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On this week’s episode, Alex and Brandon’s chat costs them everything.Only 7 months after it was recorded, Episode 68 is finally here! After catching up on life and talking about some important news, the boys skip the ABC’s of Geekdom segment and get straight into the corrections, including Zapdos’s Ability, Brandon’s Pokémon GO Team, Pokémon movies, Articuno, The Crying of Lot 49, The Boondocks, Greek mythology, Isaiah Amir Mustafa, Hannibal, Bright, Sonequa Martin, Rocko’s Modern Life, Hellboy, Bumblebee, Peter Fonda, Home Alone, Tony Toons, Scooby Doo, A Goofy Movie, Killer Instinct, The Mist, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Deadman Wonderland, Whiplash, The Punisher and Punisher: War Zone, Marvel’s Netflix shows, The Big Sick, Fences, the Blood and Ice Cream trilogy, Luke Evans, and Doctor Fate. Then they run down their pop culture wishlist from 2017 to see if anyone’s wishes came true.After the break, they give their thoughts on a very controversial news item that had lots of people up in arms. Then they break down a handful of trailers, Nintendo's E3 presentation and deliver some piping Hot Takes on a whole bunch of movies and shows, including the very divisive blockbuster Solo: a Star Wars Story (spoilers from 2:44:51-2:51:50). With all of that taken care of, the boys get into this week’s feature topic and geek out about Avengers: Infinity War (spoilers from 2:55:26-3:41:15). After a very long, very in depth conversation about Marvel’s greatest cinematic achievement, they close out the show with an all-new Fan Fic Fights between two stone-cold witches.Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex and @Megsikouicorean. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of the Trainer Battle Theme from Pokémon Red and Blue VersionsOutro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat about the wrath of Cons.Alex is back from his honeymoon with plenty of stories and new enthusiasm for the podcast. After reading tales about what's been going on and Alex's thoughts on the podcast without him, Brandon chooses this week's subject subject for the ABC's of Geekdom segment, this time focusing on a rootin' tootin' sharpshootin' cowboy. After that, they cover a ton of corrections across three different episodes, including Groundskeeper Willie's doctorate, Hades' Japanese voice actor, the demonym for New Zealand, six degrees of separation, Vince Vaughn, underwater sonic booms, Jim Sturgess, La La Land, best indie movies, Attack on Titan, Dexter's Lab, Madam Web, Aurelio, Albert Wesker, Alex's most seen movie, Locklyn Munro, Wet Hot American Summer, Rent, the Red Wedding, Gilmore Girls, Fairly Odd Parents, Spongebob, Lilo and Stitch, Kim Possible, the Walking Dead and the Pokémon GO Fest.After the break, the boys discuss a bunch of trailers, mostly from SDCC and D23 Expo, including Ready Player One, Bladerunner 2049, Kingsman: the Golden Circle, Pacific Rim: Uprising, It, Wrinkle in Time, Inhumans, the Starfire DLC for Injustice 2, Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite, and Kingdom Hearts III. Then they talk about news, including the casting announcements for New Warriors, a trilogy reboot of the Terminator franchise, Daniel Craig returning for the 25th James Bond movie, details about the Captain Marvel movie, casting announcements for Ant-Man and the Wasp, Tom Welling cast in season 3 of Lucifer, the title of the new Flash movie, the passing of John Heard, George Romero, and June Foray, a new character in the DuckTales reboot, details about a planned Doctor Doom movie, more details on the Shazam movie, the announcement of the next Doctor on Doctor Who, Lucy Liu directing the season premiere of Luke Cage, Erica Durance joining the cast of Supergirl, and a breakdown of all the SDCC Pop!s this year. With all of that covered, they're still not done as they truck on with their feature topic, this week talking about what makes commercials good and bad, and reminiscing about some of their favorite commercials. After that, they go over some Hot Takes, including A Cure for Wellness, Good Burger, Seinfeld, Glow, and the episode Stormborn on Game of Thrones. Finally, they end the show with an all-new Fan Fic Fights, this time pitting two shield-wielding warriors against each other.Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex and @Megsikouicorean, and our guest @RockinRobyn94. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of Dark Pit's Theme from Kid Icarus: Uprising by Jonny AtmaOutro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat about mawwiage.Alex was busy getting ready for his upcoming nuptials last weekend, so he got a crew together to record a special episode so as not to leave you without something to listen to. In addition to old regulars Catherine and Robyn, the boys are joined by Alex's little brother, John Paul. For the first half of the show, they have a fun discussion about the best weddings in tv and movies. After the break, John Paul leaves and the other three play round four of Back of the Box Trivia: Movie Edition. Will Brandon take back the title, will newcomer Catherine steal the victory, or will Robyn blow everyone away with a surprise win? The only way to find out is to listen! Last but not least, they end the show with an awesome new Fan Fic Fight between four elite computer experts.Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex, and @Megsikouicorean, and our guests @CatersGonnaCate, @JCarrejo2836, and @RockinRobyn94. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of The Wedding March by Serraphas3Outro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat about the most meta 3DS game of all time.Your exhausted podcast duo have dragged themselves out of bed to bring you some quality entertainment for your earholes. After an extra lengthy talk about what they've been up to, Brandon makes his choice for the ABC's of Geekdom segment and decides on a very angry Scotsman. After that, Alex lists off some corrections, including Fruitopia, his sister's other appearance on the show, Minnesota, Greedo, video game world records, Kingdom Hearts III, Lythos, Star Wars Battlefront, video game trade shows, Rayman, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nocturnal Animals, Julian Dennison, Jesse Kane, Joan Rivers, 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon, Jackie Chan, Jumanji, Inhumans, Ronan the Accuser, American Dragon Jake Long, the Saw franchise, Carnage and Antivenom, Fantastic Four, Rodan, Sense8, 30 Rock, Aquaman, the speed of sound, and underwater sonic booms.After the break, the boys cover a few trailers, including Game of Thrones season 7, Geostorm, A Ghost Story, a Godzilla anime, and Hidden my Game by Mom. Then they cover bit of news, including season 3 of Attack on Titan coming next year, the passing of Joan Lee, Nick Fury returning in Captain Marvel, and the announcement of an animated Assassin's Creed show coming to Netflix. Brandon also has one quick Hot Take on some scenes from Transformers: the Last Knight. After all that, the boys have a lengthy discussion about John Wick: Chapter 2 (spoilers from around 1:48:00-2:15:26). Spoilers: this movie is rad. Last but not least, Alex and Brandon square off in a new Fan Fic Fight between 2 dudes who wear their sunglasses at night.Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex, and @Megsikouicorean. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of The Simpsons Theme Song by Julien BrasartOutro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Catherine chat about test tube babies.Brandon took a rare vacation this week, so Alex was forced to find a replacement in his stead. Fortunately, his sister, Catherine, was in town and picked up the slack. After discussing the weather, moving, and birthdays, Catherine chooses this week's subject for the ABC's of Geekdom segment, and chooses a prisoner you don't want to mess with. After that, they move on to the corrections segment, including Legion of Collectors, Game of Thrones, Lou Ferrigno, Sub Zero, Christopher Sabat, Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite, Cuphead, Kingdom Hearts III, Clonetroopers, Detroit: Become Human, Kirby, Metroid, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, and the Nemesis. Then, since it's still early in the show, they cover a bit of news, including some Dark Phoenix movie announcements, Julian Dennison cast in Deadpool 2, Michael Beach cast in Aquaman, a title and release date for the Jurassic World sequel, and Ron Howard replacing Chris Miller and Phil Lord as the director of the Han Solo movie.After the break, they give their thoughts on some trailers, including Atomic Blonde, The Foreigner, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Pitch Perfect 3, A Bad Moms Christmas, Death Note, Inhumans, Forces of Destiny, Netflix interactive shows, and the LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game. Then they hop back to the news, including a reboot of the Saw franchise, Carnage confirmed for the Venom movie, a new Watchmen series coming to HBO, a reboot of the Fantastic Four franchise, enemies confirmed for Godzilla: King of the Monsters, future release dates for Fox Marvel movies, the passing of Michael Nyqvist, and Jake Busey's role in The Predator. After that, they give some Hot Takes, including You Get Me, Schindler's List, Sense8, Flaked, the Arrowverse crossover, Orange is the New Black, Moana, 30 Rock, and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Then, because Catherine is a baby, they skip a feature topic this week and go straight into the Fan Fic Fight, this time waging war between two masters of the sea.Last but not least, this is your final reminder to watch John Wick: Chapter 2 and tell us what you thought before we discuss it next week. Get those emails in!Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex, @Megsikouicorean, and our guest @CatersGonnaCate. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of the Wii Shop Channel music by DSCOutro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat in the fires of Mount Doom.Your intrepid podcast duo has returned once more, but are joined by a Fellowship of two lovely ladies; Kenzie makes her glorious return to offer some in-depth knowledge on J. R. R. Tolkien, and Robyn tags along just because. After a brief recap of their relatively quiet weeks, Alex makes his pick for the ABC's of Geekdom segment, this week deciding on one very hyperactive stuffed animal. After a short but sweet discussion on that, they move right into the corrections segment, including Caity Lotz, the Forbes Fictional 15 list, firedrakes, Trogdor the Burninator, the Berenstain Bears, Andrew Clements, James Wolk, Facepunch Studios, Sprint vs. Verizon, Jennifer Connelly, Ghost in the Shell, Chris Evans, Gilmore Girls, Injustice 2, Ronald McDonald, the Simpsons, the Nibblonains, Falling Skies, and Star Wars. Then, since it's such a light news week, they jump straight into reporting on the Bumblebee spinoff movie being set in the 80's, character appearance confirmations for Justice League and Infinity War, and plans for a new Spider-Man trilogy.After the break, the gang breaks down a few trailers, including Rough Night, Flatliners, and Olaf's Frozen Adventure. With all of that out of the way, they have an in-depth discussion of The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring (spoilers from around 1:19:24-2:17:28). Brandon and Kenzie have been waiting for this day for a long time, so humor them and listen to them nerd out for a bit. Then, out of order, they give a few hot takes, including Spartacus, House of Cards, Million Dollar Baby, London has Fallen, Thor: the Dark World, Orange is the New Black, and Wonder Woman. Finally, they finish the show with an all-new Fan Fic Fights, this time engaging in a magical duel of epic proportions.Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex, and @Megsikouicorean, and our guest @RockinRobyn94. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar medley of music from The Lord of the Rings by Feanor XOutro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat about seeking out new life and new civilizations.Alex and Brandon are all alone this week, but they still have one heck of a show cooked up. After discussing their miserable lives over the past week, they try to pick up the mood with Brandon's pick for the ABC's of Geekdom segment, this week focusing on the Scrooge McDuck of dragons. Then Alex goes over some corrections, including the Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, Bill Trinen, the Smash Bros. Invitational Tournament, Reggie Fils-Aime, the Berenstain Bears, Dragonball Z, Dolph Lundgren, Batman voice actors, Logan Lucky, LEGO games, the Witcher, Mission: Impossible, The Good Guys, Bradley Whitford, Thomas Middleditch, and the Oscars.After the break, the boys discuss some trailers including Black Panther, Baby Driver, It Comes At Night, American Made, the recent Pokémon Direct, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, and the first commercial for the Super Nintendo World theme park. Then they keep on truckin' and go over some news, including the deaths of Adam West and Peter Sallis, Zhang Ziyi cast in Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Hannah John-Kamren cast in Ant-Man and the Wasp, Jennifer Connelly cast in the Snowpiercer tv series, a live action Cowboy Bebop tv show, Phantom of the Opera and the Hunchback of Notre Dame coming to Universal's Dark Universe, a Breaking Bad virtual reality game, a Broadway Spongebob musical coming this year, Chris Evans returning for the 4th Avengers movie, James Gunn continuing to help with the MCU, and a possible delay for the final season of Game of Thrones. After that, they give some Hot Takes, including Gilmore Girls, Nightcrawler, Injustice 2, the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary documentary, and Game of Thrones. Then they move on to their feature topic with a new top 5 that will transport you thousands of light years away. Last but not least, they close out the show with an all-new Fan Fic Fights between masters of the elements.This is your final reminder that we will be discussing The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring in obscene detail on our next show, so make sure to send us an email and tell us what you thought of the book or the movie!Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex, and @Megsikouicorean. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of Ryu's Theme from Street Fighter II by FamilyJules7XOutro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat about their bodies being ready.The weather is heating up for summer, and so is Alex and Brandon's podcast game, which was already straight fire. They take things to the next level by bringing on another surprise guest this week, the often-referenced Armando. After introducing him and talking about their weeks, Alex makes his choice for the ABC's of Geekdom segment, and a most meme-worthy subject at that. After that, they move on to some corrections, including Star Wars, Dragonball Z, Zealand and New Zealand, James Bond, Slurms Mackenzie, Rocky IV, Batman the Animated Series, Top Gun, Uncharted, Iain Glen, Love and Other Drugs, Memento, insulin overdoses, and Arthur.After the break, they resume the conversation with some trailer talk, including Logan Lucky, Preacher season 2, Star Trek Discovery, The Gifted, Castlevania, LEGO Marvel Superheroes 2, and Sonic Forces. Then they keep on trucking by breaking down some news, including a name and director announcement for the Black Cat and Silver Sable movie, Arnold Schwarzenneger returning for the next Terminator movie, a new Netflix series based on the Witcher novels, Angela Basset playing the new CIA director in the next Mission: Impossible movie, several casting announcements for Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Jimmy Kimmel hosting the 2018 Oscars, Hailee Steinfeld starring in the Bumblebee movie, Blu Hunt and Charlie Heston cast in the New Mutants movie, Patty Jenkins returning to direct Wonder Woman 2, and plans for an upcoming Sin City tv series. Then they discuss a few Hot Takes, including The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Irreversible, The Heartbreak Kid, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, CinemaSins, Buzzfeed Unsolved, Wonder Woman, and Glee. With all of that covered, the boys look towards the future to contemplate the summer convention season and some of their favorite things about cons. Then they finish the show string with an all-new episode of Fan Fic Fights, this time in a three-way battle of four-armed foes.Last but not least, Brandon announced his choice for the next community discussion movie and landed on The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. We'll be discussing that in extremely lengthy detail in just 2 weeks, so make sure you watch it and let us know what you thought!Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex, and @Megsikouicorean. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.com Intro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of Sonic Boom from Sonic CD by TheOnlyDeerAlive feat. Uri NietoOutro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat out of chronological order.Your favorite podcasting duo were forced to take a break because of an exceptionally hectic week, but they're back and have brought Robyn along with them for her expert opinions on all things nerdy. They start things off with a live unboxing of the latest DC Legion of Collectors box from Funko, themed after the upcoming Wonder Woman movie. Then Brandon chooses this week's subject for the ABC's of Geekdom segment and goes with a guy who thinks he's some kind of Jedi. Then they launch into some corrections, including Dragon Ball Z, tesseract, the human brain, Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite, Spongebob Squarepants, Young Justice, Magik, Contra, Keira Knightley and Mark Ruffalo, James Bond, and Slurms Mackenzie.After the break and picking up yet another special guest, they come back to talk about some trailers, including Valerian and the City of 1,000 Planets, The Mummy, War for the Planet of Apes, Cars 3, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Batman and Harley Quinn, Game of Thrones season 7, and Black Lightning. Then they discuss some news, including a musical based on King of Kong, a musical based on King Kong, the announcement of Top Gun 2, Doug Liman no longer directing Justice League Dark, Tom Holland cast as Young Nathan Drake for the upcoming Uncharted movie, a reboot of the Resident Evil movie franchise, Arrested Development season 5, the passing of Powers Boothe and Sir Roger Moore, Joss Whedon to direct the rest of the Justice League movie, and Tom Hardy playing Venom in Sony's Spider-Man universe. Then they go around the table and talk about some Hot Takes, including Love and Other Drugs, Split, Pokemon Sun and Moon, the Arms Global Test Punch, Alien Covenant, The Great British Bake Off, and Master of None. With all of that out of the way, the group has a lengthy discussion about the film Memento (spoilers from around (1:46:06-2:11:12), which is hopefully slightly less confusing than the movie itself. Last but not least, they square off in an all-new Fan Fic Fights, this time arguing over who is the most proficient pedagogue.Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex, and @Megsikouicorean, and our guest @RockinRobyn94. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of King Dedede's Theme from Kirby's Dream Land by Shady CicadaOutro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat about Earth's Mightiest Heroines.Despite finals and moving plans, Alex and Brandon are back to bring you some mildly entertaining and possibly witty banter. Alex kicks things off with his choice for the ABC's of Geekdom segment, this week focusing on a grumpy green alien. Then they go over some corrections, including A Wrinkle in Time, Math Blasters, astronomy, Super Friends, anatomy, Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite, Alien vs. Predator, our friend Jasmine, Christopher Nolan, Defenders, Grand Theft Auto, Better Call Saul, King of Kong, Beast Boy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and Wookiees.After the break, they break down a couple of trailers, including Wonder Woman, Blade Runner 2049, It, and the upcoming Candy Crush game show. Then they discuss some news, including the cancellation of Powerless, casting for the New Mutants movie, future Alien sequels, a live-action Contra movie, a Psych movie, a Hellboy reboot, and Once Upon a Time cast members leaving the show. With all of that covered, the boys play a fun little game with a gender swapped recasting of the Avengers. Then they close out the show with an all new Fan Fic Fights between a couple of ordinary demiguys.Also, don't forget that next week we'll be talking about the movie Memento, so make sure to watch it so that it doesn't get spoiled for you, and send in an email to let us know what you thought!Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex and @Megsikouicorean. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of the Cha La Head Cha La, the theme song from Dragon Ball Z by Charlie Parra del RiegoOutro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat about who is Groot.Alex and Brandon actually managed to record two episodes two weeks in a row, somehow. After a bad nickname and a rocky start, things pick up when Brandon chooses this week's subject for the ABC's of Geekdom segment, this week focusing on ye olde educational computer game. Next, they cover some corrections, including Syracuse, Garrus, Funko, Naboo, the Force Unleashed, West World, Wonder Twins, Iron Fist, Jurassic Park, Prometheus, Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite, Alien vs. Predator, and the difference between watching and listening.Upon returning from the break, the boys discuss some trailers from the past week, including Dunkirk, The Dark Tower, Defenders, and Injustice 2 DLC character reveals. Then they cover some news, including the cancellation of Alien 5 and the new inductees to the National Video Game Hall of Fame. After that, Alex and Brandon both give some hot takes about what they've been watching, including Archer, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Lucifer, Legion, X-Men: Apocalypse, King of Kong: a Fistful of Quarters, Justice League Dark, How to be a Latin Lover, and a full-on review of Teen Titans: the Judas Contract (spoilers from around 1:50:36-1:58:43). Then comes the main event; Alex and Brandon give their thoughts on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (spoilers from around 1:58:43-2:57:45). The first one was good, but did they like the sequel better? The only way to find out is to listen! Then, as is custom, they wrap up the show with a 2 v. 2 round of Fan Fic Fights between two pairs of loveable space criminals.Last but not least, Alex announces his choice for the next community movie discussion and decided on Memento. This movie is trippy, so strap in for a crazy ride and then let us know what you thought before we talk about it in two weeks.Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex and @Megsikouicorean. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of the Pinna Park Roller Coaster Theme from Super Mario Sunshine by JoelOutro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat about Xenomorphs vs. Yautja.After a long and unexpected break, Alex and Brandon have found time to get back to doing what they do best; talk for a long time about meaningless stuff. The start by recapping their lives over the past few weeks, then move on to unboxing the most recent Marvel and Star Wars boxes from Funko. Then Alex chooses the subject for the ABC's of Geekdom segment, and the boys take a deep dove into the history of a planet in a galaxy far away. After that, they cover corrections from the previous show, including the Zelda escape room game, Mycroft Holmes in the 22nd century, Finn the Human's last name, Harry Potter release dates (again), Ermac's origin, Land Before Time, Call of Duty, tv show spin offs of movies, Russell Crowe, Cara Delevigne, the Wonder Twins, Iron Fist, Perfect Blue, and Johnny Cage. But they don't stop there as they dive right into news, including release dates for the Avatar sequels, characters for the upcoming New Warriors show, a new King Kong tv show, James Gunn writing and directing Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Carrie Fisher not appearing in Episode IX, Josh Brolin cast as Cable, the passing of Charlie Murphy, Jude Law cast as young Dumbledore for the upcoming Fantastic Beasts sequel, a release date for a new He-Man movie, Jeff Goldblum in Jurassic World 2, Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen and Timon and Pumba in the live action Lion King remake, a slew of Disney movie release dates, and an update on Young Justice season 3.After the break, they go over some trailers, including the Last Jedi, Thor: Ragnarok, a new prologue movie for Alien Covenant, Atomic Blonde, Kingsman: the Golden Circle, Cloak and Dagger, the Mist, Injustice 2, and Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite. Then Alex runs down some hot takes, including Rick and Morty, Skylanders Academy, Death Note, Ash vs. Evil Dead, Preacher, Hell or High Water, and Mulholland Drive. Then, finally, Alex and Brandon have their long-awaited discussion about the controversial movie Alien vs. Predator (spoilers from around 2:30:54-2:55:44). You know they love it, but the only way to find out how much they love it is to listen to their nerd-fueled dissection of it. Last but not least, they close things out with an all-new Fan Fic Fights between masters of teleportation.Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex and @Megsikouicorean. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of the Main Theme from Super Mario 3D World by Epic Game MusicOutro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat about the Baba Yaga.Alex and Brandon are coming off of their memorable 50th show, but they still have some surprises in store for you wonderful listeners. After their customary banter, Alex unboxes a super secret special gift from the Funko DC Legion of Collectors. After that, Brandon chooses this week's subject for the ABC's of Geekdom, a decides on a very angry dude. After that, Alex dives into some corrections, including Seinfeld, Marvel, the Superhero Squad Show, Thane, multimedia franchises, an old saying, the Batmen of All Nations, Spy Kids 2, Cable, Atomic Blonde, Hanna, Meet the Robinsons, Willy Wonka, and Alex apologizes to his roommate for considering drinking his alcohol without his permission.After the break, the boys talk about quite a few trailers, including Sonic Forces, Injustice 2, the Disney Afternoon Collection, Transformers: The Last Knight, Leap, Baby Driver, Coco, and Wonder Woman. After that, they cover some news, including talks of a Matrix reboot, plans for 4 more movies in the Alien universe, confirmation of a third Guardians of the Galaxy movie, a delay in filming The Batman, and a remake of The Fly. Then Alex gives some rapid fire opinions on some stuff he's been watching/playing the last few weeks, including Peter Jackson's King Kong, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Moonlight, (spoilers from around 1:34:20-1:42:20), Ultimate Beastmaster, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Stranger Things, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. With all of that covered, they get into their feature topic, a review of John Wick (spoilers from around 1:56:51-2:12:36) and talk about how awesome it is. Last, but certainly not least, the boys square off in an all new edition of Fan Fic Fights between 2 aliens with a thirst for blood.Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex, and @Megsikouicorean. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of One Winged Angel (Sephiroth's Theme) from Final Fantasy VII by FamilyJules7XOutro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat while they turn up.In celebration of reaching the 50 episode landmark, Alex and Brandon loosen their proverbial ties and play a drinking game. If you want to play along, here are the rules: every time Alex says "So" or "Anyway," take a drink, and every time Brandon raises his voice or bumps the table, take a drink. We apologize in advance for the cursing, burping, frequent bathroom breaks, shaky sound quality, and overall crudeness of this episode. Hopefully our drunken ravings make up for it.After explaining the rules, Alex unboxes the latest D.C. Legion of Collectors box from Funko, then charges on with his pick for the ABC's of Geekdom segment, which is a guy who is best know for nothing. Then they move onto the corrections segment, including the Infinity Gauntlet, G. I. Joe and Transformers, the New Adventures of He-Man, the Robin timeline, Brandon's top 5 underrated cartoons, Bill Paxton's role in the Spy Kids movies, Anson Mount, the Emerald City, Corey Hawkins, The Good Dinosaur, and the Summers family.After the break, the boys break down some trailers, including Atomic Blonde, Fate of the Furious, Geostorm, Game of Thrones season 7, Injustice 2, and an admissions video for M.I.T. Then they talk about some more news, including a Hanna tv show, Zazie Beetz cast as Domino in Deadpool 2, the announcement that there will not be a Star Wars Celebration next year, Adam West appearing on Powerless, Jason Momoa cast in the Just Cause movie, Coby Bell cast on the Fox X-Men show, and the results of our Oscars prediction special. Then the boys have a discussion about some of their favorite party scenes in movies and which types of fictional alcohol they wish they could try. Finally, they wrap up the show with an all new Fan Fic Fights between two guys who can hold their booze a lot better than Alex and Brandon can.This is your final reminder to watch John Wick and let us know what you thought before we talk about it on our next episode. Get those emails in!Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex, and @Megsikouicorean. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of Emerald Hill Zone from Sonic the Hedgehog 2 by DSCOutro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat about their rad college years.Alex and Brandon are all by themselves once more, ready to talk all about some pop culture goodness. After talking about Brandon's new found royalty and Alex's lack of sleep, they get into the swing of things by unboxing the newest subscription box from Marvel Collector Corps. Then they move on to Alex's choice for the ABC's of Geekdom segment, a muscular man who has the power. Then they get into some corrections, including Bob's Burgers, Fire Emblem, Teen Titans Go!, Digimon, Skylanders, Iron Fist, LOST, Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time, The Matrix, New Girl, Anchorman, Futurama, more Fire Emblem, Phineas and Ferb, Ennemis Interieurs, Moana, La La Land, and Fences.After they break, they boys talk about some new videos, including Injustice character announcements, a prequel film to Alien: Covenant, and new trailers for Power Rangers and Ghost in the Shell. Then they talk about a bit more news, including the casting of the new lead on the Black Lightning tv show, Alfie Allen in The Predator, Iwan Rheon in the Inhumans show, Donald Glover as Simba and James Earl Jones as Mufasa in the "live action" Lion King remake, James Cromwell in Jurassic World 2, new casting announcements for Star Trek Discovery, the director of The Batman, the director of the Nightwing movie, and the official announcement that there will not be a third movie in the Hellboy franchise. Then Alex talks briefly about two games he beat this past week, and gives a huge thank you and shoutout to another podcast, Said Enough Games, for hooking him up with an amazing Nintendo Switch bundle as a giveaway. Then they move on to their feature topic, wrapping up a series of discussions about what made Alex and Brandon the nerds that they are. Finally, they close out the show with a new Fan Fic Fights segment between two martial arts masters.Last but not least, Alex chose the next movie for everyone to watch and discuss, John Wick. We will be discussing it in 3 weeks, so make sure you watch the movie then send in your thoughts!Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex, and @Megsikouicorean, and PLEASE go send some love to @SaidEnoughGames. Tell them Alex sent you! Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of the Main Theme from Super Smash Bros. Melee by jam2995 Feat. Swiggles1987Outro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat like bros.Alex has recovered from being sick, and he brought Robyn along with him to celebrate. After talking about the usual boring stuff, they start the show off with Brandon's choice for the ABC's of Geekdom segment, this week focusing on a rotund young boy with a love of hamburgers. After that, Alex, despite protests, gets into some corrections, including Futurama, fighting games, Funko socks, a mysterious Leia Pop! vinyl, Fire Emblem, Teen Titans Go!, Throne of Atlantis, Ryan Reynolds, Olivia Holt, Scott McNeil, Steve Blum, Flynn from the Skylanders games, Khary Payton, Clancy Brown, and Bullseye. Before the break, they also talk about a couple of movies they saw and why they were so awesome.After the break, they talk about a ton of videos and trailers, including the first look at Avengers: Infinity War, Teen Titans: the Judas Contract, the LEGO Ninjago Movie, Iron Fist, Samurai Jack season 5, Fate of the Furious, Logan, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Transformers: the Last Knight, Life, A Cure for Wellness, and Stranger Things. Then Alex goes on a long rant about the latest update on Plants vs. Zombies 2 and why it is so bad. After that, they talk about some news from the past week, including Matt Reeves directing The Batman, Thandiwe Newton potentially appearing in the young Han Solo movie, Ted Levine appearing in Jurassic World 2, a remake of the horror classic Halloween cowritten by David Gordon Green and Danny McBride, a new show based on Castlevania coming to Netflix, Khary Payton returning as Aqualad for season 3 of Young Justice, Star Wars Land coming to Disneyland and Disney World in 2019, Fast and Furious Live, the Black Lightning tv show going to the CW, and Peter Capaldi leaving Doctor Who. Having covered all of that, the trio bros out and begin a surprisingly philosophical discussion about the comedy Neighbors, which takes some unexpected turns. Before anchoring the show, the three friends engage in an all new Fan Fic Fights and broadcast their opinions for everyone to hear.Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex and @Megsikouicorean, and our guest @RockinRobyn94. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of the Main Theme from Super Smash Bros. Brawl by Rawk KlarkOutro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat in obnoxious cartoon voices.Alex is on death's door, but he still managed to work up enough energy to bring you a new podcast. After some obligatory talk about the Super Bowl and sports, they kick things off by opening the newest Smugglers Bounty box from Funko. Then Alex launches into his ABC's of Geekdom choice for this week, discussing one of his favorite Nintendo franchises. After that, they cover a few corrections from last week's show, including National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Jason Momoa's bloodlust, some confusion about Greek and Roman gods, Jacob Tremblay's non-Oscar nomination, the many variations of the batarang, the history of the Tekken franchise, John Hurt's role in the Doctor Who franchise, and two movies Naomi Watts starred in last year.After the break, the boys cover a few new videos, including a new promo for the LEGO Batman movie, the reveal of Black Canary for Injustice 2, and the final trailer for the live action Beauty and the Beast. Then they cover a bit of news, including Temuera Morrison playing Aquaman's father, Nicole Kidman potentially playing Aquaman's mother, the casts for the upcoming Marvel series The Runaways and Cloak and Dagger, Mantis coming to Infinity War, a new director for the second LEGO movie, Dennis Villenueve directing the Dune remake, and Ben Affleck stepping down as the director of The Batman. Then the boys talk about some more of their favorite voice actors, and make some shocking discoveries on the voices of some of their favorite characters. Then they wrap up the show with an all new Fan Fic Fights where aim is everything.Finally, we will be talking all about the movie Neighbors next week, so make sure to drink plenty of alcohol, watch the movie, and then let us know what you thought.Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex, and @Megsikouicorean. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of Aquarium Park Act 1 from Sonic Colors by EBIONOutro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat about what makes a dragon a dragon.If you live somewhere other than Texas and the winter weather has you feeling down, then grab some hot cocoa and listen Alex and Brandon talk your ears off. After one of the worst starts in the podcast's history, Brandon tries to right the sinking ship with his choice for this week's ABC's of Geekdom segment about a famous Italian video game character. No, not that one. Then they move on to some corrections, including Game of Thrones, Star Wars, Freedom Fighters: The Ray, Mortal Kombat X, Tim Blake Nelson, Witchblade, Shazam, Christopher Masterson, Smaug, and Slipher the Sky Dragon. Before the break, they also cover a bit of news, including the new subtitle for Star Wars Episode VIII, the death of John Hurt, cast by announcements for Godzilla: King of the Monsters, The Predator, and Black Panther, and some details on the upcoming X-Men tv series on FOX.After the break, they boys come back to discuss a few trailers including the teaser for the Marvel/Square Enix partnership, some gameplay of Robin in Injustice 2, and a new story for Tekken 7. Then they break Dow the nominations for this year's Razzie awards. Then for this week's feature topic, the boys discuss why video games movies are so bad and rack their brains for ways to make them better. Then they finish if the show with Brandon's first ever choice for Fan Fic Fights, this time pitting two old geezers against each other.Last but not least, Brandon decided that after getting all serious talking about American History X that we needed to lighten things up by talking about a really dumb comedy, so he has chosen Neighbors as the next movie for us to watch and discuss. We'll be talking about that in 2 weeks, so make sure to watch it and let us know what you thought!Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex, and @Megsikouicorean. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of Gourmet Race from Kirby Super Star by Vincent MorettoOutro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat in Dothraki.Your faithful cohosts have returned once more to bring you their mindless rambling about pop culture. There are no new subscription boxes out this week, so Alex kicks things off with his choice for the ABC's of Geekdom segment, this week talking about a long haired gentleman with a penchant for guy-liner (Game of Thrones Season 1 spoilers from around 6:15-24:41). After that, they move on to the corrections segment, including plugging their social media, David Tennant's national origin, Funko products, the Flintstones, Tiny Toons, Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated, two movies with tropical sounding titles, Mad About You, Inspector Gadget 2, Keegan Michael Key, Rocky Balboa, Gus Fring, Young Han Solo, The People vs. O. J. Simpson, Freedom Fighters: the Ray, Ed Boon, Injustice, Clueless Gamer, Herschel Greene, and Fan Fic Fights.After the break, the boys give their thoughts on some new trailers, including Power Rangers, Logan, Colossal, A Cure for Wellness, Powerless, and Injustice 2. Then they keep on going with the news, talking about James Cameron and Tim Miller possibly collaborating on the next Terminator movie, a Witchblade tv show on NBC, Sterling K. Brown cast in The Predator, Black Adam getting a solo movie, an animated Spider-Man movie featuring Miles Morales, James Frain cast as Spock's father on Star Trek Discovery, and Nebula coming to The Avengers: Infinity War. Then things get really serious when the boys give their review of American History X (spoilers from around 1:29:04-2:05:55. But they end the show on a high note with an all-new Fan Fic Fights, this time featuring a duel of dragons.Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex, and @Megsikouicorean. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of the Route 1 theme from Pokémon Red and Blue Versions by CSGuitar89Outro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them both out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat about the best fried chicken in Albuquerque.Despite busy lives and car accidents, Alex and Brandon managed to show up and throw together a show for your listening pleasure. They kick things off by unboxing the DC Legacy box from legion of Collectors, which was filled with awesome goodies. After that, Brandon has to Reach for a topic for the ABC's of Geekdom, but finally settles on an elite alien race. Then they get into the corrections for the show, including LOST, Chewbacca, the fastball special, the Flintstones, the Jetsons, Tiny Toons, Scooby Doo, Whiplash, Bing Bong, Hannah Montana, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Russell Brand, the CW, weird tv crossovers, Child's Play, Prometheus, Archie, Star Wars Rebels, DuckTales, Arrival, and Keanu.After the break, the boys come back to talk about a few trailers, including Chips, Cars 3, Powerless, and Better Call Saul. Then they move on to the news from the past week, including rumors about a CGI Princess Leia for Episode IX, Deadpool 2 returning characters, John Stewart in the Green Lantern Corps movie, Peter Dinklage in Infinity War, Woody Harrelson in the young Han Solo movie, Keegan Michael Key in The Predator, Sterling K. Brown in Black Panther, Kingdom Hearts III news, an animated Constantine series, the release date for Injustice 2, and a series based on Conan O'Brien's Clueless Gamer. With all of the news covered, they move on to a feature topic where Alex basically complains about The Walking Dead and Brandon defends it. Then they wrap up the show with a Fan Fic Fights pitting two cybernetic warriors against each other.Also, we will be talking about the movie American History X next week, so make sure to watch it and send in your thoughts before then!Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex, and @Megsikouicorean. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of King K. Rool's Theme from Donkey Kong Country by GuitarWanker90Outro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat about a great disturbance in the Force.After a long, much needed break over Christmas and New Years, Alex and Brandon are back and excited to take on 2017. After catching up on what they were up to over the holidays, they get back into the swing of things by unboxing 2 subscription boxes from Funko. After that, they move on to Alex's pick for the ABC's of Geekdom segment, where things get a bit rocky. Then they move on to make some corrections from the previous 2 episodes, including Robyn's appearances on the show, the number of black tshirts in the various subscription boxes Alex subscribes to, hikari figures, Deathtrooper uniforms and classes, why Anakin was too old to be trained as a Jedi, Christopher Walken's character in Batman Returns, teenagers who played teenagers, Unicron, Harry Potter movies, Despicable Me voice actors, Fast and Furious, Powerless, An Inconvenient Truth, Star Wars, Aladdin, Black Adam, the Saber Guild, Kingdom Hearts, and Elektra.After the break, they boys come back to discuss a few trailers, including Cars 3, Cult of Chuckie, Alien Covenant, Bladerunner 2049, and Riverdale. Then they talk about the saddest news of 2016, the untimely passing of Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds. After blowing their noses and collecting themselves, they talk about some more news, including Doctor Strange appearing in Thor: Ragnarok, Benedict Cumberbatch being related to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Deadpool not appearing in Logan, a Dune remake, Forest Whitaker reprising his role as Saw Gerrera on Star Wars Rebels, the new voice cast for the reboot of DuckTales, and a reboot of Charmed. Alex then gives a really short review of a cult classic movie, They Live, and why it was so bad. Then the boys give a new top 5 list that will make you want to rush out to the movie theater. With no emails to read, the boys move on to the final segment of the show Fan Fic Fights, this time eschewing a traditional fight for a comparison of two posh British gentleman.Last but not least, Alex announces his pick for a movie to watch and talk about in two, one of his all-time favorites, American History X. This is a brutal movie, so viewer discretion is heavily advised, but it's awesome, so you don't want to miss out on the conversation.Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex, and @Megsikouicorean. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of the Slide Theme from Super Mario 64 by TheDelReOutro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat about making a list and checking it twice.In light of Christmas falling on a weekend this year, Alex and Brandon decided to take a week off and enjoy the holiday. But, they didn't want to leave you without something to listen to, so they put together one of their signature special prerecorded episodes, which are always a blast. In the first segment, the boys are joined by frequent recurring guests Robyn and Eugene for a topic called 2017 Pop Culture Wish Lists, discussing what they hope to see in the various entertainment industries for the coming year.After the break, Michael joins the crew as well, and after quickly running down his wish list, they play a new round of Back of the Box Trivia: Movie Edition. Eugene won the premier game many episodes ago, but Brandon was the champion in our second game. Will Brandon retain his title? Will Eugene regain his claim to podcast fame? Or will a dark horse challenger pull off a surprise win? Listen and find out! Last but not least, they wrap up the show with a 5 way Fan Fic Fights, forcing flying foes into a fatal faceoff.Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex, @Megsikouicorean, and our guests @Rockinrobyn94 and @MikeForMovies. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of Freezeezy Peak from Banjo Kazooie by gabocarina96Outro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat about being one with the Force.Alex and Brandon, along with special guest Robyn, are here to fill your noggin with Star Wars talk. First up, they unbox the Rogue One box from Smuggler's Bounty, powered by Funko, and reveal all of the rebellious goodies inside. After that, Brandon gives us a new subject to start off the exciting second cycle of the ABC's of Geekdom, this week choosing to talk about a guy who hates sand. After that, they move on to the corrections segment, including Alex's college credits, the ABC's of Geekdom's inception, Futurama, Puzz Pack, Bob Hoskins, the Batman movies, more Japanese history, Kathleen Kennedy, Marvel vs. Capcom, Attack on Titan, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Groot, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, the Vulture, Tom Holland, Unicron, King Kong, Dragonball Z, Loonatics Unleashed, JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Home Alone, Prep and Landing, and dingos.After the break, the gang comes back to talk about a few trailers, including Monster Trucks, the next Pokémon movie, the Fate of the Furious, and Dunkirk. Then they talk about some news, including the main lead and three Klingons being cast on Star Trek Discovery, the title for the next Godzilla movie, a new comic about Ghost Rider vs. Santa, the Suicide Squad sequel, a Deadshot spinoff, a Harley Quinn spinoff, Justice League 2's release being delayed, The Batman premiering in 2019, Ben Affleck's thoughts on The Batman's release date, Alan Thicke's death, Patrick Wilson cast as Ocean Master in Aquaman, the setting for the upcoming sitcom Powerless, a sequel to the documentary An Inconvenient Truth, the sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming debuting summer 2019, and Andy Serkis' thoughts on a motion capture category for film awards. With all of that out of the way, they move on to the feature topic of the week, which is, of course, a review of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (spoilers from 1:27:48-1:58:52). Was the movie as awesome as Boba Fett with a lightsaber, or was it a giant pile of bantha fodder? Listen and find out! After reading a couple of listener emails, they wrap up the show with an all new Fan Fic Fights, this time a three sided battle between four master wish granters.Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex, @Megsikouicorean, and our guests @Rockinrobyn94 and @AbigailSophia96. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of Duel of the Fates from Star Wars Episode I: the Phantom Menace by Stéphane LOutro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat about the most wonderful time of the year.Your favorite podcast hosts are back once more, this time spreading some Christmas cheer. After taking some time to complain about the Houston weather, the boys get into Brandon's pick for the ABC's of Geekdom segment, marking their first complete cycle through the alphabet by talking about a funny alien. After that, they cover some corrections, including Star Wars, Yoshi, TI-84 Plus Silver Edition games, Birdo, Super Mario Bros. 2, Pokémon, Bob Hoskins, Billy Dee Williams, Death Stranding, Japanese isolationism, The Mummy, Highlander, Kathleen Kennedy, and Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite. Before taking their break, they also cover some news from the past week, including the announcement of the second season of Attack on Titan, the title for the eight Fast and the Furious movie, a new character in Logan, Walton Goggins cast as the villain in Tomb Raider, a new eSports movie starring Will Ferrell, the death of Peter Vaughn, a tease for a Hulk vs. Groot fight in Infinity War, a potential spin-off movie starring Rocket and Groot, Jimmy Kimmel hosting the Oscars, and Luke Cage being renewed for a second season.After the break, the boys come back to talk about a boat load of trailers, including The Circle, War for the Planet of the Apes, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Transformers: the Last Knight, Fist Fight, The Mummy, Legion, and the reveal trailer for Empoleon in Pokkén Tournament. With all of that covered, Alex and Brandon give you an early Christmas present in the form of a new top 5 list that will make you say, "Bah, humbug!" The boys then wrap up the show with an all-new Fan Fic Fights, this time featuring a clash of two spinning sensei.Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex, and @Megsikouicorean. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of the theme from Frappe Snowland from Mario Kart 64 by CSGuitar89Outro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them both out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat about the world's greatest vampire hunter. Alex and Brandon are back from their break, ready and raring to deliver you the best in podcast entertainment. Or at least something mildly entertaining. After talking about what they've been up to and all the food they ate, Alex chooses the Y subject for this week's ABC's of Geekdom segment, and talks about the cutest dinosaur thing ever. Then they talk about some corrections, including Pokémon GO, Alien, the tv show Rome, shiny Pokémon, DC animated movies, the plot of Full Metal Alchemist, the plot of Mortal Kombat, Z moves, and high school. Before taking their break, they also cover a bit of news, including the release date for the Aquaman movie, Mr. Mxyzptlk coming to Supergirl, a costume reveal for Spider-Man: Homecoming, confirmation of the Guardians of the Galaxy Telltale game, the reveal of Empoleon coming to Pokkén Tournament, the director for the Detective Pikachu movie, and Billy Dee Williams voicing Two Face in the LEGO Batman Movie. After the break, the boys discuss some trailers, including Death Stranding, The Last of Us: Part II, the White Rabbit Project, Cars 3, and Silence. Then they go back to the news, including photos of Alpha 5 from the upcoming Power Rangers movie, Taylor Swift Now!, two celebrity deaths, some updates on Star Trek Discovery, the director for the Highlander reboot movie, the Han Solo movie being like a western, Angela Basset being cast in the Black Panther movie, a member of the Green Lantern Corps appearing in the Justice League movie, a Snowpiercer tv show coming to TNT, and the reveal of Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite. With all of that covered, the boys give their thoughts on Lincoln (spoilers from 1:39:45-1:57:39). Surprisingly, they both enjoyed the movie a lot, so if you didn't watch in time for the episode, you should still check it out. Before ending the show for the week, the boys square off in an all-new Fan Fic Fights, this time pitting two genius, billionaire, playboy philanthropists against each other.Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex, and @Megsikouicorean. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of the File Select Theme from Super Mario 64 by CSGuitar89 and many othersOutro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat about their angsty teenage years.Alex and Brandon have been keeping pretty busy, but they didn't want to leave you without something to listen to during your tryptophan induced coma, so here you go. After talking about what's been happening in their lives and bemoaning the lack of subscription boxes, they cover the ABC's of Geekdom segment and talk about one of the coolest movie monsters of all time. Then they cover corrections from the previous show, including Sicario, Ciaran Hinds, a Smuggler's Bounty hat, Wallace and Gromit, The Pirates! Band of Misfits, Young Justice, Game of Thrones, Star Wars, X-Force, Rayman, South Park games, Voltron, Doctor Strange (spoilers from 37:28-42:46), and cool shiny Pokémon.After the break, the boys come back to discuss a plethora of new trailers, including Kong: Skull Island, Ghost in the Shell, Full Metal Alchemist, Justice League Dark, Beauty and the Beast, Pokémon Sun and Moon, and the newest season of the Pokémon anime. They also discuss some hot news, including a new director for Deadpool 2, a director for the new Mortal Kombat movie, Emilia Clarke in the upcoming Han Solo solo movie, a Planet of the Apes/Green Lantern crossover comic, Steve Carell in the Minecraft movie, The Last of Us movie delayed, Defenders of the Triforce, a Green Hornet reboot, legal shenanigans between Marvel and Fox, Inhumans coming to ABC, an adaptation of Happy coming to SyFy, a new Guardians of the Galaxy game from Telltale, and the Cloak and Dagger show being delayed. With all of that covered, the boys take yet another trip down memory lane, this time looking back on the nerdy stuff they did in high school, and getting more emotional than expected. Then they wrap up the show with an all new Fan Fic Fights, which can only be described as the most exciting staff meeting of all time.This is your final reminder to watch the movie Lincoln and send in your emails before we discuss it on the show next week. A podcast divided against itself cannot stand, so hopefully we feel the same way about this movie.Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex, and @Megsikouicorean. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of Big Blue from F-Zero by MitsuyoGuitarOutro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!Intro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of Dragon Roost Island from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by jam2995Outro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat in astral projection form.Brandon decided to finally make some time for the podcast, but his lovely attitude hasn't changed one bit. After catching up on their lives, they start things off by opening a plethora of packages, including the Star Wars Smuggler's Bounty Death Star box, the DC Legion of Collectors Batman Villains box, and a mystery package from Josh of Toys for Games. Head over to Alex's Twitter account to see a Periscope of the event and an extra video-only surprise!With all of his new goodies in hand, Alex then moves on the this week's ABC's of Geekdom segment and talks about a British chap with a hankering for cheese. Next, they get into corrections from the previous show, including Alex's Doctor Strange t-shirt, Funko subscription box mugs, Alex's Doctor Strange Pop!, Titus Andromedon, Ursula on Once Upon a Time, the last TMNT movie, Silver Banshee, Psychic Terrain, Bucky's favorite fruit, Perfect Couples, Princess Nine, Nyssa al Ghul, the CW, Jamie Campbell Bower, Zack Snyder, Kismet, the MCU lineup, Pokkén Tournament, the Flash movie, Rambo, Cillian Murphy, Inception, Aladdin, Something Borrowed, Mighty Ducks 2, Robocop 3, The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and an update to a previous Fan Fic Fight.After the break, they come back and talk about the most important news in the podcast's history; the return of Young Justice. After much rejoicing and revels, they go on to talk about a couple trailers, Underworld: Blood Wars and Valerian. Next, they cover the news from the past week, including Pokémon leaks from Coro Coro, the title of Pacific Rim 2, Tom Holland's future in the MCU, Michael Keaton's role in Spider-Man: Homecoming, the robot of the X-Men franchise, Deadpool 3, a Ubisoft Netflix series, two new actors for Jurassic World 2, and a live action Voltron movie. For the feature topic this week, the boys give their reviews of the newest movie to the MCU, Doctor Strange (spoilers from 1:25:45-2:11:30). After answering a couple of listener emails, they finish up the show with an all new Fan Fic Fights between two very colorful adversaries.Finally, Brandon has chosen the next movie for us to all watch and discuss, and his pick this time is Lincoln. So get out your stovepipe hats and come back in two weeks ready to talk about a civil war that doesn't involve a man in tights and a man in a flying suit.Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex, and @Megsikouicorean. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of Dragon Roost Island from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by jam2995Outro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Josh chat about chimichangas.Brandon went on his yearly retreat into a deep, dark cave where no one will bother him this week, so Alex invited Josh Brown of the Toys for Games (among others) podcast, and he agreed for some reason. After introducing himself, they talk about what they've been up to this week, then get into one shell of a topic of the this week's ABC's of Geekdom segment. Next, Alex goes into the corrections segment, including Naploeon Dynamite, Mucha Lucha, Iron Fist, Mulan, Kevin Feige, the Avengers, Falling Skies, the Logan trailer, Red Dead Revolver, Snowpiercer, and Blade.After the break, they cover a few tailers, including Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, A Cure for Wellness, and Army of One. Then they go over the news from the past week, including the latest Pokémon info, Charles Martinet, a rel life Harry Potter school, Sherlock Holmes 3, Bryan Fuller's role in the Star Trek Discovery series, Pixar release date changs, a new Muppet babies show, Shawn Levy directing the Uncahrted movie, new additions to the Punisher cast, and George Lucas' non involvement in the fifth Indiana Jones movie. With all of that covered, Josh gives a little sneak peak of a brand new toys to life game that he got an exlusive scoop on and is really excited about. Stay tuned for more by following the Toys for Games social media pages and listening to the podcast. Before wrapping up the show, Alex and Josh square off in a new round of Fan Fic Fights where tempers really flare up.Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex, and @Megsikouicorean, and our guest, @ToysForGames. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of the Gerudo Valley Theme from the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time by JAM2995Outro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them both out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat about a really useful engine we adore.Alex and Brandon have returned once more to bring you the latest in news to distract you from the horrible 2016 presidential election. After talking about camping, good vibes, and an utter lack of sleep, Brandon discusses his pick for the ABC's of Geekdom segment, dragging Alex back to Middle Earth. After successfully throwing that segment into the fires of Mount Doom, Alex begins with the corrections from the previous week, including Mucha Lucha, King of the Hill, The Simpsons, Garfield, Iron Fist, Pokémon, Mulan, Harry Potter, The Guardian, and Futurama. Since there were so few corrections this week, much to Brandon's delight, they cover some news before the break as well, including Tim miller no longer directing the Deadpool sequel, Donald Glover cast as young Lando Calrissian, Letitia Wright being cast in the Black Panther movie, the potential of the Illuminati coming to the MCU, a new Willy Wonka movie, a Candy Crush game show on CBS, Leonardo DiCaprio producing the Captain Planet movie, a Justice League Power Rangers crossover comic, a sequel to Sky High, and the Walking Dead confirmed for an eight season.After a break and some fittingly spooky music, the boys cover some trailers, including the Guardians of the Galaxy teaser, the Logan trailer, the Assassin's Creed trailer, the Nintendo Switch reveal, and the Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer. With all of that covered, the boys then turn their attention to Snowpiercer (spoilers from around 1:26:15-2:09:20). Alex had heard lots of praise for this movie and knew almost nothing about it going in, but did it live up to the hype? The only way to find out is to listen, or better yet, watch the movie for yourself. Before ending the show, Alex and Brandon lock heads once more in a new Fan Fic Fights segment. This week, the world's two foremost vampire hunters duke it out, but only once can be victorious.Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex and @Megsikouicorean. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of the Main Theme from Luigi's Mansion by CSGuitar89Outro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them both out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat about whether or not there is a spoon.Robyn joins the show once more to add her lovely voice and insightful opinions on the latest in nerd culture. Alex kicks things off with the ABC's of Geekdom segment talking about his favorite fictional egg-laying mammal. After that, the crew gets started with the corrections from last week's show, including Game of Thrones, the Oscars, Pokémon, Bradgelina, Alex's Modern British Novel class, Sir Anthony Hopkins, New York Comic Con, Pop! vinyls, Suicide Squad, The Killing Joke, Lockheed, Wacky Races, Yogi Bear, Silicon Valley, Fargo, and Breaking Bad. Before taking a break, they cover some news from the past week, including an update on the upcoming Portal movie, the end of Adventure Time, Winston Duke cast as M'Baku in Black Panther, and the announcement of a "live-action" Lion King remake.After the break and some gnarly music, the gang comes back to talk about some trailers, no new Pokemon news for once, and other news including, the reveal of the villains for the 4 show DCTV crossover event, Misty Knight coming to the Netflix series The Defenders, Doctor Strange confirmed to appear in the Infinity War movie, the announcement of a movie based on the video game Firewatch, future Stan Lee cameos in the MCU, some Jurassic World 2 updates, Sam Neill appearing in Thor: Ragnarok, and an update on Ricardo Medina's legal status. After that, Alex and Brandon discuss BioShock (spoilers from around 1:39:30-1:52:10), an awesome game which Alex recently beat and had an excellent time with. After wrapping that up, they move on to discuss Gladiator (spoilers from around 1:52:10-2:08:45), a gory, dramatic masterpiece all three of them have strong opinions on. Last but not least, they finish off the show with a new Fan Fic Fights that is out of this world.Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex and @Megsikouicorean. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of the Rico Harbor theme by CSGuitar89Outro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them both out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat about their bowling skills. Alex and Brandon have joined forces once more to bring you the latest in podcast entertainment. After a brief discussion about nicknames and bad moods, Brandon goes over his choice for the week's ABC's of Geekdom segment, and gives a Prime example of education and discussion on a well-known character. After that, Alex bored Brandon to death with corrections from the previous show, including Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin, Crisis on Infinite Earths and the Infinite Crisis, Spider-Man cast members, Holes, Jeremy Lin, Star Trek Discovery, DC Super-Pets, John Williams, Best Picture nominees, Sir Raven, Red Hulk, and the MPAA. After the intermission and Alex has taken a sufficient break from talking at Brandon's request, they get into the news from the past week, including trailers for Fist Fight and Passengers, more never-ending Pokémon news, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's divorce, Ben Barnes coming to The Punisher, Bill Hader as Alpha in the Power Rangers movie, two new casting announcements for Pacific Rim 2, Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler coming to the next Transformers movie, Assassin's Creed's historical scenes being en Español, the death of Charmain Carr, and all of the awesome new exclusive Pop! vinyls coming to New York Comic Con. With all of that covered, the boys break down the nominees and big winners at this year's Primetime Emmy Awards, causing Alex and Brandon to realize they need to watch more tv than they already do. Before the show ends, the boys square off in a new Fan Fic Fights, debating over who would win in a duel between two of the world's most famous chemistry geniuses. Don't forget that we will be discussing Gladiator on our next show! We want lots of listener thoughts on this action-packed movie, so make sure to watch it and tell us what you thought by sending an email, writing a letter, sending a telegraph, or whatever your preferred method of communication may be.Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex and @Megsikouicorean. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of the Pokémon Center theme by CSGuitar89Outro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them both out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat to infinity and beyond. Alex and Brandon are back to talk about all of the usual nonsense they usually talk about. There's no subscription box to open, but Brandon gives Alex a late birthday present, which you could say is purrrrrr-fect. After that, Alex launches into the week's ABC's of Geekdom segment about one scary bald guy (MAJOR spoilers from 3:35-14:00). Up next they cover corrections from the last week's show, including Firestorm, Obi-Wan/Ben Kenobi, the Sarlacc pit, Luke Skywalker, Pokémon, Superman, Dog with a Blog, Broly, the Black Flash, Willy Wonka, the Mad Hatter, Runescape, comics, and Alex adds to his nerdy middle school history with a few cartoons and a couple of video games.After the break, they come back to talk about all of the news from the past week, including the trailer for the upcoming Max Steel movie, some more Pokémon news, a new Pokémon TCG card, Deathstroke, Gene Wilder, new amiibo, Jon Favreau returning to the MCU, a new Black Lightning tv show, a new actor coming to Game of Thrones, a New Warriors tv show, Metallo coming to Supergirl, an update on the Krypton tv show, Kurt Russell playing Star Lord's father/a living planet in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and an interesting detail about a Star Trek Discovery. With all of that taken care of, the boys do not one, but two new Top 5 lists and realize they will go sailing no more. After reading one listener email, they wrap up for the week with a shiny new Fan Fic Fights.Remember, we will be talking about Avengers: Age of Ultron, on our next show, so make sure to watch it and tell us what you thought by sending us an email or a carrier pigeon.Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex and @Megsikouicorean. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of Bob-omb Battlefield from Super Mario 64 by JAM2995Outro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Vincent chat while the Fire Nation attacks.Brandon is still busy with life this week, so Alex managed to find some people willing to put up with him for a few hours. Vincent returns to the show along with Robyn (sort of) and new guest Jasmine to talk about all kinds of nerdy things. After a highly controversial ABC's of Geekdom segment, Alex launches into corrections from the previous week, including The Hunger Games, Sherlock, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Joy, Aqualad, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Narnia, The Mechanic Resurrection, Moana, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Resident Evil, lots of Pokémon stuff, Arrow, Ghost Rider, Suicide Squad, and Assault on Arkham.After that, the gang talks about the news from the past week, including a new animated Batman movie, Harley Quinn and Deadshot coming to Injustice 2, Kenny Baker's death, Natalie Portman leaving the MCU, a new Marvel series coming to Hulu, even more Pokémon news, Jared Leto in Blade Runner 2, casting for The Flash TV show, Cyborg appearing in The Flash movie, a new take on Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, an animated Godzilla movie, and a new character coimg to Arrow.With the news taken care of, Alex gets to do a segment he's waited a long time for, Everything Wrong With The Legend of Korra (major spoilers from around 2:02:48-2:32:00). The intrepid trio talks about all the things they didn't like with Nickelodeon's disappointing follow up to the beloved Last Airbender series, as well as the few things they did like. Tempers flare more than an Agni Kai under Sozin's Comet, so you don't want to miss that. Last but not least, they close out the show with a listener email and a rock 'em sock 'em Fan Fic Fights.Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex and @Megsikouicorean. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of the Song of Time by ArtificialFearOutro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Michael chat about being the very best, like no one ever was.Brandon is caught up with life this week, so Alex recruited Michael to join him in talking about the usual nonsense. After Michael choose his I word for the ABC's of Geekdom segment and talks the longest about the Lord of the Rings in the show's history, the boys move on to corrections fromthe previous two shows, of which there are surprisingly few, including Captain America, Sherlock, the Oscars, Star Trek, Marvel superhero bases, and Squirrel Girl. After that, they cover a bit of news before the break, including some Marvel and DC movie news, a reboot of the Chronicles of Narnia movies, and the fate of the Men in Black/ Jump Street crossover. Following the break, they come back to discuss more news, including several trailers (3 good and 1 bad), a TON of Pokémon news, DCTV updates and casting announcements, Rocko's Modern Life, Star Trek Discovery details, and some comic book news.Withall of that out of the way, they move onto the bulk of the show, reviews of Suicide Squad (spoilers from about 2:01:51-2:42:23 and then from 3:00:18-3:05:38) and Batman: Assault on Arkham (spoilers from about 2:42:23-3:00:18). After thoroughly dissecting both movies and covering some thoughts from listeners, they wrap up the show with an extra hot Fan Fic Fights. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex and @Megsikouicorean, and our guest cohost @MikeForMovies. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of the Song of Storms by CSGuitar89Outro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them both out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat united against a common threat.Alex is out of town again this week,so he gathered his merry band of theives to record a special episode. First up, Alex and Brandon, joined by Robyn, Michael and Emily, chat about the past, present, and future of the Marvel Cinematic universe; the good, the bad, and the ugly. After the musical break, the gang is back with another edition of Back of the Box Trivia: Movie Edition. Who will win thios this time? Stay tuned to find out!One last reminder, we will be talking about Batman: Assault on Arkham next week, so make sure you watch it and send in your thoughts before then. That way, when you go see Suicide Squad, you'll be even more disappointed. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex and @Megsikouicorean, and our guests @rockinrobyn94 and @MikeforMovies. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of the theme of Good Egg Galaxy from Super Mario Galaxy by CSGuitar89Outro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them both out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat about trailers, trailers, and more trailers.After apologizing once more for forgetting to plug their social media accounts at the end of the last episode, Alex starts the show off with something new, a Periscope of a mystery unboxing from his friend/tormentor, Josh Brown of the Toys for Games podcast, which goes so unbelievably badly, the audio version doesn't do it justice, so make sure to check it out by going to Alex's Twitter account, @AtariAlex. Once that debacle concludes, Alex picks the subject for this week's ABC's of Geekdom segment (major spoilers from 12:45- 19:04), and begins with corrections from last week's show, which include, My Teacher Fried My Brains, Star Wars, Transfomers, Spelling Jungle, Reader Rabbit, Garfield's Pet Force, Captain Underpants, Professor Poopypants, Justice League, The Hulk, Meloetta, Lilo and Stitch, Star Wars Celebration Europe, Star Trek, Pokémon, Shrek, Fear the Walking Dead, Kaiju, and the Botafumiero.With all that out of the way, they move on to news from the past week, which mostly is made up of trailers from SDCC, including Wonder Woman, Justice League, Suicide Squad, LEGO Batman, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Kong: Skull Island, Doctor Strange, Legion, and series 4 of Sherlock. They also talk about the official announcement of Brie Larson and Captain Marvel, Kiersey Clemmons as Iris West in The Flash movie, Lennie James being cast for Blade Runner 2, some promo art for Spider-Man: Homecoming, as well as news about Star Trek Discovery, Pacific Rim 2, and a reboot of The Rocketeer. After all of that, Alex and Brandon have a discussion about good and bad series finales in tv shows and why they are so difficult, and end the show with an all new Fan Fic Fights, with our first ever returning fighter.Last but not least, Alex stole Brandon's pick for which movie to watch and discuss next, and he chose Batman: Assault on Arkham, which will undoubtedly be a better movie that Suicide Squad. We will be talking all about that in 2 weeks, so make sure to watch it and let us know what you think by sending us an email.Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex and @Megsikouicorean. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of Star Wolf's Theme from Star Fox by JAM2995Outro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat about space, the final frontier.First up this week, Alex brings the Jabba's Palace themed Star Wars Smuggler's Bounty box from Funko, which was really creative this time. After that Brandon chooses a subject for this week's ABC's of Geekdom segment. Following that, Alex goes over corrections from last week's show, which include Pop! vinyls, Mortal Kombat, Spelling Jungle, ClueFinders, My Teacher is an Alien, Reader Rabbit, Captain Underpants, Game of Thrones, Justice League, Marvel properties, Supergirl, Lucifer (the show), Pokémon, the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film, the Lion King, Big Hero 6, and Lilo and Stitch.After the break, the boys talk about the multitude of news from the past week, including the Rogue One sizzle reel, the next Star Trek movie, season 7 of Game of Thrones, casting for Gotham and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., new Pokémon, the trailer for the Telltale Batman game, the trailer for Godzilla: Resurgence, images from LEGO Batman movie, the announcement of the live action Pokémon movie, the announcement of Shrek 5, news about the Divergent series, a new comic from DC about Colonel Sanders, the upcoming Tick tv series, teasers for Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and the Defenders, more Injustice 2 gameplay, 2 character announcements, and the return of the Injustice comic, the trailer for the second half of season 2 of Fear the Walking Dead, and the trailer for Justice League Action. With all that out of the way, they move on to a relatively brief discussion of Star Trek and Star Trek: Beyond (spoilers from about 2:11:15-2:17:51), read a couple of listener emails, and wrap up the show with, you guessed it, a new Fan Fic Fights Segment.Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex and @Megsikouicorean. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of the Title Theme from Mega Man 2 by Warcu5Outro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat about a whole new world.Alex and Brandon are back with their usual shenanigans with a normal show. First up, Alex chooses an F word (not that one) for the ABC's of Geekdom segment, and things get heated. Then, Alex lists off corrections from the last show, which include Suicide Squad, Legion of Collectors, Alex's custom Luigi amiibo, Pop! vinyls, Game of Thrones, Pokémon, Avatar: the Last Airbender, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Mortal Kombat X, Red Lanterns, Injustice, The Sims, The American Revolution, The Magic School Bus, Hot Wheels, Sly Cooper, some more childhood memories, Star Trek, Bill Trinen, and a listener email.After the musical break, the boys talk about news from the past week, including the announcement of a Battlefield tv series, an X-Men tv series, previews of Kid Flash from season 3 of The Flash, two new casting announcements for season 2 of Supergirl, new Pokémon leaked by CoroCoro, and the announcement of Darkrai coming to Pokkén Tournament. After all that, Alex and Brandon do a new Top 5 list, this time of their favorite animated Disney movies. And as always, there is a new Fan Fic Fights, but there's no need to string this description out any longer.We will be discussing Star Trek and Star Trek: Into Darkness in preparation for Star Trek: Beyond NEXT WEEK, be sure to watch both movies and send in your thoughts for us to read on the show.Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex and @Megsikouicorean. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of the Let it Go from Frozen by Srod AlmenaraOutro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat on tempo.This week, the boys were joined by a new guest to the show, Robyn, with a later surprise appearance (sort of) from avid listener Kenzie. First up, Alex opens up the June 2016 DC Legion of Collectors box from Funko, which is themed after the upcoming film Suicide Squad, as well as a mystery package. Then Robyn chooses a subject for the ABC's of Geekdom segment, which is the letter E this week. After that, Alex launches into corrections from the past two episodes, which include: Star Wars, Funko, Marvel, Spider-Gwen, Squirrel Girl, Game of Thrones, Bulbasaur, Pokémon, Chipotle, Mortal Kombat, Injustice, Zelda, Nintendo, Detroit: Become Human, The Wolf Man, The Flash, Wayne Knight, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Injustice 2, Dex-Starr, Bionicle, Bugdom, Nanosaur, Mario's FUNdamentals, Yatzee, Accelerated Reader, Magic Treehouse, Saiyans, the Green Lantern Corps movie, Michael Cera, Danny Bonaduce, and some more things the boys left out of their nerdy formative years.After the break, the group talks about the news from past couple of weeks, which include the new trailer for Star Trek: Beyond, John Cho's Sulu coming out as gay in the new movie, the Tetris trilogy, Barkhad Abdi (a.k.a. Muse from Captain Phillips) being cast in Blader Runner 2, a plethora of new Pokémon, the announcement of Wreck-It Ralph 2, Tom Felton being cast in The Flash, a new Iron (wo)Man, a clarification on movies from Nintendo, Angourie Rice being cast in Spider-Man: Homecoming, season 7 of Game of Thrones being delayed, the functionality of the Wolf Link amiibo in the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and a breakdown of the 2016 San Diego Comic Con exclusive products from Funko. Then Alex, talks about the games and shows he has been checking out, and talks about what he did on vacation. He and Robyn also give the first ever review of a book on the show, Divergent, by Veronica Roth (spoilers from about 2:23:20-2:30:16). They have diverging opinions.After all that, the trio have an in-depth discussion about the movie Whiplash (spoilers from about 2:37:04-2:56:38), which is as much fun to talk about as it is to watch. Finally, they wrap up the show with a lengthy email segment and the first ever three character Fan Fic Fights, where things get more heated than a hamburger on a grill.Last but not least, Alex announces the movie for everyone to watch next and discuss, which is actually a double-feature this time: Star Trek and Star Trek: Into Darkness. It's been a while since Alex has seen the movies and he wants to be refreshed for when the new movie comes out, and you should too. We'll be talking all about both movies in two weeks, so make sure to watch them both and send in your thoughts by then.Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex, and @Megsikouicorean, and our guest, @Rockinrobyn94. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of the Main Theme from Pokémon Red and Blue Versions by Jam2995Outro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brando chat in brightest day, in blackest night. Alex is out of town this weekend, but he needed a podcast to listen to during his road trip, so he assembled a task force to record a very special episode. Alex and Brandon are joined by returning guests Michael and Eugene, as well as a brand-new guest, Emily. First, the group has a long discussion about who might be cast as the Green Lantern(s) and villain in the up coming DC Comics Extended Universe film The Green Lantern Corps. After that, Alex does his best impression of Alex Trebek by hosting a game show called Back of the Box Trivia: Movie Edition, a modified version of a game played on The GameInformer Show. Last but not least, as always, there is a new Fan Fic Fights.Remember, we will be talking all about the movie Whiplash on next week's show, so make sure to watch it and send in your thoughts for us to read. So don't wait, watch it now! After you finish listening to us, of course.Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex, and @Megsikouicorean, and our guest, @Mikeformovies. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music: Guitar cover of Jungle Japes from Donkey Kong Country by CSGuitar89Outro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them both out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat about some vidya games. First, Alex and Brandon cover the usual old topics, including some Pokémon stuff, Mighty Ducks (animated and irl), National Treasure, Injustice, The Goonies, The Legend of Tarzan, LEGO Star Wars, The Clone Wars, The Spectacular Spider-Man, John Williams, and the Muppets. After taking a break, the buys move onto news from the past week, including the first trailer for Disney's new movie Moana, a potential Quicksilver/Deadpool movie, Superman being cast in Supergirl, Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston's potential relationship, and finally, their personal favorite games shown any E3 this year. Last but not least, the boys square off in an all new Fan Fic Fights segment and Brandon announces his next pick for everyone to watch and discuss, Whiplash, a powerful and intense movie about a drummer and his crazy teacher. This is an excellent movie that Alex and Brandon both highly recommend, but there is a lot of yelling and cursing in this movie, so you've been warned. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex, and @Megsikouicorean. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music : Guitar cover Green Hill Zone from Sonic the Hedgehog by FamilyJules7XOutro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat about who has better hair. First, Alex and Brandon return to the newest segment of the show, which they totally forgot last week, the ABC's of Geekdom. This week was Brandon's turn to pick something to do with the letter B, which resulted in a fun discussion. After that, they correct mistakes from the last show including topics on: Mad Max: Fury Road, Game of Thrones, Seinfeld, 101 Dalmatians, Harry Potter, Santa Claus, Superman X, Legion of Superheroes, Dragonball Z, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Loonatics Unleashed, Duck Dodgers, Osmosis Jones, Static Shock, Generator Rex, Codename: Kids Next Door, HiHi Puffy Ami Yumi, Teen Titans, Teen Titans Go!, Chowder, The Superhero Squad Show, Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century, Pokémon, Nintendo Land, Ducktales Remastered, Brie Larson, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Transfomers, and Jumanji. After all of that, they finally cover some news from the last week, including trailers for Injustice 2, LEGO Dimensions, Pokémon Sun and Moon, LEGO Star Wars: the Freemaker Adventures, and The Legend of Tarzan, as well as discussing J. K. Simmons' ridiculous muscles, John Boyega's casting in Pacific Rim 2, the announcement of a sequel to The Passion of the Christ, Kenneth Choi's casting in Spider-Man: Homecoming, and Alex talks about the games and shows he's indulged in for the last week. The boys also cover one of Alex's favorite movies, Monty Python and the Holy Grail (spoilers (what little there is to spoil) from around 1:55:35-2:02:00). Last but not least, there is a new Fan Fic Fights Segment to close out the show.Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex, and @Megsikouicorean. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music : Guitar cover the Underwater Theme from Super Mario Bros. by FamilyJules7XOutro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them all out, they make amazing music!
On this week's episode, Alex and Brandon chat about Alex's imminent death. First up, as per usual, they cover things they got wrong from the last show, which mostly has to do with their lists of underrated cartoons. With that taken care of, the boys move onto news from the week, including the new trailer for Pokémon Sun and Moon, reshoots for Rogue One a casting rumor for the upcoming Captain Marvel movie, and casting confirmation for the upcoming Transformers movie. Alex also goes on a rant about the games he played last week. After that, the boys do a segement Brandon suggested many episodes ago, movies that deserve sequels. Finally, they wrap up the show by with a new Fan Fic Fights and reminding everyone to watch Monty Python and the Holy Grail and send in your thoughts for our discussion next week.Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @AtariAlex, and @Megsikouicorean. Send us emails with questions, comments, criticisms, or pretty much anything else to read on the show: abcpodcast92@gmail.comIntro Music: Metal guitar cover of Dr. Wiley's Castle Theme from Mega Man 2 by Nirreman Feat. Lee DuffyTransition Music : Guitar cover of Together We Ride from Fire Embelm by CSGuitar89Outro Music: Guitar cover of Staff Roll Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by CSGuitar89Check them both out, they make amazing music!