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Free Range Idiocy
A podcast about EVERYTHING... but mostly the stuff we like.
Two friends talking about everything and anything that they're interested in a that particular moment. From science fiction to sports, movies to music, books to Battlestar Galactica... we try to cover it all in our own, special, idiotic way.
Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday for our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris for you... the people!
This week, we look at trailers for "Avengers: Doomsday", "Coyote vs. Acme", "I Play Rocky", the return of Mara jade, and "Ahsoka" season two news!
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Here's the trailer for "Avengers: Doomsday"
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Here's the trailer for "Coyote vs Acme"
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Here's the trailer for "I Play Rocky"
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Mara Jade Returneth!
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"Ahsoka" Season 2 changing things up
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THE MAN THEY CALL TIM suggests checking out Ravinia Festival - Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) with conductor Marin Alsop and pianist Emanuel Ax performing a program of John Williams and Rachmaninoff
UNCLE TODD suggests checking out GA-20 with Charlie Musselwhite new album “BLUES NOW” featuring “I Can’t Hold Out” and “Christo Redentor"
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Once again, another of the high holy days of the professional wrestling calendar has found its way to us and lo… it shall not be merely a single day… nay nay we say… It shallst be two days of SummerSlam! We have a full slate of matches, a handful of championships up for grabs, a pair of 6-person tag matches, number one contendership, Hell In A Cell, and a Nick Aldis in a pear tree. So let’s not muck about any further and get into our official preview and pick in this, episode 257, Golden Summer(Slam)!
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching "WWE Unreal" season three
Uncle Todd suggests watching Eric Darby reading his spoken word poem "Scratch and Dent Dreams"
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday for our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris for you... the people!
This week, we hijack our normal routine of quick-hit news and dive into our predictions for the upcoming release of "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" along with some MCU news from SDCC and another Uncle Todd taste test!
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THE MAN THEY CALL TIM suggests listening to Jack White's new album "Frozen Charolette"
UNCLE TODD suggests watching Shane Koyczan’s poem “Instructions For A Bad Day” and film by Tori Lord
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Well folks, here we are at the final week of Ted Lasso… until the beginning of August, when we get season four! But in the meantime, we’re digging into the final season of what will probably wind up being referred to as the original trilogy or something equally lame. At any rate, as Trent Crimm would say, this is the culmination of all the moments and lessons learned from Ted’s time at AFC Richmond. Will the Greyhounds win the whole effing thing? Will everyone find true happiness? Will Roy embrace his emotions? Will we just be openly weeping by the end of this episode? Find out in this, episode 256, The Road To Redemption!
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching "What's Your Story" with Stephanie McMahon and CM Punk
Uncle Todd suggests watching Queen’s 1982 performance of “Fat Bottomed Girls” followed by their 1986 concert at Wembley Stadium
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday for our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris for you... the people!
This week, we recap WWE's most recent Saturday Night's Main Event, go through some real-life Ted Lasso debuts, some MCU scuttlebutt, and a live taste testing by Uncle Todd!
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Jon Bernthal on why he exited Daredevil: Born Again
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Dani Rojas (Cristo Fernandez) made his Professional Futbol debut
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THE MAN THEY CALL TIM suggests checking out Paul Simon live
UNCLE TODD suggests listening to Satchmo’s 1970 album “Louis Armstrong and His Friends”
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In an odd sort of way, the first season of Ted Lasso is more Empire Strikes Back. Most everyone agrees that it’s a solid banger all the way through and in spite of ending on a downer, there’s still the hope of what’s to come. So as we head into season two this week, I suppose this is either A New Hope or perhaps Revenge of the Sith, depending on where you stand with regards to the prominence of Nate the Great to the overall plot. Either way, we’re set to examine the second season of Ted Lasso in this, episode 255, The Roy Kent Effect!
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The Man They Call Tim suggests listening to REM's 1994 album "Monster"
Uncle Todd suggests listening to "Foreign Tongues" the new album from the Rolling Stones
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday for our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris for you... the people!
This week, we talk about CM Punk becoming WWE Champion, Tim's delusions about predictions, WWE ticket sales, Moon Knight, and the upcoming season of Ted Lasso!
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It’s “Hard Times” for WWE Summerslam ticket sales
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Moon Knight Returneth in X-Men 97
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Hannah Waddington promises a “Wonderful” Season 4 of Ted Lasso
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Ted Lasso stars bring World Cup fever to Kansas City
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THE MAN THEY CALL TIM suggests listening to Metallica's 1997 album "Reload"
UNCLE TODD suggests checking out The B1M YouTube channel
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Are you feeling down on the general state of the world? Feeling like you’re losing faith in humanity? Did you at one time chuckle when people were rooting for an asteroid to obliterate all life on Earth rather than choose a political candidate for office but have now fully shifted into an affinity for astronomy and have a genuine rooting interest in the sweet release from an Earth-shattering kaboom? Well, have no fear folks – Ted Lasso season four is just around the corner at the beginning of August. To celebrate, we’re going to dive into a season for each of the next three Fridays and try to jumpstart a little goodwill. And if not, we’ll just turn into Roy Kent while grunting at the sky and dropping F-bombs. So let’s get started with season one in this, episode 254, Believe In Belief!
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching season three of "Silo" on Apple TV+
Uncle Todd suggests watching "The Imagineering Story" on Disney+
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday for our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris for you... the people!
This week, we talk about fallout from Night Of Champions, Sheamus leaving WWE, Tombstone's script, why we don't have a transporter, and Avengers: Doomsday trailers!
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Sheamus Leaving WWE
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Never fear people – we are nowhere close to inventing the Star Trek transporter!
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Why Tombstone had one of the coldest comebacks in an old western genre film
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Avengers: Doomsday Full Length Trailer is almost here!
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Here's Why Avengers: Doomsday's Trailer Is Taking So Long to Release
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THE MAN THEY CALL TIM suggests watching "Moneyball" streaming on Netflix (for now)
UNCLE TODD suggests watching "Tulsa King" on Paramount+
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WWE’s Night of Champions premium live event is now fully in the rearview mirror and we assume that all those Saudi checks have cleared, so it’s time to look at what happened on the other side of the globe, give our take on it, count up our picks, and speculate wildly on where creative goes from here. With a pair of crowns to decide the new king and queen of the ring, defense of both US championships, the WWE title on the line, and the championship of who gets to reign over the smoking wreckage of the most snakebitten faction in recent history… it was a full night. Let’s run it down in this, episode 253, Riyadh Rundown!
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The Man They Call Tim suggests reading "Bottom Shelf: How a Forgotten Brand of Bourbon Saved One Man's Life" by Fred Minnick
Uncle Todd suggests listening to Dave Matthews Band's 2001 album "Everyday"
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday for our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris for you... the people!
This week, we run through AI in narration, Paul Heyman's latest interview, Supergirl bombing, Star Trek, and more!
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Michael Caine’s AI-Generated Voice to Narrate ‘The Odyssey’ Audiobook Ahead of Christopher Nolan’s Movie
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Paul Heyman with some insights on his role as "liaison" between talent and WWE Creative
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Guess we don’t need to review that one… Supergirl opens to $38 million
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Star Trek and Doctor Who - The Crossover that almost was...
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The 2,000 Year Old Man Turns 100! Happy Birthday Mel Brooks!
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THE MAN THEY CALL TIM suggests watching Chris Van Vliet's full interview with Paul Heyman
UNCLE TODD suggests watching Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
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We make no secret that we are children of the seventies, steeped in the eighties, and emerged into something like adulthood in the nineties. Gen X through and through. Toss in our New England roots and it’s likely that along with the normal nihilistic bent of our latch-key kid compadres, we are also especially opinionated and hold all the requisite regional biases one could imagine. So we’re going to float out one of our oh-so-popular show gimmicks… and unpopular opinion. Ready or not, here it comes in this, episode 252, Bird Versus Goat – the 84-87 Boston Celtics were a better team than the 95-99 Chicago Bulls!
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching Adriano Celentano – “Prisencolinensinainciusol” from 1973
Uncle Todd suggests listening to Hot Like Mars’ 2026 album “Live From Brooklyn”
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday for our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris for you... the people!
This week, we react to movie trailers for Spider-Man Brand New Day, The Last House, Shrek 5, and Whalefall as well as drop our picks for this weekend's WWE Night Of Champions event!
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Here's the trailer for "Spider-Man: Brand New Day"
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Here's the trailer for "The Last House"
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Here's the teaser trailer for "Shrek 5"
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Here's the trailer for "Whalefall"
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THE MAN THEY CALL TIM suggests checking out Gibson's Steakhouse in Oak Brook, IL
UNCLE TODD suggests re-watching "Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse"
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We know we’ve been a little wrestling heavy as of late… Okay, a LOT wrestling heavy as of late. So we’re going to swing to another extreme and dive into some flicks from the second year of the second-to-last decade of the twentieth century (you have no idea how much it both pained and aged me to speak that last sentence). So get your Trapper Keepers and Star Wars lunchboxes ready, because we’re heading into the wayback machine for this, episode 251, Raiders of the Lost Flicks – the movies of 1981!
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List of feature films released in 1981 by Popularity (IMDB)
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Feature Films from 1981 sorted by box office highest-lowest (IMDB)
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1981 in Film (wikipedia)
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching "The Great Muppet Caper"
Uncle Todd suggests watching the documentary "Untold UK: Vinnie Jones"
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday for our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris for you... the people!
This week, we talk about the return of Rush (the band), Danhausen lending the Knicks an assist, Star Wars video games, and some more Mando & Grogu stuff!
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Rush hath returned!!! And with a vengenace!!!
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The City of New Yorkhausen and the Knickshausens owe someone a lot of human monies….
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5 Underrated Star Wars Games that are perfect from start to finish…. or so we’d be led to believe…
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The Favreau explains why 2 characters are missing from Mando and Grogu movie
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THE MAN THEY CALL TIM suggests watching "Disclosure Day" in theaters now
UNCLE TODD suggests listening to The Nth Power's new album "Never Alone" and catching them live
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After WWE made the rather bold decision to split all their good and bad matches from WrestleMania onto separate nights, it felt like there was a bit of course correction happening with Backlash – an event that we both thought was better than expected. Since then, it’s been mostly, to quote the great Jim Cornette, the drizzling shits. So rather than spend another episode just complaining about it, we decided to become an active participant and tell you how we would being doing things. So we’re fantasy booking the wrestling season following Mania through SummerSlam in this, episode 250, Fantastical Booking!
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The Man They Call Tim suggests listening to Men At Work's 1981 album "Business As Usual"
Uncle Todd suggests listening to John Coltrane's 1964 album "Coltrane's Sound"
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday for our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris for you... the people!
This week, we run through some Star Wars news, Star Trek tidbits, and react to some new movie trailers!
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Here's the trailer for "The End of Oak Street"
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Here's the "Supergirl" Final Trailer
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Should Hollywood expedite a movie around one of Andy Weir’s short stories?
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Does Patrick Stewart’s favorite TNG episode deserve the designation as a sci-fi masterpiece?
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Did Star Wars miss the boat on one of their New Republic Heroes in Mando & Grogu?
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Did Star Wars make one of their characters sound like the world’s most famous stoner?
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THE MAN THEY CALL TIM suggests watching "Masters of the Universe" in theaters now
UNCLE TODD suggests reading "Villa Incognito" by Tom Robbins
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We invite you this episode to jump into The Wayback Machine with us to that hallowed year of 2019. Back before a global pandemic but not quite before global dread, to a time when two albums were released. One was by a band that was celebrating 50 years of music, the other was barely past its second decade. And yet, symmetry exists between these two musical entities and we’re going to examine it in this, episode 249, The New School Meets The Old School!
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Here's where you can find Lettuce online
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Here's where you can find Tower of Power online
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The Man They Call Tim suggests listening to Lettuce's 2012 album "Fly"
Uncle Todd suggests listening to Lettuce's 2015 album "Crush"
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday for our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris for you... the people!
This week, we react to some movie trailers, talk about WWE's plan to re-build their tag division (after future endeavoring most of them a couple weeks ago), and review Clash In Italy!
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Here's the "Disclosure Day" final trailer
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Here's the "Masters of the Universe" final trailer
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Here's another trailer for "Dune - Part 3"
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WWE trying to fix its tag team division after letting go tag team talent!??!?... OOOOOK?
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Sorry, no recommendations this week due to scheduling and general laziness!
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It’s been a fast and furious week or so in professional wrestling with the build up to PLEs from both major American promotions as well as weekly television and a B-level PLE thrown in just for kicks. AEW rolled into Uncle Todd’s neck of the woods for a live broadcast of Dynamite and Collision and he waded into enemy territory to be part of history. On the other side of the trenches, WWE has been building up to their first ever Italian PLE this coming Sunday as well as cranking out weekly TV and a Saturday Night’s Main Event in that jewel of the midwest, Fort Wayne, Indiana. How’d it all go? What’s gonna happen in Italy? We cover it all in this, episode 248, Working Both Sides Of The Aisle!
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The Man They Call Tim suggests checking out Laws Bourbon (if you're over 21)
Uncle Todd suggests reading “Skinny Legs and All” by Tom Robbins
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday for our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris for you... the people!
This week, we focus in on the premier of newest installment in the Star Wars universe, "The Mandalorian and Grogu". We'll give our reactions, our reactions to other's reactions (because being meta is apparently very chic right now), and then look at how our predictions from last week wound up.
WARNING!!! This episode will contain copious spoilers for the movie - if you haven't seen it yet, you may want to skip this episode until you have!
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Rotten Tomatoes has it as 62% fresh on the Tomatometer (critics) and 89% on the Popcornmeter (fans)
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Deadline is calling it “mixed reviews”
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The Ringer is calling it a “Star Wars stopgap”
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Variety: ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Gets Divided First Reactions From a ‘Thrilling Adventure’ to ‘One of the Weakest Star Wars Movies’ and a ‘Snooze Fest’
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The Man They Call Tim suggests checking out Pursuit United Double Oaked Bourbon (if you're over 21)
Uncle Todd suggests watching the documentary of General Ulysses S. Grant entitled imaginatively enough “Grant”
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Back in 2019, “The Mandalorian” debuted on the fledgling Disney+ streaming app and millions of “Star Wars” fans cried out in absolute glee and were suddenly… still crying out in glee. Maybe it wasn’t Boba Fett, but we all finally got to see the adventures of a Mandalorian bounty hunter and got more than we ever knew to ask for by the end of episode one when Grogu (aka Baby Yoda) stepped into the world. Now, seven years later, we’re on the verge of their first trip to the big screen with the debut of the imaginatively titled “The Mandalorian and Grogu” this week, so we’re diving into all the rumors to decide what will and won’t happen in this, episode 247, Silver Screens & Beskar!
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The Man They Call Tim suggests checking out the "Star Wars: Jedi Knight" series of video games
Uncle Todd suggests watching 2009’s Guy Ritchie tour de force “Sherlock Holmes” starring Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday for our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris for you... the people!
This week, we get into some "Star Wars" discussion, talk over the Rousey/Carano "fight", and then step into Idiot's Court to adjudicate whatever the hell The John Cena Classic is going to be!
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Has Star Wars Forgotten Its True Villians – the Bureaucrats!
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Uncle Corny weighs in on the Rousey/Carano not-quite-a-fight that happened over the weekend
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Lance Storm and Jeff Jarrett make some compelling points about The John Cena Classic
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The Man They Call Tim suggests checking out Spotify’s Party of the Year
Uncle Todd suggests watching 2010’s “Sherlock” starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman
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Ever since Rogue One, the galaxy far far away has been a bit of a mixed bag. For every Mandalorian, there is a Solo. And for every Ahsoka, there’s a Rise Of Skywalker. So when a new animated show featuring everyone’s favorite prequel jobber was announced, there was plenty of anticipation, mixed in with a healthy dose of trepidation. Now that we’ve had a chance to give it a watch, the sentiment seems to be nearly unanimous. With a Rotten Tomatoes score just under 100% and tons of critic and fan accolades, Maul: Shadow Lord is a blatant success. So, now that the educated arbiters of taste and unwashed masses have spoken, we’re left to ask… what do the idiots have to say? Well, we’re glad you asked, because we’re going to break it all down for you in this, episode 246, Maul Or Nothing!
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We've got some sad news about "Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord" season 2
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“Maul: Shadow Lord” on IMDB
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Kurt Vonnegut and the shape of stories
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching "Battlestar Galactica" now streaming on Apple TV+
Uncle Todd suggests listening to Matt Duncan’s cover of “Everlong” (Foo Fighters)
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We're doing something a little different this week and using this space to recap the happenings from this past Saturday's WWE Backlash PLE along with reconciling our picks and match ratings. Oh, and there's also some bourbon discussion as well...
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Here's the trailer for "The Odyssey"
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RIP Michael Pennington - we shall double our efforts!!
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The Man They Call Tim suggests listening to "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me" in San Diego with Ron Burgundy
Uncle Todd suggests watching “Piece Of My Heart” covered by Canadian party band Dwayne Gretzky featuring Carleigh Aikins on lead vocals
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The dust has settled on WrestleMania 42, but that doesn’t mean that all is well and at peace in the wrestling universe. With a 2-day card of only 13 matches, there were a whole lot of folks who got pushed to the back burner of the WWE stove. Then, there was the annual post-Mania releases that took a bunch of people off the back burner and dumped them directly into the grease trap. So what’s to be made of all these snubs and shenanigans? Luckily for you, we’re here with our idiotic mixture of savant-ish knowledge and swashbuckling ignorance to break it all down for you and offer up our surefire ideas of how to make it all right in this, episode 244, What If…?! WWE Edition!
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The Culling continues with the New Day, JC Mateo and Tonga Loa leaving WWE
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Are the releases of Aleister Black, Zelina and the MFT/Wyatt feud an example of WWE creative gone wrong? Cagesideseats provides some context
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Uncle Corny & Brian Last on the State of the WWE
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Uncle Todd suggests watching George Carlin’s 1996 comedy special “Back In Town”
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In this episode, we have a bunch of Star Wars news for May The Fourth, some new non-MCU and non-Star Wars Disney shows, Lego sets, and trailer reactions!
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Here's the trailer for "Marty: Life Is Short"
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Here's the trailer for "Ted Lasso" season four
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Here's the trailer for "Spider-Noir" in True Hue Full Color
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Disney will be developing a new series that is not Star Wars or Marvel plus other upcoming non-Marvel and Star Wars content
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The Favreau consulted with Guillermo Del Toro on the Hutts for "The Mandalorian and Grogu"
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The Favreau also reveals how Mando season 4 would have connected to Ahsoka Season 2
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On the eve of May the Fourth, Lego be spoiling fans with 9 new sets
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching "Light & Magic" 2-season documentary on Disney+
Uncle Todd suggests watching "Empire of Dreams" on Disney+
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The dust has settled on WrestleMania 42, but that doesn’t mean that all is well and at peace in the wrestling universe. With a 2-day card of only 13 matches, there were a whole lot of folks who got pushed to the back burner of the WWE stove. Then, there was the annual post-Mania releases that took a bunch of people off the back burner and dumped them directly into the grease trap. So what’s to be made of all these snubs and shenanigans? Luckily for you, we’re here with our idiotic mixture of savant-ish knowledge and swashbuckling ignorance to break it all down for you and offer up our surefire ideas of how to make it all right in this, episode 244, What If…?! WWE Edition!
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6 WWE stars still missing from WrestleMania 42 card
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15 WWE Superstars who wrestled at WrestleMania 41 that are currently set to miss WrestleMania 42
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Biggest WWE Stars Who Will Miss WrestleMania 42
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Major WWE roster cuts continue with Aleister Black, Kairi Sane, Santos Escobar, and more
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Uncle Todd suggests watching "Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster" on Disney+
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In this episode, we recount The Man They Call Tim's experience at Whiskeyfest in the 'burbs of Chicago, react to a few trailers, and go over more Marvel news than you can shake a stick at!
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Here's the trailer for "Star City" on Apple TV+
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The Favreau had thoughts on killing off Iron Man in "Avengers: Endgame" and now admits he was wrong
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"Avengers: Endgame" returns to theaters in September with a slight adjustment
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Floyd Mayweather apparently owes Logan Paul some money AND is supposed to fight Mike Tyson in an exhibition match
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Marina Sirtis sets the record straight on the potential for a "Star Trek: Legacy" show
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The Man They Call Tim suggests checking out The Oakville Grill and Cellar - Chicago Fulton Market District
Uncle Todd suggests listening to Sam & Dave’s “I Thank You” and then “Wrap It Up” followed by covers by The Fabulous Thunderbirds and ZZ Top
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Stop me if you’ve heard this one before… It was the best of nights… it was the worst of nights… Yeah, Dickens ain’t got nothin’ on WWE after we all lived through a rollercoaster of a weekend wherein after night one the sky was falling and after night two people were ready to dance in the streets. To quote Roger Murtaugh… we’re gettin’ too old for this shit… but that ain’t gonna stop us from running down all of the happenings from yet another Vegas WrestleMania in this, episode 243, A Tale Of Two Manias!
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Uncle Todd suggests checking out Minor Case Straight Rye Whiskey from Limestone Branch Distillery (if you're over 21 of course)
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In this episode, we recount The Man They Call Tim's experience at Whiskeyfest in the 'burbs of Chicago, react to a few trailers, and go over more Marvel news than you can shake a stick at!
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Here's the trailer for "Street Fighter"
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Here's the trailer for "Mortal Kombat 2"
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Here's the teaser for "Spaceballs: The New One"
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Here's the final trailer for "The Mandalorian and Grogu"
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Both movies' settings will be similar to 2 MCU shows
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The smart way they will incorporate characters without actually incorporating them
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A Hero We Haven’t Heard From In A While May Have An Important Role
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There will be a twist that will “leave our jaw on the floor”
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Trailer revealed at CinemaCon
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"Spider Man: Brand New Day" Update reveals new Hulk, Jean Grey and Punisher details
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching "Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts" on Hulu and Disney+
Uncle Todd suggests watching "Maul: Shadow Lord" on Disney+
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Once again, we as a species have survived another trip around the sun in order to arrive at the High Holy Days of Wrestling, that bastion of thumping music, thunderous pops, tremendous impacts, and terrific pyrotechnics – WrestleMania. We have a full two days of wrasslin’ action to cover with lots of titles on the line, but most importantly, this is the 42nd iteration of The Showcase Of The Immortals, which should mean something in terms of the ultimate question of Life, The Universe, and Everything… but probably not. So instead, we’re gonna break all the matches down and give you our picks in this, episode 242, The Hitchhiker’s Guide To WrestleMania!
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CM Punk pipe bomb on April 6, 2026 RAW
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Is WWE creatively bankrupt? Cornette & Co. weigh in
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Uncle Todd suggests watching the music video for “Ric Flair” by Tom McGuire & the Brassholes
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In this episode, we react to trailers for "The Punisher: One Last Kill" and "Hulk Hogan: Real American" as well as talking about some MCU and Mando news!
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Here's the “The Punisher: One Last Kill” trailer
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Here's the “Hulk Hogan: Real American” documentary trailer
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Your "Avengers: Doomsday" rumor o’ the week: Loki may not be long for the multiverse
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Marvel Studios will delay the start of the MCUs 3rd Saga
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Is there reason to be worried about "The Mandalorian & Grogu"?
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Updates for "The Mandalorian & Grogu"
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching the Six Feet Under podcast with The Undertaker and JBL
Uncle Todd suggests checking out The Lost Fire in Kennebunkport, Maine
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In spite of the title of this podcast, we’d have the world know that we aren’t just a couple morons who love professional wrestling. We have other interests. We have range. We have thoughts. Granted, they can be few and far in between, but still… where was I? Oh yeah. Branching out and proving we’re more than just geeks with an affinity for sports and sports entertainment… we also love sports movies! So we’re diving into what I consider one of the most perfect sports flicks to ever grace the silver screen in this, episode 241, Juuuuuuust A Bit Outside – the majesty that is Major League!
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching "Moneyball"
Uncle Todd suggests watching Rustic Overtones live in the gym of Nokomis High School in 1999
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In this episode, we get into some Battlestar Galactica, Project Hail Mary, Huey Lewis & The News, and thoughts on the road to WrestleMania!
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"Project Hail Mary" has overtaken a few Sci-Fi stalwarts with an interesting tie to one of them
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"Battlestar Galactica"'s Darkest Episode paid homage to an all-time great Sci-Fi ending
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Great story of how Huey Lewis and the News became connected to "Back to the Future"
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching the April 4th episode of "Saturday Night Live" with Jack Black and Jack White
Uncle Todd suggests watching Huey Lewis & The News - “Back In Time” and “Power Of Love” featuring the Tower of Power horns
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We are into our second week of March Madness here at Free Range Idiocy and thankfully, our brackets ain’t busted yet. Today, we find out who we adjudicate as our top wrestling tag teams of all time. Will it be some mainstay of the scene or a Cinderella story from the far reaches of memory? We’ll find out in this, episode 240, Tag Team Brackets Part Deux!
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Uncle Todd suggests checking out the Picture Bird app
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In this episode, we talk more about the looooong road to WrestleMania this year, "For All Mankind" season five, "Star City" launch date, and the "Avengers: Doomsday" rumors of the week!
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"For All Mankind" season 5 premiered over the weekend and "Star City" Season 1 gets a release date
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…and a wise writer asks the question “How Is Ed Baldwin Still Alive in Season 5?”
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"The Mandolorian and Grogu"’s “wild cast” and factoids concerning this franchise
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A bevy of "Avengers: Doomsday" rumors from earlier in the month
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RIP James Tolkan - Forever owns the phrase “Slacker!”
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching "Project Hail Mary" in theaters now
Uncle Todd suggests checking out The Nth Power and their new album
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March Madness is upon us and millions of people are basking in the glory of amateur athletics and gambling. Since we’ve both invested far too much of our portfolio in bourbon, we don’t have any skin in the basketball aspect of this month, but we are always up for a good bracket, so for the next two weeks we’ll be sharing our bracket of the greatest wrestling tag teams of the last five decades. So get settled in and get ready for episode 239, Hot Tag Bonanza!
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In this episode, we invite you to watch along with the trailers for "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" and "Dune 3", get our "Avengers: Doomsday" rumor of the week, Arnold sequels, "Tombstone" talk, and more!
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Here's the trailer for "Spider-Man: Brand New Day"
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Here's the trailer for "Dune 3"
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"Avengers: Doomsday" rumor o’ the week - Doom will exhibit Ruthless Aggression!
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Ahhh-nold is making sequels to 3 of his classic movies
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Kurt Russell will never make peace with "Tombstone" not living up to the screenplay
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching "Silicon Valley" on HBO
Uncle Todd suggests checking out the PictureThis plant identifier app
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We’ve been binging on wrestling for the last handful of episodes, so we feel like it’s time to win some of y’all back who come here for a certain type of moving picture geekery and nonsense, so we’re gonna dive into another year in cinema to unearth our highly cultured and sophisticated favorites… and failing that we’ll just bullshit our way through and hope that nobody notices. So stay tuned as we dive into movies from 1997 in this, episode 238, As Indie As It Gets!
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Uncle Todd suggests checking out The Green Mill when you're in Chicago
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday for our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris for you... the people!
In this episode, we dive into the fallout from WWE Elimination Chamber and Uncle Todd persuades Tim to talk some MCU and Star Wars as well!
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The "Avengers: Secret Wars" Rumor that Uncle Todd has been waiting for!
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Temuera Morrison reveals whassup with Boba Fett in the Star Wars universe right now
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching "What Do You Want To Talk About?" with Gunther on YouTube
Uncle Todd suggests reading “How To Listen To Records” from Mike Monteiro’s email newsletter
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It took a couple years and a fortuitous PLE scheduling, but the idiots have finally reunited in person! After a quick romp around downtown Chicago, your idiotic hosts took in the 2026 WWE Elimination Chamber from prime seats at the Allstate Arena. What would our thoughts be? Find out!
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With WrestleMania right around the corner, that can mean only one thing… it’s time for the match gimmick which CM Punk once referred to as “the stupidest match we do in wrestling” – Elimination Chamber! Who will survive chains, plexiglass, and other various shenanigans to punch their ticket for a title shot at the Showcase of the Immortals? And more importantly, will your humble idiotic servants make the cut and be on live television-slash-streaming whilst attending our first PPV-slash-PLE ever?! We’ll run it all down in this, episode 236, Elimination Chamber Preview!
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday for our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris for you... the people!
In this episode, we watch the trailers for "The Mandalorian And Grogu" as well as "Spider Noir", talk about a couple "Star Trek: The Next Generation" items, rumors about the villain in the upcoming MCU Spidey movie, and get into out "Avengers: Doomsday" rumor of the week!
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"The Mandalorian and Grogu" Full Trailer finally dropped
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Did Data really die in "Star Trek: Nemesis" - the actor, co-star and screenwriter weigh in…
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What if....? "Star Trek: TNG" Edition - a different actor played Jean Luc Picard
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"Spider Man: Brand New Day" villain's rumor
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"Avengers: Doomsday" Rumor o’ The Week - Thor and Steve Rogers Gallavant looking for Loki?
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Here's the "Spider Noir" Trailer
...AND ANOTHER THING:
The Man They Call Tim suggests watching "Only Murders In The Building" on Hulu
Uncle Todd suggests watching "Friday"
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Super Bowl 60 is now officially in the books, leaving two fandoms in great rapture. First, that of the Seattle Seahawks who have their second Lombardi Trophy and may just have washed the bad taste of Pete Carroll throwing the ball instead of handing off to Marshawn Lynch all those years ago. And second, baseball fans who can now forget all this rigidly timed pigskin nonsense and get down to debating which utility infielder from their farm system will the key to their inevitable World Series victory some many months down the road. However, we’re not quite ready to say goodbye to football, so we’ll give you our expert analysis of the big game in this, episode 235, Patriots Pounded!
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Uncle Todd suggests watching "Parks and Recreation" on Peacock
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday for our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris for you... the people!
In this episode, we talk about new & abandoned "Star Wars" series, yet another Doctor Doom rumor, Magneto & his spoilers, Bron Breakker's injury, and more!
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How "Maul: Shadow Lord" is in a way bringing back a cancelled George Lucas Star Wars TV idea
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Doctor Doom’s face may not be visible until "Avengers: Secret Wars"
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Will the "Avengers: Doomsday" plot anger fans?
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And how Sir Ian McKellen may have let a little info slip recently
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Bron Breakker out after hernia surgery and what that means for The Vision in WWE
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Sir Ian McKellen dropping some Shakespeare on issues of modern times
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching "Mercy" in theaters now
Uncle Todd suggests watching "The Muppet Show" on Disney+
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With the Royal Rumble complete, we are now officially on the road to WrestleMania! Now, did the car smoothly merge onto the wrestling superhighway or did it skid onto a dirt road at full speed with a drunk at the wheel, a barrel full of meth in the trunk, and a pair of hookers in the backseat shooting full automatic weapons out the windows. And let’s not talk about the iguana dangling from the rearview mirror… the ASPCA has been notified. Where was I? … Oh yeah, the Royal Rumble. Who won? Who lost? Did anyone use a bone saw when nobody was looking? We run it all down in this, episode 234, our Royal Rumble Review!
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday for our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris for you... the people!
In this episode, we go through rumors and nonsense for "Silo" and "For All Mankind", MCU news, possible "Star Wars" threats, hair pieces, and some RIPs last week!
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Wishful Thinking About "Silo" Season 3 coming out in 2026
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"For All Mankind"’s Shared Universe on AppleTV+
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Has Doctor Doom appeared in earlier Marvel movies…. and we missed it?
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Will Thanos return in "Avengers: Secret Wars"?
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Filoni’s Movie all hinges on the Mando & Grogu movie
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Boxer loses hairpiece due to being rocked by a few punches
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Raising a glass for Lamont Sanford
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...and Catherine O'Hara
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The Man They Call Tim suggests reading "Burn Book: A Tech Love Story" by Kara Swisher
Uncle Todd suggests reading “The Lies We Trade” by Kristine Delano
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We’re in a new year which can only mean two things… First, the gym is gonna be pretty crowded until the middle of February. Second, it’s time to get rolling on the road to WrestleMania! Of course, don’t say that out loud because you’ll probably have to pay a quarter to TKO, but we’re pretty sure you can still think it inside your head. This coming Saturday, WWE will be giving us the first hint at how the main events are going to shape up, so we’re going to run it all down in this, episode 233, Our Over-The-Top-Rope Royal Rumble Preview!
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Uncle Todd suggests checking out The Bad Actors
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday for our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris for you... the people!
In this episode, we do a watch-along for the new "Star Wars: Maul" show, "Masters of the Universe", season five of "For All Mankind", and run through the last-minute picks we did for WWE Saturday Night's Main Event!
