Jacob Marley Is Dead

Jacob Marley Is Dead

By John Neuman & Jimmy Zimmerman

An exhaustive, harrowing, and often hilarious exploration of the many many TV and film adaptations of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol!
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"Scrooge" 1935, Seymour Hicks

Jacob Marley Is DeadJun 21, 2021
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"Scrooge" 1935, Seymour Hicks

"Scrooge" 1935, Seymour Hicks

Jimmy's version of our film is missing 17 minutes of footage. That's just the kind of professionalism one can expect from the high quality production we run here at Jacob Marley is Dead. Enjoy 1935's "Scrooge"! CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD CREDITS Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman And check out his webcomic: https://www.dimitracomics.com I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode We Three Kings by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
Jun 21, 202102:02:49
"Christmas Carol: The Movie" 2001, Simon Callow (Part 2)

"Christmas Carol: The Movie" 2001, Simon Callow (Part 2)

Jimmy sings 90s R&B while two CGI mice have a hot make out sesh. It's all par for the course in foggy London town as we wrap up our discussion of Jimmy Murakami's 2001 animated film, Christmas Carol (colon) The Movie! CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD CREDITS Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman And check out his webcomic: https://www.dimitracomics.com I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode We Three Kings by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
Jun 01, 202101:28:42
"Christmas Carol: The Movie" 2001, Simon Callow (Part 1)

"Christmas Carol: The Movie" 2001, Simon Callow (Part 1)

Can Nicholas Cage, Kate Winslet, and a pair of cartoon mice save the sick Victorian urchins from the stingiest version of Mr. Scrooge we have seen so far?  Find out this week as we watch the animated "Christmas Carol: The Movie"!  CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD CREDITS Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman And check out his webcomic: https://www.dimitracomics.com I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode We Three Kings by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
May 24, 202101:32:07
"Blackadder's Christmas Carol" 1988, Rowan Atkinson

"Blackadder's Christmas Carol" 1988, Rowan Atkinson

DAE Scrooge but in reverse? This week we are watching the hilarious Blackadder Christmas Special! CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD CREDITS Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman And check out his webcomic: https://www.dimitracomics.com I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode We Three Kings by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
May 10, 202101:38:07
"A Christmas Carol" 2020, Girish Patel (Part 2)

"A Christmas Carol" 2020, Girish Patel (Part 2)

You all remember that classic Christmas Carol scene with Bernadette the nun from Pennsylvania, right? CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD CREDITS Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman And check out his webcomic: https://www.dimitracomics.com I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode We Three Kings by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
May 04, 202101:12:56
"A Christmas Carol" 2020, Girish Patel (Part 1)

"A Christmas Carol" 2020, Girish Patel (Part 1)

Jimmy isn't happy, John can't really blame him. Questions linger: Is Little Lucy a dog? Why is every shot a close up? Who will give Sebastian a heart? And, will we survive the "The Room" of Christmas Carol movies? This week we watch indie Director/Producer team Girish Patel and Caramel Barrett's "A Christmas Carol".  CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD CREDITS Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman And check out his webcomic: https://www.dimitracomics.com I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode We Three Kings by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
Apr 26, 202101:44:45
"A Christmas Carol" 1999, Patrick Stewart (Part 2)

"A Christmas Carol" 1999, Patrick Stewart (Part 2)

Very tall jawas, hot takes on the industrial revolution, and Patrick Stewart's most bizarre acting choice ever. We are continuing our discussion of the 1999 TV movie adaptation of A Christmas Carol starring Sir Patrick Stewart! CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com Follow us on twitter and instagram @marleyisdeadPOD CREDITS Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman And check out his webcomic: https://www.dimitracomics.com I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode Some sounds provided by contributors to the freesound project www.freesound.org
Apr 19, 202101:31:42
"A Christmas Carol" 1999, Patrick Stewart (Part 1)

"A Christmas Carol" 1999, Patrick Stewart (Part 1)

Engage! It's time for Patrick Stewart to jump from behind the captain of a starship to being a captain of industry.  Sometime Joel Grey forgets to turn his light on and Fezziwig sings a song that isn't "December the Twenty-Fifth". CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD CREDITS Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman And check out his webcomic: https://www.dimitracomics.com I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode We Three Kings by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
Apr 10, 202101:24:50
"A Christmas Carol" 1971, Richard Williams

"A Christmas Carol" 1971, Richard Williams

We're back, baby! Storyboard artist, Milo Neuman, joins us to discuss renowned animator, Richard Williams' ambitious animated short of A Christmas Carol from 1971! CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD CREDITS Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman And check out his webcomic: https://www.dimitracomics.com I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode We Three Kings by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
Apr 03, 202102:24:33
A Christmas Carol 4 & 5 - The Last of the Three Spirits & The End of It

A Christmas Carol 4 & 5 - The Last of the Three Spirits & The End of It

The fourth and fifth staves of our A Christmas Carol audiobook In which a final haunting shows Scrooge the consequences of a life unaltered and a new day offers an opportunity for change. ____ Music Canon in D Major by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3473-canon-in-d-major License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ The Dread by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4491-the-dread License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ The Snow Queen by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4511-the-snow-queen License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Agnus Dei X by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3344-agnus-dei-x License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Peaceful Desolation by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4200-peaceful-desolation License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license It Came upon a Midnight Clear Kevin MacLeod ____ Sounds https://freesound.org/ "Church Bells, Distant, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org
Mar 23, 202154:49
A Christmas Carol 3 - The Second of the Three Spirits

