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Episode 199.75 - The 2024 Tobie Awards (8th Annual)

Julian Meush January 27, 2025

It is once again that special time, where we come together to celebrate our favourite films and shows from the last year. As part of the ceremony, your hosts look back at some of the concerns worrying Hollywood about 2024 to see if any progress had been made (the answer is mostly no). When it comes to the awards themselves, as is tradition, Jeremy refused to do a list. Which really means he has the privilege of a front row seat as Julian delivers his selections. Plus enjoy an unexpected side tangent celebrating the 20th anniversary of 'Resident Evil 4' (do you feel old yet?).

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags ToBies, X-Men '97, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, The Gentleman, The Acolyte, Fallout, Mr and Mrs Smith, Shogun, House of the Dragon, Skeleton Crew, Shrinking, Batman: Caped Crusader, The Penguin, What If...?, Furiosa, Dune, Civil War, Transformers, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Aquaman 2, Gladiator 2, The Joker 2, Alien: Romulus, Resident Evil 4
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Episode 193 - The 2023 Tobie Awards (7th Annual) - Movies

Julian Meush February 15, 2024

With TV now out of the way we can move on to the medium that TV wishes it was - film! Part 2 of the 2023 Tobie Awards focuses in on the best in movies from last year. The Oscars seem to think that there was one movie that stood head and shoulders above the rest, in ‘Oppenheimer’, at least based on how many nominations it got, and Julian, Vince, and Jeremy, certainly give it it’s due, but there is a lot of other worthwhile films to cover on this list. Especially on the genre side of things - movies that would more often than not, never fall under the Oscars purview. Buckle up as the ToB Crew discuss a wide array of top tier films from across the spectrum. Enjoy!

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags Oppenheimer, Chris Nolan, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, TMNT, Dungeons and Dragons, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Indiana Jones, Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Iron Claw, The Flash, Rebel Moon, Transformers, Aquaman 2, Aquaman, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, ToBies
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Episode 187 - Hollywood Turmoil Paired With A New Superman

Julian Meush July 20, 2023

Julian and Jeremy get together to try to make sense of the current tumultuous state of Hollywood. With the actors joining the writers on strike, the pressure mounts for studios, who are currently going through an almost unprecedented streak of box office failures. It's not looking good out there folks! Which is why it was necessary to revive the "Agree or Disagree" segment of the show to really dive into the complexities of the situation. Meanwhile, DC Studios continues to try to steady the ship by announcing casting news for 'Superman: Legacy'. Surprisingly they've gone further than just announcing who will be playing Clark and Lois, and added character announcements for the likes of Guy Gardner, Hawk Girl and more. Unsurprisingly, this leads to some debate on the merits of James Gunn's recent decision making. On top of that, the guys discuss a grab-bag of movie topics to round out the show. All this and so much more on this week's episode of the Tower of Babble Podcast!

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags The Bear, Indiana Jones, Secret Invasion, Marvel, Mission Impossible, Agree or Disagree, Warner Bros. Discovery, WB Animation, 28 Days Later, Donald Glover, Community, James Cameron, Alita, Chris Nolan, Idris Elba, James Bond, Zack Snyder, Star Wars, Rebel Moon, Kraven, Deadpool 3, Deadpool, Wolverine, Hugh Jackman, Bob Iger, Disney, Superman, Superman Legacy, DC Studios, James Gunn, Mr Terrific, Guy Gardner, Green Lantern, Hawk Girl, Aquaman 2, Ben Affleck, Batman, The Flash, Barbie, Oppenheimer
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Episode 179 - The Drama Continues

Julian Meush September 2, 2022

Another episode, another dump of bad news out of WBD. This time, following their investors call, we learn that they've been pulling content from HBO Max liberally, while 'Shazam 2', and 'Aquaman 2' get pushed again. Have no fear, they have a 10 year plan they say. Fortunately, HBO seems to have been spared the knife so far, featuring 'House of the Dragon' pulling in record numbers for it's premiere. In fact, prosperity seems to be abound across the nerd world when it comes to adapted material, with 'Sandman' on Netflix hitting the mark, and 'She-Hulk' at Disney+ capturing even Jeremy's attention. The guys sit down to discuss all of that and more, including 'Avatar's' return to theatres, 'Green Lantern: Beware My Power', and a final word on 'Prey'.

