Episode 183

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 183

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

The Great William Shatner, NYC, 10/6/11

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

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Episode 177

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 177

In this episode:

  • our trip to Barcade in Jersey City, NJ (microbrew beers and 1970s-1980s classic video arcade games),
  • Barcade running on 100% wind power,
  • Rob’s dream about “Macho Man” Randy Savage,
  • the 2011 ThunderCats cartoon show,
  • Larry Kenney vs. Will Friedle as the voice of Lion-O,
  • John Erwin as the voice of Prince Adam and He-Man,
  • Greg’s movie review of The A-Team (2010),
  • Paunch Stevenson Show celebrity encounters,
  • Greg meeting Tom Wopat (Luke Duke from The Dukes of Hazzard),
  • John Schneider and Tom Wopat on Smallville,
  • Greg meeting Jeff Bridges (Barney Cousins from The Vanishing),
  • celebrity deaths (Christopher Mayer from The Dukes of Hazzard and Bubba Smith),
  • the 2011 season of Curb Your Enthusiasm finally taking place in NYC,
  • our future children missing out on pop culture from the past,
  • important pop culture getting lost in time (CHiPs, the Marx Brothers, The Little Rascals, Droopy, The Ant and the Aardvark, etc.),
  • the upcoming Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood spin-off Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood,
  • Jonah Hill’s weight loss,
  • Mike Masse’s music video for “Long Time” (acoustic Boston cover),
  • the decline of music videos,
  • Rob constantly hearing people whistle Bobby McFerrin’s “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” in England,
  • Rob’s 4D movie experience,
  • and Tom Wopat’s music vs. Jeff Bridges’s music.

We also snapped some photos of Barcade Jersey City:
Flickr – Barcade, Jersey City, NJ 8/20/11
Barcade Jersey City

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Episode 176

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 176

In this episode:

  • Our ideas for re-dubbing the latest Michael Bay Transformers movie,
  • the Rupert Murdoch UK phone hacking scandal,
  • undercover sleuth work by Hugh Grant,
  • Norm MacDonald announcing the O.J. Simpson verdict on Saturday Night Live,
  • cracking passwords using social engineering,
  • the “Ralphige” real Michael Jackson prank call (link),
  • a fifth child on the way for Kevin ‘K-Fed’ Federline,
  • the arrest of former informercial star Don Lapre,
  • Tony Little HoMedics Micropedic Sleep Pillows,
  • Ted Danson to star on the next season of CSI,
  • Barney Miller,
  • return of Curb Your Enthusiasm,
  • why the Golden Girls is still funny (video),
  • US Marines asking Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake on dates,
  • Rob’s failure to book Tami Erin, star of The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988) on the show,
  • emulating classic PC games using DOSBOX,
  • downfall of modern gaming franchises and developers (Hitman, Max Payne, Project Gotham, LucasArts),
  • Copyright Alert System,
  • and a celebrity death (Roberts Blossom).

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Episode 174

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 174

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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Episode 173

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 173

In this episode:

  • reminiscing about Macho Man Randy Savage,
  • bad reviews for the new video game Duke Nukem Forever,
  • Duke being able to throw human feces at his enemies,
  • new versions of U.S. pennies,
  • the Bitcoin internet money controversy,
  • celebrity deaths (Jeff Conaway and Jack Kevorkian),
  • Nintendo’s preview of its upcoming Wii U,
  • custom made video game consoles (Ben Heck),
  • our review of Super 8 (2011) directed by J.J. Abrams,
  • our review of The Hangover 2 (2011) starring Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis,
  • George Lopez starring in a remake of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,
  • 4D movie technology Smell-O-Vision (article),
  • going to school on super hot summer days,
  • Nicolas Cage’s son Weston beaten up by Nic’s security guard,
  • and Al Pacino.

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