http://www.eftrou.com EftRoU - regular thoughts by regular people... Tue, 15 May 2012 12:56:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://feeds.feedburner.com/eftrou Entertainment for the Rest of Us! Entertainment reviews and jocularity! The catch? The EftRoU Crew are John, Jane and Joe Public, regular people sharing their thoughts on movies, music, tv, food... pretty much anything leisurely. The EftRoU Crew no The EftRoU Crew heyyouguys@eftrou.com heyyouguys@eftrou.com (The EftRoU Crew) Copyright © by EftRoU Crew 2009-2012 Entertainment for the Rest of Us! entertainment, movie reviews, TV Reviews, reviews, movie, music, TV, reviews by regular people, reviews by real people, review, comedy, drama http://www.eftrou.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/EFTROULogoRSS.png http://www.eftrou.com TV-PG Colorado Weekly http://www.eftrou.com/index.php/2012/05/15/eftrou-161-fire-fighters-vetrinarians-mindy-kaling/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eftrou-161-fire-fighters-vetrinarians-mindy-kaling http://www.eftrou.com/index.php/2012/05/15/eftrou-161-fire-fighters-vetrinarians-mindy-kaling/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 12:52:47 +0000 SquareRoss http://www.eftrou.com/?p=2992 http://www.eftrou.com/index.php/2012/05/15/eftrou-161-fire-fighters-vetrinarians-mindy-kaling/feed/ 0 'Q',Comedy,Comic Based,Drama,Movies,Romantic Comedy,RomCom,Sci-Fi,SquareRoss,Suspense,TV,TV Review So this week it was just back to Q and I.  We thought with all the big Network up fronts (basically FOX, NBC etc showing off to advertisers what is coming this fall) we should talk about our thoughts of some of the upcoming shows. So this week it was just back to Q and I.  We thought with all the big Network up fronts (basically FOX, NBC etc showing off to advertisers what is coming this fall) we should talk about our thoughts of some of the upcoming shows.  Also we kick things off with the Avengers bill for destroying/saving New York.  Sit back turn it up and enjoy the latest episode! Avengers destruction. So I was reading this the other day and thought it to be rather humorous as well as an excellent topic to talk about with Q as well as get our fans thoughts.  Long story short, the Avengers battle comes to about $160 Billion dollars and is considered an act of God, or as I put it "Puny God". Boobtube Babble Its that wonderful time of the year loved (or hated) by TV fans and advertisers - renewal time.  This year especially is proving to be a unique as many shows are either getting the axe after 8-9 years or have just run the course and its time to move on.  Right now is the time of the year in which most fans like Q and myself hope that some of our beloved shows get picked up (As of this writing FRINGE, Community, Parenthood and others that are our faves made the cut).  While advertisers get to start picking out which shows they are going to back financially for ad placement.  We chat a little about a few of our picks and touch back an episode not long ago where Q and I made some predictions about what we thought would last and what we thought would fail.  Listen in here and tell us your thoughts on what we got right but also tell us if you think we're right again with our latest picks. We hope you enjoy listening and we would love to hear back from you. Feel free to join the conversation on Facebook or twitter via @entfortherest. You can also find the crew on twitter: Q (@aka_q), Mike (@CB_Robinson), ShadyTheBiker (@shadythebiker), and me SquareRoss (@SquareRoss). Until next time stay safe and enjoy your entertainment! The EftRoU Crew no 51:54 http://www.eftrou.com/index.php/2012/05/09/eftrou-160-mullet-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eftrou-160-mullet-time http://www.eftrou.com/index.php/2012/05/09/eftrou-160-mullet-time/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 04:22:10 +0000 SquareRoss http://www.eftrou.com/?p=2972 http://www.eftrou.com/index.php/2012/05/09/eftrou-160-mullet-time/feed/ 0 'Q',Action,Avengers,Comic Based,EftRoU,Entertainment,Geek,Marvel,Mike Leach,Movie Review,Movies,Prometheus This week we assemble earths mightiest entertainment pundits, well almost mightiest, to take on the challenge of the Avengers. Before we tackle some super heroes we catch up with the crew and play "Name That Movie" (a new game from the mind of 'Q') and... This week we assemble earths mightiest entertainment pundits, well almost mightiest, to take on the challenge of the Avengers. Before we tackle some super heroes we catch up with the crew and play "Name That Movie" (a new game from the mind of 'Q') and talk about our upcoming summer movie picks. Name That Movie The crew partakes in a fun game called "Name That Movie". Q toss's out some movie quotes to find out who knows their movies best. I myself did not fair well but my fellow cast mates did a fine job. I personally think Q gave the moderator some easy ones as well as gave Mike some good hints on a couple of his.  