On this month's AD the gang is chatting about the classic animated sitcom, The Jetsons! The episode in question, "The Little Man," originally aired January 13th, 1963 and features George committing corporate espionage for Mr. Spacely, Elroy losing all respect for his father, and multiple people being shrunk down to a six inches tall! PLUS: It's uh.... GIANT WOMAN!
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It's the end of the month and you know the drill! You write in the comments below a short, direct question, and we'll pick one out and answer it in June's Big Daddy Dispatch, in the Mailbag Reject section. No theme this month, just fire off whatever you wanna read about. Please be sure to include your name and where you're writing from in your post as you'd like it to appear in t...
2020-05-26 14:05:40 +0000 UTC View Post
On this month's SUPER-SIZED journey into The Nexus, the gang is chatting about two Trek episodes with severe daddy issues! First up on TOS, it's Spock having daddy issues in "Journey to Babel"! Originally airing November 17th, 1967, this episode features the debut of Spock's parents, Sarek and Amanda; Bones acknowledging he's incredibly unqualified for surgery; Spock wanting to take ex...
2020-05-21 01:32:58 +0000 UTC View Post
On this month's exclusive WLM offering, the gang is going back to the film that started the J-horror remake craze in Hollywood, The Ring! Capitalizing on the Verbinski Mania that's been sweeping the show, the guys chat about how eerie and effectively scary the film remains after 18 years, what other films Martin Henderson may have appeared in, and why it's so important to neve...
2020-05-13 14:41:34 +0000 UTC View Post
On this month's Gleep Glossary, Eric regales Andrew and Steve with the tale of the infamous Gartogg the Gamorrean Pig Guard! Everyone remembers Gartogg, right? That one pig person who was a guard in Jabba's Palace? And how he was always carrying corpses over his shoulder? And how he was sort of tangentially participating in the background of Return of the Jedi? Right? PLUS: Ob...
2020-05-07 03:21:51 +0000 UTC View Post
On this month's journey into the Nexus, the guys are chatting about two pretty decent episodes of Trek!
First, over on TOS it's "Metamorphosis," which originally aired on November 10th, 1967. This episode features a cloud creature that loves a human man, Spock trying to jump-start a shuttle craft, and the first-ever Trek appearance of Zefram Cochrane!
Then on TNG...
2020-04-29 20:47:53 +0000 UTC View Post
This month on A Side Order of Sleaze, the gang resurrects this long-lost feature to chat about the scuzzy, NYC-set, revenge film, The Exterminator! How come The Exterminator doesn't use that flamethrower more? What's with that one Law & Order actor who's constantly playing slime balls? And who told them to spend that much money on a Vietnam flashback? PLUS: Can we...
2020-04-26 19:35:05 +0000 UTC View PostHey Friends!
Hope you're all safe and in good health! We're just starting to put together this month's Big Daddy Dispatch and we'd love to get *your* question answered in the Mailbag Reject section...Here's how it works, write a brief-ish question for the gang below and we'll choose one to answer in depth in this month's Big Daddy Dispatch.
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2020-04-23 14:29:39 +0000 UTC View Post
On this month's exclusive We Love Movies episode, the gang gets into some deep isolation with a lively chat about the John Carpenter classic, The Thing! How rad is Kurt Russell's hat? How much did The X-Files pay tribute/rip off this movie? And how in the world do you let Wilford Brimley go mustache-less throughout this film? PLUS: Mac and team accidentally watch the ...
2020-04-14 14:43:08 +0000 UTC View Post
On this month's entry in the Gleep Glossary, Eric entertains the guys with the tale of another supposed leader who failed to stop a phantom menace, Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn! If only the world's tallest Jedi had lived long enough to retire to Tatooine and adopt a dumb alias! Was he actually more stubborn than a bantha? And why did Qui-Gon tell that reporter, unprompted, that he walked t...
2020-04-12 17:14:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Dispatch Forty One, April 3rd, 2020
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2020-04-04 18:05:38 +0000 UTC View Post
On this month's Animation Damnation, the gang gets clay-mated as they tackle a late-80's continuation of the wildly popular Gumby franchise with an episode on The New Adventures of Gumby!
Packaged this way at least for Amazon streaming in the US, this particular episode cobbles together two shorts: "The Music Ball," which originally aired January 2nd, 1988, and "The El...
SPOILERS AHEAD FOR STAR TREK: PICARD [OBVIOUSLY]
On the final Making It So of Picard's first season, the gang comes to terms with the fact that it was a not-great first season—but remain hopeful for a better, more consistent second season! On "Et in Arcadia, Part 2," we finally see what happens with Soji's corrupt earlier mo...
On this very special patron-requested episode of The Nexus, the gang is chatting about two, count 'em, two episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation!
First up is the season three episode "Captain's Holiday," which originally aired March 31st, 1990. Marvel in the glory that is Picard's legs! Watch as his attempts to read a book are made... futile by a croo...
2020-03-30 15:05:36 +0000 UTC View Post
SPOILERS AHEAD FOR STAR TREK: PICARD [OBVIOUSLY]
On this week's Star Trek: Picard re-cap, it's the penultimate episode of season one, "Et in Arcadia, Part 1," and we are really moving now! How about all these golden androids? What's with the huge flowers? Wait, did Seven tell Picard that Hugh was crooked? And how awesome was Brent Spin...
