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Come out and Meet the Muppets!

Think of a movie to remake, keep one actor, the rest of the parts are played by muppets! Simple concept, loads of fun!

Mar 16, 20231h 30m

Lexington Comic Con Preview

Special Guest Tyler Phillips joins the crew to talk all about Lexington Comic and Toy Convention 2023! Who to see, what to do, what to buy, and more!

Mar 9, 20231h 35m

DCU Pitch 2023

The crew gives their best pitches for characters and stories they want to see in the all new DCU! How obscure will they get? Find out...

Mar 2, 20231h 39m

James Gunn's DCU

Now that James Gunn and Peter Safran have give us our first look at their new DCU, the crew is going to weigh in on everything.

Feb 23, 20231h 44m

The Roots of Fandom

Where does one's love for a sports team or a movie franchise come from? Is there some personal connection? We'll discuss today!

Feb 16, 20231h 27m

95th Oscar Nominees

Obi-Jon and special quest Travis Williams break down the nominations for the 95th Annual Academy Awards. Hear their picks, predictions, and more!

Feb 9, 20231h 29m

Bad Casting: The Godfather

The crew is putting on their Producers hats and trying to intentionally choose the worst cast possible for a remake of The Godfather.

Feb 2, 20231h 40m

Movie: The Animated Series!

In the tradition of Rambo, Chuck Norris, The Toxic Avenger, and RoboCop, the crew is looking at movies that could have made amazing Saturday morning cartoon shows back in the day.

Jan 26, 20231h 42m

Coming Attractions Part 2

So many movies we couldn't fit them all into one episode! The crew continues their look at the 2023 theatrical movie slate.

Jan 19, 20231h 51m

Coming Attractions

The crew looks ahead at the 2023 theatrical release schedule and decides which movies they can't wait to see...and which ones they never need to see.

Jan 12, 20231h 37m

The Nerdies 2022!

It's our Year End Awards show! Find out who wins for our favorite Legacy Sequel, Biggest Disappointment, Favorite Convention Moment, Nerdiest experience and many more!

Jan 5, 20231h 42m

GIT GUD!!!

The crew talks all about multiplayer gaming: their favorite game styles, worst experiences, and games they would love to play!

Dec 29, 20221h 48m

Gingerbread & Breakfast

The crew creates their own cheesy Hallmark Christmas movie by rolling the dice and filling in their own cliches. See how it turns out!

Dec 22, 20221h 24m

One Way Out! (A Star Wars Story)

The crew returns to a galaxy far, far away with their review of the Andor series on Disney Plus.

Dec 15, 20221h 37m

Enough "Tales of the Jedi" Already!

The crew breaks down their favorite moments from "Tales of the Jedi" on Disney +, and The Doc questions the need for so much Jedi-centric Star Wars.

Dec 8, 20221h 24m

Dragons, and Thrones, and Foot Stuff

Obi-Jon and The Doc give their review of House of the Dragon Season 1! What did they like? What did they hate? Who has hot takes? Find out!

Dec 1, 20221h 28m

Kevin Convroy: Dark Knight Forever

The crew remembers the legacy of the Kevin Conroy as the Ultimate voice of Batman...

Nov 17, 20221h 28m

Bustin' Still Makes Us Feel Good!

Commander Scott and Obi-Jon give their in-depth review of the new video game, Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed! What do they love, what annoys them, and what do they hope to see from the game in the future?

Nov 10, 20221h 19m

Urbanization- Winging It Edition

Another entry in our recurring segment: Urbnaization! This week each host will pitch a project to feature actor, Karl Urban and vote on which one to develop. Listen to some crazy pitches and see what sticks!

Nov 5, 20221h 38m

We Have Such Sights to Talk About

The Hellraiser reboot is finally here and the crew is here to give you their review.

Oct 27, 20221h 24m

S1 Ep 2S1E2 -Horror by Numbers

The horror genre is filled with tropes and cliches, but can you actually create a horror story just from those tropes and cliches/ We'll find out in this week's episode!

Oct 20, 20221h 46m

S1 Ep 1S1E1 -Choose your Own Andrea

The Crew is taking you on an adventure to "Blood Island', a choose your own adventure story where they're searching for a mysterious animal on an island fraught with danger! Will they survive? How many times will they die and start over? Who has the best female voice? Find out!

Oct 13, 20221h 43m

Horror is in the Eye of the Beholder

The Doc and Cmdr. Scott are kicking off spooky season by taking a close look at the nature of horror and what makes scary things scary...

Oct 6, 20221h 28m

Talking Trek!

Thanks to Paramount Plus we're living in a Star Trek renaissance so the crew is reflecting on what Star Trek means to them: from defending The Motion(less) Picture to waxing philosophic about the true nature of Trek and science fiction!

Sep 29, 20221h 48m

A Million Gajillion Marvel Projects...

The crew is breaking down all the news and announcements from the D23 movie panel. All the newest projects from Lucasfilm, Marvel, and Disney discussed, dismissed, and geeked out over!

Sep 22, 20221h 39m

Field of Meat Cube Dreams

This week the crew is taking stories that seem innocent enough and giving them DARK twists! Sleepless in Seattle with serial killers, Wall*E destroys all humans, Vigo the Carpathian caused the rise of Nazis...and more!

