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EftRou 144: 2011 Thoughts and 2012 Predictions

3-January-2012 By
EftRou 144

Another short one for all of you to enjoy.  Tonight its just Q and myself (SquareRoss) as the rest of the crew is wrapping up the holidays.  Q & I look back on 2011 topics that caught our eye and look forward and share what we think is going to be some highlights of 2012.  Enjoy and as usual share your thoughts with us.

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2011 Look Back

American Chopper Live: The Buildoff

American Chopper Live: The Buildoff

So Q & I wanted to kick off 2012 aka Season 3 of EftRou by taking a look back at the highlights of 2011 and sharing with you a few things that stood out for us as interesting moments in entertainment and beyond.  Q has some TV/Movie highlights as well as some thoughts about the Live special of American Chopper.  I happened to go with my Geekier side talking some video games as well as sharing my thoughts on TV and the business of entertainment, including news that caught a lot of people guard this past year.

2012, To infinity and beyond!

Fringe On Fox

Fringe On Fox

Next up Q and I attempt to prognosticate about what will be the big highlights of 2012, including that pesky end of the world rumor.  Q thinks a certain comic book movie will be big.  Square plans on seeing a trio of movies including the last Dark Knight Saga movie, A Ridley Scott film and the return to the Shire (Which Q is now on the bandwagon with).  I managed to find 2 Movies that cause pause as the fact that Q hasn’t heard of either of them. Q thinks he’s found the stinker of the year remake movie.  Lastly I stick with 1 returning favorite TV show, Fringe and another new one from the mastermind of J.J.Abrams & Company.

We always 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) and me SquareRoss (@SquareRoss).

Until next time stay safe and enjoy your entertainment!

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EftRoU 132: silent shady…

11-October-2011 By
Ides of March

It’s that time again… on this week’s episode we bring something a little different and new to the show, plus we review the feature flick The Ides of March. We touch on some hockey and a bit of controversy around DC’s New 52.

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Points of Interest:

Listen in as Mike describes the opening night of the Winnipeg Jets and what it was like to be there. We then address this post on Comic Alliance.  We give a lot of credit to these folks for creating content that we just had to talk about. During this segment we mention two other websites that are a must read. One is the one Mike has written for called EatSleepGeek and the other is MajorSpoilers. Check-um out and let us know what you think by leaving a comment.

Catchall:

TV, Movies, Video Games, DVD

EftRoU - Media Mogul

The new segment that I alluded to above is called EftRoU Media Mogul Fantasy League. We plan on having four seasons each year of the league and the point is to see who know more about media. Each of us will pick from movies, TV shows, video games and new DVDs. During this segment we kicked off with the first two rounds of the Media Mogul draft. In the first round Mike picked The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, Shady’s pick was Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Square Ross went with The Muppets, and I picked Battlefield 3. Listen in to see what else we pick in round two. We will also post all our other picks in a later plus the results spreadsheet for the world to see. Look for that to come later.

Feature Flick:

Ides of March movie

Cross Creek Pictures

The Ides of March stars George Clooney, not only does he star in this movie he also directors it and did some writing. The Ides of March is based on the play “Farragut North” by Beau Willimon. It’s about a dreamy campaign staffer for a new presidential candidate who receives a crash course about dirty politics. Other stars in The Ides of March include Ryan Gosling, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Marisa Tomei, Jeffrey Wright and Evan Rachel Wood. Listen in and see what we think of this movie. After you hear our thoughts tell us what you think by leaving a comment.

Thanks again for stopping by and listening to the show. Be sure to tell your friends and family. See you again next week!

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EftRoU 121: Helena Bonham Carter cutout…

19-July-2011 By
Episode 121

The EftRoU cast welcomes a guest this week. The one and only CJ Garcia, that’s right the awesome dude who created our music for the show. CJ and the cast review a new DVD The Lincoln Lawyer and in theaters now Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. To listen to the show click the play button below or download it. You can also subscribe via iTunes.

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Points of Interest:

I bet you are wondering what caught our eye this week in the news. Point of Interest number one, the rise in Netflix pricing. Story number two, KFC okays a horse drive though. The third story we talk about is the teaser that hit the Interwebs this week of Dark Knight Rises.

DV-Debrief:

The Lincoln Lawyer

Lionsgate - The Lincoln Lawyer

Did you know, The Lincoln Lawyer is not a period piece.  It is a story about a guy who conducts business out of the back of a Lincoln Town Car. He also happens to be a lawyer that finds himself involved with a case that puts his family and friends at risk. The Lincoln Lawyer stars, Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei, Ryan Phillippe and William H. Macy. Listen in to find out what we thought of this movie and then leave us a comment telling us what you think.

