Thinking Outside The Long Box

Well, it's time to circle back to something that we've already partially spoken about! Not too many episodes ago, we spoke about the very first three episodes of the Marvel Studios TV series on Disney +, Loki. We're back to talk about the full season, now that it has concluded!!"Loki is an American television series created by Michael Waldron for the streaming service Disney+, based on Marvel Comics featuring the character of the same name. It is the third television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) produced by Marvel Studios, sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. The series takes place after the events of the film Avengers: Endgame (2019), in which an alternate version of Loki created a new timeline." What did you all think of the full season now that we're at the end? What do you think that it accomplishes within the whole, of the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Do you think it helps progress everything forward? Now, we know that Kang the Conqueror is going to be the next "big bad" in

It's pop culture classic time! Every time we sit down and record, we take a trip in our go back machine, to look back at something from our past! Today we're going back to 1999! Twenty one years in our past, in order to talk about this Antonio Banderas lead, movie! We're talking about The 13th Warrior! "A Muslim ambassador exiled from his homeland, Ahmad ibn Fadlan (Antonio Banderas) finds himself in the company of Vikings. While the behavior of the Norsemen initially offends ibn Fadlan, the more cultured outsider grows to respect the tough, if uncouth, warriors. During their travels together, ibn Fadlan and the Vikings get word of an evil presence closing in, and they must fight the frightening and formidable force, which was previously thought to exist only in legend." We get to follow Ahmad ibn Fadlan, as he traverses where his new life is taking him. He's tasked with a mission, to help twelve other men, who eventually become just like family, to take down a common foe. Watch as each side gets to learn abo

Are you a fan of Arthurian stories? Stories about King Arthur, and the Knight's of the round table? Well, these might be the movie for you, if you are! The film is based off of the 14th century poem, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.  "An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, "The Green Knight" tells the story of Sir Gawain (Dev Patel), King Arthur's reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic emerald-skinned stranger and tester of men. Gawain contends with ghosts, giants, thieves, and schemers in what becomes a deeper journey to define his character and prove his worth in the eyes of his family and kingdom by facing the ultimate challenger. From visionary filmmaker David Lowery comes a fresh and bold spin on a classic tale from the knights of the round table." No matter what we think of The Green Knight, you should definitely be the person that gives it a chance! Gawain, the nephew of King Arthur definitely has a tal

It's live episode time!! We're coming at you with another awesome listener interaction episode!! We delve into a lot of different topics this week, including representation in TV & movies. Whether, we (exclusively us) need the representation in those mediums, that a lot of people ask for. Plus, we talk about what our recommended TV shows and movies looks like this week, and talk about some of the other projects that we've taken in in the last three weeks!  Join us next time for a listener interaction episode, and you can let us know what you want us to talk about! SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts | Android |  Spotify | Pandora | RSS Tell us what you think!Leave us a voicemail at 970-573-6148Send us feedback and/or MP3's to outsidethelongbox@gmail.comFollow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube!Support the podcast on Patreon!Credit - Doyle Daniels, Juan Muro, Gabe Llanas, Tim Huskey

Have you ever wondered what life is like for Superhero's before they find out that they have super abilities? Or before they give themselves their super abilities? Well this is the film for you to check out. We're talking about the Netflix film, coming all the way from France, How I Became a Superhero! "While superheroes have assimilated into Parisian society, a new drug gives super powers to mere mortals." THIS is the story for you, if you're curious about a superhero origin story! In this world, superhero's have become a pretty normal part of life. There is something that a person is able to intake, to bring out what their superhero abilities are. In a world where there is an "ability" overlord, we walk through the lives of old and young people who are trying out new abilities, from an ingestible. There is one person growing stronger and stronger, by making this ingestible more and more volatile, but it comes at the expense of some young lives!  SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts | Android |  Spotify | Pandora | RSS

