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:

• 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

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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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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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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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• Greg meets AC/DC’s Brian Johnson at Barnes and Noble in NYC,
• Brian Johnson’s new memoir Rockers and Rollers,
• difficulties getting a picture taken at a book singing,
• a celebrity death (Osama bin Laden),
• Rob’s quest for the perfect portable headphones,
• headphone forums (headphone.com and head-fi.org),
• Sony MDR-ZX700 headphones,
• Rob’s story about a customer puking in the Electronics Boutique video game store,
• Sean Penn playing a feminine-looking hair band rocker in This Must Be the Place (2011),
• our movie review of Bridesmaids (2011) starring Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph,
• tattoo controversy involving The Hangover 2 (2011),
• happy 70th birthday to Bob Dylan!,
• and The Band’s cover of Dylan’s “When I Paint My Masterpiece.”

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• Rob’s upgrade to Windows 7,
• April Fools’ Day gag involving the Bio Force Ape prototype NES game,
• homebrew Bio Force Ape programmer foiled,
• Sega developed the Microsoft Xbox?,
• the video game prototype scene,
• the Angry Video Game Nerd’s future,
• movies that kill franchises (The Jerky Boys: The Movie, Big Top Pee-wee, etc.),
• Pee-wee Herman on Saturday Night Live (video),
• the upcoming third Bill and Ted movie starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter,
• Nicolas Cage arrested in New Orleans while busting into houses and screaming in the street,
• the upcoming cartoon series The Governator starring Arnold Schwarzenegger,
• the Fake Stan Lee meets the Real Stan Lee,
• and Ted Danson’s lack of podium microphone skills.

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In this episode:

• the Transformers: Prime computer animated series starring Peter Cullen and Frank Welker,
• Michael Bell in an episode of G.I. Joe: Renegades,
• Cobra’s battle cry,
• the upcoming video game Duke Nukem Forever,
• the ThunderCats computer animated movie trailer,
• Liam Neeson as the voice of Qui-Gon Jinn in the computer animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars,
• the upcoming movie Terminator 5 starring Arnold Schwarzenegger,
• the biggest Lame Idiot of 2010 (BP),
• the 2011 Razzie Awards for bad movies,
• our review of Black Swan (2010) starring Natalie Portman,
• our review of The Dilemma (2011) starring Vince Vaughn and Kevin James,
• and the Emergency Broadcast System.

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In this episode:

• Nicolas Cage’s nine foot tall grave site,
• the Atari 2600 Harmony Cartridge,
• the Atari Puffer video exercise bike in 1982,
• the Atari Mindlink,
• You Don’t Know Jack (2010) starring Al Pacino,
• Jack Kevorkian,
• the 2001 game show You Don’t Know Jack,
• the upcoming live-action movie The Smurfs (2011) starring Jeff Foxworthy,
• the infuriating Kars4Kids commercial,
• and the Star Wars movies being released in HD on Blu-ray.

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• Esteban’s new podcast Roboplastic Podcastalypse,
• Shogun Warriors and Godzilla,
• Rob’s TV and cable box breaking,
• stupid Comcast customer service,
• HDMI cable prices,
• premium movie channels,
• poorly dubbed voices in movies,
• Verizon FiOS TV Media Manager and Widgets,
• HP’s terrible 2.4 GHz wireless keyboard and mouse,
• crazy computer keyboard prices,
• the video game short film PIXELS by Patrick Jean,
• Air Raid for the Atari 2600 selling for $31,600 on eBay (article),
• the upcoming live action movie The Smurfs (2011),
• various movie sequels, prequels, and remakes (Iron Man 2, Alien, Predator, Scream 4, Captain America, etc.),
• the Syfy channel showing professional wrestling,
• and the psychotic behavior of collectors.

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