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The D+CAST is a film and tv podcast dedicated to everything Disney+ and beyond in streaming entertainment. Co-hosts Garytt and Will welcome writers, actors, and comedians for a weekly discussion that examines Disney+ content through the scope of film history, storytelling, and contemporary pop cultu…

Garytt Poirier


    • Sep 20, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 55m AVG DURATION
    • 95 EPISODES


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    The Emmys, Netflix, and She-Hulk Spoils the Sporanos

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 47:37


    This week on the Grand Stream of Things we break down whether or not the Emmys still matter, what it means when Netflix threatens to end binge watching, and why you should avoid She-Hulk episode 4 if you haven't watched all of The Sopranos. 

    She-Hulk, Zaslav, and Astroturfing

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2022 58:56


    This week in the Grand Stream of Things, we talk the first episode of She-Hulk, whether or not David Zaslav is a batman villain, and Garytt goes in on the Disney parks annual pass system. 

    Prey, Ezra Miller, and Disney Dominates

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2022 56:15


    On this week, The Grand Stream of Things focuses on Hulu's surprise hit in Prey, the chaos Ezra Miller has brought to a struggling DC, and Disney becoming the king of the stremers. 

    The Rebrand Episode!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2022 60:41


    DplusCAST is now The Grand Stream of Things! On the heels of news around the HBO Max brand, potential shake ups coming between HBO and Discovery, and questions around when 90 Day Fiance will get it's own video game, we finally decide maybe our Disney Plus slant isn't what our show is about anymore. Join us on the Grand Stream of Things to keep the conversation going around the streaming wars - and find out which host secretly hates the new name.

    DplusCAST talks Comic-Con!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2022 57:48


    On this weeks episode, we break down the biggest announcements from Comic-Con, and talk through the ones that left us underwhelmed. We even butt heads on a few! All that, and updates on what we've been up to, including exciting news from Greg and where you will be able to find him, soon.

    IP Battle: The Next Broadway Hit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2022 57:49


    On this episode we take a step away from streaming and pick the next IP's we want to see broadway tackle. From horror filled shows, to old classics, to interactive game shows, we're pretty sure at least one of our ideas is good. Probably. 

    Shake ups at Disney and Adam Sandler's Hustle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 51:53


    What does it mean for Disney when their executive office resembles a Game of Thrones episode? Or is it more Succession? The fallout from the Rice firing has yet to be fully realized, but the falling stock certainly doesn't help. Then the boys dive into a surprise Netflix delight in Adam Sandler's new basketball movie, Hustle.

    The Obi Wan Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 40:44


    On this episode of the DplusCAST we talk through the first two episodes of Obi Wan, whether the Star Wars universe needs this kind of story, and what it means about the future for [REDACTED].

    Chip 'n Dale: Reference Rangers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2022 46:46


    This week on DplusCAST we take a look at the most legally impressive piece of art in the past 20 years - Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers! How did they get so many other IP's involved? Are references considered jokes? And is it any good? Listen now, and some of your questions will be answered!

    A Fix (or two) for Netflix

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2022 43:24


    This week, we talk through what it might take to course correct for the once unstoppable streaming service, Netflix. But not before going on some social media rants, and diagnosing what Disney+ has, that Netflix can't seem to compete with. 

    Old Enough and Anthology Revisits

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2022 45:09


    We talk through Netflix's new best comedy and drama Old Enough, after working our way through anthology episodes of TV - both new an old. We touch on Atlanta's The Big Payback, The Twilight Zone's The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street, and Alfred Hitcock Presents: Breakdown.

    Netflix's Bad Week, CNN+ is Gone, and Moon Knight

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 51:15


    This week we react to the news around Netflix's historic stock plunge, and try to diagnose what went wrong. After that, we say goodbye to CNN+ (extremely quickly), hype up Peacock and talk through Moon Knight episode 4. 

    Moon Knight, CNN+, and the Oscars

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2022 59:49


    We're finally doing it! We're talking about CNN+! But before that, a return of Peacock Watch, a dip into the surreal with Moon Knight, and we talk all the major Oscars controversies. 

    King Richard, Drive My Car, and Our Final Top Ten

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 55:31


    We did it! We finished our Best Picture watch along, and almost all of us made it. We talked through Will Smith as an Oscar contender and whether or not best pictures should be *good* or should be *art*. That's to say, we talk Drive My Car!

