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Regular Joes Podcast589: Plot Point or Plot Twist?Months ago, Tod saw, and recommended Companion (2025), the Jack Quaid, Sophie Thatcher dark comedy that Google lists as as a “Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction, Romance.” On Rotten Tomatoes it comes in at 93%. On IMDB. It’s a 6.9. Recently, Dave stumbled upon it and suggested Barry watch as well. To say “opinions vary” on this one is kind of an understatement. Apparently a lot of it comes down to the expectations you go in with … like if you’ve never read the introductory blurb, or seen the trailer, you might be surprised by something other than what the studio intended. Maybe you should als...
2025-09-1950 min
Regular Joes Podcast587: SNW . . . WTF?In its third season Strange New Worlds has gone a long way towards living up to the first word in its title. From its inception, the pre-Kirk (somewhat) Enterprise series promised to avoid the long drawn out arcs that bogged down its predecessor Star Trek: Discovery. No one anticipated the bizarre, random, series of non sequiturs we’ve been served up this season. While there have been some funny bits, and a few noteworthy bits, most of the seven episodes to date have left viewers scratching their heads. This week, Barry, Brian, Dave and Tod break down the season so fa...
2025-09-051h 19
Regular Joes Podcast585: Five Joes, Five ShowsAs we hit the hottest stretch of the summer, the full slate of Joes have skipped the beach and instead migrated to cavernous, over air-conditioned, convention halls all across the country. In last week’s episode, you heard Barry Dave and Tod‘s sit down with Titus Welliver, this time they update you on the other things they did while at TerrificCon in Connecticut. Out on the final frontier, Brian Mix did double duty hitting Star Trek Las Vegas, before making his way back east to his second home in upstate New York, for Trekonderoga. To be certain Star Wars got...
2025-08-221h 43
Regular Joes Podcast584: Titus Welliver, Collector / ActorYou may know him as Detective Harry Bosch from Amazon‘s Bosch and Bosch Legacy series, or maybe from Star Trek Voyager, Deadwood, Lost, The Mandalorian, Titans, or any of dozens other roles Titus Welliver has had in TV, Films, Animation, and Audiobooks. This week Barry, Dave and Tod sit down with Titus at Terrificon in Connecticut to talk a little bit about his career as an actor, and a whole lot about his varied, and quite familiar, collecting interests. They cover 1960’s to 1980’s toys, Aurora Models, firearms, and pretty much any thing that else that comes to mind. It’s a...
2025-08-151h 18
Regular Joes Podcast583: Fantastic Five: First Thoughts583: Fantastic Five: First Thoughts This week all five Regular Joe’s, Barry, Brian, Dave, Derryl and Tod, sit down to talk about the newest entry in Marvel’s ever expanding MCU, Fantastic Four: First Steps. Is the fourth attempt to adapt the Fantastic Four the movie we have been waiting for? Will this film be able to turn around Marvel’s lackluster box office record of late? Can five guys, with differing degrees of exposure to the Fantastic Four comics, see eye-to-eye on the latest bid to bring Marvel‘s first family from the page to the screen? And, lastly, can they...
2025-08-011h 26
Regular Joes Podcast579: We’re Gonna Need a Bigger DeLoreanThis week, the full complement of Regular Joes, Barry, Brian, Dave, Derryl, and Tod take a moment to recognize two summer blockbusters that have reached milestone anniversaries. Steven Spielberg‘s Jaws (1975) which is looking pretty good at the half century mark. And Robert Zemeckis’ Back to the Future (1985) the film that earned Marty McFly, Doc Brown and the DeLorean (the cyber truck of its era) permanent positions, in pop culture. What made them stand out back in the day? What about the parade of sequels that followed each of these films? And, what’s more frightening, a twenty-five-foot great white, or park...
2025-07-041h 28
Regular Joes Podcast578: Coming Distractions: Summer ‘25For some reason, known only to network and streaming service executives, late spring often seems like a wasteland in the TV landscape, leaving even Tod struggling to find something to watch. In this episode the Regular Joe’s catch up on what they’ve been viewing in recent weeks. As we ease into summer there is hope, along with a pair of high stakes superhero films, on the horizon and they run down the high points for the coming weeks. Also, with Barry finally caught up, they close the door on The controversial second season of The Last of Us. And...
2025-06-271h 26
Regular Joes Podcast577: Dancing with FlamethrowersThis week Dave and Tod went to the ballet. What, you’re not buying that? Then let’s go with, this week the two of them went to see Ballerina the John Wick spin-off starring Ana de Armas. Which, perhaps not surprisingly, is less a cultural experience and more like watching a John Wick film with a much more attractive, protagonist. If hot women and flamethrowers don’t do it for you, they also discuss the awesome, but eclectic, EXO6 1/6 Star Trek figure line. And then, tariffs be damned, there’s a Round of What’s in the Box. And, of course...
2025-06-201h 03
Regular Joes Podcast564: Daredevil: The Man Without CostumeThis week Brian Mix joins the regular Regular Joe’s as they look over the list of treasures and curios from the upcoming three day Prop Store Entertainment Memorabilia Auction. There are some truly amazing items for sale, particularly if you’re in the income bracket to drop a half a million on a piece of Star Wars history. Fans of the original Netflix Daredevil series have been waiting six plus years to see the man without fear back in action. And while Daredevil Born Again is clearly building up to a rematch between Wilson Fisk and Matt Murdock’s alter e...
2025-03-211h 33
Regular Joes Podcast562: Deep DivesThis week the Regular Joe’s take a deep dive into Random Topics. There’s a lot of stuff to talk about, what was Kathleen Kennedy, maybe, possibly leaving Lucas film and James Bond being handed off to a company who can’t figure out what size box to ship tiny items in. They also take a Spoiler free look at The Gorge, The Anya Taylor-Joy and Miles Teller action, suspense, horror, romance that recently debuted on Apple+. And, if that’s not your kind of thing, they catch up on what they are watching in the final week before Daredevil...
2025-02-281h 14
Regular Joes Podcast558: Ventures and AdventuresThis week, the Regular Joe’s catch up each other on what they’ve been doing the last few weeks. Inspired by the recent 55 films episodes Tod has decided to rewatch classic films in their original unadulterated format to kick this off he recently went to see King Kong (1933) on the big screen in a theater where it originally played when released. Dave, long the master of custom-made displays and plaques has started a business … wait for it, making and selling custom-made displays and plaques. Did you recently pick up a pair of old ruby slippers that you really want to show...
2025-01-311h 09
Regular Joes Podcast557: Of Pirates, Ensigns and VigilantesThis week the Regular Joe’s cover the wrap up of two sci-fi series. Star Wars: Skeleton Crew is the first child centric Disney+ offering from that universe. Lower Decks was the first animated Star Trek series since 1975, and was intended for adults. Specifically adults who are REALLY into Star Trek. Likely the only thing these two shows have in common is that they both exceeded expectations, and pushed the boundaries of what you can do within their respective universes. Note: there will be SPOILERS. And, because it’s continually looping in Tod‘s head, they also talk about the just re...
