Toren is now on the weekly D&D podcast Adventure.exe, playing a bard Malachi Purvis (“at your service”) based on Tim Curry. Get in on the 1st level – EPISODE 1 (of season 2).
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Obsessive Orville Scrutiny – Episode 2 “Command Performance”
For episode 1 critique – click here
Due to unpopular demand, I’m going ahead with episode 2 joke critiques and other observations for The Orville.
Time to explain the Laughometer
Make sense? O on the left, full guffaw on the right. Chortles and full laughs in between.
Here’s a promo scene to start us off:
Let’s take a closer look at episode 2, “Command Performance”
20th/21st century reference #1… at the 7 second mark!
Bortas, the straight man, tries to understand Mercer’s relationship with Kermit the frog. This works! 3 full chortles. One point though – Mercer says Kermit “always keeps his cool in a crisis…” – I’m not sure if that’s part of a joke but it took a moment for me to realize that’s not even remotely true:
And the audience breathes a sigh of relief. Mercer makes a couple of bad egg jokes. The real puzzler is, how could he not know the basic details of his second officer’s species?
Bortas leaves and now Mercer wants to eat eggs. This joke works. 3 Chortles. Doing better than episode one so far!
Really? I mean I get that the Orville is crewed by “everymen” but come on. 0 chortles, 2 head shakes.
This is not a joke note, but to me the ship looks perfectly fine when Commander Grayson comments otherwise. A little plasma venting into space would have fixed that scene.
A viewer question: why is it “weird” that the other ship scans the Orville? In space etiquette is that a rude thing to do? Or wouldn’t it just be standard procedure whenever two spaceships meet? If it wasn’t by now, it should be after the end of this episode.
20th Century reference tally: 2. Also, barely amusing. 1 chortle.
Two butt jokes in 3 minutes! 1 chortle. I will note at this point though that I am so glad this show has video transmission and not holograms.
0 chortles.
Because Grayson is going to visit with her ex-parents-in-law, she decides to replicate a cannabis edible for herself. One half a chortle, I guess? Maybe there’s a payoff down the line with this?
Okay, remember in the last episode when I said I’m waiting for Isaac to show his superior intelligence? Here’s a scene that leaves me still waiting. The captain told him to scan the ship. Did he do it? Was there any unusual result? He never gave the captain a report of any kind. Seems important, especially since the other vehicle scanning them was declared “weird.”
I like this. 1.4 laughs.
And then she barfed. That’s fine, serves the story. 2 chortles, because the sound effect was good.
The two commanding officers were kidnapped, leaving Alara in command, which she isn’t suited for. I like this line and this kind of humour. The timing wasn’t spot on but a full 3 chortles. Also Alara has eyebrows this episode, did you notice?
20th Century reference tally: 3
20th Century reference tally: 4!
Captain Ed “Top of His Class” Mercer tries to force open some doors with his shoulder. 0 chortles.
Even the aliens are blue collar North Americans.
I’ll say it again – great design and makeup on this show!
Isaac uses his superior intellect to analyze and use the alien technology to project a holographic image over the ship. As he should. And now the Planetary Union has ship holographic technology which they will remember to use in subsequent episodes when it would be very useful…right?
20th Century reference tally: 5
I’m surprised they didn’t go for a scene where Mercer goes to the bathroom to take a pee and the aliens are watching him and he can’t go because he’s got a shy bladder.
Hands up if the domestic bickering on this show is something you look forward to.
Good. 3 full chortles.
The “euthanasia sweep” from the super advanced species is a few lasers that don’t even target the living creatures. STUPID! How about sucking out all the air, or poison gas that floods the entire apartment, or a disintegration wall, or incinerating temperatures?
Elvis Presley’s last words. 20th Century reference tally: 6!
20th Century reference tally: 7
Reality television joke: 1 chortle.
Bortas’ egg hatches – and it’s a female. IMPOSSIBLE?!?!
Summing up, there was no payoff to the pot brownie.
At some point I’d like to do a little more analysis on Mercer compared with other douchey/unqualified command officers in space. Interested?
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69 Images That Judge Every Joke on the Orville (And Other Observations) PART 2
When last we left our heroes…
Mercer runs over the blobby character voiced by Norm McDonald. Sure, why not? 1.0 laughs
Mercer throws a hissy fit at his commander. Not sure if this is supposed to be funny so I won’t give it a rating on the humorometer.
Malloy demonstrates his maturity and professionalism. 0.0 laughs.
Isaac, despite being a living computer and superior to humans, doesn’t know what the word “suck” means, so the crew has to explain that to it. 0.0 laughs.
Time for a tiff between the two divorcees.
Yes, he’s over it, that’s why he threw a hissy fit at the Admiral.
Grayson explains that her infidelity was a mistake, but now she’s going to correct it by becoming Mercer’s second-in-command! Makes sense right?
The first 20th century reference in the show, not bad for the pilot! 0.0 laughs. Does he call all blue aliens Papa Smurf?
Here we finally have a mention of what I was wondering about. Couples counselling! They needed it! I’m confused, though, why wouldn’t he call his wife’s brother-in-law simply “my brother?” And so I guess he dismissed the entire idea of counselling because they couldn’t come to an agreement on a suitable counsellor? Anyway….
A little bathroom humour to lighten the mood. 0.2 chortles.
Not a terrible joke. 0.9 chortles.
In this shot we see a dog licking itself. This will be fine and amusing, as long as nobody calls attention to it and explains the humour!