Find out who wins and find out who ultimately goes home with nothing. Next stop summer films both bad and good. Being that the summer movie blockbuster season has begun the crew has taken it upon themselves to help you, our fans, with a guide of what to see and not to see this summer. Find out what the crew thinks of some of the upcoming summer flicks. See if our picks surprise you. Feature Flick: Earth's mightiest heroes assemble It's taken 4 years but the greatest movie event has arrived, for both comic book fans and non comic book fans. If your not familiar with this film here's a little back story. At the end credits scene of the first Ironman film Samuel Jackson appears in a quick scene telling Tony Stark about a program called the Avengers initiative. Fast forward 8 different super hero movies later (Thor, Incredible Hulk, Captain America) and we have the Avengers finally assembling into what we felt has set the new standard of comic book films forever (or at least until Avengers 2). Last year the crew touched on some thoughts about this film. In  Episode 122 we chat about Captain America and the Marvel Avengers Civil War Series (Here our prediction on how that will tie into the Avengers movies). In Episode 112, before I was part of the show, the crew talked about the acting ability of some of the actors for the Avengers flick (feel free to fast forward to the 47 minute mark to hear that). Since we had a full crew this week we really get a broad perspective of this film. We hope you enjoy listening and we would love to hear back from you. Feel free to join the conversation on Facebook or twitter via @entfortherest. You can also find the crew on twitter: Q (@aka_q), Mike (@CB_Robinson), ShadyTheBiker (@shadythebiker), The Moderator (@tqphoto), and me SquareRoss (@SquareRoss). Until next time stay safe and enjoy your entertainment! The EftRoU Crew yes 1:14:20 http://www.eftrou.com/index.php/2012/04/25/the-hungry-games-movie-review-plus-robots/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-hungry-games-movie-review-plus-robots http://www.eftrou.com/index.php/2012/04/25/the-hungry-games-movie-review-plus-robots/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 02:11:19 +0000 SquareRoss http://www.eftrou.com/?p=2941 http://www.eftrou.com/index.php/2012/04/25/the-hungry-games-movie-review-plus-robots/feed/ 0 'Q',Action,Comic Based,Comic Books,Entertainment,Geek,Mike Leach,Movie Review,Movies,Reality TV,SquareRoss,TV This week the crew gets hungry for The Hunger Games, we touch on the book and compare how different the movie seems to be.  We also talk a little about two Robot themed shows coming our way. So, sit back and enjoy another great EftRoU. This week the crew gets hungry for The Hunger Games, we touch on the book and compare how different the movie seems to be.  We also talk a little about two Robot themed shows coming our way. So, sit back and enjoy another great EftRoU. Feature Flick We kick this week's show off by doing something we haven't done in a long time, a movie review... The Hunger Games (2012).  If you haven't heard about the The Hunger Games (Wikipedia), you've been under a rock, it's the first book of three written by Suzanne Collins and takes place after an unknown apocalyptic event. The basic idea... to help keep the peace and to remind citizen of a time that was much worse the leaders pit young men and women against each other in a fight to the death. Nice right! The film stars rising star Jennifer Lawrence (X-Men: First Class, Winters Bone), Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Banks (40-Year old virgin, The Next 3 Days) as well as many others, including a solid performance by Woody Harrelson.  Most people probably won't catch the surprisingly good performance by musician Lenny Kravitz, we did.  