Plumbing the Death Star

In which our heroes pick up a comic, flick through the pages and decide to give this Superman fella the business while asking if we were a Superman villain, what would our gimmick be? Straight off the bat we discuss evil wizards, the keys to hassling Superman and the in and outs of Lex Luthor's land deals. Jackson has a complex plan to put Superman back in a TV, Zammit remembers that the Irredeema...

In which our heroes fuse with an alien, become a goo monster, and give Spiderman the business as we ask which Plumbing Boy would make the best symbiote? We wonder why Spiderman doesn’t just carry a bell with him at all times, try to figure out which symbiotes are alive and cops, and explain hospices. Zammit struggles to find a crime worth eating someone for, Duscher learns how to smell the dying,...

In which our heroes turn ten, get a magic animal from a professor, and leave home forever as they ask how do people grow up in the Pokémon world? We discuss gym economy, shake our heads at islands only available by swimming, and catch god. Jackson’s favourite pokémon is 165 souls, Zammit keeps calling a machop a machomp, Duscher elaborates on the Pokemon War, and James just can’t deal with any of...

In which our heroes x, y and z as they try to get by in a fantasy world. We estimate how many adventurers there are in the world, leave the township of Thrupence to found the town of Fourpence and make a chaotic neutral rogue our sheriff. Jackson tries to overthrow Zammit, Zammit is a level one commoner and Adam turns it all into a game. So join the gang as they play the Sims crossed with Dungeons...

In which our heroes try and figure out right from wrong, try to understand the difference between lawful and chaotic and if some things can be born evil while wondering what alignment is a baby. We look at dragons being jerks from birth, see what can change alignment and realise D&D doesn’t cover mental illness. Adam is our resident expert, Zammit attempts to work out when murder is okay and Jacks...

In which our heroes attempt true beauty, combine man with horse and gallop off into the sunset as we ask how can a centaur possibly work. We solve the question two minutes in, get disgusted about horse/centaur births and create an 'us versus them' dichotomy in a medieval society almost instantaneously. Jackson assumes the man part is all muscle, Adam gets onto his knees to get into the headspace o...

In which our heroes get chosen as tributes, enter the games, and then start a revolution as we ask would the Hunger Games be entertaining? We discuss other forms of entertainment in the Capitol, laugh at Peeta’s rock throwing abilities, and do the Katniss whistle. Duscher knows the names of all the character, Zammit has a learning experience, and Jackson just falls asleep in the lake but doesn’t d...

In which our heroes worry about an evil superman, gather the worst of the worst, and get them to do our dirty work as we ask: what would you do with the Suicide Squad. We calculate Harley’s age, describe South American geography, and talk some shit about Twister. Zammit makes the Suicide Squad mow lawns, Duscher over-explains nearly everything, James valiantly defends the film, and Jackson just wa...

In which our heroes are a rude journalist, go to a small snowy town, and piss off a magic groundhog as we ask the question how would you survive a Groundhog Day. We discuss the different ways to eat a nan, wonder why Bill Murray didn't become an inhuman monster, and inevitably turn to cannibalism. Zammit attempts to sleep with an entire town, Jackson does terrible things to his genitals, and Dusch...

In which our heroes present bloody molars to their parents, get a good night of sleep and awake to gold coins while questioning why the Tooth Fairy collects teeth. Join us as we encounter humanity’s magical foes, politely ask them not to kill our kids and find ourselves in a succession of conflicts with the Fey/Fay/Fae. Jackson contemplates the applications of a tooth stockpile, Zammit tries to ne...

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In which our heroes commit some crimes, go to jail, but then get turned into anti-heroes a bit as we ask what do we think will happen in suicide squad? We discuss Jared Leto’s sex crimes, talk a lot of shit about BvS, and bet steak dinners. Zammit laboriously explains Captain Marvel, Duscher hates method acting, Jackson brings back his favourite gag just for him, Aaron wishes DC would stop hurting...

In which our heroes get ready for a formal occasion, learn how to do a windsor knot and completely forget to put on pants as we head out the door, all the while wondering why Donkey Kong wears a tie. We look at the attire of all the Kong Klan, discover horrible things about Mario’s past and constantly remind ourselves of DK’s lacking intelligence. Jackson wants to know where the bananas are, Zammi...

