Podcasts about Laser Time

Tim Allen grunts over Christmas, while Tom Hanks celebrates the Holiday in the uncanny valley. The best Farrelly Bros movie returns, Michael Keaton reckons with superheroism, and the best vampire movie of the last century?! All that and more this week, 30, 20, and 10 years ago.  https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime  

This week: Lizzie wrote 7 episode descriptions in less than two weeks but forgot this one for some reason. Also, Diana Goodman of the Laser Time network is joining us again. She's rad.

It's time to power down the LaserTimeDisc miniseries before it starts overheating with an Arcade Obscura. The hosts each pick a LaserDisc arcade game that they feel is either obscure or underrated (or both)! None of the hosts know what the other person's picks are so it always causes some interesting… situations. Did it finally happen? Did we all pick the same game? Why is “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” required reading for this episode? Did we discover the origins of Rainbow Road or a bad acid trip? Why did the first wave of LaserDisc arcades really fail? Since this is our last episode before our hiatus (we'll be coming back in October 2024) we answer what our four favorite Podouken episodes are. We also want to hear your picks on the Discord server! Plus it's time for round 5 of the Listeners' Choice. Hop on the Future Episodes channel and nominate a game you'd like to hear us cover. You can join the Podouken Discord (where all the action happens) by following this link: discord.gg/k5vf2Jz

It's time to power down the LaserTimeDisc miniseries before it starts overheating with an Arcade Obscura. The hosts each pick a LaserDisc arcade game that they feel is either obscure or underrated (or both)! None of the hosts know what the other person's picks are so it always causes some interesting… situations. Did it finally happen? Did we all pick the same game? Why is “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” required reading for this episode? Did we discover the origins of Rainbow Road or a bad acid trip? Why did the first wave of LaserDisc arcades really fail? Since this is our last episode before our hiatus (we'll be coming back in October 2024) we answer what our four favorite Podouken episodes are. We also want to hear your picks on the Discord server! Plus it's time for round 5 of the Listeners' Choice. Hop on the Future Episodes channel and nominate a game you'd like to hear us cover. You can join the Podouken Discord (where all the action happens) by following this link: discord.gg/k5vf2Jz

James Cameron's James Bond, Will Smith Adapts Asimov, Cameron Diaz's Sex Tape and more.  Patreon.com/LaserTime

This episode is like a box of chocolates! Two sci-fi classics, one comedy masterpiece, and one Oscar Winner for Best Picture. All that and more, coming in hot from 30, 20, and 10 years ago!

The biggest animated movie ever meets the biggest documentary ever (kinda!) Plus white chicks and mega men, Larry flips back, Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams charm their way to stardom, and Transformers has dinosaurs now. Whatever! https://www.patreon.com/lasertime

Time to spin up a new arcade miniseries with the Laser(Time)Disc! The first game is a fantasy adventure where we become a valiant knight on a quest to rescue the fair princess from the clutches of an evil dragon. Sure, it's a tired formula, but this one has animation from Don Bluth! We are entering the Dragon's Lair. Hey kids, do you want to hear about the history of the analog optical disc format known as LaserDisc? What Dragon's Lair scene is the most obvious cash grab? Are birds the closest thing we have to angels? How much did Don Bluth and his studio charge to animate the prototype of the game? We respond to two listener questions: is there a game we thought we were good at but after seeing a pro play it felt like walking away, and what is an underrepresented game genre in the arcade? Join the Podouken Discord and ask your own questions, which could be included in a future episode, by following this link: discord.gg/k5vf2Jz

Time to spin up a new arcade miniseries with the Laser(Time)Disc! The first game is a fantasy adventure where we become a valiant knight on a quest to rescue the fair princess from the clutches of an evil dragon. Sure, it's a tired formula, but this one has animation from Don Bluth! We are entering the Dragon's Lair. Hey kids, do you want to hear about the history of the analog optical disc format known as LaserDisc? What Dragon's Lair scene is the most obvious cash grab? Are birds the closest thing we have to angels? How much did Don Bluth and his studio charge to animate the prototype of the game? We respond to two listener questions: is there a game we thought we were good at but after seeing a pro play it felt like walking away, and what is an underrepresented game genre in the arcade? Join the Podouken Discord and ask your own questions, which could be included in a future episode, by following this link: discord.gg/k5vf2Jz

Angle, Static Shock, Bob Ross and TNG come to a close, X-Men returns to form, the Babadook continues to haunt us, happiness and adventure return to the modern movie western just as Brisco County Jr says bids adieu, Aladdin and Shrek get sequels, and we celebrate the final piece of the Sandler/Barrymore trilogy.