Damn. So close!
Here’s a thing I like abuot this series. No transporter beams! Just shuttles. Thumbs up. I wish that Star Trek: Enterprise had stuck with this concept.
A little passive-aggressive showmanship by Captain Mercer. 0.3 chortles just for the language.
I liked the delivery on this joke. 3 chortles!
The scientist explains they have a quantum field generator that affects time. They accelerate the age of a banana before the captain’s eyes. But this man who is described as “smart” and “top of his class” by other characters has no idea what he’s looking at. Joke rating: 0.9 chortles.
No rests are given to the passive-aggression.
1.0 laughs.
Just a hard science thought – inside the bubble her head is aging rapidly (100 years within seconds), but outside her body ages normally. Is her body delivering blood and carbs and other chemicals that her brain needs for 100 years? If not, then she should die – to us – instantly, rather than screaming inside the quantum bubble for 100 years.
Aliens attack, but the crew just wants to get off work. 1.75 laughs.
The whole pizza party gag is spot-on. One full guffaw! Possibly the best jokes of the show.
…continued.
The bad aliens come down to get the device. Hey, bad aliens! Make sure you destroy the Union shuttle that’s sitting there! Or sabotage it! Or be waiting on board when the crew returns!
Nice. Makes sense and we never see this sort of thing in sci-fi shows or TV shows in general. 1.2 laughs.
Again, the design department is rocking it. The makeup in this show is better than any Trek series. Yes I will go that far!
Ok soldiers, when in a firefight make sure you stand out in the open!
Malloy demonstrates his piloting prowess by “hugging the donkey.” I don’t know why it’s called hugging the donkey but that’s perfectly fine. 0.9 chortles
The commanding officer is insecure about his abilities. 0.3 chortles.
here we establish that Alara can do super-leaps, at least on Earth-like planets. Let’s keep this in mind for the future episode where she doesn’t do a super-leap when it would otherwise solve a problem.
So bad. 0.0 laughs.
Aha! The krill DID infiltrate the Union shuttle. But only one soldier? And he plans to take the device AFTER they all get into the shuttle? Weird.
Helmsman Malloy executes a whacky maneuver that he says will never work….and I believe him! Even if he did manage to get the hangar bay to line up with the out-of-control shuttle while he was “hugging the donkey” – at that speed the shuttle should be destroyed. But…it’s only a show, I should really just relax.
1 chortle for this joke. But more importantly, who is hugging the donkey while Malley abandons his control panel to deliver the line?
Great! 1.9 laughs!
Mercer has had a rough day. Also – they still use “friggin'” in the future!
Okay…how intensely stupid does he think the krill commander is? Surely the krill will send over an inspection team to recover the device themselves, because there’s no way they would trust a remote-controlled shuttle which will CLEARLY contain some kind of bomb.
Wait, what’s this? The two senior officers are working well together, perhaps even re-forging their bond in this crisis situation?
Tree gets big! Sure, apart from the idiotic decisions of the krill, this is a fine resolution to the time device story. And the joke gets a full 1 out of 3 chortles from me.
The debriefing, interrupted by the space welder guy. 3/3 chortles (not a full laugh)
Mercer relents his whining and sees the value of having Grayson on board. But don’t worry, I’m sure we’ll see more infantile outbursts when things stop going his way in the next episode.
Just a re-affirmation here that Mercer is considered to be smart. Remember all the smart things he did this episode?
In conclusion, my main problems with this episode are:
- The infantile humour, which is out of place in an otherwise serious homage to Trek, and with very few exceptions doesn’t land. Compare this to Red Dwarf, which is a comedy series in space. It works because nothing about the show takes itself seriously.
- Mercer is totally unfit for command and does not show any of the intelligence the rest of the cast expresses on his behalf.
- The complete lack of awareness both by the Admiral and Commander Grayson that putting two ex-spouses in command together would severely compromise the safety of the ship and crew on any delicate or dangerous missions. But hey, it’s a comedy show, right? …Right?
As I said, there are good points to this show. It’s fun, the production values are set to 10, and it’s light (in contrast to the actual new Star Trek series which is the darker than the darkest mirror universe episodes from Deep Space Nine).
My only other quibble with the show is that the lighting is very bright overall especially on the Orville itself. It’s preferable to being dark of course, but it’s presently at the point of being a monotone wash, which makes the visuals a bit boring.
Also, I am very thankful there is no laugh track.
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69 Images That Judge Every Joke on the Orville (And Other Observations)
Hi, I’m Toren, a Star Trek nerd.
Despite the sour taste that Seth McFarlane’s projects tend to leave in my mouth-brain, it turns out that I care about this show. I didn’t expect to like it based on the trailers, but despite the sophomoric humour — which I feel does not fit in with this clearly Star Trek homology and weakens the overall experience — there is a lot about The Orville that makes it worth watching.
Let’s explore, shall we? Episode 1: “Old Wounds”
In this episode Captain Mercer (Seth McFarlane) walks in on his wife Kelly (Adrienne Palicki) having sex with an alien. He is upset about this and goes into a downward spiral for a year until his now ex-wife (spoiler) arranges for his command of a vessel on which she will serve as second-in-command, in a perverse manipulation both on a personal and professional level.
Ejaculation joke! Rating: 0.5 chortles. I found the “chirp” sound that follows to be better, at a rating of 1.0 chuckles.
