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A fun discussion of various geek franchises, hosted by Condor and Hopper.

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Latest episodes from FranchiseWars

DC Fandome

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2020 53:13


The guys review the released material from the DC Fandome, including Batman, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, and Black Adam!

MCU Phase 3... Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 71:13


The guys watch and review the first half of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase 3, up to Black Panther.

MCU Phase 2

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 60:13


A review of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase 2. Which film was best? Which was worse?

MCU in Review - Phase One

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2020 54:39


The guys review the first era of Marvel Cinematic Universe films, from Iron Man to The Avengers, and judge them on timelessness, villains, impact on the universe, and overall quality.

Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey - Review and Adaptation Discussion

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 70:09


The guys review the 2020 Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey film, and while they find it entertaining, it’s debatable how good of an adaptation it is.

Batman By Burton! (And Covid-19...)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2020 59:16


The guys have plenty of free time now for *some odd reason*... and decide to talk about Batman ‘89 and Batman Returns!

Shooting The Breeze: Batman, Netflix, and other stuff.

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2020 65:18


A relaxed episode discussing the release of Matt Reeves Batman suit test footage and other assorted news.

Goldeneye: The 90’s and James Bond

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 62:58


A review of Brosnan’s premier Bond film, 006 as the bad guy, and how one reviewer can’t stand the film’s 90s-ness.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Review

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2020 63:11


Well... it’s here. And neither the TFA or TLJ fan like it.

SummerSlam 2019

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2019 55:30


How does the WWE’s “biggest party of the summer” hold up this time around?

Stranger Things Seasons 1 & 2

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2019 52:59


Condor finally got around to watching the last two season of Stranger Things!

SDCC Review 2019

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2019 73:24


IT! Top Gun 2! Arrowverse news! And a whole lot of MCU stuff!

A Modest Marvel Proposal

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2019 64:05


So... What’s next for the MCU? X-Men? Dark Avengers? Doom?

4th of July Captain America Retrospective

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2019 81:24


The guys tackle the MCU’s paragon, Captain America, his three movies, and how they managed to make him the cool Team Dad.

WWE, AEW, NJPW: Paradigm Shift

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2019 64:21


The guys discuss the current wrestling landscape, with a Goliath like WWE experiencing doldrums allowing AEW to rise and NJPW to make a stand. Also, JON MOXLEY!

Game of Throne: Changes Seasons 1-5

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2019 65:00


While the show has come to an end, the guys examine the early seasons of the show and the changes made from the source material.

Matt Reeves’s The Batman

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2019 61:33


Pattinson as Batman, and the Catwoman, the Penguin, and the Riddler.

The Office Retrospective

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2019 54:16


What made this work-com the pop culture icon?

Avengers: Endgame! (SPOILERS!)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2019 88:49


How does the latest Marvel movie snap-back from Infinity War?

Shazam! Review

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2019 55:18


The guys review the original Captain Marvel, Shazam!

Star Wars 9 Trailer Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2019 71:08


Finally! News about the latest Star Wars film! What’s the title? What are the rumors? How much fighting will we do?

Wrestlemania 35

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2019 59:07


How well did the show go down?

Captain Marvel

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2019 60:53


The guys review the imperfect but still good Captain Marvel!

Batman Animated Movie Tournament: Finals!

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2019 69:37


Which Batman Cartoon Movie is king? Mask of the Phantasm? Under The Red Hood?

Superman: The Animated Series - Metallo

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2019 53:26


The guys investigate how the DCAU made one of Superman more thuggish villains an engaging antagonist.

Mini-sode: Oscars, YouTube update, and upcoming projects!

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2019 25:22


A quick check-In on the podcast!

Batman the Animated Series Battle #1

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2019 79:36


The original series episode Perchance to Dream takes on its revival brother Over The Edge! Which Batman story handles the “its all in your head!” Twist better?

Predator (The Ultimate 80’s movie!)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2019 61:08


The guys reveiw the 1987 classic!

Royal Rumble 2019

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2019 88:26


Who came out on top?

Demolition Man

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2019 53:55


A throwback Sly Stallone movie gets reviewed!

Video Game Movies

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2019 66:44


What makes adapting video games to film so dang hard?

Aquaman!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2019 77:28


DC’s splash (bu-dum-tech!) hit is reviewed!

Die Hard 2: Die Harder

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2018 51:09


We continue a Christmas tradition with the second Die Hard movie.

Crimes of Grindlewald and Creed II

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2018 43:21


A review and discussion of both Thanksgiving releases!

Survivor Series Reaction

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2018 60:45


So... What's up in the crazy mind of Vince McMahon, and how does the night go at WWE Survior Series?

Batman Movie Tournament: Under the Red Hood vs Killing Joke

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2018 78:49


First, a heartfelt goodbye to industry legend Stan Lee.Then a showdown between two adapatations of Batman Comics.

Nightmare Before Christmas

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2018 50:13


Hopper has never seen Nightmare Before Christmas. That has been rectified.

Titans! Initial Impressions

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2018 60:24


The first two episodes of the DC Universe's Titans Tv show have arrived! Listen to a review of the pilot and our take on the general show, then check out our YouTube reactions here:https://youtu.be/l1tKBTUtiyM (Pilot)https://youtu.be/gyFcMXeGHKQ (Hawk and Dove)

The Prestige: Nolan's Overlooked Masterpiece

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2018 64:28


Hugh Jackman! Christina Bale! Scarlet Johansson! Michael Caine! Christopher Nolan's imminently rewatchable mind blowing film is reviewed!

Batman Animated Movie Tournament: Batman Ninja vs Gotham by Gaslight

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2018 64:16


Two Elseworlds stories collide. Which is better: Batman vs Jack the Ripper, or Batman vs Joker cosplaying as Oda Nobunaga?

The DC Universe Streaming Service: First Thoughts

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2018 38:24


Is the new DCU Streaming Service worth your money?

Phantom Menace Revisited

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2018 74:21


Was the Phantom Menace tarnished more by AOTC then it's own shortcomings?

Logan Lucky

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2018 61:24


Meet the most underrated film of 2017: the "Ocean's 7-11" film Logan Lucky, with Adam Driver, Channing Tatum, and Daniel Craig.

Superman Returns vs Man of Steel

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2018 82:24


Singer vs Snyder. Routh vs Cavill. Lex vs Zod. Retrofitted franchise versus rebooted franchise. Which handled The Metropolis Marvel better?

SummerSlam 2018

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2018 66:12


The guys review the WWE Event where Vince's Big Dog finally got crowned.

NXT: The Best WWE Brand

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2018 64:31


What makes the one-time development show the best thing to watch in WWE programming?

Superman on TV!

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2018 109:29


Smallville, Lois and Clark, Superboy, Adventures of Superman, Superman the Animated Series, Supergirl, Krypton... So many TV versions of the man of steel and so little time! But what would the perfect Superman show need?

Star Trek: The Original Series Movies

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2018 100:29


Which TOS movie is the best? The worst?

SDCC Reactions: Godzilla, Titans, Aquaman, Shazam, and Glass

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2018 118:45


The guys review the major trailer releases from Comic Con 2018.

Batman Movie Tournament 2: Assault on Arkham vs Gotham Knight

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2018 72:50


The guys tackle two odd Dick's in the Batman animated movie series: two franchise spinoffs in the form of Assault on Arkham from the popular video game series, and Gotham Knight from the Dark Knight Trilogy. To vote on these movies, go to https://www.powr.io/plugins/poll/view/16070487?mode=page.

The Hopper and Fargo

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2018 72:15


The guys dig into another series watch with FX's premium show, Fargo.

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