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In keeping with the retro theme of Wonder Woman '84, the guys get back to their roots, and by roots we mean, bashing DC, a best of list, and Alex being very Alex-y at Trivia. There's lots to unpack here. In a rare event, the guys have a pretty unanimous opinion on WW84. After the break they discuss their favorite new things of 2020, and then they finish with a new trivia game that goes exactly how you'd expect it to!

Boom goes the dynamite. But more like one of those poppers you get in the kid packs... That’s right, y’all. Your boys made it to 50 episodes. Well, most of them anyways. We still recorded after Pete’s bedtime. We are mostly sure he’s still alive, though… mostly…   This week the guys go off the rails pretty quickly and talk about almost everything and nothing at the same time. But then Alex and Kevin save the show with the much anticipated VIDEO GAME TALK!!! Specifically the two summer blockbusters, The Last of Us Part II and The Ghost of Tsushima. If you are into games, and spoilers, the guys have a very different take on TLOU2, so come have a listen and enjoy!

The guys finally return. Well, most of them, anyways. Pete is noticeably absent, though he is editing this episode from the Great Beyond. The guys don’t waste a lot of time and jump right into what they’ve been watching. Kevin kicks it off, having watched what sounds like everything but amounts to nothing. Alex follows that up with the handful of shows he’s been watching, and the Opie takes the guys to awards town as they discuss some of the Emmy nominated shows. It’s a relatively short and sweet show, but it’s what you’ve obviously been waiting for. Enjoy!

Streaming picks abound as the guys give you everything they're watching (and playing) and you should be too. 

After some technical issues on Pete's part, the second half has another round of a trivia game, with Alex having his best showing yet!

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2 epsidodes in one week!! Aren't you all lucky. HBO Max, Red Dead, and a whole host of other streamable goodies fill up a solid first half.

The second half is dominated by the boys recasting 4 of the best the DCEU had to offer up for the silver screen!

The boys are at it again this week with plenty of picks for you to watch, and some game chat about what you should be playing.

The second half is all about the guys picks for the best comedies from 2010-Now!

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Episode 45 - Something Old Is Made… Old… Again   The guys get in their way back machine this week and put together an episode structured remarkably like their earlier episodes. There’s streaming picks, a movie watched by all, and a game of trivia that a certain someone obviously dominates at…   Pete jump on the grenade early and talks about the 90’s classic City Slickers. He does take some heat for watching something so old, but it’s a universally loved film, so the guys are able to let that go. But, as usual, Pete goes one step too far and goes even further back by watching the 80’s G.I. Joe cartoon. The nostalgia train only goes so far…   Next up, Kevin makes short work of his time acknowledging and praising season 6 of Schitt’s Creek. Sure, he talked about it last week, but it’s THAT good. Next he discusses the Ben Platt show The Politician on Netflix and gives it an overall solid review.   Next up, Opie watches The Banker on Apple TV+ which he gives a pretty stellar review of. He then does on a virtual courtship of Michelle Dockery by watching Defending Jacob on Apple TV+ and then turning around and watching the 2019 Downton Abbey movie.   Finally Alex jumps all aboard the Pete Express and watches the classic Brendan Fraser flick, Bedazzled. He then takes a hard turn right back to Alex-Land by talking about The Last Kingdom on Netflix. And just in case that didn’t satiate your need for Alex-ness, he also talks the Lord of the Rings video game, Shadow of War.   Finally, before the break, they guys talk about the new Chris Hemsworth film on Netflix, Extraction. Reviews are about what you’d expect if you’ve watched the trailer, but certainly no one hated it.   After the break, the guys play a 2003 Entertainment version of Trivial Pursuit which puts Alex into a deeper hole than usual. Will he win? You’ll have to listen to find out!

So you’re living in the apocalypse and trying to figure out how to get by? Well, the guys have finally mastered Zoom and are back to invade your earholes. What’s crazier, they’ve decided to use this technology to please your eyes, too. That’s right, we are officially posting video to YouTube. If it’s good enough for Colbert, it’s good enough for us!   This week, the guys go down the massive rabbit hole of covering what they’ve been watching in quarantine. Honestly, you’d thing this list would be significantly longer, but hey, it’s something, right?   Kevin kicks us off by talking about the techno thriller Devs on Hulu. He follows that up with the magnificence Schitt’s Creek. After starting off with great TV, he switches to video games and talks the Final Fantasy VII Remake and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. He finishes that up with a very interesting review of NBC’s Manifest.   Next up, Opie talks movies first with the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. He then goes against his usual grain and talks video games with Red Dead Redemption 2. He then finishes us off with TV and discusses Killing Eve, Homeland, Happy, and Little Fires Everywhere. For the record, that’s more than 5, right?    Speaking of struggling with numbers, Pete goes next and talks about Apple TV+’s Beastie Boys documentary and Netflix’s Dead to Me. That’s right. We said 5. The “producer” gave us 2. Maybe Opie will loan him a few.   Last but not least (that was Pete), we have Alex. He covers a couple of documentary type offerings in the Galaxy Quest documentary, Never Surrender, and the Netflix cut of the Dave Chapelle Mark Twain Prize. Next he jumps to TV and talks Scrubs and Peaky Blinders. After that he also goes to video games and discusses Elder Scrolls Online. He finally works us to completion with What We Do In The Shadows.    As a group, the guys do what they intended to do months ago and talk about the Pixar film, Onward. The opinions are shockingly not what you’d expect them to be, so definitely pay attention to that part.   After a quick break, the guys jump onto the current “One Has To Go” trend and choose between a few huge entertainment properties. They add a little special sauce to the end of that segment by flipping it on it’s head, so stay tuned to the end!

The guys are back, after another unplanned break. No we aren’t going bi…weekly (see what I did there?). The group is back together, sans Pete. Where is Pete you may ask. We have an explanation for you in the intro and it’s super special, so listen in to find out!   This week the guys run down so streaming and movie picks really quick. With Pete out, Opie, Alex, and Kevin cruise through the picks with blinding speed. There are some good suggestions in there so definitely pay attention!   As an aside, before recording, the guys discussed possibly working on the show being closer to an hourlong show. For this reason, they forgo a break to do a short segment on DC movies through the year. When all was said and done, the flow carried them into another incredibly long episode! As you’d imagine, the conversation often drifts to Marvel, but the guys expertly divert it back to DC ever time…   Enjoy this episode. It flowed well and we hope you enjoy it. We’ll let you know when our favorite flow wrecker is back in the booth with us, but until then… #wheresPete   #allpopnoculture #hbo #hbogo #hbonow #netflix #netflixandchill  #amazonprime #hulu #appletvplus #disneyplus #popculture #movies #television #youtube #streaming #dccomics #dcmovies #dceu