Welcome to the finale of “The Fate We Make.” Bryan Dressel, Matt “Zombie Dog” Dykes, Joel DeWitte, and Ryan Lootens wrap up this series with a look at the Terminator franchise overall and how it has remained ambitious throughout, even if the execution wasn’t up to snuff. A dense episode with a lot to unpack so stop reading these shownotes and hit that play button.
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The Fate We Make Ep. 6: Terminator: Dark Fate
This week on another exciting chapter of “The Fate We Make” Bryan Dressel, Matt “Zombie Dog Roomba” Dykes, Joel “DJ Roomba” DeWitte, and Ryan “Rosie” Lootens come together once again to discuss ‘Terminator: Dark Fate,’ the worst sequel with perhaps the best ideas. There’s also a prolonged introduction where the Binge Buddies attempt to figure out Aziz Ansari’s name, and all the Americans in the cast learn about the verb hoovering.
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The Fate We Make Ep. 5: Terminator Genisys
Howdy and welcome to another exciting edition of “The Fate We Make,” the Terminator retrospective. The Binge Buddies, featuring Bryan Dressel, Matt “Zombie Dog Helper” Dykes, Joel “Clank” DeWitte, and Ryan “Daft Punk” Lootens join forces to take on ‘Terminator Genisys,’ which is some really dumb fun packed alongside some interesting ideas.
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The Fate We Make Ep. 4: Terminator Salvation (2009)
This week on The Fate We Make the Binge Buddies, composed of Bryan Dressel, Matt “Zombie Dog Johnny 5” Dykes, Joel “Marvin the Paranoid Android” DeWitte, and Ryan “R2-D2” Lootens “excitedly” sit down to discuss ‘Terminator Salvation.’ It’s got Christian Bale in it, and it’s got up-and-coming names that are going to be big, and McG directed the thing so it can’t be bad, right? RIGHT? It’s the best one ever, RIGHT?!?!?! Should probably listen to the episode and find out just how great this film is.
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The Fate We Make Ep. 3: T3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
This week on another exciting episode of The Fate We Make, Bryan Dressel, Matt “Zombie Dog Robbie the Robot” Dykes, Joel “Optimus Prime” DeWitte, and Ryan “HAL” Lootens adjust their expectations to talk about the third Terminator film, ‘Rise of the Machines.’ It actually isn’t that bad of a film and as the Binge Buddies mention up top, it’s better than what’s to come.
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Ash Kicking, Pricey Magic, and True Lies?
We’ve finally made it to the end of the week and can breathe a sigh of relief as all our troubles fade into nothingness. Or that’s the hope at least. Anyway, here’s some strange news from yesterday to guide you less-than-gently into the sweet embrace of Saturday.
Continue reading Ash Kicking, Pricey Magic, and True Lies?The Fate We Make Ep. 2: Terminator 2 Judgement Day (1991)
The future is here and it’s time for another episode of The Fate We Make. This week the binge buddies – Bryan Dressel, Matt “Doraemon Zombie Dog” Dykes, Joel “Gerty” DeWitte, Ryan “Toyota Violin Playing Robot” Lootens – gather round their mics to talk about the greatest movie of all time: Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Do the kids still say “that’s it, that’s the tweet?” Because that’s it. That’s the tweet. Seriously, absolute perfection from front to back.
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The Fate We Make Ep. 1: The Terminator (1984)
Hi! Welcome to the exciting new season of Binge Buddies – “The Fate We Make.” Bryan Dressel, Matt “Zombie Dog Awesome-O” Dykes, Joel “HK47” DeWitte, and Ryan “Rock’em Sock’em Robots” Lootens team up to talk about the Terminator film franchise, and they’re starting at the beginning (obviousy) with the 1984 classic. How does this film stand up to the absolute best film of all time (Terminator 2)? Click that beautiful play button and find out.
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Jamie Lee Curtis: True Lies (1994)
We’re traveling back in time to 1994 to talk about True Lies, James Cameron’s take on Bond starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and our lady of the month Jamie Lee Curtis. It’s quite the adventure, filled to the brim with action, humor, and fun performances from everyone involved. The only weak link is Tom Arnold, but he manages to hold on to the harrier jet, as it were.
To assist us in our review of such a classic film we invited our pal Matt Dykes onto the show to give us his perspective.
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Come with Me if You Want to Live: The 35 Year Legacy of The Terminator
It’s not very often that a film comes along that will launch the career of one of the most financially successful directors of the modern age of cinema. It’s even rarer that it will also make the star of the film a household name, especially with a name that was so difficult to pronounce, he had been told that he would never be a star because of it. But that is exactly what The Terminator did to James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The original idea came from a fever dream James Cameron had in March 1982. Cameron had collapsed onto his bed with a temperature of 102 degrees, and in his sleep he conjured up an image of a chrome skeleton emerging from fire, torn in half and dragging itself across the floor with a kitchen knife. Cameron sketched the image down and one of the first things he thought was how he hadn’t seen anything like that in a movie before. That image then inspired him to start writing a treatment, which was initially just called Terminator. Cameron wanted to appeal to the kids who go to the cinema to see a cool action film, but also the older academics who would think there was some sort of socio-political significance hidden behind all the action: An intelligent Sci-Fi Action film with a stylish slasher-movie edge to it.
Continue reading Come with Me if You Want to Live: The 35 Year Legacy of The TerminatorMatt is a huge film and TV buff who studied film and moving image production at university. In his spare time he enjoys reading comics and books, the occasional gaming session and writing novels.