I'm Your Buddy

This week, Nick and William watch Michael Bay’s eighth feature film, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), and discuss wasting $200 million dollars, the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike’s effect on the movie, and Bay earning his terrible reputation with all the freaking -isms…

This week, Nick and William watch Michael Bay’s seventh feature film, Transformers (2007), and discuss Bay at his most focused, gearing movies towards kids and teens, and the undeniable charisma of Shia LaBeouf.

This week, Nick and William watch Michael Bay’s sixth feature film, The Island (2005), and discuss the cognitive dissonance of Bay “on a budget,” paint-by-numbers filmmaking, and final images.

This week, Nick and William watch Michael Bay’s fifth feature film, Bad Boys II (2003), and discuss disappointment, the dynamics of comedic duos, and the downsides of filmmaking with no restraints.

This week, Nick and William watch Michael Bay’s fourth feature film, Pearl Harbor (2001), and discuss sappy romance, sensationalizing historic tragedies, and Bay’s villainous origin story.

This week, Nick and William watch Michael Bay’s third feature film, Armageddon (1998), and discuss Bruce Willis’ star power, its place in action movie history, and, really, just how much they love it.

This week, Nick and William watch Michael Bay’s second feature film, The Rock (1996), and discuss how its stars mesh with Bay’s energy, the complexities of his love for the military, and the sloppiness that results from too many ideas.

It’s the start of a new season of Bayhem!!! Nick and William begin mega-director/producer/visually-talented douchebag Michael Bay’s filmography with his feature-length debut, Bad Boys (1995) and discuss Bay’s best and worst traits, Will Smith’s action star beginnings, and Martin Lawrence’s top billing.

In the first super-sized I’m Your Buddy season finale, Nick and William watch the Friday Night Lights series finale “Always” [S5E13]!!! Special guest Graham joins the boys once again as they discuss their final thoughts on the series, what they learned about each other along the way, and the next iteration of the podcast.

This week, Nick and William watch S5E11 "The March" and S5E12 "Texas Whatever" and discuss the penultimate episodes feeling packed versus rushed, intentional repetition, and ideas for potential spin-offs.

This week, Nick and William watch S5E9 "Gut Check" and S5E10 "Don't Go" discuss Luke and Tim’s parallels, precise characterization, and approaching the end of the series.

This week, Nick and William watch S5E7 "Perfect Record" and S5E8 "Fracture" and discuss rooting messaging within character, how much Derek sucks, and Coach’s consistent flaw.

This week, Nick and William watch S5E5 "Kingdom" and S5E6 "Swerve" and discuss getting to the end, Vince and his father, and Tex-Mex sopapillas.

This week, Nick and William watch S5E3 "The Right Hand of the Father" and S5E4 "Keep Looking" and discuss bad dads, good directing, and troubling teachers.

This week, Nick and William watch S5E1 "Expectations" and S5E2 "On the Outside Looking In" and discuss repetitive storylines and character beats, potential send-offs, and dropping narrative threads.

This week, Nick and William watch the Season Four finale “Thanksgiving” and discuss cold food, the finale’s struggles, and new season rankings.

This week, Nick and William watch S4E11 "Injury List" and S4E12 "Laboring" and discuss Season Four’s strengths and weaknesses, William’s love for Tim and Becky, and how research makes for better writing.

This week, Nick and William are joined by special guest, childhood friend, and podcast listener Graham! They watch S4E9 "The Lights in Carroll Park" and S4E10 "I Can't" and discuss the show's topical takes on abortion and addiction and Graham's overall thoughts on the show.

This week, Nick and William watch S4E7 "In the Bag" and S4E8 "Toilet Bowl" and discuss things that make this season feel like a “TV show,” the habits of “normal” people, and more elements that make the show unique.

This week, Nick and William watch S4E5 “The Son” and S4E6 “Stay” and discuss differing views on prestige television, moving on from characters and the show itself, and Matt’s intense send off.

This week, Nick and William watch S4E3 "In the Skin of a Lion" and S4E4 "A Sort of Homecoming" and discuss developing new characters while older ones stagnate, the balance between life and art, and being drawn to sincere depictions of love and longing.

This week, Nick and William start Season Four with S4E1 "East of Dillon" and S4E2 "After the Fall" and discuss tonal shifts in season openers, new characters, and William’s cornerstone moments of the show.

This week, Nick and William watch the Season Three finale “Tomorrow Blues" (S3E13) and discuss depression, the unique empathy of the series, and how the tone of Season Three differs from the previous two.

This week, Nick and William watch S3E11 “A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall" and S3E12 "Underdogs" and discuss the State final, the McCoy’s frustrating situation, and Tyra’s excellent evolution.

This week, Nick and William watch S3E9 "Game of the Week" and S3E10 "The Giving Tree" and discuss good storytelling choices, Julie and Matt’s awkward surprise, and if college made the Millennial generation, as Nick puts it, “more well-educated”…