Episode #11 of the Close Encounters of the 4th Kind podcast follows on from Episode #10 which saw Tee-J, Imran and Dan confess to classic movies they haven't actually seen ('2001: A Space Odyssey', 'Monty Python & The Holy Grail' and 'The Godfather', respectively). This episode catches up with the gang now having seen the movies in question and discussing whether they were worth the hype in the first place. www.4everinelectricdreams.com/ Emenating from London, UK, and hosted by Dan Collacott...
Mar 16, 2020•43 min
Episode #10 of the Close Encounters of the 4th Kind podcast sees Tee-J, Imran and Dan settle down to classic movies that we've never actually seen. We pitch each other 3 movies and vote on which ones each person should watch. Marvel with us in astonishment at the gaps within our own catalogues! www.4everinelectricdreams.com/ Emenating from London, UK, and hosted by Dan Collacott, Tee-J Sutherland and Imran Mirza, our 4ever in Electric Dreams website and accompanying podcast is designed to help u...
Mar 02, 2020•37 min
Episode #9 of the Close Encounters of the 4th Kind podcast sees Tee-J, Imran and Dan continue on a recent run of nostalgia-based episodes, this time reminiscing about their favourite 80s and 90s cartoons and shouting out some of their not-so-favourite ones as well. www.4everinelectricdreams.com/ Emenating from London, UK, and hosted by Dan Collacott, Tee-J Sutherland and Imran Mirza, our 4ever in Electric Dreams website and accompanying podcast is designed to help us celebrate the things we love...
Feb 16, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Episode #8 of the Close Encounters of the 4th Kind podcast sees Tee-J, Imran and Dan discuss who on a personal level serves as each of our individual favourite movie characters, and why. www.4everinelectricdreams.com/ Emenating from London, UK, and hosted by Dan Collacott, Tee-J Sutherland and Imran Mirza, our 4ever in Electric Dreams website and accompanying podcast is designed to help us celebrate the things we loved growing up and the things that continue to excite and inspire us today. With ...
Jan 05, 2020•41 min
Episode #7 of the Close Encounters of the 4th Kind podcast sees Tee-J, Dan and Imran explore examples of our most influential tech innovations that we've experienced within our lifetime - what effect have those innovations had on our lives and were these advancements positive ones or negative? [The closing song on this episode is 'Streets of Rage Intro Title Theme' as performed live by Synt5.] www.4everinelectricdreams.com/ Emenating from London, UK, and hosted by Dan Collacott, Tee-J Sutherland...
Dec 16, 2019•50 min
Episode #6 of the Close Encounters of the 4th Kind podcast sees Tee-J, Dan and Imran delve into the topic of reboots each addressing 3 questions: What's a reboot you hated? What's a reboot you loved? What's a reboot that you'd like to see? [The closing song on this episode is 'Arrival To Earth' composed by Steve Jablonsky for the film 'Transformers'.] www.4everinelectricdreams.com/ Emenating from London, UK, and hosted by Dan Collacott, Tee-J Sutherland and Imran Mirza, our 4ever in Electric Dre...
Dec 04, 2019•53 min
Episode #5 of the Close Encounters of the 4th Kind podcast sees Tee-J, Imran and Dan discuss Disney's increasing dominance with the film and entertainment sectors - is it a problem for anyone? Does it impact negatively on cinema and the independent filmmaker? And how will the launch of Disney's new streaming site fit into an increasingly crowded market - is app TV the future? www.4everinelectricdreams.com/ Emenating from London, UK, and hosted by Dan Collacott, Tee-J Sutherland and Imran Mirza, ...
Nov 18, 2019•51 min
Episode #4 of the Close Encounters of the 4th Kind podcast sees Tee-J, Imran and Dan discuss the very simple and straightforward question of "Why isn't pro-wrestling an accepted part of geek culture?" It certainly fits the bill as its roots rest in good vs evil, heroes vs villains, epic storylines, glorious showdowns... but what is really holding it back for universal acceptance and acclaim? www.4everinelectricdreams.com/ Emenating from London, UK, and hosted by Dan Collacott, Tee-J Sutherland a...
