Regular Joes Podcast

The Rolling Stone just released a list of the top 50 films of the 1970's. Does it make our hosts grumpy old men to say people who were not even born in the 1970s probably shouldn't be picking out the best films from that era? Needless to say the Regular Joe's disagree. Truthfully, they don't entirely agree with each other, but at least they didn't try to shoehorn a bunch of pretentious crap in the...

In his five plus decades of existence G.l. Joe action figures have stood as tall as 12 inches, and measured as little as 3 3/4". In his newest incarnation, depending on your frame of reference, he has either grown, or shrunk, to 6 inches. This week the Regular Joes, all of whom remain 1.1 scale, take a look at these new Joes as well as several other offerings announced at the 2020 Toy Fair. What d...

After a brief hiatus the Regular Joe's are back in the saddle. At the mid-season point in the long anticipated Star Trek: Picard, the Joe's check in on what they think of the series so far. Clearly much has changed in the decades since ST: The Next Generation ended it seven year syndicated mission. Both the Star Trek universe and how television shows are created and presented have evolved in that...

Dave is taking to the road and Barry's house is in the throughs of reconstruction so the Regular Joes recorded this week's episode earlier on Sunday morning then Tod usually gets up. What ends up coming together is a pretty free flowing discussion about the nature of films today. Which seems appropriate given that it's recorded on the day the Academy Awards are handed out. What does winning an Osc...

Each year at this time the most skilled competitors take to the field to display their prowess to the largest of audiences. The question on everyone's minds is, who will ultimately prevail and who will leave forgotten. Oh, and apparently there's also a football game that day too. In this episode the Regular Joes review the best of this year's Super Bowl commercials to decide who really won the day...

The wait is over. 18 years after he last took the captain's chair Jean Luc Picard is back as Patrick Stewart reprises his most iconic role. Clearly, with a 90 something protagonist, Star Trek: Picard, on CBS All Access, is a very different kind of Trek. As the Regular Joes assess this newest entry in Gene Roddenberry's universe they touch on the most recent Short Trek Children off Mars, take look...

With just a few day's left before we Boldly Go to CBS interactive for the much awaited premiere of Picard the Regular Joes catch up on all things TV. First up they cover the wrap up episodes the CW's ambitious (maybe too ambitious) Crisis event. Eight years in has the DC/Berlanti-verse played itself out? Find out which of the Regular Joes is trying really hard to find something redeeming about the...

As the dust settles on The Rise of Skywalker (1 billion dollars worth of dust that is) Barry, Dave and Tod are joined by Regular Joe Derryl DePriest to ponder the question, where does the Star Wars cinematic universe go from here. With the last three films either under preforming, or garnering mixed receptions among critics and and an increasing fractured fan base - what is the path forward? Or is...

As the Regular Joes get ready to close the book on 2019 they take a last pass at several of their favorite things from the year that was. Among these are Films, TV Shows, Books, Tools, Gadgets, Prop Replicas, and yes Action Figures. So, pretty much what they have spent the last year, and the last 320 episodes, talking about. Also, as it is likewise the end of the decade, they each pick one film fr...

So you have three guys, say for example podcast hosts, who pretty much incessantly buy things for themselves. The only way Christmas gift giving works with people like that is if, at a certain point, for instance December 1st, they stop buying stuff for themselves. Is that really so hard? Yes, it's the annual episode where the Regular Joes, three guys who buy a lot of stuff for themselves try to b...

The Rise of Skywalker is finally in theaters. After two years of Star Wars inspired controversy, there is finally a film that everyone can agree on ... yeah, think again. While film critics and fans tend to be split over this film, for this episode we managed to assemble a team of four hosts who actually come down on the same side. Once again Brian Mix (our Robotics Consultant and Galaxy's Edge gu...

After two years of torturously rehashing The Last Jedi, and just 48 hours from the premiere of The Rise of Skywalker The Regular Joes, plus their west coast affiliate Brian Mix, share memories of 42 years of Star Wars history. SPOILER: Brian, who was actually able to watch Return of the Jedi aka Blue Harvest location shooting, wins! They also dig into the alien packed sixth episode of Disney+'s Th...

One week out from The Rise of Skywalker The Regular Joes take time to clean up a number of topics on their respective lists. First up it's CRISIS time in the CW, DC, Berlanti, Arrow-verse. Three episodes in see what the team thinks as they try to process the most ambitious TV crossover attempt ever. Next up, CBS All Access just keeps cranking out Short Treks as we wait for the January start of Pic...