Not a joke – but a character observation about Captain Mercer. Sure, I get it. – he’s upset, so he doesn’t want to talk at the moment. But it’s apparent in this pilot that he has no interest working through his relationship. Which is just the kind of guy he is. Does this make him a sympathetic character? Sure, his wife “cheated” on him, but does he ever try to do the right thing? Stay tuned…
The visuals in this show are very good for the most part. Kudos to the design department!
I choose this moment to illustrate that Mercer is not qualified to be the captain of a Union ship.
The marbles not minds joke! Not bad, I give this a full 3 chortles – not yet a full laugh.
This line tells us that Mercer is very smart. Right?
3 minutes, 34 seconds in: First dick joke (if you don’t count the forehead ejaculation scene)
The ogre is super friendly. An amusing joke – 1.0 laughs.
To illustrate that helmsman Gordon Malloy is a roguish chap, he tricks the ogre and beheads him. 0.1 laughs.
Malloy also drinks beer while he’s flying a shuttle. The joke falls flat but there is charisma in the delivery.
0.0 laughs.
The music in this show is excellent and kind of catchy. Another positive mark for the show in general.
Lt. Alara is young, inexperienced and super strong. If I was casting this show, I would have cast her even younger, like maybe 13 or 14. I think that would have made the contrast more ripe for comedy, and then the writers (McFarlane) would have to come up with jokes that steer clear of sexism, which I think would be a nice challenge for them/him.
Slightly amusing. 0.1 laughs I guess?
If the entire species is male, then there is no female and there is no male, because there is no gender differentiation. Are they hermaphroditic like banana slugs? If they lay eggs (we are shown later that they do) then rather than male, wouldn’t they all be female just like whiptail lizards?
This one gets 0.0 on the humorometer.
It’s the acting on this joke that gets it 2.0 chuckles.
I note that the doctor has a degree in psychology because Mercer and Commander Grayson really need a qualified counsellor if they are going to work together in a professional relationship on a Union starship. In fact, if any Trekesque series needed a Counsellor Troi, this one does much more so than Star Trek: The Next Generation. What are the policies on crew fraternization on Union ships, and more importantly, the mental fitness of a commander who has an extremely volatile relationship with his second in command? Are we to believe that the Union would send this ship on important missions while the two highest officers have a dysfunctional if not hostile relationship?
A testicle joke! 0.1 chortles.
I want to point out that Isaac is supposed to be “objectively superior” to humans. Sure, it’s his own claim and nobody else’s, but let’s put a pin in this and come back to it in a future show.
Lt. Malloy has a little fun with navigator John Lamarr. 0.0 laughs.
Minor Quibble Department: Am I the only one who thinks that the bridge is too large?
Again, great visual effects on this show. Really nice.
Delivery on this joke is excellent. 2.0 laughs!
Continued (and concluded) in PART TWO – click here!
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Von Unaussprechlichen Kulten Game
My friend Louise and I put together a song for Uncle Mike’s kickstarter for this cool Lovecraftian cult battle game, called Von Unaussprechlichen Kulten.
Check out the song in the video and why not support this unspeakable project?
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1960s Spider-Man Cartoon Music Project
In which I attempt to find and link to all the classic background music from the 1967-1970 Spider-Man cartoon.
My goal is to find original tracks. Many videos can be found on youtube of these and other tracks including the hard-to-find Ray Ellis originals, but they have dialogue and sound effects layered over top, since they are harvested from the cartoons.
If you have any information or tips please comment below!
Special thanks to 1Lukeskywalker202, JimmyRich, and the other diligent folks at librarymusicthemes.boardhost.com
BOB HARRIS & PAUL FRANCIS WEBBER
“Spider-Man Theme Song”
KENNY GRAHAM / TED HEATH
Kenny Graham “Panic Patrol” Episodes: Diamond Dust, Spider-Man Battles the Molemen, Phantom from the Depths of Time, The Evil Sorcerer, Spider-Man Meets Skyboy
Kenny Graham “Prowl Car” used in episodes: The Winged Thing, Evil Sorcerer, Vine
Where to find: Rtv Jazz vol 2 – Ted Heath & His Orchestra
Kenny Graham “Street Beat” From episodes: Criminal in the Clouds, Spider-Man Battles the Molemen, Phantom from the Depths of Time, Trip to Tomorrow, Vine, Home, Spider-Man Meets Skyboy
Where to find: Rtv Jazz vol 2 – Ted Heath & His Orchestra