Brandon Lee leaves a damn good legacy, the last time anybody saw The Jetsons, Godzilla Raids Again (again!), Frasier Crane says goodbye (again!), Spike Lee changes course, Homer adapted, the greatest dream seqeunce in all of television, Penny Dreadful and more! Take a look at our world 30, 20, and 10 years ago!

There's a Robin Williams movie out there that deserves a proper restoration, Universal kills its Monsters Universe AGAIN, Seth Rogen and Zach Effron must learn how to live together, Stephen King's second most famous TV mini-series, Being Human should be properly restored, Friends are no longer there for you, arguably Jurassic Park's best game, and as always, it's the children who are wrong. 

Cowgirls doin it for themselves, Denzel's violent bodygaurd movie, Cameron Diaz's last comedy, Adult Swim and South Park are at their apex, Streets of Rage closes fr a good while, a really dumb video game movie, the lady Big and the black American Graffitti. All that and more 30, 20, and 10 years ago

Johnny Depp dials it in, the premiere of the two best things to ever happen to television (both courtesy of Ted Turner), the cringiest Sopranos outing, Chevy Chase's last stand, Community says goodbye for the first time, Hugh Grant becomes a made man, and good times with Quentin Tarantino at his most indulgent! All that and more from 30, 20 and 10 years ago.  Support us at https://www.patreon.com/lasertime

The end of a road for Disney animation, Home Movies and How I Met Your Mother conclude so Danny Phantom and Hellboy can live, Martin Short's weirdest movie ever, Guillermo Del Toro introduces us to Hellboy, Community's delusion is half the battle, and the best movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe premieres!

The Coens strike out for the first time, Scooby-Two, a Biblical Epic (seriously), Michael Bluth Breaks Bad and more. 

Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson waste time and money on 70s nostalgia, Rocky and Bullwinkle's best bit takes the spotlight, EWW a 300 sequel, Leonardo Dicaprio heats up in a way many choose to forget, "Hello, Fellow Sopranos!", South Park puts the TV and game industry to shame, and one of the most influential cartoon shows of the 1990s is sadly the most forgotten: Duckman Debuts! All that and more this week 30, 20 and 10 years ago!

Apu steps into the spotlight, the Robocop remake is so close, the centerpeice of the Adam Sandler/Drew Barrymore trilogy, Taiki Waititi brings us a documentary with fangs, Seinfeld's greatest moment (or at least George's), True Detective rules, and one of the weirdest, worst movies we've ever seen. All that and more from 30, 20 and 10 years ago 

Every episode of Thirty Twenty Ten is special, but this might be THE SPECIALIST. We've got a rare and facisnating look into a musical we were never supposed to see! We're also looking back on 10 years of The Lego Movie, the simulteanoulsy horrific and timeless effort that shot Jim Carrey into a new stratosphere of stardom, and one of the greatest sports movies of all-time. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago. 

Garth Marenghi's Darkplace debuts, the stupidest controversey of the entire 2000's, Charlize's Oscar-winning performance, a dance movie we didn't see serves a sic burn to the lexicon, James L. Brooks short-lived follow-up to The Simpsons, Harvey Keitel goes full frontal, the third Body Snatchers remake, and here come the Quizno's rats! All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.  

It's a new year/season finale! Very few movies, but we're reflecting on the years that were, and boiling down our absolute strongest recommendations from 30, 20 and 10 years ago. 1993, 2003 and 2013 never saw it comin!

Lord of the Rings closes out the greatest trilogy of all-time, MTV makes two incredible debuts in the same week, Ron Burgundy returns to the new, John Grisham strikes again, Disney Disney-fies it's own history, an all-star Hustle, and Bob's Burgers has the best Christmas episodes!

