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Episode 191 - Take Me Back to 2018

Julian Meush January 19, 2024

As the ToB Crew kickoff 2024, we begin by lamenting what we lost. If only we could return to the simpler times, pre-pandemic. Alas, this is not to be, so instead Julian and Jeremy rely on "ol' faithful", which of course means reviewing the latest news concerning film and television. Unfortunately, they immediately lose focus, perhaps subconsciously staying true to the nostalgic undertone that accompany the start of a new year, and enjoy a fun sidebar discussion about the state of Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings and Star Wars in the early 2000s (We didn't know how good we had it back then). All of which was of course an offshoot of the news of John Williams un-retirement. Next the guys unpack some Star Wars news, and then lean into Marvel. Specifically the fresh legitimacy the Netflix 'Defenders' saga shows have received as Daredevil is pulled further into the MCU. They also save some time to review the Golden Globe winners and look ahead at the Emmys (which were happening live during the recording). All that and so much more on this week's episode of The Tower of Babble Podcast.

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, The Gentleman, John Williams, Star Wars, Dave Filoni, Lucasfilm, What If...?, Star Trek, Tron 3, Tron, Warner Brothers, Tom Cruise, Fast X, Marvel, Echo, Kingpin, Defenders, Netflix, Jon Bernthal, Daredevil, Daredevil: Born Again, Disney+, MCU, Golden Globes, Emmys, Mathew Vaughn, Whiplash, The Iron Claw, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings
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Episode 183 - Tom Cruise Requested to See 'The Flash'

Julian Meush March 23, 2023

Julian and Jeremy return to the mic to dissect the latest in film and TV news. As it always seems to be the case, the guys start by unpacking the latest drama with DC Studios. With 'Shazam 2' underperforming, there's more scrutiny on a botched crossover with Black Adam, James Gunn continues to get heat, seemingly for no good reason this time, and Ben Affleck is done with Batman... this time for real. Meanwhile leadership at Disney continues to blame 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' for the reason they can't seem to commit to any new Star Wars film projects for longer than 5 minutes. This coming on the heels of Patty Jenkins 'Rogue Squadron' movie being shelved. Plus, stay tuned to the end of the episode to hear a full spoiler review of HBO's 'The Last of Us' season 1. All that and so much more in this week's Tower of Babble Podcast!

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Tags The Last of Us, The Rock, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Ben Affleck, DC Studios, Snydercon, Tom Cruise, The Flash, The Penguin, Quentin Tarantino, Bob Iger, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars, Rogue Squadron, Patty Jenkins, Warner Bros. Discovery, New Line, Tron 3, Tron, Ted Lasso
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Episode 182 - The 2022 Tobie Awards

Julian Meush January 22, 2023

As the calendar flips to a new year it's always nice to look back at the best-of-the best from the last 12 months. It's become a highly prestigious tradition here at Tower of Babble - 6 years running. Therefor, as is tradition, the ToB hosts, Julian, Jeremy, and Rachel, gather together to discuss their top 3 ranked favorites in film and television from 2022. If you've been listening (or watching live!) throughout the last year, some of these picks might be predictable. That being said, there was a lot of great content to pick from so don't be shocked if something comes out of left field. Congrats to all of this year's Tobie winners!

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags Andor, Severance, Peacemaker, The Bear, The Bad Batch, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Only Murders in the Building, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Trek: Picard, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Wednesday, Tales of the Jedi, Euphoria, Top Gun: Maverick, Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Batman, Sea Beast, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Glass Onion, Jurassic World: Dominion, Lightyear, Uncharted, The Woman King, Prey, The Northman, Netflix, HBO, Disney+, Tom Cruise, James Cameron, Warner Bros. Discovery, Avatar: The Way of Water
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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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ToB Interlude - Top Gun: Maverick

Julian Meush May 30, 2022

We've known about this movie for what seems like a millenium. We got the trailer for it before we knew what a "COVID" even was. Then it all fell apart. 'Top Gun: Maverick', was pushed, and then pushed again, and now finally it's in theatres. And you know what? All those delays were worth it. They must have known they had something good on their hands to wait this long to finally release it in theatres, YEARS after it's original scheduled release. 'Top Gun: Maverick' not only lives up to the original cult classic but rockets right past it. It may very well have the same staying power that the original 1986 film had, and in this modern "content" world we live in, that's saying something. It was a movie 30-something-years in the making and the modern filming technology available to Tom Cruise, and team, today make for something that begs to be seen on the largest screen possible. Join Jeremy and Julian as they absolutely gush over this film. Enjoy!

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In ToB Interlude Tags Top Gun: Maverick, Top Gun, Tom Cruise, Review
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Episode 171 - Game of Thrones Blunders, Star Wars Shakeups, Resident Evil