In which our heroes are haunted by past decisions, live through nightmares and attempt to solve our hellish lives with arson while asking how did P!nk's house get so full of evil clowns? Join your favourite pop music fans as they attempt to understand a deeper meaning behind every single lyric, misunderstand the point of metaphors and discuss the royal you, royal we and the royal singular us. Jack...

In which our heroes play the roles of Vault-Tec employees, working on contract for the military. We run for cover as the bombs fall around us, seal the vault doors behind us and figure out who we want as our Overseer. Jackson creates the council of clowns, Zammit just does The Village from M. Night Shyamalan and Adam just wants to make a very racist, but efficient, vault. So join the gang as they...

In which our heroes decide which vault from the Fallout Universe they'd least like to live in. We deal with a radroach infestation, find a new chip for the water purifier and defend our vault from raiders. Jackson doesn't want to be a plant-man, Zammit wants you to explain things by referencing The Karate Kid and Adam punches a fan. So join the gang as they use subliminal messages. Want to create...

In which our heroes order a shaken alcoholic beverage, get seduced by a femme fatale and get in a sweet car chase as we try to work out how we’d go about training a James Bond. We start by MI 6 giving us a baby, get too attached to the kid and hire a bully to do what a bully does. Jackson is pro-Pavloving, Zammit doesn't want to tell a teenager he'll be a spy and Duscher just gets super tired of r...

In which our heroes die at the hands of a child, spend some time as a ghost, and then attempt to kill that same child as we ask which of the Plumbing Boys would make the best Voldemort and why is it obviously Jackson B. Baly? We wonder what happened to Voldemort’s nose, turn a chip packet into a portkey, and give out mad cuddles. Zammit asks why the Death Eaters attacked Hogwarts in the first plac...

In which our heroes get a prestigious teaching position, find out about a terrible prophecy, and mark a child for death as we wonder which Plumbing Boy would make the best Dumbledore and why is it Joel Zammit? We discuss the difficulty of slaughtering Harry Potter, do some excellent British accents, and explain souls. Jackson wonders if Dumbledore has a bed, Duscher once again turns to suicide, an...

In which our heroes get born, survive an attack from He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named and wish our parents weren't dead while asking which one of us would make a better Boy Who Lived and why is it Joel Duscher? It's an emotional journey as we recruit an entire Quiditch team as our friends, try our best to memorise Duscher’s family tree and remember what being 11 is like. Jackson reimagines Harry as a mons...

In which our heroes get attacked by the dark lord, have our mum jump in the way, and survive with only a scar as we ask is Harry Potter a bad wizard? We throw Harry Potter in a canal, wonder how useful troll knowledge actually is, and try to rationalise Dumbledore’s reasoning. Jackson wonders why everyone is super open about horcruxes, Zammit argues that Harry's only power is being present, and So...

In which our heroes notice that Harry Potter remains very popular, remember that they’ve spoken about it previously and cynically decide to do so again by asking why Wizards are so ignorant about the Muggle world. It’s a Plumbing the Death Eaters revival as we take on Big Owl, explore alternate-reality console release schedules and invite J.K. Rowling to deliver some 100% canon Harry Potter exclus...

In which our heroes become prominent scientists, take a job at one of the various A.N.I.M.A.L. research projects and get inevitably turned into science powered super villains because of Spider-Man’s (maybe??) meddling. We look at the requirements of being a Spider-Man villain, find reasons to hate Peter Parker and realise it’s super easier making villains when there’s no bat-demon involved. Jackso...

In which our heroes worship false gods, wear a lot of leather and hide their powers as they tell you what they thought of X-men: Apocalypse. We investigate if movie trilogies existed before the eighties, rock out to Metallica and wonder why people don't age. Zammit wants Magneto to go to jail, Duscher wants somebody to have an arc, Edgoose likes a bit of violence in his superhero movies and Alli j...

In which our heroes choose sides, create storms and read minds as they discuss what we expect from X-Men Apocalypse. We talk about the who will turn, who of the four horseman will get to talk and who is related to who. Zammit still wants to die, Duscher explains his wavering enthusiasm about comic books and movies and Alli just needs better taste in men. So join the gang as attempt to make sense o...