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Talkie Talk #84: The Watchlist / Academy Awards Reactions / Marvel’s Infinity War Death Pool

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Talkie Talk #84: The Watchlist / Academy Awards Reactions / Marvel's Infinity War Death Pool

00:00 / 1:04:39

Just the two of us (Chris and TJ) – Brent is traveling and David just had a daughter! Still on that grind with the Watchlists (playing indie games! watching stuff!) – we also talk Academy Awards Reactions and have a fun game talking Marvel Movies and some predictions for the upcoming Infinity War.

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The Watchlist (1:00)
Chris: Playing Celeste (1:42), Into the Breach (3:34), Viewing Good Time (12:40), Logan Lucky (15:50), Super Dark Times (17:40), Survivor – lite preview (19:00), The Challenge (19:45)
TJ: Playing Hearthstone (8:39), Viewing Agents of Shield (10:22), Jurassic Park (11:49), Podcasts The Message and Life.After (21:27)
Breezy on the Streets (27:00)
27:05 – Super Smash Bros announced for Switch
29:00 – Reactions to the 2018 Academy Awards
Main Topic: Marvel Infinity War Death Pool (39:08)

Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

Talkie Talk #79: Watchlist / Call Me By Your Name / Coco / Cloverfield Paradox / News – 2/14

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Talkie Talk #79: Watchlist / Call Me By Your Name / Coco / Cloverfield Paradox / News - 2/14

00:00 / 49:38

We discuss what we’ve been watching and playing in the last week (Watchlists!) – and we discuss the week’s biggest film / TV / video game news (Breezy on the Street!). And somehow, while debating the merits of original Netflix movies, we talk about “Dog the Bounty Hunter.” It’s a crazy world.

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The Watchlist (0:49)
TJ: Quiz Show (1:04), Pottersville (1:44), Call Me by Your Name (5:54), Playing Hearthstone (15:57)
Brent: Coco (17:00)
Chris: Playing Celeste (25:03)
David: Three Billboards (28:36), The Cloverfield Paradox (29:21)
Breezy on the Streets (40:34)
40:52 – Trailer Roundup (Solo, Mission Impossible: Fallout)
43:30 – David Benioff and D.B. Weiss making new Star Wars trilogy
44:39 – Viacom (MTV, Comedy Central, etc.) streaming app to launch
45:06 – RIP John Gavin, Reg. E. Cathey, John Mahoney
45:46 – George R.R. Martin confirms only seven GoT books
46:30 – Timeframe and episode count revealed for Stranger Things 3
47:03 – Best Bet this Weekend: Black Panther, a-doy

Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa

Talkie Talk #77: The Watchlist / The Square / War for the Planet of the Apes / News – 2/7

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Talkie Talk #77: The Watchlist / The Square / War for the Planet of the Apes / News - 2/7

00:00 / 1:08:19

We discuss what we’ve been watching and playing in the last week (Watchlists!) – and we discuss the week’s biggest film / TV / video game news (Breezy on the Street!).

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The Watchlist (1:05)
David: Kong: Skull Island (1:15), The Boss Baby (4:27), The Square (5:51)
TJ: The Summit (16:00), The Last Men in Aleppo (17:44), War for the Planet of the Apes (19:56), Blade Runner 2049 (25:18), The Breadwinner (29:03), Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405 (32:35), Strong Island (33:56)
Brent: Starting Mad Men (41:53), Playing Madden (42:17)
Chris: Congratulations on watching over a hundred 2017 movies! Icarus and Abacus (42:41), Loving Vincent (46:44), Victoria & Abdul (52:12), Playing Breath of the Wild (55:09)
Breezy on the Streets (56:00)
56:18 – Tom Hanks will be Mr. Rogers in upcoming biopic
56:45 – Guild Update: Annie (Animation) and Directors Guild winners
59:38 – Solo: A Star Wars Story / Mission: Impossible Fallout trailer previews
1:00:55 – Special Super Bowl Halftime HQ trivia ($20,000)
1:01:14 – Red Dead Redemption 2 release date announced
1:03:42 – Best Bet this Weekend: Peter Rabbit, 15:17 to Paris, Fifty Shades Freed (if you’re feeling masochistic)

Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa

Talkie Talk #75: Watchlist / Molly’s Game / Oscar Nom Reactions – 2/1

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Talkie Talk #75: Watchlist / Molly's Game / Oscar Nom Reactions - 2/1

00:00 / 1:12:55

We discuss what we’ve been watching and playing in the last week (Watchlists!) – and we discuss the week’s biggest film news – reactions to the 90th Academy Award nominations! Punctuation!

