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     The gang is back and joined by the boys from The Year2B Podcast to discuss the 2009 supergroup, Them Crooked Vultures, first and only LP.

Them Crooked Vultures - Self Titled LP
Released: November 13, 2009
Studio: Pink Duck Studios
Labels: Interscope, DGC, RCA

Members: Josh Homme on lead vocals/guitars/slide guitars (Queens of the Stone Age), John Paul Jones on bass/keyboards (Led Zeppelin), Dave Grohl on drums/backing vocals (Foo Fighters)

Talking Points: 

History with super groups or temporary projects and our feelings on them in general.
History with the members of Them Crooked Vultures
General thoughts on the LP

Plugs:
www.Year2B.com @theyear2b on all social media

Next EP: 
Tom King’s The Vision w/ Special Guests James Barnes & Vash from C4S Villains

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Pop-O-Holics Weekly Upload (02/15/2021) 

Welcome Special Guests, Bryce and Bandy from The Year2B Podcast! 

Community Feedback Section 

Poll Results! 

TBT Episode 2: Spider-Man Swing Into Different Mediums on our Youtube

Brian’s Chris’s Wacky News Corner

News: 

Gina Carano fired from The Mandalorian

Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey Cast as Joel and Ellie in HBO Max’s Last of Us adaptation

David Crosby Slams Phoebe Bridgers after she destroys guitar on SNL

Movies:
Nomadland (Theaters/Hulu) 2/19 (Friday)
I Care A Lot (Netflix) 2/19 (Friday)
Happily (Theaters/PVOD) 2/19 (Friday)

Quick Hits 

Bryce
The Boys (Amazon Prime) 
WandaVision (Disney+) 
Bandy
Community (NBC) 
Star Wars Squadrons (PS4) 

Chris

Standing Up, Falling Down (PVOD) 

Christian
The Sound of Metal (Amazon Prime)
Palmer (Apple TV+)

Plugs: 

www.Year2B.com @theyear2b on all social media

      The gang is joined by Diana Goodman of the Thirty Twenty Ten Podcast to discuss Albert Brook's vacation to the afterlife, Defending Your Life.

Defending Your Life

Directed by: Albert Brooks
Written by: Albert Brooks
Score by: Michael Gore
Budget: “more than $20 million” - Roger Ebert 
Grossed: $16.4 million

Cast:

• Albert Brooks as Daniel Miller
• Meryl Streep as Julia
• Rip Torn as Bob Diamond 
• Lee Grant as Lena Foster
• Buck Henry as Dick Stanley
• George D. Wallace as Daniel’s Judge
• Lillian Lehman as Daniel’s Judge
• S. Scott Bullock as Daniel’s Father
• Carol Bivens as Daniel’s Mother 
• Susan Walters as Daniel’s Wife
• Gary Beach as Car Salesman 

Talking Points: 

1. What is your history with Albert Brooks and specifically Defending Your Life?
2. Initial Non-spoiler feelings about this watch
3. How does this compare with other versions of the afterlife in film/tv?

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Pop-O-Holics Weekly Upload (02/08/2021) 

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Intro: 

• Welcome special guest Diana Goodman from the ThirtyTwentyTen Podcast! 

Community Feedback Section: 

• Poll Results! 
• TBT Episode 1 2001: A Star Wars Story

Brian’s Wacky News Corner:

News: 

• Chloe Zhao to write & direct a Sci-Fi/Western Dracula (https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/chloe-zhao-directing-dracula-as-a-sci-fi-western-for-universal/)
• Stacy Osei-Kuffour to write Blade: The Vampire Slayer (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/marvels-blade-movie-finds-its-writer-in-watchmen-scribe-exclusive)
• Ryan Coogler to make a Wakanda series for Disney+ (https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/ryan-coogler-working-on-wakanda-series-for-disney/)

Movies:

• Judas and the Black Messiah (Theaters/HBO Max) 2/12
• Minari (Theaters/A24 Screening Room) 2/12, PVOD 2/26
• Saint Maud (PVOD) 2/12

TV:

• Clarice (CBS) 2/11

What We’ve Been Consuming: 

Diana

•  Promising Young Woman

Chris

• OK Human - Weezer (Album) 
• In & Of Itself (Hulu)

Brian

• Rocks (Netflix)

The boys are back with their MEGA-sized Quick Hits with Mega Quick Hits 2: The Quickening.

Chris

• Star Wars Episode IX: Duel of the Fates (Unreleased Script) 
• The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Netflix)
• Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game - The Complete Edition (Switch)
• House of M (Marvel Comics)

Brian

• Pretend It’s A City (Netflix)
• One Night in Miami... (Prime Video) 
• Promising Young Woman (PVOD) 
• Tiger (HBO Max
• Mr. Mayor (NBC/Hulu)>

Christian 

• Man Eater (PlayStation, PC, Xbox?) it’s a shark RPG (https://youtu.be/yRYFKcMa_Ek)
• Immortals Fenix Rising (Playstations, Xbox, PC)
• Titanfall 2 (PlayStation, Xbox, PC)
• Death Becomes Her (HBO Max
• Thank You for Smoking (Amazon Prime)>
• Another Round (VoD) 

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     The Boys are back to begin Season 3 of Pop-O-Holics with community feedback and a thic News Corner. Please follow us on all the social  media outlets and email us for feedback. Enjoy the show!