Guillermo Del Toro and Peter Dinklage break out, Pennsylvania is depressing, Tom Cruise is turning Japanese, holiday specials are heating up, plus Chrismukkah, Dogecoin and Rick and Morty debut! All that and more on this week's Thirty Twenty Ten

Steven Universe and the Nanny debut, while Robocop, The Matrix, and the talking baby movies close out their trilogies. We've also got a modern Christmas classic, the worst Marvel movie(?), a sacriligious religious sequel, and the most difficult to watch Best Picture Oscar winner we've ever had to discuss!

Try and guess the most underrated movie and soundtrack of 1993. Also, Carrie and Texas Chainsaw Massacre get respectable remakes, Arnold and Sly team up twenty years too late, TV's most connective character turns in his badge, South Park drops the ball, Mystic River Revisted, and The Beverly Hillbillies is sorta not bad?! All that and more 30, 20 and 10 years ago!

Tarantino releases half a movie, Stallone hunts Wesley Snipes in the future, The Simpsons biggest parody to date, Hulk goes Mom, the Coen Bros worst, Uwe Boll rises, Gettysburg is long, Nokia changes mobile gaming forever, and Bruce Campbell's greatest performance ever?! All that and more this week 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Chevy Chase was the worst late night host of all-time, David Duchovny is not the lead you're looking for this week, Calendar Girl and Calendar Girls are thankfully not a franchise, Vin Diesel comes crawling back to another franchise, Dickie Roberts is terrible and Mac is back, baby!

Stephen King closes Castle Rock, Mario get his first remaster while we get the last ever F-Zero, looking back on when MTV's award shows were can't-miss entertainment, John Cusack hunts humans, Power Rangers turns 30, Mel Gibson's directorial debut, and Bruce Cambell's biggest post-Ash role was too good for TV

The end of of Edgar Wright's Cornetto Trilogy, the greatest debut in the history of professional wrestling, the movie most worthy of cancelation stars Lisa Kurdrow and isn't the two directed by Woody Allen, and John Woo comes to American. 

The dawn of Queer Eye and KOTOR, WB simultaneously saves and dooms a whale, Hocus Pocus and Bad Boys compete over becoming the slowest moving franchise in Disney history, Mr Bean is James Bond, Teen Titans start serious, and Ryan Reynolds becomes a snail and ghost cop ON THE SAME DAY!

We've got a special guest onboard to help us ring in the 30th anniversary of THE BEST DINOSAUR MOVIE EVER MADE! Both Ethan Hawke and Tommy Pickles close out trilogies, film's finest bromantic apocalypse movie, and DC's cinematic universe has officially survived from ten years. All that and more, this week on Thirty Twenty Ten

MULTIPLE THIRTY TWENTY TEN FIRSTS THIS WEEK! First up, we have two movies with the same script, the same writer, premiering decades apart! Second, and more tragically, we get to talk about one of the most revered musical biopics in cinematic history in the extremely recent wake of the subject's passing. We're also looking at how Fast and the Furious 2 almost slammed the door shut on one of film's most lucrative franchises while simultaneously paving the way for what's to come. Plus the first Purge (according to release, please don't overthink it), adult animation aplenty, the apex of adventure games, and Game of Thrones most infamous episode!

Cheers, Saved by the Bell, and several other shows effectively end the 1980s on television. Sharon Stone is naked again, while The Fast and the Furious officially becomes a completely different, and better, franchise. Meanwhile, the Hangover series goes out with a dark bang, Hot Shots goes out with a war, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer leaves us with one of TV's best finales. Plus Flappy Bird is born, Jim Carrey is God, and more so than any other Thirty Twenty Ten episode, watch the media landscape drastically change throughout one of our most jampacked episodes ever!

Marvel's best solo movie meets the best non-MCU Marvel flick. Also Barry White saves snakes, the majesty of Blood in Blood Out, Amy Schumer lets us inside, and NBA Jam debuts. All that and more as we look at the world of pop culture 30, 20 and 10 years ago!

WAY TOO MUCH BASEBALL, the last of Scary Movie and Clone High (for now), mutated Rugrats, one of Adam Sandler's worst, Chadwick Boseman's breakthrough performance, Rob Zombie's first flick, and Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson need money, like, real bad. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten!

Elijah Wood breaks through with a classic adaptation, Evil Dead might be the best remake of all-time, the first ever Simpsons clip show, Hannibal is better than it deserves to be, Alicia Silverstone seduces audiences, and Kiefer Sutherland harasses Colin Farrell over the phone. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten.

