In honor of President's Day, our contrarian a-hole tribunal -- Dave, Dan, and Mac -- undertake the near impossible task of defending two of science fiction cinema's most despised political despots: Emperor Palpatine and Ming the Merciless. Good luck with that, boys!

Patrick and Erika spend Valentine's Day discussing the current state of romantic comedies, choosing 10 (or more) worthwhile entries in the genre, and turning the podcast into a schmoopfest.

Knicks basketball interruptus forces Erich into the driver's seat, during which the boys talk Justified, middle-aged British gearheads, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, MTS3K XX, creepy kids, creepy corridors, and creepy relationships.

Steve is out this week with a severe case of the Fallouts, so instead we've got two gibbering monkeys who've managed to finagle their way onto the internets. Adam is saving mad ducats playing indie games on Steam, but which of these "Magickal" diversions possesses voodoo powerful enough to peel him away from World of Warcraft? Jon has embraced his inner twelve year old and has plunged a la Scrooge McDuck into a giant vat of Marvel vs. Capcom 3, but can the final product deliver on a decade of fighting game fanatic's prayers?

Kent and Michelle are back, and this time they're loaded for bear. What starts with a post Valentine's Day rant, slowly devolves into an analysis of French Canadian Beer, Grammy Awards surprises, and '80s music flashback, discovering new planets, and everything you wanted to know about Leopards but were afraid to ask. It's just another View from the Couch.

This week, Clark explores the music of composer Brian Tyler, offering selections from Panic, Terror Tract, Darkness Falls, Bubba Ho-Tep, Frailty, Annapolis, Children of Dune, Rambo, Partition, Bug, and The Expendables. In addition, the Channing Tatum action flick The Eagle is reviewed. Enjoy!

In what may be their most harrowing mission yet, Dave and Dan valiantly attempt to defend the indefensible -- Transformers 2 and Batman & Robin -- garnering so much animosity in the process that they actually turn their arguments on each other.

This week, Patrick and J.B. kick it old school, with a cougar-like F-ing of Mike Nichols' The Graduate. One warning: At some point, you might say to yourself, "This conversation is getting a little strange." Just power through. It's worth it.

Join Dave, Mac, and Erich as they unveil Bane: Behind the Muscle -- The true story of The Dark Knight's latest big screen villain; explore Shawn Ryan's Chicago Code/Terriers and justify their man-love for Justified; and debate the advantages of television season-long arcs versus the story-of-the week format. Plus: The Filibuster Travel Agency plans your trip to Future World, The Twilight Zone, and the insane world of The Shaw Brothers; and the boys consult the all-knowing Filibuster Oracle. What more do you need to start your weekend?

Random synaptic firings abound, as exhausted Kent and hoochie-mama Michelle return from a week off to "hollar down your hole," before aimlessly wandering through the realms of Gnomeo & Juliet, recent Oscar nominations, the 2011 Summer Movie season, and the land of forgotten Couch feature segments. (We'll have their Ritalin prescription refilled by next week.)