2025-01-241h 05
Regular Joes Podcast555: Five by Fifty FiveFor the much anticipated 555th episode of the Regular Joes Podcast, Barry, Dave, Tod, Derryl and Brian (yes, FIVE of them) each offer up FIFTY FIVE significant films each of them think everyone should see. Sort of. The two caveats are, the films must be prior to 2000, and only a single film from a franchise. Think of it as a twentieth century bucket list for cinephiles. Or, as is often noted, what films Captain America needs to see after being thawed out from the ice. One last thing. Unlike films like Dune (2021) were going to tell you up front they d...
2025-01-101h 37
Regular Joes Podcast554: A Regular Joes Christmas 2024This week, Barry, Dave and Tod, reputedly the three hardest people in the known universe to buy for, exchange Christmas gifts. This may seem like an exercise in futility, but it has become tradition. On the whole this was a good year. Barry didn’t buy himself anything a week before the gift exchange, Dave didn’t already have everything, and Tod grudgingly accepted that he has gone up a tee shirt size. Thanks for listening, and have a Happy New Year!
2025-01-0341 min
Regular Joes Podcast543: In Space, No One Can Hear You … SewThis week the Regular Joe’s sit down with Adam Ezekiel, costume designer and maker, who operates the website, nostromocrew.com. Adam’s niche, and passion, is crafting meticulously accurate replicas of the patches, insignia and crew uniforms from the film Alien (1979). He explains how he got started, and the incredible effort he put into recreating the screen used wardrobe. Also, his interesting connections to Allen Romulus, the most recent entry in the Alien franchise. Adam’s work is truly amazing. Among his customers are Adam Savage, Dave and Tod … who placed an order while they recorded. And there’s also the u...
2024-10-111h 48
Regular Joes Podcast539: 60’s Sci Fi Double FeatureThis week Barry, Brian, Dave and Tod take a look at two films nearly old enough to collect Social Security. Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964) is an often mentioned childhood favorite of Dave’s which claims to be “Scientifically Authentic.” Which might be credible had the film been made in 1864. On the plus side, it has Adam West (briefly) and a monkey in a space suit, so how bad can it be? An automated distress beacon draws an unsuspecting ship to a barren planet. The crew find a derelict spacecraft once piloted by gigantic beings. And ultimately fall prey to creatures seekin...
2024-09-131h 13
Regular Joes Podcast535: Dark Knight, Disney and DragonsThis week the Regular Joes let Tod talk about Batman the Caped Crusader, the animated series he has been waiting for since 1995 (when Fox dumbed down Batman the Animated series). Does this simultaneously updated and retro take on The Dark Knight hold up to Paul Dini’s original series? Could Anything? You will likely need to watch more than one episode to find out. Next up the Talk D 23 the DisneyPalooza of Theme Park, MCU, Star Wars and every thing else Disney announcements. And then they talk about House of Dragons, for a minute or so. There’s also 2/3 of a ro...
2024-08-161h 14
Regular Joes Podcast533: Acolyte TherapyThe last few weeks have been rough on Barry. Few people have as deep and abiding love for Star Wars as he does. But, sometimes love hurts. While other, so-called Star Wars fans, wanted nothing more than to tear down The Acolyte, Barry did his best to remain optimistic. And with the courage and valor of a Jedi (at least what we used to expect from a Jedi) he maintained hope til the very end. This week the Regular Joes, plus Jedi Master Brian Mix, perform a postmortem on The Acolyte. What were its strengths, and where did it come...
2024-07-261h 36
Regular Joes Podcast531: 5 on DeckThis week the Regular Joes , plus the Irregular Joes got together to hang out for Tod’s birthday. They had a vague idea of a few topics they were going to talk about, but in true RJ style never actually got there. Instead they got to catch up on Derryl and Brian’s recent adventures and cover an even wider than usual scope of Random Topics and an organic (some might say meandering) round of What’s in the Box. Thanks for listening!
2024-07-121h 20
Regular Joes PodcastEp 526: Trekonderoga 2024This week it’s a Regular Joes full house as Dave, Barry and Tod are joined by Derryl DePriest and Brian Mix for a RJP catch up episode. Derryl and Brian fill us in on their trip to the Star Trek Set Tour in Ticonderoga NY, we do our usual round of Discovery bashing and it all concludes with a major technical difficulty. As always, thanks for listening.
2024-05-311h 18
Regular Joes PodcastEp 525: Attack of the Legendary ProducerThis week, the Regular Joes pay tribute to the late great Roger Corman (1926-2024) very likely the most prolific B movie Producer/Director ever. Whether you saw a bootleg copy of the never released first Fantastic Four (1994) film, rocked out with the Ramones and Riff Randall in Rock ‘n’ Roll High School (1979) or savored the 1960’s Vincent Price Edgar Allan Poe adaptations that made the afternoon movie circuit in the 70s. It’s almost impossible to have not been exposed to his work. Few creators have left such a large footprint … just as few creators have made as many films about gigant...
2024-05-171h 01
Regular Joes PodcastEp 524: Should it Stay, or Should it Go Now...This week the Joes address the side effects of a lifetime of collecting. At some point you need to go through the accumulated detritus to find that overlooked box containing the Ark of the Covenant, and decide whether or not to keep that old sled marked “Rosebud.” In May the Fourth news, there also another Trailer for the Star Wars: The Acolyte, which may represent a bold new direction for the Star Wars franchise … or possibly not. Barry and Tod address the series ending of clone era saga, The Bad Batch, which leaves a big animated hole in the Star Wars u...
2024-05-101h 10
Regular Joes PodcastEp 522: Just Keep WalkingThis week, the Regular Joe’s wrap up their brief return to the crowded (by walkers and spin offs) landscape of The Walking Dead to discuss the now completed six episode run of Walking Dead: Those Who Live. Do Rick and Michonne get a happily ever after? More importantly, do we really care? And also, which Regular Joe (rhymes with Scary Way) bailed out, and couldn’t make it through a lousy six episodes? They also take a moment to talk about the fourth episode of the 5th and final season of Star Trek Discovery, which Tod “did not hate.” So that’s...
2024-04-261h 01
Regular Joes PodcastEp 520: DISCO Fever !!!Star Trek: Discovery is back and the reviews are in. “It’s so much better than Strange New Worlds.“ - Tod “This could make me forget about sex and pizza.” - Dave “Who needs Star Wars, give me more Disco!” - Barry. Wait … sorry. April Fool’s was Last week. Star Trek: Discovery is back. And it’s the final season … so that’s something. Now that Dave and the rest of the world is caught up, the Joes wrap up 3 Body Problem, Netflix concise adaptation of Liu Cixin’s novel Three Body Problem. The only question that remains is, will we have to wait 400 yea...
