Regular Joes Podcast

We have been threatening to do this for a while, and now it's finally happened. In this episode we offer up live commentary on what is generally considered to be the worst Trek film in the universe, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. Did it improve over time? Could it really be as bad as we remember? Why isn't Director William Shatner ever actually referred to as "Director William Shatner"? And, of...

The past weekend Fox debuted Seth MacFarland's The Orville, a show that seems custom tailored for the Regular Joes unique demographic. Or not. The Joes offer their thoughts on the pilot, and hopes for what the show could be. Next up, Barry, Dave and Tod continue the countdown to Star Trek Discovery by rating the best and worst of the Trek big screen offerings. SPOILER Khan still reigns supreme. Th...

Once a week the Regular Joes get together to talk about stuff. This week this statement is even more accurate. In an episode with no clearly apparent theme or direction Barry, Dave and Tod discuss recent announcements regarding the future of the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, and in particular, who is in and who is out at the moment. As the Countdown to Star Trek Discovery continues the J...

After 6 seasons of intrigue, random nudity, and graphic acts of violence, Game of Thrones 7th season has taken a abrupt turn toward closure that many long time fans find disconcerting. Find out where the Regular Joes, and special guest Derryl DePriest, come down on the new Westeros order. Also, Dave Boldly Goes to ... Ticonderoga New York and gives a report on his visit to the Star Trek Set Tour....

Netflix has just released Marvel's The Defenders and the Regular Joe's discuss the series strengths and challenges in a mostly spoiler free way. Next, counting down to the September 24 release of Star Trek Discovery the Joes pick their second favorite Original Series episode. Also Random Topics and round two of "If You Could" wherein Barry gives us the choice of witnessing any event in history. Th...

In this episode we revisit three films that should have excited us, but barely registered a blip on our collective radar. With Alien: Covenant, Kong Skull Island, and Ghost in the Shell available on disc and to stream the Regular Joes take a second look. How do the franchise films measure up to their predecessors? How does the live action adaptation stack up to the anime that spawned it? Which of...

This is it! More than four years in the making, the stupendous, the amazing, the mind-blowingly awesome 200th (or there abouts) episode of the Regular Joe's Podcast! OK. To be honest, what you're really getting is a whole lot like the last 199 episodes. Good friends getting together to talk about and share the stuff they enjoy with each other and you. For this bicentennial episode Barry Dave and T...

The 2017 San Diego Comic Con has come and gone. Without a single reference to actual comic books, the Regular Joe's give a rundown of the most interesting aspects, to them anyways, of the world's premier pop culture event. What film and TV trailers and teasers have caught their interest, and what toys and collectibles are they looking most forward to? SPOILER it's going to be an expensive year for...

Continuing the Regular Joe's quest to record despite geographical obstacles, this week Tod remotes in from an undisclosed location on the northern tip of the Bermuda Triangle. Hint: there is lots of rum there. First up there a healthy shot of Random Topics, encompassing both Barry's fears about Star Wars ep 8 and Tod's unsustainable optimism about Star Trek Discovery, followed by a chaser, in the...

It been a week since Spider-Man Homecoming swung into theaters, so, really, you should have seen it by now. The Regular Joes give their thoughts on the third big screen interpretation of Stan Lee and Steve Ditko's enduring, and endearing, wall crawler. How Does Tom Holland stack up against his predecessors? How does this Spidey, now under the creative wing of Marvel, mesh with his MCU brethren? An...

This weekend the Regular Joes met up at Eternal Con on Long Island. Find out who they saw, what they bought and what their general impressions were of the show. In honor of the Independence Day holiday (as opposed to the 1996 film) the guys talk about what would have been a "Patriotic Film'" Desert Island DVD pick if the segment ever came together. Next up, a round of What's in the Box, followed b...

The Regular Joes use this week's episode to catch up on accumulated Random Topics, including their thoughts on director Ron Howard (Apollo 13) taking the pilot seat for the Han Solo film. They offer up an RJ Pick, sharing something that is useful, particularly if you are 60's era Batman. Revisiting Desert Island DVD, they choose Films with a toy association, some of which may surprise you. There's...

