Episode 126 - Goodbye Stan Lee

Julian Meush November 19, 2018

On this week’s show the guys unpack the Detective Pikachu trailer, discuss the official name and lineup of Disney’s streaming service, Disney+, dive into episode six of Titans and so much more. But unfortunately, it’s not all fun and games, as Julian, Daniel and Jeremy also look back on the legacy of Stan Lee after his passing.

Episode 115 - Avengers 4 Leak

Julian Meush June 8, 2018

The ToB Crew gathers once again to discuss the latest in film and television news. This week the guys break down the 'Bumblebee' and, 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' trailers, talk about a Willy Wonka origin film and it's rumoured casting, examine the fallout from the 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' box office flop and ask why some fans thinks it's okay to harass creators online. The big news of the week however was the leaked concept art and story details for 'Avengers 4'. Julian, Dan and, Jeremy dissect all the details and go deep into potential spoilers. All this and so much more on this week's Tower of Babble Podcast!

Episode 112 - Familiar With Rings

Julian Meush May 17, 2018

It's only Julian and Jeremy inside the proverbial 'tower' this week as they break down the latest in film and television news. The Guys give their impressions on Shane Black's 'The Predator' trailer and how similar it was to 'Venom' in it's ability to underwhelm. Moving on, they discuss the early buzz coming out of 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' following it's world premier and the latest out DC and Warner Brothers, including the possibility of Peter Jackson joining the DC fold. On the TV front it's a focus on what shows are coming back next year and which aren't as it's that time of year when renewal and cancellation announcements are made. All that and so much more on this week's Tower of Babble Podcast!

Episode 96 - Injustice 2

Julian Meush May 24, 2017

It's just Julian and Daniel in the Tower this week as they discuss the latest in geek news. As seems to be the new norm, a few major trailers dropped since the last episode and are always worth discussing. Including Bladerunner 2049, Star Trek: Discovery and much more. In movie news, Sony surprised everyone by revealing that Tom Hardy has been cast as Eddie Brock in their standalone Venom movie, plus rumours swirl about who might take over as director of the much maligned Flash picture. On the TV side of things, it was a pretty big week, with most of the major networks announcing their fall lineups for their returning shows and some exciting news about some entirely new series. In the gaming world, Dan reviews Injustice 2, the second instalment of the DC themed fighter from the creators of Mortal Kombat. To wrap things up the guys briefly review "Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 2" and Julian praises the brilliance of "Handmaids Tale". All this and so much more in this week's Tower of Babble Podcast!

Episode 54 - Avengers: Age of Ultron, Star Wars and BvS

Julian Meush May 4, 2015

Its been a few weeks but the Tower of Babble Crew is back and there is definitely no shortage of major news to discuss. While Daniel and Jeremy were away on vacation they missed some of the biggest geek news stories of the last year. They managed to miss the first teaser for Batman V Superman, the second teaser for Star Wars Episode 7 and the rest of Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim. Of course we also catch up on the Jared Leto Joker reveal, all the news about Batman Arkham Knight and everything out of X-Men Apocalypse. Its not all "old news" though, Daniel and Jeremy were back in time to catch the Friday night screening of Avengers: Age of Ultron on its opening weekend and we have an extensive review for you.

Episode 53 - Arnold + The Last of Us

Julian Meush April 9, 2015

This week the guys discuss Nintendo's latest Nintendo Direct presentation including the return of Lucas to Smash, Mario Kart DLC and more. There were a lot of trailers to talk about too, including the first from James Bond/Spectre, Maggie and Mad Max as well as speculation about the next Star Wars trailer and when we'll see Batman v. Superman for the first time. Of course we cant forget the latest from Marvel and DC as they breakdown the first image of Jesse Eisenberg's Lex Luthor, Ryan Reynold's Deadpool and more. On the TV side we got to see the first trailer for True Detective season 2, Daredevil's red suit is revealed and Hawkgirl is cast in the Arrow/Flash spin-off. All this and much more in this episode of the Tower of Babble Podcast.

Episode 51 - All Aboard the H-Train

Julian Meush March 12, 2015

This week on the show the guys discuss the new Age of Ultron trailer, Uncharted 4 delay, Batman Arkham Knight rated M, DC's "edgier" superhero films and much more! Not the least of which including a great discussion on the value of "cinematic universes" and a quick House of Cards season 3 review.

Episode 45 - Star Wars, Suicide Squad and PSX

Julian Meush December 14, 2014

The guys sit down to discuss the Star Wars Episode VII trailer, which of course dropped the day after our last recording. There's a lot of optimism mixed in with some skepticism but overall we're all pretty excited for more Star Wars. We also breakdown the Terminator: Genisys trailer with our resident Terminator expert, Jeremy, who seems to be a bit worried about the direction the series is taking. But it wasn't all trailers to talk about, there was also some big casting news that was revealed over the last two weeks which included Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange, Will Smith as Deadshot, Jared Leto as the Joker as well as the rest of the Suicide Squad. We basically have a hard time finding anything wrong with any of those choices. Finally, the PlayStation Experience (PSX) took place in Las Vegas and we give our take on all the news coming out of that event and so much more in this weeks Tower of Babble Podcast.

Episode 40 - Too Much to Talk About

Julian Meush October 2, 2014

Its been a crazy two weeks leading up to this 40th episode of the Tower of Babble Podcast. Several new shows were announced to be in development, the Deadpool movie was given the go-ahead and season 2 of True Detective was cast. Lets not forget the premiere of Gotham and the release of Shadow of Mordore. All of this and so much more movie, television and video game news and debate in this weeks jam-packed episode.

Episode 30 - Holes to China

Julian Meush April 10, 2014

Captain America: The Winter Soldier is out in theaters so you know the guys are going to give their take on the latest Marvel blockbuster, the fallout for the MCU as well as how it will effect Agents of SHIELD. We break down all of the latest Smash Bros and Mario Kart updates as well give our take on Amy Henning's new job. We also tackle the new TMNT trailer, Chewbaccas return to Star Wars, a slew of casting news and we ask why some adaptations just seem like sellouts.

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