The Noel Network
The central hub of everything made by one Noel Thingvall. Mostly podcasts and blogs with a geek theme, occasionally some surprise diversions. Enjoy, and feel free to comment on older posts!
August 14, 2019
[Masters of Carpentry] Rob Zombie's Halloween (2007)
JD and I finally dig into Rob Zombie's notorious and controversial remake of Halloween, and all the gore, rape, and trash Americana shoveled within. Enjoy? Check it out here.
July 31, 2019
Stuff I Read & Watched in July 2019
July 2019
Blue means I liked it
Red means I didn't
No color means it'll be discussed on a future thing
Blue means I liked it
Red means I didn't
No color means it'll be discussed on a future thing
July 30, 2019
[Cinemaspection] Quatermass and the Pit
I had the honor of joining Tim & Corrine of Cinemaspection to discuss one of my favorite films of all time, Quatermass and the Pit. We discuss the film, it's mixture of science and theology, it's place in the broader Quatermass franchise, and even the attempt to remake it as a Hollywood blockbuster in the 90s. Check it out here.
July 17, 2019
[Projection Booth] Krull
I had the honor of once again guesting on The Projection Booth, to discuss the 80s fantasy adventure Krull. Gooseberries are sought, gazebos are exploded, early drafts are explored, Slayers are parasitically erupted into the ground, and it turns out there's more than one person who was born at a time where Star Wars didn't become a defining work of their childhood. Check it out here.
July 8, 2019
Stuff I Read & Watched in June 2019
Blue means I liked it
Red means I didn't
No color means it'll be discussed on a future thing
movies
American Beauty (1999)
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
Aquaman (2019)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
But I'm a Cheerleader (1999)
Dance of the Drunk Mantis (1979)
Drunken Tai Chi (1984)
Election (1999)
eXistenZ (1999)
Girl, Interrupted (1999)
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
Halloween (2018)
The Insider (1999)
Iron Man 3 (2013)
John Carter (2012)
The Karate Kid (1984)
The Karate Kid 2 (1986)
Krull (1983)
Lock, Stock, and 2 Smoking Barrels (1998)
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
The Talented Mr Ripley (1999)
X the Unknown (1956)
scripts
Halloween (2018)
Krull (1983)
The Quatermass Experiment (1955 - 6 episodes)
Quatermass II (1955 - 6 episodes)
Quatermass and the Pit (1958 - 6 episodes)
tv
Cloak & Dagger (2019)
11 Restless Energy
12 White Liens
13 Shadow Selves
14 Rabbit Hold
15 Alignment Chart
16 B Sides
17 Vikingtown Sound
18 Two Player
19 Blue Note
20 Level Up
The Quatermass Experiment (1953)
1 Contact has Been Established
2 Persons Reported Missing
Quatermass II (1955)
1 The Bolts
2 The Mark
3 The Food
4 The Coming
5 The Frenzy
6 The Destroyers
Robotech: The Macross Saga (1985)
9 Miss Macross
10 Blind Game
11 First Contact
12 The Big Escape
comics
Atlantis Attacks (1989)
1 How Sharper than a Serpent's Tooth (Silver Surfer Annual 2)
2 Two if by Sea (Iron Man Annual 10)
3 Double Cross (The Uncanny X-Men Annual 13)
4 Abominations (The Amazing Spider-Man Annual 23)
5 Knight Fight (The Punisher Annual 2)
Iron Man (1989)
Annual 10 There Are No Wire Hangers Underwater
The Punisher (1989)
Annual 2 Dark Seeker
Annual 2 Punisher's Fighting Techniques
The Saga of the Serpent Crown (1989)
1 Creation (Silver Surfer Annual 2)
2 Blood Feud (Iron Man Annual 10)
3 Serpent in the Garden (The Uncanny X-Men Annual 13)
4 Cataclysm (The Amazing Spider-Man Annual 23)
5 Heirs Apparent (The Punisher Annual 2)
Silver Surfer (1989)
Annual 2 Burried Treasure
Annual 2 Shooting Star
Uncanny X-Men (1989)
Annual 13 Jubilation Day
Red means I didn't
No color means it'll be discussed on a future thing
movies
American Beauty (1999)
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
Aquaman (2019)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
But I'm a Cheerleader (1999)
Dance of the Drunk Mantis (1979)
Drunken Tai Chi (1984)