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags Warner Bros. Discovery, Warner Brothers, HBO Max, HBO, CW, Batman: Caped Crusader, DC, DCEU, Aquaman 2, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Fantastic Four, King Kong, Godzilla, Avatar, Glass Onion, Knives Out 2, Knives Out, Sony, Days Gone, The Boys, Disney+, Marvel, Only Murders in the Building, Sandman, She-Hulk, Green Lantern, Bullet Train, Prey, House of the Dragon, Game of Thrones, Netflix, DC Animated, WB Animation, Rian Johnson, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, A24
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Episode 178 - Batgirl Shelved & Marvel Comic-Con

Julian Meush August 4, 2022

The turmoil at Warner Brothers Discovery continues, this time in the form of bloodletting. News broke early this week that the HBO Max original ‘Batgirl’, which was finished shooting and in late stages of post production. was going to be cancelled by the studio. Shortly after, an official statement was released and the outcry online was loud. This comes amongst rumours of further shakeups coming to the studio, specifically around their HBO Max streaming service, as they apparently look to pivot away from scripted programming nearly across the board, in favor of cheaper unscripted options. Naturally, Julian and Jeremy break down all the details surrounding this unprecedented decision and what it means for the future of DC on the big and small screens. Meanwhile, on the fun side of the news, over at San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel held no punches as they discussed the next 2 phases of the MCU, and announced A LOT of new movies and shows, while finding time to drop a spectacular trailer for ‘Black Panther 2’, amongst a whole pile of other announcements. Oh and a new trailer for ‘Andor’ dropped. The show looks stunning, but you’ll have to wait an extra 3 weeks as they have pushed the premiere to September. That pretty much takes up all the time this episode, but trust us, it’s more than enough.

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags Warner Brothers, Warner Bros. Discovery, Batgirl, HBO Max, HBO, Aquaman 2, Ben Affleck, Batman, Aquaman, The Joker 2, DC Fandome, DC, DCEU, DC Animated, WB Animation, Tomb Raider, Superman, Michael Keaton, Andor, Star Wars, San Diego Comic-Con, Dwayne Johnson, Black Adam, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Marvel, MCU, Kevin Feige, Fantastic Four, Avengers, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, Secret Wars, Black Panther 2, Namor, Captain America, Captain America: New World Order, She-Hulk, Loki, Echo, Agatha: Coven of Chaos, Guardians of the Galaxy, Daredevil, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Thunderbolts, Nope, Cocktail, Sea Beast, Grey Man
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Episode 169 - DC Fandome 2021

Julian Meush October 19, 2021

Last year’s DC Fandome set the gold standard for web events in the entertainment space. At that time we were hopeful that we’d be able to “get back to normal” by this time in 2021. Unfortunately, that’s turned out not to be the case, and with San Diego Comic-Con being a digital shell of it’s in-person self, coupled with every other entertainment companies own digital events all seemingly landing with a thud, it felt like there was little to look forward to this year for fan events. DC Fandome seemed to be the one exception. With not a peep from DC since last year’s Fandome on their major projects we here at ToB were amping up for some big reveals. Unfortunately, that is not really what we got. In a bit of a change of formats from their multi-channel approach last year, DC paired things down to one 4-hour stream. This meant everything from a new Justice League mobile game, to the ‘Super Pets’ movie and everything in between had equal representation next to the big tent pole film and game franchises we’ve all been waiting for, like namely ‘The Batman’, ‘The Flash’, ‘Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’ and ‘Black Adam’. This made for a more muddied affair, especially as there were not many new surprises and A LOT of time spent speaking to their CW franchises (we don’t need a tour of the Kent family farm). Overall though, the things that hit, really hit (hello ‘Batman: Caped Crusader’), and the rest can largely be forgotten until they come up again at next year’s event. Join Julian and Jeremy as they discuss all the major stories from this year’s DC Fandome in this week’s Tower of Babble Podcast!

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags DC, Peacemaker, Flash, Stargirl, Superman, Batman, Batman: Caped Crusader, The Batman, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Gotham Knights, DCEU, CW, DCW, Aquaman 2, Titans, DC Fandome
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Episode 155 - Dune , Godfather 3, and Resident Evil

Julian Meush September 10, 2020

As theatres start to re-open, and production resumes on our most anticipated movies, it could almost feel normal again. That is until you look at the box office numbers for Tenet, or that Matt Reeves’ ‘The Batman’ had to halt production after Robert Pattinson came down with COVID. So in this continually crazy world, Julian, Dan, and Jeremy attempt to make sense out of the latest film and television news. Not the least of which being the exciting trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’, as well as a live action ‘Resident Evil’ series in the works at Netflix, Ben Affleck returning to the role of Batman, and the ‘The Godfather: Pt 3’ is being recut. The guys also discuss the first few episodes of Amazon’s ‘The Boys’ and look forward at 2021’s DC animated movies. All that and so much more (including an exciting announcement for Patron supporters) on this week’s Tower of Babble Podcast.

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags Dune, Denis Villeneuve, Tenet, DC, Ben Affleck, Batman, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Flashpoint, Static Shock, Aquaman 2, Star Wars, Rey, The Mandalorian, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ridley Scott, Alien, The Batman, Matt Reeves, Robert Pattinson, The Godfather, Rocky, Netflix, Black Panther, Resident Evil, Amazon Prime, The Boys, Lord of the Rings, Silk, Altered Carbon, Powerpuff Girls, Superman, Ted Lasso, DC Animated, DCEU, Raised by Wolves
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