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This week there’s lots to be upset about! Tenacious D is over, Halo is over, The Acolyte is over (for now) and everybody is overjoyed to hear that Dan is back.Topics discussedTrump assassination attempt reactionBiden debate performance concernsTenacious D tour cancellation over Trump jokeAlec Baldwin Rust case dismissed with prejudiceThe Jinx Season 2: Robert Durst case recapReacher (Prime Video) reviewThe Boys Season 4 reviewThe Acolyte finale: lightsaber lore & spoilersYoda & Darth Plagueis cameo reactionsAhsoka's Baylan Skoll recasting newsStar Wars canon confusion & fandom divideBoba Fett & Star Wars retcon triviaHalo TV series cancellationHalo: Hunt the Truth audio drama

Alec Baldwin is off the hook, thanks to some serious screw ups by the prosecution! We perform an in-depth analysis of the two hours of court room footage Matt watched on the treadmill today. Are we lawyers? No. Are we going to let that stop us? Also no. We also talk some more about The Acolyte, Dragon Age, Elden Ring’s DLC, Still Wakes The Deep, Neil Gaiman and more. Oh and we address some of the feedback we received from lovely YouTube commenters on our last episode. Thanks guys, stay positive!Topics discussedStar Wars Acolyte continued discussionBattlestar Galactica Pegasus "plot hole" debateAlec Baldwin Rust case dismissed with prejudiceStill Wakes the Deep game recommendationPacific Drive game mentionElden Ring DLC difficulty controversyAlana Pierce accessibility comments backlashNeil Gaiman sexual assault allegationsDragon Age Veilguard "No Death Mode"Control 2 partnership with Annapurna InteractiveResident Evil Village VR discussion

We need to apologise. This week we watched The Acolyte and let’s just say we may have learned a thing or two. We also discuss the latest drama surrounding Dr Disrespect, Logan Paul and Julian Assange. It’s a dramatic week!Topics discussedStar Wars Acolyte review & backlash defenseAcolyte critics' out-of-context clipsStar Wars casting controversy comparisonsThe Boys season 3 reviewFrontline Assembly & In the Mouth of Madness nostalgiaJim Henson's The Storyteller nostalgiaDracula 2000 nostalgiaDr Disrespect Twitch ban details revealed

People are turning against their favourite shows and franchises! We talk The Boys, The Acolyte, The Alan Wake and the other stuff. Topics discussedThe Boys season 2 rewatch impressionsThe Boys season 4 fan backlash (Starlight, Mother's Milk)Right-wing conspiracy audience capture (Rogan, Peterson, Weinstein)Star Wars Acolyte Kad Mundi casting controversyWerner Herzog's Japanese holdout soldier bookAlan Wake 2 Rose DLC discussionResident Evil remakes discussionSilent Hill 2 remake announcementChildren's horror books (The Skull by Jon Klassen)Links The Boys fans aren’t into this season The Acolyte backlash thickens Alan Wake 2 has a new photo mode

There were a tonne of Xbox related announcements and you’d think that would make Luke happy. So what’s the problem? You’ll have to listen to find out! We also discuss Alan Wake again in case you’re not bored of hearing about it, The Boys, Star Wars (ugh) and we’ve got some Graham Hancock news! Topics discussedXbox handheld rumor disappointmentXbox Games Showcase reactionsDragon Age Veilguard reveal & romance mechanicsMetal Gear Solid Delta remake revealFallout 76 Phil Spencer nuke incidentElden Ring DLC difficulty & accessibility requirementsAlan Wake 2 DLC & Control crossoverAlan Wake Reddit coffee thermos merch frenzyStar Wars Acolyte night witches controversyYoda's original name "Minch" triviaThe Boys season 4 Homelander discussionAlien franchise rankingLinks Xbox Showcase Homelander is bad?!? The Acolyte is bad?!?

