Free Range Idiocy

- Mando Season 3 trailer teasing a deep, dark Imperial secret? (screenrant.com)

Tuesday Feb 14, 2023

Episode 124: Thrawn With The Wind Part Two!

Tuesday Feb 14, 2023

Never let it be said that your humble idiotic hosts are totally lacking in culture! Granted, that "culture" is more than likely closer to something that resembles mold, but it still totally counts! To prove this to you, we plunked ourselves down and read through the second Thrawn trilogy by Timothy Zahn and will be sharing our thoughts along with friend of the show and Star Wars expert Jimmy Dice - one of the co-hosts of Scruffy Looking Podcasters!

Also, we talk about some details from the season three trailer for The Mandalorian, is Thrawn a bad guy, and our quick Super Bowl picks... which predictably, aged like milk.

LINKS OF INTEREST:

- Star Wars fans split on Thrawn or An Essay on whether or not Thrawn is a villain? - The Idiots break it down (screenrant.com)

- Be sure to check out Scruffy Looking Podcasters

...AND ANOTHER THING:

The Man They Call Tim recommends checking out the February 4th episode of Saturday Night Live with Pedro Pascal hosting

Uncle Todd thinks you oughta give Bill Russell: Legend a watch over on the Netflix

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- Would you want to see a showdown between Kang and Iron Man?

Friday Feb 03, 2023

Episode 123: Royal Rumble Review!

Friday Feb 03, 2023

This past Saturday night, San Antonio played host to the 35th annual Royal Rumble and boy howdy, did it pack some Texas-sized thrills, surprises, and one helluva main event. Luckily for you, your humble idiotic servants were there to watch the entire 4-hour extravaganza and are now ready to run the whole thing down for you on the interwebs!

Also, we talk about some interesting Marvel fan art, where Beverly Crusher has been this whole time, and what we can expect from Loki season two..

LINKS OF INTEREST:

- An explanation for the absence of Doctor Crusher from Starfleet post-TNG movies

- Loki Season 2 may see Jonathan Majors play this variant of Kang

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The Man They Call Tim recommends watching The Rise And Fall Of ECW streaming on the Peacock

Uncle Todd thinks you oughta give Fighting With My Family starring show faves Flo-Flo and Dwayne Johnson a watch some time

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- Here's the article about Andor's musical shenanigans and some video evidence as well

Friday Jan 27, 2023

Episode 122: When Sequels Attack!

Friday Jan 27, 2023

As we all know, once Hollywood has a winning formula, they're gonna ram it right down all our throats until the cows come home - which means sequels are a time-tested way of making money. So what makes a good sequel anyways? And also, what makes a bad one? Your humble idiotic servants dive into all of that with examples!

Also, we talk about an interesting musical Easter egg from Andor, the new trailer for The Mandalorian, and the return of... ugh... Vince.

LINKS OF INTEREST:

- The new trailer for The Mandalorian season three is here and it is glorious

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The Man They Call Tim recommends Wait Wait Don't Tell Me as it celebrates 25 years on air

Uncle Todd thinks giving Sinkable: Obsession, the Deep Sea, and the Shipwreck of the Titanic by Daniel Stone a read is a nice thing

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- A bit of an update on the villain situation for the upcoming Ahsoka show

Friday Jan 13, 2023

Episode 121: Our Least Anticipated Movies Of 2023!

Friday Jan 13, 2023

With the start of a new year, we've seen a whole lot of lists for which movies people are looking forward to. Well, we think that's too easy. What about the movies your most NOT looking forward to? Have no fear interwebs dwellers, your humble idiotic servant are here to help with our own top ten lists of the movies we can't wait to avoid in 2023.

Also, we wrap up the holidays with a rundown of our not-so-secret Santa program, The Man They Call Tim's fantasy football finals, an update on the villain for Ahsoka, and Scarlet Witch news of a sort.

LINKS OF INTEREST:

- Is Scarlet Witch the key to the muliverse?

- Here's a list of movie releases for 2023 by month so you can make your own list

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The Man They Call Tim recommends Star Wars X-Wing: Second Edition tabletop game for family gatherings of all kinds

Uncle Todd thinks you'll enjoy a watch (or rewatch) of 2010's RED sometime soon

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- Here's the rumblings of the Tom Brady return to New England that Uncle Todd was ranting about

Friday Dec 16, 2022

Episode 120: Andor Season One Review!

Friday Dec 16, 2022

The first season of the newest addition to the Star Wars universe is complete... and we have thoughts. How good was Andor, what did we like, and how does it nestle itself into the overall lore of the ever-expanding galaxy far, far away? We'll get to those questions and many others that nobody bothered to ask!

Also, we talk about some NFL rumors, shows being yanked from streaming platforms, and upcoming wrestling documentaries!

