The Jacked Up Review Show

Rapper/business personnel MoneyBag Mia returns for another deep dive chat! Why does social media tend to be so melodramatic? How many fake promos and attention-whoring photos do we see way too much of these days? Why could possibly replace Tik Tok at this point? How many legit talents and inspirational messages can we actually find in this messy online world? How many are spam bots and soulless bu...

Michael Weston and Co. are burned in Miami and on the run as vigilante fugitives who help other ex-cons and civilians in jeopardy on Burn Notice. Why is Jon a super-fan of this USA Network cable show? Where does it rank on Bruce Campbell's resume of witty roles? Does it handle its escapism rather well or does it hit a few dents in the road? Is it all rather family friendly for the most part? And i...

Everything Lord of the Rings is detailed! The films, the upcoming show predictions, the books, the 70s cartoon films, the badass video games and the overall fandom (as well as some of the fan-films!). Why is the original LOTR trilogy so damn perfect in our eyes? Why is it cool to knock the "long ending" to Return of the King these days? What chapter from the first book did they wisely omit from th...

Jon and I finalize the music-by-era chats (for awhile) with the 2010s being detailed in as best we can. Why was this so hard to come up with anything that truly stood out this time? What songs get played on iTunes but zero airtime on any user playlists or public radio stations? Why do all the atrocious songs keep getting Grammie nominations? Are Rap and Pop music essentially soulless nowadays? And...

This President's Day, we premiere to you all a special on both key political drama shows that mix in themes on personal integrity, soul-sucking dilemmas and other foreign espionage while inserting commentary mirroring today's current events. How many West Wing filmmakers worked on both shows? Why were both contain such a fanbase on networks that clearly didn't appreciate them enough? Is Designated...

The 13th and newest season of Mystery Science Theater 3000 was wise to hire a rising comedic talent who's resume included: Sesame Street workshop training, trumpet playing, being a MadCap Puppet Troupe member, being part of the Atlanta film scene and finally landing a role on the show after reading thru job listings on the Playbill casting calls! Emily K. Marsh has many other hilarious stories and...

After Dina and I noted the pros of Canada's most visionary shows Continuum, The Expanse and Dark Matter, we couldn't help ourselves and kept talking! How many other gem-filled shows are just waiting to be rediscovered on either the internet or home media? How many can you easily find on YouTube/DailyMotion in a second? How many X-Files/Stargate type actors can one spot rather occasionally? And mor...

Jon and I close up our second-to-last takedown of songs from an era by tackling the 2000s. How many bands did we discover by accident? How many talented independent bands can we find but yet they got little fanfare? How many were well-promoted thru iTunes (years before Spotify and other sites picked up the slack)? Any particular ear-worms that are catchy but actually pretty deep at times? And more...

Author and comic book writer Lynsey G joins Jon and I again to break down the songs that truly summed up the 1990s with a bang! Why are so many of them recognizable yet we don't know the artist or song name off the top of our heads? Which ones just make one want to actually party/dance? How many of them came to bigger prominence in a blockbuster film and, as a result, only remind of us of said fil...

Three rather recent giants of SciFi genre emerged courtesy of Canada's best visionaries: Continuum, The Expanse and Dark Matter! Why was time travel all of a sudden cool again with Continuum's narrative? Why The Expanse does what Game of Thrones wishes it could had actually done on a much grander scale? Why Dark Matter was cancelled before its time by the powers that be? How many X-Files/Stargate...

Jon and I chat again only this time about the 1980s decade in music albums. All kinds of hard rock and metal to pop and electronic. Why are so many of these bands rudely ignored? What lesser played music and band team-ups need more admiration? What duos don't even get their deep tracks played on the radio anymore these days? And more music fandom on display! #decade #music #tracks #greatesthits #e...

You read it right! We're talking everything about Hasbro's number one toy turned franchise: Transformers with superfine Robb Maynard (Reels of Justice Podcast) and Christopher Colon (Two Strangers, One Podcast)! All you need to know from the different eras of the cartoon to the different types of toy lines. From the comic books to the CGI animated cartoons and specials to the live-action films. To...

Steve Sullivan (no relation, I swear) joins Jon Mark & I to help us sum up what songs perfectly sum up the 1970s decade in music! Which songs are instant earworms for so many reasons (other than that they're the most constantly replayed on the radio)? How many motown, jazz, rock and folk music can we sum up that hits some kind of emotional depth unlike any other? How many other underrated albu...

