A Fanboy and a Know-It-All Talk Pop Culture: Recent Episodes
Paul Asay and Jake Roberson
Two guys -- an intelligent fanboy who happens to be a professional movie reviewer and an overeager, unqualified, and complete wackjob of a know-it-all -- take on a world saturated in movies, television, and myriad pop culture tropes.
I. AM. GROOT.
We -- Fanboy (Paul Asay) and Know-It-All (Jake Roberson) -- dive into an incredibly fun (and spoiler-free) conversation about the fantastical Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Not only do we talk about what we liked and didn't like, we dig into what it gets better and worse than its predecessor -- not to mention what we hope happens when the Guardians of the Galaxy slam into the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
...speaking of the MCU, the show kicks off with Jake and Paul celebrating the fact that GotGVol2 is the 15th feature film in the MCU by ranking their Top 5 Marvel Cinematic Universe movies.
Elsewhere, Jake brags about being retweeted by none other than Starlord himself (Chris Pratt) and Paul geeks out about Kenneth Branagh remaking "Murder on the Orient Express."
Mystery Science Theater 3000 is back!
Fanboy (Paul Asay) and Know-It-All (Jake Roberson) are joined by special guest Dave Minkus (ScreenGeeks) as they celebrate the revival of MST3K on Netflix by each ranking their Top 3 suggestions for films that the series should tackle next and then argue about which picks should be a part of The Definitive Fanboy and Know-It-All Top 3 list.
They also introduce a new segment called "Nerd Battle" wherein Jake and Dave duke it out over the moral, legal, and ethical questions surrounding the awesome (says Jake) and controversial (says Dave) movie streaming/filtering service, VidAngel.
Elsewhere, the gang talks "Thor: Ragnarok," the discontinued NES Classic, and "The Fate of the Furious."
Episode Segments
5:09 - Rank Geeks: Top MST3K Movie Suggestions
29:35 - Nerd Battle: How Do You Solve a Problem Like VidAngel?
52:16 - The Most Least Important Thing
Why did Martin Scorsese's "Silence" perform so poorly at the box office even though it is such a powerful, well-made movie? Fanboy (Paul Asay) and Know-It-All (Jake Roberson) break the movie down in a great [SPOILER-FILLED] conversation and discuss not only its lack of critical and financial success, but also its deeply controversial themes about faith -- Christianity, in particular.
Elsewhere, the oddball duo ranks the Top 3 Most Interesting Movies Surrounding the Historical Jesus with surprising nominees and results from both parties.
Wrapping up the show, they talk about "Schindler's List" making its way into the Netflix instant streaming rotation and how some teachers in Japan are going to use John Cleese's classic TV show "Fawlty Towers" to teach English in advance of the 2020 Olympic games.
Time Stamps for Segments: 0:00 - Intro 3:05 - Rank Geeks: Most Interesting "Jesus Movies" 20:20 - "Silence" discussion w/spoilers 52:48 - The Most Least Important Thing(s)
March Madness is great but, to some, even better than the tournament itself is the variety of team mascots.
In this episode, Fanboy (Paul Asay) and Know-It-All (Jake Roberson) not only enjoy a lengthy discussion about the Oscar-and-Tony-winning critical darling, "Fences," they also argue and quibble at length in order to rank the Top Five March Madness Mascots (of the 2017 tournament).
Elsewhere, the intrepid duo announces the winner of their last DVD giveaway and introduces the topic and prize for their new DVD giveaway. There's also some chatter about G.K. Chesterton and the new Nintendo Switch console... but does anyone care about those two things?