166. The Terminator (1984) w/ Meghan Nolan

Dan, Manny, & Billy invite friend & fan of the pod Meghan P. Nolan back to put the 1984 sci-fi/action classic The Terminator to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST!

 

“There was no purpose to [Linda Hamilton’s] boobs being out.” -Meghan

 

What a way to kick off the Holiday Season! If there was an episode that defines the what The Nostalgia Test Podcast is all about, it’s this one! There is more conversation about Arnold Schwarzenegger’s naked ass, awkward sex scenes with useless boobs, how this whole movie is just about a son from the future getting there time traveling virgin father laid, and what’s wrong with people that have lizards as pets in a movie where a murderous cyborg kills more people than has spoken words of dialogue. Oh! And let’s not forget the gang trying to figure out how anyone in the future is having sex at all on top of and underneath skulls and sheets of metal. And sure, they talk about Arnold, the explosions, the guns, and try to solve the time traveling paradoxes of this film.

Grab your favorite beverage for the AI takeover, book your Waymo, and order a pizza to be delivered by a robot and settle in because The Nostalgia Test Podcast is going there!

 

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Approximate Rundown

00:00 Introduction and Nostalgia Test Setup

00:54 Happy Gilmore Controversy

01:47 Guest Introduction: Megan P. Nolan

02:07 Stephen Colbert and The Goonies

03:24 Terminator 1984 Overview

06:12 James Cameron's Fever Dream

06:44 AI Takeover and Movie Logic

19:52 Practical Effects and 80s Nostalgia

26:26 Casting Choices and Character Analysis

30:17 80s Police Stereotypes

31:43 The Payphone Dilemma

32:15 Character Names and Actors

33:32 Ginger's Creepy Boyfriend

34:16 Age Perception in the 80s

36:57 The Lizard Pet Mystery

38:31 Terminator's Shooting Spree

44:48 The Awkward Sex Scene

54:07 Time Travel Paradoxes

59:19 AI and Future Predictions

01:01:47 Foreshadowing and Missing Elements

01:01:54 Mexico Ending and Child Negotiation

01:02:55 Running from Authorities and Disbelief

01:03:42 Factory Showdowns and Eighties Action Tropes

01:05:00 Casting What-Ifs and Arnold's Seriousness

01:06:27 Awkward Sex Scene and Deleted Scenes

01:07:40 Convenient Explosions and Pipe Bombs

01:22:55 Nostalgia Test and Final Thoughts

 

 

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