Luke’s starting a coin collection and he’s looking to make the rest of us jealous! We discuss our excitement for the upcoming Xbox showcase, the new Civ game, Alan Wake 1 and 2, The Mad Max game, Furiosa, Civil War, a bit of Buffy and much more!Topics discussedBluey commemorative coin collectingXbox Showcase anticipation & Civilization VII revealAlan Wake 2 Night Springs DLCMad Max game & Furiosa connectionsFuriosa movie review & CGI concernsTom Cruise Mission Impossible training video anecdoteMegalopolis fake critic quotes controversyAlan Dean Foster's unused Star Wars sequel novelBeetle Juice Beetle Juice trailer reactionsBorderlands movie trailer reactionsEli Roth's Hostel TV seriesX (2022) movie rewatchSuper Mario Bros movie rewatchBradley Cooper Maestro "Jewface" controversyCivil War (Alex Garland) movie reviewStar Wars Acolyte backlash discussion

Luke is single handedly keeping the Xbox 360 alive! This week we discuss Alan Wake, GTA 6, Madonna, Trump, Driverless Racing, Furiosa and a lot more!Topics discussedXbox 360 retro gaming kick & scratched disc mishapFallout: New Vegas replayAlan Wake 2 DLC playthrough & lore triviaGhost Recon Wildlands nostalgiaTesla Cybertruck wrap & EV design talkCar brand perception shift & manual transmission declineMonaco Grand Prix: Ferrari's winAbu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League discussionGTA 6 PC release non-announcementTest Drive Unlimited & Forza Horizon nostalgiaF1 24 & Gran Turismo VR fatigueSkull and Bones free weekend flopDonald Trump's 34-count felony convictionJeffrey Epstein documents tangentBilly Mitchell lawsuit updateLottery winner privacy lawsuit tangentMadonna lawsuit over explicit concert contentHans Zimmer, Danny Elfman & John Williams concert talkFuriosa box office & Junkie XL scoreOppenheimer/Barbenheimer reflection & Tenet rewatch

Don’t throw Belle Delphine out with the bath water! This week we’ve got some follow up on her… merchandise? Is that a good word for it? Also we discuss ChatGPT and Scarlett Johansson, Spotify’s “thing”, Fallout, Seinfeld and Matt has finally finished Alan Wake!Topics discussedBelle Delphine bathwater PayPal finesScarlett Johansson ChatGPT voice controversySmart lighting and lightbulb planned obsolescenceDigital media ownership vs rental rantFallout TV show improves & Fallout New Vegas playthroughAlan Wake finished after 14 yearsSifu 2 and Watch Dogs backlogRetro console and CRT TV nostalgiaDr Disrespect Twitch ban controversy followup

Microsoft is finally shutting down the Xbox 360 store so Luke is snapping up some bargains and very, very slowly downloading them. There’s a new Assassin’s Creed game on the way Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, and it’s set in feudal Japan! What could go wrong? We also discuss Superman, Tom Selleck, Starfield and much more!Topics discussedXbox 360 store shutdownSuper Metroid retro gaming nostalgiaPoint-and-click adventure game design flawsAssassin's Creed Shadows reveal (feudal Japan)Black samurai casting controversyClose to the Sun (Bioshock-like game)Control gameplay impressionsStarfield update impressionsFallout TV show ongoing discussionShogun renewed for two more seasonsTrue Detective season 4 disappointmentReal Men and The Stupids retro movie nostalgiaSuperman Legacy suit revealStranger Things season 5 timeline rumorsClarkson's Farm season 3 review

We’ve got two giant companies for you to get mad at this week: Apple and Microsoft. Apple for crushing a bunch of cool stuff and Microsoft for crushing the careers of some talented game developers. We also discuss Picard, Fallout, Baby Reindeer and William Shatner!Topics discussedApple "Crush" iPad ad backlashAI and creativity debate (Trent Reznor)AI voice acting and ADR controversy (Madame Web, Roadhouse)Fallout TV show episode 2 impressionsShogun remake vs 1980 originalFallout surpasses Bluey in TV ratingsStar Trek Picard season 3 reviewWilliam Shatner open to Star Trek returnMicrosoft shuts down game studios (Arcane Austin, Tango, Alpha Dog)Live service games strugglesRemedy focuses on Control 2 and Alan Wake

Fate and technology were against us this week, but we pushed through thank to the power of eggs.Topics discussedDan's Vietnam language mishapSoutheast Asia travel & beer cultureVietnamese egg coffee & egg beer experienceArmed and Gelatinous couch edition releaseLogitech G Cloud Xbox streaming issuesStarfield 60fps & dune buggy updateFallout 4 next-gen update & New Vegas nostalgiaFallout TV show first impressionsStar Trek: Picard Season 3 reviewCaptain Shaw spinoff rumor & Discovery critiqueStar Trek: Picard Season 2 criticismZack Snyder & Rebel Moon discussion

