This week, Mike and Cav explore the end of the world from a British point of view, what with the world ending and all. We look at what makes a British Apocalypse distinct and different, with Triffids, Zombies, Aliens Invasion, and Killer Geordies.

Plus out Thimble of Win has to Face the Music after conquests, and investigates some Mould.

Thimble of Win Links

https://www.ea.com/games/command-and-conquer/command-and-conquer-remastered

https://bobmould.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE59OY4KGJg

Plus bonus Mitchell and Webb:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnd1jKcfBRE

We're back, and this time it's...well, news.

This week it's all about our take on recent Pop Culture News. We have strange new worlds, the biggest fight between '80s metal legends since David Lee Roth and Vince Neil had a punch up in a Wetherspoons car park, bats leaving the cave, many people realising that this is the way, sandy Al Pacino comparisons, and snide (or should I say Snyd?) cuts. All for your earhole pleasure.

Newsticles

https://www.radiotimes.com/news/on-demand/2020-05-16/star-trek-new-series-strange-new-worlds/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiWEZkDN8AY

https://www.vulture.com/2020/05/ruby-rose-left-batwoman-because-of-long-hours.html

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/04/behold-dune-an-exclusive-look-at-timothee-chalamet-zendaya-oscar-isaac

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a30360981/the-mandalorian-season-2/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/justice-league-snyder-cut-plans-revealed-it-will-be-an-new-thing-1295102

This time around we're doing things a little differently, what with one thing and another. Once we've got our systems set up for separate location recording we'll be back on our normal programming.

Today, this is just Cav on his own, giving his review of DOOM Eternal, which is well worth your time. There's a lot of detail in here, and if you're even considering purchasing the game, you should definitely give this a listen.

This week, we look into the world of Guilty Pleasures. Is there such a thing? What constitutes a guilty pleasure? Is it simply liking cultural artefacts that others don’t, or is it more nuanced that that? What do your favourite geeksplorers feel shame about (answer; not much)?

Plus Cav watches a bunch of movies so you don’t have to, Mike baldly goes, and Chani gets cross about animals:

Thimble of Win Links

https://coloroutofspacemovie.com/

https://www.parasite-movie.com/

https://www.jayandsilentbobreboot.co.uk/

https://www.starwars.com/films/star-wars-episode-ix-the-rise-of-skywalker

https://rambo.movie/

https://www.cbs.com/shows/star-trek-picard/

https://animal-crossing.com/

This week two of your favourite swashbuckling geeksplorers present their very brief thoughts on Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (General Chani was unavailable for this one, doubtless off training her minions in a secret location).

We'll return with a full reaction episode in a week or so, once we've had time to watch it again and gather our thoughts.

We're baaaaaaaack!

After a long hiatus, and a slight relocation of TWBG Towers (80m to be precise) we return with a look at the role of Area 51 in popular culture and find... a lot less than we thought we would. Maybe it's a conspiracy. Maybe the government really are hushing everything up. Maybe Naruto running at a secret base is a bloody stupid idea. Who knows? Well, hopefully after listening to this you'll be a little wiser. Or is that what they want you to think...?

All that, plus Chani makes mushrooms when she pees while ferrying a baby, Cav refuses to take his helmet off while making pew pew noises, and Mike answers the question about who watches the Watchmen (apparently it's him).

Watch the skies people.

Thimble of Win Links

http://www.kojimaproductions.jp/en/death_stranding.html

https://www.disney.com.au/disney-plus/the-mandalorian

https://www.hbo.com/watchmen

This week, we've got to drag this one back to the precinct because the Lieutenant is breaking our balls. We're playing it by our own rules, busting the bad guys and chasing them down back alleys full of boxes and produce. Yes, for Episode 5-0 we're looking at Police Procedurals. We look at our favourite examples of the genre, and ask why they hold such fascination for us.

Plus Chani's jonesing for Borderlands, Cav's only joking, and Mike says the magic word.

Game be the game.

Thimble of Win Links

Joker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_DJEzZk2pc

Shazam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uilJZZ_iVwY

Borderlands

https://borderlands.com/en-US/welcome/

Fuck scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdfwFDZGnUk

Do you like horror franchises? This week we have a doozy. Arnold Scwarzenegger as the Final Girl, Bill Paxton as annoying-douchebag-who-gets-killed, Topher Grace as Really? Him? and Olivia Munn being officially done with this shit.

Yes. It's the various permutations of Predator. We go as deep as we can stomach, and sometimes deeper than that.

Plus Cav gets Mouldy and Piratey, Mike gets into Ninja Sex, and Chani has epic ranty beef with RDR2.

Thimble links:

https://bobmould.bandcamp.com/album/sunshine-rock

https://alestorm.net/

http://ninjasexparty.com/

https://www.rockstargames.com/reddeadredemption2/

This week we look at the often unsung heroes of small and silver screen, the Character Actor. We salute our favourite examples, and look at what makes them good at what they do.

Plus, Cav fiddles with his Dragonballs, Mike enjoys Discovery, and Chani goes Mads for Polar.

One of these days, the puns might get better. But today is not that day.

Thimble Links

https://www.viz.com/dragon-ball

https://www.cbs.com/shows/star-trek-discovery/

https://www.netflix.com/title/80223052

For the last episode of 2018, we wanted to talk about all of the things we've loved in the world of popular culture this year. We talk about our picks from the worlds of Gaming, TV and Film, with some expected and some surprising choices.

There's cowboys, spies, assassins, custard cream enthusiasts, and all points in between.

Here's wishing you a happy new year, ans we look forward to seeing you again in 2019!

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