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ToB Interlude - Pre-Comicon News

Julian Meush July 14, 2015

Julian and Daniel sat down on day 1 of Comicon to go through all the news leading up to the convention as well as some of the big  stories that dropped on the opening day. A myriad of topics are touched on; from a Han Solo Star Wars movie and rumours of a Blade reboot to the news of Ben Affleck starring, Directing and co-writing a solo Batman film for 2018 and more casting from Darevdevil season 2. All this and so much more in this weeks ToB Interlude.

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Episode 56 - E3 2015

Julian Meush July 5, 2015

The guys are back with another full ToB Podcast and it a big one! Besides all the huge stories and game announcements out of this years E3, like Horizon: Zero Dawn, Fall Out 4, Last Guardian, and more, the ToB Crew touch on the big Spider-Man casting news, Star Wars Rebels and True Detective season 2 premiers, the Hannibal cancellation at NBC and so much more!

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ToB Interlude - Batman vs Robin Review

Julian Meush June 29, 2015

The guys review the DC animated film Batman vs Robin and examine WB's creative strategy for its animated features. Are they making a mistake in adapting too many recent comic stories? Should they go back to some more original ideas and diverse animation? Does Bruce Timm's answer those questions? All of that and a short discussion on what is happening with the live action DC movies.

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ToB Interlude - Jurassic World

Julian Meush June 27, 2015

In this weeks ToB Interlude the guys discuss the blockbuster phenomenon that is Jurassic World. We break it down from every angle and try to understand how it grossed over half a billion dollars on its opening weekend. We try to grasp what makes a summer blockbuster work, asking the question; is it OK to love a movie when you know it has all sorts of flaws? Of course we cant help but to make some comparisons to the first film in the series, one of our favorite movies of all time, Jurassic Park. We also debate where Jurassic World fits into the timeline and if they are trying to secretly retcon the series to ignore the events of the second and third films. We finish off, of course, spending a little time geeking-out over some of the best and worst moments in the series.

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ToB Interlude - Daredevil and Mad Max: Fury Road

Julian Meush June 25, 2015

The whole ToB Crew has gotten around to watching the rest of Daredevil on Netflix, which means we can finally review the damn thing. To make up for the late review we've included our take on the craziest action movie of the year with our review of Mad Max: Fury Road as well as a short discussion about the sci-fi thriller Ex-Machina.

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Game of Thrones S5E10 "Mothers Mercy": ToB Breakdown

Julian Meush June 17, 2015

It has come to that time once again, another season finale for Game of Thrones. Season five has seen its ups and downs but the tenth episode really left us with a sour taste in our mouths. Julian and Daniel sit down to discuss all the major plot points this week as well as give our take on what we think might come in season six. The show left enough loose ends that the speculating and theorizing for the next ten months will be excruciating. Last but not least, we delve deep into the major event that concluded the season and talk about how it effected us as viewers (or in Daniel's case, a reader) and whether it was the right note to end a season on.

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Episode 55 - News Catch-up, Witcher 3 Review and E3 Preview

Julian Meush June 12, 2015

Its been awhile since a proper Tower of Babble Podcast has been released and for that, apologies. With that being said, the wait is over! The whole ToB Crew returns as Julian, Daniel and Jeremy do their best to catch up on all the news they've missed over last several weeks.

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Game of Thrones S5E9 "The Dance of Dragons": ToB Breakdown

Julian Meush June 10, 2015

Julian and Daniel sit down to discuss the penultimate episode of the season. Typically Game of Thrones saves some big moments for their ninth episodes but did they do enough to top last weeks snowy showdown beyond the wall?

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Game of Thrones S5E8 "Hardhome": ToB Breakdown

Julian Meush June 1, 2015

Tyrion and Jorrah make their case to Dany, Arya becomes someone else, Sansa learns a secret, the Boltons strategize, Cersei is asked to confess and Jon arrives to Hardhome just in time to face off against the army of the dead. 

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Game of Thrones S5E7 "The Gift": ToB Breakdown

Julian Meush May 27, 2015

This week Jon leaves for Hardhome, Sam grieves a death of a friend, Stannis weighs a tough decision, Sansa asks for help, Bron and Jamie are caged, Jorrah and Tyrion reach their destination, Dani indures the fighting pits, Ollena and Littlefinger do some more scheming and Cersei gets some comunpance.

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