Nov 04, 2019•40 min
Episode #3 of the Close Encounters of the 4th Kind podcast sees Tee-J, Imran and Dan discuss things we watched as kids in the 80s and 90s but after refocusing on them with 2019 goggles, we ask whether some of these things were really ok - is the notion of the Bond go really something to be revered? How were Doc and Marty even best friends anyway? Apu may be a beloved Simpsons character but are we actually crossing lines of impropriety? Tune in as we ruin all of our childhood favourites (and more...
Oct 21, 2019•59 min
Episode #2 of the Close Encounters of the 4th Kind podcast sees Tee-J, Imran and Dan discuss a piece of genre fiction that they each love that didn't generally get a warm reaction from the masses in general, and in some cases, may not even be fondly remembered by the creators either(!) www.4everinelectricdreams.com/ Emenating from London, UK, and hosted by Dan Collacott, Tee-J Sutherland and Imran Mirza, our 4ever in Electric Dreams website and accompanying podcast is designed to help us celebra...
Oct 07, 2019•36 min
Welcome to the debut episode of Close Encounters of the 4th Kind! Emenating from London, UK, and hosted by Dan Collacott, Tee-J Sutherland and Imran Mirza, our 4ever in Electric Dreams website and accompanying podcast is designed to help us celebrate the things we loved growing up and the things that continue to excite and inspire us today. By covering a range of media including film, TV, comics, books and music, early episodes see us delve into the realms of Ghostbusters, Tron 2, pro-wrestling,...
Oct 07, 2019•45 min
We caught up with exciting upcoming UK wrestler Chase Alexander to talk about his career, his motivations and inspirations, the independent UK wrestling scene and a look at the industry in general.
Apr 30, 2019•30 min
TeeJ, Imran and Dan discuss the merits and draw backs of the WWE part time wrestler. Do one off headliners make sense or do they hurt the product, do part time champions cause even more harm or do we need the celebrity and mystique brought by under exposure?
Mar 24, 2019•48 min
In light of January 2019's Royal Rumble, Tee-J Sutherland, Dan Collacott and Imran Mirza travel back twenty years to Royal Rumble 99 to see assess the complete PPV and marvel about how things have changed.
Jan 30, 2019•1 hr 3 min
January 2019. Dan, Tee-J and Imran discuss the recent announced call-ups of NXT's Lacey Evans, Nikki Cross, Heavy Machinery, EC3 and Lars Sullivan. Fingers crossed the future's bright!
Jan 21, 2019•39 min
2018 was a strange year for Wrestling with more downs than ups in WWE, some interesting progress in the independent scene and a few less hall of famers dying than 2017! Sean, Teej, Dan and Rich take a look back at all that was good and bad from 2018 and their hopes for 2019 (please for the love of everything let it be better!)
Dec 20, 2018•1 hr 21 min
Join TeeJ, Dan and Imran as they look at how Women's wrestling has changed for the better since the attitude era. With a focus on the best booked wrestlers currently in WWE as well as some of the decisions from NXT to the main roster that continue to baffle and bemuse. https://www.4everinelectricdreams.com/
Nov 11, 2018•1 hr 48 min
The Top Marks Crew are back for another podcast this time on how to finish each other sentences, no wait, on which finishers are best, ok that still sounds wrong. Imran, Rich, TeeJ and Dan discuss the best wrestling finishers, then, now and forever.... (oh man).
Sep 23, 2018•1 hr 15 min
The bad guys are way cooler right? Well most of the time, although the fans no longer want to be told who to hate. But we decided to try and turn back the clock to when heels really were heels. Join Sean, Rich, TeeJ and Dan as they call out their best heels and throw in a bit of 2008 fantasy booking at the end (terrible idea).
