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Nerd Lunch Episode 161 – Expendables of Other Genres 3

Posted in movies, podcast, pop culture with tags movies, Nerd Lunch Podcast, pop culture on December 30, 2014 by Paxton

This is the last episode of Nerd Lunch for 2014. So enjoy this, bitches. We have no guest, it’s a three way dance in which CT, Jeeg and I discuss teacher movies.

More specifically, we form a super team of actors who have portrayed teachers in movies. Expect typical mentions of stuff like Stand & Deliver, Dangerous Minds and a few other surprises.

After we milk the teacher movie genre for every last drop of awesome, we then turn our gazes towards forming a team of actors that have portrayed sports players. Of course Kevin Costner gets mentioned but listen in to see who else we pull out of our asses to add to our super team of sports players.

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Cult Film Club does a Young Guns Double Feature!

Posted in Billy the Kid, Genres, movies, podcast, pop culture, Western with tags Cult Film Club, gunfighters, gunfighters and lawmen, movies, podcast, Young Guns on December 16, 2014 by Paxton

This month Cult Film Club does our very first double feature episode! In this double feature we are discussing BOTH Young Guns movies!

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And the discussion went on so long we had to split it into two episodes. So, Episode 22a of the Cult Film Club podcast focuses on the first Young Guns movie. We talk about our history with the movie, our favorite scenes, the voluminous cast and the lack of movie score.

Then, Episode 22b is all about the sequel, Young Guns II. We discuss our history with that movie, our favorite scenes, the voluminous cast and cameos, the awesome Silvestri score as well as a little bit of Billy the Kid’s history.

It’s a super fun discussion and we hope you have as much fun listening to it as we did recording it. And if you did enjoy our Young Guns double feature go check out Shawn and my list of our ten favorite movie gunfighters.

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Nerd Lunch Episodes featuring Muppets and Comic Book Shops

Posted in comic books, podcast, pop culture with tags Cavalcade Comics, comic books, Nerd Lunch Podcast, pop culture on December 16, 2014 by Paxton

I’ve been lax in my Nerd Lunch promoting duties. Sorry about that. So, here’s a two-fer for you. The last two episodes of the Nerd Lunch Podcast were pretty great.

In Episode 158 we were joined by Geeky Kay and we talked about Muppet Christmas specials.

More specifically we discuss one of Jim Henson’s last specials, Muppet Family Christmas, and the very first post-Henson project, Muppet Christmas Carol. Lots of great Muppet discussion.

This week, on the very brand new, Mylar bagged and boarded episode 159 of the Nerd Lunch Podcast we are joined by Shawn Robare and Evan Hanson to talk about our comic book shop memories.

Spider-Man 1 Platinum Edition

All of us grew up frequenting the dirty, grungy comic book shops of the 80s and 90s. We discuss our own local comic shops and our memories of the clientele, the bargain bins and the over priced retailer exclusive comics stored in the glass cases (looking at you Spider-Man #1 Platinum Edition). So download both of these fun episodes of the podcast and then sell them back to a dealer for half what you paid. Then you’ll know what it was like to have shopped for comics in the 80s.

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Nerd Lunch Halloween Extra Helping: KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park (1978)

Posted in 80s, movies, music, nostalgia, podcast, pop culture with tags movies, Nerd Lunch Podcast, podcast on October 31, 2014 by Paxton

I have an extra special Halloween treat for you. Jeeg and I recorded a Special Helping of Nerd Lunch for this spooky day and we recruited Jay, a Lieutenant in the KISS Army to talk about the legendary 1978 KISS movie, KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park (aka Attack of the Phantoms).

We spend time talking about our history with this movie as well as some of the awesome 70s-ness of the clothes and dialogue and how incredibly stupid-awesome KISS comes across in the movie. There are like 5 or 6 musical interludes and some awesomely crazy-weird concert footage featuring Peter Criss playing air guitar on carnival rides and Paul Stanley walking on laser beams. And expect to see KISS vs Frankenstein at one point. Seriously. This movie is BONKERS.

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The Nerd Lunch Podcast Halloween Special 2014 featuring Dinosaur Dracula

Posted in Halloween, holiday, nostalgia, podcast, pop culture with tags Halloween, Nerd Lunch Podcast, podcast, pop culture on October 28, 2014 by Paxton

This week the annual Nerd Lunch Halloween Special drops to an eager and unsuspecting audience. How can an audience that is unsuspecting also be eager when it doesn’t suspect something to be eager about? Stop asking questions, dammit, and just accept this present of a podcast in your ear like the gentle whisper of sweet nothings from a loved one.

For this year’s special Jeeg and I welcome back show regular Jay from Sexy Armpit and Jay brings along a very special friend. That’s right, in his very first podcast appearance EVER, we are joined by the one and the only, Matt from Dinosaur Dracula and Mummy Shark.

Mummy Shark

Jeeg, Jay, Matt and I begin our Halloween discussion talking about our own personal memories of trick or treating as kids and that transitions into a discussion about some of our favorite Halloween retail items like Mt Dew Pitch Black and Entenmann’s Halloween Donuts. We then transition into a bit where we are all assigned a regular food or drink item and we have to create our very own Halloween version of that item. It’s a lot of fun and I think you’ll enjoy it.

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