Episodes
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Rebooking America 250 with a Time Machine
Timecodes Below! No one get angry, or do, but Mike and Randy are re-booking America 250. But the boys have a time machine, so all of American music is on the table for what can best represent the country. Vanilla Ice is not invited. 00:00:00 - Hello and chit chat 00:02:30 - Quick Chat about Randy...
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Spring Shows Catch-Up
Mike and Randy catch up on a bunch of the stuff they watched the last couple months, getting into some larger arguments about the state of Star Wars, and what the actors in Daredevil are actually best known for. Timecodes below as always! 00:00 - Hello and Chit Chat 02:51 - Mandalorian and Grogu,...
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Tim Burton: 1984-2004
Is this still active? Hi. We recorded this in March. Mike's podcasting mic was busted and boy can you kinda tell. BUT IT'S TOO FUN NOT TO SURPRISE YOU WITH A RELEASE. We look at an *amazing* 20 year period for one Mr. Tim Burton, and then talk briefly about the kind of equally amazing fall off…
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Episode 69 (Nice) - Saving 14 Movies from the 90s, Burning the rest
Let's not worry about how we got or are getting there, but all films for all decades are on a spaceship hurtling towards the sun. For some reason, Mike and Randy get to decide 7 films each that will survive from each decade, and this time it's the 90s. Just roll with it. 00:00 - Welcome, Chit…
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Franchise Fun! Picking Our Favorite Franchises
Timecodes Below! In this episode Mike and Randy each pick a favorite franchise from the 80s-2010's and discuss the Best Movie, the Worst Movie, The Series MVP, wonder who could be recast, and all hosts of thoughts and trivia. Enjoy! 00:00 - Hello and Chit Chat, Setting up the episode 03:57 -...
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Christmas Music Trivia & Christmas Genre Films
Timecodes Below! We try our hand at a 30 song Christmas music quiz, and then discuss some of our favorite Christmas Genre films - Dramas, Horror, Action and the like. Have a Happy Holiday! 00:00 - Hello and Chit Chat 02:48 - Christmas Music Trivia 27:55 - Setting Up Christmas Genres 30:15 -...
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What's the Best Christmas Special Ever?
Timecodes below! Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad! We've generated seeds for 8 different classic Christmas specials and tossed them into a bracket. Mike and Randy tear down the specials merits and what makes the specials special to find the best of the best. 00:00 - Hello and Chit...
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Fall TV Catchup & Talking 90s Sitcoms
Timecodes below! After two months, we have returned. Blame Mike. But let's catchup on all the TV the fellas have been watching, and then dive into some 90s sitcoms that haven't stayed in the cultural Zeitgeist. 00:00 - Hello and catching up 03:46 - Mike and Randy watched Peacemaker 26:00 - Mike...
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Ranking Every Season of Dexter (Except Original Sin)
Tonight's the night. Get in here and get on our table so we can give you our rankings for every season of Dexter. (Except Original Sin)
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Fox's Animation Domination 2005-2014
Timecodes below! After chatting a bit about what they've watched recently (Dexter up through episode 8 only), the fellas hit almost a decade talking about Fox's Sunday Night lineup. We quickly found that "Animation Domination" often...wasn't. Join us on this journey. 00:00 - Welcome and Chit Chat...
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Not Top 10: 11-20 in Film and TV in 1991
Timecodes below! We're back with a Not Top 10! What was in the middle, and not quite the top of the charts in 1991? What holds up, what did we forget about? We rant about it all. 00:00 - Welcome and Chit Chat 01:22 - Why are we talking 1991? 04:15 - Talking Inflation from 1991 and what it means…
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Talking Happy Gilmore 2 and Fantastic Four: First Steps
Timecodes below! Mike and Randy handle some fallout from their Superman review, and then dive into Happy Gilmore and Fantastic Four: First Steps! Enjoy. 00:00 - Welcome and Chit Chat 01:15 - Reading comments and reactions from our Superman Episode 06:40 - Randy watched Adolescence on Netflix…
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Superman! A review, chitty chat and some trivia
Timecodes below. I wanted to do a cliched Bird, Plane, etc. joke here but I respect you all too much for that. Do enjoy. 00:00 - Hello and Intro 01:15 - Randy watched It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 05:27 - Mike started watching Dexter: Resurrection 09:27 - Spoiler-Free Superman Review 26:50 -...
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A Pop Culture 4th of July Party- Who's Invited?
Timecodes below! We're throwing a Fourth of July Party and it's gonna be with a bunch of famous characters. Who's coming and what are they bringing to the big brew ha ha? 00:00 - Hello and Welcome 01:04 - Randy talks about The Bear season 4 and Severance Season 2 07:00 - Setting up the 4th of…
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Weird and Pointless Brackets!
In this episode we do mini brackets for HBO shows, Pop Punk and Board games! We argue about who advances and why, will you agree, will you hate it? Did we ignore your favorite and not even include it? Only one way to find out! 00:00: Hello and Chit Chat 06:45: Why Brackets in June? 08:35: Best…
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Superfights! - Who Will Win?