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Here's the trailer for "Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord"
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Here's the trailer for "Masters of the Universe"
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"For All Mankind" Season Five Gets a Release Date
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And here's the "For All Mankind" teaser trailer
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching "Weapons" on HBO Max
Uncle Todd suggests trying Upside Dawn from Athletic Brewing - a gluten-removed non-alcohol beer
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Without putting too fine of a point on things… getting old sucks. Along with mysterious sleep injuries, aches that seem to predict the weather, losing hair in desirable places only for it to pop up in less desirable places like kudzu on steroids, and seeing that first AARP letter show up in the mailbox with your name on it – there’s also the unconscious urge to begin every other sentence with “back in my day”. Thus have we arrived at the topic of today’s show, the announcement of rock music uttered by every damn near every Dad with a pair of white New Balance sneakers to their name. But nay, we say! In this, episode 232, we throw out an unpopular opinion - that Rock Isn’t Dead, You’re Just Old And Lazy!
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Mammoth
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Vintage Trouble
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Crown Lands
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Dirty Honey
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Radio Moscow
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The Warning
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Maneskin
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Geese
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Turnstile
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching the Lord of the Rings Trilogy on Max for its 25th anniversary"
Uncle Todd suggests reading “The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy” by Douglas Adams
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday for our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris for you... the people!
In this episode, we go through some "Avengers: Doomsday" rumors from both reputable and shady sources, watch the new teaser featuring the Wakandans and the Fantastic Four, the message at the end of the trailers, and some Star Wars news as well!
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Avengers Doomsday factoid o’ the week - a mystery won’t be addressed in "Avengers: Doomsday" but will in "Avengers: Secret Wars"
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... And this article seems to confirm something will happen with Tony Stark
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The (Fantastic) Fourth Doomsday Teaser has dropped….
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... And there may be some big secrets
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Marvel Fans have cracked the "Doomsday" Teasers Secret Message
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Star Wars “New Trilogy” Confirmed by Kathleen Kennedy on her way out the door…
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The Man They Call Tim suggests checking out the "Star Wars Genesis" mod of the "Starfield" game
Uncle Todd suggests watching "Elway" on Netflix
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Previously on Free Range Idiocy, we dropped into 1980’s nostalgia and talked about the original Tron. This week, we power up our lasers and upload ourselves to the grid one more time as we talk through both sequels, Legacy and Ares. How did we feel about the story, the quantum leaps forward in special effects technology, and having Garret Hedlund and Temu Joker as the heirs apparent to Kevin Flynn’s vision of computer nirvana? Well man, it’s just our opinion in this, episode 231, Sons Of Tron!
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"Tron: Legacy" IMDB page
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"Tron: Legacy" Wikipedia page
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"Tron: Ares" IMDB page
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"Tron: Ares" Wikipedia page
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"What Could Have Been – Tron: Ascension" documentary
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching "The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart"
Uncle Todd suggests watching the “Four Falls Of Buffalo" documentary
TJ suggests listening to Daft Punk's 2001 album "Discovery"
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday for our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris for you... the people!
In this episode, we talk through the beginning of the year, more "Doomsday" info, the "Wonderman" trailer, Rian Johnson, Drew McIntyre's win, and ... unfortunately... Tim's fake football team!
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Doomsday rumor from Uncle Todd’s favorite rumormonger that Doctor Doom may play the hero for much of the film before he John Cena’s the Avengers…
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Latest Marvel "Wonderman" Trailer gives the Idiots hope…
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Rian Johnson embraces the polarizing nature of "The Last Jedi"
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Drew McIntyre and Cody Rhodes three stages of hell match from Smackdown
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching Cody Rhodes and Timothee Chalamet on "What Do You Wanna Talk About?"
Uncle Todd suggests watching the unloved episode of Ted Lasso, “Beard After Hours” (season 2 episode 9)
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This week, we’re kicking off a two-parter focusing on one of the strangest trilogies that has taken its sweet time to fill out – Tron. This week, we go after the OG movie wherein The Dude, Lacey Underall, Captain John Sheridan, and Chancellor Gorkon embark on a wild and zany adventure from real life into the world of 1982 computer games in an epic battle of users, programs, and a giant digital dreidl trying to take over the world and become SkyNet two years before SkyNet. How does this 44 year old movie hold up? How did we hold up watching it? We’ll find out in this, episode 230, The User Abides!
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"Tron" (1982) IMDB page
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"Tron" (1982) Wikipedia page
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"The Making Of Tron" documentary
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching "Stranger Things"
Uncle Todd suggests watching “Jim Cornette on Santino Marella "Why didn't this guy run from the Boogeyman?"
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A couple weeks back, the world of entertainment lost another luminary in Rob Reiner. Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, and from what can be gathered from the stories told by those who knew him best, a true mensch. As a couple guys born in the 70’s, raised in the 80’s, and then set loose into the world during the 90’s, we have a certain perspective on the man’s career and we’re going to talk it through with y’all in this, episode 229, As You Wish!
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Rob Reiner’s IMDB page
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Rob Reiner’s Wikipedia page
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The Man They Call Tim suggests reading "As You Wish, Inconceivable Tales from the Making of the Princess Bride" by Cary Elwes
Uncle Todd suggests watching “Andre The Giant” on HBO
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday for our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris for you... the people!
In this episode, we talk through our holiday activities, fake football teams, Stellan Skarsgard, this week's "Doomsday" news tidbit, more "Star Wars" news, some Marvel news, and Tim's math about online gaming costs!
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Stellan Skarsgard is the man after describing how he has continued to act in "Andor" season 2 after suffering a stroke
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RDJ's one condition for coming back for "Avengers: Doomsday"
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Lucasfilm wins bid to throwout lawsuit over use of Tarkin in "Rogue One"
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Marvel will be heading toward less interconnected stories after "Avengers: Secret Wars"
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A little maths from TMTCT’s game Eve Online that will make your head spin
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" (2011; Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara; Stellan Skarsgard) on The Peacock
Uncle Todd suggests watching "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery"
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It’s taken twelve months, a heel turn, a squash match, and many other twists and turns that have tied the internet wrestling community into knots, but professional wrestling’s first ever retirement tour is complete and John Cena has officially left his orthopedic sneakers in the ring, never to return. How’d it all go, did it finish the way we expected, and which side of the IWC can take a long walk off a short pier? We dive into a traditional elbow and collar lock-up and let you know in this, episode 228, The Last Time Is Now!
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CVV interview with Cena on YouTube
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“The song that was nearly impossible to record” - the making of The Pogues’ “Fairytale Of New York”
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Gunther escorted to the bus after his match with John Cena
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching WWE Money In The Bank 2011 - John Cena v CM Punk for WWE Championship on YouTube
Uncle Todd suggests listening to “Fairytale of New York” by The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl … and also by Glen Hansard, The Pogues, & others at Shane MacGowan’s funeral
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday for our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris for you... the people!
In this episode, we talk about the "Avengers Doomsday" rumor of the week, Shang-Chi, more "Neuromancer", Tony Gilroy, fake football teams, and we watch the new "Supergirl" trailer together!
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Here's the "Supergirl" Teaser Trailer so you can watch along at home
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"Avengers Doomsday" Rumor O’ the Week: Chris Evans will be a part of it?
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Has Marvel missed the boat with Shang Chi?
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AppleTV’s "Neuromancer" may be breaking a trope used by much of its Sci-Fi offerings
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"Andor"’s Tony Gilroy giveth and taketh away…
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Drummer Steve Jordan talking about the importance of roll in rock n’ roll
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching the "Oceans" trilogy
Uncle Todd suggests listening to “Run Run Rudolph” by Keith Richards and The Xpensive Winos
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After several weeks of hard-hitting topics like wrestling… movies… wrestling… music… and… wrestling… we’re going in a slightly different direction. This week, it’s all about the comfort stuff that we all fall back on when we just want to feel those warm tinglys. And no, this is totally not an excuse for us to throw together a list episode because we both got our asses handed to us throughout this past week and were searching for a layup. You hear me? That’s NOT what’s happening here. So sit back and relax and get cozy
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Uncle Todd suggests listening to Mammoth's new album "The End"
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday for our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris for you... the people!
In this episode, we talk about Christian Bale and Batman, Gwenyth don't know Tom Holland, cancelled "Star Wars" projects, CGI lawsuits, fake football, and psycho Uber drivers!
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Christian Bale would come back to the Dark Knight Franchise on one condition…
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RDJ has a little fun at Gwnyeth Paltrow’s expense
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Interesting read on what could have been in Star Wars but was cancelled by the Powers That Be
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And speaking of cancelled content, revisiting this gem one more time…
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Grand Moff Tarkin is at the center of a lawsuit that could have ramifications for CGI-rendered likenesses of actors who have since passe
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching "A House Of Dynamite" on Netflix
Uncle Todd suggests watching “What happened to the F19 jet fighter?” on the Found And Explained YouTube channel
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The 39th Survivor Series is now officially in the books and, depending on who you ask, it was either full of pleasant surprises or yet another indication of how professional wrestling is sliding down a dark, deep hole towards irrelevance and stupidity, sped merrily on its way by WWE, Paul Levesque, TKO, and probably the Easter Bunny. Which opinion is the correct one? Does it even matter? Hint: for some fans it really doesn’t, they just need something to bitch about. But not us! Your humble idiotic servants are here to dispense their own type of wisdom our Survivor Series recap!
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The Man They Call Tim suggests checking out the "What’s Your Story" podcast with Steph McMahon with guest AJ Lee
Uncle Todd suggests listening to the “One More Time - EP” from Aerosmith & YUNGBLUD
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday for our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris for you... the people!
In this episode, we talk about some MORE "Avengers: Doomsday" rumors, the classic sci-fi book "Neuromancer" coming to Apple TV, our fake football teams, Thanksgiving shenanigans, and "Star Wars" news!
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RDJ is teasing us…. The bastard!
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Will there be a little Monica “Rochambeau” Rambeau in "Avengers: Doomsday"?
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"Neuromancer" is coming to Apple TV and when it does, its opening line may hit harder than ever
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Is "The Mandalorian & Grogu" ... “fixing” the Obi-Wan Kenobi “mistake”?
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching "Stranger Things" Season 5, Volume 1
Uncle Todd suggests watching 2004’s Nicholas Cage tour de force “National Treasure”
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It’s that time of year again when we’re busy thawing turkeys and hoarding cans of cranberry sauce, which can only mean that it’s time to once again get ready for one of WWE’s original four PPV, Survivor Series. Oh, and by the way… this is your friendly reminder to make sure you leave a couple of crumpets and a whiskey out for William Regal tonight, okay? Anyways, we have a card that’s busting at the seams with… four matches… that will surely bring the house down, or possibly just our holiday spirits. Gird you loins and kiss your butt goodbye because it’s time for our Wargames Preview!
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Uncle Todd suggests reading “1776” David McCullough and watching “1776” the musical
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday for our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris for you... the people!
In this episode, we talk about some "Avengers: Doomsday" costume shenanigans, the Reigns/Lesnar feud, "Star Trek" craziness, John Cena's last last opponent, our fantasy football teams, and a real-life football team!
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Avengers Doomsday Costume Photo Reveals Potential Huge Fan Theory
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Is Reigns vs Lesnar the greatest feud of the past decade?
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Star Trek’s “Kelvin Timeline” get the business end of the phaser
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And this is a good time to remember that Quentin Tarantino had some ideas for Star Trek
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Mark Henry has thoughts on Joe Hendry being Cena’s last opponent
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching “Wicked For Good” in theaters
Uncle Todd says... KID… go listen to “Alice’s Restaurant” by Arlo Guthrie at least once this Thanksgiving
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With Thanksgiving just around the corner, we figured it was time to dive into a movie that's become a yearly tradition for some folks - the Steve Martin and John Candy vehicle "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles". Adding to the sizzle here is the fact that somehow, neither of us has ever watched this flick before! So join us as we talk through our impressions, favorite parts, and marvel at this 1980's time capsule!
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The IMDB page for "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles"
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The Wikipedia page for "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles"
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching the documentary "John Candy: I Like Me" on Amazon
Uncle Todd suggests watching "The Phoenician Scheme" on Peacock
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday for our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris for you... the people!
In this episode, we talk through the 20th anniversary of Eddie Guerrero's passing, the 28th anniversary of the infamous Montreal Screwjob, travel plans, and fake football teams!
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Eddie Guerrero's Wikipedia
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The Montreal Screwjob on Wikipedia
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Rey Mysterio’s Letter to Eddie Guerrero
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The Man They Call Tim AND Uncle Todd suggest watching the Paul Heyman episode of "What's Your Story? With Steph McMahon"
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Alright, enough of this wrasslin’ stuff… for at least one episode. Let’s once again turn our attention to another of the fine arts – the world of music. As we are wont to do from time to time, we suggest albums to each for a listen and then come back and compare notes. This time around, we’re in a 1988 sort of mood with two of the biggest heavy albums of the year as we go one-on-one with Living Colour’s “Vivid” versus Metallica’s “...And Justice For All”!
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Here's the Wikipedia for "...And Justice For All"
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Here's the Wikipedia for "Vivid"
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Corey Glover showing off his vocal chops with Galactic on “Going Down Slowly”
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Here's “...And Jason For All” remix of “...And Justice For All”
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The Man They Call Tim suggests listening to or watching Metallica with the San Francisco Orchestra for "S&M"
Uncle Todd suggests reading "You Better Be Lightning" by Andrea Gibson
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday for our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris for you... the people!
In this episode, we talk through a first-ever Uncle Todd Health Update, a couple of movies that make us feel damn old, and the 2025 inductees to the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame!
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This great movie is already (almost) 20 years old and very relevant to today’s world
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From the “We Getting Old Riggs” file - 30 years ago this great sci-fi movie involving time travel was released
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Notes on the 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony Saturday night
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Here's the epic video for Jurassic 5's song "How We Do It" featuring a sample of The White Stripes and snow at Red Rocks
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The Man They Call Tim suggests checking out The White Stripes' 2003 album "Elephant"
Uncle Todd suggests watching "The Golden Girls" streaming on Hulu
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If you've been watching WWE lately or reading what's posted on the interwebs lately, you may have noticed that the main event scene is getting a little long in the tooth, and where it isn't old, it's kinda stagnant. We dive into our feelings on the matter and accomplish about as much as anyone else online!
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The Man They Call Tim suggests stopping by the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA should you have the chance
Uncle Todd suggests watching episode 3 of "WWE: Unreal" on Netflix
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday for our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris for you... the people!
In this episode, we talk about Tim's travel adventures, our fake football teams, and recap the November 1st edition of Saturday Night's Main Event!
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The Man They Call Tim suggests checking out Chris Thile when he's in your neck of the woods
Uncle Todd suggests watching the 2001 Clooney/Pitt version of "Ocean's 11"
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It’s that time of year again when WWE digs out what R-Truth likes to call the big… big… BIG belts and serve up its champion versus champion premium live event, Crown Jewel. But just to mix things up this year, they’re holding the event in Western Australia. We run it all down for you... the people!
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching "Yellowjackets" on Paramount Plus
Uncle Todd suggests watching "Longmire" on Paramount Plus
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday for our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris for you... the people!
In this episode, we talk about Tim's scooter milestone, the return of Rush, a crazy "Ahsoka" theory, the material behind "Dune 3", another theory on John Cena's final opponent, AJ Styles' last year in the ring, and the smiting of our fantasy football teams!
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Rush is back on the road bay-bay
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Crazy theories abound for "Ahsoka" Season 2
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"Dune 3" News - Rebecca Ferguson confirms Lady Jessica’s return
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Cagesideseats so it must be - “According to the Wrestling Observer, GUNTHER will indeed be the final opponent of John Cena’s career. They could be announcing a tournament to determine his final opponent, with GUNTHER winning said tournament.”
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Thoughts on AJ Styles announcement of 2026 being his final year in the ring
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching "The Smashing Machine" in theaters now
Uncle Todd suggests reading "Return To Sender" - a Walt Longmire mystery by Craig Johnson
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After being synced up with the zeitgeist with our "KPop Demon Hunters" episode, we figure it's about time to make some enemies and possibly start a fight. So here it is, another of our unpopular opinions - that Van Halen with Sammy Hagar (Van Hagar) was a better band than the original Van Halen. Let the casting of stones begin!
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The Man They Call Tim suggests listening to Van Halen's 1988 album "OU812"
Uncle Todd suggests watching "Parks and Recreation" streaming on Peacock
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday for our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris for you... the people!
In this episode, we discuss Disney giving Hulu the Old Yeller treatment, the trailer for "The Mandalorian & Grogu", rumors about RDJ's Doctor Doom, and the botch heard 'round the world from the Jax-Cargill-Stratton match on Smackdown!
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Disney is putting the sleeper on Hulu but not entirely…
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During our episodic siesta, the first trailer for "The Mandalorian and Grogu" came out and an homage was made to the greatest Star Wars film of all time in said trailer
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Director of "Iron Man 3" believes RDJs Dr. Doom will singlehandedly reinvigorate the comic book movie industry
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The story behind an unexpected Blue Angels fly over of 49er’s game
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Jim Cornette talks about the Jax-Cargill-Stratton botch
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CM Punk’s return at Survivor Series 2023
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Uncle Todd suggests listening to The Rolling Stones "Hackney Diamonds" album
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After going through more eras than Taylor Swift over the last couple years, WWE has delved into another one by moving all of their premium live events over to ESPN's new app. How'd the first run go? We dive in and give you all the opinions you can handle and a couple more just for kicks.
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday for our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris for you... the people!
In this episode, we've got rumors about "Avengers: Doomsday", John Cena's final opponent, "Dune 3", and also the lowdown on our fake football teams because we know the entire world wants to know (not really)!
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The latest "Avengers: Doomsday" Rumor
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The latest John Cena’s last opponent Rumor
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"Dune 3" is set for a change in the cinematography department
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File this under "Who Cares?" - Disney Pluusss is omitting the IMAX Version of "Thunderbolts / New Avengers" and that’s ruffling some fan feathers
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Uncle Todd suggests checking out Flocktoberfest Festive Lager from Lucky Pigeon Brewing in Biddeford, Maine
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It's once again time for one of our favorite gimmicks - taking a deep dive into a year in cinema! This time around, we're looking at the year 2001 and all the assorted wizardry, hobbits, weed movies, and other assorted topics that were on display the outset of the 21st century. Join us as we pick our favorites, surprises, and dole out some awards!
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List of feature films released in 2001 by Popularity (IMDB)
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Feature Films from 2001 sorted by box office highest-lowest (IMDB)
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2001 in film (wikipedia)
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10 Most Essential Movies of 2001 (Collider)
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Uncle Todd suggests checking Mokong TV on YouTube
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday for our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris for you... the people!
In this episode, we talk about Brock Lesnar and Ron Killings, Andrade's release from WWE, the cast shake-up at SNL, and a rough weekend of fantasy football!
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Ron Cena/Brock Lesnar segment from Smackdown
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WWE announces release of Andrade; Cagesideseats reports that he had a wellness policy violation
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USA Today Article about SNL cast shenanigans
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Hollywood Reporter article
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Hollywood Reporter article on Ego Nwodim leaving
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Variety.com on new cast members
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Uncle Todd suggests checking out Mike Monteiro’s weekly newsletter
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We’re trying something a little different with this episode. In an effort to drag our crusty GenX asses into the 21st century, we’re going to be diving into a piece of the cultural zeitgeist that all “the kids” are into and see what all the hubbub is about. In this inaugural edition of our new gimmick, we’ll be taking a look at one of the hottest streaming flicks in the world and luckily, we happen to have a built-in guest host to help us navigate these dangerous waters in the one and only daughter of Uncle Todd... Kaelin!
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"KPop Demon Hunters" on IMDB
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"KPop Demon Hunters" on Wikipedia
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Uncle Todd suggests reading “Get In The Van: On The Road With Black Flag” by Henry Rollins
Kaelin recommends listening to “Karma” by Stray Kids
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday for our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris for you... the people!
In this episode, we talk about fantasy football teams, the return of AJ Lee to WWE, college move-in day, and Katee Sackhoff's troubles after Bo Katan!
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Unfortunate story around Katie Sackhoff’s post-Mando experience
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Here's the YouTube clip from The Sackhoff Show
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Uncle Todd suggests watching "MAS*H" streaming on Disney+
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What happens when you combine two of the hottest young comedians with a passionate love of the blues, a movie studio looking to score big on name recognition, a small mountain of cocaine, some of the biggest names in music history, and enough car crashes to fill out the history books? You get a classic film that stands the test of time for 45 years and counting. That’s right, these idiots are heading to movies because we’re on a mission from God!
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"The Blues Brothers" on IMDB
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Soul Men: The Making of The Blues Brothers
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Chicago's Secret Pedestrian Tunnel System Explained
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Uncle Todd suggests listening to “Briefcase Full Of Blues” by The Blues Brothers
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday for our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris for you... the people!
In this episode, we talk about WWE's plan for upcoming PLE's, an X-Men crossover, Deadpool rumors, and Naomi's announcement!
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Looks like Uncle Todd and TMTCT have some big decisions to make about viewing WWE PLEs in the near future
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A potential X-men/Marvel Crossover movie being based on a divisive Marvel event
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Will we or won’t we see the Merc with the Mouth in Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars?
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Naomi’s announcement on Raw last week was a masterclass is riding face/heel line
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Uncle Todd suggests watching "What’s Your Story? With John Cena" -- part one and part two
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It's been said more than a few times that a gimmick can make or break a wrestler, and a HUGE part of that is their entrance music. It's the first thing fans hear before they come through the curtain and the last thing they'll be cheering as the performer goes backstage. So let's run down our favorites and why they're great, shall we?!
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The Rock visits the APA
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The Blue Blazer entrance music
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday for our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris for you... the people!
In this episode, we talk about "Avengers: Doomsday", season four of "Ted Lasso", and a bunch of "Star Wars" goodness!
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Interesting Avengers Doomsday Rumor involving Captain America
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Ted Lasso Season 4 Finally Gets a Release Window
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The Real Symbolism of Darth Vader’s Destroyed Helmet
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Jon Favreau’s impact on Star Wars returns next year with Mando and Grogu and a Mando episode that Favreau directed points to great things ahead
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Uncle Todd suggests trying out gluten-free non-alcoholic beer from Go Brewing
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Prompted by a video from "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer, we ask the question - what does a wrestler have to do in order to be a heel in 2025? We go through some of our favorites and some of the failures and hopefully come to some sort of conclusion. Although... we wouldn't exactly count on it.
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Uncle Todd suggests watching “And So It Goes” Billy Joel documentary on HBO MAX
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday! That's right, we've spun off our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris into its own show!
In this episode, we talk about the upcoming Star Wars movie "The Mandalorian & Grogu", Ezra Bridger, Doctor Doom, and "For All Mankind".
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TMTCT’s prediction on Karrion Kross and Scarlett hittin the bricks may be premature
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For those keeping score on Ed Baldwin’s age in For All Mankind…
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Everyone can relax, the next iteration of The Avengers has a new leader and it is…
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching Jack White on SNL back in 2021 with damn near the best musical performance of all time
Uncle Todd suggests watching Gary Clark Jr. performance of “Bright Light” at Glastonbury
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SummerSlam 2025 is in the books and ... well ... you could say it was a little uneven. We run down all our thoughts on the matches and storylines, go over our picks and predictions, and jabber for your amusement!
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Uncle Todd suggests watching "Red Dwarf" season nine on Peacock
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday! That's right, we've spun off our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris into its own show!
In this episode, we talk about the upcoming Star Wars movie "The Mandalorian & Grogu", Ezra Bridger, Doctor Doom, and "For All Mankind".
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Apparently Mando & Grogu is going Old School building a lifesize AT-AT
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Filoni’s lead in the Star Wars movie may be the stand-in for Luke Skywalker
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Marvel - will they/won’t they make Dr. Doom a Tony Stark variant?
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For All Mankind co-creators have an endgame for the series in mind
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… and discussed a release window for the show and Star City
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August is here and it's just about time for WWE to roll out one of the biggest shows of the year - SummerSlam! And for the first time ever, we have two nights of wrasslin' to cover, so buckle up, buttercup - we're comin' in hot with this one! Here's all our predictions and side bets for what to expect this weekend!
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Uncle Todd suggests watching the John Daly documentary “Hit It Hard” on Disney+
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday! That's right, we've spun off our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris into its own show!
In this episode, we recap Marvel's latest release "Fantastic Four: First Steps" and see how our predictions turned out as well as some memories of some folks we lost in the last week or so.
And before we start off, greetings to some of our top listening countries around the world... G-Day to Australia, Hallo to the Netherlands, Bienvenue to Canada, and Hallo to Germany!
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With "Fantastic Four: First Steps" hitting theaters soon, we go through all of our predictions for what will happen, who will show up, and what surprises does Marvel have in store for us? As usual, these are more than likely horribly wrong... but also kinda funny!
We talk about the new Spider-Man flick and "Andor" in a quickie Week In Geek as well!
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"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" was announced with a Punishing inclusion
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"Andor" Season 2: Breaking Down Saw Gererra’s “Absolutely Wackadoodle” speech
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William Regal talks about his match with Goldberg
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The Regal-Goldberg match
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And here's the time when someone played on rib on Regal with his old "Man's Man" entrance music in England
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching "Mountainhead" on HBO
Uncle Todd suggests listening to Robert Randolph's new album "Preacher Kids"
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It's time for the bass to step out of the shadows and stand center stage as we list out our favorite bass players of all times throughout several categories as well as our top players of all time!
We go old school in this episode with a Week In Geek with our thoughts on WWE's Night Of Champions!
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Uncle Todd suggests listening to Bootsy Collins' 1993 album "Blasters Of The Universe"
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There's a lot of opinions out there on the interwebs about Star Wars, and we're about to add to 'em... but with a twist. Following up on our episode on the Movies of 2005, we're taking the subject of the Star Wars prequel trilogy to Idiots' Court! Should the movies have been a trilogy (as Uncle Todd maintains) or a duology (as The Man They Call Tim purports)? We'll see if we can find out!
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Episode I: The Phantom Menace (Wikipedia)
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Episode II: Attack Of The Clones (Wikipedia)
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Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith (Wikipedia)
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Uncle Todd suggests listening to “Sly & The Family Stone - Greatest Hits” (1970)
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday! That's right, we've spun off our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris into its own show!
In this episode, we recap WWE's latest premium live event, see how our picks and side bets turned out, and pay tribute to the late great Sly Stone.
And before we start off, greetings to some of our top listening countries around the world... G-Day to Australia, Hallo to the Netherlands, Bienvenue to Canada, and Hallo to Germany!
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Rest In Peace Sly
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More information about the legendary Sly Stone
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Watch Money In The Bank 2025 on Peacock
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With WWE's 2025 Money In The Bank event coming up, we're diving into the matches and letting you know our lead-pipe-cinch idiotic picks as well as our thoughts on the latest round of WWE releases!
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R-Truth announces WWE departure after 17-year run
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R-Truth and the 7 Most Shocking WWE Releases of All Time
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Uncle Todd suggests listening to Morris Day - “It’s About Time” live album from 2004
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday! That's right, we've spun off our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris into its own show!
In this episode, we dig into the beginning and ending of "Back To The Future", some Marvel news, and "Stranger Things"!
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Does "Back To the Future"’s Opening Scene Give Away The Movie’s Plot?
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Is "Back To the Future"’s ending darker than we realized?
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FINALLY, Netflix has announced premier dates for "Stranger Things". And yes, that’s dates as in plural
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"Vision Quest" Includes One Of My Favorite "Star Trek: Picard" Actors, And I’m Intrigued About The Villain They’re Allegedly Playing
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"Avengers: Doomsday" Rumor Suggests Big Plans for Ian McKellen’s Magneto
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Uncle Todd suggests watching the American movie classic that is “Smokey And The Bandit” on Netflix
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We're breaking out of wrestling-induced coma for the last few episodes and diving into another year in cinema - this time, 2005! We go through our favorites, runner-ups, surprises, and our own special awards!
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List of feature films released in 2005 by Popularity (IMDB)
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Feature Films from 2005 sorted by box office highest-lowest (IMDB)
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2005 in film (wikipedia)
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Top 90 movies of 2005 according to IMBD
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Uncle Todd suggests reading “Burning In Water Drowning In Flame: Selected Poems 1955-1973” by Charles Bukowski
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday! That's right, we've spun off our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris into its own show!
In this episode, we review the latest WWE Saturday Night's Main Event and some Marvel news.
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Here's a link to the May 24, 2025 episode of "Saturday Night's Main Event"
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Disney Pushes "Avengers: Doomsday" to December 2026
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Uncle Todd suggests watching the “American Manhunt: Osama Bin Laden” on Netflix
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Season two of "Andor" has pretty much been acclaimed as the greatest thing since sliced bread and gummi bears, so we're gonna dive into our thoughts on how things went and let you know just how good it was!
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Here's some info on "Andor" from Wikipedia
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‘Andor’ Creator Tony Gilroy on Series Finale’s Biggest Moves and ‘Rogue One’ Links
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Andor Creator Explains Why He Chose To End The Series With That Final Shot
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Andor Explained: Episodes 10-12 - “Make It Stop”, “Who Else Knows?”, and “Jedha, Kyber, Erso”
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Uncle Todd suggests watching "Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi" on Disney+
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday! That's right, we've spun off our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris into its own show!
In this episode, we talk about a bunch of Star Wars Celebration news, the new Fantastic Four trailer, is Galactus a goodie, and a character from a forgotten Star Wars movie.
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New Film "Star Wars: Starfighter"
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Cinemacon Fantastic Four Trailer reveals some new details about the movie
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Is Galactus actually trying to save the universe and not just destroy Earth?
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How a Solo character could’ve used another outing to cement itself and a small Kathleen Kennedy update
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching the season finale of WWE Legends & Future Greats on A&E
Uncle Todd suggests listening to Muddy Waters’ 1969 album “Fathers and Sons” featuring Otis Spann, Paul Butterfield, Mike Bloomfield, Donald “Duck” Dunn, and Sam Lay
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Marvel is BACK with the final chapter in phase five of the MCU. Did it deliver? Did it flop? Was anyone indicted before the premier? We break it all down for you in our "Thunderbolts" review!
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Uncle Todd suggests watching Queen’s masterful performance at 1985’s Live Aid in glorious HD
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday! That's right, we've spun off our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris into its own show!
We're catching up with and adjudicating our picks from the latest WWE event, Backlash as well as some thoughts on the passing of ECW legend Sabu.
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The Man They Call Tim suggests cooking up some Beer Can Chicken when you have the chance
Uncle Todd suggests listening to Albert King’s 1972 album “I’ll Play The Blues For You”
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It's been a little while, but we're back with a recap of Wrestlemania 41 - how we did with our picks and side bets, as well as what the fallout from the event have been!
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Uncle Todd suggests listening to Samantha Fish’s new album “Paper Doll”
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday! That's right, we've spun off our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris into its own show!
It's good to be back! We dole out some thoughts on Monday Night Raw, make our picks for this weekend's Backlash PLE, and muse over the recent WWE releases.
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Uncle Todd suggests checking out The Sackhoff Show with Sam Witwer and David Collins talking about their Star Trek short film “765874 Unification”
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Once again, we find ourselves on the cusp of THE highest of high holy days on the professional wrestling calendar. An event too gargantuan to be contained to a single evening and too profitable to not to have every single red cent possible wrung out of. Yay, fellow congregants – the faithful shall venture out into the desert this coming weekend, there shalt be bodyslams and chops aplenty, and the flock willst findeth themselves properly fleeced and sent home with a collectible chair that no one will care about. Who will win? Who will lose? How will the stories spin and be spun? We’re here to give you the only official rundown you’ll ever need!
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Uncle Todd suggests watching Triple H EXCLUSIVE: John Cena's Heel Turn, WWE's New Netflix Era & Vince McMahon on the High Performance YouTube channel
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In the almost nine years since it's debut in theaters, "Star Wars: Rogue One" has been nothing short of one of the best entries into the Star Wars universe. Even more amazing, it's gotten better and better with age as other shows have helped to fill out the backstory and characters that we loved. Rogue One, how do we love thee? Let us count the ways...
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10 Ways Star Wars Has Improved Rogue One Over The Last 8 Years (Screenrant)
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List of Star Wars kill counts
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Chopper’s kill count in Star Wars
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Uncle Todd suggests watching "Daredevil: Born Again" streaming on Disney+
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday! That's right, we've spun off our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris into its own show!
This week, we're wrestling-centric as we dive into all the events of last week's WWE Smackdown, our cheers and jeers from Monday Night Raw, and say goodbye to Val Kilmer.
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The Man They Call Tim suggests checking out Civilization VI by Firaxis Games and published by 2K
Uncle Todd suggests checking out Tank The Tech's YouTube channel for some good roadie and tour stories
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Well, we've waded through the dangerous waters of the first two regions of our Wrestling Finishing Moves brackets - in this episode, we finish off the last two regions and work through our Final Four to find the move to crown them all! Which one will it be? Give it a watch!
