Thirty Twenty Ten – Laser Time: Recent Episodes
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July 29-Aug. 4: Meryl and Goldie make a camp classic, Dana Carvey comes out of his shell, your ethnic mom’s favorite rom-com, your Anglophile mom’s favorite vacation movie, wimpy kids, Celeste and Jesse, Tommy Lee Jones gets therapy, and Bebe’s... Read more
July 22-28: Daman Wayans needs mo’ money, a flying pig, Jon Lovitz rules space, Ben Stiller keeps watch, Christopher Walken fights bears, manic pixie dream girls, moon Nazis, and a documentary with a happy ending for once. All that and... Read more
July 15-21: Jack Nicholson has trouble, eBay hits Buy It Now, Fred Willard goes to the movies, David Arquette is a freak, Ross Perot quits, Michael J. Fox is mousey, Breaking Bad hits the home stretch, and skinny James Gandolfini.... Read more
July 8-14: Tom Hanks joins the mob, Meg Ryan swaps bodies, the Crocodile Hunter hits the big screen, the worst Halloween movie, Tony Shalhoub is nervous, JCVD is universal, and someone’s thrown in the pool on Melrose Place. All that... Read more
July 1-7: Eddie Murphy is a player who gets played, Tom Hanks makes a comeback, comedy jams get def, Sir Mix-a-Lot has likes and dislikes, Bow Wow is Like Mike, origin stories for the Powerpuff Girls and Spider-Man (again), Oliver... Read more
June 24-30: David Duchovny gets spicy letters, Channing Tatum takes it off, Jackie Chan teams up with Michelle Yeoh, the best Indiana Jones game, Hey Arnold hits the big screen, Madea’s hiding out, we’re still mad at The Newsroom, Wes... Read more
Batman returns with wonderful new villains and issues, seeking friends at the end of the world, everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the bikini carwash, Steven Spielberg’s finest post-ET sci-fi moment, and Disney’s modern day classic. All that and... Read more
Borne is born, a forgotten 90s comedy, the dawn of internet piracy, Adam Sandler’s raunchiest movie is irredeemable, Hanna-Barbera collides with modernity, and we hopefully talk about Dan Quayle for the last time! All that and more, this week on... Read more
June 3-9: Bill Clinton rocks out, comics get mature, Chris Rock and Kim Possible are spies, TV gets way too meta, Kid and Play go to school, puppets make phone calls, time travel goes indie, we learn the secrets of... Read more
May 27-June 2: Omar comin’, Night Court clocks out, Eddie Griffin is undercover, Mad Men’s Joan games the system, Apple gets ahead of itself, Piranha’s bigger and bouncier, an orange gets a TV show, Paul Simon goes to Africa, and... Read more
May 20-26: Brendan Fraser in unearthed, Tom Cruise is Irish, Johnny Carson says farewell, JLo has had enough, Matt Damon’s a horse, Ally McBeal and House call it quits, Felicity graduates, and reality television hits the real world. All that... Read more
May 13-19: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog takes on nerds, Sasha Baron-Cohen is a dictator, hearts get achy and/or breaky, Hugh Grant makes a friend, the X-Files close, Dan Quayle hates on Murphy Brown but loves democracy, SimLife will be... Read more
May 6-12: Drew Barrymore is an evil Lolita, Bill Paxton’s making one false move, soldiers vs. werewolves, Robert Altman comes back yet again, Diane Lane is unfaithful, a trip to the Greendale Insane Asylum, sad TV deaths on ER and... Read more
April 29-May 5: The two superhero movies that changed Hollywood, Pierce Brosnan explodes, L.A. burns, Tom Selleck hates his dad, a Citizen Kane prequel, Stephen Dorff is a street tough, Mel Gibson goes to Mexican prison, mountain climbing: Is it... Read more
April 22-28: Jack Black’s best role, Ethan Hawke fights Nazis, we vote for Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Willem Dafoe is in the desert, Angelina Jolie is in a rom-com, Edgar Allen Poe stalks a killer, Jason Segal gets engaged, and 30 Rock’s... Read more
April 15-21: We bend it like Beckham, Laurence Fishburne is undercover, a mouth-watering romance from Mexico, John Turturro is Groucho Marx, Patrick Swayze goes to India, Sandra Bullock solves a murder, a Futurama/Star Trek crossover, a big garish documentary, and... Read more
April 8-14: Christian Bale sings about newspapers, the return of Sideshow Bob, Ferngully saves the rainforest, Stephen King’s energy vampires, Bill Paxton is a serial killer, Cameron Diaz is the sweetest, and we find out the secret of the cabin... Read more
April 1-7: Tim Allen has big trouble, Kerry Washington fights a scandal, Dolly Parton gives advice, Val Kilmer goes to tribal land, Charles Grodin vs. a giant dog, Barney loves you, Bobcat’s shooting spree, Greendale Community College’s civil war, and... Read more
March 25-31: Rodney Dangerfield coaches kids, Moira Kelly toe-picks for the gold, Robin Williams tries to kill Edward Norton, Dennis Quaid plays baseball, Fox teams up with a bunny, Julia Roberts is an evil queen, and Homer manages a country... Read more
March 18-24: Sacha Baron Cohen’s first film, Andy Richter controls things, the best damn action movie this side of Indonesia, a slap-happy backstage farce, an offensively stupid drag comedy, talking babies, and the Citizen Kane of alcoholic clown movies. All... Read more
March 11-17: The Mexican Mafia gets its GoodFellas, Robert De Niro and Eddie Murphy put on a show, kids love Ray Romano, The Shield is rated TV-MA, Will Ferrell es en la casa, Jennifer Westfeldt gets into the gay canon,... Read more
March 4-10: Indiana Jones hides on the TV schedule, giant casts fail to make comedies work, giant effects fail to make action movies work, Eddie Murphy can’t talk, Mass Effect is over, comedy jams get def, Ice-T gets banned, Ice... Read more
Feb. 25-March 3: The worst lineup in TV history includes a dragon, a dog and some fish, Mambo Kings play songs of love, Emma Thompson gets a house, Josh Hartnett can’t have sex, Mel Gibson goes to Nam, the best... Read more
Feb. 18-24: The second best hockey movie, Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston hang out with hippies, Marge Simpson and Wicket the Ewok are headliners, Indian weddings are amazing, Kevin Costner’s haunted, Ross Perot interrupts, Elijah Wood encourages child suicide, the... Read more
Feb. 11-17: George Constanza launches Vandalay Industries, Bruce Willis is a POW, Britney Spears is at the crossroads, Denzel is mad about health insurance, Dr. Katz and Family Guy leave…for now, Reese Witherspoon starts a war, and RIP Whitney. All... Read more
Feb. 4-10: Denzel in a romance and a spy thriller, Richard Gere’s a terrible therapist, kids walk across Australia, Get a Life is invaded by an alien, the E.U. begins, lots of Winter Olympics, Letterman turns 10 the first time,... Read more
Jan. 28-Feb. 3: Glee remembers the time with Michael Jackson, Ned Beatty sings, Melanie Griffith is a spy, animated vermin infest the White House, Bush targets the Axis of Evil, Jason Segel is a slacker, Glenn Close is a man,... Read more
Jan. 21-27: Daria graduates, the Super Bowl halftime show ON ICE!, Todd Solondz tells a story, Anthony Hopkins goes down under, Mandy Moore remembers walking, a kung-fu cow, Guy Pearce plots, Sam Worthington’s on a ledge, Katherine Heigl jumps bail,... Read more
Jan. 14-20: Clapton goes acoustic, Kevin Kline loves LA, Cuba Gooding Jr. goes to the dogs, Robert Altman’s prequel to Downton Abbey, Madonna loves royalty, horny gnomes, Gina Carano goes haywire, Tom Hanks’ 9/11 movie, more Underworld, Betty White’s pranking... Read more
Jan. 7-13: President Bush invents slang, Dolly Parton’s fixing the choir, Christian Slater’s a semi-cop, Ray Liotta’s a narc, Colin Hanks tries to leave the OC, Carson Daly’s other job, Meryl Streep is prime minister, Don Cheadle lies, exploitative reality... Read more
Dec. 31-Jan. 6: We look back at the best of 1991, 2001, and 2011, plus new movies with Russell Crowe doing math, Gary Oldman feeling smiley, and put on our red track suits with Wes Anderson. All that and more... Read more
Dec. 24-30: Ending the year with time traveling Hugh Jackman, Time’s people of the year, Matt Damon buys a zoo, romantic Nick Nolte, Spielberg tries WWI, lots of Kennedy Center Honors, and there’s two things wrong with the title Naked... Read more
Dec. 17-23: Gandalf won’t let you pass, Steve Martin hates weddings, we start having to take our shoes off in the airport, Tim Allen is Joe Somebody, Warren Beatty goes to Vegas, Method Man and Redman get higher education, Jimmy... Read more
Dec. 10-16: Bruce Willis is the last boy scout, a very Dinosaurs Xmas, Steve Martin plays another bad dentist, Not Another Teen Movie is…or isn’t?, Alvin gets chipwrecked, not your daddy’s Sherlock Holmes, Luck runs out, and Hook steals the... Read more
Dec. 3-9: Ocean’s Eleven plans the ultimate heist, Community roasts Glee for the holidays, Jonah Hill babysits, everyone and their drunk uncle stars in New Year’s Eve, Tom Berenger stars in an Avatar prequel, and these pretzels are making me... Read more
Nov. 26-Dec. 2: Coppola goes insane, Britney Spears fails Star Search, Michael Fassbender feels shame, Bette Midler is for the boys, Enron screws everyone, Edward Burns is a budget Woody Allen, Arthur Christmas saves the day, the “American Taliban” is... Read more
Nov. 19-25: Beauty and the Beast makes history, Redford and Pitt play a spy game, Sissy Spacek smashes dishes, Keira Knightley gets Freudian, Fievel goes west, Hugo pulls a switcheroo, the Muppets are back, and RIP Freddie Mercury. All that... Read more
Nov. 12-18: Michael Jackson beats up a car, Luigi and Master Chief go head to head, Mr. B Natural stalks children, Dana Carvey has a massive headwound, Billy Bob Thornton isn’t there, Bernie Mac’s gonna kill them kids, Jeremy Irons... Read more
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Nov. 5-11: Magic Johnson makes history, a crazy WWII story, Ethan Hawke is caught on tape, Kevin Kline builds a house, Gene Hackman’s stealing stuff, Leslie Nielsen is Santa, The Tick goes live action, Jack Bauer amps up the tension,... Read more
Oct. 29-Nov. 4: We meet the people under the stairs (no, not Harry Potter), Jet Li is the one, Jodie Foster has a genius kid, Kenny Rogers forms the Avengers for Dads, Dustin Hoffman bombs, Eddie Murphy is in on... Read more
Oct. 22-28: We get trapped in the BioSphere, Curly Sue cons our hearts, Atlanta can’t stop the chop, the iPod briefly saves music, Shrek gets good again, Kevin Spacey’s an alien, 13 Ghosts get loose, Justin Timberlake’s out of time,... Read more
Oct. 15-21: Oops! All recommendations! Danny DeVito spends other people’s money, David Lynch is dreamy, Keanu and River find their own private Idaho, Richard Linklater gets animated, Drew Barrymore’s riding in cars, Superman’s on TV again, giant 9/11 concerts, Elizabeth... Read more
