Just The Thing
Writers Joel Jessup and Chris Regan reimagine cult and classic movies by adding John Carpenter's The Thing into the story. Not even the two hosts understand why they are doing this but they'll figure it out, one movie at a time.
Just The Thing
They Live
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This week on Just The Thing, we tackle one of John Carpenter's most beloved cult classics as we drop the creature from The Thing into the world of They Live. What happens when an alien species hiding in plain sight encounters a shapeshifter that could already be one of them?
Joel and Chris revisit Carpenter's razor-sharp satire on consumerism, capitalism, and media manipulation, discussing why They Live remains as relevant today as it was in 1988. Along the way, they celebrate the film's unique blend of sci-fi, horror, and action, unpack its iconic moments, and debate whether Nada's sunglasses would be enough to expose The Thing before it was too late.
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