2024-04-121h 10
Regular Joes PodcastEp 518: Aliens and Ghosts and Sandworms, Oh My!As few mortals can consume media at Tod’s pace this week the Regular Joes take a SPOILER FREE pass at two recent film that two of the three have seen. First is Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire the newest entry in the recently resuscitated 1980’s franchise. Next is Dune Part II, the somewhat more honestly titled, follow up to Dune (2021). But first, they address the alien in the room. Three Body Problem, the novel by Chinese author, Liu Cixin, was considered by many to be unadaptable for film or TV. Despite this, there are actually two adaptations, a Chinese made version, Three...
2024-03-291h 19
Regular Joes PodcastEp 516: Walking BackMore than five years ago Barry, Dave and Tod walked away from onetime favorite, The Walking Dead. After enduring eight grueling years, from episode 1 to episode 5 of season 9, they vowed to never return. This week the fifth Walking Dead series, Walking Dead: Those who Live, debuted with the premise of reunite Rick and Michonne after five + years in real time, and who knows how long in nearly unreconcilable Walking Dead time. Can the Joes pick up at this point? Will they want to? Queue up this week’s ep to find out. Also, prompted by their recent pondering on which ol...
2024-03-081h 13
Regular Joes PodcastEp 513: Barry & Tom‘s Excellent AdventureThis week the Regular Joes are again joined by Tom Spina of Regal Robot and Tom Spina Designs. Barry and Tom recently traveled to Skywalker Ranch to complete research for Regal Robot’s newest limited run offering, a faithful reproduction of the Wampa puppet from The Empire Strikes Back. They dive deep into the painstaking level of effort and detail that goes into reproducing an item like this. Seriously, have you ever tried counting Wampa teeth? They also talk about what’s it’s like to visit the Lucas archive which is pretty much a complex filled with holy grails … includin...
2024-02-162h 06
Regular Joes PodcastEp 506: A Disturbance in The ForceThis week the Regular Joes check out the recent documentary A Disturbance in The Force (available on disc or stream) which provides the best explanation to date on how and why the 1978 Star Wars Christmas Special came to be. As part of their rigorous preparation the Joes also dug up and watched the first episode of season three of the Donnie and Marie show from 1977, which included a Star Wars skit. This provided much needed context and forced Tod to come clean on his childhood Marie Osmond crush. If all of this does not seem compelling there’s also a le...
2023-12-221h 19
Regular Joes PodcastEp 505: What’s in the GIFT BoxWith the holidays fast approaching the Regular Joes pause to reflect upon the difficulty of finding gifts for people who are hard to buy for. You know, the folks who have everything, or those people who don’t hesitate to buy themselves things … even two weeks before Christmas (see also, Barry Kay). They cover electronics, services, gadgets and several things people don’t yet know they need. All just in time to make those last minute purchases. There’s also Random topics and 2/3 of a round of What’s in the Box because at least one of the Joes is exercising...
2023-12-151h 15
Regular Joes PodcastEp 504: Error, Title Not FoundThis week Dave comes back from vacation and the other Regular Joes, plus the Irregular Joes , catch him up on what they have been up to. Barry checked out this past weekend’s Annual WinterCon. Brian made another trek to Ticonderoga to help update the Star Trek Set Tour and hang with Shatner. Tod gives his thoughts on Godzilla Minus One. And, late arrival Derryl, has been unboxing auction winnings and action figures. There’s also a plethora of Random topics and a Round of What’s in the Box. Thanks for listening!
2023-12-081h 25
Regular Joes PodcastEp 503: Be Kind, Please Rewind: The 1990’sPrompted by Dave’s recent observation about the scarcity of good sci-fi / fantasy / action / adventure genre films from the 1990’s the Regular Joes dive into the last decade of the last millennium. And while the 1990’s does not holdup to the decade immediately prior, there are a good many films from a wide range of genres that are worth a second look. Though opinions vary on several titles, it is clear the 1990’s yielded a few gems. One of the best sequels ever in Terminator 2 Judgement Day 1991. An original Sci Fi offering, in Matrix 1999, whose magic proved impossible to recapture. And a gr...
2023-12-011h 20
Regular Joes PodcastEp 501: Original Fit PodcastThis week, Barry, Dave and Tod settle back into their normal routine. There’s no celebrity interviews or overly complicated recording set ups. It’s just the three of them catching up on random topics, debating the merits of the recently concluded Disney+ series Loki, and taking a last pass at the just wrapped Star Trek Lower Decks season four. Note: there is agreement on only one of these topics. There’s also a round of What’s in the box. Really, it's just a plain ol’ regular episode. Pretty much exactly what you would expect. Just like putting on a comforta...
2023-11-171h 04
Regular Joes PodcastEp 499: The Sniff TestIt’s that time again when the Regular Joe’s thoughts turn to the Rhode Island Comicon. Making the trek to Providence has been a RJ tradition for 10 years, pretty much as long as the podcast has been running. This year as they prepare, they take a second round (apparently this is now tradition as well) at rating the huge list of convention guests, based on autograph, appeal, visual appeal, and …. wait for it, aromatic appeal. This stems from an entirely reasonable comment Tod once made about Karen Gillan, and as things do, it just spiraled from there. There’s also a ro...
2023-11-031h 20
Regular Joes PodcastEp 494: Nascent NerdsPrompted by photos Brian recently shared, which revealed the depth and dedication of his own early nerdiness, Barry, Dave and Tod delve into their own, not quite, secret origins. At what point did all of us cross over from simply liking a given thing, like Star Trek, or Batman, to engaging with it on an interactive, creative or otherwise expansive level? Buying the books, tracking down the merchandise, costuming, DYI, and seeking out like minded souls are all early manifestations of Nerddom. Unfortunately, there is no cure for this all to common affliction. Perhaps we could start a telethon? We c...
2023-09-291h 21
Regular Joes PodcastEp 493: Battle of the (Streaming Service) StarsIt’s another one of those weeks, when fortune, or scheduling executives at Disney+ and Paramount+, favors us with new episodes of both a Star Trek and Star Wars series. Star Trek Lower Decks, the animated series that only the most uptight Star Trek fans can’t find room in their hearts for, is back for a fourth season. This time around Mariner, Boimler and the other ensigns get a rank upgrade, and a new crew mate. Because any good Trek recipe can be improved by adding a little Vulcan. At the other end of the galaxy, Star Wars Ahsoka seems...
2023-09-221h 08
Regular Joes PodcastEp 490: Hit or MissThe teeming juggernaut that is Disney has a whole lot of projects in the hopper right now. If recent history has demonstrated anything not everything they announce actually comes to pass. Anyone still waiting for Patty Jenkin’s Rogue Squadron? With a couple of recent big budget commercial failures to reflect on rumor has it Disney honcho Bob Iger is having some second thoughts. Always helpful, the Regular Joes weigh in giving Bob some feedback on where he might trim the fat. As we ease into the dog days of Summer the Joes offer some advice on how you might use...
