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We’re joined by special guest Todd Vaziri to discuss Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982). Todd is a compositing lead and supervisor at ILM and has worked on the Star Wars and Star Trek film franchises.

Todd Vaziri

Making of The Genesis Effect Narrated by Alvy Ray Smith | YouTube

Really Weird Shot Reverse-Shot From the Pan and Scan Version | YouTube

Netflix Lacks Vulcan Subtitles | Twitter

Defocused #38: How Do You Feel?

Random Trek #78: “Dear Doctor” (ENT) with Dan Sturm

The Incomparable #107: A Little Obsessed With Kirk

March 15, 2016 • 3 hours, 10 minutes • Dan defends his position. • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm with Todd Vaziri

87

Hollywood Tortoise

Adam's Tortoise Photo

We’re joined by special guest Adam Lisagor to discuss Torque (2004).

March 8, 2016 • 1 hour, 14 minutes • Torque • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm with Adam Lisagor

86

Bad Movie Soup

This movie is the intersection of gorillas and eye-shaped drawings.

February 28, 2016 • 1 hour, 52 minutes • Congo • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

85

In Patty Cake Delicto

Nice to meet you, here’s some ink for your shirt.

February 21, 2016 • 1 hour, 31 minutes • Roger Rabbit • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

84

The Middle of Norwhere

Red flags everywhere.

February 16, 2016 • 1 hour, 35 minutes • Ex Machina • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

83

Chem-trails and Baja Fresh

We didn’t watch a movie.

February 8, 2016 • 53 minutes • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

82

Fear Factor Frontier

Crawl with us on the forrest floor as we discuss The Revenant (2015).

February 3, 2016 • 2 hours, 10 minutes • The Revenant • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

81

Red Dirt and Expectations

Two very dirty movies.

January 25, 2016 • 1 hour, 29 minutes • The Martian (2015 film) & Mad Max: Fury Road • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

80

Peak Pleather

How do you put your worm in your pleather pants?

January 19, 2016 • 1 hour, 46 minutes • Swordfish • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

79

Notary Monkey

What falls faster? A feather or a Jeep?

January 8, 2016 • 1 hour, 39 minutes • The Rundown • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

78

Defocused: 2015 Year in Review

Defocused Awards Gif

Our 2015 Guests

Jason Snell
Anže Tomić
Aleen Simms
Glenn Fleishman

Starring: Dan Sturm

Edited Produced and Directed by: Joe Rosensteel

January 3, 2016 • 19 minutes • Looking back on Defocused in 2015 • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

77

I’m Happy That You Like His Hand

It’s totally tubular.

December 20, 2015 • 2 hours, 47 minutes • Star Wars: The Force Awakens • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

76

Defocus Your Torso

We have a shirt! You can buy it!

Also, send us your favorite Defocused moments of 2015 at defocusedshow@gmail.com.

December 15, 2015 • 37 minutes • We have a shirt! • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

75

Quid Pro Quo, Anakin

Who’s a good Jedi? Yes you are!

December 14, 2015 • 2 hours, 3 minutes • Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

74

Eight-Year-Olds Writing Romance for Fourteen-Year-Olds

Remember that time we found a clone army in the couch cushions?

December 9, 2015 • 1 hour, 57 minutes • Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

73

Quantify His “Forciness”

It didn’t have to be this way, George.

November 29, 2015 • 2 hours, 23 minutes • Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

72

Then We All Shout and Throw Things at Our TV

The droids you own end up owning you.

November 21, 2015 • 2 hours, 6 minutes • Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

71

That’s the Mallrats Line

As it turns out, we don’t agree on everything. Who knew?

November 14, 2015 • 2 hours, 23 minutes • Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

70

C-3PO’s Funeral Parlor

The thing is, you get more parsecs per mile on the highway.

November 5, 2015 • 2 hours, 22 minutes • Star Wars • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

69

This Cat DGAF

October 27, 2015 • 1 hour, 52 minutes • Alien • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

68

Souls for Her Feet

Vigo may not be a great movie villain, but we still like his olive oil and crushed tomatoes.

