Episode 22: Dishing on Networks
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Episode 21: Who Criticizes the Critics?
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Episode 20: Memorializing the Masters
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Episode 19: Literal Ramblings
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Movies, television -- and books! This week, Shawn and Brien unload the full weight of their cultural insight by bringing BOOKS into the mix. Sure, there's the usual stuff: Avengers, Finder, Haywire, Community, Cougar Town... but now we throw Christopher Moore's new book in the mix and discuss the finer points of Fifty Shades of Grey.
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Episode 18: Expendable Avenging
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In this week's episode, Shawn and Brien dissect the success of The Avengers, stack that movie up against The Expendables 2, inexplicably transition to Chris Christie and education, somehow "lighten things up" with a discussion of meth addiction, and talk about things that have already past as if they haven't happened yet. Confused? Well, that's our thing.
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Episode 17: Conventional Idiocy
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In this week's episode, Shawn takes a trip to Chiller Theater to interact with the nearly famous. We debate the merits of New Girl, lament the lack of actual news in the world, and generally do nothing else to aid the progress of humanity.
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Episode 16: An Arrow to the Groin Complex
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This week's episode is particularly meandering as Shawn and Brien's initial discussion of Hawkeye's uselessness in The Avengers wanders into discussions of the improbability of zombies, the futility of arguing the constitution, and several other inane soundbites.
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Episode 15: In Which the Cancellation Bunny Brings Us Back to Reality
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[Rated Explicit for Language]
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Episode 14: Fare Thee Well, Walking Dead...
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And so the second season closes on The Walking Dead and Shawn and Brien spend the hour wringing every little bit they can out of the season finale. We reflect on the overall success of the season and give you a spoiler filled blow by blow of every blood drenched second of the final episode. Rick's transformation into the Rick-Tator, Carol's new Lady Macbeth persona, and Lori's inevitable "Mother of the Year" award are all given their due. Plus, we offer up some juicy bits about what to expect next season and our own hopes and fears for what lies ahead for Rick and Company. You'll laugh,...
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Episode 13: The Undead Viral Syndrome
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This week's episode of The Walking Dead was so incredible that we've added an extra thirty minutes to this week's episode! ...
info_outlineIn this week's episode, Shawn and Brien come to the defense of a dog who defended himself against the unwanted shmoozing of a Denver reporter. This past week, news reports have circulated about Max, an Argentine Mastiff, who defensively snapped (not "attacked") Denver reporter Kyle Dyer after she unwittingly assumed an aggressive stance over the dog. Once again, mass media takes the sensationalistic stance of dogs "attacking" people rather than using this as an opportunity to teach people how to better deal with dogs.
Following this rant, we delve into the media coverage of the death of Whitney Houston and we question why this story has garnered so much attention, while the death of Don Cornelius was generally ignored.
In our television segment, we discuss the poor start to The River and the declining fortunes of many genre shows like Alcatraz and Fringe. We debate which shows might be lucky enough to catch another season. We also hail the return of The Walking Dead and ponder the possible succes of Kevin Smith's new show, Comic Book Men. We also speak of the proper ending for a television show in light of the recent Chuck finale.
We wrap up with a discussion of movie news, focusing on Gary Friedrich, one of the creators of the Ghost Rider character, and his ongoing battle with Marvel over rights to the character. We also learn that Ridley Scott is set to return to TWO of the worlds he made famous in the 80's: Alien and Blade Runner.