Election (1999)
eXistenZ (1999)
Girl, Interrupted (1999)
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
Halloween (2018)
The Insider (1999)
Iron Man 3 (2013)
John Carter (2012)
The Karate Kid (1984)
The Karate Kid 2 (1986)
Krull (1983)
Lock, Stock, and 2 Smoking Barrels (1998)
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
The Talented Mr Ripley (1999)
X the Unknown (1956)
scripts
Halloween (2018)
Krull (1983)
The Quatermass Experiment (1955 - 6 episodes)
Quatermass II (1955 - 6 episodes)
Quatermass and the Pit (1958 - 6 episodes)
tv
Cloak & Dagger (2019)
11 Restless Energy
12 White Liens
13 Shadow Selves
14 Rabbit Hold
15 Alignment Chart
16 B Sides
17 Vikingtown Sound
18 Two Player
19 Blue Note
20 Level Up
The Quatermass Experiment (1953)
1 Contact has Been Established
2 Persons Reported Missing
Quatermass II (1955)
1 The Bolts
2 The Mark
3 The Food
4 The Coming
5 The Frenzy
6 The Destroyers
Robotech: The Macross Saga (1985)
9 Miss Macross
10 Blind Game
11 First Contact
12 The Big Escape
comics
Atlantis Attacks (1989)
1 How Sharper than a Serpent's Tooth (Silver Surfer Annual 2)
2 Two if by Sea (Iron Man Annual 10)
3 Double Cross (The Uncanny X-Men Annual 13)
4 Abominations (The Amazing Spider-Man Annual 23)
5 Knight Fight (The Punisher Annual 2)
Iron Man (1989)
Annual 10 There Are No Wire Hangers Underwater
The Punisher (1989)
Annual 2 Dark Seeker
Annual 2 Punisher's Fighting Techniques
The Saga of the Serpent Crown (1989)
1 Creation (Silver Surfer Annual 2)
2 Blood Feud (Iron Man Annual 10)
3 Serpent in the Garden (The Uncanny X-Men Annual 13)
4 Cataclysm (The Amazing Spider-Man Annual 23)
5 Heirs Apparent (The Punisher Annual 2)
Silver Surfer (1989)
Annual 2 Burried Treasure
Annual 2 Shooting Star
Uncanny X-Men (1989)
Annual 13 Jubilation Day
June 30, 2019
My CONvergence 2019 Panel Schedule
I'll be on 6 panels at this year's CONvergence. Feel free to say hi if you're attending.
Thursday, July 4
1999 Movies, Twenty Years Later
5:00pm-6:00pm
Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B
"1999 was the year of The Matrix, The Phantom Menace, Galaxy Quest, Being John Malkovich, Fight Club, The Mummy, The Sixth Sense, and The Iron Giant. Let's take a look back at a year in which genre films took a great leap forward. Participants: Laura Okagaki-Vraspir, Kristina George, Matt Gamble (mod), Niles Schwartz, Noel Thingvall"
Cloak & Dagger Fan Panel
8:30pm-9:30pm
Hyatt 2 Greenway B
"This show has so far lasted two seasons. Let's discuss what works on the show and what doesn't. Participants: Dirk Thomas Ykema, Rakhi Rajpal (mod), Lathan Murrell, Noel Thingvall"
Halloween 2018 Fan Panel
11:30pm-12:30am
Hyatt 2 Greenway HI
"There's a new entry in the franchise - let's talk about it. Participants: Jei Herald-Zamora, Michelle C, Kyle B. Dekker (mod), Noel Thingvall"
Friday, July 5
I am Iron Man? Identity in Iron Man 3
7:00pm-8:00pm
Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2
"As Phase 4 begins to envelop us, let's return to the genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist that started it all: Iron Man. No, wait. Tony Stark. Wait... IRON MAN 3 literally deconstructs our hero and puts him back together again. Let's discuss. Participants: Lee Blauersouth, Windy Bowlsby (mod), Noel Thingvall"
Saturday, July 6
Sequel Strikes Back
11:30pm-12:30am
Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE
"Successful films often have sequels. Some sequels are superior to the films that spawned them. Join us as we discuss films from The Empire Strikes Back to The Dark Knight and everything in between. Participants: Diane Blumenfeld, Niles Schwartz, Aaron Coker, Noel Thingvall"
Sunday, July 7
Remaking the Remake
2:00pm-3:00pm
Hyatt 2 Greenway HI
"How many versions of a superhero's origin story do we need? Godzilla's? Why we keep doing this to ourselves? Participants: Taylor Cisco, John Shea, MD, Noel Thingvall"
Thursday, July 4
1999 Movies, Twenty Years Later
5:00pm-6:00pm
Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B
"1999 was the year of The Matrix, The Phantom Menace, Galaxy Quest, Being John Malkovich, Fight Club, The Mummy, The Sixth Sense, and The Iron Giant. Let's take a look back at a year in which genre films took a great leap forward. Participants: Laura Okagaki-Vraspir, Kristina George, Matt Gamble (mod), Niles Schwartz, Noel Thingvall"
Cloak & Dagger Fan Panel
8:30pm-9:30pm
Hyatt 2 Greenway B
"This show has so far lasted two seasons. Let's discuss what works on the show and what doesn't. Participants: Dirk Thomas Ykema, Rakhi Rajpal (mod), Lathan Murrell, Noel Thingvall"
Halloween 2018 Fan Panel
11:30pm-12:30am
Hyatt 2 Greenway HI
"There's a new entry in the franchise - let's talk about it. Participants: Jei Herald-Zamora, Michelle C, Kyle B. Dekker (mod), Noel Thingvall"
Friday, July 5
I am Iron Man? Identity in Iron Man 3
7:00pm-8:00pm
Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2
"As Phase 4 begins to envelop us, let's return to the genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist that started it all: Iron Man. No, wait. Tony Stark. Wait... IRON MAN 3 literally deconstructs our hero and puts him back together again. Let's discuss. Participants: Lee Blauersouth, Windy Bowlsby (mod), Noel Thingvall"
Saturday, July 6
Sequel Strikes Back
11:30pm-12:30am
Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE
"Successful films often have sequels. Some sequels are superior to the films that spawned them. Join us as we discuss films from The Empire Strikes Back to The Dark Knight and everything in between. Participants: Diane Blumenfeld, Niles Schwartz, Aaron Coker, Noel Thingvall"
Sunday, July 7
Remaking the Remake
2:00pm-3:00pm
Hyatt 2 Greenway HI
"How many versions of a superhero's origin story do we need? Godzilla's? Why we keep doing this to ourselves? Participants: Taylor Cisco, John Shea, MD, Noel Thingvall"
June 19, 2019
[Schumacast] Dying Young (1991)
Angie and I are once again joined by the wonderful Lore to explore a passion project Julia Roberts brought to Joel Schumacher after her sudden rise to A-list celebrity, where actors and a story don't get along, and everything is lost in a maze full of death. Check it out here.
June 12, 2019
[Masters of Carpentry] Dennis Etchison's Halloween 4
JD and I dig into several drafts of an early, unmade version of Halloween 4, when John Carpenter and Deborah Hill were still producing, Joe Dante was in talks to direct, and noted author Dennis Etchison was behind the wheels for an oddball story about resurrections, rebelling teenagers, parents who just won't understand, and a 20-foot tall Michael Myers crashing the drive in. Check it out here.
June 2, 2019
Stuff I Read & Watched in May 2019
Blue means I liked it
Red means I didn't
No color means it'll be discussed on a future thing
films
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Bomba, the Jungle Boy (1949)
The Dark Crystal (1982)
Emperor of the North Pole (1973)
Europe '51 (1952)
Journey to Italy (1954)
Jungle Jim (1948)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Police Story (1985)
Police Story 2 (1988)
Police Story 3: Supercop (1992)
Rim of the World (2019)
Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948)
Tau (2018)
Yes, Madam (1985)
prose
Star Wars: Han Solo 3 - Rebel Dawn (1998 AC Crispin)
scripts
Halloween Returns (unproduced Dunstan & Melton - 2 drafts)
comics
The New Mutants (1990-1991)
90 To Hunt the Hunter
91 Prey for the Living
92 When the Carnival Comes to Town
93 Madripoor
94 Lethal Weapons
95 X-tinction Agenda: Shell Game
96 X-tinction Agenda: United We Stand
97 X-tinction Agenda: War
98 The Beginning of the End 1: The End of an Era
99 The Beginning of the End 2
100 The End of the Beginning
Wolverine (1989)
17 Basics
18 All at Sea
19 Acts of Vengeance: Heroes & Villains
tv
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2006)
21 The Avatar State
22 The Cave of Two Lovers
23 Return to Omashu
Fosse/Verdon (2019)