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Uncle Todd suggests reading “I’m Starting To Worry About This Black Box Of Doom” by John Pargin
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday! That's right, we've spun off our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris into its own show!
This week, we run down some cheers & jeers from Monday Night Raw, MCU news, Matrix news (of a sort), and some Battlestar Galactica discussion!
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Holy casting Batman… er Iron Man… er ah Dr. Doom the cast of "Avengers: Doomsday" has been announced!
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Our quarterly Matrix article is upon us, this time stating that Matrix 5 can settle a 22-year old debate about Neo…
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Is the MCU heading for a reboot?
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Katee Sackoff’s simple explanation for Starbuck’s return in BSG
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching "WWE Rivals" on A&E
Uncle Todd suggests checking out Limitless Wrestling in Maine or watching them on YouTube
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It’s said that you only get one chance to make a first impression, but the same could be said of a last impression. Especially if that last impression means leaving someone unconscious or unresponsive long enough for a three count. In honor of March Madness, we’ve created our own bracket of Wrestling Finishing Moves and we’re gonna count ‘em down for you to give THE authoritative greatest of all time move that’ll put away an opponent!
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Welcome to Week In Geek Wednesday! That's right, we've spun off our quick-hits segment of entertainment and interesting bits of internet debris into its own show!
This week, we run down Uncle Todd's first ever indie wrestling show, The Man They Call Tim being initiated into a college fraternity almost 30 years after graduation, and a ton of MCU news!
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Rest easy Star Wars and Marvel fans, we shan’t have an Incursion between the two beloved franchises
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Another article that supports the rumor that Dr. Doom may layeth the smacketh down on Kang’s candyass
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Will Loki be the next Avengers Duology’s version of the Infinity Stones?
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Russo brothers confirm that Tony Stark’s death is part of Dr. Doom’s story
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Uncle Todd suggests checking out Limitless Wrestling in Maine or watching them on YouTube
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Here's a special Week In Geek show while The Man They Call Tim is travelin' for some business. We discuss a whole bunch of Marvel news, an additional Captain America 4 note, and an ESPN show rides off into the sunset.
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"Captain America: Brave New World"'s Ending Raises A Particularly Sticky Question About President Ross
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10 Major MCU Events The Leader Could Have Manipulated
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Rumors on what may be Doctor Doom’s motivation for Secret Wars may go back to "Loki" Season 1
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"Around The Horn" ends after 23 years on ESPN
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Uncle Todd suggests listening to "Sweet Southern Sounds" by Samantha Fish
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It only took a month, but both of us have now seen "Captain America: Brave New World" and... we have thoughts. This also means we can run down our predictions for the flick and see how this affects our 2025 leaderboard!
We also hand out some cheers and jeers for the March 10th edition of Monday Night Raw as well!
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Marc Bernardin’s thoughts on "Captain America: Brave New World"
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Ron Killins smoking on WWE TV
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Uncle Todd suggests watching "The Blacklist" on Netflix
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The week prior to Elimination Chamber, Paul Levesque promised a weekend that would change the industry... and damn, did WWE deliver! We run down everything that happened, review our predictions, and sift through the wreckage!
Also, we talk a little more about Avengers: Endgame, some Battlestar Galactica cussing, and Andor season 2 in this episode's Week In Geek!
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Revisiting last episode and Captain America’s time traveling troubles
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History and meaning of that 4-letter f-word from BSG
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Andor Season 2 is dropping in 3-episode chapters
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Jim Cornette talks about the lack of production meetings in AEW
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching "The Brutalist" in theaters now
Uncle Todd suggests watching "A Real Pain" on Disney+
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We're mashing together two of our favorite things: wrestling and Star Wars! We preview the upcoming WWE Elimination Chamber event with predictions and side bets so you can be prepped and ready for Saturday night. Then, we give your thoughts on the first season of Star Wars Skeleton Crew.
Also, we react to the Andor season 2 trailer, Kathy Kennedy's retirement, and some Russo brothers news in this episode's Week In Geek!
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Here's the Andor season 2 trailer so you can watch along
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Kathleen Kennedy updates: Will she step down?
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Will she really?
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Did she ruin Star Wars for a generation?
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Russo Brothers Tease Very Radical New 'Avengers' Films
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Uncle Corny previews Elimination Chamber
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching WWE's new show "LFG" on A&E
Uncle Todd suggests watching "Sly Lives! (aka The Burden Of Black Genius)" on Hulu or Disney+
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There's been a whole lot of pop culture and other various bits of geekery that's been piling up in The Man They Call Tim's files, so we're taking an episode and diving into all of it in another special Week In Geek Supershow!
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WWE2K25 roster looks stacked!
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How a deleted scene from Godfather Part II could have made Hyman Roth more evil
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How Saul Tigh turned into one of the best characters in BSG for this writer
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Another BSG behind the scenes explaining why “33” is one of the best episodes
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How the Russo’s fought for the Avengers: Endgame portal scene
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Dark MCU Theory that Cap created the timeline for Fantastic Four: First Steps
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Avengers: Doomsday Rumor Reveals Loki’s Shocking Fate in MCU
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Some fans aren’t convinced Thanos’s snap was fully random
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Ray Stevenson’s replacement for Ahsoka Season 2 is revealed
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Ridiculous theory on Mandorlorian & Grogu may be closer to Real than Jabroni
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Interesting take on Padme’s diminished role in the Prequels
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching the SNL 50th Anniversary Homecoming Concert on Peacock
Uncle Todd suggests watching "Music By John Williams" on Disney+
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It's been a hot minute or three since we've talked about the MCU, but luckily for us, Feige & Co have decided to drop "Captain America: Brave New World" on our collective doorsteps on Valentines Day. Because they love us... right? Right?! Anyways, we go through all the rumors and give you our expert idiotic predictions on what to expect.
Also, we give our cheers and jeers for this past Monday's Raw, give some thoughts on the Super Bowl, and have a chat about some WWE releases in this episode's Week In Geek!
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Where our rumors came from:
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Marvel Movie Fandom.com
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CBR.com
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ScreenRant.com
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Another ScreenRant article
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Another CBR article
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The Man They Call Tim suggests checking out Roka Akor - Japanese Steakhouse in Oakbrook, IL if you're in the vicinity
Uncle Todd suggests reading "Starter Villian" by John Scalzi
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The Royal Rumble is in the books and it's time to figure out how this whole thing went down. Who went over the top rope? Who's going to Wrestlemania? Who's licking their wounds? We run the whole thing down for ya!
Also, we give our cheers and jeers for this past Monday's Raw, watch the trailer for the new Fantastic Four flick, talk some Matrix, and dig into an Eddie Van Halen all-star band that never was in this episode Week In Geek!
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Here's the link for the new "Fantastic Four" trailer
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Could a Matrix Plot Hole feed into the planned Matrix 5 movie?
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Eddie Van Halen’s supergroup that never was
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching "Ladies and Gentlemen 50 Years of SNL Music" on Peacock
Uncle Todd suggests checking out Adam Savage’s Tested channel on YouTube
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Once again, we are approaching one of the high holy days of the wrestling calendar as we prepare for the 38th annual Royal Rumble! Who's gonna win and who will the other 58 losers be? Oh, and there's a couple other matches as well. Let's run 'em on down!
Also, we give our cheers and jeers for both Saturday Night's Main Even and this past Monday's Raw!
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No one uses the cough button like Brewers legend Bob Eucker
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Jim Cornette on Gorilla Monsoon
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Willem Dafoe: abandon perfection, try to fail
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Uncle Todd suggests watching "The Wild Robot"
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I’d say in this episode that we’re going to try and fool y’all into thinking that we’re some sort of sophisticated folk who are patrons of the artsier aspects of cinema… but after this many episodes, let’s face it… we’re not fooling anyone. It’s time for us to once again dive into a year of movies and run down our favorites, take a look at some surprises, and even hand out some awards to the most deserving (or undeserving).
Also, we give our cheers and jeers for Monday Night RAW, Marvel bringing back a show, and more in The Week In Geek!
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Marvel bringing back another cancelled show
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List of feature films released in 2003 by Popularity (IMDB)
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Feature Films from 2003 sorted by box office highest-lowest (IMDB)
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2003 in film (wikipedia)
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Best films of 2003 according to IMBD
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10 Best Movies of 2003 (Collider)
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching "Your Friend, Nate Bargatze" on Netflix
Uncle Todd suggests listening to the “Solid Butter” album from The Cleverlys
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Ever since there has been music, people have been singing each other’s songs. Sometimes it’s a loving tribute, other times it’s a disaster, and a lot of the time it’s a fairly inoffensive, if lazy, rip-off. Occasionally though, the music gods deliver unto us a new version of a song that takes us to a new place in our minds and hearts – all in the span of about 4-5 minutes. Well, we’ve taken on the task of delving into the depths of our musical knowledge and sharing our favorite cover songs with you!
Also, we talk some Monday Night RAW, Back to the Future, and more in The Week In Geek!
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Bob Zemeckis would have removed one thing from "Back To The Future" ending if he knew there were sequels on the horizon
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Here's Rush performing "Crossroads" at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
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Here's "Gin And Juice" by The Gourds
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The Man They Call Tim suggests reading "Making It So: A Memoir" by Patrick Stewart
Uncle Todd suggests reading “Alien 3: The Unproduced Screenplay by William Gibson” by Pat Cadigan
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This past Monday, WWE’s flagship show debuted on Netflix and proceeded to remind us, the people who were watching said show, of that fact approximately 132 times over the next three hours. The longest running weekly live television show in history took pulled up stakes and headed from cable to streaming for more viewers and, of course, more money. How did the first episode go? We’re here to break it all down for you, dear listeners!
Also, we talk some Andor, Ahsoka, Mando, and Tim gloats over his fantasy team in The Week In Geek!
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"Andor" Season 2 and the Tie Avenger
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Rosario Dawson shares how live-action Ahsoka started with an experiment
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Disney’s will they/won’t they on "The Mandolorian" Season 4 clarified
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Disney may be producing a "Knights of the Old Republic" TV show
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Uncle Corny reacts to Hulk Hogan getting booed out the building on RAW
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Easter eggs from the Punk/Rollins match on RAW
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Netflix Rating for Debut Raw
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The Man They Call Tim suggests catching "A Complete Unknown" in theaters now
Uncle Todd suggests listening to Kandace Springs' new album “Run Your Race”
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At the time of recording, we were in that temporal Tijuana between Christmas and the beginning of the new year where everything goes and you may possibly develop some type of embarrassing infection if you’re not careful. So we’re clearing out all of the stuff that’s floating around the interwebs right now that we can vaguely classify as appropriately geeky and dropping it all into this potluck suppah of news with Star Wars, wrestling, fantasy football, and Battlestar Galactica a-plenty!
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Here's the Vermont tree story on Reddit that Uncle Todd mentioned
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"Star Wars: Andor"’s budget exceeds $645 million
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Disney’s "Andor" budget shows how its lost control of "Star Wars"
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Disney's Over Spending On ‘The Acolyte’ Pushes Star Wars Costs To $2.9 Billion
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Looks like some Redditor has posted some added corroboration for Uncle Todd's cost-per-minute calculations
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Theory that Thanos may be the one who creates Dr. Doom
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Wanda Maximoff rumored to be a key character for "Avengers: Secret Wars"
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Would BSGs finale be less controversial if released a year later after another show’s controversial ending?
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The Man They Call Tim suggests catching "Wicked: Part One" in theaters now
Uncle Todd suggests watching "Celtics/Lakers: The Best Of Enemies" on Netflix
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This past weekend, WWE partied like it was 1985. Retro graphics, retro referee attire, retro ring ropes, appearances from Hall Of Famers who… were probably within driving distance and not obligated to a signing event somewhere… hell, they even pried Jesse Ventura out of the Baja to heel it up on commentary. It might not have been a true PLE, but Triple H and company pimped this sucker like it was, so we’re gonna review it!
Also, we talk about some Battlestar Galactica, wrestling betrayals, Star Trek, and our fake football teams in this episode's Week In Geek!
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The Man They Call Tim likes CagesideSeats.com but this ranking is flat out wrong
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Would "Battlestar Galactica"'s finale be less controversial if released a year later after another show’s controversial ending?
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Here's the trailer for "Star Trek: Section 31"
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Here's the clip of Shawn Michaels kicking Marty Janetty through the barbershop window
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The Busted Open Podcast talking about possible Triple H involvement in KO and Cody
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Here's Piper’s Pit with Andre the Giant and Hulk Hogan
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching "The Holdovers" on Amazon Prime
Uncle Todd suggests watching “The Muppets Christmas Carol” on Disney+
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It’s that time again folks… The trees have been tinseled, the halls have been decked, and chances are, if your family is coming over at some point in the next couple of weeks, it won’t be the only thing that’s getting decked. Or drunk. At any rate, it’s Christmas time! And what better way for us to add a little idiotic joy to the season than by talking about our favorite holiday tunes.
Also, we talk about some of the happenings on Monday Night RAW and our fake football teams in this episode's Week In Geek!
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Here's the namesake of our episode - “Holy Sh*t, It’s Christmas” by Red Peters
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How I Built This on NPR with Fawn Weaver talking about Uncle Nearest
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Sorry folks, couldn't find the link for the episode of The Tim Ferriss Show with Fawn...
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The Man They Call Tim suggests watching "Andor" season 1 on Disney Pluuuusssss
Uncle Todd suggests reading “Dust” by Hugh Howey
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Survivor Series 2024 is in the books and now it’s time for the post-mortem. What did we think of the matches? How will this affect storylines going forward? Did Triple H take a backstage photo with somebody and point at them? We answer all these questions to the best of our idiotic abilities in this, episode 185, We Survived Wargames… And All We Got Was This Lousy Podcast!
Also, we go over the Survivor Series fallout on RAW and our fake football teams in this episode's Week In Geek!
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It's time once again to count your blessings and we're thankful for family, friends, and... Survivor Series this Saturday! Who's going to win and what'll be the outcome of some long-running stories? We run down the card and give you our expert, idiotic opinions on everything!
Also, we talk fake football teams, some MCU news, Star Wars news, and more in this episode's Week In Geek!
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The Feige has spoken on the return of Scarlet Witch
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Wandavision originally was meant to have 10 episodes
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Will Ahsoka Season 2 clarify an open mystery about Anakin?
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RIP Alice Brock of “Alice’s Restaurant” fame
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Uncle Todd suggests listening to Jason Roman’s new album “In From The Cold”
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The one constant through the years, Ray, has been baseball… or, in our case, idiocy and a complete inability to hold to a schedule. Either way, we’re following up our previous episode (which was delayed due to personal schedules and various tomfoolery) with this episode (which was also delayed due to scheduling snafus and other assorted highjinks) because what better way to finish up the baseball season (a few weeks too late) than by going through our favorite movies?!
Also, we talk fake football teams, the Tyson/Paul "fight", Andor season 2, MCU happenings, and more in this episode's Week In Geek!
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"Andor" Season 2 has a release date...
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… and has a title tweak that ties it to Rogue One
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Here's the new "Captain America: Brave New World" trailer
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Here's the new "Thunderbolts*" trailer
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Wikipedia’s list of baseball movies
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MLB’s list of 25 greatest baseball movies ever (2023)
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IMDB’s list of baseball movies
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Rotten Tomatoes 66 Best Baseball Movies of All Time
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Paste Magazine’s Best Baseball Movies of All Time
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Uncle Todd suggests reading “Shift” by Hugh Howey
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As some of you long-time listeners might know, this podcast was born (some would say inflicted but those negative nellies can go suck an egg) into this world tangentially related to New England sports teams. Rather than only calling each other after championships, we decided to start this podcast as a more effective means of staying in touch. Which, considering the state of the New England sports scene these days, that was probably a good idea. In this episode, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of one of our more epic post-championship phone calls, the 2004 Boston Red Sox.
Also, we talk fake football teams, Battlestar Galactica, Star Wars, Skeleton Crew, and more in this episode's Week In Geek!
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Ron Moore has at least one regret about the BSG finale
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George Lucas had a “bombshell” twist in Ep 1 that he backed off from
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Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Trailer
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Four Days In October (Disney+)
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“Now I Can Die In Peace” by Bill Simmons
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The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox (Netflix)
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2004 Boston Red Sox on Wikipedia
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2004 Boston Red Sox on Baseball Reference
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The Man They Call Tim suggests reading "Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season" by Stewart O’Nan and Stephen King
Uncle Todd suggests reading “Barely Amazing” by Shane Koyczan
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Your humble idiotic servants dig into the cinema of the year 1985! And since this was when we but wee young lil' idiots, don't be expecting some of the more cultural elements to sneak through. No no no. We're dealing with blockbusters and flicks for the masses!
Also, we talk Joker 2, Creed 4, Doc Brown, fake football, and more in this episode's Week In Geek!
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CinemaBlend tackles how Joker 2 - Stinky Poo-Poo may indirectly affect James Gunn Superman
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Creed IV has an opportunity to improve upon what ScreenRant calls a weakness in the Rocky series
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The dark backstory of Doc Brown?
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Huey Lewis & The News with the Tower Of Power horns
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Back to the Future on Jimmy Kimmel Live
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Joss Stone Temple Pilots
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Dave Colier on Oprah
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Uncle Todd suggests reading Frank Herbert's "Dune Messiah"
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After a 20 year hiatus, WWE decided it was about time to resurrect the Bad Blood pay per view, just with one less D because… you know… shrinkflation. It was a fairly stacked card featuring Hell In A Cell returning home to the event that spawned the dastardly contraption meant to settle all family business. So, would Trips and Company continue their run of well-received PLEs or would this one fall on its face? We adjudicate the event in this, episode 180 – ‘Cause Now We Got Bad Blood!
Also, in we talk Star Wars, Scarlet Witch, The Acolyte, fake football, and more in this episode's Week In Geek!
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Does The Filoni shoulder some blame for the state of Star Wars?
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Interesting side note from the producers of the documentary on why 4 hours of content ended up on the cutting room floor
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From Wandavision to Dr. Strange 2, Wandavision creator weighs in on Wanda Maximoff’s journey
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Weeeellllllll, The Acolyte’s costs were much worse than originally thought and quite suspect…
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Uncle Todd suggests listening to Aerosmith's 1993 album "Get A Grip"
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As is our wont from time to time, we’re going to dive into a pair of albums and give you our thoughts, opinions, and recommendations. This time around, we’re matching up two iconic bands who defied the odds to hold together through drugs and drama before coming out the other side with comeback albums in their middle aged dad eras. It’s Glimmer Twins versus Toxic Twins and Aerosmith versus Stones in this Album One-On-One episode - Steel Wheels versus Permanent Vacation!
Also, in we talk over our fake football teams, the Mr. McMahon documentary, and a sizable In Memoriam section in this episode's Week In Geek!
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Here's where you can find "Mr. McMahon" on the Netflix
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RIP to Country Music Hall Of Famer Kris Kristofferson
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RIP to Movie Cop Hall of Famer John Ashton
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RIP to Basketball Hall Of Famer Dikembe Mutombo
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RIP to TV Dad Hall Of Famer John Amos
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RIP to WWE Hall Of Famer Pete Rose
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Here's some background info on Aerosmith's 1987 album "Permanent Vacation"
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Here's some background info on The Rolling Stones's 1989 album "Steel Wheels"
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The Man They Call Tim suggest dining at The Purple Pig should you find yourself in Chicago, IL
Uncle Todd suggests listening to Aerosmith's 1993 album "Get A Grip"
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It's that time again, folks. The Man They Call Tim has taken control of the ship, which means it's time for another one of our action-packed The Week In Geek Supershows! We talk through the latest in wrestling, Star Wars, and Marvel... along with our own special blend of ballyhoo and idiocy. Join us!
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Thoughts on the “cinematic” promo between Roman Reign and Cody
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Five WWE stars John Cena needs to face before retirement
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Rumor on possible new client for the Wiseman?
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Saturday Night’s Main Event Returns on 12/14, live from the site of the first ever SNME
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Favreau’s Plan To Save Star Wars With "The Mandalorian & Grogu" Film Hits Major Snag
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A measured perspective on "The Last Jedi" Luke
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Here's the link for the "Thunderbolts" trailer to watch along with us
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Here's an interesting video about Bobby Dodd Stadium where Cody and Roman had their faceoff
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Interview with Paul Heyman and Sam Roberts from Fanatic Fest
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The Man They Call Tim recommends watching "Saturday Night" - in theaters 10/11
Uncle Todd suggests listening to the Rehka Sharma episode of The Sackhoff Show
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After Uncle Todd finally got around to watching "Ted Lasso" and loving it (just like The Man They Called Tim said he would), it's time for us to sit down and talk through all three seasons of what amounts to a terrific, nearly-perfect three seasons of television. Want to know what we loved the most and thought about the twists and turns? Listen up!
Also, we talk about WWE, MCU, Star Wars and other pop culture detrius in this episode's The Week In Geek!
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WWE RAW going to 2 hours!
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The MCU has its Wolverine!
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Elizabeth Olson with opinions on the MCU not knowing what to do with Scarlet Witch “for a second”
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Jim Cornette reviews Swerve Strickland vs. Adam Page
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Uncle Todd suggests watching "Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Director’s Edition" on Paramount Plus
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We review the aftermath of the least-beloved Star Wars streaming show to air on Disney+, "The Acolyte". Why did this one fall flat on its face? Why did "Andor" get more love while seemingly rated about the same? And why did The Mouse give this one the heave-ho while "Andor" lives to fight another day? We get into all!
Also, we talk about fantasy football, the passing of a wrestling legend, more Star Wars new, and other pop culture detrius in this episode's The Week In Geek!
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Darth Plagueis was always the plan for the Acolyte Finale -- https://tinyurl.com/2s4drhk
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What Could Have Been – Neo and Trinity in "The Acolyte"?
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Lucasfilm Scraps Taika Waititi’s Star Wars Film And Leslye Headland Is Completely Out
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Jim Cornette's thoughts on the passing of Sid
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Dusty Rhodes and Mean Gene Okerlund getting down
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The Man They Call Tim recommends reading "George Lucas: A Life" by Brian Jay Jones
Uncle Todd suggests watching "Only Murders In The Building" on Disney+ or Hulu
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We hadn't planned to recap Bash In Berlin, but since WWE brought the thunder with this one (and we both had a chance to watch it over the weekend), we figured it was our duty as fans of the squared circle to recap the PLE and give the world our thoughts!
Also, we talk about fantasy football, the "Skeleton Crew" trailer, and other pop culture detrius in this episode's The Week In Geek!
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Here's the "Skeleton Crew" trailer
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Jude Law’s character in "Skeleton Crew" is rumored to be this Thrawn trilogy character
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The Man They Call Tim recommends watching “What If...?” Season 2 on the Disney Pllluuuussss
Uncle Todd suggests reading "America Fantastica" by Tim O'Brien
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We made some bold (and somewhat idiotic) predictions about what was going to happen with Deadpool & Wolverine. A few weeks (and a billion dollars in worldwide gross) later, we're here to tally up the score and see which one of us got this thing right... oh, let's be honest... less wrong. Come with us on this adventure of foolishness, won't you?
Also, we talk about Agatha All Along, an RDJ rumor, and other pop culture detrius in this episode's The Week In Geek!
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Marvel Studios Confirms Episode Count for ‘Agatha All Along’
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RDJ did read for a cameo in Deadpool and Wolverine
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Doctor Strange 3 may feature the debut of a long awaited character
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The Man They Call Tim recommends checking out Ravinia Festival
Uncle Todd suggests watching Star Trek: Deep Space Nine on Paramount+
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The 37th annual WWE SummerSlam is in the books and we're ready to tally up the results of our idiotic predictions. Who won? Who lost? How good or bad were the matches? And, most importantly, who takes home the bottle of (reasonably priced) bourbon for being closest (or least wrong) in their predictions? We'll find out!
Also, we talk about Dune 3, Andor season 2, and some MCU news in this episode's The Week In Geek!
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Feige confirms return of Vision
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The method behind the madness of the shape of Andor season 2
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Will Villeneuve focus on this villain in Dune 3?
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The Man They Call Tim recommends checking out Victor Wooten and the Wooten Brothers
Uncle Todd suggests listening to the Simon Pegg episode of The Sackhoff Show
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Once again, we are approaching one of the high holy days of the professional wrasslin’ calendar. And no, it’s not the anniversary of that time Andre The Giant let out a 25 second fart in an elevator and damn near gassed Mean Gene Okerland and Lord Alfred Hayes to death – it’s time for Summer Slam! What’s happening, who’s gonna win, and what will it all mean?! As usual, we have at best a puncher’s chance at getting this thing right, but that’s not gonna stop us from whipping out our prognostication abilities and taking a shot at it!
Also, we go deep on the return of a fan faves to the MCU, non-sequels, and sequels in this episode's The Week In Geek!
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“Different mask, same task…” - Finally, RDJ will be returning to the M.. C.. U..
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The Russo Bros return for the next two Avengers movies
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The future is not looking good for an Eternals sequel…
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Joker: Folie A Deux trailer
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The Man They Call Tim recommends watching Modern Family on the Peacock
Uncle Todd suggests watching The Quick And The Dead
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The premier of "Deadpool & Wolverine" is right around the corner and there's plenty of rumors about what will happen in Marvel's single movie release for 2024. Who will show up? What will happen? Damned if we know, but it's not going to stop us from wildly speculating on all the rumors we could find (or make up)!
Also, we go deep on some of the segments from this week's WWE RAW and review the new trailer for "Captain America: New World Order" in this episode's The Week In Geek!
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Here's the trailer for "Captain America: Brave New World"
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Rumors from GameRant.com
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Rumors from DigitalTrends.com
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Rumors from TechRadar.com
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The Man They Call Tim recommends watching the Sammy Hagar A&E Biography
Uncle Todd suggests listening to John Tibb's cover of "Lover"
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Your humble idiotic servants recap a rather interesting Money In The Bank PLE, RAW the following night, and also get into The Man They Call Tim's thoughts on his first time EVER watching "Deadpool" and "Deadpool 2" in preparation for "Deadpool & Wolverine" coming later this month. Yeah, we've got a lotta stuff going on in this episode...
Also, we check out a couple trailers in this episode's The Week In Geek!
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Here's the trailer for "Agatha All Along"
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Here's the trailer for "Gladiator 2"
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Here's the CM Punk / Seth Rollins segment from RAW
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Uncle Todd suggests reading "Hit Me, Fred: Recollections of a Sideman" by Fred Wesley, Jr.
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WWE's annual Money In The Bank event is coming up this weekend and we're here to preview all the possible happenings. Who's gonna walk out with an open contract for a title shot? Will we get some new champs crowned? Who will show up unexpectedly? We run it all down for you!
Also, MCU news, Doctor Strange theories, and historical discussions in this episode's The Week In Geek!
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Kevin Feige responds to X-Men questions with… a whole lotta nuthin’
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Did Doctor Strange job Tony out?
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The 162nd anniversary of the 20th Maine at the Battle of Gettysburg
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Our episode covering the 25th anniversary of Mankind-Undertake Hell in a Cell
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Brock Lesnar informed about MITB terms
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Uncle Todd suggests watching "The Gentlemen" (movie) on Netflix
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For folks of a certain age, Van Halen is the audio equivalent of comfort food - the soothing sounds that harken back to a simpler time in our lives. Of course, it's also a fertile battleground that's been waging the Dave versus Sammy war for a couple decades. In this episode, we dive into two classics of the VH catalog with "1984" and "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge" to see if we can get EVERYONE riled up.
Also, Star Wars, Dave Filoni, and BSG in this episode's The Week In Geek!
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The great Star Wars controversy for this week
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"The Acolyte"’s Rotten Tomatoes audience score keeps going down and a writer may have implied Filoni is to blame…
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This scene from "Battlestar Galactica" is one of the beeeesssssttt…
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Hearing Van Halen’s “Right Now” for the first time (The Charismatic Voice)
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Van Halen's "1984" on Wikipedia
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Van Halen's "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge" on Wikipedia
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The Man They Call Tim recommends checking out Trombone Shorty whenever he's near your town
Uncle Todd suggests listening to Fred Wesley & The New JB’s "From The Blues and Back" album
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Honestly folks, we didn't think we'd be talking about wrestling this much in 2024, but as it turns out, the "Paul Levesque Era" of WWE kinda has us hooked. So rather than do a quick mention of Clash At The Castle, we wound up watching the whole thing and giving you our thoughts on the whole shebang. Enjoy!
Also, a couple swipes at AEW, an 80's movie remake, a title from a galaxy far, far away, and the Celtics are NBA champs in this episode's The Week In Geek!
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AEW not quite killing it in Chicago
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An 80s cult classic could be in for a 21st century remake
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The moment we’ve all been waiting for - Star Wars X gets its title!
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Moments That Were NOT Supposed to Happen at WWE Clash At The Castle Scotland
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The Man They Call Tim recommends watching "Star Trek: Discovery" on the Pluus de Paramount
Uncle Todd suggests reading "Knife: Meditations After An Attempted Murder" by Salman Rushdie
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Lots of people had LOTS of thoughts and feelings about the new Star Wars show, "The Acolyte" when the first two episodes dropped. Never ones to sit around and wait for all the info to come in and settle on a reasonable, balanced opinion, we jumped right in and spewed our judgements right away!
Also, Trinity packs up the fam for New England, a new Marvel hero, and an old Marvel hero all in this episode's The Week In Geek!
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Carrie Anne Moss took her family and moved to…. NH!
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Is it time, is it time, is it Ghost Rider time time time time…. (cue Vader Music)
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Will we see the Scarlet Witch again, LA Knight (and screenrant dot com) says NAH NAH!
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"The Acolyte" on IMDB.com
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"The Acolyte on Wikipedia
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The Man They Call Tim recommends watching Biography: WWE Legends - Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat on A&E
Uncle Todd suggests checking out the Blue Angels documentary on Amazon Prime
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We dig into one of our favorite things as we get close to the 20th anniversary of the debut of "33" - the pilot episode of Ron Moore's "Battlestar Galactica" reboot. Why is this a damn near perfect episode of television? We break it down in our own idiotic way and share it with you... the people.
Also, we take a look at the new Venom trailer and a whole bunch of other BSG news in this episode's The Week In Geek!
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The new trailer for Venom: The Last Dance looks tasty
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The quarterly report of optimism on the Sam Esmail BSG reboot series hath arrived
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….and ScreenRant has some advice for Mr. Esmail
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Collider giving BSG its roses over its biggest change being its boldest
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Why BSG episode ‘33’ is still a perfect hour of television
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“33” info on Wikipedia
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The Man They Call Tim recommends watching Silo on Apple TV
Uncle Todd suggests checking out Mary McDonnell on The Sackhoff Show
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There's a whole lotta nerdy news floating around the interwebs, and when the stories start to pile up, it's time for The Man They Call Tim to annex the entirety of the show in order to cover everything. So enjoy this wide-ranging and nerd-packed Week In Geek!
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Sounds like Disney is banking on the Mandalorian as the Futur-ah!
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Should the Acolyte be renamed “The Acolyte Noir”?
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The Acolyte bringing Jedi “back to basics”?
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Kathleen Kennedy regrets not giving this character more screen time in Rogue One
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Favreau addresses one of the most debated topic - Is Boba Fett a Mandalorian?
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Hawkeye Season 2 is greenlit, Jeremy Renner may be replaced but are we one series away from the Adventures of Boba and Ed Fett?
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Did Feige bite off more than he could chew with Phase 4 & 5?
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The Man They Call Tim recommends watching Butterfly In The Sky on Netflix
Uncle Todd suggests checking out Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles on Amazon Prime
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For the first time in forever, we the people are only getting a single Marvel movie this calendar year. That leaves us 33 flicks currently residing in the MCU, which means we are duty bound to rank our top ten in honor Larry Legend. Don't ask, it's a New England thing...
Also, we have some follow up on our last episode, an interesting BSG theory, and the OG ending to a beloved classic... all in this episode's Week In Geek!
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For the first time in forever, we the people are only getting a single Marvel movie this calendar year. That leaves us 33 flicks currently residing in the MCU, which means we are duty bound to rank our top ten in honor Larry Legend. Don't ask, it's a New England thing... Also, we have some follow up on our last episode, an interesting BSG theory, and the OG ending to a beloved classic... all in this episode's Week In Geek!
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A rebuttal to episode 162 on why "The Matrix: Resurrections" is great
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A "Battlestar Galactica" theory explains how the 2004 reboot is actually a prequel to the 1978 show
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The original ending for "Back To The Future" was way, way, darker
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The Man They Call Tim recommends watching "Schitt's Creek" on Amazon Prime
Uncle Todd suggests checking out the Tricia Helfer episode of The Sackhoff Show
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Word on the interwebs is that we'll be getting a fifth movie in The Matrix franchise, so we decided to dive into some criticism from Neo and Trinity's last movie as well as expounding upon our thoughts on why movie franchises, by and large, kinda suck.
