Guys Of A Certain Age

"Whatever happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" is usually the case, but not in this episode, as Robbie and Art share some of their memories (or vague recollections) of times spent in the Entertainment Capital of the World. After almost taking up residency this past year, Robbie also shares tips and pointers on staying in Vegas.  Geeks of the Weeks include the upcoming Fantastic Four movie meeting its...

It’s the podcast episode you can’t refuse, and one that The Guys didn’t have to negotiate with a crime family to produce.  Speaking of crime family vibes, Robbie was in Vegas this week looking for one secret formula. Or something of the sort: he said it had to stay in Vegas.  That left Art and Jay to reach into the Wayback Machine and talk about another streaming series Jay finally finished.   Thi...

In this episode, we learn that Jay does take the other Guys’ watchlist recommendations from time to time, and because Star Trek: Strange New Worlds had minimal zombies, he might actually take a recommendation again.   Yes, Robbie and Art did an episode on SNW shortly after Season 2 ended.  Jay, on the other hand, took a little longer to finish, but it was well worth his time.  While Art visits the...

The challenge was issued: pick a movie all The Guys would watch (again, presumably - yes, even Jay had seen this one, he thought).  Then come back and talk about how it held up 39 years later.  Wait, what??   It’s been 39 years since The Last Starfighter hit the silver screen?  That’s right.  It was a cutting edge science fiction flick when it came to digital graphics, but what do those cutting ed...

While Robbie is off visiting a giant eyeball in the Nevada desert, never fear!  Art and Jay are still here.  But it’s Halloween - or it was - so there may be fear involved.  Before we get to the scary part of this episode, however, The Guys discuss alternatives.  Those clever Batman artists are releasing an alternate ending to a 1988 comic that could give one particular Robin another chance.   And...

This week, Robbie and Art look at the current state of Marvel TV shows and how, following the news of the Daredevil series overhaul, the blind seem to be leading the blind. (Without the advantage of enhanced radar-like powers) Geeks of the Weeks has us saying goodbye to several actors from our younger days, including one who will no longer "come and knock on our door." (Okay, that was never going...

It’s back to the books for The Guys on this episode.  No, they’re not going back to school, they’re just re-visiting and updating the fanbase on what they’re reading, how they’re reading it, and why a library card is still a good thing to carry.   Robbie is off this week in search of the elusive TatoNut, but Art and Jay get in the literary weeds about books - Art even gets a surprise accolade via...

Another Star Wars limited series season has come to a close.  The greatly-anticipated Ahsoka is now in the books. Or on the screen, as it were.  What did The Guys think about it?  Did it stand up to Andor?  To Obi-Wan? To the Mandalorians?   It seems that is yet to be determined.  Okay, they do have opinions and those opinions vary.   There were some great moments and there were some that maybe co...

Guys of a Certain Age Listener, come on down!  You’re the next contestant on The Price of Listening to This Is About 39 Minutes of Your Life!  But it’s worth it if you pick the episode with the big prize behind it, right?   If it hasn’t been made abundantly clear by the clues given by a wannabe celebrity, this episode is about game shows.  In the days following the passing of legendary game show h...

Every superhero has an origin story.  Superpodcasts do, too.  Guys of a Certain Age was born in Robbie’s brain - those around him are not sure if it was before or after he was bitten by a radioactive Mississippi mosquito.  Then the idea was shared with Art and Jay over lunch in those glorious golden years, somewhere around 2019 B.C. (Before Covid.).  And the rest is broadcasting history.   On this...

Once upon a time (or let’s just say, most episodes) The Guys take the opportunity to reminisce.  And with the Netflix DVD service about to send out its last little red envelopes, that seemed like the perfect segue to Robbie quizzing Jay about his semi-recent cutting of the proverbial cords.   It’s been over a year since he quit getting the little red envelopes in the mail - that was the gateway cu...

On this episode, Robbie and Art welcome fellow geek and children's book author Bill Sugg to the Guys' studio. Taking Jay's place at his microphone (but never the place in the heart of Jay's fan) Bill, aka Cad E. Wampus, talks about the inspiration for and the process of creating and publishing his hand-illustrated book, Gibble the Goblin Has a Problem. It's the story of a goblin who learns an impo...

They’re not quite American Promethei, nor are they Gaia’s of a Certain Age, but they do know a few Greek letters, enjoy a good gyro, and some say this podcast is the bomb.  Yes, this is the Oppenheimer episode and the only difference is the length.  No way Jay could make it through a 3 hour podcast (though rumor has it he kept his seat the entire movie.)   Art is out this week because he’s waiting...