2 Who's Got the Pain?
3 Me and My Baby
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983)
10 A Friend in Need
11 Masks of Power
12 Evil'Lyn's Plot
Highlander (1992)
3 Innocent Man
The Orville (2019)
24 Sanctuary
25 Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
26 The Road Not Taken
Robotech: Macross Saga (1985)
4 The Long Wait
5 Transformation
6 Blitzkrieg
7 Bye-Bye Mars
8 Sweet Sixteen
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1988)
6 Return of the Shredder
7 The Incredible Shrinking Turtles
8 It Came from Beneath the Sewers
9 The Mean Machines
The Tick (2019)
13 Lesson One: Think Quick
14 AEGIS and You
Tiger & Bunny (2011)
7 The Wolf Knows What the Ill Beast Thinks
Twin Peaks: The Return (2017)
12 Let's Rock
13 What Story is That, Charlie?
14 We Are Like the Dreamer
15 There's Some Fear in Letting Go
Red means I didn't
No color means it'll be discussed on a future thing
films
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Bomba, the Jungle Boy (1949)
The Dark Crystal (1982)
Emperor of the North Pole (1973)
Europe '51 (1952)
Journey to Italy (1954)
Jungle Jim (1948)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Police Story (1985)
Police Story 2 (1988)
Police Story 3: Supercop (1992)
Rim of the World (2019)
Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948)
Tau (2018)
Yes, Madam (1985)
prose
Star Wars: Han Solo 3 - Rebel Dawn (1998 AC Crispin)
scripts
Halloween Returns (unproduced Dunstan & Melton - 2 drafts)
comics
The New Mutants (1990-1991)
90 To Hunt the Hunter
91 Prey for the Living
92 When the Carnival Comes to Town
93 Madripoor
94 Lethal Weapons
95 X-tinction Agenda: Shell Game
96 X-tinction Agenda: United We Stand
97 X-tinction Agenda: War
98 The Beginning of the End 1: The End of an Era
99 The Beginning of the End 2
100 The End of the Beginning
Wolverine (1989)
17 Basics
18 All at Sea
19 Acts of Vengeance: Heroes & Villains
tv
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2006)
21 The Avatar State
22 The Cave of Two Lovers
23 Return to Omashu
Fosse/Verdon (2019)
2 Who's Got the Pain?
3 Me and My Baby
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983)
10 A Friend in Need
11 Masks of Power
12 Evil'Lyn's Plot
Highlander (1992)
3 Innocent Man
The Orville (2019)
24 Sanctuary
25 Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
26 The Road Not Taken
Robotech: Macross Saga (1985)
4 The Long Wait
5 Transformation
6 Blitzkrieg
7 Bye-Bye Mars
8 Sweet Sixteen
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1988)
6 Return of the Shredder
7 The Incredible Shrinking Turtles
8 It Came from Beneath the Sewers
9 The Mean Machines
The Tick (2019)
13 Lesson One: Think Quick
14 AEGIS and You
Tiger & Bunny (2011)
7 The Wolf Knows What the Ill Beast Thinks
Twin Peaks: The Return (2017)
12 Let's Rock
13 What Story is That, Charlie?
14 We Are Like the Dreamer
15 There's Some Fear in Letting Go
May 28, 2019
[Projection Booth] Emperor of the North Pole
I had the honor of joining Mike White and Cullen Gallagher for this discussion of one of my favorite movies, a meaty Robert Aldrich depression era action adventure which pits Lee Marvin against Ernest Borgnine atop a moving train. What more do you need! Check it out here.
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