On this episode of Mature Listeners, we walk through the valley of the shadow of death with the extremely frustrating Highland Laddie, but then we look at The Boys and realize there's something left. We also discuss AEW news, Billions' first season surprises, and One Piece.

 

On this episode, we finally make it to Herogasm, and we discuss Niel's thoughts on the first few episodes of Amazon's The Boys, as well as McCrea and Ezquerra's contributions to the artistic palette of the series, Jeb Lund's bookshelf, and Billions.

 

On a new Goof Troupe, we discuss Shane's theory on the final destination of Larry David, Niel's thoughts on Decompressed TV, and Brian's love of Yorgos Lanthimos during a discussion of two German comedies.

 

Content Warning: Child sexual abuse, general sexual abuse, racism including the n word, the world event commonly referred to as "the 9/11 incident"
On a new Mature Listeners, Niel and Judge Jessie discuss Volumes 3 and 4 of The Boys, in which the titular team takes on the G-Men, who are responsible for most of the content warnings this project will ever have to issue.

 

The Boys are back in this introductory episode covering The Boys #1-14. Judge Jessie joins Niel in this return to the twisted mind of Garth Ennis, as well as discussion of Deep Space 9, The Shield, and the general history of Garth Ennis. Please be advised that this comic covers themes of sexual abuse, as well as other sensitive topics.

 

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On a New Year's chat episode, we dissect Shane's plan to make 2022 The Year Of Touching Grass, why stepsiblings are the new shit in porno, and just what exactly it means to be "normal".

 

On a page on the net, on a feed on your phone,Here's a file that you'll meet with a smile or a groan.Our cast dedicated to strange double featuresHas been cursed to endure quite a strange Christmas creature.You may know him by name, you may know him by voice,Or his iconic hue, like a cartoon tortoise,But you cannot forget him, to try is no use,For the Grinch is the icon of one Doctor Seuss.
Each holiday season, you may turn the dialAnd sit down to a version of his holiday trials,Which depending on vintage may bring you good cheer,Or force you to endure a most withering leer.While the book that began this is simply delightful,A well-crafted, heartwarming holiday trifle,Its core narrative is surprisingly small,Not enough for a feature, not nearly at all.
So they fill it with sirens, they fill it with horns,Intimations that Grinches may indulge in porn.They fill it with subplots, with sideplots and origins,To results that are hollow as chocolate oranges.We sat through it all, all the awful one-liners,We saw glass-munching, hot pants, and ratty recliners.But we weren't miserable as the third feature ended,For we have the best film treat of all, being friendship.
Oh yeah and we talk about how Oogie Boogie is the Evil Santa of the South Pole.

 

On the latest Goof Troupe, Shane, Niel, and Brian discuss Brewster McCloud and Playtime, two delightful 60s comedies, as well as the new Dune, Billions, and the Monster Draft, in which we draft our own monster teams.

“He gazed up at the enormous face. Forty years it had taken him to learn what kind of smile was hidden beneath the dark moustache. O cruel, needless misunderstanding! O stubborn, self-willed exile from the loving breast! Two gin-scented tears trickled down the sides of his nose. But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Steely Dan.”
On a new DSWFY, Niel introduces Shane to the wild world of Steely Dan, Niel gets sucked into the world of Magic The Gathering, Shane gets sucked out of the world he knew by watching The Matrix for the first time, and we discuss Shane's presence at the historic return to pro wrestling of The American Dragon, Bryan Danielson.