Regular Joes Podcast

Starting with genre defining X-Men in 2000 there have been 45 films based on Marvel Comics characters. Picking ten favorites among these is not an easy task. Particularly when our three hosts can't come to anything like consensus on how the lists should be ranked/stacked/defined or rated. Nevertheless we did. While there are few surprises at the top end of the lists midway through things diverge w...

Disney has Jon Favreau lined up to helm the first ever Stars Wars live action tv series. So is that good news, or great news? Also on the SW front, Rebels has wrapped. Find out (in a mostly spoiler free way) what the Regular Joes thought of the series, and what they hope to see next from the Star Wars branch of the house of mouse. Hot Toys, our favorite 1/6 scale maker has just served up another b...

This is it! It's the episode you've been waiting months for. After much anticipation, Barry, Dave and Tod discuss the trailer for the new Lost in Space series. Oh . . . and we also announce the winners of the annual JoeCademy awards. Our viewer's poll to recognize the overlooked films from the past year that we loved . . . or at least hoped we would love. Also, Barry and Tod discuss (in a mostly s...

On this weeks show, the guys sit down with Tom Spina from Regal Robot and Tom Spina Designs to talk Star Wars, screen used movie prop and costume collecting and much more. Plus, Tom spills the beans on all the amazing new licensed Star Wars themed products that Regal Robot just made available this week and even offers Regular Joes listeners a 20% off code! It's a fun and super informative conversa...

Dave is on vacation this week but still manages to check in as the Regular Joes talk about Black Panther. Marvel Studios first film of its second decade is breaking box office records and wowing both fans and critics. Not surprisingly reactions from the home team run the gamut from "really liked it" to "loved it." Find out exactly why, and how Marvel elevated another second string property from se...

After a controversial, and by most accounts uneven freshmen season, Star Trek Discovery wraps up with a wow moment few expected. Hear what the Regular Joes thought about the show and what they hope to see in year two. It seems there's a surplus of Sci Fi offerings these days. This week we check out Netflix's cyberpunk noir offering Altered Carbon. Also included, a few choice Random Topics, and rou...

Last week Tod expressed doubt about the existence of Solo: A Star Wars Story. In response Disney stepped up, releasing first a teaser, then a trailer proving conclusively that they really do have just under 2 minutes of usable film in the can. Find out what the Regular Joes think about Solo (both the trailer and the casting) as well as the prospect of yet another slate of Star Wars films, and upda...

First up we talk about the newly released trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp, next we cover the, as of yet MIA, trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story. Then on to a Discovery recap as the newest Star Trek iteration continues to go where no one has gone before. And, somewhere along the line, we work in a round of What's in the Box. Finally, in our annual effort to recognize those films we love (or disli...

This week, with the debut of our "What's on My Workbench" segment; listeners get an unprecedented look at the projects current under development in the respective Regular Joes secret laboratories. You will want to check out the accompanying images on Instagram. Also on tap are the usual Random Topics…with another segue into what has proven to be the most divisive subject we have hit upon, Star War...

In the words of the late, great Tom Petty, "the waaaaaaaiting is the hardest part." This week the Regular Joes add three long awaited 1/6 scale items to their collections and take time out to tell you about them. First up, from 2016's Avengers: Age of Ultron it's Iron Man's HulkBuster Armor. More than two years in development the "figure" is biggest, heaviest and most ambitious Hot Toys has produc...

Star Trek Discovery is Back, a new batch of Black Mirror has dropped, and the first season of Seth McFarlane's The Orville has wrapped. Simply put, there's a whole lot of Trekin goin on. Black Mirror's U.S.S. Callister episode infuses social commentary into a familiar sixties sci-fi setting, The Orville (in a full reverse from our first impression) has boldly gone where no series has gone before,...

After a holiday week hiatus the Regular Joe's are back to take one last look at 2017 in the rearview mirror. With the caveat, more or less, that each can only pick three, Barry, Dave and Tod offer up their favorite films, TV shows, collectibles, projects, and a few other fairly random things from the year that was. Also, although we did not actually produce a show last week we did record our live,...

The wait is over. The last Jedi is here and with it comes no small amount of controversy. Who could have imagined a Star Wars film that cleaned up at the box office, drew unprecedented critical praise, but still seemed to alienate a large share of the hardcore faithful, earning a current 54% score on Rotten Tomatoes? The Regular Joes get together and debrief, breaking down what went right, what we...

