Guys Of A Certain Age

It’s the outer space saga that might have been, and another season has come to a close on Mars.  Nope, it’s not John Carter, it’s Ed Baldwin and the rest of the crew working hard For All Mankind.  In this season, Ed gets his free Guys of a Certain Age tote bag, in the form of gray hair, a slight stoop and an ornery disposition, but still has the energy to organize the kidnapping of an asteroid.  W...

Art takes a breather this week from the rigorous podcasting schedule - or maybe he’s still recovering from the 5th birthday party of the podcast.  Either way, he’s out today but Robbie and Jay are in…are in …are in.  That should be a clue…a clue…a clue… to the subject of this episode: Disney+/Marvel Spotlight’s five-episode streaming series, Echo.   This one is not for the kiddos, but Jay and Robb...

The Guys may be a certain age, but the Guys of a Certain Age podcast just turned 5 years old.  (That’s 50 in podcast years).  Who could believe it?  Happy Podcastiversary!   And to celebrate, they bring back a guest, this time live and in the studio: Scott Tracy Griffin, aka Hollywod’s “Tarzan Expert on Call.”  But as the tales are told on this episode, listeners will learn that he’s not just Tarz...

Guys-zilla is back!  That’s right, from Apple TV+, Legacy of Monsters Season One has come to an end; but Season One of Guys of a Certain Age enters its sixth year.   Thankfully, The Guys are still around to talk about all things Monarch.  And despite suspicions, they have this conversation in a genuine podcast studio, not in a retirement home with free ankle bracelets.  Though one or the other may...

Blue Beetle, a long-awaited addition to the DC superhero movie archive, finally made it to the big screen last year.  And once it made it to MAX for streaming, two of The Guys did get around to watching it.   In this episode, Art and Jay chat about the ups and downs of this lesser-known hero’s theater debut: did it live up to the budget?  did Susan and George live up to their reputations as actors...

As The Guys headed into 2024, they got wind of a few major world (or perhaps galaxy-wide) events due to take place this year that any true Trekkie would already be expecting.   True or not, that got them to wondering what other films, tv shows or books released decades ago but set in the “future” of current times may have accidentally made some accurate predictions?  Will Ireland reunite?  Does th...

Just like The Guys carefully plan out each episode, they also like to plan out the video content they hope to watch over the next year.  Or it could be just a random binge-fest.  Or maybe on a whim, they’ll get together on discount night at their local theater and go see a three-hour flick about sand.  Or is it spice?   Either way, in this episode they talk about what movies and television content...

If The Guys version of the yearly movie awards are the GOSCARS, does that make the TV awards the GEMMYS?  Sounds more like a condition young children have when they want something that doesn’t belong to them, but that’s another podcast for another day.   This episode focuses on what The Guys thought made for the best binging in 2023.  And let’s just note that all three of them more or less chose t...

Welcome to the 2023 GOSCARS!  It’s the most informal awards show on the interwebs, when The Guys try to remember everything they’ve seen this year on big screens and small that can be called a movie.  And that’s no small feat, given the fact that remembering is hard.   But thanks to the aforementioned interwebs, memories are recalled, and the top movies of 2023 are more or less ranked.  And believ...

In this episode, Robbie and Art pay tribute to Norman Lear, the legendary producer who created All in the Family, Good Times, the Jeffersons, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, and many other shows that changed television forever.  Geeks of the week include Kurt Russell possibly and fearlessly filling Brando's shoes as Jor-El in the upcoming Superman: Legacy movie. We also remember Denny Laine, the Moody...

Aside from the night The Guys recorded an episode immediately after a superhero movie, this may be the quickest turnaround yet.  Yes, The Marvels movie has been out a few weeks, and it took that long for them to find a time to go see it together, but it only took a few days to get to the studio to talk about it.  And it’s a shame, because it’s the highest rating for a comic-based flick The Guys ha...

As always, The Guys are on the cutting edge of geek culture news, this time bringing you their take on Loki, Season 2, which aired its finale weeks ago.  But hey, they’re busy dudes and for some reason they can’t keep Robbie out of Vegas.   Finally, though, they give Loki the attention he deserves, and also initiate a new ratings system.  Listen carefully to hear how many Guys this series rates!  ...

"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...