Ghostbusters II (1989).

October 20, 2015 • 1 hour, 39 minutes • Ghostbusters II • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

67

I’m Totally a Good Guy, I’m Just Oily and Dirty

All you need is some chewing gum and twine and you’ve got a doorway to another dimension.

Masters of the Universe (1987).

October 12, 2015 • 2 hours, 4 minutes • Masters of the Universe • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

66

Peter Meme, Peter Truck

Home is where the furnace is.

The ‛Burbs (1989).

October 5, 2015 • 1 hour, 54 minutes • The ‘Burbs • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

65

The Bald Cop Doesn’t Have a Hot Dog in His Bun

There should have been only one.

Special guest Glenn Fleishman joins us to discuss Highlander (1986).

September 29, 2015 • 1 hour, 56 minutes • Highlander • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm with Glenn Fleishman

64

Do You Know How My Hand is Shaped?

Now that Joe’s back from Europe we can spend some serious time complaining about Apple’s recent announcements.

September 21, 2015 • 1 hour, 45 minutes • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

63

Living the 1935 Dream

Dan convinced Joe to watch Johnny Dangerously (1984) once. Once ☝️.

September 15, 2015 • 56 minutes • Johnny Dangerously • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

62

Gif. Gif. Gif. Peanut Butter. Escher.

Labyrinth (1986).

September 8, 2015 • 1 hour, 8 minutes • Labyrinth • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

61

The Mullet of River Housing

Need help getting those spices off the top shelf?

Road House (1989).

August 30, 2015 • 1 hour, 25 minutes • Road House • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

60

Slime Talk with Dan and Joe

It’s an ugly podcast! A BUG podcast!

Starship Troopers (1997).

August 24, 2015 • 1 hour, 54 minutes • Starship Troopers • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

59

How’s Your Siggraph

Live! In Person! For the first (and probably last) time ever!

August 13, 2015 • 32 minutes • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

58

It Was the 80s of the Time

For the love of god, no pun intended!

Top Secret! (1984)

August 10, 2015 • 1 hour, 6 minutes • Top Secret! • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

57

BYOP: Bring Your Own Poison

When you saw only one set of footprints, that’s when Fezzik was carrying the horse.

The Princess Bride (1987).

August 3, 2015 • 1 hour, 5 minutes • The Princess Bride • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm with Aleen Simms

56

British in the Year 3000

Jupiter Ascending (2015) – We have some issues.

July 25, 2015 • 1 hour, 40 minutes • Jupiter Ascending • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

55

A Soft, Flaccid Waffle

This week, we’re joined by special guest Anže Tomić to talk about one of his favorite films, Stripes (1981).

July 20, 2015 • 1 hour, 53 minutes • Stripes • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm with Anže Tomić

54

Majored in Wall, Minored in Alcove

Dan is not an Explosionologist. Joe is not a Doorologist.

Independence Day (1996).

July 13, 2015 • 1 hour, 44 minutes • Independence Day • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

53

The Amber that Broke the Dilophosaurus’ Back

This week we did something we swore we’d never do. We watched Jurassic World (2015).

July 3, 2015 • 2 hours, 19 minutes • Jurassic World • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

52

A Podcast Loaf

In this, our one year anniversary episode, we reminisce about the show and answer some listener questions.

June 21, 2015 • 1 hour, 54 minutes • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

51

The John Wayne Walk

Dan evades a political scandal by traveling to visit Joe in South Beach. Then they watch 1996’s The Birdcage.

June 14, 2015 • 59 minutes • The Birdcage • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

50

The Titular Django

At long last, Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained (2012).

June 7, 2015 • 1 hour, 26 minutes • Django Unchained • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

49

I Have Complaints About Hair

Dan and Joe hack the 80s parody, Kung Fury.

June 1, 2015 • 57 minutes • Kung Fury • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

48

A Very Classy Soup

HDR Hamburger Magic Eye Posters and The Rocketeer (1991).

May 25, 2015 • 1 hour, 28 minutes • The Rocketeer • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

47

Mints in a Public Bathroom

Dan and Joe talk about Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) and their new CBS crime procedural.