2023-08-181h 18
Regular Joes PodcastEp 489: Sub-Par Rhapsody?After last week’s overwhelmingly positive appraisal of Star Trek Strange New Worlds season two it was perhaps inevitable that the most ambitious, or was it, misguided? episode of the year might not be received as well. Fans are divided on the first ever Trek musical episode, Sub-Space Rhapsody, and not surprisingly, so are the Regular Joes. With Brian Mix filling the fourth seat It’s a split decision. Dave recounts taking in an event that everyone should have on their to-do list. Then Tod poses a question that has been stuck in his frontal lobe since Secret Invasion concluded. “Did Av...
2023-08-111h 23
Regular Joes PodcastEp 480 Spy vs. SpyOK, so here’s the elevator pitch. We cast two really attractive people, one man, one woman. We establish a little chemistry, then we send them on a nonstop cycle of high-speed chases and near death experiences. There’s a certain amount of spy stuff. Lots of people shooting at them. Various bad guys with vague foreign accents. They should be after something? Let’s make it a high tech briefcase thingie. We could be talking about Amazon‘s streaming series, Citadel, or Apple+ made for streaming film Ghosted. One approaches things humorously, the other try to play it straight. This week...
2023-05-261h 00
Regular Joes Podcast471: Random RouletteThis week’s show is that semi-regular/randomly occurring, episode with no particular theme or plan. Think of it as a bonus length installment of Random Topics, with a check in on The Mandalorian (ok, that was … odd) and Star Trek: Picard (are we tired of saying, better than ever?) They also devote slightly more attention to Shazam Fury of the Gods than actual audiences did. And, in other news, Tod finally gets “roped in” to bingeing a Apple + series he was avoiding simply because everyone told him to watch. There’s also What’s in the Box … and that’s about it. Next...
2023-03-241h 08
Regular Joes Podcast470: The Last of the LastA weary and jaded loaner is given the task of delivering an orphan to an uncertain fate. Through various trials and ordeals he becomes both a father figure and protector putting the welfare of the child above all else. Yeah … Pedro Pascal is going to have to try harder not to get typecast. This week the Regular Joes take a last look at the last episode of The Last of Us, a show that, despite a decade of human biological apocalypse scenario content, proves it’s still possible to tell a compelling story in that genre. And pull in some seri...
2023-03-171h 11
Regular Joes Podcast464: Bizarro World?This week’s episode was recorded in an alternate reality where Tod doesn’t watch the entire season of a TV show before Barry and Dave get through the pilot episode. First up is Paper Girls from Amazon Prime, which is based on a comic by Brian K. Vaughan, that (again alternate reality) Tod has never read. Next is Kaleidoscope, from Netflix, the Giancarlo Esposito led ensemble heist drama that breaks conventions as well as vaults. More of a heads up than spoiler, you want to watch the “White” episode last. In other weirdness, Barry gives a thumbs down on Willow t...
2023-01-271h 01
Regular Joes Podcast463: Barry and Dave’s Excellent AdventureThis week, Barry and Dave return from vacation and catch Tod up on everything he missed. Which, based on the rundown of the itinerary from their week in Orlando, was a lot. We all know Dave hits the parks with a plan that makes the D-Day invasion look like an afterthought, and this outing was true to form. Find out what they saw, and, more importantly, bought at Disney, Universal and elsewhere. As well as details of Barry’s long delayed Rise of the Resistance experience(s). Yes, there is finally balance in the force. After that they catch up on...
2023-01-201h 17
Regular Joes Podcast460: Brought to You By the Letter WThis WEEK WE WATCHED WILLOW and WEDNESDAY. The two shows, released respectively by Disney+ and Netflix couldn’t be more different. Willow is a follow up to the 1988 film of the same name. Wednesday is the most recent offshoot of the Addams Family franchise whose lineage goes back to Charles Addam’s cartoons dating from the late 1930s. While both are legacy properties, one seems to have a bit more life in it than the other. Without getting too deep into spoiler territory, let’s just say the odds against the Regular Joe’s achieving consensus on these series was pretty h...
2022-12-231h 06
Regular Joes Podcast450: And . . . Or ?The Regular Joes have been eagerly awaiting the start of the Disney+ Star Wars series Andor. Ok, to be more accurate, Barry has been eagerly awaiting the series, but all three of them did watch the three initial episodes that dropped on day one, and the first weekly update that followed. As regular listeners can probably anticipate, their views vary widely. There will be SPOILERS . . . sort of. Let’s just say that’s less an issue than in previous offerings. The series, from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, writer (or is it, savior?) Tony Gilroy chronicles the previous five year...
2022-09-301h 05
Regular Joes Podcast448: Blonder WomanThere have been several attempts to bring Wonder Woman to the screen. And while some were successful, The New Original Wonder Woman series 1975-1979 and the 2017 Wonder Woman film, others have missed the mark like a poorly thrown javelin. This week the Regular Joes, joined by noted bad film aficionado Jim Bush, provide a live commentary analysis of the rarely seen 1974 series pilot which was released as TV movie. Which was, perhaps until this episode, actually much better in Tod’s head. If you wish to follow along the video is available for rental from Amazon. Note it is also av...
2022-09-181h 37
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 441: Regular Joes UnpluggedIt’s been a while since we have had the whole crew together, and now that Brian has made his way to the east coast it’s time to catch up with him and Derryl. The far reaching swath of this week’s topics incudes, but is not limited to: the sudden, seeming collapse of Eaglemoss / Hero Collector, the unlikely circumstance of Dave being further into Ms Marvel than anyone else, one of Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’s writers tries to claim it wasn’t his fault, Brian beams down to an old school Star Trek con, the wondrous and perple...
2022-07-221h 28
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 436: Maverick is His NameTop Gun Maverick Is the sequel everyone has been waiting 35 years for. Ok, so maybe more accurately it is the sequel Dave has been waiting 35 years for. Tom Cruse”s long delayed fighter pilot action flick is finally in theaters and it is breaking box office records. Was it worth the wait? There will be SPOILERS. They knew this month was coming, but you can never really be prepared for the stream-apalooza. When every major content provider piles on, dropping crazy amounts of long awaited series all in this overstuffed month. The Joes (except for Barry who is now playing th...
2022-06-101h 15
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 433 Too Much and Not EnoughThis week, while the Joes are not talking about Doctor Strange in The Multiverse of Madness, they review the just wrapped seasons of Picard and Moon Knight. In its sophomore season on Paramount+, Star Trek Picard, the only Trek series headlined by a nonagenarian protagonist, slowly goes where any number of shows have gone before. There are some good moments, which the Joe’s point out, but as the show closes out year two of its three season run, we are again left wondering, is nostalgia really enough? While Picard’s ten episode run seemed a little drawn out, Disney+’s Moon...
2022-05-131h 12
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 430: Strange LoveThe Marvel movie machine is back in full on production mode and this week they served up two new trailers, one for Thor: Love and Thunder and another for Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness, respectively. After whatever the Eternals was or was not, and Spider-Man: No Way Home (which is in, but not totally of the MCU) these two films carry much of the burden of getting the Marvel Cinematic Universe back on track. And not surprisingly, there’s a lot to unpack. Because this week is the now monthly "No Theme / No Plan" episode, the Joes go on to co...
