Episode #105 is the final part of our Christmas Spectacular 2022 and is all about one of the most strange and iconic films of the 1980s, Gremlins. Scott and Tom are joined by Justin and there's talk about the film's unique change of tone, it's immoral cast of human characters, if Barney is the best ever dog actor, being shocked by the violence towards the Gremlins and Billy no-mates getting an unnecessary love story.Plus, Tom thinks he might be Gizmo and we wonder if the film could be an origin story for another famous character.

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Episode #104 of Talk and Beans is the seventh annual Christmas Special and Part One of our Christmas Spectacular 2022. Scott and Tom are joined this year by Justin to talk about European traditions, celebrating Christmas at the beach, Action Man memories, the trouble with getting a modern games console, experiencing a summer Christmas in Australia and Justin tells us his favourite festive movies, food & music.Plus, another rant about Love Actually and another debate about Bublé.

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Episode #103 is the final part of our Halloween Spectacular 2022 and it's all about one of the most iconic parody movies of all time. Scott and Tom are joined by Rob to talk about it's use of early 2000s cultural references, being a parody to a film that's already a homage, the strong opening scenes, if the comedy still holds up, mixed memories of the horror scenes referenced and the Wayans brothers as comedic writers.Plus, starting the Carmen Electra Appreciation Society and sharing the film with friends.

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Episode #102 is the first part of our Halloween Spectacular 2022 and is the seventh annual Halloween Special. Scott and Tom are joined by Rob to talk about a scary beauty product, a new way to get costume ideas, if ghostface patrolled Whitechapel, bedtime routines for staying safe, the risk of podcasting about spooky topics and the boys once again become the “Costume Police” with so many inevitable awful fancy dress trends this year.Plus, Scott talks about a recent near death experience, Tom thinks he’s the victim of a plague and much more!PS. The intro may sound a little muffled because of wearing masks… oops!

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Episode #101 of Talk and Beans is the 2022 Bromance Valentine's Special as Scott and Tom find out from Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott how to be a Role Model. We talk about how weird it is to see child actors swear, the movie being a snapshot of it's time, the presentation of LAIRE and how the film does a good job of making the audience care.Plus, Tom has another loving surprise and Scott passionately explains a beef.

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Episode #100 is on all the recent big events from the world of Pro Wrestling. Scott and Tom talk about Seth Rollins being cool again, awful new theme songs, natural new AEW stars, ROH working with IMPACT, Moxley’s return, if NXT 2.0 was really necessary, the WrestleMania sign catching fire and the risk of WWE getting caught up in boring, predictable & repetitive booking.Plus, our favourite attires, returns & moments from the Royal Rumble and a celebration of reaching 100 episodes!

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Episode #99 is the final part of our Christmas Spectacular 2021 and is all about one of the most popular festive films of the modern era. Scott and Tom talk about Buddy’s weird background story, Peter Dinklage’s performance, New York being synonymous with Christmas, the film’s use of special effects and thoughts on the films musical themes.Plus, why promotional material has ruined the film’s spark and the it being a festive favourite for many.

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Episode #98 of Talk and Beans is the sixth annual Christmas Special and Part One of our Christmas Spectacular 2021. Scott and Tom are joined this year by Jamie to talk about memories of Scott's childhood stories but from his perspective, experiences from last years Christmas in lockdown, awkward gift misunderstandings, fancy restaurants trying to cash in on the festive period and Tom tells us about the mysterious case of the missing present.Plus, Jamie drops a bombshell about his controversial Christmas dinner and tells us his favourite Christmas songs, films & childhood presents.

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Episode #97 is a deep dive into the long awaited return of the Ghostbusters franchise. Scott and Tom discuss the film's Egon centric plot, attempts to fill in the story's 32 year gap, the use of Shandor's Summerville location, reactions to the incredibly emotional moments, believability issues, the film's attempt to establish new characters and the heavy reliance of properties from the original movies.Plus, which nuance character traits were faithfully recreated and which ones didn't make sense.

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Episode #96 is a look back at the controversial 2016 attempt to revive the Ghostbusters franchise. Scott and Tom discuss the film's clear identity crisis, it's use of cameos, the fan backlash, great scenes & performances that get overlooked, the hit & miss homages to the originals, problems with the plot, the use of modern CGI/3D effects and the incredible amount of promising jokes that get self sabotaged. Plus, the clear signs of second guessing with noticeable cuts, edits and rumoured use of costly reshoots.

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