The Contrarians104 - Blue Velvet

So, apparently, if your name is David Lynch you can get away with anything. BLUE VELVET makes about as much sense as the ramblings of a drunk film major but it somehow has become a Certified Fresh cult classic. Is it the oxygen masks? The weird sex fetishes? The heavy handed symbolism? Or simply the oddball sex appeal of Kyle McLachlan? Listen to Alex and Julio try to figure it out!

TIMELINE

00:00:00 - 00:01:16 Intro

00:01:17 - 00:10:36 Opening and Quotes

00:10:37 - 00:59:59 Contrarians Corner

01:00:00 - 01:00:21 Homer watches Twin Peaks

01:00:22 - 01:50:52 Real Talk

01:50:53 - 01:55:50 Plugs 1: Promos

01:55:51 - 02:08:09 Plugs 2: Jason and San Francisco

02:08:10 - 02:10:34 The Future

PLUGS!

- Alex watched a seven hour documentary about the Friday The 13th franchise and loved it.

- Julio finally watched THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO and it lived up to the hype.

- Listen to the GHOSTS OF THE STRATOSPHERE podcast if you’re looking for a fun show about comic books and the people who love them!

- Check out the LIVESTREAM FOR THE CURE website and make sure you mark your calendar so you can support the cause that weekend! Our segment will be Saturday, May 30th at 4pm EST!

- Hans Rothgiesser, the man behind our logo, can be reached at @mildemonios on Twitter or you can email him at mildemonios@hotmail.com in case you ever need a logo (or comics) produced. And you can listen to him talk about Peruvian politics on his own podcast, NACION COMBI. Aaaaand you can also check out all the stuff he’s written on his own website. Don’t know Spanish? He also did a podcast in English called LIVING IN PERU, about immigrants in - where else - Perú. Oh, and as if that wasn’t enough, he has a new zombie novel out, REQUIEM POR LURÍN. Ask him about it!

Up next, our long awaited crossover with the guys from We Watched A Thing as the four of us tackle STREET FIGHTER! In the meantime, let us know how you liked Blue Velvet! Are we overthinking it? Not thinking enough? Is David Lynch sitting in a corner just laughing at us? E-mail us at wearethecontrarians@gmail.com or tweet at us or facebook us and share your thoughts!