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The Nextlander Watchcast · July 27 · 2 hr 43 min

184: Ghost in the Shell (1995) w/ Austin Walker

For this week's Special Guest Watchcast we've got none other than Austin Walker joining the show to tell us all about a seminal work of cyberpunk anime (that just happens to coincide with a new revival hitting the airwaves very recently) in the 1995 adaptation of Ghost in the Shell! CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 184: Ghost in the Shell (1995) w/ Austin Walker (00:00:26) - Intro. (00:03:32) - Talking about this week's movie, the manga and other adaptations, and how it feels to watch this in 2026. (00:25:53) - Do we understand what happened in this movie? We think so! (00:32:49) - Some talk about the animation techniques used, and then rampant cyberbrain chat. (00:39:48) - Break! (00:40:17) - We're back, and tackling some lingering questions before we launch into the plot. (00:45:40) - Setting the stage. (00:51:58) - Sorting the sections, and setting up the Puppet Master. (01:06:07) - The Major's cop buddies. (01:11:16) - The garbage men. (01:23:35) - I wanna sink to the bottom with you. (01:37:21) - The Puppet Master has demands. (01:52:57) - Ishikawa. (01:58:58) - The decoy, and the run-up to Old Town. (02:08:21) - The Puppet Master's pitch. (02:17:55) - Well, everyone's dead. Guess we'll just wrap this one up. (02:24:55) - Sequel talk, and final thoughts. (02:36:50) - Housekeeping for next week's movie: Night of the Hunter with Scott Benson! (02:38:48) - Austin's plugs, and outro.

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For this week's Special Guest Watchcast we've got none other than Austin Walker joining the show to tell us all about a seminal work of cyberpunk anime (that just happens to coincide with a new revival hitting the airwaves very recently) in the 1995 adaptation of Ghost in the Shell!

CHAPTERS:

(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 184: Ghost in the Shell (1995) w/ Austin Walker
(00:00:26) - Intro.
(00:03:32) - Talking about this week's movie, the manga and other adaptations, and how it feels to watch this in 2026.
(00:25:53) - Do we understand what happened in this movie? We think so!
(00:32:49) - Some talk about the animation techniques used, and then rampant cyberbrain chat.
(00:39:48) - Break!
(00:40:17) - We're back, and tackling some lingering questions before we launch into the plot.
(00:45:40) - Setting the stage.
(00:51:58) - Sorting the sections, and setting up the Puppet Master.
(01:06:07) - The Major's cop buddies.
(01:11:16) - The garbage men.
(01:23:35) - I wanna sink to the bottom with you.
(01:37:21) - The Puppet Master has demands.
(01:52:57) - Ishikawa.
(01:58:58) - The decoy, and the run-up to Old Town.
(02:08:21) - The Puppet Master's pitch.
(02:17:55) - Well, everyone's dead. Guess we'll just wrap this one up.
(02:24:55) - Sequel talk, and final thoughts.
(02:36:50) - Housekeeping for next week's movie: Night of the Hunter with Scott Benson!
(02:38:48) - Austin's plugs, and outro.

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