Free Range Idiocy

Friday Mar 10, 2023

Episode 127: Oh Yeah Brother! March Madness Wrestler Bracket - 1980’s

Friday Mar 10, 2023

It's that time of year again when everyone from hardcore degenerate gamblers to know-nothing office poolers are all focused on one thing - brackets. So, we're getting into the action with our own tournament to find the top professional wrestlers from the last four decades!

This episode, we start off with the golden age of wrestling, the 1980's. Who will prevail? Who will be left off the list entirely?

Also, we give our thoughts on the first three episodes of the third season of Picard.

...AND ANOTHER THING:

The Man They Call Tim recommends listening to the Bill Simmons episode of How I Built This with Guy Raz.

Uncle Todd thinks you should give Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen in Long Shot a watch.

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- TheCosmicCircus.com (Cosmic Entity Theory)

Saturday Feb 25, 2023

Episode 126: Quantumania Real Or Jabroni Results!

Saturday Feb 25, 2023

In our previous episode, we went through a whole bunch of rumors that were swirling about the interwebs (and the insides of our noggins) regarding Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania to give our opinions on what would happen and what wouldn't happen. How did we do? You'll have to give a listen, but beware... thar be spoilers ahead!

Also, we talk about WWE Elimination Chamber and whether Sami Zayn should be the next Prime Minister of Canada.

LINKS OF INTEREST:

- TheCosmicCircus.com (what to expect)

- MovieWeb (Cassie and the QR device)

- ScreenRant (Kang/AntMan deal - what they both want)

...AND ANOTHER THING:

The Man They Call Tim recommends watching the new season of WWE Legends biographies on A&E.

Uncle Todd thinks it's about time to give Ghostbusters Afterlife a rewatch

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- TheCosmicCircus.com (Cosmic Entity Theory)

Friday Feb 17, 2023

Episode 125: Quantumania Rumors - The Real Or The Jabroni?!

Friday Feb 17, 2023

The first Marvel movie of 2023 hits theaters this weekend and we're ready to assess all of the rumors flying around about what'll happen in Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania. Who's going to be show up? Who's not going to make it to the end of the flick? Will we finally get some sort of dive into the multiverse or is this going to be yet another elaborate tease as Feige chuckles his way to the bank? We get into it all!

Also, go over our Super Bowl picks and the game itself along with our favorite commercials and the halftime show.

LINKS OF INTEREST:

- TheCosmicCircus.com (what to expect)

- MovieWeb (Cassie and the QR device)

- ScreenRant (Kang/AntMan deal - what they both want)

...AND ANOTHER THING:

The Man They Call Tim recommends checking out the 30th anniversary of Rush's Moving Pictures album and also giving our album one-on-one episode a listen as well

Uncle Todd thinks you should give True Grit by Charles Portis a read some time

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- 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

...AND ANOTHER THING:

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

...AND ANOTHER THING:

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

...AND ANOTHER THING:

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

...AND ANOTHER THING:

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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