Less Than 2000

Every kid from the 80’s and 90’s remembers the weekend ritual of going to the video store and picking up your entertainment for the weekend.  The feeling of walking up and down the aisles, hoping what you want is in stock, with nothing to go on except the back of the box or a recommendation from an employee.  You were committed to that movie or game for the weekend – good or bad.

Adam and Chad reminisce about the good old days of Blockbuster and Hollywood Video and dissect how a multibillion dollar enterprise could go from the top of the world to practically non-existent within a matter of years.

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Chad’s Mom joins the show to share her story about falling asleep in the theater during Star Wars in 1977.  Adam and Chad talk about how slow and “boring” they thought Episode IV was compared to The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi when they were kids.

Join us on Patreon this weekend for the extended, uncensored 80-minute episode full of personal, embarrassing stories about young Adam and Chad straight from the mouth of Mrs. Bishoff!

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Adam and Chad wax poetic about the dopest band to come out of their hometown of Omaha, Nebraska.  Chad reminiscences about the 1993 debut LP by Nick Hexum, P-Nut and SA Martinez, while Adam laments the more commercial direction they took in 1995.  The episode drops a day early so you can enjoy 311 Music on 420!  Finish off your leftover Peeps and chocolate bunnies and kick back and listen in style…  Omaha Stylee.

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It’s time to tackle the most memorable, raunchiest comedy of 1999 that’s etched in the memories of an entire generation leaving high school as well as the 20th Century.

Warm apple pie, one time at band camp, Stifler’s mom and a pact to enter college as new men only scratch the surface of some of the funniest, unforgettable moments and quotable lines from the break out cast starring Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Sean William Scott, Chris Klein, Tara Reid, Mena Suvari, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Shannon Elizabeth and Eugene Levy.

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Adam and Chad dip back into the dark side of cinema and dissect David Lynch’s 1997 cult classic staring Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette and Balthazar Getty, with a super creepy performance by Robert Blake, and a soundtrack produced by Trent Reznor.  Does it help or hurt if we tell you Adam reads from his college paper? 

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Legend of Zelda changed video games forever upon its release on NES in North America in 1987.  In a world where video games only had one screen or only allowed you to run left to right, LoZ allowed you to move up, right, left, down, inside and under in a sprawling world of forests, plains, deserts and caves.  Zelda was literally a game-changer and continues to influence video games to this day.

Distinguished guest Bryan Auer is the co-host of Chat of the Wild on the HyperX Podcast Network and comes on the show to share his deep knowledge and love for Zelda and Zelda-like games.  Rekindle your childhood sense of exploration, discovery, awe and wonder and geek out with us on this week’s episode of Less Than 2000!  Listen to Chat of the Wild on the HyperX Podcast Network and follow Bryan on Twitch at luigisapartment.com.

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Adam and Chad embark on a movie they’ve never seen before… 1979’s Meatballs directed by the late great Ivan Reitman with Bill Murray staring in his first feature film.

The boys discuss this National Lampoon’s style, VERY PG movie, trying desperately to give some praise where due to the man who brought us some of the most iconic films of the 80s and 90s.

Comedy sure has come a long way since Meatballs!

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Adam & Chad LOVED Ice Cube when they were tweeners in the early 90’s.  His lyrics opened their eyes to all sorts of things they didn’t experience in their middle class suburban lives.  It was SO COOL at the time.

Now that the guys are middle aged professionals, how do they feel about it after going back to Ice Cube’s early solo career for the first time in nearly a quarter century?  They grapple with their adulthood and some really rough themes found in the music.  Is the music still as cool now as they thought it was then?

This is a different type of episode.  A deep discussion of sexuality, race and power in music.  And go to Patreon for Part 2 of this episode where the boys dissect each of Cube’s first five albums track by track.

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It’s almost impossible to overstate how big Beavis & Butt-Head were in the 90’s. They could make or break a band simply by saying it rules or sucks.  Was the show everything that was wrong with youth culture as politicians and parents claimed?  Or was it low-key brilliant satire?  Do middle aged men still find it as funny as when they were thirteen?

Special guest Sam Fischer makes his second appearance on Less Than 2000 and tells Adam to turn his mind off and have a beer and a laugh.

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Stories from your friends next door they never told… but filmed and sent to ABC for a chance to win ten thousand dollars! Before YouTube, there was only one place to see people and animals doing funny and dumb things on video.  The talented Bob Saget pulled it all together and put it over the top.  America, this is you.

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