Monday, May 26, 2014

Podcast 190: The Sign of Three

Trekwest5 will be tackling the recent BBC Sherlock Holmes series for their television podcast. This weeks installment is the second episode of the third season: The Empty Hearse. Thankfully I remembered to check emails correctly this week and we got Brainy's email in time.

Various topics discussed in this podcast include:
    Joey's Culture Corner: Man of La Mancha
    Facebook Find of the Week: Listener Fishhead - Morgan Freeman on helium
    Top 5 Favorite Folk/Fairy Tales
    Barely audible Jon
    Giving speeches
    Getting dressed one handed
    Joey offers a testimonial for Alka Seltzer
    Music Intro: A Kind of Faith by Steve Schultz

Here is the rating that we gave for the show:
The Sign of Three: 1hr 55min 26sec
Peter: Television - 7
Joey: Television - 8

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Monday, May 19, 2014

Podcast 189: The Empty Hearse

Trekwest5 will be tackling the recent BBC Sherlock Holmes series for their television podcast. This weeks installment is the first episode of the third season: The Empty Hearse. Apologies to everyone for the echo-y audio.

Various topics discussed in this podcast include:
    Joey's Culture Corner: About Time
    Facebook Find of the Week: Listener Fishhead - Mr. T - Treat Your Mother Right
    Top 5 Favorite Drama shows TW5 should cover next
    Joey admits he has answered the question as to how the Incredible Hulks pants always fit regardless of his size.
    Joey grosses us all out with one of his slash fiction theories.
    Music Intro: Hear Me by Imagine Dragons

Here is the rating that we gave for the show:
The Empty Hearse: 1hr 36min 42sec
Peter: Television - 8
Joey: Television - 9

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Monday, May 5, 2014

Podcast 188: BSG Season 4 and Series Wrapup

BSG has finally come to an end. And it only took us almost 2 years. It was a ton of fun to both put Joey through that torture but also rewatch the reboot. Ron Moore, you did a fantastic job of reimagining this series. This tv podcast covers the Season 4 and Series Wrapup Battlestar Galactica.

Various topics discussed in this podcast include:
    Peter's trip to Salt Lake Comicon April 2014 Peter & Tyrol - Salt lake Comicon April 2014
    Adventures in Republican
    Joey's Culture Corner: Spiderman 2
    Facebook Find of the Week: Listener Mad Giggler -
    Top 5 Favorite Reasons why we haven't podcasted for the last 2 months
    Adventures in Republican pt 2
    Super long emails from MFJM and Fishhead
    BSG Season 4 Wrapup
    BSG Series Wrapup
    Music Intro: I Fight Dragons

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Here are the Season Four & Complete Series lists/recaps:
Here is the rating that we gave for the episode in Podcast 188: 2hr 26min 36sec:

Season 4 recaps and lists
Favorite Extra/Bit Part
Peter: Dr. John Hodgeman
Joey: Hera

Most Hated Character
Peter: Starbuck
Joey: Torry

Hot Chick
Peter & Joey: Tricia Helfer as #6

Favorite Villain
Peter: Torry
Joey: Cavill

Funniest Moment
Peter & Joey: "Frack" - Cavill committing suicide

Top Hated Episodes
Peter
  1. Sine Qua Non
  2. No Exit
  3. The Road Less Traveled
  4. The Ties That Bind
Joey
  1. Six of One
  2. A Disquiet Follows My Soul
  3. Sine Qua Non
  4. The Oath
  5. He That Believeth in Me


Top Favorite Episodes
Peter:
  1. Daybreak
  2. Faith
  3. Blood on the Scales
  4. The Oath
  5. Revelations
Joey:
  1. No Exit
  2. Someone To Watch Over Me
  3. Guess What's Coming to Dinner
  4. The Hub
  5. Daybreak


Favorite Overall Moment
Peter: The final jump of Gallactica


Joey: Adama & Roslin Flying off at the end



BSG Series recaps and lists
Favorite Extra/Bit Part
Peter:
  1. Hybrid
  2. Dr. John Hodgeman
  3. Dr. Roberts
Joey:
  1. Kali
  2. Hybrid
  3. Leoban


Most Hated Character
Peter:
  1. Starbuck
Joey:
  1. Tom Zerrick
  2. Admiral Cain
  3. Gaius Baltar


Hot Chick
Peter:
  1. Tricia Helfer as #6
  2. Dualla
  3. Boomer
Joey:
  1. Tricia Helfer as #6
  2. Boomer
  3. Dualla


Favorite Villain
Peter:
  1. Admiral Cain
  2. Cavill
  3. Gaius Baltar
Joey:
  1. Cavill
  2. Tom Zerrick


Funniest Moment
Peter: Gaius - "You can all see her!"
Joey: Adama painting the wall of his bathroom.

Top 10 Hated Episodes
Peter
  1. Black Market
  2. You Can't go Home Again
  3. Sacrifice
  4. Sine Qua Non
  5. Hero
  6. Unfinished Business
  7. The Son Also Rises
Joey

  1. Sacrifice
  2. Black Market
  3. Valley of Darkness
  4. The Son Also Rises
  5. The Hand of God


Top 10 Favorite Episodes
Peter:
  1. Daybreak
  2. Resurrection Ship
  3. Pegasus
  4. 33
  5. Crossroads pt2
  6. Faith
  7. Blood on the Scales
  8. Rapture
  9. Collaborators
  10. Kobol's Last Gleaming pt2
Joey:
  1. 33
  2. Exodus pt2
  3. Resurrection Ship pt1
  4. Resurrection Ship pt2
  5. Flight of the Phoenix
  6. Home pt2
  7. Six Degrees of Separation
  8. Maelstrom
  9. Crossroads
  10. Kobol's Last Gleaming pt2


Best Season
Peter: Season 2
Joey: Season 3

Best Intro episodes for the non BSG watcher
Peter: The Mini-Series
Joey: 33

Favorite Overall Character
Peter: Felix Gaeta
Joey: Head 6

Favorite Overall Moment
Peter: The realities of having to feed a fleet of star ships
No, that's for one week

Joey: Grab your gun and bring in the cat
Nothing but the rain

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