Kenny Graham “Rat Race” Heard in episodes: Criminals in the Clouds, Menace from the Bottom of the World, Scourge of the Scarf, Madness of Mysterio, Diamond Dust, Phantom from the Depths of Time, Revolt in the Fifth Dimension, Trip to Tomorrow, The Evil Sorcerer, Vine, Home, Cold Storage
Where to find: Rtv Jazz vol 2 – Ted Heath & His Orchestra
Kenny Graham “Highway Hullaballoo” used in episodes: Criminals in the Clouds, Menace from the Bottom of the World, Diamond Dust, Spider-Man Battles the Molemen, Phantom from the Depths of Time, Vine, Winged Thing, Revolt in the Fifth Dimension, Down to Earth, Trip to Tomorrow, Up From Nowhere, Spider-Man Meets Skyboy
Where to find: Rtv Jazz vol 2 – Ted Heath & His Orchestra
Kenny Graham “Big Deal” used in episodes: Criminals in the Clouds, Phantom from the Depths of Time, The Vanishing Doctor Vespasian, Down to Earth, Birth of Micro Man, Vine, Spider-Man Meets Skyboy
Where to find: Rtv Jazz vol 2 – Ted Heath & His Orchestra
Kenny Graham “Square Squad” (used in episode “The Birth of Micro Man” and “Trip to Tomorrow”)
Kenny Graham “Shopping Jaunt” (heard in episode “Diamond Dust”)
SYD DALE
Syd Dale “Breakout” used in episodes: Knight Must Fall, Pardo Presents
Syd Dale”Dread and Danger A” used in episodes: Swing City, Rollarama
Syd Dale “Stalking Game” used in: Pardo Presents, Neptune’s Nose Cone
Syd Dale “The Aggressor” used in: Thunder Rumble
Syd Dale “Struggle Free” used in: Home, Blotto
Syd Dale “Alarm Call” used in: Pardo Presents
Syd Dale “Rescue Squad” used in: Pardo Presents, Home, Cold Storage
Syd Dale “The Hell Raisers” 1968 used in episodes: King-Pinned, The Evil Sorcerer
Where to find: Spider Sounds Vol 1 – KPM Artists
Syd Dale “Slipstream” 1968 heard in episodes: Swing City, Diamond Dust, The Evil Sorcerer
Where to find: “Spider Sounds Vol 1”
Syd Dale”Not So Private Eye” (used in episode Rollarama)
Where to find: Spider Sounds Vol 2 – KPM Artists
Syd Dale “Waiting Game” heard in: Vine, Cold Storage
Syd Dale “Looks Like Trouble” (used in episode King-Pinned, Criminals in the Clouds, Menace from the Bottom of the World, Spider-Man Battles the Molemen, Phantom from the Depths of Time)
Syd Dale “News Views” used in: Spider-Man Meets Skyboy
Where to find: Spider Sounds Vol 1 – KPM Artists
Syd Dale “Maelstrom (Criminals in the Clouds)” 1968 (heard in episode “Criminals in the Clouds”)
Where to find: Spider Sounds Vol 1 – KPM Artists
Syd Dale “Late Night London”
Syd Dale “Walk and Talk” heard in episodes: Swing City, Criminals in the Clouds, Cloud City of Gold
Where to find: Spider Sounds Vol 1 – KPM Artists
Syd Dale “Quite Contrary” heard in episodes: Criminal in the Clouds, The Evil Sorcerer
Syd Dale “The Washington Affair” Episodes used: Phantom from the Depths of Time, To Cage A Spider
Where to find: Spider Sounds Vol 1 – KPM Artists
Syd Dale “Rat Trap” Episodes used: Criminals in the Clouds, Spider-Man Battles the Molemen
Syd Dale “That’s Life” Used in: Pardo Presents, Thunder Rumble
Syd Dale “Breaking Point” Used in: Vine
Syd Dale “Ready for Action” Used in: Cold Storage
Syd Dale “Walk in a Nightmare” From episodes: “Menace from the Bottom of the World” and “Diamond Dust”
Syd Dale “Forewarning C” (used in episode “Menace from the Bottom of the World”)
Syd Dale “Sudden Scuffle” heard in: Vine, Neptune’s Nose Cone, Home, Spider-Man Meets Skyboy
Syd Dale “Staccato Curtain” heard in: Vine
Syd Dale “Outcome” heard in: Neptune’s Nose Cone
Syd Dale “Danger: Musicians at Work” used in Spider-Man Meets Skyboy (?)
Where to find: Spider Sounds Vol 1 – KPM Artists
“Swing In” Syd Dale 1968 used in: To Cage A Spider
Where to find: Spider Sounds Vol 2 – KPM Artists
Syd Dale “Blast Off 1” heard in: Neptune’s Nose Cone,
“Blast Off 2” heard in: Home, Thunder Rumble
Syd Dale “Chain Reaction” heard in: Cloud City of Gold
ALAN HAWKSHAW
Alan Hawkshaw “Drive On (The Library of Gorth)” 1967 (Heard in the episode Revolt in the Fifth Dimension)
Available on: KPM 1000 Series: The Sound of “Pop”
Alan Hawkshaw “Raver” 1967 (used in Spider-Man Battles the Molemen, episode The Big Brainwasher)
Where to find: Spider Sounds Vol 2 – KPM Artists
“The Action Scene” Alan Hawkshaw · Keith Mansfield
Where to find: Spider Sounds Vol 1 – KPM Artists
BILL MARTIN/PHIL COULTER
Bill Martin/Phil Coulter “Big Bass Guitar” (used in episode Diamond Dust, Spider-Man vs Desperado, Spider-Man Battles the Molemen and The Big Brainwasher)
Where to find: Spider Sounds Vol 1 – KPM Artists
Bill Martin/Phil Coulter “Discothik (Underground Swing)” (used in episodes Menace from the Bottom of the World, The Big Brainwasher)
Where to find: Spider Sounds Vol 2 – KPM Artists