Oct. 8-14: Anita Hill teaches us a new term, The Thing returns (again), Tom Berenger’s shattered, Liza’s stepping out, a Scarface rom-com reunion, Bruce Willis is a bandit, everybody’s footloose again, Gus Fring’s out, Community invents the darkest timeline, and... Read more
Oct. 1-7: Joe Pesci is super, Seinfeld goes to Florida, John Cusack believes in serendipity, the West Wing tackles 9/11, Ryan Gosling gets political, Martin Sheen goes hiking, Reese Witherspoon comes of age, American Horror Story gets spooky, quality B-movies... Read more
Sept. 24-30: Scott Bakula is a QB and a captain, Chiklis is the Commish, Michael Douglas won’t say a word, Seth Rogan is undeclared, Jennifer Garner goes undercover, hillbilly horror, Michael Shannon builds a bunker, Anthony Hopkins has the shining,... Read more
Sept. 17-23: Laura Dern is a naughty southern belle, Christopher Walken is McBain, Home Improvement vs. The Torkelsons, Mariah Carey glitters, the first of the giant 9/11 charity concerts, Harry Connick saves a dolphin, Steve Buscemi is a nerd, River... Read more
Sept. 10-16: The Commitments give Dublin soul, Twin Peaks for kids, Keanu Reeves plays hardball, we don’t know how Sarah Jessica Parker does it, Entourage hugs it out one last time, the final Deadliest Warrior, Straw Dogs gets remade for... Read more
Sept. 3-9: Maury becomes a paternity expert, Gene Hackman runs from the KGB, Fred Ward fights Lovecraftian horrors, another bad musketeer flick, the single worst film of 2011, we go inside Herman’s Head, Mark Wahlberg becomes a rock star, Britney... Read more
Aug. 27-Sept. 2: Mr. Rogers leaves the neighborhood, Robbie Coltrane is the pope, Tilda Swinton is off the deep end, Héctor Elizondo is in the kitchen, Chucky’s done…for now, a very Swingers reunion, Helen Mirren settles her debts, more high... Read more
Aug. 20-26: Don Johnson’s a smoking cowboy, Paul Rudd is an idiot, Nintendo gets super, we say goodbye to Aaliyah, Ice Cube goes to Mars, a very Kardashian wedding, Brandon Lee teams up with Dolph Lundgren, Zoe Saldana kicks butt,... Read more
Aug. 13-19: Colin Farrell is both a cowboy and a vampire, Jet Li saves China, Martin Lawrence is talkin’ dirty, William Hurt is a bad doctor, Paul Simon rocks Central Park, Jake Gyllenhaal is in a bubble, Nicolas Cage has... Read more
Aug. 6-12: Nicole Kidman’s got a spooky house, Martin Short has bad luck, John Candy is trapped in his own story, Chris Rock is inside Bill Murray, Jesse Eisenberg has a bomb, the final Final Destination so far and Nickelodeon... Read more
July 30-Aug. 5: Rodney Dangerfield is a dog, Milla Jovovich swims in a lagoon, Chris Tucker goes to China, Dave Attell stays up late, James Franco is James Dean, Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman trade places, Michael J. Fox makes... Read more
July 23-29: Peewee gets busted, a last outing for Pryor and Wilder, Kathleen Turner is a detective, Christian Slater is a mobster, like everybody funny has a Wet Hot American Summer, the UK faces Paedogeddon, Steve Carell has crazy stupid... Read more
July 16-22: The second fuckbuddy movie, the Milwaukee cannibal is arrested, Nicolas Cage is in an erotic thriller, Bill and Ted are dead, Julia Roberts is America’s sweetheart, Hedwig finds the origin of love, Ed O’Neill goes on a roadtrip,... Read more
July 9-15: Harrison Ford loses his memory, Final Fantasy tries to get more cinematic, soccer goes kung fu, Brando’s final score, Reese Witherspoon and Laurence Fishburne become stars, The Office debuts for the first time, Dance Moms yell at kids,... Read more
July 2-8: A shorter episode before a monster moviepalooza next week, with Slackers, Jet Li, more Scary Movie and Problem Child, Kevin James talks with the animals, The White Stripes arrive, and Tom Petty is learning to fly. All that... Read more
June 25-July 1: The Smell of Fear, Ginger Snaps, Seinfeld, the finale of the Witwicky Transformers trilogy, Court TV debuts, an epic collaboration between two of the best directors of the century, Chris Rock sines his pitty on the runny... Read more
June 18-24: Julia Roberts hates cancer, Eddie Murphy still talks to the animals, Sonic the Hedgehog launches, Xena battles for the last time, the former Duchess of Sussex gets a show, your mom gets horned up for Christian Grey, Cameron... Read more
June 11-17: Kevin Costner can’t do an accent, Van Halen hits big Right Now, Disney goes to Atlantis, Angelina Jolie raids tombs, Jim Carrey meets some penguins, Pablo Escobar builds his own jail, and Ryan Reynolds fails as a superhero... Read more
June 4-10: Wesley Snipes has jungle fever, Christina Applegate’s babysitter croaks, Twin Peaks ends as it began – creepy, a sexy roadtrip through Mexico, Halle Berry gets top dollar to go topless, David Duchovny fights aliens (but not in the... Read more
May 28-June 3: Madonna plays truth or dare, John Candy is lonely, Sally Field is a soap opera star, Martin Lawrence fights Danny DeVito, Rob Schneider is an animal, and HBO goes six feet under, X-Men stop the Cuban Missile... Read more
May 21-27: Thelma and Louise hit the road, Seinfeld can’t get a table at a restaurant, Japan attacks Ben Affleck, Rik Mayall is an imaginary friend, Bruce Willis is a terrible cat burglar, beautiful but boring art house hits, Lady... Read more
May 14-20: Diving horses, Mannequin and Knight Rider return why?, Martin Sheen yells at God, the homeless get armed, Monica and Chandler get married, bye bye Lil Sebastian, Ryan Gosling’s American History X, an Alan Rickman romance, the world’s hardest... Read more
May 7-13: Ellen Barkin’s a dude, Michael Landon makes cancer funny, Madonna’s on Wayne’s World, Kathleen Turner is Chandler’s dad, more of the deadly art of illusion, Will Ferrell sells off everything, aliens attack the block, the Snake Hole Lounge... Read more
April 30-May 6: Garth Brooks gets banned, Christopher and Paulie Walnuts get lost in the woods, Forest Whitaker has a rage in Harlem, Michael Keaton is one good cop, Osama bin Laden gets got, Mel Gibson has fun with puppets,... Read more
April 23-29: Die Hard in a boys’ school, Sylvester Stallone does comedy and race-cars, Warren Beatty is hard to deal with, Liv Tyler seduces everybody, Winona Ryder visits Friends, Thomas Jane chases the home-run record, and we say goodbye to... Read more
April 16-22: Demi Moore has mortal thoughts, we identify the weakest link, French cannibals open a delicatessen, Crocodile Dundee returns, Jane Eyre gets spooky, Reese Witherspoon gets water for elephants, and the Trailer Park Boys move in. All that and... Read more
April 9-15: David Spade has a mullet, Judy Davis stalks Hugh Grant, Paul Giamatti takes it to the mat, Rio takes kids to the favelas, Happy Endings has a happy beginning, Nancy Reagan isn’t so nice, and Josie and the... Read more
April 2-8: Sparks fly between Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger, Helen Mirren is the prime suspect, Morgan Freeman hunts a killer, the president gets a sitcom, Danny McBride and James Franco get high, Russell Brand makes either the best or... Read more
March 26-April 1: Jake Gyllenhaal is unstuck in time AGAIN, Robert Townsend’s in a band, gay marriage destroys everything — or doesn’t, Patrick Wilson is the no. 1 scream king, Pierce Brosnan is a bad spy, Russell Brand goes like... Read more
March 19-25: Sissy Spacek learns about racism, Clarissa loves They Might Be Giants, the Oscars for 30 and 20 years ago get it wrong, Ed Harris is Jack the Dripper, Emma Thompson is witty, the Diary of a Wimpy Kid... Read more
March 12-18: It’s a week loaded with pretty good but not great movies, as Gene Hackman is in the courtroom, Robert De Niro might name names, Jude Law is a Russian sniper, Ed Helms goes to Cedar Rapids, Simon Pegg... Read more
March 5-11: Look Who’s Talking comes to TV, Judd Nelson has an third arm, Robert De Niro has 15 minutes, Christopher is a made man on The Sopranos, Michael J. Fox learns The Hard Way, Mars Needs Moms and maybe... Read more
Feb. 26-March 4: The Gulf War gets ugly, David Arquette is dumber than a dog, the LAPD are under fire, The Lone Gunmen are right about something, Buffy and the Sopranos confront death, Matt Damon gets adjusted, the Taliban are... Read more
Feb. 19-25: Charlie Sheen has tiger blood, Woody Allen is trapped in a mall, Kurt Russell is Elvis AGAIN, Kevin Bacon is in the he said she said bullshit, Elton John has an unlikely duet, Disney makes travel in California... Read more
Feb. 12-18: Dan Aykroyd causes Nothing But Trouble, Baby Jane is still happening, Roseanne kills on SNL, we say goodbye to The Intimidator, Keanu and Charlize have a month, Chris Rock is a white guy, Debbie Reynolds and Liz Taylor... Read more
Feb. 5-11: Hamlet kills Gary Oldman and Tim Roth, Julia Roberts is sleeping with the enemy, Jerry Seinfeld’s got a new jacket, Pete and Pete go on adventures, Jack Black loves Neil Diamond, Justin Bieber is in 3D, Channing Tatum... Read more
Jan. 29-Feb. 4: Ed Begley is a giant bug in Meet the Applegates, Richard Dreyfuss goes Once Around, Futurama has Amazon Women in the Mood, Community’s D&D game gets banned, felonies are fun in Green Card, Natalie Portman is the... Read more
Jan. 22-28: Anjelica Huston is grifting, Kuwait is on fire, a crazy story of bad dogs, Whitney Houston rocks the anthem, Oliver Reed has a drink, bank-robbing cheerleaders, Macbeth vs. McDonald’s, major bummers with Ryan Gosling and Nicole Kidman, and... Read more
Jan. 15-21: The first Gulf War starts, Mel Gibson is Hamlet for Dummies, Ethan Hawke meets a good boy, Jack Handey has deep thoughts, Jack Nicholson hunts a killer, Cate Blanchett is psychic, Juliette Binoche serves cocoa, Natalie Portman cucks... Read more
Jan. 8-14: Sally Field won’t leave Iran, Bill Gates tries to kill Ryan Phillippe, Kevin Costner stops a nuclear war, Seth Rogan is a superhero, iTunes takes over, Donal Logue is grounded, you’re the man now dog, Dark Shadows returns... Read more
Jan. 1-7: Dennis Quaid fights Japanese internment, Mayim Bialik gets a show, talk shows get a daily wrap-up, Julia Stiles can’t dance, Nicolas Cage is a witch hunter, Benicio del Toro fights the cartels, Gwyneth Paltrow sings country, Jim Carrey... Read more
Dec. 25-31: Sean Connery is back in Russia, with love; Geoffrey Rush is a professional pervert; just when he thought he was out, Pacino’s back in; Harvey Weinstein does bad things to pretty horses; Colin Firth is the queen’s dad;... Read more
Dec. 18-24: Marge fights Itchy and Scratchy, Dracula in updated for Y2K, vanities are bonfired, Sandra Bullock is Miss New Jersey, Jeff Bridges is a cowboy, James L. Brooks fails at romantic comedy, Nicolas Cage is a family man, and... Read more
