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This is the kind of thing that you can expect to see in Piranha 3-D according to our conversation this week, only with less clothes and an extra dimension. Honestly, this is fun for the whole family.

That said we’re back this week, albeit a little more low key than usual. I think vacation, coupled with a 3-day weekend pretty much sapped our strength.  Next week we should be back to our usual mediocre form. I plan on just looking at the side picture to get some strength.

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We run our sound effects from an older mac laptop who’s sound capabilities are currently on life support which might explain the various pops and crackles during this weeks show. Not exactly sure what we’ll replace it with once it gives up the ghost. If it was up to Doug I’m sure that we wouldn’t replace it at all, but I am determined to continue annoying him and our audience with more and more quotes and effects.

This week we chat a bit about some verboten topics including Star Wars and Lost. How Lucas can manage to get such attention and reaction to a 15 second twenty-seven year old piece of footage is a continuing testament to just how ingrained the Star Wars mythos is in our collective consciousness. For those of you that haven’t seen it here’s a link that is still live to see the footage.

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Episode one hundred and ten is up. We talk about Inception, but probably not for as long as you’d think we would. It would have just been us gushing about stuff for way too long. What really needs to be emphasized, in my opinion, is the amazing work that Nolan did with structure in this film. The third act doesn’t let up, and the gripping nesting-doll plotlines, each with their own ticking clocks, are pretty amazing. Especially when you consider that everything in each of those stories is taking place in dreams.

We also argue about Superman, and Jose basically just reads you facts about this week’s True Blood that he ripped off of another website.

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One of the things we talked about this week was the ousting of Edward Norton from the Avengers movie by Kevin Feige in a not so diplomatic announcement. Quoting here from the press release…

“We have made the decision to not bring Ed Norton back to portray the title role of Bruce Banner in the Avengers. Our decision is definitely not one based on monetary factors, but instead rooted in the need for an actor who embodies the creativity and collaborative spirit of our other talented cast members. The Avengers demands players who thrive working as part of an ensemble, as evidenced by Robert, Chris H, Chris E, Sam, Scarlett, and all of our talented casts. We are looking to announce a name actor who fulfills these requirements, and is passionate about the iconic role in the coming weeks.”

Strong words any way you slice it. It was pretty well documented that Norton and Feige clashed heads over the final cut of the Incredible Hulk film two years ago and we all know how that ended. So maybe Norton was right? Maybe Feige blames Norton for the Hulk’s middling box office returns? (IMHO the movie relied way too much on CGI trickery and action at the expense of character and story) Who knows? Fact is Norton is out and now we’ll get the 3rd actor in 7 years to play the part of Dr. Bruce Banner.

Honestly it’s too bad. I think Norton brought a lightness and charm to Banner that had been missing since the Original TV series and is only now being rediscovered in the comics. Also, I’d rather have an actor who willing to fight for a better movie than one who’s just willing to play ball. That said, I’m typing on a blog and don’t have to make multi-million dollar decisions. So, there’s that.

We also talk about some other stuff but if you’re reading this you’ve probably listened to the podcast already.

(I would like a DVD release of Norton’s cut of the film, BTW)

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New podcast, recorded on Easter Sunday because we are just that dedicated to bring our opinions to you on a regular basis. You can now click on that sexy little box up there to listen to it, or your can go right here and do it the old fashioned way. Be aware that we start off with a big conversation about comic books, so if you don’t care about that, skip ahead like 22 minutes to hear me complain about Lost some more.

There’s no news this week, partially because I don’t think anything actually happened but also because we were hit with the end of Blackest Night, the long-awaited (by me, anyway) return of Stargate Universe (I don’t understand why it’s called that), another mediocre episode of Lost, and the triumphant return of Doctor Who. At least in the U.K. If you are in America, you can see it on BBC America in two weeks. But we’ll be way ahead of you by then, you hippie.

In this week’s new episode, which you can find right here, we argue about Lost for a while and then talk about Mass Effect for like thirty minutes. But that part is at the end, the very last thing, and so you can just cut it off before then if you don’t want the ending of the game spoiled, or if you don’t like to hear us talking about sex with polygonal video game characters.

I mentioned a blog called “The Final Season of Lost as Seen by Someone Who’s Never Seen Lost,” which is hilarious, and definitely worth reading. It is impossible, as you will hear, for either of us to think about the current season without taking into account everything that came before it, for better or worse. Very interesting to hear someone talk about the show who has never seen it before this season.

Here is a new episode. Over here is a wikipedia article that explains the significance of the number 93, which I mentioned briefly in the opening of this week’s show. Please note that I am not a Thelemite, I just lived with one for a while.

This week, Jose and I argue about the merits of being overweight in Hollywood and bicker about trailers.

In our new podcast we spend a lot of time discussing casting rumors for the new Captain America film, news that put the Internet into a tailspin (which side of the Internet is the back side?) last week. The names on the list are a little surprising, and I would bring up the age-old adage of “no one thought Michael Keaton would be a good Batman, but he was,” except none of these guys are Michael Keaton. Although if they do a Blue Beetle movie, Krasinski would make a hell of a Ted Kord.

Listen or face the consequences!

After a week off, the new podcast is up right here. There’s talk of nominees, fat directors, and missing Oceanic aircraft.

Here’s a link to Jose’s Best Thing for this week, Dolph Lundgren in a rousing rendition of “A Little Less Conversation” on a Swedish show of some kind. I don’t really know what else to say about it.

It was totally Jose’s turn this week. But it’s Tuesday night and I am a stand-up guy, so I guess I’ll do it.

New episode is right here. Due to the holiday there wasn’t much news out this week, nor was there any television to speak of, so I’m not entirely sure what we actually talked about. It’s a short show. Here is the picture of the cast of The Losers we discussed:

It’s a really great book, very cinematic, so hopefully they won’t fuck it up too much. The cast looks pretty much spot on. Tune in next week for a much more professional hour and my summary of the shocking mid-season finale of Stargate Universe.