Bill Martin/Phil Coulter “Mods and Rockers” used in episodes: Menace from the Bottom of the World, Spider-Man Battles the Molemen, Home, The Big Brainwasher and Devious Dr Dumpty
Where to find: Spider Sounds Vol 1 – KPM Artists
Bill Martin and Phil Coulter “Mr Chesterson’s Dog” (heard on episode ‘Menace from the Bottom of the World”)
Where to find: Spider Sounds Vol 1 – KPM Artists
Bill Martin/Phil Coulter “We’re on Top of the World” used in: Vine
Available on: KPM 1000 Series: The Sound of “Pop”
Bill Martin/Phil Coulter “L.S.D.” (heard in episodes Menace from the Bottom of the World, Spider-Man Battles the Molemen, and Revolt in The Fifth Dimension)
Where to find: Spider Sounds Vol 2 – KPM Artists
DAVID LINDUP
David Lindup “Trap Door” (heard in the episode “King-Pinned”, “Swing City” “Menace from the Bottom of the World” and “Revolt in the Fifth Dimension”)
Where to find: Spider Sounds Vol 2 – KPM Artists
David Lindup “Sixth Sense” used in episodes: King-Pinned, Swing City, Menace from the Bottom of the World, Diamond Dust, Cold Storage, Birth of Micro Man
Where to find: Spider Sounds Vol 2 – KPM Artists
David Lindup “Juggernaut” (heard in episode Menace from the Bottom of the World)
Where to find: Spider Sounds Vol 2 – KPM Artists
David Lindup “Stop Look and Listen” (as heard in the episode Scourge of the Scarf, Phantom from the Depths of Time and Super Swami)
Where to find: Spider Sounds Vol 2 – KPM Artists
David Lindup “Men of Action” (heard on episode Swing City, Menace from the Bottom of the World)
Where to find: Spider Sounds Vol 2 – KPM Artists
David Lindup “Unarmed Combat” (heard on episode Swing City)
David Lindup “Veiled Threat” 1968 (heard in the episode Diamond Dust, Rollarama, Revolt in the Fifth Dimension, Cold Storage
David Lindup “Zero Hour (Artificial Clouds)” 1968
Where to find: Spider Sounds Vol 2 – KPM Artists
David Lindup “Action Stations (That Night As The Town Slept)” (heard in episode “Criminals in the Clouds”)
Where to find: Spider Sounds Vol 2 – KPM Artists
David Lindup “Stand By (A Score to Settle)” (heard on episode “Swing City”)
Where to find: Spider Sounds Vol 2 – KPM Artists
JOHNNY HAWKSWORTH
Johnny Hawksworth “The Eyelash (Helicopter Chase)” heard in episode King-Pinned, Swing City, Criminals in the Clouds, The Evil Sorcerer
Johnny Hawksworth “Beat to Begin” (Heard in episode King Pinned, Criminals in the Clouds, Menace from the Bottom of the World)
Johnny Hawksworth “Beat Street” (as heard in episode King-Pinned, Swing City, Criminals in the Clouds, Diamond Dust, Menace from the Bottom of the World)
Johnny Hawksworth “Suspense Musical Saw” (heard in the episode Revolt in the Fifth Dimension)
Johnny Hawksworth “Latin Gear” (heard on episode Menace from the Bottom of the World, Diamond Dust, Spider-Man Battles the Molemen)
JOHNNY PEARSON
Johnny Pearson “Power Drive” used in episodes: Menace from the Bottom of the World, Diamond Dust, Thunder Rumble
Jonny Pearson “Grand Prix (The End of Skymaster)” (heard on episode Criminals in the Clouds)
Where to find: Spider Sounds Vol 1 – KPM Artists
RALPH DOLLIMORE
Ralph Dollimore “Tearaway” (unconfirmed)
DAVID BANKS
David Banks “Fear A” (used in episode Up From Nowhere, Rhino, Down to Earth)
From Psychoses Suite
David Banks “Fear B” (from episode Trouble With Snow)
From Psychoses Suite
David Banks “Fear D” (from episodes The Vanishing Doctor Vespasian, Rhino and Up From Nowhere)
From Psychoses Suite
David Banks “Fear E” (from episode The Birth of Microman, Down to Earth)
From Psychoses Suite
David Banks “Panic C” heard in: Cloud City of Gold
David Banks “Panic E” heard in episodes: Sky Harbor, Specialists and Slaves, Down to Earth, Vine, Blotto, Cold Storage
From Psychoses Suite
David Banks “Fright A” (episode Neptune’s Nose Cone, Winged Thing, Trip to Tomorrow)
From Psychoses Suite
David Banks “Fright B” used in episodes: Neptune’s Nose Cone, Knight Must Fall, Home
From Psychoses Suite
David Banks “Fright C” (episode Spider-Man vs Desperado and Up From Nowhere)
From Psychoses Suite
David Banks “Fright D” Used in episodes: Pardo Presents, Winged Thing, Trouble With Snow, Rhino, Up From Nowhere, Specialists and Slaves, Down to Earth, Home, Blotto
From Psychoses Suite
David Banks “Fright E” (episode Winged Thing)
From Psychoses Suite
HERBERT DAUM
Hubert Daum “Fight and Death” (used in episode Vine, Up From Nowhere, Madness of Mysterio)
Hubert Daum “Mysterious Cave” (used in episode Revolt in the Fifth Dimension and Trip to Tomorrow)
WLADIMIR SELINSKY (alias Ward Sillis or possibly Leon G. Sillis)
Wladimir Selinsky “Quicksand” (used in episode Birth of Micro Man, Rollarama, Specialists and Slaves)
Wladimir Selinsky “Velocity” heard in episode “Spider-Man Meets Skyboy” (?)
Wladimir Selinsky “Chronometry” heard in episode Neptune Nose Cone and Cloud City of Gold (?)
