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Episode 199.75 - The 2024 Tobie Awards (8th Annual)

Julian Meush January 27, 2025

It is once again that special time, where we come together to celebrate our favourite films and shows from the last year. As part of the ceremony, your hosts look back at some of the concerns worrying Hollywood about 2024 to see if any progress had been made (the answer is mostly no). When it comes to the awards themselves, as is tradition, Jeremy refused to do a list. Which really means he has the privilege of a front row seat as Julian delivers his selections. Plus enjoy an unexpected side tangent celebrating the 20th anniversary of 'Resident Evil 4' (do you feel old yet?).

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags ToBies, X-Men '97, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, The Gentleman, The Acolyte, Fallout, Mr and Mrs Smith, Shogun, House of the Dragon, Skeleton Crew, Shrinking, Batman: Caped Crusader, The Penguin, What If...?, Furiosa, Dune, Civil War, Transformers, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Aquaman 2, Gladiator 2, The Joker 2, Alien: Romulus, Resident Evil 4
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Episode 198 - Art by Committee

Julian Meush October 9, 2024

Between the chaos surrounding 'Joker 2', the hate pouring out of fandoms like Star Wars and Lord of the Rings, and the commercial failures of critical darlings like 'Transformers: One', and 'Furiosa', it's easy to understand why it's so hard to predict success in these wildly uncertain times in Hollywood. Todd Phillips 'Joker' made over one billion dollars in 2019, and took home the Best Actor Oscar for it's trouble, but the sequel, which adds the massively popular Lady Gaga to the mix is set to be a massive box office bomb. Why? Julian and Jeremy examine that question, and try to put things in context with the recent Variety article about Hollywood executives cow-towing to angry fans. All this and more on this episode of The Tower of Babble Podcast!

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags The Joker 2, Joker, Furiosa, Transformers, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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Episode 197 - The End of the Golden Age of TV

Julian Meush August 30, 2024

With the news of 'The Acolyte' and it's cancellation sending ripples through the media world, it was only natural that there might be some reflection on the larger state of the television landscape. Julian and Jeremy pier out into a dark and dreary graveyard of cancelled shows and failed streaming services to take stock of the current situation. The assessment? The "Golden Age of TV" is over. What comes next is still to be determined. Plus, a grab-bag of news stories from around Hollywood to help lighten the mood.

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags Deadpool and Wolverine, Box Office, James Cameron, Tron 3, Predator, Kathleen Kennedy, Lucasfilm, Lord of the Rings, Sonic, Batman, Batman: Caped Crusader, Ted Lasso, Joker, The Joker 2, Todd Phillips
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Episode 178 - Batgirl Shelved & Marvel Comic-Con

Julian Meush August 4, 2022

The turmoil at Warner Brothers Discovery continues, this time in the form of bloodletting. News broke early this week that the HBO Max original ‘Batgirl’, which was finished shooting and in late stages of post production. was going to be cancelled by the studio. Shortly after, an official statement was released and the outcry online was loud. This comes amongst rumours of further shakeups coming to the studio, specifically around their HBO Max streaming service, as they apparently look to pivot away from scripted programming nearly across the board, in favor of cheaper unscripted options. Naturally, Julian and Jeremy break down all the details surrounding this unprecedented decision and what it means for the future of DC on the big and small screens. Meanwhile, on the fun side of the news, over at San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel held no punches as they discussed the next 2 phases of the MCU, and announced A LOT of new movies and shows, while finding time to drop a spectacular trailer for ‘Black Panther 2’, amongst a whole pile of other announcements. Oh and a new trailer for ‘Andor’ dropped. The show looks stunning, but you’ll have to wait an extra 3 weeks as they have pushed the premiere to September. That pretty much takes up all the time this episode, but trust us, it’s more than enough.

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags Warner Brothers, Warner Bros. Discovery, Batgirl, HBO Max, HBO, Aquaman 2, Ben Affleck, Batman, Aquaman, The Joker 2, DC Fandome, DC, DCEU, DC Animated, WB Animation, Tomb Raider, Superman, Michael Keaton, Andor, Star Wars, San Diego Comic-Con, Dwayne Johnson, Black Adam, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Marvel, MCU, Kevin Feige, Fantastic Four, Avengers, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, Secret Wars, Black Panther 2, Namor, Captain America, Captain America: New World Order, She-Hulk, Loki, Echo, Agatha: Coven of Chaos, Guardians of the Galaxy, Daredevil, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Thunderbolts, Nope, Cocktail, Sea Beast, Grey Man
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Episode 176 - News Ketchup

Julian Meush July 7, 2022

It feels like a lifetime since we did a news show. What with ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ coverage, reviews of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and ‘Dr Strange’ sucking up all of our time, it’s no wonder it’s been so long! Ultimately, this means that Julian and Jeremy have a smorgasbord of movie and TV news to unpack. Not the least of which being the all sorts of fun stuff coming out of the mounting ‘Avatar: The Way of the Water’ press barrage, which includes not only the teaser trailer, but also some VERY fun comments from the legend himself, James Cameron. Next up, is another round of DC related news out of Warner Bros. Between the ‘Flash’ movie now being in limbo, the lackluster trailer for ‘Black Adam’ and the constant befuddlement of their new CEO, there’s practically enough there for a whole episode on it’s own. But we have more! The guys also cover the odd reactions to Marvel’s CG in ‘Thor’ and ‘She-Hulk’, the box office success of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’, another ‘Game of Thrones’ spin-off series (this time it’s interesting I promise!), and a metric ton of “what we’ve been watching”. All that and so much more on this week’s Tower of Babble Podcast!

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags Clerks 3, Prey, Black Adam, Warner Brothers, Ezra Miller, Flash, DC, DCEU, The Joker 2, Matt Reeves, Peacemaker, Amanda Waller, Wonder Twins, Top Gun: Maverick, Tom Cruise, Netflix, Marvel, Wolverine, She-Hulk, Daredevil, HBO, HBO Max, True Detective, Jon Snow, Game of Thrones, Star Wars, Kathleen Kennedy, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Andor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Harley Quinn, Squid Game, Raised by Wolves, Sony Studios, Horizon, God of War, Gran Turismo, Speed Racer, Tron 3, Jurassic World: Dominion, Undone, The Bear, Ms. Marvel, Westworld, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, The Boys, Halo, Straight out of Compton, Avatar: The Way of Water
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