Also, we offer up some thoughts on WWE Backlash from Lyon, France last weekend, some great news from a Battlestar Galactica alum, and a Clone Wars character who might've been able to best the Grand Admiral... all in this episode's Week In Geek!
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Michael Hogan from BSG made his first public appearance since his accident and stroke
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Here's a link to Micahel Hogan's GoFundMe to help with continuing medical expenses
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The one character from the Clone Wars era that might have bested Thrawn
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Here's the Screenrant article about The Matrix: Resurrections that stuck in The Man They Call Tim's craw
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The Man They Call Tim recommends recommends watching Constellation on Apple TV+
Uncle Todd suggests checking out Kevin Smith episode of The Sackhoff Show
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Who doesn't love to spend a little time discussing movies? Well, besides John McTiernan in a director's commentary? We sure do! Your humble idiotic popcorn munchers take some time to comb through all the movies released in 2002 and come up with our favorites, surprises, and hand out some awards!
Also, we talk about a certain curmudgeonly actor and his take on the MCU, when Star Wars changed 10 years ago, and the title for upcoming Mando & Grogu movie let's us know who The Real is in this episode's Week In Geek!
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Michael Douglas is on the same page with The Man They Call Tim about Ant Man 3
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10 years ago, Star Wars changed forever, kinda….
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The Mandalorian and Grogu movie title confirms who’s the Reaaaal Mandalorian. Woooo!
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Here's Chris Rock's epic "Me And ODB" track
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Paul Heyman on why he antigonized Jim Ross on commentary
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The Man They Call Tim recommends checking out Jim Cornette's YouTube channel for all your wrasslin' needs
Uncle Todd suggests checking out the Harley Race episode of Dark Side Of The Ring
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It's been a little while since we talked music, so your humble idiotic hosts dive into the world of hard rock legends AC/DC with an album one-on-one featuring one from Bon Scott and one from Brian Johnson. The Man They Call Tim will leave you Thunderstuck with his thoughts on "The Razor's Edge" and if you want blood, Uncle Todd's got it with exposition regarding "Highway To Hell".
Also, we get into yet another update/thought on the eternal process of Sam Esmail's "Battlestar Galactica" reboot from an '04 BSG cast member, a new "Matrix" movie, and our reactions to the "Deadpool & Wolverine" trailer in this episode's Week In Geek!
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Callum Keith Rennie (Leoben from the '04 BSG) has thoughts about the reimagined series
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"The Matrix" is coming back for a fifth movie
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Here's the link for the "Deadpool & Wolverine" trailer
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Wikipedia article for 1979's "Highway To Hell" album
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Wikipedia article for 1990's "The Razor's Edge" album
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The Man They Call Tim recommends volunteering in your community
Uncle Todd suggests checking out all things Cyrille Aimee, including her new album "a Fleur de Pea"
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Wrestlemania XL is in the books and... we have thoughts. How did the first Wrestlemania of the Paul Levesque Era turn out? How'd we feel about the end of Cody's story? Will The Man They Call Tim coat himself in steak sauce as a celebration? Find out!
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We officially enter the Final Four of our March Madness Star Wars character brackets. Who will be our choices for the most iconic character in a galaxy far, far away? Only one way to find out...
Also, we talk about a movie marathon for May the 4th, Ahsoka's new Jedi power, and a trip to Culinary Corner in this episode's Week In Geek!
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Skywalker Saga Marathon on May the Fourth
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Is Ahsoka’s new force power the key to unlocking the origins of the Force?
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The Best Lasagna You'll Ever Make (Restaurant-Quality) | Epicurious 101
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The Man They Call Tim recommends listening to NPR's Hidden Brain podcast
Uncle Todd advises you to listen to the Rick Rubin episode of the Huberman Lab podcast
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We knew things would change up when we recorded our Wrestlemania 40 preview with a full two weeks of WWE television left to go, and boy howdy have things changed up a bit and escalated!
Your humble idiotic servants go through the changes, new matches, and the additional heat for the main events in this mini (for us at least) episode!
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Eric Bischoff has questions about Cena and Austin at Wrestlemania 40
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The Rock outshining Roman Reigns is a unique problem
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How the redemption of Dominik Mysterio could go
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Wrestlemania 40 is shaping up to be an all-time great. Will Cody complete his story? Will Reigns & Rock versus Rhodes & Rollins REALLY be the biggest tag match in WWE history? And what about Rhea versus Lynch, Bayley versus Sky, and... well, you get the point.
We run down the full card (as we knew it recording March 24th) and give you our picks along with our guess for match ratings. How badly will we muck this thing up? Tune in to listen!
Also, we talk the new live action Teen Titans movie and react to trailers for "The Acolyte" and "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" in this episode's The Week In Geek!
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A developing Teen Titans movie may break an interesting Batman movie tradition
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The Acolyte Trailer
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Trailer
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The Man They Call Tim recommends watching Nate Bargatze's Netflix special The Tennessee Kid
Uncle Todd advises you to read Hell of a Book by Jason Mott
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Who is the most iconic character from the animated Star Wars universe? We're back with the fourth region of our Star Wars bracket with characters from the live action streaming shows - The Mandalorian, Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka, and Kenobi. Who makes it out of this very competitive bracket and who goes to become one with the Force? You'll have to listen...
Also, we some Thrawn, Roger Ebert, and Secret Wars in this episode's The Week In Geek!
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The two characters Filoni wants to see in Thrawn’s future
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Did Robert Ebert’s Iron Man review 15 years ago predict the MCU’s troubles?
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Did the Deadpool & Wolverine trailer have an easter egg for the upcoming Avengers: Secret Wars movie?
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Star Wars The Mandalorian info
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Star Wars Book of Boba Fett info
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Star Wars Ahsoka info
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Star Wars Kenobi info
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The Man They Call Tim recommends Biography: WWE Legends & WWE Rivals on A&E
Uncle Todd advises you to watch Damsel streaming on Netflix
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Who is the most iconic character from the animated Star Wars universe? We're back with the third region of our Star Wars character bracket, from Rebels, Clone Wars, and Bad Batch. Who makes it out of this very competitive bracket and who goes to become one with the Force? You'll have to watch...
Also, we share all of our thoughts about Dune Part Two in this episode's The Week In Geek!
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Star Wars Rebels info
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Star Wars Clone Wars info
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The Man They Call Tim recommends watching Abbott Elementary streaming on ABC & MAX
Uncle Todd advises you to rewatch Avengers: End Game streaming on Disney+
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We're back with the second region of our Star Wars character bracket, this time focusing on space folks from Episodes 7-9 as well as Rogue One and Solo. Who's going to make it outta this?! Never tell us the odds...
Also, we talk about the second season of Ahsoka, Bad Batch season 3, and cloning Palpatine in this episode's The Week In Geek!
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Interesting ideas on where Baylan Skoll and Shin Hati’s stories could be heading
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Bad Batch season 3 may have covertly explained something related to Thrawn’s return
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Interesting theory on Palpatine’s cloning plans going back to Revenge of the Sith
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Here's Sting & his good buddy Robocop
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Here's Sting getting booted outta the Four Horsemen
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Haku seeing the Shockmaster debut for the first time
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Star Wars sequel trilogy info
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Star Wars Rogue One info
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Star Wars Solo info
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The Man They Call Tim recommends watching Zero Charisma streaming on Peacock
Uncle Todd advises you to check out Next Goal Wins (2023) streaming on Disney+
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We're diving into March Madness by setting up our own bracket of Star Wars characters from all the movies as well as live action and animated streaming shows to find who our picks for the most iconic of them all!
Also, we debrief Uncle Todd's vacay to Disney World, talk about the budget for The Mandalorian & Grogu, and the Fantastic Four cast in this episode's The Week In Geek!
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Mando & Grogu movie on a small budget…
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Fantastic Four land their cast
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Star Wars original trilogy info
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Star Wars prequel trilogy info
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The Man They Call Tim recommends checking out checking out Jon Stewart back on The Daily Show
Uncle Todd advises you to check out the Nomad Lounge if you're in Disney
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For the first time in decades, Bill Belichick will not (barring some strange set of events) be prowling the sidelines of NFL games next season. We dive into his 24 years in New England and discuss his legacy as well as his future. Inevitably, we couldn't talk football without getting into Super Bowl LVIII as well.
Also, we get into the fallout from the WWE Wrestlemania Kick-Off as well as reactions to the Deadpool & Wolverine trailer in this episode's The Week In Geek!
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Here's the Deadpool & Wolverine trailer
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Bill Belichick's coaching stats
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Belichick By The Numbers (NBC Boston)
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Even more Belichick stats
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The Man They Call Tim recommends checking out Highway Patrol, a play by Dana Delaney
Uncle Todd advises you to check out the CinemaSins YouTube channel
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Last week, we lost one of the titans of Hollywood. He was the perfect foil for the ultimate underdog, an action star, delivered dramatic gravitas, and had comedic timing to boot. He was an acting five tool player - with a million dollar smile. In this episode, we go back over some highlights from his career and pay tribute in our own idiotic way.
Also, we dive into the fallout from the Royal Rumble - injuries and booking changes and flashy returns that no one seems too happy about - in this episode's The Week In Geek!
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Cody steps aside and hands WM main event to the Rock
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Carl Weathers' filmography over at IMDB
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Stallone talks about the impact of Carl Weathers
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The Man They Call Tim recommends playing Poorly Explained Movies, A Game
Uncle Todd advises you to watch Percy Jackson & The Olympians on Disney+
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We are officially within the High Holy Days of the WWE calendar as the Royal Rumble marks the on-ramp to Wrestlemania. Who's gonna win? Who's gonna get got? Will any legends come waddling down the aisle for one last pop? We break it all down and give your thoughts!
Also, The Man They Call Tim rehashes a couple points from our previous episode, we have some thoughts on the second season of Ahsoka, and we react to the new Ghostbusters trailer in this episode's The Week In Geek!
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ScreenRant.com has some thoughts on Ahsoka Season 2
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New Ghostbusters Trailer dropped today!
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R-Truth and Triple H talking to each other (and others)
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This one is on us… More R-Truth goodness
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The Man They Call Tim recommends you watch The Iron Claw
Uncle Todd advises you to listen to Kevin Burt & Big Medicine - “Thank You Brother Bill: A Tribute to Bill Withers”
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It's been damn near five years since news first broke that Sam Esmail would be rebooting Battlestar Galactica as the centerpiece of the new Peacock streaming service. All these years later, and the only thing Sammy has managed to do is go through two showrunners and say they have a vague outline. We find this unacceptable.
So we're stepping in to give our thoughts on how we'd reboot BSG (even though we really don't want to) and see if we can't make some sort of coherent plan out of the scraps that have been given thus far (spoiler: not a whole lot).
Also, we have one last intrusion of The Man They Call Tim's fake football team, an interesting story about Geddy Lee and Robert Plant, and wondering where Vision got to in the MCU in this episode's The Week In Geek!
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Geddy Lee shares a nice story about Robert Plant
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Hey MCU – Where’s White Vision at?
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Everything We Know About The ‘Battlestar Galactica’ Reboot (themarysue.com)
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1978-79 Battlestar Galactica (imdb.com)
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2003 Battlestar Galactica miniseries (imdb.com)
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2004-09 Battlestar Galactica (imdb.com)
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The Man They Call Tim recommends you read My Effin Life by Geddy Lee
Uncle Todd advises you to watch Monarch: Legacy of Monsters on Apple TV
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With all the hubbub surrounding the return of CM Punk to WWE, we decided to use it as a good excuse to watch one of The Man They Call Tim's favorite all-time wrestling matches - CM Punk versus John Cena from Money in the Bank 2011. Don't worry, we know the connection is tenuous... sort of like our grip on reality.
Also, we get yet another update on The Man They Call Tim's fake football team, our annual BSG reboot update, and some Andor season two updates in this episode's Week In Geek!
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It wouldn’t be end of the year without some juicy Battlestar Galactica / Sam Esmail updates!
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Sad news about Andor season 2….
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Here's the CM Punk - John Cena 2011 match on Peacock for non-commercial watchalong (we started at 2:03:03)
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Here's the match for free on YouTube
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The Man They Call Tim recommends watching The Holdovers starring Paul Giamatti
Uncle Todd advises you to read Rebel Without A Crew by Robert Rodriguez
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Your humble idiotic servants catch up on the latest WWE PLV to see what all the hubbub was about. And boy howdy, was there ever some stuff a-happening! We run it all down for you in our official review!
Also, we get yet another update on The Man They Call Tim's fake football team, how our respective Thanksgivings went, Dave Filoni news, and Netflix getting taken to the cleaners in this episode's Week In Geek!
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Dave Filoni is the MAN and Forbes thinks so too
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Netflix taken to the cleaners by SciFi Director
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Here's the Gordon Ramsay video with the gravy recipe & more
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Looks like Seth Rollins wasn't too happy about the return of CM Punk
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The Man They Call Tim recommends the reMarkable Digital Notepad
Uncle Todd advises you to give Atlas by Gina Alibrio several listens and a purchase
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There was a whole lotta hoopla and waiting for Loki season 2. Did it live up to the hype? Did the god of mischief manage to save all of time and space? Did Sylvie keep the 1980's mullet for the entire season? And most importantly... which idiot prevailed in our preseason predictions?!
Also, we get yet another update on The Man They Call Tim's fake football team, some thoughts on Dune Part 2, some news on The Mandalorian, and the thousandth article about the demise of Kang in the MCU in this episode's Week In Geek!
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Dune 2 is coming March 2024
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Mando Season 4 Ramping up Baby!!
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Is it curtains for Kang?
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The Man They Call Tim recommends the Atari Retro Video Game System
Uncle Todd advises you to check out Van Halen’s Fair Warning album with the vocals removed
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The world of professional rasslin' has been one helluva ride over the last year, especially if you've been following the behind-the-curtain stuff over at WWE. Now that the ink has dried on the merger of WWE with UFC to form TKO (because ya can't have too many three letter abbreviations can ya?), it appears that the rollercoaster of "Who's In Charge Around Here?!" is finally over with Triple H officially having complete creative control over WWE without the interference of Vince McMahon. What does it all mean? We break it down.
Also, we get yet another update on The Man They Call Tim's fake football team, some thoughts on Baylan Skoll from Ahsoka, a theory of how Thrawn got his night troopers, and remembering the acting icon that is Burt Young in this episode's Week In Geek!
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Is Baylan Skoll more important to Ahsoka Season 2 than Thrawn?
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Theory explains how Thrawn’s Resurrected Night Troopers lines up with Canon
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Yo Paulie! - RIP Burt Young, 83
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SmackDown season premier starring Triple-H’s sh*t-eating grin
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Here's Triple H at Lemmy's memorial service
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The Man They Call Tim recommends watching the revival of Frasier over on Paramount+
Uncle Todd advises you to check out the Beckham limited series documentary on Netflix
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We tally up the results from our Ahsoka edition of The Real & The Jabroni to find out who was wrong and who was right... or, in this case, who was wrong and who was wrongest. Either way, there's a bottle of moderately priced bourbon on the line, so it's time to get out the abacus and see who made it over the finish line first!
Also, we get an update on The Man They Call Tim's fake football team, Adam Copeland in AEW, a tidbit from Loki, and some Mr. Fantastic wardrobe geekery in this episode's Week In Geek!
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Well, we know one Loki R&J is probably wrong…
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Interesting article on the details of Mr. Fantastic’s suit in Dr. Strange 2
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Here's the IGN troll article that Uncle Todd mentioned
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Gilbert Gottfried on Hollywood Squares - YOU FOOL!
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The Man They Call Tim recommends a visit to the nation's capital of Washington, D.C. is you are so inclined
Uncle Todd advises you to check out all of the Longmire mystery novels by Craig Johnson
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We don't usually center an entire episode around one slice of a streaming series, but when you've read six books waiting for a character's live action debut, it's easy to get a little excited. We look at the sixth episode of Ahsoka and breakdown the first appearance of Grand Admiral Thrawn along with that other guy who hitched a ride with the space whales.
Also, we get an update on The Man They Call Tim's fake football team, whether Marvel has their Kang replacement warming up in the bullpen, rumors of a(nother) Westworld movie, and a little Battlestar Galactica musings in this episode's Week In Geek!
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MCU May Have Their Replacement for Kang
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Westworld may be rebooted as a feature film…
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BSG - What does that final line mean?
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The Man They Call Tim recommends reading Thrawn: The Ascendancy Trilogy by Timothy Zahn
Uncle Todd advises you to read The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson
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Loki season two will be here before you know it, so your humble idiotic servants have delved into all the rumors and theories swirling about the interwebs in order to give you - da people - our official, lead-pipe-cinch verdict on what will definitely be happening (The Real) and what won't (The Jabroni).
Also, we drop some hot takes on Ahsoka episodes 4-5 (we hadn't seen episode 6 when this was recorded but woooh-baby will we have thoughts next week), an update on The Man They Call Tim's fake football team, and The Great One returns to his own show.
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The Rock returns to Smackdown! on September 15th
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Rumors & theories from Game Radar
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Rumors & theories from Tech Advisor
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Rumors & theories from Screen Rant
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Rumors & theories from Movie Web
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Rumors & theories from Medium
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The Man They Call Tim recommends watching Star Wars Rebels on Disney Plus
Uncle Todd advises you to check out this sick cover of Joni Mitchell’s “Big Yellow Taxi” by Scary Pockets & Tal Wilkenfeld
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One of the rarest tricks to pull in professional wrestling is the double turn - somehow making the good guy into the bad guy and the bad guy into the good guy. That's tough enough, but doing it in a single match? The most successful execution of this that we can think about is "Stone Cold" Steve Austin versus Bret "The Hitman" Hart from Wrestlemania 13... and we're gonna watch it all and drop some commentary as well!
Also, we dive deep into the firing of CM Punk by AEW in this episode's The Week In Geek!
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CM Punk fired by AEW after backstage incident (ESPN)
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Jim Cornette on CM Punk & Jack Perry's Confrontation Backstage at AEW All In London (NSFW)
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Uncle Corny specifically talking about the definition of "goozle" (NSFW)
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Uncle Corny’s take on the firing of CM Punk from AEW
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Here's the CM Punk press scrum from about a year ago that started this whole thing
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Here's a link to "Stone Cold" Steve Austin versus Bret "The Hitman" Hart at Wrestlemania - we start at timestamp 1:21:07
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A couple of articles of background info on the Austin-Hart match
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The Man They Call Tim recommends watching (or rewatching) the Bret Hart episode of Broken Skull Sessions on Peacock
Uncle Todd advises a watch of the Becky Lynch - Trish Stratus cage match that opened this year's WWE Payback PLV
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It's been just about a year since we took a deep dive into a single year in movie history to give you our expert opinion on the best of what was. This time around, we take a look at 2004 and all the flicks that became part of our lives - our favorites, also rans, surprises, and awards!
Also, we talk about the first couple episodes of Ahsoka and say good bye to Bray Wyatt in this episode's The Week In Geek!
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Wyatt Family debut on RAW
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LA Knight tribute to Bray Wyatt
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List of feature films released in 2004 by Popularity (IMDB)
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Feature Films from 2004 sorted by box office highest-lowest (IMDB)
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10 Best Films of 2004 (Indiewire) (Uncle Todd’s only seen 2)
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The Year In Film 2004 (avclub.com)
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The Man They Call Tim recommends watching WWE's 2014 Elimination Chamber PPV
Uncle Todd advises a watch of Becoming Cody Rhodes documentary on Peacock TV
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It's been ages (it seems) since we've had any new Star Wars releases to talk about, but here we are now with something we've been waiting for since Dave Filoni decided to tip it outta his cowboy hat. Ahsoka is here! What's going to happen? Well, we dive into all the rumors and theories swirling about the interwebs and let you know what we think will happen!
Also, we talk about a Spidey swap heading into the new Avengers movies, how a single movie ended Sean Connery's career, Doctor Strange becoming the savior (or villain) of the multiverse, and a new Sheik Tweet of the Week this episode's The Week In Geek!
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Could we have a Spidey Swap ahead of Avengers 6?
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Behind the Scenes - How The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen ended Sean Connery’s career
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Doctor Strange as Savior of the Multiverse?
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Mike Meyers salute to Sean Connery at AFI
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Billy Connolly tribute to Sean Connery at BAFTA
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How to gird your loins
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The Man They Call Tim recommends a rewatch of Star Trek: The Next Generation (be patient through seasons one and two)
Uncle Todd advises checking out all of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season two, but especially the season finale
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In case you hadn't noticed, one of the high holy days of the wrasslin' calendar happened last weekend with WWE rolling out SummerSlam from Detroit. We didn't get a chance to watch the whole thing, but far be it for a lack of prep to keep us from having an opinion! We talk about the two matches that were intriguing to us - Lesnar/Rhodes and Reigns/Uso - and provide some commentary for both matches!
Also, we talk about Thrawn's brutality in the upcoming Asohka series, a Doctor Strange villain connection in season two of Loki, a Star Wars video game adaptation, and a new Sheik Tweet of the Week this episode's The Week In Geek!
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Tease of Thrawn’s Brutality?
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Will Loki Season 2 have a Doctor Strange villain connection?
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Knights of the Old Republic screen adaptation? The Man They Call Tim Digs this idea
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Here's a link to the replay for this year's WWE SummerSlam so you can watch along
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The Man They Call Tim recommends The Spotify Play “How CEO and Founder Daniel Ek Beat Apple, Google, and Amazon in the Race for Audio Dominance” by Sven Carlsson and Jonas Leijonhufvud
Uncle Todd advises reading Windswept and Interesting: My Autobiography by Billy Connolly
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Uncle Todd finally... finally... got The Man They Call Tim to catch up on a Disney+ show that didn't involve space magic so it could be talked about on the podcast. Unfortunately, he also recommended Secret Invasion after the fifth episode before the whole thing fell apart like a 1986 Yugo going over a large speed bump. What did we think? Can Uncle Todd ever be trusted again? Find out!
Also, we talk about trailers for Loki and The Marvels, Mickey Mouse on the outs with Disney, will Jean Luc ever go away, and a tweet from the Iron Sheik in this episode's The Week In Geek!
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Loki is a-glitchin’ in the Season 2 trailer
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The Marvels Official Trailer
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The House of Mouse is kicking the Mouse to the curb
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Round 3 of “Will Picard Return?”
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12 Worst Plot Holes and Mistakes in Secret Invasion
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The Man They Call Tim recommends NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
Uncle Todd advises you to watch this video that asks the question what if ZZ Top wrote Metallica's "Kill 'Em All"?
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It's been nearly 8 months since Bob Iger took the reigns back as CEO of Disney, and overall... things have been good. Until the last couple weeks. Not only did he manage to make MCU and Star Wars fans nervous, he stepped all over his Donald Duck when it came to the strike currently stirring the pot in Hollywood. We dive into all of it right here!
Also, we talk about the news about a potential Picard movie, Star Wars Old Republic game news, a bit of Battlestar Galactica trivia, a Dr. Strange cameo that didn't quite sit well, LA Knight (yeah!), and a tweet from the Iron Sheik in this episode's The Week In Geek!
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A Picard movie may not be happening... and that’s okay
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Star Wars: The Old Republic transfer of ownership
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What Idea did Battlestar Galactica drop after just 3 episodes?
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Hayley Atwell is a little frustrated with her Doctor Strange cameo
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And here's the video where we took this episode's title from: Mickey Fires Bob Chapek
...AND ANOTHER THING:
The Man They Call Tim recommends giving the band R.E.M. a listen with fresh ears
Uncle Todd advises you to read The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon immediately
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It's been 25 years since Mankind and Undertaker stepped through the curtain for one of most iconic professional wrestling matches of all time - Hell In A Cell at 1998's King of the Ring PPV. To commemorate this occasion, we're going to be rewatching the match and providing our own commentary to what has become an indelible part of each man's career. Use the link below to watch along with us!
Also, we talk about the new Ahsoka trailer, what's coming up in season 2 of Andor, and whether Kathy Kennedy is on the hot seat in The Week In Geek!
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Yup, Tim was right - Waylon Jennings was the voice of The Dukes Of Hazzard
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Here's the new Ahsoka trailer
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Andor Season 2 will return to a familiar location
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Kathleen Kennedy possibly on the way out?
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Here's a link to the 1998 King of the Ring PPV on Peacock to watch along
...AND ANOTHER THING:
The Man They Call Tim recommends watching Succession on Max
Uncle Todd advises you to watch If These Walls Could Sing on Disney+
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Yeah, we took a little more time getting to this episode than we would've liked, but here it is in all its glory as we catch up on some more entertainment items (sports and otherwise) that have been happening around us including the return of CM Punk to AEW, reflections on the finish of the latest WrestleMania, the sinking of yet another DC movie, and what's going to become of the DCU in the future.
Also, we talk a whole bunch of Star Wars in The Week In Geek!
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Where was Thrawn during the Original Trilogy?
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Other Thrawn news
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6th time’s a charm – Ahsoka Villains represent Star Wars 6th attempt at breaking from the Sith
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CM Punk returns to AEW with yet another blistering promo
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Variety article about Shazam 2, The Flash, Blue Beetle, and Aquaman 2
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The Man They Call Tim recommends (yet again) giving Ted Lasso a watch on Apple TV
Uncle Todd advises you to watch the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season two premier
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It's been a hot minute or ten since our last episode, but we are back to reclaim our throne as the most idiotic idiots to ever idiot on this here interwebs. Hope you have some popcorn and a cold beverage, because we're going to blast through four topics PTI-style in this episode and get to some sports, sports entertainment, movies, and streaming geekery as well!
Also, we talk some Disney, Hulu and Disney Plus merging, and clones in The Week In Geek!
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Disney is shaking up more than just DeSantis… hey yo!!!
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Looks like the Pluuus and Hulu are joining but cutting content….
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Dark Jedi Clone from the Heir To The Empire Series
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Star Wars Outlaws game trailer looks awesome
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The Man They Call Tim recommends giving The Diplomat on Netflix a watch
Uncle Todd advises you to give the Mick Foley episode of The Broken Skull sessions a watch
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We’ve had a little bit to digest the series finale of Star Trek Picard, and to say the least, we have thoughts. Did they manage to land the plane when it came to all the nefarious ne-r do wells they had lined up? Did more characters get thrown over the side when the writers had no idea what to do with them? Did Worf wind up killing a guy with a trident? We go over all the happenings and feels from a final goodbye to our generation’s Star Trek!
Also, we talk about Timothy Zahn working on some new Thrawn books, Fantastic Four casting news, and Katee Sackhoff in the DCEU?!
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Zahn wants to fill in the gaps of Thrawn’s story
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Adam Driver cast as Reed Richards in the upcoming Fantastic Four movie
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Starbuck coming to the DCEU?
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The Man They Call Tim recommends giving WWE Rivals: Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Bret “The Hitman” Hart a watch
Uncle Todd advises you to give Blood, Sweat, & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road by Kyle Buchanan a read immediately
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It only took a month and a half, but we conclude our now laughably named March Madness Wrestler Bracket with our final region, the 2010's. Who will make it out of this region and face our other winners in the Final Fours of Uncle Todd and The Man They Call Tim? Listen to find out!
Also, we dig into the latest episodes of The Mandalorian and Star Trek Picard!
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Paul Heyman talks about Brock breaking the streak
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Samoa Joe walks away compilation
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R Truth makes Brock Lesnar laugh
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I got a whole year?!
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The Man They Call Tim recommends The Film “Air” with Chucky (Ben Affleck) and Will Hunting (Matt Damon) telling the story of how Nike landed Michael Jordan
Uncle Todd advises you to do something you enjoy, even if you're not the best in the world at it
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We continue our increasing misnamed March Madness Wrestler Bracket to the first decade of the 21st century, the 2000's! Who's going to come out on top as the Attitude Era gives way to Ruthless Aggression? Find out!
Also, we absolutely geek out over the new Ahsoka trailer from Star Wars Celebration!
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- Here's the link to the Ahsoka trailer so you can watch along with us
...AND ANOTHER THING:
The Man They Call Tim recommends watching the Dusty Rhodes episode of WWE Legends Biography on A&E
Uncle Todd advises you to give Charles Mingus - Beneath The Underdog: His World As Composed By Mingus a read
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Taking a quick break from our March Madness Wrestler Bracket to review and recap all the happenings of Wrestlemania 39 from sunny southern California from John Cena versus Austin Theory all the way to Roman Reigns defending against Cody Rhodes. All the ups, downs, twists, and turns right here!
Oh, we also spend some quality time ranting about the return of Vince, the sale of WWE, and what this means for the company and the industry going forward.
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We continue our March Madness Wrestler Bracket (despite turning the calendar page to April) with a deep dive into the heart of the Attitude Era and the Monday Night Wars between WWE and WCW. Who will wind up at the top of the mountain in professional wrestling's second golden age? You've gotta give it a listen to find out!
Also, we talk about some of the great moments from the first half of The Mandalorian season 3!
...AND ANOTHER THING:
The Man They Call Tim recommends giving Blood, Sweat, and Pixels by Jason Schreir a read
Uncle Todd thinks you should run to your theater and give John Wick Chapter 4 a watch or three
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It's that time of year again when everyone from hardcore degenerate gamblers to know-nothing office poolers are all focused on one thing - brackets. So, we're getting into the action with our own tournament to find the top professional wrestlers from the last four decades!
This episode, we start off with the golden age of wrestling, the 1980's. Who will prevail? Who will be left off the list entirely?
Also, we give our thoughts on the first three episodes of the third season of Picard.
...AND ANOTHER THING:
The Man They Call Tim recommends listening to the Bill Simmons episode of How I Built This with Guy Raz.
Uncle Todd thinks you should give Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen in Long Shot a watch.
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In our previous episode, we went through a whole bunch of rumors that were swirling about the interwebs (and the insides of our noggins) regarding Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania to give our opinions on what would happen and what wouldn't happen. How did we do? You'll have to give a listen, but beware... thar be spoilers ahead!
Also, we talk about WWE Elimination Chamber and whether Sami Zayn should be the next Prime Minister of Canada.
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TheCosmicCircus.com (Cosmic Entity Theory)
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TheCosmicCircus.com (what to expect)
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MovieWeb (Cassie and the QR device)
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ScreenRant (Kang/AntMan deal - what they both want)
...AND ANOTHER THING:
The Man They Call Tim recommends watching the new season of WWE Legends biographies on A&E.
Uncle Todd thinks it's about time to give Ghostbusters Afterlife a rewatch
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The first Marvel movie of 2023 hits theaters this weekend and we're ready to assess all of the rumors flying around about what'll happen in Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania. Who's going to be show up? Who's not going to make it to the end of the flick? Will we finally get some sort of dive into the multiverse or is this going to be yet another elaborate tease as Feige chuckles his way to the bank? We get into it all!
Also, go over our Super Bowl picks and the game itself along with our favorite commercials and the halftime show.
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TheCosmicCircus.com (Cosmic Entity Theory)
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TheCosmicCircus.com (what to expect)
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MovieWeb (Cassie and the QR device)
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ScreenRant (Kang/AntMan deal - what they both want)
...AND ANOTHER THING:
The Man They Call Tim recommends checking out the 30th anniversary of Rush's Moving Pictures album and also giving our album one-on-one episode a listen as well
Uncle Todd thinks you should give True Grit by Charles Portis a read some time
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Never let it be said that your humble idiotic hosts are totally lacking in culture! Granted, that "culture" is more than likely closer to something that resembles mold, but it still totally counts! To prove this to you, we plunked ourselves down and read through the second Thrawn trilogy by Timothy Zahn and will be sharing our thoughts along with friend of the show and Star Wars expert Jimmy Dice - one of the co-hosts of Scruffy Looking Podcasters!
Also, we talk about some details from the season three trailer for The Mandalorian, is Thrawn a bad guy, and our quick Super Bowl picks... which predictably, aged like milk.
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Mando Season 3 trailer teasing a deep, dark Imperial secret? (screenrant.com)
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Star Wars fans split on Thrawn or An Essay on whether or not Thrawn is a villain? - The Idiots break it down (screenrant.com)
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Be sure to check out Scruffy Looking Podcasters
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The Man They Call Tim recommends checking out the February 4th episode of Saturday Night Live with Pedro Pascal hosting
Uncle Todd thinks you oughta give Bill Russell: Legend a watch over on the Netflix
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This past Saturday night, San Antonio played host to the 35th annual Royal Rumble and boy howdy, did it pack some Texas-sized thrills, surprises, and one helluva main event. Luckily for you, your humble idiotic servants were there to watch the entire 4-hour extravaganza and are now ready to run the whole thing down for you on the interwebs!
Also, we talk about some interesting Marvel fan art, where Beverly Crusher has been this whole time, and what we can expect from Loki season two..
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Would you want to see a showdown between Kang and Iron Man?
