Episode 50 - We Go Live!

Julian Meush February 25, 2015

We've been teasing it for weeks and it finally happened. Tower of Babble went live Tuesday night and if you missed it, you missed out on another great show! But have no worries because all of Episode 50 Live has been recorded for you to listen at your leisure. Enjoy!

ToB Interlude - Comics Television

Julian Meush February 12, 2015

In this weeks ToB Interlude we talk about the state of comic book television. Why we are enjoying so much of it, why we think it might be getting over-saturated and where the medium can go in the future. We wonder if its too soon for a dedicated DC streaming service, if we'll ever see a Batman or Superman live action television show and much more!

Episode 49 - Sombre Piano is the New Inception Sound

Julian Meush February 6, 2015

This week we start off by covering the all female Ghostbusters reboot but quickly fall down the rabbit hole of geek news. We cover, among other things, another year without Game of Thrones book 6 and the trailer for season 5, Tyrese Gibson wanting to play Green Lantern, a new Toejam and Earl in development, the Fantastic Four trailer and even more seemingly disconnected topics.

ToB Interlude - 87th Academy Awards Preview

Julian Meush January 29, 2015

In this weeks ToB Interlude we preview the 87th Academy Awards. We begin by taking a look at the nominations for all the major categories and predict who might be taking home the hardware. We ask whether the Oscars are still relevant and if that question should even be asked anymore. Will there ever be a super hero best picture? We also wonder why the academy picks such obscure films but still looks for mainstream recognition for the broadcast. Finally we spend some time discussing the lack of love for The Lego Movie and Jake Gyllenhaul's performance in Night Crawler.

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Episode 48 - Throne of Atlantis, New 3DS and Stallone's Future

Julian Meush January 23, 2015

We start off by giving our take on Nintendo's announcement to bring the New 3DS XL to North America then move on to talking about the latest from DC and their animated movies. We review Justice League: Throne of Atlantis and take a look at the trailer for Batman vs. Robin. We then discuss the big renewals for the comic book properties on television, with Gotham, Arrow and The Flash all getting another season. All that and much more on this weeks Tower of Babble Podcast

ToB Interlude - The State of the Wii U

Julian Meush January 14, 2015

This week in The Tower the guys look back at gaming in 2014. An exciting year wherein next generation Sony and Microsoft consoles established their first of what we hope will be at least a 10-year life cycle. With the PS4 and Xbox One pushing the envelope with powerful hardware, a robust online infrastructure and blockbuster titles, we couldn't help but evaluate the state of the Wii U.

Episode 47 - Welcome to 2015

Julian Meush January 8, 2015

The Tower of Babble crew reunite after the holidays and discuss what little news that came out over the break. Luckily the Ant-Man trailer dropped the day before recording. We are also able to stretch conversations on the PSN/Xbox Live holiday hack, the Gambit movie, Uncharted 4 multiplayer and of course, what we all got for Christmas.

Episode 46 - Year End Top 3

Julian Meush December 25, 2014

Happy holidays to all of the Tower of Babble Nation. We got together early on a holiday morning to record a special year end episode for all of you. Most podcasts wait until the new year to do their top 10 lists but we decided to do something a little different. We compiled a list of not our top 10, but a list of our top 3 games, television shows and movies of 2014. A top 10 is easy, and inevtiably ends up with items you didnt really love at the bottom end. So we decided to make things tough on ourselves and restrict it to a much smaller number and put it up on Christmas Day.

Episode 45 - Star Wars, Suicide Squad and PSX

Julian Meush December 14, 2014

The guys sit down to discuss the Star Wars Episode VII trailer, which of course dropped the day after our last recording. There's a lot of optimism mixed in with some skepticism but overall we're all pretty excited for more Star Wars. We also breakdown the Terminator: Genisys trailer with our resident Terminator expert, Jeremy, who seems to be a bit worried about the direction the series is taking. But it wasn't all trailers to talk about, there was also some big casting news that was revealed over the last two weeks which included Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange, Will Smith as Deadshot, Jared Leto as the Joker as well as the rest of the Suicide Squad. We basically have a hard time finding anything wrong with any of those choices. Finally, the PlayStation Experience (PSX) took place in Las Vegas and we give our take on all the news coming out of that event and so much more in this weeks Tower of Babble Podcast.

ToB Interlude - Interstellar Review

Julian Meush December 5, 2014

A casual conversation about Christopher Nolan's Interstellar quickly grows into an in-depth analysis and discussion. While we can all agree on liking the movie to different degrees, we still find a way to energetically debate its finer details and structure. A testament to the film's potency, scope and subject matter, as well as our ability to argue with each other over stuff we basically agree on.

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