ONE OF THE WORST WEEKS FOR MOVIES OF ALL-TIME! The Ninja Turtles make a great case for not existing, a Boat-based Trip that should at least see Cuba Gooding Jr returning half his Oscar, and the worst Stephen King movie all the money in the world can buy. Plus Punk'd, Seinfeld's Junior Mints, South Park turns 100, Fallen Olympuses, Croods, and so very much more!

Babylon 5 is ahead of its time, America's most deadly band, Homer gives up beer, Ali G comes to the states, Evil Dead's miraculous third movie, Will Ferrell hits the big time, HBO's first big drama bids adieu, The Rock tattles, and Kevin Spacey kills himself expensively. All that and more this week no Thirty Twenty Ten!

Richard Gere does his thing, the first Ninja Turtles Reboot is great, THE BEST National Lampoon's movie no one talks about, we forgot about May, Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson can't do it again, a prehistoric television event, and the rise of Rupaul! All that and more on this week's Thirty Twenty Ten!

Stimpy's stank is too rank for Nickelodeon, a rapping Kangaroo scams millions, the Brazilian Goodfellas, Arnold's return to stardom, Jessica Chastain's second #1 in a row, Devil May Cry's offshoot, and quite possibly, The Simpsons most famous episode. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten!

Al Pacino yells, RDJ get his first HUGE role, Ed Norton says goodbye, one of the longest running horror franchises begins, say hello to The Bachelorette, Marlon Wayans makes another scary movie, and the dawn of the greatest Star Trek series?! All that and more on this week's Thirty Twenty Ten!

Forget those other shows that recap the year's best films, we're counting down THREE YEARS of the greatest films. In addition to other anniversary milestones, we're throwing down our very favorite movies of 30, 20 and 10 years ago in order to find the absolute cream of the crop. All that and more, as we look back at pop culture Thirty, Twenty and Ten years ago!

Back to the Future is finally retired from the screen, Danny Devito kills Jimmy Hoffa, Jet Li is heroic, Les makes a cinematic comeback, Tom Hanks catches Leo, and the chains come off Django. All that and more on Thirty Twenty Ten!

Tom Cruise's failed franchise, Steve Martin and Robin Williams most unpalatable comedies ever, the sequel to Knocked Up nobody asked for, Mel Gibson is temporarily ageless, Martin Scorsese's return to New York gang crime is big and boring, confusing games and more! All that and more on this week's edition of Thirty Twenty Ten!

Darkwing Duck's last hurrah, The Muppets first movie since the death of their dad, Tom Hardy kills Star Trek: The Next Generation, Tom Cruise thinks he's entitled to The Truth, Anthony Hopkins makes Psycho, and we have a lot to say about the first 1/3 of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit. All that and more on Thirty Twenty Ten!

Dwight brings Belsnikel to The Office, Eddie Murphy's abandoned movie, The Matrix but dumb, THE WORST comedy sequel ever made, and Tiny Toons and Invader Zim take a holiday bow. All that and more, this week 30, 20 and 10 years ago. 

While Rob wasn't available for this episode, Brent was joined by guests Brett Elston from VGMpire, Chris Antista from the Laser Time podcast and Brent's younger brother Nicky Weinbach.  Be sure to check out the full episode for the great in depth conversations they had.  The other thing the episode had was a great selection of free play tracks, which you can enjoy right now!Download and listen

THE GREATEST YEAR FOR MOVIES EVER. 40 years ago, the greatest year in movie releases went down. Gods were toppled, genres were forged, franchise filmmaking became a thing. For better or for worse, 1982 changed your cinematic world… DOWNLOAD

Time to go SHBROOM-ing with the bros as we fight to protect all animal life - except bats - ef them bats. Come experience the EXCITE, ACTION, THRILL, EXCITE, and FIGHT of Taito's Growl.What is the secret twist that may have you feeling sympathy for the bad guys? How many characters were lifted from Indiana Jones? How did some popular Konami beat ‘em ups end Growl's time in arcades before it even got started? Who wins in a battle between an elephant and a tank?Sound Boy is back from a long vacation and supplies plenty of clips along with our discussion of bat houses, Lamborghini Countach posters, growing up near lions, overpowered whips, and the latest trends in fashion! Special thanks to Trevofour for nominating this game for the Listeners' Choice series.

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