It's pop culture classic time everyone!!! This film has been made into a couple of sequels, and a reboot, but some would argue that this might have been the best one, and shouldn't have been messed with at all! We're going back to 2004, to talk about the Guillermo Del Torro & Ron Perlman film, Hellboy!!"At the end of World War II, the Nazis attempt to open a portal to a paranormal dimension in order to defeat the Allies, but are only able to summon a baby demon who is rescued by Allied forces and dubbed "Hellboy" (Ron Perlman). Sixty years later, Hellboy serves as an agent in the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense, where he, aided by Abe Sapien (Doug Jones), a merman with psychic powers, and Liz Sherman (Selma Blair), a woman with pyrokinesis, protects America against dark forces." Of course, this is one of the movies, where it's almost unanimously loved by a lot of comic book lovers. It was one of the very first comic book movies to have existed, and along with things like Blade, helped mold what the

It's time to dive into a show that is three seasons in the making already, and there are still many answers that need to be solved! In the style of the 4400, this show is part time travel, part sci-fi, and part mystery! We are of course talking about the NBC show, Manifest!!  "Manifest is an American supernatural drama television series, created by Jeff Rake, that premiered on NBC on September 24, 2018 and has concluded on June 10, 2021. The series centers on the passengers and crew of a commercial airliner who suddenly reappear after being presumed dead for over five years." This show essentially centers on Ben Stone, his son Cal, and the rest of their family serve as some of the main cast. There are many ancillary characters, who at time seem like main characters, but the main focus is on the Stone family as a large unit. We're following all of the people who traveled through time, in order to try and figure out what exactly happened, and how to stop what they've dubbed, the death date! If you are into a sl

It's LISTENER INTERACTION EPISODE TIME!! This can be one of the funnest episodes that we do when we all get together and record! It's a free for all as far as the topics go, and so we let the conversation go wherever it wants to. PLUS, we give an update on where we stand, as far as our movie and TV show rating go!!  Hopefully in the future, you'll jump onto facebook and join us for a live episode!! SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts | Android |  Spotify | Pandora | RSS Tell us what you think!Leave us a voicemail at 970-573-6148Send us feedback and/or MP3's to outsidethelongbox@gmail.comFollow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube!Support the podcast on Patreon!Credit - Doyle Daniels, Juan Muro, Gabe Llanas, Tim Huskey

Have you ever thought about what family life would be like, for a super villain? What about a super villain who seems to be very incompetent at his job, and is in the middle of a massive company takeover? Well, all of those strange things, are jammed together in the Hulu series, MODOK!  "The megalomaniacal supervillain M.O.D.O.K. (Patton Oswalt) has long pursued his dream of one day conquering the world. But after years of setbacks and failures fighting the Earth's mightiest heroes, M.O.D.O.K. has run his evil organization A.I.M." M.O.D.O.K is a Marvel super villain character, who first appeared on the pages of Marvel as a cameo in the comic book Tales of Suspense #93, and made his full appearance in Tales of Suspense #94. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, MODOK was a recurring foe of Captain America! THIS Hulu series, is all about his life, behind the scenes, with some back and forth with himself and Iron Man. It's the tale of MODOK's company being taken over by a young venture capitalist, who seems to run

It's pop culture classic time again everyone! During ever recording session, we take look back at something from our childhood, and take a deeper dive on something we probably haven't seen in a while. Then, we decide whether or not we think it still holds up. For today's episode, we're going all the way back to 1997, to revisit a John Leguizamo film, The Pest. "Fast-talking Latino con artist Pestario "Pest" Vargas (John Alberto Leguizamo) is the target of Scottish mobsters to whom he owes a considerable debt. Willing to do anything to raise money and avoid severe injury or death, Vargas agrees to a very unusual job -- he will be transported to a remote island and hunted by Gustav Shank (Jeffrey Jones), a racist German executive. If he can survive a full day and night, Vargas gets $50,000 and will be set free. Is he wily enough to elude Shank?" This year, 1997, was a very busy year for John Leguizamo. He had three different movies come out, including Spawn. Now, we have a lot of thought about this movie, and a

