The Streaming Heap

Lin and Eric continue their breakdown of Netflix's The Sandman, but they don't seem to agree on which of this week's trio of episodes is the best. They also get into Stranger Things and Ms. Marvel, before Lin goes on an epic rant about Lucifer that breaks his Internet connection. WHAT WE'VE BEEN STREAMING 01:22  Stranger Things 4 17:11  Ms. Marvel THIS WEEK'S HEAP 25:06  THE SANDMAN...

Aaaaand we're back after another extended impromptu hiatus. We apologize, because it wasn't our fault that Lin was trapped in a glass prison this entire time. But now he's free, so we've gotten the duo back together to discuss Netflix's The Sandman in a new, streamlined format. We're going to spend this and the next two weeks discussing each episode in detail, with one of us familiar with the sour...

Hey kids, what's for dinner? Lin and Eric have partitioned their brains to bring you yet another episode of The Streaming Heap. In this episode, we briefly discuss Dr. Strange, why we should care about the new Jurassic World, and why the Chip & Dale movie might actually be the greatest thing ever. Then we spend the rest of our time talking about Severance, Apple's trippy corporate satire that...

It may be a late upload, but now it's Halo time! Lin has forced Eric to watch the first five episodes of Halo, tied down, eyes held open, Lin dropping tears into his unblinking sockets. But before they can discuss the results of this experiment, they talk about Netflix's dismal numbers, Ezra Miller (again), the new Thor trailer, and more. NEWS DUMP 02:31  Netflix, battered but not broken 18:1...

Eric and Lin are back from the dead, dressed in pale mummification bandages and giant, floating pigeon skulls to discuss the first three episodes of Moon Knight! They also discuss the Oscars, some new movies (but not Morbius, of course), a couple of Strange trailers, and more. 0:03:05 News Dump 0:35:20 The Trailer Park 0:52:42 What We've Been Streaming/Watching 1:07:20 The Heap Dive: Moon Knight 1...

Hello, have you eaten enough peace? Would you like to have some more… mother**ker? Lin and Eric wraps up the last of peacemaker with their trademark rants and tangents. Plus, there’s a lot of talk about Poirot’s moustache. I dunno, it’s a weird podcast. News 02:50 Kevin Feige says Endgame is the Final Avengers movie 04:50 Francis Ford Coppola been talking shit about blockbuster movies Trailers 19:...

In this super sized Super Bowl edition of the podcast, Lin and Eric breakdown the numerous Super Bowl trailers, with an in-depth look at Dr Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. And then they discuss their favourite Mandalorian, who shows up in the Book of Boba Fett, aka Boba does Tatooine. News 5:50 Marvel Shows leaving Netflix 7:55 The Punisher is coming Back 12:45 Another Star Trek movie in the...

Take a break from the doom and gloom of the news by listening to Lin and Eric discuss the end of the world in Don’t Look up. Keep politics out of entertainment about how politics and vapid entertainment is ruining the world! Email us at thestreamingheap@outlook.com News Dump – · 2:50 American Mcgee’s Alice · 8:30 AT&T spin off WB and Snydercut losers are at it again · 16:35 Jason Mamoa join Fa...

Eat podcast, muthaf**kers! Eric and Lin get into Peacemaker to talk about how James Gunn have knocked another irreverent take on the superhero genre out of the park. Plus more news than you can handle with Whedon’s terrible interview, Super being bisexual and Flash fighting with the KKK. News 2:40 Joss Whedon’s awful interview 21:30 Eternals break Disney + records 26:10 James Gunn gets another spi...

Lin and Eric talk about all the streaming content they are looking forward to in 2022. And then they dissect the second season of the Witcher to see if it actually contained your recommended dosage of Witcher. Is Ciri too tall? Who is best girl? Terrific Triss or Yerrible Yennifer? Does Vesemir look like a crab fisher-man? All this and more in this episode of The Streaming Heap! looking forward to...

In this long overdue podcast, Eric and Lin talk about whether a collection of tired fantasy tropes can be more than the sum of all its parts on season 1 of Wheel of Time. And then they jack into the Matrix again to find out whether the magic can be resurrected by nostalgia in Matrix Resurrections. Plus, news about the nail in the Synderverse’s coffin and trailers, both funny and creepy. News 3:00...

