The B.E.E. Podcast - 6/14/21 - The Shards Part 21 / Timewarp - SILVER
Added 2021-06-15 00:00:03 +0000 UTCBret returns from Palm Springs to find a disturbing delivery waiting for him at home in Part 21 of the Shards. We then travel back in time to hear a classic B.E.E. conversation with a living film legend.
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NOBODY F’S WITH SHINGY!!!
Gloie
2025-03-14 20:13:52 +0000 UTCThe one you find on YouTube is from seven years ago.
Raymond Smith
2022-05-08 11:57:20 +0000 UTCSame reason he didn't call 911 when someone was shining a flashlight not just in the backyard but into to the bedroom, onto hi as empty bed. Not even the coolest cool kid would have shrugged that incident off.
mortal trash
2022-04-22 17:06:23 +0000 UTCBecause he doesn't want to go to prison.
John Dalton
2021-08-22 00:15:43 +0000 UTCbecause it is a fiction :) and if the Bret character went to the police, the story would end there, or Bret would have to send us on the tracks of a new suspect if it turned out it wasn't Mallory. and if he had gone to the police at the same time readers would have, that is in the first days of suspicion, there would have been no book :)
spider
2021-07-14 13:28:18 +0000 UTC💯
Dirk
2021-06-28 05:56:34 +0000 UTCNah, not trolling. It's in need of some editorial pruning, but there's something there for sure.
Alec K. Redfearn
2021-06-26 18:30:06 +0000 UTCYou must be trolling !!! LoL
Knokkel knokkel
2021-06-26 17:56:20 +0000 UTCChristopher I think I know why.
John Dalton
2021-06-26 16:55:17 +0000 UTCHis interview with Howard Stern about 10-12 years ago is legendary. Much too edgy for the HS show of 2021
Klintorious
2021-06-26 10:05:21 +0000 UTCAnyone else wonder why the hell Bret didn't call the police after getting that tape?
Christopher Webster
2021-06-24 17:41:56 +0000 UTCThere's not just pain but actual heartbreak, heartache, a pain in the body, a disturbance in the soul attached to the violence, and in this way you remind me of Dennis Cooper. The Seroquel did nothing to sedate me. The warm, unreal haze of the Seroquel left me furious rather than sedated and I walked outside at 5:30 in the morning, where I stomped around to the side of the house, had a minor flashback, realized I didn't know what the fuck I was doing, stomped back inside, ate a pop tart (yes, dude, i Atttte it) and cried hysterically before singing The Beatles and then falling asleep.
slimshadyfan666
2021-06-23 19:06:36 +0000 UTCThis is it, dude. This is the moment. There's one in all your "novels". Where...I...break. And weep. And smoke. And weep. And then take 50, no 200, fuck it 400 mg of Seroquel.
slimshadyfan666
2021-06-23 08:40:32 +0000 UTCThis one made me cry. Fuck, dude. He's targeting homosexuals. HES TARGETING USSSSSSSSS Dude, I've heard comparisons of this book to Donna's The Secret History but what it really reminds ME of is Dennis' My Loose Thread (my favorite Dennis Cooper novel). Anyway, after you did the voices I kind of...went numb. Checked out. I didn't pay much attention to the rest of the chapter, just laughed at some parts. See dude, the voices you mimicked disturbed me so deeply because I've only been that terrified of the sound of human voices in one place....a mental hospital. In a way I'm rooting for Robert. In a way I'm rooting for no one. I've lost the plot, dude, but not the passion for the novel.
slimshadyfan666
2021-06-23 08:23:53 +0000 UTCI was happy to see Bigelow win Best Director that year, too. I understand Bret’s point about her gender garnering her so much attention when she won, however, she’s exuded plenty of style in her work. I do think Hurt Locker was when her movies took on a more docudrama aesthetic compared to the dreamy aura of her previous genre movies, especially Point Break. Early ‘90s action thrillers like Predator 2, Terminator 2, The Last Boy Scout, and Falling Down depict Southern California as a sun-scorched wasteland on the edge of the Pacific. Point Break reflects some of that imagery with the shabby bungalow houses, dry deserts, and cracked concrete riverbeds, but Bigelow imbues it with mystique. The surfing sequences and underwater photography give it a mythic quality. For a Northeasterner like me, this is how I imagine California, with its tatted, grungy surfers, the fried seafood shacks off the pier, and tanned dudes with floppy hair. I wished her new films mirrored some of Point Break’s charm.
