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- Is Baylan Skoll more important to Ahsoka Season 2 than Thrawn?

Friday Nov 17, 2023

Episode 145: Bow Down To The King! - Triple H Takes Control Of WWE

Friday Nov 17, 2023

The world of professional rasslin' has been one helluva ride over the last year, especially if you've been following the behind-the-curtain stuff over at WWE. Now that the ink has dried on the merger of WWE with UFC to form TKO (because ya can't have too many three letter abbreviations can ya?), it appears that the rollercoaster of "Who's In Charge Around Here?!" is finally over with Triple H officially having complete creative control over WWE without the interference of Vince McMahon. What does it all mean? We break it down.

Also, we get yet another update on The Man They Call Tim's fake football team, some thoughts on Baylan Skoll from Ahsoka, a theory of how Thrawn got his night troopers, and remembering the acting icon that is Burt Young in this episode's Week In Geek!

LINKS OF INTEREST:

- Theory explains how Thrawn’s Resurrected Night Troopers lines up with Canon

- Yo Paulie! - RIP Burt Young, 83

- SmackDown season premier starring Triple-H’s sh*t-eating grin

- Here's Triple H at Lemmy's memorial service

...AND ANOTHER THING:

The Man They Call Tim recommends watching the revival of Frasier over on Paramount+

Uncle Todd advises you to check out the Beckham limited series documentary on Netflix

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- Well, we know one Loki R&J is probably wrong…

Monday Nov 13, 2023

Episode 144: Duel of the Idiots! - Results From Ahsoka The Real & The Jabroni!

Monday Nov 13, 2023

We tally up the results from our Ahsoka edition of The Real & The Jabroni to find out who was wrong and who was right... or, in this case, who was wrong and who was wrongest. Either way, there's a bottle of moderately priced bourbon on the line, so it's time to get out the abacus and see who made it over the finish line first!

Also, we get an update on The Man They Call Tim's fake football team, Adam Copeland in AEW, a tidbit from Loki, and some Mr. Fantastic wardrobe geekery in this episode's Week In Geek!

LINKS OF INTEREST:

- Interesting article on the details of Mr. Fantastic’s suit in Dr. Strange 2

- Here's the IGN troll article that Uncle Todd mentioned

- Gilbert Gottfried on Hollywood Squares - YOU FOOL!

...AND ANOTHER THING:

The Man They Call Tim recommends a visit to the nation's capital of Washington, D.C. is you are so inclined

Uncle Todd advises you to check out all of the Longmire mystery novels by Craig Johnson

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- MCU May Have Their Replacement for Kang

Friday Sep 29, 2023

Episode 143: Finally! - The Live Action Debut of Thrawn!

Friday Sep 29, 2023

We don't usually center an entire episode around one slice of a streaming series, but when you've read six books waiting for a character's live action debut, it's easy to get a little excited. We look at the sixth episode of Ahsoka and breakdown the first appearance of Grand Admiral Thrawn along with that other guy who hitched a ride with the space whales.

Also, we get an update on The Man They Call Tim's fake football team, whether Marvel has their Kang replacement warming up in the bullpen, rumors of a(nother) Westworld movie, and a little Battlestar Galactica musings in this episode's Week In Geek!

LINKS OF INTEREST:

- Westworld may be rebooted as a feature film…

- BSG - What does that final line mean?

...AND ANOTHER THING:

The Man They Call Tim recommends reading Thrawn: The Ascendancy Trilogy by Timothy Zahn

Uncle Todd advises you to read The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson

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- The Rock returns to Smackdown! on September 15th

Friday Sep 22, 2023

Episode 142: Loki Season Two - The Real & The Jabroni!

Friday Sep 22, 2023

Loki season two will be here before you know it, so your humble idiotic servants have delved into all the rumors and theories swirling about the interwebs in order to give you - da people - our official, lead-pipe-cinch verdict on what will definitely be happening (The Real) and what won't (The Jabroni).

Also, we drop some hot takes on Ahsoka episodes 4-5 (we hadn't seen episode 6 when this was recorded but woooh-baby will we have thoughts next week), an update on The Man They Call Tim's fake football team, and The Great One returns to his own show.

LINKS OF INTEREST:

- Rumors & theories from Game Radar

- Rumors & theories from Tech Advisor

- Rumors & theories from Screen Rant

- Rumors & theories from Movie Web

- Rumors & theories from Medium

...AND ANOTHER THING:

The Man They Call Tim recommends watching Star Wars Rebels on Disney Plus

Uncle Todd advises you to check out this sick cover of Joni Mitchell’s “Big Yellow Taxi” by Scary Pockets & Tal Wilkenfeld

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- CM Punk fired by AEW after backstage incident (ESPN)

Friday Sep 15, 2023

Episode 141: The Double Turn!

Friday Sep 15, 2023

One of the rarest tricks to pull in professional wrestling is the double turn - somehow making the good guy into the bad guy and the bad guy into the good guy. That's tough enough, but doing it in a single match? The most successful execution of this that we can think about is "Stone Cold" Steve Austin versus Bret "The Hitman" Hart from Wrestlemania 13... and we're gonna watch it all and drop some commentary as well!

Also, we dive deep into the firing of CM Punk by AEW in this episode's The Week In Geek!