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An explanation for the absence of Doctor Crusher from Starfleet post-TNG movies
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Loki Season 2 may see Jonathan Majors play this variant of Kang
...AND ANOTHER THING:
The Man They Call Tim recommends watching The Rise And Fall Of ECW streaming on the Peacock
Uncle Todd thinks you oughta give Fighting With My Family starring show faves Flo-Flo and Dwayne Johnson a watch some time
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As we all know, once Hollywood has a winning formula, they're gonna ram it right down all our throats until the cows come home - which means sequels are a time-tested way of making money. So what makes a good sequel anyways? And also, what makes a bad one? Your humble idiotic servants dive into all of that with examples!
Also, we talk about an interesting musical Easter egg from Andor, the new trailer for The Mandalorian, and the return of... ugh... Vince.
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Here's the article about Andor's musical shenanigans and some video evidence as well
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The new trailer for The Mandalorian season three is here and it is glorious
...AND ANOTHER THING:
The Man They Call Tim recommends Wait Wait Don't Tell Me as it celebrates 25 years on air
Uncle Todd thinks giving Sinkable: Obsession, the Deep Sea, and the Shipwreck of the Titanic by Daniel Stone a read is a nice thing
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With the start of a new year, we've seen a whole lot of lists for which movies people are looking forward to. Well, we think that's too easy. What about the movies your most NOT looking forward to? Have no fear interwebs dwellers, your humble idiotic servant are here to help with our own top ten lists of the movies we can't wait to avoid in 2023.
Also, we wrap up the holidays with a rundown of our not-so-secret Santa program, The Man They Call Tim's fantasy football finals, an update on the villain for Ahsoka, and Scarlet Witch news of a sort.
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A bit of an update on the villain situation for the upcoming Ahsoka show
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Is Scarlet Witch the key to the muliverse?
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Here's a list of movie releases for 2023 by month so you can make your own list
...AND ANOTHER THING:
The Man They Call Tim recommends Star Wars X-Wing: Second Edition tabletop game for family gatherings of all kinds
Uncle Todd thinks you'll enjoy a watch (or rewatch) of 2010's RED sometime soon
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The first season of the newest addition to the Star Wars universe is complete... and we have thoughts. How good was Andor, what did we like, and how does it nestle itself into the overall lore of the ever-expanding galaxy far, far away? We'll get to those questions and many others that nobody bothered to ask!
Also, we talk about some NFL rumors, shows being yanked from streaming platforms, and upcoming wrestling documentaries!
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Here's the rumblings of the Tom Brady return to New England that Uncle Todd was ranting about
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A whole bunch of shows are getting yanked from HBO Max... including Westworld
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With some new wrestling bios coming from A&E, here's some of their past work
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The Man They Call Tim recommends a holiday viewing of Christmas With The Kranks this week
Uncle Todd thinks you'll be pleasantly surprised with Spirited on Apple TV as well
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It's been a hot minute or two since your humble idiotic hosts tackled any professional wrestling, and there's a good reason for that. It was pretty much unwatchable! But since things have seemingly been trending upwards lately, we decided to lace up the boots and plunk down some cash to renew our Peacock subscription to give Survivor Series a watch. What did we think? Tune in to find out!
Also, we talk about the new A Christmas Story reunion, wonder if Kang killed Iron Man, and how did Saw Geurrera get so whacky in The Week In Geek!
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Here's the trailer for A Christmas Story Christmas so you can watch along
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Whaaaaaaaaat?! Did Kang really kill Iron Man?!
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Andor gives us the reason why Saw went a little paranoid between Rebels and Rogue One
...AND ANOTHER THING:
The Man They Call Tim recommends checking out The Walking Dead over on AMC
Uncle Todd thinks you should give Wild Turkey Rare Breed bourbon a try sometime (age applicable of course)
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After much speculation about how Marvel would handle the sequel to the 2018 blockbuster, we got our answer this month with the release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The idiots break down the flick, the debut of a new antagonist in the MCU, and how they said goodbye to Chadwick Boseman.
Also, we get into an interesting shake up at Disney corporate, a sequel to a Disney+ show, and talk a little bit about some pro wrasslin' coming up this weekend in The Week In Geek!
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Buh-bye Chappy... welcome back Bobby! Disney cans their current CEO for their previous CEO.
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Vision Quest... but not that one
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War Games invades WWE Survivor Series this Saturday
...AND ANOTHER THING:
The Man They Call Tim recommends The Best Science Fiction Short Stories of 2021 as chosen by Veronica Roth and John Joseph Adams
Uncle Todd thinks you should watch The Day of the Doctor - Doctor Who 50th anniversary special … featuring the return of the 10th Doctor (David Tennant) alongside then current doctor Matt Smith and the addition of John Hurt as The War Doctor
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It ain't easy having a band comprised of only two musicians, but the subjects of this episode have pulled it off and also made it look - and sound - pretty damn good too. We'll be diving into a pair of iconic albums from iconic duos as we decide which one impressed us more and whether we'd recommend it to others.
Also, we do a watch-along of the new Ant Man and Wasp trailer, give our thoughts on the cancellation of one of our favorite recent series, and discuss The Man They Call Tim's bougie lifestyle.
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Here's the trailer for Ant Man and The Wasp: Quantumania
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Finish what ya started... Westworld canceled after four seasons
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Background info for Elephant by The White Stripes
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Background info for Brothers by The Black Keys
...AND ANOTHER THING:
The Man They Call Tim recommends watching the excellent documentary series Light & Magic on Disney+
Uncle Todd thinks you should give Thrawn by Timothy Zahn a read in the near future
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After seven episodes, Uncle Todd finally managed to catch up on Andor enough for us to get down to some business and review the newest Star Wars show on Disney+. Did we like it? Did we love it? Did we spend an inordinate amount of time ballyhooing doing bad Saw Gerrera impressions? You'll have to listen to know for sure!
Also, we talk about the return of Bray Wyatt to the WWE and the new trailer for Creed III in The Week In Geek.
Programming note... Yes, we're a bit behind on this one due to Uncle Todd's work schedule catch-up after the move and other assorted life things. Thanks for the understanding!
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Bray Wyatt returned to the WWE at their Extreme Rules PLV
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Here's Bray's promo on Smackdown! the following Friday
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Here's the trailer for Creed III
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Background info on Andor - Wikipedia page and IMDB page
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And here's an explanation of why Andor didn't use The Volume for filming
...AND ANOTHER THING:
The Man They Call Tim recommends David And Goliath (Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants) by Malcolm Gladwell
Uncle Todd thinks you should give The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi a read
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When it comes to Ron Moore, we're pretty big fans... in case you haven't noticed by the approximately 800 hours of podcasts we've dedicated to Battlestar Galactica. Now that The Man They Call Tim has binged his way through For All Mankind, we're ready to break it all down for you about what we liked and what we really, really loved about the first three seasons of the show.
Also, go through some scientific analysis of plane ejection beyond the speed of sound and Uncle Todd has thoughts on the third season of Star Trek: Picard.
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Neil DeGrasse Tyson had some words about Maverick's Mach 10.5 ejection
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Here's the trailer for season three of Star Trek: Picard
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And an article about that third season... if you're into that sort of thing
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Background info on For All Mankind - Wikipedia page and IMDB page
...AND ANOTHER THING:
The Man They Call Tim recommends giving WWE 2K22 a play if you're a video game type person
Uncle Todd thinks you should give Delbert McClinton's Never Been Rocked Enough album a listen
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All it took was a few years, corporate buy out, a few dozen scandals, and a bunch of meh movies... but the folks at Warner Bros Discovery and DC have themselves a 10 year plan! What is it? Hell if we know. But lack of knowledge has never stopped us from flapping our gums about a subject and we're not about to start now. Will DC right the ship and get their cinematic universe in order? Should they even try? The idiots give their thoughts!
Also, we hear about The Man They Call Tim's adventures in scootering, watch the trailers for a couple flicks, and a good ol' fashioned rant from Uncle Todd in the Week In Geek.
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Here's the trailer for season three of The Mandalorian
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Here's the trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
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Screenrant's article about the 10-year plan from DC
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Turns out Marvels plan for their cinematic universe wasn't always so much a plan as a guideline
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The Man They Call Tim recommends watching all of For All Mankind on Apple TV+ immediately, if not sooner
Uncle Todd thinks you should listen to The Henry And Heidi Podcast featuring Henry Rollins
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After damn near a year of wanting to do this episode and continually pushing it back in favor of current events, we finally dig into one of our favorite, and most quoted, movies of all time - Tombstone. In addition, we're judging this one based on some new criteria and discussing whether it qualifies as our first ever Five Tool Flick!
Also, get into all the drama surround CM Punk and this EVP buddies in AEW during the Week In Geek.
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Here's CM Punk at the press scrum after AEW's All Out event shooting on... just about everyone while eating a cupcake
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Here's the IMDB page for Tombstone so you have all the important details
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Val Kilmer on Doc Holliday’s accent & behind the scenes
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The Man They Call Tim recommends listening to Vanderbilt: The Rise & Fall of an American Dynasty - Anderson Cooper & Katherine Howe and A Very Punchable Face: A Memoir by Colin Jost
Uncle Todd thinks you should watch Ronnie Coleman: The King on Netflix.
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We take a look back at the movies from the last gasp of the 20th century and pick our favorites and share some surprises. How highly will The Man They Call Tim rank The Phantom Menace in order to ingratiate himself to his dark overlord, George Lucas? What embarrassing finds will Uncle Todd share because he didn't read the description of the flick? Was 1999 truly one of the best years for movies in history?
Also, we talk about Henry Cavill in the MCU, what's up with Phase 4, and whether you can have Tony Stark without RDJ.
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Henry Cavill to play Marvel's version of Superman?!
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Phase Four of the MCU... what's up with that?
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Will there be a return of Tony Stark that doesn't involve Robert Downey, Jr?
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Here's a list of movies from 1999 ranked by popularity (IMDB)
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Feature films from 1999 ranked by box office (IMDB)
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1999 in film (wikipedia)
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The 23 Movies That Define One Of The Best Film Years Ever (IndieWire)
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Why 1999 Was Hollywood’s Greatest Year Ever (NY Times)
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The Man They Call Tim recommends watching Ted Lasso on Apple TV+ because football is life!
Uncle Todd thinks you should listen to the Video Archives Podast with Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary
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Now that we've had a little time to think about things (and catch up on sleep), the idiots are back at it to run down all the Marvel and MCU news from the recently completed 2022 San Diego Comic Con. Looking for in-depth expert analysis? Tough. Looking for the opinions of a couple chuckleheads from the interwebs? You're in the right place!
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All the Marvel news coming out of San Diego Comicon
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The Multiverse Saga is on!
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And DC gives us The Rock in costume… and not much else
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Here's the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever trailer
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Here's the She Hulk: Attorney-At-Law trailer
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The Man They Call Tim recommends A&E's WWE Biographies and Rivals shows
Uncle Todd thinks you should read Bird By Bird: Some Instructions On Writing & Life by Anne Lamott as well as Jim Cornett's review of the Steve Austin / Rock episode of Rivals
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We celebrated our fourth season by hitting the road! That's right, we truly went free range as Uncle Todd and The Man They Call Tim descended on Denver, Colorado for a few days of R&R along with an incredible concert at Red Rocks. What happened? Well, we'd love to tell you all about it...
Also, we get into Vince McMahon's resignation from WWE and all the various fall out coming from the debacle-in-motion at Titan Towers.
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By gawd... that's gotta be... Vince's retirement?!
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Fallout #1 - Stephanie McMahon and Nick Khan are co-CEOs
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Fallout #2 - Triple H EVP of talent relations and head of creative
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Fallout #3 - Kevin Dunn may be on his way out
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Fallout #4 - WWE restating past financials due to ‘certain unrecorded expenses’ by Vince
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Here's the Triple H theme that Tim mistakenly thinks is better than his Motorhead entrances
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Here's the Lemmy version so you can judge for yourself
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The Man They Call Tim recommends The Morning Show on AppleTV+
Uncle Todd thinks you should give Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore a read immediately
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Welcome to the fourth year of Free Range Idiocy! Yeah... we're just as surprised as you are.
To celebrate, we're going to paw our way through all of the news and trailers that have been dumped on the world in the past week or so in order to give our refined and sensible take on things. Failing that, we'll just do what we normally do - rant, rave, and generally make asses of ourselves on the interwebs. Ain't life grand?!
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We've got a filming date on the new Agatha Harkness Disney+ show
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The deleted version of the Pizza Poppa post-credits scene is pretty interesting
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Here's the trailer for Andor
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New Shadow of the Sith book provides some backstory for The Rise Of Skywalker
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The Quantum Leap alternate series finale that wasn't
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Here's the Clerks 3 trailer
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Taika Watiti's Star Wars movie may be in doubt
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A different take on the fall of Felix Gaeta from Battlestar Galactica
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It's that time again for the new non-update on the BSG re-whatever
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Here's the trailer for the ILM documentary on Disney+
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The Man They Call Tim recommends watching all of Stranger Things, but especially season four
Uncle Todd thinks you ought to listen to the Christian McBridge episode of Questlove Supreme and also check out Tal Wilkenfeld immediately
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After six weeks of thrills, chills, laser swords, and various fans losing their ever-loving minds about whether this was the worst thing in Star Wars ever or just the worst thing in the past year, the Obiwan Kenobi limited series is complete. Which poses the biggest question of them all... how did we do in predicting what would happen and what wouldn't?! We'll go through all of our parsing of interweb rumors and see which one of these idiots will come out on top.
Also, in The Week In Geek... we talk about the rumors of Gillian Anderson joining the MCU, hot takes on the new Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning trailer, and the return of our Red Five Star Wars Trivia segment.
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Looks like Gillian Anderson will be coming to an MCU near you, but no idea as which character or movie yet. That clears things up, doesn't it?
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Here's the trailer for Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One
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From the interwebs - how the Obiwan-Vader duel turned Ewan McGregor into Alec Guinness
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The Man They Call Tim recommends checking out Trombone Shorty's entire catalog and also catching him live if you have the chance
Uncle Todd thinks you ought to give The Sandman Book One by Neil Gaiman a read very, very soon
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We've been on quite a run of sequels in the recent years that pick up decades after the original and somehow manage to treat the subject matter with some delicacy and produce a decent movie. Will Top Gun: Maverick continue the tradition or will it drill a smoking crater somewhere in an unnamed country? Who knows, but it's gonna be fun to find out what the idiots had to say about this one!
Also, in The Week In Geek... we talk some Ghostbusters news as well all the injuries and other debacles currently happening in WWE and AEW.
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Who you gonna call to keep the script focused? Harold Ramis!
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The IMDB page and Wikipedia page for Top Gun: Maverick
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The Man They Call Tim recommends checking out the main event from WWE's 2022 Hell In A Cell event between Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins
Uncle Todd thinks you ought to give Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith a read stat
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That's right... WE SAID IT!
For all the venom and derision directed at Rian Johnson's foray into a galaxy far, far away, we happen to believe it's not only a GOOD Star Wars movie, but a GREAT one. So your humble idiotic hosts break down what The Last Jedi did right, what it did wrong, and lay out the case for why it deserves to be in the discussion as one of the top flicks in the franchise.
Also, in The Week In Geek... somehow, our Real or Jabroni picks have been vindicated, after a fashion ... news about a new animated Ghostbusters project and the sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife ... and our thoughts on episode four of Obi-Wan Kenobi along with reactions to fan complaints.
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We may be idiots, but occasionally, we're right... Our Real or Jabroni picks have been vindicated! Twice!
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Do we really need a new Ghostbusters animated series and a sequel? YES!
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The IMDB page and Wikipedia page for Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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The Man They Call Tim recommends getting your read on with this one from Simon Sinek - Start With Why
Uncle Todd thinks you should check out season three of For All Mankind on Apple TV+
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The idiots take a break from all things Marvel and sci-fi to talk some music. Rather than the usual recommendation of a different bands, in honor of Taylor Hawkins, both albums will be from the Foo Fighters - 2002's One By One and 2011's Wasting Light.
Also... A trailer for Mando season 3 complete with release info, news on Picard season 3, our thoughts on Kenobi thus far, and could Jon Gruden wind up being the downfall of the NFL commissioner?
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The teaser for season 3 of The Mandalorian is here and we also know when it'll be hitting Disney+ too
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Looks like the final season of Picard is gonna be a big 'un
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Could Jon Gruden's lawsuit be the downfall of NFL commish Roger Goodell?
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Wikipedia page for One By One
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Wikipedia page for Wasting Light
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The Man They Call Tim recommends the House Of Strombo interview with Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of RUSH
Uncle Todd thinks you should listen to the Tom Morello episode of The Tim Ferriss Show
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Fresh off our first ever tie in The Real or The Jabroni, Uncle Todd has talked The Man They Call Tim into a double-or-nothing situation with our fan theory predictions for the new Obi-Wan Kenobi limited series premiering on Disney+ this Friday! Which theories will turn out to be true? Which ones won't happen under any circumstances? Most importantly, which idiot is going to take home TWO bottles of bourbon when this thing is all said and done?! Start the journey with us!
Also... We talk about all the news from Kevin Feige and Kathy Kennedy, the multiverse rumor that refuses to die, and our respects to a design icon.
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So much Kevin Feige news right now that he gets his own section in The Week In Geek!
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We're not saying Kathy Kennedy might've been jealous of Feige's news dump, but she released a whole lotta info as well
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The rumor that just won't die, even though we now know it wasn't true at all... Tom Cruise as Tony Stark
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RIP Colin Cantwell, designer of the iconic Death Star in A New Hope
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Link to some Kenobi fan theories on Looper.com
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Link to other fan theories on ScreenRant.com
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The Man They Call Tim recommends watching the new documentary George Carlin's American Dream on HBO
Uncle Todd keeps the George Carlin love going by imploring you to watch his Back In Town stand-up special
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Now that we've managed to get out to the theaters to see the new Doctor Strange movie (and vent our frustrations about some Star Trek in our previous episode), we're ready to see how we did with our predictions of what would and what wouldn't happen in Multiverse of Madness. As always, these were based off fan theories The Man They Call Tim found on the interwebs that were quite possibly typed by crazy people or non-existent people (or crazy non-existent people just to cover all the bases), so as usual, large chunks of salt should be taken with all.
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I got a fever... and the only cure is more cowbe... um... Dune, Part 2!
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Well, that was quick... Marvel may have their new director for the Fantastic Four!
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Science fiction fans rejoice! Violent delights return this June!
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The Man They Call Tim recommends watching (or rewatching) all of Schitt's Creek before it leaves Netflix for Hulu in September
Uncle Todd wants to wish the one and only Danny Trejo a Happy 78th Birthday and thinks you should use it as a fine excuse to watch Machete immediately
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That's right, we said it. We dive into the wreckage of what was a promising season of storytelling and figure out what went wrong along the way. Uncle Todd gets the chance to vent about his issues with the show, The Man They Call Tim attempts to throw in some bright spots, and we virtually guarantee that we will never be invited to a Trek convention for as long as we live. Enjoy!
Also... We talk about a possible character returning to face off with Boba Fett, the potential release date for Mando season 3, our thoughts on the Moon Knight season finale, and... sigh ... The Man They Call Tim continues his reign of terror with Red Five Star Wars trivia.
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Could The Book Of Boba Fett season two include a return for Samuel L. Jackson to Star Wars?
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Do we have a potential release date for season three of The Mandalorian?
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Here's Billy Connolly's brilliant story about a fart on a plane
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Here's a link to the Emergency Awesome YouTube channel
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And George Carlin talks about flying on the airlines
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The Man They Call Tim recommends checking out the mighty sounds of Trombone Shorty
Uncle Todd thinks you ought to binge The Last Dance on Netflix like he has been
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The newest addition to the MCU arrived today in all of its mind-bending weirdness, and we're here to break down all the fan theories surround Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness for you before heading to the theater. Will there be mutants? Will there be celestials? Will Wong take America Chavez out for a cheeseburger and a heart to heart chat? Who knows, but we're putting our best guesses on the record for you!
Also... We go over our thoughts from the second-to-last episode of Moon Knight (we recorded before Wednesday so thoughts on the season finale to come next week), our impressions from the Thor: Love & Thunder trailer, news about the director for the upcoming Fantastic Four movie, and... unfortunately (from Uncle Todd's perspective anyways), a return to the Red Five Star Wars trivia segment.
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In case you're on of the people on the planet who hasn't seen the trailer for Thor: Love & Thunder, here it is
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Looks like Jon Watts won't be directing the MCU debut of Marvel's first family after all
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Doctor Strange theories from Collider
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Some more theories from Inverse
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And lastly, some theories from Screenrant
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The Man They Call Tim recommends watching the new Ken Burns documentary about Benjamin Franklin on PBS
Uncle Todd thinks you should give Danny Trejo's new autobiography a read for some tears, laughs, and inspiration
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Can you believe we've managed to keep this schtick going for 100 episodes without getting banished from the interwebs, arrested, or kicked out of our homes? Neither can we!
So we celebrated with a special episode where we talked about whatever the hell we wanted to, which means... you get another episode of Battlestar Galactica chatter. That's right, five episodes wasn't enough to contain our love for this show, so we're talking about the miniseries pilot and the series finale since those were left out of our brackets. Pour an ambrosia and light up a cigar, we're ready to... jump!
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The Man They Call Tim recommends seeing CODA, which was out in theaters back when we recorded this.
Uncle Todd thinks you oughta give Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. another watch on Disney+
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After a March Madness bracket complete with 4 regions and 65 episodes, it all comes down to this - our favorite FOUR episodes of Battlestar Galactica. Which one will wind up being the bestest of them all for our humble idiots? Tune in. We hear they might even have... a plan!
Also... we talk about the premier episode of Moon Knight, the possibility of Amy Pond returning to Doctor Who, and a few choice thoughts from The Man They Call Tim regarding Wrestlemania weekend.
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Looks like Karen Gillan isn't opposed to making a return to Doctor Who... provided she can bring some friends.
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Here's a list of all the Battlestar Galactica episodes
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The Man They Call Tim recommends checking out Goodnight Oscar at the Goodman Theater in Chicago through the end of April.
Uncle Todd thinks you oughta give Halo on Paramount+ a watch for some good ol' fashioned sci-fi fun
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We are back with our fourth episode as we navigate through our Battlestar Galactica episode brackets, March Madness style. The tough choices continue for your humble idiotic hosts with lots of iconic episodes going up against emotional favorites. Who's going to come out on top and round out our Final Fours? Find out!
Also... Uncle Todd has a bone about the size of Cleveland to pick with the NFL ... our reactions to Doc Brown joining the cast of a Star Wars series ... your monthly update on the BSG reboot ... and The Man They Call Tim remembers Scott Hall with one of his most iconic matches.
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Great Scott! Christopher Lloyd has been announced as part of the cast for season 3 of The Mandalorian!
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If you're so inclined, check out the Shawn Michaels and Razor Ramon ladder match from Wrestlemania X on Peacock. Looks like it might even be available to non-subscribers at the time of posting!
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Here's a list of all the Battlestar Galactica episodes
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The Man They Call Tim recommends checking out Civilization VI if you have some time to kill and love strategy-based gaming
Uncle Todd thinks you should be watching Star Trek: Discovery right now on Paramount Plus
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Do you love Battlestar Galactica! Then have we got an episode for you! This is part 3 of our March Madness Battlestar Galactica Bracket as we try to determine which episode of the greatest sci-fi show to ever grace the airwaves is the best. Lots of tough choices and plenty of idiocy as well!
Also, hear our reactions to the new Obi-Wan Kenobi trailer, how Uncle Todd might've been righter than usual with his speculation about Lucasfilm using Heir To The Empire as the basis for a new movie/show, our reaction to Tom Brady's return, and a farewell to a wrestling legend.
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Good sweet fancy Moses does this new Obi-Wan Kenobi trailer look (and sound) fantastic or what?!
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For once, it looks like Uncle Todd might've been close to the mark on a prediction! Who woulda thunk it?!
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Here's a list of all the Battlestar Galactica episodes
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The Man They Call Tim recommends some morning brain workouts with Wordle (Uncle Todd ain't buying it)
Uncle Todd thinks you oughta give Bumblebee a watch on Paramount Plus since it is, after all, the best Transformers movie since the 1980's.
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We continue our quest to find our favorite episode from Battlestar Galactica in this episode, with the Chief Tyrol region of our 65-entry bracket. Lots of great episodes to choose from spanning all four seasons of the show and we're going to be making some more tough choices. Which will stand, which will fall? Find out!
Also, we discuss the insanity of variable priced movie tickets right after the movie industry is just starting to recover from a worldwide pandemic, the possibility of a new Star Wars trilogy, and The Man They Call Tim decides to torture Uncle Todd some more with our ninth installment of The Red Five Star Wars trivia segment.
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AMC decided that the debut of The Batman was the perfect time to experiment with variable priced movie tickets. What could go wrong?
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Could we be getting a new Star Wars trilogy in the somewhat near future? What would that even look like?
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Here's a list of all the Battlestar Galactica episodes
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The Man They Call Tim recommends going to watch Cyrano at your local theater
Uncle Todd thinks you should give the David Alan Grier episode of the Questlove Supreme podcast a listen
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With March now here, it won't be long until brackets will flying willy-nilly around the world, all trying to predict who's going to win some basketball games. But let's be honest here... you're not here for ball, you came for some BSG! So all month long, we're going to be running down our brackets for which Battlestar Galactica episode is our favorite. There's going to be a lot of tough decisions here folks, but we're willing to put ourselves out there and on the record for you... the people.
Also, we have lots to talk about in The Week In Geek with news about a new Star Trek movie, our reactions to the new Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness trailer, the sad demise of Another Life, and Uncle Todd's least favorite segment of all time, our Red Five Star Wars trivia.
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Paramount is very excited about a fourth Star Trek movie in the Kelvin timeline. So excited in fact that they neglected to tell any of the cast that they were planning to make the movie!
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Man, does that Doctor Strange trailer look awesome or what?!
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Katee Sackhoff announced on Twitter that Netflix has decided to pull the plug on Another Life
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Here's a list of all the Battlestar Galactica episodes
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The Man They Call Tim recommends checking out some of the stuff included with the 7.0 update of Star Wars The Old Republic
Uncle Todd thinks you should watch Dolemite Is My Name on Netflix right now for a dose of crude inspiration
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Since we've been a little Star Wars heavy recently, we figured it was time to give equal time for equal geekery, so we're boldly going where we've never gone before AND getting an early jump on March Madness by tossing all the Star Trek movies into a bracket and seeing who comes out on top! And what better person to lend some expertise (as well as legitimacy) to our discussion than one of the hosts of Scruffy Looking Podcasters, Jimmy Dice!
The Man They Call Tim also updates us on how our Junior Division turned out from last week's The Real or The Jabroni debacle, the results of our Super Bowl picks, some further discussion on The Book Of Boba Fett finale with our guest Star Wars expert, and more Red Five trivia!
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- Here's a link to all the Star Trek films as well as links to more details for each film... if you're into that sorta thing
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The Man They Call Tim recommends checking out Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: The Story Of Schitt's Creek in book and special moving picture form
Uncle Todd thinks you oughta stop by Lucky Pigeon Brewing Company in Biddeford for some tasty beverages whether you're gluten free or not
And by all means, be sure to check out Jimmy Dice and the rest of lads from Scruffy Looking Podcasters for all kinds of Star Wars goodness!
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Before The Book Of Boba Fett premiered at the end of 2021, we scoured the interwebs for different fan theories about what would happen and ran them all down for you - the people - deciding which would be The Real (correct) and which would wind up as The Jabroni (not happening). As a special treat, we created a junior division with our kids to see how they'd fare as well. How did it all shake out? Find out in this episode!
What? You thought we'd give that away in the intro? We're not quite that idiotic...
All that plus a Week In Geek chock full of Jurassic World trailer reactions, Ahsoka casting news, and some tidbits on the upcoming Kenobi series as well.
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They're getting the band back together! Here's the trailer for Jurassic World: Dominion
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Another cast member for Ahsoka is revealed
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And we have a release date for Kenobi as well
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The Man They Call Tim recommends the unexpected comedic goodness of Murderville on Netflix
Uncle Todd thinks you should give The Movies That Made Us: Home Alone a watch, also on Netflix
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Well, it's the day we frankly didn't think would ever come - Tom Brady is calling it a career. So what are a couple of lapsed Patriots fans to do except to celebrate the man, break down his jaw-dropping stats, and look back at his career with our final installment of what we've come to call Bradygeddon.
Want a little extra? Well, The Man They Call Tim has you covered with some talk about Chapter 6 of The Book Of Boba Fett, more Star Wars trivia much to Uncle Todd's chagrin, and a little sumthin-sumthin from a certain member of the Battlestar Galactica cast.
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In case you want to follow along, here are Tom Brady's career statistics
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Maybe it took them a decade too long, but Football Reference has officially named Tom Brady as the NFL quarterback GOAT in 2022
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The Man They Call Tim recommends getting your sweat on with DDP Yoga, courtesy of wrestling legend Diamond Dallas Page
Uncle Todd thinks you should be watching Paul Giamatti in American Splendor if you haven't already... and again if you have
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This time around, we go back to the well on our Movie Combo Platter (two movies that go together exceedingly well) and talk about the Sylvester Stallone - Carl Weathers tour de force(s), Rocky I and Rocky II. Luckily, we have some expertise on board with our special guest Mel Barrett to lend us a modicum of credibility.
All of that plus a Week In Geek talking about chapter 5 of The Book Of Boba Fett, casting news for the new Ahsoka show, and we find out if Uncle Todd is ever gonna dig out of the hole he's in with Star Wars trivia in our Red Five segment.
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An update on casting for the upcoming Ahsoka show on Disney+
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The Man They Call Tim recommends watching the Battlestar Galactica miniseries and season one on Peacock
Uncle Todd thinks you oughta check out Four Falls Of Buffalo, now available to stream on Disney+
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Time for us to tackle some more music in our newest Album 1-on-1. If you don't know the drill, each idiot picks an album for the other to listen to and report back on. This time around, we talk about a pair of albums from 1983 - Synchronicity by The Police and Eliminator by ZZ Top. What will The Man They Call Tim think of the synth-heavy direction that little ol' band from Texas took? How is Uncle Todd going to stand up to forty five minutes of smugness from Sting?
All of that plus a Week In Geek talking about chapter 4 of The Book Of Boba Fett, our reactions to the full Moon Knight trailer from Marvel, and we find out if Uncle Todd is ever gonna dig out of the hole he's in with Star Wars trivia in our Red Five segment.
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It's time to embrace the chaos with Marvel's newest superhero who isn't quite sure what's going on in Moon Knight
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Here's some background info on ZZ Top
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Here's some background info on The Police
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Wikipedia article for the Eliminator album
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Wikipedia article for the Synchronicity album
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The Man They Call Tim recommends watching Paul Giamatti tear it up as John Adams in... well.. John Adams on HBO
Uncle Todd thinks you should embrace your inner Stewart Copeland and watch the documentary Count Me In on Netflix
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Once again, we're going to dive into that wretched pit of scum and villainy... Star Wars fans and their reactions to the first three chapters of The Book Of Boba Fett. We'll tell you what we think of the series so far, and give our rebuttal to all the naysayers, nonsensers, and the "Get Off My Lawn" crowd as well.
All of that plus a Week In Geek talking about the originally planned Phase One Avengers that Marvel was planning back in the day, who's in and who's out of the upcoming Creed 3 movie, and The Man They Call Tim continues to torture Uncle Todd in our Red Five Star Wars Trivia segment.
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What If ... Phase One's originally planned Avengers had fought Thanos?
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A rundown of casting news and information about the upcoming Creed 3 flick
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In case you were wondering, the Transformers didn't have a Power Pack, but they did have Powermasters!
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The Man They Call Tim recommends giving The House Of Gucci a watch at a theater near you
Uncle Todd thinks you oughta be watching Longmire on Netflix... right now
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In this idiocy-packed episode, we take a look at the sci-fi extravaganza known as Another Life, which is currently streaming on Netflix and stars everyone's favorite Viper jock, Katee Sackhoff. We go all the things we liked, what we didn't like, and what we really didn't like in order to give you ... da people ... our solid gold recommendation for the show.
All of that plus a Week In Geek covering how much Black Widow pirating cost Mickey MoMo & Co, the latest WWE firings, the Battlestar Galactica reboot news you've been waiting for, wrapping up the fantasy football season in true idiotic fashion, and the boys go head-to-head in some Star Wars trivia.
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Disney is claiming they lost $600 million over Black Widow pirating
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Surprise, surprise! WWE has decided to release a bunch more people for budgetary reasons
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Some actual news about the BSG reboot that we don't really need or want
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The Man They Call Tim recommends the Dave Grohl episode of NPR's Fresh Air podcast.
Uncle Todd thinks you should give Dave Grohl's book, The Storyteller, a read very soon.