In all of movies/tv shows, there is probably only a handful of projects that have originally come from a video game, and made a successful transition to the big or little screen! What those are, is really up for interpretation, but today, we examine one more of those projects that has made it's way onto Netflix! We are speaking about the video game, and now film, Dynasty Warriors!  "Based on a popular video game series, Dynasty Warriors (Netflix) is a period action epic that sets up a fight for the soul of the Han Empire." If you're a fan of the video game series, then it's probably your duty to at least give the movie a shot. Whether or not they are the same, or similar is up to you, but it might end up being something that works perfectly for you. There were two of us, who were discussing the film, who had previously played the video games, and I'm not sure that it necessarily worked for them, as a film. But, give a get, and let us know what you think about the film, and our discussion of the film itself. 

What's up everyone!! It's LIVE show time!! We are changing the way the live shows work from now on, but not by very much! At the top of the show we will go over where our top three TV shows & movies rank VS the topics that we just spoke about, in the previous three episodes.  Plus we might have one or two dedicated topics to speak of as well. So we're trying to refine the live shows a little bit more, and still include all of our listeners in on the conversation! So hopefully you'll join us in the future for a live show, and tell us what you want to speak about! SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts | Android |  Spotify | Pandora | RSS Tell us what you think!Leave us a voicemail at 970-573-6148Send us feedback and/or MP3's to outsidethelongbox@gmail.comFollow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube!Support the podcast on Patreon!Credit - Doyle Daniels, Juan Muro, Gabe Llanas, Tim Huskey

The Marvel Universe, is ever changing, and ever expanding. Not only is Marvel making waves when it comes to their movies, but this year, they've had a tremendous amount of hype on the small screen as well. With some other projects in development, and with WandaVision and Falcon & the Winter Soldier having already been released, Loki promised to be a great start to the beginning of the Marvel summer!! "Loki is an American television series created by Michael Waldron for the streaming service Disney+, based on Marvel Comics featuring the character of the same name. Set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), it shares continuity with the films of the franchise and takes place after the events of the film Avengers: Endgame (2019), in which an alternate version of Loki created a new timeline. Loki is produced by Marvel Studios, with Waldron serving as head writer and Kate Herron directing for the first season." Whether you're team WandaVision, or team Falcon & The Winter Soldier, Lokie promised to be something en

Man oh man, do we have a BIG interview for all of you today! For those of you who have been living under a rock, Sweet Tooth was number one on Netflix for a while, including the week that it debuted. Stemming from the comic book of the same name, created by Jeff Lemire, Sweet Tooth tells the story of a young boy, and his unwitting companion, during a world pandemic that has effected the worlds children, by turning them into half human and half animal hybrids.  "Sweet Tooth follows the story of Gus, also sometimes known as Sweet Tooth for his love of chocolate, and his journey to try to find his mother after his father dies in the wake of the two of them living together alone in hiding for a decade in a cabin in the woods." We've already done a review of the show itself, and today we are joined by the star of the series himself, Christian Convery! Christian plays Gus, the ever positive young boy, who wants nothing more than to find his mother, in a world that has done nothing but change around him, since the d

We're here today, to speak about a pop culture classic! For today's subject, we're going back in time, to 1997! Twenty four years ago, was a time of very few special effects, to the point where this movie was dubbed the "special effects movie event" of the time. Whether that hurt or helped this movie is really up for debate! We're, of course, speaking about the Michael Jai White & John Leguizamo movie, Spawn! "Covert government assassin Al Simmons (Michael Jai White) is killed after being double-crossed by his boss, Jason Wynn (Martin Sheen). Upon arriving in Hell, Simmons is offered an opportunity to return to Earth if he's willing to lead an evil army. He accepts, and is reincarnated as a "Hellspawn" -- a twisted, horribly disfigured version of his former self. However, Spawn serves as a force of good, much to the dismay of the Devil's henchman, a wicked clown (John Alberto Leguizamo)." We have MANY thoughts about this movie, but one of the shining stars, is the performance of John Leguizamo! Leguizamo brin