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The Watchlist (1:00)
Chris: Logan (1:09), Playing Super Mario Odyssey/Breath of the Wild (1:14), HQ (1:29), Top Chef (4:22), The Challenge: Vendettas (6:47)
David: Paddington (9:27), A Futile & Stupid Gesture (10:54), Beauty and the Beast (12:53), Strong Island (16:05), Icarus (17:29), Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (20:58), The Magicians (23:56)
Brent: Zach Morris is Trash (25:38), Playing Uncharted 3 (26:47)
TJ: Playing Framed 2 (26:58), Watching The Skeleton Twins (28:09), No Escape (28:41), What Happened to Monday (29:12), Loving Vincent (29:42), Phantom Thread (31:38), Molly’s Game (33:34), [the Vanity Fair Oscar cover 34:33]
Breezy on the Streets (39:28)
39:41 – Guild Results: Editing, Art Direction and Visual Effects winners
42:11 – Sundance Film Festival 2018
43:51 – Oscar Nomination Reactions
1:08:53 – Best Bet this Weekend: Winchester

Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa

Talkie Talk #73: Watchlist / News – 1/24

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Talkie Talk #73: Watchlist / News - 1/24

00:00 / 1:09:13

Back to normal, which is great! We discuss our watchlists from the previous two weeks, and then the week’s news.

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The Watchlist (1:00)
TJ: Dunkirk (1:08), The Post (1:36), Battle of the Sexes (4:48), Killing of a Sacred Deer (6:05), Mudbound (10:09), The Travelers (12:42)
Brent: A Ghost Story (15:08), The Game (16:36), Donnie Brasco (16:59), Terror in Beverly Hills (18:19), Drunk, Stoned, Brilliant, Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon (22:02)
Chris: Planet of Dinosaurs (23:31), Wonder Wheel (24:36), Bright (29:18), Justice League (32:15), I Tonya (39:13), Rough Night (40:51), The Shape of Water (43:28), Playing Breath of the Wild (45:58), Snipperclips (46:22), Top Chef (47:58)
David: Mr. Roosevelt (51:37), Blade Runner 2049 (53:19), Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (53:59), The Assassination of Gianni Versace (57:00)
Breezy on the Streets (59:11)
59:26 – Secret Crocodile Dundee movie coming out?
1:01:22 – Paddington 2 – the best movie of all time?
1:02:36 – Scarlett Johansson’s salary on Black Widow
1:04:59 – Nintendo Switch cardboard accessories

Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa

Talkie Talk #70: Best (and Worst) of 2017, Part 1

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Talkie Talk #70: Best (and Worst) of 2017, Part 1

00:00 / 52:21

The year is over! In a year-end blow-out, we’re talking about the best of times (our top lists for video games and TV) and the worst of times (our lists of the worst movies of the year). Part 2 will have our top 10 films of the year.

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Main Topic: Best (and Worst) of 2017
Best Video Games of 2017 (1:16)

David
5. Until Dawn
4. South Park: The Fractured But Whole
3. Final Fantasy XV
2. Stardew Valley
1. Persona 3

Chris
5. Hollow Knight
4. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
3. Cuphead
2. Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
1. Super Mario Odyssey

Best TV of 2017 (25:22)

David
5. Legion
4. The Good Place
3. Mindhunter
2. Halt and Catch Fire
1. The Leftovers

Brent
5. Survivor
4. American Gods
3. Stranger Things
2. American Vandal
1. The Leftovers

Worst Movies of 2017 (42:05)

TJ
5. Phoenix Forgotten
4. The Dark Tower
3. CHiPs
2. American Assassin
1. Naked

Chris
5. The Emoji Movie
4. Geostorm
3. The Dark Tower
2. The Circle
1. Fifty Shades Darker

Brent
5. Shimmer Lake
4. Fifty Shades Darker
3. The Dark Tower
2. The Mummy
1. War Machine

David
5. The Baby Sitter
4. Shimmer Lake
3. Death Note
2. Small Crimes
1. War Machine

Next Podcast: Top Ten Films of the Year

Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa

Talkie Talk #69: New Year’s Watchlist / Jumanji / I, Tonya / Bright – 1/12

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Talkie Talk #69: New Year's Watchlist / Jumanji / I, Tonya / Bright - 1/12

00:00 / 1:17:56

The gang’s back in auld lang syne mode as we discuss our Watchlists over the end of year hiatus. And yes, it’s as exciting as that sounds.

