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On Episode 431 we talk about Spiderman appearing at birthday parties before covering some movie news. A24 is getting involved in the video game adaptation business. The Avengers and Michael Jackson are getting delayed. And Scrubs is coming back. What We're Watching: Friendship Black Bag (Peacock) Fear Street: Prom Queen (Netflix) Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
It's Episode 431 and we're 4 games into every conference finals matchup. And somehow they're all 3-1. Do any of the teams down have a chance? We get into all of the series in both he NBA and NHL. We've also got some stories about soccer, baseball, and even the NBA.
On Episode 430 we've got Tony's tales from the desert, an A/C disaster and some news about Warner's streaming service. We've also got sad news about a beloved sitcom star and another video game being adapted into a movie. What We're Watching: Adolescence (Netflix) Dexter: Original Sin (Paramount+ Duster (HBO Max) Final Destination: Bloodlines
It's Episode 430 and we've reached the conference finals in both the NBA and NHL. We preview those series and predict winners. We also cover the PGA championship, a surprise soccer upset, and a big baseball winning streak.
On Episode 429 we talk about our weekends featuring cover bands, haunted hotels, and out of state driving. We've also got some entertainment news including Road House 2, a new Golden Globe category, and some new trailers. What We're Watching: Thunderbolts Becoming Led Zeppelin The Surfer Heart Eyes Clown in a Cornfield
On Episode 429 we go over some of the NFL schedule leaks and discuss the newly hall of fame eligible baseball players. We then review the 2nd round of the NBA and NHL playoffs where one #1 seed is already going home and a big star suffered a catastrophic injury.
It's Episode 428 and we're getting insane finishes in every sport. Soccer, hockey, and basketball all had some wild games this past week and we cover it all. The 1st rounds are in the books for the NBA and NHL we recap all the matchups before previewing the 2nd round.
On Episode 427 we've got a few new movie announcements including a Miami Vice reboot and an Anthony Bourdain biopic. We also cover this last weekend's strange box office and some recently released trailers. What We're Watching: Until Dawn Dexter: Original Sin Ando (Season 2)
It's Episode 427 and there was a lot of drama coming from the NFL Draft. We discuss some of the biggest draft stories before covering the NHL and NBA playoffs. There are a lot of close series in hockey but in the NBA we already have a few teams advancing.
The 90's are back on Episode 426 as we've got news of Clueless series on Peacock, a potential reboot of the X-Files, and a trailer for I Know What You Did Last Summer. What We're Watching: The Rehearsal (HBO) 1923 (Season 2) Sinners
It's Episode 426 and the 1st round of the NBA and NHL playoffs here. But first we talk about a big college football transfer and preview this week's NFL draft. We also look at the current Champions League situation before getting to that early playoff action.
On Episode 425 we talk crystals. What are they and do they really work? We also go over the 2025 Cannes lineup as well as the newest category coming to the Oscars. What We're Watching: The Last of Us (Season 2) Black Mirror (Season 7) Drop Draft Day Office Space Warfare
It's Episode 425 and the NBA's regular season is over. We need to see how the useless play-in games shake out before we know all the playoff matchups but we preview what we do know. We also cover Rory McIlroy's Masters victory, the Champions League quarterfinals, and the close of the NHL season.
On Episode 424 we discuss the wild career of Val Kilmer before covering the latest news including a David Fincher/Tarantino collaboration, a 3rd Happy Death Day, and a movie about Hershey chocolate. We also get into the surprising performance of the Minecraft movie this weekend. What We're Watching: The White Lotus (Season 3) Hell of a Summer
On Episode 424 we review the Final Four before taking a look at where everything stand sin the BA playoff race. We also have updates on the NHL and Champions League before closing with The Masters and its favorites.
It's Episode 423 and the summer movie season is upon us. So we're doing another draft where we each selected 6 upcoming movies. Who had the best draft? We'll find out later this year. We also cover some other news including a date for the 4 Beatles movies and the future of John Wick. What We're Watching: Mass Den of Thieves 2: Pantera MH370: The Plane That Disappeared
On Episode 423 we give an update on the NBA and NHL playoff races before covering the 2nd week of the NCAA tournament. All four #1 seeds are in the Final Four so hopefully we'll have some classic games this weekend. We also take a look at some of the biggest stories from the first week of baseball.
