Couch Potato Podcast

By Joe and Jeff

Ranting and raving from the couch, Joe and Jeff talk about various pop culture topics. Usually the topics lean toward television, movies, video games, and the celebrity screwups du jour.... more

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April 25, 2012 050 Couch Potato Podcast – Spoiler Alert
Couch Potato Podcast: EPISODE 50 - "Spoiler Alert"
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FEEDBACK:
Voicemails from Shawn in Houston: The River and Walking Dead Finales
Various Tweets from SoFire (She won’t be listening to this episode anytime soon..if ever)
So burp away Joe...
Email from David (listner #4) Good news bad news :Late News

What’s new?
@dealsplus for tweeted deals of the day
Laptop dock for Droid Bionic
Joe’s new TV! SAMSUNG 51” 1080p
Fav new web game... Marvel Avengers Alliance (Sorry, bet you thought it was GnomeTown!) - Thanks Sofire for joining!
Vacation & Spring Break
Joe’s half deaf
NEWS:
Facebook buys Instagram for $1billion
Bono (U2) is investing in our favorite web service, Drop Box
Game of Thrones has been renewed for season 3

What’d you watch this week?
PSYCH
DOCTOR WHO & TORCHWOOD
Game of Thrones
The River
Breaking Bad
Holliston

Movies/Netflix/Redbox
4 minutes of the movie that shall not be named!
Thanks @Merovak!
Hunger Games
Director is off of the sequel - due to rushed filming
Jennifer Lawrence is supposed to film sequel to X-Men First Class (Mystique)
Darkest Hour (2011): (STFM)
Adventures of TinTin
The Muppets
Abduction
Drive
Jack and Jill
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1h 24min
April 01, 2012 049 Couch Potato Podcast – We Ain’t ‘Fraid of no Ghosts
Chime in on Joe’s TV dilema: 720 3D or 1080 HDTV???

St. Patrick’s Day

What’d you watch this week? Season Finales

FACEOFF - We have a WINNER

THE RIVER - Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!?!

WALKING DEAD: WOW! Nice save on season 2!
Who is this new character?
Satisfied with the ending of the season?

CRUX: STFM MOVIES!
In Theater:
The Journey 2 (even sprung for the 3d)
21 Jump Street

Rentals (Netflix, Pay Per View, On Demand, or Redbox)
Hugo
The Thing (2011)
RetroSTFM The Thing (John Carpenter - 1982)
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2012)
Hunger Games
Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 1

Joe’s Haunted Couch Story
...more
1h 18min
March 13, 2012 048 Couch Potato Podcast – 2nd Anniversary Show
This time on the couch Joe and Jeff discuss:
It’s our two year anniversary on March 13th: Be sure to tweet us your congrats, email, Facebook, Google+, etc

This is basically a free flowing episode with no true Crux.

iPad 3 is out, meh!

From @SoFire: www.dspy.me/wxjAvb Bill Murray turns down Ghostbusters

From @shawnzulma: www.bit.ly/x6iuQI. Norman Reedus on 'The Walking Dead'

What’d you watch this week?

FACEOFF - We make our predictions for the winner.

WALKING DEAD: Getting caught up and Hating Lori

COMIC BOOK MEN - AMC, premiered 2/12
Since owning a comic store would be my dream job, I this I already dig this show.
Joe’s GetGlue review:

THE RIVER: Thoughts leading up to the finale.

Breaking In coming back? Why?

Awake finally aired...Our thoughts.

Touch finally out for real this time.

Southland...'Nuff Said!

Voicemail: 949-436-SPUD (7783)
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1h 14min
February 12, 2012 047 Couch Potato Podcast – Whitney Houston Ghost Hunters
This time on the couch Joe and Jeff discuss:

Another One Bites the Dust: Whitney Houston dies at the age of 48.

From last week: The show that we mentioned that Scott Bakula said to just keep your head down and keep moving forward was Chuck.
"Keep your head down, keep making the show. Next thing you know, it’s five years later. That’s how we did it on Quantum Leap.” -Scott Bakula

THE FINDER

FEEDBACK

FINAL Fantasy Football LEAGUE STANDINGS

PRE-CRUX

Valentine’s Day contest continues (Deadline 2/14)
Win a $10 iTunes Card
-Tell us your WORST Valentine’s Day (or relationship) s tory. E-mail us or call in!

Not-so-Super Bowl
“What was your favorite super bowl ad?”

RIFT is now free to play for the first 20 levels. Sign up now and give it a try!

Question: Facebook page or Google + page, which you do you prefer?

CRUX: What’d you watch this week?
SOUTHLAND - WATCH IT DAMMIT
Gritty LA Cops taking care of business

THE RIVER
The crew of a state-of-the-art research vessel on a quest to find a missing TV explorer in the Amazon.

FACEOFF - SyFy
Project Runway for Dudes

BEING HUMAN - SyFy

LOST GIRL
BBC Hand-Me-Downs

(Previously mentioned on the Couch) AWAKE
A police detective lives two alternating parallel lives, one with his wife and one with his son. Is one of his "realities" merely a dream?
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1h 6min
February 05, 2012 046 Couch Potato Podcast – Jeff and Joe’s Valentine’s Day Wedding
Jeff & Joe's Valentine's Day Wedding
SoFire and The Couch fail to save Corey Feldman
Two more grievances from Shawn and Porche Primate
From the last episode: Star Trek's Avery Brooks Arrested on Suspicion of DUI

PRE-CRUX

Superbowl Predictions (but who really cares?)

Happy Valentine’s Day

Jeff & Joe get Married... on RIFT

SAG awards - nothing special here. When will we get off the Betty White train?

NEW CONTEST - Win a $10 iTunes Card
-Tell us your WORST Valentine’s Day Story. E-mail us or call in!

CRUX:

TV/ Movies/ Redbox Round-up:

Real Steel
“Rocky... with robots.”

(COMING SOON) God Bless America
Written & Directed by Bobcat Goldthwait

Justified: Up to episode 3.
Digging the season so far. Detroit Mafia vs. Dixie Mafia, Mykelti Williamson, Neal McDonough, Goggles (Pruitt Taylor Vice), Jere Burns (also on Burn Notice)
...more
1h 1min
January 29, 2012 045 Couch Potato Podcast – We Got No Crux
This time on the couch Joe and Jeff discuss:

FEEDBACK:
Grievances Contest Entries
Porche Primate Wins the Bazinga Shirt

PRE-CRUCKS
What’d you score on Christmas this year?
Kindle Fire: Not too shabby :)
New addiction: Fruit Ninja, Amazon Prime movies/tv

Lack of a CRUCKS:
Season Finales:
Dexter
Homeland
Bag of Bones

2 Broke Girls (CBS) – Taking Heat for Potty Mouths and Stereotyping
Hawaii Five-O (CBS) – Still a fun show.

Work It (ABC) – Pulled after 2 LAME Episodes
A Gifted Man (CBS) Hey On Demand, how about the first two episodes?
Californification (Showtime)
House of Lies (Showtime) - Jeff's enjoying it now that it's actually showing the nasty parts.
Shameless (Showtime) - Want to feel good about your family? Watch this!
The Firm (NBC) - Gimme more of the "REAL" story each week.
The Finder (Fox) – Fun to watch. Joe wants a recast of the main character.
Fringe (Fox) - Stop messing with it. Let us watch it without interruption.
Hell on Wheels (AMC) - Jeff likes this for some reason, Joe won't give it a chance. Give us your feedback on it.
Alcatraz (Fox) - Good so far, but will it last?
Justified (FX) – HELL YEAH! More thoughts on this in future episodes.
Southland (TNT) - Watch it Damit!!!
White Collar (USA) – Joe thinks Suits is better (Remember when he bashed Suits)

CPP: EPISODE 45

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1h 10min
December 19, 2011 044 Couch Potato Podcast – Festivus Film Festival
Happy Festivus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS7-jcsB_WQ
The Airing of Grievances:
"Dear ______, you have disappointed me this year in the following ways:"

Joe & Jeff remind you to GIVE this season, to The Human Fund
Jeff's Festivus Giveaway! Air your grievances to us on the SPUD line, email, Twitter, Google+, or Facebook

CRUCKS: Jeff & Joe's Holiday Survival Guide: Movie Edition

-Holidays are meant to be spent w/ your family (Yes, even the ones you don't like).
Here are some movies to help you get through it...
These films are guaranteed to help you drown out the mother-in-laws, whiny neices and nephews, and even that weird uncle.

Joe
Scrooged (1988)
A cynically selfish TV executive (Bill Murray) gets haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.
Favorite Scene: When Bill Murray tells the prop master to staple the antlers to the dogs head.
Elf (2003)
Cameron's favorite Christmas movie.
Fav scene: Dinner scene w/ "Elf Food Pyramid"
Gremlins (1984)
Childhood favorite
Fav scene: Gizmo gets wet, Spike is born!
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Fav scene: Christmas tree shopping / Coke bust

Jeff
A Christmas Story
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
And there's a sequel apparently
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
Listeners:
SoFire: It's a Wonderful Life
Laura: A Muppet Christmas

GAMES:

Rift - Joe got his holiday mount, dyed his clothes, and now we're in Phase 2.
He's looking FAAAABUUUULOUS!
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56min
December 05, 2011 043 Couch Potato Podcast – Stephen King Presents: Mustache
This time on the couch Joe and Jeff discuss:

Catching up since the last episode:
Sideshow Spooktacular
7 days of LOSING!!!
The season came and went..
Favorite Halloween movies to watch with the kids or on your own.
The Langoliers???

