T-Zach & Friends: Recent Episodes
Tyler Zachary
A podcast about whatever it is my nerdy friends and I want to talk about. New guest every episode! Topics range from TV & Film to life stories, to whatever cool and/or horrible things are going on in the world. Join us!
Episode 23 //
In part 2 of our discussion around the newly-announced Harry Potter TV series reboot streaming on MAX in the coming years, Tyler drops some bombshells. Get an exclusive scoop on what insiders are saying about the future of the franchise. Are the films really finished? Who wanted this reboot to happen? Warner Brothers? JK Rowling? CEO David Zaslav? Or is the answer much more complicated than we thought? Tune in to find out! //
Season 2 Episode 7 //
Episode 22 //
The time has come, sooner than any of us really expected, for the Harry Potter books to be re-adapted as a live action television series for MAX. T-Zach and his friends have some thoughts on the matter. //
-Max: The One to Watch //
-The State of Streaming in 2023 //
-Harry Potter's cultural impact //
-JK Rowling's misadventures //
-What happened with Fantastic Beasts? //
-The doomed worldbuilding of the Wizarding World //
-Fantastic Beasts 3 mini spoiler review //
-Memories of the Future //
-This is Part One of our discussion on all things Potter. See you next week for some exclusive (sorta) scoops on what's going on with the franchise! //
Season 2 Episode 6 //
Episode 21
-T-Zach, Bobby and Jordan talk about the recent Grand Theft Auto 6 leaks, which was one of the biggest reported leaks in media history.
-Reports say that all this Discovery maneuvering is all in the name of selling Warner Brothers in a few years...with the potential buyer being none other than Comcast/NBCUniversal.
-There's drama on Twitch, now, too.
-The boys get into geopolitics and how weird it all is.
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Episode 20 - T-Zach, Bobby, and the long-awaited official debut of Jordan (aka Serpent Monkey) to the podcast. Part 1 of a chill conversation about the Emmys, great television, most logged gaming hours, and grifters. Tyler is sick, Jordan is overjoyed to be on, and Bobby is Bobby as always. A very very chill episode for a weekday evening. Join us!
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Episode 19 - We're coming in hot with a huge cast of wonderful pals to rip into some DRAMA. This is the hater episode. \
Not only do regulars Bobby and Devin join T-Zach on this Friday's episode, but EMMA TAVOLACCI (!), whom you may remember from Episodes 3 and 4 (!) returns for our review/healthy roasting of Thor: Love & Thunder. We also continue to criticize and discuss the latest and greatest of Marvel's Multiverse of Mid-ness. I even got the superfans to start dunking on Marvel a bit. I won. \
Then, we are also joined for the first time by ELISE BARNES (!) to break down what everyone really wants to discuss: Don't Worry Darling, Spitgate, Wilde, LaBeouf, Styles, Pine, Pugh, and the rest of the poor cast & crew of this ill-fated new thriller. It's juicy, what can we say? The episode quickly goes off the rails, ANOTHER guest joins the podcast (?), the queen passes, and what good did the UK ever give us anyway?
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Episode 18 - Our first dedicated review episode is a double feature of two of the biggest summer movies this year: ELVIS directed by Baz Luhrmann, and NOPE directed by Jordan Peele. Sam Lamb (@samanthamlamb) and Bobby Hutchinson (@hobbybutchinson) join to talk about them, and wonder why haters are no fun.
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Episode 17 - We're back. Here's a nice little transition episode to get us back in the swing of things. -Welcome back -Plans going forward -MAIN Discussion: Streaming is Bad -Physical media? -Video essays -Other industries do this already -The death of the word "woke" and what to do about anti-SJWs -The Disneyplussification of entertainment -Insane national and international history that you've never heard of until a piece of media decides to portray it! -The next wheel -Talking too long about pockets and pants
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Moving on to everyone's second-favorite B-tier service, Paramount+! We discuss its merits and the surprisingly attractive lineup and catalogue. And show our Nickelodeon kid biases a little too much.
We also discuss other recent recommendations like Bo Burnham: Inside, the Fear Street trilogy, HBO's The Outsider, and more!
Episode 16
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Continuing our discussion with the Streaming Wars, HBO Max, a long overdue (but still brief) review of Zack Snyder's Justice League, and many many other tangents about the state of the world. Keep an eye out as we return to a regular upload schedule!
Episode #15
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Today's main topic: HBO Max: was the experiment worth it?
How's the state of those gaming consoles we keep hearing about (but hardly own any)?
All this and more on a timely episode of T-Zach & Friends.
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The podcast is coming back with a new miniseries to kick off 2021. The battle between streaming services is in full swing and now it's time to break down all the major services and the franchises they're going to milk into oblivion.