May 15, 2015 • 1 hour, 13 minutes • Ferris Bueller's Day Off • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

46

The Robot Hand that Rocks the Cradle

Dan and Joe ask important questions about Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). Like, ‘Why?’ and ‘What?’

May 9, 2015 • 2 hours, 44 minutes • Avengers: Age of Ultron • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

45

Asgardian Go-Bag

Dan and Joe talk about an obscure classic: Marvel’s The Avengers (2012).

May 1, 2015 • 1 hour, 45 minutes • Marvel's The Avengers • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

44

They Need More Wow Factor

A movie trailer extravaganza! Star Wars! Batman v Superman! Jurassic World! Tomorrowland! Terminator: Genisys! Happiness! Skepticism! Anger! Disappointment!

April 25, 2015 • 1 hour, 17 minutes • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

43

Bad Guys or Baristas

The guys do some NAB Followup before getting back to the gold coin business for John Wick (2014). Didn’t you know John Wick was John Wick?

April 20, 2015 • 1 hour, 55 minutes • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

42

He’s Not Familiar With Ice

Dan and Joe went to Mars to talk about 1990’s Total Recall. Or did they?

April 13, 2015 • 1 hour, 51 minutes • Total Recall • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

41

Blossoming Death Onion

A brief discussion of Otter Pops and motorcycles before activating the StarDrive™ on The Last Starfighter (1984).

April 3, 2015 • 1 hour, 31 minutes • The Last Starfighter • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

40

Stagnant Beyond Stagnant

Dan and Joe talk about how Apple will be your new cable provider.

March 30, 2015 • 1 hour, 22 minutes • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

39

The Transitive Property of OCP

Join Dan and Joe in a completely unsubtle critique of conspicuous consumption, and executive bathrooms.

RoboCop (1987).

March 16, 2015 • 1 hour, 27 minutes • RoboCop • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

38

How Do You Feel?

Pugs, Pizza Toppings, and our tribute to Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986).

March 8, 2015 • 1 hour, 30 minutes • Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

37

I Can Have My Feelings

To maintain the “magic” of the podcast, we won’t tell you just how much work went into making this episode (at least until after awards season), but we will tell you that Birdman (2014) is one of the most polarizing movies we’ve reviewed.

February 27, 2015 • 2 hours, 4 minutes • Birdman • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

36

You’re a Soldier, ‘arry!

Dan and Joe — (shot). Dan and Joe talk about — (shot). Dan and Joe talk about Edge of Tomorrow (2014). (grenade)

February 20, 2015 • 1 hour, 48 minutes • Edge of Tomorrow • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

35

Cheese-Slingers

A Superhero Spectacular, featuring Spider-Man and Big Hero 6 (2014)!

February 12, 2015 • 1 hour, 37 minutes • Big Hero 6 • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

34

The Icing on the Sandwich

There’s a lot of love in the middle of this feel-good sandwich. Even if it is served on the wrong kind of bread.

Chef (2014).

February 5, 2015 • 1 hour, 12 minutes • Chef • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

33

That Was a Pretty Good Day

Dan discusses his Groundhog Day (1993) menu, and Joe does the Pennsylvania Polka.

January 31, 2015 • 1 hour, 28 minutes • Groundhog Day • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

32

Eddie Van Halen Paradox

Joe Steel Preston Esquire and Dan Theodore Logan go on a most excellent adventure.

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989).

January 22, 2015 • 1 hour, 35 minutes • Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

31

I Like a Good Montage

This week we discuss the 80s cult classic Real Genius (1985) with Chris Knight super-fan Jason Snell.

January 16, 2015 • 1 hour, 21 minutes • Real Genius • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm with Jason Snell

30

All the Plans Were Dumb Plans

Live from nowhere near CES 2015, we discuss the mess that is the UHD TV standard before going completely off the rails discussing the larger mess that is Snowpiercer (2013).

January 7, 2015 • 1 hour, 19 minutes • Snowpiercer • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

29

Defocused: 2014 Year in Review

Presented in Stereo Sound.