Sep 15, 20221h 40m

Streaming Wookies

This week the crew take a look at all things Star Wars streaming and discuss what we would like for Disney to adapt, bring back, crossover and just in general new Star Wars content we're currently drooling for like a crazed Bantha on Life Day...

Sep 8, 20222h 0m

Barbie Heads Will Roll!

Peanut Butter and Jelly. Aliens and Predators. Stargate and Chucky?!?! This week the crew is talking all about cross-overs: the good, the bad, and the WTF?

Sep 1, 20221h 37m

RPG: 1st Edition

The crew is taking a deep dive into table top role playing games this week as they discuss their favorite games and most fond moments from campaigns.

Aug 25, 20221h 43m

Gary the Predator!

The crew gives their full breakdown on the latest entry in the Predator franchise, Prey. What they liked, what they hated, and where to go next. Also, who is Gary the Predator? Find out!

Aug 18, 20221h 45m

Talkin' Trek

The crew takes a look at the current slate of Star Trek shows, from Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks to Picard and Prodigy. Also, is streaming the best venue for Trek and what do we want to see from the franchise next?

Aug 11, 20221h 34m

Quint-essentially Ahab

We all love a good giant killer animal movie but what separates the good form the bad from the so-bad-it's-good? The crew is here to sort it all out this week. What tropes, conventions, characters, and other stuff are essential for an enjoyable giant killer animal movie?

Aug 4, 20221h 14m

Good-Bye, Fellas

The world lost two amazing actors this year, James Caan and Ray Liotta. So, the crew is giving them our own special kind of tribute, talking about our favorite films featuring these legends of the silver screen.

Jul 28, 20221h 15m

Hello There!

The Obi-wan Kenobi series is officially here and boy, do we have some thoughts about it! Find out what we liked, what we hated, and what we would have done differently. Plus, should there be a second season?

Jul 14, 20221h 21m

Retro Games

The crew is talking all about their favorite classic video games with special guest, Steve from Retro Tech Studios!

Jul 7, 20221h 42m

She-Hulk Smash Penny Benjamin!

We feel the need, the need for speed! After over 30 years we finally have a sequel to Top Gun, but was it worth the wait? The crew breaks down what they loved and has issues with in Top Gun: Maverick. Special Guest: Nicole "She-Hulk" McCox!

Jun 30, 20221h 29m

The Sequel - Part Deux???

This week we take a look at Sequels... what makes a good one? What should be avoided? ...and how how many should be avoided???

Jun 23, 20221h 32m

McClane-ing the Plane!

We all love seeing our favorite characters go one last ride into the sunset...but sometimes characters can stick around a bit too long. This week the crew discusses characters that should have been done a few movies sooner, and maybe a few that deserve another round.

Jun 16, 20221h 38m

A Genre by any Other Name

How should we classify films into genres? SIt sounds like a simple question but it gets very complicated, very quickly!. How do you define each genre? Do sub-genres help or make things worse? Can an actor be a genre unto themselves? Discuss with the crew!

Jun 9, 20221h 24m

Summer Movie Preview '22

The crew goes through the entire summer 2022 theatrical release schedule and gives their thoughts on upcoming movies. What to see? What to skip? What to spend an entire day on!?!?!

Jun 2, 20221h 28m

A Trek through the Stargate

This week Commander Scott and Obi-Jon take a brief walk through the history of science fiction in film and tv and talk about their favorites along the way!

May 26, 20221h 33m

Space Race

This week the crew talks about their favorite space exploration movies...but not the ones you're thinking of! We're talking about the likes of Apollo 13, The Right Stuff, First Man, and loads more films about the history of space flight.

May 19, 20221h 39m

Saving DC

This week the crew gives their thoughts and ideas for how the new management at Warner Media can fix the troubled DC Cinematic Universe.

May 11, 20221h 36m

Urbanization: Flash Gordon

He's the savior of the universe and this week the crew is giving Flash Gordon a modern recasting featuring the bacon of the movie business, Karl Urban! What role will we cast Karl in? Who will fill out the cast in roles such as Ming the Merciless, Zarkov the mad scientist, and Vutan of the Hawk people?

May 4, 20221h 24m

Guilty Pleasure Movies

This week Obi-Jon and the Doc discuss the movies they hate themselves for loving so much. What made the list of their guilty pleasures? Find out!

Apr 28, 20221h 28m

Ultimate Badasses

Ever wonder who has the best sci-fi army? Well, we've got you covered! This week we're ranking the best futuristic armies to determine who is the ultimate badass. Space marines, clones, super soldiers and more await!

Apr 21, 20221h 37m

Lexington Figure Fest

The crew chats on the floor of the first ever Lexington Figure Fest! Hear them discuss favorite toylines from their childhood, which phaser is the coolest, the ups and downs of VHS collecting, and more!

Apr 14, 2022

LCTC 2022

The crew breaks down their experiences from Lexington Comic and Toy Convention 2022. What was the coolest thing they saw but couldn't afford? Who had random encounters with what celebrities? What frustrated The doc so much he had to rant about it? Find out!

Apr 7, 202238 min

The Math Equation of Boba Fett

The crew takes a deep dive into the series, The Book of Boba Fett. The good, the bad, and the Mods!

Mar 31, 20221h 34m

The Nerdies 2021!

Forget the Oscars, join us for the only awards that count: The Nerdies! Best Legacy Sequel? Best new (to us) Board Game? Coolest Nerdy Experience? All these and more awarded tonight!

Mar 24, 20221h 52m