There is so much Conjuring out there in the world! We are coming to you today to talk about the third installment in The Conjuring franchise, and the eighth film in the universe franchise! The Conjuring is based off of the lives of Ed and Lorraine Warren. Ed and Lorraine Warren are a married couple who have purported to have been through a tremendous amount of different paranormal events. Some of these are said to include the Amityville incident, the Enfield Poltergeist, union cemetery, and much more! So many, in fact, that they had (before their passing) a full room in their home, full of different "artifacts" from every event that they participated in. Probably, most famous, is the Annabelle doll, that was supposedly possessed by a demon. For this episode, we're talking about, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do it:"Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren take on one of the most sensational cases of their careers after a cop stumbles upon a dazed and bloodied young man walking down the road. Accused

A little bit of a different special than normal, but still just as much fun!! Tim took the reigns on a couple of interviews for Pride month, and we wanted to bring you both of those interviews! We have two very special people who have joined us, to tell us what they think that Pride means to them.  They also tell us about some of their experiences, where they're at in their lives, and what kinds of receptions that they've gotten as they've traversed through their journeys. If you're out there, no matter what part of the journey that you're in, we hope that these two different individuals can bring some more light to your life!  SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts | Android |  Spotify | Pandora | RSS Tell us what you think!Leave us a voicemail at 970-573-6148Send us feedback and/or MP3's to outsidethelongbox@gmail.comFollow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube!Support the podcast on Patreon!Credit - Doyle Daniels, Juan Muro, Gabe Llanas, Tim Huskey

We are joined by a very special guest today, who is doing her best to make a difference in literacy!! We are speaking to the amazingly funny, Dani Hedlund!! Dani is the CEO & founder of the Brink Literacy Project! The team at the Brink Literacy Project specializes in "education, literacy, writing, editing, publishing, and prison reform." Today, we are talking to her, about her project, The Literary Tarot! "Brink Literacy Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to changing the world through storytelling, is launching a Kickstarter campaign for The Literary Tarot. This is an ambitious and unusual collaboration with some of the greatest authors and cartoonists of our time who have been asked to pair a tarot card with a seminal book that embodies the meaning of the arcana. Working with the storytellers and a diverse and talented art team, Brink Literacy Project has tapped into the magic of classic literature to bring a whole new kind of tarot deck to life." There are a few hours left in the Kickstarter progra

It's LIVE episode time everyone!! At the end of a recording session, we take some time to relax, and speak about a bunch of different topics. This is the time where we do our best to invite our listeners to bring some topics to the table. Did you watch an awesome TV show that you want to talk about? Let us know which one. Did you read a fun book? Give us the title and the author, so maybe we can give it a read? ALSO, at any time, you can always reach out to us via our hotline, and leave us a message!! Call us at 970-573-6148, in order to give us your thoughts on a past topic, or your thoughts on a future topic! SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts | Android |  Spotify | Pandora | RSS Tell us what you think!Leave us a voicemail at 970-573-6148Send us feedback and/or MP3's to outsidethelongbox@gmail.comFollow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube!Support the podcast on Patreon!Credit - Doyle Daniels, Juan Muro, Gabe Llanas, Tim Huskey

Who doesn't like a good Jason Statham movie? On top of that, who doesn't like a well made Guy Ritchie movie!? Well for today, we're bringing you a little bit of both of those worlds! From the mind of Guy Ritchie, and the acting (though not a ton of martial arts) of Jason Statham, we are talking about the new movie, Wrath of Man! "Mysterious and wild-eyed, a new security guard for a cash truck surprises his co-workers when he unleashes precision skills during a heist. The crew is left wondering who he is and where he came from. Soon, the marksman's ultimate motive becomes clear as he takes dramatic and irrevocable steps to settle a score." This is one of the darker movies that Jason Statham has attached himself to, but it definitely pays off in the end. He's flexing more of his mobster style acting, than his normal martial arts acting, which, in my opinion, makes this feel a little different, and you are a little more connected with him, when you figure out what his motives are. Give it a try, and we promise t