In this multi-part series, T-Zach, Bobby, and Devin will discuss each major streaming service and the IPs that will sell them in the coming years. Starting with Disney+, we begin with Streaming Wars: The Marvel Episode.
| WandaVision Episodes 1-4 Spoiler Review |
| Disney Investor Day Marvel Slate dicussion |
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(Bad Carole Baskin joke incoming) Hey, all you ghoul-bats and kittens.
Me. Bobby Hutchinson. Kyle DeYoung. Betsy D'Aquila. Spooky scary stuff. It's all going down today!
Get the scoop on CHAMBER 10: the new channel and production studio from Kyle and myself! We talk behind-the-scenes of our upcoming projects! Kyle DeYoung's The Paranormal Archives, releasing Halloween Day 2020. And my very own untitled horror film, currently filming!
Then we all dive into our Halloween favorites from years past: media, traditions, and how we've gotten in the spirit this year. It's a fun one, and it's also raw and TERRIFYING and HORRIBLE AAHHAHAHAHAHAHA YOU'RE SCARED YOU'RE SCARED BOO BOO BOO
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In this episode, ending the most recent session, Tyler, Bobby, Devin and Sonny touch more on the latest game reveals, including the long-time coming announcement of Hogwarts Legacy, the first truly original standalone AAA RPG set in the Wizarding World. And with that announcement comes unfortunately, more discussion about the morality of supporting a franchise with a problematic creator. We don't intend to portray ourselves as the final authority, but it's an interesting conversation nonetheless. Join us for a last ride, and next time, some spooky surprises are in store! //
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Welcome to the next part of our first fall session, so to speak. This is the exciting middle part, where we talk more generally about a variety of topics, including but not limited to...
Mulan on Disney+ - worth it? //
Tenet is out...in some places. Bobby’s review! //
Oh yeah, and The New Mutants came out. //
WandaVision looks incredibly fresh //
RIP Chadwick Boseman //
Square Enix's Marvel’s Avengers...is it really that bad? //
Microsoft buys Bethesda for 7.5 BILLION dollars //
Next-gen consoles are right around the corner //
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You can also follow us individually!
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In part one of our latest recording session, Tyler and Bobby are joined by newcomer Sonny Kumi, and returning champion Devin Little. Let's finally break down all the amazing trailers and announcements that came out of DC FanDome in the past several weeks! We've got:
The Batman: WHAT A TRAILER!! //
Zack Snyder's Justice League, aka The Snyder Cut: again...WHAT A TRAILER!! //
Black Adam, The Flash, The Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman 1984, and more...all very exciting! //
The multiverse: a great new frontier for onscreen storytelling? Or just plain fan service? //
New games announced: Gotham Knights and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League //
DC Universe shows move to HBO Max...and all get renewed! Except Swamp Thing :( //
DC is killing it in all different mediums. How do different projects aim for different visions? A lot of great discussions here! //
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Instagram: @tylerzachary1 / @hobbybutchinson
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(This episode was recorded on August 13, 2020)
I should probably get better at posting these backlogged episodes sooner, but anyway, here it is! Our continued discussions about redundant remakes, such as the upcoming Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender, and redundant review websites that can't seem to get over their biases. And also: Spongebob!
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Welclome back to the show! We're now switching to a shorter episode format! Every recording session will be split into smaller, more palatable episodes. In this installment, join Tyler, co-host Bobby, and childhood baseball buddy Ian Manley. There's streaming wars, human rights, space colonization, and time travel to talk about. Fun stuff!
-The Bad Batch announcement |
-Streaming wars in full force |
-Gamer parents |
-Trailers are an artform |
-t i m e |
-colonizing space |
-the world we live in |
-what are basic human rights? |
Follow us on social media, because we have a lot more episodes on the way!
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What happens when your favorite author decides it's a good idea to speak out against the very inclusive ideas their work promotes? Well, nobody wins, really.
In this episode, we dive into the art vs. artist conversation, talk the Fantastic Beasts movies and where they might stand now, more horror movies, the horrors of a certain stage play, weird childhood memories, the future of consumption, comfort shows, and maybe a few hot takes of our own that aren't quite as...discriminatory.
Lost connections, heavy topics, and a special cameo at the very end...this one has it all.
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The Potter Scoring Project: https://sites.google.com/view/ravendor/home ||
J.K. Rowling's essay, previously titled TERF Wars: https://www.jkrowling.com/opinions/j-k-rowling-writes-about-her-reasons-for-speaking-out-on-sex-and-gender-issues/
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We're back. This backlogged episode covers our post - Snyder Cut discussion (another episode which will release in due time) about spoiler culture, censorship, childhood favorite games, and underrated horror flicks. Topics include...
| Spoilers suck
| Disney+ news
| the final frontier
| censorship
| theaters opening up
| Hannibal is on Netflix
| Games games games
| underrated CBMs
| underrated Horror
| Tyler - twitter: @tylerzachary22
| Bobby - @hobbybutchinson
| Bryce - @bhogle98
| Devin - @IHadARandomIdea
Welcome to Part 2 of our lengthy conversation with Emma Tavolacci! This time, we dive into alternate history, the wonders of virtual reality, and a few of the greatest shows and games that explore these concepts. And, as always, even more! Our co-hosts were flabbergasted at some of the topics and revelations in this shocking installment--and we think you will be too.