In this slightly late podcast, Eric and Lin talk about arrows, widows and Kingpins in the last 3 episodes of Hawkeye. They also talk about however many Spider-men are in No Way Home, in both spoilers and spoiler free capacity. Plus, Dr Strange trailers, Jet Li’s the One but with Michelle Yeoh, and Michael Keaton is apparently in everything now. News 4: 20 Michael Keaton is Batman in Batgirl movie...

What is the quintessential Christmas movie? Eric think it’s a movie where a psychopathic kid repeatedly causes grievous bodily harm under the guise of home defence. Lin propose a movie about Arnold wanting to buy a toy by claiming it’s a satire against the true spirit of Christmas, capitalism. Come help them determine the winner but choosing between Home Alone and Jingle all the way. News 3:59 Don...

Lin and Eric tackle Arcane, the show based on League of Legends that’s surprising everyone by being better than it have any right to be. Also, they venture into the world of video games with some of the new games based on TV and movie properties that was announced at Video Game Awards. News Dump – 03:05 · Cowboy Bebop cancelled · Charlie Cox will Daredevil when the character reenter the MCU. Trail...

It’s starting to feel a lot like Christmas. But Hawkeye must beat up a whole gang and mentor a young girl before he can celebrate. And Lin and Eric is there to evaluate his performance. Plus, all the news and trailers from Disney Day than you can shake a bow and arrow at. News Dump - 1:35 · Disney Day · Cheaper by the Dozen with Zac Braff? · Rescue Rangers with John Mulaney and Adam Samberg · Pred...

In the first ever episode of The Streaming Heap, Lin and Eric see a cowboy about his dog, by which we mean break down Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop and compare and contrast it to the original anime. Plus, they discuss the idea of a Mass Effect TV show and ask if Henry Cavil would Shepherd us into the future. They also discuss other news, trailers and shows they’ve been watching. PS: You can email us at t...

In this season finale of Foundation and Cracking Foundation, Lin and Eric discuss how effective a ghost’s monologue can be, how Day and Demerzel can be sexy and scary at the same time, the future of Terminus, and Gaal’s stupid plan to return to the waterworld. Plus, a wrap up of everything we loved and hated about season one! Here's the final episode, Shaun. Support us: Eric's Book: http://www.ama...

In this episode of Foundation, Dawn learns a valuable lesson about how your greatest enemy is yourself, Phara get the point of Salvor’s arguments, and the soldiers do their Benny Hill impression. Support us: Eric's Book: http://www.amazon.com/dp/150321978X Lin's Red Bubble Store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/MuchNerdThings Watch our other content: (Lin) Much Ado about Nerd Things: https://www....

In this episode of Foundation, Cleon is reborn into a bigger dick, Phara is still a bond villain, and the Raven is pointless. Lin and Eric discuss all of this and more. Plus, it's Eric's birthday and he will rant if he wants.  Support us: Eric's Book: http://www.amazon.com/dp/150321978X Lin's Red Bubble Store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/MuchNerdThings Watch our other content: (Lin) Much...

This week on Foundation, everyone in the galaxy is drinking the stupid juice and making terrible decisions. But Lin and Eric are enjoying the escalation in plot, vindication by the reveals, and of course... shirtless galactic emperor daddy. Support us: Eric's Book: http://www.amazon.com/dp/150321978X Lin's Red Bubble Store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/MuchNerdThings Watch our other content: (...

In this episode of Foundation, Brother Dawn is in love, Dusk is shooting at birds, and Day is having problems with the Church. And on Terminus, everything is f**ked. Come listen to what Lin and Eric think of all that stuff. 

In this mixed episode of Foundation, Lin wonder why all the water worlds are always shitty and what could cause ground on Terminus to explode. Meanwhile, Eric contemplate crappy monks and sassy ships. And guess who's back? Back again! Math daddy is back! 

Lin and Eric dive into episode 4 of Foundation as things escalate for the Empire and Terminus alike. Why are the emperors falling apart? What does Terminus' foes really want? Where and when the hell is Gaal? All this and more answered in this episode of Cracking Foundation. 

Foundation. Now discussed in stereo. As episode three of the show let us spend more time with the Emperors and introduce us properly to Salvor Hardin, Eric have a theory about her parentage. Lin spend the episode swearing revenge against the Empire for its show of aggression against Space Australia. 

The strong first two episodes of Foundation galvanised Lin and Eric to start a podcast. Get in on the ground floor as they breakdown the show's themes, characters, and scenes, and theorise wildly about future events. NOTE: This episode came out in mono due to some technical issues. All subsequent episodes do not have this problem.