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Derreck & Ryan watch the 2019 mystery, crime, thriller Grand Isle starring Kelsey Grammer, KaDee Strickland, Luke Benward, and of course, Nicolas Cage, directed by Stephen S. Campanelli! Thanks for joining us. Let’s hit it. Then we run our little computer system thingy to find out what movie joins the Wheel-O-Cage next!Don’t forget to check […]
Derreck & Ryan watch the 2024 monster horror flick, Arcadian starring Jaeden Martell, Maxwell Jenkins, Sadie Soverall, Samantha Coughlan, and of course, Nicolas Cage, directed by Benjamin Brewer! Thanks for joining us. Let’s hit it. Then we run our little computer system thingy to find out what movie joins the Wheel-O-Cage next! Don’t forget to […]
Derreck & Ryan watch the 2009 apocalyptic disaster flick, Knowing starring Ben Mendelson, Rose Byrne, Chandler Canterbury, Lara Robinson, and of course, Nicolas Cage, directed by Alex Proyas! Thanks for joining us. Let’s hit it. Then we run our little computer system thingy to find out what movie joins the Wheel-O-Cage next! Don’t forget to […]
Derreck & Ryan watch a World War II film from John Woo about Navajo code talkers. It’s 2002’s Windtalkers starring Adam Beach, Peter Stormare, Mark Ruffalo, Christian Slater, and of course, Nicolas Cage! Thanks for joining us. Let’s hit it. Then we run our little computer system thingy to find out what movie joins the […]
Derreck & Ryan watch an odd 1988 film filled with the weirdest cameos we’ve seen in quite some time. It’s Never on Tuesday with cameos from Charlie Sheen, Judd Nelson, Emilio Estevez, Cary Elwes, and of course, Nicolas Cage! Thanks for joining us. Let’s hit it. Then we run our little computer system thingy to […]
Derreck & Ryan check out one of the more serious Nicolas Cage flicks, Ridley Scott’s Matchstick Men from 2003! It co-stars Sam Rockwell and Alison Lohman! Thanks for joining us. Let’s hit it. Then we run our little computer system thingy to find out what movie joins the Wheel-O-Cage next! Don’t forget to check out […]
Derreck & Ryan are here to talk more Nicolas Cage! Our next film is the 2007 sequel National Treasure: Book of Secrets, where Nicolas Cage’s Ben Gates must prove his family wasn’t involved in the assassination of President Lincoln. It stars Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Helen Mirren, Ed Harris, Jon Voight, Harvey Keitel, Ty Burrell, […]
Welcome back to the Coming of Cage podcast, your Nicolas Cage movie review podcast, home of the Wheel-O-Cage, Cage-O-Meter, and CAGE-O Bingo! This is Episode 52 of the show as we take on our 51st Nicolas Cage movie! Our next film is the 1986 Francis Ford Coppola time travel comedy, Peggy Sue Got Married starring […]
Episode 253: Army of the Dead – Review Hallelujah! Zack Snyder is back in the horror genre with his brand new zombie outing on Netfilx, Army of the Dead starring Dave Bautista and Tig Notaro! Plus, we talk about the first teaser trailer for Marvel’s Eternals! Now available on Stitcher, iHeartRadio, Spotify, Podcast Addict, Spreaker, […]
Episode 252: The New Mutants – Review 13 X-Men Universe films and it all comes down to this, The New Mutants, the poor film trapped in acquisition hell, scheduling hell, and a pandemic all at the same time! We talk 20th Century Fox’s Disney’s The New Mutants. Let’s do this. Have questions or comments? Leave […]
Episode 251: Mortal Kombat (2021) – Review GET OVER HERE! And listen to our review of the new Mortal Kombat flick that serves as a reboot to the franchise that somehow doesn’t live up to the original 1995 flick… like really. It doesn’t. PLUS, we talk about our first look at Venom: Let There Be […]
Episode 250: MCU Revisited: Iron Man (2008) This week we celebrate our 250th episode with a brand new monthly segment, MCU Revisited! We kickoff this new segment with 2008’s Iron Man, the movie that began the MCU! Once a month, we’ll go through a movie from the MCU in release order with a post-Infinity Saga […]
Episode 249: Falcon\Soldier Ep. 6 – One World, One People It’s all come down to this! We talk the finale of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier as well as our thoughts on the season as a whole, how the characters progressed, Sam’s new suit, and more! Plus, we let you know what we’ve got […]
Episode 248: Falcon\Soldier Ep. 5 – Truth It’s all Falcon\Soldier this week as we dive deep into the series’ fifth episode! We get a 3-way fight scene, some intense emotional stories about racism, a major character reveal, and a lot more in this, the penultimate episode of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier! Have questions […]
Episode 247: Falcon\Soldier Ep. 4 – The Whole World is Watching It’s all Falcon\Soldier this week as we dive deep into the series’ fourth episode! We get Bucky backstory, Wakanda’s Dora Milaje, more Zemo, and the turning point for John Walker’s Captain America! Have questions or comments? Leave us a voicemail by calling (913) 890-3007 […]
Echo Station Ep. 51: Vintage Star Wars Collection The new vintage collection has just dropped on Disney+ and there are a ton of Star Wars goodies to view. From the Ewoks movies to the 2003 Clone Wars micro series, Kris and Ian talk the vintage collection. We’re now a part of of Derrico Studios! Join […]
Episode 246: Falcon\Soldier Ep. 3 – Power Broker It’s all Falcon\Soldier this week as we dive deep into the series’ third episode! We get a new city, returning character, a jailbreak, and more! So let’s hit the ground running. Oh and we talk a little Loki at the tail end of the episode. Have questions […]
Episode 245: Falcon\Soldier Ep. 2 – The Star-Spangled Man The MCU continues with another exciting episode but this time, Sam and Bucky are together and New Cap does stuff! We talk about the fun aspects of the episode like the banter and action sequences as well as the heavier moments like the emotional distress of […]
Episode 244: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Premiere The blip is over and the MCU continues on without Captain America. That’s where we kick thing off with our in-depth discussion surrounding the premiere of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier! Have questions or comments? Leave us a voicemail by calling (913) 890-3007 and it […]
Episode 243: The Snyder Cut Review It actually happened! The Snyder Cut, or Zack Snyder’s Justice League as it’s really called, has really and truly been finished and released on HBO Max! this 4hr 2 min 4:3 DC Comics epic spans multiple chapters, tons of characters, and we are hear to break down as much […]
Episode 242: Watchmen (2009) Retro Review With a week in between WandaVision and The Falcon and the Winter Solider, we’ve decided to take a look back at Zack Snyder’s first DC Comics epic, Watchmen from 2009! We dive deep into this dark, gritty, and stylized film breaking down both the good and the bad. Join […]
Episode 241: WandaVision “The Series Finale” Who’s that talking about the MCU? It was Screen Heroes all along! That’s right, we’re back and we’re talking WandaVision Ep. 9 “The Series Finale” in all its spoiler glory! Before that, we talk a bit about the sitcoms that would shape our individual hexes across the decades, as […]
Echo Station Ep. 50: Celebrating the Women of Star Wars It was international women’s day earlier this week and we thought it appropriate to celebrate some of our favorite women in Star Wars! We talk everyone from Ahsoka to Oola, from Leia to Rey, and so many more! So come and join us as we […]
Episode 240: WandaVision Ep. 8 – Previously On It’s that time again! We’ve got your WandaVision analysis with an in-depth talk on the series penultimate episode, “Previously On! We talk story, characters, speculation, and more for this emotionally intense episode. But first, we talk news including Nickelodeon giving the creators of Avatar: The Last Airbender […]
Episode 239: WandaVision Ep. 6 & 7 – Costumes & Conspiracies The sun is shining, the snow is melting, and we are back to talk 2, that’s right TWO episodes of WandaVision! We sit down to discuss Episodes 6 & 7 in all their insane, spoiler-filled glory! Before that, we talk the latest from The […]
Echo Station Ep. 49: Gina Carano Fired On this special episode of Echo Station, Ian and Kris talk about the firing of actress Gina Carano. We talk what lead up to her dismissal from Lucasfilm and how the series should proceed into the future without Gina Carano as Cara Dune. So strap in, this episode […]
Episode 238: WandaVision Ep. 5 “On a Very Special Episode…” Things are starting to go off the rails on WandaVision and we are here for it! This week, we dive deep into Episode 5 “On a Very Special Episode…” and continue our speculation of what’s to come! But first, we kick off with news including […]
Echo Station Ep. 48: Ewok Species Spotlight Yub Nub! Welcome to the first episode of season four! Kris and Ian are starting 2021 off by talking about everyone’s favorite murder bears, the Ewoks! A controversial topic for a few, (some can’t get over that an Ewok can still beat a Stormtrooper) but still fun to […]
Episode 237: WandaVision Ep. 4 & Groundhog Day We’ve got a special Groundhog Day celebration episode for you this week! Gear up for some more WandaVision as we explore Episode 4 “We Interrupt this Program”, how our previous theories are holding up, any new one we might have, and what we hope is to come! […]
Episode 236: WandaVision Ep. 3 “Now in Color”! Gear up for some more WandaVision as we explore Episode 3 “Now in Color”, how our previous theories are holding up, any new one we might have, and what we hope is to come! Plus, we talk about how Chris Evans might return to the MCU as […]
Episode 235: WandaVision 2-Episode Premiere Happy new Marvel stuff week! Disney+ kicked off our first new MCU series, WandaVision, with a big 2-episode premiere and we are here for it. We talk plot, visuals, callbacks to classic TV sitcoms, Easter eggs, and theories for what’s to come. Before diving into the weirdness of WandaVision, we […]
Episode 234: Mulan (2020) Review Welcome to our first movie review of 2021! We take a look at the live action Mulan remake available right now on Disney+! We kick things off with news though including our thoughts on Marvel’s Legends series, The CW’s Canaries not getting picked up, The Snyder Cut blu-ray rumors, and […]
Episode 233: 2020 Retrospective & 2021 Preview Happy New Year and Goodbye 2020! This week, we look back on the weird, dumpster fire of a year that 2020 was by discussing the new movies we actually got to see, what we liked, what we didn’t, and what came to the small screen that grabbed our […]
Episode 232: Wonder Woman 1984 Review It’s WW84 time as we celebrate our first big blockbuster movie release in months! Happy New Year and welcome to 1984 with our review of the Wonder Woman sequel! Plus, we talk WandaVision, HBO Max, and the DCEU! Now available on Stitcher, iHeartRadio, Spotify, JioSaavn, Podcast Addict, and more: […]
Episode 231: Merry Cagemas – Face/Off Merry Cagemas to you all! We conclude our Cagemas celebration with 1997’s Face/Off starring Nicolas Cage and John Travolta! Plus, we talk The Mandalorian Season 2 finale, She-Hulk news, and the future of MGM Studios! Now available on Stitcher, iHeartRadio, Spotify, JioSaavn, Podcast Addict, and more: https://linktr.ee/screenheroes Live Stream […]
Episode 47 – The Mandafettso: Mandalorian Season 2 Finale It’s the season finale of The Mandalorian so Kris and Ian are talking all about it with special guest, Lawrence Green! They not only talk the explosive finale but the previous two Mandalorian episodes leading up to it as well. Also on the docket they talk […]
Episode 46: New Star Wars Properties Announced Huge news from the space mouse himself! Star Wars is getting ten new series coming to Disney Plus and two new movies headed into production! Obviously Ian and Kris had to do a full episode talking about this huge news drop from the Disney investors meeting. Want to […]
Episode 230: Merry Cagemas – Ghost Rider Merry Cagemas to you all! We continue our Cagemas celebration with 2007’s Ghost Rider flick! Plus, we talk The Mandalorian Ch. 15 “The Believer” and the massive amount of Disney news across Star Wars and the MCU including Ahoksa, Rogue Squadron, Loki, She-Hulk, and so much more! Now […]
Episode 229: Merry Cagemas – Con Air Merry Cagemas to you all! We kickoff our Cagemas celebration with 1997’s Con Air starring a slew of people including Nic Cage, of course, John Malkovich, John Cusack, and many more. We start this week’s episode discussing the massive news dropped by Warner Bros. concerning the dual release […]
Episode 228: Screen Heroes 5th Anniversary Celebration! Hello and welcome to our special 5th Anniversary episode! Thank you for joining us! To celebrate, we break down some of our favorite moments from the last 5 years including our favorite movies, worst movies, favorite moments, topics we’d like to revisit, and more from our nearly 230 […]
Echo Station Ep. 45: The Mandafettso – Ahsoka Has Arrived Ahsoka Tano has arrived in full so Ian and Kris are going to be breaking down not only this fan favorite appearance, but they are going to be talking about Chapter 12 “The Siege”, as well as Chapter 13 “The Jedi”. Besides the Ahsoka news, […]
Episode 227: We Fight for the Users! Greetings, programs and welcome back to the show! This week, we continue our brand new format! We kick things off with some entertainment news followed by our 10th Anniversary discussion of Tron: Legacy starring Jeff Bridges, Olivia Wilde, Garrett Hedlund, Michal Sheen, and Bruce Boxleitner! Then we wrap […]
Episode 226: Why You Should Watch Project Power It’s time for a new format on the Screen Heroes podcast! We bring you some Mandalorian talk at the end of this week’s episode! The main topic if Netflix’s superhero flick Project Power, starring Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Dominique Fishback! Before that, we talk the latest […]
Alright all you Mando fans! Ian and Kris are sitting down to talk everything about chapters 10 and 11 of The Mandalorian. They talk about those creepy spiders, the child controversy, and all that Bo-Katan goodness! They also talk about some Hasbro toy news along with yet more Gina Carano controversy, and what seeing a […]
Episode 225: Why Jonah Hex Failed We’ve kicked off a massive DC Casting Tournament and in honor of that, we decided to pick a film from the first round. Sadly… we went with Jonah Hex because SOMEONE cough Derreck cough got it confused with Van Helsing! So here’s our in-depth review and overall destruction of […]
Episode 224: The Rock In light of Sean Connery’s passing at the age of 90 on Halloween, we decided to take on one of his films and why not the one with Nic Cage? It’s time for Michael Bay’s The Rock! Before that, we talk the latest news in entertainment including rebooting the Teenage Mutant […]
Our mini series talking all about The Mandalorian is back in full force! Ian and Kris sit down with special guest Lawrence Green to talk all about The Mandalorian: Chapter 9 “The Marshal”. We had Krayt Expectations for this episode..(see what we did there?) Spoilers abound if you haven’t seen The Marshal yet, but we […]
Episode 223: Evil Dead Trilogy We close out Halloween Month with Sam Raimi & Bruce Campbell’s Evil Dead trilogy of films! These films span horror and comedy to bring Deadites and the Necronomicon to life! And sure, the Ash vs Evil Dead TV series and 2013 film do come up as well as the upcoming […]
Episode 222: The Witches (1990) 30th Anniversary Review We continue Halloween Month with a 30th anniversary retro review of 1990’s The Witches starring Anjelica Huston! This film is getting an HBO Max remake this very week, so we thought it was the perfect time to look back at this Jim Henson production. Before that, we talk […]
Padme’s Closet has come to an end for this season everyone! Kris and Ian wrap up season two of Padme’s Closet by talking her Tatooine, Geonosis, and wedding outfits. It has been a fun ride this season and we can’t wait to bring you one final season talking all about her looks from Revenge Of […]
Episode 221: Top 10 Halloween Time Movies We continue Halloween Month with a discussion surrounding our favorites films for this time of year! Derreck & Rae sit outside in the evening air to speak their Top 10 Halloween Time Movies! These movies include classic horror, fun spooky stuff, and a few surprises from across decades […]
It’s Been a Long Road…! getting from there to here. It’s true. We started this podcast a little over 3 years ago with the premiere of Star Trek: Discovery and our first new Star Trek on TV since the end of Enterprise. Since then, we’ve covered both season of Disco, Picard, Lower Decks, all of […]
Episode 220: Ghostbusters Franchise It’s October and that means is Halloween Month! We kick off this spooky month with an in-depth discussion on the Ghostbusters franchise! We talk the original two films, the cartoons, 2016’s Answer the Call, and next year’s Afterlife! Before that, we talk the latest news in entertainment including Netflix cancelling Glow, […]
Episode 41: Padme’s Closet: Lake, Meadow, & Fireside Dresses Let’s talk more galactic fashion with another episode of Padme’s Closet! Ian and Kris are joined by special guest Luna Flare from Another Castle Creations to talk three different Padme looks today! Other than talking about the fashion that is Padme, they also talk about the […]
Lower Decks Ep. 8 & 9 Double Episode! Our animated journey continues with Star Trek: Lower Decks Ep. 8 “Veritas” & Ep. 9 “Crisis Point”! Trials, fan dances, holodeck programs, and Q! Plus, Derreck is re-watching Voyager and Discovery and there’s a new movie with giant tribbles? We’ll be back each week to review all […]
Episode 219: Hellboy (2004) Retro Review You voted, we answered! It’s time for a Retro Review of 2004’s Hellboy from Guillermo del Toro starring Ron Pearlman, John Hurt, Selma Blair, and Doug Jones! We talk casting, aesthetics, story, fun facts, and more from this live action re-imagining of the Dark Knight. Before that, we talk […]
Episode 40: The Mandalorian Season 2 Preview Today Kris and Ian are talking all about The Mandalorian Season 2, the trailer, and its surrounding rumors. We talk about everything from which characters are actually appearing to some very questionable choices some of the actors have made. Kris and Ian also talk about some exciting Mandalorian […]
Lower Decks Ep. 7: Much Ado About Boimler Our animated journey continues with Star Trek: Lower Decks Ep. 7 “Much Ado About Boimler”! Transporter accidents, temporary Captains, and freaky dogs! Plus, CBS All Access is getting rebranded in 2021! We’ll be back each week to review all 10 episodes of Lower Decks Season 1, so […]
Lower Decks Ep. 6: Terminal Provocations Our animated journey continues with Star Trek: Lower Decks Ep. 6 “Terminal Provocations”! Holodeck malfunctions, rogue computer components, and voice cameos! Plus, we talk Star Trek Day panels including the new Discovery Season 3 trailer and some nuggets from the Strange New Worlds dicussion! We’ll be back each week […]
Episode 218: Batman (1989) Retro Review It’s time for a Retro Review of 1989’s Batman from Tim Burton starring Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson! We talk casting, aesthetics, story, and more from this live action re-imagining of the Dark Knight. Before that, we talk the latest news in entertainment including things heating up between Ray […]
Lower Decks Ep. 5: Cupid’s Errant Arrow Our animated journey continues with Star Trek: Lower Decks Ep. 5 “Cupid’s Errant Arrow”! Alien girlfriends, new scanners, exploding moons, and a brand new starship! Plus, we talk some Star Trek news including Blood Wine, our two new Discovery cast members that include a non-binary and a transgender […]
Episode 217: DC FanDome 2020 Wrap-Up This week we look back at DC’s first ever fully virtual convention, DC FanDome! We cover everything from Wonder Woman 1984 through The Batman as well as everything in between like The Suicide Squad, Shazam 2’s title, our first look at Black Adam, the Snyder Cut, Gotham Knights, Suicide […]
Episode 39: Hutt Species Spotlight Kris and Ian sit down to talk all about the Hutt species in this episode of Echo Station! The Hutt clan won the poll on twitter so clearly they had to follow through. They also discus a bit of Star Wars gaming news, Ian whips out his impression of Marvin […]
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Lower Decks Ep. 4: Moist Vessel Our animated journey continues with Star Trek: Lower Decks Ep. 4 “Moist Vessel”! Generational ships, another California Class, ascension, and goo! We talk Mariner and Freeman’s relationship as daughter and mother, the rough tasks Mariner had to take on, as well as Tendi’s story about ascension and the great […]
The Last of Us: Part II We’re back with a more intense and somber gaming topic, Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us: Part II. In this episode, Derreck is rejoined by Morgan and Zach, our guests from the BioShock Collection episode, to discuss Ellie, Joel, Abby, Clickers, Scars, and everything in between. In this spoiler […]
Lower Decks Ep. 3: Temporal Edict Our animated journey continues with Star Trek: Lower Decks Ep. 3 “Temporal Edict”! Kirk-fu, away missions, time management, and boarding parties! Plus, watch Short Treks for free, snag the new Prime movie collection release, and the return of Wil Wheaton to the Oasis! Have an opinion about “Temporal Edict”? […]
Episode 216: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie 25th Anniversary IT’S MORPHIN TIME! Bad Movie Reviews returns for a 25th anniversary discussion on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie from 1995! Fun fact, it came out the same weekend as Judge Dredd! Plus, we cover the latest entertainment news including Morpheus not returning for Matrix […]
This week on Echo Station, Kris is out sick so Ian pulls Rae from the sister show Screen Heroes to help count down their Top 10 actors they want to see in future Star Wars projects! They also discuss recent Star Wars news including that unfortunate Ray Park Instagram post and what possible actors could […]
Our animated journey continues with Star Trek: Lower Decks Ep. 2 “Envoys”! Klingons, Ferengi, and job fairs, oh my! Plus, Star Trek scripts and how to watch Lower Decks Episode 1 for free on YouTube! Have an opinion about “Envoys”? Head over to our Twitter to vote in the grade poll AND join us on […]
