Ready 2 Retro

"One night of presents? Hell no! We got EIGHT CRAAAAZZY NIGHTS!"

This week Ready 2 Retro is joined by first time guest and the man with the biggest Adam Sandler collection, Dustin Tucker aka @limestonepicker! Along with Max, another huge Sandman fan, the two of them discuss the often forgotten, "Eight Crazy Nights"!

So time to bust out the menorah, spin the dreidel, dust off your Eight Crazy Nights DVD and get ready for one awesome movie review that it'll make you say "This is the happiest seizure of my life!" 

Back in October Max and Jasmine took a cross country train trip from Los Angeles to Boston. On this special bonus the two of them share about their experience on Amtrak, the eight different cities they visited and their Top 5 Tips about train traveling!

Episodes Notes:

The Route- Los Angeles ---> Albuquerque ---> Kansas City ---> Chicago ---> Washington D.C. ---> Philadelphia ---> New York City ---> New Haven ---> Boston 

Youtubers that specialize in Amtrak travel that we found helpful: 
Ground Life Travel 
In The Great Wide

This week R2R is getting WAY retro as "Happy Days" showrunners Brian Levant & Fred Fox Jr join us for a coversation all about the show and their recent book "50 Years of Happy Days: A Visual History of an American Television Classic".

Hear why Levant and Fox decided to create this book, the process of making it and personal stories of their time working on the show. 

There's no doubt that after hearing this episode it'll make you say "Ayyyy!"

You can purchase the book now wherever books are sold or click here for a direct link!

This week Ready 2 Retro revisits one of the greatest sports movies of all time to celebrate its 20th anniversary..."Friday Night Lights" (2004). Joining this week is Max's high school buddy and fellow football teammate, Caz Wolter, as the two of them share their fond memories of the film, their high school football experience and the craze that is MOJO FOOTBALL!

Carlos@thenostalgiclatino is back on @ready2retro to talk all things old school Nickelodeon! Carlos shares about his favorite old school Nick shows, the untimely cancellation of Splat Con and the awesome impromptu meet up that followed!

As always, we're Ready 2 Retro...Are You?

Links to Carlos' Content:
Instagram: @thenostalgiclatino
TikTok: Tiktok Link


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Alien Month ends with the latest installment of the series, "Alien: Romulus". Returning to Ready 2 Retro is our buddy Corey from @podcastingafterdark as he and Max share what they loved about "Romulus", what they felt was missing and of course, they're going to talk about that polarizing last act!

This is an episode for all Alien fans old and new! 

Max, Chelsea and Chris reunite for the first time in a long time to reflect, share memories and talk about Episode 200!

Thank you to all the listeners and friends of the show who have made this podcasting journey absolutely incredible!

Alien month continues with a panel full of "Aliens" fans. Joining Ready 2 Retro this week is Jesse from @heartgodmedia, Corey from @podcastingafterdark and screenwriter Jonathan Scott. This episode is an open conversation with huge fans of James Cameron's "Aliens" sharing why they absolutely love this film!

All month long @ready2retro will be highlighting films from the "Alien" franchise. 

First up is the one that started it all! Chelsea, Jesse from @heartgodmedia and Max discuss the brilliance that is Ridley Scott's "Alien" (1979). 

In this episode R2R dives into what makes this movie not just a top tier horror or sci-fi film, but one of THE greatest films of all time!

With so much anticipation leading into the "Beetlejuice" sequel, it was only right to find two huge fans of the original movie. Returning to Ready 2 Retro this week is the Duchess of Horror, Chelsea, and Nic Cowan (Surf Ninjas) as they passionately share their thoughts about the long awaited "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice"! 

Nic breaks down ALL the plot points of this convoluted film, Chelsea gushes over Catherine O'Hara's portrayal of "Delia" and Max breaks down why Tim Burton had to crush this movie to save his career and legacy as a filmmaker. 

All this and more!