Feature Flick:

Harry Potter

Warner Bros. Pictures - HP7 Part 2

So after ten years and eight movies the Harry Potter series has come to an end. In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Harry and his friends chase down the last remaining Horcruxes to defeat he who shall remain nameless. The same actors that were in the first seven movies are in this one as well, if you forgot they are: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Ralph Fiennes. We here at Entertainment for the Rest of Us had an interesting discussion about this movie. Listen in and see if you agree with us or not. If you do please leave us a comment and tell us what you think.

Thanks again for stopping by and listening to our show. Feel free to tell a friend. Until next time…

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EftRoU 119: Dillon don’t do Mondays

5-July-2011 By
Entertainment for the Rest of Us - Episode 119

We welcome some new voices to the show this week. Jess and RossRoss stop by as guest to share their thoughts with the EftRoU crew. We discuss Drive Angry on DVD and Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Oh yeah Dillon 2.0 decides to join us in studio.

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DV-Debrief:

Drive Angry 3D

Summit Entertainment, LLC

First let me tell you that I am upset that Shady the Biker was not here to discuss this movie with us. It was his idea to check this flick out. I think he owes me a beer or lunch for making me watch this DVD. If you have not seen Drive Angry 3D consider yourself lucky. I know why Shady likes this movie, but I sure wish he was here to tell us why. Drive Angry is about an old guy who escapes out of hell to chase down a dude who killed his daughter and kidnapped his granddaughter. It stars Nicolas Cage (as the old guy), Amber Heard (as the eye candy), William Fichtner (as the only good actor & saving grace to this film) and Billy Burke (as the kidnapper). I am interested in hearing what you thought of this movie, leave a comment below and let me know if I am being to harsh on this movie. Better yet listen to the podcast and then leave a comment.

Feature Flick:

Transformers

Paramount Pictures

If you like cars and more eye candy than Transformers: Dark Of The Moon is the movie for you. This obvious Michael Bay movie is back for a third round. In this version of Transformers we get to see Sam Witwicky with a new girlfriend trying to find a job after college and the Autobots are saving the world (I’m not sure more meets the eye in this sequel). This time the Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft that crash landed on the Moon. And of course the race is on to reach it before the Decepticons use its secrets to destroy the humans. Once again you have Shia LaBeouf  as Sam, Josh Duhamel as Lennox, John Turturro as Simmons, and Tyrese Gibson as Epps. Plus you meet Rosie Huntington-Whiteley as the new love interest, aka eye candy, Carly.

So tell us what you think of Transformers by leaving a comment.

Until next time….

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EftRoU 112: sneaky dingos…

8-May-2011 By
Thor

If you didn’t hear our first show of the double dose this week be sure to go back and check it out. We had a lot of fun this week recording two shows in row so be sure your podcatcher get’s them both. For our second show we hit on some memorable moments a list of 42 and the feature flick Thor.

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Memorable Moments:

Before we share what this week’s memorable moments, I would like to show the candy that we try from down under. They’re called Musk Sticks here is a picture of the bag. I picked these up as a recommendation from a buddy of mine @dhaucke. See what Shady thinks of these lollies.

Musk Sticks Candy

Lollies from AUS

Okay on to our memorable moments segment. This we take on cartoons that had an impact on us. This is a fun one as we discuss some great classic cartoons and Mike goes on and on about “Race” Bannon from Jonny Quest. We also forget the name of School House Rock for a short bit (I know for shame, for shame). Be sure to tell us what some of your more memorable cartoons you watched as a kid, or even better what cartoons you watch today!

List of 42:

It has been a while since we have done a List of 42. If you recalled we talked about our list of top 42 comedic actors and listed them. We thought it was time to provide another list of 42. This time we give our list of top Summer Blockbusters. (well once again really 10 on the show, there just isn’t enough time to list them all during the show). We will provide the full list in the next few weeks. Look for a post soon.

Feature Flick:

Thor Movie

Paramount Pictures - Thor

For all you comic book fans Thor is in theaters now. This movie is about the God of Thunder and how he was cast out of Asgard to live as a mortal on Earth with the humans. This movie is produced by Marvel Movies, once again be sure to sit around and check out the end (after the credits) so you can see the set up for the upcoming Avengers movie. The cast of characters for this film include Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Clark Gregg, Kat Dennings and Stellan Skarsgård.  Tell us what you think of this film after you see it as well as hear our review.

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