Considering this podcast was founded over a love of toy collecting, it's been a while since we devoted an entire episode to toys, but in this episode we do. First up we check in on the status of Hot Toys. Which upcoming offerings hold the most interest, what we've been waiting for seemingly forever, and which figures Barry has just added to his legion of Stormtroopers. On the B side Tod gives an u...

On this week's episode, Dave, Barry and Tod discuss auctions, more precisely prop actions such as the currently running Profiles in History auction. Dave offers some advice from personal experience and everyone gives their "cost is no option, bidding list." But first the Joes remember sixties icon Adam West, his defining role as Batman, and how he made a career of playing a version of his public p...

Got it in Four. With the release of Wonder Woman the DC cinematic universe finally has a film that is a hit with fans, critics, and legions of little girls everywhere. As the first big budget superhero film to feature a female lead, and the largest opening ever for a film directed by a woman, Wonder Woman has already made history, now we find out where Barry, Dave and Tod come down on it. Does it...

On this episode, Dave, Barry and Tod say a fond farewell to Sir Roger Moore and discuss their favorite Moore era Bond films, then Dave and Barry interview Tom Spina, of Tom Spina Designs and Regal Robot. Tom talks about some of the many projects he has worked on, how he got started and his love for all things Star Was Cantina, plus much more. It's an exclusive in-depth interview with a master of h...

On this episode, Dave, Barry and Tod break down the trailer for the long anticipated first look at the new Star Trek TV series, Star Trek Discovery. Can 3 men talk about a 2-minute trailer for an hour? Tune in to find out. The Regular Joes have been openly skeptical about this show based on what has been in the press and the lack of information thus far, does this trailer put all that to rest? Wil...

For the last four years, Barry, Dave and Tod, The Regular Joe's, have been getting together to talk about whatever's on their minds. In this week's episode the three talk about some of their favorite moments over the last four years, make some plans for the future, and catch up on various topics of interest. So, yeah…really, pretty much what you have come to expect from our show. To everyone who h...

On this episode, Dave, Barry and Tod spoil the heck out of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2, so if you didn't see it yet, we highly recommend doing so before you listen….don't say we didn't warn you! Also, Random Topics and Wild Card. Thanks for listening!

It's an episode about nothing, and, everything. A little of this, a little of that, and just a bit more random than usual. As the deadline for cancellation/renewal looms for many of their favorite TV shows the guys review which are safe and which are still "on the bubble." In a TV year that generated very few successful new dramas the Regular Joe's pitch a concept that would make the most successf...

One of the traditional early signs of spring is the blooming of the summer blockbuster season movie trailers. With new previews for Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2, Justice League, Spider-Man Homecoming, Wonder Woman, ambitious contender DC and reigning champion Marvel Studios get ready to slug it out for the big screen payday. Other Franchise offerings include War for the Planet of the Apes, Alien...

If you missed your weekly dose of Regular Joe's last week you were not alone. While Tod wallowed at home in a pool of his own self-pity Barry and Dave whooped it up at Star Wars celebration in sunny Orlando Florida. Hear about the sites, the panels, the merchandise, and costumes you, and Tod missed at historic Star Wars 40th anniversary event. Also, the usual Random Topics and the near weekly fret...

After a brutal premiere episode that left Tod, as well as a huge swaths of the shows audience, walking away, The Regular Joes catch up with The Walking Dead as season seven wraps up. Did the show redeem itself? Can it? What do we think lies ahead in season eight. Also, as Dave, who may still read it someday, covers his ears, Barry and Tod catch up on The Walking Dead comic. And, once again we ask,...

Regular listeners will not be surprised to find that the Regular Joe's have a lot of stuff. In this episode you are invited into Barry, Dave and Tod's respective inner sanctum's to learn how they chose, or in some cases, struggle to display their respective collections. What are their biggest challenges? How do their display strategies vary? Also, Barry and Tod geek out over a Star Wars rematch th...

The Doctor is In. QMX has just released their Dr. Leonard McCoy 1/6 scale "Articulated Figure" and, in a rare moment of consumer consensus, Dave, Barry and Tod each bought one. SPOILER they all liked it. Find out why, as well as what other Star Trek figures and accessories they are hoping to see. Logan is the 10th and most recent entry in the long running FOX X-Men film franchise, and, reportedly,...