The Fun Waste of Time

In this episode of The Fun Waste of Time, after FIVE years (!!!) of Tarrus talking “home theater” on the show, fellow castmate, Anthony, FINALLY decided to take his advice and build his first dedicated home theater.  Listen in as the fellas talk about the plan for the theater in the returning “Home Theater Xperience (HTX)” segment of the show.   

In Movies and TV, the fellas discuss the leaked behind-the-scenes photos coming from the set of James Gunn’s new Superman movie and whether or not they like what they’re seeing.  With another director dropping from the project, the fellas also discuss the trouble Marvel seems to be having with getting their Blade movie starring Mahershala Ali off the ground. 

In Video Games, the discussion centers around all the fantastic new game announcements, first-look gameplay trailers and updates on previously announced games made this summer at the various Summer Game Showcases.  

And of course all the movies, TV shows and video games, the fellas have been watching and playing are discussed as well. There’s a whole lot of Star Wars talk this episode due to the controversial series, “The Acolyte”.   

There’s all this and more in episode 72 of The Fun Waste of Time!!

In this episode of The Fun Waste Time, the fellas discuss whether platform-exclusive video games are soon going away.  With PlayStation seemingly more open to releasing first-party exclusive games on PC and Xbox on the verge of becoming a third-party publisher now that they own Bethesda and Activision-Blizzard, are we nearing a future where platform-exclusive video games may become a thing of the past?

In movies and TV, the fellas discuss whether high-production fan films of pop-culture characters and properties have the potential to influence major film and TV studios to keep the “Hollywood” versions of these properties authentic to their source material.

In addition, the movies, TV shows and video games the fellas have been watching and playing are discussed as well.

There’s all this and a whole lot more in episode 71 of The Fun Waste of Time!

In this episode of The Fun Waste of Time, with shows like “The Last of Us” and more recently “Fallout”, the fellas discuss whether video game-adapted movies and TV shows have turned the page and are finally starting to get consistently good to great. They also try to answer what’s responsible for this shift in quality.

In addition, they discuss fan-favorite IP and content they wish movie and TV studios, as well as, streaming platforms would leave alone because they just can’t seem to get it right. 

And of course, all the movies, TV shows and video games the fellas have been watching and playing are also discussed.

There’s all this and a whole lot more in episode 70 of “The Fun Waste of Time”!!

In this episode of The Fun Waste of Time, the fellas return after a short hiatus to discuss the 2024 Summer Blockbuster movie season.  Listen in as the fellas breakdown which movies they’re planning to see at the commercial theater, streamed at home or not at all. 

The fellas also discuss Will Smith’s return to the big screen with “Bad Boys (4) Ride or Die”.  After a long break from the spotlight due to the infamous 2022 “Academy Awards” incident with comedian Chris Rock, are the fellas and audiences ready to move on from “the incident” and embrace Will Smith once again? 

In addition all the movies, TV shows and video games the fellas have been watching and playing are discussed as well. 

There’s all this and so much more in episode 69 of “The Fun Waste of Time”!

In this episode, the fellas celebrate the Fifth Anniversary of The Fun Waste Time Podcast!  After a three-year hiatus, The Fun Waste of Time (2.0) relaunched in January 2019 and has been going strong ever since.  Listen in as the fellas share their thoughts on five AWESOME years talking shop about their favorite hobbies.

In addition, at the start of every new year, the show's first episode is dedicated to the fellas’ “Top Three Most Anticipated” movies, TV shows and video games releasing in the upcoming year.  The fellas discuss all the FANTASTIC content they’re most excited to experience in 2024.  

There’s all this and more in episode 68 of The Fun Waste of Time!

In this episode of The Fun Waste of Time, the fellas breakdown and discuss their “Top Three Favorite” movies, TV shows and video games of 2023!

There's all this and more in episode 67 of The Fun Waste of Time!

In this episode of The Fun Waste of Time, the fellas discuss the “rumored” casting of Pedro Pascal (from the hit TV series The Mandalorian and The Last of Us) as Reed Richards “Mr. Fantastic” of the Fantastic Four.  Rumored casting for other Fantastic Four characters is also discussed.  If the rumors are true, do the fellas feel Pedro Pascal is a good fit for the Mr. Fantastic role?  Do they feel the Fantastic Four is a strong enough group to lead the MCU into its next phase and beyond successfully?