WE ARE SEX BOM-OMB! ONE TWO THREE FOUR! Lace up your shoes, grab those power-ups, and keep an eye out for evil exes! It’s time for the 10th Anniversary Review of Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World starring Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Brie Larson, Chris Evans, Brandon Routh, and so many more! Plus, […]
We’re back, baby! We’ve returned and set course for the animated Star Trek universe of Lower Decks! Derreck is joined by friends of the show Rae and Zach to review Star Trek: Lower Decks Ep 1: “Second Contact”! We also reintroduce ourselves for any new listeners and talk Trek news including the Nickelodeon series, Discovery […]
Sylvester Stallone, Armand Assante, Diane Lane, Max von Sydow, and Rob Schneider again! It’s time to celebrate 25 years of Judge Dredd! Plus, we cover the latest entertainment news including Seth Rogan’s new Ninja Turtles, Craig Robinson’s new series, Mulan coming to Disney+, Ray Park’s revenge porn, and the passing of Wilford Brimley. We also […]
Val Kilmer, Jim Carrey, Tommy Lee Jones, Nicole Kidman, Chris O’Donnell… and Jon Favreau? It’s time to celebrate 25 years of Joel Schumacher’s Batman Forever! Plus, we cover the latest entertainment news including Emmy Nominations, Comic-Con@Home news like Zack Snyder’s Justice League details, Jurassic World’s new cartoon, and DC’s first interactive Batman flick. Our live […]
What movie has Warren Beatty, Madonna, Al Pacino, Mandy Patinkin, Dustin Hoffman, Kathy Bates, Dick Van Dyke, Colm Meaney, Catherine O’Hara, and James Caan? Just the 1990 live-action adaption of Dick Tracy! Join us as we look back at the film 30 years later. We talk visuals, casting, story, tone, and everything in between for […]
Today on Echo Station, Ian and Kris talk the fun topic of designing Star Wars. They each took three rooms in a standard house and took to designing them with full Star Wars themes from carpet to drapes. They also touch on a bit of news about The Bad Batch series coming to Disney+ next […]
This week, we travel to a galaxy far, far away with a special crossover episode! Derreck is joined by Kris & Ian, hosts of the Echo Station podcast, a Star Wars podcast series! Why? Well, it’s time to look at Star Wars: Battlefront II! When the game first released in 2017, it was full of […]
In light of the sad passing of Kelly Preston, we’ve decided to move up our Sky High 15th Anniversary review from next week to this week, swapping our 30th Anniversary Dick Tracy review to next week. Sky High is a 2005 family superhero comedy starring the likes of Kurt Russell, Kelly Preston, Danielle Panabaker, Mary […]
It’s finally time to take a look at the cinematic universe WB and DC Entertainment are putting together. That’s right, it’s the DCEU: The Good with the Bad! We cover all of the DCEU films: Man of Steel, Batman v Superman, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Aquaman, Shazam!, and Birds of Prey! We discuss […]
It’s time to reload and keep an eye out for Nemesis as we travel to Raccoon City in this week’s episode! Derreck brings back his OG podcast co-host, Jon from Buster Props to break down the Resident Evil franchise, the different branches of games, the remakes, where to start for new players, and thoughts on […]
It’s another anniversary review with a look back at the very first live action X-Men film for it’s 20th anniversary! Plus, we discuss the latest news including more shows removing black face content, Brooklyn 99 throwing out scripts, Disney+, HBO Max, DC Universe, and more! Our live stream has returned! Want to join us live […]
Hello all you fashionable Force users! Today on Padme’s Closet, Ian and Kris talk all about Padme’s packing gown and her peasant disguise she sports with Anakin while on the way back to Naboo. They also talk a little bit on Star Wars Squadrons, a new video game coming in October, and our big giveaway […]
We travel to the future this week with an in-depth discussion on the iconic Halo video game franchise from Xbox, Bungie, and 343 Industries! Caroline of Danvers Cosplay joins to discuss how we got into the Halo franchise, our thoughts on the existing games including miniseries Forward Unto Dawn, The Fall of Reach, and Nightfall, […]
It’s another anniversary review with a look back at the start of the Nolan trilogy, Batman Begins, on its 15th anniversary! Plus, we discuss the latest news including 30 Rock removing episodes, Cobra Kai moving to Netflix, the passing of Ian Holm and Joel Schumacher, and the report surrounding Michael Keaton’s return to the cowl for […]
It’s a special bonus news update episode! This week, Derreck talks about the PS5 Reveal and the “Future of Gaming” Sony event as well as EA’s new Star Wars game, the return of Pokemon Snap, Microsoft killing Mixer, and more! We’ll be back next week for an in-depth discussion on the Halo franchise with a […]
Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of your two podcast hosts. This episode’s message, to explain to you the state of the Redshirts & Runabouts podcast and our plans moving forward, including some ideas we have for future Star Trek TV series! Don’t forget to join our brand new Facebook community! Facebook.com/groups/RedshirtsAndRunabouts Hey, […]
This week, we travel back to 1998 for this children’s flick… er…. adult flick… um… MOVIE with a stacked cast and toys that go to war! It’s time for Small Soldiers! Here’s the synopsis: When missile technology is used to enhance toy action figures, the toys soon begin to take their battle programming too seriously. […]
Ian and Kris are extremely proud to not only present their Cere Junda (from Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order) character spotlight, but we even got the actress who portrayed Cere as a guest! That’s right, Debra Wilson of MADtv fame answered some of our questions via Cameo regarding the character of Cere Junda and so […]
We take a look at the 2018… er 2019…. recent film available on Amazon Prime Video, The VelociPastor! Here’s the synopsis: After losing his parents, a priest travels to China, where he inherits a mysterious ability that allows him to turn into a dinosaur. At first horrified by this new power, a hooker convinces him […]
Country road, take me home to the burning ring of fire way down in Appalachia! It’s time for our Fallout 76 discussion! This week, two guests join me (Derreck) for an in-depth talk on the latest Bethesda Fallout game. We discuss the launch, bugs, new game modes, Wastelanders DLC, the 2020 Roadmap, and why we […]
Ian and Kris are very excited and happy to bring you Padme’s Closet season two! Yes we are talking all about Padme’s outfits she wears in Attack of the Clones! Our hosts also talk about reaching a big milestone on Twitter, and they also discuss some of the current events going on around the globe. […]
This short statement is being released on all active Heroes Podcast Network podcast feeds. This week, there will be no Screen Heroes podcast. Echo Station will also released delayed, on Friday, instead of Wednesday. We do this in hopes of supporting and honoring the Black Lives Matter movement and those protesting police brutality throughout the […]
MORTAL KOMBAT! FLAWLESS VICTORY. FINISH HIM. COME OVER HERE! It’s time for more Bad Movie Reviews with the 1995 video game adaption, Mortal Kombat! Plus, we talk about the official news surrounding Zack Snyder’s Justice League, HBO Max, and what we hope and expect for the Snyder Cut. Plus, more details surrounding existing DC shows […]
We take a trip to an island paradise with an in-depth discussion on the latest in the Animal Crossing franchise, New Horizons for the Nintendo Switch! Before I bring on this week’s guest, I talk about the return of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater! Plus, two games I’ve been playing recently, Lonely Mountains: Downhill for the […]
We conclude our Starfleet Starship discussion by using a wormhole to travel to an alternate reality, the Kelvin Timeline! First, we kick things off with our thoughts on the newly announced Star Trek: Strange New Worlds CBS All Access series starring Anson Mount (Captain Pike), Rebecca Romijn (Number One, AKA Una), and Ethan Peck (Spock)! […]
The DC Animated Movie Universe, or DCAMU for short, comes to a close with Justice League Dark: Apokolips! It all started with Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox and comes down to this! John Constantine takes center stage as the Justice League take on their biggest and most lethal enemy, Darkseid and his army! Plus, we […]
It’s time to leave out the salt, keep that vulgar language in check, and remember how to use those seashells. We’re calling in the Demolition Man! That’s right, as Stallone announced a sequel is in the works, we thought it’d be fun to travel back to 1993’s Demolition Man starring Stallone, Snipes, and Bullock! Plus, […]
There’s always a lighthouse, so why not start with one for our big revival? That’s exactly what we’re doing in our first full episode back! I (Derreck) bring on two guests, Morgan and Zach, to talk about The BioShock Collection! Before we dive into Rapture, I kick things off with what I’ve been playing recently […]
Bad Movie Reviews is totally tubular this week as we hit up the 1993 kids’ flick, Surf Ninjas! The film stars the father and son team Ernie Reyes Sr. and Jr. along with Rob Schneider and Leslie Nielsen! Oh and you can watch it totally free and legit on YouTube! Plus, we talk the latest […]
The end of the Clone Wars has finally come. Ian and Kris sit down to not only talk about the final four episodes of The Clone Wars but they also discuss the “Spice Girls” arc that came before it in a double feature episode! They also get to talk some exciting things announced during May […]
We continue our Starfleet Starship discussion by moving on to 21st century productions including Star Trek: Enterprise, Discovery, and Picard. We discuss the NX-01, Shenzhou, Crossfield Class, La Sirenna, Shenzhou, the Disco Enterprise, and more! Plus, we break down our poll about the best Enterprise bridge! Also, please note that we have moved to a […]
Gamer Heroes returns with the arrival of a familiar host! Derreck, founder of the series, returns to bring Gamer Heroes back from the dead in a brand new bi-weekly format! Catch the details now and the first full episode on Tuesday, May 12th! Got questions to ask the host? Hit us up on twitter (@GamerHeroesPod) […]
This week, we celebrate 15 years of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy film adaptation from 2005 starring Martin Freeman, Yasiin Bey, Zooey Deschanel, Alan Rickman, and Sam Rockwell. Plus, we talk the latest news in entertainment including AMC’s feud with Universal Pictures, Disney’s Star Wars social media gaff, Geoff Johns joining another Green Lantern […]
It’s our 200th episode celebration! Rae, Ryan, and Derreck return to the topic that started it all, MCU: The Good with the Bad, with a sequel episode discussing what’s working and what isn’t from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In our first episode, we broke down this topic back before Captain America: Civil War, before Agent […]
Greg is back! And we finally touch on a topic he’s wanted to discuss since we started the show, Starship design! Derreck & Greg sit down to talk about Starfleet ship design from The Original Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and the first 10 films. We don’t get to everything, so this […]
There’s entertainment news to discuss this week! Our main topic brings us back to our segment, Bad Movie Reviews! We travel to 2003 to discuss The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen starring Sean Connery. Before that, we talk the soft launch of NBC’s new streaming service, Peacock, as well as Netflix’s new deal with BOOM! publishing. […]
It’s time to get gritty, monochromatic, and violent as hell as we take a look back at 15 years of Frank Miller’s Sin City feature film starring Bruce Willis, Rosario Dawson, Jessica Alba, Benicio Del Toro, and so many more! We talk visuals, comparisons to the graphic novels, story, the cast, and how it holds […]
Welcome to our very first species spotlight! Today we are talking all things Twi’lek. Kris and Ian deep dive into everything Twi’lek so grab your Lekku and lets go! Hey, don’t like ads with your podcasts? We get it! Head over to Patreon.com/HeroesPodcasts and join our Premium Tier today to get this episode and more […]
All good things must come to an end, even Picard. Derreck is joined by recurring hosts Rae & Zach to discuss the two-part Season 1 finale of Star Trek: Picard along with our overall thoughts for the show’s premiere season. There will be spoilers, lots of emotions, and plenty of opinions. So sit back, download […]
In this totally tubular episode, we look back at the righteous premiere of the live action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on its 30th anniversary! We also discuss a bit from Secret of the Ooze and the other feature films. Of course, we kick things off with some news, however little there is, including move feature […]
We return in an all-digital format to bring you more Screen Heroes during this stressful time. This week, we bring back our Bad Movie Reviews segment and celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Barry Gordy’s The Last Dragon! We also discuss some news including The Mandalorian Season 2 casting details, updated release dates for Wonder Woman […]
The Bad Batch story arc has wrapped up and Kris and Ian are here to talk all about it! They also talk about some hot goss concerning a live action Ahsoka Tano appearance in season two of The Mandalorian. Hey, don’t like ads with your podcasts? We get it! Head over to Patreon.com/HeroesPodcasts and join […]
With all going on in the world, Derreck brings us up to speed on what has happened in the world of entertainment, which TV & films productions and releases are delayed, as well as our plans moving forward for future Screen Heroes episodes. Don’t worry, we’re not going anywhere. In fact, we’ll be back a […]
We return with an impossible box filled with broken pieces of Nepenthe. See what we did there? This week we kick things off with some news about Short Treks before diving back into the world of Star Trek: Picard! We cover episodes 6-8, also known as “The Impossible Box”, “Nepenthe”, and “Broken Pieces” as well […]
Before John Wick but after The Matrix trilogy, Keanu Reeves starred in a little DC Comics flick, Constantine. Now, 15 years later, we look back at the character, the film, the actor, and where we think it fits in with today’s superhero genre world of cinematic universes. We discuss story, visuals, props, and the cast […]
Our first character spotlight for season three and what a spotlight it is! We are talking all about Asajj Ventress today! Yes everyones favorite hairless harpy steps into the limelight as we talk some of her great story arcs, costumes, weapons, and so much more. We also talk about our much anticipated panel at Planet […]
Pixar, Marvel Studios, LucasFilm, 20th Century Fox… all Disney. We take on the big bad mouse and discuss some of the danger Disney’s massive IP library brings to the theater and entertainment industries. We discuss the MCU, box office numbers, streaming service, The Mandalorian, and more from Disney in recent years as well as diving […]
Clone Wars is back! And what better way to kick off our season 3 premiere then with a little review of the newest Clone Wars episode, “The Bad Batch”. Ian and Kris sit down to talk all things Clone Wars, a little bit of Star Wars news, upcoming panel information for Planet Comicon, and much […]
Set a standard orbit for Freecloud, throw on some weird clothes, and let’s hit the club! It’s time to talk Star Trek: Picard Episode 5 “Stardust City Rag” and the long awaited return of Jeri Ryan and Seven of Nine! We kick things off with a big announcement before providing some spoiler-free thoughts. Then it’s […]
We return to Bad Movie Reviews and travel back to 1986 for the blockbuster Marvel\LucasFilm joint, Howard the Duck! That’s right, we’re talking the Lea Thompson live action Howard the Duck film. It’s weird. It’s crazy. It’s creepy. It really shouldn’t be PG. But we’re gonna talk about it in detail! Plus, we discuss the […]
We’re back, baby! It’s time to catch up on Star Trek: Picard and we do it in style! Well, we do it. We cover Episodes 2, 3, and 4… also known as “Maps and Legends”, “The End is the Beginning”, and “Absolute Candor”. We cover the general plots, along with what we like and don’t […]
It’s our first comic book movie review of the year! DC Comics and Warner Bros. hit us with Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn, now known as just Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey! We review the film in detail but news first! We discuss Sam Raimi possibly joining the Marvel […]
Creatures can be creepy, scary, and weird BUT this week, we’re focusing on the cutest of the cute! We sit down to discuss the cutest creates on both the big and small screens! First we knock out some news including the Disney+ MCU trailer during the Super Bowl (GO CHIEFS!) that showed off Captain Falcon […]
What a crazy episode we have for you this week! We decided to do a bit of a trailer park kind of thing, so we talk trailers from Birds of Prey, Morbius, Black Widow, and more! Plus, we’ve got lots of entertainment news for you this week from the likes of Netflix, Disney+, DC Universe, […]
Star Trek: Picard is officially here on streaming services! Greg and Derreck sit down to first wrap-up their #Prepping4Picard conversation by discussing some other important moments and episodes that didn’t make the original cut. Then, it’s off to an in-depth spoiler-filled discussion on the premiere of Star Trek: Picard! Don’t worry, we’ll give you a […]
Holy multiverse, Batman! It’s time for our wrap-up of the biggest TV crossover event in history, The CW’s “Crisis on Infinite Earths”! We talk the 5-part Arrowverse crossover in all its multiverse glory and the state of the post-Crisis multiverse for better or worse. Plus, we talk some news including details on NBC Universal’s upcoming […]
It’s the season finale of Padme’s closet! We are wrapping up the looks of Padme Amidala in The Phantom Menace with a jammed packed four outfit episode all in one! We are talking all about her black Palpatine office outfit, her second traveling purple gown, her battle outfit, and finally her parade gown! Comment below […]
It’s back to the grind as we take a look back at the entire Terminator film franchise from the 1984 original through 2019’s Dark Fate. We rank them, discuss our issues with them, the things we love, and the things we think might keep the franchise alive down the road. Plus, we talk news including […]
Short Treks wrapped up last week with “Children of Mars”. This week, we sit down to discuss the three episodes we didn’t cover yet, “Ephraim and Dot”, “The Girl Who Made the Stars”, and “Children of Mars”. Don’t forget to join our brand new Facebook community! Facebook.com/groups/RedshirtsAndRunabouts What do you think of these episodes? Did […]
Happy New Year and 2020 from all of us at your favorite movie & TV podcast! We kickoff the new year with our 2019 review and brand new 2020 predictions for film and television! We talk about our expectations for the biggest hits, largest bombs, pleasant surprises, and major let downs. Plus, we look back […]
Kam and Thomas break down some big news for the Gamer Heroes podcast. Got questions to ask the hosts? Hit us up on twitter (@GamerHeroesPod) and we could talk about it on the show! Don’t forget to subscribe! We’re available on iTunes Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Spreaker, Google Play, or you can use our RSS Feed […]
Prepping4Picard concludes with our 9th episode in the series! This week, we cover two Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 7 episodes off our Top 20 Quintessential Picard list. This week’s episodes include the two-part “Gambit” and the double length series finale, “All Good Things…”! Don’t forget to join our brand new Facebook community! Facebook.com/groups/RedshirtsAndRunabouts […]
Welcome to the season finale of The Mandafettso! It has been a long and very entertaining journey watching The Mandalorian and sadly it has come to its grand finale for season one. Kris and Ian sit down one last time (for now) and talk everything Mandalorian from episodes 6 through 8! Grab your baby Yodas […]
Prepping4Picard continues with our 8th episode in the series! This week, we cover Part 2 of our Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 6 episodes off our Top 20 Quintessential Picard list. This week’s episodes includes four episodes, “Tapestry”, “Starship Mine”, “Lessons”, and “The Chase”! Don’t forget to join our brand new Facebook community! Facebook.com/groups/RedshirtsAndRunabouts […]
Screen Heroes and Echo Station celebrate their respective Season Finales just in time for the holidays! It’s time for a crossover as Ian from Echo Station joins Ryan and Derreck of Screen Heroes to review Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, closing out a Saga 42 years in the making. There’s tons of spoilers, opinions, […]
We celebrate Galaxy Quest on its 20th Anniversary by discussing what we loved about the film, our favorite characters, thoughts on how the canceled show would have gone, and so much more! Plus, we talk the latest trailers including Black Widow, Wonder Woman 1984, and Ghostbusters: Afterlife. NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER SURRENDER! Now on Podcast […]
It is officially less than a week until The Rise of Skywalker hits theaters. So what better way to get excited than to do an episode dedicated to the long journey it’s been to reach this conclusion. We are calling it, The Road to Skywalker. Ian and Kris sit down and discuss some of their […]
We’re back after a small break to hit you with what we’re playing and stuff we want to check out that flew under the radar! We talk Pokemon, God of War, and Dark Cloud 2 among others! Got questions to ask the hosts? Hit us up on twitter (@GamerHeroesPod) and we could talk about it […]
Prepping4Picard continues with our 7th episode in the series! This week, we cover Part 1 of our Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 6 episodes off our Top 20 Quintessential Picard list. This week’s episodes includes two two-part episodes, “Time’s Arrow” and “Chain of Command”! We also talk a bit about the sad news for […]
Our The Mandalorian recap series The Mandafettso is back with an all new episode! Today on The Mandafettso, Kris and Ian are dissecting episodes 3-5 in the series. Three episodes to talk about in under an hour… can they do it? Come join us and find out! Comment below or hit us up @EchoStationCast on […]