HEINRICH FEISCHNER
Heinrich Feischner “Tense Approach” (used in Scourge of the Scarf, Up From Nowhere, Madness of Mysterio, Specialists and Slaves, Down to Earth)
Heinrich Feischner “Dark Event” used in episode Pardo Presents
Heinrich Feischner “Suspense” (used in episode Knight Must Fall, Madness of Mysterio)
Heinrich Feischner “Panic Station”
HEINZE NEUBRAND / GOTTFRIED “TEDDY” WINDHOLZ
Heinz Neubrand “Quiet Reflection” (heard in the episode Revolt in the Fifth Dimension)
Heinz Neubrand and Gottfried “Teddy” Windholz “The Serpent” used in episodes: The Vanishing Doctor Vespasian, Madness of Mysterio, Up From Nowhere
From the album Journey Through the Balkans
LARRY ASHMORE
Larry Ashmore “Evil Crescendo” (used in The Big Brainwasher, Up From Nowhere, Knight Must Fall, Birth of Micro Man, Madness of Mysterio, Specialists and Slaves)
Larry Ashmore “Dark Shadows” used in episodes: The Big Brainwasher, Rollarama, Madness of Mysterio, Knight Must Fall, Specialists and Slaves, Down to Earth, Trip to Tomorrow, Pardo Presents(?)
Larry Ashmore “Fever Pitch” (used in episodes The Winged Thing, Scourge of the Scarf, The Big Brainwasher, Super Swami, Birth of Micro Man, Rollarama, Knight Must Fall, Madness of Mysterio, Sky Harbor, Specialists and Slaves, Down to Earth, Trip to Tomorrow)
Larry Ashmore “Whirlygig” (used in episodes Knight Must Fall)
Larry Ashmore “Apprehensions 3” used in The Evil Sorcerer
HOWARD BLAKE
Howard Blake “Colt 45” used in episodes: The Evil Sorcerer
Howard Blake “They! Are Coming!” heard in: The Evil Sorcerer, Vine
Howard Blake “Kraken” used in: The Evil Sorcerer, Vine, Spider-Man Meets Skyboy
LEN STEVENS
Len Stevens “Fire Burns” (from episode Conner’s Reptiles, Trouble With Snow, Rollarama, Rhino, Down to Earth)
PAUL GERARD
Paul Gerard “Nirvane” (from the episode Revolt in the Fifth Dimension)
Paul Gerard “Dissolve to Black” (from the episode Revolt in the Fifth Dimension)
Paul Gerard “Calculated Risk” used in: Spider-Man Meets Skyboy (?)
Paul Gerard – Compulsion – 0:34 [Skyboy]
Paul Gerard – Mesmerism – 1:03 [Skyboy]
Paul Gerard – Parataxis – 1:06 [Skyboy]
Paul Gerard – Photosphere – 0:37 [Skyboy]
Paul Gerard – Spasms – 0:37 [Skyboy]
Paul Gerard “Los Bandidos” (from the episode Spider-Man Battles the Molemen, Phantom from the Depths of Time)
Paul Gerard “The Big Creep” Used in: Spider-Man Battles the Molemen, Phantom from the Depths of Time
Paul Gerard “The Twitch” Used in: Spider-Man Battles the Molemen
Paul Gerard “The Petrified Forest” 1966 Used in: Spider-Man Battles the Molemen, Phantom from the Depths of Time, Vine
Paul Gerard “Crime Car” 1966 Used in: Spider-Man Battles the Molemen
Paul Gerard “Flying Column” Used in: Spider-Man Battles the Molemen
Paul Gerard “Street Riot” Used in: Spider-Man Battles the Molemen
Paul Gerard “Cosmos”
WILLIAM LOOSE & EMIL CADKIN
William Loose & Emil Cadkin “Melodic Beat” (heard in episode Swing City, Diamond Dust, Evil Sorcerer, Pardo Presents
William Loose & Emil Cadkin “Secret Affair” / “22 Industrial” (heard in episode Swing City)
William Loose & Emil Cadkin “Liverpool Today”
William Loose & Emil Cadkin “Grooving Along” used in: The Evil Sorcerer
William Loose & Emil Cadkin “Popster Party” used in episodes: Diamond Dust, Blotto
William Loose & Emil Cadkin “Pop Hit” heard in episode Diamond Dust
William Loose & Emil Cadkin “Town Rock”
William Loose & Emil Cadkin “Hip Scene” (heard in episode Criminals in the Clouds)
William Loose & Emil Cadkin “Would You Believe?”
