{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Ghost in the Shell (1995) w/ Austin Walker","description":"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!\n\nCHAPTERS:\n\n(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 184: Ghost in the Shell (1995) w/ Austin Walker\n(00:00:26) - Intro.\n(00:03:32) - Talking about this week's movie, the manga and other adaptations, and how it feels to watch this in 2026.\n(00:25:53) - Do we understand what happened in this movie? We think so!\n(00:32:49) - Some talk about the animation techniques used, and then rampant cyberbrain chat.\n(00:39:48) - Break!\n(00:40:17) - We're back, and tackling some lingering questions before we launch into the plot.\n(00:45:40) - Setting the stage.\n(00:51:58) - Sorting the sections, and setting up the Puppet Master.\n(01:06:07) - The Major's cop buddies.\n(01:11:16) - The garbage men.\n(01:23:35) - I wanna sink to the bottom with you.\n(01:37:21) - The Puppet Master has demands.\n(01:52:57) - Ishikawa.\n(01:58:58) - The decoy, and the run-up to Old Town.\n(02:08:21) - The Puppet Master's pitch.\n(02:17:55) - Well, everyone's dead. Guess we'll just wrap this one up.\n(02:24:55) - Sequel talk, and final thoughts.\n(02:36:50) - Housekeeping for next week's movie: Night of the Hunter with Scott Benson!\n(02:38:48) - Austin's plugs, and outro.","author_name":"The Nextlander Watchcast","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5117047-the-nextlander-watchcast","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43762927/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}