====== On Cinema at the Cinema Season 16, Episode 6: "The Running Man" and "Predator: Badlands" ======

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**I need life from you guys... I need acknowledgment... I need something.**\\
<WRAP attribution>--- New Heidecker, to the audience</WRAP>
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|  **"//The Running Man//" and "//Predator: Badlands//"**  ||
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^ Season | 16 |
^ Episode | 6 |
^ Host | [[tim|New Heidecker]] |
^ Guests | [[gregg|Gregg Tirkington]]\\ [[mrsreynolds]]\\ [[gamato]] (in audience)\\ [[axiom]] (prerecorded) |
^ Released | November 5, 2025 |
^ Films reviewed | //[[wp>The Running Man (2025 film)|The Running Man]]// (2025, 133 mins.)\\ //[[wp>Predator: Badlands]]// (2025, 107 mins.) |
^ Runtime | 17 mins. |
^ Video link | [[https://www.heinetwork.tv/on-cinema-at-the-cinema/season-16/the-running-man-and-predator-badlands/|HEI]] (subscription required) |
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The sixth episode of //[[ocatc]]//'s [[season16|sixteenth season]], also the second episode of //On Cinema at the Cinema at the Manor//, premiered on [[heinetwork]] on November 5, 2025. The episode features host [[tim|New Heidecker]] and guest [[gregg|Gregg Tirkington]] reviewing the films //[[wp>The Running Man (2025 film)|The Running Man]]// and //[[wp>Predator: Badlands]]//.

[[mrsreynolds]], the director at the [[themanor]] that the show now tapes in, appears as a guest to discuss how she got her job and what issues the Manor currently faces, including COVID-19. New briefly suggests [[riogenesis]]' Warp 10 product, though says he will discuss this more with her later. He also laments the smaller audience compared to last week and asks Mrs. Reynolds to promote //On Cinema// more. [[gamato]] is present in the crowd. New also plugs the successful Music Night at the Manor that happened Monday prior, with New and [[axiom]] from [[dekkar]] performing covers and original songs to a receptive audience.

Gregg and the [[vfa]] donate two posters to the Manor and announce that the VFA has been re-editing TV shows like //ALF// and //3rd Rock from the Sun// into movies, having made 9 films for //ALF// so far. Gregg presents the film [[wp>Double Team (film)|Double Team]] to the audience after the episode ends.

===== Synopsis =====
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Elderly audience is smaller, New annoyed by that\\
G. Amato still in audience\\
Little Mermaid on TV in background

New complaining about Robert DeNiro\\
Gregg has been hanging out with the elderly\\
Gregg announces the VFA is donating posters of On Golden Pond and Cocoon The Return to the manor\\
“I need life from you guys… I need acknowledgment I need something” - New\\
COVID still a big problem at the manor\\
Tim starts plugging Rio-Genesis and Warp 10 to Reynolds (uh oh)\\
New’s organs are 85 years old\\
Gregg provided movie snacks\\
Gregg seems to enjoy being here\\
“Some of these people are liars”

The Running Man\\
Wonder if every movie will have “Man” in the title soon

New’s jokes about aging bombing, forces G to smile\\
Gregg claims Schwarzenegger will be in a movie next year

New plugs Monday’s music night, where he performed with Axiom\\
Covers and originals

Predator: Badlands\\
Confusing title because there’s a movie called “Predators” and “Badlands”\\
“Star Wars: The Hobbit” - Gregg

Show has an ad break, for ClearCaptions (actual ad)

New forces Gregg to either talk about the VFA or review a third movie, Gregg thinks he can do both, calls it his “Sophie’s Choice”\\
Gregg is making movies by converting TV shows into movies\\
Gregg is taking 100 minutes from the first four episodes of ALF and editing them into a movie\\
ALF The Movie 1 - 9\\
“If you see ALF 4, I think you’ll be converted, that’s the best one we’ve done so far.”\\
Gregg screening Double Team for the elderly\\
Gregg drops his tapes and popcorn, “You guys mind if I sweep that up while the movie is playing?”

===== Ratings =====
**//The Running Man// (2025, 133 mins.)**\\
**[[tim|New]]**: 5 bags of popcorn for the people watching at home\\ 
**[[gregg|Gregg]]**: 5 bags of popcorn, 1 ream of paper to write down every movie title from this year that has "Man" in the title

**//Predator: Badlands// (2025, 107 mins.)**\\ 
**[[tim|New]]**: 5 bags of popcorn, 2 cups of soda\\
**[[gregg|Gregg]]**: 5 bags of popcorn

===== Highlighted HEI Network comments =====

TBD

===== Trivia =====
  * The ending of the episode features a new message:
<WRAP box centeralign>Grand Terrace At The Monor Residents\\ Please Remind your friends and neighbors to attend\\ next weeks special taping of On Cinema At The Manor!\\ Thank you.</WRAP>
  * Gregg's wardrobe in this episode consists of a hat for //[[wp>The Core]]// (2003, 135 mins.) and a shirt for //[[wp>Proof of Life]]// (2000, 135 mins.).
    * In addition, the image of Gregg recording TV show DVDs with his camcorder shows that he was wearing a hat for <wrap todo>look closer</wrap>
  * This is the first episode of //On Cinema at the Cinema// to have a commercial break.
    * Ads for places and events have aired on //On Cinema// before, but usually after the episode and usually for projects related to New, Gregg, or the show.
    * The podcast version of //[[season14]]// had commercial breaks as well, but were put in haphazardly.
==== [META] ====
  * The commercial in this episode, ClearCaptions, is a legitimate commercial for a legitimate product that was, almost definitely, put in the episode illegitimately.

===== Links =====
  * [[https://www.heinetwork.tv/on-cinema-at-the-cinema/season-16/the-running-man-and-predator-badlands/|HEI Network]] (video, **subscription required**)

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