DVD Podblast
DVD Podblast is an Alternate DVD Commentary group out of Los Angeles. Like Riff Trax, they provide amusing commentary on bad movies. Unlike Rifftrax, their riffs (which they call Blasts) are free to download, and they're unscripted, which can provoke some hilarity in its own right. Formerly "Adudathuda DVD Podblast", named after "Adudathuda Studios", the group's independent film label.
To listen to or download any of the blasts, use these links: Season 1 blasts; Season 2 blasts; Season 3 blasts; Season 4 blasts.
The Blasters:
- Mike Walsh. aka PB Walsho, The Shill, the Techno God. Pretty much the straight man for the group, he's the guy in charge of making sure all the equipment works (something he epically failed at in the group's 100th Blast...) His dayjob is as a post-production supervisor; you may have seen his work if you've seen Deadliest Catch or Ice Road Truckers.
- Darren T. Mangler. aka Da Mangler, aka DarrenTMangler.com (defunct). The big, loud, boisterous one. Most likely to say something the rest of the Blasters will have to apologize for. As of 2011, sports killer mutton chops. His day job is working at the same post-production company as Walsho. He's also done some acting work in a few commercials, most notably as the big German who goes "STRUSSEL!" in an IHOP commercial. And, more recently, smuggled a grenade up his ass.
- William Koenig. aka The Kaiser, (Rear) Admiral Sidekick (interchangeably with his mobile device), aka Dozey McNapperson. He comes up with stats on the fly, brings the vile snacks that the Blasters eat on occasion, and defends anything with Steven Seagal in it. Otherwise is a pretty quiet dude. His job for most of the first two seasons was with Kaiser Permanente (thus his first nickname). Nowadays, he also works with Walsho in post-production.
- Matthew Senko. aka PB2, PB3, PB4. The pedantic of the group. He does his research before the blast and brings the stats with him; the others made up a short segment jingle to announce "Senko's STATS!" Famously not present for some of the worst movies Blasted, especially Dirty Love. As of 2011, he resides in New England, but has called in to drop more knowledge in the first few Blasts of the new season.
- Stephen Sonneveld. aka Darth Fabulous. Little is known of this enigmatic member, except for his penchant for silly voices (He read the opening crawl of Star Wars Episode II in the voice of Bill Cosby, then turn around and intro'd Episode III as Richard Nixon.) Bailed out on the gang after a recording problem made them re-blast Blair Witch 2. Currently resides in Chicago.
- Dain Kloner. aka DK, "Shut the f**k up, Dain!" Unofficial Blaster. Co-rented "Adudathuda Studios East" with Darren, so you could hear him in the background in some of the Season 3 Blasts. Manned the live chatroom used in PodBlast #100.
Movies blasted by DVD Podblast:
Season 1 (2006)
- Congo
- Godzilla (1998)
- Batman and Robin
- XXX: State of the Union
- Glitter
- The Adventures of Pluto Nash
- Showgirls
- Volcano
- Once Upon a Time In Mexico (Cinco de Mayo special)
- Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace
- Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones
- Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- Catwoman
- Fantastic Four
- RoboCop 3
- Firewall
- Gigli
- The Matrix Reloaded
- Rollerball (2002)
- The Matrix Revolutions
- Ultraviolet
- Hollywood Homicide
- Aeon Flux
- Cutthroat Island
- |Blood Rayne
- Stealth
- From Justin To Kelly
- Pearl Harbor (in two parts)
- Battlefield Earth
- You Got Served
- Planet of the Apes (2001)
- Judge Dredd
- Wild Wild West
Season 2 (2007)
- Speed 2 Cruise Control
- Batman Returns
- Basic Instinct 2
- Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
- Dreamcatcher (The movie based on the Stephen King novel, not the webcomic)
- Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
- Elektra
- Son of the Mask
- Caddyshack II
- Leprechaun (St. Patrick's Day special)
- The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
- Crossroads
- Street Fighter
- |Dungeons and Dragons
- Driven
- Supergirl
- Tequila Body Shots (Joey Lawrence road trips to Mexico and uses a tequila body shot to save his girl from Hell. Cinco de Mayo special. Guest blaster Senta Moses (who was in the film.))