A Christmas Carol 3 - The Second of the Three Spirits

The third stave of our A Christmas Carol audiobook In which yet another visitation reveals to Scrooge the wonder of the Christmas season, and grants him a lesson in humility. ____ Music Canon in D Major by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3473-canon-in-d-major License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Arcadia by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3377-arcadia License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Decline by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3632-decline License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Relent by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4274-relent License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Mary Celeste by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4024-mary-celeste License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ The Dread by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4491-the-dread License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ascending the Vale by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3384-ascending-the-vale License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ - Silent night It Came Upon a Midnight Clear by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3931-it-came-upon-a-midnight-clear License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ - Brandenburg Concerto No4 ____ Sounds https://freesound.org/ "Church Bells, Distant, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org
Mar 19, 202157:27
A Christmas Carol 2 - The First of the Three Spirits

A Christmas Carol 2 - The First of the Three Spirits

The second stave of our A Christmas Carol audiobook In which a second ghostly visitation propels Scrooge into the forgotten memories of his youth. MUSIC Canon in D Major by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3473-canon-in-d-major License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Arcadia by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3377-arcadia License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Decline by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3632-decline License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Relent by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4274-relent License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Fiddles McGinty by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3747-fiddles-mcginty License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Temple of the Manes by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4468-temple-of-the-manes License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Mary Celeste by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4024-mary-celeste License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ SOUNDS https://freesound.org/
Mar 13, 202147:06
A Christmas Carol 1 - Marley's Ghost

A Christmas Carol 1 - Marley's Ghost

The first stave of our A Christmas Carol audiobook In which the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge receives a most unexpected visit and learns of an opportunity for his own redemption. MUSIC Canon in D Major Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Arcadia Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Mary Celeste Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Inner Sanctum Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ SOUNDS https://freesound.org/
Mar 10, 202151:26
"Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" 2009, Matthew McConaughey (Part 2)

"Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" 2009, Matthew McConaughey (Part 2)

Jimmy has a reckoning with rom-coms and something unfortunate rains down from the sky on our kind of skeevy hero. We're back for more with Ghosts of Girlfriends Past! CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD CREDITS Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman And check out his webcomic: https://www.dimitracomics.com I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode We Three Kings by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
Mar 06, 202101:44:11
"Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" 2009, Matthew McConaughey (Part 1)

"Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" 2009, Matthew McConaughey (Part 1)

What are we watching this week?  It's the film that dares to ask the question, "What if Ebenezer Scrooge was a pick-up artist?" It's the 2009 rom-com flop, "Ghosts of Girlfriend's Past" and Scrooge has never been hotter. CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD CREDITS Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman And check out his webcomic: https://www.dimitracomics.com I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode We Three Kings by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
Feb 28, 202101:28:36
"Scrooge" 1970, Albert Finney (Part 2)

"Scrooge" 1970, Albert Finney (Part 2)

What does Jimmy have against the milk of human kindness? Find out in this week's conclusion to the conversation we began last week about Ebenezer Scrooge's 1970 outing as a song and dance man. CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD CREDITS Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman And check out his webcomic: https://www.dimitracomics.com I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode We Three Kings by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode 
Feb 20, 202101:25:11
"Scrooge" 1970, Albert Finney (Part 1)

"Scrooge" 1970, Albert Finney (Part 1)

"What have they done to Scrooge?" We will find out the answer to that question as we dive headfirst into the 1970 film musical "Scrooge" featuring a heavily made up Albert Finney, the ghost of Obi Wan Kenobi and Jimmy's least favorite Bob Cratchit. CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD CREDITS I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode We Three Kings by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
Feb 16, 202101:10:23
Scrooge / A Christmas Carol - 1951, Alistair Sim (Part 2)

Scrooge / A Christmas Carol - 1951, Alistair Sim (Part 2)

Alistair Sim's outing as Ebenezer Scrooge continues in part 2 of our discussion of 1951's "Scrooge". CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD CREDITS I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
Feb 07, 202101:00:55
Scrooge / A Christmas Carol - 1951, Alistair Sim (Part 1)

Scrooge / A Christmas Carol - 1951, Alistair Sim (Part 1)

We're throwing it back to the fifties with one of the all time most popular versions of Scrooge ever to grace the silver screen. 1951's "Scrooge" (Also known as A Christmas Carol) features the lovably curmudgeonly Alistair Sim in the title role, the world's least tiny Tiny Tim, and a special extended edition of the Ghost of Christmas past! CONTACT   Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD See Jimmy's custom Eternia playscape at: https://www.instagram.com/zeldorthemayor/ CREDITS I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
Jan 30, 202101:13:01
A Christmas Carol - 1843 Novella (Part 3)

A Christmas Carol - 1843 Novella (Part 3)

We conclude our conversation about A Christmas Carol, the Charles Dickens novella as the ghosts of present and future continue Scrooge's reformation. He's prolly gonna die though. Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD See Jimmy's custom Eternia playscape at: https://www.instagram.com/zeldorthemayor/ CREDITS I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
Jan 23, 202101:18:17
A Christmas Carol - 1843 Novella (Part 2)

A Christmas Carol - 1843 Novella (Part 2)

We continue our conversation about A Christmas Carol, the Charles Dickens novella with the appearance of the time travelling ghost of Christmas past. Great Scott, that's heavy! Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD CREDITS I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
Jan 17, 202141:46
A Christmas Carol - 1843 Novella (Part 1)

A Christmas Carol - 1843 Novella (Part 1)

This week we kick of the podcast by discussing the first half of Charles Dickens' 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com  CREDITS I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
Jan 10, 202153:48