Free Range Idiocy

We're back with our top moments, characters, and episodes from the second half of Battlestar Galactica season four. What were the turning points? Who were the most important characters? Did both Tim and Todd manage to stay awake through the entire episode? All this and more.   LINKS OF INTEREST: - Here's a list of all the season four episodes for reference - Here's the Smart Park commercial - Here...

We welcome back Jimmy Dice from Scruffy Looking Podcasters to help us break down who is the best starship captain: William Adama or Jean Luc Picard? Using categories like intelligence, tactical acumen, and more we'll figure out who'd you want at the helm of your adventure through the cosmos and a whole lot more. Scruffy Looking Podcasters is a stuck-up, half-witted Star Wars podcast that is defini...

We weren't just teasing with our BSG Razor episode, we're back to complete our epic deep geek of the greatest television show ever made, Battlestar Galactica! In this episode, we discuss the best moments from the first half of the final season, favorite characters, and list our favorite shows along with some healthy sidetracks into the world of professional wrestling, driver's ed, and more. And th...

We've made it through the ups and downs, twists and turns, and mind-bending swerves of the final two episodes of Westworld, so let's talk about it all! Will Delores succeed in her plans? Will Maeve be able to stop her? Will Serac get the world back under control? Will Todd finally shut up for more than 20 seconds at a time?! Some of these questions might even get answered, so let's dive in!   LINK...

It's been awhile since we took a deep geek dive into one of our favorite TV shows of all time, so we figured it was time to get back to it. In this episode, we'll be discussing Battlestar Galactica: Razor, the prequel movie for the show's final season.   LINKS OF INTEREST: - Here's the opening of Parks and Recreation with Ron Swanson and the coffeemaker . - Here's some trivia about BSG: Razor, inc...

Guess who's back... back again... Okay, so we're not that cool, but since this episode is being posted late, we're hoping a nice chuckle will endear us to you. Did it work? No? Oh well. We're back with our take on episodes 5 and 6 of Westworld. If you're not caught up, be sure to watch 'em before listening because we're not holding back on spoilers.   LINKS OF INTEREST: - Want to know some more ab...

We're heading into controversial territory with this episode folks... well, at least for Star Wars fans that is. That's right, we're talking The Last Jedi with our special guest, Jimmy Dice of the Scruffy Looking Podcasters ! We talk about why the flick is so divisive amongst fans, what we liked, what we didn't, and ss a special bonus, we also manage to get into a Star Trek discussion as well. Jim...

We're back to dive into the third and fourth episode of Westworld season 3, so prepare to melt your mind a little bit more. As usual, please be warned that this episode is spoiler-rific - so if you haven't watched episodes 3 and 4, pause this, watch the episodes, and then come right back! We offer our theories, explanations, slobbering admiration, and much more.   LINKS OF INTEREST: - Geary's Spec...

In this episode, we're going to share some things that we've been doing over the last couple weeks of social distancing to keep us going crazier than we usually are. Because like James Brown used to say, we don't know karate, but we dang sure know crazy. To all the folks out there who are in essential jobs and out there working, please be safe and take care of yourselves. You're the glue that's ho...

Greetings once again to all y'all out there in Interwebs Land, we're back and talking about one of our favorite shows, Westworld. Season three debuted in March, and we're talking about the first two episodes - what we liked, what we loved, and how damned confused we are about the whole thing. Check it all out along with a couple recommendations and ideas of how to sneak a dragon out of your workpl...

It's official, Bradygeddon has come to its inevitable conclusion and Tom Brady is no longer a member of the New England Patriots. As such, we figured it was a good time to do our first sequel and dive back into the madness. But this time, we brought along a lifeguard in the personage of musician and Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan Jason Ward. In this episode, we cover the best and worst case scenarios fo...

What happens when 2 dedicated Rush fans try to convert someone into the fold? Let's find out! During this wide ranging discussion, Tim and our guest Mike talk about their love for some of Canada's favorite musical sons and provide some entry points for Todd.  This is actually a really cool episode where we of course focus on Rush, but also get into a fairly fun tangent on jazz trumpet player Clark...

In this episode, we talk about the Battlestar Galactica ... thing ... that's happening on NBC's new streaming service. Though it's not a reboot, it supposedly won't share any cast, but takes place in the same universe as Ron Moore's BSG, and we have no idea when it'll actually be available to watch. So yeah... this one seems like it's humming along like a finely tuned machine. HOWEVER, that doesn'...