2022-04-211h 12
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 429: Star Trek: The Emotion PictureLast Week Paramount debuted its third release of 1979 film Star Trek: the Motion Picture. Does this remastered version of the earlier director’s cut solve all of the issues with the original film? Not quite. Overall opinions vary on the sum total of the endeavor. On one end of the spectrum it can be seen as a sweeping visual spectacle that heralds the original Enterprise crew’s transition to the big screen. On the other it remains a monochromatic, epically slow, big budget remake of the season two episode The Changeling. Barry, Dave and Tod are joined by Brian Mix, who...
2022-04-151h 25
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 428: Strange New OptimismOne month out from the debut of their newest Star Trek series Paramount+ has rolled out several bits of promotional video, which give every indication that someone at the company may actually understand what makes Star Trek, Star Trek. Lots of space ships, aliens, phasers and yes, Strange New Worlds to explore. Can this level of expectation be met? Hit it! Inevitably, the Joes talk about the inaugural Episode of Disney + Marvel series Moon Knight. Warning, there will be SPOILERS as early signs indicate that Marvel’s first small screen Introduction for a series lead has potential. Raising Tod’s hope...
2022-04-081h 14
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 426: USS Self DiscoveryYou know that show, the one where people talk endlessly about their lives, relationships, childhood traumas, work stresses, and pretty much everything else? In the recent past you would assume we were discussing This is Us or something like that. Sadly, we are talking about season four of Star Trek: Discovery. Where everyone, including the ship’s AI, either needs therapy, or get it whether they want it or not. This week the Regular Joes tell you how they really feel about it. In contrast Star Trek: Picard (three episodes in on season 2) seems promising, if also quite familiar. This ti...
2022-03-251h 22
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 424: Disco Fever LunchboxThis week the other Regular Joes put their faith in Tod (always a questionable proposition) who promised to come up with a theme and tell them as they record. To make things more interesting he called up the full bench, Barry, Dave, Derryl and Brian. This week the theme is “Themes.” how do movie and television songs and scores factor into our attachment to them? Can you have a great film without great music? Conversely, can a mediocre film be more memorable simply for having great tunes? Which songs, themes, and even riffs have become touchstones that Immediately transport us to a...
2022-03-041h 23
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 419: ExtempormaniaDo you know those episodes where the Regular Joe’s make lists and spreadsheets and plan the heck out of everything they do? This is not one of those episodes. As Barry, Dave and Tod like to do from time to time (when they don’t really have another plan) this week they just turned on the microphones and recorded whatever came to mind. At times it’s like one long Random Topics segment. At others they go down rabbit holes such as trying to convince Tod that Iron Man II really isn’t all that bad. Note. Tod and Dave wer...
2022-01-281h 30
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 417: Hindsight is 2021While Tod is sometimes wrong in his speculations he is seldom as off the mark as when he predicted the Regular Joes 2021 Year End Review would “go quickly.” Thus, with the regular hosts and Irregular Joes Derryl DePriest and Brian Mix joining in, the whole team takes a look back at the highs and lows of the year that was. They all like a lot of the same stuff, right? This should be easy, right? Well in this bonus length outing we find out what Derryl really thinks, that Barry will make most any argument to shoehorn something he likes into...
2022-01-142h 15
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 412: Eternal DamnationOnce you’ve done something twenty-five times getting it right should be pretty much a walk in the park. The Eternals, the newest Marvel Cinematic Universe offering may indicate otherwise. Over the last dozen years Marvel has gone back to the well several times to pull relatively obscure characters such as Ant-Man and The Guardians of the Galaxy to elevate them to high profile hits. As one of the later creations of the legendary Jack Kirby (Captain America, The Fantastic Four etc, etc.) The Eternals certainly have the DNA to be a hit. But why does this adaptation seem so, we...
2021-11-191h 20
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 411: RICC 2021 - Apollo GreedWhile there are very few certainties in life, it’s pretty darn likely that if there’s a Rhode Island Comic Con the Regular Joes will be there. It’s also a given that as long as there’s a sofa in the Omni Providence lobby the Joes will be making yet another run at their traditional guerrilla talk show. Some years they find many guests, in others it just ends up being a small group of good friends talking about the stuff that inspires, excites and unites them. This year Barry, Dave and Tod are again joined by Brian and Derr...
2021-11-1259 min
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 407: Y The last Ghosts...In LaBrea?This week, the Regular Joes take on 3 new series to see if they are worth the effort...Hulu's Y The Last Man, NBC's LaBrea and CBS's Ghosts. Are they welcomed additions to the fall TV line up or destined to be forgotten at the bottom of a California tourist attraction / tar pit? Dave, Barry and Tod let you know what they think, you can let us know what you think. The boys also run down the lengthy list of movies and shows hitting between now and the end of the year to see what they are most excited about. All...
2021-10-151h 27
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 404: Fall TV, TV FallsRemember when we would eagerly review the new fall TV offerings, excited for a glimpse of what might be a new favorite show. Those years seem far behind us now ... at least two years behind us. This week the Regular Joe’s rundown the decidedly thin offerings for fall TV. There are a few hopefuls including Apple’s Foundation adaptation, Hulu’s Y the Last Man, La Brea on NBC, and Ghosts from CBS. There are also some returning favorites. Dave is excited for Nancy Drew, Barry can’t wait for season 411 of Survivor, and Tod has endured the shortest hiatus e...
2021-09-241h 12
Regular Joes PodcastAugust AdventuresAfter their two week break the Regular Joe’s are back and we catch up on what they have been doing. Tod seemingly squandered his time getting ready to start his 24th year of school ... and not buying a vintage 240z, while his cohosts took off on their own late summer adventures. Barry opted to make a return Trek to the final frontier, now located in Ticonderoga New York, while Dave visited a Galaxy far, far, away … in Orlando. In yet another instance of consumer codependency they all each received the long awaited Hot Toys Endgame Captain America figure which prom...
2021-09-101h 09
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 400: The More Things Change...For their 400th episode (more or less) the Regular Joe’s dug into the vault and pulled out “episode zero.” Although periodically mentioned, this episode has never been released. There’s some good reasons for that. Which the Regular Joe’s of 2021 point out as they listen to their 2013 selves take a first stab at recording a podcast. This episode contains several notable firsts. Including Dave’s first swipe at Maggie Gyllenhaal, Tod‘s first recorded takedown of Star Trek The Motionless Picture (which he still claims ruined his childhood despite it being released when he was 16) and Barry’s initial attempt...
2021-08-131h 22
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 399: He Who Dies With the Most Toys Wins!“Everyone is excited about the new Ghostbusters film,” Which, frankly, is a phrase we haven’t been able to say since 1989. The trailer for Ghostbusters: Afterlife looks incredible. As we creep closer to the film’s November release trepidation over the franchise’s next incarnation is rapidly being replaced by eager anticipation. Who you gonna call? Next up the Regular Joes ask the question, do you add to the collection or do you upgrade? There has never been a time like this for 1/6 scale collectors. Hot Toys and other companies are putting out amazing stuff, then upping their game. Between the three...