In video games, the recently announced The Last of Us 2 Remastered is discussed.  Are the fellas willing to replay the game so soon after its initial release back in June of 2020?  Are the latest graphical fidelity and FPS upgrades, as well as the new survival multiplayer horde mode enough to get the fellas to spend the extra $10 bucks to experience the game again? 

Movies, TV shows and video games watched and played over the last few weeks are also discussed.  Movies and TV shows discussed are Gen V, Goosebumps, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Scavengers Reign and The Creator.  Video games discussed are Spiderman 2, Robocop: Rogue City, Elden Ring, Remnant 2: The Awakened King (DLC) and Alan Wake 2.

There’s all this and more in episode 66 of The Fun Waste of Time!

In this episode of The Fun Waste of Time, the fellas discuss the potential "phasing out" of physical media for movies, TV and video games.  With one of, if not THE biggest retailer of physical media sales, Best Buy, no longer offering physical copies of movies and TV shows starting in 2024, how long will it be before streaming services and digital sales of our favorite forms of entertainment completely take over?  Listen in as the fellas have a “spirited” debate about where they see physical media heading in the not-so-distant future.

In video games, now that the Microsoft Activision-Blizzard-King acquisition is closed, the discussion centers around what the fellas would like to see happen now that it all falls under the Xbox umbrella.  With Activision-Blizzard’s extensive library of games, what content do the fellas want to see get the remake, remaster, reboot or reimagined treatment?

Bonus topic: Do the fellas agree with Marvel Studios CEO, Kevin Feige, that the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) should get a “soft-reboot”? 

In addition, all the movies, TV shows and video games the fellas have watched and played over the last few weeks are discussed as well.  Movies and TV shows discussed are Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning, Friday the 13th, The Exorcist, Gen V, Ahsoka, Star Wars Rebels, Moving, Dark Winds, Reservoir Dogs and more.  Video games discussed are Spider-Man 2, NBA 2K24, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Mortal Kombat 1, Elden Ring, Warhammer 40K: Darktide, Zombie Army 4, Aliens: Fireteam Elite and more.   

There’s all this and so much more in episode 65 of The Fun Waste of Time!

In this episode of The Fun Waste of Time, after an eight-year hiatus, the fellas bring back a very SPECIAL and EXCLUSIVE guest to the show, Ms. Nicole Baker, the financier of The Fun Waste of Time podcast and home theater! Listen in as the fellas and Ms. Nicole discuss whether PlayStation’s latest initiatives on their platform, the PlayStation Portal (handheld streaming device) and its proprietary headsets are consumer-friendly or just unnecessary and unwanted by the gaming community.

In Movies and TV, the discussion centers around some fantastic movie and TV trailers that recently dropped.  Are the fellas excited about Zack Snyder’s next big project releasing on Netflix this December “Rebel Moon”? How about “The Continental: From the World of John Wick” premiering on Peacock or “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” on AppleTV+?

In addition, the fellas and their guest discuss the video games, movies and TV shows, they’ve been watching and playing as well.  Video games discussed are Starfield and WWE2K24.  Movies discussed are “Equalizer 3”, “Barbie”, “No Hard Feelings”, “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” and Hulu’s latest TV series, “Moving”.       

There’s all this and more in episode 64 of The Fun Waste of Time!

In this episode of The Fun Waste of Time, the fellas discuss this “retro-renaissance” of older, classic, and in some instances newer, movies, TV shows, and video games getting remade for new audiences and the content they would like to see get a proper and well-made remake. 

In video games, the discussion centers around the rumors of a PlayStation 5 console mid-generation refresh and whether it’s needed.  With the legacy PlayStation 5 just releasing less than three years ago at this point, do the fellas feel a mid-generation refresh is needed or even wanted? Listen in as the fellas go all in on this heated debate.

In addition, the fellas discuss the movies, TV shows and video games they've been watching and playing over the last few weeks.  Movies and TV shows discussed are TMNT: Mutant Mayhem, Meg 2, Oppenheimer, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Secret Invasion, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Season 2), The Hardy Boys (Season 3) and more.  Video Games discussed are Remnant: From the Ashes, Remnant 2, Atlas Fallen, Double Dragon Gaiden and FIFA 23.

There’s all this and so much more in episode 63 of The Fun Waste of Time!