Spies Like Us Podcast

The Night Manager (2016) Episode 6/6

Final episode of the television miniseries based on John Le Carre’s 1997 novel.  Tom Hiddleston (Loki!) is recruited by Olivia Colman (The Crown!) to infiltrate the organization of an arms dealer played by Hugh Laurie (House!)  

Next week: Three Days of the Condor (1975) 

 

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‘Enter the Party’ by Kevin MacLeod

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The Night Manager (2016) Episode 5/6

Television miniseries based on John Le Carre’s 1997 novel.  Tom Hiddleston (Loki!) is recruited by Olivia Colman (The Crown!) to infiltrate the organization of an arms dealer played by Hugh Laurie (House!)  We’re going to cover all 6 episodes on a weekly basis.  This is giving us some time to think about overhauling our show format to better include spy television series as well as movies.  Work in progress.  

Once we finish this series, next planned movie is Three Days of the Condor (1975) 

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‘Enter the Party’ by Kevin MacLeod

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The Night Manager (2016) Episode 4/6

Television miniseries based on John Le Carre’s 1997 novel.  Tom Hiddleston (Loki!) is recruited by Olivia Colman (The Crown!) to infiltrate the organization of an arms dealer played by Hugh Laurie (House!)  We’re going to cover all 6 episodes on a weekly basis.  This is giving us some time to think about overhauling our show format to better include spy television series as well as movies.  Work in progress.  

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‘Enter the Party’ by Kevin MacLeod

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The Night Manager (2016) Episode 3/6

Television miniseries based on John Le Carre’s 1997 novel.  Tom Hiddleston (Loki!) is recruited by Olivia Colman (The Crown!) to infiltrate the organization of an arms dealer played by Hugh Laurie (House!)  We’re going to cover all 6 episodes on a weekly basis.  This is giving us some time to think about overhauling our show format to better include spy television series as well as movies.  Work in progress. 

Music is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license 

‘Enter the Party’ by Kevin MacLeod

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The Night Manager (2016) Episode 2/6

Television miniseries based on John Le Carre’s 1997 novel.  Tom Hiddleston (Loki!) is recruited by Olivia Colman (The Crown!) to infiltrate the organization of an arms dealer played by Hugh Laurie (House!)  We’re going to cover all 6 episodes on a weekly basis.  This is giving us some time to think about overhauling our show format to better include spy television series as well as movies.  Work in progress.   

Music is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license 

‘Enter the Party’ by Kevin MacLeod

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The Night Manager (2016) Episode 1/6

Television miniseries based on John Le Carre’s 1997 novel.  Tom Hiddleston (Loki!) is recruited by Olivia Colman (Peepshow!  The Crown!) to infiltrate the organization of an arms dealer played by Hugh Laurie (House!)  We’re going to cover all 6 episodes on a weekly basis.  This is giving us some time to think about overhauling our show format to better include spy television series as well as movies.  Work in progress.   

Music is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license 

‘Enter the Party’ by Kevin MacLeod

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Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

We like this movie.  We like Brosnan.  We really do.  But enough is enough already!  The franchise has gone stale at this point and you can’t just paint by numbers 18 films in a row, especially with the Cold War being absolutely Over..  Tomorrow Never Dies is perhaps a fine film, on its own, but its popcorn appeal is being strongly challenged by Ronin, Bourne, and Mission Impossible at this point.

This is Bond at an important cinematic tipping point.  Let’s discuss.    

 

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‘Ice Cold’ by Audionautix

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‘Enter the Party’ by Kevin MacLeod

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Enemy of the State (1998) Part Two

Continued discussion of Enemy of the State, an action-packed tale of an ‘everyman’ character (Will Smith) caught in the grinding gears of US domestic surveillance abuse.     

Next week we are returning to James Bond, this time portrayed by Pierce Brosnan, in 1997’s Tomorrow Never Dies.    

     

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‘Enter the Party’ by Kevin MacLeod

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Enemy of the State (1998) Part One

Arguably Will Smith’s first solo lead role in this eerily prescient (if a bit overwrought) paranoia play highlighting the prospects of domestic surveillance run amok.  John Voight and Gene Hackman provide ‘elder statesman’ -type acting cred, and the cast is rounded out with GenX support from Jack Black and Seth Green.  At first glance it looks like pure Bruckheimer popcorn fare, but what will we find if we pry around the edges of the tradecraft and tech on display?

  

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‘Ice Cold’ by Audionautix

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‘Enter the Party’ by Kevin MacLeod

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Spy Sorge (2003) Part Two

Continued discussion of Spy Sorge, a historical film showcasing the operations of Richard Sorge in the years leading up to WWII.  

Next week we are busting out the Bruckheimer with 1998’s Enemy of the State starring Will Smith, Gene Hackman and John Voight.  

     

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‘Enter the Party’ by Kevin MacLeod

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Artist: http://incompetech.com/