Boulder Punch Podcast

"YOU MADE ME HAPPY..." Silent Hill 2 is one of the crowning achievements of survival horror and video game storytelling, alongside being one of Brian's favorite games of all time. When it was first leaked and announced that a remake would be developed by Bloober Team, he, Alec, and many others feared the worst for the next two years. What nobody could've predicted was the game turning out as well...

THEY DID IT! THEY CHOSE A CHARACTER WHO STARTED IN SPIDER-MAN ! Yet another news episode coming at y'all! A lot's happened in the past two weeks, so tune in as Alec and Brian discuss as much of it as they can -- including new DCU news from James Gunn, Clayface's casting, Spider-Man: The Animated Series getting an official comic conclusion, the final Fantastic Four trailer, and the Punisher's retur...

REQUIEM FOR THE DEAD. SUPERMAN FOR THE LIVING. A lot has happened in the past week. Some good. Some bad. Some utterly nothing. Y'all know the drill. Tune in as Alec and birthday boy Brian take a look at recent news and trailers, including SummerGameFest, the Xbox Showcase, Resident Evil Requiem , and Superman !

CHRISTOPHER ECCLESTON WAS RIGHT. The second season of Doctor Who has reached its end. So has, shockingly, the era of Ncuti Gatwa. People were stunned to see the Fifteenth Doctor regenerate after so little time compared to others, and even more so when he regenerated into Billie Piper. The show's future is hanging by a thread, its showrunner has made baffling decisions in the name of content, and w...

BRIAN WON. It's been two weeks. Things have happened. Bad things. Some of which will remain til next week. Oh, god. Tune in as Alec and Brian go over news and developments from the past two weeks, including the implosion of Bungie and Marathon , the Lilo & Stitch remake, the cancelled Black Panther game, and the bizarre cowardice of The Last of Us Season 2!

TRAILERS, TRAILERS, & MORE TRAILERS! We figured a news episode would be a nice buffer after the past few episodes. Unfortunately, everything under the sun decided to happen in the past week. Break out the popcorn, we're gonna be here for a bit again. Tune in as Alec and Brian go over recent news (including the return of Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones), and all the trailers from the past week...

"WE OWN YOU NOW." Back in 2022, it was announced that Phase 5 of the MCU would wrap up with an adaptation of Thunderbolts , seeming to be Marvel's answer to Suicide Squad . Very quickly, the team lineup left a lot to be desired, and as production kicked off, not many had faith in it reigniting the MCU. Several months of trailers and an entire movie later, it's safe to say a lot of us ate our words...

"THE ONLY THING I'VE EVER REALLY WANTED... WAS TO BE UNDERSTOOD." After working on Gravity Falls , writer and artist Dana Terrace looked to produce her own off-the-wall animated series about the supernatural. After many revisions, the show would finally premiere in 2020 -- quite literally changing the game for animated kids' shows and queer/neurodivergent rep (much to the chagrin of Disney). While...

WE DID IT AGAIN. Once again, we are doing an episode with one of our friends. And once again, we have to split the news section into its own episode. Tale as old as time, etc. Tune in as Alec, Brian, and special guest Darby (@gwenstacying) go over recent news from the past week, from Star Wars Celebration, to WrestleMania, to trailers for Doom: The Dark Ages , Ghost of Yōtei , and Predator: Badlan...

"WE ARE THE CITY WITHOUT FEAR." In 2021, three years after the final season and cancellation of Daredevil , Charlie Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio returned as Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk. In 2022, four years after said season and cancellation, a new revival series was announced. In 2023, five years after, the crash and burn of the original production ensued, causing a complete creative overhaul not ju...

"YOU DON'T GET TO DESTROY WHO I AM." After the Devil of Hell's Kitchen's second season released, the Netflix corner of the MCU was on a bit of a downturn. While there were fan-favorite highlights such as Luke Cage Season Two and The Punisher Season One, others such as the former's first season, Jessica Jones Season Two, all of Iron Fist , and -- arguably most disappointing of all -- The Defenders...

"YOU KNOW YOU'RE ONLY ONE BAD DAY AWAY FROM BEING ME..." After the monumental success of Season One changed the game for comic book and streaming television, the Man Without Fear was immediately fast-tracked for a second. This one aimed to be even bigger and better, with the Punisher, Elektra, and the Hand being brought in as the major storylines, with the latter further setting up the eventual De...

"THIS IS MY CITY. MY FAMILY." Back in 2013, streaming-exclusive shows were slowly beginning to take off, and Marvel wanted in on the potential boom. A deal was struck, and Netflix was contracted to make shows about a few select street level characters that would later have their own low-scale crossover event. First up was the man without fear, Daredevil. After his failed cinematic outing in 2003,...

