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Welcome to a special episode of Chummy Thumbs, the one-year mark, 052 episodes of Chummy Thumbs!

Today's episode is a little different as we wanted to mark this occasion with a little something from all of us. No show or film this week. 

Hayden leads us in with a monologue overview of the creation of the show.

Shao kicks us off with a discussion on video games and what, if any, part they played in our lives.

Hayden then poses the question: 'Adultescence impressions', have you ever had a movie leave an impression on your adolescence or adulthood?

Lastly, Justin goes clip-show on us. Playing a game with clips from the early episodes to see if our memories are as good as we recall.

Learn, laugh, and discover with us as we look back over the last year and move forward with triumphant vigour

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Welcome to episode 051 of Chummy Thumbs!

Join us for our in-depth review and discussion of the themes and topical questions from the film Over the Top.

Sit back and enjoy our discussion on this niche classic from 1987.
What's the macho world of arm wrestling and truck driving like? And how does a father reconnect with his son he hasn't seen for a decade?

Hayden poses the question to Shao and Justin:

- What is the most over-the-top thing you've done in your life?

- Redemption and second chances, what is the biggest thing that you have earned in your life?

Moving from deep to light:

- Would you survive the 80s? Hayden offers a few scenarios from the decade to see if Justin and Shao know what to do.

- 80s slogans with Sylvester Stallone. We end with a laugh as Justin and Shao go back and forth reading '80s slogans in their best impersonation.

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Welcome to episode 050 of Chummy Thumbs!

Join us for our in-depth review and discussion of the themes and topical questions from the Sci-Fi film The Creator.

Sit back and enjoy our discussion on what the use of AI will have and its possible effects on the world.

- Did Humanity deserve to lose?  We discuss the film and its themes, plot, visuals, performances, what we liked, and what we didn't

- How about some twisted hypotheticals?  
- Would you donate your likeness to a machine for mass production?
- Would you get intimate with a Sim (AI cyborg)?
- What if your courtroom judge was AI, promising 99.99% accuracy?

- After these hypotheticals, we run through two quizzes.
- Are you an AI?
and
- How future are you?

Learn, (laugh) and discover with us as we discuss all these possible future scenarios that arose from this film.

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Welcome to episode 049 of Chummy Thumbs!

Join us for our in-depth spoiler review and discussion on the final two episodes of the Robert De Niro-led Netflix limited series Zero Day.

- Here we are, the final two episodes. How will the series finish after the rising tension and action of the middle two episodes?

- Like all good discussions, there are opinions from both sides and straight up the middle!

- Would it have made a fantastic movie or is 6 episodes the perfect length for this story? 

- We each give our final thoughts on the series and offer a score out of 10. How does this show rank for you?

- Two truths and a lie De Niro edition makes an appearance again, Shao pulls out the deep cuts in attempts to stump Justin and Hayden.

- A final bit of entertainment has Shao offering up Bad Reviews of Great Movies that Robert De Niro has been in. Can Justin and Hayden figure them out? Can you?

Learn, (laugh) and discover with us as we discuss the ending of this series (Available to watch on Netflix).

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Welcome to episode 048 of Chummy Thumbs!

Join us for our in-depth spoiler review and discussion of the Robert De Niro-led Netflix limited series Zero Day.

Sit back and enjoy the bantering of our discussion on the middle two episodes.

- Three weeks in, how has the country responded? With a cyber attack on a bank and no signs of finding the people responsible, not so good! 

- With his mental state questioned, how does Mullen respond? 

- How long can he justify to himself that following the rules will get results?

- With only 6 episodes to tell the story, we're now 2/3rds of the way through, and on the fence amongst the three of us as to whether we are excited by the conclusion or not.

- Hayden tries his hand at two truths and a lie, a vast improvement on his previous attempts.

- The final guess the movie from the quote - De Niro edition has Justin and Shao doing their best against the house. Can they come up aces over Hayden, or is he a real A-hole...

Learn, (laugh) and discover with us as we discuss this series (Available to watch on Netflix).

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Welcome to episode 047 of Chummy Thumbs!

Join us for our in-depth spoiler review and discussion of the Robert De Niro-led Netflix limited series Zero Day.

Sit back and enjoy the bantering of our discussion on the first two episodes.

