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The Popular Court
by The Popular Court
A show where we put pop culture on trial. Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? What's the scariest movie of all time? Were Ross and Rachel really on a break? All these cases and more will be settled each week on, The Popular Court.
Episodes
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Jake & Lizzie v. The MCU- Episode Zero
It's the series debut of Jake and Lizzie v. The Marvel Cinematic Universe! On this edition, Jake and Lizzie discuss their history with the movies, rattle off some favorites and what they're looking forward to, and already begin sniping at each other with the hot takes. This series will aim to be...
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The Criminal Trial of Tom Nook
We're back! Back from the depths of a quarantine induced hiatus, TPC is back with a brand new case! Being stuck inside has given us plenty of time to ponder the mysteries of Animal Crossing. Like Tom Nook: filthy capitalist or misunderstood benevolent raccoon? Lizzie and Lauren from Setting the...
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The Criminal Trial of the Antihero
Tony Soprano, Walter White, The Punisher, The Joker, Venom, Stone Cold Steve Austin. Are you noticing a pattern here? No, it's not aggrieved white men, although fair point. People love to root for a villain. But why? When did this start? Where do we go from here? We ask all these questions and...
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The Civil Trial of Artistic License
All media is derivative. The same basic stories get told and retold time and time again. So it stands to reason that some artistic license is warranted to freshen up old tales. But how far is too far? How much is too much when it comes to artistic license? We try to answer that very question this...
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For the Record: Smash Mouth's Astro Lounge
Another new episode type for us! This time instead of picking up individual songs from a variety of bands that fit a single theme, we're examining an album as a whole, track by track. First up, we're taking it back to 1999 with Smash Mouth's wildly successful album, Astro Lounge. Is this album…
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The Judicial Review of Kevin Smith
His movies were the soundtrack to our teenage years. The flowery, often foul language, the absurd debates over pop culture minutiae, the harsh examinations of our own growth as people. Are these movies better left to time? Or are they milestones that mark how much ad how well we've grown? We set...
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The Criminal Trial of No Man's Sky
An endless universe of possibilities! What do you mean there's not really multiplayer? There's no real story? That's kinda weird. It's the trial of the game that was supposed to revolutionize games as we know it, the trial of No Man's Sky, this week on, The Popular Court!
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The Appeal of The Sixth Sense
The twist that made twists cliche. The swerve to end all swerves. The film that made one man the hit king in Hollywood for about five seconds until they realized that was his only trick. The Sixth Sense, this week on, The Popular Court!
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The Civil Trial of Netflix Revivals
Remember that show from 20 years ago? You know the one. It was really good for a while and then it ended, but maybe not how you wanted, or maybe it did but regardless. It's back! And everybody's a little older, and the storylines make a little less sense because cell phones are a thing now and…
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The Grand Jury Indictments of Athletes Who Sing
Shut up and dribble; it's the calling card of empty headed cable news pundits everywhere. But what about those athletes who choose to channel their talents into the world of music? Are they All Stars of the charts as well? We're looking at 10 of the best, worst and weirdest examples of athletes…
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Case Notes 2019
It's the dawn of a new decade, and we wanted to take one last look back at the stuff we liked in 2019. Join us, and special guests Lizzie and Lauren, for a look back at the best in TV, movies, music and games, this week on, The Popular Court!
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The Appeal of Mortal Kombat & Mortal Kombat Annihilation
It's our last episode of the year and we are going out with a SUPERSIZED double feature of 1995's Mortal Kombat and the ill advised 1997 sequel, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation! Join us as we discover how recasting 70% of your characters, slapping shitty CGI monsters and wooden villains can make your...
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The Judicial Review of The Holidays
It's the most wonderful time of the year! Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa; it's all here. A time for gifts and music and movies and cop out podcast episode topics. Also a time for retail fatigue and seeing that one relative nobody likes. It's the judicial review of the holidays, this week on, The...
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The Criminal Trial of the Blue Shell
Don't you hate when you're cruising along in Mario Kart and some jerk in 8th place hits you with a blue shell? And they still finish last but you gotta live with second or third? Sucks right? Unfortunately it's not the only thing in games that's that frustrating and this week we talk about em…
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The Popular Court Turns One!