Prepping4Picard continues with our 6th episode in the series! This week, we cover our Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 5 episodes off our Top 20 Quintessential Picard list. This week’s episodes include “Darmok”, the two-part Spock episode “Unification”, and “The Inner Light”! Rae returns to help Derreck discuss these Picard focused episodes. Check out […]
Welcome to our second mini-series on Echo Station, The Mandafettso. As you can already guess this series is going to be talking all about the new Disney+ show: The Mandalorian. Ian and Kris are going to be reviewing each chapter of The Mandalorian in this series and since chapters one and two both dropped in […]
Two episodes in one week? We’re at warp speed as we continue our Short Treks discussions with Season 2, Episode 3 “Ask Not” starring Anson Mount as Captain Pike and Amrit Kaur as Cadet Thira Sidhu! Derreck and Rae discuss this short yet intense episode along with our thoughts on the newly announced writer\director for […]
We return to our Bad Movie Reviews segment to discuss the 1997 film that ended the first live action Batman film franchise, Batman & Robin. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, yeah the villain got top billing, this George Clooney led Batman flick took things from Batman Forever even further with more toy-based set pieces, worse fighting, and more campy […]
This week we’ve got a check-in on how much Thomas is enjoying Apex Legends and is looking forward to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order! Kam also talks about how Pokemon is cool for like, an hour. Fair trade-off, right? Got questions to ask the hosts? Hit us up on twitter (@GamerHeroesPod) and we could talk […]
Prepping4Picard continues with our 5th episode in the series! This week, we cover our Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 4 episodes off our Top 20 Quintessential Picard list. This week’s episodes include the Season 3 finale and Season 4 premiere episodes “The Best of Both Worlds” as well as their conclusion, “Family” and the […]
Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World’s End… the Cornetto Trilogy! That’s right, we sit down to discuss this loosely related trilogy of films starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost from director Edgar Wright. We talk zombies, action flicks, sci-fi, our favorite moments and themes, areas for improvement, and so much more. Plus, Disney+ […]
In honor of Veterans day here in the U.S. Ian and Kris decided to rank their top six Star Wars battles! The only criteria was that they had to pick from episodes 1-8 or the Clone Wars, and that it had to be an army vs. an army. No one on one Jedi battles here […]
It’s all about The CW Arrowverse this week as we help prep you for the upcoming crossover event, “Crisis on Infinite Earths”! We discuss the schedule, the confirmed characters, important plot points leading up to the crossover and more we think you should know before checking out the largest TV crossover event in history. Plus, […]
The Gamer Heroes crew kick back this week for more of a free-form show, discussing how we best like to experience games! Got questions to ask the hosts? Hit us up on twitter (@GamerHeroesPod) and we could talk about it on the show! Don’t forget to subscribe! We’re available on iTunes Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Spreaker, […]
Prepping4Picard continues with our 4th episode in the series! This week, we cover our Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 3 episodes off our Top 20 Quintessential Picard list. This week’s episodes include “Yesterday’s Enterprise”, “Captain’s Holiday”, and “Sarek”! Plus, we talk about our first look at Admiral Picard’s uniform from the IDW comic cover […]
Happy Halloween! We’ve got a brand new episode that’s conveniently in spirit of the holiday! It’s a review of a sequel ten years in the making, Zombieland: Double Tap! Plus, we talk tons of entertainment news including the new Superman & Lois series, Batwoman getting more episodes, The Mandalorian trailer, HBO Max details, and just exactly […]
Padme’s Closet is back with an all new episode! It’s time to travel to the Senate Chambers because today Kris and Ian are talking about the gorgeous red and orange dress that Padme wears while she addresses the Senate and moves for a vote of no confidence. Comment below or hit us up @EchoStationCast on […]
Disney and Lucasfilm have released the final theatrical trailer for Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker! Naturally, that means Ian and Kris had to do a review of it. Does The Rise of Skywalker trailer rise to Ian and Kris’s expectations? Strap in! We have a lot to talk about. Comment below or […]
Hey! Outer Worlds looks really cool! This week, we talk about the legacy behind Fallout: New Vegas, as well as a VR check-in! Got questions to ask the hosts? Hit us up on twitter (@GamerHeroesPod) and we could talk about it on the show! Don’t forget to subscribe! We’re available on iTunes Apple Podcasts, Spotify, […]
Prepping4Picard returns with our third episode discussion, The Next Generation Season 2’s “The Measure of a Man”. We also have a very special person taking part in this week’s episode. You just might recognize them! We also talk some Deep Space Nine rewatch thoughts and the Star Trek mod, New Horizons, for Stellaris! Don’t forget […]
It’s time for more Bad Movie Reviews! This time, we travel to 1993 New York to look at Nintendo’s first… and last attempt at making a live action film, Super Mario Bros.: The Movie! This strange film stars some big names from the era like Bob Hoskins, Dennis Hopper, and John Lequizamo. So, grab some […]
This week we’re chillin’ for a more casual show, with our continued thoughts on Destiny 2, as well as the total craziness happening with Fortnite’s “The End” event, and our hesistance on Google’s Stadia! (Fun fact, we recorded this before everything got announced) Got questions to ask the hosts? Hit us up on twitter (@GamerHeroesPod) […]
Two episodes in back to back weeks? Thrusters are on full as we continue our Short Treks discussions with Season 2, Episode 2 “The Trouble with Edward” starring Rosa Salazar and H. Jon Benjamin! Derreck and Rae discuss this Tribble focused episode along with the results from a personal Star Trek ship poll from Twitter. […]
It turns out we had a lot to say about the latest DC Entertainment film, Joker! Before all that spoiler content, we talk news though including casting for the Animaniacs revival, Geena Davis and he new bias AI partnership with Disney, the official Infinity Saga boxset, our thoughts on Martin Scorsese’s attitude toward superhero flicks, […]
This week we’re joined by our friend Joe Shelton and Kam opens the floodgates for Thomas to finally get his chance to talk about the new season of Apex Legends! We also talk Destiny 2: Shadowkeep, Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, and… Rock Band 4? Big shout-out to our hero of the week for this week: Spruce […]
We are clear from dry dock. Ahead 1/4 impulse power. We are back! This week, Derreck returns with guest SirynRae to talk Short Treks Season 2 opener “Q & A” along with the biggest news out of New York Comic Con including the new trailers for Star Trek: Picard and Star Trek: Discovery Season 3! […]
The Rewatchables, our Top 5 favorite films to watch again and again. These films span the decades, the genres…. and the levels of quality. Some movies stand with the greats while other are scrapped right out of the bottom of the $5 bin. What are your favorite movies to watch over and over? We’d love […]
This week the Gamer Heroes crew are joined by special guest Deveneux Hill to talk about our favorite games of 2019 so far! Big shout-out to our hero of the week for this week: My name is Byf! Got questions to ask the hosts? Hit us up on twitter (@GamerHeroesPod) and we could talk about […]
Welcome back to an all new Padme’s closet! Today Ian and Kris are talking about the beautiful, but briefly seen lilac gown that Padme wore when she first visited Palpatine before addressing the Galactic Senate. And make sure to tune in next time where they both gush over the beautiful senate address robe that Padme […]
What makes a movie good or bad? What if you enjoyed it? Does that make it good? Welcome to our new segment, Bad Movie Reviews. In this series, we’re going to discuss films that are notoriously bad, critically, but we still get a kick out of for one reason or another. Maybe we loved it […]
On today’s episode we’re joined by Carlos Gomez from EarthSlice Creative! Go check him out on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/earthslicecreative/ This week the Gamer Heroes crew try and come to terms with how many quality games are releasing lately! We’ve got thoughts on Untitled Goose Game, Sayonara Wild Hearts, Control, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and much more! […]
With the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 3 behind us, we decide to once and for all (until there’s more movies) rank the MCU Movie Villains! Well… we knock out the Top 10, anyway. And, Thanos isn’t #1! Spoiler alert for any previous MCU film including Endgame and Far From Home! We also talk news including […]
Up on deck for today includes Thomas’ thoughts on Forager, Kam’s continued thoughts on Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Control, and we get into a discussion about how wonderful Celeste’s assist mode is and why games should be for everyone! Big shout-out to our hero of the week for this week: Clint “Halfcoordinated” Lexa! Got […]
Welcome back to an all new episode. Today Ian and Kris talk how they started collecting Star Wars merchandise! They talk everything from collecting figures, to dolls, ships, 90’s figures, statues, their most prized possession, and so much more! They also talk some breaking Star Wars news that has happened over the past week. So […]
An episode literally years in the making, we finally take on Ryan’s request of Martial Arts films! In what we’ve decided is just Part 1 of our discussion, we talk about just some of our favorite martial arts films including The Legend of the Drunken Master, Ip Man, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Kung Fu Hustle, […]
Video games! We talk a whole lot about World of Warcraft Classic, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and Control! Oh yeah, and I guess there was a big Nintendo Direct this last week or something. Big shout-out to our hero of the week for this week: The twitter account “Can You Pet The Dog!“ Got questions […]
We adjust the schedule to talk all things D23 Expo 2019! We talk Disney+, upcoming Disney canon projects like Lady and the Tramp, Cruella, Pixar’s Soul, and more! Then it’s off to a galaxy far, far away with Star Wars! We leave the heavy lifting to our sibling series, the Echo Station podcast, but we […]
We’re back for Episode 101! We talk about the hype leading up to World of Warcraft Classic, the Solstice of Heroes event in Destiny 2, and what games we’re looking forward to over the next year or so! Gamescom 2019 and Nintendo Indie World announcements, too! Shout-out to the urination mechanic in Death Stranding, I […]
The D23 Expo has officially wrapped up and boy do we have a lot of Star Wars news to cover. Kris and Ian dive in deep with the announcement of Ewan McGregor returning as Obi-Wan Kenobi in his own Disney+ series, The Clone Wars release date, The Mandalorian trailer, The Rise of Skywalker news, and […]
It’s Challenge Mode-o’clock! This week we’re sharing our favorite games that we feel didn’t get enough love! (psst, also if you’re in the Kansas City area and want to connect with local gamers, join the LFG KC Facebook Group!) Feel free to give us some feedback by hitting up our socials! Or even just forget […]
Before the end of the month, Netflix returns us to Thra, the world we see in the 1982 Jim Henson film, The Dark Crystal! In preparation for the Age of Resistance prequel series, we take a look back at the 80s puppet fantasy classic. We talk Skeksis, Mystics, Gelflings, and more! Plus, we talk the […]
Welcome back to another episode of Echo Station! We are finally back from hiatus guys!! And in honor of us coming back we are doing a tribute to the master of music himself, Mr. John Williams! Kris and Ian have picked their top 6 or 7 John Williams themes throughout all 8 films and discuss […]
Derreck returns with an important announcement and some thoughts on the state of Redshirts & Runabouts. Have questions about our announcement? Just want to talk with us? Hit us up @RedshirtsPod on Twitter! Stop by our Patreon to see what kinds of cool perks you can get for being one of our contributors: patreon.com/HeroesPodcasts Not ready […]
20 years ago, 1999 brought us some classic cinema like The Matrix, Fight Club, American Beauty, and The Sixth Sense. It brought the resurgence of long dead franchises like Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. We saw some truly bad movies like Wild Wild West and were treated with true gems like Iron Giant and Galaxy […]
We made it! Sound the air horns! Episode 100 has arrived! A big shout-out to each and every one of you for allowing us to continue bringing this show to you (mostly) weekly. We literally couldn’t have done it without you. This week, we have a very special episode for you, featuring some very special […]
Travel back to 1985 with us for our latest Retro Review, The Goonies! We talk about how the film compares to more modern movies including special effects, story and scale, and the lack of an expanded universe or sequel bait. Plus, we talk the latest news including The CW’s upcoming Crisis on Infinite Earths and a […]
Episode 99 is here! We’re getting closer and closer to 100! Up for discussion today includes some early impressions of Fire Emblem: Three Houses, as well as diving into whether or not we feel that review scores are even relevant anymore! Go check out your Hero of the Week: Matafe! Got questions to ask the […]
Welcome back to an all new Padme’s Closet! Kris and Ian got lost in all of Padme’s massive wardrobe so we are very sorry we haven’t gotten a new episode out in a while, but never fear they are back and traveling to Tatooine! Today we discuss an outfit that Kris has cosplayed in the […]
Challenge Mode is here and this week we’re compiling the DEFINITIVE list of the Top 10 Best Fishing Minigames of ALL TIME. Come hang out and see if your favorite made the list! (psst, also if you’re in the Kansas City area and want to connect with local gamers, join the LFG KC Facebook Group!) […]
SDCC 2019 is over! And we’re hear to talk about the biggest news in entertainment! We cover DC Entertainment with The CW Arrow-verse shows like Flash and Supergirl! We talk DC Universe’s Doom Patrol and HBO Max! We discuss the Star Trek: Picard trailer, first look at the Lower Decks cartoon, and a bit about […]
This week Thomas and Kam dive back into the old and familiar! We talk the Pokemon TCG, Hearthstone, Destiny 2, and get into some of our most formative and favorite gaming memories. Go check out your Hero of the Week: The J-Music Ensemble! Got questions to ask the hosts? Hit us up on twitter (@GamerHeroesPod) […]
We’ve got a special episode for you with returning old Gamer Heroes host, Derreck! Derreck is here is introduce an exciting interview between the Heroes Podcast Network’s resident tabletop expert and Daniel Fox, the man behind Zweihänder, a grim dark fantasy RPG from Grim & Perilous! We hope you enjoy this interview. If you’ve checked […]
Supergirl gets a new suit, WB execs are not happy with Birds of Prey, Black Adam makes Shazam wait, The Kingsmen prequel gets a trailer, and we review Sam Elliott’s indie flick, The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot. Want to join the conversation? Join us live every Tuesday night at 9PM EST on […]
We got some HOT NEW GAME REVIEWS and a BRAND NEW SEGMENT this week y’all! Kam’s been checking out Red Faction Guerrilla ReMARStered and Lethal League Blaze on Switch and provides his thoughts! Thomas has been playing…Minecraft? We also talk the DeepMind AI bodying Starcraft II players and that Nintendo is releasing the 2DS of […]
We swing back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe to close out Phase 4 with our review of Spider-Man: Far From Home including plot, characters, Endgame implications, and what this movie means for the future of Peter Parker. Then, of course, talk the latest in entertainment news including Warner Bros. streaming service, Netflix’s Dark Crystal series, the […]
When Kam can’t think of a title, he defaults to a dumb joke that was said during an episode. This is one of those times. Sorry. This week, your heroes talk about Apex Legends season 2, Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled, Slay the Spire, and a few cool games that Kam got to check out […]
Challenge Mode time! This week, the OG crew is back to talk about some genuinely wild things people have made inside games! (psst, also if you’re in the Kansas City area and want to connect with local gamers, join the LFG KC Facebook Group!) Feel free to give us some feedback by hitting up our socials! Or […]
It’s time for another Fill Our Holes retro review! This week, it’s Derreck’s pick and it brings us back to the 1980’s with the cult John Carpenter film, They Live! The film stars iconic professional wrestler Roddy “Rowdy” Piper along with Keith David. We didn’t plan for this to be our 4th of July episode… but […]
Prepping 4 Picard continues this week with the Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 1 Episode, “Conspiracy”. Catch the full list in our Top 20 Quintessential Picard episodes! Derreck & Rae discuss the “Coming of Age” sequel, the impact of the plot on future Trek, and how the episode showed various sides of who Jean-Luc […]
James Gunn’s entrance to the Worlds of DC, formally the DCEU, begins with The Suicide Squad, a film that’s not quite a reboot and not quite a sequel. This week, we talk about the upcoming film, the confirmed cast, actors and characters we’d like to see, and our overall hopes and dreams for the villain […]
Thomas is back from vacation and boy have we played a lot of video games! Join us as we talk about the relentless and undying appeal of card games, the badass combat of God of War, the cool space magic of Destiny 2, and more! Got questions to ask the hosts? Hit us up on […]
With Kris still on her secret mission Ian is here to talk about all the latest Star Wars gaming news to come out of E3! We have exciting news about new Battlefront II content, a brand new Lego Star Wars game, a bunch of the old classics from LucasArts coming back to be redistributed, and […]
Challenge Mode 6 is go! This week, Kam is joined by his good friend Nathan Brandt (@TwoHeadedGiant, twitch.tv/TwoHeadedGiant) to talk about some of the most exciting, interesting, or genuinely awful moments throughout the history of E3. Also some day Kam will figure out a way to make it so his computer doesn’t default to the […]
It’s time for another Fill Our Holes retro review! This week, it’s Ryan’s pick and he goes all the way back to the ancient year of 2013 and the superhero sequel, Kick-Ass 2! We also talk a bunch about the first Kick-Ass film, because, why not? Of course, we cover news including Titan’s casting new […]
It’s time! E3 2019 has come and gone, and you get the opportunity to have it summarized by three guys who didn’t attend! Come hang out for TWO HOURS while we talk about our favorite moments from the show! Links are below for the articles we used for our recap! Go give ’em a click! […]
Prepping 4 Picard begins this week with Star Trek: The Next Generation’s pilot episode, “Encounter at Farpoint” and the first episode on our Top 20 Quintessential Picard episodes! Derreck & Rae discuss the introduction to Picard, the new Enterprise, the new crew, and Q. Comment below or hit us up @RedshirtsPod on Twitter! Don’t forget […]
The X-Men saga as we know it has finally come to an end with X-Men: Dark Phoenix. This week, we sit down with Ian of the Echo Station podcast to review the final chapter in this X-Men universe, Jean Grey’s journey to Dark Phoenix. We also talk news including the status of DC Universe’s Swamp […]
Challenge Mode 5 is here! We hope you’re having as much fun listening to these as we are recording them! This time around, Thomas gives us a profile on the composer Marty O’Donnell, and his life and work up to and during the Halo franchise. There’s a lot of gushing about how cool the soundtracks are […]
Star Trek: Picard is slated to boldly go later in 2019. With that in mind, we put together a list of the Top 20 Quintessential Picard episodes from The Next Generation. In this week’s episode, Derreck is joined by recurring guest host, Rae, to talk through all 20 episodes and why they made the cut […]
Who doesn’t like a good alien invasion flick? Aliens, spaceships, laser weapons, cool special effects, social commentary, the genre is just endless with potential. This week, we sit down to talk about some of our favorite alien invasion movies of all-time… though most of our conversation seems stuck in the 90s. Plus, we talk news […]
Thomas and Kam use their COOL NEW MICROPHONES to give their predictions that NOBODY ASKED FOR. We also spend WAY TOO LONG talking about Death Stranding’s 2019 release date, at least 100 new Celeste levels, Watch Dogs 3 getting leaked, and Cuphead coming to the Tesla??? So much is happening because E3 week CANNOT BE […]
We’re back from an accidental hiatus for Challenge Mode Episode 4! This week, Kam shares his feelings on one of his favorite games of all time: Persona 4 Golden. Specifically, what makes it and the res of the Persona series so cool and interesting, as well as how the themes and relationships in the game […]
We finally did it! We wrap-up Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 and talk a bit about our thoughts for Season 3! This episode is not a review of direct episodes. It includes our thoughts and feelings on overall plots, characters, actors, designs, and concepts. We talk about what we felt didn’t work, what we loved, […]
It’s the return of our fan favorite series, Fill Our Holes! In this retro review series, we pick a movie at least two of us haven’t seen and review them. In this return episode, we picked the 2014 Chris Evans sci-fi flick, Snowpiercer! We also talk news including the first images from the Dark Crystal […]