It seems Robbie thought Jay and Art were Ken-ough to handle this episode on the Barbie movie.  So what are Guys of a Certain Age doing at the Barbie movie, anyway?   Was it nostalgia for other action figures back in the day that hung out with Barbie on toy store shelves?  Was it the inclusion of actors from the superhero multiverse? Or was it just a curiosity to see what all the hype was about?  B...

Jay's out this week, so Robbie and Art fire up the Way Back machine for a look back at the comic books and graphic novels that made 1986 a Renaissance year. Hard to believe but that year saw the release of The Watchmen, The Dark Knight Returns, and John Byrne's Man of Steel. Listen as the Guys wax (and sometimes wane) nostalgic about these and other literary masterpieces that still influence moder...

It’s a strange, new world - you don’t need The Guys to tell you that.  But when it gets too crazy out there, we can always hunker down, row our remotes, and go gently down to stream...and go where no show has gone before. Except where the other dozen or so series and movies that make the Star Trek Universe have gone. Before.   But could it be that the best of all those shows is the one that recent...

The strikes continue, and this time it’s Art who’s out.  He called it “sabbatical” but the remaining Guys think he was just playing around in Seatticle.  But the show must go on, and this week it’s Jay and Robbie in the studio with fresh geek news to lead off an encore edition featuring the interview with author Zac Ashmore.   Robbie’s Geek of the Week makes Jay jealous knowing someone else got ah...

It’s summertime, and the living is lazy.  Or is it easy?  Either way, The Guys aren’t exactly on strike, but the Mississippi is sending them to all kinds of cool places - except the studio, it seems.  But those days are good days to do rewinds of episodes with old friends who deserve to be heard again.   This week it’s their interview with Stan Brown, a local author with feet (or fingers, more acc...

It’s time for this year’s Emmy Awards…or at least the nominations.   Who knows if the show will actually air.  But that didn’t stop The Guys from talking about them.  The big questions: will they watch the awards show?  Have they even watched the shows that were nominated?  It’s not many shows, actually, and the big nominees were mostly streamers, which confirmed Jay’s decision to cut the cable co...

The Guy Band is back together - it’s like a boy band, but much, much older.   Apparently Jay is not on strike any more, though it’s uncertain if he was part of the rider’s strike or the sad actors.  In fact, he’s hoping to get the Guys invited to the 2025 Comic-Con Cruise, since nobody else seems to be scheduled yet.  Art the Birthday Guy brings news of Aquaman 2’s reshoots, rewrites, and disappea...

The Guys dust off a oldie but goody as they bring back an interview with Roland Mann, comic book writer/editor/publisher of Silverline comics . Roland talks about his career in the comic book industry that started in a grocery story somewhere in 1970's Mississippi and took him to Marvel comics.   But first, Robbie and Art hit with some Geeks of the Week that involve more Superman: Legacy casting,...

Three Guys went to the theater.  They were told it was to be a part of a flash mob.  Turns out, it was The Flash movie.  And there wasn’t a mob.  But they liked the movie, anyway!   Despite the record numbers of viewers not viewing the movie, apparently, The Guys gave it three thumbs up.  Art appreciated the acting, Robbie enjoyed all the fan service, and for Jay it redeemed the time travel/multiv...

In this week’s episode, The Guys vote for Pedro.  But even if they didn’t cast three resounding “Yes” votes for Mr. Pascal, it seems the rest of the world is doing just that.  He’s the man of the moment on all the screens, large and small.   And when it comes to geek cred, he’s got Star Wars cred, superhero movie cred, video-game-come-tv-series cred, GoT cred - he even killed it on SNL.  Definitel...

WWDC 2023 has come and gone, and Apple had several big software and hardware announcements, but none bigger than the Vision Pro. Coming out in 2024, Apple's entry into the world of "spatial computing" comes with a lot of promise and a hefty price tag. It's the first new product from Apple in several years, but is this VR headset something Robbie and Art see in their future?  Our Geeks of the Week...

On this week’s episode, it’s Art and Jay in Studio Two, ghosted once again by Robbie, who was apparently out taking pictures of fish.  Or was it cats.  They don’t know.  [Editor's note: Jay only listens to his mom and his wife; we can't expect him to actually listen to the other 2 Guys.] But that gave them time to talk about one of the feel-good movies of early summer that Robbie hadn’t watched.  ...