Episode 153 - DC, Tron 3, TMNT, and AMC

Julian Meush July 8, 2020

It’s been almost a month since the ToB Crew conveeded, and in that time A LOT has happened. Making for a jumbo sized episode of The ToB Podcast! Starting with just DC, there’s news on The Snyder Cut, Michael Keaton’s Batman, Ryan Reynolds’ Green Lantern, Henry Cavill’s Superman, two animated features, and the future of their streaming service. That’s without even mentioning the rest! The guys also dive deep into Tron 3, a reboot to Twister, the AMC Theatres saga, a new TMNT movie (and possible also a live action show?), the strangeness of Qubi, a Fallout show at Amazon Prime, and so much more (if you can believe it)! On a slightly more serious note, Julian, Dan, and Jeremy also examine the recent move of white voice actors stepping down from voicing non-white characters, as well as the deaths of Joel Schumacher and Ian Hom.

Episode 104 - Stranger Things 2

Julian Meush October 31, 2017

Happy Halloween ToB fans! Julian, Daniel and Jeremy are back to discuss the latest in film and TV news on this spooktacular episode. The guys discuss Shazam! casting news, Fincher turning down Star Wars Episode IX, Netflix tidbits, some fun Halloween themed stories and everything is wrapped up with a spoiler-free review of Stranger Things 2. All this and so much more on a frightful episode of the Tower of Terror Podcast!

Episode 92 - Iron Fist

Julian Meush March 23, 2017

With Julian now back in the Cayman Islands for, at least, six months the show is back to the Skype setup, but it doesn't take them long to get right back into the swing of things. Starting with a fresh game of Nerd Association the guys discuss the latest from the DCEU, the return of The Matrix, the latest delay of Avatar 2 and all the latest in nerdy movie news. The ToB Crew then revisit another old segment, "Agree of Disagree" (We're still working on a better name), and give their take on whether the film industry has a "bleak" future. Next is some TV talk covering Netflix dumping the five star rating system and some major Star Wars moments on Rebels followed by a brief Games section. To close out the show Julian, Jeremy and Daniel give a preliminary review of Marvel's Iron Fist and have a heated debate on the merits of the PS4 exclusive Horizon: Zero Dawn.

Episode 83 - Star Wars & Plenty of Tangents

Julian Meush October 20, 2016

Julian and Daniel sit down, sans Jeremy, to discuss the latest in geek news. Starting with, of course, Star Wars. They break down the Rogue One trailer, Ewan McGregor's idea for Obi-Wan movies and whats happening with the Ghost crew and Star Wars: Rebels. They move onto talking about the reveal of Amber Heard's Mera as well as the nonstop news train coming from the set of Logan. As far as TV news, there wasn't much but the guys talk about the popularity of Netflix and The Simpsons 600th episode. Moving to games, they delve deep into Red Dead Redemption 2 announcement and the reception of PSVR after its release last week. To wrap up Dan and Julian both discuss some of what they've been watching including Fincher's Zodiac and more!

Episode 81 - Doctor Strange, Arrow and Rebels

Julian Meush September 28, 2016

It was a slow news week but that didn't stop the ToB Crew from getting together to discuss all things nerdy. The guys dissect the tidbits of news that came from the set of Doctor Strange, peak behind the curtain of Arrow's 100th episode and then finish off by delving into some of what everyone has been watching over the last week. Julian talks Star Wars Rebels, as it premiered its third season over the weekend, Dan briefly touches on the often forgotten Star Trek Voyager, now that every Star Trek series has hit Netflix, as well as look back at the Joss Whedon cult hits Firefly and Serenity. All this, and so much more, on this weeks Tower of Babble Podcast!

Episode 80 - Emmy Awards 2016

Julian Meush September 20, 2016

On this episode of The ToB Podcast the guys recap the last two weeks of geek news. Including: all the new images from the set of Justice League, the possibility of Mr. Sinister being the big bad of Wolverine 3, the change of composers for Star Wars: Rogue One and what we would like to see from a Star Wars live action TV series. In addition to that, the 2016 Emmy Awards were this past weekend so the ToB Crew recaps the winners and losers of the big TV event. All this, and so much more on this weeks Tower of Babble Podcast!

Episode 78 - Stranger Things and PS4 Pro

Julian Meush September 8, 2016

After spending the last month with a rotating cast of co-hosts the whole gang is back together and ready to talk geek news. Julian, Dan and Jeremy sit down to discuss the latest in genre movie and television as well as the biggest stories in gaming and comics. This week the guys cover Ben Affleck's Deathstroke tease, the dump-truck of money Sony is backing up to Daniel Craig's house, the whereabouts of some Community alum and the the Battlefield 1 open BETA. Of course it doesn't end there as the conversation then leads a discussion on Netflix's Stranger Things and the big Sony announcement of the new PS4 "Slim" and PS4 Pro. All this and so much more in this weeks Tower of Babble Podcast!

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