Apologies for the audio quality issues! They’ll be fixed next week, we promise. 🙂 Also light spoiler warning for Undertale in the first half of the episode. Just FYI. This week, Thomas played Undertale on a livestream with no commentary! Kam is hopelessly addicted to manual labor and social interaction in Stardew Valley! An eternal […]
Today on Echo Station we mourn the passing of Star Wars actor Peter Mayhew. Mayhew was of course known for his portrayal of the lovable Wookiee Chewbacca in the original trilogy, Revenge of the Sith, parts of The Force Awakens, and consulted on episodes 8 and 9 with Joonas Suotamo (The new Chewbacca) taking over […]
Schedule change! Due to a number of scheduling issues, Derreck goes it alone this week with a short episode to discuss big news from the upcoming Picard series as well as some information, spoiler-free, on What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Deep Space Nine, a crowd funded documentary from Ira Steven Behr. We’ll be […]
Live action Pokemon? Yeah, we went there. This week, we bring Gamer Heroes co-host Kam Konek in to discuss Pokemon: Detective Pikachu in all its HD glory. We also talk news including the newly announced Mortal Kombat movie, the Honey I Shrunk the kids sequel, Disney’s Hulu takeover and rumored Wolverine casting. What did you […]
Welcome to possibly one of the shortest episodes we have ever recorded for the station. Kris is out and not feeling 100% so she is taking a mental health day so Ian is bringing you all the news from across the galaxy. Like stated previously this is a shortened episode just focusing on some recent […]
May 8th, 2009 marked the return of Star Trek after a long 4 year gap that started with the end of Star Trek: Enterprise. Now, 10 years later, Greg & Derreck take a walk down memory lane to discuss the state of the Kelvin timeline created in the 2009 film that includes Star Trek (2009), […]
With Avengers: Endgame behind us, we have a brand new Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer, along with a lot of Marvel Cinematic Universe news! That’s why this week we talk all about the MCU moving forward, with an emphasis on Far From Home and MCU Phase 4! Did you catch our MCU Retrospective? No? You’re […]
This week! Kam falls in love with the legendary waifu bartending simulator VA-11 HALL-A and FINALLY commits to playing Stardew Valley! Thomas talks about a cool game with a cooler name: Astro Bears Party, and gives Kam some welcome advice on proper digital farming. Xbox talks how to not be terrible on the internet! VICE […]
One episode can’t really contain wrapping up 11 years and 22 films worth of Marvel intensity, so we bring you a nearly two hour episode covering Avengers: Endgame. We provide some box office numbers and spoiler-free thoughts before we take a short break and then it’s on to spoilers as we discuss plot points, characters, […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: We ran into some issues during that we didn’t catch until after everything was exported. Occasionally, you may here brief sections of conversation where the audio drops out and unfortunately we couldn’t recover it. The issue has been addressed for the future. So we likely won’t run into this again. Thanks for your […]
Celebration has come to an end, and with that comes the end to our Star Wars Celebration news round up. If you haven’t done so, check out part one where we talk The Rise of Skywalker trailer and the new Clone Wars trailer as well. In this final part, we talk two big panels that […]
Welcome to episode three of Challenge Mode! It’s the show where we revisit video games, the culture surrounding them, and the people who play and make them! This week we talk about gaming culturally and what different groups of people think about gaming! New episodes of Challenge Mode will go up every two weeks right […]
Greg and Derreck are back together to break down the two-part Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 finale, “Such Sweet Sorrow”. We talk news first, including Picard show details, more on Michelle Yeoh’s Section 31 show, and where Discovery actually starts Season 3. Then it’s off to the in-depth spoiler-filled discussion on the Disco Season 2 […]
Endgame is around the corner, so it’s time to talk spoiler etiquette! Plus, the state of the DC Universe streaming platform including a new app, the status of Swamp Thing, and more! Then it’s off to the main topic, our review of the new 2019 Hellboy movie… we have opinions! Enjoying the show? Get you […]
SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech is the fifth game in the SteamWorld universe starting back with 2010’s SteamWorld Tower Defense for the 3DS. Since then, we’ve seen two digging platformers in the form of SteamWorld Dig (2013) and SteamWorld Dig 2 (2017), as well as a turn-based RPG in SteamWorld Heist (2015). You can click on the hyperlinks to […]
Star Wars Celebration, The Rise of Skywalker, and The Clone Wars. Oh my! We are back from our mini hiatus to bring you all the Star Wars Celebration news! Ian had the great opportunity to not only go to Star Wars Celebration, but he also got into the highly sought out Episode 9 panel! Join […]
It’s an all-news episode this week as we talk about the latest from the DC Universe including Titans casting Bruce Wayne, the upcoming Swamp Thing series, and Stargirl. Then we move on to the bigger fish, Disney. We talk Disney+, the cost, format, and content. We also talk about Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’s […]
Knock Knock! Who’s there? VIDEO GAMES. This week, we talk the new Enter the Gungeon and Hearthstone expansions, and more The Division 2! Thomas is also overjoyed that he can now get rid of his terrible PSN name! I guess some Star Wars happened too. Feel free to give us some feedback by hitting up […]
Welcome to episode two of Challenge Mode! It’s a series where we revisit video games, the culture surrounding them, and the people who play them! Fun fact! We recorded this before we had a name for the show! We’re professionals! In this episode we discuss our personal feelings on effort vs. reward in gaming, and […]
ShazamGate has finally brought us to this, the review of Shazam! The latest DC film is out and it’s our main topic for this week! We also talk news including Disney+ shows from Marvel and Pixar, new DC Universe content in the form of Swamp Thing, and more from the worlds of superheroes! Don’t forget […]
I am joined by returning guest, Rae, to review two Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 episodes, “Perpetual Infinity” and “Through the Valley of Shadows”! With a double episode, there’s no time for news, so it’s spoilers abound for the last two weeks of Discovery! We focus on the Red Angel, Culber\Statements, Spock\Burnham, and Pike’s own […]
Kam from Gamer Heroes brings you his review of OVERWHELM for the Nintendo Switch! A full written version of the review can be found below: In the interest of full disclosure, a copy of this game was provided by popagenda on behalf of the developer for review purposes. The version played for review was on […]
This week, we dive into Kam’s thoughts on OVERWHELM, the current discourse on accessibility vs. difficulty, and how we’d like to see Borderlands 3 adapt to fit more into the modern games atmosphere. Also we still find a way to squeeze Apex Legends into there somewhere. Feel free to give us some feedback by hitting […]
In his first review, Kam from Gamer Heroes brings you the audio version of his review for Devil May Cry V! A full written version of the review can be found below: For some reason or another, I missed every other Devil May Cry game up to this point. I had always heard that they’re incredibly […]
We’ve got a special episode for you this week as Derreck & Greg are LIVE from Planet Comicon! Check out this live panel as our hosts build the Ultimate Star Trek Crew with the Planet Comicon audience! We cover characters from all 6 live action TV series (TOS, TNG, DS9, VGR, ENT, DSC). We’ll be […]
This week’s episode is LIVE! Kind of. Check out our panel from Planet Comicon 2019 all about Creating a Positive Impact in Gaming! We’re all exhausted from the convention this past weekend, so this will take the place of our regular episode this week. We’ll be back next week with your latest in gaming news! […]
Welcome to the first episode of Challenge Mode! A new series where we revisit video games, the culture surrounding them, and the people who play them! In this episode we don’t talk about video games. April Fools! In our debut episode, we discuss our favorite April Fools pranks in gaming, as well as comment on […]
Without news to cover this week, we jump right into our new segment, random Memory Alpha article before diving into the main topic this week, a discussion of Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Episode 10 “The Red Angel”! There’s spoilers abound in this week’s episode, so make sure you are caught up on Discovery before […]
Boy howdy did video games sure happen this week. Join us as we work our way through easily one of the wildest weeks in gaming! Google getting into gaming with some neat streaming tech? Cuphead on Switch and an indie studio working on a Zelda game? Sony doing their version of a Nintendo Direct? WHAT […]
In the wake of Captain Marvel, with Avengers: Endgame closing in fast, we sit down to predict the fates of over 40 different players in the MCU, the good, the bad, the anti-hero, the friendly villain. There’s lots of speculation about Endgame and beyond with some spoilers from previous MCU films, especially Infinity War. Before […]
Without news to cover this week, we jump right into our new segment, random Memory Alpha article before diving into the main topic this week, a discussion of Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Episode 9 “Project Daedalus”! There’s spoilers abound in this week’s episode, so make sure you are caught up on Discovery before jumping […]
This week, Josh shares his first impressions of The Division 2! We swap Apex Legends stories and look forward to the game’s first season. Call of Duty franchise spots are going for $25 Mil a pop and it sounds like gaming is getting in the way of gaming between Fortnite and baseball. This episode’s a […]
Welcome back all of you fashionable force users to Padme’s Closet! This week Ian and Kris discuss not Padme per say…but her Handmaiden Sabe. For those who don’t remember, Sabe was the one who was disguised as Padme during their escape from Naboo and during the battle to retake Theed. Sabe wore the famous black […]
We travel back to 1995 to review the 21st Marvel Cinematic Universe film, Captain Marvel! We talk about our new hero, Carol Danvers, the plot of the film, special effects like the de-aging technology, and more! Plus, we talk news like the first full Aladdin trailer with more blue Will Smith, the Batman vs Teenage […]
We’ve got a ton to cover on this week’s episode! In addition to our discussion surrounding Talos IV and Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Episode 8 “If Memory Serves” and the return of “The Cage”, we also talk about the overall Star Trek timeline and where the events of Discovery fit in with the other […]
This week, Kam is still playing APE OUT and still isn’t that great at it! Thomas talks more about his latest adventures in Dungeons and Dragons! We also talk difficulty scaling in different games and learn what each other’s first gaming experiences were! Also EA proves that you can be less involved with E3 than […]
Grab the most expensive fabrics you can find because we are traveling the galaxy and talking mens fashion in the universe! Kris and Ian discuss some of the most fashionable men in the Galaxy from Bail Organa to Kylo Ren and yes even Jar-Jar Binks. They also discuss hot news topics such as new playable […]
With the Disney\20th Century Fox merger all but complete, Marvel Studios will soon have a chance to play with some of their most iconic characters again including the entirety of the X-Men and the Fantastic Four, among others like Blade and Ghost Rider. With that in mind, our fearless hosts each took on a different […]
It’s a big news week in the Trek fandom with pre-production moving along with the unnamed Picard series with news on directors, casting, and possible series titles, plus some about Discovery’s future! Then we turn our attention to the episode of the week, Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Episode 7 “Light and Shadows” which provides […]
Thomas and Kam are joined this week by their friend Liang to discuss the news of the week! Enjoy truly riveting conversation on the new Pokemon games, the nature and legitimacy of eSports, and a look at their most anticipated games of 2019! Why is the title of this episode a very small, very dumb […]
This week, we kick off our brand new segment, Nitpicking, by looking back at the 2002 Spider-Man movie starring Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, and James Franco! Plus, we talk the 2019 Oscars and the latest on ShazamGate including the continuing Rotten Tomatoes controversy surrounding Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel. Don’t forget ShazamGate with a brand […]
With a light news week (yeah we know stuff came out after we recorded), your two Redshirts hosts focus on the latest episode of Star Trek: Discovery “The Sound of Thunder”, the first episode to have a direct and significant connection to an episode of Short Treks, specifically “The Brightest Star”. We’ll be back next […]
Join us this week as we talk about some spicy rumors surrounding Nintendo and Microsoft’s growing relationship, how to tactically play Tetris, and the fact that an heir to the Koopa throne is Mario’s new boss. Yikes. But, seriously is name is actually Doug Bowser. Feel free to listen and let us know what you […]
Hello all you fashionable force users! Welcome to Echo Station’s first mini series titled Padme’s Closet. In this mini series Ian and Kris are going to cover all of your favorite Queen/Senators outfits from the prequels. Each of Padme’s outfits is going to get its very own episode dedicated to it, starting with her red […]
Things get a little mixed up in our big 150th episode as we review Alita: Battle Angel from the comfort of our headsets, rather than face-to-face. This is what happens when it snows so much. Anyway, we discuss the latest Manga turned movie adaptation but first, news including ShazamGate, and our thoughts on the new […]
It’s our 60th episode and it’s a big one! This, we take on the last two episode of Star Trek: Discovery Season 2, “An Obol for Charon” and “Saints of Imperfection”! That’s right, a double episode! We also talk a bit of Trek news including the state of CBS All Access, another new animated series […]
This week, Thomas and Kam discuss the latest announcements from Nintendo, the Activision-Blizzard Layoffs, and more! Will Kam ever shut up about Tetris or Kingdom Hearts III? Is Thomas still madly in love with Apex Legends? Is the word “Boomshakalaka” uttered at least three times? I guess you’ll just have to tune in to find […]
In this weeks episode Kris and Ian talk about the controversial subject of bullying in the Star Wars community and how it effects the fans, the actors, and the overall feel of Star Wars. They sit down and talk about actor Ahmed Best (Jar-Jar Binks) and the recent video he released about his struggles after […]
Our DCEU continues with The Batman, our own vision for a Batman film that takes place within the Screen Heroes DCEU timeline. Remember, we’ve pitched and rewritten several films in the Our DCEU series so far. Go here for the full playlist: http://heroespodcasts.com/our-dceu-playlist We also talk news including Aquaman 2 and The Trench, Batman casting news, […]
Buckle up and get ready to drop! We discuss our hands-on impressions of Apex Legends and why its sum is greater than its parts. 25 million players in 1 week?! Apex embodies the growth of the games industry in myriad ways; giving us high hopes for the future. Are you playing? Which of these quality […]
Discovery continues with Episode 3 of the new season, “Point of Light”. We finally return to L’Rell, Ash Tyler, and the Klingon Empire, learn more about Tilly’s new friend, and get a surprise visit from Vulcan! Plus, we talk news including details on the Picard series straight from Sir Patrick Stewart himself, along with details […]
2019 is starting off strong start! Turns out that Kingdom Hearts III and Resident Evil 2 are pretty good! In news, Xbox Live is coming to…the Nintendo Switch? Respawns announced and released their new project; a free-to-play battle royale called Apex Legends that we can’t wait to get our hands on! Have you gotten your […]
The Punisher hasn’t been canceled yet! That means it’s time to take on the Defender adjacent anti-hero, Frank Castle, in his second outing. Before we dive into Season 2 of The Punisher, we talk news including our first look at Birds of Prey, the new Ghostbuster movie’s release date, the return of a classic Toy […]
Discovery continues with Episode 2 of the new season, “New Eden”. This episode tells us more about the journey our crew is undertaking, what kind of commanding officer Captain Pike is, and a bit more about the Spock of this era. We discuss all of this along with the overall plot of New Eden, spoilers […]
We take on M. Night Shyamalan’s Unbreakable sequel 19 years in the making, Glass… which is also a sequel to Split. Before we dive into the McAvoy\Willis\Jackson triangle trilogy, we talk news including this year’s Oscar nominations, which nominations we like, which we don’t, and what films we think might win some of the categories. […]
Season 2 of Star Trek: Discovery is officially here with the episode “Brother”! We are finally introduced to Anson Mount’s Captain Pike, along with some new crew members! Before we kick things off with a discussion on the season premiere, we talk Trek news including a unique casting change and the state of Michelle Yeoh’s […]
This week, we kick off the show by sharing gaming stories from over the years and what we’ve been playing including Red Dead and World of Warcraft. With the news that Fortnite is one of Netflix’s biggest competitor, we go down the rabbit hole of how video games and cinema grow more entwined everyday. Whether […]
Welcome back to Echo Station Podcast! Kris and Ian are back from their holiday break to talk Star Wars news that broke during the mini hiatus over the past few weeks. A lot of juicy stories and a lot of news are packed into this episode…including when a possible panel for the station will happen […]
We bring back a special guest to discuss DC Universe’s very first original series, Titans. We break down the overall themes, plot points, special effects, costuming, and more from the show’s first season. We also talk news including the first Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer and the box office numbers and push Aquaman closer to […]
Greg returns to the show just in time to prep for Star Trek: Discovery Season 2! We spend the episode talking about the various Trek news including details on Lower Decks, the Picard series, more Short Treks, the fate of the next film, and the announcement of a brand new series following Michelle Yeoh’s Philippa […]
This week, friend of the show, Kam Konek, joins us for an entire episode about the future! We take another step Into The Breach and discuss why it might be the gold standard for modern indie games, then we get Mike into the room to speculate what the split of Bungie and Activision means for […]
We’re back for a brand new year! We kick off 2019 by doing a year in review for 2018’s movies and a bit about TV. Then we discuss our hopes, fears, and predictions for 2019 film and TV. We talk Star Wars, Marvel, DC, Star Trek, Netflix, Harry Potter, X-Men, Disney, and so much more! […]
We enter the future year of 2019 to discuss the final Short Treks of its first season, “The Escape Artist”. Known as the Mudd episode, “The Escape Artist” features Rainn Wilson’s Harry Mudd. Wilson also directed the Short Treks episode. Additionally, we talk about some of our hopes and concerns about Star Trek: Discovery Season […]
Happy New Year! We convened after a holiday hiatus to share what we played over the holiday and what holiday gaming means to each of us. We establish the Nintendo Switch as the best way to game while traveling and talk about a range of games from Smash Bros and Katamari Damacy to Into […]
We finish off 2018 with our review of Aquaman! Due to the early Amazon Prime screening, we reviewed this movie last week without a live show. So you can consider this a special episode. With that in mind, we skip the news and go straight into our thoughts on the 6th DCEU, Worlds of DC, […]
It’s the winter finale here at Echo Station, and what better way to end the year with a tribute to our favorite Princess and General, Carrie Fisher. Come join Kris, Ian, and special guest star Lydia Heartwell from Another Castle Creations as they talk all things Leia and Carrie. Ian surprises Kris with her Christmas […]
We close out the 2018 year with a review of Short Treks episode 3 “The Brightest Star” which stars Doug Jones as Saru. We begin with some news pertaining to the upcoming Picard series as well as some thoughts on the latest Discovery season 2 trailer. Finally, we discuss plans for 2019 including our new […]
Journey Into the Spider-Verse with us this week as we review the new animated Spider-Man movie from Sony. We also talk news including the newly released images from The Dark Crystal Netflix series. We also discuss the long awaited Avengers: Endgame trailer, the announced Spider-Man spin-offs, plans for 2019, and more! You don’t want to […]
This week, there’s Discord among the ranks as we discuss the digital gaming marketplace. Then we (Let’s) Go headfirst into the latest Pokemon game as we round out the year and look forward to one last episode to round out the year! Don’t forget to subscribe! Find us on iTunes Apple Podcasts, Spreaker, Google Play, […]
Our journey through the first season of Short Treks continues with Episode 2 “Calypso”. Rae & Zach join Derreck for another episode review. Calypso is available through CBS All Access and takes place within the Star Trek Prime Timeline with connections to the Star Trek: Discovery series. Due to recording this podcast review directly after last […]
In this week’s episode, we had an absolute blast talking about The Game Awards! Each of the Big 3 figureheads on stage together? Endearing looks behind the gaming curtain? Slow motion dogs in flying cars? We talk about all of it including the winners, world premieres and our favorite moments. Check it out! Don’t forget […]