Aug 26, 2018•1 hr 23 min
Imran, Tee J and Dan C are back, this time looking at various call ups from NXT to Smackdown and RAW, judging how well or badly those wrestlers have done. Is NXT a career killer sending some to the not so cosmic wasteland? Or does Triple H set his minions up to be main event headliners. We pick through the best and absolute worst call ups from NXT's history so far.
Jul 12, 2018•1 hr 12 min
We chatted by phone to UK Horror Film director and writer - Rich Rowntree about his experiences making the critically acclaimed folk horror movie Dogged**, from writing, filming, casting, on set revelations and some of the secrets behind his new project - twisted home invasion movie Nefarious (which you can back on Kickstarter here until May 18th 2018): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1718939790/nefarious-a-home-invasion-horror-thriller-feature **https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5579356/
May 04, 2018•52 min
Colin & Dan bring you their ten favourite zombie movies, from obvious classics to some more recent and unexpected slices of brain munching undead fun! Subscribe for more Horrorcasts and check out Horror Island for reviews, interviews and features from the world of horror! https://horrorisland.uk/ https://twitter.com/HorrorIslandUK
May 02, 2018•1 hr 25 min
The Top Marks gang are back for Yuletide nonsense as they ask Father Vincemas for a special WWE Christmas wish for 2018. But will TeeJ, Imran, Dan and Roth's wishes be granted or are they just a bunch of cynical old grinches who don't deserve to rummage around in Vince's sack? Will TeeJ's cat kill and eat Imran before the podcast is done? Find out all this and much less.
Dec 23, 2017•1 hr 10 min
Stick two men in a room with a microphone and they'll podcast about failed characters and gimmicks, or storylines that never quite happened or stopped short. Join Imran and Dan for the latest Top Marks wrestling podcast, a format probably as short lived as the subject they are ranting about.
Nov 16, 2017•57 min
Richard, Imran, Sean and Dan return for another episode of Top Marks, this time they mistakenly decided they can do a better job than WWE creative and each come up with their own wrestlers, complete with story lines, finishers, feuds and theme music. Plus random 80s and 90s pop culture diversions including the revelation that Roth likes girl bands and Imran prefers She-Ra to He-Man.
Sep 22, 2017•1 hr 11 min
TeeJ takes the reigns as we talk about just how many PPVs are too many for WWE to be putting out there? How many feuds can you build in a just few weeks and then throw away? Should all belts be defended? Is the product suffering or are network subscribers getting more bang for their buck? Starring Sean Sunderland, TeeJ Sutherland and Dan Wonderland (well Collacott, but felt he should have 'land' in his surname also)
Jul 16, 2017•1 hr 6 min
The Top Marks crew decided to pick their top wrestlers from the past, with plenty of fantasy bookings, mount rushmore antics and controversial action! Starring TeeJ Sutherland, Imran Mirza, Richard Roth, Dan Collacott and guest starring Richard's very long socks.
Jun 18, 2017•1 hr 11 min
The Top Marks team ponder the current state of play for WWE for 2017 and a look ahead at bookings for Wrestlemania 33, low blows and more. With Imran Mirza, Will Vieiri, TeeJ Sutherland and Dan Collacott.
Feb 12, 2017•1 hr 8 min
It's the evening after the 2016 Survivor Series and the Top Marks Team are debating the possible 'Death of the Heel and Demise of the Face.' Shooting the breeze about everyone on the WWE roster past and present, the most memorable heel or face turns both good and down right diabolical! Featuring Tee J, Sean Sunderland, Richard Roth, Imran Mirza and Dan Collacott.
Nov 28, 2016•52 min
Pilot Episode of the Wrestling Podcast 'Top Marks' with Will Vieri, Imran Mirza, Sean Sunderland and Dan Collacott. This episode looks at the most common questions wrestling fans ask themselves and each other. Making them proper WWE fan boys! Plus more botches than a House Show Battle Royal.
Sep 23, 2016•1 hr 8 min