2021-07-301h 07
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 397: "Your a Total Poser"Remember way back like 10 years ago when we would wait years or even a decade to see the next film in a franchise released? Marvel changed that giving us as many as four MCU films in a single year . . . until they didn’t. The unbearable 2 year gap between Spider-Man Far From Home (2019) and the long delayed Black Widow is over. The First (female) Avenger’s solo film is finally in theaters, or if you pony up extra cash, in your living rooms via Disney +. This week the Regular Joes weigh in with their thoughts on Black Widow and what it mean...
2021-07-161h 19
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 396: Summer of StreamingAs we move in into a summer that seems to alternate between extremes of very hot and very wet, the Regular Joes catch up on their recommendations for what to watch if you are stuck inside. To the surprise of no one who listens, Tod recommends Evil, formerly on CBS now “the best reason to have Paramount Plus.” Dave makes a pitch for Bosch in it seventh season on Amazon Prime. And Barry gives un update on the Bad Batch on Disney Plus. They also discuss (mostly spoiler free) a pair of films that two of them have recently seen. The...
2021-07-091h 07
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 395: Bring Me the Heads of Statler and WaldorfAfter the five Regular Joe’s spent much of the afternoon engrossed in day one of the Prop Store auction Barry, Dave, Tod and Brian got together to decompress, recover from a brutal case of price shock, and mourn the ones that got away. There are a lot of things that have changed in the last year. Who could have imagined that one of the them would have been the price of Film and TV production props. Once the obscure province of nerdy collectors of entertainment ephemera, the prop marketplace has changed to include Friday the 13th Jason masks that go...
2021-07-021h 19
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 393: Fedora DreamsAs the world slowly inches toward normalcy one by one the displaced priorities of our recently paused lives begin to reassert themselves. For the Regular Joes nothing says normal quite like pouring over several hundred pages of props up for auction. Most are unobtainable, many others are impractical, but that doesn’t really curb the deeply rooted desire to possess a tangible piece of cinematic or television history. This time around it’s the upcoming Prop Store Auction that triggers the internal rationalizing process which so often does not end well. For this episode Barry Dave and Tod are joined by pr...
2021-06-181h 14
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 390: 8 Years, 100 MoviesThis week the regular Joes Barry Dave and Tod , and the Irregular Joes, Derryl and Brian get together to nominate, aggregate and calculate the definitive list of their top 100 favorite films. On any given day it’s hard getting all five of these guys to agree. But this isn’t just any day, or any episode, it also marks the eighth anniversary of the Regular Joes Podcast. So sit back, pour yourself a delicious, and possibly elaborate, beverage, and learn in real time along with the Regular Joes (expect for Tabulator in Chief Derryl) just which films make the cut. For...
2021-05-281h 29
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 389: What's in the Boxes?With all the stuff the Regular Joe’s buy you would probably expect a lot of duplication (or is it triplication) between their respective collections. It doesn’t really happen all that often. This week everyone got a long awaited package and everyone was extremely happy with what they got. Honestly when you take a superb figure like Hot Toys Star Wars Mandalorian then you throw in, not one, but two, baby Grogos how can you go wrong. Really you can’t. After that there was a lot of talking, and then, just like for the previous 8 years and 388 episodes pretty...
2021-05-211h 05
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 388: You Should Read the ComicWhenever Tod sets his hopes really, really, high, they are usually crushed. Ok, except for maybe The Martian, Daredevil, and almost every Marvel movie after Iron Man 2. Anyway, it seems like a prerequisite for actually enjoying Netflix’s superhero family drama Jupiter’s Legacy is having no familiarity with the source material. Next up it’s the newest entry in the pantheon of Disney/Star Wars properties shepherded by Dave Filoni (Clone Wars, The Mandalorian etc.). When you put “Bad” in the title you kind of set yourself up to a standard. Is The Bad Batch “great” no, not really. Is it “bad” no i...
2021-05-141h 04
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 384: First Contact DayApril 5th is known as “First Contact Day” to Star Trek fans, unless you are Barry, who dismisses it as a “made-up holiday.” Note: Barry observes May the 4th (apparently not a made up Holiday) by getting up early to buy Star Wars products. No judgments. Just a curious anthropological observation. Anyway, First Contact Day has become the annual info dump on all things Star Trek. This year there was a lot to talk about. Because frankly, there’s a hell of a lot of Star Trek shows in the hopper. Star Trek Discovery Returns with new and exciting ... uniforms. And Picard se...
2021-04-161h 05
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 378: Three Guys Walk Into a Zoom ...This week, like most, the Regular Joe’s got together and talked. At some point they got around to hitting the record button and that part, for better or worse, is preserved for posterity, and for you. Unless this is your first episode you’ll be unsurprised to hear they talked about stuff they’ve been watching, and stuff they look forward to seeing. There were also various references to Tom Cruise running (Random Topics). And, unless you have somehow managed to miss the last year they talk a bit about events that are not quite ready to resume as normal...
2021-03-051h 02
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 376: SpacedThree years ago Jeff Bezos saved The Expanse from a premature death in the cold depths of space. As the fifth season (the second on Amazon Prime) wraps up the Regular Joes comment on this, in many ways, unique Sci Fi (no longer SyFi) show. The political thriller, action adventure, human drama, continues to deliver, while deviating slightly, from the novel series by James S. A. Corey ... which Tod references several times after promising not to. Watch it, read it, whatever. Great stuff. Alan Tudyk, who you may recall from Firefly, Rogue One and a gajillion other roles, is back i...
2021-02-191h 11
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 364: Going, Going ... Grogu?This week the Prop Store held another auction of rare and one of a kind items from film and television. While it is true most of us can’t afford to swim among the big fish who will gobble up these goodies it’s also fun to play the home game, and peruse the catalog for the props we would most want. This most recent auction offers up quite a selection and the Regular Joes have whittled down their lists to those items they most covet ranging from the Star Wars universe, to Bruce Lee films, to the inevitable Tom Crui...
2020-12-041h 06
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 361: Prop DreamsThe Regular Joes love props. The allure, realistic or otherwise, of owning a tangible piece of movie or television history is undeniable. This week the Joes check out The Stuff Dreams are Made Of, reputedly the first podcast dedicated to collecting screen used props, created by Hollywood writers David Mandel and Ryan Condal. While many of us dream of laying hands on some of the big screen’s holy grails these two guys have done it. There's also the usual Random Topics, a round of What’s in The Box, and Tod briefly forgets what month it is. Thanks for listen
2020-11-1356 min
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 359: Space ProgramsAstronauts have been the subject of TV shows going back to the space program’s origin. Many series have tried but few have captured and sustained audience interest. On the heels of Apple’s alternate history Apollo saga For All Mankind Disney+ takes a second pass at adapting Tom Wolfe’s The Right Stuff. Will this narrative of the formative years and indomitable men of NASA’s Mercury Program resonate with watchers today ... or is this just Mad Men in Space? The Joes check out the first three episodes, weigh in, and take a look back at the lengthy list of prior...