Happy birthday to us! With a new look and some slick new theme music, it's the one year anniversary of TPC and we took the opportunity to critique ourselves. Bad episode gimmicks, questionable superhero opinions, bloated music lists; it's all in here! We also detail some of the future plans for…
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The Criminal Trial of Professional Wrestling
OH YEAH BROTHER! THIS WEEK WE'RE TALKIN ABOUT PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING, YEAH! DOES THE CREAM RISE TO THE TOP WITH TWENTY YEARS OF HINDSIGHT? OR ARE WE JUSTIFIABLY IN A POSITION WE'D RATHER NOT BE IN? THIS WEEK ON THE POPULAR COURT, YEAH!
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The Grand Jury Indictment of Nu Metal
Chyea! Grab your Mountain Dew Code Red and slip on that red Yankees hat because this week it's all about Nu Metal. We're looking at 10 of the best, worst and most regrettable entries from the genre that brought us JNCO jeans and hating your step dad. Join us and special guest, Lizzie, for a trip...
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The Appeal of Godzilla (1998)
Hoo boy this one's a mess. Is it the dated CGI? The wooden performances? The bad french accents? Or is it POWER BREATH?! We try to unpack it all this week on, The Popular Court!
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The Criminal Trial of Hey Arnold
For a certain generation, Nick Toons were the backdrop to your childhood. Personally for us, one stood out above them all. Hey Arnold was a timeless look at what it meant to be a kid, but was it the greatest Nick Toon of them all? We ask that very question this week on, The Popular Court!
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The Judicial Review of Halloween
Happy Halloween! Join us for a discussion of all things spooky and scary as we talk about the pop culture things that scare us the most! Come for the people living in the walls, but stay for the eels. All that and more in this week's case on, The Popular Court!
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The Civil Trial of Sonic The Hedgehog
Gotta go fast! Sonic is undoubtedly one of gaming's classic characters. But have more than a decade's worth of mostly mediocre games knocked him from the A tier of game characters? We try to answer that very question in this week's case on, The Popular Court!
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The Criminal Trial of Fandoms
Being a fan of something used to be something to enjoy, something to be proud of, to wear on your sleeve publicly. But a generation of Twitter chuds has made it so it's no longer fun to engage about the things that you love. Are fandoms doomed forever? Should we all just learn to shut the fuck up...
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The Appeal of Star Trek Generations
Worlds collide! Captains Kirk and Picard team up! There's no way this could possibly fall short of expectations could it? Find out this week on, The Popular Court!
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The Grand Jury Indictments of Soundtrack Songs
A uniquely 80's phenomenon is the pairing of a signature song with a movie. This week we decided to grab 10 of the best, worst and weirdest soundtrack songs from cinema history. Do they stand the test of time? Find out this week on, The Popular Court!
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The Criminal Trial of Judd Apatow
Judd Apatow was and is the voice of the mid-late 2000's twenty-something year old (let's be honest), white male. But does this give him entry in to the upper echelon of writer directors of all time? We ask ourselves that very question this week on, The Popular Court!
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The Judicial Review of Character Movies: Austin Powers vs Borat
Yeah baby yeah! This podcast is very nice! Are movies better off now that characters like Austin Powers and Borat seem to be a thing of the past? Or is our event movie monoculture making us all bitter, angry and desperately in need of a dose of stupid, mindless fun? We set out to tackle that...
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The Criminal Trial of the Gamecube
It's the trial of the most underrated Nintendo console! Is it the Gamecube? Or is it something else? U decide! This week on, The Popular Court!
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The Appeal of TMNT (1990)
Thursday? Thursday. Podcast? Podcast. It's the appeals court case of TMNT (1990) this week on, The Popular Court!
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The Civil Trial of Batman
Holy podcast Batman! Where does The Dark Knight work best? Is it as a light hearted, campy quip fest or as a dark, gritty, rich white guy detective? We try to answer that very question this week on, The Popular Court!
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The Criminal Trial of Donkey Kong
He's the leader of the bunch, you know him well. But is he an A-tier game character? We tackle that very question this week on, The Popular Court!
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The Grand Jury Indictments of Comeback Songs
Don't call it a comeback! Actually, wait, do call it a comeback because that's what these are. Ten of the best, worst and weirdest comeback songs from music history. This week on, The Popular Court!
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The Criminal Trial Of Quentin Tarantino
My man's got some weird hangups about feet. And why's he always so excited to say the n-word? I guess it's easy to put up with all his quirks when he's one of the best directors of all time. Right? I mean he is. Right? This week on The Popular Court!
