced to include the pop culture experience.
It’s finally here! Marvel’s long gestating Ant-Man is finally making it’s way to the big screen starting THIS FRIDAY!!!
The screenplay by Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish, Adam McKay, and Paul Rudd (who also stars as Scott Lang aka, the second character to take on the Ant-Man title) was originally going to be directed by Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World’s End), but left the film after years of work due to creative differences with the studio. Now directed by Peyton Reed, the film also stars Michael Douglas (aka Hank Pym, the original Ant-Man), Evangeline Lilly (Hope van Dyne), and Cory Stoll (Darren Cross / Yellow Jacket). Check out the trailer!
Ant-Man (2015 Trailer / Marvel Studios)
Ant-Man / Marvel Comics (Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, & Jack Kirby)
For those of you who aren’t familiar with Ant-Man, he (that is, the original Ant-Man, Hank Pym) was created in 1962 by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, and Jack Kirby for the comic Tales to Astonish. Hank Pym discovered the ‘Pym Particle’ which allowed him to alter his size.
Ant-Man / Marvel Comics (Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, & Jack Kirby)
Along with his girlrfriend, Janet van Dyne (aka The Wasp), they both became founding members of the Avengers. Hank Pym was the true creator of Ultron (who’s origin was rewritten for this year’s Avengers: Age of Ultron) and eventually adopted other personas in his illustrious career including Giant-Man (yes, not only could he shrink, but he could grow as well!), Goliath, and Yellow Jacket (who’s mantle has been taken on by other characters in the Marvel Universe as both a hero and villain).
Ant-Man / Marvel Comics (Nick Spencer & Ramon Rosanas)
Along with Pym’s helmet to control ants he fought the good fight for years until Scott Lang, the second character in the Marvel Universe took on the guise of the hero. Scott Lang was a thief who stole the original Ant-Man costume in order to save his dying daughter Cassandra from a heart condition. Hank helped Scott reform his life and has worked along side both the Fantastic Four and The Avengers.
There were still two more characters to take up the Ant-Man persona including that of Eric O’Grady and Chris McCarthy - two low level S.H.I.E.L.D. agents who had their own drama with the suit with one ending up dead (McCarthy) and the other taking the suit off his dead corpse. Eventually, O’Grady perishes after a rather dubious stint as the Ant-Man, protecting a child from the villain known as ‘The Father’. (doubtful if we’ll ever see either of these short lived incarnations of Ant-Man).
The gang at good ol’ PU has had ants in our pants for this latest edition into the Marvel Cinematic Universe ever since it’s announcement almost two years ago! So fly down to your local theater as Ant-Man finally starts tomorrow!
Welcome one and all to another Pod People! We're back with the Jim and Zope Cast from locals Jim Backus and Bobby Zoppelt, the guys too ugly for YouTube. Expect awesome stuff like Top 5's, News, Tech Suggestions, Celebrity Guests, and Opinions that you might not want to hear.
Jim and Zope can always be listened to LIVE, Monday nights at 7PM at the Official Jim and Zope Cast Mixlr Page with a repeat broadcast here at Pittsburgh Underground!
Remember - if you check them out during their live broadcast, you can chime in as well with the guys and their guests by logging into their page!
Chapter 26: Geeking Out With Pittsburgh Underground 7/06/15 - In this episode the guys at Pittsburgh Underground join us to talk about GoT, Movies, Comics, Star Wars, and everything geeky. www.PUzine.com
This latest performance will be held at the McKeesport Little Theater (1614 Coursin Street McKeesport, PA 15132 / (412) 673-1100) beginning on Friday July 10, 2015 with subsequent dates on July 11th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 23rd, 24th, and 25th.
Curtain at 8:00 PM
Tickets $15.00 (Cash at the door)
Celebrating the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll's beloved book of the same name, The Rage of the Stage Players proudly announce the Pittsburgh return of their gritty, urban stage production, Alice's Adventures in “Wonderland,” featuring makeup designs by Ali Fleeman and Gwen Crew(Face Off season 7).
SYNOPSIS: Alice, an innocent Catholic schoolgirl, is lured away from a field trip by a mischievous punk, the "White" Rabbit. She pursues him and finds herself in “Wonderland,” a seedy area of the city populated by a host of re-imagined, real-world counterparts to Carroll's beloved characters. Favorites such as the Caterpillar, the Cheshire Cat, and the Queen of Hearts appear in Alice’s world, but not as audiences may expect—instead, we find a victim of Alzheimer's Disease, a drug addict with a smile that just won't quit, and a dominatrix with her own bondage club.
Having been produced from coast-to-coast and internationally, this marks the third time the play will be seen in Pittsburgh.
“Alice’s Adventures in ‘Wonderland’ is tailor made for the young, hip, adventurous wing of the Pittsburgh theater crowd.”
-- John Hayes, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh playwright James Michael Shoberg brings us a darker, modernized interpretation of Lewis Carroll's story about young Alice Liddell, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (1865). Although Shoberg's version is an edgier, more twisted adaptation of the story, Carroll's plot and poems remain intact. Fans of Carroll’s work will appreciate the numerous subtle references to characters and songs, as well as other hidden—and not-so-hidden—gems.
The fun starts this FRIDAY! Hope to see you there!
Welcome one and all to another Pod People! We're back with the Jim and Zope Cast from locals Jim Backus and Bobby Zoppelt, the guys too ugly for YouTube. Expect awesome stuff like Top 5's, News, Tech Suggestions, Celebrity Guests, and Opinions that you might not want to hear.
Jim and Zope can always be listened to LIVE, Monday nights at 7PM at the Official Jim and Zope Cast Mixlr Page with a repeat broadcast here at Pittsburgh Underground!
Remember - if you check them out during their live broadcast, you can chime in as well with the guys and their guests by logging into their page!
Chapter 25: Sharks Are Assholes 6/29/15 - In this episode we talk aboutabout SHARKS, our past few weeks, and a bunch of other shit.