Dec. 11-17: Mel Brooks is a talking toilet, Cher is a cool mom, Mark Wahlberg punches cahs in Hahvad Yad, the 2000 election is finally over, Natalie Portman is dancing like crazy, Ashton Kutcher can’t find his car, David Spade... Read more
Dec. 4-10: Charlie Sheen vs. Dirty Harry, Tom Hanks is in the five-timers club, we are disappointed by dungeons and also dragons, Meg Ryan and Russell Crowe are scandalous, Japan shows us how the Hunger Games are done, Johnny Depp... Read more
Nov. 27-Dec. 3: See robots fighting, James Caan is involuntarily quarantined, Korean ninja in the ol’ west, Robert Durst’s prequel, the U.S. is queer as folk, dinosaurs of chicken, girl you know it’s true Milli Vanilli wasn’t singing, Falcon plays... Read more
Nov. 20-26: Madonna is too hot for MTV; sequels for three men, 101 dogs, and a predator; Jake Gyllenhaal deals drugs, Samuel L. Jackson is a supervillain, Cher camps it up, the Wu Tang clan give advice, George Carlin loves... Read more
Nov. 13-19: An evil clown lurks on television, Arnold gets cloned, the Grinch goes big, Community gets conspiratorial, Elizabeth Banks breaks out of jail, Tom Green gets weird on SNL, Harry Potter hits the road, and Macaulay Culkin stars in... Read more
Nov. 6-12: The internet is born, Jeremy Irons is rich and creepy, Creed tries to hug you, Homer is a mascot, Norman Bates begins, Mark Ruffalo is a deadbeat, Val Kilmer goes to space, a boy falls in love with... Read more
Oct. 30-Nov. 5: Frankenstein fights a time traveler, Prince makes a sequel, two hip-hop milestones, Will Smith is magic, Naomi Watts is a spy, Megamind tries to give up villainy, everyone gets together for colored girls, and Tim Robbins is... Read more
Oct. 23-29: Kirstie Alley sexes men to death, James Gandolfini is a fake dad, Nora Ephron’s luck runs out, Stephen King’s got a rat problem, RDJ heads to TV, Don Johnson gets steamy, Susan Sarandon is the older woman, monsters... Read more
Oct. 16-22: Tom Selleck goes down under, Damon Wayans does blackface, Haley Joel Osment pays it forward, Matt Damon visits the afterlife, Brendan Fraser sells his soul, too much Limp Bizkit, Timothy Olyphant is extremely attractive to men and women.... Read more
Oct. 9-15: Joan Allen should be vice president, Winona Ryder looks for her mom, Memphis Belle fights Nazis, Tim Meadows gets a movie, The Simpsons return, Andrew Garfield is a clone, Ryan Reynolds is buried, Bruce Willis is a retired... Read more
Oct. 2-8: Steven Seagal whips his hair, we learn a new zip code in Beverly Hills, Bjork makes a musical, CSI debuts, Secretariat doesn’t star Bojack Horseman, Kandi debuts, Henry Miller is NC-17, Abed goes on a background adventure, Colin... Read more
Sept. 25-Oct. 1: Dolph Lundgren fights space pushers, Christopher Walken in king of New York, the next-to-last picture show, don’t rent to Michael Keaton, America fails to learn from the Civil War, Denzel remembers the titans, two explorations of Facebook,... Read more
Sept. 18-24: Burt Reynolds comes to TV, Kate Hudson rocks out, we meet TV’s Frank, Chris Elliot gets a life, Penelope Cruz gets on top, Steve Guttenberg becomes Lobo, Zach Snyder likes owls, Steve Buscemi is a bootlegger, Donald Glover... Read more
Sept. 11-17: Sean Penn is a gangster, Clint Eastwood hunts elephants, Capt. Planet uses the power of heart, a new generation of Looney Tunes, Huey Lewis is a karaoke hustler, Cribs goes behind the scenes, Ben Affleck goes to town,... Read more
Sept. 4-10: Nurse Betty is not for everybody, Ryan Philippe is a kidnapper, Disney and Fox launch their afternoon animation blocks, Resident Evil has an afterlife, Joaquin Phoenix is still here, Britney and Madonna slay the VMAs, Michael Rooker and... Read more
Aug. 28-Sept. 3: Anjelica Huston traumatizes children, Charlie and Emilio are garbage, the better Ferris Bueller TV show, Donal Logue is a stud, Stephen Dorff is a cinema terrorist, George Clooney mopes around Italy, Machete don’t text, LL Cool J... Read more
Aug. 21-27: Christian Slater hits pirate radio, Liam Neeson gets a new face, the first winner of Survivor, Jane’s Addiction goes to the market, Ferris Bueller goes to TV, Vincent D’Onofrio is from the future, two hidden horror gems, Richard... Read more
Aug. 14-20: Nicolas Cage teams with David Lynch, George C. Scott and Jennifer Lopez go into the minds of killers, The Boondocks are dick ridin’ Obama, a sperm-based rom com, Chris Rock needs to be on HBO Max, and debuts... Read more
Aug. 7-13: Mel Gibson and RDJ take to the air, Kiefer Sutherland has a good day to die, Julia Roberts eats and prays, it wasn’t Shaggy, Keanu Reeves hits the gridiron while Natasha Lyonne is a cheerleader, Scott Pilgrim defeats... Read more
July 31-Aug. 6: Prelude to the Gulf War, Denzel and Spike are mo better, Young Guns go out in a blaze of glory, dancing on a bar is unsanitary, Kathy Griffin leaves the D list, the middle man behind Middle... Read more
July 24-30: Marlon Brando parodies himself, Harrison Ford is presumed innocent, E! hits the air, Baby Blues, cats and dogs living together, Zac Efron has a dead brother, Annette Bening and Julianne Moore are good moms, the Klumps take over,... Read more
July 17-23: Charlie Sheen is a hot shot, Anthony Edwards goes west, iMacs are a rainbow, Jason Biggs is a loser, Harrison Ford lies beneath, call me by your earlier film, Happiness 2: Despondent Boogaloo, Herman Cain loves Pokémon, and... Read more
July 10-16: The era of superhero movies truly begins, Andrew Dice Clay gets a vehicle, Northern Exposure disappears, Jennifer Lawrence hits the big time, Bill Murray escapes New York, Nicolas Cage is a wizard, soccer is attacked by killer bees,... Read more
July 3-9: George Jetson whooshes to the big screen, we die harder, Dream On predates Family Guy, Wayanses get scared, Big Brother is watching celebrities, Adrien Brody fights the Predator, the Minions ruin a very fun movie, we miss Joe... Read more
June 26-July 2: Top Gun hits the road, Nelly is a grammarian, Rocky and Bullwinkle hit the big screen, Mel Gibson fights the evil British, M. Night fails on land, air and water, Braniston reigns forever, and we love Joan... Read more
June 19-25: Dr. Ruth goes to college, Ethan Hawke is a melancholy Dane, Jim Carrey has split personalities, Tom Cruise is a spy – but not that one, and Chris sees an R rated movie, the Tudors are deposed, and... Read more
June 12-18: Animation overload after earth, in Fantasia, and in a daycare; Samuel L. Jackson is the man that won’t cop out when there’s danger all about; Picard finds out resistance is futile; Shia leBeouf, Drake, and Mariah Carey make... Read more
June 5-11: Orlando gets new parks, 2 Live Crew goes to jail, we find the deadliest warrior, we have (sigh) another 48 hours, The Boss protests the cops, Liam Neeson loves it when a plan comes together, Jackie Chan is... Read more
May 29-June 4: Donald Trump makes his embarrassing film debut, Martin Lawrence does drag, the reality TV era begins, Russell Brand gets to the Greek, Australia is full of criminals, Total Recall is Arnold’s best movie, and Adrien Brody tampers... Read more
May 22-28: Nic Cage is a top gun, 50 Cent doesn’t die tryin’, Jackie Chan goes west, Disney adapts a videogame series poorly, Sex and the City leaves the city for the desert, Jesus comes to Canada, Eminem is Slim... Read more
May 15-21: Goldie Hawn helps Mel Gibson, Tim Roth loses an ear, Sofia Coppola redeems herself, Woody Allen breaks the bank, Shrek goes fourth, Greg Brady tells all, Robin Williams sells cars, Tom Green skips the road trip, NBC has... Read more
May 8-14: Hollywood finally addresses AIDS, the Class of 1999 graduates, Norm Macdonald and Dave Chapelle are screwed, ballet takes center stage, we write letters to Juliet, Queen Latifah is just wright, Jamie Foxx is held up, and three interesting... Read more
May 1-7: Dabney Coleman tries to die, a horror anthology goes to the big screen, Archie’s back…or not, a rival for Napster, finales for Jackée, the other ER, cold cases, Tim and Eric, and the Salinger family, tripping out in... Read more
April 24-30: Martian invaders land on Halloween, British criminal twins, a digital-video experiment, Natalie Portman lives in a K-Mart, Stefon knows the best clubs, so many TV movie biopics, Brendan Fraser is attacked by animals, and our stomachs are attacked... Read more
April 17-23: Alec Baldwin’s first SNL, custody battles and explosions in the Gulf of Mexico, Clive Owen auditions to be James Bond, Heather Graham is committed, Demi Moore is a guerilla marketer, there’s love on the basketball court, Jennifer Lopez... Read more
April 10-16: Dudley Moore is crazy, Sandra Bullock goes to rehab, we fear a black planet, No Doubt wants a simple kind of life, Edward Norton keeps the faith, Paul Newman knows where the money is, Banksy makes a movie,... Read more
April 3-9: We love Kevin Kline to death, Johnny Depp is a cry-baby, Minnie Driver loses her heart, an all-star nuclear war — live!, Big Pussy talks to the fishes, Samuel L. Jackson gets court-martialed, Steve Carell and Tina Fey... Read more
March 27-April 2: Eric Idle’s on the run, Mickey Rourke is in a skinamax classic, failed TV with great casts, Joshua Jackson’s in a secret society, we’re on the road to El Dorado, Miley Cyrus sings the last song, Mads... Read more
March 20-26: ALF has a cliffhanger, Forest Whitaker is a samurai, Aaliyah falls in love, Ben Stiller is mopey, Timothy Olyphant is justified, John Cusack goes back in time, Michael Caine’s on a killing spree, Nsync says goodbye, Daniel Day-Lewis... Read more
March 13-19: Gorby takes over, Kristen Stewart doesn’t give a damn about her bad reputation, Rutger Hauer is blind, Freaks and Geeks make a discovery, Jude Law steals organs, Jennifer Aniston gets abducted, Jamie Lee Curtis is a cop, Tom... Read more
March 6-12: Rob Lowe is a bad influence, The Handmaid’s Tale’s first adaptation, Kid ‘n Play have a party, Johnny Depp opens a hellgate, Sean Penn rocks out, Matt Damon goes to war yet again, Zach Galifinakis is live, and... Read more
Feb. 28-March 5: Alec Baldwin is part of a subgenre, Tyra Banks is life-sized, Doogie Howser confronts racism, the last of the Atari 2600, bad movies from Madonna, Danny DeVito, and Garry Shandling, Norm and Drew demand your attention, we... Read more
Feb. 21-27: Rutger Hauer invents a new sport, Jebediah Springfield loses his head, Midwesterners make a movie and so does Bono, Jennifer Lopez wears THAT dress, Milli Vanilli embarrass the Grammys, a modern bad movie classic attacks with gifs, Ben... Read more
Feb. 14-20: Kirstie Alley lives in a madhouse, Matthew Broderick fights the Civil War, A. Brooks joins The Simpsons, Diane Keaton’s hanging up, Bruce Willis is a hit man, Tony Soprano destroys the T-1000, Vin Diesel’s trapped in space and... Read more