William Loose & Emil Cadkin “Loose Scene” (heard in episode Swing City)
William Loose & Emil Cadkin “Freak Out Party” aka “Spy Rock” (heard in Spider-Man Battles the Mole Men)
William Loose “Industrial #10” aka “Danger(ous) Stealth” used in: Thunder Rumble
William Loose “Industrial #7” aka “Operation Zone” used in: Thunder Rumble
William Loose – Alley Rock
UNKNOWN ARTIST
“The Syndicate” KPM Artists
Where to find: Spider Sounds Vol 2 – KPM Artists
Muzak #4 Tribal Chant used in Neptune’s Nose Cone
KPM pre-1000 series (original stereo 78s; KPM LPs mono)
KPM 114 – LP 21 – The Square Squad – Kenny Graham – used in 3rd season only
KPM 114 – LP 21 – Prowl Car – Kenny Graham
KPM 114 – LP 21 – Street Beat – Kenny Graham
KPM 114 – LP 21 – Rat Race – Kenny Graham
KPM 115 – LP 21 – Highway Hullabaloo – Kenny Graham
KPM 115 – LP 21 – Shopping Jaunt – Kenny Graham
KPM 115 – LP 21 – Panic Patrol – Kenny Graham
KPM 115 – LP 21 – Big Deal! – Kenny Graham
KPM 203 – LP 37 – Blast Off 1 – Syd Dale
KPM 203 – LP 37 – Blast Off 2 – Syd Dale
KPM 203 – LP 37 – Outcome – Syd Dale
KPM 204 – LP 37 – That’s Life – Syd Dale
KPM 204 – LP 37 – The Aggressor – Syd Dale
KPM 204 – LP 37 – Ready for Action – Syd Dale
KPM 204 – LP 37 – Rescue Squad – Syd Dale
KPM 205 – LP 37 – The Stalking Game – Syd Dale
KPM 205 – LP 37 – Breakout – Syd Dale
KPM 205 – LP 37 – The Waiting Game – Syd Dale
KPM 205 – LP 37 – Sudden Scuffle – Syd Dale
KPM 206 – LP 37 – Alarm Call – Syd Dale
KPM 206 – LP 37 – Struggle Free – Syd Dale
KPM 207 – LP 37 – Staccato Curtain – Syd Dale
KPM 201 – LP 38 – Breaking Point – Syd Dale *
KPM 201 – LP 38 – Chain Reaction – Syd Dale *
KPM 226 – LP 41 – Power Drive – Johnny Pearson
KPM 227 – LP 41 – Rat Trap – Syd Dale
KPM 1000 series
KPM1001 – The Eyelash – Johnny Hawksworth
KPM1001 – Beat to Begin – Johnny Hawksworth
KPM1001 – Latin Gear – Johnny Hawksworth
KPM1001 – Beat Street – Johnny Hawksworth
KPM1002 – The Hell Raisers – Syd Dale
KPM1002 – Walk In A Nightmare – Syd Dale
KPM1002 – Slipstream B – Syd Dale
KPM1002 – Walk and Talk – Syd Dale
KPM1002 – Quite Contrary – Syd Dale
KPM1002 – Dream Fantasy – Syd Dale
KPM1015 – Big Bass Guitar – Bill Martin & Phil Coulter
KPM1015 – Mr. Chesterton’s Dog – Alan Hawkshaw (not Bill Martin & Phil Coulter)
KPM1015 – Mods & Rockers – Bill Martin & Phil Coulter
KPM1015 – Drive On – Alan Hawkshaw – used in 3rd season only
KPM1015 – L.S.D. – Bill Martin & Phil Coulter
KPM1015 – Discothik – Bill Martin & Phil Coulter
KPM1015 – We’re on Top of the World (inst.) – Bill Martin & Phil Coulter
KPM1015 – Raver – Alan Hawkshaw
KPM1017 – Stand By – David Lindup
KPM1017 – Men Of Action – David Lindup
KPM1017 – Action Stations – David Lindup
KPM1017 – Zero Hour – David Lindup
KPM1017 – Maelstrom – Syd Dale (not J. Pearson)
KPM1017 – Grand Prix – Johnny Pearson
KPM1017 – Juggernaut – David Lindup
KPM1017 – Swing In – Syd Dale
KPM1017 – The Washington Affair – Syd Dale
KPM1017 – News Views – Syd Dale
KPM1017 – Stop, Look & Listen – David Lindup
KPM1017 – Unarmed Combat – David Lindup *
KPM1018 – Veiled Threat A – David Lindup
KPM1018 – Forewarning C – Syd Dale
KPM1018 – Looks Like Trouble B – Syd Dale *
KPM1018 – Looks Like Trouble C – Syd Dale
KPM1018 – Sixth Sense – David Lindup
KPM1018 – Trap Door – David Lindup
KPM1018 – Suspense Musical Saw – Johnny Hawksworth – used in 3rd season only
KPM1018 – Dread and Danger – Syd Dale *
Joseph Weinberger / JW Theme Music
JW 388 – Colt 45 – Howard Blake
JW 388 – They! Are Coming! * – Howard Blake
JW 388 – Colt 45 – Kraken * – Howard Blake
Capitol/Carlin CPM series
CPM 004 – Pop Hit – William Loose & Emil Cadkin
CPM 004 – Popster Party – William Loose & Emil Cadkin
CPM 004 – Grooving Along – William Loose & Emil Cadkin
CPM 004 – Freak Out Party – William Loose & Emil Cadkin
CPM 004 – Hip Scene – William Loose & Emil Cadkin
CPM 004 – Melodic Beat – William Loose & Emil Cadkin
CPM 005 – Danger(ous) Stealth – William Loose & Emil Cadkin
CPM 005 – Operation Zone – William Loose & Emil Cadkin
CPM 005 – Secret Affair – William Loose & Emil Cadkin
“Dangerous Stealth”, “Operation Zone”, “Secret Affair” actually Industrial 10, 7, 22 (see below).
Capitol HI-Q series
D91-92 – OK-562 Tension – Loose/Cookerly/Cadkin – used?
D91-92 – OK-565 Tension – Loose/Cookerly/Cadkin – used?
D91-92 – OK-523 Tension – Loose/Cookerly/Cadkin – used?
D91-92 – OK-524 Tension – Loose/Cookerly/Cadkin – used?
D91-92 – OK-552 Heavy Tension – Loose/Cookerly/Cadkin
D91-92 – OK-553 Heavy Tension – Loose/Cookerly/Cadkin – used?
D91-92 – OK-566 Tension – Loose/Cookerly/Cadkin
D91-92 – OK-567 Tension – Loose/Cookerly/Cadkin
D91-92 – OK-522 Tension – Loose/Cookerly/Cadkin – used?