2020-10-301h 20
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 355: TV GuidesIt’s pretty clear the fall TV season is not. And it seems this is just one more aspect of the new normal. Kind of like kids going to school in their living rooms, protests in the streets, and presidential debates that look like an episode of Jerry Springer. If all of this makes you long for a simpler time you are not alone. This week the Regular Joes set the Wayback Machine to September 1973 and take a look at TV Guide’s (once) eagerly anticipated Fall Preview Issue. That Fall saw the debut of an amazing number of series that...
2020-10-021h 04
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 354: Three Joes, Three ShowsThis week the Regular Joes each sample one of the recent, noticeably sparse, Fall TV offerings and give their recommendations to you and each other. First up Barry drinks the Kool Aid with HBO’s The Vow, a nine part documentary series that looks into the NXIVM cult that drew in many including several familiar actors. Next Dave heads to Mars with Hilary Swank in the Netflix series Away. If there’s a target demographic for this most recent space program drama it really should include Dave ... but does it? Lastly Tod goes even further into the cosmos with a pair...
2020-09-251h 08
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 352: The Boys are Back in Town ... AgainOne of the Joes favorite shows from last year, Amazon Prime’s The Boys, the dark, and often just wrong, adaptation of the Garth Ennis comic about Superhero’s as corporate created and controlled celebrities is back for its sophomore season. For this week’s podcast Tod forced Barry and Dave to watch THREE ENTIRE EPISODES. Curiously, Amazon’s decision to drop the first three episodes at launch and then serve up the remaining shows weekly has generated more buzz than the series. Which is amazing given that one episode depicts the killing of an endangered species as a sight gag. Go...
2020-09-111h 12
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 350: Irregular JoesIt’s a very special episode. No, not the one where the guys stage an intervention over Barry’s “Stormtrooper problem.” 350 episodes in the hosts sit down with four long time friends who all, to one degree or another, manifest “Collector’s Syndrome.” You may be familiar with these symptoms, when acquiring one of something rapidly leads to having a dozen or more of them, or the empty, hollow feeling that comes from owning an incomplete set of collector cards. While there is no known cure for Collector’s Syndrome group therapy is known to help, and this episode is a good first ste...
2020-08-281h 30
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 347: The Trouble with TrimblesStar Trek has been around long enough to be a legitimate topic of historical study. While names Like Roddenberry, Shatner, and Nimoy immediately come to mind, the show’s unique position within the cultural zeitgeist would not have been possible without less often cited contributions from names like Fontana, Jefferies and yes, Trimble. On this weeks’ episode Barry, Dave and Tod, joined by Brian Mix, sit down with Bjo and John Trimble, commonly recognized as “the couple who saved Star Trek.” The Joes get the Trimble’s personal perspective on how they came to know Gene Roddenberry, how they went on to mount...
2020-07-311h 31
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 346: The Old GuardThe Old Guard is one of the hottest flix on NetFlix right now. Based on a comic by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández, it stars Charlize Theron, with Chiwwtel Ejiofor (Mordo in Doctor Strange) and a lot of other people you will only sort of recognize, like the bad guy …. who was Dudley Dursley in the Harry Potter films. Like a bazillion or so other people the Regular Joes checked it out and give you their take. Note while they initially make an effort to steer clear of SPOILERS that kind of falls apart quickly. Oh, and while they’re at...
2020-07-241h 13
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 345: In Space, No One Can Hear You GroanThis week the Joes acknowledge the 40th Anniversary of Saturn 3, Their second favorite Sci Fi film with Farrah Fawcett in the cast (Note: there were only two.) Conceived in the mind of visionary Star Wars set designer John Barry, Saturn 3, underwent management changes mid stream resulting in a what the late Roger Ebert described as “awesomely stupid, totally implausible,” and “a shameful waste of money.” And yet the Joes committed 1 hour and 36 minutes of their lives to it anyway. Go figure. They also check out the trailer/preview of Star Trek: Lower Decks the first Trek Toon since 1974, which humorously goes whe...
2020-07-171h 20
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 344: Joes and Bros - July EditionWith everything that’s going on and everything that’s not, sometimes it’s nice to just have some time to kick back and hang out with your friends. This was one of those weeks. Joined by Derryl DePriest, and Brian Mix, Barry, Dave and Tod cover a wide range of topics from the genius of the late Carl Reiner, the glacial pace vs. the conceptual brilliance of 2001 a Space Odyssey, and why Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. picked now to finally get so damned good. On the Final Frontier ... er, front, Dave makes the trek to the ju...
2020-07-101h 37
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 342: Flash BackOk, let’s try this again. This week the Regular hosts, plus adjunct Joe Derryl DePriest take a look at another of Barry’s long-time sentimental favorite films Flash Gordon (1980). In what might seem a set up doomed to repeat “The Willow incident” the gang actually find several things they like about the film ... in addition to the several aspects they did not so much go for. It’s all good. The relative merits of Flash Gordon aside, they all love Sam Jones. As Everyone should. Particularly those who have seen Life After Flash the 2017 documentary (currently available on Amazon Prime) that...
2020-06-191h 49
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 338: Magnificent SevenFor seven years Barry, Dave and Tod have been getting together, more or less, each week to record the Regular Joes Podcast. This week is whole lot like the other 337. They start with a plan, and then get somewhat sidetracked during random topics. Next they get caught up on current projects with What’s on My Workbench. Then, on Barry’s recommendation everyone checked out Amazon Prime’s Upload. Ok, so if you have been paying attention you know Barry tends to grade things on a curve. So how does this particular suggestion hold up? Lastly there a round of What’s...
2020-05-221h 09
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 326: Make it ... SlowAfter a brief hiatus the Regular Joe’s are back in the saddle. At the mid-season point in the long anticipated Star Trek: Picard, the Joe’s check in on what they think of the series so far. Clearly much has changed in the decades since ST: The Next Generation ended it seven year syndicated mission. Both the Star Trek universe and how television shows are created and presented have evolved in that time. Will Picard bold go, and find success, in this new and uncertain storytelling frontier, or will it be forever linked to the past? Also, a few mont...
2020-02-281h 04
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 325: Sunday Morning TalkDave is taking to the road and Barry’s house is in the throughs of reconstruction so the Regular Joes recorded this week’s episode earlier on Sunday morning then Tod usually gets up. What ends up coming together is a pretty free flowing discussion about the nature of films today. Which seems appropriate given that it’s recorded on the day the Academy Awards are handed out. What does winning an Oscar really mean for an actor or filmmaker? And, in an era where seemingly every property with the slightest hint of nostalgia has been revisited or reimagined is there...
