Place to Be Nation POP Experience
2021-03
Episodes
Thursday Mar 11, 2021
Pop Goes The Classics - Sleeping Beauty
Thursday Mar 11, 2021
Thursday Mar 11, 2021
On the twelfth installment of the Pop Goes The Classics series looking at the Disney animated features, Mirandia Berthold, Andy Atherton & Steve Riddle look at 1959’s Sleeping Beauty. They discuss the many aspects of the films including: the return to the princess-led fairy tale; the unique animation style; the dynamic between Flora, Fauna & Meriweather; Prince Phillip being the most fleshed out prince to date & where Maleficent falls in the Disney villain rankings.
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
This week on It Was a Thing on TV we look at two short-lived flops from two different comedy legends.
First, Tim Conway is a legend but it seems he's only best known for The Carol Burnett Show and Dorf on Golf. One of his post-Burnett flops is Ace Crawford...Private Eye, a detective show in a similar vein to Police Squad!, but with a horrible laugh track.
Then, it was to be Paul Reubens' bounce back role after Pee Wee's Playhouse was cancelled. You Don't Know Jack is but a blip in TV history, a deviation from what TV audiences were used to seeing. Mike used his Money in the Bank on this and by the end of this episode, he regrets selecting this show.
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Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Pop Goes The Movies - Coming 2 America
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Pop Goes The Movies returns with J Arsenio D'Amato and Andy Atherton discussing the latest big movie to hit streaming, Coming 2 America. The guys talk about their love for the original and give their thoughts on the sequel regarding the fun additions that join the returning original cast members, including the many characters played by both Eddie Murphy & Arsenio Hall and the fan service and callbacks.
Whether it's in the theater or at home streaming, we'll be here to breakdown and review the latest movies just for you.
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
PTBN’s NBA-Team: A Tale of Two Halves
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
We are at the halfway point of the season and the All-Star break, so while the rest of the NBA takes a vacay before the second half of the season starts up, Adam Murray and Andrew Riche are here to talk basketball. On this episode, Riche and Adam focus on the head coach firing spree which began in Minnesota and Atlanta, if they were deserved or not, and if there are more to come soon. Then they visit Gotham to talk about the defensively driven New York Knicks, and the superstar-driven scoring avalanche in Brooklyn. We also discuss All-Stars, notable performances, and more. So suit up and take it out with the NBA-Team!
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Pop Goes To The Couch – WandaVision S1 E9 “The Series Finale”
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Pop Goes To The Couch continues it’s latest series, WandaVision. In this episode, Andy Atherton, Tim Capel, Shawn Kidd, Scott Shifflett & Scott Criscuolo review and break down Episode 9 of Season 1 “The Series Finale”. In this spoiler-filled discussion, they go over the plot elements, as well as any Easter eggs they have spotted as well as given their thoughts on what everything means in the overall story of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Making Mt. Rushmore #13 - Play By Play Announcers & Color Commentators
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
In the thirteenth episode of Making Mt. Rushmore, panelists J Arsenio D’Amato, Steve Bennett, Roger Morrissette & Scott Criscuolo join moderator Andy Atherton to discuss which play by play announers deserve a place as on their respective lists. Is Marv Albert a no-brainer? What about Vin Scully? Will Howard Cosell grab a spot? Does Al Michaels or Pat Summerall deserve a place? After that, they discuss which color commentators will be part of that grouping. Can you argue that John Madden shouldn’t get a spot? Will Tom Heinsohn be included? Is Tim McCarver in the conversation? What about Joe Garagiola & Dick Vitale?
Saturday Mar 06, 2021
Telly & Tea: Afternoon Tea - Great British Bake-Off
Saturday Mar 06, 2021
Saturday Mar 06, 2021
In a special podblast edition, Mirandia and Ben pick up on where they left off in talking all things The Great British Bake Off. We discuss our personal lockdown lives for a few minutes before we start, we break the series down episode by episode and talk about our favourite contestants and challenges from the series as well as what didnt quite hit the mark (Sussex pond puddings we are looking right at you!). We also preview the upcoming celebrity specials that are starting this month. Its time to relax for an hour, so grab a cuppa and listen to Mirandia and Ben talk TV whilst having a cup of tea (and a coke on the side) on the latest episode of Telly and Tea!
Friday Mar 05, 2021
PTBN Trivia Night - Star Wars (#5)
Friday Mar 05, 2021
Friday Mar 05, 2021
Welcome to PTBN Trivia Night, Place To Be Nation Pop’s first ever trivia game show! In our fifth episode, Jon Keselica, Drew Hughes & Robert Hawkins face off to see which one of them has the force with them when it comes to Star Wars trivia.
Settle in and play along to see if you have what it takes to be a contestant on a future episode of PTBN Trivia Night!
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Blockbuster Rewind - Robocop Franchise (#9)
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
On the ninth episode of Blockbuster Rewind, co-hosts Eric Eells, Andy Atherton & Scott Shifflett are joined by guests Bronx Johnny & Tim Capel to discuss the Robocop franchise. They go through each of the films and talk about the unreal amount of violence; the somewhat dystopian future setting; the bad guys and varying degrees of their nefarious and sometimes ridiculous plans; the many actors who early in their careers had roles in the films; the various issues with the scripts, and try to figure out why the sequels and remake exist. Just remember, I’d buy that for a dollar!
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
This week's drop on It Was a Thing on TV has it all from Dick Clark to Louis Gossett Jr. to Larry King and to ..... Tommy Heinsohn? WHAT? We explain it all as we discuss this week's topics of Obscure TV.
First, we start with the short lived NBC Sci-Fi show "The Powers of Matthew Star" This show tried to be something at first, but then the format changed halfway through its only season. Apparently the only power Matthew Star had was to become a footnote in history. But hey, at least we got Louis Gossett Jr. on this show.
Then, To Tell the Truth is seemingly eternal, having been on television every decade since the 1950s. We look at the 80s version, which didn't last long despite some quality central characters and visits from numerous old friends on the panel. We also make a plea for Betty White to get on a game show before she turns 100.
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Monday Mar 01, 2021
Pop Goes To The Couch - WandaVision S1 E8 "Previously On"
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Pop Goes To The Couch continues it’s latest series, WandaVision. In this episode, Andy Atherton, Tim Capel, Shawn Kidd & Scott Shifflett review and break down Episode 8 of Season 1 “Previously On”. In this spoiler-filled discussion, they go over the plot elements, as well as any Easter eggs they have spotted as well as given their thoughts on what everything means in the overall story of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.