The crew and I took some time to share our thoughts about what was missing in the movie. Listen in to see if we thought the movie held up to what was in the book. Thief of Thieves Our resident expert, Mike, helps us out with getting the background on a new AMC show called "The Thief of Thieves". It's a new show based on a comic book. Now you see why we needed Mike's help. As you all know we enjoy us some comics and once again Mike helps us get it right. Robots and Reboots Next the crew dives into the world of Robots and Reality TV... this time being brought to us by James Cameron.  Cameron will produce a weekly series called RoboGedon, similar to Battle Bots & Robot Wars.  Both of those shows featured competitors facing off in a fight to the death against other robots (Kinda got a theme running with this episode). We take some time to talk about Jamie Hyneman's, of Mythbusters fame, Blendo robot and the show RobotWars featuring Grant Imahara's Deadblow.  Q and I are looking forward to seeing this show and are hoping they bring back some of these guys whose careers obviously haven't deviated to far from where it all began. And last but not least its time for another reboot, this time... Short Circuit (1986).  A more menacing "Johnny 5" has been proposed by director Tim Hill. Check out the article here.  Q is excited about a more "Menacing" Johnny 5 and I'm still crying about another part of my childhood being remade. As Q says I need to get over it, plus he calls me old. Here is the link to our previous show we referenced. And we would love to hear from you on our Facebook page so leave us a comment or two there. We hope you enjoy listening and we would love to hear back from you. Feel free to join the conversation on Facebook or twitter via @entfortherest you can also find the crew on twitter: Q (@aka_q), Mike (@CB_Robinson), and me SquareRoss (@SquareRoss). Until next time stay safe and enjoy your entertainment! The EftRoU Crew yes 51:53 http://www.eftrou.com/index.php/2012/04/17/chipotle-sony-money-movies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chipotle-sony-money-movies http://www.eftrou.com/index.php/2012/04/17/chipotle-sony-money-movies/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 03:31:07 +0000 SquareRoss http://www.eftrou.com/?p=2908 http://www.eftrou.com/index.php/2012/04/17/chipotle-sony-money-movies/feed/ 0 'Q',Chipotle,Entertainment,Food,Food Review,Fun,Mike Leach,Movies,Restaurant,SquareRoss,Technology,TV Q, Square and Mike return this week to bring you the latest in entertainment news as well as our thoughts on whatever comes to our minds.  This week we had some fun chatting about Chipotle, Sony and our favorite money themed movies. Q, Square and Mike return this week to bring you the latest in entertainment news as well as our thoughts on whatever comes to our minds.  This week we had some fun chatting about Chipotle, Sony and our favorite money themed movies. And just for the fun of it, we also introduce the world to Squario? Chipotle vs. McDonald's The crew talks about a recent article that is coming out talking about how consumers are more inclined to go for a Chipotle Burrito aka "Burrito Pillow" (As noted by SquareRoss) than a McDonalds BBQ Wrap offerings.  The crew definitely can confirm that we have a clear winner in our opinion and speak from personal experience on the topic.  One of the big moves though by Chipotle was to get "Back to the Basics" as seen here in this commercial that has aired before movies and even during the Grammy's earlier this year.  You can see the video here Chipotle "Back to the Basics". If you are feeling nostalgic you can also listen to EftRoU's 5th show, where Q and Na review Chipotle. The Great SONY restructuring. So Sony is in the midst of a huge change in the way they do things and run, starting with laying off over 10,000 employee in various areas of the company.  The crew talks innovation and whether Sony still can pull off a major comeback like Apple did in the 90's into 2000.  The crew talks about all kinds of things relating to the company. Especially the emerging interactive controls coming out for TVs and if that is truly innovative or just a fad? Speaking of Money... The crew decided to continue on with the subject of money and discusses some of the best money themed movies and what we like about them.  