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Since we've done roughly 132 episodes on fan theories in 2021, we tried to combine these to save everyone some time. So here you - our reactions to Spider-Man: No Way Home and The Matrix Resurrections along with who got more correct fan theory guesses. You can thank us later.
Oh, and more jibber-jabber about fantasy football along with some deep cut Star Wars trivia in The Week In Geek as well!
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The Man They Call Tim recommends Obsessed With Star Wars: Test Your Knowledge of a Galaxy Far, Far Away by Benjamin Harper for your sci-fi geek fix
Uncle Todd thinks you oughta give Glow On by the band Turnstile a good, long listen right now
For our last episode of 2021, we take on all the fan theories surrounding The Book Of Boba Fett that have been swirling around the interwebs, break 'em down, and let you know which ones are The Real and which ones are The Jabroni. This time around, we've dragged our children into the mix to get their opinions as well in our first ever Free Range Idiocy Junior Division. Why? Because we are absolutely shameless, that's why!
All of that plus the YUGE numbers from Spider-Man: No Way Home opening weekend, the Battlestar Galactica reboot, the new raptor from the upcoming Jurassic World movie, and the anniversary of a beloved Star Wars movie.
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Yeah, Spider-Man: No Way Home made ALL the money in its opening weekend
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Saying the Battlestar Galactica reboot faces some challenges is like saying the Titanic might have a small ice problem
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Do you actually give a crap about the new raptor that'll be in the new Jurassic World movie? Spoilers - Uncle Todd ain't exactly a fan...
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The Man They Call Tim recommends checking out the Christkindlmarket next holiday season in Chicago or whatever locality you might be in with one.
Uncle Todd thinks you oughta check out Flotsam from Maine's own Fogcutters for some original big band music as well as their holiday album and their Big Band Syndrome albums immediately.
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We take on all the weird theories and possibilities that a fourth Matrix movie provide. Who's saving who? What plots will thicken and which theories are just too thin for holding any weight? Join us once again as we employ our idiotic expertise to break it all down for you... the people... and share which theories we think are The Real and which ones are The Jabroni.
All this and a sidetrack into the end of the fantasy football regular season and thoughts on episodes four and five or Hawkeye!
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Screenrant's dead or alive theories
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More Screenrant theories on how Neo is still kicking after the third Matrix movie
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Happy Birthday to one of the baddest muthas to step into the squared circle, Stone Cold Steve Austin! Have a couple cold ones on us!
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The Man They Call Tim recommends fitting a screening of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation into your holiday season.
Uncle Todd thinks you need to binge Jerry Seinfeld's talk show Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee this week.
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This time around, Uncle Todd and The Man They Call Tim dive into all the fan theories swirling around the newest jewel in the MCU crown, Spider-Man: No Way Home. What's going to happen and what isn't? Who's gonna show up and who isn't? And most importantly... which of these idiots is going to have an edge to have bragging rights and a bottle of bourbon down the line? You can play the home game by listening before you hit the theater and keep track.
All this and our thoughts on fantasy football, the new trailer for Spider-Man: Across The Spiderverse, and the newest trailer for The Matrix Resurrections too!
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Go ahead and get you some of that sweet, sweet animated Spidey action before diving into the new flick
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Did they show a little too much in the newest trailer for The Matrix Resurrections? You decide!
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The Man They Call Tim recommends wedging a viewing of the Christmas class A Wonderful Life into your yuletide schedule.
Uncle Todd went a different direction and thinks catching Tricky Dick And The Man In Black on Netflix is just fine too.
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If you've listened to any of our episodes before now, you probably saw this one coming... but we dove into Ghostbusters Afterlife feet-first and have lots to say about Jason Reitman's tribute to Harold Ramis, his father Ivan Reitman, a beloved movie from our childhood, and much more. Did we like it? Love it? Or are we jaunting off to Reno to elope with it? Find out!
All that with some talk about fantasy football (sorry), thoughts on Hawkeye, and a nice little wrestling rant from The Man They Call Tim.
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Accompanying reference material for The Man They Call Tim's WWE rant
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Uncle Todd said it was Cultaholic where he saw the wrestling video, but then later said it might've been What Culture, but then thought is was Cultaholic... but is now realizing it was indeed What Culture. We just wish he'd make up his bloody mind...
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Surprise, surprise... but Uncle Todd was also wrong about that Baskin Robbins flavor from Ghostbusters Afterlife being the same one as from Ant-Man.
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The Man They Call Tim recommends listening to the new podcast from Guy Raz called Wisdom From The Top on NPR
Uncle Todd thinks watching the new Beatles documentary on Disney+ is a damn fine idea
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Once again, the idiots have issued their album 1-on-1 challenge - to listen through an album of the other's choosing and report back with their findings. Will it be another lovefest or will reality intrude? It's anyone's guess with a couple of lesser-known albums from big-name bands - Aerosmith's Nine Lives and No. 4 from Stone Temple Pilots.
All that with some talk about the latest Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer, casting news from Ahsoka, and what's in the oven for Thanksgiving.
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Sabine Wren casting news from the upcoming Ahsoka series!
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Here's some info about Aerosmith's 1997 release, Nine Lives
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Here's the background on Stone Temple Pilot's 1999 album, No. 4
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Looks like Worf (or the chief security officer) would be fourth in command of the Enterprise on Star Trek: The Next Generation, thus making them "Number Four"
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No Uncle Todd, "Sour Girl" was not THE biggest single by STP - it was ONE of their biggest hits. It's right there in the above Wikipedia article
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Here's the video for "Sour Girl" starring Buffy... er... Sarah Michelle Gellar and Scott Weiland gyrating around without a shirt. As you did back in the late 90's.
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Here's the video for "Crazy" starring Alicia Silverstone and Liv Tyler, which manages to be creepier than STP's Teletubby-ish bunny rabbits because you have the daughter of the lead singer performing a striptease. Yikes.
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The Man They Call Tim recommends watching Belfast from direction Kenneth Branagh in a theater near you
Uncle Todd thinks if you're thinking about hitting the gym, make an investment in yourself and hire a trainer
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So, how right and how wrong were we in predicting what fan theories would make their way into Eternals? Thanks to The Man They Call Tim's math skills, we're now able to find out. Check out what happened and who takes home the coveted bottle and bragging rights... but mostly the bottle. Also, fantasy football smack talk, our thoughts on Disney+ Day, and good-by to Brother Cavill.
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In case you missed it, here's everything we got from Disney+ Day 2021
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Rest In Peace to Dean Stockwell
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That game where Steve Smith went off against Da Bears? Yeah, he was pretty good that day - 12 receptions for 218 yards and 2 touchdowns. What could make it worse? It was a playoff game. Anyways, here's some of Number 89's greatest games if you're in the mood for that sort of thing.
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The Man They Call Tim recommends watching LuLaRich on Amazon Prime - a documentary about the shady going-ons surrounding the LuLaRoe pyramid scheme.
Uncle Todd thinks you should read This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone for a fun and poetic take on sci-fi.
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Like the changing of seasons, each new Marvel movie can be counted on to bring a fresh crop of fan theories and otherwise ludicrous ideas about what will happen. So, we decided to dive into what folks were saying about Eternals the week before its premier and see if we couldn't get a few of these things right. We also talk about a possible Dune sequel and a certain underworld from a certain galaxy far, far away.
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After much gnashing of teeth and wringing of hands, it appears to be official... Dune 2 is a go!
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Every galaxy has an underworld... indeed... We gawk at the righteous wonder that is the Book Of Boba Fett trailer
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Rumors from Slashfilm.com
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Rumors from Comicbook.com
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Redditor fan theories via Screenrant.com
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Rumors from FandomWire.com
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A couple more rumors from Comicbook.com
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Some heartwarming footage of WWE legend Howard Finkel introducing CM Punk
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The Albert Collins classic song "I Ain't Drunk"
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The Man They Call Tim recommends watching the Eugene & Dan Levy vehicle Schitt's Creek on Netflix
Uncle Todd thinks you should check out season two of Another Life starring friend of the show Katee Sackhoff on Netflix as well
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Turns out this is the gimmick so nice we just gotta do it twice... in a row! Right after our last episode dropped, we got a bunch of new trailers for new shows and movies, so we're going to run down Hit-Monkey, Peacemaker, Uncharted, The Batman, Black Adam, and The Flash. All that plus some Uncle Todd's Fantasy Football Failures continues, casting news from the Ahsoka show, Marvel release madness, and more idiocy!
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Guess who's coming to dinn... uh, the new Ahsoka show!
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Get your daily planners out folks, because Marvel is changing up their release schedule over the next couple years
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Here's some more info on Todd's BBC sci-fi sitcom obsession, Red Dwarf
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Trailer for Hit-Monkey - streaming on Hulu November 17, 2021
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Trailer for Peacemaker - streaming on HBO Max January 13, 2022
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Trailer for Uncharted - in theaters February 18, 2022
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Trailer for The Batman - in theaters March 4, 2022
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Teaser trailer for Black Adam - in theaters July 29, 2022
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A little context for the Billy Gunn comment - here's Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson ending Billy Gunn's career in real time in the ring using nothing more than a microphone
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Teaser trailer for The Flash - in theaters November 2, 2022
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Here's Katee Sackhoff reacting to her role in Halloween: Resurrection on her YouTube channel
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The Man They Call Tim recommends checking out the new flick Halloween Kills in theaters or streaming on Peacock (preceded by the original Halloween from 1978 and the direct sequel Halloween form 2018 of course).
Uncle Todd thinks you should give Uncle Nearest 1856 a try if you are so inclined because it's a delightful Tennessee whiskey with a great story behind it.
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After a slow start, the movie biz is cranking up nicely towards the end of 2021 with a whole bunch of new releases coming down the pike - with most of them actually hitting theaters! So we figured it was our honor-bound duty to pause from our normal idiocy and take some time to appreciate a few of the flicks coming up based on their trailers. Dig it!
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It looks like we'll be getting Iron Heart a little bit earlier than her own Disney+ show... like Black Panther 2 early!
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Trailer for Dune - released today in theaters and HBO Max
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Trailer for The Eternals - coming November 5 to theaters only
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Trailer for Hawkeye - coming November 24 to Disney+
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Trailer for The Matrix: Resurrections - coming December 22 to theaters
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Here's that Tim Ferriss podcast featuring author Neil Gaiman
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And a quick update to the final update of the show... Uncle Todd wound up losing Week 5 in fantasy football
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Tim recommends Neil Gaiman's collection of nonfiction, The View From the Cheap Seats. By the way, the links we try to use for Bookshop.org sources from locally owned book stores and is a great way to get increased selection while not funneling a ton of money to some corporation that's taking it all to Saturn with them in a few years.
Todd thinks you should watch all of Parks and Recreation if you haven't already, and watch it again if you have.
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We thought our time talking about Tom Brady and the New England Patriots was at an end... but how wrong we were. When the Bucs made a stop in Foxborough, it was time for us to dust off this subject one more time and reflect on the game itself, Mac Jones, and the legacies of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick for the last time. Or is it....?
Programming note - This was recorded the evening after that game, but our editing has been slowed the last couple of weeks. We're hoping to get back on track this week barring any setbacks from Patrick burning down the office or squirting Cheez Whiz into a USB port.
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Here's the No Time To Die trailer in case you haven't seen it already. And since we're horribly late getting to this, Uncle Todd's already been out to see the flick and gives it a hearty thumbs up (for what that's worth)
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A little more information on how the ScarJo - MickeyMoMo dust-up has been settled, giving us peace in our time... for now
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Here are Tom Brady's career stats, which are worth a look if only to see the stupid-long list of appearances on leaderboards and such towards the bottom
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Tim recommends listening to the episode of NPR's How I Built This featuring Fawn Weaver - author and founder/owner of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey
Todd thinks you should check out Complicated Shadows: The Life and Music of Elvis Costello by Graeme Thomson as well as Wise Up Ghost And Other Songs by Elvis Costello and The Roots
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We finally get around to talking about the newest Marvel movie - the 25th in the ever-expanding MCU - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings! We'll talk about everything we liked and what didn't and whether we'd recommend it to others like the good little Marvel shills that we are. Also, we talk about that photo with Kevin Feige that Hugh Jackman posted awhile back on social media, some happenings in AEW, some random ideas we have for Disney+ shows, and fantasy football.
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Hugh Jackman clarified what that photo with Kevin Feige really means
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Sounds like there's a couple interesting cameos coming up in Doctor Strange 2
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Here's some Easter egg breakdowns from Screenrant and Buzzfeed
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Tim recommends checking out Dynamite and Rampage from AEW
Todd thinks you should check out For All Mankind, the alternate history show from BSG genius Ronald Moore
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As you might've noticed by some of our previous episodes, we dig on some music from time to time. So, we decided to take this to the next level by assigning each other a favorite album and then reporting back here so all of the interwebs could hear the results. Through pure coincidence, we both chose some of Canada's favorite sons with Todd being given Moving Pictures by Rush to listen to and Tim getting Gordon by Barenaked Ladies. How will it turn out? Give it a listen!
Oh, and we had some thoughts on Marvel's What If...? at about the halfway mark of its first season and the return of football as well.
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It was Annette Benning who played Mar-Vel / The Supreme Intelligence in Captain Marvel
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Here's the music video for "Tom Sawyer" by Rush in all it's early 1980's glory
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Yeah, side one of Average White Band's AWB album is all killer, no filler
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Check out the crazy of Rush playing "YYZ" in Rio back in the day
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As noted during the edit, Barenaked Ladies were banned from playing a park in Toronto, not Halifax. However, since they wrote "Hello City" about their disastrous few shows in Halifax, Uncle Todd is claiming half credit
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And here's Barenaked Ladies reunited with Steven Page and Andy Creegan at the 2018 Juno Awards after they were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame
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Tim recommends checking out Signals by Rush - the follow-up to Moving Pictures
Todd thinks you should check out BNL's The Bathroom Sessions on YouTube, specifically this version of "Bedside Manor" with Steven Page.
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Just when we think the world is a futile pile of rocks hurtling to disaster, Marvel gives us a little bit of hope that maybe it's worth living a little bit longer. Or, maybe we're just shallow people in need of medication. Either way, we got the new Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer and just had to talk about it!
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Kevin Costner's introduction from MLB's first Field Of Dreams game in Iowa
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CM Punk makes his AEW debut in his hometown of Chicago and the results were raucous to say the least
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Here's a video of JBL trying to get Undertaker to break character
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Here's Paul Heyman talking about getting the chance to work with CM Punk in WWE (NSFW language)
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Here's the Spidey trailer so you can watch along if you'd like
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Here's the Spidey trailer breakdown from Emergency Awesome
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Tim recommends checking out the WWE documentary CM Punk: Best In The World on Peacock
Todd thinks you should be listening to A Killer Named Sugar, the solo debut of Maine's own Renee Coolbrith right now
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One would think that having an veritable money-making machine would keep a person or company from being a d-bag, but apparently not! Disney managed to get one of their stars ticked off enough to file a lawsuit and then doubled down on their douchebaggery with some harsh comments. We dive into the debacle that was the Black Widow simultaneous screen and stream debut along with news from the MCU, Star Trek, and more!
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Is their a possible Loki cameo in the upcoming Eternals movie?
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Behold, the Thanos variants!
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Some theories on Thanos' real Infinity War motives
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Is Star Trek gearing up to boldly go in a new direction?
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Did we mention that Scott Steiner's math is suspect beyond belief?
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Oh, and then there was that time that Big Poppa Pump debated Harvard graduate Chris Nowinski on RAW over the Iraq War
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Here's a little VFX reel to show how they dropped Tig Notaro into Army of the Dead
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Here's the original Wall Street Journal article on the Scarlett-Disney dust-up, and something from CNN for those who don't have a WSJ subscription (like us)
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Did you know comic book creators make as little as $5,000 for their creations being used in movies?
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How did Warner Bros. and HBO handle pissing off their stars? They paid them.
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A quick primer on Hollywood Accounting where money disappears and mysteriously reappears in the studio's pockets!
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Tim says that if you don't stay up late and watching Tombstone no matter what you have going on the next day, you're no daisy!
Todd watched The Suicide Squad so that you don't have to. But hey, it's currently got a 91% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 72 Metascore in IMDB, so what the hell does he know?
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Call it fate, call it luck, call it karma... but we believe that everything happens for a reason. So when the new trailer for Ghostbusters Afterlife dropped in our laps a little over a week ago, we knew it'd end up being a topic of conversation. So here you go - a couple of 80's kids all growed up and discussing the new flick from Jason Reitman coming our way in November. We think.
All that along with news from the MCU, Star Wars casting, the latest victim of WWE's cost-cutting measures, and a health update from The Man They Call Tim!
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Is Marvel going to bring the Thunderbolts into the MCU?
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Kang only had a bit of screen time in the season finale of Loki, but he's already making waves in the MCU
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Also, does this mean that he scripted the entire Infinity Saga?
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The Mouse has announced the final casting for live action Grand Admiral Thrawn and Ezra Bridger
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Also, has Star Wars cast their young Princess Leia for the upcoming Kenobi show?
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Here's the first intro of The Wyatt Family on RAW
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Here's the first entrance of The Fiend at Summerslam
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Oh, and let's not forget Paul Heyman talking about Brock Lesnar busting Undertaker's unbeaten Wrestlemania streak
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Here's the trailer for Ghostbusters Afterlife so you can watch along
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Here's the trailer breakdown with director Jason Reitman
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Want some Easter Eggs? Screenrant has some info and this video from New Rockstairs ain't half bad
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Tim recommends checking out the new M. Night Shyamalan movie Old
Todd thinks you should listen to ZZ Top's Recycler album, Jackie Mason's The World According To Me, and Speak Love by Joe Pass and Ella Fitzgerald
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Well, Loki was certainly one helluva ride, wasn't it? We talk about all the twists and turns as well as figuring out how we did with judging all the predictions and fan theories that we looked at prior to episode one. Who was right? Who was wrong? And most importantly, who takes home the bottle of bourbon that serves as our motivation to use our noggin on these things instead of just phoning it in?
All of that plus Marvel news, more Marvel news, a few cheap shots at DC, new documentary content on Disney Ploos that we're dying to see, Tim's health update, and much more!
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Marvel Studios is laying out their rules for the multiverse
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An indirect answer to our Infinity Stones question from a few episodes back
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James Gunn talks about the difference between Marvel Studios and working for DC and Warner Bros.
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Does the Loki finale explain the WandaVision post-credits scene?
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FINALLY... we get a Disney Galleries episode talking about the Mandalorian season two finale
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Here's the Deadpool trailer reaction video for the new flick Free Guy featuring everyone's favorite sentient pile of rocks, Korg
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Jonathan Frakes was the host of Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction - Robert Stack was the host of Unsolved Mysteries
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The jazz clarinetist that Todd was trying so hard to recall? It's Don Byron. And the song in question with Biz Markie is called "Schizo Jam" from his 1998 album Nu Blaxpoitation
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A little background on Pappy Van Winkle 23 Year - the most expensive bottle of bourbon you can buy that's produced in any kind of quantity. Retail might be $69.99, but good luck finding it for that - most of the time, you're looking upwards of $2,000 to find it on the secondary market
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Tim recommends watching the Rob Van Dam episode of WWE Icons on Peacock
Todd thinks you oughta check out this video of Biz Markie singing Elton John's classic "Bennie and the Jets" with Beastie Boys live. Or, here's a longer and slightly better quality video.
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Who would've believed that we'd be kicking off a third season of this here lil' old podcast about everything?! Well, here it is - our first episode of our third year on the interwebs talking about mostly the stuff we like. So it's only fitting that we take a few minutes to reflect on idiocy past before embarking on a whole bunch more idiocy. Oh, and did you happen to notice that we finally got Black Widow to watch?!
All that plus Chris Pratt wrasslin' Bautista, Hugh Jackman, a Robert Downey Jr. return, Star Wars news, and much more!
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Turns out that much like Will Smith thought he could beat Mike Tyson, Chris Pratt thought he could wrestle Dave Bautista
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Is it possible that Hugh Jackman could enter the MCU playing Wolverine after all?
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And while we're talking about the thought-to-be-impossible, how about RDJ returning as Tony Stark?
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Did the release date for The Mandalorian season 3 get leaked?
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Kevin Feige puts his foot down - no more Stan Lee cameos
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And right on cue, here come the Loki rumors with Kang, the Infinity Stones, and even Mordo
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In case you were wondering about Robert Downey Jr.'s "asking price", the dude made $75 million for Avengers: Endgame alone
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The TV truck guy from Iron Man 3? That would be Adam Pally
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Here's a little more info on the What If...? voice casting
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Triple H on having to cut his hero Ric Flair's acceptance speech short
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Here's the article bashing Black Widow that both Uncle Todd and The Man They Call Tim feel is horsepucky
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Tim recommends watching Lin Manuel Miranda's In The Heights in a theatre near you
Todd thinks you should watch Darkest Hour starring Gary Oldman, and if you already did... watch it again
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When it comes to sports movies, there's been a slew of flicks that have covered just about every activity from baseball to bobsledding. But when you're looking for an actor to anchor one of those movies, there's only one person to call - Kevin Effin' Costner. In this episode, we count down our favorite Costner sports flicks as we crown him King of Sports Movies!
As you'll hear at the top of the show, this episode was recorded a month ago and was mis-filed by our intern Patrick, rendering all hopes at timeliness completely moot. However, since it's still a fun listen, we've decided to throw this one at ya and hope you'll enjoy it as much as we enjoyed recording it!
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Disney Plus UK is getting invaded by zombies?
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An Avengers: Age of Ultron Easter egg makes a beloved Disney movie MCU canon?
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It appears that Star Wars: Rangers of the New Republic is moving at the same pace as Peacock's BSG reboot - could Favreau sneak a Skywalker series into its place?
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Here's a look at Big Hero 6 and the alternate timeline it takes place in
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Here's the filmography of one Kevin Costner
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Tim wishes his eldest son a very loud huzzah for his high school graduation
Todd thinks you should be watching Henry Rollins' special Keep Talkin' Pal right now, if not sooner
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Not all movies and sequels are created equal, which is why we want to spotlight some of the greatest combinations - one-two punches if you will - in the history of cinema. In this episode, we lead it off with the modern day classics of Avengers Infinity War and Avengers Endgame - the third and fourth installment in their series. We dissect what makes these movies go together so well and continue to shill for MCU with absolutely no shame whatsoever.
Also, we have a bunch of Star Wars news, thoughts on Loki, Uncle Todd apparently trying to give himself heat stroke, and the introduction of our new intern Patrick!
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Three major Star Wars characters rumored to be in the upcoming Book of Boba Fett
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Apparently, Fennec Shand was supposed to die in season one of The Mandalorian
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Speaking of Fennec Shand, what are the odds she could wind up being a Jedi?
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Do they still make Stroh's beer? Guess they do - although the company is owned by Pabst these days
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Here's Kevin and Harley Quinn Smith's podcast, Vegan Abattoir
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Here's the video of Mick Foley cussing and Steve Austin being endlessly amused by it
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Tim recommends watching the newest episode of Steve Austin: The Broken Skull Sessions with the Hardcore Legend, Mick Foley.
Todd thinks you should check out the latest album from Cyrille Aimee and Michael Valeanu, I'll Be Seeing You either on streaming or by ordering through her website
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One would be hard-pressed to have made it through the 1980's without some kind of knowledge about He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. Whether you were a fan, were annoyed by a fan, or were getting a second job in order to afford to buy toys for some crazed 8 year old, this 'roided-up Conan knock-off was part of the fabric of our lives. So when Kevin Smith dropped a trailer for his soon-to-debut on Netflix sequel to the original series, we had to give it a look and then share it with you... the people.
All that plus a dose of Star Wars and Marvel news as well as a health update from The Man They Call Tim. Dig in!
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The upcoming Book of Boba Fett show sounds tooooooo sweeeeeet
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Speaking of The Book of Boba Fett, will it be serving as a de facto season 2.5 to The Mandalorian?
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Here's an old rumor surrounding Captain America and everyone's favorite cigar-chomping Canadian mutant that Tim tried to weaponize into raising Todd's blood pressure
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Agent Coulson is dead but maybe not quite dead after episode 1 of Loki
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Here's why cartoons in the 80's had those educational moments at the end
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Nice pull by The Man They Call Tim on Force Five
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Turns out that Cruel Summer (co-starring Harley Quinn Smith) is on Hulu
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Looks like Tim was right - Tony Todd played Worf's brother Kurn on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
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Tim recommends a healthy double dose of WWE (shocking we know) of A&E's WWE Legends Biographies and WWE Most Wanted Treasures
Todd thinks you should give Kevin Smith's latest stand-up special Silent But Deadly an immediate watch
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With the debut of Loki, we decided to get a jump on our predictions by actually going off rumors and fan theories that were available prior to the first episode streaming on June 9th. So, in time-tested fashion, we'll be going through them all and deciding whether they're The Real or The Jabroni.
All that and a heaping helping of Marvel, DC, WWE, and Star Wars news as well. Dig in!
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The villian for Captain America 4 may have been revealed
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Welcome back Kotter... um... Lucas
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Will there be a reboot after Wonder Woman 3?
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What the heck is going on with WWE?
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Rumor sources: Screenrant ... Marvel Movies Fandom ... The Direct ... Android Authority
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Tim recommends the crazy R2-D2 set from Lego if you're lucky enough to find one and have the cash to spare
Todd thinks you oughta check out the documentary Life After Flash covering the making of Flash Gordon and the life of its star
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Anyone who's watching professional wrestling for more than a couple minutes is aware that matches can often have some weird stipulations to make things a little more exciting, silly, or downright vicious. But which one is best? And more importantly, which ones do a couple of idiots with their own podcast and apparently little in the way of maturity think are best?! We're glad you asked! In this episode, we break it all down scientifically with our own wrasslin' match type brackets to find the best of the best!
Yeah yeah yeah ... we know it's June, but we recorded this in May and it took a little longer for us to edit and post. Considering everyone else does their brackets for March Madness, we were already a couple months late - so what's another week?
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Black Panther 2 villian revealed?
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Here's some video of Samoa Joe performing his signature move, the Muscle Buster
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A little more information on Namor, aka The Sub-Mariner, for those interested
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Looks like Doctor Strange almost made it into WandaVision after all
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And here's.... well... that scientific study that Todd was referencing... to our eternal shame
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Here's Wrestling With Wregret's PPV Review of Souled Out
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Tim recommends watching "The Story Of Late Night" on CNN that covers the rise of late-night talk shows
Todd thinks you should be listening to "When God Was Great", the new album from The Mighty Mighty Bosstones right now
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We've had ourselves a good ol' time looking at some other years in cinema history, so why not head back to that well one more time as we take a look at what some have called "the greatest year in cinema history" - 1984. This time, we've brought some help with us as we welcome Mel Barrett to the Free Range Congregation to help us run this thing down and add a dollop of legitimacy to our normal shenanigans.
Mel is a screenwriter and filmmaker who has worked inside and outside Hollywood along with writing a couple of novels as well. Her and Todd will be co-hosting an upcoming podcast about the process of taking a script from page to screen in the near future.
Audio note: we had some weird things happening this episode, so allow us to apologize in advance for any strange background noises or nose whistles that might've made it through!
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With all apologies to LL Cool J... don't call it a comeback... of the Infinity Stones...
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Is there a Star Wars reboot coming that features Rey's son?!?!
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Sounds like Ewan McGregor has been training and eating his Wheaties in preparation for his upcoming Obi Wan show on The Disney Ploose
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For the sake of reference, here are all the movies released in 1984
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And here's the claim for 1984 as the best year in movie history
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Wow, Todd got one right - Big was released in 1988
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Behold the vast expanse that is Eric Roberts' IMDB page
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The movies that were involved in the "points" exchange were Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Steven Speilberg), Star Wars (George Lucas), and Big Wednesday (John Milius). Pretty sure Lucas wound up getting the cut of Milius' surfing movie and the short end of the stick.
...AND ANOTHER THING:
Tim recommends checking out all the new WWE Legends A&E Biography shows from the last few weeks.
Todd thinks you should check out the documentary on screenwriter and director John Milius streaming on Amazon.
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Back when The Falcon & The Winter Soldier started out on The Ploos, we made some calls on which fan theories where The Real and which were The Jabroni. Five action-packed episodes later, it's for us to give our thoughts on the show and tally up the score to see which idiot managed to pick the fewest wrong answers. Laugh along with our foolishness along with some Star Wars, Rocky, and Thundercats news.
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Here's the badass trailer for the new Star Wars show, The Bad Batch
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Looks like Sly is getting ready to spring that new Rocky IV re-cut on us in 2021
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There's a Thundercats movie in the works from the director of Kong vs. Godzilla
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Here's the Bernie Sanders "You're Wrong" debate moment your might recognize from a couple dozen episodes
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A bit more information on Ultimate Marvel, which has been source material for some of the characters we've seen in the MCU
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Looks like Madame Hydra isn't quite what we thought! So here's some general info on the character, and then some info on Julia Louis Dreyfus's character Val
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And while we're mentioned The Rockers, why not take a look at their brief reunion in the 21st century?
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And because Tim asked for it, here's a little Barry Horowitz pat on the back for ya... as well as his Titantron video because... why not?
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Tim recommends checking out the sci-fi show The One on Netflix
Todd thinks you oughta watch Being Evel - the documentary of Evel Knievel on Peacock
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Better late than never, we're back with our thoughts on the two night celebration of all things sports entertainment that was Wrestlemania 37. History was made, weird stuff happened, and there was even some good wrestling tossed in just to keep us all guessing. We dive into six hours of McMahon-directed Vin-sanity so you can rest easy!
All that and some MCU news and another thing. Dig it!
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Could Wolverine be hiding out in Madripoor?
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And hey, why not have Magneto hanging out in Madripoor while we’re going?
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There’s a new Ghostbusters: Afterlife trailer and it’s adorable
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Here's some info on the "mysterious" tag team known as The Machines
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Here's Brian Zane's Wrestlemania 4 Review
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And here's the debut of Kane - possibly the greatest character intro ever
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Tim recommends the WWE Untold documentary "That's Gotta Be Kane"
Todd thinks you should be listening to Dumpstaphunk's new album right now
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We finally got around to watching the newly-released-to-streaming-epic that is Zack Snyder's Justice League, and... now we need a nap and a serious round of fluids to recover. Most kidding aside, we made our way through the four plus hour film and have some thoughts about what could have been, what was, Todd's unrepentant dislike of Joss Whedon, and overall thoughts on this monster of a flick.
All that and a Week In Geek chock full of news about the Battlestar Galactica reboot/sequel/mirage, a newly released deleted scene from Return of the Jedi, and whether or not we'll get a Luke Skywalker Star Wars TV show any time soon.
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We know you'll find this shocking, but it appears there's been another setback on the Battlestar Galactica thing that may premier on Peacock sometime in the 22nd Century
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Here's that Return of the Jedi deleted scene we haggled over
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Looks like there's some thoughts about getting Luke Skywalker onto the small screen for more than a "Mando Cameo"
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Here's the first part of the Portlandia bit about binging Battlestar Galactica (couldn't find the second half)
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Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) has some thoughts about whether Sebastian Stan needs his blessing to play Luke
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Speaking of Stan, please don't try to activate the Winter Soldier when meeting him. It's pretty lame.
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Here's some info about how the DGA (Director's Guild of America) looks at director's credits
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Here's some background on what went down with Richard Donner and Superman II
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TIM highly recommends getting yourself a copy of Your Dad Stole My Rake: And Other Family Dilemmas by Tom Papa
TODD thinks you should be listening to Tower of Power's newly released 50 Years of Funk & Soul: Live at the Fox Theater right now - available on streaming platforms everywhere as well as at their website
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You'd think we'd all have learned our lesson after WandaVision, but nope... a new Marvel show brings a ton of new fan theories about what will happen, whom it will happen to, and how many big surprises will be revealed. Thank goodness we're here to break it all down and let you know what is The Real and what is The Jabroni when it comes to all this rampant speculation. To make things more interesting, we're putting all of this on the record just after the first episode and will return once the series is done to determine who was righter and wronger.
A quick programming note... Even though this is being posted the day that episode 3 of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier is released, we recorded this episode the Sunday immediately following the premier of the first episode. Life has gotten us behind on editing, but we'll be catching up shortly.
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Looks like all of Todd's fervent prayers for Benedict Cumberbatch to play Grand Admiral Thrawn have been in vain
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Michael B. Jordan has been announced as directing Creed III as well as starring
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Ah, what might have been... Admiral Adama as a Klingon?!
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This is probably a repeat, but what the hell it's really entertaining and enlightening... here's Kurt Vonnegut (author Slaughterhouse Five and many other novels) talking about the shape of stories
... AND ANOTHER THING:
TIM has been supplementing his diet with a healthy (or unhealthy) amount of Diners, Drive-Ins, & Dives as of late
TODD recommends checking out The House Of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea for a wonderful read
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Better late than never, we're back to recap the series finale of WandaVision! What did we like, what didn't we like, and how did all those theories turn out? All that along with Star Wars and MCU news aplenty. Cram it in your earhole now!
