Remember those awesome Happy Meal toys from when you where growing up? It made sense to get toys based on cartoons, animated movies, and some video games, but what about those IPs that were not so kid friendly? Don’t they deserve the Happy Meal treatment as well? This month we turn some more of our favorite shows, movies and other media into awesom…

Imagine you have passed from the world of the living and on to whatever awaits us afterwards. Now, someone needs to bring you back. What items would they collect to summon your spirit? This month we discuss the items you would need to collect to bring us back: something you eat, something you drink, something you burn, something you wear, something…

Did you know there is an election happening in the US this year? I know, it snuck up on me as well (not really). But did you also know we have done mock debates between fictional characters in the past? (episode 13 & 132) Well now you do and it’s time for another mock debate! This time, your candidates for president are: Count Chocula, The Headless…

Everyone has day dreamed about what they would do if they hit the lottery. The homes, the cars, the vacations, all of the things they would buy if only they had the money. And we are no different! This month we ask the question; what would you do if you hit the lottery? Some of our answer might surprise you. Host: Eugene Stephens Guests: Kris Andre…

One of the best things about being a parent is being able to share the things we love with our kids including movies. But we can’t just show them everything all at once; babies aren’t going to fully comprehend Inception. And five year olds probably shouldn’t be watching Friday the 13th… but your mileage may vary. This month we make a list of all of…

Remember that short-lived show, The Muppets, which was like The Office… but with Muppets? Yeah, me either. But it sounded like an awesome idea right? This month we are taking fiction characters and casting them into different jobs. And to make it interesting, we assigned the groups and the jobs to each other. Could the cast of The Next Generation e…

This summer we’re getting a sequel to Inside Out and with that, new emotions. But before we are introduced to Anxiety, Embarrassment, Envy and Ennui, we decided to cast who would play our original five emotions. So which actors would you cast to play your Anger, Fear, Sadness, Disgust and Joy? Host: Eugene Stephens Guests: Kris Andrew, Ray Andrew, …

Movie tie-in popcorn containers have become a big thing. It was one thing to get a popcorn tin with the movie characters and logo on the side, but now you can get a container in the shape of an Ecto-1 complete with lights! This month, we’re creating awesome popcorn containers for new and classic movies. Who wouldn’t want to eat popcorn out of the a…

Another year has come and gone and we’re looking back at our favorite movies, TV shows, books and other media from 2023. Then we’re looking ahead to 2024 and discussing the things we’re most excited about coming out in 2024. BTW does anyone else think it’s weird we are in 2024? That’s like, the future. Host: Eugene Stephens Guests: Kris Andrew, Ray…

It’s that time of year again, time to release the Kraken… uh, I mean the Carey! Or maybe not. Some people listen to Christmas music all year long. Some people only listen during certain times of the year. No matter which camp you are in, we all have Christmas songs we like more than others. This month, we’re doing a Sweet 16 of some of our favorite…

Some movies you have to be in the mood to watch. Some movies we only watch at certain times or for certain reasons. But some movies we can watch anytime, anywhere and as many times as possible. On this episode, we share our list of five movies (and some series) that we can watch over and over again. Host: Eugene Stephens Guests: Kris Andrew, Ray An…

Legacy sequels are nothing new but doing them the right way seems to be. Several movies have done it to include Ghostbusters and Top Gun and so have several TV series like Roseanne, now The Conners, and Night Court. So we thought we would give it a shot. This month, we each pick a sitcom series and create several episodes for a legacy season. Host:…

We love movies, TV shows and books and one of the coolest things you see in those fictional worlds are the impossible jobs some of the characters have. Who wouldn’t want to use magic or advanced technology in their day to day jobs? Of course some fictional jobs also come with some major draw backs… like dying. This month we go job hunting in some o…

Have you seen the TikTok where the guy realizes that because the Lord of the Rings is rated PG-13, it could have had an f-bomb in it? Did you know PG-13 rated movies are allowed one f-bomb? Armed with that knowledge we are adding f-bombs to PG-13 movies that didn’t have them. And because the PG-13 rating wasn’t added until July 1, 1984, we’re addin…

The ring must be destroyed! Carried to the foot of Mount Doom and thrown into the volcano there in order to destroy its evil power. So, who’s going? Maybe Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy? Perhaps they will be joined by Simba, Buzz Lightyear and Kermit the frog? This month we are casting Disney characters to fill the shoes of our fellowship, as …

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, Pandora: The World of Avatar and the new Super Mario World theme parks are a hit and a clear indication single theme parks can work extremely well. The advent of VR rides has greatly expanded what is possible in bringing fantasy and sci-fi properties to the real world. This month the whole crew gets together to share ideas…

The media has recently been highlighting how adults have turned to collecting and playing with kids toys, action figures and Lego. They have even given them a new name, “kidults.” But this is not a new thing. Adults have been doing this for decades, maybe forever. Model trains, doll collections and trading cards have been around and were common fix…