In this short little special, Mike and Randy argue over a few unique and weird matchups involving dolphins, gymnasts, King Kong, senior citizen bowlers, trust fund kids, the statue of liberty and more. Who will win? Listen and find out! Custom images via AI prompts at https://www.imagine.art/
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Deep Diving 2014's Edge of Tomorrow
Timecodes below! Accidentally courting the Algorithm Gods, this week we are looking at a Tom Cruise film, the underrated cult classic action movie Edge of Tomorrow! We'll deep dive into the production and legacy of the film, as well as give out some awards to the film that I'm sure everyone...
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1990s Actor Battle: Steve Martin vs John Candy
Timecodes below, leave a like! This week is the 2nd part of our Steve Martin vs John Candy battle, covering 1990--1995. We go year by year determining who had the better 5 years, and combining with last week's episode to determine who had the better 15 year period from 1980-1995. 00:00 - Hello…
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1980s Actor Battle: Steve Martin vs John Candy
Timecodes below, leave a like! This week we're doing an actor battle, going year by year in the 1980s and determining who had the better decade - Steve Martin or John Candy? We'll also talk The Righteous Gemstones finale, Thunderbolts* and the wider MCU. 00:00 – Hello and Welcome 00:31 – Talking...
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What was on TV May 3rd, 1996?
Timecodes below! A month after our big return after a month, we're back again! We get into all that nonsense, talk a bunch of Daredevil, MCU and The Righteous Gemstones, then do a dive into what was on TV May 3rd, 1996. Enjoy, and it's great to be back! We'll try not to take another month off....
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What Have We Been Watching & Talking 2007's Hot Rod
Timecodes below! The boys are back after 1 solid month away. That means a MASSIVE what have we watched to cover that whole timeframe. Then Randy tasked Mike with watching 2007's Hot Rod, and it gets dissected accordingly. (and if you're watching the video version, yes, we know Mike's camera is...
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The All-Star SNL Cast Draft!
Timecodes below! We've divided up 50 years of SNL into specific eras, now Randy and Mike are going to each draft a cast member, and assemble their All-Star Saturday Night Live casts. Who will assemble the superior roster? Whose cast will you like more? 00:00 - Intro 02:28 - 1976-1979 07:21 -...
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SNL 50 Review!
Timecodes below! SNL 50 has come and gone, and what a celebration it was. So many documentaries and specials, all culminating in the massive 50th anniversary show. The fellas banter and argue, praise and damn, and what they thought would be a half hour talk turns into a full 2 hour episode. 00:00…
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Weekend Update Anchors Tier List
Timecodes below! We are looking at every era of Weekend Update, the strengths, the weaknesses. What worked and what didn't? Lots of solid discussion and back and forth in this one, because we are SNL obsessed. 00:00 - Show Open and Chit Chat 05:30 - What We Watched Starts/Randy Watched Blink…
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Stallone vs Schwarzenegger: The 90s
Timecodes below! It's part 2 of our Sly vs Arnie ACTOR BATTLE! Sly won the 80s (Despite Rhinestone) but it's a new decade and we will again go year by year and determine who won each year, and who won the decade: Sylvester Stallone vs Arnold Schwarzenegger. Fun note: This is our longest episode…
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Stallone vs Schwarzenegger : The 80s
Timecodes below and IT'S AN ACTOR BATTLE! Our first once since starting the video version of the show, and as always, it's a doozy. This week we go year by year and determine who won each year, and who won the decade: Sylvester Stallone vs Arnold Schwarzenegger . 00:00 - Hello, welcome and chit...
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Fan Casting an X-Men Movie
Timecodes below! Randy tries to keep Mike from going on 10-20 different nerd tangents as we Fan Cast the X-Men movie! (He tries. TRIES.) We detail who we think could nail Marvel's Merry Band of Mutants as they prepare to come roaring back onto the big screen. 00:00 - Hello and Chit Chat 04:05 -...
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Let's Make a New Game Show!
Let's make a new game show, but out of existing game show elements! We pick 6 elements from any game show and figure out a new format for those elements. Timecodes below! Also a chunky what we watched and the last AI theme of the week! 00:00 - Welcome to the show and Chit Chat 02:45 - AI Theme of...
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The Best of Wait, Are These Guys Friends? Year 1
Holy crap, what a year! We actually started this show the last week of 2023. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to listen, watch, engage. We love doing this, let's head strong into year #2. Timecodes below! 00:00 Welcome and Intro 05:41 First Episode Intro 06:00 Thanksgiving Episode…
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Randy forces Mike to Watch a Christmas Story
The episode in which Randy forces Mike to watch A Christmas Story with him. Long time fans might say, didn't Mike agree to do this way back in October? To that I say - shut up. No one asked you. Timecodes below! 00:00 Preamble/Episode Heads Up 04:02 Actual Intro/Chit Chat 06:17 AI Theme of the…
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Our Favorite Christmas Themed TV Episodes
Mike and Randy each pick 3 episodes each of their favorite Christmas themed TV episodes. They also hit some honorable mentions and the usual pre main topic shenanigans. Video version of the podcast available on YouTube and Spotify! 00:00 Welcome/Intro 02:45 AI Theme of the Week 07:25 What did we...