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The live-action return of Darth Maul
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A theory about the first mid-credits scene from WandaVision
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After a "Year Without Marvel", they're unloading with both barrels in 2021
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Keenan on SNL... what's up with that?
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Cary Elwes on drinking with Andre The Giant in New York City
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Bret Hart sharing some Andre The Giant stories with Stone Cold Steve Austin (NSFW language)
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Tim recommends checking out Keenan's new show on NBC
Todd thinks you oughta check out Cary Elwes' book As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales From The Making of the Princess Bride and Tim recommends the audiobook version as well
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Welcome back to The Idiodessey friends and fiends! We've both been fans of Rocky since before he singlehandedly brought down the Berlin Wall, ending the Cold War, and leading to the downfall of the Soviet Union. And for those who don't really understand that last sentence... pardon us... because we're old.
So we've decided to go through all the Rocky and Creed movies to rank them all and you get to listen along. All that plus some tasty Star Wars news and a bit of WandaVision chitchat.
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Looks like Rian Johnson has been completely excommunicated from the Star Wars universe after all...
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A little explanation of the British wonder that is the comedy/sci-fi series known as Red Dwarf
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Here's a bit more information on Agatha Harkness
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Here's that Sports Guy (Bill Simmons) cartoon about Rocky V
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The deleted scene with Mickey and Rocky from Rocky V that should never have been cut
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A little more info on Mr. T and his chains
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The definition of "kayfabe" for those who missed it last time
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Tim recommends checking out Young Rock on NBC
Todd thinks very highly of The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe
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Since the opening credits of the first episode, WandaVision has been sprouting fan theories like kudzu taking over a vacant lot. In this episode, we go through some of them and decide whether they're the real or jabroni. What does that mean exactly? Well, you'll have to listen to get the explanation!
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Looks like Mara Jade will be coming to the live action Star Wars universe
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The new trailer for Zack Snyder's Justice League whatever it is has been released
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Here's the Binging With Babish Four Horsemeals of the Eggporkalypse episode that inspired Uncle Todd's chicken-fried steak adventure
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Here's the album version of Clark Terry's song "Mumbles" for your listening pleasure
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Depending on what continuity you're going by... yes, Magneto is Wanda and Pietro's dad
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A much better explanation of tritones
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For those who don't know what The Adama Manuever is, watch and be enlightened
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Some information about Locked-In Syndrome
...AND ANOTHER THING:
Tim recommends checking out Star Wars: The Old Republic ... but be warned, there is no Mac version (sorry Uncle Todd!)
Todd thinks you should be listening to the "Want Me Back" / "Better" EP from Cody Fry, Cory Wong, & Dynamo right now because it's streaming just about everywhere
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Finally.... the idiots have come back to the Royal Rumble!
That's right, we step back into the squared circle of idiocy to rewind, review, and recap this year's first PPV in all it's glory and dismal failings. Also, we talk about the new WWE deal with NBC, some more Star Wars news, and our recommendations in And Another Thing. Can... you... dig it... sucka?!?!?!
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Looks like the Star Wars retcon is on
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Vince is gonna be cashing some nice checks from NBC with this new deal
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A little background on our Transformers / G.I. Joe tangent and the (almost) death of Duke
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Paul Heyman talking about his famous shoot promo on Vince McMahon (NSFW language)
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And here's the promo itself from back in the day
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We think it's hard to underestimate how much Todd would rather have seen Gillberg return at the Rumble instead of Goldberg
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And while we're at it, you should also follow Gillberg on Twitter
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Tim recommends watching WWE Untold: The Rise of Triple H on the WWE Network
Todd is being a copycat and sticking with wrestling by saying watch Ladies And Gentlemen, My Name Is Paul Heyman on the WWE Network too
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As you might have remembered from past episodes, we were really looking forward to Wonder Woman 1984. Finally, after surviving the holidays and everything that comes with it, Todd and Tim have both watched this highly anticipated Patty Jenkins flick and are now prepared to give you their expert idiotic take on it.
We also spend some time talking about the new Lucasarts game and the third episode of WandaVision too. What are ya waiting for? Get listening!
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Ubisoft and Lucasfilm Games announce new story-driven Star Wars game
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Here's the Eve Online battle Tim was talking about - sheer insanity
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Here's Kevin Smith and Marc Bernardin (with guest Skylar Astin) on Fatman Beyond talking about the first 2 episodes of WandaVision
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And here's the episode of Fatman Beyond where Marc does a live re-write of WW84
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Not sure if this is the article Todd was talking about, but it discusses the consent issues in WW84
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Yup, 1984 was a pretty big year for music - here's a Rolling Stone breakdown of the top 100 singles
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Here's the Kristen Wiig "Christmas Morning" SNL skit
...AND ANOTHER THING:
Tim recommends watching The Holiday Movies That Made Us: Elf on Netflix for all the delicious behind-the-scenes magic
Todd thinks you should follow Fleet Is Family on Twitter immediately and then buy something from the store to help out actor Michael Hogan
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After gritting through "The Year Without Marvel", we get our first dose of the new MCU show WandaVision. So, of course, we needed to geek out to this one for a bit as Feige & Co. decided to drop not one but TWO episodes on a waiting world. We'll give our opinions, thoughts, and more than likely idiotic predictions in this action-packed episode along with a healthy bit of news in The Week In Geek!
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Favreau & Filoni have a handle on who'll be playing Grand Admiral Thrawn and... it ain't nobody we thought it was going to be
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Speaking of the Dynamic Duo, there's a bit of Star Wars creative civil war brewing over at LucasFilm
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And yeah, the only news for the new BSG series is that there isn't much news at all
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Nope, Todd wasn't just imagining it - Sweden did plant a forest of trees for shipbuilding and it's called the Visingsö Oak Forest
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The cop from Dumb & Dumber? That would be one Harland Williams, also known for Half-Baked, Robots, and... Fudgy Wudgy Fudge Face. Yup, that's the title of a legit movie.
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Holy sweet mother of crap, Todd somehow managed to misspell "sword" during the show ... He was, of course, referring to S.W.O.R.D. which you can learn more about here.
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And while we're at it, here's some info on Advanced Idea Mechanics (A.I.M.) too
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Tim recommends checking out the new Twilight Zone produced by and starring Jordan Peele. We won't mention the streaming app because... well... you know...
Todd thinks you oughta listen to the bonus episode of Battlestar Galacticast where they talk with writer and producer Jane Espenson about the post-series movie, The Plan.
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A ways back, we dove into movies from the year 1977 (Episode 38) and came up with some rather interesting results. Well, we're back at it again - this time, with a year that's a bit more recent and relevant to a couple guys in their 40's, the year 1996. We talk about our top movies, honorable mentions, and flicks that surprised us along with our normal assortment of nonsense.
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Here's Dave Chapelle's Saturday Night Live monologue from a couple months ago
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And why not? Here's Eddie Murphy's SNL monologue from late 2019
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We both got this one wrong... The hologram doctor making a cameo in Star Trek: First Contact was from Star Trek: Discovery and not Deep Space Nine
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And here's the Frank Zappa interview that Todd mentioned where he's talking about how the music industry works
...AND ANOTHER THING:
Tim recommends watching Star Wars Gallery: The Mandalorian for all the behind the scenes goodness we're gonna get from this past season
Todd thinks you should check out The Mortician on WWE Network - the story of Bill Moody, the man behind Paul Bearer.
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The return of Boba Fett in The Mandalorian got us thinking about if there are any rules about when characters should die and come back? Well, we mulled it over a bit and decided to fire up the podcasting machine to record our thoughts for posterity. Enjoy our first episode of 2021!
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Here's some more information about former NFL coach and ladies man Wayne Fontes
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We think this is the documentary about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Todd was talking about
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Here's the IMDB of one Robe Zombie
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This is the best we could do finding the Wyatt Family -vs- The Shield PPV match Tim was talking about (careful sound is loud at the beginning)
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Francis Coppola's wife is, of course, Eleanor and she was the director of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse - which is totally worth your time
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Tim got real close with his Khan quote, but we wanted to make sure we got it right
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Tim recommends checking out Challenger: The Final Flight on Netflix
Todd thinks you should be watching the Rustic Overtones New Years Eve show right now
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The Mandalorian was the most glorious thing to come out of the trainwreck that was 2020, and we will not argue about this. So it was only natural that we took some time to go deep geek on the final chapter that doubles as one of the greatest season finales in history with our good friend Jimmy Dice from Scruffy Looking Podcasters.
Programming note... We recorded this episode the Sunday after Chapter 16 streamed and had planned to release it as two episodes the weeks before Christmas. As you can clearly see, that didn't happen, so feel free to chuckle at all the holiday references and enjoy this as our parting gift from 2020.
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Here's the original SNL Five Timers club skit with Tom Hanks and others along with what appears to be a 12 year old Conan O'Brien
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Here's the episode of Scruffy Looking Podcasters where they talked about (and laughed at) Tim's Mando theory
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Here's the IMDB page of Peyton Reed in all its glory
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Surprise surprise, Todd was wrong! The photo Katee Sackhoff posted of the bridge on her Instagram page wasn't Mark Hammill, but her dad.
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However, he did redeem himself because yes indeed, the Dave Klein who was the director of photography on "The Tragedy" was the same guy who worked with Kevin Smith all the way back in 1994 on Clerks.
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As always, be sure to check out Scruffy Looking Podcasters for all your Star Wars pod needs
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Tim is pretty excited about his new desk from Vari and gives it a hearty thumbs up.
Todd thinks the Nick Offerman yule log video is quality viewing for any time of year.
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This one is for all those 80's kids who fought over who got to be Boba Fett playing with their action figures, because Mando gave us all the Fett we always wanted and then some over these two episodes! Along with that, we go through half of the epic "Geekgasm" announcements from Disney and cover all the upcoming Marvel stuff.
No links this week because our editing department (aka Todd) is desperately trying to catch up on episodes.
...AND ANOTHER THING:
Tim recommends check out your Spotify's Wrapped End of Year summary to see what you've been listening to during the last 18 years of 2020.
Todd thinks you should get yourself a copy of Yeager: An Autobiography and read it cover to cover in honor of Chuck Yeager, the greatest test pilot in history.
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Go ahead, say we're cashing in on this tried-and-true gimmick, but we don't care. There's a crispness to the air, the eggnog is flowing, and we're reading to watch A Christmas Story about a dozen times this month. So let's talk about our favorite seasonal movies and songs!
Please note that we're excluding from our lists the "Holy Trinity" of Christmas movies: Die Hard, Die Hard 2: Die Harder, and A Christmas Story because those are just no-brainers to include.
LINKS OF INTEREST:
- Joe Cool's Blues was an album by The Wynton Marsalis Septet with the Ellis Marsalis Trio
...AND ANOTHER THING:
Tim recommends watching The Raconteurs Full Set From The Basement on the YouTubes
Todd advises you to stuff Fishbone's cover of Alice In Chains' "Them Bones into your earhole immediately
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Season two of The Mandalorian continues to amaze, amuse, and leave us aghast. In this episode, we talk about chapters 12 & 13 and go all buy/sell on everything from plot, characters, surprises, and more.
Be warned: spoilers ahead.
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Here's some information on the B-Wing fighter, including that it made an appearance in Star Wars Rebels
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Did you know James Earl Jones turned down a voice credit for Darth Vader in A New Hope because he considered David Prowse's performance to be more important? Neither did we.
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Here's some information about flerkens from the Marvel Universe
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Here's Diana Lee Inosanto's bio for your reading pleasure
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And here's the source for our "give Stevie a peek" running gag
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Tim recommends checking out The Broken Skull Sessions with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin for some good 'rasslin' talk
Todd advises you to check out "Holy Ghost" by The Bar-Kays as well as their entire Money Talks album
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It's been a little while since we've talked some 'rasslin, so with the 30th anniversary of The Undertaker's debut at Survivor Series coming up, it only seemed natural we dive into what happened at this past Sunday's PPV. Who would survive? Who would care? Would Todd reach through his TV to try and interfere in the Reigns-McIntyre main event? Let's see!
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Here's Dan Spivey's wikipedia page for some fun
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Yup, it's 2020 and AC/DC are at the top of the charts. Makes perfect sense.
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Here's the Riddle-Thatcher match Tim was talking about
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Here's the Chapelle's Show segment Todd was talking about (NSFW)
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And here is the majesty of Larry Bird Night - aka how you say good bye to a legend properly
...AND ANOTHER THING:
Tim recommends going back and rewatching The Last Ride on WWE Network documenting the last couple years of The Undertaker's career.
Todd thinks you should give one of the latest episodes of the Battlestar Galacticast for Daybreak Part One featuring Katee Sackhoff a listen
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After watching last week's episode of The Mandalorian, it was pretty easy to decide what we'd be talking about in this episode. That's right, we'll be geeking out over the debut of Bo Katan into the live action Star Wars universe, played by none other than Katee Sackhoff herself. After all, it's not every day that you have a character go from animation to live action played by the same actor who voiced them in the cartoon, right?!
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Here's the IMDB page for Chapter 11: The Heiress for all your research needs
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And while we're at it, here's the IMDB page for Katee Sackhoff as well
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Todd was once again wrong - the movie is V for Vendetta, not V for Vengeance
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That terrible butt-to-the-face finishing move that Todd was talking about? It's called The Rearview and is/was performed by Naomi. And yeah, although athletic, it's just as dumb as it sounds.
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The actor who played Axe Woves (the Mandalorian not played by Katee Sackhoff or Sasha Banks) was Simon Kassianides
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Tim recommends revisiting the music of The White Stripes and celebrating their entire catalog from beginning to end.
Todd advises you to check out the new album from Fantastic Negrito called Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? available on most streaming platforms.
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It's been a long year, but having a new season of The Mandalorian makes it all worth it!
Okay, that's probably overstating it a bit, but we're clinging to every little shred of goodness we can squeeze in before something else bad happens. This time around, we're talking about what we liked and what we loved from the first two episodes of season two and doing a buy/sell lightning round that doesn't take 90 minutes!
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Here's the infamous Hulk Hogan / Kevin Nash "Fingerpoke of Doom" match
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Here's all the ways that Star Wars was influenced by Frank Herbert's Dune
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Here's that video of Samuel L. Jackson being dubbed in over Darth Vader's dialogue. And yes, it's actually better than you think it'll be.
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Todd is a complete doofus. It was the Beastie Boys who recorded "She's Crafty" (from 1986's License To Ill album), not Run DMC. Reverend Run and the fellas released "It's Tricky" (from 1987's Raising Hell album).
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The other X-Wing pilot from Chapter 10 was Paul Sun-Hyung Lee
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The name of the show Todd was talking about was Riptide and the helicopter's name was The Screaming Mimi. Because it was the 80's and that sort of thing got big ratings
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Tim recommends catching up on 30 Rock with him this winter
Todd advises you to check out Katee Sackhoff reacting to her performance in Halloween Resurrection on her YouTube channel
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This time around, we're talking about the music of Eddie Van Halen and the band that bears his name. We'll cover our favorite guitar acrobatics, favorite songs, why David Lee Roth is a knucklehead, and much more!
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Here's the history of Van Halen and discography for your researching pleasure
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Yup, that whole "Sam & Dave" tour with Van Halen did actually happen. And yes, it was as disastrous as one would imagine
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Here's Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band playing "Jump" with guest guitarist Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine)
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Here's Jack White building a guitar from scraps in a cow field
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Looks like Todd managed to remember this one right... Dave Davies of The Kinks slashed his amp's speaker to distort the sound. But there's a whole lot more too.
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Here's the story of the "other" Van Halen lead singer no one heard of until recently, Mitch Malloy
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Here's Sammy Hagar talking about bringing Alice In Chains on tour with Van Halen
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Here's Van Halen's 2015 Billboard Music Awards performance and here's AC/DC playing the Grammys that same year. Judge for yourself
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Slight whiff on Tim's behalf - Dixville Notch is the small town in New Hampshire that holds the distinction of holding the first presidential vote in the nation just after midnight on election day - not Franconia Notch
...AND ANOTHER THING:
Tim recommends checking out "A West Wing Special To Benefit When We All Vote" on HBOMax
Todd advises you to go watch Pixar's Coco about a dozen times this week because it's a wonderful and gorgeous movie.
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In this episode, we geek out over Todd's favorite band and initiate Tim into the wonder that is East Bay soul - Oakland's own, Tower Of Power. Helping us along is music educator, working musician, funk aficionado, and friend of Todd, mister Jim Robins.
We'll do a dive into Todd and Jim's favorite songs and albums from the band's 52 (and counting) year career, some hidden gems, and then go all fantasy football on their dream TOP line-ups!
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As you may or may not know, our beloved BSG XO Michael Hogan needs some help these days. Here's GoFundMe to help him and his wife with medical expenses and care. Also consider following Fleet Is Family on Twitter for more information as well.
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Here's some info about The Fantastics in case you were wondering
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Here's the Tower Of Power wikipedia page, complete with discography and personnel through the years
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Yeah, Jesse Maguire can knock the socks off the national anthem
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And for comparison, here's TOP horns playing the national anthem with singer Marcus Scott. Dig that quote of "You're Still A Young Man" at the end!
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Here's a video of Huey Lewis & The News backstage with the Tower Of Power horns sometime in the mid-80's
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And while we're at it, here's what Huey and the boys sounded like with the mighty TOP horns backing them up
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Todd was a complete dope. As anyone with any sense knows, that was Eddie Murphy talking about his Aunt Bunny falling down the stairs, not Richard Pryor
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Here's Rocco Prestia with David Garibaldi, Lenny Pickett, and Jeff Tamalier playing some "Oakland Stroke" and "What Is Hip?". Stripped down like this, you can really hear the way the bass and drums fit together.
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Here's the first ever Tower Of Power music video for "Credit" from back in the day.
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And, as far as we know, here's their only other true music video, released some 30 years later for "Look In My Eyes"
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Once again, Todd was a dope. The Saturday Night Live closing song is called "Waltz In A".
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JIM heartily recommends checking out the first 11 studio albums by the band Chicago featuring Terry Kath.
TODD implores you to watch the documentary "The Sheik" on YouTube and follow The Iron Sheik on Twitter.
TIM is all about Jack White's musical performances on SNL from a couple weeks ago
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Welcome to the first, second, or third edition of The Free Range Idiocy Book Club!
With this being our 42nd episode, we thought it was only appropriate that we talk about one of Todd's favorite books ever (which explains quite a bit really), The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams.
Come along for the ride, stay for the questionable and obscure references!
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Aren't a wrestling savant like Tim? Here's some info on The Moondogs
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Just what we needed in 2020, Mando drama!
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Here's the video where Kevin Smith discusses what it's like working with Bruce Willis on the set of Live Free or Die Hard
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Looks like Todd managed to get this one right! Tom Robbins has authored 8 novels... along with 2 non-fiction books, a collection, and a novella. Okay, so it's partial credit.
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TIM just saw Antebellum and highly recommends it.
TODD recently watched Birds of Prey & The Fantabulous Emmancipation of One Harley Quinn and it was a fun ride.
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Let it never be said that we don't like us some books. In this episode, we're diving into a trilogy of books that were written in the early-to-mid 1990's by Timothy Zahn that continued the adventures of our intrepid heroes from the OG Star Wars trilogy. For the initiated, this was the first introduction of Grand Admiral Thrawn - a character much revered by Star Wars fans.
Much like that doofus at his Las Vegas pawn shop, we called in an expert for the occasion in the person of Mr. Jimmy Dice from the Scruffy Looking Podcasters. Please be sure to check out their Star Wars podcast for a lot of good chat and news.
Not any specific links of interest here, so get going!
...AND ANOTHER THING:
TIM recommends air frying all the things - fruit, vegetable, and mineral. Doesn't matter what it is, just toss it in the air fryer and it's apparently as healthy as eating kale straight out of the garden. Or so he says.
TODD thinks you should check out all the Oceans movies... with the exception of 8. Just pretend that one didn't happen. Ever.
JIMMY humbly suggests checking out Scruffy Looking Podcasters for more Star Wars news and opinions.
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This time around, we tackle the news that we have a couple of older movies getting the re-cut and re-store treatment with dubious upcoming anniversaries. Sylvester Stallone is working on a directors cut of Rocky IV for its 35th anniversary and Francis Ford Coppola is giving us his definitive cut of The Godfather Part III on its 30th anniversary. We contrast all of that with the upcoming Snyder Cut of Justice League on its... third anniversary?!... and decide whether we're buying or selling all of this nonsense.
LINKS OF INTEREST:
Just to keep the facts straight, Disney did decide to give us a Mandalorian trailer, it just came a few days after we recorded this episode.
Here's the "How To Make A Blockbuster Trailer" video Todd heard about on Fatman Beyond.
And yes, they are totally using mannequins for people to make out with on soap operas during COVID.
Some background on the robot from Rocky IV, in case you're into that sort of thing.
Warning: watching video of the Carl-Arnold handshake from Predator will raise your testosterone levels 400%.
For those among the curious, Tim was correct - Jesse Ventura became a governor before Arnold. Ventura was governor of Minnesota 1991-1995 and Arnold Schwarzenegger was governor of California 2003-2011.
Here's the full version of James Brown's "Living In America". The Eddie Murphy call out is just after the 4-minute mark.
Tucker: A Man and His Dream was definitely not Coppola's finest box office moment, costing an estimate $23 million to make and only making $19.6 million in theaters.
Yup, Todd managed to get it somewhat right. The Oscars took back their nomination for The Godfather score because a piece of a theme had been used in another movie.
Here's Shawn Michaels hamming it up leading to his match with Hulk Hogan.
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TIM recommends checking out the music reaction videos from Twinsthenewtrend on YouTube. Life's been good to these kids - they've got over 630,000 subscribers!
TODD thinks you should drop what you're doing and download the new track "Rise" from Corey Henry & The Funk Apostles.
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We're note even supposed to be here... But have no fear!
This was supposed to be a week off for us, but when plans fell through, we decided to spring into action and record a brand new episode for y'all to listen to. With a fantasy football draft around the corner for us, Tim's lack of preparation, and Todd's almost complete lack of knowledge about what's happening in the NFL... what could possibly go wrong?
Check it out!
LINKS OF INTEREST:
RIP Chadwick Boseman. Here's a link to his IMDB page, showing an amazing body of work for such a short period of time.
Here's a tribute of Chadwick by Black Panther writer and director Ryan Coogler.
Some background on the creation and development of the Black Panther character in Marvel Comics through the years.
Looks like the NHL has been doing the bubble thing as well.
Yup, Vinnie Mac has finally hit wrestling nirvana, complete with directions on who the crowd should cheer and boo. We fear for the future.
Who would've thought allowing fans to be broadcast onto a screen in real time would turn our poorly?
...AND ANOTHER THING:
Tim recommends checking out the series Away starring Hillary Swank and Josh Charles.
Todd thinks you need to drop everything you're doing right now and watch Tombstone. Then watch it again.
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This time around, we're diving into something that we came across by complete accident - the weirdness that was cinema in 1977. From space opera to truckers to disco to highbrow sci-fi, there was a little something for everyone. And there was also plenty of stuff that no one was asking for. We've sifted through everything so you don't have, so grab your popcorn and enjoy this jaunt in the Wayback Machine!
THE WEEK IN GEEK:
Looks like Mando is getting some company on Disney+ in the future
The big non-story story that's happening with the new Battlestar Galactica project for Peacock
LINKS OF INTEREST:
Here's a complete list of all the movies that were released in 1977 so you can follow along
Here's that IMDB list of 50 Movies From 1977 Worth Watching
Wikipedia's article on film in 1977
The infamous movie poster for Semi-Tough that will probably haunt your dreams for the next decade
...AND ANOTHER THING:
Tim recommends checking out the Aaron Sorkin-penned movie The Social Network
Todd advises you to find the James Bond documentary Everything Or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007
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What happens when you combine the 1980's, Hulk Hogan, Deebo, Robert Fuller, and a dump truck dosage of kayfabe? You wind up with the cinematic masterpiece that is No Holds Barred. For no good reason in particular, we decided to do our own commentary track of this adventure into 'rassling cinema and you can play along. As of this recording, the movie is streaming on Amazon Prime Video, but you should be able to find it anywhere or cue up your old VHS copy. When we get to the commentary, we'll give a countdown and you'll be able to watch the movie with us jabbering in your ear!
The commentary in this episode starts around the 20 minute mark.
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The first handshake of The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and Randy "Macho Man" Savage) was indeed a big deal. Just ask Hogan.
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For those of you interested in a little background on Jim Beam's Old Tub, here you go.
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Wilfred Brimley was 50 years, 9 months, and 6 days old when Cocoon was released in theaters. And today I learned there's such a thing as the "Brimley/Cocoon" line when you cross that particular milestone.
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Wondering what kayfabe means? Here's your definition.
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And yes, it appears Todd was correct in saying there was a practical reason for pirates to wear an eye patch besides missing a peeper or trying to look cool.
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Tim heartily recommends you re-visit the excellence that was Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Todd thinks you should start binging Longmire if only to get a little more BSG alumni into your life
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As you may have noticed, we love us some comic book movies. In this episode, we're going to talk about the best and worst ones we've ever seen.
TIMESTAMPS OF INTEREST:
Best begins at 0:28:00
Worst begins at 2:03:00
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Kevin Smith's take on comic book movies and the Martin Scrocese kerfuffle
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Holy Night Shift Batman! We may be getting Michael Keaton back as the caped crusader!
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This is a favorite Avengers: Endgame crowd reaction video
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Yeah, that Logan trailer set to Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt" was epic
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The story of how we got Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury
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And here's why we should be glad that they didn't ask the previous guy to come back
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In case you want to avoid watching Batman v Superman, the first trailer they released will save you the trouble since it gives away everything
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Looks like Ray Fisher won't be back playing Cyborg or going to a bbq at Joss Whedon's house any time soon
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Tim highly recommends checking out Steve Austin's Broken Skull Sessions on the WWE Network.
Todd thinks you ought to listen to more neo-soul with Melanie Faye whose music is on most streaming platforms as well as Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
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With a delay or three, we're back with this football-centric episode as we continue to parse just what the hell is going on with the New England Patriots in 2020 after the departure of Tom Brady. We'll talk about the arrival of former NFL MVP Cam Newton, Jarret Stidham, and Brian Hoyer (or is it Sawyer?). Dive into some pigskin with us!
LINKS OF INTEREST:
- Here's a little background on the fall out from Cam Newtown dipping out of a post Super Bowl press conference in 2016.
- A little background on the abbreviated NFL career of Hart Lee Dykes.
- Here's the episode of Fatman Beyond where they talk about the Blazing Saddles sequel
- And we couldn't forget a little more info about Tahmoh Pennikett's Hallmark Christmas movie, Angel of Christmas, could we?
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- Tim highly recommends checking out the NPR Podcast Bullseye with Jesse Thorn
- Todd advises you to listen to Marc Cohn & The Blind Boys of Alabama album Work To Do
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With out BSG binky taken away, what ever will we do?!
Oh, don't worry. We've got plenty to talk about.
In this episode, we go through our current top five albums, some of our musical upbringing, and what we think makes a great album. Also, some honorbale mentions, and at least one embarrassing story from Todd. C'mon in - the idiocy is fine!
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Here's that video of Billy Joel freaking out in Russia because the lighting guy wasn't listening... or didn't speak English
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Turns out Casey Kasem did voices for a bunch of other stuff too
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With the mention of "Be My Yoko Ono" and The Beatles, we'll use this excuse to show you the video where Yoko Ono made Chuck Berry question his entire life
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Todd foolishly said Alberta license plates when it should've been Ontario. Sorry.
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Here's that video of Stevie Wonder playing "Superstition" on Seasame Street back in the day
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Here's a live version of "Living For The City" with the intro by Stevie
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Oh yeah, and Stevie also kept pace with Tony Bennett
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A little more background on The Beatles being better in mono and also Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in mono
...AND ANOTHER THING:
TIM recommends checking out the WWE documentary Undertaker: The Last Ride covering The Phenom's last year in the business
TODD humbly suggests checking out Speed Of Soul by his band Mama's Boomshack, which turns six this year
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This is a bittersweet episode for us folks... Not only are we creeping up on our one year anniversary as a podcast, but we've also come to the end - or rather, the end tacked onto the end - of the journey that has been our re-watch and re-cap of Battlestar Galactica. In this episode, we gush over all the things that we loved and bid a fond farewell to our most favorite of TV shows.
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Here's the wikipedia page for BSG: The Plan
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Here's the IMDB trivia page for BSG: The Plan
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The actress who played Giana - Lymari Nadal - also happens to be married to Edward James Olmos
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TIM highly has high hopes for his new book, Fit Men Cook 100+ Meal Prep Recipes for Men and Women by Kevin Curry
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TODD has been pleased with his read on Van Gogh: The Life by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith
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In this episode, we break out our new favorite gimmick and go all tale-of-the-tape as we break down the two Star Wars Story movies: Rogue One and Solo using categories like overall story, main characters, villains, droids, and more. Who will win and who will lose?! Okay, we're pretty sure how this is going to turn out, but there's lots of jokes and rambling to keep you entertained along the way, so dive in with us!
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Our suggestions for the "national anthem" of Free Range Idiocy... Todd was partial to Funkadelic's "One Nation Under A Groove" while Tim preferred "Spirit of Radio" by Rush
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Here's a little more information about The Bolsheviks in the 1980's WWF
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Here's more info about Paul Campbell (aka Bill from BSG). And it wasn't a Hallmark Christmas movie, it was just a plain ol' Hallmark movie that starred Paul Campbell with fellow BSG alumnus Tricia Helfer called Sun, Sand, & Romance
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And yes, you can still find the Star Wars set for Luke's home in Tunisia
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Here's some more information on screenwriting legend Lawrence Kasdan
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Here's the article from The Verge that Tim was talking about
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What time is it?! It's Vader time! Check out Vader's return to the WWE back in 2012
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Not only was Dryden Voss originally a different actor (Michael Kenneth Williams), but the character was also supposed to look very different as well
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TIM highly recommends checking out the new video from the official Rush YouTube channel for "Spirit Of Radio" with lots of Easter eggs about the band
TODD would suggest getting your hands on a copy of The Adventures of Baron Munchausen if you can and also read up some more on actor Oliver Reed
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It hasn't been quite as long as the Colonials journey from Caprica to Earth... but it feels like it sometimes! We've come to the end of the line with Battlestar Galactica as a series and will be talking about our favorite moments and characters from the final episode. Buckle up folks, it's going to be journey!
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Here is Adama's speech on the hangar deck
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Todd was wrong - it's LEO, not LEON Getz. And yeah, they... get you at the drive-thru (NSFW for language)
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Battlestar Galactica was originally called Adam's Ark when Glen Larson began developing it
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Here's the extra scene from "Daybreak" with Starbuck and Adama
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TIM recommends checking out the Grimm TV series when you have a moment
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TODD recommends giving the HBO Watchmen series a viewing or three
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We're back with our top moments, characters, and episodes from the second half of Battlestar Galactica season four. What were the turning points? Who were the most important characters? Did both Tim and Todd manage to stay awake through the entire episode? All this and more.
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Here's a list of all the season four episodes for reference
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Here's the Smart Park commercial
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Here's Casey Affleck's legendary Dunkin commercial from Saturday Night Live
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And just in case you missed it, here's Laura Roslin going medieval on Tom Zarek
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TIM continues to (rightfully) gush about Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian, especially the fourth episode, "Technology", which covers one of favorite things ever, The Volume.
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TODD got himself hooked on French singer Cyrille Aimee this past week via the Sanborn Sessions. Be sure to check out her album Move On: A Sondheim Advernture.
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We welcome back Jimmy Dice from Scruffy Looking Podcasters to help us break down who is the best starship captain: William Adama or Jean Luc Picard? Using categories like intelligence, tactical acumen, and more we'll figure out who'd you want at the helm of your adventure through the cosmos and a whole lot more.
Scruffy Looking Podcasters is a stuck-up, half-witted Star Wars podcast that is definitely worth your time, featuring Jimmy Dice, Kev Garbett, Chris Hall, and Ed Bosshart
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For reference purposes, here's some background information on William Adama.
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And here's a couple of reference articles for Jean Luc Picard.
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Oh yeah, and that Fred Wesley song that Todd mentioned called "Breaking Bread"? It's pretty great.
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TIM was pretty enthralled by the documentary series McMillions, which talks about the guy who scammed the McDonald's Monopoly game for years.
TODD highly recommends watching the documentary ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas as well as checking out one of their newer singles, "Gotsa Get Paid" which pretty badass.
JAMES is pretty excited to start reading the first few books in The Expanse books series. And you should totally check out the new song from his band The Fogcutters called "New Moanin'" which features Ryan Zoidis of Lettuce.
