This week, enhanced clones of Seamus and Garrett cover the entire second season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch! Plus, our thoughts on the Fantastic 4 cast for the MCU, and Xbox games moving to additional platforms.

Episode timecodes:
News - 0:44
Paramount layoffs - 0:44
Fantastic 4 casting - 2:23
Xbox games to release on other consoles - 9:40
The Bad Batch season 2 - 12:30
The Bad Batch season 2 spoilers - 17:19
Pop Culture Reference (H.E.R.B.I.E)- 36:58
Save The Rec Center (Star Wars: Jedi Survivor & Golden Shoals) - 42:13

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Ep 159 - The Bad Batch season 2, Fantastic 4 casting, and Xbox games break exclusivity

In the triumphant return from the Episode 200 battlefield, Seamus and Garrett once again indulge in the sweet embrace of Jason Statham with David Ayer's A Working Man! Plus, we remember the unparalleled career of Val Kilmer, discuss the newly announced Stunt category for the Academy Awards, and the good and bad highlights from Star Wars Celebration 2025.

Episode timecodes:
News - 1:01
RIP Val Kilmer - 1:01
Academy Award for Stunt - 5:35
Star Wars Celebration 2025 highlights - 7:40
A Working Man - 19:27
A Working Man spoilers - 30:44
Pop Culture Reference (Balboa Productions) - 49:16
Save The Rec Center (Blue Prince) - 53:56

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Ep 201 -  A Working Man, new Stunt Work Oscars category, and Star Wars Celebration 2025

This week, Seamus and Garrett wax their surfboards and load their 12-gauge shotguns for the ultimate espionage/musical/comedy/live-action joke book, Top Secret! Plus, we remember what director James Foley meant to the show, and we reflect on Val Kilmer's world famous weapon handling. 

Episode timecodes:
News - 1:14
RIP James Foley - 1:14
Top Secret! - 3:55
Top Secret! spoilers - 16:31
Pop Culture Reference (Val Kilmer Heat Reload) - 40:59
Save The Rec Center (Balatro & Val) - 46:09

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Ep 202 - Top Secret!, RIP James Foley, and remembering Val Kilmer

This is getting out of hand; now there are two of them! Seamus and Garrett welcome field agent Garrett Parker to discuss all things Mission: Impossible, but mostly Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning.

Episode timecodes:
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning - 1:30
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning spoilers - 10:42
Pop Culture Reference (Tom Cruise and Stuntwork)- 1:02:05
Save The Rec Center (The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Black Bag, and The Rehearsal season two) - 1:07:41

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Ep 203 - Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (w/ Garrett Parker!)

Seamus and Garrett celebrate the last good Star Wars thing ever as they dive into Andor's second and final season. Plus, a look at the future of the James Bond franchise with news of Denis Villeneuve helming the next installment.

Episode timecodes:
News - 1:09
Remembering Michael Madsen - 1:09
Remembering Kenneth Colley - 3:15
Horizon: An American Saga lawsuits - 6:12
Warner Bros. Discovery splitting into two companies - 10:51
Denis Villeneuve to direct next 007 film - 13:07
Brad Bird exits Incredibles 3 - 17:03
Andor season 2 - 20:10
Andor season 2 spoilers - 27:24
Pop Culture Reference (The Ghorman Massacre)- 1:04:12
Save The Rec Center (The Lost World: Jurassic Park and That Thing You Do!) - 1:08:12

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Ep 204 - Andor Final Season, Villeneuve to direct 007, and the Warner Bros. Discovery Split

This week, Seamus and Garrett are joined by friend and all around comic book expert Ben to discuss James Gunn's proof of Summertime movie salvation, Superman. Plus, we talk about the newly announced drift racing film by Fast and Furious alum Sung Kang and the unceremonious departure of pre-roll Queen Maria Menounos from Noovie. 