Community Feedback Section: 

• Poll Results! 

Brian’s Wacky News Corner:

News: 

• Raya and the Last Dragon to premier in theaters as well as Disney+ at premium rate $29.99 (https://screenrant.com/raya-last-dragon-movie-disney-plus-streaming-cost/)
• Palm Springs commentary cut comes to Hulu (https://screenrant.com/palm-springs-movie-andy-samberg-commentary-cut-hulu/)
• Noah Baumbach Signs Multi-Year deal with Netflix ahead of latest film White Noise (https://collider.com/noah-baumbach-netflix-deal-white-noise-movie/)
• First Godzilla vs. Kong trailer out now, release date moves to 3/31 (https://variety.com/2021/film/news/godzilla-vs-kong-release-date-moves-1234889930/)

Movies:

• Rocks (Netflix) 2/1
• Malcolm & Marie (Netflix) 2/5
• Bliss (Prime Video) 2/5
• Falling (PVOD/Theaters) 2/5

Music:

• Medicine at Midnight - Foo Fighters (2/5)

TV:

• The Snoopy Show (Apple TV+)

Video Games:

• Control (PS5/Xbox Series C/S versions) 2/2

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     With 2020 in the rearview mirror, the gang meets one last time for Season 2 to discuss their favorite Albums, TV Shows and Movies of the year. 

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Part 2: Episode 115

Music: 

Christian: 

1. Punisher by Phoebe Bridgers
2. Honorable Mention: The New Abnormal by The Strokes

Brian:

1. Punisher by Phoebe Bridgers
2. Honorable Mention: Here, Online by Worst Party Ever

Chris: 

1. Punisher by Phoebe Bridgers
2. Honorable Mention: After Hours by The Weeknd 

Television: 

Christian: 

1. Ted Lasso (AppleTV+)
2. Honorable Mention: The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix)

Brian:

1. The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix)
2. Honorable Mention: The Last Dance (ESPN/Netflix)

Chris: 

1. Ted Lasso (AppleTV+)
2. Honorable Mention: What We Do in the Shadows, Season 2 (Hulu)

Movie: 

Christian: 

1. Uncle Frank (Amazon Prime)
2. Honorable Mention: The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Netflix)

Brian:

1. Ainu Mosir (Netflix)
2. Honorable Mention: Mank (Netflix)

Chris: 

1. Palm Springs
2. Honorable Mention: Uncle Frank (Amazon Prime), Honorable Honorable Mention: Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (Netflix) 

      It has been a long year, and the gang is here to bring it in with Part 1 of their Best of List.
They discuss their favorite Books and Video Games from the year. Next week, the boys will discuss their top Albums, TV Shows and Movies.

Book/Comic Book/Audio Book: 

Christian: 

1. A Promised Land by Barack Obama
2. Honorable Mention: Taking America Back for God: Christian Nationalism in the United States by Andrew L. Whiterhead and Samuel L. Perry

Brian:

1. The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis
2. Honorable Mention: The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist by Adrian Tomine 

Chris: 

1. Is This Anything? by Jerry Seinfeld
2. Honorable Mention: 

Video Game: 

Christian: 

1. The Last of Us Part II (PS4/ PS4 Pro)
2. Honorable Mention:  Ghost of Tsushima (PS4/ PS4 Pro)

Brian:

1. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
2. Honorable Mention: Rocket League

Chris: 

1. Animal Crossing: New Horizon (Switch)
2. Honorable Mention: Among Us (even though it came out in 2018)

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     The gang comes together in a special bonus episode to discuss the release of the  HBO Max and theatrical release of WW84.  

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     The gang wraps up their Cyberpunk Christmas month and 2020 with a true classic. That's right! It's Jesus time! The boys talk about 1995's Johnny Mnemonic.

Episode 113: Johnny Mnemonic (1995)

Directed by: Robert Longo
Written by: William Gibson
Score by: Brad Fiedel
Budget: $26 million
Grossed: $19 million (Domestic) $52.4 million (Worldwide)

Cast: 

• Keanu Reeves as Johnny Mnemonic
• Dina Meyer as Jane
• Ice-T as J-Bone
• Takeshi Kitano as Takahashi
• Denis Akiyama as Shinji
• Dolph Lundgren as Karl Honig
• Henry Rollins as Spider
• Barbara Sukowa as Anna Kalmann
• Udo Kier as Ralfi
• Tracy Tweed as Pretty
• Falconer Abraham as Yomamma
• Don Francks as Hooky
• Diego Chambers as Henson
• Arthur Eng as Viet

Talking Points: 

1. What are your overall thoughts of Johnny Mnemonic?
2. What are the themes of the film?
3. In the grand scheme of the cyberpunk genre, what is this film’s place? 
4. Remember when and final thoughts on Johnny Mnemonic 

Extra Stuff: 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/director-robert-longo-ruefully-recalls-895471

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