The crew rings in the New Year with BBC's submarine murder mystery that finally made it's way over to the US, Vigil.  We take a look at the 2021 show starring Suranne Jones, Rose Leslie, Shaun Evans, Paterson Joseph, Adam James, Connor Swindells, Gary Lewis, Anjli Mohindra, Lorne MacFadyen, Lolita Chakrabarti, Stephen Dillane, and Daniel Portman.

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Episode CXLIX - Vigil

In Episode XXXVIII the crew dives deeper into the 1957 submarine movie The Enemy Below, it’s week 4 of WW2 month sailors.  Robert Mitchum and Curd Jurgens square off as naval battle geniuses.  One commanding a US battle ship, the other a German U-Boat.  Get ready for movie trivia, the Phantom Zone where Jamie connects submarine movies back to Ed Harris in Phantom, Subs Worldwide where Kyle discusses the German Type IX U-Boat, and Brom has us play do you know the Mustard Man in the 38th installment of Submersion.

Episode XXXVIII - The Enemy Below

In Episode XXXIX the crew dives deeper into the TV show the The X-Files starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson in a submersible pod.  Clones fighting aliens, aliens fighting clones, deceit, lies, a long lost sister, people oozing acid, and A SUBMARINE make up these two X-Files episodes.  Hop on board the USS Wetfloater as we discuss these episodes with host Jamie’s twin, Patrick, from BadMovieTwins.Com in the 39th installment of Submersion.

Episode XXXIX - The X-Files S2 E16-17

In Episode XL the crew dives deeper into the German made submarine classic, Das Boot, directed by Wolfgang Peterson.  An epic war film from 1981 nominated for 6 Academy Awards, this film takes you on a three and a half hour journey through the tour of duty of the U96 during WW2.  Hop on board the USS Wetfloater as we discuss the movie, trivia, The Phantom Zone where Jamie connects the movie back to Ed Harris’ Phantom, Subs Worldwide where Kyle discusses the U1, news with the Mustard Man, Brom’s Countdown in which we learn about the world’s longest movies, and everyone’s favorite, Zac Facts in the 40th installment of Submersion.

Episode XL - Das Boot

In Episode XLI the crew dives deeper into the modern day brand spanking new 2018 submarine movie Hunter Killer.  The film is directed by Donovan Marsh and stars: Gerard Butler, Linda Cardellini, Common, and Gary Oldman.  Tensions ratchet up when a US submarine is shot down in the Barents Sea, a new submarine captain goes to investigate and finds out things don’t seem to be adding up.  When a rogue military general tries to overthrow the Russian president, US forces step in to save the day.  Hop on board the USS Wetfloater as we discuss the movie, trivia, The Phantom Zone where Jamie connects the movie back to Ed Harris’ Phantom, Subs Worldwide where Kyle discusses the Russian November Class, and our we’re joined by a special guest Patrick from BadMovieTwins.com in the 41st installment of Submersion.

Episode XLI - Hunter Killer

In Episode XLII the crew begins to navigate the waters of Cold War Movie Month and dive deeper into the 1965 classic The Bedford Incident starring Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, James MacArthur, Martin Balsam, and Wally Cox.  The film is directed by James B Harris, who’s also directed the instant smash hit Cop starring James Woods.  During the Cold War, a US destroyer stalks the Soviet submarine Big Red off the coast of Greenland.  We’ll see if our crew is able to successfully track the submarine and force it come out of hiding.  Hop on board the USS Wetfloater as we discuss the movie, trivia, The Phantom Zone where Jamie connects the movie back to Ed Harris’ Phantom, Subs Worldwide where Kyle discusses the US James Madison Class Submarine, and Brom counts down the worst wartime incidents in history in the 42nd installment of Submersion.

Episode XLII - The Bedford Incident

In Episode XLIII the crew continues into it’s second episode of Cold War Movie Month and dive deeper into the 1966 submarine comedy The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! The Academy Award nominated film was directed by Norman Jewison and stars Carl Reiner, Evan Marie Saint, Alan Arkin, and Jonathan Winters.  During the Cold War, a Soviet submarine runs aground on a sandbar near an island off the New England coast.  Locals quickly believe that the Russian invasion has begun and start to take up arms in attempts to stop the hostile takeover.  Hop on board the USS Wetfloater as we discuss the movie, trivia, The Phantom Zone where Jamie connects the movie back to Ed Harris’ Phantom, Subs Worldwide where Kyle discusses the Soviet Oscar Class Submarine, Mustard Man lets us know what’s going on with the news, Brom counts down the best islands in the United States, Zac Facts, and an interview with submariner veteran Eric Moreno about the movie Hunter Killer, his upcoming A&E interview and all things subs in the 43rd installment of Submersion.

Episode XLIII - The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

In Episode XLIV the crew continues into the third episode of Cold War Movie Month and dive deeper into the 1977 submarine centralized James Bond film, The Spy Who Loved Me.  The Academy Award Nominated film was directed by Lewis Gilbert and stars Roger Moore, Barbara Bach, Curd Jurgens, Richard Kiel, & Caroline Munro.  During the Cold War, a madman is stealing submarines with nuclear missiles on board in an attempt to end the world.  It’ll be up to James Bond and his new Russian counterpart XXX to put an end to the madness.  Hop on board the USS Wetfloater as we discuss the movie, trivia, The Phantom Zone where Jamie connects the movie back to Ed Harris’ Phantom and Subs Worldwide where Kyle discusses the British Amphion Class in the 44th installment of Submersion.

Episode XLIV - The Spy Who Loved Me

In Episode XLV the crew continues closes out Cold War Movie Month with the most popular sub movie of them all.   We dive deeper into the 1990 adaptation of Tom Clancy’s The Hunt For Red October.  The Academy Award winning film was directed by John McTiernan and stars Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Sam Neill, James Earl Jones, Tim Curry, Courtney B. Vance, and Stellan Skarsgård.  Captain Marko Ramius is given command of the Red October, a new submarine with a silent propulsion system.  He plans to take his boat and defect to the United States.  He lets his superiors know of his intentions after his journey is underway and the chase is on.  The Americans believe that the Red October is a first strike weapon and headed straight for the United States.  CIA analyst Jack Ryan lays it all on the line because he knows that Ramius is going to Defect.  Hop on board the USS Wetfloater as we discuss the movie, trivia, The Phantom Zone where Jamie connects the movie back to Ed Harris’ Phantom, Subs Worldwide where Kyle discusses the Russian Typhoon Class, News with the Mustard Man, Brom gives us 5 surprising facts about Russia, & Zac Facts.  Also on this episode Kyle interviews Ian Sanders of Cold War Conversations to learn more about the Cold War and discuss the greatest Cold War movie of them all.  All of this in the 45th installment of Submersion!

Episode XLV - The Hunt For Red October

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Episode CXLIX - Vigil

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