    Belfast, Licorice Pizza & Turning Red

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022 59:49


    This week we continue our Oscar watch alongs - but before that, talk the latest updates from Bob Chapek, make a pitch to save his legacy, and discuss Pixar's Turning Red. 

    The Batman, Disney Disappoints and West Side Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 59:10


    This week on the DplusCAST, we say gay! The episode starts discussing Disney's disappointing inactivity around the Floriday Don't Say Gay bill, before Garytt and Will give a spoiler free review of The Batman. After that, we continue our Oscar film festival with Steven Spielberg's West Side Story.

    Nightmare Alley, CODA

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 67:59


    Our Oscar Watch continues as we tackle Nightmare Alley and CODA. Two films that arguably couldn't be more different - one of which quickly became a DplusCAST favorite.

    Power of the Dog and Don't Look Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 54:03


    We start our DplusCAST Oscars watch-a-long this week with the two films on Netflix, Power of the Dog and Don't Look Up. One feels destined to win, despite being hard to sink into - and the other feels destined to be remembered, despite not being very good. 

    Oscars Underwhelm, Boba Fett Finale and Disney's Making Bank

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 48:32


    On this weeks DplusCAST, Garytt, Greg and Will break down the Oscar noms through the lens of streaming. Where can you see the best picture noms? Which are we watching this week? And should Spider-Man have been included? All this, plus a look at the disney investors call and the finale of the book of Boba Fett!

    Encanto, Boba Fett, and Peacock Rises

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 43:09


    On this weeks episode, the DplusCAST boys break down the surprise hit Encanto - but before that, we dig through new titles for Peacock and whether Boba Fett is worth the watch, now that it's Mando season three. 

    Peacemaker, Boba Fett, Netflix Drops and PEACOCK RISES

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 51:11


    On this weeks episode we do a midpoint check in on both Peacemaker and Boba Fett and decide which one we'd take to a a desert island, before discussing what a stock drop means for Netflix, turmoil at Pixar, and the rising pheonix that is Peacock. 

    Holiday Releases, Hot Takes and What's Coming Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2022 62:34


    On the first DplusCAST of the year, the boys talk through The Matrix, Cobra Kai, Don't Look Up and the Book of Boba Fett, before getting into their hot takes for 2022 and what they're most excited about this year. There's a ton of shows coming back! It's a miracle!

    The Color of Money

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2021 57:34


    We (but mostly Garytt) have been talking about this movie since the podcast started, and just before the 35th anniversary is over, we're finally dedicating an episode to it! Check out our conversation around The Color of Money, if there are any Paul Newman types still acting, and hear it get a little heated as we grade Garytt's homework assignment. 

    Hawkeye, Yellowstone and Greg Watches Survivor!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 50:43


    Our most monumental DplusCAST episode yet, as Greg finally watches Survivor! Does he love it? Does he hate it? Does he want you to support animation writers getting paid with the hashtag #payanimationwriters? Listen to find out! The boys mostly focus on Hawkeye, a Peloton scandal and what else they've been watching, but Will writes these summaries so we're focusing on Survivor!

    Disney Plus Day and Defending QVC

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2021 43:28


    This week the boys catch up with what they've been watching, Garytt defends his appreciation of QVC, and we recap everything that underwhelmed about Disney Plus Day. All this, and a round of 'real title or fake title' with upcoming Marvel properties!

    Finch, Emilio Esteves, and I Know What You Did Last Summer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 45:58


    This week the DplusCAST is taking a look at Tom Hanks' newest movie Finch, and whether or not a dog movie still holds weight. Before that, the boys discuss Garytt's favorite show I Know What You Did Last Summer, if anything interesting is coming out for Disney+ Day, and what to do with a man like Emilio... -- DplusCAST is created and hosted by Garytt Poirier, Greg Hahn and Will Lentz.

    SCREAM - with Hiko Mitsuzuka

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 66:39


    We welcome Hiko back to the podcast and host our second 'watch along' with 1996's Scream! We crown the funniest line, learn behind the scene stories, and find out how they implemented one of the most iconic horror film scores on the way to making this meta-horror classic. 

    DUNE

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 34:16


    This week three men who have never read the books talk about why the movie was actually pretty good! Good enough to see a midnight showing for the now greenlit sequel? Good enough to buy toys related to it? Good enough for a standalone TV series from HBO? Listen to this weeks DplusCAST to find out!

