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In the twenty-eighth episode of Making Mt. Rushmore, panelist Ashley Cruise joins moderator/panelist Steve Riddle to discuss which Super Bowl Halftime Performances deserve a place on their respective lists. Is Prince from XLI a no-brainer? What about Michael Jackson from XXVIII? Does U2 from XXXVI grab a spot? Does Lady Gaga from LI or N'SYNC, Aerosmith, Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige, and Nelly from XXXV deserve a place? After that, they discuss which Super Bowl Commercials will be part of that grouping. Can you argue that Coke’s “Hey kid, catch” from XIV shouldn’t get a spot? Will Wendy’s “Where’s The Beef?” from XVIII be included? Is McDonalds “Jordan vs. Bird” from XXVII in the conversation? What about Budweiser’s “Frogs” from XXIX & Pepsi’s “Cindy Crawford” from XXVI?

On the forty-second episode of Laugh-In Theater, Andy Atherton is joined by Matt Souza do a live watch of the 2000 comedy, The Replacements. The guys discuss fictional athletes’ jerseys; dueling Ray Romano impressions; the greatest fictional coaches; the regional appeal of college football; the phrase “mamma jamma”; scary cheerleaders; crazy drivers; year 2000 references; wild yam; the fear of quicksand; bar regulars; the speed of candles burning; playing “iron man” football & Allsport. So remember: pain heals, chick dig scars, glory lasts forever.

This week on It Was a Thing on TV we're bringing you all the sports, all the specials when lit and all the action on Tatooine.
 
First, CBS' ratings were languishing in the late 1980s and early 1990s, so they spent a lot of money to acquire almost every major sporting event of 1990, plus the Winter Olympics of 1992 and 1994.  Most of the events weren't that thrilling, the return on investment wasn't what was expected, and the Dream Season of 1990 was closer to a nightmare.
 
Next, we have our second (and likely last) edition of the pinball machine show.  We talk about 9 more TV-themed pinball machines, mainly from the last 15 years.
 
Finally, in the show's first attempt with Stream Lounge, Greg and Chico do a livewatch of the first episode on their first broadcast of The Book of Boba Fett on Disney+.
 
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Timestamps
0:40 - CBS Sports '90
1:45:30 - Classic Commercial Break
1:49:06 - TV Themed Pinball Part 2
2:43:59 - The Jenny Position Commercial
2:45:29 - The Book of Boba Fett Premiere

Pop Goes To The Couch begins their coverage of the latest DCEU series on HBOmax, Peacemaker. Andy Atherton, Shawn Kidd, Scott Shifflett & Tim Capel review and break down Season 1 Episode 1 “A Whole New Whirled”,  Episode 2 “Best Friends, For Never” & Episode 3 “Better Goff Dead”. 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 DCEU.

Pop Goes To The Couch continues their coverage of the latest Star Wars series on Disney+, The Book Of Boba Fett. Andy Atherton, Shawn Kidd, Scott Shifflett & Tim Capel review and break down Season 1 Episode 3 “The Streets Of Mos Espa”. 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 Star Wars universe.

On the second of a three part series of Pop Goes To The Couch, Andy Atherton is joined by Shawn Kidd, Scott Shifflett & Tim Capel to discuss season 4 Cobra Kai. The guys deep dive and break down Ep.4 “Bicephaly”, Ep.5 “Match Point” & Ep.6 “Chicks Get Kicks". So after you binge the latest season, give a listen and don’t forget one to post one of those hash browns when you do.

On Episode number 9 of Popcorn Chicken Salad join Ben Locke, Matt Souza, Logan Crosland and Shawn Kidd as they watch 1988s Cocktail. Topics discussed include which is better, Cocktail or Rain Man?, going through the Golden Razzies nominations, cocktail names, waitresses in the 80s, worthless degrees, Shawn shows his age again, a karaoke classic, raking in the poon, Vince McMahon hair, the Gina Gershon appreciation society, a very fast paced movie, Logan's wife texting in, Shawn knows a sport, Ben not recognising someone, a glowing reference of Elizabeth Shue, Matt and Shawn having a slight argument about covid eye, Logans wife texts in again, Ben tries to make a human league joke, pulling the strap down like Jerry Lawler or Kurt Angle, Matt makes a Glenn Close comparison, Logan spots a slight covid eye, bad fan maintenance, selling dogs and boiling rabbits, Shawn killing the shows kayfabe, Tom Cruise's teeth alignment, more Shawnalytics, Shawn describes his wife, Wrestlemania bars, Tom Cruise morphing into other characters, Matt's reply to a question about Titanic, obnoxious binoculars, ranking Nicolas Cage movies, a very dramatic and dark turn, horning across the galaxy, an appropriate name for a character and the film wraps up very quickly.
Come for the concept but stay for the attempted bangs its Popcorn Chicken Salad.