The CRUCKS: TV

THE WALKING DEAD
Otis (Goggles) on then gone!
Not impressed with the story so far.
Stephen King & Son no longer signed up for writing an episode.
King backed out when AMC fired Frank Darabont.

HOMELAND
Sgt. Brody: Terrorist or not?
Theories on anyone else?

DEXTER
Picks up two seasons more..uh oh!
Is this a good thing?

HELL ON WHEELS
AMC American History with mud, guns, and whores!

TV Movie: BAG OF BONES
A&E tv miniseries / 2 nights - premiers DEC 11
Peirce Brosnan, Matt Frewer, Melissa George
Written by Stephen King (1998)

GRIMM
Blutbad = Werewolf?

VIDEO GAMES
Modern Warfare 3 is Awesome!
Batman Arkham City gorgeous and fun!
Alternate costumes - if you can figure it out!
Here's a link to see all of them: http://arkhamcity.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=7447
Dead Island Looks fun! (Zombies abound)
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1h 16min
October 24, 2011 042 Couch Potato Podcast – Occupy Apple
Occupy Apple

EXPLICIT LANGUAGE WARNING
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This time on the couch Joe and Jeff discuss:

Stop Occupying Shit and Get a Job

Steve Jobs Passes Away

His Final F.U.
iPhones 4S ? -What's new?
Apple's says Steve Jobs spent his last months working on the iPhone 5 - which should be out Summer 2012
Where's Tim Cook?

Amazon 1 cent cell phone sale (Thanks Shawn)

Jeff's Wife is now on the Droid Bandwagon (but it's kinda like giving a car to a 5 year old)

Netflix
Gives up on Quickster plan
Keeps all movies under same name and website.

Amazon contest - Every week for 10 weeks: http://www.amazon.com/wishlist/universal

TELEVISION
What shows are you enjoying?
Person Of Interest (CBS)
CBS about to pick up rest of the season of this and Unforgettable
Two Broke Girls (CBS)
Terra Nova (FOX)
Cool mobile app that goes w/ the show HERE. For iPhones and Androids.
Suburgatory (ABC)
Dexter (SHO)
Homeland (SHO)
American Horror Story (FX)
Walking Dead returned Sunday 10/16 - 90 minute premiere
Cheap-ass Rick Grimes Halloween costume circulating...
Links and Shoutouts:

Donate to Jeff's Wife Charity Paddle: http://Kayaking4Kids.org

The Talking Dead: http://www.amctv.com/shows/talking-dead

Amazon Wish List Contest: http://www.amazon.com/wishlist/universal

The music for this episode can be found at Music Alley and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEEzbFxEbB8

Comments, criticisms, and feedback welcome.
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1h 28min
September 29, 2011 041 Couch Potato Podcast – Fall TV’s Magic Carpet Ride
The Fall TV Magic Carpet Ride

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EXPLICIT LANGUAGE WARNING

This time on the couch Joe and Jeff discuss:

Happy Birthday @Literary_Chick

MMORPG
WoW, Rift, and now Star Wars: The Old Republic

In The News

Andy Whitfield from Spartacus on Starz passes away.
Netflix CEO realized the error of his ways and now splitting Streaming from it's dvd by mail service, now called Quickster (which will include video games)
Jeff's new Android phone the Droid: Bionic (Lightning Fast and already rooted)

Mark Zuckerberg is STILL A DOUCHE! LEAVE FACEBOOK ALONE
Want to see a preview of the new Facebook? Become a bullshit app developer HERE.

The CRUX: Fall TV is once again upon us.
The new Fall TV schedule is out and we try to pick out the good from the bad.

LINKS/SHOUTOUTS
Donate to Jeff's Wife Charity Paddle: Kayaking4Kids

The music for this episode can be found at Music Alley and httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEEzbFxEbB8

This weeks promo is for Mark's (The Encaffinated One) Podcast called The Weird Show

Comments, criticisms, and feedback welcome.

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iTunes: The Couch Potato Podcast
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Email: [email protected]
RSS Feed: The Couch Potato Podcast
Also now found at ShitFlix.com or SpudLife.com, or SpudCast.com

Voicemail: 949-436-SPUD (7783)
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2h 2min

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