Luke has landed in Vietnam and despite his best efforts has yet to be arrested. We talk about Vietnamese beer and street food, VCF East, the Fallout TV show, Picard Season Two, Alan Wake and unfortunately we reveal this week that Atlantis is not real.Topics discussedVietnam travel and customs storiesVietnamese street food and egg coffeeVCF East vintage computer expoBuying retro Commodore 64 games and hardwareAl Charpentier (Vic chip designer) anecdotesWoman buys 4,000 useless Alan Wake Xbox codesStar Trek Picard season 2 discussionFallout TV show first impressionsGraham Hancock vs archaeologist debateSam Harris podcast guest controversy

We’re back after a week away, sorry about that! This week we discuss Luke’s new rules for drinking, Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon and Suckerpunch, more Mission: Impossible movies, Sicario, Mulholland Drive and more David Lynch stuff, The Fallout TV show, and much more!Topics discussedPorky's and Meatballs 80s comedy retrospectiveFallout TV show first episode reactionsFriends theme song speed-up triviaSicario reviewRebel Moon reviewSucker Punch director's cutMulholland Drive reviewMission Impossible franchise rankingHenry Cavill in The TudorsRebecca Ferguson in Mission ImpossibleSeinfeld series finaleSeinfeld and Friends set design triviaBuffy dream episode set trivia

None of us are officially knighted, but at least one of us has played The Dark Knight in a sketch.Topics discussedAI automation fears & Star Trek economy tangentStar Trek: Picard's Data/Q storyline criticismDan's PAX East recap: Nintendo absence & Baldur's Gate 3 buzzA Link to the Past nostalgiaNew NES/Commodore 64 indie games spotlightToxic Crusaders & Charlie Murder party gamesAtari booth & Time Crisis 5 arcade visitDune: Awakening booth demo detailsCyberpunk 2077 developer panel at PAXPAX Australia ticket infoGearbox sold to Take-Two & Randy Pitchford updateWeta Digital / Peter Jackson buyback storyMax Payne Remake bundling newsAlan Wake 2 replay progressControl replay & Alan Wake Easter eggsLeaked digital-only Xbox Series XXbox handheld & cloud gaming rumorsPlayStation Portal vs Logitech G CloudPortable battery bank recommendationsChristopher Nolan knighthood announcementDune Part Two: Spielberg praises sandworm sceneCommunity movie & Dan Harmon harassment controversyDrinki

Luke has a new nickname!Topics discussedAaron Taylor-Johnson James Bond rumorJames Bond gadgets nostalgia (From Russia with Love, GoldenEye)Real-world spy gadgets vs Bond gadgetsHoverboards, jetpacks & flying cars tangentMicrosoft Surface laptop complaintRetro computing nostalgia: Pentium 90 & Voodoo graphics cardMax Payne replay & Max Payne Remake anticipationAlan Wake 2 breaking even newsGTA 5 marketing vs GTA 6 anticipationControl 2 & Remedy Connected UniverseMatt's PAX East updateDisco Elysium hateful Steam review reactionWonder Woman all-women screening controversyFirst Amendment Auditor sovereign-citizen court casePolice arrest procedure technicalities tangentDriving law jurisdiction & ACT drug decriminalization triviaThe Sims movie adaptation announcementMasters of the Universe (1987) & 80s teen sci-fi trendStar Wars sibling reveal & Jedi overexposure critiqueThe Acolyte & Star Wars Disney+ shows critiquePhantom Menace 25th anniversary rereleaseEnd of Watch movie recomme

Life finds a way…Topics discussedMission Impossible rewatch marathon (2, 3, Ghost Protocol)Sharon Stone/Billy Baldwin Sliver controversySex scenes in film & Henry Cavill interviewJurassic World dinosaur joke & Scarlett Johansson castingDune ripoffs & piracy site jokeDune Part Two review & Austin Butler praiseDune Part Two: Chani & religious worldbuildingDune Part Two vs book: omitted detailsGina Carano Disney fallout interviewJake Lloyd's mental health crisisStar Wars prequel casting triviaAhmed Best's Star Wars redemption arcAndor Season 2 & Rogue Squadron newsStar Wars sequel trilogy criticismAndrew Tate re-arrested in RomaniaHot Girls Wanted documentary discussionOnlyFans & parasocial relationships debateFake influencer marketing anecdote