The 2025 baseball season is upon us. The Dodgers are the only team anyone is talking about. But we cover them all and make our over-under picks, awards predictions, and of course select our World Series winners for the new season.
On Episode 421 we talk traffic apps before looking at a couple schedule changes for WB's upcoming movies. We also look at the upcoming Q2 schedule and analyze the poor box office performance from Q1. What We're Watching: Pulse Trap Magazine Dreams
On Episode 421 we cover the first weekend of the NCAA tournament, both the Men's and Women's. But the women's tournament will be a little less exciting with the game's top star out. And what's with the lack of upsets in the men's tournament? We also look at the current NBA and NHL standings and discuss a couple new NFL signings.
On Episode we start with day drinking and how our bodies can or cannot handle it. We've also got news about a couple remakes and in some sad news, Saw XI is cancelled which might mean the end for Jigsaw. What We're Watching: Black Bag The Electric State (Netflix)
It's Episode 420 and we are ready for the madness. But before we preview the bracket we take a look at the current NBA and NHL standings as those seasons near the end. And the new MLB season has started but only for a brief moment.
On Episode 419 we share some St. Patrick's Day memories as the holiday grows near. We also hear some complaints about Costco before covering the latest news including an update on Gene Hackman's death and some Spiderman 4 casting news. What We're Watching: Daredevil: Born Again (Disney+) Paradise (Hulu) My Dead Friend Zoe Runaway Jury Mickey 17
It's Episode 419 and NFL free agency has started (and it's mostly finished as well). We discuss all the big signings and even a couple trades. We also continue our college basketball preview just as the season ends and update you on the Champions League round of 16.
On Episode 418 we start with 3 celebrity deaths including 2 time Oscar winner Gene Hackman. We then cover the 2024 Oscars and look at the most important winners. What We're Watching: Last Breath September 5 (Paramount+) Your Monster (MAX) Strange Darling (Paramount+)
It's Episode 418 and a couple of NBA stars will not be coming back this season. We discuss that and the state of the rest of the NBA before continuing our weekly look at 5 different college basketball teams. We also cover the latest in the NHL and the Champions League.
On Episode 417 we complain about motorcycles before covering the latest entertainment news including The Rock teaming with Scorsese, Daniel Craig dropping out of DC, and the retirement of Kathleen Kennedy from Lucasfilm. What We're Watching: Captain America: Brave New World Reacher (Season 3) The Monkey
It's Episode 417 and we talk NBA injuries, NFL rule changes, and Canada's 4 Nations win. We also continue our look at college basketball and preview the Champions League round of 16.
On Episode 416 we discuss the plans for a Goonies sequel and whether any of us want this. We also have an update on HBO's Harry Potter series where a Dumbledore is close to being chosen. What We're Watching: Yellowjackets (Season 3) The Accountant SNL50 Longlegs
It's Episode 416 and the NBA All-Star Weekend had some problems while the NHL nailed their midseason celebration. We also continue our college basketball preview and take a look at the latest in the Champions League.
On Episode 415 we talk about the Super Bowl halftime show and who it's for before covering some movie news. Green Day is producing inspired by their early days, Ben Affleck is filling in for Matt Damon on a Netflix movie, and Adam Scott is going to Ireland for a horror movie. What We're Watching: Companion SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night (Peacock) Heart Eyes
It's Episode 415 and the NFL season is over. And this time it doesn't end with a Chiefs championship. We review the big game and some of our predictions but before that we cover the NBA trade deadline. We also continue our college basketball team reviews, cover the latest in the Champions League, and preview the new NHL All-Star format.
On Episode 414 we mourn the passing of one of Tony's Take's original mascots before covering some entertainment news including the return of a couple of 90's products. And John Mulaney. He's back, live on Netflix. What We're Watching: Red Rooms (Shudder) Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (Peacock) Goliath (Amazon) Here
It's Episode 414 and a big trade has changed everything in the NBA. One of the biggest young stars in the NBA has found his way to the Lakers but he's not the only All-star on the move. We've also got updates on the NHL, MLB, and college basketball before previewing the Super Bowl and some of its strange prop bets.