Hey Folks,
It's that time again! Please reach out with a question you'd like answered in the April Big Daddy Dispatch. Send us a brief-ish question with your name and where you're writing from and we'll pick one and answer it in the next Big Daddy Dispatch.
Hope you're all healthy and safe!
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Steve
On the first commentary of 2020, the gang is talking over the not-so-great DC Comics team-up picture, Justice League! How terrible is this Flash? Who else is sad we'll never see Jeremy Irons as Alfred again? Can someone dump some color into this movie? How about that mustache removal? And what's with all those gross, bug monster—KIDDING! Got you, Kenny G.! PLUS: The guys come up with...
2020-03-21 19:51:01 +0000 UTC View Post
On this month's patron-selected entry of the Gleep Glossary, the gang is schooled in all-things Kneesaa the Ewok Princess! We know, an absolute legend. A veteran of the Battle of Endor, Kneesaa was also a close known associate of beloved Ewok, Wicket. She also tricked Luke and Leia into doing some shit for her. Hey, Kneesaa!
Gleep Glossary: A Star Wars Story i...
SPOILERS AHEAD FOR STAR TREK: PICARD [OBVIOUSLY]
On this week's Star Trek: Picard re-cap, the gang hurtles toward the end of a so-so first season with a chat about the awesome eighth episode, "Broken Pieces!" Can someone please find something for poor Elnor to do? How totally bad ass was Seven when she commandeered the Borg cube like th...
2020-03-18 17:02:33 +0000 UTC View Post
On this month's patron-requested episode of We Love Movies, the gang fondly looks back at John Hughes' Shermer-to-Chicago hangover movie gem, Ferris Bueller's Day Off! How quickly should Ed Rooney have been arrested? How much of a jerk is Ferris to that parking attendant? And how about that dumb fan theory? PLUS: What kind of a side business is Louie Anderson running dressed u...
2020-03-13 03:16:12 +0000 UTC View Post
On this month's [patron-selected] episode of Animation Damnation, the gang is chatting about the totally bonkers Disney coke-dream, Adventures of the Gummi Bears! In the pilot episode, "A New Beginning," which originally aired back on September 14th, 1985, we see a cavalcade of legendary voice actors, bears wearing clothes, really gross monsters, fat knights, and more! <...
2020-03-12 02:23:53 +0000 UTC View Post
SPOILERS AHEAD FOR STAR TREK: PICARD [OBVIOUSLY]
On this week's Star Trek: Picard re-cap, the gang is happy as hell to see the return of beloved characters Deanna Troi and Will "Swing That Leg Over The Chair" Riker in episode seven, "Nepenthe." Why does all the action on the ship still seem so disjointed? What's to become of poor Elnor...
SPOILERS AHEAD FOR STAR TREK: PICARD [OBVIOUSLY]
On this week's Star Trek: Picard re-cap show, the gang is chatting about episode six, "The Impossible Box." Finally, our two story lines intersect as Agnes and Rios screw around, Picard and Hugh meet up in emotional fashion, Elnor gets in some sick last-minute kills, and Raffi drunk dial...
SPOILERS AHEAD FOR STAR TREK: PICARD [OBVIOUSLY]
On this week's Star Trek: Picard recap, the gang is chatting about episode five, "Stardust City Rag"! How nuts was that cold open? What's with Picard's silly accent? And how about Seven Of Nine kicking some serious ass?! PLUS: How refreshing was it to have an episode without all...
On this month's edition of The Nexus, the episodes couldn't be farther apart as we chat about two Trek shows of very differing quality!
First on TOS, it's the return of intergalactic scumbag, Harry Mudd in, "I, Mudd"! Originally airing on November 3rd, 1967, this episode features classic Trek elements like an army of sex robots, Kirk & Co...
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Right on schedule, here's the call for the Mailbag Reject for March's Big Daddy Dispatch. Please respond below with a brief, direct question you'd like answered in the upcoming BDD. Please be sure to add your name and where you're writing from to be considered. We'll choose one, include and answer it in March!
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Steve
On this month's Animation Damnation, the gang is talking about the completely absurd garbage experience known as Yogi's Gang! The episode in question, um, "Dr. Bigot," originally aired September 8th, 1973, features a rag-tag group of cartoon characters flying around in an ark, a couple of goons that look like they're in the Klan, something called a "bigotry ray," and even a fr...
2020-02-20 03:43:12 +0000 UTC View Post
SPOILERS AHEAD FOR STAR TREK: PICARD [OBVIOUSLY]
On this week's Star Trek: Picard re-cap show, known to you fine patrons as Making It So, the guys are chatting about episode four, "Absolute Candor!" How rad was it to see Picard visit that Romulan refugee camp dressed like Anthony Hopkins at the end of The Silence of the La...
On this month's long-awaited We Love Movies installment, the gang is chatting about the Robert Zemeckis sequel-to-a-classic, Back to the Future II! What's with Biff's cosmic attraction toward manure? How about these split screen special effects? And yikes with that waiter at the Cafe '80s... PLUS: C'mon, Doc—gamble!
Back to the Future II stars Michael J. Fox,...
On this month's Gleep Glossary entry, the gang learns about the dearly departed Nien Nunb, best friend of Lando's, ace pilot, and hero to all! What's with those face flaps? How well could this little guy really handle Chewbacca's crossbow? How many space DUIs does Han have? And did one of Nien Nunb's buddies give Lando the clap? PLUS: What's Nien Nunb doing with those night-vision eyes of his?<...
2020-02-14 04:08:13 +0000 UTC View Post