Billy Schafer
2021-06-23 02:25:42 +0000 UTCLoving The Shards and the great classic episode with Tarantino!
Reservoir Frog
2021-06-19 19:07:33 +0000 UTCI've been consistently thrilled by The Shards, but I still think that the Timewarp thing gets interesting only when its an interview difficult to find. (The Tarantino interview is fine, but c'mon you can find it on Youtube; I think everyone who is a patreon member here is definitely a completist, we did not come for the basics exactly...)
Raúl
2021-06-19 07:33:10 +0000 UTCI'm absolutely riveted by The Shards ('enjoying' not the word, as I'm finding it too terrifying, made infinitely more so because it's real. That this happened to Bret, or anyone, is beyond upsetting). So, taking the view that it IS real and not a work of autofiction, one thing is bothering me. Why not go straight to the police with the tape? I'd be there in a shot. "This is Matt. I recognise his voice. I think this is Robert. Take action".
tim topple
2021-06-18 11:17:24 +0000 UTCcompletely agree re the shards
Martin
2021-06-18 09:09:58 +0000 UTCThe one before this one
Martin
2021-06-18 09:08:44 +0000 UTCThanks Bret - another great chapter. How will we ever forget they way you said EAT IT EAT IT ! Chilling stuff. Once again your narration is amazing and adds so much to the the experience...
larrylegend
2021-06-18 06:58:21 +0000 UTCPure mastery.
R. M.
2021-06-18 02:50:25 +0000 UTCIs Shingy the saddest character in the whole story? Getting killed by The Trawler may be the most personal attention she/he ever receives.
Michael Walsh
2021-06-17 18:54:14 +0000 UTCThe Shards is shaping up to be BEE's finest work, imo.
Alec K. Redfearn
2021-06-17 17:09:23 +0000 UTCYou're right, Oscars don't mean much of anything, they're fun to watch as kind of a competitive/pro wrestling type event where you can cheer on your favorite film(s) and performances of that year. But in the end it certainly doesn't matter who won, not even to the legacy of the films who did or din't win.
Alex Waller
2021-06-17 17:04:18 +0000 UTCThis may have been the best installment yet! Had me on edge. Thank you!
Nick B
2021-06-17 15:57:48 +0000 UTCi'm not a big social media commenter but i just got to say....i think ya'll who are complaining about the shards are crazy. this story has been the singularly most entertaining podcast/audiobook to come out of the quarantine/virus era. i get that it's not actually a true story or whatever but it's been a thrill. last episode when "bret" was being stalked in the dark at the palm springs house scared the bejesus outta me. anything tarantino touches is instantly more entertaining and artistic than kathryn bigelow's entire oeuvre--sorry, she sucks. near dark is cool. hope the shards is eventually published as an actual book since bret said the episodes will be removed from the pod. people freakin complain too much. the podcast is awesome and i'm def getting my money's worth. if Shingy dies, im rioting.
Collin Myers
2021-06-17 15:10:48 +0000 UTCHer other films work, (except the execrable "Blue Steel") But ZDT, and similar, with a ready-made storyline, is less drama than dramatization. To be sure, "Inglorious Basterds," while entertaining, is a tad too comic-book. But do Oscars really mean anything, anyway, any more? Say this: she's better than her big-budget blowhard ex, Cameron.
