ToB Interlude - Furious 7 Review

Julian Meush April 19, 2015

Welcome to another ToB Interlude, we're talking Furious 7 this week. The guys give their take on the latest entry in the phenomenon that is the Fast and Furious franchise. The heart breaking ending featuring Paul Walker is also discussed as well as some bits about the next installment, Furious 8.

Game of Thrones S5E1 "The Wars to Come": ToB Breakdown

Julian Meush April 14, 2015

Cersei dwells on past and present ghosts, while a legend is mourned, Varys brings Tyrion up to date, Daenerys is plagued by the remnants of Meereen's culture, Jon must arbitrate between rival kings.

Episode 53 - Arnold + The Last of Us

Julian Meush April 9, 2015

This week the guys discuss Nintendo's latest Nintendo Direct presentation including the return of Lucas to Smash, Mario Kart DLC and more. There were a lot of trailers to talk about too, including the first from James Bond/Spectre, Maggie and Mad Max as well as speculation about the next Star Wars trailer and when we'll see Batman v. Superman for the first time. Of course we cant forget the latest from Marvel and DC as they breakdown the first image of Jesse Eisenberg's Lex Luthor, Ryan Reynold's Deadpool and more. On the TV side we got to see the first trailer for True Detective season 2, Daredevil's red suit is revealed and Hawkgirl is cast in the Arrow/Flash spin-off. All this and much more in this episode of the Tower of Babble Podcast.

ToB Interlude - Nintendo NX and VR Tech

Julian Meush April 1, 2015

Following the announcement of Nintendo's partnership with DeNA the guys sat down to discuss what the merger will mean for the game companies future and speculate about its next home console, the Nintendo NX. The conversation then leads into a question about the future direction of the entire games industry and if VR is its inevitable next step.

Episode 52 - A Sprinting Tom Cruise

Julian Meush March 25, 2015

This week on the show the guys discuss another delay of Batman Arkham Knight, the value of video game collections, JJ Abrams possibly returning for Star Wars Episode IX, the new trailer for Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation and much more!

Episode 51 - All Aboard the H-Train

Julian Meush March 12, 2015

This week on the show the guys discuss the new Age of Ultron trailer, Uncharted 4 delay, Batman Arkham Knight rated M, DC's "edgier" superhero films and much more! Not the least of which including a great discussion on the value of "cinematic universes" and a quick House of Cards season 3 review.

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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