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    The Podcast That Challenged The World

    Our vision: A nerd podcast without nerd rage. Mostly. Small conversations where big nerds share fun hobbies while walking the paths less traveled in nerd culture. Most episodes contain 2-3 segments each ranging in topics including film, television, books, comics, games, trivia, and more. Explicit language. New episodes on Tuesdays.
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    Episodes (64)

    Bad Movies with Great Ideas / Most Shocking Scenes (S03E20)

    Bad Movies with Great Ideas / Most Shocking Scenes (S03E20)

    In our season (and probably series) finale we take a look at how even bad movies can sometimes have really cool ideas. We also talk about the scenes from movies that shocked us the most.

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    00:50 - Bad Movies with Great Ideas
    25:55 - Most Shocking Scenes

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    tags: indiana jones, kingdom of the crystal skull, sucker punch, horrible bosses, the village, prometheus, dungeons and dragons, batman v superman, dawn of justice, dceu, the spirit, robocop 2, 28 weeks later, antichrist, videodrome, akira, in the mouth of madness, super, the lighthouse, midsommar, the fly, david cronenberg, re-animator, tmnt, spider-man, in the spider-verse, vampire hunter D, green room, godfather, invasion of the body snatchers, signs, in the realm of the senses, exorcist 3

    Heroes We Hate / Best Deleted Scenes (S03E19)

    Heroes We Hate / Best Deleted Scenes (S03E19)

    A few episodes ago we talked about the villains that we sympathize with. Today we'll reverse it, and discuss the hero characters that we can't stand. Also: we go through some the best deleted scenes from movies.

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    00:50 - Heroes We Dislike or Disagree With
    28:14 - Best Deleted Scenes

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    tags: harry potter, scott pilgrim, blade runner, kingsman, iron man, punisher, dexter morgan, arya stark, bran, game of thrones, spawn, wolverine, venom, hulk hogan, peter pan, hook, once upon a time in hollywood, tarantino, star wars, army of darkness, aliens, wolverine, terminator, shin godzilla, evangelion, a christmas story, godzilla vs. biollante

    Best Action Movies of the Last Decade / What We've Been Watching (S03E18)

    Best Action Movies of the Last Decade / What We've Been Watching (S03E18)

    From The Raid to Fury Road, Let's breakdown the best action films from the last decade. We also talk what we've been watching recently including The Queens Gambit, Phantom Menace, Lethal Weapon, Golgo 13, and more.

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    00:50 - What We've Been Watching
    46:33 - Best Action Movies of the Last Decade

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    tags: the queens gambit, star wars, phantom menace, episode 1, attack of the clones, jaws, lethal weapon, robocop 2, golgo 13, lupin, machete, the raid, red dawn, man of tai chi, the expendables, john wick, Mission impossible, man from uncle, baby driver, edge of tomorrow, inception, mad max, fury road, snowpiercer, captain america, winter soldier, dredd,

    Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster (1964) / Dumbest Stuff We've Bought to Complete a Collection [S03E17]

    Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster (1964) / Dumbest Stuff We've Bought to Complete a Collection [S03E17]

    If you're a nerd you probably collect stuff. If you collect stuff you've probably sought out something stupid just to complete your collection. Tommy, Skippy, and Jay touch on the fifth film in the Godzilla series 'Ghidorah, the three headed monster' from 1964.

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    00:50 - Dumbest Stuff We've Bought to Complete a Collection
    34:11 - Movie Discussion: Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster (1964)

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    tags: john carpenter, vampires, ghosts of mars, escape from LA, Iron maiden, judas priest, rykodisc, frank zappa, david bowie, godzilla, mcu, batman and Robin, dcau, monsieur bome, bathtubs over broadway, harley quinn, spawn, mcfarlane toys, ishiro honda, ghidrah

    What Comics We've Been Reading / Favorite Emotional Scenes [S03E16]

    What Comics We've Been Reading / Favorite Emotional Scenes [S03E16]

    We get into the comics we've read recently, including Superman For Tomorrow, Batman: the cult, Three Jokers, weird 70's Marvel stuff, and more. We also talk about the scenes from popcorn movies that get us in the feels.