We're rollin' up into the Free Range Idiocy Trailer Park to preview all the movies we want to see that are coming out in 2020 (and the ones we don't want to see) based solely on the online trailers. Join us as we discuss CGI dogs, the wonders of youth, how DC can mangle another property, and whether the world really needed another movie about cars!   LINKS OF INTEREST: - Here's the list of 2020 mo...

In the immortal words of Carl Weathers, MANDO!!!!  Yup, it's time for us to recap one of our favorite creative endeavors of 2019, The Mandalorian. Join us as we run down our favorite moments, characters, and episodes from the first season. And yes, we manage to squeeze in some wrasslin' and Battlestar Galactica references as well.   LINKS OF INTEREST: - Want to know more about Power & Glory? Here...

WE'RE BACK BABY!!! Okay, that felt good... In this episode, we run down all the happenings at the 2020 WWE Royal Rumble - the good, the bad, and the ugly.    LINKS OF INTEREST: - Here's a list of all the winners of the Royal Rumble from 1988 until this year . - Initially, Vince McMahon wasn't a fan of the Rumble, but changed his mind when the TV folks liked it . - We've probably linked this before...

The dynamic duo of idiocy is joined by special guest Jimmy Dice of Scruffy Looking Podcasters (a weekly Star Wars podcast right here on Podbean) to dissect, digest, and digress on the topic of the end of the Skywalker Saga. We talk about what we liked, what we didn't, and where we'd place this film in the overall saga. Buckle up, we're about to make the jump to light speed.   LINKS OF INTEREST: -...

Going from sports entertainment to plain ol' sports, we explore the mental meltdown taking place in New England around the potential departure of Patriots franchise quarterback and New England folk legend, Tom Brady. We'll go over how we got here, what's happening, and the best/worst case scenarios for the Pats and Brady. Dig in!   LINKS OF INTEREST: - Here's the Tom E. Curran article that started...

As a couple of wrestling geeks from way back, we figured it was about time we got down to the nitty gritty and talked about what's happening in Vince's playground. After watching this year's Survivor Series, we got together and went through the card discussing what the hell just happened. Pull on your elbow pads and luchador mask - it's time to get to the ring!   LINKS OF INTEREST: - Turns out the...

Tim and Todd are back with another deep dive into one of their favorite geek topics, Battlestar Galactica! In this episode, we'll be talking about our favorite episodes from the second half of season 3 with some slight detours into Westworld, professional wrestling, and the films of Spike Lee. Strap yourself into your Viper, grab your headphones, and get ready for launch!   LINKS OF INTEREST: - Ou...

It's time to dissect one of America's favorite institutions and talk about the best and the worst of the National Football League. In this episode, we discuss all the things that make the league a fun and entertaining watch as well as all the things that bug us to no end.    LINKS OF INTEREST: - Here's the return of the Dudley Boyz on WWE RAW in August of 2015. - In case you're wondering who Iron...

Ladies and gentlemen, we hope you've braced yourself, popped some corn, and got a cold one (or two) ready... because we're back to go full-on deep geek with our favorite episodes from Battlestar Galactica Season 3.0. We both picked our favorite three episodes from the first half of the third season and run them down with all our thoughts therein. We learn some more about Fat Apollo, how screwed up...

We're taking a bit of a breather from our EPIC re-watch of Battlestar Galactica to chat a little bit about a couple topics that popped onto our collective radar last week. First up is the news that Kevin Feige will be developing a new movie for Star Wars, and then we get into the long winding road Spider-Man has ad getting back to the MCU. As always, we appreciate y'all listening and please share...

You knew it was coming, but are you ready for some more deep geek with us? We certainly hope so, because we're taking a dive into the back half of Battlestar Galactica's second season and talking about our favorite episodes from one of the greatest television shows of all time.  In this episode, we dissect and discuss what we liked about this half season, gush a bit more about the acting of the ca...

We're taking a break from our deep geek re-watch of Battlestar Galactica to talk about some of the entertainment shenanigans that were happening last week. Kick back while we discuss the merits of tasting whiskey with and without ice, the announcement of the new Matrix movie (with Keanu, Carrie Anne Moss, and one of two Wachowskis), Kevin Smith's new Masters of the Universe anime show for Netflix,...