Borgie – Living The 90s License Dream

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Episode Summary:

John Borg, affectionately known as 'Borgie', entered the industry as a mechanical engineer building ramps and ended up being a designer on some of the fondest remembered nostalgia pins of the 1990s.

Join Ron and Dave as they chat about Borgie got to hang out with movie stars, review some cool mechs, discuss Bill Paxton and Bill Pullman, designers getting scripts to some of the biggest 90's blockbusters in advance of the film, chat about a cougar attack (like the animal) and watch as the industry flamed out.

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Pinside at Pinside.com

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Stern (Game Company). Here, Jurassic Park. Here,

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Twister (Film). Here, Tales from the Crypt (TV Series). Here, Mary Shelley's'

Frankenstein (Film). Here, Austin Powers. Here

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