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:

• Eliza Dushku beating up Jimmy Fallon (video),
• Last Call with Carson Daly,
• Conan O’Brien’s feud with Newark mayor Cory Booker,
• celebrity deaths (Captain Lou Albano and Henry Gibson),
• Cyndi Lauper and The Super Mario Bros. Super Show,
• Wise Guys (1986) starring Joe Piscopo,
• Lou Albano’s Mario voice vs. Charles Martinet’s Mario voice,
• Super Mario Bros. (1993) starring Bob Hoskins,
• the recent South Park episode “Dead Celebrities” featuring Michael Jackson’s ghost,
• Ghost Hunters on SyFy,
• old reruns of The Simpsons,
• and reruns of The Office on Fox.

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In this episode:

• the G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Toy SuperPage,
• stupid Transformers and G.I. Joe comic book plots,
• the upcoming movie Machete (2010) starring Steven Seagal and Robert De Niro,
• Pulp Fiction (1994) starring John Travolta,
• Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino,
• our review of 21 (2008) starring Kevin Spacey,
• the upcoming movie The Expendables (2010) starring every action movie star ever,
• our review of Rambo (2008) starring Sylvester Stallone,
• our review of Iron Man (2008) starring Robert Downey Jr.,
• our review of Batman (1966) starring Adam West,
• upcoming movies (Fraggle Rock: The Movie, The Power of the Dark Crystal, and Underworld 4),
• The Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1996),
• Bob Dylan getting arrested in NJ,
• our review of Year One (2009) starring Jack Black and Michael Cera,
• our review of 500 Days of Summer (2009) starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt,
• our review of Paper Heart (2009) starring Michael Cera,
• celebrity deaths (Gordon Waller and Les Paul),
• the insane trailer for The Jay Leno Show,
• Shout Factory’s Transformers: The Complete First Season DVD set on sale for $13,
• Darius Rucker,
• the American Film Institute’s list of the funniest movies of all time,
• and Regis Philbin hosting Who Wants to Be a Millionaire for 11 episodes.

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In this episode:

• getting Joe in KY and Kelly from www.wrestlecrap.com on the show,
• celebrity deaths (Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, and David Carradine),
• Alan Alda and “Weird Al” Yankovic,
• Jeff Goldblum and Harrison Ford supposedly killing each other on a movie set in New Zealand,
• a guest celebrity death by Lauren Elder from the Broadway cast of Hair (Michael Jackson),
• Tiffani-Amber Thiessen refusing to participate in Jimmy Fallon’s Saved by the Bell reunion,
• our phone call with Michael Jackson from December 2005,
• Paul McCartney,
• celebrities we’ve recently met (Al Unser Jr., Janeane Garofalo, and Dan Aykroyd),
• An Evening with Kevin Smith at Carnegie Hall,
• the upcoming video game Wet featuring the voice of Eliza Dushku,
• our movie review of The Dark Knight (2008) starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger,
• the Atari 5200 USB 128-in-1 flash multi-cart on www.atarimax.com,
• the Nintendo Entertainment System PowerPak flash cart www.retrousb.com,
• Jimmy Justice’s YouTube videos,
• Uncle Floyd Vivino running for governor of New Jersey,
• and our giant movie review of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) starring Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox.
• (here’s our giant review of Michael Bay’s first Transformers movie)

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Happy birthday to Jack in NJ!

In this episode:

• the March NAVA meeting at the Digital Press video game store in Clifton, NJ,
• The Celebrity Apprentice starring Tom Green and Andrew “Dice” Clay,
• the horrible Heroes season three,
• finally watching the 3D episode of Chuck,
• Willie Aames’s garage sale,
• Corey Haim selling his teeth on eBay,
• Jack in NJ’s 40th birthday,
• Greg’s trip to Dave & Buster’s,
• the value of paunchstevenson.com on websiteoutlook.com,
• Google Earth vs. Microsoft Live Search Maps,
• Microsoft’s WorldWide Telescope,
• Vegas Vampires (2003) starring Fred Williamson, Richard Roundtree, and Daniel Baldwin,
• Greg’s favorite vampire movies: Underworld (2003), From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), John Carpenter’s Vampires (1998), Blade (1998), My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1988), etc.,
• Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,
• the upcoming movie The Three Stooges (2010) starring Sean Penn, Benecio Del Toro, and Jim Carrey,
• gun stores and shooting ranges,
• an old recording of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg using racial slurs,
• pointless extracurricular activities in high school,
• and celebrity deaths (Natasha Richardson and Paul Harvey).