Our 2014 Guests:

Myke Hurley
Casey Liss
Stephen Hackett
Matt Alexander
Jason Snell

Special Thanks to Listeners:

David Fuchs
Kyle Seth Gray
Carl T. Holscher
Brian Hamilton
Isaac McAuley
Jason Zigler
A Boy Named Boom

Edited and Produced by: Dan Sturm
Written By: Joe Rosensteel

January 2, 2015 • 1 hour, 3 minutes • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

28

I Know Where Pomona Is

Welcome to the party, pal. Die Hard (1988).

December 25, 2014 • 2 hours, 3 minutes • Die Hard • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

27

A Growler of Maple Syrup

It’s Dan and Joe (We know them! We know them!) here to talk about the 2003 classic Christmas film, directed by John Favreau, Elf.

December 17, 2014 • 1 hour, 6 minutes • Elf • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

26

A Shill for Big Dairy

A little follow up. A little more about the Sony hack. And a whole lot of Home Alone (1990).

December 11, 2014 • 1 hour, 24 minutes • Home Alone • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

25

A Controlled Leak

Dan and Joe decided to do a brief overview of teaser trailers, and the way in which they shape expectations for film. The recent release of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Jurassic World teaser trailers inspired this discussion. They also discuss how viewing teasers has changed over time to turn from an occasional snippet of film, in to QuickTime downloads, and instantaneously available streams.

December 4, 2014 • 1 hour, 22 minutes • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

24

The 70mm Ledge

Spoilers abound as we discuss all things Interstellar (2014).

November 30, 2014 • 1 hour, 56 minutes • Interstellar • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

23

Your Dreams Have Been Paved Over

In this “All Follow-Up” episode we talk about Christopher Nolan, SGI Workstations, and how Bonanza got their L.A. Relay Race™ all wrong.

November 20, 2014 • 1 hour, 17 minutes • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

22

Remember When We Were Punk Rock?

This week, special guest Jason Snell joins the snobs in the record store to talk about High Fidelity (2000).

November 13, 2014 • 1 hour, 18 minutes • High Fidelity • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm with Jason Snell

21

Cats Per Mango

We set out, with the best of intentions, to discuss the news and the Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer. And then it all went to hell.

November 4, 2014 • 1 hour, 36 minutes • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

20

That’s Not a S’more

Dan explains ectoplasmic bayer filtering and anamorphic apparitions. Joe saves the day with a straw and a lid.

Ghostbusters (1984).

October 29, 2014 • 2 hours, 17 minutes • Ghostbusters • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

19

Work Your Tablescapes

Much like The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), this episode is truly Defocused and, yet, a ton of fun.

October 22, 2014 • 1 hour, 25 minutes • The Rocky Horror Picture Show • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

18

Tim Curried Bacon

This week, the guys are tired and, we’re not going to lie, things get a little weird. But, that doesn’t change the fact that this week’s movie, Clue (1985) is just wonderful fun.

October 15, 2014 • 1 hour, 18 minutes • Clue • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

17

The Clipping Plane from Heaven

Dan ate our social engagement platform, Joe braces for work, and we watch Peter Jackson’s 1996 cult classic, The Frighteners.

October 8, 2014 • 1 hour, 33 minutes • The Frighteners • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

16

Step 1: Atomic Bomb

Former volcano owner and current World’s Greatest CEO Matt Alexander joins us to talk about tearaway trousers, reclaimed wood, what to do when planes fly overhead, what ingredients may or may not be in KFC’s “chicken”, and, of course, Goldfinger (1964).

October 1, 2014 • 1 hour, 42 minutes • Goldfinger • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm with Matt Alexander

15

Chekhov’s Law of Omega Thirteens

Joe and Dan talk about college mascots and libraries. Joe nerds-out over Galaxy Quest (1999), while Dan politely nods.

September 25, 2014 • 1 hour, 32 minutes • Galaxy Quest • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

14

The Penultimate Pen

Joe hates love. Dan hates chicken salad. An omelet with nothing in it isn’t technically an omelet, and carrots and celery are just a base of a soup.