Put on your roleplaying hats because Kris and Ian are creating their own NPC’s in the Star Wars universe! The crew of Echo Station have decided to cast themselves in the Star Wars universe, including what species they would be, the occupation they would hold, weapons their character would use and so much more. After […]
As we enter the final month of 2018, we decide to take a leap and dive into Short Treks, the new short-form live action series based on Star Trek: Discovery. We begin with episode 1, “Runaway”, also known as the Tilly episode. Spoilers are abound but first, we talk about the new Star Trek mobile […]
Welcome to the 3rd Annual Screen Heroes Awards! This year, we bring you 32 categories spanning film, television, and video games. Join us as our three Screen Heroes hosts are joined by hosts from all across the Heroes Podcast Network to discuss the nominees you’ve been voting on for weeks and who the winners are, […]
In this special episode, we take our first deep dive into a topic that’s near and dear to us – gaming accessibility! We discuss the unique barriers disabled gamers face, the industry’s progress toward becoming more inclusive and why designing with everyone in mind is the difference between mediocrity and greatness. We briefly talk about […]
We’re back from our break with a special episode. Next week, we begin our Trek back to Discovery but this week we’re taking a look at something Star Trek adjacent, something many fans have adopted into Trek fandom due to its spirit and message. Of course, we’re talking about the 1999 sci-fi comedy, Galaxy Quest! […]
Due to some bad weather, we change course and skip the movie reviews this week. Instead, we continue Our DCEU building with Justice League! We’ve been rewriting the DCEU from Man of Steel (ep. 119) forward! We’ve done Batman v Superman (ep. 123) , a Justice League Dark pitch (ep. 127), and Shazam (ep. 136). […]
Kris and Ian dive deep into the rebellion with the announcement of Cassian Andor getting his own series on the Disney+ streaming service. They talk news of said streaming service, the passing of comic book legend Stan Lee, using General Grievous in Battlefront II, and talk about what they learned in the Star Wars universe. […]
We return to the Wizarding World this week to review the second film in the Newt Scamander tale, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. We also talk news including the box office results, the new Batmobile, Aquaman trailers, and more. Don’t forget ShazamGate ’18 with a brand new shirt design available right now on our […]
In this episode, our heroes talk about Artifact, the new valve digital CCG, and try to decide if sounds like anything but a money grab, they talk more about Red Dead Redemption 2 now that John finally has it, and they discuss some of the most recent gaming news. Tune in to hear the question […]
Celebrate 50 episodes with us as we conveniently complete our Star Trek movie reviews with the third Kelvin timeline film, Star Trek Beyond! We also discuss the rumors surrounding the Michelle Yeoh Philippa Georgiou Star Trek spinoff series. Let’s make some noise! We’re taking next week off to celebrate Thanksgiving here in the US but we’ll […]
We change course this week to honor the man of Marvel, Stan Lee. After he passed away Monday, at the age of 95, we decided to push Our DCEU Justice League pitch to December so we could spend some time talking about one of the most influential people of the 20th and 21st centuries. Stan […]
In this episode, our heroes discuss the passing of Comic Legend Stan Lee, they breakdown some of what they think Fallout 76, Crackdown 3 and much more. Make sure you tune in to the end to hear our question of the week! Don’t forget to subscribe. We’re available on iTunes Apple Podcasts, Spreaker, Google Play, […]
Next up in our Kelvin journey, we discuss Star Trek Into Darkness. The second J. J. Abrams film in the franchise, Star Trek Into Darkness takes the franchise is a different yet familiar direction after the 2009 reboot. We are introduced to new but old characters with a story that makes this film one of, […]
This week, we decide to take on our first biopic and more serious film, Bohemian Rhapsody about how Freddie Mercury and Queen became one of the biggest bands of all-time. We also discuss news including the Shrek reboot, Gladiator sequel, and remake of The Time Machine, plus more TV and movie news. Did you see […]
In this episode, our heroes discuss the goings-on at blizzcon and their Diablo Immortals mobile announcement, they shower Stardew Valley with praise, talk a little bit more about Red Dead Redemtption 2, and give an update on the world of eSports. Join our heroes to hear the latest in gaming news, hear about what they’re playing, and find […]
Alright Acting Captains. It’s time to punch it, fire everything, and elicit some emotional responses! We take a trip over the Kelvin timeline this week with our review of Star Trek (2009), the reboot\sequel\prequel from J. J. Abrams. Before beginning our Kelvin journey, we talk some news, specifically the details surrounding the newly announced Star […]
Boba Fett? Boba Fett? Where? That’s right, we talk about the long lost Boba Fett film, the new Mandalorian TV series, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Avatar’s many sequels, and more TV and film news! Then it’s off to our main topic, the devil of Hell’s Kitchen, with our review of Daredevil Season 3 that sees a conflicted […]
In this episode, our heroes discuss the hottest new game release in Red Dead Redemption 2, League of Legends Worlds, and all the money being thrown around in eSports industry. Tell us your answer to this week’s question of the week – “What is the most jarring experience you have had in a game that […]
Join us this week as Ian and Kris explore and talk about the new live action T.V. show currently in production, The Mandalorian! They talk what its going to be about, the list of announced directors so far, characters they would love to see appear and so much more! Grab your thermal detonators and set […]
We conclude our TNG film era reviews with one of the more controversial Star Trek movies, Nemesis. Nemesis is the fourth TNG cast film and the tenth Star Trek movie, the last in the Prime timeline. Rae and Zach join Derreck for this movie review continuation. We discuss budgeting differences between the TNG era films, […]
Our DCEU continues with our vision of a Shazam! movie. So far we’ve re-written Man of Steel and Batman v Superman. Then Our DCEU diverged from the real one with our Justice League Dark movie. This week, we continue the path we’ve created by introducing Shazam. Plus, we talk about news with a heavy focus […]
We continue our Star Trek: The Next Generation era movie reviews with Insurrection, the third installment from Picard’s Enterprise crew. Rae and Zach join Derreck for this movie review continuation. We discuss budgeting differences between the TNG era films, overall plot, how Insurrection might just be the most “Trek” of the TNG films, things we […]
It’s time for our next Fill Our Holes Review as Ryan picks the 1996 Jim Carrey film, The Cable Guy! Before we dive into that, we discuss the latest news including the state of Iron Fist, the first Aladdin teaser, the debut of DC Universe’s Titans series, Elseworld in the Arrowverse, Shazam gate, and more! […]
In this episode, Thomas and Mike talk a little bit about Guild Wars 2, Elder Scrolls Online, and have a discussion around how MMOs have changed for them. They also talk about the PS4 private message attack, VR for flight training, and the horrors of skydiving. Join tonight’s skeleton crew to find out this week’s […]
Your journey towards the dark side is almost complete! Echo Station is proud to present our very first character profile! And who better to kick things off with than everyone’s favorite Nightbrother himself, Darth Maul. Ian and Kris sit down to discuss the enormous impact Darth Maul, who in fact had very little screen time […]
With Greg still on his very important Away Mission, Derreck brings back last week’s guests Rae & Zach to review the second TNG era film, Star Trek: First Contact. We discuss tons of Trek news too including the new Discovery trailer, our first looks at Spock and Number One, as well as Klingons with hair! […]
We enter the Venom-verse in this week’s episode with our spoiler-filled review of the new Venom movie! Plus, we talk news including new trailers from Good Omens, American Gods, Star Trek: Discovery, and Sabrina. We also discuss the new Doctor Who premiere, the passing of Scott Wilson, our first look at Ruby Rose’s Batwoman, and […]
In this episode, our heroes discuss the new hit online card game Magic: The Gathering Arena and potential augmented reality (AR) opportunities with other card games, they discuss the re-release of the Switch, they inform us all of the “Dock Socks” and much more! Tell us your answer to this week’s question of the week […]
We’re back! We’ve been away for a bit but return with two special guests to review the first of the TNG era Star Trek films, Star Trek Generations. Now, Greg is still on his away mission, so Derreck takes the reigns with two Heroes Podcast Network veterans, Rae and Zach. We also talk a little […]
Since 1995, Pixar has released 20 feature films from Toy Story through Incredibles 2. This week, we sit down with special guest Eric Collins to rank all 20 Pixar movies. But first, news! We discuss the new Into the Spider-Verse trailer, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Tom Hardy’s opinion of his Venom film, and the female-led Fast […]
In this episode, our heroes bring on guest Jimmy and talk about some of their favorite spooky games for Halloween, things they like about modern gameplay mechanics used in the indie genre, they discuss the pros and cons of fast travel, the growing popularity of virtual reality, and much more! Tell us your answer to […]
In this episode, the GGKC crew talk about the interesting and creepy storytelling of What Remains of Edith Finch, layoffs at Telltale Games, past gaming disappointments with Warhammer Online, new questionable updates to World of Warships, The Reaper expansion for the Talisman board game, and much more. Hear some responses to last weeks Question of the Week […]
The dark side is calling to Kris and Ian as they talk and rank their top four Star Wars villains from each era. Ian takes on the prequels including the Clone Wars tv show, Kris takes the lead with the original trilogy and its various spinoff movies and tv shows, and finally they both talk […]
Sit down, relax, and find your Chi, it’s time to review Marvel’s Netflix Iron Fist Season 2! Plus, we talk news including the nonsense surrounding both the Henry Cavill Superman and Defenders Season 2 rumors. We also discuss the new Captain Marvel trailer and poster, some Emmy results, and the return of Avatar: The Last […]
In this episode, our heroes discuss web-slinging across New York in the new Spider-Man game for PS4, strange diseases in Two Point Hospital, and the worst placement for an appendage in the Kingdom Death: Monster board game. Hear the response to the previous week’s Question of the Week “What is your funniest video game addition […]
We are doing something a little different this week on Redshirts & Runabouts. First off, Derreck talks a bit about how the show will go for the next few weeks with some things up in the air. Then, it’s a recap discussion of the special Ultimate Star Trek Crew panel from Wizard World Tulsa. Be […]
We return to our “Fill Our Holes” Retro Review series with Derreck’s first pick, H. G. Wells’ The Time Machine from 1960. This classic sci-fi film is based on the Wells novella and stars Rod Taylor, Alan Young, and Yvette Mimieux. We compare it to the novella and the 2002 remake, as well as discuss […]
In episode 62, Mike, Josh, and Thomas discuss some surprising statistics involving Fortnite in UK divorces. The guys also touch on some of the crazy things going on with Dr DisRespect’s house getting shot at while streaming, general toxicity in gaming, and some things that Overwatch has been doing to try to promote a more […]
This week, we discuss some Star Wars universe news including the Solo: A Star Wars Story blu-ray, Battlefront 2 DLC, and Episode IX casting. Then it’s on to our main topic, our favorite Star Wars books from canon and the EU (Expanded Universe). We’ll talk a little Tomothy Zahn, Thrawn, Mara Jade, and a bit […]
We return to our TNG Mek’ba series as we enter Season 3 of The Next Generation. This week, we are joined by returning guest Zach for the Best Guest Appearance of TNG Season 3. Zach picked the introduction to Barclay who would go on to guest star on Voyager and even the First Contact film. […]
It’s all about them sports this week, as we discuss our favorite Sports Films of all-time! Now, these lists are our favorites, not necessarily the films we believe to be of the highest quality or historical significance. Some are based on real people and events, other are clearly not, but we definitely had some fun […]
In episode 61, GGKC takes over the Gamer Heroes. Join John, Mike, Josh, and Thomas to discuss the latest in gaming. Thomas tells us about Horizon: Zero Dawn, Mike discusses Axiom Verge, and Josh gives us an update on the drama around the latest World of Warcraft bug. The guys also discuss some news including […]
Before we return to our TNG Mek’ba next week, Greg and Derreck sit down to talk about the Tones of Trek. In short, how did and do they tones of the various Star Trek TV series and films vary? How do the characters grow? What might have caused the tone of one show to be […]
There is so much news to cover this week before our main topic, Favorite TV Series Finales! We discuss the Alec Baldwin Joker casting, NickSplat, Disney Play, and so much more! Then it’s off to our Top 5 Favorite TV Finales off all-time! What are your favorite TV Finales? Did we miss one of yours? […]
A New Challenger Approaches! Big changes come to Gamer Heroes this week as we bring on some new hosts to take the show forward. Derreck and Jon are joined by John and Mike to talk about gaming news including Amazon’s new pre-order policy, Diablo III, Microsoft’s Xbox All Access program, the terrible news out of […]
Put your viewing of the Calrissian Chronicles on hold because Ian and Kris and talking all about the latest Star Wars spinoff movie, Solo: A Star Wars Story. Spoilers for those who have yet to still see this movie btw! Listen as Ian and Kris try to dissect where things may have gone wrong with […]
Welcome all you Force users to another episode of Echo Station. Today, Ian and Kris dive into one of if not the most popular Star Wars show that has been ever produced. We are of course talking about the Emmy award winning animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars! Clone Wars recently had its 10 […]
Hello to all you Star Wars fans out there! Welcome to the very first episode of the HPN’s newest podcast series Echo Station: A Star Wars Podcast. Come join hosts Ian (cohost of Costume Couture) and Kris as they talk a little bit about their love for this massive universe, how they got hooked into […]
This week, we kick off our first “Fill Our Holes” review, probably better known as a Retro Review. Rae picked the 2002 (released in 2004 in the United States) Jet Li film, Hero. The three of us discuss the movie along with news including Bond 25, Doom Patrol, the Arrowverse, James Gunn, and so much […]
As you might have heard by now, Patrick Stewart announced his return to the Star Trek franchise at Star Trek Las Vegas. The return of Jean-Luc Picard is something that ignited a lot of emotion, conversation, and analysis… so we’re here to join in on the Trek fun! Greg and Derreck discuss their thoughts on […]
We continue our DC Universe ReWrite with Justice League Dark! If you missed our first two DCEU ReWrite episodes, please see episodes 119: Man of Steel and 123: Batman vs Superman. We left the DCEU in a very different place and decided that the next logical step was actually a Justice League Dark movie rather […]
This week, Derreck and Jon tease big changes coming to show in Episode 60. Then it’s off to gaming news including a limited edition PS4, custom cases by NZXT, Super Smash Bros characters and modes, Doom Eternal gameplay footage, and Sonic movie casting. Finally, Derreck talks about completing Horizon Zero Dawn and getting into the […]
With Star Trek Lax Vegas 2018 in the books, it’s time to discuss some of the more personal experiences from STLV. Our host Derreck gets on the phone with three guests who attended this year’s STLV convention. They talk about their experiences including panels, guests, social functions, and initial reactions to the big Patrick Stewart […]
This week, we talk about our favorite special effects in film! Consider this a sequel to our favorite practical effects from episode 115. This time, we focus on effects created with the assistance of computers and CGI dating all the way back to the early 80s up through some pretty modern stuff. We also talk […]
There was just too much Star Trek news out of SDCC for us to cover on last week’s Screen Heroes, it’s Derreck & Greg decided to take a deeper dive on all the Star Trek news including Star Trek: Discovery season 2 and the new mini-series, Short Treks! Comment below or hit us up @RedshirtsPod […]
With Ant-Man and the Wasp well into its theater run, the MCU has released 20 films beginning with Iron Man in 2008. There’s been some great films, some good films, and some not quite amazing, films. This week, we’re joined by returning guest Barry Poole to rank all 20 MCU movies from our least favorite […]
Amazon makes changes to video game pre-orders, we bring SirynRae on to talk about Octopath Traveler for Nintendo Switch, Derreck discusses his latest experiences with Horizon Zero Dawn, and then Jon breaks down his gaming experience at San Diego Comic Con 2018 which included an exclusive play through of the new Resident Evil 2 remake, […]
It’s our SDCC 2018 recap episode! This episode will be longer and cross-posted to our Redshirts & Runabouts feed since we cover so many topics! What do we discuss? Well, tons from DC Entertainment including DC Universe’s Titans, Young Justice, and Swamp Thing, plus Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and Shazam! But that’s not all, we cover […]
We conclude our Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 Mek’ba challenges with our favorite note so great episodes that have silver linings! Show co-host Derreck defends his episode, “The Royale”, while our guest, Zach Story, defends his pick, “Pen Pals”. We also discuss the results of last week’s listener poll for our Best Pulaski […]
We continue our DCEU Re-Write with the second installment of the dark cinematic universe, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice! We started things off with a re-write of Man of Steel, the film that kicked off the DCEU. If you missed our Man of Steel re-write, please check out episode 119. We also talk news […]
We continue our Star Trek: The Next Generation series of Mek’ba challenges with the Best Pulaski episodes of Season 2! Show co-host Greg defends his episode, “Unnatural Selection”, while our guest, Timothy Jackson, defends his pick, “Up the Long Ladder”. We also discuss the results of last week’s listener poll for our Best Riker of […]
Sure, Thanos got his snap in, but that won’t stop Marvel from releasing a new Ant-Man movie that takes place beforehand! That’s right, this week we’re reviewing Ant-Man and the Wasp! But first, tons of movie and TV news. We start things off on a sad note discussing the death of Steve Ditko. Then, we’re […]
This week we warp into Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 with another Mek’ba! In our Best Riker of TNG Season 2 episode, Jeremy and Derreck go head-to-head with the episodes they think are the best of Riker for the season. Jeremy brings “The Icarus Factor”, an episode that showcases double the Riker. Meanwhile, […]
Power is restored, so we’re back to talk more about the latest TV and movie news, plus our thoughts on Marvel’s Luke Cage Season 2! We kick things off with our news segment covering the release of the International Supergirl Movie Cut, Top Gun 2 casting, Michael Douglas wanting to have his own Ant-Man movie, […]
Sony isn’t making any friends on the topic of crossplay, the big Steam Summer Sale is winding down with killer deals on the Steam Link, Halo is finally getting a TV series, and so much more to discuss in this week’s episode! We cover a ton of gaming news before switching gears to discuss some […]
Join us as we end our Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 1 journey with the Best Alien Encounter Mek’ba! We’re joined by special guest, Angie from KC Geeks! She enters the Mek’ba defending “Where No One Has Gone Before” while Greg brings in “The Neutral Zone”! Which episode will Derreck pick? You’ll have to […]
We’ve got Incredible show for you this week as we sit down with two of our favorite returning guests to discuss Pixar’s latest film, the sequel we’ve all been waiting for, Incredibles 2! Before we dive into animated goodness, we discuss news of the week including major expansions coming to the Star Trek franchise on […]
Our journey on the Enterprise D continues with this week’s Mek’ba! Jeremy and Derreck must bring two different episodes to the table in an epic debate for the best Romance of Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 1! Jeremy bring “We’ll Always Have Paris” to the Mek’ba while Derreck’s pick for best Romance is “Haven”. We […]
It’s our big E3 2018 wrap-up episode! We released on a weird day to make sure to get you the biggest E3 2018 news as soon as possible. We discuss the major conferences including Doom Eternal, Elders Scroll VI, Fallout 76, Starfield, and Wolfenstein: Youngblood from Bethesda, Gears of War 5 and Halo Infinite from […]
It’s time to being a brand new segment on Screen Heroes, Let’s ReWrite It. We’re going to be re-writing movies starting with the DCEU. And what better place to start than where it all began, with Superman in Man of Steel. We begin with our news segment covering things like the backlash against Star Wars […]
This week we jump ahead to The Next Generation and introduce a new format we’re calling the Mek’ba! Each week, two of us will go head-to-head, making our case for why a particular episode is the best of a given topic. The third host will need to determine the winning episode. First up, we’re tackling […]
We take a break from movie reviews to talk about the pieces of work, franchises, and fandoms we want to see adapted into films! Each of us bring 5 properties to the table. These could be novels, comic books, video games, or any other medium that isn’t already a movie. And of course, we have […]
We bring on Ryan from Screen Heroes to talk the latest in video game news plus some of the games we’ve been playing recently. First up, it’s all about Bethesda’s big Fallout 76 announcement. Ryan helps us understand where Fallout 76 fits into the existing franchise’s timeline. Then it’s a discussion about the Atari VCS […]
It’s time to finish up our Star Trek: The Original Series Season 1 journey with “Miri”, “Space Seed”, and a special guest! We promise not to bonk you on the head but we will certainly talk about the significance of Khan’s first appearance in the franchise that led to The Wrath of Khan saving the […]
We travel back to a galaxy far, far, away to about a decade prior to A New Hope! That’s right, it’s time to talk Solo, Chewie, Lando, and Qi’ra, along with many other new characters from Solo: A Star Wars Story. This week, we take a look at the second Star Wars anthology film in […]
For our big episode 30 “Charlie and the Horta”, we bring on our show’s first guest (if you don’t count our convention floor interview with Doug Jones)! Hearth Barker of The Tricorder Transmissions network joins us to talk about two classic TOS episodes, “Charlie X” and “The Devil in the Dark”! Just like we’ve been doing, […]
Break out the tacos and bring your maximum effort! It’s time to talk Deadpool 2! Before that, it’s our news segment when we discuss Shazam Gate, Thundercats Roar, DC Superhero Girls, Spider-Man: Homecoming 2’s villains, and the weird adult Muppet film, Happytime Murders. But then it’s all about Deadpool, Cable, Negasonic, Blind Al, and a […]
With so much happening in the gaming world, Jon and Derreck take this week to break down some of the biggest video game news from across the world. Topics include cloud gaming with Resident Evil 7 on Nintendo Switch, the announced Monster Hunter movie, Jurassic World Evolution, the brand new Xbox One controller for people […]
Jeremy and Derreck tackle the first appearance of Harry Mudd in “Mudd’s Women” along with Mark Leonard’s first appearance in “Balance of Terror”. While Harry Mudd is one of the more iconic recurring characters from Star Trek: The Original Series, he only appears in two live action episodes plus an episode of The Animated Series. […]
Visual and special effects in a movie can make or break it. A movie with solid acting that looks terrible might one day become a cult classic, but most of the time, if there’s bad special effects, people are turned off. This week, we take a look at our favorite practical effects in film. What […]
It’s another week of gaming news including details on the Atari VCS, Call of Duty going multiplayer only, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Nintendo’s latest lawsuit. Then we talk about the Seasonal Diablo III runs we’ve been trying out in addition to Overcooked: Special Edition on Nintendo Switch. We also talk about some changes to […]
Paramount announces two new Star Trek movies are in development, CBS releases some behind-the-scenes footage from Discovery’s Season 2 production, and we talk about two episode of The Original Series! We take a look at the episode largely considered to be the greatest episode ever made, “The City on the Edge of Forever”, along with […]
19 movies. 10 years. 3 phases. 1 gauntlet. Avengers: Infinity War has hit theaters, our eyes, minds, and hearts. This week, we sit down with Greg from Redshirts & Runabouts to take a deep dive into the MCU’s 19th movie, marking 10 years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Yes, there are spoilers. Yes, we talk […]
Let’s be honest, a lot of podcasts have talked about Star Trek’s second pilot “Where No Man Has Gone Before”. But don’t worry! We’ve got our own fresh take on the classic Gary Mitchell episode, especially since this is Jeremy’s first viewing! We also announce our new format going forward that will make covering classic […]
Sure, Avengers: Infinity War hits theaters today in the US, but what if it hit theaters way back in the 90s? What if the Avengers lineup matched the comic book event of that time rather than the MCU as we know it today? Who would play those characters in the alternate reality 90s Marvel flick? We […]
We’ve got a fun episode for you this week! First, we talk about some interesting Overwatch news about a character changing classes. Then, we dive into the new Rampage movie including how it connects to the classic video game franchise. Finally, we talk about what we’re playing now including Derreck’s final thoughts on Nine Parchments, […]
We kick off our TOS watch with the very first episode of Star Trek ever made, The Cage. This episode, which did not air in its full form until the 1980s, includes a different Captain, a different First Officer, a different doctor, and a fairly different tone when compared to the test of The Original […]
The CW’s Arrowverse keeps on growing, seemingly adding new heroes every few weeks. Well, this week, we sit down with two returning guests to rank the Top 20 Arrowverse heroes. What are the rules? The hero needs to have been on at least one of Arrow, Flash, Supergirl, or Legends of Tomorrow. We are not counting Black Lightning […]
With all three hosts back in the studio for the first time in over month, Greg, Jeremy, and Derreck sit down to talk about Star Trek’s most secret and covert organizations, Section 31, the Obsidian Order, and the Tal Shiar. Who are these organizations? Well, three of the galaxy’s biggest groups, the Federation, Cardassian Union, […]
What are your favorite TV Pilots? What are TV Pilots? Join Screen Heroes for some movie and TV news including our continuing segment, Shazam Watch, among other things. Then we’re off to our main topic, our favorite pilots from television shows. These are our favorites. Some of these were stellar episodes, others maybe launched a […]
We’re back! And it’s time to talk games. We kick things off talking a bit about the Twitch streaming we’ve been doing and plan to do. Then it’s off to the news when we discuss the new Spider-Man game landing exclusively on PS4, God of War 4 getting an earlier release date, plus details on […]
We’ve got a big episode for you this week as we not only review the Ready Player One movie, but we also talk news including the latest from Shazam Watch, the Arrowverse CW shows’ status for next season, and the possible recasting of Princess Leia in Star Wars IX. Before all that, we’ve got some housekeeping topics: […]
While our show might be best in the original Klingon, Jeremy and I decide to take a stab at reviewing the sixth and final original series cast Star Trek film, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. The big Trek Cold War movie pits Kirk and the Enterprise against an invisible and unknown adversary right at a […]
This week, we cancel the apocalypse and review Pacific Rim: Uprising which hit theaters last weekend. Before diving into the Kaiju and Jaeger action, we talk some news including Supernatural getting yet another season, Ryan’s disappointment in nothing new from Shazam, and a talk about Fox delaying New Mutants a second time while also delaying Dark […]
What does God need with a Starship? Go climb a rock! And don’t forget to tell your friends about your siblings. Greg and Jeremy tackle what is widely considered to be the worst original cast Star Trek film, if not the worst of them all, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. It’s got mountain climbing, […]
We’re joined by two special guests this week, KCLane Cosplay and NikkiMouse Cosplay to talk about the new Tomb Raider movie. We also talk news including the new Shazam logo, the latest Avengers: Infinity War trailer, Fox’s wishes for a new Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot, and more! What did you think of the new […]
With special guest, John from Worst Comic Podcast EVER, we review A Wrinkle in Time! But first, it’s our news segment. This week we touch on more Shazam costume detail, the new Fantastic Beasts trailer, and Nick Cage being cast in the upcoming Teen Titans Go movie. Weird, right? Maybe not so much. What did you think of A Wrinkle in […]
We begin with a wrap-up of last week’s Overwatch gaming stream and announce what game we’re streaming next week. Then we talk a bit about the three big video game movies hitting theaters in the next couple of months, Tomb Raider, Ready Player One, and Rampage. After that’s we focus on Nintendo news including a […]
Star Trek has been around for over 50 years. We have nearly 750 episodes across six… maybe even seven (yeah, I’m looking at you The Animated Series) shows. Sure, there’s been some issues with consistency and canon, but there’s also been some highly controversial moments both from episodes themselves and behind the scenes action. This, Greg […]
Robots have been a part of movies, TV, and video games for something like 90 years. This week, we talk about our favorites and some of the most important across the decades from the big to small screens. Sure, we talk Star Wars, Transformers, and Terminator, but we also dive into some deep cuts you […]
We’ve returned with a special episode to kick off March and our new format! We talk about tons of Overwatch news including the Overwatch League and the new character announced today. Then we discuss some changes coming to PS Plus, what we’ve been playing recently, and finally, Jon’s first impressions of PayDay 2 on Nintendo […]
It’s time to talk Black Panther! This week, we discuss the 18th MCU film, Black Panther, which has had two full weekends in theaters. We also talk some news including Kevin Smith’s health and the first look at Shazam in costume! What did you think of Black Panther? Where does it land on your MCU […]
Welcome to our first live episode! Last weekend, we were at Planet Comicon and recorded our Discovery Season 1 Wrap-up panel just for you! We had a lively discussion with the audience about the first season of Star Trek: Discovery including the prelude, characters, ships, design changes, and more! How do you feel about Discovery […]
It’s our big Planet Comicon live episode! This past weekend, we were at Kansas City’s largest comic convention, Planet Comicon and we put on a live episode during a panel. In this episode, we, along with the audience, rank the live action Star Wars movies. Our list only includes live action and theatrically released films. […]
It’s that time, time to discuss the Star Trek: Discovery Season 1 finale, “Will You Take My Hand?”. We dive straight into the details, so there’s an early spoiler warning. We’ll discuss the basics, overall plot, characters, location designs, references, and of course, the ending. Plus, we talk a little about our first ever live […]
All three hosts return to discuss Star Trek: Discovery Episode 14 “The War Without, the War Within”! We dive into Klingon-Federation history, their many conflicts, the legitimacy of the Four Year War, the incredible position Georgiou has been placed in, and what we think will happen with Ash Tyler and L’Rell. What did you think […]
What is a cult film? How does a movie obtain cult status? This week, we talk about our favorite cult movies dating all the way back to the 1950s. We cover sci-fi, comedy, horror, drama, and more. What are your favorite cult films? Anything we missed? Anything we noted that you don’t think classifies as […]
We’re back with an all-new format! We’ve got news including Anthem, Red Dead Redemption, Nintendo Switch news, plus Atari’s weird Roller Coaster Tycoon investment opportunity. Then, it’s on to games we’re currently playing like Rocket League, Super Meat Boy, Super Mario Odyssey, and Wolfenstein: The New Order. 02:40 – New Format 05:30 – News: Red Dead Redemption, […]
This week, Greg and Jeremy go it alone to discuss Star Trek: Discovery Episode 13 “What’s Past is Prologue”. Derreck is on an away mission but there’s plenty to discuss like Lorca’s ruthlessness, Saru captaining the Discovery, the possibility of Lorca wanting to eat Saru, and just how action-packed Discovery is compared to the previous Star Trek […]
What are the best movies of the 80s? Well, join us for a lengthy discussion covering sci-fi, fantasy, action, comedy, and more from the decade. What are your favorite movies from the 80s? Anything we missed? Anything we noted that you hated? Comment below or hit us up @HeroesPodcasts on Twitter or Facebook! Join us […]
We were finally able to get our hands on a box of the Super Mario Cereal, so it was the perfect time to team-up with the Saturday Morning Tooncast! First, we talk about the Nintendo Labo announcement and what it could mean for the Nintendo Switch. Then, we switch formats with our guest Jeremy to […]
This week we discuss “Vaulting Ambition” from Star Trek: Discovery. In this week’s episode of Redshirts & Runabouts, we discuss the big confrontation between Georgiou and Burnham, what’s been going on with Ash Tyler and L’Rell on Discovery, how Saru is handling command in the Mirror Universe, the Anthony Rapp battle (yes, that just happened), […]
It’s our first crossover episode of 2018 as we bring Jon from Gamer Heroes on to help us fan cast a live action Overwatch film! We each selected five characters and paired actors with them for our Overwatch movie! This episode has been cross-posted to both the Screen Heroes and Gamer Heroes feeds. We hope […]
This week we discuss “The Wolf Inside” from Star Trek: Discovery. In this week’s episode of Redshirts & Runabouts, we discuss the big Ash Tyler reveal, the mirror universe’s Voq, and how evil goatees are the uniform for Vulcans. We also dive into the Discovery story arc focusing on Tilly, Saru, and Stamets. What did […]
It’s our 100th episode! This week we talk news including Spider-Man, Venom, Shazam, and Flashpoint! Then we each pitch our own sitcom! They are pretty fun and one of them is definitely the winner. Join us for episode 100 and then maybe…. 100 more? Which is your favorite? What would your sitcom look like? Comment […]
The Overwatch League began last week and we take a look at the winners and loser, plus a preview of Week 2. Then it’s a dive into some of the bigger moments from the Nintendo Direct Mini including some new ports coming to Switch. Finally, we talk about Derreck’s 2017 gamer goal and our plans […]
Star Trek: Discovery returns from its mid-season break with Chapter 2 and just a killer episode focusing on aspects of Trek lore we’ve all come to love over the franchise’s history. We’ll discuss the episode in detail including the infamous Captain Killy, so spoilers ahead! What did you think of “Despite Yourself”? Is Discovery hitting […]
Marvel Studios is talking about what’s to come after Avengers 4 so we decided to pitch some new Marvel movies! Each of us came up with 7 movie pitches for the MCU ranging from the familiar to the way out there ideas. Let us know what you think of our Marvel movie pitches and let us […]
We kick of 2018 with a look back at our 2017 Predictions. We’ll go over our guesses for 2017 and see what we got right and what we clearly got wrong. Then it’s on to some news for the week followed up by our brand new 2018 video game industry predictions! We’d love to hear […]
Our Trek back through the original Star Trek movies continues with our discussion on Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home… or… the one with the whales. In our first episode of 2018, Greg, Jeremy, and Derreck complete the Original Series trilogy by traveling back to 1980s San Francisco to look for a couple of humpback whales, […]
Happy New Year everyone! Welcome to our 2018 Predictions episode! We’ll discuss which movies will do the best, the worst, which ones we’ll love, which we’ll hate, plus what we think we’ll be surprise hits and misses! Then we talk TV, including which shows we think are coming back after this season and which ones […]
We wrap up 2017 by completing our Quentin Tarantino Star Trek movie pitch and reviewing Star Trek III: The Search for Spock! If you missed the majority of our Tarantino movie pitch, please check out Episode 12 but if you don’t have time for that, we do a short recap. We’d love to know what […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi closes out the 2017 year for Screen Heroes! Join us for an in-depth extended review of The Last Jedi! We dive into characters, special effects, the story, and the movie’s impact on the Saga and Star Wars franchise. What did you think of Rey, Finn, Kylo, and Poe? What about […]
Bungie responds to Destiny 2 controversy, Overwatch adds a new currency for eSports, Bayonetta for Switch details, thoughts on the second Ready Player One trailer, plus a look back at 2017 in gaming! Don’t miss our final episode of the year! But don’t fret, we’ll be back in January for another year of gaming talk. […]
With Quentin Tarantino behind the helm of the next Star Trek movie AND Patrick Stewart showing interest in returning to the role of Picard, your three hosts work together to pitch the movie we think could come from such a partnership. We get through the basic premise and the first two acts before running out […]
It’s our Star Wars movie pitch! All three hosts pitch their own Star Wars film ideas! But before that, we discuss news including the state of the Disney\Fox acquisition, the new She-Ra Netflix series, and some Batman POP Quizzing! What do you think of our movie pitches? Do you have an idea of your own? […]
We recap some of the Game Awards including what we do and don’t like about the concept. Then we talk tons of news including a bunch of video game announcements from Street Fighter to Bayonetta, Outlast, and more! And yes, we gripe a bit about Destiny 2’s new level capping system. 01:40 – Street Fighter 30th […]
We continue our Trek down memory lane with a review of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan! From the new uniforms, to the Kobayashi Maru, Eugenics wars, and space battles, we talk about everything we love about the classic Khan revenge flick, along with a few spots the film slipped up. It’s true. It’s not […]
It’s time for the 2nd Annual Screen Heroes Awards! We sent out 30 categories across movies, TV, and video games! Then we had you, the listener vote. Now, we’ll see who won each category and which voting viewers will take home a prize in our contest! What do you think of our Screen Heroes Awards […]
In our first non-Discovery episode, we go all the way back to the franchise’s new beginning, The Motion Picture. We discuss the legendary space pj’s, Goldsmith’s iconic score, the new ship model, and of course, V’Ger itself. Where does The Motion Picture land in your Star Trek movie ranking? Is it essential Trek? Should future […]
It’s our review of The Punisher, the latest Marvel Netflix series that sees the Daredevil Season 2 anti-hero take on his own series! We also talk news, specifically talk about Avengers: Infinity War! What did you think of The Punisher Season 1? Was he able to hold his own or do you think he should […]
Sony wins big during Black Friday, Microsoft wins with PUBG, Nintendo wins with Switch, everyone loses with Marvel Heroes Omega, plus initial reactions for Stick it to the Man on Nintendo Switch from Zoink Games and Ripstone. 01:10 – Nintendo Switch Eyeing the Wii 08:30 – Sony Dominates Black Friday 18:50 – Big Announcements 21:30 – Marvel […]
We take a look back at the first nine Star Trek: Discovery episodes during the first week of the show’s winter hiatus. Discussions include our thoughts on the first chapter of Discovery including what we loved and what we thought could have been better. Then, we talk about our personal favorite characters. Did we pick […]
Justice League has landed and so it’s time to talk about all that we liked and didn’t for the latest DCEU film. Synder and Whedon brought together DC Comics’ most iconic heroes including Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Cyborg, and Aquaman! Did the movie pull it off or is a bust for Warner Bros? What […]
Star Wars: Battlefront II lands in some hot water, Marvel shuts down Heroes, Derreck plays the underwater horror game Narcosis, and Jon checks out Doom on Switch! 02:00 – Battlefront II & Loot Crates 10:20 – Marvel shuts down Heroes 16:45 – Xbox One X is Selling 25:55 – Sony Pays for Trophies 31:45 – Narcosis: the […]
We’ve got a special interview with Doug Jones, the man behind Saru as well as many other incredible creatures and characters! The interview comes from Kansas City Comic Con and Doug Jones was gracious enough to talk with us on the convention floor about his upcoming projects and his thoughts on Star Trek: Discovery! Then, […]
Catch our live Kansas City Comic Con panel where we rank the live action Batman movies, all nine of them, with a live audience! Our first KCCC panel breaks down each Batman movie from Adam West’s 1966 classic through Michael Keaton’s revival and beyond the Nolan trilogy! Listen in and then let us know what […]
Catch our KCCC (Kansas City Comic Con) 2017 live panel! We talk with the audience about guilty pleasure video games including some classics from the N64 era, DOS PC gaming, and maybe a few arcade additions! This episode was recorded live in front of a panel audience, so audio quality might not be as good […]
Saru gets an away mission but before that, non-corporeal aliens show up a lot in Star Trek. In fact, the Q and Voyager’s Kes are among some of the more well known energy beings. This week, we talk about our favorite non-corporeal alien episodes of Star Trek and we manage to cover three different series […]
Disney tries to buy 20th Century Fox, Shazam gets its heroes, and Justice League has an embargo! Then, it’s off to Asgard as we talk Thor: Ragnarok! We dive deep into the characters, tones, jokes, continuity, and the MCU as a whole including how things lead up to May’s Avengers: Infinity War and the true […]
BlizzCon 2017 has happened and it brought news for Overwatch, World of Warcraft, Heroes of the Storm, Hearthstone, and Starcraft II! We discuss the biggest announcements for the Blizzard games but first, news! Assassin’s Creeds gets something historically right, details on Resident Evil coming to Switch, plus a new Chess game that is worth a […]
