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UTC 031 – Imagineer and Pirates of the Caribbean Author Jason Surrell

March 8, 2016 / Phil Johnson / 0 Comments

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Jason Surrell - Pirate of the Caribbean Author and Imagineer Jason Surrell is a theme park show designer – former Imagineer, now with Universal – and the author of “Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies”.

He was deeply involved with adding the new film characters to the classic Pirates of the Caribbean theme park rides and we talk about how they did that to avoid alienating the hardcore classic fans.

We also get into what working with Johnny Depp on the set is really like, what X Atencio told him that made him nearly drive off the road, and how he got into trouble with Marty Sklar after writing the book. Tons of fun stories in here.

This episode sponsored by:
Southern Yellow Pine Publishing, home of The Pirate of Panther Bay series by SR Staley.

Plus comedy from DJ Sandhu about being guys at the club and a song called “Spanish Lady” by Pride of Bedlam.

Important Websites:
Jason Surrell – @JasonSurrell on Twitter
DJ Sandhu – @DJSandhu20 on Twitter
Pride of Bedlam – www.PrideOfBedlam.com

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UTC 025 – Jim Byrkit – Director of Pirates of the Caribbean Short “Wedlocked”

January 26, 2016 / Phil Johnson / 0 Comments

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Jim Byrkit - Director of Pirates of the Caribbean short film "Wedlocked" We’ve got some Pirates of the Caribbean action on today’s show! But first, I nearly burned my face off tasting hot sauces over the weekend in lovely Monterey, CA You’ll find out how far up the Scoville Scale I made it before giving up.

I recently discovered a short film called “Wedlocked” that acts as a mini-prequel to the first Pirates of the Caribbean film. I couldn’t figure out how I missed it before and got the director, Jim Byrkit, on the show to tell us about it.

Yes, the short is hilarious and you should watch it right here.

Jim was also the concept artist for the first three Pirates of the Caribbean movies and created some of the iconic props like that awesome map. He was also one of the writers on the Johnny Depp vehicle “Rango”

So we dig in deep to the very beginnings of the Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise and why it was a wild risk at the time. We’ll also talk about how the Pirates of the Caribbean short film “Wedlocked” came to be was filmed. (And why most of us haven’t seen it). And we even get into a bit of Rango talk to find how they got that movie made. Listen for the very weird connection I made between it and a children’s holiday special.

Today’s show is sponsored by Southern Yellow Pine Publishing, home of SR Staley’s “Pirate of Panther Bay” series.

Plus comedy from the East Coast from John Romanoff about being a big guy at the gym and and a song called “Doses” from the West Coast’s Hologram Sun.

Important Websites:
Jim Byrkit – http://jimbyrkit.com
John Romanoff – https://www.facebook.com/john.romanoff
Hologram Sun – https://hologramsun.bandcamp.com
Phil Johnson – www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com

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UTC 005 – Mark Steeds of the Long John Silver Trust

September 1, 2015 / Phil Johnson / 0 Comments

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My first international guest!

My guest, Mark Steeds, is head of the Long John Silver Trust. The trust is working towards erecting a statue of Robert Louis Stevenson’s immortal character in his birth place, Bristol England.

Plenty of good pirate and Treasure Island stuff here. Plus we get into what it’s like to try and convince a city to celebrate something it’s not particularly proud of.

You’ll also hear comedy from Mike Baldwin and a great song called “Enchante” by Tah Phrum Duh Bush.

Other stuff from the pod….

Here’s the video I mentioned about doing the same joke for two drastically different audiences. These two shows were at the same casino in Primm, NV. One great crowd. One sleepy, drunk crowd.

And here’s the song I collaborated with Tah Phrum Duh Bush on awhile back. It’s a wacky one. Filmed in a hotel room in Toledo, OH. And now there’s a Dollar Store clerk that thinks there’s a new transvestite in town.