Episode timecodes:
News - 0:43
Maria Menounos removed as Host of Noovie - 0:00
Sung Kang drift racing film announcement: 4:39
Superman - 6:55
Superman spoilers - 30:00
Pop Culture Reference (Metamorpho)- 1:05:06
Save The Rec Center (Sports Team-Boys These Days, Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut, & Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story) - 1:10:48

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Ep 205 - Superman, Sung Kang drift racing film, and Maria Menounos removed from Noovie (w/ Special Guest Ben!)

Flame on! This week, Seamus and Garrett clobber, stretch, and... weep at a poignant portrait of a man's wife leaving him because of his disability? It must be time for Fantastic Four (2005) and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Plus, Happy Gilmore 2.

Episode timecodes:
Fantastic Four and Rise of the Silver Surfer - 1:40
Fantastic Four and Rise of the Silver Surfer spoilers - 13:25
Pop Culture Reference (Roger Corman's Fantastic Four)- 39:10
Save The Rec Center (Happy Gilmore 2 and Hang 'em High) - 44:47

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Ep 206 - Fantastic Four (2005) and Rise of the Silver Surfer

This week, it's sting or be stung as Seamus and Garrett cover the all time classic The Sting in honor of the passing of Robert Redford. Plus, we briefly discuss the private acquisition of Electronic Arts  by multiple investment firms including the Saudi Arabia PIF, and a deeper look at the nose gesture made famous by The Sting.

Episode timecodes:
News - 1:04
EA obtained by Saudi Arabian PIF and other investors - 1:04
The Sting - 3:47
The Sting spoilers - 15:36
Pop Culture Reference (The Sting Nose Gesture)- 40:40
Save The Rec Center (Miami Blues & Chad Powers) - 46:46

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Ep 207 - The Sting and EA bought by Saudi Arabia PIF & other investors

Happy Halloween! You won't find Michael Myers, but Seamus and Garrett don their Silver Shamrock masks and sing catchy jingles to celebrate Halloween III: Season of the Witch. Plus, a look back at Drew Struzan's career.

Episode timecodes:
News - 0:51
Remembering Drew Struzan - 0:51
Muppet special with Sabrina Carpenter coming to Disney+ - 4:41
Halo: Campaign Evolved coming to PlayStation - 7:53
Halloween III: Season of the Witch - 10:26
Halloween III: Season of the Witch spoilers - 21:13
Pop Culture Reference (Drew Struzan)- 43:25
Save The Rec Center (Dracula Spanish language and Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater) - 47:06

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Ep 208 - Halloween III: Season of the Witch, The Muppet Show returns, and remembering Drew Struzan

Glen Powell Fall officially arrives in full force as Seamus and Garrett cover the entire first season of Chad Powers! Plus, we discuss the passing of legend Diane Ladd and the latest on Doug Liman's new direct sequel to the original Roadhouse. 

Episode timecodes:
News - 1:13
RIP Diane Ladd - 1:13
NEW new Roadhouse sequel - 3:11
Chad Powers - 8:10
Chad Powers spoilers - 15:20
Pop Culture Reference (The Origins of Chad Powers) - 37:30
Save The Rec Center (Dredd & Back to the Future) - 40:49

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Ep 209 - Chad Powers, NEW NEW Roadhouse sequel, and remembering Diane Ladd

This week Seamus and Garrett squeeze into their shiny, sponsored jumpsuits to talk about the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger classic The Running Man! *Brought to you by Cadre Cola* 

Plus, Gremlins 3 announced, a new Star Trek movie from Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, the cancelation of Rian Johnson's Poker Face, and the  trailer for the Young Jedi Adventures' 3rd and final season. 


Episode timecodes:
News - 1:52
Gremlins 3 announced - 1:52
New Star Trek Movie - 4:40
Rian Johnson's Poker Face cancelled - 7:18
Young Jedi Adventures season 3 trailer - 9:47
The Running Man (1987) - 19:10
The Running Man (1987) spoilers - 27:17
Pop Culture Reference (Richard Bachman) - 46:20
Save The Rec Center (30 Rock & Breaking News) - 51:16

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Ep 210 - The Running Man (1987), new Star Trek movie announced, and Young Jedi Adventures season 3 trailer

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