Feb. 7-13: Nelson Mandela busts loose, Robert De Niro never learned to read, Galentine’s Day begins, Dan Aykroyd’s a loose cannon, Anthony Hopkins will feed you your sons with some fava beans, the battle of MCs Hammer vs. Skat Kat,... Read more
Jan. 31-Feb. 6: Dennis Hopper’s Midnight Run, Scream follows the trilogy rules, Willem Dafoe fights for the Nazis (but not that way), The Sopranos take a trip, Lil Wayne and Jeff Bridges both strap on guitars, Channing Tatum gets a... Read more
Jan. 24-30: Willem Defoe is a vampire, Crockett and Tubbs end an era, a record-breaking Super Bowl, Bette Midler and Nathan Lane camp it up, D’Angelo makes the ladies swoon, Mel Gibson’s back – sorta, Kristen Bell has too many... Read more
Jan. 17-23: The Barr-Arnolds tie the knot, Antonio Banderas spans the decades, Cheers goes to Jeopardy, MTV goes unplugged, Homer gets a job, Ralph Fiennes has an affair, Angela’s Ashes gets adapted, the Boondock Saints are marching in, The Rock... Read more
Jan. 10-16: Ed O’Neill stands up for Fox, Richard Gere breaks bad, Mr. Bean awkwardly walks into our hearts, girls are interrupted, Ice Cube comes back to say “Hi Felicia,” Charlie and Emilio do porn, Supernova explodes, Denzel’s version of... Read more
Jan. 3-9: Our first full episode of season 5, covering 1990, 2000, and 2010. Tom Cruise fights two wars – one in Vietnam, one against women, Tobey Maguire learns the cider house rules, Ethan Hawke solves a mystery and fights... Read more
Dec. 27-Jan. 2: We wrap up the years with a quick look back at the movies, music and more, and say farewell to the ’80s, at least until Y2K magically resets our pop-culture time machine to Jan. 1, 1900. All... Read more
Dec. 20-26: Michael Moore gets in your face for the first time, Oliver Stone sucks at football, Mr. Ripley is extremely talented – and ever so pretty, all singing all dancing Daniel Day-Lewis, George Clooney’s on a firing spree, Meryl... Read more
Dec. 13-19: Paul Newman’s horny, Dustin Hoffman’s named Vito, Hanukkah Harry has socks – 8 pair!, Robin Williams is a robot, Stuart Little saves his family, Buffy gets quiet, Viggo Mortensen hits the road, and Chris picks a billion-dollar blue... Read more
Dec. 6-Dec. 12: Peter Jackson gets dirty with puppets, Morgan Freeman is finally Nelson Mandela, a bad sequel, Nicolas Cage has a port of call, Santa’s prepped for landing, Disney ends an animation era (brilliantly), Ninja Warrior does America, Harry... Read more
Nov. 29-Dec. 5: Sisqo discusses underwear, Norm has a special guest, Hank Azaria spends Tuesdays with Morrie, Patrick Stewart says bah humbug, two modern war movies worth watching, Monk says goodbye, and two modern classics go inside Christmas and John... Read more
Nov. 22-28: Sally Field is Southern steel, Beck defies sex laws, Hover Boards get banned, Toby Maguire rides, Arnold dies at the end, George Costanza is Larry David is George Costanza, David Cross makes poor decisions, bonding with Emperor Zurg,... Read more
Nov. 15-21: Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor together at last, Disney goes under the sea, dogs go to heaven, Lisa Stansfield can’t find her baby, Christopher Walken can’t find his head, Christmas comes for James Bond, Liev Schreiber makes Citizen... Read more
Nov. 8-14: Communism starts falling apart by accident, Phil Hartman gets fiber, Fiona Apple is bad at brevity, Milla Jovovich and Kevin Smith get religious, Susan Sarandon is an embarrassing mom, the first lady visits Sesame Street, and “Dad” has... Read more
Nov. 1-7: Blackadder fights the great war, Chris O’Donnell remakes Buster Keaton, Woody Allen looks at crime, Will and Grace have bra issues, Ron and Tammy 2 get crazy, George Clooney stares at goats, yet another Christmas Carol, and Christopher... Read more
Oct. 25-31: A shocking serial killer, wackée Jackée, Lou Diamond fights bats, Melanie Griffith goes crazy, a semi-demi-presidential anniversary, animated French cowboys, designing blackface, Jemaine Clement and Matt Berry are the same person, and what is a trickbaby? All that... Read more
Oct. 18-24: Matt Dillon goes to the pharmacy, Nicolas Cage teams with Scorsese, Matthew Perry isn’t gay, Hilary Swank and Willem Dafoe are very hard to watch, Chris Rock makes a documentary, Not Harry Potter goes to the circus, Norm... Read more
Oct. 11-17: The World Series is interrupted, Kirstie Alley knows who’s talking, Helen Mirren gets X-rated, Michael Myers gets revenge, the Bridges boys play piano, David Lynch makes a Disney movie, an actual good film version of a kids’ book,... Read more
Oct. 4-10: Kenneth Branagh is unto the breach, Rick Moranis is an SNL god, Bandstand has no beat and you can’t dance to it, The Limey goes postal, Angel takes the case, The Punisher uses his superpower – guns, Vince... Read more
Sept. 27-Oct. 3: Bruce Willis is back from ‘Nam, Liz Taylor’s on TV, Prince of Persia sneaks out, Garth Brooks has an alter ego, we three kings be stealing the gold, American Beauty reaches people – or does it?, Letterman... Read more
Sept. 20-26: James Spader has a video camera, Michael Douglas goes to Japan, Baywatch slow-mo runs onto TVs, kids say TGIF, Ashley Judd’s in prison, family sit-coms get modern, good wives vs. cougars, and TV gets freaky and geeky in... Read more
Sept. 13-19: Al Pacino’s back, a doctor named Doogie, Costner strikes out, an attempted Vonnegut adaptation, behind the scenes with Jon Cryer and Jay Mohr, Megan Fox is a femme fatale, Matt Damon’s a dweeb, Archer starts his spy game,... Read more
Sept. 6-12: Jean-Claude kickboxes, randos fight gladiators, there’s an actually good animated movie spinoff, the New Kids are rough, Diana Ross gets handsy, vampires keep diaries, Tyler Perry breaks bad all by himself, Kevin Bacon goes under, Aerosmith live it... Read more
Aug. 29-Sept. 5: Nick’s first show is gone, Motley Crue feels good, Paula Abdul makes a video too hot for TV, Earl has to die, Cuba Gooding Jr. freezes out Oscar, Tony Hawk takes flight, Disney begins buying everything, Gerard... Read more
The Rock gets his own show, Rob Zombie takes his last crack at Halloween, Lou Bega evokes the 5th Mambo, the 16-bit game world has a new contender, Antonio Banderas is lucky number 13, Fred Savage’s Monsters Inc, SNL cast... Read more
Klasky Csupo brings its fourth ugly cartoon to Nickelodeon, Regis Philbin is out to ruin prime time, the world (and John Hughes) falls in love with Macaulay Culkin, Saved By the Bell kills cartoons, Michael J Fox gets serious, Tarantino... Read more
Steve Martin’s last good film?! Eddie Murphy plays a great nerd/Scientologist, District 9 holds up great a decade later, it’s the beginning of the end for Nightmare on Elm Street, James Cameron and Hayao Miyazaki venture under the sea, and Rachel... Read more
SomeBODY once told me you’re really gonna like this episode! We’ve got a forgotten superhero movie with more stars than the original Avengers, the last great traditionally animated film, an adaptation of a blog, the world falls in love with... Read more
The worst Friday the 13th paves the way for the 90s best horror movie, Deep Blue Sea deserves another look, Tom Hanks teams with a dog, Bret Hart ruins Mad TV, Kathryn Bigelow is Queen of Dude Movies, Nintendo unleashes... Read more
Covering three decades of pop culture always leads to a lot to cover, but 1989’s anniversaries could be a show all its own. We’ve got one of the greatest cult films of the decade, the ultimate template for the romantic... Read more
Nickelodeon goes West, The Wheel comes back, Little Nemo is more than just a game, Andy Cohen begins to ask the tough questions, somebody kills Dumbledore, Gonzo might not be from Earth, and Tom Cruise is vengefully thirsty! All that and... Read more
Lethal Weapon declares diplomatic immunity, Ernest goes to Splash Mountain, daytime soaps are about to get really weird, how to get your free computer, Weekend at Bernie’s is not without its charm, Bruno’s quest to be fabulous, Reno 911 closes... Read more
Will Smith gets his first taste of failure, American celebrates Independence Day with a complete lack of television content, South Park concocts its biggest episode yet, Johnny Depp makes a crappy gangster movie, yet another ice age, YOU WILL BELIEVE... Read more
Batman is quite possibly the most important movie ever, Doug says goodbye, Fred Durst has his reasons for doing it all, the Transformers movies get even worse, Adam Sandler makes one of his most grounded film to date, and Michael... Read more
Counter-Strike debuts… slowly, Harry Potter and the First Sequel, Disney produces its most modern public domain animation adaption in decades, Married with Children loses an episode, Stephen King lives his on fiction, Cher yearns for time travel, Harold Ramis makes... Read more
The world is introduced to its first robotic anthology TV host in the form of The Cryptkeeper, you will believe Denzel Washington is Walter Matthau, Timothy Dalton steps into the shoes of Bond, Robin Williams reads poems, Austin Powers is... Read more
It’s a big week for Star Trek and PC games! Plus the first in a comedy trilogy, the worst book-to-movie adaptation in all of history, the PlayStation goes analog, Christianity’s stab at Who Framed Roger Rabbit, America’s Funniest Videos 2.0... Read more
It’s Eurovision time again, James Bond joins Indiana Jones, Julia Roberts dares to challenge Darth Maul, Home Improvement, Jay Leno and Mad About You conclude (for now), Pixar aims older and Sam Raimi returns to horror! All that and more this... Read more
There’s a new Star Wars movie for the first time in over a decade! Surely it will be good… meanwhile Roadhouse is the superior bad movie, the dawn of Toonces, Small Wonder dies, Punch-Out has some new moves, Owen Hart... Read more
A whole bunch of television shows say goodbye, the world’s first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game, the most notable 90s movie is literally Shakespearean, Ricky Martin introduces us to the loca life, TV movie cheese galore, Will Ferrell headlines the... Read more
Newsradio calls it quits, The Mummy returns again but for the first time, Dad’s everywhere shed a tear for a baseball game in a cornfield, we’ve found blackmail material on Kirk Cameron, wrestling invades Must-See TV, Scrubs sorta says goodbye,... Read more
Disney World’s third park is open for business, Janet Jackson unites with Busta Rhymes, Saul Goodman makes his Breaking Bad debut, Home Movies cheats on adult swim, McDreamy is a 1980’s pizza gigolo, Jim Belushi is upstaged by a dog... Read more
