Show Origins

The show was started after Arnie and Marjorie watched Ghost Rider(2007). Marjorie recorded a review post viewing for the Star Wars podcast fans. Listening to Marjorie, Arnie got the idea to start a movie reviewing podcast. After getting everything set up, they recorded a Spider-Man 3. The first Now Playing podcast episode on May 04 2007(1 green arrow, 1 red). Arnie and Marjorie began to do individual current release movie reviews. Brock and his wife hosted a few shows as well before the show transformed into a longer format. The early shows varied with hosts and type of films, were short in length, and did not provide plot summaries. The first full series that Now Playing covered was Friday the 13th with Brock, Stuart, and Arnie. This is the first Now Playing series to line up with a new release(Friday the 13th reboot in 2009), which is now a staple for the show. This continued with the Star Trek series, Terminator, Halloween, Saw etc. etc. Over time the show evolved getting more in depth, covering shows linked by themes such as books or video games, and somewhat revolving hosts. Today, the shows are often around 1 hr 30 minute or longer depending on how much there is to discuss. The podcast is nearing the 1000th episode, has been on for 10 years, and has provided free content every tuesday throughout those 10 years.