"F#$% THEM KIDS." - JOHN CENA, 2025. It's been about a month since we last recorded an episode of the main show, and a whole lot of things have happened since then. Some utterly predictable, some we never saw coming, and some that prove that Hell can indeed freeze over. So, tune in as Alec and Brian talk about as much pop culture news as they can in under five hours, including the announcements of...

HERE WE GO AGAIN! Just over three years ago, Marvel announced an all-new show about Spider-Man adjacent to the MCU. After creative shifts, numerous layoffs, a slashed animation division, a CEO ousting, a restarted production, a title change, and one empty-headed f#@$ing dumbf#@$ nearly derailing it all a day before its premiere, the first season is finally out in its entirety. So, what do we think...

WARNING: EXCESSIVE YAPPING! We had planned on doing one episode covering both recent news and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man , but alas, double the hosts double the fun. So, tune in as Alec, Brian, Darby (@gwenstacying), and Trey (@HeyGuysItSpidey) discuss recent news such as trailers for THE FANTASTIC FOUR and THUNDERBOLTS* , as well as announcements such as the new Gwenpool and AVATAR: SE...

"HOW DID IT COME TO THIS -- KILLING PEOPLE AND STEALING THEIR MONEY?" If you told us ten years ago that an animated show based on League of Legends would release and be regarded as one of the most popular and well-regarded shows of the early 2020's, we would've had you admitted. Yet somehow, that very reality came to pass. Initially premiering in 2021, Arcane came in hot as one of the most popular...

HERE'S TO ANOTHER YEAR OF FAKE RUMORS AND DISCOURSE! Happy belated 2025 everyone! While these first few months will be sparse for the main show, we will ensure the episodes we do manage to get out are jam-packed! Case in point, we have missed out on four weeks of news, and we're gonna cover as much of it as possible to the best of our ability. So, tune in as Alec and Brian ring in the new year as...

GOODBYE 2024 ! Our second full year of the show has reached its end, and we have a lot to look back on -- as well as a lot to look forward to. So, come join Alec and Brian before the holidays as they reminisce on their biggest points of discussion this year (including Avatar , Gravity Falls , and the Ultimate and Absolute comics), as well as what lies ahead as shown in the highly-anticipated trail...

LET THEM COOK! It's been quite a while since we've talked news, and there's a whole lot to sort through. From the mundane and uninteresting, to the unwanted and disappointing, to the highly-anticipated and exciting, we got ourselves a big meal to get through. So, tune in as Alec and Brian discuss recent rumblings, such as the Sonic 3 trailer, Star Wars: Visions season three, Alien: Earth 's timeli...

"LAUGH HARD. RUN FAST. BE KIND." Boulder Pitch is BACK, and we got a very special episode in store. We've both been fans of Doctor Who forever, we've covered it on both shows, and we've discussed certain ideas of what we'd want to see from it. So, we figured it was high time to do our hardest pitches yet. Tune in as Brian and Alec celebrate a belated Doctor Who Day by sharing their pitches for the...

"IT IS FAMILY. IT IS PERFECT." Ever since the finale of its second season in July, the boys have been missing their favorite take on the big blue boy scout. Thankfully, the official tie-in comic has finally reached its end, giving them a chance to finally scratch that Kryptonian itch. So, tune in as Brian and Alec go all in on recent news and comics, such as the trailer for Mission: Impossible - T...

IT WILL HAVE TO BURN BRIGHTER THAN EVER BEFORE. We're back from our hiatus, and a whole lot's happened since our last episode. So, time for another news round-up in the midst of uncertain scary times. Come join Alec and Brian as they dig into new trailers, info, and comics from the past two weeks, including Absolute Wonder Woman and Absolute Superman !

THANK YOU FOR TWO YEARS AND A HUNDRED EPISODES! So hard to believe that it's been this long since we first uploaded The Bad, Bad Summer. Thank you guys for sticking with us! To celebrate, it's time to take a look at some divisive trash again. The Venom films have garnered a "so bad it's good" cult following over the years, due in large part to Eddie and the symbiote's dynamic and the weird, off-th...

EDDIE BROCK. THE MAN OF A THOUSAND SECOND CHANCES. THE COMEBACK KING. With The Last Dance less than a week away, and seemingly adapting several aspects from it, the boys figured it was high time to delve into Eddie Brock's best comic run. When the book started in 2018, not many people knew what to expect, but what transpired over the next three years would define the character and the symbiotes fo...