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Episode 221

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 221

In this episode:

  • Josh Blake playing Jake Ochmonek, a Ralph Macchio imitation on ALF,
  • actress Randee Heller played the mother on ALF’s “Macchio” and The Karate Kid‘s real Macchio,
  • IFOCE update (Joey Chestnut defeats Sonya Thomas again in the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest),
  • Larry David and J.B. Smoove in upcoming HBO film Clear History (2013),
  • our review of This is the End (2013), starring the cast of Pineapple Express,
  • why are cameo’s featured in movie trailers?,
  • our review of Man of Steel (2013), starring Henry Cavill,
  • short review of The Heat (2013) starring Sandra Bullock,
  • using a RedBox machine,
  • disappointing review of A Good Day to Diehard (2013), starring Bruce Willis,
  • upcoming Annie remake (2014), starring Jamie Foxx,
  • get well wishes to Tim Curry,
  • how get away with murder by using blood transfusions,
  • were ice cream cones a bad invention?,
  • life-size inflatable hamster balls for children,
  • celebrity deaths (Slim Whitman, Bobby Blue Bland, James Gandolfini, and Dennis Farina),
  • Blues Brothers video games,
  • crowdfunding for a new World’s Largest Pinball Museum in California (donate),
  • and more crowdfunding for the Seriously?! smartphone game, by video game programming legends Roger Hector and Al Alcorn (donate).

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Episode 220

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 220

In this episode:

  • AMC/Sony Loews theater in Wayne, NJ,
  • Rob attending the Paul McCartney concert at Barclay’s Center, Brooklyn, NY,
  • old people doing drugs,
  • pointless camera policy,
  • Mike Masse playing with former members of Boston (video),
  • Ian Ziering is now a male exotic dancer,
  • Steven Seagal is a Russian traitor,
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger appearing in upcoming sequels Terminator 5, King Conan, and Triples,
  • the Italian Ramones,
  • Jeff Garlin gets arrested,
  • By The Way, In Conversation with Jeff Garlin, Jeff’s podcast,
  • our review of Star Trek Into Darkness (2013),
  • multiple explicit similarities to Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,
  • Benedict Cumberbach is a sober Alan Rickman,
  • ripping off Demolition Man,
  • Khan backstory and the Genesis device,
  • references to Star Wars,
  • J.J. Abrams wanting all original Trek merchandising to be ceased,
  • Star Trek/X-Men crossover comics,
  • Microsoft back tracks on their DRM requirements for Xbox One,
  • Microsoft execs calling customers cry babies,
  • and the Bally Astrocade.

Pictures from the Paul McCartney’s Out There concert June 8, 2013 in Brooklyn, NY:
Paul McCartney Out There tour, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY, 6/8/13

The New, New Monkees

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Episode 219

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 219

In this episode:

  • Rob calls everyone “Living Legend” at Chiller Theatre,
  • How I Met Your Mother episode guest starring William Zabka and Ralph Macchio,
  • Celebrity Apprentice finale (Trace Adkins defeats Penn Jillette),
  • Gary Busey’s mechanical dog,
  • The Office finally comes to an end,
  • Liberace movie starring Michael Douglas, Matt Damon, Paul Reiser, and Dan Aykroyd,
  • another post-apocalypse movie Elysium (2013) starring Matt Damon,
  • Steven Seagal is the new ambassador to Russia?,
  • The Purge (2013) rips off Rob’s “everyone gets one free murder” concept,
  • co-workers hate Michael Bay,
  • Bay’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles using the voice actors in motion capture suits,
  • Leonard Nimoy and Zachary Quinto in Audi car commercial “The Challenge” ,
  • David Bowie surprises with new album The Next Day,
  • upcoming CGI Disney Star Wars Rebels (2014) cartoon,
  • Bernie Stolar, destroyer of 32-bit 2D video games,
  • the demise of SEGA,
  • Microsoft unveils the Xbox One,
  • DRM: Digital Rights Management,
  • proposed documentary on Atari’s New Mexico “E.T.” landfill,
  • what’s with all the NJ roadkill?,
  • our review of Rockshow: Wings Over America (1979/2013), starring Paul McCartney and Denny Laine,
  • Paul McCartney concert performances,
  • extremely high Stub Hub prices,
  • celebrity deaths (Chris Kelly, Ray Manzarek, Jean Stapleton),
  • somethingstore.com – get shipped mystery packages,
  • The Breeders reunite for a 20th anniversary tour,
  • Ashton Kutcher’s Steve Jobs movie gets panned,
  • Funny or Die’s iSteve parody biopic starring Justin Long,
  • SNES game Earthbound fetching huge ebay prices,
  • Esteban and the 7 Cities of Gold game coming to Wii U,
  • and Grimaldi’s Pizza in Clifton, NJ, has video game consoles to play.

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Episode 218

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 218

In this episode:

Our pictures from the Chiller Theatre Expo April 2013 in Parsippany, NJ:
Chiller Theatre Expo, Parsippany, NJ 4/27/2013

The New, New Monkees

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Episode 217

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 217

In this episode:

  • Jurassic Park 3D (2013) re-release,
  • memories of our small local movie theater, the Franklin in Nutley, NJ,
  • special effects still very convincing 20 years later,
  • running UNIX on an early 1990s Apple Macintosh Quadra?,
  • updated dinosaur science,
  • how do birds fly?,
  • Jeff Goldblum’s odd mannerisms and resemblance to Howard Stern,
  • did the sequels ruin the franchise?,
  • legacy and impact of Jurassic Park,
  • our surprise that Ask.com still exists,
  • review of Total Recall (2012) starring Colin Farrell, Jessica Biel, and Kate Beckinsale,
  • dumb backstory, lots of CGI, Blade Runner-esque, lens flares,
  • cool technology and CGI stunts,
  • celebrity deaths (Roger Ebert, Margaret Thatcher, Annette Funicello, and Jonathan Winters),
  • cicada bugs invade NJ again for the first time in 17 years,
  • Tami Erin runs afoul of the law,
  • Norm Macdonald is back with another interview show, Norm MacDonald Live on You Tube,
  • FunnyOrDie.com KickstarterOrDie April Fools videos,
  • Dinosaurs, Darkwing Duck, Family Matters Movie, and Sliders The Movie,
  • Reginald VelJohnson, Jerry O’Connell,
  • and American Psycho with Huey Lewis and Weird Al video.

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