    Halloween Kills the Muppets

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 54:32


    It's a fall cornucopia of content! We run through the list and touch on Halloween Kills, Muppets Haunted Mansion, the new Batman trailer and a pretty much everything else that comes to mind. 

    The Many Saints of Squid Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 51:46


    On this episode of the DplusCAST, the boys ask why people love suffering in their discussion around Squid Game, before diving into the much anticipated Many Saints of Newark. Is there any chance Garytt doesn't love a piece of Sopranos content? You'll have to listen to find out. -- DplusCAST is created and hosted by Garytt Poirier, Greg Hahn and Will Lentz.

    Top 5 Movies from 1996 - and Some Very Important Trailers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 66:53


    This week on the DplusCAST we are talking the best movies from 1996! If you haven't looked at that year yet, holy wow is it stacked with classics - from genre re-inventing to blockbusters to comedies that are still getting stars multi-million dollar contracts, it's a wild trip down memory lane.  But before we dig into the past, we go through the huge trailer week - including Hawkeye, I Know What You Did Last Summer, West Side Story, Don't Look Up and Nightmare Alley. 

    Matrix 4, Seinfeld in 4k, and Hot Nolan Takes!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 56:39


    The DplusCAST boys are back with a slew of news updates, trailer reactions, and hot takes on Christopher Nolan! We cover the Walking Dead's 'final season', the new Matrix trailer, Seinfeld in 4k, a Fall TV preview and a ton more.  DplusCAST is hosted by: Garytt Poirier, Greg Hahn, and Will Lentz

    DplusCAST's Summer Watchlist!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2021 62:07


    On this episode, we take a look across all the streaming services and highlight some excellent content you might have missed! There's needless rules, British game shows, and Garytt singing the X-men theme song, what more could you need? Plus, there's a bonus secret story at the end of the episode, about Greg's run in with a reality show... don't miss it!

    The Suicide Squad

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 55:34


    Your favorite gang of misfit villains, The DplusCAST are back to talk about the surprise delight of The Suicide Squad! How did right wing trolls lead to the James Gunn giving the DCEU one of their first real wins? Why was Gunn shooting back at Martin Scorcese? And what did any of our hosts make it back to the theaters for what had to be an incredibly expensive movie? Listen to find out!

    Jungle Cruise, ScarJo Sues, and Garytt Boos (Behind the Atttraction)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 55:00


    On this episode of the DplusCAST, your hosts ponied up the thirty dollars to check out The Rock's Jungle Cruise and collectively our review matched the Rotten Tomatoes score. Before that, we talk going back to the theaters, Ted Lasso, White Lotus, and ScarJo suing the Mouse. 

    Black Widow and the Loki Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2021 46:29


    Marvel, Marvel, Marvel! This week on the DplusCAST we discuss the first Marvel movie in almost two years, whether *this* is the end of Black Widow, and what the final tag at the end of the movie gets us excited for. Then we shift into the finale of Loki and talk about why this one felt different from Wandavision and Falcon and Winter Soldier. 

    Independence Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 78:54


    This July Fourth was the DplusCAST independence day, from the tyranny of zoom calls! The boys are back in the same room, and what better way to celebrate than to do a re-watch and live reaction to the 1996 classic Independence Day?  We take the film in pieces, pausing after each completed 'day' in the movie to discuss - who is the MVP of the movie? Where did *this* Will Smith go? And do the rest of President Whitmore's terms look like? All this, plus all the favorites of the movie, this week on the DplusCAST!

    Loki, Streaming Status Quo and Bo Burnham

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 52:10


    We're bringing back the Dplus Lightning Round this week to catch up on all the news from the past month! But before we get to it, we talk through Loki episode 3 and whether it works without Owen Wilson. Then we dive into a Bloomberg article that details the changes in streaming behaviors across generations - and what it means for the future of the medium.  During the lightning round, we touch on Bo Burnham's Inside, Scarlett Johansson's Tower of Terror, Jerry Seinfeld's Pop-Tart movie, and Harrison Ford's recurring injuries! You can find the bloomberg article here https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2021-tv-streaming-deals-best-bundle-options-netflix-hulu-disney/

    Loki, Luca, and The Heights Losing at the Box Office

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 53:03


    This week we finally get the chance to dive into Loki and whether or not the Wednesday release experiment seems to be working. Then we talk about The Heights disappointing box office numbers, what it's going to take to get people back to the theaters, and whether Luca is a top, middle, or bottom tier Pixar movie - before appreciating the beauty of it all the same.

