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The Expendables 3 and the Lance Henriksen interview

Jason and Shawn are back in The Basement for this, The August Special. What? They said they were taking the summer off? You should know Jason and Shawn better than that by now.

Although this episode features The Basement Boys' thoughts on a major new release and revisits a conversation with a screen legend, the purpose behind The August Special is to discuss what fans can expect from this, the show's sixth season. All we'll reveal here is that some things will change, and some things won't.

Cryptic, I know.

As for that new release, The Expendables 3 is put on the chopping block. Is the latest adventure featuring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dolph Lundgren more of the same? Or does the inclusion of Antonio Banderas, Wesley Snipes, Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford and Kelsey Grammer breathe new life into the franchise? Stick with us!

And stick around as Jason and Shawn revisit their conversation with the great Lance Henriksen. Fans might have tuned in when The Basement appeared on the Back to Frank Black campaign's Millennium Group Session's podcast earlier this year. But Troy Foreman and James McLean have been generous enough to allow the one on one to appear on the show. It's a great chat whether you've heard it or not.

How can you hear all this awesome? Click play on the embedded player to your right and enjoy!

A look at tonight's feature presentation:


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