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    00:50 - What Comics We've Been Reading
    37:02 - Our Favorite Emotional Scenes in movies

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    tags: superman, for tomorrow, batman, the cult, bernie wrightson, three jokers, constantine, the question, marvel civil war, man-thing, moon knight, werewolf by night, dexter, last jedi, luke skywalker, logan, back to the future, toy story 3, midsommar, mary poppins returns, scrooged, tmnt, avengers, endgame, godzilla vs. detroyah, terminator 2, never ending story, creed, princess bride

    Day of the Dead (1985) / Good Late Sequels [S03E15]

    Day of the Dead (1985) / Good Late Sequels [S03E15]

    Tommy and Skippy discuss the underrated Romero dystopian zombie thriller 'Day of the Dead' from 1985. We also talk about good sequels that came late in a franchise's history.

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    00:50 - Good Late Sequels
    26:39 - Movie Discussion: Day of the Dead (1985)

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    tags: exorcist 3, x-Men, days of future past, mad max, fury road, frankenstein must be destroyed, clerks 2, rogue nation, mission impossible, gamera 3, revenge of iris, kaiju, terminator salvation, heisei, death wish 4, creed, wes craven, new nightmare, day of the dead, george romero, 1985,

    Non-MARVEL/DC Comic Book Movies / What We've Been Watching [S03E14]

    Non-MARVEL/DC Comic Book Movies / What We've Been Watching [S03E14]

    We discuss our favorite comic book adaptations that aren't sourced from the MARVEL or DC universes. ALSO: What we've been watching recently.

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    00:50 - What We've Been Watching
    25:15 - Favorite Comic Book Adaptations That Aren't DC or MARVEL

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    tags: simpsons, tasting history, binging with babish, american murder, the vow, utopia, raised by wolves, she-ra, mst3k, the incredible melting man, tmnt, ninja turtles, 300, the crow, the mask, sin city, men in black, road to perdition, dredd, tank girl, rocketeer, the shadow, the phantom, RED, Kingsman,  

    Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) / Actors We've Changed Our Minds About [S03E13]

    Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) / Actors We've Changed Our Minds About [S03E13]

    Have you ever hated an actor? Have you ever later realized that said actor was actually really great. We get into it. Also: Tommy and Skippy talk about a Batman cartoon for a while.

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    00:50 - Once Disliked Actors That We Now Enjoy
    22:05 - Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)

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    tags: Batman, the animated series, dcau, mask of the phantasm, bruce timm, kevin conroy, mark hamill, eric radomski, Leonardo Dicaprio, daniel craig, ryan gosling, chris pine, scarlett johanson, robert pattinson, jamie fox, john cena, james franco, 

    Villains You Sympathize With / What Games We've Been Playing / Trivia Game [S03E12]

    Villains You Sympathize With / What Games We've Been Playing / Trivia Game [S03E12]

    We talk about the movie villains that we actually sympathize with, the video games we've played most recently, and play a trivia game with fictional character names.

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    00:50 - What Games We've Been Playing
    26:13 - Trivia Game
    39:09 - Villains You Sympathize With

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    tags: mario all stars, wild guns, kirby's dream course, virtual console, final fantasy VII, resident evil, ufc 4, ea sports, ghost of Tsushima, zelda, breath of the wild, wasteland 3, trivia, pop culture, godfather, spider-man, kylo ren, monkey shines, hammer horror, dracula, blade runner, mcu, ghostbusters, magneto, sinestro, vegeta, galactus, skynet, pumpkinhead

    How We Got Into Wrestling / Most Exciting Movie Montages [S03E10]

    How We Got Into Wrestling / Most Exciting Movie Montages [S03E10]

    We talk about what got us into wrestling as kids including the Monday Night Wars, the Superstars era, and countless classic 90's matches. We also gear up and get pumped in our discussion of the most exciting training montages from our favorite movies.