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We weren't just teasing with our BSG Razor episode, we're back to complete our epic deep geek of the greatest television show ever made, Battlestar Galactica! In this episode, we discuss the best moments from the first half of the final season, favorite characters, and list our favorite shows along with some healthy sidetracks into the world of professional wrestling, driver's ed, and more. And the episode is under 3 hours! Will wonders never cease?!
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Jeri-Show might've been a short-lived tag team in the WWE, but they definitely left a mark as well as having an epic (and cheesy) mash-up of an entrance song.
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Here's Chris Jericho in AEW reading his list of wrestlers he won't be wrestling again. Wonder how he feels about Moxley?
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Yeah, that episode of SmackDown with Brock Lesnar giving Big Show a superplex and collapsing the ring is pretty cool.
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It was Georgia that was giving out licenses (almost 20,000 of 'em) to new drivers without taking their road test. Again, what could possibly go wrong?
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Here's the Wikipedia list of BSG Season 4 episodes for reference purposes.
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TIM implores you to watch Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian on Disney+ for a great behind-the-scenes look at one of our favorite TV shows from the last year.
TODD suggests you continue diving into the Star Wars world with Empire of Dreams, a documentary covering the early part of George Lucas' career as well as the making of the OG trilogy.
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We've made it through the ups and downs, twists and turns, and mind-bending swerves of the final two episodes of Westworld, so let's talk about it all! Will Delores succeed in her plans? Will Maeve be able to stop her? Will Serac get the world back under control? Will Todd finally shut up for more than 20 seconds at a time?!
Some of these questions might even get answered, so let's dive in!
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Need a little background on "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase? We've got you covered.
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Irving R. Schyster's finishing move? The Write Off.
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Here's Dave Grohl speaking at Lemmy's funeral about their shared love of Little Richard.
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Here's the article from The Ringer about the finale of Westworld season 3.
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Here's the video Todd referenced of stuntwomen and actresses having a virtual fight. Thandie Newton pops up (briefly) around the 3 minute mark.
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Here's the trailer for The Langoliers TV miniseries Todd was talking about, complete with mid-90's CGI.
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Here's Evan Rachel Wood talking about Westworld and acting alongside Anthony Hopkins.
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That little musical break in the middle of the podcast? That'd be the great Clark Terry and his trademark song, "Mumbles".
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The actress who played Arnold's wife was Gina Torres.
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Looks like Tim nailed it on the head - Westworld is shooting for six seasons.
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And yes, Todd was correct - Mark Sandman, lead singer for the band Morphine, did indeed play a slide bass.
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TIM implores you to check out the Led Zeppelin channel on Sirius XM for the rest of this month.
TODD recommends checking out the band Lettuce in general, and specifically, their new album Resonate.
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It's been awhile since we took a deep geek dive into one of our favorite TV shows of all time, so we figured it was time to get back to it. In this episode, we'll be discussing Battlestar Galactica: Razor, the prequel movie for the show's final season.
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Here's the opening of Parks and Recreation with Ron Swanson and the coffeemaker.
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Here's some trivia about BSG: Razor, including the bits about theatrical screenings and the vocoder.
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Turns out former Presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush get along really well after being in office.
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And yeah, Tywin Lannister looks a lot like the hybrid at the end of his movie, doesn't he?
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TIM has been spending some quality time with his son and the LEGO Ultimate Collector Series, which is daunting for even the most stout-hearted geeks.
TODD recommends watching My First Name Is Maceo, a documentary / concert film with saxophonist and funk legend Maceo Parker, then going out and buying every album of his you can find. He has one coming out in June, and here's a taste.
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Guess who's back... back again... Okay, so we're not that cool, but since this episode is being posted late, we're hoping a nice chuckle will endear us to you. Did it work? No? Oh well. We're back with our take on episodes 5 and 6 of Westworld. If you're not caught up, be sure to watch 'em before listening because we're not holding back on spoilers.
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Want to know some more about the legendary wrestling tag team, The Rock N' Roll Express? We got you covered.
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Here's a video of Howard Finkel's WWE Hall Of Fame induction where he explains his trademark intros.
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Here's the video of The Fink acting as CM Punk's personal announcer back at the 2011 Survivor Series.
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Please excuse Todd's error - the bad guy is the antagonist, the good guy is the protagonist - not the other way around.
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The actor who played the father of Charolette Hale's son (Jake Reed) was none other than Michael Ealy.
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Todd muffed the John Wick 3 quote. It's actually the Bowery King who says he's pissed off with John Wick agreeing, and here's the video evidence.
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Keenan Thompson is indeed the longest tenured SNL cast member (at 17 seasons), but he passed Tim Meadows a long time ago (who was on for 10 seasons). Second place is Darrell Hammond, who was a cat member for 14 seasons.
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TIM recommends watching Keenan Thompson's hilarious "What's Up With That?" sketches from SNL - in studio and at home versions.
TODD advises you to spend some quality time watching Vulfpeck live at Madison Square Garden.
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We're heading into controversial territory with this episode folks... well, at least for Star Wars fans that is. That's right, we're talking The Last Jedi with our special guest, Jimmy Dice of the Scruffy Looking Podcasters! We talk about why the flick is so divisive amongst fans, what we liked, what we didn't, and ss a special bonus, we also manage to get into a Star Trek discussion as well.
Jimmy Dice is one of the co-hosts of Scruffy Looking Podcasters, which they describe as "a stuck-up, half-witted, Star Wars podcast -4 scruffy dudes on a weekly podcast covering Star Wars news and speculation."
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Relating to a pre-show discussion with the lads, here's an interview with comedian Bill Hicks talking about the worst gig he ever had. (NSFW for language)
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Relating to Tim's brew choice for this episode, the APA was a wrestling gimmick for a tag team that acted as a protection agency for other wrestlers. Trust us, it actually made sense at the time. Here they make a comeback in 2012 with Lita.
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Yeah, Darth Vader at the end of Rogue One was pretty badass, wasn't he?
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Here's the Scruffy Looking Podcasters episode where they rank their favorite Star Wars movies.
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Looks like a bunch of commentators have been tipping the picks at the NFL Draft for a while.
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Here's the news about Stellan Skarsgard in the new Star Wars series.
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Here's the Phasma comic that Jimmy Dice was talking about that takes place between The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi.
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Here's our episode talking about the depth of the Star Wars universe verses something like the MCU
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JIMMY DICE highly recommends the final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
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TIM is very bullish on season one of Star Trek: Picard.
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TODD recommends going back and watching your favorite movies in black & white.
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We're back to dive into the third and fourth episode of Westworld season 3, so prepare to melt your mind a little bit more. As usual, please be warned that this episode is spoiler-rific - so if you haven't watched episodes 3 and 4, pause this, watch the episodes, and then come right back!
We offer our theories, explanations, slobbering admiration, and much more.
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Geary's Special Hampshire Ale has an ABV of 7%, so it's not moonshine territory, but it ain't no joke either
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Here's a video of R-Truth's funniest moments in WWE
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Here's a video of R-Truth pinning Drake Maverick at his wedding
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Check out the Mark Strand poem that Todd is talking about as a reference for the title of Episode 3
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How the phrase "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" is dumb
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How the toilet paper shortage isn't all about hoarding, but has a lot to do with supply chain
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Tim would has been pretty happy with his new Fuego grill and would advise you to check it out the next time you're in the market for a controlled fire to grill your meats.
Todd recommends the OG graphic novel of V For Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd along with the movie version.
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In this episode, we're going to share some things that we've been doing over the last couple weeks of social distancing to keep us going crazier than we usually are. Because like James Brown used to say, we don't know karate, but we dang sure know crazy.
To all the folks out there who are in essential jobs and out there working, please be safe and take care of yourselves. You're the glue that's holding this thing together and we appreciate each and every one of you.
If you need help during this time, here's a couple quick links we found:
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Coronavirus Resources (benefits.gov)
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A guide to helping and getting help during the coronavirus crisis (cnn.com)
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COVID-19 Pandemic (211.org)
Please note that we haven't thoroughly researched any of these - please check into them as you see fit and don't give anyone important personal information unless you're sure they are trustworth.
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Never heard of the Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks? Well, let's remedy that for you
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Here's the "Make Before You Manage" blog post by Tim Ferriss
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If you're interested in The Thrawn Triology of Star Wars books, here you go
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One of the games Tim has been getting into (read: obsessing over) is Civilization VI, which you can check out here
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Another game he recommends you delve into (but maybe not too deep) is Eve Online, which you can check out here
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You should definitely check out the album Be-Be's Kids by the late, great Robin Harris - but the bit Todd was referencing is the "Picolo Player" segment (NSFW)
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Tim recommends the Marco Polo app as a good way to stay in touch with friends via video instead of text or email.
Todd recommends listening to Bill Withers Live At Carnegie Hall front to back, several times if necessary
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Greetings once again to all y'all out there in Interwebs Land, we're back and talking about one of our favorite shows, Westworld. Season three debuted in March, and we're talking about the first two episodes - what we liked, what we loved, and how damned confused we are about the whole thing. Check it all out along with a couple recommendations and ideas of how to sneak a dragon out of your workplace in this episode!
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A little background on who the Steiner Brothers are
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And since we're light on links this episode, here's a bit from a Steiners / Road Warriors match back from 1996
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If you've never heard about "Go Away Green", then check this out
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Tim was correct, Boardwalk Empire was an HBO show - so if you're watching Westworld, you can probably stream that one too
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TIM was watching Viceland's excellent web series called "Dark Side Of The Ring", specifically the Chris Benoit two part documentary.
TODD has been listening to the 1972 Ray Charles album "A Message From The People" album, which is very tough to come by these days, but is available to stream on Spotify. Good news, it's also due for a physical copy reissue next month!
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It's official, Bradygeddon has come to its inevitable conclusion and Tom Brady is no longer a member of the New England Patriots. As such, we figured it was a good time to do our first sequel and dive back into the madness. But this time, we brought along a lifeguard in the personage of musician and Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan Jason Ward. In this episode, we cover the best and worst case scenarios for both franchises for the upcoming season.
Jason Ward is the baritone sax player for the Maine-based band Rustic Overtones. He released his own solo album in 2018 called The Ultimate and Rustic Overtones released their own self-titled album in 2019.
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Here's the details on Tom Brady's new contract with Tampa Bay
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Tom Brady's career stats and Jameis Winston's career stats in case you're interested
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Todd couldn't find that article about Paul McCartney and starting over with wings, but here's the Wikipedia article about the project for your reading pleasure
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Yeah, Doug Williams' performance in Super Bowl XXII was pretty good - he was 18 of 29 for 340 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT, and took home the MVP. His performance was also voted #5 of the Top 50 Super Bowl performances in 2016
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Looks like Mark Sanchez is retired after playing in 2018 for Washington.
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JASON is working on the follow-up to his 2018 solo album The Ultimate right now with his band, The West End Mules. Check out all of his music and news at JasonWardSax.com - his album is available on all streaming platforms like iTunes, Spotify, etc. and also buy his album on CD or vinyl from his website!
TIM recommends checking out Jackbox Games during this wonderful time when we're getting cabin fever and trying to find things to do besides glare at each other.
TODD passionately tells anyone who will listen that they need to check out Tower of Power's new album Step Up any which way they can. Also be sure to check out their video for "Look In My Eyes", their first music video in 30 years after their song "Credit".
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What happens when 2 dedicated Rush fans try to convert someone into the fold? Let's find out! During this wide ranging discussion, Tim and our guest Mike talk about their love for some of Canada's favorite musical sons and provide some entry points for Todd.
This is actually a really cool episode where we of course focus on Rush, but also get into a fairly fun tangent on jazz trumpet player Clark Terry, whom it turns out we all some connection to as well. Enjoy!
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Here's the trailer for the Rush documentary Beyond The Lighted Stage.
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Todd was being foolish when talking about U2 briefly during this episode... Of course Bono is the lead vocalist for the band, not Edge.
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Pretty sure this is the live version of "Working Man" from Cleveland that Tim was talking about.
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"The Weapon" live with the intro by Count Floyd.
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Here's a little bonus for ya... Neil Peart during Drum Solo Week on Letterman back in 2011.
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Clark Terry was THE MAN. Check out his bio on Wikipedia, his book, his movie, and the documentary Keep On Keeping On.
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Oh, and there's a couple version of his signature song "Mumbles"... How about a wicked old version from 1965 with the Oscar Peterson Trio? Here's one from 1985 with Woody Herman and the Young Thundering Herd. And here's one featuring Clark alongside the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin from 2001.
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Mike recommends checking out YYNot Band and Sea Shepherd
Todd advises you to get listening to the new album Apollo by Electro Deluxe
And Tim wants y'all to know that Westworld is back baby!
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In this episode, we talk about the Battlestar Galactica ... thing ... that's happening on NBC's new streaming service. Though it's not a reboot, it supposedly won't share any cast, but takes place in the same universe as Ron Moore's BSG, and we have no idea when it'll actually be available to watch. So yeah... this one seems like it's humming along like a finely tuned machine. HOWEVER, that doesn't mean we can't spend some time wildly speculating about what it could be!
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Here's the original Hollywood Reporter post about the new show from September 2019, then the latest article we found on Cineblend from February 2020, and then another one from Slashfilm in February 2020 for the sake of completeness.
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Welcome to another edition of "Tim Was Right, Todd Was Wrong"... Tim was closer to the truth about the time jump at the end of "Daybreak Part 3" (the final episode of Ron Moore's BSG) because it's a 150,000 year difference between the crew landing on Earth and present day, not millions of years as Todd claimed.
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Well, well, well... looks like SNL posted the old Eddie Murphy "James Brown Celebrity Hot Tub Party" in a decent resolution after all!
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And the most recent actor we thought who was no longer with us but turns out to be very alive was Dennis "I've Got 98 Acting Credits To My Name So Stop Calling Me Mister Belding" Haskins!
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Tim was very excited about Mile Davis' 1981 album The Man With The Horn, which features drummer Al Foster, saxophonist Bill Evans, guitarists Mike Stern and Barry Finnerty, Marcus Miller on bass, and others. Specifically, you ought to check out the track "Fat Time".
Todd thinks a deep dive into Keith Jarrett's The Koln Concert is well worth your time as well as reading some of the history behind the event and why it's considered a bit of a masterpiece.
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We're rollin' up into the Free Range Idiocy Trailer Park to preview all the movies we want to see that are coming out in 2020 (and the ones we don't want to see) based solely on the online trailers. Join us as we discuss CGI dogs, the wonders of youth, how DC can mangle another property, and whether the world really needed another movie about cars!
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Here's the list of 2020 movies and trailers that we used for research.
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Tim was correct, it does appear that Morbius will be associated with the MCU in some way.
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For those of you who aren't familiar with Stranger Things (like Todd), here's a link to the awesomely named Finn Wolfhard's IMDB page.
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Here's that article Todd was reading about the term "uncanny valley".
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Here's a link to Keanu Reeves on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
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Here's an article talking about Alex Winter's work as a producer, the internet, and Bitcoin.
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For those of you that didn't experience the about mindjob that was MTV's Liquid Television in real time, here's the first clip of "The Head".
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Yeah, Wonder Woman is a badass (aka the No Mans Land scene).
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Chuck Yeager's Wikipedia page is pretty interesting reading, but the book is better.
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Tim was in a literary mood for this episode and recommends you check out the Mobituaries podcast and book by Mo Rocca wherein he gives remarkable people the send-offs they really deserve. Also, check out the wiki page for John Quincy Adams since we got on that tangent as well.
Todd had a chance to catch the gypsy flamenco swing trio Ameranouche awhile back and would recommend downloading everything possible by them and also finding them out live.
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In the immortal words of Carl Weathers, MANDO!!!!
Yup, it's time for us to recap one of our favorite creative endeavors of 2019, The Mandalorian. Join us as we run down our favorite moments, characters, and episodes from the first season. And yes, we manage to squeeze in some wrasslin' and Battlestar Galactica references as well.
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Want to know more about Power & Glory? Here you go.
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Everything you need to know about The Mandalorian from Wikipedia.
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Go back and check out our MCU Grab Bag in Episode 8 for all the stuff Tim was referencing.
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The animated Thanksgiving-themed talking turkey movie that featured George Takei as the voice of a time machine (it really does make sense in the context of the movie) was called Free Birds and features not only Woody Harrelson, but Owen Wilson, Amy Poehler, Keith David, and Star Trek TNG and Deep Space Nine alumni Colm Meaney.
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Yeah, Kurt Vonnegut didn't like semicolons that much, saying: “Here is a lesson in creative writing. The first rule: do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you’ve been to college.” Source.
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Here's a quick reference about military ranks in the Star Wars universe. And for those wondering, Moff was the rank held by the Sector Governors of the First Galactic Empire (via Wookiepedia).
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Will Katee Sackhoff be appearing in the next season of The Mandalorian? The answer is... she can't say.
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Tim recommends checking out the South Korean movie Parasite, which did end up winning the Oscar for Best Picture.
Todd would recommend stepping away from Facebook for awhile if it's causing you more grief than it's worth. Here's an article about someone's experience.
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WE'RE BACK BABY!!! Okay, that felt good... In this episode, we run down all the happenings at the 2020 WWE Royal Rumble - the good, the bad, and the ugly.
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Here's a list of all the winners of the Royal Rumble from 1988 until this year.
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Initially, Vince McMahon wasn't a fan of the Rumble, but changed his mind when the TV folks liked it.
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We've probably linked this before, but it's always a fun watch - here's Ax and Smash of Demolition as the first two entires in the 1989 Royal Rumble.
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Yeah, Tim was right about that giant pop when AJ Styles debuted at the Royal Rumble a couple years back.
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Here's Jake "The Snake" Roberts telling the behind the scenes story about his infamous cobra incident with Randy "Macho Man" Savage on Joe Roagn. NSFW because Jake loves him some four-letter words.
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Here's some great Kofi Kingston Royal Rumble saves.
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Tim recommends checking out Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road by RUSH drummer Neil Peart.
Todd thinks you should listen to episode #405 of The Tim Ferriss show featuring Penn Jillette of Penn & Teller.
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The dynamic duo of idiocy is joined by special guest Jimmy Dice of Scruffy Looking Podcasters (a weekly Star Wars podcast right here on Podbean) to dissect, digest, and digress on the topic of the end of the Skywalker Saga. We talk about what we liked, what we didn't, and where we'd place this film in the overall saga. Buckle up, we're about to make the jump to light speed.
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Learn some more about author Timothy Zahn, who wrote the Thrawn Trilogy among others.
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The backstory of how Ian McDiarmid kept his voice in Return of the Jedi.
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Ian McDiarmid's "Roll it again" at Star Wars Celebration 2019 after the first showing of the Rise of Skywalker trailer.
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Yeah, the deaging on Jeff Bridges in Tron: Legacy was a bit creepy.
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The Reddit post in question regarding studio interference with the flick.
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Todd would like to clarify that he ripped the whole "Jedi class picture" line off from Marc Bernardin on the Rise of Skywalker spoiler episode of Fatman Beyond.
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The moment when Matt Smith became The Doctor.
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Tim enjoyed Recycled Percussion very much on his trip home to New Hampshire and would recommend checking out their charitable organization, Chaos and Kindness.
Todd recommends the book Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman.
James pointed us to the fantastic Etsy shop Black Sheep Rebellion, home of great artwork by Chris Hall.
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Going from sports entertainment to plain ol' sports, we explore the mental meltdown taking place in New England around the potential departure of Patriots franchise quarterback and New England folk legend, Tom Brady. We'll go over how we got here, what's happening, and the best/worst case scenarios for the Pats and Brady. Dig in!
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Here's the Tom E. Curran article that started this whole mess.
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Correction: the Patriots have missed the playoffs TWICE during Brady's time as a starter. First time was after the 2002 season when they were 9-7. The second time was after the 2008 season when they were 11-5 with Matt Cassel at the helm when Brady was injured in the first quarter of the first regular season game.
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Here's the franchise stats for the Boston/New England Patriots and the career stats for Tom Brady.
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At the moment, the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers are tied for most Super Bowl wins at 6 each, with the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49er's in the second with 5 each. The Patriots do hold the record for most Super Bowl appearances as a franchise with 11, with Pittsburgh, Dallas, and Denver in second with 8 each.
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The Patriots hold the record for consecutive games won (regular season and playoffs combined) at 21 (2003-2004). They also had an 18-game win streak (2007-2008) and have a 16-game regular season win streak (2007).
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Joe Montana wound up in Kansas City by trade. The 49er's traded Montana, safety David Whitmore, and a 1994 third round pick to the Chiefs for their 1993 first round pick (18th overall).
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Some information on the net worths of Gisele and Tom Brady.
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No, Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy never played in the NFL, although he did spend six seasons in the Arena Football League. The Brett Favre back-up Todd was thinking of was Craig Nall. Incidentally, Nall's five career touchdown passes are approximately four more than we thought he'd have.
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Here's a link to The Big Lead post about potential Tom Brady replacements in New England.
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Tim highly recommends both the book version of Moneyball by Michael Lewis and the movie Moneyball starring Brad Pitt.
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Todd advises everyone to download and buy the physical CD of the new album Self-Titled by Rustic Overtones immediately.
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As a couple of wrestling geeks from way back, we figured it was about time we got down to the nitty gritty and talked about what's happening in Vince's playground. After watching this year's Survivor Series, we got together and went through the card discussing what the hell just happened. Pull on your elbow pads and luchador mask - it's time to get to the ring!
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Turns out the Busta Rhymes video Todd was thinking about isn't exactly what he thought, but here it is anyways - "Gimme Some More" (NSFW for language). And while we're here, how about a bit of Busta rapping live on the radio? (NSFW again for language)
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How over was Steve Blackman back in the day? Not so much. Not only was that nowhere close to a Road Warriors pop, he didn't get a Crash Holly pop.
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Neither one of us could explain how taping injured ribs would help, so after some quick Google Fu, the answer is... Not much. In fact, doctors now recommend not taping ribs because it restricts the ability to take deep breaths which can help avoid getting pneumonia.
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Yeah, Ricochet is pretty good. Here's that clip of him jumping out of the ring to meet up with Velveteen Dream.
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Here's the Triple-H versus Taka Michinoku match was from RAW back in the day.
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That time Tommaso Ciampa came to the ring with no music and got roundly booed? Yeah, we've got that.
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TIM: A big ol' shout out to the soundtrack for Hamilton, the current touring show, and Paris Nix in particular.
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TODD: Dig in to TBNH by The Brand New Heavies for a funky good time.
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Tim and Todd are back with another deep dive into one of their favorite geek topics, Battlestar Galactica! In this episode, we'll be talking about our favorite episodes from the second half of season 3 with some slight detours into Westworld, professional wrestling, and the films of Spike Lee. Strap yourself into your Viper, grab your headphones, and get ready for launch!
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Our apologies once again to Tahmoh Pennikett for one of us spacing on his name... again.
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The actor who played Da Mayor in Do The Right Thing was the wonderful Ossie Davis. Interesting bit of trivia, Ossie was co-starred in one of the most oddly heartwarming movies Todd has watched, Bubba Ho-Tep, where he joins forces with Bruce Campbell (playing a geriatric Elvis Presley) as they fight back against an Egyptian mummy come back from the dead. And yes, it's just as delightfully weird as it sounds.
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The actor who played the doctor in "The Woman King" and Senator Kelly in X-Men and X2: X-Men United? That'd be the prolific Bruce Davison, who's acted in 268 films to date, including James Maine in Titanic 2. For those of you who didn't know they made a sequel to Titanic... they didn't, it's just as bad as you'd think it'd be, and you're welcome.
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TIM: The sixth season of Silicon Valley which is currently streaming on HBO GO.
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TODD: The Reboot Roadshow with Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes or just check out Jay & Silent Bob Reboot at your local theater. Here's the red band trailer, so be forewarned that there's a dump truck full of bad language and objectionable material to follow. Enjoy!
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It's time to dissect one of America's favorite institutions and talk about the best and the worst of the National Football League. In this episode, we discuss all the things that make the league a fun and entertaining watch as well as all the things that bug us to no end.
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Here's the return of the Dudley Boyz on WWE RAW in August of 2015.
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In case you're wondering who Iron Mike Sharpe is, here he is up against The British Bulldog back in 1992.
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Some documentation on the Oakland A's winning 20 games in a row during the 2002 MLB season.
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Here's George Carlin talking about the differences between baseball and football.
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For the record, Anthony Munoz retired with 4 career touchdown receptions.
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Actually, four teams have never played in a Super Bowl - the Browns, Lions, Texans, and ... the Jaguars.
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TIM: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown ... which we highly recommend buying on BluRay, DVD, VHS, and Beta.
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TODD: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
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Ladies and gentlemen, we hope you've braced yourself, popped some corn, and got a cold one (or two) ready... because we're back to go full-on deep geek with our favorite episodes from Battlestar Galactica Season 3.0.
We both picked our favorite three episodes from the first half of the third season and run them down with all our thoughts therein. We learn some more about Fat Apollo, how screwed up Starbuck is, how many votes does a circle need for a death sentence, and more people heading out the airlock!
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Turns out Todd was right, we did get an episode of the OG Star Trek when the Enterprise was inside the atmosphere and intercepted by some USAF fighters.
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Tim's favorite BSG reference, Battlestar Wiki.
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Here's the Wikipedia page for the 1960 U-2 Incident when pilot Francis Gary Powers was shot down over the USSR during a spy mission.
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And if you like that, check out this video from Simple History on the incident.
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Here's some information about the A-10 Thunderbolt II (aka "The Warthog") that Todd was talking about with specific attention to its durability.
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TIM: Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! is an hour-long weekly news-based radio panel show hosted by Peter Sagal out of Chicago, IL. You can listen on the NPR radio, online through their website, or via your favorite podcast service.
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TODD: Tower of Power - Soul Side of Town is the band's first number one album, released during their 50th anniversary as a band. They are based out of Oakland, CA and have been highly influential in funk, soul, and R&B. The album is available on your favorite digital platform as well as CD and vinyl.
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We're taking a bit of a breather from our EPIC re-watch of Battlestar Galactica to chat a little bit about a couple topics that popped onto our collective radar last week. First up is the news that Kevin Feige will be developing a new movie for Star Wars, and then we get into the long winding road Spider-Man has ad getting back to the MCU.
As always, we appreciate y'all listening and please share with your friends if you like the podcast. If you don't, feel free to share with an enemy. We have very low standards.
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Here's the tweet from James Gunn regarding the lovely production gift Marvel sent him as he starts work on DC's next Suicide Squad movie
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Here's a post from writer and artist Austin Kleon talking about how everyone wasn't completely on board with the whole moon landing thing back in the day
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TIM: The album 3 Years, 5 Months, and 2 Days in the Life Of... by Arrested Development
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TODD: Actress & all-around bad-ass Katee Sackhoff's YouTube channel
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You knew it was coming, but are you ready for some more deep geek with us? We certainly hope so, because we're taking a dive into the back half of Battlestar Galactica's second season and talking about our favorite episodes from one of the greatest television shows of all time.
In this episode, we dissect and discuss what we liked about this half season, gush a bit more about the acting of the cast as well as the writing, and also bring into play Fat Apollo, Baltar's Love Nuke, and Adama's Stare of Doom. And that's all before we get to our And Another Things for this time around!
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Here's the full version of the Demolition entrance theme song as well as one of their finer promos.
And while we're at it, here's the time that Ax and Smash were the first two entries in the Royal Rumble and proceeded to beat the living hell out of each other for a couple minutes until Andre the Giant came to the ring.
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TIM: Clockwork Angels (book) and Clockwork Angels (the album)
TODD: John Wick 3 (trailer)
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We're taking a break from our deep geek re-watch of Battlestar Galactica to talk about some of the entertainment shenanigans that were happening last week. Kick back while we discuss the merits of tasting whiskey with and without ice, the announcement of the new Matrix movie (with Keanu, Carrie Anne Moss, and one of two Wachowskis), Kevin Smith's new Masters of the Universe anime show for Netflix, and Spidey getting yanked out of the MCU.
Thank you once again to everyone who's been downloading and listening to us chuckleheads - if you really enjoy it, feel free to share it with some friends. That way, you can all laugh along with our particular brand of idiocy!
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For those keeping score at home, it was Bushwacker Luke who had one of the fastest ever eliminations in the Royal Rumble, coming in one side of the ring and being tossed out the other.
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For the record, The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy (by Douglas Adams) is a five book trilogy.
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Here's the video of Kevin Smith's Masters of the Universe announcement at Powercon.
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Here's the red-band trailer for Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (be sure you don't have your speakers cranked at work unless you want to spend the afternoon with HR).
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The brothers who wrote all those songs for Disney? That'd be Robert and Richard Sherman.
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And here's an explanation of what's going on with the rights to the Hulk, which Todd managed to butcher.
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Todd: Check out Another Life starring Katee Sackhoff - the first season is available for streaming on Netflix now.
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Tim: In line with our discussion on the Matrix trilogy, check out The Animatrix - an anthology of nine shorts that was produced by the Wachowskis. Here's the trailer.
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- Intro music is "Sho 'Nuff" by Mama's Boomshack - check out their album Speed of Soul on Bandcamp
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We're back at it with our continuing "deep geek" dive into one of our favorite television shows of all time, Battlestar Galactica. In this podcast, we'll be talking through our favorite episodes from the first half of season two.
We did our best to get a handle on time by only picking three episodes each, but well... you know how these things go. At the very least, we hope that our idiocy is entertaining to you.
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This is the documentary about the making of the original 1978 Battlestar Galactica pilot and series.
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For those interested, here's the Wikipedia page for BSG Season 2
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Tim: Niagara Falls
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Todd: Battlestar Galacticast podcast with Tricia Helfer and Marc Bernardin
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Well, we spent so much time talking about this show in our first three episodes that we figured why not embrace our love for it fully and spend some time talking about our favorite episodes from each season. Here, we start out with season 1, which begins after the miniseries/pilot. Each of us came up with five of our favorites and then we discussed them in series order to help keep the overall narrative clear.
Please be warned that if you've never watched the show, this sucker is SPOILER-IFIC! If you don't want anything spoiled, download the episode, binge the entire season, and then come back to listen. You can currently stream Battlestar Galactica on Amazon Prime.
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Here's the Richard Hatch helmed 1999 BSG revival attempt called Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming
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This is the episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation that Tim mentioned entitled "Pre-Emptive Strike"
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This is the podcast Todd mentioned called Battlestar Galacticast with Tricia Helfer and Marc Bernardin
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Tim: How I Built This with Guy Raz
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Todd - Boxing Gandhis
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Intro music is "Love Somebody" by Mama's Boomshack, which you can download on Bandcamp
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Outro music is "Paperboy" by Tumbledown Saints
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Does this count as a reboot of the episode? Nah. But you best believe that we're trying to cash in on some of that sweet, sweet sequel money that's been flying around over the last 20 years! This is part two of our discussion on movie and television reboots where we finally get around to talking about the things we like and our fawning admiration for things like Battlestar Galactica and Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy.
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Tim - Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage is a documentary about the band Rush which is currently streaming on Netflix. Check out the trailer on YouTube.
Todd - The Jim Cornette Experience which can be found on iTunes and other podcasting platforms as well as YouTube. He's also a quality follow on Twitter.
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Intro music is "Love It Leave It" by Mama's Boomshack (available for purchase on Bandcamp)
Outro music is "New Bad Habit" by Tumbledown Saints
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Reboots and remakes seem to be the order of the day for Hollywood these days - whether we're talking about trying to revive the corpse of an 80's TV show or milk some more money out of a franchise by recasting the whole thing and hoping no one will notice (we're looking at you MIB International...). One thing is for sure, the idea of reboots has been around for quite awhile and it's not going anywhere any time soon.
In this episode, we broke our own rules about podcasts and proceeded to ramble on far too long to make the episode digestible in a single sitting, so for the sake of everyone involved, we've decided to break this sucker in two. This episode will cover the beginning of our discussion on reboots in general and then get into why reboots are the worst. We'll be back next week with the second part which will cover the best.
We tried to be relatively spoiler free, but be warned that there could be some mild spoilers - however, since they're all for movies that you really should have seen by now, we don't feel all that bad.
The video Todd mentioned with Kurt Vonnegut explaining the shape of stories can be found here: https://youtu.be/oP3c1h8v2ZQ
Intro music from this episode is "Love It, Leave It" by Mama's Boomshack from their album Speed Of Soul
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In our first episode, we discuss what's worst and best about fans in sports, music, TV, and movies.
Our podcast is structured so you can easily listen all in one take or as two separate parts, like a Side A and B of a record. Intros run until about 7:40 where Side A (The Worst) starts. Side B (The Best) begins at approximately 1:01:00 with the outro starting at about 1:44:00.
Todd's One More Thing was the Chernobyl miniseries currently available on HBO. It was written and produced by Craig Mazin, whom you can hear on the Scriptnotes podcast for screenwriters with John August.
Tim's One More Thing was The Biggest Little Farm, a documentary film about a couple who are followed through their successes and failures as they work to develop a sustainable farm on 200 acres outside of Los Angeles.
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