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The Tuesday Blues
THE TUESDAY BLUES 12/02/14 DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Much has been said about the horrible hell that was the 2014 summer movie season. I think that’s a little short-sighted. The Transformers movie was allegedly not very good, but which Transformers movie ever has been? For every The Amazing Spider-Man 2,…
Read MoreThe Super Hero Hour Hour 11/28
The Walking Dead is back on the show, and better than ever. Ryan catches up with the entire season. Tune in to see if he thinks Mike, and the rest of the world, is correct when they say that The Walking Dead “isn’t that bad anymore.” Also, reviews of the newest episodes of Gotham, The…
Read MoreThe Super Hero Hour Hour 11/21
Mike and Ryan dig into this week’s episode of The Flash, discussing Barry’s battle with Colossus, and Iris’ battle with being boring. They also recap this week’s episodes of Arrow, Gotham, Constantine, SHIELD, and The Walking Dead.
Read MoreThe 2014 PopFilter New Fall TV Challenge
Round 3 JANE THE VIRGIN VS THE AFFAIR When the writers at the PopFilter headquarters, or the hosts of the various PopFilter podcasts, have to review a television show based only on the pilot they form an opinion filled with caveats and asterisks. There’s no way of knowing what changes the show will…
Read MoreThe Super Hero Hour Hour 11/14
Ryan and Mike dish about Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD starring Michael Chiklis. Also includes many mini-reviews of Arrow, Constantine, The Flash, Gotham and the Walking Dead and Kim Kardashian’s butt.
Read MoreThe 2014 PopFilter New Fall TV Challenge
Round Three UNCLE VS JANE THE VIRGIN Click here to see the Bracket (This round compares the first three episodes of Jane the Virgin and Uncle) Jane the Virgin is telenovela whose premise involves a virgin who gets accidentally gets artificially inseminated. Uncle is about a slovenly dickhead who redeems himself by connecting with…
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ROUND TWO Uncle vs Friends of the People I can’t explain my resistance to Uncle. Maybe it’s because I hate British people, and I’ve never had the balls to admit it until now. Maybe I think it’s unfair how they do their television, and it gives them an unfair advantage in the tournament (they…
Read MoreThe Super Hero Hour Hour 11/07
Mike and Ryan take their first deep look at Gotham since the first episode of this podcast. Reviews of Arrow, Constantine, and The Walking Dead.
Read MoreThe 2014 PopFilter New Fall TV Challenge
Round One FRIENDS OF THE PEOPLE VS THE MCCARTHYS See the bracket at http://challonge.com/popfilter We’ve reached the last bout in round one. We are only five short articles away from determining a winner. Which probably won’t be either one of these shows. Here’s why… The McCarthys is about a sports loving, Irish-Catholic family living…
Read MoreThe 2014 PopFilter New Fall TV Challenge
ROUND TWO MIKE TYSON’S MYSTERIES VS JANE THE VIRGIN See the bracket at http://challonge.com/popfilter (This article compares the first two episodes of Jane the Virgin and Mike Tyson’s Mysteries) This week’s pairing is about as unfairly matched as if Mike Tyson put on gloves and actually boxed Jane. That’s also the only scenario…
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