- Lost in Space
- The Marine
- A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
- Batman Forever
- Jaws the Revenge
- The Bonfire of the Vanities
- Epic Movie (Blasters couldn't finish the movie, it was that bad.)
- Double Impact (Jean Claude Van Damme plays twins who fight crime. Part of Double Double Damme Damme blast with...)
- Double Team (Van Damme teams with Dennis Rodman to get the one that got away. Part of Double Double Damme Damme blast.)
- Reindeer Games
- Ghost Rider
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
- Alone in The Dark
- Blues Brothers 2000
- Bad Boys II
- Highlander II the Quickening
- Cursed 2005 (Halloween special)
Season 3 (2008)
- Highlander III the Sorcerer
- Dirty Love (Jenny McCarthy stars as a jilted lover out for revenge. Guest blaster Retta Putignano (as a fill in for Matt).)
- I Know Who Killed Me
- Snakes on a Plane
- The Relic (1997 horror movie set in Chicago's Natural History Museum; stars Penelope Ann Miller and Tom Sizemore.)
- Three Thousand Miles to Graceland
- Super Mario Bros
- The Party Crashers (1997 indie movie where thugs hold a party hostage. Guest blaster Michael "Daddy" Taylor. Blasted because Mike, Matt, and Darren were extras.)
- Half Past Dead (St. Patrick's Day special.)
- Mars Attacks! (Guest blaster David Gutierrez.)
- Hot Rod
- House of the Dead
- Johnny Mnemonic
- Bandidas (Cinco de Mayo special.)
- Joe Versus the Volcano
- The Brothers Solomon (Will Arnett and Will Forte try and get their dad (Lee Majors) a grandchild. Another movie the Blasters couldn't finish.)
- Very Bad Things (Vegas bachelor party goes wrong, as in dead-hooker wrong. Hilarity Ensues.)
- Mortal Kombat Annihilation
- The Pest (John Leguizamo is the target of this "comedic" version of The Most Dangerous Game. Guest blaster Pete Senko (Matt's dad))
- Back to The Future Part II (Guest blaster Senta Moses.)
- Boxing Helena (A stalker-surgeon cuts his love's limbs off and holds her as his prisoner.)
- The Island of Doctor Moreau (1996)
- Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever
- Swept Away (Guy Ritchie-directed remake of 1974 film. This one stars Madonna.)
- Coyote Ugly (Poorly-Disguised Pilot for a Distaff Counterpart of DVD Podblast. Guest blasters Senta Moses, Retta Putignano, Lisa K. Wyatt, Laura Rosenberg, and Lauren Olsen.)
- Face Off
- Tank Girl (Guest blaster Jim Blanchette.)
- Without A Paddle (Three friends go on a camping expedition. Hilarity Ensues. Originally The Love Guru, but the blasters bailed on it 20 minutes in.)
- Kazaam
- Inspector Gadget
- The Hottie and The Nottie
- Nothing but Trouble
- Town and Country (One of the biggest bombs money-wise in film history; $90m budget, $6.7m domestic gross. Killed Warren Beatty's career dead. The plot? It's a sex farce with rich people. Was Blasted live on U Stream (no actual movie footage, of course). Was proclaimed as the final blast...until...)
Season 4 (2011)
- Twilight Eclipse
- Howard the Duck (Guest blaster David Gutierrez.)
- Clash of the Titans (2010)
- Sex and the City 2 (Guest blasters Retta Putignano, Shannon Muchow, Lisa K. Wyatt, Laura Smith, and Deidre Moore. Blasted live on U Stream.)
- Skyline
- Splice
- Dinner for Schmucks
- The Wolf Man (2010; Halloween special)
- Killers
- The Last Airbender
- The Bounty Hunter (Guest blaster Brooke Edwards.)
Season 5 (2012)
DVD Podblast provides examples of the following tropes:
- Accentuate the Negative
- Insistent Terminology: Others might call them riffs. They call them Blasts. Blasted, Rifftrax!
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