Sixth anniversary of the Paunch Stevenson Show (Part II)!

In this episode:

• election lawn signs for Stallone and Hogan in Northern NJ,
• Conrad Murray trial verdict in death of Michael Jackson,
• more NJ pizzeria stereotypes,
• get rich quick (the classy pizzeria),
• celebrity death (Smokin’ Joe Frazier),
• What Ever Happened To? (Judge Mills Lane and Fairuza Balk),
• Adam Sandler cursing his female co-stars’ careers,
• Greg meets the legendary William Shatner,
• anecdotes from his new book Shatner Rules,
• the movie Incubus (1966) spoken entirely in Esperanto,
• In Living Color returning to Fox in 2012,
• another celebrity death (Heavy D),
• Johnny English Reborn (2011) starring Rowan Atkinson,
• Rob’s fundamental categories of video games (fun, strategy, and wonder),
• why can’t a one-person bathroom be unisex?,
• the Paunch luck (we missed a chance to meet Stan Lee),
• cheap 1980s Halloween costumes for children (Voltron, E.T., etc.),
• super expensive price for Mark Hamill’s autograph or photo,
• Greg meets the star of Hercules (Kevin Sorbo),
• Greg meets Eliza Dushku at last!,
• a motion ride using George Lucas’ Red Tails,
• movie cars (1966 Batmobile, 1989 Batmobile, 1985 Back to the Future DeLorean),
• Michael J. Fox impersonator,
• Carroll Spinney, original voice and puppeteer of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch,
• New York Comic Con chaos and costumes,
• KRE-O Transformers,
• R2D2Builder.com R2-D2 working models,
• tracking down a Quiznos restaurant,
• Michael Jackson’s stoned singing,
• and the return of the Hobo!

Flickr Album – New York Comic Con, NYC 10/16/11

Flickr Album – William Shatner book signing, NYC 10/6/11

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In this episode:

• Bill Murray sings “Star Wars,”
• lack of progress on Star Wars live action TV series,
• another incomplete George Lucas film: Red Tails (2012),
• Steven Spielberg will no longer modify his classic films,
• Kevin Smith’s new comic book collector reality show,
• get rich quick (nutty video game collector reality show),
• better late than never movie reviews: Resident Evil Afterlife (2010) starring Milla Jovovich and Inception (2010) starring Leonardo DiCaprio,
• new TNT series Falling Skies starring Noah Wyle,
• another bad remake: Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011),
• Phil Hartman’s Soylent Green impression,
• floating swimming pools on the East River,
• getting a letter from After Dark Films,
• and celebrity deaths (Ryan Dunn and Clarence Clemons).

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• customers killing a Wal-mart employee in Valley Stream, NY,
• Greg adding pictures to previous episodes,
• a video of Tom Selleck as Indiana Jones,
• recent photos of “Macho Man” Randy Savage,
• a get-rich-quick scheme (the Old-Timers Wrestling League),
• Ironhide and Ratchet Transformers custom heads by Best Toys,
• good free antivirus programs (AVG, Avast!, and Avira AntiVir),
• The Morton Downey Jr. Show,
• our trip to the children’s TV show Steampipe Alley hosted by Mario Cantone,
• The Cover Girls,
• The Magic Garden on DVD,
• the Mellotron,
• 1970s progressive rock music,
• “Carnival of Light” by The Beatles,
• and Paul McCartney making fun of Michael Jackson.

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We talk with special guest Frank Edward Nora from The Overnightscape podcast (www.theovernightscape.com)!

In this episode:

• the end of analog broadcast TV on February 17, 2009,
• 2008 U.S. Presidential candidate Ron Paul,
• the Republican Party’s obsession with terrorism,
• $100 per barrel of oil,
• 24 minute podcast episodes,
• old 74 minute CD-R discs,
• transferring old VHS video tapes to DVDs,
• the ridiculous Beanie Babies fad in the late 1990s,
• storing photos,
• history in the future,
• albums being released on USB flash drives in England,
• iTunes digital release cards at Starbucks,
• the loudness war and horrible audio CD mastering,
• a get-rich-quick scheme for record companies,
• the Fun N Games arcade in Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, NJ, shutting down,
• Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator (MAME) computer software,
• the video game Red Earth (known as Warzard in Japan) by Capcom,
• reading bad novels in high school (The Good Earth, The Chocolate War, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, etc.),
• David Copperfield’s current FBI investigation,
• Frank’s review of Bee Movie (2007) starring Jerry Seinfeld,
• the Writers Guild of America strike,
• Late Show with David Letterman,
• TV interviews via satellite,
• Heroes season 2,
• the online video revolution,
• podcasting and online audio,
• Frank’s attempt at a premium podcast (Anything But Monday),
• and Frank’s upcoming secret project.

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In this episode:

• custom ring-back tones,
• Arbor Day,
• the JumpSnap ropeless jump rope,
• the U-Force by Broderbund,
• legal action against the Chi Iota Colony fraternity for refusing to let a woman join,
• the upcoming Charles in Charge season 2 DVD boxed set,
• the upcoming movie Transformers 2 (2009),
• Transformers (2007) released in IMAX with two bonus minutes of footage,
• the cartoon series Voltron: Defender of the Universe,
• the Voltron: Revelations DVD,
• a get-rich-quick scheme,
• William Shatner narrating audio books,
• and chain letters.

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In this episode:

• Michael Vick’s suspension from the NFL due to dog fighting,
• chewed up Michael Vick football cards being auctioned off on eBay for $7,400,
• a get-rich-quick scheme,
• Owen Wilson’s suicide attempt,
• Nicole Richie spending 82 minutes in jail for drunk driving,
• young celebrities behaving badly,
• Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO,
• celebrity deaths (Richard Jewell, thanks to www.deadoraliveinfo.com),
• insane media coverage (the O.J. Simpson murder trial, Baby Jessica, and the Centennial Olympic Park bombing),
• Jack Nicholson,
• New Jersey’s geography,
• Hot Rod (2007) starring Andy Samberg,
• the Nintendo Wii and the Sony PlayStation 3,
• and Immortality Devices by Alex Chiu (www.alexchiu.com).

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In this episode:

• Ninja Warrior on G4,
• the Double Dare obstacle course,
• Video Power hosted by Johnny Arcade,
• the Nickelodeon Super Toy Run,
• a get-rich-quick scheme (sue Toys “R” Us),
• Franklyn Pigott Jr. setting his house on fire trying to kill a bee,
• hunting of toxic squirrels,
• a Michael Jackson update ($100,000 pharmacy debt),
• Donald Trump’s redevelopment of Atlantic City’s Steel Pier,
• the Doomsday Clock,
• Stephen Hawking in outer space,
• the “Hold Your Wee for a Wii” contest on KDND and Jennifer Strange’s death,
• and our Nintendo Wii review.

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In this episode:

• seven kinds of close encounters in ufology,
• Prince performing at the Super Bowl,
• Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) starring Mel Gibson and Tina Turner,
• going to an overcrowded movie theater,
• meeting Dennis Haskins (Mr. Belding) at an Irish restaurant in NYC,
• Dead Man on Campus (1998) starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Tom Everett Scott,
• a get-rich-quick scheme (hoarding bad DVDs),
• Eliza Dushku’s African mask collection,
• and celebrity deaths (Peter Boyle and Joseph Barbera).

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In this episode:

• Tower Records going out of business,
• Mister T on Cartoon Network at 5:30 a.m.,
• old cartoons no longer on TV,
• Bill Cosby and The Little Rascals,
• The Urban Legends Reference Pages (www.snopes.com),
• Star Wars Transformers toys,
• U.S. postage stamps featuring Jimmy Stewart in 2007,
• a get-rich-quick scheme (lintless tissues),
• an out-of-shape man with Spider-Man body paint,
• disgusting breakfast cereals (Mr. T Cereal, Nintendo Cereal System, Ice Cream Cones, Cookie Crisp, Cap’n Crunch, Reese’s Puffs, etc.),
• and SpaghettiOs.

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• disgusting Halloween candy (candy corn, Mary Jane, etc.),
• trick-or-treating,
• people decorating for holidays too early,
• Lord Greylock,
• Help Me Help You starring Ted Danson,
• the current Volkswagen Jetta commercials,
• pizza commercials,
• trans-fatty acids,
• stupid styles (excessive tattoos and piercings),
• the upcoming documentary film That Asian Thing by Jonald Reyes (www.thatasianthing.com),
• a get-rich-quick scheme (celebrity decoys),
• Christian Slater,
• unrealistic action shows (The A-Team, G.I. Joe, The Dukes of Hazzard, etc.),
• and The Old Jingle of the Episode (The Electric Company theme song).

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