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Don’t forget: nominate your Lame Idiot of 2008!

In this episode:

• special guest Adam in SC,
• Greg meeting Denis Leary at Barnes & Noble in Clifton, NJ,
• knighted celebrities,
• Adam’s movie review of The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) starring Keanu Reeves,
• our review of The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) starring Matt Damon,
• our review of Mr. Bean’s Holiday (2007) starring Rowan Atkinson,
• our review of I Am Legend (2007) starring Will Smith,
• Eddie Murphy as the Riddler in an upcoming Batman movie,
• Reginald VelJohnson’s cameo as Capt. Al Powell in an episode of Chuck,
• a celebrity death (Majel Barrett-Roddenberry),
• and “Christmas in Jersey City” by David W. Jacobsen.

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As we discussed in episode 106, we got to meet James Rolfe, the Angry Video Game Nerd, at the Digital Press video game store in Clifton, NJ. Here are the photos:

Flickr – Digital Press, Clifton, NJ 6/28/08

Also, while browsing the store, we discovered there’s a Desperate Housewives video game:

Why?

In this episode:

• another trip to the Digital Press video game store in Clifton, NJ (www.digitpress.com),
• meeting James Rolfe (the Angry Video Game Nerd) and trying to get him on the show,
• the Nostalgia Critic,
• celebrity deaths (Mel Ferrer, Bo Diddley, Harvey Korman, Jim McKay, Tim Russert, and George Carlin, thanks to www.deadoraliveinfo.com),
• What Ever Happened To? (Jim J. Bullock),
• a psycho in Union Square Park claiming NASA is going to blow up Jupiter on 7/7/08,
• Project Lucifer,
• a Hulk Hogan’s Celebrity Championship Wrestling update,
• Sean Connery’s memoirs,
• Kung Fu Panda (2008) starring Jack Black,
• You Don’t Mess with the Zohan (2008) starring Adam Sandler,
• Kevin Nealon’s horrible acting,
• Dana Carvey’s new HBO comedy special Squatting Monkeys Tell No Lies,
• Mike Myers,
• the upcoming movie Disaster Movie (2008),
• Frank Darabont’s Indiana Jones and the City of Gods script,
• the new Apple iPhone 3G and disposable gadgets,
• The Kid from Brooklyn on Last Comic Standing (www.thekidfrombrooklyn.com),
• Rob’s trip to California,
• Los Angeles vs. New York City,
• celebrity sightings (Lisa Bonet, Neil Patrick Harris, and Ryan Reynolds),
• and our listener Joe from Belleville, NJ.

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Our interview with the Screaming Orphans at Tir Na Nog in NYC!

In this episode:

• getting Juliana Hatfield on the show,
• What Ever Happened To? (Natalie Imbruglia),
• friend and filmmaker Jonald Reyes,
• That Asian Thing on Independent Features (www.independentfeatures.com),
• The Net (1995) starring Sandra Bullock,
• a librarian at the Belleville Public Library trying to send a fax,
• our interview with Joan Diver of the Screaming Orphans at Tir Na Nog in NYC,
• Dennis Haskins,
• and the Screaming Orphans live.

Photos of the Screaming Orphans at Tir Na Nog:
Flickr – Screaming Orphans, NYC 5/10/08

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We interview Ted Danson and Ed Begley, Jr. at the Global Green Expo 2008 in Jersey City, NJ!

In this episode:

• TV newscasters (Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw, and Peter Jennings),
• Pat O’Brien,
• the PSEG Global Green Expo 2008,
• a summary of Ted Danson’s keynote speech,
• Oceana (www.oceana.org),
• ocean trolling,
• fish contaminated with mercury,
• fake Duracell batteries,
• the pointlessness of autographs,
• our interview with Ted Danson,
• the Paunch bad luck,
• Ed Begley Jr. (www.edbegley.com),
• a raw sewage backup in Greg’s basement,
• our interview with Ed Begley Jr.,
• Fixing the Planet (www.fixingtheplanet.com),
• The Paunch Stevenson Show All-Stars,
• a summary of Ed Begley Jr.’s keynote speech,
• recycling and simplifying our lives,
• consumerism,
• Rob’s computer mouse problem,
• gardening,
• standby power,
• reusing grocery bags,
• the lack of environmentalism in TV shows and movies,
• and Autograph magazine’s list of the best and worst Hollywood autograph signers.

Photos, video, and additional audio from the expo:
Ed Begley and Ted Danson Global Green Expo 2008 Keynote Speeches

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