On Tuesday December 17, several of the most coveted items acquired by uber prop and costume collector John Azarian will auctioned by Profiles in History. From Maxwell Smart's Shoe Phone to Wolverine's Claws, the Regular Joes preview the items from 1960's though 2000's film and TV series they would most like to bring home themselves. Download the catalog and make your own wish list ... or maybe sco...

This past weekend two of the Regular Joes visited Wintercon so one could get an autograph from the actor who played Boxy in Battlestar Galactica and the other could get a residual Tom Cruse contact high. They saw some other stuff too. They'll tell you about it. It's week three of Mandalorian so they talk more about that again. It time to just accept this is gonna be a thing for the next 5 weeks. T...

Several weeks into the fall 2019 TV season the Regular Joe's take stock of what new TV shows they've picked up and stayed with and which they have let slide. Among these are Batwoman, Evil, Stumptown, Watchmen and yes, Nancy Drew. Each of which, interestingly, has a female lead. They also Follow up on the show everyone seems to be talking about, Disney+'s flagship offering, the Mandelorian. Which,...

Several weeks into the fall 2019 TV season the Regular Joe's take stock of what new TV shows they've picked up and stayed with and which they have let slide. Among these are Batwoman, Evil, Stumptown, Watchmen and yes, Nancy Drew. Each of which, interestingly, has a female lead. They also Follow up on the show everyone seems to be talking about, Disney+'s flagship offering, the Mandelorian. Which,...

This week the year's most eagerly awaited Star Wars offering premiered. Or at least the most eagerly awaited . . . until next month. The Mandalorian is both the highest profile original content on Disney's shiny new streaming service and the first live action Star Wars created for the small screen since the infamous 1978 Christmas special. SPOILER, it is MUCH better than the Christmas special. Whi...

At this time each year the Regular Joes meet up for the biggest comic con in the smallest state. This time around they were joined by old and new friends Derryl DePriest and Brian Mix. in addition to the traditional recap they get the chance to chat with the men behind two fan favorite characters from the Star Wars universe, Tim Rose aka Admiral Akbar and Mike Quinn who has played Nien Nunb in fou...

One week after an encouraging final trailer for The Rise of Skywalker the Disney+ folks drop a last preview of the soon to released streaming series The Mandalorian. Which, the Regular Joes unanimously agree, looks freakin awesome. Over in the Star Trek universe the Trouble with Edward, the most recent Short Treks installment, demonstrates that a) Trek can be funny as long as you are not hung up o...

Regardless of what you might think of the last two Star Wars films it's pretty much impossible to watch the just dropped final trailer for The Rise of Skywalker and not get excited. The Regular Joes, two of whom endured football to see the trailer ... and one who watched seconds before they recorded, give their thoughts and impressions as they begin the countdown to Episode 9. Next up they cover R...

There is an informative, in depth and well made documentary on the making of Alien (1979) it just doesn't happen to be Memory: The Origins of Alien which they all watched this week. If you can find a copy of The Beast Within: The Making of Alien you should watch that one. While they're on a roll they take on two new CW fall series, Batwoman and Nancy Drew. Since Tod is reputed to automatically lik...

Last week Barry, Dave, Tod and more than 150,000 total strangers met up for the annual New York Comic Con. They saw a dizzying array of stuff, celebrities, and yes, even a few comics. Along the way the got to meet the legendary Rick Baker and step on board the Rocinante from The Expanse. They also stood in unreasonably long lines to get bad hotdogs and take a pee. But that's all part of the NYCC e...

Unparalleled in its superfluity, epic in its lack of direction, this week's episode reaches new heights in its utter uncompromising randomness. We do some random topics, discuss the pitfalls of wearing a black tee shirt to a Comic Con, but never quite resolve an alternative. We reflect on the merits of ABC's Stumptown, give passing mention to Evil on CBS and Prodigal Son on Fox. Also, without spec...

Barry was out of Town and Tod managed to break himself, but they still found time to squeeze out an episode ... eventually. This week the Regular Joes feast their coveting eyes on the Prop Store Entertainment Memorabilia Treasures from Film and Television Auction catalog. Have you ever felt owning a screen worn 1989 Batman costume would make your life complete? How a about that original Star Wars...