LINKS OF INTEREST:

- A whole bunch of shows are getting yanked from HBO Max... including Westworld

- With some new wrestling bios coming from A&E, here's some of their past work

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The Man They Call Tim recommends a holiday viewing of Christmas With The Kranks this week

Uncle Todd thinks you'll be pleasantly surprised with Spirited on Apple TV as well

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- Here's the trailer for A Christmas Story Christmas so you can watch along

Friday Dec 02, 2022

Episode 119: Survivor Series War Games PPV Review

Friday Dec 02, 2022

It's been a hot minute or two since your humble idiotic hosts tackled any professional wrestling, and there's a good reason for that. It was pretty much unwatchable! But since things have seemingly been trending upwards lately, we decided to lace up the boots and plunk down some cash to renew our Peacock subscription to give Survivor Series a watch. What did we think? Tune in to find out!

Also, we talk about the new A Christmas Story reunion, wonder if Kang killed Iron Man, and how did Saw Geurrera get so whacky in The Week In Geek!

LINKS OF INTEREST:

- Whaaaaaaaaat?! Did Kang really kill Iron Man?!

- Andor gives us the reason why Saw went a little paranoid between Rebels and Rogue One

...AND ANOTHER THING:

The Man They Call Tim recommends checking out The Walking Dead over on AMC

Uncle Todd thinks you should give Wild Turkey Rare Breed bourbon a try sometime (age applicable of course)

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- Vision Quest... but not that one

Friday Nov 25, 2022

Episode 118: The Black Panther Lives!

Friday Nov 25, 2022

After much speculation about how Marvel would handle the sequel to the 2018 blockbuster, we got our answer this month with the release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The idiots break down the flick, the debut of a new antagonist in the MCU, and how they said goodbye to Chadwick Boseman.

Also, we get into an interesting shake up at Disney corporate, a sequel to a Disney+ show, and talk a little bit about some pro wrasslin' coming up this weekend in The Week In Geek!

LINKS OF INTEREST:

- Buh-bye Chappy... welcome back Bobby! Disney cans their current CEO for their previous CEO.

- War Games invades WWE Survivor Series this Saturday

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The Man They Call Tim recommends The Best Science Fiction Short Stories of 2021 as chosen by Veronica Roth and John Joseph Adams

Uncle Todd thinks you should watch The Day of the Doctor - Doctor Who 50th anniversary special … featuring the return of the 10th Doctor (David Tennant) alongside then current doctor Matt Smith and the addition of John Hurt as The War Doctor

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- Here's the trailer for Ant Man and The Wasp: Quantumania

Monday Nov 14, 2022

Episode 117: Duel of the Duos! An Album 1-on-1 with The White Stripes and The Black Keys

Monday Nov 14, 2022

It ain't easy having a band comprised of only two musicians, but the subjects of this episode have pulled it off and also made it look - and sound - pretty damn good too. We'll be diving into a pair of iconic albums from iconic duos as we decide which one impressed us more and whether we'd recommend it to others.

Also, we do a watch-along of the new Ant Man and Wasp trailer, give our thoughts on the cancellation of one of our favorite recent series, and discuss The Man They Call Tim's bougie lifestyle.

LINKS OF INTEREST:

- Finish what ya started... Westworld canceled after four seasons

- Background info for Elephant by The White Stripes

- Background info for Brothers by The Black Keys

...AND ANOTHER THING:

The Man They Call Tim recommends watching the excellent documentary series Light & Magic on Disney+

Uncle Todd thinks you should give Thrawn by Timothy Zahn a read in the near future

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- Bray Wyatt returned to the WWE at their Extreme Rules PLV

Friday Nov 04, 2022

Episode 116: Andor Halfway Review

Friday Nov 04, 2022

After seven episodes, Uncle Todd finally managed to catch up on Andor enough for us to get down to some business and review the newest Star Wars show on Disney+. Did we like it? Did we love it? Did we spend an inordinate amount of time ballyhooing doing bad Saw Gerrera impressions? You'll have to listen to know for sure!

Also, we talk about the return of Bray Wyatt to the WWE and the new trailer for Creed III in The Week In Geek.

Programming note... Yes, we're a bit behind on this one due to Uncle Todd's work schedule catch-up after the move and other assorted life things. Thanks for the understanding!

LINKS OF INTEREST:

- Here's Bray's promo on Smackdown! the following Friday

- Here's the trailer for Creed III

- Background info on Andor - Wikipedia page and IMDB page

- And here's an explanation of why Andor didn't use The Volume for filming

...AND ANOTHER THING:

The Man They Call Tim recommends David And Goliath (Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants) by Malcolm Gladwell

Uncle Todd thinks you should give The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi a read

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