Plenty of dull movies, television is the pits, but we have some great music releases. Oh, and the world suffer numerous tragedies across the decades. It’s a very macabre Thirty Twenty Ten! All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty... Read more
Wayne Gretzky retires, Matthew Perry dies and is then reborn as Zac Effron, Grey Gardens gets a prequel, Gooby is weird, a much different Titanic movie, and Martin Lawrence and Eddie Murphy teaming up should’ve been much more remarkable. All that... Read more
Major League scores, Dragonball gets its worst movie while Seth Rogen gets his best, Parks and Recreation debuts, Robert Guillaume was ahead of his time, we don’t know anything about Hannah Montana, Drew Barrymore has never been kissed, and will... Read more
Lady Gaga debuts her poker face while TLC comes out against scrubs, The Matrix roots itself permanently in 1999, Heathers becomes the most underrated movie of the 1980s, the family is back for a fourth Fast, Sinbad becomes an early... Read more
Exxon spills some Oil, Flight of the Conchords concludes on HBO a decade before Tenacious D debuts, Troop Beverly Hills is an underrated classic, Betty White loves opioids, Doug’s first and last movie, and John Cena goes a dozen rounds... Read more
Farscape debuts while Battlestar Galatica concludes, Cher becomes the world’s oldest hit-maker, Pokemon snaps back, Everquest begins recruiting, Party Down arrives, Fletch lives, but not for much longer, Ravenous is really cool, the mom from Full House makes a rare... Read more
Fox’s second oldest show debuts while Webster says goodbye, Tom Hardy starts a prison break, babies can talk, Jon Stewart does what the news won’t, the debut of Capcom’s second best-selling game, the Wii savior that wasn’t, and another Disney... Read more
Chip and Dale have new jobs, Cruel Intentions is all high schoolers can think about, The Coreys combine forces yet again, Maxis cuts the ribbon on Sim City, Harold Ramis’ highest grossing movie ever, Stanley Kubrick dies, the most anticipated/dreaded... Read more
Kenny Powers falls from grace, Street Fighter manages to make an even worse movie, Frank Sinatra’s last TV appearance, Eminem introduces us to Slim Shady, Mike Haggar saves Metro City, Toxic Avenger returns, it’s sweeps week on TV and Oscar... Read more
Street Fighter IV turns 10, Milton loses his stapler, Joey’s dates a violent Punky Brewster, Madea goes to Jail (The Movie), Bill and Ted debut, Conan says goodbye to Late Night, and TV begins its slow journey into HD. All that... Read more
Paula Abdul has arrived, Eliza Dushku phones a friend, Final Fantasy VII has its sequel, House of the Dead takes it a little too far, Ted Danson remakes another French movie, Brendan Fraser emerges from a bunker, moviegoers demand to know... Read more
Mel Gibson gets payback, Dilbert moves to TV, the Super Bowl gives us an insane episode of The Office, RuPaul kicks it into gear, the death of Nick Jr and the Prevue Channel, Steve Martin’s last stand, Tecmo Bowl scores,... Read more
Family Guy debuts, Liam Neeson introduces his particular set of skills, Nick Nolte and Martin Short are playing French again, the last Super Bowl of the 90s, Spider-Man meets Ryu, and you will believe Rachael Leigh Cook can be pretty. All... Read more
Coach debuts as the Bros first Smash, Leo and Kate are back together, Boy Meets World meets sad, Ringu 2: Electric Ringuloo, and please welcome Presidents Bush AND Obama! All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly... Read more
MTV Presents: Football, The Daily Show has a new host, Bobby Brown has his own prerogative, Hanna-Barbera takes a second stab at Smurfs, Sean Hannity comes into his own, Stan Winston directs his first film, the cinematic dawn of In... Read more
WELCOME TO THE NINES, BAYBAY! It’s Thirty Twenty Ten’s first episode ever to solely encompass 1989, 1999, and 2009. But then… it’s still January. But what we lack in major movie releases, we make up for with one of the... Read more
Arsenio debuts, Daniel Craig embodies Defiance, Night Flight gives way to Gilbert Gottfried and Rhonda Shear, and in our final show of the year, we’re looking new additions to our past lexicons and our favorite movies of 1988, 1998 and 2008. All... Read more
Dev Patel wants to be a millionaire, Robin Williams is a funny doctor, 3D Sonic is here (in Japan), Pee Wee Herman meets Cher, Christmas is all around us, Frank Miller is a bad director, but at least Terrence Malick... Read more
Melanie Griffith is working. Tom Cruise meets the Rain Man, Bret Hart and Mickey Rourke struggle in the squared circle, Mario Party rolls up, Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan just learned how to use email, Shania Twain is famous from... Read more
Shakespeare finds a girl, Mississippi is burning, South Park gets its first crappy game, Max Fischer is in love with his teacher, lots of Doubt surrounding a certain catholic movie, Beyonce invents her most famous dance, Clint Eastwood sings, and... Read more
Roy Orbison say goodbye, Saved By the Bell makes a bizarre debut, The Naked Gun saves police squad, Zelda has a sequel, the weirdest song medley of all-time, Gus Van Sant officially plagiarizes Psycho, Mickey and Snoopy make their annual... Read more
A Bug’s Life is better than most remember, Mystery Science Theater 3000 debuts, Zelda goes 3D, Guns ‘N Roses hilarious “comeback,” Chris tells you his favorite ever TV series finale, the greatest Xmas movie of the whole dang 1980s, and... Read more
Rugrats get their first movie, Gordon Freeman gets his first game, Powerpuff Girls get their first show, Twilight gets its first movie, TRL is no more, The Offspring release their most embarrassing song, Stephen Spielberg makes his first dinosaur movie,... Read more
The Golden Age of 90s animation comes to a close, Banjo-Kazooie comes back to fight Call of Duty, James Bond get a direct sequel, Brad Pitt is dead, Lauryn Hill is #1, a horror icon is born, Ernest arrives early,... Read more
Roddy Piper and Kieth David uncover an alien conspiracy, Gears of War 2 introduces the horde, the California Raisins hit the big time, Head of the Class goes to Moscow, Adam Sandler hates Gatorade, JCVD and Becker just sort of... Read more
Ed Norton deals with black and white, Lazytown says goodbye, Moonwalker is actually a movie, Sega’s best selling system debuts, Fallout goes 3D, a book with a title we cant write in this description, Seth Rogen makes a porno with... Read more
Pleasantville holds up surprisingly well, Michael Meyers returns to Halloween, Britney Spears goes full womanizer, Charlie Brown learns about American, Jigsaw turns 5, Metal Gear Solid changes everything, Bare Naked Ladies birth an unstoppable earworm, High School Musical concludes, and... Read more
Faith joins Buffy, Barney gets an intervention, Jodie Foster really earns her Oscar, Jerry Lewis decides your favorite movies, Oliver Stone loves George W, Chucky gets hitched, Max Payne is painful, Unsolved Mysteries gets a new host and Roseanne debuts... Read more
America gets its own Super Mario sequel, Charmed bewitches TV, Golden Girls gets a spin-off, Eddie Murphy is divine, Phoebe gives birth to triplets, the record industry sues an MP3 player, and Russel Crowe, Leonardo Dicaprio, and Bill Murray are... Read more
Robin Williams dies, Elvira and Bill Maher get their own movie, Ted Turner buys a television network, HBO debuts its least prestigious show to date, Greg Kinnear has a stupid dream, Dreamworks’ first ANTimated movie, Monica topples Aerosmith, spoiled Chihuahuas,... Read more
Mel Blanc’s last tune, baby chimps wearing costumes, the Flat Booties invade, Aaron Sorkin’s TV debut, Newsradio makes us cry, Jeremy Irons makes us uncomfortable across two decades, Chuck Palahniuk second movie, Pink wants to start a fight, Mentalist begins,... Read more
Run DMC gets a movie, Garfield begins his Saturday morning reign, Ed Harris goes west, Samuel L. Jackson hates his neighbor, Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan begin a trilogy, Marilyn Manson shows dope, Conan turns 5, Toonami is canceled, Rock... Read more
Pokemon catches all young TV viewers, Spyro debuts, the Coen Brothers make their funniest film in years, Hole releases a good album, Alf gets his second spin-off, Scooby Doo goes back in time, MTV awards everybody in every decade, Robert... Read more
Mario make his most embarrassing debut, Hercules and the Thornberrys get a TV show, JCVD teams up with Rob Schneider, Mega Man goes 3D, relive the Black Sox scandal, FX debuts its biggest show of all-time, and NKOTB4EVER! All that... Read more
Bobcat Goldthwait makes his first truly great movie, Metallica delivers justice, Guy Ritchie burst onto the scene, Kevin Smith sees his movie hilariously butchered, we head back to Sleepaway Camp, and Lauryn Hill’s Everything is Everything is everything! all this... Read more
Nu Metal hits the big time with Kid Rock, Korn and even Durst directing, Marvel’s cinematic dominance begins with a vampire slayer, that show about the 70s debuts on Fox, Michelle Pfeiffer is mob married, Hamlet gets a pretty great... Read more
The week giveth, the week taketh away! We’ve got one of the funniest movies of the 2000s, but the other decades feature the world’s worst movie with Avengers in the title, and the longest McDonalds commercial the ever charged a... Read more
NWA’s first album coincidentally debuts the same day as Yo MTV Raps, Nic Cage rolls a Snake Eyes, Laurie Strode celebrates Halloween both early and late, Whose Line returns to TV, and Seth Rogen and James Franco keep the train... Read more
Trey Parker and Matt Stone play ball, Pippi Longstocking is coming into your world, Lindsay Lohan teams up with herself, George Romero monkeys around, Kevin Costner and Bionic Commando swing, Tom Cruise slings hooch and, oh yes, the Hamster Dance... Read more
Caddyshack and Pee-Wee Herman make a disappointing return, Ellen, Weird Science and Mind of Mencia say goodbye, Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly become best friends, Eagle Eye Cherry’s saves tonight, and Robert De Niro makes his best comedy of... Read more
Yes, it’s been a decade since the release of the finest superhero film of all-time, Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight. But before you start feeling old, it’s also been thirty years since we were introduced to John McClane, and for... Read more
Welcome to sequel city! Throughout three decades, you’ll find many of your favorite characters reemerging, however, it will be the last time they do (before they’re inevitably rebooted!) Plus World Cup nonsense, Persona 4, Short Circuit, Lethal Weapon, Hellboy, Barenaked... Read more
Hancock disappoints the public, Katy Perry kisses a girl, TV celebrates Independence Day, Banjo Kazooie and The Black Eyed Peas debut, Nintendo Power achieves multi-decade milestones, Harry Potter is becomes an official phenomenon, and Eddie Murphy makes his best movie!... Read more