Mike, Q and Square definitely have some interesting picks including Oceans 11 (2001), Brewster's Millions, Wall Street (1987) and some others that you might not expect or have thought of. If you can think of a movie or two that we forgot leave us a comment. We hope you enjoy listening and we would love to hear back from you. Feel free to join the conversation on Facebook or twitter via @entfortherest you can also find the crew on twitter: Q (@aka_q), Mike (@CB_Robinson), and me SquareRoss (@SquareRoss). Until next time stay safe and enjoy your entertainment! The EftRoU Crew yes 53:26 http://www.eftrou.com/index.php/2012/04/14/nhl-playoffs-2012-syfy-dream-machine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nhl-playoffs-2012-syfy-dream-machine http://www.eftrou.com/index.php/2012/04/14/nhl-playoffs-2012-syfy-dream-machine/#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 02:42:22 +0000 Q http://www.eftrou.com/?p=2890 http://www.eftrou.com/index.php/2012/04/14/nhl-playoffs-2012-syfy-dream-machine/feed/ 0 'Q',Comic Books,Guest,Hockey,Mike Leach,Reality TV,Sci-Fi,sports,SquareRoss,SyFy,Video on Demand,VOD   - This week we welcome Tapeleg from The Rink Podcast to lay some hockey science on us as well as share his entertainment prowess. The regular crew minus Shady are also in studio to discuss a new reality TV show on SyFy called Dream Machines,   This week we welcome Tapeleg from The Rink Podcast to lay some hockey science on us as well as share his entertainment prowess. The regular crew minus Shady are also in studio to discuss a new reality TV show on SyFy called Dream Machines, The TV show Comic Book Men, some NHL Hockey playoffs and Square Ross provides a review of the movie Comic Con. BoobTube Babble: As most of you know I love me some reality TV, well TV in general. If you didn't know just check out out my bio on our cast page. Any way we discuss a new show on the SyFy channel called Dream Machines. The conversation changes quickly in to how SyFy has lost it's way. In addition to Dream Machine we also talk about the AMC show Comic Book Men. During this discussion we learn that Tapeleg has a passion for comics and Mike is a bigger fan of the podcast than the TV show. Listen in and find out what I think of this show. Video on Demand Review: If you recall we discussed the documentary Comic Con on last week's show. We are all excited to see this one but so far only Square Ross took the time to rent it and watch. See what he thinks of this movie and find out if you can follow the rat whole we go down. It's lots of fun for all... NHL Hockey playoffs: As I mentioned above Tapeleg joined us on this episode to share is expertise as the host of 'The Rink Podcast'. The crew and I share our predictions as to who will win in the first round. We also had some fun to help Square out by making some interesting analogies between Sci-Fi characters and the hockey teams in the playoffs. Let us know if any of these analogies are accurate or helpful. I also made a reference to Tim Thomas's credit card commercial, check it out by watching below: httpv://youtu.be/08bAl2bqb0w We hope you enjoy listening and we would love to hear back from you. Feel free to join the conversation on Facebook or twitter via @entfortherest you can also find the crew on twitter: Q (@aka_q), Mike (@CB_Robinson), and me SquareRoss (@SquareRoss). Until next time... The EftRoU Crew yes 1:38:17 http://www.eftrou.com/index.php/2012/04/05/eftrou-156-you-take-midol/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eftrou-156-you-take-midol http://www.eftrou.com/index.php/2012/04/05/eftrou-156-you-take-midol/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 21:26:22 +0000 Q http://www.eftrou.com/?p=2879 http://www.eftrou.com/index.php/2012/04/05/eftrou-156-you-take-midol/feed/ 0 Comic Based,EatSleepGeek,Entertainment,Fantasy,News,Reality TV,Sci-Fi,TV,TV Review   - Once again... me and the crew cover a lot of entertainment ground in this episode. Be sure to listen in to learn how much Square Ross likes Dr Who. Plus you will get a nice surprise at the end so be sure to listen to the entire episode.   