Pop Goes Your World: Gen-X vs. Millennial Pop Culture

Chris and Derek review the 1986 film, "Aliens". Since Chris loved the last film ("Alien" from 1979), Derek decided to get Chris to watch the sequel to the film and see what he thought of it.  Chris quizzes Derek and Kaye to see how much they know about movie sequels.

Chris and Derek review the 1979 film, "Alien". Usually, Derek suggests newer movies for the podcast. In this case, he asks Chris to watch an older film (one that Chris has surprisingly never seen).  Chris quizzes Derek to see how well he knows about the movie, "Alien".

Chris and Derek look back on the year 2019 in pop culture... the movies, the TV shows, the music, and the celebrities we lost.  Chris quizzes Derek to see how well he can tell apart the decades of the 2000's and the 2010's. 

Chris and Derek review the 1985 film, "Witness". Chris thinks this is Harrison Ford's greatest acting performance. He also feels this is a masterful film that involves a thriller, a romance and a drama all in one. Derek disagrees.  Derek quizzes Chris on Harrison Ford movies. 

Chris and Derek review the 2016 Amy Adams/Jeremy Renner film "Arrival". Derek feels that this film has to do with communication and is a representation of how time is a relative concept. Will Chris agree or will he think it is boring?  Chris quizzes Derek on aliens in movies. 

Chris and Derek do a top 5 list of their all-time, personal favorite songs. There are a couple of surprises here. Hell, Chris has a song on his list that came out after 1989!  Chris quizzes Derek by giving him the opening lyrics of famous songs and sees if Derek can name them. 

Chris and Derek go back and review the 1983 film "Trading Places". They review and discuss the film from the perspective of today's lens. What has held up with this movie? What is dated?  Derek quizzes Chris on other movies from 1983. 

Chris and Derek go back and watch the 1994 film "Leon: The Professional". They review and discuss the film. Chris quizzes Derek on other films that have a first name in the title. 

Chris and Derek are reunited with Yancy Eaton. Yancy discusses his career change. The guys discuss Yancy's home state of Florida and how it has influenced pop culture. Chris quizzes Derek and Yancy on trivia about Florida. 

Chris and Derek go back and watch Spike Lee's 1989 film classic "Do the Right Thing". How does the film hold up under today's lens? The guys discuss the film's themes, characters, plot points, scenes and more. Derek quizzes Chris on other films from 1989. 

Chris and Derek run down their top 5 cop movies of all time.  During the "Fun With Caveman" segment, Chris names famous cop characters and tries to get Derek to guess the movie that they appear in.

Chris and Derek go back and watch the 1981 classic comedy movie "Stripes". This is one of Chris' favourite movies of all time. Derek thinks it doesn't hold up (especially in regard to today's sensibilities). What do you think?  The guys play a round of the 'Winner's Circle' of the $100,000 Pyramid where Derek lists the cast members of 1980's 'war movies' and Chris has to guess the titles. 

In his quest to educate Chris on 'newer' films, Derek had Chris watch the 2006 James Bond film, "Casino Royale" starring Daniel Craig as the new James Bond. The guys discuss the film as well as Craig's performance as Bond compared to past actors to play the role.  In the "Fun With Caveman" segment, Chris gives titles of James Bond movies and Derek has to name the actors who played Bond in the film...

Chris and Derek run down their top 5 TV theme songs of all time. 

Chris and Derek go back in time to discuss the 1979 movie, "Meatballs". Chris has mentioned this movie many times on the podcast and now he and Derek review it. Does it hold up? The guys break the movie down scene-by-scene and talk about this seminal Canadian film. 

Chris and Derek discuss the 2010 movie, "The A-Team". It's a Millennial movie based on a Gen-X TV show. It's the perfect mix for this podcast, right? Chris will love it, right? 

Chris and Derek talk about movie sequels that never happened (but should have got made). The guys run down their top 5 sequels that they wish could get made. 

Chris and Derek discuss the 1987 movie, "Spaceballs". Are Mel Brooks' movies racist? Does this movie stand the test of time? The guys haven't seen the movie in 20 years. How does it stand up?

Chris and Derek discuss the 1997 movie, "The Full Monty". Derek nominated this movie for the guys to review. Chris LOVES comedies from Generation X. Therefore, he will absolutely LOVE this movie, right? Find out on this week's episode of Pop Goes Your World.  

Chris and Derek are joined by Nathan Dokken to discuss the epic TV series "Game of Thrones". What will Chris think of this show? After all, he only watches old 1970's and 1980's sitcoms and TV shows. Nate is a HUGE fan of GoT and he and Chris haven't really connected since their fantasy baseball days together. 

Chris and Derek are joined by Kaye Myers to discuss the 1982 movie, "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". 

Chris and Derek discuss the rock band U2. They talk about how the band has impacted them over the years and then they also run down their list of the top 5 best U2 songs of all time.  Derek then enters the hot seat of the Winner's Circle of the "$100,000 Pyramid" where he has to guess singers who go by one name .

Chris and Derek review the 2008 movie "Iron Man". Derek explains to Chris that this is the first of the 22 MCU movies, and is therefore an important Millennial movie. What does old man Chris think of it?  Chris then quizzes Derek about comic book alter-egos.

Chris and Derek go back and look at the 1987 movie, "Ishtar". Okay, Chris gets it... everyone hates this movie. But, he likes it. Chris likes the bad songs, the mis-casting, the quirky qualities of the movie. Even though all of his friends hated it, throughout the years, Chris has always maintained a love for this movie. He doesn't try to get Derek to come around and appreciate the movie. Instead,...

Well, we did it... We made it to 100 episodes. Derek Myers joins Chris McBrien in studio to look back at the previous 99 episodes. The guys talk about topics that they wish Derek had been a part of. They also take questions/comments from listeners.