    Cruella, Mighty Ducks, AMC and Amazon Buys MGM

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 69:29


    What a week! So much to cover that we implement the first ever DplusCAST lightning round - but first we talk about what Amazon's MGM acquisition means, whether they should be broken up, and Bezos' guide to making 'epic content'. Then we give quick reactions to Army of the Dead, the Eternals trailer, Mighty Ducks Game Changers and more - before wrapping with a movie we all... kind of really liked? In Disney's Cruella. 

    WarnerMedia and Discovery merge, the Future of Disney, and Goodbye Golden Globes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 56:35


    This week we're dusting off our MBA's and talking about the future of a few big media companies! What does the WarnerMedia and Discovery merger mean for the consumer? Who will be leading Disney in 2024? And what does the future hold for the golden globes? (Hint: Greg gets to gloat) All this plus a look forward on a post-pandemic life.

    Making the Oscars Watchable

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 62:23


    The guys get loose in todays episode - but all in the sake of saving the Oscars. What can the award ceremony take from sports? Reality television? Coachella? No inspirations are off limits, and honestly, I think we stumbled upon a pretty entertaining pitch for 2022. 

    Falcon and Winter Soldier Finale Reaction Pod

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 38:26


    We're bringing you a Monday morning reaction pod to last weeks Falcon and Winter Soldier Finale! What worked? What *super* didn't? And how can we get more Zemo? Seriously, if you know how we can get more Zemo please write in, it's pretty much all we want.

    IP Futures, Fast and Furious 9, and Army of the Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 70:00


    This week on the DplusCAST we make a shocking revelation when it comes to the Fast and Furious franchise, before talking about our excitement when we hear Kenny Rogers music in action movie trailers. Then we play a game of IP Buy or Sell, where we discuss underutilized franchises and if we're betting on continued success - or if it should stay on the shelf. 

    Godzilla vs. Kong vs. The Last Blockbuster

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 62:59


    Are physical copies of media a thing of the past? Why was Kyle Chandler in Godzilla vs Kong? Are we still interested in The Falcon and The Winter Soldier? This week on the DplusCAST we tackle all of those topics, plus our reaction to the Loki trailer - more of it, please!

    The Mighty Ducks Return, and Falcon and the Winter Soldier Gets Good

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 46:41


    This week we take a 'state of the stream' and talking about sharing passwords, and what a crackdown could look like from Netflix. After that, we dive into two Disney Plus properties and hit the ice with the new mighty ducks, before talking ourselves into real excitement around the future of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

    The Snyder Cut and The Falcon and The Winter Soldier

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 50:36


    This podcast is presented in mp3 to preserve the integrity of DplusCAST's creative vision.  This week we're going off the rails talking about the Snyder Cut! Is it worth 4 hours? Did it save the DCEU? Is Eisenberg the best or worst part of the film? After that, we touch on the latest Marvel property - The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and determine once and for all, which one of them will be Mephisto. 

    Raya and the Last WandaVision

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 63:29


    This week, we talk two fantastic properties. Disney releases a new animated film in Raya and the Last Dragon - but is it worth the price to go premium? And we process our thoughts on the final WandaVision - before going to the scoreboard on which reddit theories rang true... if any. All this, plus Coming 2 America and a dip into Paramount Plus!

    Mortal Kombat, Beavis and Butt-Head and... Boonie Bears?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 66:07


    As we head towards the final episode of WandaVision, the DplusCAST reacts to episodes 7 and 8, before diving into the offerings of Paramount Plus. We touch on the Mortal Kombat and Cruella trailers, Martin Scorsese's thoughts on 'content', and finally tackle the biggest franchise you've never heard of - Boonie Bears. 

    Gina is Gone, Falcon is Coming, and Wanda is Still Here

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 51:39


    On this weeks episode we talk through a ton news. Gina Carano is unceremoniously fired by Disney, we get our first look at the Falcon and Winter Soldier series (and it seems... fine?), and we touch on the theories and takes around WandaVision episode 6. All this and more, on this weeks DplusCAST!

    WandaVision Changes the Game, Golden Globes Are Still the Same

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 44:51


    We're talking WandaVision again! We discuss the big reveal at the end of episode 5, what it could mean for the future of the MCU and fan theories about where the show could be going. Then, we finally do what the industry has been asking of us for years - we fix the Golden Globes. 

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