Michael Walsh
2021-06-17 14:54:53 +0000 UTCI've always disagreed with Bret on Kathryn Bigelow and this Inglourious Basterds was robbed thing. Bigelow is a great filmmaker. Hurt Locker deserved it's Academy Award and Zero Dark Thirty is great as well. Point Break is one of the greatest movies of all time in my opinion. Inglourious Basterds is a good movie but nowhere near Tarantino's best, not even in his mid tier. The right film won that year.
Alex Waller
2021-06-16 19:38:38 +0000 UTCWas there an episode where he actually talked about what happened in palm springs?
Meredith
2021-06-16 15:10:29 +0000 UTCThe algorithms have replaced the curators (like QT at his video store). Real-people suggestions are from appreciation. Kathryn Bigelow's most entertaining film is still "Near Dark". Her "mature" work is much less creative as storytelling; it's almost journalism. QT never grew up and remains fresh and surprising
Michael Walsh
2021-06-16 13:00:34 +0000 UTCEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet It!!! on a t-shirt now. Terrific Horror Fun for us, but for you?
JEREMY ROBERTS
2021-06-16 07:20:00 +0000 UTCPlease feel free to whatever you want. I like this ride.
sleeper
2021-06-16 06:57:17 +0000 UTCI think 'The Shards' is very important. It must take a lot out of Bret to have to pen this out week-after-week. I'd be surprised if he has any mental energy left to do the interviews or the commentary on the side. I'm glad for him and us that he is prioritizing this.
Feral SpielGood
2021-06-16 04:54:55 +0000 UTCI always love the interviews, but The Shards has been the biggest draw for me. I cant wait in between episodes!
Justin Pierce
2021-06-16 03:29:18 +0000 UTCThe Shards feels less like a mystery and more like the story of a gay teen figuring himself out, trying to negotiate his way as a fringe member of “the cool kids”. Maybe that is the point. The themes of sexualized, underage torture amongst rich, disaffected LA teens has been covered in LTZ, The Informers, and Imperial Bedrooms. I’m becoming as disaffected as Clay Ellis. Dig deeper, BEE & show us something new!
AshSebash
2021-06-15 23:40:33 +0000 UTCAgree! I have heard QT, Kanye, Andrew McCarthy, and some of the other go to’s several times. There are so many fantastic interviews with guests that have introduced me to new artists and films. They are also some of my favorite interviews.
AshSebash
2021-06-15 23:34:32 +0000 UTCLove the voices bretgod ; so good
Erik Jerrard
2021-06-15 23:24:01 +0000 UTCI love Bret. His books changed my life. His language, his paragraphs permanently influenced my worldview. I love this podcast. Been here since the beginning... But... Less and less people seem to want to be on the podcast. I honestly don’t want to start shit but this is a paetreon so I guess I’m just saying “Hey! If we’re not doing interviews anymore, don’t call it a Timewarp.”
Brian Rooney
2021-06-15 23:15:05 +0000 UTCListened to QT interview a few times over the years - Classic impassioned opening monologue that I didn’t fully realize I’ve carried with myself since then - Tarantino shouldn’t be a rare talent in contemporary American culture (you think there should be a lot more like him in the ocean of artists), but he is . . . Don’t mind this re-run especially after a particularly spellbinding season A+
Seneca Garcia
2021-06-15 22:09:55 +0000 UTCJesus, that was some disturbing stuff. If this is all true, this book is going to be groundbreaking. Far more compelling and personal than Capote’s “In Cold Blood” and probably the craziest story I’ve ever heard.
Brian
2021-06-15 21:59:47 +0000 UTCInteresting. But could you spell that out?
