Fight With Mike!

This week, Andy pulls the old switcheroo and takes the helm, as the boys beam Star Trek: TOS into the lab for dissection.  It's young Ensign Andy's maiden voyage on the USS Enterprise, with Captain Mike to bring him along.  From a far-too-long-list Andy settled on the following episodes as his first TOS experience: 

Also, Mike and Andy get political for a bit in the wake of the 2020 U.S. elections, and wonder if Donald Trump will make starting the Second American Civil War his final act before leaving office.   Oh, fascists...aren't they CRAZY!?! 

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Look, up in the sky!  It’s a bird...it’s a plane...it’s…a couple of nerds, talking about Superman!

This week people, we have an actual fight on our hands...mostly.  It’s a Battle of the Supermen -- Superman: The Movie (1979) vs. Man of Steel (2013).  Which one holds up better, the charming tongue-in-cheek film from the 70’s that gave us our first modern comic book blockbuster movie, or the darker, more serious take of the 2013 re-boot?

Join us for this most important discussion, as there’s clearly nothing else of importance going on in the U.S. this week.

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This week Mike and Andy brace themselves to endure the last of the Indiana Jones films, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008).  Yes, nearly 20 years after the final outing, the gang is back for the final-final outing to bring Indy into the modern era...of 1957.

Ugh….Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.   Hard to believe that the Indiana Jones series has to go out on such a low note.

Or, DOES IT???  The Dynamic Duo enter the nerd cave expecting this film to duke it out with Temple of Doom for the bottom of the franchise, but does it really smell that bad in the end?  Tune in and find out...

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This week, Indy lashes himself out of the pit of misery of his last outing and into the triumphal Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), also known as "Indiana Jones and We're Deeply Sorry About That Last Film".   Yes, after the dumpster fire that was Temple of Doom, Spielberg and Lucas deliver the goods on what might be the best film of the series.  

Also in this episode, we add some new segments that hopefully add a little more context to our subject, and general fun to the show.

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Do not adjust your set!  Fight With Mike! is back in your ears after only a week!  Will the fun ever start?

This week our magical journey through the Indiana Jones series continues, this time with the not-so-magical Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), the film that gave us the PG-13 rating!

This movie has issues, people.  Some serious, serious issues.  But, Andy and Mike refuse to be cowed, so donning their leather jackets and Fedoras and grabbing their bullwhips, they dive headfirst into what is considered by many to be one of the worst of the series.

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Join us, as we jump on our vintage pontoon plane, the John Williams music swells, and the animated travel map sequence begins chronicling our journey through the Indiana Jones films, the first in a 4-part series!

This episode, Mike and Andy go back into the nerd lab and begin drafting their love letter to the first film in the Indiana Jones series, Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).  Mostly it goes exactly as expected, except for one minor detail.  Actually, it’s a pretty deal, and begins to cast a shadow on the whole affair by the end.

Also, after consulting with our production team, and the suits on the 99th floor, with this episode we start publishing weekly (we hope).  We’re hoping it helps keep the episodes a little-less-epic in length (but not content), and gets us in your ears more often.  

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Can you teach an old nerd new tricks?  In this week’s episode, we decide to experiment with that.

Mike and Andy go into the nerd lab and dissect JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, an anime series currently on Netflix based on the Japanese Manga comics/graphic novels.  Andy is convinced that if Mike gives it a chance, JoJos will worm it’s way into his brain, despite Mike’s well known-aversion to subtitles and long, drawn out inner monologues.

Will Mike be turned?

Will Andy forgive him if he doesn’t?

Tune in and find out...

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In true Fight With Mike fashion, we intended a quick wrap up episode, but once you get a few nerds in a room talking....

In this episode, Andy and Mike welcome in Andy's younger brother Adam to do a final wrap up of the Star Wars arc, ranking the movies and trilogies.  We also spend a little time talking about the first season of the podcast Blockbuster, an amazing show which centers around the beginning of the careers of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, and their impact on all of our childhoods.  And, sadly, we discuss the tragic death of Chadwick Boseman, who was taken from us far too soon.

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All Sagas must come to an end. And so it is with this Saga...the epic climax to the Fight With Mike! Star Wars trilogies reviews. Well, pretty much.  I think in this case, we stuck the landing better than any of these movies did. This was likely the most fun we’ve had yet, probably in no small part due to the fact this recording actually happened before midnight, and Mike no longer sounds like he’s on quaaludes.

We conclude the review of the trilogies by covering Return of the Jedi (1983), Revenge of the Sith (2005), and The Rise of Skywalker (2019).  One of these was more disappointing than remembered, one was more of a pleasant surprise, and one was an unmitigated disaster...and we only agreed on one of these (take a guess).

We also answer the long standing question: just how many Vader costumes did Palpatine have in his closet just in case of well-done Sith?

Strap on the gloves!  It’s time to Fight...with MIKE!

A day late and a dollar short.  Us, not the movies we’re talking about.  Well, mostly.

When we last left our heroes, they had waged a mighty struggle, viewing 3 epic movies and creating a no-less-epic podcast episode for our valued listeners.  The task this time was the same, with even longer films to examine.  However, every struggle takes a toll, and as a result, this episode comes to you, oh, about a day+ later than we wanted.

But, we fight through the pain, and 2 semi-bad movies, and one true classic.  That’s right, folks, we’ve arrived -- Peak Star Wars.  The middle episodes of each of the Skywalker Saga trilogies: The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Attack of the Clones (2002), and The Last Jedi (2017).  History dictates that these entries are the peak of each trilogy.  However, to be fair, some peaks are smaller than others.  Way….way….waaaaaaaaaaay smaller.  Way.

Way.

That being said, please join us as we examine, love, and laugh with and at these movies.  Mike takes a trip down memory lane to set the context for what Andy calls “the best sequel ever” (hint: he’s not wrong).  But before we get to those wonderful fuzzy memories, we must first analyze the successes and failures of the other 2 entries in the other trilogies.

And, all late at night, well after the time that Mike is supposed to take his Geritol…

So strap in kids!  It’s time to fight… with MIKE!