- How would a country respond if all networks were taken offline simultaneously?
- In the aftermath of a terrorist attack where this has happened we witness the aftermath through the eyes of former President Mullen (De Niro) 

- Who is responsible? Is it domestic or international? How will the US retaliate?

- With only 6 episodes to tell the story we come up with some theories, but it's early days and anticipate a lot will come up in the following episodes.

- Justin throws Shao and Hayden an ethical question. Would we be okay with the commission being put in place if it didn't effect us?

- We bring back on old segment. Straight from the Whores mouth. The origins of famous sayings. How close or creative are we this time?

Justin closes out the episode with two truths and a lie in place of our usual trivia.

Learn, (laugh) and discover with us as we discuss this film (Available to watch on Netflix).

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* This episode contains discussions of certain heinous crimes (violence, murder and rape/sexual assaults) that may be triggering for some listeners*

That said, it is still the same old podcast you've come to love, so welcome to our special St Patrick's Day episode of Chummy Thumbs!

Join us for our in-depth review and discussion of the cult classic 1998 film 'The Boondock Saints' from first-time writer/director Troy Duffy.

- This film is dripping in 90s-era style, from the characters, to the shooting, editing, and storytelling styles implemented by the filmmakers.

- What did we like, dislike, and do we feel like this style of film would be made today?

- The moral question of vigilante justice plays a big role in this film. We discuss our thoughts on whether this would be viable in real life, or is it best left for entertainment purposes only?

Justin has a small game of mismatch quotes for us to try and figure out.

To finish off the episode, Shao leads a round of 'Lucky Pot of Gold: The Boondock Saints edition' trivia.
How did you do against us?

Sit back and enjoy the bantering of our discussion on this film and stick around for a little post exit music silliness!

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Welcome to episode 045 of Chummy Thumbs!

Season Finale time. Join us for our in-depth spoiler review and discussion of the  Disney plus/ Hulu series 'Paradise'.

Sit back and enjoy as we dissect all the answers and questions we got from the final episode of this new series.

- Finally revealed, who killed President Call Bradford. It leads to this episode. Is it who you guessed? Was it worth the wait? Surprised?

- Where to next for the series? We discus what could come after the events of this final episode.

- Overall thoughts and recommendations on the series from each of us.

To finish the episode, Hayden leads the final round of Dome of Knowledge trivia. Who will be the ultimate champion of Paradise trivia?
How did you do against us?

Learn, (laugh) and discover with us as we discuss this series (Available to watch on Disney Plus and Hulu).

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Welcome to episode 044 of Chummy Thumbs!

Join us for our in-depth spoiler review and discussion review of the Disney plus/ Hulu series 'Paradise'.

Sit back and enjoy our discussion on one of IMDb's highest rated television episodes, episode 007.

- As the episode title hints at, this episode sees as going back to The Day, the extinction event.

- It's rare, but sometimes it happens, we have across the board thumbs up on the quality of this episode, yes we've had hold ups on some elements, but this time around all the components aligned just right.

- A lot of questions got answered, but some big ones still to come (Hopefully in the season finale)

-Shao asks the question; what two items would you take with you if you had to live in the dome?

To finish the episode, Justin leads the weekly round of Dome of Knowledge trivia.
How did you do against us? Will Hayden finally get a win?

Learn, (laugh) and discover with us as we discuss this film (Available to watch on Netflix).

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Welcome to episode 043 of Chummy Thumbs!

Join us for our in-depth spoiler review and discussion review of the Disney plus/ Hulu series 'Paradise'.

Sit back and enjoy our discussion on the next two episodes of this new series.

- Let's dig into character once again. This go around we see how POTUS Cal Bradford went about becoming the man he became and what maybe led to his eventual death.

- two episodes, two very different tempos. What do we learn, what is Xavier going to do, has he hit his breaking point and is ready to unleash hell?

- there are a few things we dislike about where the showrunners took characters/story. Do you agree with us?

- If faced with the situation of finding survivors outside the dome, what would you do? Would you tell the people you were in charge of or not?

We each give our opinion of how we would go about the scenario.

To finish the episode, Shao leads the weekly round of Dome of Knowledge trivia.
How did you do against us?

Learn, (laugh) and discover with us as we discuss this series.

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