Julian Meush December 7, 2021

After a month long hiatus (sorry about that, but Costa Rica was splendid. Thank you for asking), Julian and Jeremy return to the show to catch up on the biggest film and TV stories that were missed. Not the least of which being the Spider-Man shaped roller-coaster we’ve all been on as the release of ‘No Way Home’ rapidly approaches. With speculation that Tom Holland may be done as the web-slinger swirling, it came as a bit of a shock as Marvel and Sony announced that Tom be sticking around for at least another 3 movies, as their corporate partnership looks to continue for the foreseeable future. Sigh of relief. Meanwhile, on the other side of the Disney machine, the “creative differences” continue to pile up at Lucasfilm and Star Wars. Patty Jenkins fighter pilot film, ‘Rogue Squadron’, has been put on the backburner (as opposed to the afterburner), along with ‘Rangers of the New Republic’ on the TV side. It also doesn’t look like we’ll be getting Rian Johnson’s trilogy any time soon as that is also shelved (damn!). Plus, with the release of a new behind the scenes book at HBO, details on the failed 'Game of Thrones' spin-off series, ‘The Long Night’, have come to light. And finally, as part of an extended “What We’ve Been Watching” segment, Jeremy dives deep into his thoughts on ‘Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City’. 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 Marvel, Tom Holland, Spider-man, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Sony, Scarlett Johansson, Disney, X-Men, X-Men '97, Moon Knight, She-Hulk, Star Wars, Boba Fett, Rangers of the New Republic, Lucasfilm, Rogue Squadron, Patty Jenkins, Rian Johnson, Tom Cruise, Mission Impossible, Predator, Ridley Scott, Agree or Disagree, Game of Thrones, Amazon Prime, EA, Mass Effect, Eternals, Ghostbusters Afterlife, Red Notice, Hawkeye, Resident Evil
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Episode 151 - The Snyder Cut Is Real

Julian Meush May 25, 2020

Some people thought it was a myth, others assumed it was only an eventuality, the rest just got bombarded with the hashtag for 2 years, but against all odds, the “Snyder Cut” of Justice League is real, and it’s coming to HBO Max. Julian, Jeremy, and Dan discuss the exciting news and debate over how to process it all while trying to considering it in context of the vocal minority that made it happen (not as easy to do as you might think). The guys also dive into the latest Tennent trailer and ponder if it’s the last best hope to save movie theatres in a post COVID world. Speaking of which, AMC vs Universal Pictures is also discussed before moving onto to some less depressing news from the galaxy far far away, with the announcement of Taika Waititi taking on a Star Wars feature film of his own. All that and so much more in the latest Tower of Babble Podcast!

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags Zack Snyder, The Snyder Cut, HBO Max, Warner Brothers, Justice League, Aquaman, AMC, Universal, Tom Cruise, Disney, Disney+, Paramount, Transformers, TMNT, GI Joe, Deadpool, DC, DCW, DCEU, DC Universe, Marvel, Marvel Studios, Spider-man, Sony, Madame Web, Carnage, Venom, Star Wars, The Mandalorian, Boba Fett, Taika Waititi, Ahsoka Tano, The Clone Wars, Star Trek, Superman, Batwoman, Game of Thrones, Westworld, Star Trek: Discovery, Bo-Katan Kryze
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Episode 135 - Real Fish People

Julian Meush July 17, 2019

With another Disney remake dropping this week the guys sit down to reminisce and talk Lion King, Mulan teaser, and Little Mermaid casting news. After Disney the show naturally segues into an R-rated Mortal Kombat adaptation (with an emphasis on Fatalities), Joker movie news, and a rumoured villain for the third Spider-Man movie rounding out the movies segment.

Plus Mandalorian Season 2 information, Zack Snyder and Jay Oliva teaming up for an anime Norse mythology series, and brief impression of Stranger Things Season 3.

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags Mulan, Mortal Kombat, Joker, Inhumans, Marvel, DC, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Spider-man, Bond 25, James Bond, Superman, Green Lantern, Tom Cruise, Tom Hardy, Tom Holland, Jon Favreau, The Mandalorian, Disney+, Disney, Zack Snyder, Netflix, HBO, HBO Max, Lion King, Little Mermaid
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Episode 127 - Trailers Galore

Julian Meush December 12, 2018

It’s been over a fortnight since the last full ToB Podcast but the guys are back to unpack a metric ton of nerdy news. Starting with Marvel, who certainly didn’t help lighten the news load, as they dropped both a Captain Marvel trailer AND a teaser for Avengers 4, now titled Avengers: Endgame. On top of that Disney released the first teaser for their Lion King remake, which quickly became an internet sensation. Plus, as we get closer to the premiere of Aquaman, DC treated us to even more footage with their final trailer. Julian, Dan and Jeremy also discuss the latest drama out of the Oscars, debate Christmas movie lists and question the strange Sonic the Hedgehog “motion poster”. All that, and much more, on this week’s Tower of Babble Podcast!

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags Captain Marvel, Lion King, Aquaman, Oscars, DC, DCEU, DC Universe, Sony, Marvel, Shang Chi, GI Joe, Tom Cruise, James Cameron, Bond 25, Die Hard, Dr Strange, Venom, Sonic, The Mandalorian, Star Wars, Disney+, Disney, Daredevil, Netflix, Creed 2, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Game of Thrones, Avengers: Endgame, Trailers, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
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Episode 119 - Outstanding Achievement in Popular BS

Julian Meush August 20, 2018

With Jeremy jetting off to Europe it leaves just Julian and Dan to carry the load. Fortunately (or I suppose, unfortunately, depending on how you look at it) the last week was pretty light on news. The big story being The Academy announcing the addition of a new "popular film" award for The Oscars with almost no info and then dropping the mic and disappearing. Beyond that, the guys also break down a few smaller news bits and indulge in the tangents to pass the time. Plus! Make sure to stay after the credits to enjoy a rare "after dark" segment where Julian and Dan break free from the shackles of nerdome and talk about anything and everything. Enjoy!

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags Fox, Disney, Tom Cruise, Green Lantern, Green Lantern Corps, Venom, Shameless, Oscars
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