Once again... me and the crew cover a lot of entertainment ground in this episode. Be sure to listen in to learn how much Square Ross likes Dr Who. Plus you will get a nice surprise at the end so be sure to listen to the entire episode. Some Doctor Who News: For all you Doctor Who fans out there, Square Ross and Mike share how they feel about some of the upcoming changes. In addition Mike reveals a theory on the next Doctor. Announcements: At first we were not sure... but it looks like it wasn't an April Fools joke. Ashton Kutcher will star in the movie Jobs. That's right if you haven't heard about it by now the king of Twitter will be playing the most innovative leader of our time, Mr. Steve Jobs. Find out if we think he can pull it off. Our Little Geek Fest: Executive producer Stan Lee, Gill Champion, Joss Whedon and Harry Knowles bring you the next big documentary for all us super geeks.  On April 6th you can download Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fans Hope a film by Morgan Spurlock. During this segment of the show Mike shares his experience at Comic-Con while Square and I wish we could attend. We also find out that Mike would look down on me if I did attend Comic-Con, listen in and find out why. Total Recall Reboot: On April 2nd the first trailer for Total Recall hit the Interwebs. Learn what we think about this reboot. Then tell us what you think by leaving a comment or sharing a comment on our Facebook page. Comfort Shows: Our last segment is all about TV shows that make us happy. We share, even though it's embarrassing, what TV shows we love to watch. See if any of these shows are a must see for you. Feel free to share with us what TV shows you love to watch when ever you see their names on your cable guide. We hope you enjoy listening and we would love to hear back from you. Feel free to join the conversation on Facebook or twitter via @entfortherest you can also find the crew on twitter: Q (@aka_q), Mike (@CB_Robinson), and me SquareRoss (@SquareRoss). Until next time... The EftRoU Crew no 1:14:13 http://www.eftrou.com/index.php/2012/03/29/eftrou-155-alcatraz-finale-and-walking-dead-finale/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eftrou-155-alcatraz-finale-and-walking-dead-finale http://www.eftrou.com/index.php/2012/03/29/eftrou-155-alcatraz-finale-and-walking-dead-finale/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:30:29 +0000 SquareRoss http://www.eftrou.com/?p=2844 http://www.eftrou.com/index.php/2012/03/29/eftrou-155-alcatraz-finale-and-walking-dead-finale/feed/ 0 'Q',Alcatraz,Awards,Comic Based,DVD Review,Entertainment,Fantasy,Movie Review,Movie Trailers,Movies,Once upon a time,Shady the Biker   - The crew is back with everyone but Mike! So it was up to Q, Shady and Myself (SquareRoss) to give you some great entertainment news and our thoughts on: The Descendants, Once Upon a Time possibly influencing some upcoming movie releases,   The crew is back with everyone but Mike! So it was up to Q, Shady and Myself (SquareRoss) to give you some great entertainment news and our thoughts on: The Descendants, Once Upon a Time possibly influencing some upcoming movie releases, We talk the finale of Alcatraz, Walking Deads new character! and what shows were watching and how amazing Tom Hardy is. Talking some walkers and a herd I was corrected tonight that in the ""The Walking Dead" (2010) universe a large group of zombies err..."walkers" is a "herd".  The guys chat about the finales new character intro as well as our thoughts on how the graphic novel compared to the TV show from what we've seen. Descendants Movie Review Q and Shady recently had the chance to see the movie The Descendants (2011) and share their thoughts on the movie. Plus they discuss if it deserved winning its recent OSCAR for adapted screen play. Once upon a time influence The crew touches on the fact that both Mirror Mirror (2012) and Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) both are coming out right along the same time as "Once Upon a Time" (2011) (TV series) will be wrapping up its season. And is a show like this able to influence major Hollywood studios in moving up release dates for shows?  