It’s not every day two of the members of a podcast get married to each other. It’s also not every day some of the Canadians make their way down to Texas. So this month we’re discussing all of the fun we had at Lanie and Joseph’s wedding. Oh and how the rain and cold weather almost ruined everything. Host: Eugene Stephens Guests: Kris Andrew, Ray An…

Have you gone back and watched a movie or TV show or reread a book and thought, “you know, the antagonist really wasn’t that bad of a person. In fact, if a groups of kids did that to me, I’d probably react the same way.” Perhaps now the cool guy you looked up to in your earlier years isn’t really that cool now, in fact he’s a down right jerk. This …

You might have seen going around social media asking commenters to, “pick a movie, keep one actor, the rest are replaced with Muppets.” We did and decided to do just that. But it’s our Halloween episode, so we needed to do something spooky or Halloween related. So we did. This month we each pick at least two Halloween or horror movies and turn them…

An evil wizard has cast a spell and sucked you into the television. In order to return to the normal world, you must create a DnD group comprised of Saturday morning cartoon characters and complete the quest to defeat the wizard and his guardian, a giant, fire breathing dragon. Roll for initiative! Host: Eugene Stephens Guests: Kris Andrew, Ray And…

If you are even remotely geeky, you’ve had the debate of which is the best super power. Flight or invisibility? Super strength or super speed? But what about the worst super power? Being able to fly but only 5 mph or 50% invisibility? This month we do a sweet 16 of some of the worst super power we could think of. It’s going to get bad. Host: Eugene…

You know that movie you like that no one else does? Or maybe the one everyone else likes that you think is just OK? Do you enjoy listening to music in the car that you keep secret from your friends and family? This month, we are sharing geeky confessions about the things we secretly like and dislike. This is a safe, judgement-free zone so feel free…

While we have a pretty stable cast, some of the members haven’t always been here. So we’re going all the way back to episode 2 and asking the hard either or questions we asked back then. Have the answers from those who were there changed? What will the “new guys” answer? Which is the better super power: flight or invisibility? Which would you rathe…

They beat the big bad. They conquered the world. Or maybe they realized it was never going to work out. So where are they now? We’re taking a look at fictional characters from movies, TV shows, books and video games and coming up with ideas for where they are now. Did they double down on their dream or did they say, “forget this,” and did something…

The Academy Awards are coming up and if you are like us, the winners are not always our favorite. The winners are not supposed to be everyone’s favorite from that year, it’s supposed to be the best or most influential movie. But what if it isn’t? This month we’re taking a look back at winning movies and discussing if over time, they were actually t…

Raising your kids to follow in your footsteps has been a thing since the dawn of time and so has rebelling against it. Jocks want to see their kids do well in sports, the local butcher wants to see their kid take over the family business, etc. But when you’re a geek, its our interest we want to share with our offspring. Movies, TV shows, video game…

It’s a new year… and we’re still dealing with COVID. And even though some of us are going back into lockdown, at least we have some good media to look forward to this coming year. We’re taking a look at the things we’re most excited to watch, read ad play this coming year, unless, you know, they get pushed back due to the pandemic. Here’s to 2022 b…

Haslab, Hasbro’s Kick Starter like branch, just funded a 1:1 Proton Pack from Ghostbusters: Afterlife. They have also done awesome versions of The Razorcrest from The Mandalorian and a remake of the HEron Quest board game. In that spirit, we are coming up with epic, super cool toys we would like to see made. We’re talking $400+ for something we cou…

If you are a Ghostbusters fan, you’ve been waiting for Ghostbusters III for 30+ years. And even though Jason Rietman, writer and director of Ghostbusters: Afterlife, says his movie isn’t Ghostbusters III, it certainly feels like the like the sequel we’ve been waiting for. This is a spoiler filled discussion so if you haven’t seen the movie yet, may…

It’s a well known fact that not all trick-or-treat candy is created equal. There is always that one oddball that likes the stuff no one else does, but there are some candies that stand head and shoulders above the rest and everyone loves. We submitting our sweet 16 of the best trick-or-treat candy and battling out to figure out what is number one. …

Marvel’s newest show on Disney Plus, What If…?, has got us thinking about all of the other simple, little changes that could happen in movies to totally change the story and outcome. What if Ray kept his mind clear when Gozer was asking for the Ghostbusters to choose the form of the destructor? What if Gollum never lost the one ring in The Lord of …

Happy Meal toys were, and probably still are, pretty awesome. Sure they had limited movement, if any, and they weren’t super well built, but getting one was awesome as a kid, especially when you got to collect the whole set! We’re going back to an old topic and making Happy Meal toys for movies that never got them, and in some cases, never should h…