Wow. Each segment in this week’s episode contains one of the greatest movies of the year! George Clooney begins his love affair with Steven Soderbergh, Wall-E reaches new heights for Pixar, Step By Step is mercifully retired, Eddie Murphy remakes... Read more
Arnold goes to Russia, Katy Perry goes gay, Disney goes to goes to China, and TV goes to hell! All this and more on Thirty Twenty Ten, your look back at the week that was, 30, 20, and 10 years... Read more
TV Guide gets its own channel, Venture Bros return, Steve Urkel gets a win, Marky Mark vs Trees, The Incredible Hulk technically starts the MCU (you need more than one movie, after all), 90s teens get their Breakfast Club, Metal... Read more
Dreamworks makes its best film to date, Double Dragon comes to NES, Brandy and Monica take an argument over boy ownership to the top of the charts, David Bowie sells out, Tom Hanks gets Big, and Sex and the City... Read more
Two of the 80s biggest movie icons are back, Sex and the City gets too big for HBO, Killer Klowns come to earth, Larry Sanders calls it quits, Mass Effect is freed from Xbox, Hope Floats, Lightning Crashes, and get... Read more
Willow tops the 1980s while Indiana Jones makes a comeback in the oughts, Godzilla makes his worst movie, Murphy Brown say goodbye, John Cusack goes to war, and Conan hits the PC. All this and more, this week on Thirty... Read more
Friday the 13th gets some new blood, Frank Sinatra and Seinfeld are dead, Lenny Kravitz flies, say goodbye to Kids WB and Toby, and the most star-studded television event of all-time? All that and more, this week on Thirty Twenty... Read more
Steven Spielberg’s first Wii game, the Wachowskis go big with Speed Racer, Madonna hits the charts with a little help from the Prince of May, Deep Impact beats Armageddon to box office annihilation Facts of Life is dead, and no,... Read more
Panzeer Dragoon Saga becomes Sega’s last great Saturn game, Friends need a best man, the Critters come back, Point Blank dusts off the Guncon, and Iron Man kickstarts the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe. All this and more on this edition... Read more
Grand Theft Auto IV is officially ten-years-old, Flight of the Conchords make their audio debut, INXS is on the charts, Disney’s Animal Kingdom opens and they have an entire network to promote it, and Sliding Doors becomes a verb. All... Read more
Studio Ghibli makes a double splash, some Bad Dudes crash arcades, Ben 10 ends and begins again, MTV cancels its last good sketch comedy, Toon Disney launches a temporary home for classic animation, and Jason Segel shows us his doodle... Read more
Dunder-Mifflin returns from the writer’s strike with an unforgettable dinner party, George Michael gets caught in a bathroom, KC and JoJo begin their reign over the highschool slow dance, and the best-selling Mario Kart iteration is also its worst! All... Read more
Lost in Space tries again, StarCraft rushes onto the scene, Cat Dog gets a a huge push, and there’s only one last dinosaur on Earth and he’s a real rockin’ dude. All that and more, this week on Thirty Twenty... Read more
Billy Crystal is late to the Oscars, Barney gets a movie while Minnie Mouse gets a makeover, Tim Burton releases quite possibly his best film ever and Futurama is saved by DVD. All this and more on this week’s Thirty... Read more
Remember when you first got Jiggy with it? Well, it was probably this week twenty years ago! Plus Alf meets a puppet, the Police Academy just won’t stop, M. Night Shyamalan’s first movie and John Hughes last. All that and... Read more
Morrissey, Snoop Dogg, Fastball and that’s just the music! The Wire takes a bow, Uncle Jesse runs away, MST3K returns and Horton Hears a Who. All that and more, this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back into... Read more
A Marvel and DC show tag each other in, the Wario series truly begins, Titanic brings another medium to its knees and one of the most beloved movies ever made debuts and we must abide! All that and more, this... Read more
Bobby’s World goes Semi-Pro in the Bloodsport of Hairspray all over the Dark City on a new Thirty Twenty Ten! DOWNLOAD Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Overcast | RSS Get the latest episode of Thirty Twenty Ten Games... Read more
Night Court has TOO many cases, Grace is Under Fire no more, Madonna shows us a Ray of Light, Calgary has the Olympics, and the Fairly Odd Parents have a baby on an all new Thirty Twenty Ten! DOWNLOAD Apple... Read more
Anakin Skywalker Jumps into another franchise, Carl Weathers has an action-packed stew going, and Adam Sandler sings his way into a perhaps the ultimate Thirty Twenty Ten movie! DOWNLOAD Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Overcast | RSS Get... Read more
Who is America’s Most Wanted? Who can possibly replace John Belushi? Are you a Hottie or a Nottie? Find out on an all new Thirty Twenty Ten! DOWNLOAD Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Overcast | RSS Get the... Read more
Sarah Silverman is ****ing Matt Damon, The Wonder Years hits the small screen while Hannah Montana hits the big one, and Homer has a Sadgasm on a new Thirty Twenty Ten! DOWNLOAD Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Overcast... Read more
Breaking Bad premieres, Savage Garden loves us truly, madly, and deeply, and Meet the Spartans represents everything wrong with Hollywood on a new Thirty Twenty Ten! DOWNLOAD Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Overcast | RSS Get the latest... Read more
The Sarah Conner Chronicles debuts on TV, while JJ Abrams launches a fantastic entry in the slowest movie franchise in history. but first, Winnie the Pooh becomes the unsung hero of the Disney Afternoon and Dave Chappelle makes his starring... Read more
This week: in 87, pause Super Contra to watch some Nick Jr. 97 hallucinates a dancing baby who’s all about the Benjamins. 07 tricks us into being Christians with CG vegetables. All this and more! DOWNLOAD Apple Podcasts | Spotify... Read more
This week: in 87, a ninja strikes, Roddy pipes, and Betty Boop a-doop-boops. 97 lives single, takes a holiday, and grows an uncharacteristic ponytail. 07 shows us around the office before making our sweater disappear. All this and more! DOWNLOAD... Read more
This week: in 87, a forgotten Spielberg epic, a scary-ass Pinocchio, and a WOMAN gets to talk sports? 97 needs five for the power of Spice and Leslie Nielson needs glasses. 07 knocks some things off its Bucket List and... Read more
Mega Man is born, Bond does something, but c’mon, Titanic become the biggest movie in the entire world and we’ll never live to see anything like it again. DOWNLOAD Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Overcast | RSS Get... Read more
This week: in 87, Devito asks Crystal to Throw Momma From The Train while Wall Street says greed is good. 97 brings a Mac-free Home Alone and Scream’s first sequel. 07 is special-effects heaven as I Am Legend and Alvin... Read more
87 marks Bob Odenkirk’s SNL debut, Remote Control’s premiere, and Wizards and Warriors. In 97, we like them apples with Good Will Hunting and Gil’s debut on the Simpsons. 07 is indie-riffic with Juno as well as Lars and the... Read more
Here’s a little Thanksgiving bonus from your friends at Thirty Twenty Ten as well as the delightful folks of the Drunks and Dragons podcast, as they feast on their all-time favorite podcasts that you’ll want to binge this weekend. DOWNLOAD... Read more
This Thanksgiving week in history: 87 cooks up a pair of classics with Planes, Trains & Automobiles and Three Men and a Baby. 97 resurrects Alien and debuts Tenacious D as Beavis and Butt-head are dead. 07 has one of... Read more
This week: in 87, we get a new Teen Wolf, while Flowers in the Attic turns a creepy book into a creepy movie. In 97, Anastasia takes on Disney while Mortal Kombat Annihilation takes on critics, Drew Carey’s brother &... Read more
This week in history; 87 races with The Running Man while Sonny & Cher reuinite and Brad Pitt has Growing Pains. 97 is bananas with Diddy Kong Racing, Apu’s wedding on The Simpsons, and Fraiser’s 100 episode. 07 flies with... Read more
This week in pop culture history: 87 shows us Less Than Zero while the original Transformers cartoon ends. In 97, Starship Troopers kills all the bugs while the Montreal Screwjob changes wrestling forever. In 07, No Country For Old Men... Read more
This week: in 87, George Michael hits big, Punky Brewster meets DeBarge, while Goonies, Karate Kid, and Top Gun land on NES. 97 brings Crash Bandicoot 2 alongside South Park’s first-ever Halloween episode and Hank Hill’s crack addiction. 07 has... Read more
This week in pop culture: in 87, Kyle MacLachlan stars in a cult classic movie while Theo Huxtable raps and Kirby Puckett leads the Twins to a World Series win. In 97, Gattica messes with our DNA while we get... Read more
This week in pop culture history; in 87, Hans and Frans Pump Up while Mike Tyson Punches Out and Miami Connection first releases. 97 reminds us of what Jennifer Love Hewitt did Last Summer while Al Pacino plays Devil’s Advocate.... Read more
Just in time for Halloween, we’ve got a special look into a brand new series from our partners at Wondery… This being the month of spooktacular thrills, many of us are getting into the spirit by celebrating our favorite horror... Read more
This week: in 87, The Jetsons meet the Flintstones as we approach 3 O Clock High. In 97, Dirk Diggler becomes a star in Boogie Nights while Seinfeld coins the phrase “Serenity Now!” In 07, Tila Tequila looks for love,... Read more
This week: in 87, Maniac Mansion & Rad Racer making alliterative gaming fun, while Kirk Cameron and Dudley Moore trade bodies and reinvent a genre. In 97, Castlevania Symphony of the Night is a miserable pile of secrets while Drew... Read more
This week: in 87, Star Trek The Next Generation, Full House, and A Different World debut, while Princess Bride charms crowds. In 97, Seymour Skinner is a fraud while Lamb Chop is served for the last time. 07 is sci-fi... Read more
This week: in 87, Where’s Waldo debuts, Hellraiser scares us, and we get debuts for My Two Dads and Uncle Scrooge on Ducktales. 97 goes back in time with LA Confidential, while gamers discover an Oddworld. 07 has two classic... Read more
This week: in 87, Alf ushers in new Saturday morning cartoons with the help of Betty White, In 97, Ally McBeal hits big for FOX, Barbie Girl lets us go party, and Cube comes to theaters. 07 scolds us for... Read more