It wouldn’t be Star Trek without a convoluted time travel plot, which Discovery delivers with episode 7, “Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad.” This week, we are joined by cosplayer and Trek aficionado Michael Nguyen (sitting in for Derreck). We start the episode with a discussion of our favorite time travel themed episodes […]
Super Mario Odyssey has hit the shelves, The Last of Us: Part 2 gets a trailer of sorts, Rocket League gets a Switch release date, and Nintendo accidentally enables a classic console’s controllers. 01:00 – GameStop’s Power Play Rentals 12:45 – The Last of Us: Part 2 Trailer 23:10 – Rocket League Switch Release Details 27:30 – Nintendo’s […]
Family has been a cornerstone of Star Trek since The Original Series. In the spirit of Star Trek: Discovery Episode 06 “Lethe”, we first discuss our favorite family-centric episodes of Star Trek. As luck would have it, we each picked an episode from The Next Generation. Then, we take our discussion to the details and […]
Watchmen is coming to HBO with a brand new series and we’re here to provide our fancast. We take the iconic graphic novel into account as well as the 2009 Zack Snyder film. We also talk news including some information about Captain Marvel, The Punisher, Justice League’s runtime, and a possible Oscar run for Logan! […]
What games do you think deserve sequels? Is there a story that was left unfinished? This week we talk about our top games in need of sequels going all the way back to 1993! But first, the news! We discuss the controversy around Star Wars: Battlefront II, some details on the Nintendo Switch release of […]
What is the most controversial episode of Star Trek? We discuss some of the ones that come to our minds like “Measure of a Man” and “Tuvix”. Then, we dive into Star Trek: Discovery Episode 05 “Choose Your Pain” which provides the introduction to Rainn Wilson’s Harry Mudd. We discuss the details of Lorca’s plot […]
Jim Henson has brought us countless worlds populated by incredible puppets. Whether it was in Star Wars with the Jedi Master Yoda, the entire cast of The Muppets, Sesame Street, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, or any number of other films and TV series, Henson productions brought to life non-human characters that, in many cases, seemed […]
What alien species was the most misunderstood? Whose motives did we not quite get? We discuss this and then take a deep dive into Star Trek: Discovery Episode 4 – “The Butcher’s Knife Cares not for the Lamb’s Cry”. We talk about the tardigrade, dilithium, the Klingon plot, Captain Georgiou, and how the design of […]
Justice League and Star Wars: The Last Jedi released new trailers this week, so we break them down and discuss our thoughts about the upcoming films in their respective cinematic universes. Then it’s off to Marvel land where we talk about the first episodes of both The Gifted, Fox’s new X-Men universe show that takes […]
The Force is with us as we break down the recent Star Wars Battlefront II Beta that closes out this week. We also talk about some Overwatch League in-game items and the new Stranger Things mobile game! 01:40 – Stranger Things Game 06:35 – Overwatch League in-game Items 12:45 – Star Wars Battlefront II Beta 40:40 […]
PS4 gets a big update, FIFA18 has some weird graphics, SNES Classic glitches, Stardew Valley releases, and BlizzCon sets the schedule all this week on Gamer Heroes! Plus, we’re moving to a new day! Starting next week, we’ll be premiering new episodes every Tuesday! So make sure you keep with us on our new day. […]
Discovery continues with Episode 3 “Context is for Kings” and we finally get to see the USS Discovery and meet Captain Lorca! This week on Redshirts & Runabouts, we break down the episode and talk about what it did better than the prelude to the series, as well as things we might not have enjoyed. We […]
Greetings Chum! Join us as we talk about The Tick from Amazon, the third TV incarnation of the parody superhero from Ben Edlund. We do provide our spoiler-free thoughts before diving into the details. For those who don’t know, The Tick’s first six episodes are currently available on Amazon Prime Video. But first! The news! […]
Atari announced more details on their crowd-funded home console, we finally know the stats for Doom on Switch including file size, Super Mario Run finally gets new content, plus we talk about how toxic gamers are ruining everything not just in-game but for the gaming community as a whole. That’s right, it’s Atari, Nintendo, Sony, […]
Enter the finale frontier, thrusters on full, with our brand new Star Trek themed podcast series! We introduce ourselves, talk about what Trek brought us into the fandom and then dive into the premiere of Star Trek: Discovery along with the first episode of After Trek. Join our three-man crew for a journey that will span decades, […]
It’s all about Kingsman: The Golden Circle but first, we kick things off with some talk about the Star Trek: Discovery premiere and The Orville. Plus, we announce a brand new podcast series coming to the network THIS WEEK! Redshirts & Runabouts lands on Thursday and it’s all about Star Trek! Then, we hit our […]
SteamWorld Dig 2 lands, PUBG bans, and Sony slams… okay, so Image & Form’s latest SteamWorld game has hit Switch and Steam with PS4 to come, Player Unknown’s Battleground starts having banning issues and trouble with streamers. Meanwhile, Sony has their Tokyo conference and announces new games including one that is already available right now! […]
It’s all Marvel this week as we rank the Top 20 Avengers with special guest, Jerry McMullen of the Worst Comic Podcast EVER! Before we dive into the ranking, we give our spoiler-free quick take on Kingsman: The Golden Circle which we will be reviewing in full next week. Then, it’s back to Marvel for our Avengers […]
Nintendo Direct brings tons of new games to Nintendo Switch including Doom, Wolfenstein, and more! We talk the return of L.A. Noire, the controversy around South Park: The Fractured But Whole, plus tons of Nintendo 3DS and Switch news including Pokemon Ultra stuff, Skyrim details, new demos, and the rest of the 2017 lineup! We […]
Stephen King’s classic finally hits the big screen and we’re here to talk about… well, IT! We talk about the new Pennywise and the universe he lives in while comparing and contrasting to the original book as well as the 1990 TV mini-series that starred Tim Curry. After a short break from The Dark Tower, […]
Derreck tries to convince Jon to pick up Mario+Rabbids: Kingdom Battle for Nintendo Switch and talks about the Zelda: Breath of the Wild End-Game. Plus, we talk news including Atari’s weird speaker hats, Nintendo’s Star Fox 2 website, and more! 01:15 – Ataribox Speakerhats 07:08 – Star Fox 2 Website 12:00 – Zelda: Breath of the Wild End-Game […]
We build the ultimate Star Trek crew! We cover ten different ship positions\roles and fill those spots with characters from all five previous Star Trek series. That’s right, our Ultimate Crew includes characters from every series currently out. We pick our First Officer, Chief Medical Officer, Counselor, our Captain, and more. Then, when we’re done, […]
We’ve got tons to talk about this week including more details on the upcoming Ataribox home console, tons of Indie games at Nintendo’s Nindie event including SteamWorld Dig 2, Sony’s PSVR gets a price cut, Microsoft discontinues the OG XBox One, Overwatch makes massive changes to Mercy and D.Va, plus our thoughts on Half-Life with […]
What are your favorite cartoons? That’s the question we answer this week as we rank our top animated series! These include classic 80s animated shows, 90s nostalgia, anime, and modern cartoons. With Derreck on the road, we are joined by Costume Couture co-host, Ian of Haus of Turner cosplay to help us put together our […]
The SNES Classic pre-order launch was a complete disaster! But before we rant about the details, we talk about several other noteworthy items including Age of Empires’ resurgence, the Xbox One X pre-orders and optimized games, Overwatch’s new Junkertown map, plus the latest non-DC characters to hit Injustice 2! 02:50 – Junkertown comes to Overwatch 07:10 […]
Marvel’s Defenders is out and has been binged! DC Comics and Warner Bros announce some movie plans, Wonder Woman reigns champion, and more on this week’s episode! We dive into the details on the latest Marvel\Netflix series, The Defenders. We talk about what we liked, what we didn’t, what we thought about Daredevil, Luke Cage, […]
This week we have a very cool interview with the CEO and Founder of Serenity Forge, Z himself. We talk with him about his passion for video games, what brought him into the gaming world, and his developer and publishing company, Serenity Forge. Serenity Forge has developed some really fun and unique titles including The Kind’s […]
May the Force be with you and us as we sit down to rank the Top 20 Jedi! Our list includes Jedi Knights and some who you might not expect. We talk Disney canon plus the Extended Universe, so tons of characters are up for grabs! Plus, we’ve got a special guest Barry Poole from […]
What’s been going on with us? Well, we’ve been moving, traveling, and, of course, gaming! Derreck brings you up to speed on why we have a short episode this week, including a new video game review of Dreadbit’s Ironcast. Ironcast is an interesting turn-based strategy game that brings mechs and steampunk to Nintendo Switch. So, […]
This week, we enter the Dark Tower by diving deep into the latest Stephen King concept to hit the big screen. Before diving into the Idris Elba film, we talk news including the big Netflix\Disney shake-up and more! Now to be clear, there will be major Dark Tower spoilers but we’ll give you plenty of […]
We all have those guilty pleasure things we love, whether it’s “Take on Me” by Aha or going to specific restaurants because they have a Pokemon Go Pokestop. This week, we talk about our Top 3 Guilty Pleasure Video Games! These could be from any era on any platform. We go into detail as to […]
Mel Brooks has been in dozens of films, produced tons, and directed 12. This week, we talk about our favorite 6 Mel Brooks directed movies including Young Frankenstein and Spaceballs! We also talk news including the reveal of Deadpool 2‘s Domino. Plus, we explain a brand new Patreon promotion that begins this month! What is your favorite Mel Brooks […]
This week was full of power outages, down trees, flooded basements, and plenty of video game news including chaos surrounding the SNES Classic and Pokemon Go Fest, the Overwatch League getting serious with players, and the release of the first Ready Player One trailer. 01:45 – SNES Classic Pre-Order Mix-up 05:50 – Pokemon Go Fest Chaos 09:40 […]
SDCC, the biggest comic con of the year, is over and we’re here to talk about our favorite moments, trailers, and announcements. We’ll be covering major franchises like Marvel and Infinity War, DC Comics and Justice League, plus Netflix’s Stranger Things, and even more. What was your favorite SDCC moment? Also, go to Screen-Heroes.com right now to […]
Ataribox shocks the world. Can Splatoon 2 survive the ridiculousness of the Nintendo Switch voice app? PS4 is getting a major update and a new service aims to help people build a better PC. Then, it’s our main topic, local co-op gaming! We talk about its history, its evolution, its near death, and just maybe, […]
This week is all about the 90s with the best movies of the 1990s! We bring on two guests plus a special guest host to discuss tons of the best movies to come out of the 90s. There are rules! We talk about certain movies, like Jurassic Park, all the time, so those are off […]
Derreck finishes the fourth divine beast in Breath of the Wild, Jon tries out a new Resident Evil style game on Switch, the Overwatch League nabs its first seven teams, and then it’s all about Castlevania Season 1 on Netflix! 01:15 – Breath of the Wild and the Fourth Divine Beast 05:55 – Vaccine and Resident […]
Spider-Man has yet another new solo film and we’re here to tell you all about it and where it lands in the sea of MCU movies. Before we dive into our friendly neighbor Spider-Man discussion, we talk news including the casting of Squirrel Girl in the MCU, the first Inhumans trailer, plus DC’s animated universe […]
Doomfist has landed! Overwatch has officially announced and made playable their most anticipated new character, Doomfist. He is now available in the PTR, so we talk about his abilities, role, fit with the Overwatch world, plus a bit about the voice not being Terry Crews. We also talk about Halo 5’s Xbox One X 4K […]
Classic consoles are everywhere with announcements of the SNES Classic, Atari’s return and more! Plus, we talk Steam’s Summer Sale, Superhot, and Zelda DLC. First, we discuss some of the games we’ve purchased on the Steam Summer Sale, plus a bit about Best Buy’s latest pre-order deals. Then, it’s off to Zelda: Breath of the […]
We dedicate this episode to the Fresh Prince, Big Will himself, Will Smith. We talk nine of his biggest and more memorable movies, a bit about the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and more. Before we jump into Will Smith, we talk news including the latest on the untitled Han Solo movie and what Lucas Film has […]
Minecraft can be a dangerous place, corporate challenge can be a freeing experience, Mario Odyssey gets 2-player, and the Necromancer returns to the world of Diablo. We talk these topics, plus a few more across the gaming universe including the Steam Summer Sale, BlizzCon, and the Xbox One X! 2:00 – Story time with Derreck: […]
It’s time for the Best Live-Action Fantasy Movies of All-Time! That’s right, we sit down and provide our Top 5 fantasy movies, making up a solid list of 20 live-action films. Before we jump into that, we talk some news including the directors leaving the Han Solo movie, plus the reality of Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman pay. […]
E3 is underway and the big presentations are done. We talk about how wrong or right our predictions were from last week, plus a detailed discussion on how the major players are doing, what games we are most excited for, and what has disappointed us the most so far. We dive into Microsoft first with […]
Universal Studios is launching their Dark Universe with The Mummy, now in theaters. First, we talk a bit about The Mummy, including why it’s not as bad as people say, even when looking at the box office numbers. Then it’s on to the Dark Universe with our fan casting! We cast a dozen different characters we expect or […]
It’s E3 time! Well, almost. Join us as we provide our predictions for E3 2017 across the major video game console players, Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony. We talk Nintendo Switch, Super Smash Bros., and Pokemon, followed by Project Scorpio and Halo 6. Then it’s off to Sony for PSVR, The Last of Us Part II, […]
It’s our Wonder Woman spoiler-filled discussion! First we talk news including the latest from the Ghostbusters franchise, Marvel’s new animated series, Luke Cage filming, and then a bit on the Dark Universe being launched with this weekend’s new movie, The Mummy. Then it’s all Wonder Woman as we take a deep dive into the superhero’s first live-action movie. […]
It’s all fighting games this week as we return to talk Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers, Injustice 2, and Super Smash Bros. Switch rumors! Also, we’ve made some changes with a new hosting service, so we apologize for any complications or confusion. It’s the same show, same hosts, same site, but better than […]
One Punch Man is the topic this week as we dive into the first season of the popular anime based on the Manga. We talk about who One Punch Man is, what his conflicts are, plus details on the show including thoughts on the satirical nature of the plots and dialogue. So yes, this is […]
It’s all Disney Princess this week as we fan-cast several big animated films for the new live-action Disney Princess universe. We look at The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Frozen, Brave, Snow White, Pocahontas, Mulan, Moana, Princess and the Frog, Tangled, and Hercules, casting the Princesses, villains, sidekicks, and more! We also dive into the news, both […]
Yacht Club Games, makers of the smash hit indie title Shovel Knight were awesome enough to sit down with us for an interview! We talk with two of the original founders of the company, Ian and Sean. They’ve been with Shovel Knight even before there was Kickstarter. We talk about their contributions to Yacht Club games, […]
(updated 2018-04-23 to repair broken link) Hellboy is getting an R-Rated reboot, Justice League Dark has a director and script, plus we make our own Awesome Mix! This plus a spoiler-filled look at Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 including discussion on soundtrack, score, story, characters, special effects, all five post-credit scenes, and whether we […]
Gears of War is getting a feature film, Nintendo Switch gets an NBA Jam style game for cheap, plus our first impressions of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe! We talk about our thoughts for how they could pull off a successful Gears of War movie, comparing it to Resident Evil, Warcraft, and even Lord of the […]
Planet Comicon is over so it’s time for a post-con wrap-up! But first, we dive into some news like the one night only Logan Noir showing in black and white, the return of Young Justice, the live action Titans show, Wonder Woman’s marketing, plus some possible Justice League spoilers thanks to LEGO. We talk Planet […]
We return with a whole new format! We talk about our plans for video game streaming which includes retro games like Super Nintendo and Sega! You can catch some Aladdin game play on YouTube right now. Then, Jon lets us know what’s going on this weekend at Planet Comicon with Buster Props. Plus, I talk […]
With Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman out of the running, we rank the next Top 20 Justice League members! We decided to skip the Trinity and start at #4. We rank DC Comics’ heroes like Aquaman, Hawkgirl, Supergirl, Vixen, Cyborg, and several Green Lanterns. We’re joined by a new guest, Barry Poole, who comes ready […]
We’ve got big news not just from around the video game universe but for the Gamer Heroes podcast as well. First, we talk about the Xbox Live Spring sale that includes cheap major titles like Halo 5, GTAV, Gears of War 4, and even some cheap older titles for the xBox 360 like Red Dead […]
We’ve got a special preview of Planet Comicon 2017, the largest comic convention in Kansas City! Thanks to special guest, Kirk Chritton, we discuss upcoming plans for this year’s big PCC event including some of the amazing creator guests who are attending like TMNT’s Kevin Eastman and Harley Quinn’s Amanda Conner. Then we talk about […]
Welcome to our Video Game March Madness Showdown Quarterfinals! We’re down to our final 8 contenders but only four remain after this week’s battles. Before we dive in, we talk some news, specifically what’s going on with Microsoft’s Project Scorpio? We’ve got technical specs and more info about the fall console release. Then it’s on […]
Kurt Russell began his acting career back in 1962 on Dennis the Menance. Since then, he’s been featured in films like Big Trouble in Little China, The Thing, Stargate, Backdraft, Death Proof, and is now set to enter the MCU in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. We each sit down to talk about some of our favorite movies involving Kurt […]
Part 2 of our March Madness continues the first round of our Sweet Sixteen bringing in Nova, Sonic, Sonya Blade, Lara Croft, and more! First, we cover some news including plans for Star Trek Online’s First Contact Day celebrations, the Yooka Laylee Switch situation, thoughts on Splatoon 2 after the global test fire, plus a […]
It’s Morphin Time! So, break out those old Zords and make sure to grab your power coins because it’s time to break down the new Power Rangers movie starring Elizabeth Banks and Bryan Cranston. Before we morph, we talk some news including the new trailers for Justice League and Spider-Man: Homecoming. We talk about our thoughts on tone, style, […]
Part 1 of our March Madness announces our 16 competitors and first 8 matches. Then, we battle out the first four: Mario vs Rayman, D.Va vs Link, Master Chief vs Samus, and Gordon Freeman vs Star Fox. We talk abilities, weapons, fighting styles, opportunity, and more until we determine a winner for each of the […]
After binge watching Iron Fist over the weekend, it’s time to talk all about the latest Marvel Netflix series. Iron Fist comes in as the four series and fifth season in the Netflix side of the MCU. The show stars Finn Jones as Danny Rand and we analyze the characters, cast, and plots with tons of spoilers from […]
Overwatch brings a new character, Orisa, to the public servers on March 21st. We sit down with our first guest, Ryan Couture of Screen Heroes and Buster Props, to talk about the addition of this new Overwatch character, how she plays and fits into the ecosystem, plus our general feelings on Blizzard’s entry into the […]
Zelda: Breath of the Wild is quickly becoming one of Nintendo’s greatest success stories. It’s selling at a record pace, as is the Nintendo Switch console. Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a giant open world RPG that takes place 100 years in Hyrule’s future. This week, we talk about our first impressions of the […]
Logan’s big goodbye is here and we’re here to talk all about it! Hugh Jackman has played Wolverine for 17 years across 9 movies. Logan is his final rodeo along with co-star Patrick Stewart as Professor Xavier. Join us as we take a look at the R-Rated Logan film, discuss characters, plot, tone, personal impact, […]
2017 is looking to be an interesting year in gaming with Horizon Zero Dawn, the Nintendo Switch, and maybe even Project Scorpio. This week, we sit down to provided our 2017 predictions for the upcoming year. This includes consoles, games, companies, you name it. Who will have their title delayed? Who will surprise us with […]
The Gotham City Sirens are coming thanks to Margot Robbie’s performance as Harley Quinn in the DCEU film Suicide Squad. So, we hang out with both of the Super Sirens to cast our own Gotham City Sirens movies. We cast Poison Ivy, Catwoman, Black Mask, Nightwing, Batgirl, and other classic DC Comics characters. So sit back, […]
Nintendo Switch gets new launch day titles, plus some clarification on bluetooth functionality and the virtual console. We talk about the latest in mobile gaming including new games from Futurama and Power Rangers! Then it’s all VR, AR, 3D, and the like as we talk about where video game technology is trying to go and […]
