Episode 30 - Holes to China

Julian Meush April 10, 2014

Captain America: The Winter Soldier is out in theaters so you know the guys are going to give their take on the latest Marvel blockbuster, the fallout for the MCU as well as how it will effect Agents of SHIELD. We break down all of the latest Smash Bros and Mario Kart updates as well give our take on Amy Henning's new job. We also tackle the new TMNT trailer, Chewbaccas return to Star Wars, a slew of casting news and we ask why some adaptations just seem like sellouts.

Game of Thrones: S4E1 "Two Swords": ToB Breakdown

Julian Meush April 9, 2014

The return of Game of Thrones for its fourth season brings with it the latest Tower of Babble Breakdown. Daniel D'Souza and Julian Meush sit down to discuss the latest from Westeros and beyond. While we catch up with most of the major players, we also mourn Ice, sympathize with Jamie and root for Aria to retrieve something she lost.

Episode 29 - In the Haven

Julian Meush March 25, 2014

The guys aren't in their usual studio this week but still manage to crank out a busy show. Starting with all the DC television news we ponder the possibility of a joint DC television universe. We also touch on the latest out of Marvel with the newest X-Men: Days of Future Past trailer, Avengers: Age of Ultron concept art, GDC and much more.

Episode 28 - Science Stuff or Whatever

Julian Meush March 12, 2014

This week in the tower the ToB crew gets together to discuss A LOT of news. We go in depth with Rocksteady's newest project as well as question Amy Henning and Jack Trettons departure from Sony. It wouldn't be ToB if we didn't talk a little Star Wars so of course we cover the recently released season six of Star Wars: The Clone Wars and much more.

Episode 27 - How to Fix Green Lantern

Julian Meush February 25, 2014

The full gang is reunited in the tower this week which means we cover more than just the latest geek news. We also treat you guys to an impromptu conversation on to how to fix the Green Lantern franchise for the new DC cinematic universe. Of course, among other things, we give our take on the Guardians of the Galaxy trailer as well as the latest out of the perpetual Star Wars rumor mill.

Episode 26 - Join the Empire

Julian Meush February 19, 2014

Lots of Star Wars news on the docket today, including some great news for Clone Wars fans and tons of new info from Rebels. Of course we also tackle the latest out of DC and Marvel, who has added The Vision to Avengers 2. We also congratulate Sony on selling 5.3 million PS4s, give our take on The Lego more and much more.

Episode 25 - Lex Zuckerberg

Julian Meush February 4, 2014

Julian and Daniel sit down and discuss the Batman vs. Superman castings, news about the DC animated films and what Nintendo is doing to turn its fortunes around. We also give our take on all the trailers that aired during the Big Game plus all the rest of the geek news this week.

Episode 24 - Gungans... But Why?

Julian Meush January 29, 2014

Julian, Daniel and Jeremy are back in the Tower to get the ball rolling in 2014. It's a big show that tackles everything from Ant-Man and Wonder Woman to Star Wars and Agents of SHIELD.

Episode 23 - Stuff of 2013

Julian Meush January 3, 2014

The guys get together again after the holidays to breakdown a few bits of news and to discuss what stood out to them in 2013. From the Batman vs. Superman announcement to The Last of Us and so much more.

Episode 22 - Wonder Woman

Julian Meush December 17, 2013

We catch up on 2 weeks worth of news and finally give our take as Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, the Amazing Spider-man 2 trailer as well as Sony's bold plans for the franchise. We also talk X-men, Batman vs Superman, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Mass Effect, Terminator and so much more.

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