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The Watchlist (1:25)
David: Wonder Woman (1:30), Logan Lucky (5:15), Dunkirk (6:20), The Batman Films, (11:25), Black Mirror Season 4 Ep 1 (17:47), Playing SNES Classic (19:15)
Chris: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (22:33), Clueless (23:10), Wilson (27:05), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (29:53), Godless (48:15), Playing Mario Kart 8 (33:35), Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (35:00), Super Mario Odyssey (37:34)
Brent: The Godfather (39:50), Bananas, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (but were afraid to ask) (41:00), The Purple Rose of Cairo (43:07), Playing The Uncharted Trilogy Remastered (46:45)
TJ: Barton Fink (50:07), A Muppet Family Christmas (52:15), The Disaster Artist (53:05), Kingsman: The Golden Circle (55:15), American Assassin (55:56), Bright (57:00), The Greatest Showman (58:24), Coco (59:16), I, Tonya (1:00:15), Downsizing (1:03:47)
Breezy on the Streets (1:06:13)
1:06:13 – Recapping the Movie Guild Nominees (Oscar Lead-up!)
1:10:10 – Also recapping some of the Oscar category shortlists
1:12:20 – Flight of the Conchords HBO special coming out this year1:02:14 – Golden Globe and SAG nominations Out
1:12:54 – Trailer for Game Over, Man from Workaholics crew
1:13:15 – Sexual misconduct allegations against Paul Haggis, Bryan Singer, Max Landis
1:15:00 – Amazing trailer for A Quiet Place, also Slenderman (nope)
Next Week’s Pods: Top Ten 2017 Lists! Oscar predictions!

Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa

Talkie Talk #66: The Watchlist / The Last Jedi / The Shape of Water / Survivor / News – 12/20

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Talkie Talk #66: The Watchlist / The Last Jedi / The Shape of Water / Survivor / News - 12/20

00:00 / 1:11:57

This podcast has everything. Watchlists. The Last Jedi (no spoilers at all here). The Shape of Water. Survivor Talk. Top Chef. Breezy on the Streets. A car alarm that won’t turn off. I can’t believe this is free.

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The Watchlist (0:52)
Brent: Landline (0:56), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (includes talk of Han Solo movie, Atlanta, Chewbacca) (2:38)
David: Mr. Robot Season 3 Finale (11:26), Riverdale Season 2 (12:03), Logan (13:46), It Comes at Night (15:32), Free Fire (18:47), The Trip to Spain (21:22)
TJ: Miracle on 34th Street (23:28), Visioneers (24:07), The Shape of Water (25:50)
Chris: He saw The Last Jedi, that’s good enough.
Reality Roundup: Are You the One Reunion Part 1 (31:15), Survivor (34:33), Top Chef (47:07)
Breezy on the Streets (49:09)
49:18 – Disney officially buys 20th Century Fox content
56:25 – George Clooney developing Watergate scandal series for Netflix
56:53 – Game of the Year, The Game Awards 2017 and the Death Stranding trailer
1:02:14 – Golden Globe and SAG nominations Out
1:05:22 – IMDb getting rid of User Ratings
Best Bet this Weekend: Downsizing or Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (1:09:19)

Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa

Talkie Talk #65: Into the Wild / Fictional Locations Quiz

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Talkie Talk #65: Into the Wild / Fictional Locations Quiz

00:00 / 1:10:25

Time to hit the road and talk about Into the Wild (finally) – this segueways into a quiz about Fictional Locations – cities, countries, worlds, and even plants in TV, film, and games. They are the locations you know you’ve heard of, but can’t quite place. It’s a game!

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Homework Assignment: Into the Wild (1:01)
Main Topic: Fictional Locations Quiz (21:01)
New Homework Assignment: Home Alone for Talk of Fame consideration (1:06:41)

Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa

Talkie Talk #63: The Watchlist / Valerian / Wind River / Justice League / Survivor / News – 11/22

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Talkie Talk #63: The Watchlist / Valerian / Wind River / Justice League / Survivor / News - 11/22

00:00 / 1:19:14

The cool guy trio of Chris, Brent and TJ talk extensively about their Watchlists (includes talk about the disappointment of Valerian, the surprising Wind River, and the lifeless husk of Justice League, amidst many more!), Reality Roundup (Survivor suicide pool claims another life), and then dip into Breezy on the Streets (week’s news in film, TV and games).

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The Watchlist (1:06)
Chris: Smurfs: The Lost Village (2:02), Burning Sands (5:28), Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (10:15), The LEGO Batman Movie (16:52), Master Chef (21:37), Shot Caller (21:55), The Punisher (21:30), Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (23:15)
TJ: Murder on the Orient Express (31:34), Chappie (35:08), Atomic Blonde (39:02), Wind River (42:36)
Brent: Bounce (49:57), The Sum of All Fears (51:50), Paycheck (53:50), Jersey Girl (55:55), Clerks 2 (57:40), Man about Town (58:06), Justice League (1:01:14)
Reality Roundup: Survivor (1:04:30), The Challenge (1:08:00)
Breezy on the Streets (1:08:24)
1:08:30 – Number Nine (Tarantino Manson movie with Tom Cruise) coming to Sony
1:09:20 – CBS coming out with Stripes TV show – you’re welcome
1:09:44 – Al Franken accused of sexual misconduct
1:10:05 – Amazon Prime’s new Lord of the Rings show
1:11:08 – EA hates its players, gives them punishing micro-transaction system in Star Wars: Battlefront II
1:15:05 – Despicable Me studio to make new Super Mario animated movie
1:16:08 – Best Bet this Weekend: Coco or Roman J. Israel, Esquire

Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa