Regular Joes Podcast

Three years ago Jeff Bezos saved The Expanse from a premature death in the cold depths of space. As the fifth season (the second on Amazon Prime) wraps up the Regular Joes comment on this, in many ways, unique Sci Fi (no longer SyFi) show. The political thriller, action adventure, human drama, continues to deliver, while deviating slightly, from the novel series by James S. A. Corey ... which Tod references several times after promising not to. Watch it, read it, whatever. Great stuff. Alan Tudyk, who you may recall from Firefly, Rogue One and a gajillion other roles, is back in the Sci Fi saddle, sort of, in Resident Alien. This story of a lone Alien trapped on Earth has been told many times but never anything quite like this. Lastly, because no one who is watching can stop theorizing on what is actually happening on WandaVison, there is some more of that too. All this plus the usual Random Topics. Thanks for listening!

This past weekend roughly 92 million people sat through a bizarre event, involving several millionaires beating up each other to control an oblong ball, just to get a look at the new trailer for Marvel's next Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Was it worth all that pain and suffering? Hell yes! After an interminable wait the MCU is back in all its shield throwing, Falcon flying, evil bad guy battling glory. And we have barely a month left to wait. Note: the full two minute version of the trailer is available online. If that's not enough MARVEL, with episode 5 WandaVision crosses the halfway mark with still no explanation for the epic weirdness that has enveloped Westview, New Jersey. Who is responsible? Is Vision even really there? And .... the wrong Quicksilver WTF? All this plus What's in the Box and the usual Round of Random Topics. Thanks for listening!

This week's episode has a theme ... if you look really closely. In its fourth week (of nine) the decidedly odd puzzle pieces of Disney+'s first Marvel series WandaVision are coming together. What these clues reveal is still very much an open question. The only thing certain at this point is the Regular Joes are hooked and will be speculating along with everyone else. Stay tuned. Over the last seven plus years the Joes respective Hot Toys collections have swelled mightily. One might argue there is some bad influence at work here. In the last few weeks each of the host added at least one of the Daughters of Thanos to their respective shelves. In this episode's conjoined What's in the Box segment the Joes explain why they finally decided to give a home to these recently orphaned blue and green ladies. All this plus the usual Random Topics. Thanks for listening!

On this episode, the Regular Joes each discuss one of their favorite Science Fiction properties. Yeah, so you're thinking, how is that different from the previous 372 episodes right? Well, there was one rule...it couldn't be related to Star Trek or Star Wars in any way...so that added a level of complexity! What movies or shows did each host choose? Listen in to find out. Plus the usual helping of Random Topics and a round of What's in the Box. Thanks for listening!

Each year the Regular Joes gather to exchange gifts. And, like everything else in 2020, that did not quite happen as planned. Thus, nearly a month after the holiday, the Joes get together (safely distanced by several miles) and open presents they bought or made for each other. Yes, that is kinda odd. . .but it fits this week's theme. After several long months of eager anticipation Disney+ just launched the first, of many, TV series based on characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. WandaVision, which places the Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) and Vision (just Vision) in a reality anchored in the conventions of 1950's and 1960's sitcoms. If that sounds odd, it is. Another Marvel series is called "What If," WandaVision might have been called "What The. . .?" It's very, very strange but is it good strange or bad strange the Regular Joes weigh in, and as usual, opinions vary. Oh, and there is also Random Topics. Thanks for listening!

Star Trek the Next Generation came into its own in it's third season. The Third season of original Star Trek gave us Turnabout Intruder and Spock's Brain. As Star Trek Discovery wraps up its third season the regular Regular Joes, plus adjunct Joe Brian Mix, assess how the series fared. What worked, what didn't? Did it serve it characters well? As this was the third major redirection in three years are we getting close to what we expect from in the flagship series from a streaming service that leaned heavily into this franchise? Lastly how does it hold up against the other two Trek series that aired this calendar year? We also have some Random Topics and a round of What's in the Box. Because, well … the economy is not gonna bounce back on its own. Thanks for listening!

The Regular Joes are back from their holiday hiatus and it's time to catch up. First up they toss out a few random topics. Next it's a round of Show and Tell, where the hosts share a few of their favorite Christmas gifts. The week between Christmas and New Year's is prime binge time and the Joes took good advantage of the opportunity. Find out which shows finished up their 2020 watch lists. With the pre-Christmas self purchase pact (mostly) off, it's time for the first round of What's in the Box for the new year. Lastly, the Joes give their take on the the eagerly anticipated Wonder Woman 1984. Note: there will be SPOILERS. As well as disappointment, a brief effort at rationalization, and a good amount of sheer bafflement. Thanks for listening!

As the Regular Joes take a little time off for the Holidays, they thought it would be fun to revisit some of their favorite moments from their favorite convention, the annual Rhode Island Comic Con. Among the Joes memorable guests are Billy Zabka, Martin Kove, C. Thomas Howell, Daniel Logan, Katrina Law, Michael Rooker, Seth Gilliam, Sam Jones, Melody Anderson, Beverly D'Angelo, Jason Isaacs, Mike Quinn, Tim Rose and many more. Hopefully we can all go to a Comic Con in the near future, but until we can, please enjoy our retrospective on the best little show in the north east! Enjoy the holidays, have a Happy New Year, and as always, thanks for listening!

As the Regular Joes take a little time off for the Holidays, they thought it would be fun to revisit some of their favorite moments from their favorite convention, the annual Rhode Island Comic Con. Among the Joes memorable guests are Billy Zabka, Martin Kove, C. Thomas Howell, Daniel Logan, Katrina Law, Michael Rooker, Seth Gilliam, Sam Jones, Melody Anderson, Beverly D'Angelo, Jason Isaacs, Mike Quinn, Tim Rose and many more. Hopefully we can all go to a Comic Con in the near future, but until we can, please enjoy our retrospective on the best little show in the north east! Enjoy the holidays, have a Happy New Year, and as always, thanks for listening!

Don't get us wrong, season one of the Mandalorian was good ... ok very good. But, by any objective standard season two was mind blowing. If you have not yet watched the season finale, you will want to go do that now. Really. There will be SPOILERS ... lots and lots of SPOILERS. The regular hosts are once again joined by Derryl DePriest and Brian Mix as they process what they just saw. And, even though folks really should stop buying stuff for themselves at this time of year, there's a round of Show and Tell. Thanks for Listening!