Also what do you think of the trailer for Snow white and the Huntsman? Closing the door on Alcatraz and Tom Hardy as a Villain? Lastly the crew talks about the finale of "Alcatraz" (2012) and how well done the show is along with some other bits and pieces from warrior and just how freaking amazing Tom Hardy is. We hope you enjoy listening and we would love to hear back from you. Feel free to join the conversation on twitter via @entfortherest you can also find the crew on twitter: Q (@aka_q), Shady (@ShadyTheBiker), and me SquareRoss (@SquareRoss). Until next time stay safe and enjoy your entertainment! The EftRoU Crew yes 50:36 http://www.eftrou.com/index.php/2012/03/18/review-of-here-and-now-by-nickelback/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=review-of-here-and-now-by-nickelback http://www.eftrou.com/index.php/2012/03/18/review-of-here-and-now-by-nickelback/#comments Sun, 18 Mar 2012 18:05:58 +0000 Shady the Biker http://www.eftrou.com/?p=2800 http://www.eftrou.com/index.php/2012/03/18/review-of-here-and-now-by-nickelback/feed/ 0 http://www.eftrou.com/index.php/2012/03/12/eftrou-154-hockey-3d-squareross-manor-zombies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eftrou-154-hockey-3d-squareross-manor-zombies http://www.eftrou.com/index.php/2012/03/12/eftrou-154-hockey-3d-squareross-manor-zombies/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:11:01 +0000 SquareRoss http://www.eftrou.com/?p=2807 http://www.eftrou.com/index.php/2012/03/12/eftrou-154-hockey-3d-squareross-manor-zombies/feed/ 0 'Q',Alcatraz,Basketball,Entertainment,Fringe,Goon,Hockey,HUGO,Mass Effect,Mike Leach,Movies,Reality TV Once again the crew is bringing you all the great entertainment from all points of the "Entertainment" universe.  We talk a little about the Movie GOON, Walter Murch's thoughts on 3D, Mass Effect 3, SquareRoss manor... Once again the crew is bringing you all the great entertainment from all points of the "Entertainment" universe.  We talk a little about the Movie GOON, Walter Murch's thoughts on 3D, Mass Effect 3, SquareRoss manor... and top it off with some chat about Terra Nova being canceled, oh yea some zombies from "The Walking Dead", so kick back, turn it up and enjoy! This and that The crew is back minus Shady who couldn't make it this week, but returning from his hockey nights Mike is back!  We kick things off with another cornucopia with bits and pieces from all over.  The crew talks some video games as well as rumors of Netflix picking up canceled shows to give them an additional leg up on the competition. To 3D or not to 3D? The crew talks/discus's/debates if 3D is good or bad after reading a post which can be found here by Walter Murch.  What are your thoughts do you agree or disagree with the crew?  Also will some day our only choice be 3D films or will 2D movies still be around? GOON and HUGO We touch on the movies GOON and Hugo which just hit DVD/Blu-Ray/Digital release.  Whats unique about GOON is how its been marketed and released.  Long story short, it wasn't picked up by a major US studio right away and ended up being released over in the UK first. It has made its release on many US outlets in the recent last couple months, now available Online through iTunes, March 28th on HDNet Movies and on March 30th in select theaters.  Mike talks about his thoughts on the movie and a little personal hockey history to go along with it.  Q and Mike also touch on HUGO and what they thought of the film and the "PSA" it was putting out at least according to Q.  This is also Martin Scorsese's first family film. A little TV chatter The crew tops of the show with a little bit of TV news and hopefully some insight into the big events of "The Walking Dead", if you haven't seen (Warning Spoilers Ahead) or heard (Warning... Spoilers Ahead) about what happened than you live under a rock as its been spoiled every which way and the other and was already known to happen due to the graphics novel's storyline which the show is taken from. We hope you enjoy listening and we would love to hear back from you. Feel free to join the conversation on twitter via @entfortherest you can also find the crew on twitter: Q (@aka_q), Mike (@cb_robinson), and me SquareRoss (@SquareRoss). Until next time stay safe and enjoy your entertainment! The EftRoU Crew yes 1:22:40 http://www.eftrou.com/index.php/2012/03/11/review-of-van-halen-a-different-kind-of-truth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=review-of-van-halen-a-different-kind-of-truth http://www.eftrou.com/index.php/2012/03/11/review-of-van-halen-a-different-kind-of-truth/#comments Sun, 11 Mar 2012 17:31:30 +0000 Shady the Biker http://www.eftrou.com/?p=2794 http://www.eftrou.com/index.php/2012/03/11/review-of-van-halen-a-different-kind-of-truth/feed/ 0