This week: in 87, Double Dribble and Ring King make the NES sporty while REM feels fine. 97 brings a landmark RPG with Final Fantasy 7 while the South Park guys make a movie about pornos, 07 has a Stranglehold... Read more
This week: in 87, Michael Jackson shows us Who’s Bad while Family Ties gets a spinoff. 97 shocks the world with news of Princess Diana’s death but also contains Goldeneye on N64! 07 plays games as Balls of Fury hits... Read more
This week: in 87, Dirty Dancing debuts while the Garbage Pail Kids movie stinks and Zelda hits the US. In 97, Chris Tucker makes Money Talk while Demi Moore enlists as GI Jane. 07 treats us kindly with BioShock, the... Read more
This week: in 87, Monster Squad pits kids against Dracula while The Fat Boys get a feature film. In 97, Stallone packs on pounds for Cop Land, Shaq’s Steel is scuffed, Fully Monty shows off and South Park debuts. In... Read more
This week… in 87 Dolph Lundgren does NOT have the power for Masters of the Universe and Madonna asks the eternal question, Who’s That Girl? In 97 Mel Gibson is a Conspiracy Theory-ist while Bill Bellamy is a player. In... Read more
This week… in 87, The Lost Boys pit Coreys against vampires, Metroid rolls onto the NES, and Timothy Dalton debuts as James Bond. In 97, we try to Win Ben Stein’s Money, but realize Air Bud is really raking in... Read more
This week in pop-culture history, 1987 showcases Superman’s Quest for Peace and the sad story in La Bamba, while rocking with Guns N Roses’ Appetite For Destruction. We’re all dudes in 1997 with Good Burger, even President Harrison Ford on... Read more
1987 brings the violence as Jaws seeks revenge and Robocop seeks justice. 1997 gives us Missy Elliot in a puffy suit while Brendan Frasier strips down to play George of the Jungle. In 2007, Chuck and Larry get married while... Read more
This week in pop culture history has a weird trio of movies as Full Metal Jacket, Brave Little Toaster, and Revenge of the Nerds 2 hit theaters. 1997 is walking on the sun with Smashmouth as Oz is locked up... Read more
Summer blockbuster season has arrived as 1987 brings us Adventures in Babysitting and Innerspace while Double Dragon hits arcades. 1997 goes galactic with Men in Black and Starfox 64, and 2007 crashes with the first live-action Transformers movie. DOWNLOAD Apple... Read more
In 1987, Mel Brooks spoofs sci-fi with Spaceballs while Married With Children ends its first season. 1997 delivers a duo of classic flicks with Disney’s Hercules and Face Off. 2007 warms our hearts with Ratatouille, before Chris Benoit nearly destroys... Read more
1987 starts with Steve Martin’s nose making for a great romantic comedy as Roadblasters mixes racing and shooting for arcade fun. 1997 offers the unique choice of the corny Batman and Robin and the creepy My Best Friend’s Wedding. 2007... Read more
1987 pits Arnold Schwarzenegger against the most dangerous creature in the universe while Jack Nicholson charms The Witches of Eastwick. In 1997, Lois and Clark conclude their courtship while Sandra Bullock brings a new beau on a boat. 2017 has... Read more
This week: in 1987, John Lithgow meets sasquatch while Brian DePalma directs a crime epic. In 97 Nick Cage and some criminals fly the unfriendly skies while Buffy wraps her first season and Farrah Fawcett makes Letterman weird. In 07,... Read more
This week: in 1987, Goofy and Dorf enter the sporting realm while the Golden Gate Bridge turns 50. In 1997, we say farewell to Freakazoid and hello to Hanson. In 2007. Knocked Up impregnates us with laughter while Ashton Kutcher... Read more
This week: in 1987 we get a trio of big movies as The Chipmunks and Ernest make their movie debuts alongside Eddie Murphy’s return to Beverly Hills and the first reveal of Star Trek Next Gen’s cast. In 1997, two... Read more
This week… in 1987 The Gate creeps out kids worldwide while BurgerTime confuses us about fast food. In 1997, George Costanza takes the summer off while Coach retires and Donald Trump meets Drew Carey. In 2007, the King of Queens... Read more
This week… in 1987 it’s Diane’s last call on Cheers while The Cosby Show gives us a first look at A Different World. In 1997, we discover The Fifth Element and save some smile time for The Simpsons Spin-off Showcase.... Read more
1987 is highlighted by an American Ninja sequel and Alf’s fight with a big bug. 1997 is big for comedy as Austin Powers shags his way into theaters, Frank Grimes hates Homer, Martin has an awkward finale, and Ellen Degeneres... Read more
In 1987, FOX finds themselves down and out with their first unsuccessful show, but David Bowie doesn’t let us down. 1997 is a comedy bonanza as we visit Romy & Michelle’s High School reunion, Seinfeld’s turn as an anti-dentite, Homer’s... Read more
30 years ago this week the Simpsons debuted on the Tracy Ullman show as GI Joe’s big movie goes straight to VHS. This week in ’97 brought us Angry Beavers and two hitman-y films, while 2007 saw Simon Pegg save... Read more
This week in 1987, Michael J Fox reveals the Secret of His Success and Johnny Depp heads to Jump Street. 1997 saw a giant snake eat Jon Voight alive and Laddie charm the Simpsons, while in 07 Aqua Teen Movie... Read more
Salve, citizen! It’s time for XXX XX X ,where we look back on what happened in the years 30, 20, and 10 AD, as the Judean Christians call it. Those were some big years in Rome and the rest of... Read more
30 years ago Max Headroom and the Tracy Ullman show captivated TV viewers, while 20 years ago brought us Chasing Amy and a JCVD + Dennis Rodman team up. This week also marks 10 years of Grindhouse and Trump shaving... Read more
This week in ’87, Fraggle Rock ends with a touching finale, then in 1997 the Nintendo 64 gets the best destruction-based game of all time as the Power Rangers hit theaters for a second time. 2007 sees the end of HBO’s... Read more
This week in ’87, Robert Townsend told the black actor’s story in Hollywood Shuffle. Liar Liar and Toonami debuted in ’97, plus Stone Cold’s infamous battle with Bret Hart changed wrestling history. Then in ’07 we witnessed a one-off Ninja Turtles... Read more
This week in 1987, Bruce Campbell defends a cabin and a very special episode of Family Ties tugs at our hearts. 1997 marks 20 years of the remastered Return of the Jedi and the debut of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. 10... Read more
In 1987 we get two classic flicks with Lethal Weapon and Raising Arizona as we say goodbye to Silver Spoons and The A-Team. 1997 brings the debuts of Daria and Turok while Howard Stern’s biopic rules theaters. In 2007, Randy... Read more
A winner is us in 1987 as we discuss NES’ Pro Wrestling, Some Kind of Wonderful, and A Nightmare on Elm Street 3. 1997 gets raunchy with Booty Call, Sex and Candy, and Al Bundy getting dumped. When 2007 rolls... Read more
1987 brings Contra to arcades and has The Smiths singing about how music is sad, while 1997 brings our minds on a strange trip down Lost Highway to a Namco Museum. In a packed 2007, we discuss Reno 911: Miami’s... Read more
This week in 87 brought us both Over the Top AND Mannequin, then 1997 sees the end of Disney’s Gargoyles, the first Mario Kart sequel and That Darn Cat. In 2007, Nicholas Cage finally gets to be a super hero... Read more
This week in 1987 brought us Michael J Fox as a serious rocker and Ray Charles in TWO sitcoms. Then in 1997, the Chris Rock Show debuts as Poochie’s home planet needs him. 2007 saw the debut of Norbit, the... Read more
Can you believe the remastered “special edition” of Star Wars is two decades old? Well, it is! Time to drone on about that, plus talk other notable moments from this week in 1987, 1997 and 2007, such as MST3K moving... Read more
In 1987 Cheers gets a flop spinoff, and Unsolved Mysteries spooks viewers nationwide. A decade later, Daft Punk debuts, Clinton cameos for cancer, and the Fish Called Wanda gang do another movie. Moving onto 2007, an iconic SNL character debuts,... Read more
The first Zelda sequel hit Japan this week in 87, but in 97 the whole world saw Chris Farley’s Beverly Hills Ninja. Then in 2007 Pan’s Labyrinth got a wider release and Jack Bauer returned for a sixth season, while... Read more
This week in 1987 saw the debut of Star Tours, while 1997 kicks off with the series premiere of King of the Hill, the PlayStation beginnings of Soul Calibur and Jackie Chan’s First Strike. 2007 sees snow-covered shooter Lost Planet... Read more
When a show’s premise is as timely and ephemeral as Thirty Twenty Ten, it’s hard to guess which episodes would be the most listened to of the year. Every week has a notable game, movie or TV debut, but which... Read more
It’s the end of 2016, which means we wrap up 1986, 1996 and 2006 with one last look back. Then 1987 kicks off with Charles in Charge, 1997 brings us PC hit Diablo and 2007 begins with the announcement of... Read more
What were the hottest toys of 1986, 1996 and 2006? We’ll tell ya, then discuss Pete & Pete, The People vs Larry Flynt and the murder mystery of Jonbenet Ramsey. Then. this week in 06 brought us sci-fi classic Children... Read more
A bloodthirsty plant terrorizes America while Japan discovers Kid Icarus and Charlie Sheen strikes an iconic pose for Oliver Stone. This week in 1996 saw Beavis & Butt-Head Do America and Scream hit theaters, while 2006 brought us Rocky Balboa... Read more
Eddie Murphy saves the world in The Golden Child as Steve Martin masquerades as one of Three Amigos. Then this week in 1996 brings us a Star Wars shooter and both Mars Attacks and Jerry McGuire, while 2006 sees the... Read more
Toys come to life in Jim Henson’s The Christmas Toy as three ’80s cartoons end their TV runs. This same week in 1996 brings us Star Wars’ multimedia interquel experiment while 2006 sees Apocalypto and Blood Diamond hit theaters, plus... Read more
Star Trek goes back in time to 1986 and goes West in The Voyage Home while Moonlighting quotes Shakespeare. 1996 slings ahead with Billy Bob Thorton’s breakout role, live-action Dalmatians, and Milhouse’s parents divorcing. To round things out, 2006 farts... Read more
An American Tail debuts this week in 1986, introducing us to adorable little Fievel, while 1996 brought us Jingle All The Way and Star Trek’s biggest hit in a decade. 2006 saw the launch of Nintendo’s Wii and the Pick... Read more
This week in 1986 brought us Hoosiers and License to Ill, then 1996 saw Space Jam slam into theaters while Mr Show began its second season. In 2006, the PlayStation 3 launches in America and Daniel Craig reboots Bond in... Read more
This week in 86 brought us Sid & Nancy plus a trio of Capcom classics, then 1996 saw the Spice Girls hit it big, Ransom in theaters and Clinton elected for a second term. Flash to 2006 and Gears of... Read more