Michael Walsh
2021-06-15 21:37:38 +0000 UTCI called this months ago
Andrew Grassi
2021-06-15 20:28:31 +0000 UTCI actually enjoy the Shards portions of the podcast more than some of the interviews lately, but The Shards moves so painfully slow sometimes and gets pretty repetitive (like someone needs to start a ‘Bret is paranoid that is friends are keeping secrets’ and a ‘why am I with Debbie?’ Counter going) that consuming it in these episodic chunks can get tiring. And while I enjoy getting these timewarps when they’re episodes that aren’t available on the old PodcastOne show, it would be nice if Bret could record like a new 20-30 minute monologue to introduce the timewarp/talk about anything currently going on.
Anthony Giancola
2021-06-15 19:08:11 +0000 UTCI'm catching up on The Shards and really enjoying it, but I'm going to second the other listeners on the frustration with these time warps. Time warps were totally understandable and maybe even fitting during the heart of the pandemic. They are fun when done as more of a courtesy like the John Carpenter episode on Halloween, but it's only fair that there be new content on the regular shows, and the time warps are becoming a bit of a crutch. All that being said, the comments from the listeners speak volumes. There was barely any reaction to the last podcast's interview. Of course I don't know but I got the impression that a lot of the listeners didn't even tune into the interview. I don't recall the interview being mentioned in the Facebook group either. So while I'm not a fan of the time warps, I can completely see how we got where we are in this window of time with The Shards wrapping up and the BEE team considering new formats for future shows.
Alex Waller
2021-06-15 16:21:21 +0000 UTCdude if Shingy gets offed, Im going to lose it!
Collin Myers
2021-06-15 15:51:44 +0000 UTCWow, great but pretty tough episode. The bit about the tape going with you wherever you lived.... Also - top interview with qt. I hadn't heard this before but he's always interesting. He appears on the Pure Cinema podcast with Elrich Kane and Brian Saur quite frequently and these are really tremendous.
James__
2021-06-15 14:43:31 +0000 UTCI want to echo the sentiment of those who would rather read The Shards and subscribe for the interviews and Bret’s weekly social commentary. Please add chapters so we can get to each segment more easily. If you must republish an old interview, why not make the ones that are harder to find available instead ?
Thomas G
2021-06-15 14:42:22 +0000 UTCFucking awesome QT interview
WH
2021-06-15 13:18:58 +0000 UTCI sort of get the vibe that Ellis is in the same camp as Eric Clapton and Van Morrison these days...
Brian Rooney
2021-06-15 09:34:22 +0000 UTCAnother fantastic installment of the Shards. Brilliant.
Jerome Busca
2021-06-15 08:12:14 +0000 UTCKinda disappointed. Change the format rather than using older interviews. Two time warps in a row is a cop out.
Knokkel knokkel
2021-06-15 07:42:13 +0000 UTCSensational podcast episode. Great interview. I so much hope Q will come back on to discuss his novel !
Andrew Hannaker
2021-06-15 04:35:43 +0000 UTCscariest chapter so far. It's fascinating to hear about the origin of your horror stories.
Michael Bronspigel
2021-06-15 03:54:48 +0000 UTCBoo
Dirk
2021-06-15 02:01:21 +0000 UTCMust say I'm a little displeased. I'm one of those who skip The Shards (waiting for the book) and listen instead for the interviews. Why I don't mind that you're republishing old interviews, this Quentin Tarantino interview has been readily available on YouTube for years now.
Chase
2021-06-15 01:33:28 +0000 UTCLmao. His website is absolutely hilarious. The man has huge balls. He’s a true artist. Tortured and living, breathing it. “We’re spannnnning time!” LOL
Dirk
2021-06-15 01:04:36 +0000 UTCI second that. I've never written a fan letter or sought out an autograph but after watching Buffalo 66 I dropped him an email briefly stating how I never did that type of thing but that film was perfect. And he replied with a thank you. His website is hilarious.
Travis Films
2021-06-15 01:03:50 +0000 UTCA great interview would be Vincent Gallo. Probably a liability though lol
Dirk
2021-06-15 00:28:21 +0000 UTC
