Episode 50: Does "The Batman" Live Up To Expectations?!
Release Date: 03/25/2022
Episode 72: (Home Theater Xperience - HTX) Introducing The Newest Member of The Home Theater Community...!!
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In this episode of The Fun Waste of Time, after FIVE years (!!!) of Tarrus talking “home theater” on the show, fellow castmate, Anthony, FINALLY decided to take his advice and build his first dedicated home theater. Listen in as the fellas talk about the plan for the theater in the returning “Home Theater Xperience (HTX)” segment of the show. In Movies and TV, the fellas discuss the leaked behind-the-scenes photos coming from the set of James Gunn’s new Superman movie and whether or not they like what they’re seeing. With another director dropping from the...
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Episode 71: Are Platform-Exclusive Video Games On Their Way To Being A Thing of the Past?!
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In this episode of The Fun Waste Time, the fellas discuss whether platform-exclusive video games are soon going away. With PlayStation seemingly more open to releasing first-party exclusive games on PC and Xbox on the verge of becoming a third-party publisher now that they own Bethesda and Activision-Blizzard, are we nearing a future where platform-exclusive video games may become a thing of the past? In movies and TV, the fellas discuss whether high-production fan films of pop-culture characters and properties have the potential to influence major film and TV studios to keep the...
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Episode 70: Have Video Game Adapted Movies and TV Shows Turned the Page and Are Now Consistently Good?!
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In this episode of The Fun Waste of Time, with shows like “The Last of Us” and more recently “Fallout”, the fellas discuss whether video game-adapted movies and TV shows have turned the page and are finally starting to get consistently good to great. They also try to answer what’s responsible for this shift in quality. In addition, they discuss fan-favorite IP and content they wish movie and TV studios, as well as, streaming platforms would leave alone because they just can’t seem to get it right. And of course, all the movies, TV shows and video games the fellas have been...
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Episode 69: The 2024 Summer Blockbuster Movie Season!!
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In this episode of The Fun Waste of Time, the fellas return after a short hiatus to discuss the 2024 Summer Blockbuster movie season. Listen in as the fellas breakdown which movies they’re planning to see at the commercial theater, streamed at home or not at all. The fellas also discuss Will Smith’s return to the big screen with “Bad Boys (4) Ride or Die”. After a long break from the spotlight due to the infamous 2022 “Academy Awards” incident with comedian Chris Rock, are the fellas and audiences ready to move on from “the incident” and embrace Will Smith...
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Episode 68: Most Anticipated Movies, TV Shows and Video Games of 2024! Plus, Five Years of the Show!!
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In this episode, the fellas celebrate the Fifth Anniversary of The Fun Waste Time Podcast! After a three-year hiatus, The Fun Waste of Time (2.0) relaunched in January 2019 and has been going strong ever since. Listen in as the fellas share their thoughts on five AWESOME years talking shop about their favorite hobbies. In addition, at the start of every new year, the show's first episode is dedicated to the fellas’ “Top Three Most Anticipated” movies, TV shows and video games releasing in the upcoming year. The fellas discuss all the FANTASTIC content they’re most...
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Episode 67: Top Three Favorite Movies, TV Shows and Video Games of 2023!
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In this episode of The Fun Waste of Time, the fellas breakdown and discuss their “Top Three Favorite” movies, TV shows and video games of 2023! There's all this and more in episode 67 of The Fun Waste of Time!
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Episode 66: Is It Too Soon For "The Last of Us 2 Remastered"?!
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In this episode of The Fun Waste of Time, the fellas discuss the “rumored” casting of Pedro Pascal (from the hit TV series The Mandalorian and The Last of Us) as Reed Richards “Mr. Fantastic” of the Fantastic Four. Rumored casting for other Fantastic Four characters is also discussed. If the rumors are true, do the fellas feel Pedro Pascal is a good fit for the Mr. Fantastic role? Do they feel the Fantastic Four is a strong enough group to lead the MCU into its next phase and beyond successfully? In video games, the recently announced The Last of Us 2 Remastered is...
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Episode 65: Is Physical Media for Movies, TV and Video Games at Death's Door?!
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In this episode of The Fun Waste of Time, the fellas discuss the potential "phasing out" of physical media for movies, TV and video games. With one of, if not THE biggest retailer of physical media sales, Best Buy, no longer offering physical copies of movies and TV shows starting in 2024, how long will it be before streaming services and digital sales of our favorite forms of entertainment completely take over? Listen in as the fellas have a “spirited” debate about where they see physical media heading in the not-so-distant future. In video games, now that the...
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Episode 64: Is the PlayStation Portal A Welcome Addition To The PS Platform or Just A Cash Grab?!
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In this episode of The Fun Waste of Time, after an eight-year hiatus, the fellas bring back a very SPECIAL and EXCLUSIVE guest to the show, Ms. Nicole Baker, the financier of The Fun Waste of Time podcast and home theater! Listen in as the fellas and Ms. Nicole discuss whether PlayStation’s latest initiatives on their platform, the PlayStation Portal (handheld streaming device) and its proprietary headsets are consumer-friendly or just unnecessary and unwanted by the gaming community. In Movies and TV, the discussion centers around some fantastic movie and TV trailers that recently...
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Episode 63: Movies, TV Shows and Video Games That Deserve A Proper and Well-Made Remake or Sequel!!
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In this episode of The Fun Waste of Time, the fellas discuss this “retro-renaissance” of older, classic, and in some instances newer, movies, TV shows, and video games getting remade for new audiences and the content they would like to see get a proper and well-made remake. In video games, the discussion centers around the rumors of a PlayStation 5 console mid-generation refresh and whether it’s needed. With the legacy PlayStation 5 just releasing less than three years ago at this point, do the fellas feel a mid-generation refresh is needed or even wanted? Listen in as the...
info_outlineIt’s our ANNIVERSARY, ladies and gentlemen! The Fun Waste of a Time has made it to 50 episodes!! While in the grand scheme of things fifty isn’t really a lot, but if you take into consideration the fellas only produce roughly one episode a month makes that number becomes a little more impressive! Their approach has always been QUALITY over quantity.
With that said…in this special episode of “The Fun Waste of Time”, what better way to celebrate a milestone than having a non-spoiler AND in-depth spoiler discussion of the recently released movie “The Batman”! The fellas geek out in their deep dive impressions of the movie and not only discuss major plot points (in the spoiler section), but also minor details that may impact future sequels in the franchise. The question eventually becomes…did ALL the fellas like the movie? The answer may surprise you!
The fellas also dig into the latest video game news with the headline being the rumor PlayStation is looking to launch a competitor to Xbox’s extremely successful video game subscription service, Game Pass. Do the fellas feel this is necessary and what would it take for them to subscribe?
In addition, be sure to listen in for the fellas’ thoughts and impressions of the first gameplay footage released for Warner Bros. upcoming Harry Potter spinoff game, Hogwarts Legacy; and the games they've been playing.
There’s all this and more in episode 50 of The Fun Waste of Time!