The Tepid Take

In this episode, the boys talk about their alternative Christmas choices when it comes to film, TV and video games! Marc watches the documentary mini-series Beckham. Matt has started playing a different game, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. And Addison is working through Remedy's catalogue of video games with Alan Wake Remastered being the current one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, the boys discuss their tepid picks for the 2023 Game Awards! Marc sinks all his time into Football Manager 2024, Matt continues his playthroughs of Starfield and Baldur's Gate 3, and Addison revisits Demon Souls and The Surge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, the boys talk about the length of video game and the cost to playtime ratio. Marc talks about Marvel's Spider-man 2, Addison talks about Lies of P, and Matt talks about finally completing Baldur's Gate 3. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Sam's final episode (for the time being), the boys talk about horror games and films and how they impact each other. We also talk about Marc and Addison's yearly gaming tournament, whilst Matt and Sam watch the Exorcist in the cinema. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we look at the accuracies of films based on real life! Sam talks about his experience of watching Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers in concert, Matt talks about seeing Aunty Donna's Magical Dead Cat Tour, Marc watches Welcome to Wrexham Season 2, and Addison plays the souls-like game Lies of P. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Sam-less episode, the gents talk about what 5 games they would take on a desert Island with them! Matt and Addison also share their thoughts on Starfield, and Marc watches even more The Conjuring content. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we talk about the golden age of Children's TV, which is basically while we were growing up in the 90s/2000s! (Not biased at all...) The boys also talk about what they've been doing. Marc's been "watching" Calls (2021) on Apple TV, Sam's been playing Vampire Survivors on the Nintendo Switch, Addison has been playing the highly anticipated Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon from FromSoftware, whilst Matt's still regaling us with stories from playing Baldur's Gate 3. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we talk about the current generation of consoles and if they are delivering on their promises! The boys also talk about what they've been up to... mostly playing video games. Matt's been playing Baldur's Gate 3, Marc has been playing Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion, Addison has been replaying Dishonored, and Sam's been playing Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss whether a directors name still holds the same power for selling tickets as it has done in previous years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss whether Hollywood has a runtime problem at the moment, seeming as films are passing the 2 hour mark on a regular basis currently. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this “sophisticated” episode, we talk about book adaptations in media and how people's opinions differ. Matt is somehow still playing Zelda (it's been like 6 weeks now), Addison's recovering from turning 30, Sam is on a Mario binge, and Marc is copying Matt by going to the theatre! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss the influence Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse had on the animation game in Hollywood, as well as a spoiler-free review of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss whether the gaming industry has become over-saturated with open world games and whether or not this is a bad thing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Eurovision once again and the guys discuss their highs and lows of watching the contest! Matt stoically plays Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Addison realises he actually enjoys Jedi: Fallen order and watches Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3, Marc plays the N64 game Pokemon Stadium, and it's about damn time Sam plays Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time whilst also watching the All or Nothing sports documentary series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss the ongoing release of unfinished games and how they're impacting the gaming industry. We also have a quick catch up on what media we've engaged in, such as John Wick 4, Evil Dead Rise, The Shawshank Redemption stage show and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we discuss how streaming services have impacted TV series as a whole. Also, Marc watches the action packed John Wick 4. Addison enjoys the newest Dungeons & Dragons film. After the guys' review, Sam watches the Ted Lasso TV series. And Matt plays indie title Dredge, giving it a rave review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we discuss if Hollywood is too reliant on sequels. We also catch up with what the guys are up to! Marc talks about the Agatha Christie play, Witness for the Prosecution. Sam talks about Season 3 of The Mandalorian on Disney+. Matt talks about Antman and The Wasp: Quantumania. And Addison talks about Ted Lasso Season 3 on Apple TV. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After the season finale of The Last of Us television show, we decided to discuss whether video game adaptations work for film and TV. We also have a quick catchup on things we've engaged in, such as the Resident Evil 4 Chainsaw Demo, Hogwarts Legacy, Attack on Titan, Scream 6 and Halo Infinite Season 3. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to The Tepid Take Soundbite Showdown! In this episode, Matt puts his co-hosts to the test and challenges their memory of The Tepid Take podcast. It's like a callback episode but better. The gents talk about the highly anticipated and controversial Hogwarts Legacy, lo-fi game OlliOlli World, the remaster of Metroid Prime and Paramore's latest album! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the upcoming release of M. Night Shyamalan's 'Knock at the Cabin', we discuss some of our favourite movie twists! Including The Mist, Shutter Island, Planet of the Apes and Oldboy. SPOILERS AHEAD! (obviously) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we look forwards to 2023 and the entertainment we are most excited for. Additionally, Sam talks about Wednesday, his favourite day of the week, Marc discusses a naughty little boy in Chucky season 2, Matt talks about the newest Spider-Man film no-one has heard of and Addison has some aquatic issues! Plus listen out for the very special bonus section where Marc whacks out his giant crystal balls to make some outlandish predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we take a look back at 2022 and all the great (and some awful) entertainment throughout the year! Matt finally completes Pokemon Legends: Arceus and talks about Cult of the Lamb, Addison plays the strange new shooter High on Life, Sam gets Matt into the Pokemon Trading Card Game, and Marc watches James Cameron's new epic film "Sam Worthington goes to Pandora 2"... otherwise known as Avatar: The Way of Water. We also get quizzical, pitting the Tepid boys head-to-head, to see who has the best knowledge of the podcast in 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we share our secret santa gifts with each other and discuss our favourite Christmas TV specials! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss our video game picks from the nominees for the Game Awards 2022! Addison watches every film in the cinema... every one... Matt talks about his overwhelming Warzone 2.0 experience and touches on Pokemon: Scarlet, Marc watches the Disney+ series Welcome to Wrexham, and Sam plays old Sonic games through Sonic Origins. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss who could defeat Kratos in battle! He's certainly a tough opponent, but I think we've found some contenders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, Sam and Matt are off exploring The States, so we've brought in expert shooter video gamer Urquhart Crosbie to fill in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss our favourite spooks and scares from films, TV shows and video games! Most of which gave us nightmares when we were younger. Matt talks about his experience playing the OLED Nintendo Switch and Pokemon: Shining Pearl, Marc gives us an overview of his Call of Duty playthrough, Sam tells us a little about the Disney+ show Andor, and Addison plugs his and Marc's new podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss some of our favourite world cinema films! Along with thoughts on Bugsnax, OLED TVs, Pinnochio and Andor! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we all pick a specialist subject and take part in the popular Quiz Show Mastermind! Sam talks about his experience playing Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Marc plays The Order: 1886, and Addison brings the Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power series to the table! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss whether video game consoles are slowly becoming redundant! Whether it's because of advancements in streaming or the high spec value of PC's. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss the current state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and our thoughts on it's future! Addison also gets a suprise gift and talks about Netflix's The Sandman, exhausted Matt catches up on a bunch of ten year old films, Marc boasts about his new Playstation 5 purchase, and Sam boasts about his new OLED Nintendo Switch purchase! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss whether the gaming industry has become too reliant on remakes and remasters, including our own remake wishlist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss what our most bro-mantic films, TV series and games are! We also talk about the Bioshock video game series, Luigi's Mansion series of games, Thor: Love and Thunder, the animated movie Lightyear, and... a flight stick?! And much much more in this jam-packed episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we bring on special guest Trevor (AKA dissidentknave) to discuss Blade Runner on its 40th anniversary, along with some of our favourite dystopian media. Make sure to check out Trevor's twitch channel at twitch.tv/dissidentknave Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss our favourite monsters on screen! We also talk about Netflix's Stranger Things Season 4 (Part 1), Sniper Elite 5, Disney+'s Obi-Wan Kenobi series, Amazon Prime's The Boys Season 3, and the recent Playstation State of Play. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we revisit one of our favourite events of the year! The Eurovision Song Contest! We also talk about the Friday the 13th movie franchise, Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, Sigrid's new album, and the Prey teaser (a prequel to Predator). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we bring in our music expert Sean from MAOT podcast to discuss songs that were made more popular by films and video games! Along with thoughts on Moon Knight, Borderlands 3, Switch Sports, Child's Play and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To celebrate Easter (a whole week late), we decided to discuss some of our favourite Easter eggs in films, TV and video games! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our 30th episode, we talk about the famous blue blur Sonic the Hedgehog and his latest big screen adventure! We also talk about the new fictional Podcast Marigold Breach, classic video game Chrono Trigger, 50 year old film The Godfather, and Disney's new Marvel venture Moon Knight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we talk about some of our favourite Martial Arts films! Along with reviews of TV show Peaky Blinders, film The Power of the Dog, Half Life Alyx mod Gunman Contracts and classic video game Kingdom Hearts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss all things Batman, including the latest film starring Robert Pattinson! Plus, we review highly anticipated video game Elden Ring, Ghostrunner DLC Project_Hel, Amazon Prime series The Expanse and 3DS game Attack of the Friday Monsters: A Tokyo Tale. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss some of our most controversial opinions of films we both love and hate! We also talk about the most recent Prey video game, indie game Overboard, Netflix original series Ozark and newly released Sifu! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we give our tepid take on the great Uncharted video game series, as well as our expectations for the new film starring Tom Holland! Along with reviews of TV show Superman & Lois, ridiculous film Jackass Forever, VR exclusive Jurassic World Aftermath, and the Nintendo Switch's new Pokémon Legends Arceus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss some of our favourite video games based on movies! We also talk about Hitman VR coming to PC, the most recent Scream movie, Netflix's The Witcher Season 2, and the Xbox-Activision acquisition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's our one year anniversary! So we're celebrating by looking back on how we started and came up with the name, plus we play a fun game show using various stats from the show. Along with that, we give our tepid takes on the VR exclusive Star Wars: Tales from Galaxy's Edge, Xbox's Halo Infinite campaign, new Marvel movie Spider-Man: No Way Home, and of course, The Matrix: Resurrections! We throw in some quick reviews on things we didn't get to speak about last year too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we talk about our favourite Christmas memories, or ones that we remember at least! We also discuss our favourite Christmas movies including The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, Home Alone, Elf, and The Nightmare Before Christmas! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we give our tepid take on the Halo franchise before the upcoming release of Halo Infinite! Along with thoughts on Disney's Hawkeye, the Spider-Man video game, Netflix's animated series Inside Job, and moderately new Metro Exodus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we give our non-spoiler-istic take on both the Cowboy Bebop anime and Netflix's new live action series! Along with thoughts on the most recent blockbuster Dune, TV show Dexter: New Blood, Netflix's Tiger King: Season 2, and Marvel's The Eternals movie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss our favourite racing video games, both old and new! We also talk about Resident Evil 4 in VR, Nintendo's Ring Fit Adventure and Mario Party Superstars, plus the first Metal Gear Solid game. Heavy on the games this time around! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to our Halloween special! Spoooooooky! In this episode, we discuss all things that go bump in the night, including horror films Train to Busan, Doctor Sleep, and Halloween Kills, plus horror video game Visage. We also discuss our all time favourite horror movies! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss the James Bond film franchise and play lots of James Bond music! Along with some reviews on Nintendo's Metroid Dread, indie video game Sable, horror movie V/H/S/94, and Netflix's incredibly popular Squid Game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.