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Nerd Lunch Episodes 17 & 18: Busting a list and reading some fan fiction

Posted in 24, Jack Bauer, movies, podcast, TV shows with tags jack bauer, movies, Nerd Lunch Podcast, podcast, podcasts, television, TV shows on January 3, 2012 by Paxton

So, I was taking a break over the holidays, but the podcast doesn’t. So while I was out, we had two episodes go live.

Listbusters

Episode 17 went live the week of Christmas. In that episode the three of us fly without a fourth chair and decide to bust a top 25 list from IGN featuring the Top 25 Sci-Fi movies of all time. The list is pretty good, but the top 2 spots are shocking. And this episode is an extra LOOOONG version as it clocks in around 1.5 hours due to the number of movies we begin discussing. Come see what Sci-Fi classics the three of us can’t stand.

Torchwood LA

Going live this week is Episode 18. In that episode we are joined again by Jay from SexyArmpit.com. In this episode we all point our browsers towards FanFiction.net to feast our hungry eyeballs on the awesome buffet that can be found there. We all pick a fan fiction story about a favorite TV property, read it, and review it for the rest of the group. It’s a lot of fun. Check it out to see who wears the pants in the Horde and if Jack Bauer accepts an invitation to join Torchwood.

Download this episode from iTunes or listen to it on Feedburner. And yes, we are still on the Zune Marketplace.

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Dirty Harry turns 40 years old

Posted in movies, nostalgia, pop culture with tags anniversaries, movies, nostalgia, pop culture on December 24, 2011 by Paxton

(Via jmillerdp)

Dirty Harry opened on Christmas Eve, 1971.

Here’s the theatrical trailer:

9 Loves and Hates from the Sounds of the Season digital music channel (2011)

Posted in Christmas, holiday, music, pop culture with tags Christmas, holiday, music, pop culture on December 21, 2011 by Paxton

So, Steph and I listen to the Sounds of the Season digital music channel during the month of December. Actually, we start listening to it right after Thanksgiving. So, after over a month of listening to the channel, you hear certain songs over and over again that you hate. And there are some songs you start out hating that you wind up enjoying. If you read my article, Festival of the Tree, you’ll see not only the argument that Steph and I have every year about stringing the tree with lights, but that Feliz Navidad was my most hated song of the year because they played it until my ears bled.

So, listening to the digital music channel this year to decorate the house, here is a new batch of songs that I’ve grown to hate…and grown to love, but feel ashamed because I love them.

The Angel in the Christmas Play – I hate this song. Like literally HATE it. Most of the songs on the digital channel that are sung by kids, I hate. This is one of them. It’s supposed to be cute. But it’s not. It’s horrific.

Nuttin’ For Christmas – Another horrifically terrible song sung by a precocious scamp (who needs to be hit with a shovel). These are so awful I actually want to punch something when they come on. That’s how bad these songs are. They make me violent.

My Birthday Comes on Christmas – Head explodes into white hot rage.

Dominic the Donkey – Okay, this song is awful. I do hate it. However, I started singing it to PJ when it came on and we both started enjoying it. So I have a love/hate relationship with this song. I know it’s terrible, but it gets stuck in my head and I like it. And I hate myself for it. Yes, this song makes me ashamed of myself.

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Nerd Lunch Episode 15: The Trial of Michael Bay

Posted in movies, podcast, pop culture, TV shows with tags movies, Nerd Lunch Podcast, podcasts, pop culture on December 20, 2011 by Paxton

Our newest podcast is live. This week we are joined by Jeremy from Geek Chunks as we put one of the most controversial directors of our time on pop culture trial, Mr Michael Bay.

(Via cheezburger.com)

Jeeg is the prosecutor, CT is the defender and I’m the judge. Regardless of your stance on Mr Bay, I guarantee you your views will be corroborated by someone in this podcast. So join us to see if based on our verdict, Michael Bay will be allowed to continue to make movies.

Download it from iTunes or listen to it on Feedburner. We are also in the Zune Marketplace.

Brandon Peat’s Star Wars Alphabet – A is for Ackbar

Posted in movies, pop culture, Star Wars with tags movies, pop culture, Star Wars, Star Wars Alphabet on December 16, 2011 by Paxton

Our good friend Fitz from the Nerd Lunch Podcast sent me a little gift in the mail. It’s a small booklet for my son, PJ, featuring the Star Wars Alphabet. Each letter represents a character from the Star Wars Universe. It’s pretty awesome. The book was written by Brandon Peat and drawn by Peat’s wife. Check out Brandon Peat’s site to find out how to obtain these.

Here are a few of the letters.

Here is the letter A, which is for Ackbar.