In this episode:

• Family Guy episodes with Frank Welker playing Megatron,
• were the lack of color and overuse of generic characters money saving tricks by Sunbow after Transformers: The Movie?,
• the newly released Star Wars The Complete Saga on Blu Ray disc,
• extras (good description here), changes, “Han shoots first” debacle, and the history of Star Wars home video releases,
• Steven Spielberg’s impersonation of George Lucas,
• communicating as kids before the Internet and cell phone age,
• annoying kids who came to our doors unannounced and unwelcome,
• Leonard Nimoy almost eaten by a bear,
• another “Jesse Ventura Conspiracy” (who really designed Manhattan Island’s grid system?),
• Casey Jones (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) fan film, directed by Polaris Banks (starring Hilarion Banks as Casey and Robbie Rist as Michelangelo),
• and Eddy Grant’s Romancing The Stone movie theme song.

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In this episode:

• our giant movie review of Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) in 3D, starring Shia LaBeouf and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley,
• the ridiculous length of the movie,
• the end of the shaky camera fad,
• a list of movies and TV shows Michael Bay ripped off (The Transformers, Superman, The Watchmen, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and Jackie Chan’s Who Am I?),
• illogical Duracell battery pricing at Staples,
• our roll call of robots in the movie (Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ironhide, Ratchet, Sentinal Prime, Starscream, Megatron, Shockwave, Soundwave, and dozens of unnamed robots),
• Sentinal Prime’s face modeled after Sean Connery,
• Bay’s horrendous computer animated version of John F. Kennedy,
• Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) constantly screaming and crying,
• Bay’s terrible Barack Obama impersonator,
• Sam spending an hour going on job interviews,
• Leonard Nimoy as the voice of Sentinal Prime and Galvatron,
• various plot holes,
• Optimus Prime actually wondering where his trailer went in the movie,
• robots who were killed in the movie (the unnamed Scottish Autobot, Ironhide, Megatron, Starscream, the unnamed Decepticon bird, etc.),
• our welcoming of the inevitable Transformers movie reboot,
• Transformers spitting,
• Michael Bay turning Optimus Prime into a ruthless murderer,
• Peter Cullen and Frank Welker’s voice acting,
• Shia LaBeouf’s recent acting career (Eagle Eye and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps),
• Bay’s constant use of slow motion,
• billions of dollars worth of damage in action movies with no consequences,
• hacking into objects,
• Bay’s ignorance of science,
• the lack of rules and continuity in Bay’s Transformers movies,
• What Ever Happened To? (Bugle Boy jeans, Z. Cavaricci genie pants, Zubaz, IOU sweatshirts, B.U.M. Equipment, etc.),
• Roseanne Barr’s reality show Roseanne’s Nuts on Lifetime,
• a Transformers: Dark of the Moon cameo by Scott Krinsky from Chuck,
• Bay’s completely wasted use of 3D,
• fans feeling obligated to watch bad movies,
• Glynn Turman appearing in Super 8 (2011) and Gremlins (1984),
• Sean Connery’s brother Neil Connery starring in bad movies: OK Connery (1967) and The Body Stealers (1969),
• celebrity deaths (Peter Falk and Sherwood Schwartz),
• Paul Reiser and The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 2,
• and a new stupid style (extremely short cutoff shorts with dangling pockets).

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In this episode:

• closing of the local Belleville, NJ, Pathmark,
• Led Zeppelin cover band Custard Pie (website),
• Robert Plant performing Led Zeppelin as country music (Band of Joy),
• Romanian Led Zeppelin cover band (Mike Godoroja & Blue Spirit) on YouTube,
• Jeff Bridges sings country songs,
• Jeff’s new album (Be Here Soon),
• Rob’s Comcast DVR upgrade,
• Google TV,
• the lack of true digital “VCR” recording devices,
• Star Wars films being released in 3D,
• how much more will George Lucas butcher the films?,
• how many more formats can he re-release them in the future?,
• Joaquin Phoenix’s fake mental breakdown film I’m Still Here (2010) bankrupting director Casey Affleck,
• Addams Family the musical (website),
• The Munsters remade as a serious drama,
• Patrick Stewart’s Broadway play A Life in the Theatre,
• Frank Welker roasting George Burns (video),
• celebrity deaths (Gloria Stuart, Tony Curtis, Stephen J. Cannell),
• rapid fire movie reviews of latest 2010 films (Going the Distance, Easy A, The Town, You Again),
• professing our love for It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,
• the Bumper Dumper,
• and Leonard Nimoy’s singing talents once again.

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In this episode:

• Rob finally gets a picture with Dennis Haskins,
• celebrity deaths (Dennis Hopper, Rue McClanahan, Jimmy Dean, and Gary Coleman),
• immortal twins Conrad and Bonner Bain,
• Will Ferrell pitching in a minor league baseball game (video),
• Mr. T’s negative reaction to the new A-Team movie,
• E3 2010 news (XBox 360 Slim and Kinect, PS3 Plus and Move),
• the creepy Milo Kinect Demo,
• Yoo Star 2: movie karaoke featuring Leonard Nimoy (link),
• Nintendo E3 news (Kid Icarus, Goldeneye, 3DS handheld),
• upcoming Back to the Future and Jurassic Park games (trailer),
• Cirque du Soleil,
• Microsoft’s press event with light-up ponchos,
• our new game ideas (Gallagher, M*A*S*H, Full House),
• Mortal Kombat Rebirth 2010 short film (video),
• and professional Stratocaster guitars for Rock Band 3 by Squier.

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Our big Star Trek (2009) review! (includes spoilers)

In this episode:

• big upcoming summer movies,
• Land of the Lost (2009) starring Will Ferrell,
• Year One (2009) starring Jack Black and Michael Cera,
• our movie review of Role Models (2008) starring Paul Rudd,
• G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) starring Dennis Quaid,
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) starring Shia LaBeouf,
• our movie review of Star Trek (2009) starring Chris Pine,
• Greg’s veteran fan perspective and Rob’s newbie perspective,
• Frank from The Overnightscape and his Twitter posts about Star Trek,
• canon vs. reboot,
• Zachary Quinto as Spock,
• the rest of the cast (Chris Pine, Simon Pegg, Leonard Nimoy, Eric Bana, etc.),
• the annoying shaky camera technique,
• ways J.J. Abrams could’ve included William Shatner in the movie,
• Captain Pike’s wheelchair,
• Star Trek vs. the Star Wars prequels,
• rescuing Romulans,
• Nicholas Cage’s car crash,
• and forgetting the movie Cloverfield (2008).

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In this episode:

• popular movie series Rob hasn’t seen,
• the upcoming Indiana Jones movie,
• the rap version of “The Gambler” by Coolio and Kenny Rogers,
• the upcoming movie Star Trek (2008) starring Zachary Quinto and Leonard Nimoy,
• William Shatner and Captain Kirk’s death,
• Stan Lee,
• Lost in Space (1998) starring William Hurt and Matt LeBlanc,
• the upcoming movie Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) starring Jason Lee,
• Droopy,
• the upcoming movie Rush Hour 3 (2007) starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker,
• and USA Network’s Jean-Claude Van Damme vs. Steven Seagal movie marathon.

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In this episode:

• our Ghost Rider (2007) movie review with live guest Adam in SC,
• Stan Lee’s cameo on Heroes,
• the upcoming movie Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) starring Laurence Fishburne and Jessica Alba,
• Stephen Hawking’s comments regarding the future of humanity,
• Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd,
• Spaced Out: The Very Best of Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner,
• William Shatner’s performance of “Rocket Man” at the 1978 Science Fiction Film Awards,
• The Blanks performing the Charles in Charge theme song (www.theblankswebsite.com),
• and The Top Ten Things I’m not Looking Forward to about Winter.

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In this episode:

• Kevin Federline’s album Playing with Fire and his upcoming book,
• Space Farms Zoo and Museum in Sussex, NJ (www.spacefarms.com),
• bad Christmas movies (The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause and Jack Frost),
• Martin Short,
• America’s Funniest Home Videos,
• ALF,
• “The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins” by Leonard Nimoy (1968),
• Robert Wagner,
• Natalie Wood’s death,
• Christopher Walken,
• and Robert Vaughn.

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In 1967, Leonard Nimoy debuted his song “The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins” on the TV show Malibu U. A year later, the song was included on his album The Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy, which also featured his versions of “If I Was A Carpenter ” and “Gentle on My Mind.”

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