We have been hitting TV and movies pretty hard of late so for a change of pace this week is the semi-annual episode where three dudes who buy way too much stuff recommend even more stuff you could buy for yourself, or. . . potentially, others. With suggestions ranging from to one dollar to just under a grand, there's something for everyone on your list, and at least a few things you will want your...

Last week the Regular Joe's traveled to WinterCon in Jamaica NY to see everyone from Blade Runner who is not Harrison Ford, and…well, that was pretty much it. Now that Barry is sort of caught up they share their thoughts on last week's four way Arrow, Flash, Legends and Supergirl Earth X crossover event. SPOILER it was awesome! This week's Random Topics include, Tarantino does Trek and Warner/DC w...

Now that everyone has had time to catch up on Netflix's Stranger Things and the CBS All Access original Star Trek Discovery the Regular Joes compare notes on the Sophomore and Freshman seasons of these two shows. One started with a very high bar, and the other had a half-century of hopes, dreams and expectations riding on it. No pressure really. So how did they do? Also, the Joes react to the fres...

After a troubled history of changes in direction, directors, and significant reshoots, Justice League opened last week to an underwhelming critical and audience reception. After a series of misses DC needed to prove the success of Wonder Woman was not a fluke. Did that happen? The Regular Joe's put Justice League under the microscope examining the good, more than you might think, the bad, there's...

For the fifth year running the Regular Joe's set up their mobile studio in the Omni Providence Hotel lobby to record live from the Rhode Island ComicCon. In the past this impromptu talk show has yielded some great interviews, but not have compared with this year's slate of drop ins. Including lengthy conversations with JASON ISAACS of STAR TREK DISCOVERY, HARRY POTTER, STAR WARS: REBELS and The OA...

Thor Ragnarok is in theaters shattering box office expectations and hammers. It's the Thunder God's third big screen outing, and Marvel Studios 17th film overall, however this time around it's a very different kind of superhero film. While Ragnarok is mostly pleasing audiences, and even garnering some critical praise, many hard-core Thor fans are not happy with this version of their hero. Find out...

None of us have finished Stranger Things, and Thor: Ragnorok is not out yet, but we still found plenty to talk about on All Hallows' Eve. First up, a triple helping of Random Topics, then, a Hot Toys Minute (seriously, has it ever been a minute) covering the long awaited Aliens: Ripley figure, and Star Wars Rogue One's Jyn Urso. There's a fledgling attempt to resurrect, our old, Who Would Win in F...

Tod was sick, Barry was grumpy, but nevertheless our stalwart ensemble pressed onward to give you another episode of the Regular Joe's Podcast. This week we tackle Fall TV. What returning shows are we interested in? What new shows seem promising? And what summer shows caught our interest? In addition to what we watch we delve into how we watch. The TV landscape is undergoing radical changes, as nu...

Blade Runner 2049 has been met with generally good reviews and smaller than anticipated audiences. Find out why two of the Regular Joes are among those enthusiastic about this long awaited follow up to Ridley Scott's 1982 classic, and the third…not so much. Does the film stand on its own, or is it a sequel in the truest sense? Can you recreate a world crafted with old school practical effects in t...

It's New York ComicCon time again and the Regular Joe's made their annual trek (some longer than others) to check out the sights, and wade through the largest ComiCon crowd of the year. Find out what they saw, what they brought home, and learn the single most useful tip for getting into the event in a timely manner. All this plus (brief) discussions of the New Star Wars trailer, another week of Ba...

After a few very narrowly focused shows this week we take some time to get caught up on all the other stuff, including some What's in the Box and Show and Tell. From the two extremes of creative endeavors, Dave recommends a $3000 tool for hardcore makers and Tod offers a tip that costs virtually nothing to implement. Barry tells how his observed Force Friday, which along with May the fourth, and a...

After an excruciating series of setbacks and delays CBS has finally launched Star Trek Discovery, the latest, and most controversial, TV installment in the 51 year old sci-fi Franchise. While there's no disputing this is very different show than those which proceeded it, is it too much a departure from the Trek we know and love? Longtime fans and reviewers are taking sides, and now the Regular Joe...