Episode 179 - The Drama Continues

Julian Meush September 2, 2022

Another episode, another dump of bad news out of WBD. This time, following their investors call, we learn that they've been pulling content from HBO Max liberally, while 'Shazam 2', and 'Aquaman 2' get pushed again. Have no fear, they have a 10 year plan they say. Fortunately, HBO seems to have been spared the knife so far, featuring 'House of the Dragon' pulling in record numbers for it's premiere. In fact, prosperity seems to be abound across the nerd world when it comes to adapted material, with 'Sandman' on Netflix hitting the mark, and 'She-Hulk' at Disney+ capturing even Jeremy's attention. The guys sit down to discuss all of that and more, including 'Avatar's' return to theatres, 'Green Lantern: Beware My Power', and a final word on 'Prey'.

Episode 164 - Netflix Inking Deals, WB Cancels New Gods, and the Iron Anniversary

Julian Meush April 12, 2021

Just the two J’s this week as Dan is away. Julian, and Jeremy discuss Rian Johnson’s big money ‘Knives Out’ deal with Netflix, Warner Bros. cancelling ‘The Trench’ and Ava DuVernay’s ‘New Gods’, and the 10th year anniversary of ‘Game of Thrones’ premiere on HBO that they’re calling the “Iron Anniversary”. The guys also touch on some notable release schedule changes around Hollywood, and the cast list for ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’, which had a few pleasant surprises. All that, and so much more, on this week’s Tower of Babble Podcast!

Episode 98 - E3 2017 Special!

Julian Meush June 18, 2017

E3 2017 is over. The booths have been packed up, the LA Convention Centre emptied and cleaned. But that doesn't mean we are done talking about it. Julian, Daniel and Jeremy sit down to discuss all the biggest announcements, reveals and trailers from the years biggest gaming event. From the reveal of X-box One X to Mario Odyssey, if you're at all a fan of video games there's something at this show for you. The guys break down and unpack the Metroid Prime 4 reveal, the God of War trailer, Star Wars: Battlefront 2 multiplayer details, State of Decay 2 and much much much more on this Tower of Babble Podcast E3 Special!

ToB Interlude - Top 5 E3 2017 Moments

Julian Meush June 14, 2017

This is the biggest week of the year for gaming news. It doesn't get bigger than E3. It all kicked off on Saturday but now that all the big press conferences are out of the way and the show floor is open the ToB Crew can start breaking down the biggest announcements. Julian and Daniel give you their top 5 favourite moments from the show so far. From Mario + Rabbids to God of War the guys will unpack some of the major announcements.

Episode 72 - E3 2016

Julian Meush June 17, 2016

The ToB Crew is reunited once more! Now that Julian has returned to Canada all three of the Tower of Babble hosts are once again under the same roof. And it couldn't be better timing with E3 2016 upon us. It's every gamer's favorite time of the year as we get a glimpse at the future of gaming. From virtual reality to the beautiful Zelda: Breath of the Wild, if you play games there's something here for you. Julian, Daniel and Jeremy unpack the plethora of news and concentrate on all things E3. They go through each major announcement one by one and give you their take on the biggest stories from Sony, Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft, Nintendo and so much more. WIth so much news it's a miracle we were able to even fit it all into one episode!

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