We also do our own stunts, as you’ll discover in this episode.Topics discussedHome Alone bandits & film edits tangentMission Impossible: Dead Reckoning reviewForeign language conventions in Hollywood filmsSimon Pegg's Mission Impossible casting triviaTom Cruise's real stunts debateAlec Baldwin/Hannah Gutierrez-Reed Rust verdictDune: Part Two reviewDavid Lynch's Dune & book adaptation talkListener question on Luke's Dune reading habitsDune sequel talk & Princess Irulan triviaJodorowsky's Dune documentary anecdoteThe Grand Tour: Sand Job reviewJames May's Unpimp My Ride YouTube seriesDune: Awakening & Conan Exiles nostalgiaSicario recommendationRebel Moon & Zack Snyder's Netflix metrics claimsThe Creator & 65 discussionJurassic World reboot rumorsHowling III & Burnham Burnham school visit storyBody Melt Australian horror nostalgiaNeighbours & Home and Away soap nostalgiaCelebrity mix-up story: Kimberly CooperStar Wars Chile beer product placement editLive TV audience-reacti

Sure it comes with popcorn in it but once you’ve eaten all the popcorn there are plenty of other things you could stick in there.Topics discussedDune popcorn bucket controversyPhysical media nostalgia: CDs & soundtrack streaming issuesMerlin (1998 miniseries) recommendationBlackadder rewatch & audiobook habitsKindle vs physical books reading debateGarth Marenghi book & live showUK vs US Office humor & workplace sarcasmMcDonald's Crash Bandicoot Happy Meal toy mix-upNew Xbox Series X mid-gen refresh rumorMars One / NASA Mars simulation missionMary Poppins re-rated over racist termDumbo's dated racial contentAlan Wake 2 & Max Payne remake talkRemedy buys back Control rightsMarvel's box office strugglesThomas Haden Church teases Spider-Man 4Three Minutes to Eight indie game recommendationBluey: Flat Pack & Housework episodesTwin Peaks: The Return rewatchF1 Drive to Survive reviewNRL season opener in Las VegasThe Dead Center & Autopsy of Jane Doe recommendationsTeenage fast-food job no

It’s an ugly planet! A bug planet! Would you like to hear more?Topics discussedSkull and Bones vs Assassin's Creed Black FlagControl & Alan Wake 2 replay catch-upDisco Elysium 2 studio layoffs updateScream franchise sequel declineDune Part Two & Dune Messiah adaptationSinister (2012) horror movie reviewFrozen 2 reviewCoco & Olaf's Frozen Adventure tangentBorderlands movie trailer reactionBoy Kills World & Superman Legacy talkGhosts UK vs US sitcom comparisonBluey: 'Dad Baby' episode & streaming complaintsBluey: pass-the-parcel episode (Lucky's Dad's Rules)Bluey: The Videogame reviewFan-made Bluey/Peppa Pig zombie recreationsMatt's old short films & Harrison's audition storyMarilyn Manson defamation lawsuit lossTrent Reznor / Nine Inch Nails production triviaLimp Bizkit & Wes Borland's guitar tuningNew Holocaust book & Dan Carlin's Hardcore HistoryGareth Edwards directing new Jurassic World movieStarship Troopers satire debate

Sure it sounds weird but I guess you gotta smoke something, right? Topics discussedSkull and Bones reviewPaperboy tattoo and Pac-Man ghost namesBunnings Bluey gnome huntMiller's Girl movieGina Carano Disney lawsuitCoyote vs Acme shelved againFantastic Four cast announcementMadame Web reviewsDune Part Two hypeEnemy movie reviewPrisoners movieDune Part Two casting revealJoe Rogan Spotify deal renewedCognac Legion's bookAncient Rome SaturnaliaAI-generated content (ChatGPT, Sora, AI music covers)Links Gina Carano is suing Coyote vs Acme is dead (again) Joe Rogan is back on Apple Podcasts The Fantastic Four are cast Dune: Part Two is good GO BUY COGNAC LEGION’S BOOK!