D91-92 – OK-551 Tension – Loose/Cookerly/Cadkin
D91-92 – OK-516 Fight-Punches – Loose/Cookerly/Cadkin
D91-92 – OK-519 Fight-Punches – Loose/Cookerly/Cadkin
D91-92 – OK-515 Fight-Punches – Loose/Cookerly/Cadkin
D91-92 – OK-563 Fight-Punches – Loose/Cookerly/Cadkin
D91-92 – OK-564 Fight-Punches – Loose/Cookerly/Cadkin
D91-92 – OK-520 Fight-Punches – Loose/Cookerly/Cadkin
D91-92 – OK-580 Fight-Punches – Loose/Cookerly/Cadkin
D91-92 – OK-581 Fight-Punches – Loose/Cookerly/Cadkin – used?
D91-92 – OK-582 Fight-Punches – Loose/Cookerly/Cadkin – used?
L135-136 – Industrial #7 – William Loose
L135-136 – Industrial #10 – William Loose
L135-136 – Industrial #22 – William Loose (full)
L135-136 – Industrial #24 – W. Loose (short w/fanfare)
Whole D91-92 album listed, but not all tracks used in Spider-Man?
Conroy BMLP series
BMLP 014 – War – Edward Michael used in: The Evil Sorcerer
BMLP 014 – Terror – Edward Michael “Terror” Used in: Diamond Dust, The Evil Sorcerer
BMLP 017 – Crime Car – Paul Gerard
BMLP 017 – Street Riot – Paul Gerard
BMLP 017 – Los Banditos – Paul Gerard
BMLP 017 – The Twitch – Paul Gerard
BMLP 158 (orig. BM 349) – Fright A – D. Banks *
BMLP 158 (orig. BM 349) – Fright B – D. Banks *
BMLP 158 (orig. BM 349) – Fright D – D. Banks *
Panic B – D. Banks
BMLP 158 (orig. BM 350) – Panic C – D. Banks *
BMLP 158 (orig. BM 350) – Panic E – D. Banks *
Hurry in Space – Jimmy Leach (used in The Evil Sorcerer and Spider-Man Meets Skyboy)
D. Banks – Dark Fantastic 3
Moneta Eagles – Drought
Bushire Ruin – Moneta Eagles
Vultures – Moneta Eagles
Moneta Eagles – Strange Feeling
BMLP 150 – Eddie Warner – Devastation
Toren Has a Quest for You in Fallout 4 "Musician's Mod"
What if I told you that you could meet The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets’ singer Toren in the Boston Wasteland and hear exclusive Thickets tunes on the radio in Fallout 4?
It’s true!
Thanks to our skilled superfan John Peacock and Dave Johnson, the “Musicians Mod” adds a radio station in the town of Goodneighbor. Once you complete the quests, including one given to you by Toren to find Mario’s guitar, you can listen to the new radio station which includes (among many other bands) four acoustic Thickets songs – both old and new – made exclusively for this Fallout mod, as well as the Spaceship Zero radio plays. You can also find Thickets clothing for your character to wear. Plus Toren provides a number of voices, both on the radio and in the wasteland.
Also, Three Dog is back! Check out this video to see what it’s all about and the cool features:
Check out that tentacular Thickets t-shirt!
The mod is available for Xbox 1 and PC. PS4 gamers will have to wait a bit longer. Crawl out through the fallout and follow the links below!
Bethesda XB1: https://mods.bethesda.net/#en/
Bethesda PC (pending): https://mods.bethesda.net/#en/
Nexus PC: http://www.nexusmods.com/
You can also comment on Reddit: https://redd.it/5c9aj7
Toren’s Guide to Star Trek: Voyager Season 6
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EQUINOX PART 2
Starfleet Captain Ransom, also stranded in the Delta Quadrant, is doing bad things and violated the prime directive. Janeway goes crazy koo-koo and prioritizes laying down the law on Ransom rather than defending her own crew from dimensional shamblers. Meanwhile, evil Doctor is over the top. 6/10
SURVIVAL INSTINCT
You thought Seven was the only borg separated by the collective! Because they keep saying that. However, by sheer coincidence she comes into contact with three other ex-borg who aren’t linked to the collective but are constantly nightmarishly linked to each others thoughts. Doctor severs their link but gives them only a month to live. The Bajoran ex-drone decides to spend her remaining days aboard the ship. We never hear about her again. 6.6/10
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Toren is on Bandcamp!
The first of my a capella tracks is available free (or more specifically, pay-what-you-want) for a limited time on bandcamp. Go to the site to see all the new tracks as they appear, and click the ‘follow’ button while you’re there so you don’t miss a thing!
This track is originally from my podcast Caustic Soda and has a swear word in it. Explicit! Parental Advisory!
More tracks to follow in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!
Toren’s Guide to Star Trek Voyager: Season 5
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NIGHT
The guys who seem evil are good, and the guys who seem good are evil. Janeway becomes a seclusive weirdo who won’t come out of her ready room or see any of the crew. That seems like grounds for dismissal but luckily I’m not a counsellor or doctor so yeah, go nuts Janeway. Also did you know that space can be polluted with radiation? 5.5/10
DRONE
Ensign Mulcahey, Seven’s nanoprobes and the Doctors mobile emitter have a baby. Bit of a rehash of “I, Borg” from TNG with Seven in the mix. 6.9/10
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