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Ranking 25 Versions of A Christmas Carol
SO MANY A CHRISTMAS CAROL Adaptations! We put the work in on this one kids! Not just because of the arguments and effort to sort through so many versions of this holiday classic, but because with this episode, you can WATCH the podcast! We have no issues with you sticking with your podcast…
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A Pop Culture Potluck, Bring a Dish
In this episode we are hosting a party! A Par-tay even. Because we're old and talk in outdated slang. But Randy and Mike are also inviting 5 guests each, 10 total invites to this swinging shindig, and everyone has to bring a dish. Who are we inviting? Why characters from any medium, of course.…
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Not Top Ten: Looking at 11-20 on the charts for 1983
We're back with our second edition of Not top 10! This time we're looking at the year of Mike's birth, 1983. What was good, but not quite good enough in film and TV, and how do we feel about it with our 2024 eyes?
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"Here" Review & Jim Carrey vs Robin Williams Part II
Here is certainly something. I don't know still if that's a positive or negative review. Then we dive into 2000-2009 for Part 2 of our Jim Carrey vs Robin Williams breakdown! Who will win the decade, and who will take the overall 20 year victory?
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This episode is so scary you'll pee your pants
Wow, that title, what a hook right? Just like in that Jennifer Love Hewitt movie, The Lost Valentine. Happy Halloween everyone.
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Robin Williams vs Jim Carrey: The 1990s
You may see this one and think: But wait, didn't Jim Carrey not start making big movies until 1994? And you'd be right. We talk about it, and see if Robin Williams can hang onto a 4 year lead to claim the 90s.
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A Weird Grab-Bag of Nonsense, featuring Baby Chef
I don't know what to call this one. It's got a long 40 minute what we watched segment, then 25 minutes where we come up with some random sketch comedy ideas and goof around. Listen, we were busy this week and almost couldn't record at all. If you're a fan of our banter and goofy moments, you'll...
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Making AI Theme Songs & Pitching Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Part II
One of our shortest ever episodes, but also ONE OF OUR BEST?!? 20 minutes of AI generated insanity as we try to make a theme song for the podcast! Our thoughts on the Mr. McMahon documentary! Then we look at all the characters who could pop in to a Roger Rabbit sequel and figure out what a 2024...
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Not Top Ten: Looking at 11-20 on the charts for 1980
What didn't make the top 10? Did it have longer staying power than what was popular at the time? We look at movies and TV shows for the year 1980 and talk about it. Why 1980? That's when Randy was born. Age before beauty. Mike is beauty. Mike also writes these little blurbs.
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NBC's Comedy Night Done Right 2006-2012 Retrospective
This is a sequel to our Must See TV episode! Check that out in the archives to hear about all the NBC shows on Thursday's from 1982-2006, and then this one! We look at all the schedule changes and all the shows, and talk about it.
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How many good Jurassic Park movies are there, really?
Spoiler: Not many. But that first one is so good, it casts a long shadow.
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Bill Murray vs Chevy Chase: The 1990s
As we hit the 1990s, things get a lot meaner, a bit more vitriolic, a bit less funny. But we have fun talking about it. The 90s were a wild time. Who will win? I mean you probably know. But pretend with us.
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Bill Murray vs Chevy Chase: The 1980s
Who had the better decade? Part 1 of our Murray vs. Chase battle as we cover the decade they truly became movie stars, the 1980s.
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Mike loves Supermarket Sweep & Mel Brooks iMDB directing dive
In this episode we take a detour to weird TV from 30 years ago before talking about our feelings on the directing work of Mr. Mel Brooks.
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Deadpool & Wolverine
After a brief little intro, we do about 15 minutes of spoiler-free talk then hit an Hour+ about this film We wrap up with a brief San Diego Comic Con summary and discussion. SOME REAL NERDY CRAP THIS WEEK.
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The Shows and Movies that Broke our Hearts
This is all about disappointing media. We were hyped, it let us down. Occasionally angry. Note: recorded earlier in the week, Deadpool and Wolverine/MCU talk coming NEXT week.
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The "Here" Trailer & iMDB Deep Diving Robert Zemeckis
The Here trailer led to us looking back on the career of Robert Zemeckis and he was prolific as all get out...until he wasn't. Maybe Here will right the ship? Can Here put him back there? I just thought of that. I'm so clever.
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Randy Forces Mike to Talk About Sports Media for an Hour
We also talk about what we watched, but I'm exhausted. This is Mike. I type these little blurbs and edit the episodes. I'm exhausted. Sports is exhausting.
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A Deep Dive into Late 80s Body Swap Movies
We spend over an hour talking about 4 movies with the kind of exact same plot and concept that came out over a 3 year period in the late 1980s.