Justice League Dark, the magical forces of good…. well, not bad. The DCAU continues with its seventh movie which focuses on a new group of heroes that are masters in the art of magic, something Batman is not fond of. We also discuss Mel Gibson’s possible entry into the DCEU as well as the fate, […]
Pokemon Go finally releases some Gen 2 Pokemon along with some other gameplay changes. Crash Bandicoot returns this summer. Street Fighter enters the FPS world for some reason. Bethesda looks to make us all Prey, and finally, what’s the deal with DLC? All this and more on this week’s episode! 1:30 – Street Fighter Goes […]
Castlevania is coming to Netflix, South Park gets delayed, and the Nintendo Wii U era comes to a close. We also take a minute to remember NAMCO founder and Pac-Man creator Masaya Nakamura. We talk about these current events and then dive into our main topic, handheld gaming with the Nintendo DS line and Sony PS […]
Science fiction is a genre we truly love. From Star Wars to Star Trek, from Terminator and Alien to iRobot and Armageddon. The sci-fi genre has given us some amazing movies, some we love to laugh at, and others that probably should just stay locked away. This week, we bring what we believe to be […]
Sure, there’s been plenty of bad video games based on movies but we’ve also had our fair share of terrible movies based on video games. Jon of the Gamer Heroes podcast joins Ryan and myself to talk about some of the best and worst video game movie adaptations. We go back to the days of Super […]
Resident Evil returns to the console world with Resident Evil 7 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. We talk the new aspects this game brings to the Resident Evil video game franchise and why that might not be such a good thing. Then we break off to discuss mobile gaming and how it’s different from handheld […]
It’s time to rank our favorite mutants, the X-Men. We’ve got 20 characters listed below in alphabetical order. We include some of the biggest names in X-Men including Professor X and Wolverine plus a few you might not of thought about like Dazzler. Check out our list below and then listen in to see where […]
What is Retro Gaming? This week we ask the question and then try to answer it. We first kick things off with some news surrounding the new DC fighting game Injustice 2 before discussing the latest Nintendo Switch and Zelda: Breath of the Wild news. We talk a bit about what games we are currently playing. Hit up […]
Marvel is working its way through Phase 3 of its MCU adventures. We’ve seen the likes of Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, and many other Avengers and Guardians of the last near decade. With so much planned, we decided to pitch our own Marvel Phase 4 films that will take place after Infinity War, after Black Panther, and […]
It’s all Nintendo Switch as we cover the ins and outs of the Tokyo Nintendo Switch presentation. The event covers everything from release date to price to tech specs and games. We go into detail about what we love, what we are disappointed about and finally, our overall feelings about launch day. Should you rush […]
We kick things off with some announcements and then dive in with our Top 5 favorite movies all ALL-TIME! We each picked five and even include some favorites from those who joined us in the live Twitch stream. These movies range from exciting and dramatic to silly and fun. Some include cinematic advancements while others […]
Welcome to the first episode of Gamer Heroes, a new video game podcast from the Heroes Podcast Network! Hosted by David, Jon, and Derreck (me), the show will focus on PC, console, handheld, and mobile gaming from classic generations to today and beyond. Please be aware that this show is marked as explicit content and […]
We’re back with a whole new season in a whole new year! Screen Heroes returns for Season 3 to talk about our 2017 predictions for movies and TV shows! We provide our predictions for the following 13 questions: What movie will make the most money in 2017? What movie will be our personal favorite or […]
The first of the Star Wars Anthology films has hit theaters! Rogue One has landed and we break down the whole film from plot to characters to special effects. We discuss how the film lived up to or missed our expectations. Plus, we break down how Rogue One impacts the original trilogy and existing Star Wars canon. Be prepared, […]
Alright you primative screw heads, listen up. We kick things off with some comic book movie news from DC Entertainment plus some thoughts on the latest Marvel movie trailers. Then, we dive straight into Ash vs Evil Dead Season 2! We talk episodes, characters, plots, special effects, gore, and more! There will be spoilers for all […]
Welcome to our 50th Episode of the Screen Heroes podcast! Thank you for all of your support over the last year. We’ve got something very special for you this week, the First Annual Screen Heroes Awards! We nominated actors, characters, shows, and movies across 17 different categories and you helped us pick the winners by […]
This is a very special episode! In fact, this is the Screen Heroes Special 02! Our second special edition of the podcast focuses on the now complete CW\DC Crossover event that cross four-ish shows on The CW including Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. We talk about what it means for The CW to even […]
We’ve got a big episode for you today! Yes, we are reviewing Disney’s Moana but we have so much more! We kick things off by talking about next week’s First Annual Screen Heroes Awards which airs live on Tuesday, December 6th at 8PM CST on Twitch. You can join us live for the awards and discussion […]
It’s time to return to the Harry Potter Universe with the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which just landed in U.S. theaters last weekend. The new film that takes place in the 1920s was penned by J.K. Rowling herself and stars Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, and Colin Farrell. […]
We return to the DC Comics world of Batman to rank his Top 20 villains including the big names like The Penguin and Catwoman plus some less-iconic characters including Phantasm and Killer Croc. In Episode 47 of the Heroes Podcast Network flagship series, we are joined by special guest and our #1 Patreon contributor, Jordan […]
We focus on Marvel and the MCU this week as we review Doctor Strange which hit North American theaters this previous weekend. We will be discussing plot, characters, and surprises which means lots of SPOILERS! You have been warned. If you don’t want spoilers, please put this on pause and come back after you see the […]
In addition to some big announcement this week, we fan-cast a live action Mortal Kombat movie featuring a slew of characters from Sub Zero and Scorpion to Sonya Blade and Mileena. We cover over 15 different characters from across the video game franchise’s history trying to leave no stone unturned. We cast big name actors, martial arts […]
Halloween is almost here, meaning it’s time to celebrate the films we all love and sometimes love to hate for their intensity, gore, and startling surprises. That’s right, it’s time to pick our favorite films including horror, ghosts, zombies, vampires, slashers, and more! With returning guest, Ian of Haus of Turner Cosplay, we each pick […]
This week, each of our three hosts pitch their own TV series for The CW that exists in the DC Comics and DC Entertainment universe. The show can include any DC Comics character, but hopefully some that The CW could actually get their hands on. That’s about it for the rules. The shows can exist […]
This week, we sit down to talk about Season 1 of the new Netflix Original Series from Marvel, Luke Cage. The new series focuses on Harlem hero Luke Cage A.K.A. Carl Lucas, a man in hiding with special abilities. Now, as with most of our reviews, this one has spoilers. If you haven’t watched all 13 […]
Happy October, everyone! We kick off the month of Halloween with one of our most well-known directors, Tim Burton. His latest film, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children hit theaters this past weekend, so we sat down to talk about the Eva Green film while also touching Tim Burton’s most famous works, the good and the bad. […]
It’s that time of year again, time for the new TV season! With so much premiering in the months of September and October, we’ve decided just to focus on superhero themed TV series that premiere in those two months. This includes Marvel and DC related series. We’ll talk ABC’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., FOX’s Gotham, Netflix’s Luke Cage, and The CW’s Arrow, The […]
Batman has a lot of sidekicks. In fact, there are several different versions of Robin not to mention Batgirl, Batwoman, his trusty butler, and Commissioner Gordon, among others. We sit down to rank the Top 14 Batman Sidekicks and then we each throw in our wildcard to round out the 15. We look over each […]
With the summer movie season officially over, we look back at the big blockbusters that hit theaters between May 1st and August 31st. We discuss the summer movie winners, losers, surprises, and complete busts along with some thoughts as to why this summer was better or worse than 2015’s. We use a lot of financial […]
This week, we have a very special episode recorded live at Star Trek: Mission New York! This convention was in celebration of the Star Trek franchise’s 50th anniversary, which is officially Thursday, September 8th. We were lucky enough to attend and interview three fantastic people! First up, we have Kelli Fitzpatrick and Derek Attico. These two […]
To date, Marvel and Netflix have joined forces for two seasons of Daredevil and one season of Jessica Jones with two new shows on the way, Luke Cage and Iron Fist. So far, this relationship has worked out incredibly well with the Marvel Netflix series earning more praise and support than the major network series on ABC A.G.E.N.T.S of Shield and Agent Carter. Much […]
After five months, your hosts return to battle in Versus #2! In the first battle, Episode 13, Ryan and Derreck faced off in an epic DC Comics v Marvel throw down that led to a slim Ryan victory. Now, months later, Derreck returns to the battlefield to take on Rae in a more varied and […]
We’re back after a week off to discuss how Batman v Superman would have been different if it was done 25 years ago in the early 90s! Your three hosts each provide their own take on their version of the film including who would portray Batman and Superman, what other Justice League members would be included and […]
The next movie in the DC Expanded Universe hits theaters this weekend but the Screen Heroes crew was lucky enough to get an early screening. In this episode we spend the first portion providing some spoiler-free thoughts on Suicide Squad! Then, we’ll break before entering into extreme spoiler territory! So, if you haven’t seen it yet, […]
San Diego Comic-Con, also known as SDCC is over for the 2016 year. The countries biggest comic con always brings in the big news from comic book films to TV shows and beyond. If you’re one of the lucky ones able to grab a pass you have access to exclusive merchandise including action figures, posters, […]
This week we boldly go reviewing Star Trek Beyond, which opened last weekend in most of the territories it will hit. This episode is full of spoilers as we talk characters and casting, motivations, plot points, the film’s resolution, special effects, costume design, and how the movie fits in with not just the Kelvin timeline but […]
For our 30th episode, we review the new Ghostbusters (2016) movie with tons of spoilers! We talk casting, plot, writing, special effects, cameos, and more! Finding out what we liked about the Ghostbusters reboot plus what we didn’t. The film is in theaters now and stars Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, and Chris […]
This week, we step away from movies and TV to talk about the Nintendo game taking the world by storm, Pokemon Go. The new mobile game that leverages GPS technology and augmented reality brings Pokemon into the real world, allowing you to catch’em all with your friends, battle at local gyms, incubate eggs, and even be […]
The next big DC Comics movie, Suicide Squad, is just under a month away! The live action anti-hero film stars Will Smith as Deadshot, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, and Jared Leto as The Joker. The movie takes place in the same universe as Batman v Superman, with Ben Affleck reprising his […]
Welcome to Season 2 of the Screen Heroes podcast! Our first episode of the season is another fan cast. This time, Rae, Ryan, and I sit down to cast our own versions of Super Mario Bros. films. We’ve done fan casting before but for those who haven’t heard, we each pick our own style, tone, plot, cast, […]
A power outage won’t stop us! For those watching the live stream, we kicked off a few minutes late but things eventually settled down. This week was recap The CW DC TV shows which include Arrow, The Flash, and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. We also talk about CBS’ Supergirl which is set to move to The CW for its […]
We start off with some current events including the official title of the upcoming DC Comics Justice League film, casting news for Pacific Rim 2, some bits about the new Warcraft film hitting theaters this weekend, and then we hit our main event, reviewing X-Men: Apocalypse. For those who haven’t seen the film, there are spoilers abound. […]
We hit the ground running with some current events covering Disney and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, plus some talk about how fans are handling Arrow’s season finale. After that, we dive headfirst into our two major topics, Marvel’s Captain America #1 comic book twist and DC Comics’ Rebirth #1. We’ve got tons of spoilers ahead so stop now if […]
With our hometown comic con over, we recap KC’s largest comic convention, Planet Comicon. We talk about our experiences, how the convention has changed over the years, among other details. Then we switch gears to talk about the classic animated series, Thundercats and who we would cast in a live action feature film adaptation. The original […]
With Rae unavailable this week, Ryan and Derreck bring in their friend Jon to play some Broforce on the PS4. For those who don’t know, Broforce is a Indie platformer where you play as various classic action stars including Terminator, Rambo, Robocop, and even some new surprises. There’s tons of characters that you unlock as […]
Marvel’s massive superhero showdown, Captain America: Civil War, hit theaters last weekend, so this week we sit down to talk about the story, characters, motivations, special effects, expectations, and the upcoming films including Doctor Strange and Infinity War. It’s important to note that this episode will contain tons of heavy spoilers for the film, so if you have […]
This week, we break down the Netflix Original Series Marvel’s Daredevil season 2. Joining us this week is special guest Noah of Noah Smith Images. There’s plenty of spoilers in this one, so if you haven’t watched the second season of Daredevil yet, you’ll want to hold off on this episode. We also provide the details on how you […]
In our first Screen Heroes Special Episode, we interview the man behind the new short film On Sight. The film premieres on the big screen for a special two-day only event starting today! You can see the film staring Tosin Morohunfola (who also wrote and directed) at 6:30PM or 8:30PM tonight, April 30th or 4:00PM tomorrow, […]
After receiving a new trailer for the upcoming X-Men: Apocalypse, we sit down to talk about our expectations for the franchise’s 8th film, our thoughts on the trailer, and how we feel about the X-Men films in general. X-Men: Apocalypse releases on Memorial Day weekend and stars the younger X-Men cast including Jennifer Lawrence, James McAvoy, and Michael Fassbender, […]
With Guillermo del Toro officially off the DC Entertainment project Justice League Dark, we sit down to talk about who we would each cast as the many heroes, villains, and sign as the director for our version of the DCEU film. The three of us have very different ideas that include varying directors, lead actors, and overall […]
The first trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story dropped last week and everyone is talking about it, including us! Rogue One is the first of the Anthology films set in the Star Wars universe. This film takes place prior to Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope and focuses on the theft of the original Deathstar […]
This week, with The Flash on a break, we sit down to talk about the state of the second-year series from The CW. We talk the end of the Season 1 deaths and major villains. Plus, we dive deep into The Flash‘s use of the Multiverse including who our favorite and least favorite Earth-2 doppelgangers are. We […]
The DCEU has officially started with the premiere of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The film is bringing the cash along with complex opinions that range from a sub-30% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes to +70% by fans on the same site. People either love or hate this movie with little room for middle ground. […]
We’ve spent a lot of time on DC and Marvel comic book stuff recently, so it’s time to take a break and focus on some green friends, TMNT, otherwise known as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Our reptilian friends have enjoyed four live action films, several animated series incarnations, some videos, and more plus another […]
In the first installment of our new Versus series, Rae pits Ryan and I against each other in a classic battle of DC Comics versus Marvel Comics, hero against hero, power against power. Live streamed on Twitch, we randomly pick superheros out of a jar and have to defend why ours should beat the other. […]
Grid Talk is back in an all new format! Each week, I’ll be your host, bringing you some of the larger entertainment stories from the week plus what’s been going on around The Grid Daily including the latest I Ship It and Screen Heroes. This week? I talk about the return of the Power Puff Girls to...
This week is our first reaction episode. We sit down and watch the new Ghostbusters trailer live on the podcast and then break down our thoughts. We discuss what the trailer does for the upcoming film, including thoughts on humor style, special effects, music, and casting choices. We also talk about whether the earlier parts...
In our first installment of our new “What If” Screen Heroes segment, we explore the many different stories we’d come across if Iron Man (Tony Stark) died at the end of Marvel’s Avengers. How would Avengers: Age of Ultron be affected? Would other heroes be featured more prominently with Iron Man no longer in the limelight? What about Civil...
Just yesterday, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. announced that the upcoming DCEU film, Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice will receive a special “Ultimate” R-Rated cut on Blu-Ray. This, of course, comes in the wake of the incredible success of Ryan Reynold’s Deadpool, which has shattered R-Rated film records and stands to bring in more than ten...
This week on Screen Heroes, Ryan and I are joined by our prop builder friend, Jon to talk about how the DC Comics iconic character, Batman has changed over the years in movies, TV, and video games. We hit on the classic Adam West version, Tim Burton’s take, as well as George Clooney. We also discuss the...
Welcome to a special episode of Screen Heroes! I am here to update you on everything we have going on around The Grid Daily including our new web series I Ship It, Ryan’s adventures in Twitch, and our plans for some new Dungeons and Dragons campaigns we plan to bring you that just might include...
Join Ryan, Rae, and I in the first of our “Would you Watch it?” series where we recast classic franchises and come up with our own take on possible stories. For our first episode, we each come up with our recasting of the original Ghostbusters film. Rae and Ryan take it a step further to include some...
After taking a week off due to snowstorms, Screen Heroes returns to discuss what we are all wondering… who will be in Marvel’s Infinity War films set to close out Phase 3 of the MCU? The Russo brothers are responsible for directing not just Captain America: Civil War but also both parts of Infinity War. In an interview, they threw...
This week, we sit down to talk about all of the rumors circling the various DCEU films. The DCEU, for those who don’t know, is the DC Comics Extended Universe which includes the upcoming films like Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, and Justice League: Part 1 but also The CW shows Arrow, The Flash, and...
With Star Wars: The Force Awakens just over a month away, we break down our thoughts and expectations for the iconic character, Luke Skywalker. Due to his absence in any promotional material, trailers, posters, etc. many think that there might be a twist on the origin trilogy’s hero. Has Luke Skywalker turned to the Darkside in...
This week, on Grid Talk, I was able to sit down, well sit online, with the main man behind Star Trek Horizon, Tommy Kraft. The many of many hats and talents was nice enough to come on and answer my questions about his Horizon project, making a Star Trek fan film, and the overall process he’s been going through over the...
This week, Grid Talk is all about collecting, collectibles, and subscription boxes. We break down what we love to collect. Then, we take a walk down memory lane to discuss what got us started down the collectibles path. After that, we break down the recent surge in subscription box offerings including a dive into LootCrate...
Today marks the day Marty and Doc traveled to in the future in the 1989 sequel, Back to the Future Part II. This year also marks the 30th anniversary of the Back to the Future trilogy and franchise. To honor the franchise, we sit down to talk about the characters, cast, story lines, and future...
Grid Talk has landed! We are here! Welcome to the first episode of The Grid: A Sci-Fi Frontier’s podcast. This weekly podcast will focus on everything sci-fi, fantasy, and the pop culture events that go with them. This week, to introduce the series, Zach, Timmy, and I sit down to talk about the fandoms and...