Game of Thrones S4E4 "Oathkeeper": ToB Breakdown

Julian Meush April 29, 2014

Jaime pays his brother a visit, Margaery learns the truth of Joffrey's murder, Brienne is given a new mission, Jon recruits a ranging party and Craster's final son is born.

Episode 31 - In the Cave

Julian Meush April 22, 2014

The guys discuss the latest Batman 75th anniversary short films and pine over the great animated programming of our youth as well as the tragedy that was the cancellation of Green Lantern: The Animated series and Young Justice. We argue over which fictional universe would be better to live in: DC, Marvel or Star Wars, have a conversation about Pierce Brosnan as James Bond and much more.

Game of Thrones S4E3 "Breaker of Chains": ToB Breakdown

Julian Meush April 22, 2014

One week after the royal murder we aren't much closer to finding the truth. Margery laments her luck with husbands, Tywin gets his hooks in Tommen, Oberyn is brought into the fold, the Hound is still a bad guy and the Nights Watch get a new mission. Everything is discussed in this weeks Tower of Babble Game of Thrones breakdown.

Game of Thrones S4E2 "A Lion and the Rose": ToB Breakdown

Julian Meush April 14, 2014

Any fears of season 4 being slow were quickly put to rest after this weeks episode of everyone's favorite wedding show: Game of Thrones. "A Lion and the Rose" didn't waste any time getting us back into the throw of things in Westeros. We catch up with those we missed last week and watch as a mystery unfolded before us. Game of Thrones might have returned to HBO last week but now its officially back!

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.

Nov 28, 2025

Bonus Episode - ToB Film Club - Dark City (1998)

The term often used to describe the 1998 Alex Proyas film, 'Dark City' is "Proto-Matrix" given the many similarities between the two movies. Fair or not, they do have a lot in common but I think the comparison does a disservice to what is still a very clever and well made genre-film that largely holds up today (minus some questionable early CG effects). The 4K re-release gives it a fresh coat of paint, looking extremely sharp on modern televisions, accentuating the mostly dark and moody imagery of this sci-fi film noir, and given it's title this is all very fitting. Alex Proyas has some bid ideas here; what is the human soul? Are we the sum of our memories? Can memories be distilled into chemistry? Is love transcendent? Many of these themes are explored with depth, with answers to many of the films mysteries being laid bare in mostly satisfying way. Performances are strong, with everyone seemingly understanding the assignment, though there isn't much for the female characters to do here. Which is unfortunate as what we do get from Jennifer Connelly is intriguing, if lacking depth. On the whole, despite being pretty weird, this is still a very fun movie, if a bit silly at times, that was unfortunately overshadowed by the phenomenon that was 'The Matrix' dropping the following year.

Nov 17, 2025

Episode 201 - Bond Turmoil and Goldeneye Retrospective

Julian and Matt start getting into the swing of thigs as they tackle the latest in film and TV news, with the hot story being about the turmoil surrounding the new Bond film. Fortunately, 'Goldeneye' turns 30, providing a positive 007 topic to dig into in an effort to balance things out. A new 'The Mummy' starring Brendan Fraser is in the works with Rachel Weis also set to return. To Matt's chagrin, more 'Jurassic World' is on the way as well with the 5th film in the franchise in development with Gareth Edwards looking to return to direct (say what you will but 'Jurassic World: Rebirth' was pretty fun). Lastly, the guys dive into what they've been watching, including 'Predator: Badlands', 'One Battle After Another', 'Pluribus' and for some reason, 'Dexter'. All that and so much more on this week's Tower of Babble Podcast!

Oct 19, 2025

Bonus Episode - ToB Film Club - Kingpin (1996)

Before Matt officially joined the show as a co-host he was invited on as guest to talk about one of his favourite movies of all time, ‘Swingers’. Now returning in an official capacity to the ToB Film Club, he brings with him another film from his top-3, another comedy, ‘Kingpin’. A Farrelly brothers film that followed up their smash hit breakout, ‘Dumb and Dumber’, and you can see the through lines. Like ‘Dumb and Dumber’ we follow two guys who are down on their luck as they head out on the road where chaos and hilarity ensue. Unfortunately it wasn’t the hit they hoped despite a killer cast, including legends Bill Murray, Randy Quaid and Woody Harrelson and as a result it didn't leave as large of a cultural footprint as some of the other Farrelly brothers films from this era. It's been nearly 30 years so now seems as good a time as any to revisit this sleeper and see what everyone was missing back then.

Oct 9, 2025

Episode 200 - Meet Matt!

After an extended hiatus, ToB returns with a fresh voice on the second chair. Julian is joined by long-time friend of the show, Matt Tworek. We spend this first episode of the "new" ToB getting to know him and setting up what else is to come.