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    00:50 - Most Exciting Movie Montages
    20:42 - What got us into Wrestling

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    tags: evil dead, batman begins, inception, rambo, first blood, rocky, matrix, army of darkness, nightmare on elm street, dramarama, blade, men in black, dredd, conan the barbarian, diablo, batman (1989), pacific rim, top gun, boondock saints, wrestling wcw, hulk hogan, sting, wwf, superstars, macho man, jerry lawler, monday night wars, uswa, ova, al snow, conquistadors, rey mysterio, kevin nash, the giant, mick foley, stranglemania, icp, undertaker, earthquake, Eddie Guerrero

    Maligned Movies That Deserve a Second Chance / What We've Been Watching [S03E09]

    Maligned Movies That Deserve a Second Chance / What We've Been Watching [S03E09]

    To misquote the Buzzcocks: Ever fallen in love with a movie you shouldn't have fallen in love with? We talk about those movies that are often disregard and generally panned that we think deserve a second chance (or at least a little less hate). We also talk about what we've been watching recently including the Anchorman movies, Willy Wonka, Raised by Wolves, Kickboxer 2, and more.

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    00:50 - What We've Been Watching
    28:23 - Maligned Movies That Deserve a Second Chance

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    tags: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Anchorman, She-Ra, True Detective, raised by wolves, ridley scott, kickboxer 2, ghostbusters 2, the thing (2011), airplane II: The sequel, avengers: Age of ultron, conan the destroyer, reign of fire, solo: a star wars story, robin hood: Prince of thieves, the postman

    The Invisible Man (2020) / Terrifying Movie Moments That Don't Hold Up [S03E08]

    The Invisible Man (2020) / Terrifying Movie Moments That Don't Hold Up [S03E08]

    Tommy and Skippy finally get around to discussing the 2020 version of The Invisible Man. We also get into scenes from movies that terrified us as kids, only to look back now and realize how silly they actually were.

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    00:50 - Movie Moments that terrified us when we were kids that don't hold us now
    16:01 - Movie Discussion: Invisible Man (2020)

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    tags: the invisible man, 2020, Leigh Whannell, carnosaur, poltergeist, invasion of the body snatchers, big trouble in little china, jurassic park, the hogan family, the sword in the stone, pee wee's big adventure 

    Favorite Non-Superhero Comics / What We've Been Watching [S03E07]

    Favorite Non-Superhero Comics / What We've Been Watching [S03E07]

    We love comics, but sometimes it's important to talk about the books outside of the common DC and Marvel superhero books. We talk Alan Moore, Dynamite comics, Brian K. Vaughn, Hellboy, and several more. We also get into what we've been watching recently including Lovecraft Country, Scooby-Doo, the Nordic noir series Signs, and many more.

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    00:50 - What We've Been Watching
    25:12 - Favorite Non-DC or Marvel comics

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    tags: lovecraft country, brooklyn 99, the thirteen ghosts of scooby-doo, hanna-barbera, curse of the 13th ghost, return to zombie island, nordic noir, signs (2018), true detective, she-ra, motu, enter the dragon, jim kelly, alan moore, league of extraordinary gentlemen, top 10, walking dead, bone, usagi yojimbo, groo the wanderer, hellboy, malibu comics, mortal kombat, darkhorse, godzilla, army of darkness, dynamite, the crow, chakan the forever man, wonderfest, soul reaver, g.i. joe, brian k. vaughn, preacher, vertigo, sandman, neil gaiman

    Deep Red (1975) / Rotten Tomatoes Trivia Game [S03E06]

    Deep Red (1975) / Rotten Tomatoes Trivia Game [S03E06]

    Tommy and Skippy break down the legendary Giallo film Deep Red (Profondo Rosso) from 1975. Before that, we play a quick movie trivia game based off of rotten review blurbs from Rotten Tomatoes.

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    00:50 - Rotten Tomatoes Trivia game
    16:35 - Movie Discussion: Deep Red (1975)

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    tags: deep red, dario argento, 1975, 1976, giallo, profondo rosso, film, trivia

    The G.I. Joe Franchise / What Comics We've Been Reading [S03E05]

    The G.I. Joe Franchise / What Comics We've Been Reading [S03E05]

    A bunch of men in their 30s discuss the original G.I. Joe cartoon series from the 1980s and what the overall franchise meant to them. ALSO: We discuss what comic books we've been reading recently including Marvel Star Wars, Batman, and more.