Happy Meal toys were, and probably still are, pretty awesome. Sure they had limited movement, if any, and they weren’t super well built, but getting one was awesome as a kid, especially when you got to collect the whole set! We’re going back to an old topic and making Happy Meal toys for movies that never got them, and in some cases, never should h…

Cancel culture has dragged some truly horrible people into the light of public opinion for actions that are not politically correct today. It has also done so with some innocent people but thats not our topic. This month we are looking back at movies from our childhood and doing the same thing. Sexist, racist and homophobic humor are all open targe…

We’re going back to another favorite topic, that Hollywood seems to love as well; reboot, remake or sequel. The time the group can pick 2 properties from film, TV, video game or books to either make a reboot, remake or sequel from. Which would you choose for Clue, The X-Files or Harry Potter? Host: Eugene Stephens Guests: Kris Andrew, Ray Andrew, J…

You knew this was coming. How could we not discuss the biggest movie thus far in 2021? And on top of that, a super hero movie that only came to be because of fan outcry. Now that everyone has had time to watch and digest the 4 hour epic that is Zack Snyder’s Justice League, aka “The Snyder Cut,” it’s time to discuss what we liked, what we didn’t, w…

Agents of Shield and Agent Carter were supposed to be direct tie-ins to the MCU but went their own ways never living up to that claim. So when Disney announced WandaVision would be a direct tie-in and was about Wanda living in a 60’s sitcom with the deceased Vision, a lot of people were scratching their heads. Now that the show has wrapped up, we d…

COVID-19 forced the world to come to a near stand-still last year and caused media producers to push nearly everything back. The up side is we are hopefully about to reap the rewards this year. This month we share our lists of the movies, TV shows, video games, books and music we are most looking forward to in 2021. Host: Eugene Stephens Guests: Ra…

Last year Disney Plus had a runaway hit with The Mandalorian. So what could be better than that? Season 2 of The Mandalorian! In our final episode of 2020, we get together and discuss one of the few bright spots of the year. So grab your Baby Yoda merchandise you got for Christmas and lets look back at one of the best things to come out of the Star…

Remember when we thought 2018 and 2019 were pretty bad years and we had such high hopes for 2020? You know 10 years ago when this year started? This year has seen everything from Tiger King to murder hornets, Covid-19 to space flight, and it just keeps coming. It has been a lot to deal with, so this holiday season we’re going to gather our friends …

Star Trek vs Star Wars, Mac vs PC, the Care Bears vs No Heart. Some divides are just too wide bridge… or are they? In a time when the US is so heavily divided we look at some of the biggest oppositional forces in geek culture and see if we can find a way to bring them together. Can we all just get along? Host: Eugene Stephens Guests: Kris Andrew, R…

Freddy vs Jason. Alien vs Predator. Dracula vs Frankenstein. It seems like as long as we’ve had movie monsters we’ve dreamed of seeing them duke it out to determine who would be the biggest of the big bads. This month we’re throwing them all together in a sweet 16 tournament to see who would come out on top and to answer that age old question; what…

We’re playing the name game again but this time we have expanded to TV shows as well. What happens when the take two properties that share a word in their title (first and last) and combine them? You get a totally new, and sometimes awesome, show or movie. For example, what happens when the Ghostbusters have to win a street racing competition with …

Facebook is packed full of memes, political snipes and from time to time, some fun games. For example, when presented with 9 animal groups, which two would you pick to defend you from the rest? This month we’re debating which animal groups would be awesome protectors and which are going to most likely leave you a snack. Host: Eugene Stephens Guests…

Chocolate and peanut butter, peanut butter and jelly. When you combine two awesome things, you often get something even better. This month we’re returning to an old topic and crossing over some of our favorite properties to make something even better… hopefully. Also, can we just take a moment and acknowledge how awesome peanut butter is? Host: Eug…

Ever watch a movie or play a game and think, “yeah right, things could never go that way,” or, “people would never react that way.” Now that COVID 19 has rolled over the world like the most dangerous wet blanket, do those far fetched plots still seem so far fetched? Could a zombie plague really wipe us out like in the movies, books, TV shows and ga…

Back in 2016, I heard a lot of people say they were going to vote for the “lesser of two evils” in the U.S. presidential election. Flash forward to 2020 and given the candidates, I’m hearing the same thing again. Sigh. So we’re bringing back the topic but changing the combatants; instead truly evil candidates, super villains, were going with incomp…

Between Netflix, Disney Plus, Hulu, Amazon Prime, CBS All Access, HBO and the rest of the streaming services, there is a million things to watch or rewatch while self quarantining in the house. Add all of the games on the Xbox, Playstation and Switch, there shouldn’t be any reason to be bored. But what should you be watching and playing? This month…

Disney Land is the happiest place on earth. Six Flags is fun for the whole family. While I have had a blast taking more boys to places like this, I have stopped to think, “what would it be like to go without the kids?” This month we’re coming up with a theme park for adults. What rides would there be? What lands would you visit? Get your tickets no…