This week, we watch Grosse Pointe Blank (1997).

September 17, 2014 • 1 hour, 37 minutes • Grosse Pointe Blank • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

13

Racing Bulldozers

Special guest Stephen Hackett joins us for some brief beverage banter before breaking down Pirates of Silicon Valley.

September 10, 2014 • 1 hour, 7 minutes • Pirates of Silicon Valley • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm with Stephen Hackett

12

Server Farm to Table

Like the memories of our childhood, Hackers (1995) is an embarrassing cultural retrospective full of that’s-not-a-things and awful clothing, but it’s still fun to watch in an only-partly-ironic way. Set your modems to receive a file. Defocusers of the world, unite!

September 3, 2014 • 1 hour, 52 minutes • Hackers • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

11

I Do This For A Living

This week we’re joined by special guest, Casey Liss, to discuss 90s music (bad), and Michael Mann’s Collateral (good).

August 27, 2014 • 1 hour, 24 minutes • Collateral • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm with Casey Liss

10

A Filmmaking Kitchen Sink

Dan is wearing pants. Joe promises he’s not peeing. We watch Tony Zhou’s A Brief Look at Texting and the Internet in Film before taking on the early 1990s two ways with Empire Records and Detention (2011).

Bug: Joe would like to apologize for recording the wrong audio input this week and he promises to never do it again.

Feature: You can tell Joe and Dan apart.

August 21, 2014 • 1 hour, 29 minutes • Detention • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

9

Chocolate Syrup on Everyone’s Forehead

Live from Vancouver, Joe eats the turducken of insects, then buys a new kettle. Dan has no heart, but he can fix his car. All that and The Fifth Element.

August 13, 2014 • 1 hour, 19 minutes • The Fifth Element • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

8

A Turducken of Dead Media

In a decidedly VFX heavy episode, we catch up on some industry news before spending almost as long talking about Guardians of the Galaxy as we did watching it in the theater. The Spoiler Horn sounds at 26:45.

August 6, 2014 • 1 hour, 50 minutes • Guardians of the Galaxy • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

7

A Constant Sense of Achievement

This week, we’re joined by special guest Myke Hurley to discuss Dan’s “desert accent”, Myke’s concern about Joe’s sleep, and why we all love Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.

July 30, 2014 • 1 hour, 26 minutes • Scott Pilgrim vs. The World • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm with Myke Hurley

6

Pivot!

The Episode 6 platform is built on social media, pivots to Mike Judge’s Silicon Valley, then pivots to coffee, before sunsetting with gym burritos.

July 23, 2014 • 1 hour, 14 minutes • Silicon Valley • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

5

Shame Burrito

Dan buys a burrito and feels guilty about it. Joe drinks dirt juice. It doesn’t matter if your TV is 4K because the movie probably isn’t. We don’t know what to make of Pixar’s involvement in the “no raid” scandal, but we’re really glad Super Troopers exists. And, it’s a good thing you didn’t order hashbrowns. I mean, if they had been chugging the catsup.

July 16, 2014 • 1 hour • Super Troopers • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

4

Human Progress Bar

Dan hurt himself. Joe enjoys both ketchup and mustard on his hotdogs. Neither of them really liked World War Z, but only one of them didn’t like Shaun of the Dead.

July 9, 2014 • 1 hour, 11 minutes • Shaun of the Dead • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

3

Toto’s Hey Now, You’re an All Star

Dan’s tired from his trip to San Francisco, Joe got some taquitos, called Kaitan Koribann, and Tow-Mater, Tater, and they both (mostly) watched Dune and Can’t Hardly Wait.

July 3, 2014 • 1 hour, 11 minutes • Can't Hardly Wait • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

2

Tweets in the Node Graph

Magic Notes, Magic Nodes, Magic Mike.

June 25, 2014 • 57 minutes • Magic Mike • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

1

The First One

Techno, Trailers, and Tarantino. (72min)

June 19, 2014 • 1 hour, 11 minutes • Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm