The Countdown

By Paul & Wayne

A weekly comedic podcast in which two friends aim to countdown every popular topic EVER from 10-1 while throwing shade at the other‘s list.... more

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How many episodes does The Countdown have?

The podcast currently has 812 episodes available.

The Countdown episodes:

January 18, 2020 1917 review
If you're a little tired of Wayne and especially Paul "Negatroning" their way through the vast majority of films they review, THIS is the Ep for you.

Join the guys as their minds are blown by Sam Mendes' latest film featuring some of the most stunning cinematography ever displayed on the big screen.

Can Wayne deal with the violence? Who makes the call that the best film of 2020 has already been released? And who scores this masterpiece higher at the end of the day?

Find the answers to all these questions and more as The Countdown continues ...

Time Stamps:

1917 SPOILER-FREE Review: 0:00 - 11:40
1917 SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 11:11 - 17:14
Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 17:14 - 19:04

Hit up the CC Radio Network that The Countdown is a proud part of and follow the headers to the other great shows at https://ccradio.com.au/countdown/
Want to gain access to all manner of additional Countdown content? Head on over to the show's Patreon to see what you're missing!
Join The Countdown Podcast Listener Community on Facebook so you can interact more directly with Paul and Wayne and vote in the weekly poll for who has the best list!
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21min
January 14, 2020 The Top 10 Films of 2019
Well, here it is, dear listener, the culmination of the episodes shouting out the best and worst that 2019 had to offer. The boys have covered television and the worst films of the year, so now it's time to focus on the good. Nay, the GREAT! As Wayne and Paul this week countdown their very favourite films of 2019.

Now Paul has bee on record all year suggesting 2019 has eaten many bags of ass, so is he able to make a list of ten films or is he singing a different tune by the end of the Ep? And just how many "non-Paul" choices can his list manage? Wayne, meanwhile, does his usual thing with some very surprising choices, but does he find room for a horror film on his list? And can he love Seth Rogen any harder?

Find the answers to all these questions - and more! - as The Countdown continues ...

Hit up the CC Radio Network that The Countdown is a proud part of and follow the headers to the other great shows.
Want to gain access to all manner of additional Countdown content? Head on over to the show's Patreon to see what you're missing! Including this week's special #PatreonPalooza event!
How about some Countdown merch for Xmas? Grab a not-so-limited edition Countdown Mug right here!
Join The Countdown Podcast Listener Community on Facebook so you can interact more directly with Paul and Wayne and vote in the weekly poll for who has the best list!
Get access to old Eps of the show (back to Ep 40) on our Podbean site.
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1h 10min
January 11, 2020 The Gentlemen review
Guy Ritchie returns to the genre that made him ... (well, Madonna's fashion accessory) ... the cockney gangster film! This time he brings Matthew McConaughey along for the ride, arms him with Charlie Hunnam, and has Hugh Grant and Colin Farrell occupy some very entertaining support roles. But is it all good enough to get near the hallowed ground occupied by Snatch and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels? And is there such a thing as too many uses of the C-word?

Find out as The Countdown continues ...

Time Stamps:
The Gentlemen SPOILER-FREE Review: 0:00 - 11:11
The Gentlemen SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 11:11 - 16:22
Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 16:22 - 17:29

Hit up the CC Radio Network that The Countdown is a proud part of and follow the headers to the other great shows at https://ccradio.com.au/countdown/
Want to gain access to all manner of additional Countdown content? Head on over to the show's Patreon to see what you're missing!
Join The Countdown Podcast Listener Community on Facebook so you can interact more directly with Paul and Wayne and vote in the weekly poll for who has the best list!
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19min
January 07, 2020 The WORST 10 Films of 2019
It is THAT time of year again. Wayne and Paul's Public Service Announcement where the very worst films of the preceding year are named and shamed, in the hope that YOU, dear listener, can be saved the pain and suffering that the boys endured in watching these massive POSs.
Just how angry will Paul get? Who or what will be the main subject of his ire? And does Wayne get on board the bagging-out train in a big way, or can he remain pure and chaste through this one? (Ha! This is Wayne we're talking about!)
Learn the answers to all these questions and more as The Countdown continues into 2020 ...

Hit up the CC Radio Network that The Countdown is a proud part of and follow the headers to the other great shows.
Want to gain access to all manner of additional Countdown content? Head on over to the show's Patreon to see what you're missing! Including this week's special #PatreonPalooza event!
How about some Countdown merch for Xmas? Grab a not-so-limited edition Countdown Mug right here!
Join The Countdown Podcast Listener Community on Facebook so you can interact more directly with Paul and Wayne and vote in the weekly poll for who has the best list!
Get access to old Eps of the show (back to Ep 40) on our Podbean site.
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59min
January 04, 2020 The Witcher review
Gamers have been eagerly awaiting Netflix's The Witcher to arrive, so they can watch Geralt of Rivia strut his stuff on the small screen, while Wayne was just frothing at the mouth to see Henry Cavill back in the saddle (ie half naked in the bath) ...
Man-crushes aside, the boys this week aim to determine if the new streaming series is any good and worth the eight plus hours of your time. Is this an intriguing establishing first season? Or is it needlessly complicated for non-gamers and too slow to make its point?
Find out as The Countdown continues into 2020!

Time Stamps:
The Witcher SPOILER-FREE Review: 0:00 - 9:28
The Witcher SPOILER-FILLED Discussion (up to the end of Ep 5): 9:28 - 17:02
Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 17:02 - 18:16

Hit up the CC Radio Network that The Countdown is a proud part of and follow the headers to the other great shows at https://ccradio.com.au/countdown/
Want to gain access to all manner of additional Countdown content? Head on over to the show's Patreon to see what you're missing!
Join The Countdown Podcast Listener Community on Facebook so you can interact more directly with Paul and Wayne and vote in the weekly poll for who has the best list!
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20min
December 31, 2019 The Best & Worst of 2019 Television
2019 has all but ended and therefore it's time for the boys to kick off their traditional review of the year by first of all focusing on the small screen - that's right, television!

In the least formatted Ep of the year, Paul and Wayne talk through a non pre-determined number of shows, starting with their picks for the worst of the year and culminating with their reveals of the very best television for 2019.

Not surprisingly, Paul has more shows on his worst of list, but what controversial season does Wayne try to shoehorn in on both his worst AND best list? And who will have more genre shows on their list by the time this one is over?

Find the answers to all these burning questions and more as The Countdown continues ...

Hit up the CC Radio Network that The Countdown is a proud part of and follow the headers to the other great shows.
Want to gain access to all manner of additional Countdown content? Head on over to the show's Patreon to see what you're missing!
How about some Countdown merch for Xmas? Grab a not-so-limited edition Countdown Mug right here!
Join The Countdown Podcast Listener Community on Facebook so you can interact more directly with Paul and Wayne and vote in the weekly poll for who has the best list!
Get access to old Eps of the show (back to Ep 40) on our Podbean site.
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1h 13min
December 28, 2019 The Rise of Skywalker review
So it all comes to an end. After 42 years, the Skywalker saga comes to a close, with JJ Abrams entrusted to guide the saga through its conclusion, but can the man who made Star Trek cool again and wowed most with The Force Awakens stick the landing? Or was it a baffling move by Disney to re-hire him after he refused the offer to do Episode VIII and then clearly didn't like the choices Rian Johnson made in that film?
The boys answer these questions AND give their definitive ranking of all Star Wars films as The Countdown continues ...