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    00:50 - What Comics We've Been Reading
    31:53 - G.I. Joe Franchise Discussion

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    tags: comic books, marvel, star wars, rise of kylo ren, star wars, batman, night of the monster men, dc, alan moore, swamp thing, house of secrets, walking dead, berzerk, vagabond, manga, G.I. Joe, He-man, masters of the universe, thundercats, transformers, sgt. slaughter, toys that made us, hasbro, inhumanoids

    Toonami / Weirdest Sequels / Mothra Vs. Godzilla (1964) [S03E04]

    Toonami / Weirdest Sequels / Mothra Vs. Godzilla (1964) [S03E04]

    For a certain generation of kids the Toonami cartoon block was about as important as a block of cartoons could be. We discuss the various line-ups over the years and what the shows meant to us. We then talk weirdest sequels to follow classic movies (Gremlins 2, Jason X, Temple of Doom, and many more). Finally, Tommy, Skippy, and Jay continue their way through the Showa era of Godzilla flicks with what is possibly one of the best in the series: Mothra Vs. Godzilla.

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    00:50 - Toonami
    23:40 - Weirdest  Sequels
    50:26 - Movie Discussion: Mothra Vs. Godzilla  (1964)

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    tags: thundercats, real adventures of johnny quest, voltron, cartoon roulette, robotech, beast wars, sailor moon, dragon ball z, superfriends, reboot, power puff girls, ronin warriors, gundam wing, tenchi muyo, blue submarine #6, outlaw star, the big O, hamtaro, worms armageddon, gremlins 2: the new batch, texas chainsaw massacre 2, bill and ted's bogus journey, highlander 2, bride of frankenstein, dogma, indiana jones and the temple of doom, rambo: first blood part 2, back to the future part 3, tmnt, secret of the ooze, jason x, pumpkin head 2, hobbes and shaw, exorcist 2, toonami, mothra, godzilla, ishiro honda, 1964, godzilla vs. the thing

    The Boys Seasons 1 & 2 / What We've Been Watching [S03E03]

    The Boys Seasons 1 & 2 / What We've Been Watching [S03E03]

    We can do whatever we want! Including a spoiler-filled conversation on the first two seasons of The Boys. We also discuss what we've been watching recently including Mel Brooks movies, the Bill & Ted Trilogy, Legend of Korra, Cobra Kai, and more.

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    00:50 - What We've Been Watching
    30:41 - The Boys Seasons 1 & 2

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    tags: Mel Brooks, the producers, high anxiety, History of the world Part 1, Bill and Ted, excellent adventure, bogus journey, Face the Music, lovecraft country, legend of korra, umbrella academy, cobra kai, karate kid, the boys, karl urban, garth ennis, game of thrones

    Rebooting the DC Cinematic Universe / Rashomon (1950) [S03E02]

    Rebooting the DC Cinematic Universe / Rashomon (1950) [S03E02]

    Whether you love or hate the current run of DC movies you have to admit that the overall universe is a little bit broken. We discuss how we, given infinite hypothetical movie producing powers, would reboot the universe. ALSO: Tommy and Skippy discuss Akira Kurosawa's ultra-influential samurai/crime film Rashomon from 1950.

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    00:50 - How we would remake the DC Cinematic Universe
    27:15 - Movie Discussion: Rashomon (1950)

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    tags: dc comics, dceu, cinematic universe, batman, superman, jla, justice league, wonder woman, legion of doom, house of mystery, john constantine, akira kurosawa, samurai films, rashomon, 1950, jidaigeki, toshiro mifune, takashi shimura,

    Best 80's Fantasy Films / What We've Been Watching [S03E01]

    Best 80's Fantasy Films / What We've Been Watching [S03E01]

    The 1980's were a golden age for high fantasy movies, but which films actually stand the test of time? ALSO: we talk what we've been watching recently including Muppets, Avatars, cannibals, and more.

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    01:53 - What we've been watching
    24:44 - Best 80's Fantasy films

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    tags: the muppets, muppets now, the muppet movie, 1979, avatar, legend of korra, cannibal apocalypse, 1980, john saxon, adam savage, tested