// Topics include: //
Indiana Jones 007 |
The Third Wave and repeating history |
What to Watch: The Man in the High Castle |
WW2 & Brothers in Arms |
The Journey to Half-Life: Alyx |
Virtual Reality and how HLA innovates |
The "Great Games" |
What to Play: Final Fantasy VII Remake |
Theories and callbacks |
Star Wars literature (da archive memory) |
A remake that DOESN'T excite us |
As always, thanks for listening! |
Tyler - insta @tylerzachary1 // twitter @tylerzachary22 |
Bobby - insta/twitter @hobbybutchinson |
Emma - insta/twitter @ETavolacci //
Stay tuned for Episode 5...a HUGE panel is coming to discuss the biggest news in geekdom...
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We're back! We have much to discuss as we welcome our next guest--Emma Tavolacci! She's been around the block when it comes to fulfilling geek dreams. This session went so well, it covers the next TWO episodes. In this installment, we talk a lot about Star Wars (as always), dive into the weird enigmas of the entertainment industry, try to interpret our dreams, debate over continuity, and so much more.
Tyler finally lets off some steam when it comes to a certain cut of a film (but still holds back), Bobby remains passionate about C-list Marvel characters, and Emma is more than excited to expand her knowledge. |
01:15 Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Season 7 (non-spoiler review) |
15:42 CGI Faces and the Uncanny Valley |
18:48 The Rise of Skywalker spoiler talk |
26:00 Trailers are an art |
29:00 Streaming movies and AMC's hissy fit |
31:09 #NotMyMummy |
33:00 Midsommar and Hereditary (some spoilers) |
37:57 Fourth time's the charm? (Fantastic Four) |
41:11 Comics: Why we love them but don't read them |
43:19 Deadly Class & more tragic cancellations |
48:15 Grown-up words and the best of Spongebob |
56:50 Lucid dreams and sleep paralysis |
59:36 Customer service stories |
1:08:00 The Mandalorian Season 2 casting |
1:14:01 Weeb stuff |
1:20:18 Bobby goes off about Nova |
1:22:57 Tyler goes off about the Snyder Cut (and tries to give the short version) |
1:30:05 Harley Quinn |
1:37:04 Tone and Realism |
1:40:28 Spider-Men |
1:43:25 Video game movies and how they should work |
1:46:11 An unfortunate cliffhanger... |
Thanks for joining us, and we'll see you next week!
Tyler: instagram/twitter - @tylerzachary1/@tylerzachary22 |
Bobby: instagram/twitter - @hobbybutchinson |
Emma: instagram/twitter - @ETavolacci
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In this episode, we're joined by our first guest, Tyler's sister Brittany Zachary! We talk about a TON of different, movies, shows, life happenings, stuff we hate, stuff we love, and stuff we're indifferent to. Honestly, too many topics to timestamp properly. So have fun!
| 1:30 Intro
| 6:40 Quarantine Watchlist & many other movie topics
| 26:45 We've gotta talk about Tiger King
| 34:50 Brittany stuff: Life, trauma, and apologies to Germany
| 54:05 Stunt work
| 1:02:10 "They're alive...just like me..."
| 1:10:08 Sitcoms and show endings
| 1:23:54 F&F&POTC
| 1:35:32 Segment ideas
| 1:37:47 Outro
| 1:40:01 Bloopers
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It's here! Our first episode. Tyler Zachary and Bobby Hutchinson talk about THAT thing that's going on, how entertainment is affected, the vacations they recently went on (pre-quarantine), the ideas trapped in their brains, and some silly childhood memories. This ended up being a monster of a first round, but there was too much good content to cut. Feel free to use the timestamps below to jump around to the topics you find most interesting!
| 1:50 Intro
| 2:40 The elephant in the room
| 7:10 RIP Movies
| 12:39 Sonic the Hedgehog = Best Picture?
| 23:25 Parasite
| 26:25 Where is the movie theater sitcom?
| 30:10 Ideas and writings
| 39:10 Star Wars!!!
| 52:54 Tyler's Orlando Trip (aka talking about theme parks for way too long)
| 1:19:09 Bobby's Vegas Trip
| 1:29:16 Animal Crossing, Doom, Half-Life, and Modding
| 1:44:29 Cringe Content
| 1:47:15 Wrapping Up //
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Twitter - @tylerzachary22 //
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