The Fun Waste of Time

In this episode of "The Fun Waste of Time," the crew discusses how they are "over" indulging in their favorite hobbies due to government sanctioned social-distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.  What they're finding is that they are playing more video games, as well as, watching more movies and TV shows than at any point in recent memory.  Listen in as the crew discusses all the great content th...

In this special episode of "The Fun Waste of Time," Kris Deering, home theater aficionado and writer for Sound & Vision Magazine (formerly known as, Home Theater Magazine) talks about his passion for home theater, his extensive background within the industry and what it takes to set up a satisfying home theater. If you consider yourself a home theater enthusiast or even a casual fan of the hobby,...

In this episode of the "Fun Waste of TIme," a new segment called "Ole-Timey Retro Gaming News" is introduced where the crew discusses the Nintendo and Sony hybrid console that almost came to existence. It was the failure of this joint venture that motivated Sony to get into the home gaming console market sparking the development of the successful "PlayStation" brand.  Another new segment, "Home Th...

In this episode of the "Fun Waste of Time," the crew discusses the importance of having engaging hobbies as family men.  Between work, kids and other family priorities, having an outlet to release steam and enjoy one's self helps to fight off stress and allows us to unwind after a long day or week of handling commitments.  The crew shares their philosophy on juggling their hobbies and family. The...

In this episode of "The Fun Waste of Time," the crew discusses Playstation's departure from the world's most renowned video game trade show and conference, E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) and what that could possibly mean for the video game industry. After being nominated for eleven Academy Awards to include "Best Picture," the crew chimes in on the impact that Warner Bros and DC Entertainment'...

In this episode of the "Fun Waste of Time," with 2019 coming to a close, the crew debates and discusses their favorite properties in the world of "fandom and geekery" this year! The fellas list their top favorite video games, movies and TV shows of 2019.  In addition, the crew dives into the latest entertainment news and shares their thoughts on topics such as the new Xbox Series X, movie trailer...

In this episode of the Fun Waste of Time, the crew discusses new gaming platform, Google Stadia.  One of the crew purchased a launch edition of the console and shares his experience and impressions of the system so far.  Is this the future of gaming?! The crew gets into a discussion about the latest trend in comic book films where villains are featured as protagonists of their own stories. Is this...

In this episode, the crew shares their first impressions of the fifteen minute "Cyberpunk 2077" Deep Dive video that gives brief story elements and details of the game's various play-styles. In addition, the fellas discuss the new "Marvel's Avengers" game-play video that dropped at "Gamescom" this summer.  The crew compares how the "Gamescom" demo differs from the "E3" demo that released earlier t...

In this episode of the "Fun Waste of Time," the crew discusses their impressions of the 2019 summer movie season so far. Two of the crew battle it out regarding their differences on "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" and other movies they loved and disliked this season.   The crew also gets into a detailed spoiler discussion on "Spiderman: Far from Home".  This episode was recorded on 7 July 2019 an...

This past week was an exciting and busy time in the world of video games!  The Electronic Entertainment Expo 2019 (also known as E3) just ended and there were some awesome announcements for new and upcoming games releasing before the end of this year and well into 2020. "The Fun Waste of Time" crew start the discussion with games and gaming hardware that excited them most from the Xbox press confe...

In this episode of "The Fun Waste of Time" the crew discusses Microsoft and Sony teaming up to try and lead the gaming industry in cloud-based streaming. The crew also discusses Sony's new movie and tv production studio "PlayStation Productions" that will develop PlayStation video game properties as movies and tv shows. Another heated topic of conversation that the crew delves into is the casting...

In this episode of the "Fun Waste of Time," the crew discuss the latest news on the next generation PlayStation console, as well as, join in on the debate regarding games with no difficulty setting such as "The Dark Souls" series and the latest game by, From Software "Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice". The crew also gets into a "spoilerific" discussion about Avengers: Endgame and the conclusion to Marvel...

In this episode of "The Fun Waste of Time," the crew had an opportunity to catch an early screening of "Shazam," so they discuss their initial impressions (spoiler-free). They also share their thoughts on Google's soon to be released console-less cloud-based gaming platform called "Stadia". In the world of TV, the crew tries to withhold their excitement for the upcoming season of "Game of Thrones"...

In this episode of "The Fun Waste of Time," the crew discuss their impressions of "The Division 2," "Captain Marvel" and Netflix's Korean period zombie show "Kingdom".  Check out and follow "The Fun Waste of Time" on Twitter and Instagram at thefunwasteoftime.

In this episode of "The Fun Waste of Time" one of the crew discusses his home theater and experiences playing video games and watching movies on a 165 inch projector screen with a 7.6.4 Dolby Atmos "3D" surround sound system.  He details some of the equipment, devices and design that make up his theater. The crew also gets into the rumors of a Nintendo and Xbox partnership that could "potentially"...

In this episode of The Fun Waste of Time, the crew discuss the "Anthem" and "Division 2" betas that dropped earlier this month, the James Cameron produced film "Alita Battle Angel", their thoughts on awesome new TV shows such as Netflix' "Kingdom" and comic books titles that are worth a read.

In the first official episode of the Fun Waste of Time, the crew starts the new year off right by closing out old business from last year.  They discuss their top five favorite video games, movies, TV shows and comic books of 2018!  If you love talking shop about your favorite entertainment media and pop culture past-times, don't miss this episode!