This week in 86 saw the end of a Chipmunks season and three less-than-good Nintendo games, then in 96 Baz Luhrmann’s hyperactive Romeo + Juliet stormed in theaters as Hank Scorpio made The Simpsons’ eighth season a hit. Then. 2006... Read more
After the Mets lose Game 6, we move into 1996 for Thinner, Millennium’s debut and one of the best Treehouse of Horror specials to date. This week in 2006 brought us debut albums from Taylor Swift and Amy Winehouse, while... Read more
This week in 86 featured a huge shift for Saturday Night Live, including the debut of both the Church Lady and Choppin’ Broccoli. 1996 brought us Spike Lee’s Get on the Bus and Saturn-exclusive Mr Bones, while 2006 found Christopher... Read more
Wes Craven’s Deadly Friend succumbs to studio meddling while the FOX Network kicks off with Joan Rivers. In 1996 The Long Kiss Goodnight debuts alongside Hey Arnold, and 2006 brings us The Marine, 30 Rock and the Scarface sequel we all... Read more
This week 30, 20 and 10 years ago: Double Dare debuts on Nickelodeon as My Pet Monster tears up the toy aisle; Tom Hanks wrangles a group of one hit wonders; and South Park skewers Warcraft while DiCaprio faces off... Read more
Castlevania, Designing Women and Sledge Hammer debut alongside Crocodile Dundee, while this very week in 1996 marks the 20th anniversary of Weezer’s Pinkerton and the Nintendo 64! In 2006 we were all told to save the cheerleader, save the world... Read more
TV returns in a big way this week – Alf and Matlock debut, Family Matters and Seinfeld chug along while Judge Judy, Beast Wars and Studio 60 air their first episodes. We also see David Lynch rebound from Dune and... Read more
Michael Jackson, George Lucas and more collaborate to bring you Captain EO, plus this week in 1986 saw the debut of The Real Ghostbusters. In 1996, Crash Bandicoot began his historic PS1 career and Ray Romano smiled at the camera... Read more
This week in 1986, 1996 and 2006 – the Flintstone Kids, Silverhawks and fake Ghostbusters debut on TV; 2pac is murdered in Vegas while Damon Wayans and Adam Sandler hit theaters; and a decade before he’s Batman, Ben Affleck is... Read more
30 years ago this week a butchered Robotech movie died in theaters while Steve Winwood soothed our souls. 20 years ago, in 1996, PlayStation classic Tekken 2 debuted alongside Die Hard Trilogy, and in 2006 three wildly different films hit... Read more
Four boys discover a body and tell a tale of Barfarama, then this very week in 1996 saw the release of a Brady Sequel and a doomed Island of Dr Moreau remake. Not to worry, because Jumping Flash returned to... Read more
One of the best remakes of all time debuts this week in 1986, while the Cryptkeeper tells a tale of Dennis Miller versus demons. Then 2006 brings us monkey fightin’ snakes on a Monday to Friday plane, plus Final Fantasy... Read more
One of the greatest animated ’80s films turns 30 years old this week – and so does Nintendo’s Alien-inspired Metroid! 1996 brought us Escape from LA and HBO’s Arli$$, while 2006 introduced the world to Dethklok. DOWNLOAD Apple Podcasts |... Read more
This week in 1986, Jason Vorhees gains supernatural powers while one of the best Disney films of all time opens across the country. 1996 brings us The Daily Show and Keanu Reeves’ post-Speed dud, and 2006 introduces the world to... Read more
Our DOUBLE-SIZED show celebrates numerous movie anniversaries like Aliens, Maximum Overdrive, A Time to Kill, Kingpin, The Frighteners, Clerks II and more, then covers TV, music and games across a two-week period in 1986, 1996 and 2006. DOWNLOAD Apple Podcasts... Read more
This was a boring week in 1986, so after briefly revisiting Robin Williams’ Club Paradise we run out the clock by discussing the early days Disney’s Epcot park . 1996 brings us Courage Under Fire and Harriet the Spy, then 2006 sees the... Read more
Thirty, twenty and ten years ago this week we experienced a barrage of movies & games, including Big Trouble in Little China, Dead Man’s Chest and Independence Day. Hulk Hogan turned on the fans, Sega unleashed its Sonic replacement and... Read more
This week, 30, 20 and 10 years ago: Disney’s Gummi Bears and Bowie’s Goblin King brighten our minds, while in 1996 Nutty Professor, Striptease and KMFDM tunes are the toast of the town. 2006 brings us to Superman Returns and the... Read more
It’s the 30th anniversary of Daniel-san’s Okinawa adventures and My Little Pony’s theatrical debut, later we discuss Arnold’s erasing capabilities as well as Quake’s influence in 1996, and finally we Click on over to Adam Sandler’s attempted mix of comedy and sci-fi… DOWNLOAD... Read more
We discuss 30 years of Ferris Bueller – and the original Dragon Ball anime – before moving into 1996 and examining Matthew Broderick’s run-in with a creepy Cable Guy. Flash to 2006 and we find Jack Black wrestling in Mexico... Read more
This week in 1986, the Droids cartoon ends while Ahnuld gets a Raw Deal. Flash to 1996 to see Billy Zane slam evil and Nicholas Cage storm Alcatraz. 2006 sees the debut of Cars and the Prairie Home Companion movie, and... Read more
30 years ago this week TJ Hooker ends its TV run and one of the biggest Japanese game series launches on the Famicom, while in 1996 Sean Connery plays a digital dragon and Rent wins a bunch of awards. In... Read more
This week 30, 20 and 10 years ago: Stallone is the cure for everything menacing 1986 moviegoers, Tom Cruise begins his impossible mission and an X-Men movie so bad Fox spent a decade making apology sequels. Plus the Flintstones turn... Read more
The US Navy rules theaters and minds this week in 1986, while in 1996 Dr Who bombs on American TVs and Super Mario 64 wows the world with 3D gaming tech. Flash to 2006 and NEW Super Mario Bros brings classic... Read more
Johnny 5 springs to life in 1986 cinemas, while in 1996 the scourge of the Midwest lays waste to the box office. In 2006, Marvel’s Civil War series sets the stage for a new status quo that lasts well into... Read more
Richard Pryor becomes Jo Jo Dancer as Hardcastle & McCormick change their TV tune. In 1996 both Barb Wire and goth-em-up The Craft hit theaters. Then it’s a plus-sized Classic Corner as we celebrate the 75th anniversary of Citizen Kane.... Read more
A nuclear catastrophe dominates headlines this week in 1986, while in 1996 Mystery Science Theater attempts to infiltrate theaters one region at a time. Then in 2006 Gnarls Barkley croons a crazy hit and Mission Impossible III releases to polite... Read more
30 years ago this week Tim Curry became the best movie devil of all time, while in 1996 Rage Against the Machine debuted their biggest track to date. And in 2006, the entire cast of SNL can’t keep their shit... Read more
This week in 1986, carnivorous Critters terrorized America and Clint Eastwood became a mayor. In 1996, James’ giant peach was delighting audiences worldwide, while 2006 marked the end of the Bernie Mac show and a new beginning for Tomb Raider. Download Now RSS ... Read more
Looking back this week we find Bryan Cranston guesting on Murder She Wrote, Martin Lawrence dominating screens across the country and the Unabomber in jail. Barry Bonds also sets the record straight on his totally legit home run record and... Read more
What a fine first of April we have here in 1916! A perfect time to reflect back on the events of thirty, twenty and ten years ago, which happen to include President Cleveland’s White House marriage and the Klondike gold... Read more
This week in 1986 saw the debut of ABC’s Perfect Strangers, while in 1996 Capcom’s Resident Evil popularized survival horror video games and the Muppets tried their hand at another variety show. In 2006, Wonder Showzen and Kingdom Hearts both returned,... Read more
This week in 1986, Police Academy 3 and one of the weirdest SNL episodes of all time confound audiences while Van Halen’s 5150 gives us Dreams. In 1996 a classic dragon-em-up gets a sequel and in 2006 Elder Scrolls IV... Read more
This week 20 years ago, The Birdcage tops the 1996 box office while Weird Al’s latest album dominates CD sales and Dana Carvey breastfeeds a baby. In 2006, Hugo Weaving masters mask-mouthed alliteration and James Blunt tells the world it’s... Read more
Christopher Lambert discovers there can NOT be only one Highlander film, while Fargo captivates audiences in 1996 cinemas. This same week in 2006, Battlestar ends its notable second season and Crash becomes the worst modern Best Picture winner! Download Now... Read more
80s teens let loose in the classic angst-em-up Pretty in Pink, while in 1996 Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill cleans up at the Grammys and Pokemon debuts in Japan. Leaping to this week in 2006, the Torino Olympics end as Jessica... Read more
The Legend of Zelda celebrates 30 years of adventure, Jackie Chan re-debuts in America with Rumble in the Bronx and Paul Walker’s best non-car movie releases in 2006. Plus Rosanne goes to Disney World! Download Now RSS | iTunes | ... Read more
Chuck Norris invades theaters – and Israel – as Alf pesters the Air Force and Happy Gilmore asks a golf ball to suck his white ass. Then in 2006, Dave Chappelle returns to TV and Date Movie makes a bunch of jokes no... Read more
Ten years ago this week, Arrested Development burns through its final four episodes. Meanwhile, Broken Arrow thrills bored moviegoers around the world and Mel Torme finally appears on Night Court. We also talk about the ’96 telecommunications act and Haley’s... Read more
Nick Nolte is a magical ’80s bum, Chris Farley stars in Tommy Boy Gaiden and Family Guy references a ’50s musical for what will surely be the last time. ALSO, Mr Belvedere teaches kids about AIDS. Download Now RSS | ... Read more
Dancin’ athletes, Underworld undergoes an Evolution, a video game is on trial, and an exploding space shuttle signals the end of America’s space program. Download Now RSS | iTunes | Zune | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | Twitch SUPPORT... Read more
A trio of terrible cartoons hit theaters this week in 1986, so let’s talk about ’em! Then it’s time to remember From Dusk Til Dawn, a lesbian wedding in Friends and a Boondocks episode that was pulled from TV. Download... Read more
We discuss Bugs Bunny’s celebrity-dense 1986 birthday bash, a dash of Golden Girls and a whole lot about News Radio and 3rd Rock From the Sun. Plus, The Shield gets even better! DOWNLOAD RSS | iTunes | Facebook | Twitter ... Read more
Our pop culture time machine kicks off with a look at notable movies, TV and music from 1986, 1996 and 2006. It’s a nostalgia explosion you can’t escape! DOWNLOAD RSS | iTunes | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | Twitch SUPPORT... Read more