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Episode 210

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 210

Happy New Year!!

In this episode:

  • Bond on Bond by Roger Moore,
  • meeting Sir Moore at his book signing at Barnes and Noble on Fifth Ave. in NYC,
  • what does Paunch fan @spacemandavid sound like?,
  • various British accents,
  • more Paunch Luck video/photo fails,
  • our movie review of Skyfall (2012) starring Daniel Craig,
  • English homes having nick names,
  • homages to old Bond films,
  • Joey Buttafuoco on Judge Alex,
  • Eliza Dushku shooting a new pilot for The Saint,
  • Sean Connery at the US Open with Andy Murray and Sir Alex Ferguson,
  • Penn Jillette’s new book Every Day is an Atheist Holiday,
  • meeting Penn at his book signing at Barnes and Noble on Warren St. in NYC,
  • his Celebrity Apprentice thoughts,
  • our rant on Kevin Clash and Elmo,
  • TruTV’s Killer Karaoke hosted by Steve-O,
  • Dennis Haskins still getting work,
  • LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out (2012) animated movie,
  • our Lame Idiot of the Year award goes to Donald Trump (Lame Page),
  • and the upcoming masterpiece film After Earth (2013) starring Will and Jaden Smith.

Picture and Video from the Penn Jillette book signing, New York, 11/14/2012:
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Episode 209

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 209

In this episode:

  • we’re once again “live” from the Burger King parking lot in Nutley, NJ,
  • our movie review of Wreck-It Ralph (2012),
  • expecting a bigger classic video game homage,
  • cast including John C. Reilly, Jack McBrayer, Sarah Silverman, Jane Lynch, Alan Tudyk, and Adam Carolla,
  • video game character cameos,
  • Pac-Man kill screen,
  • the Disney animated short Paperman,
  • Billy Connolly to appear (at some point) in The Hobbit movie trilogy,
  • our updated review of Creepshow (1982) starring Leslie Nielsen, Ted Danson, and Stephen King,
  • revisting Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade (2007),
  • Todd Rogers’s tarantulas, Steve Sanders’s made up Donkey Kong high score, and Robert Mruczek’s erotic art,
  • Coach Ron Bailey,
  • our review of the High Score (2006) documentary,
  • William Carlton’s failed Missile Command record breaking attempts,
  • our initial review of the new Nintendo Wii U video game console,
  • the useless demo kiosk with one playable game,
  • Rayman Legends,
  • the 5 GB required system update at launch,
  • reality TV show Baggage finding dates for a Nazi,
  • and the Angry Video Game Nerd movie trailer.

Short video clip of the Wii U Kiosk:

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Episode 208

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 208

Welcoming back NJ author Caseen Gaines, writer of Inside Pee-wee’s Playhouse: The Untold, Unauthorized, and Unpredictable Story of a Pop Phenomenon! and soon to be new book A Christmas Story: The Making of a Holiday Classic!

Please support Caseen’s new Kickstarter Project before December 26th to help him fund upcoming promotional events!

In this episode:

  • the success of Caseen’s book Inside Pee-Wee’s Playhouse,
  • working with publisher ECW Press,
  • book promotion,
  • scary Tim Burton movies,
  • when and why do movies and TV shows fade out of pop culture?,
  • re-runs and constant TV franchise reboots,
  • Bronies,
  • Caseen’s upcoming book A Christmas Story: The Making of a Holiday Classic,
  • the Christmas Story House near Cleveland, Ohio,
  • Caseen’s book release coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the film,
  • his $20,000 Kickstarter to help promote the book,
  • his Kickstarter rewards including Christmas cards designed by Ian Petrella,
  • Caseen appearing on the TV Guide Network,
  • the still tight-knit cast,
  • the first sequel My Summer Story (1994) starring Charles Grodin,
  • the second sequel Christmas Story 2 (2012) starring Daniel Stern,
  • Jean Shepherd’s original A Christmas Story book,
  • the enduring legacy of A Christmas Story,
  • and the full length version of the 1970 Night Before Christmas Read-Along Classic.

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Episode 207

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 207

Part 2 of our 7th Anniversary Hoopla! Thanks to all the celebrities who appeared!

In this episode:

  • we meet Weird Al Yankovic,
  • Weird Al: The Book,
  • finding a Weird Al LP in a messy used record store,
  • Al’s least favorite album Polka Party!,
  • Scotti Brothers Records,
  • Crazy Eddie (his prices were insane!),
  • bantering around with Weird Al,
  • meeting friend and fellow NJ podcaster Brian Jude at the signing,
  • Weird Al recording “Smells like Nirvana” instead of “Snack All Night”,
  • how “I Lost on Jeopardy” revived the real Jeopardy! game show,
  • The Weird Al Show (1997) on CBS,
  • our trip to Chiller Theatre Expo 2012 in Parsippany, NJ,
  • getting a picture with Tom Wopat a.k.a. Luke Duke,
  • “Screech” Dustin Diamond teaching us a bar bet,
  • Ian Ziering of Beverly Hills, 90210 seated in the horror room,
  • John Wayne Bobbitt trying to talk to us,
  • meeting nice guy Andrew McCarthy, star of Weekend at Bernie’s II (1993),
  • meeting pop singer Samantha Fox,
  • meeting a grumpy Frank Vincent,
  • meeting Bronson Pinchot from Perfect Strangers,
  • old ABC TGIF trading cards Laffs,
  • Penny Marshall hiding from our camera,
  • talking with Robert Duncan McNeill from Star Trek: Voyager,
  • meeting a disinterested Shannon Elizabeth from American Pie (1999),
  • meeting Lethal Weapon‘s Danny Glover,
  • talking with the original voice of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, Caroll Spinney,
  • the upcoming Caroll Spinney documentary I Am Big Bird (2013),
  • our interview with Samantha Fox,
  • TigerTime campaign to save wild tigers,
  • and our new interview techniques.

Our pictures and videos from the Weird Al signing in Paramus, NJ:
Weird Al Yankovic book signing, Paramus, NJ 10/22/12

Weird Al Yankovic

Our pictures from the Chiller Theatre Expo 2012 in Parsippany, NJ:
Chiller Theatre Expo, Parsippany, NJ 10/27/12

Dustin Diamond

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Episode 206

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 206

Part 1 of our 7th Anniversary Hoopla!

In this episode:

  • Hurricane Sandy,
  • George Lucas selling LucasFilm to Disney,
  • what does the future hold for Star Wars?,
  • Esteban’s theory about the Otaking Star Wars anime short,
  • Episode VII – the return of Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and Billy Dee Williams?,
  • Star Wars Dark Empire ,
  • the recentThundercats Cartoon Network show canceled,
  • celebrity death (Pascual Gross Perez),
  • colorizing of antique black and white photographs,
  • Lance Amstrong caught cheating,
  • Google Translate’s Optimus Prime Easter egg,
  • Greg meets Pete Townshend of The Who,
  • 2012 Presidential Election,
  • angry Who fan that didn’t get his picture signed,
  • New York Comic Con 2012,
  • avoiding a crazy person on the ferry,
  • Greg gets autographs from Stan Lee, Sean Astin, and Christopher Lloyd,
  • another Sears portrait photo with Christopher Lloyd,
  • meeting Bob Budiansky by chance,
  • the “Who is Paunch Stevenson?” question,
  • Chris Elliott was a no-show,
  • and “The Star Wars That I Used To Know” Gotye parody.

Goofy video of Stan Lee playing XBOX Kinect at the NYCC 2012!

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