Time Stamps:
The Rise of Skywalker SPOILER-FREE Review: 0:00 - 12:28
The Rise of Skywalker SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 12:28 - 26:58
Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 26:58 - 27:33
Ranking of the Star Wars Films: 27:33 - 30:57

Hit up the CC Radio Network that The Countdown is a proud part of and follow the headers to the other great shows at https://ccradio.com.au/countdown/
Want to gain access to all manner of additional Countdown content? Head on over to the show's Patreon to see what you're missing!
Join The Countdown Podcast Listener Community on Facebook so you can interact more directly with Paul and Wayne and vote in the weekly poll for who has the best list!
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33min
December 24, 2019 Top 10 Sci-Fi Films of the 2010s (w/ Gerald from Two Peas on a Podcast & Wes from Via VHS Podcast)
This week, the boys wrap up the Best of the Decade series of shows by inviting Gerald from Two Peas on a Podcast and Wesley from the Via VHS Podcast on to team up with their list of the Top 10 Sci-Fi Films of the 2010s. So it's North Carolina versus Australia, with the home ground advantage to The Countdown boys. But will it be enough? Both lists have some cracker films (and there is an extraordinary number of cross-ups, all things considered) with some critically important differences.
Is Blade Runner 2049 worthy of this list? Does Wayne shoehorn a Tom Cruise film onto this list? And can Paul find a way to include Mad Max: Fury Road AGAIN?
Learn the answers to all these questions and so much more, as The Countdown continues ...
Please thank Gerald and Wes by checking out their fantastic shows at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-peas-on-a-podcast/id1177081999 and at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/via-vhs-podcast/id1161281045.

Hit up the CC Radio Network that The Countdown is a proud part of and follow the headers to the other great shows.
Want to gain access to all manner of additional Countdown content? Head on over to the show's Patreon to see what you're missing!
How about some Countdown merch for Xmas? Grab a not-so-limited edition Countdown Mug right here!
Join The Countdown Podcast Listener Community on Facebook so you can interact more directly with Paul and Wayne and vote in the weekly poll for who has the best list!
Get access to old Eps of the show (back to Ep 40) on our Podbean site.
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1h 9min
December 21, 2019 6 Underground review
BAAYHEMMMMM! Love him or hate him, Michael Bay has run off with a significant proportion of Netflix's budget for 2019 to produce a more nuanced and mature blockbuster for the streaming gia-BWAHAHAHAHAHA!
Of course he hasn't! Michael Bay returns with more crass language, more ludicrous stunts, and way more death and violence than any Transformers movie! Of course it's NOT any good, but is it entertaining?
Find out as The Countdown continues ...

Time Stamps:
6 Underground SPOILER-FREE Review: 0:00 - 11:41
6 Underground SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 11:41 - 16:10
Final Thoughts including potential spoilers: 16:10 - 16:48

Hit up the CC Radio Network that The Countdown is a proud part of and follow the headers to the other great shows at https://ccradio.com.au/countdown/
Want to gain access to all manner of additional Countdown content? Head on over to the show's Patreon to see what you're missing!
Join The Countdown Podcast Listener Community on Facebook so you can interact more directly with Paul and Wayne and vote in the weekly poll for who has the best list!
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20min
December 19, 2019 BONUS: Movie Mass Debate 2 - The Last Jedi
A tiny film called The Rise of Skywalker opens around the world today, so the Movie Mass Debaters got back together recently to put The Last Jedi to the test. Is it the crapfest a significant proportion of the fan-base believes, or is it a gem of a film which propelled the Star Wars universe in the direction of much-needed change? We Watched a Thing's B-Dizzle and Topher recruited Dean from The Movie Journey Podcast to take the side of light, while Dudi from Shaken Not Nerd turned Sam from Movie Reviews in 20 Q's and Paul to the Dark Side, all while Hendo (also from The Movie Journey podcast) presided over all to declare a winner.

So kick back with this ahead your viewing of The Rise of Skywalker, or maybe listen in while basking in the warm glow of the end of The Skywalker saga. Either way, enjoy this Aussie/Kiwi podcasting mash-up!
All the other great shows featured in this first ever Movie Mass Debate can be found below:
Movie Reviews in 20 Q’s - @moviereviewsin
We Watched a Thing - @WeWatchedAThing
Shaken Not Nerd - @ShakenNotNerd
Movie Journey - @themoviejourney
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57min

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How many episodes does The Countdown have?

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