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The Appeal of Attack of the Clones
It's that time again, it's Episode II of our deep dive into the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Is Anakin an incel? Did Jango get unfairly punked out? Why is Jar Jar still in this movie? All that and more this week on, The Popular Court!
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The Public Hearing of Reboot
Trying something different this week! We were supposed to be covering TV series reboots this week but that honestly kinda bored us. So we decided to take a look back at the pilot episode of the 90's CGI tv series Reboot! And fuck it, we did it live! Follow along with us as we journey back in to...
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The Criminal Trial of Disney
Disney is buying up properties left and right. First it was Star Wars and Marvel, now it's 20th Century Fox. Is this good for us in the long term? I mean, it can't be, right? Can it? We dive in on the most powerful pair of mouse ears on the planet this week on, The Popular Court! Infographic...
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The Civil Trial of The Legend of Zelda
It's dangerous to go alone! Take this podcast. We're talking where The Legend of Zelda works best, is it 2D or 3D? Find out this week on, The Popular Court!
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The Appeal of Independence Day
Happy birthday America! We got you aliens. But don't worry, Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum have a 1996 MacBook and they're gonna save the day. And how good is that Bill Pullman speech? It's the appeals court case of ID4, this week on The Popular Court!
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The Grand Jury Indictments of Celebrity Songs
Actors always wanna be singers, singers always wanna be actors. We grabbed ten of the best, worst, and weirdest attempts by celebrities to be singers. Join us this week on, The Popular Court!
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The Judicial Review of Fan Theories
Grab those tinfoil hats because we're talking about fan theories! Have we really been dead this whole time? Was this entire episode a dream? Do we even exist? Find out this week on, The Popular Court!
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The Civil Trial of The X Files
The truth is out there! But is the truth that The X Files should have ended after the first movie? Is everything past 1998 garbage that can be disposed of? We tackled that very question, this week on, The Popular Court!
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The Criminal Trial of Motion Controls
Motion controls were supposed to be the next evolution in gaming. But are they any better than when the Wii burst on the scene in 2006? We take a look at the trials and tribulations of motion controls and see if they're worth waggling into the next gen this week on, The Popular Court!
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The Grand Jury Indictment of TV Theme Songs
Something that has been lost in the last generation is the TV theme song. Used to be you had a two minute preamble to introduce the characters as well as some aerial shots of their city. Now you're lucky to get a title card. We decided to take a look back at some of the best, worst and weirdest…
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The Appeal of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Is this movie dark as hell but also kind of a kid's movie? Why is she screaming all the time? Why does no one ever mention Short Round again? There's a lot to unpack this week on, The Popular Court!
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The Civil Trial of Ross & Rachel. Were they on a break?
THEY WERE ON A BREAK? Were they though? You decide, this week on, The Popular Court!
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The Civil Trial of Luigi
Player 2 has entered the game! Is Luigi just a palette swap of his shorter, fatter, more famous plumber brother? Or is he a champion for little brothers and Mad Catz controller users everywhere? Find out this week on, The Popular Court!
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The Criminal Trial of Biopics
Biopics are everywhere. Every time you turn around another method actor spends six month in a hotel or a cave learning how to lose themself in one of your favorite musicians, actors or politicians. Are these examples of high quality cinema, or a rose colored retelling of a celebrity's life? This...
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Fictional Songs!
Bands and singers in movies and tv shows have been a staple forever. From The Heights of television to The Wonders of filmmaking, there's no shortage of songs to choose from. Join us and returning guest judge, JR Ralls, as we pick apart our favorites this week on, The Popular Court!
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Appeals Court! Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
The Phantom Menace turns 20 this year and we felt that was just enough hindsight for us to take a fresh look at this much maligned entry in the Star Wars saga. Has it gotten better with age or are most of the alien races in this movie cartoonish, racist stereotypes? Spoiler: Liam Neeson dies.…
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Barrel Roll vs Barrel Droll! Is StarFox a One Hit Wonder?
StarFox 64 is undeniably one of the pivotal games of the last thirty years and it's title character has become a staple of the Nintendo family. But is this the only quality entry in the series? Join us and special guest, The Cajun Crippler Cody Laveau as we set out to answer that very question…
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Oscars vs Nah-scers! Are awards shows played out?
Awards shows, they're everyone's favorite excuse for celebrities to get all dressed up and pat each other on the back. But have they outlived their usefulness in today's day and age? Do we really, really like them? Or should we just let them finish? Find out this week on, The Popular Court!
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