2020-02-1457 min
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 321: At Some Point ... in a Galaxy Far Far AwayAs the dust settles on The Rise of Skywalker (1 billion dollars worth of dust that is) Barry, Dave and Tod are joined by Regular Joe Derryl DePriest to ponder the question, where does the Star Wars cinematic universe go from here. With the last three films either under preforming, or garnering mixed receptions among critics and and an increasing fractured fan base - what is the path forward? Or is it backward? Should Disney, ”let the past die”? and start from a clean slate? Opinions vary. But it makes for a lively discussion. In this bonus length episode we also work...
2020-01-171h 33
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 314: This Is The WayThis past weekend two of the Regular Joes visited Wintercon so one could get an autograph from the actor who played Boxy in Battlestar Galactica and the other could get a residual Tom Cruse contact high. They saw some other stuff too. They’ll tell you about it. It’s week three of Mandalorian so they talk more about that again. It time to just accept this is gonna be a thing for the next 5 weeks. Tod has a theory about the new Batman film. He also has a theory about the Mandalorian. He spends way too much time thinking abou...
2019-11-291h 00
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 313: I’m on LockdownSeveral weeks into the fall 2019 TV season the Regular Joe’s take stock of what new TV shows they’ve picked up and stayed with and which they have let slide. Among these are Batwoman, Evil, Stumptown, Watchmen and yes, Nancy Drew. Each of which, interestingly, has a female lead. They also Follow up on the show everyone seems to be talking about, Disney+’s flagship offering, the Mandelorian. Which, unless you bring up running time, seems to be universally well received. Along the way they fit in some Random Topics (which is really just their weekly opportunity to dump on Mar...
2019-11-221h 03
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 312: I Have SpokenThis week the year’s most eagerly awaited Star Wars offering premiered. Or at least the most eagerly awaited . . . until next month. The Mandalorian is both the highest profile original content on Disney’s shiny new streaming service and the first live action Star Wars created for the small screen since the infamous 1978 Christmas special. SPOILER, it is MUCH better than the Christmas special. While the Regular Joes have been critical, to various degrees, of the Star Wars efforts since the Empire (the Disney Empire) took over that particular universe this could be the one thing that they all agree upon...
2019-11-151h 05
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 309: Loosely Based On ...Regardless of what you might think of the last two Star Wars films it’s pretty much impossible to watch the just dropped final trailer for The Rise of Skywalker and not get excited. The Regular Joes, two of whom endured football to see the trailer ... and one who watched seconds before they recorded, give their thoughts and impressions as they begin the countdown to Episode 9. Next up they cover Random Topics and Tod details his crushing disappoint over an abominable adaptation of one of his favorite science fiction stories. Then it’s on to a first look at HBO’s much...
2019-10-251h 08
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 308: Not Your Mother’s Nancy DrewThere is an informative, in depth and well made documentary on the making of Alien (1979) it just doesn’t happen to be Memory: The Origins of Alien which they all watched this week. If you can find a copy of The Beast Within: The Making of Alien you should watch that one. While they’re on a roll they take on two new CW fall series, Batwoman and Nancy Drew. Since Tod is reputed to automatically like anything based on a comic book, and Dave is predisposed to like pretty much anything with an attractive female lead, logic would dictate they...
2019-10-181h 14
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 307: I Really Like That Comic ConLast week Barry, Dave, Tod and more than 150,000 total strangers met up for the annual New York Comic Con. They saw a dizzying array of stuff, celebrities, and yes, even a few comics. Along the way the got to meet the legendary Rick Baker and step on board the Rocinante from The Expanse. They also stood in unreasonably long lines to get bad hotdogs and take a pee. But that’s all part of the NYCC experience. Among the many interesting trailers which dropped last weekend were the Expanse season 4, Star Trek Discovery season 3, Lost in Space Season 2 and the prem...
2019-10-111h 15
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 306: 3, 2, 1 . . . ClapUnparalleled in its superfluity, epic in its lack of direction, this week’s episode reaches new heights in its utter uncompromising randomness. We do some random topics, discuss the pitfalls of wearing a black tee shirt to a Comic Con, but never quite resolve an alternative. We reflect on the merits of ABC’s Stumptown, give passing mention to Evil on CBS and Prodigal Son on Fox. Also, without specifically mentioning the 8th film in the Skywalker saga, agree collectively (that almost never happens) on who should be overseeing the Star Wars franchise for Disney. Somewhere along the way Barry expr...
2019-10-041h 04
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 305: Holy ... Grail, BatmanBarry was out of Town and Tod managed to break himself, but they still found time to squeeze out an episode ... eventually. This week the Regular Joes feast their coveting eyes on the Prop Store Entertainment Memorabilia Treasures from Film and Television Auction catalog. Have you ever felt owning a screen worn 1989 Batman costume would make your life complete? How a about that original Star Wars Stormtrooper helmet you have been meaning to pick up? If you have a few 100,000 in British pounds laying about this could be your chance. Check out the the catalog online and pick out your...
2019-09-3059 min
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 302: ... In a Galaxy Not So Far AwayWe’re back! Barry and Dave have returned from parallel family vacations to California. Most notable among their west coast adventures were trips the Galaxy’s Edge the recently added Star Wars attraction at Disneyland. Find out whether their experience lives up the the hype, or at least, their expectations. What did they see, what did they try, and what did they buy, or... acquire through “other means.” Meanwhile, back in New England Tod had the chance to experience a Star Wars related cultural event of another sort altogether. Oh, right, and there’s also the usual Random Topics. Check out the Bar...
2019-09-061h 17
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 300: Crystal SkulledWe have been threatening to do this forever and it has finally happened. For our 300th episode we take on Indiana Jones And the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull rewatching the film, in some cases fo the first time since 2008. Long time listeners will recall that the term “Crystal Skulling” began with Barry’s one time effort to convince us that Crystal Skull is “not that bad.” You can listen along as we provide a running commentary putting that hypothesis to the test. If you want to watch with us Crystal Skull is currently on Netflix and available for purchase as a downl...
2019-08-172h 13
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 298: It Was 20 Years Ago Today...Barry, Dave, Derryl and Tod the four Regular Joes sit down together (in four separate locations) on the twentieth anniversary of the day they all met. After some fond reflections of decades past they get down to business taking a first look at Amazon’s Prime Video’s mid-summer hit, The Boys. While they do their best to keep their comments SPOILER FREE it’s clear why this dark take on a world where superheroes have made a big, if not necessarily positive, impact is generating a lot of buzz. With decades of comics to draw from, A Watchman series coming...
2019-08-021h 32
Regular Joes PodcastEpisode 296 Extra: Buzz Aldrin InterviewAs a follow up to this week’s regular show all about Apollo 11 on the 50th anniversary of the historic mission, from deep in our archive we pull out this interview that Barry did with Buzz Aldrin in May of 1999, just before Hasbro released the Buzz Aldrin GI Joe figure to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. Enjoy this ride in the way-back machine..and as always, thanks for listening!
2019-07-2045 min