The Say Report

Our second entry in our Very Special Episode series of the films that made us from 2007 is the Jerry Seinfeld Dreamworks collaboration “Bee Movie” Listen as we revisit the film that shook us so deeply to our cores that we ended up cancelling our plans for a double feature so we can pause and reflect on what were had just experienced and see how much our opinions have changed in the last 15 years. 

In this week’s episode of The Say Report we discuss the important difference between a show getting cancelled vs. a show ending and how it is an important distinction that we as a society seemed to lose somewhere along the way. We also address the newest sitcom from Nickelodeon that seems to exclusively have Devon as the target audience and the video games we have been playing to pass the time bef...

After predicting the winner of this year’s Super Bowl we kind of let things get away from us as we discuss the mental gymnastics required to enjoy sports as we are halfway through one of the most controversial Olympics in recent history, comedy biopics, hoping to make light of such controversies, being welcomed back to Raccoon City, and the announcement of a resurrection of an old cancelled animat...

After 23 years Devon finally sat down and watched “Fight Club” and he has some thoughts to share about the experience, which please Sejohn because it finally recontextuallizes most of the conversations your two host companions have had over the course of their 17 years of friendship In addition to discussing the film that Leonardo DiCaprio once referred to as the Citizen Kane of his generation in...

On this episode of The Say Report Sejohn recounts his time at Sundance 2022 and the films he thinks people should keep an eye out for in the coming year. In addition we discuss Disney+ and its role in the streaming landscape, Devon’s first time experiences with “He’s All That” and “Beverly Hills Cop,” and a brief brief glance into the video games your host-companions have been playing as of late. 

In this very special episode we kick off our 2022 theme of revisiting those films that Devon and Sejohn saw together 15 years ago for the first time in theater in 2007 and what better place to start than with the double feature that started this whole train of cinematic adventures off "Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer" and "Ocean’s Thirteen."  Episode Artwork by Dayle Decker

In our second Epicsode we are joined by Will to discuss every iteration of How I Met Your Mother. From the first series that ran from 2005-2014, the failed pilot for How I Met Your Dad from 2014, and the latest iteration How I Met Your Father that premiered on Hulu this past week.  Along the way we will explore the effect the franchise has on each of us on personal level as well as our social grou...

We celebrate the first episode of Season 6 of the Say Report, and what would have been Betty White's 100th Birthday, by detailing our plans for the year including our first Epicode focusing on the How I Met Your Mother Universe and its growth in 2022, the theme of this years Very Special Episodes, and a glance back at how far we have come as podcasters in the last five years.

In our Season Five Finale we discuss what it has been like making plans when it seems like it will be another year in lockdown, which leads us down a wonderful winding path of CW Production Models, the connections between “Sex and the City” and “iCarly,” the obsolescence mantra of modern American capitalism, and some recent experiences with video games.  Thanks to all those who have been here for...

In our first episode of 2022, we discuss all of the things we did with our final week of 2021… Including watching potential Oscar contenders, trying our hand at the new raid in the Square Enix Avengers game, and the current state of the box office as filtered through the lens of success experienced by “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”

For our last very special episode of 2021 we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of “Not Another Teen Movie” with a discussion on the whys and hows of its cultural significance and the state of comedy in the early aughts.

In this time capsule episode (recorded on 12/15/2021) we begin the new tradition of our first episode after Christmas exploring the Family Ninja Films from our youth by discussing Michael Pressman's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze"  the sanitized sequel to the original cinematic adaptation of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to honor its 30 year anniversary.

Our last new episode of 2021 has us digging deep into the darker parts of the third act that is the holiday season, exposing and exploring those negative parts of the world before ultimately rising from the ashes like a phoenix to illuminate all of the positive aspects that are still out there to celebrate this holiday season. 

This week’s episode sees your host companions discuss the nature of the sequel set at Christmas before exploring how we have been preparing for “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” Then we dive into a discussion surrounding the true politics present in “Tom Clancy’s The Division.”  Finally we wrap things up with Devon sharing his thoughts on the latest sitcoms recreated live before a studio audience.

This episode of the Say Report we discuss the latest controversy to hit the funny pages and re-explore the discussion about holographic/digital recreations of the famous deceased as highlighted in the new Ghostbusters film.  Then Devon shared his latest adventures in nostalgia reminiscing about working at the local radio station and competing at playing retro video games. 

Coming back to the microphones after taking some time off to celebrate Thanksgiving. This episode sees us discussing the latest cinematic and streaming content from the Marvel Universe plus a look at the state of video games as we explore the issues with the remastered releases of Pokemon Diamond and Pearl and Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition

In this supersized crossover thanksgiving special. Devon and Sejohn from the Say Report are joined by their Quiz Master General Will Fournier to discuss the differences between their podcast and the Adam Sandler Cinematic Universe podcast and take a quiz to put their knowledge about Mr. Sandler on display.  Then Sejohn and Devon as the Co-Curators of the ASCU step up to the plate to discuss 2011’s...

An off the cuff comment before we began recording inspired a journey into the surprisingly deep lore of "Ghost Writer," a show with various spinoffs and reboots that acts as a perfect mirror to the feelings both Devon and Sejohn are facing now that "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" has been unleashed into the world.  Then we take a deadly serious look at what society returning to normal after the COVID-19...

After a brief explanation regarding why we have never discussed “Shrek” on the show we shill for our mouse eared overlord in celebration of two years of Disney+ and the contributions that the streaming service have brought to the world of entertainment… good, bad, and ugly.

This week, fueled by a meal from the pop-up Mooby’s at Rhode Island Comic Con, Devon broaches the topic of conventions in a post COVID-19 world, the current state of television sitcoms, and the forced sending of letters during the public education process. 

It has been 250 episodes of the Say Report and we acknowledge the accomplishment by discussing other shows that have passed this auspicious milestone.  Luckily Sejohn is standing by to make sure we make good on our promise to discuss Denis Villeneuve’s first part of “DUNE,”  when Devon decides to revisits one of his first podcasting endeavors by re-discussing Curious George’s Halloween special and...

With the latest Ghostbusters sequel supposedly releasing sometime soon, we decide to journey back five years to answer the call of Paul Feig's 2016 reboot of the franchise, in an effort to discuss what worked, what didn't work, and what lessons we can all learn when it comes time to assess how we feel about Afterlife.

This episode we explore the dark side of subscribing to streaming services as it relates to ad-free viewing or the lack thereof.  Sejohn played some Super Mario RPG and is finally ready to take the plunge into some of the other RPG’s that Squaresoft released on the SNES.  Then tying into last week’s Time Capsule release Devon watched Mike Judge’s “Extract” in an effort to see how it measures up ag...

In this Time Capsule episode Devon and Sejohn use the 25th Anniversary of Mike Judge’s first feature length film to look back and celebrate the entire entertainment empire that Judge has built for himself and the greater effect it has had on not only popular culture but the world at large. 

This week we examine the internet outages over the past seven days and how they affected us on a global and local level. Then Sejohn celebrates an early birthday present and the esoteric piece of comic book history it immortalizes and Devon shares his first impression of the latest adventure starring Samus Aran: Metroid Dread.