It's episode 413 and we're reviewing Sea World. We've also got the Oscar nominations, a Resident Evil reboot, and a strange partner for M Night Shyamalan to talk about. What We're Watching: The Pitt (MAX) Juror#2 Presence Wolf Man September 5 Nickel Boys
On Episode 413 we cover some big WNBA trades, the latest on the Champions league, and the 3rd suspension of Jimmy Butler. We also review the championship games in the NFL and try to figure out what went wrong for Buffalo again.
On Episode 412 we start with an unexplained lighting mystery as well as some travel stories before covering the latest entertainment news. Director David Lynch has died but leaves behind a unique legacy and Netflix is putting one of its upcoming projects into IMAX theaters. What We're Watching: Dashcam Nightbitch Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs Den of Thieves: Pantera The Brutalist
It's Episode 412 and we're down to just 3 football games the rest of the season. College football has concluded with Ohio St winning as the 8 seed. The Dodgers have made more offseason moves and we reveal who's in this year's baseball hall of fame class. We close with our review of the divisional round of the NFL playoffs.
It's Episode 411 and LA is on fire. But not all of LA. We cover the fire and some local history before turning to entertainment news. Putin is finally the subject of a big movie and the book Holes is getting another adaptation, this one for Disney+. What We're Watching: Goosebumps: The Vanishing Landman (Paramount+) Kneecap (Netflix)
On Episode 411 we talk about the LA fires impact on the local basketball and hockey franchises before reviewing the college football semi-finals. We then discuss the opening round of the NFL playoffs and the potential of a curse afflicting multiple NFL franchises.
On Episode 410 we come back from the holidays with our first entertainment episode in quite a while. After recapping our holidays, we cover some movie news including the Golden Globes, an update on the Beatles movies, and a Hulu/Fubo merger. What We're Watching: Yellowstone Juror #2 (MAX) Carry-on (Netflix) Nosferatu Snack Shack Beetlejuice Beetlejuice A Complete Unknown
It's Episode 410 and there's more drama involving Jimmy Butler. We then update you on a couple of MLB transactions before reviewing the college football quarterfinals, where the top 4 seeds were all eliminated. We close with the final week of the NFL regular season and look ahead to the first week of the playoffs.
It's Episode 409 and our last one before the new year. We've got some NBA developments from the past couple weeks to discuss as well as some key baseball signings. We then look at the college football quarterfinal matchups before going over the current NFL playoff picture with just one week left in the regular season.
We're at the end of the year which means it's time for our annual tradition, the Best of Episode.
On Episode 407 we celebrate the holiday with a Happy Hour. We've got our friend Tommy on to talk Santa's powers, the UHC assassin, and more on this special Christmas episode.
It's Episode 407 and we've finished the NBA Cup. Damian Lillard is finally an NBA champion but can the Bucks win the real title. We also cover a few big MLB trades before looking at the schedule of non-playoff bowls. We close reviewing the latest week in the NFL.
On Episode 406 we have a special guest to talk about the NBA Cup, the latest MLB signings including Juan Soto to the Mets, and the College Football Playoff seedings and matchups. We also talk a little about the last week in the NFL and get a first hand account of the NFL experience in Munich.
On Episode 405 we come back from Thanksgiving with some stories and not a lot of entertainment news. Tom Cruise is going underwater and Daniel Craig is going to be a superhero. We also look at the current results of our 2nd movie draft where some big releases have changed the race. What We're Watching: Gladiator II Sweethearts (MAX) No Hard Feelings Detroiters Landman (Paramount+)
On Episode 405 we have an update on the NBA Cup, cover the start of MLB free agency, and discuss the huge drop-off from Manchester City. We then go through the latest college football before previewing the upcoming conference championship games. We finish with the latest week in the NFL where we have just 5 weeks to go.
On Episode 404 we prepare for Thanksgiving and the holiday season by previewing the weekend and its biggest sporting events including the NFL, NBA, and College Football. We also take a look at some of the movies coming to streaming services in time for the holiday including a comeback for Lindsay Lohan. To close the show, we talk about some of our favorite dishes, our personal Thanksgiving histories, and some of the true stories behind the holiday traditions.
On Episode 403 we have an update on Denzel Washington, a new Oscars host, a streaming date for Clint Eastwood's latest movie, and a casting decision for the latest Tomb Raider attempt. What We're Watching: A Real Pain Landman (Paramount+) Emilia Perez (Netflix) Heretic