Two more edgy Tom Fontana (Homicide: Life on the Street, St. Elsewhere) crime shows are reviewed: HBO's first big primetime show Oz and Showtime's recent entry City on a Hill! Mike Hartshorn joins me in how Oz might both be one of our absolute favorite shows still to date. What connections to they have to Fontana's St. Elsewhere universe? Is City's main role for Kevin Bacon easily on of his best a...

In another Black History Month focused episode, Courtney A. Kemp's Power franchise is examined by both actress Tondalaya Jefferson and I! Does this deserve merit as the most urban cable channel show since The Wire? Why is Ghost so perfectly portrayed by Omari Hardwick? What other key figures at Starz premium channel wanted to make this their Sopranos/Breaking Bad equivalent? Now, that we see where...

Jim joins me again for the second Black History Month focused episode. We chat about Dick Wolf's return to the Miami Vice territory he first got his feet wet doing with New York Undercover, which starred Cool Running's Malik Yoba, a recurring villainous role by Ice-T and a neat R&B/Rap soundtrack. Is this still Yoba's best show role to date (which was years before his parts on Alphas, Revoluti...

Both of David Simon's adapted works are examined in close detail with the help of superman Jim McKeone! The first of many Black History Month themed focused episodes mainly sum up how both Baltimore-set shows were able to capture a big crowd years later and win much critical acclaim despite gaining low viewership and hardly any awards. How many big names got their start directing, writing or actin...

A day before the beginning of Black History Month, I let fellow Trekkie Geoffrey Williams talk with me about Star Trek: The Next Generation era's of spin-offs, Deep Space Nine and Voyager (both of which ran for 7 years each). Why did DS9 take three seasons to really start kicking into gear (and was Worf or O'Brien allowed far more character development as a result of transferring to this spin-off)...

Once again, my fellow guests and I run into trouble trying to figure out why some independent comedy films get no attention or proper distribution despite some pitch-perfect stand-up comedians as the stars. Why are some of them not funny to mainstream audiences? Are some of these not dating too well due to some risqué or non-PC humor in them? Are some of them just generally hard to get a hold up a...

Jon and I sum up the worst musicians, genres and bands (past and present) that we had the misfortune of listening to. Which ones literally clogged up our ears with their nonsensical lyrics? Which ones are still going and got inexplicable amount of Grammie nominations/wins? And which ones had a few catchy singles but virtually ZERO range? All that and more shit-talking! #music #Overrated #Bands #Sh...

More cult comedy films get summed up on the podcast tonight! Why are some of these cult films hard to track down? Which ones were easily affordable (as opposed to being far too expensive)? Are there any that got rising or well-known actors in them? Sit down for a casual film chat! #films #comedies #mainstream #independent #cult #unknown #amusing #raunchy #fun #lighthearted #energetic #sundance #sh...

Films of both a fictional and non-fictional nature are tackled regarding real-life injustices from previous eras and today. We detail why some of these important stories needed to be told but were they properly told? Which ones are cheesy or melodramatic but still hit home on their topics? And which shows and mini-series (of the past and present) are just well put together legal thrillers? All tha...

Mike Culton (Buzzed Movies) returns once again to help recommend some sleeper comedic films of both a mainstream and independent nature. I recommend a few different ones that I encountered at 2 AM on the numerous film channels and at discount film stores. Why do some unknown films actually deserve a chance? Are some obscure films more amusing because of how largely ignored they were? How many of t...

Huge Trekkie Barbara MacDonald and TikTok's Curtis Colon help sum up why The Next Generation era of Star Trek is a pivotal moment in the SciFi genre as well as arguably one of the best chapters of the entire series still to this date. Predictions on the follow-up's Picard: Season 2, what underrated recurring characters should return at some point and other lively chat occurs! Why Wesley is not an...

Darren Gaskell from podcasts such as Socially Distanced and The HD Movie Podcast helps me sum up some more underrated entries in the Giallo Horror-Mystery film subgenre! Which ones still divide their audiences to this very day? Which ones are due for a rewatch? And which ones we find are continually becoming more influential the more they're rediscovered! All that and more stabbings, shocking cont...