LINKS OF INTEREST:

- Jim Cornette on CM Punk & Jack Perry's Confrontation Backstage at AEW All In London (NSFW)

- Uncle Corny specifically talking about the definition of "goozle" (NSFW)

- Uncle Corny’s take on the firing of CM Punk from AEW

- Here's the CM Punk press scrum from about a year ago that started this whole thing

- Here's a link to "Stone Cold" Steve Austin versus Bret "The Hitman" Hart at Wrestlemania - we start at timestamp 1:21:07

- A couple of articles of background info on the Austin-Hart match

...AND ANOTHER THING:

The Man They Call Tim recommends watching (or rewatching) the Bret Hart episode of Broken Skull Sessions on Peacock

Uncle Todd advises a watch of the Becky Lynch - Trish Stratus cage match that opened this year's WWE Payback PLV

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- Wyatt Family debut on RAW

Friday Sep 08, 2023

Episode 140: The Year In Movies 2004!

Friday Sep 08, 2023

It's been just about a year since we took a deep dive into a single year in movie history to give you our expert opinion on the best of what was. This time around, we take a look at 2004 and all the flicks that became part of our lives - our favorites, also rans, surprises, and awards!

Also, we talk about the first couple episodes of Ahsoka and say good bye to Bray Wyatt in this episode's The Week In Geek!

LINKS OF INTEREST:

- LA Knight tribute to Bray Wyatt

- List of feature films released in 2004 by Popularity (IMDB)

- Feature Films from 2004 sorted by box office highest-lowest (IMDB)

- 10 Best Films of 2004 (Indiewire) (Uncle Todd’s only seen 2)

- The Year In Film 2004 (avclub.com)

...AND ANOTHER THING:

The Man They Call Tim recommends watching WWE's 2014 Elimination Chamber PPV

Uncle Todd advises a watch of Becoming Cody Rhodes documentary on Peacock TV

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- Could we have a Spidey Swap ahead of Avengers 6?

Wednesday Aug 23, 2023

Episode 139: Ahsoka - The Real or The Jabroni?

Wednesday Aug 23, 2023

It's been ages (it seems) since we've had any new Star Wars releases to talk about, but here we are now with something we've been waiting for since Dave Filoni decided to tip it outta his cowboy hat. Ahsoka is here! What's going to happen? Well, we dive into all the rumors and theories swirling about the interwebs and let you know what we think will happen!

Also, we talk about a Spidey swap heading into the new Avengers movies, how a single movie ended Sean Connery's career, Doctor Strange becoming the savior (or villain) of the multiverse, and a new Sheik Tweet of the Week this episode's The Week In Geek!

LINKS OF INTEREST:

- Behind the Scenes - How The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen ended Sean Connery’s career

- Doctor Strange as Savior of the Multiverse?

- Mike Meyers salute to Sean Connery at AFI

- Billy Connolly tribute to Sean Connery at BAFTA

- How to gird your loins

...AND ANOTHER THING:

The Man They Call Tim recommends a rewatch of Star Trek: The Next Generation (be patient through seasons one and two)

Uncle Todd advises checking out all of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season two, but especially the season finale

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- Tease of Thrawn’s Brutality?

Friday Aug 11, 2023

Episode 138: A Tale Of Two Matches! WWE SummerSlam 2023 Recap!

Friday Aug 11, 2023

In case you hadn't noticed, one of the high holy days of the wrasslin' calendar happened last weekend with WWE rolling out SummerSlam from Detroit. We didn't get a chance to watch the whole thing, but far be it for a lack of prep to keep us from having an opinion! We talk about the two matches that were intriguing to us - Lesnar/Rhodes and Reigns/Uso - and provide some commentary for both matches!

Also, we talk about Thrawn's brutality in the upcoming Asohka series, a Doctor Strange villain connection in season two of Loki, a Star Wars video game adaptation, and a new Sheik Tweet of the Week this episode's The Week In Geek!

LINKS OF INTEREST:

- Will Loki Season 2 have a Doctor Strange villain connection?

- Knights of the Old Republic screen adaptation? The Man They Call Tim Digs this idea

- Here's a link to the replay for this year's WWE SummerSlam so you can watch along

...AND ANOTHER THING:

The Man They Call Tim recommends The Spotify Play “How CEO and Founder Daniel Ek Beat Apple, Google, and Amazon in the Race for Audio Dominance” by Sven Carlsson and Jonas Leijonhufvud

Uncle Todd advises reading Windswept and Interesting: My Autobiography by Billy Connolly

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- Loki is a-glitchin’ in the Season 2 trailer

Wednesday Aug 09, 2023

Episode 137: Old Soldiers Never Die... They Just Go To Disney+

Wednesday Aug 09, 2023

Uncle Todd finally... finally... got The Man They Call Tim to catch up on a Disney+ show that didn't involve space magic so it could be talked about on the podcast. Unfortunately, he also recommended Secret Invasion after the fifth episode before the whole thing fell apart like a 1986 Yugo going over a large speed bump. What did we think? Can Uncle Todd ever be trusted again? Find out!

Also, we talk about trailers for Loki and The Marvels, Mickey Mouse on the outs with Disney, will Jean Luc ever go away, and a tweet from the Iron Sheik in this episode's The Week In Geek!

LINKS OF INTEREST:

- The Marvels Official Trailer

- The House of Mouse is kicking the Mouse to the curb

- Round 3 of “Will Picard Return?”

- 12 Worst Plot Holes and Mistakes in Secret Invasion

...AND ANOTHER THING:

The Man They Call Tim recommends NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

Uncle Todd advises you to watch this video that asks the question what if ZZ Top wrote Metallica's "Kill 'Em All"?

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