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Discussing the goings on in geek news with a focus on film and television. We're talking about the things you care about. Characters, places and events that aren't real... but are.

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ToB Interlude - Best of 2016

Julian Meush December 29, 2016

Just like that another year has come and gone and with it came some amazing entertainment. So with the New Year only a few days away the ToB Crew sit down to discuss the best and worst of the years offerings. Julian, Daniel and Jeremy each pick their top three favourite television shows, video games and movies from 2016 and reflect on the year that was.

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In ToB Interlude Tags Best Of, Westworld, Game of Thrones, HBO, Stranger Things, Netflix, Black Mirror, Daredevil, South Park, House of Cards, Uncharted, The Witness, Firewatch, No Mans Sky, Pokemon Go!, Star Wars, Arrival, Batman, BvS, DC, Marvel, DCEU, Suicide Squad, Civil War, Captain America, Deadpool, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
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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!

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags Arrow, DC, DCW, CW, Legends of Tomorrow, Dr Strange, MacGruber, Disney, Star Wars, Star Trek, Firewatch, Firefly, Serenity, Thor, Deathstroke, The Dark Tower, Mass Effect, Sony, Playstation, VR, Mario, Mobile, Nintendo, Batman, Nerd Association, Mr Robot, Bioshock, Sherlock, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
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Episode 67 - Deadpool, Firewatch and More!

Julian Meush March 7, 2016

This week in the Tower we review Deadpool! (Yea we know it's a bit late). It's no spoiler to say we all really enjoyed the movie because apparently everyone else did too. Deadpool smashed some major box-office records over its run, even with its R rating keeping (most) kids away. We of course give Ryan Reynolds some much deserved praise for finally nailing it in the superhero genre by playing the perfect Merc-with-a-Mouth. But its not just a Deaadpool love-in, we also discuss some Star Wars news (as we do every week, and presumably every week going forward into infinitum) and breakdown the last Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice trailer. On the TV side we check out a whole slew of trailers as we get excited for the return of some of our favorite shows. Including, but not limited to: Daredevil, House of Cards and Game of Thrones. Finally we review a couple new indie games; The Witness, a genius puzzle game from the mastermind behind Braid, Jonathan Blow, and the emotional first-person adventure game Firewatch. Both titles have more in common with each other than you might think and Julian and Dan take a very deep look into why they are so engrossing. All that and so much more in this week's ToB Podcast!

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags Deadpool, Firewatch, The Witness, Star Wars, Game of Thrones, Oscars, Batman, BvS, Superman, Suicide Squad, DC, Marvel, The Revenant, House of Cards, Kevin Smith, Lego, Rebels, Daredevil, Punisher, Watchdogs, The Martian, The Big Short, Bojack Horseman, X-Men, X-Force, The Clone Wars
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