On the twenty-second installment of the Pop Goes The Classics series looking at the Disney animated features, Mirandia Berthold, Andy Atherton & Steve Riddle look at 1986’s The Great Mouse Detective. They discuss the many aspects of the film including: the somewhat scary opening of the film; the casting of the legend Vincent Price as Ratigan; comparisons of Fidget to Creeper; Felicia the cat being Ratigan’s own Rancor creature; the gusto of Olivia; Toby the basset hound; Dawson & Basil as a pairing; the nefarious plan of the “puppet government” & the exciting climax of the film at Big Ben.

Bowl season may be over but we're covering the cab fare in these two installments of It Was a Thing on TV.
 
First, remember when FOX started airing college football games and took both a pro approach (in its personnel in front of the camera) and an amateur approach (with every other aspect)?  We do.  We're near the end of the bowl season and look back at a tumultuous 4 years of BCS coverage on the network.
 
Then, we've seen it before--a star almost immediately gets a new show after the end of a popular show.  Shirley Hemphill of What's Happening! was in just this position after the end of that show.  She rebounded with One in a Million with podcast favorites Richard Paul and Carl Ballantine for all of 13 episodes.
 
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Timestamps
1:14 - The BCS on FOX
1:22:29 - The Jenny Position Commercial
1:23:34 - One in a Million

After a not-so-Merry Christmas for NBA fans during the Omicron variant surge, Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation's NBA-Team, have returned from the holiday break to start fresh on the new year for the 2021-22 NBA season. On this episode, they catch up on the replacement player wave, how teams are handling the health and safety protocol, and Kyrie Irving's road game return to the Nets. Is the worst wave of team stoppages behind us? Are the Atlanta Hawks going to miss the playoffs? Can Dirk Nowitzki score in an NBA game right now? Did Lance Stephenson really score 20 points in a quarter or was that a fever dream? Riche and Adam also discuss the Raptors' strange home court advantage... with no fans, DeMar DeRozan's buzzer beaters, the surging Memphis Grizzlies, and more! So suit up and take it out with the NBA-Team!

Pop Goes To The Couch continues their coverage of the latest Star Wars series on Disney+, The Book Of Boba Fett. Andy Atherton, Shawn Kidd, Scott Shifflett & Tim Capel review and break down Season 1 Episode 2 “The Tribes Of Tatooine”. 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 Star Wars universe.

On the first of a three part series of Pop Goes To The Couch, Andy Atherton is joined by Shawn Kidd, Scott Shifflett & Tim Capel to discuss season 4 Cobra Kai. The guys deep dive and break down Ep.1 “Let's Begin”, Ep.2 “First Learn Stand” & Ep.3 “Then Learn Fly”. So after you binge the latest season, give a listen and don’t forget one to post one of those hash browns when you do.

On Episode 24 of Battlestar in the 25th Century, Shawn and Scott live watch “Battlestar Galactica” episode 14 “Fire in the Sky”. Topics include a Cylon Suicide Mission, mass destruction on the Galactica, Adama needing heart surgery, Boomer shine, Die Hard Daggitt, the worst space walk ever, great tidbits and questions Shawn found on this episode, wtf is Boroton and so much more!

On the third episode of Blockbuster Rewatch, Andy Atherton welcomes Mirandia Berthold to do a live watch of the 2010’s Iron Man 2, continuing on his MCU rewatch. Originally broadcasted live on Stream Lounge, the duo discusses Tony Stark’s attitude now that the world knows he’s Iron Man; the addition of Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow; the Mickey Rourke renaissance; AC/DC being Iron Man’s personal soundtrack; the Stark Expo; prosecco; comparing Howard Stark to Walt Disney; Sam Rockwell’s Justin Hammer; the Predator-like ending & the steps it takes to move the overall MCU story forward.  
 
To watch the Stream Lounge Broadcast, click on the link below:
https://streamlounge.io/watch/da085c66c-3c1e-451e-85b8-cf7474823501?broadcastId=a7a050f7-a06a-4a87-85f9-e224ae2289da

It Was a Thing on TV presents their annual Year in Review show where the gang looks at all the good and bad that happened in Television in 2021. They look at the worst of TV in 2021, the top stories of the year, their favorite shows of 2021, shows that ended in 2021 and those we lost over the last year.
 
Timestamps
0:30 - Part 1 (Worst of 2021, Top Stories of the Year)
1:47:33 - Classic Commercial Break
1:50:59 - Part 2 (Favorite Shows of 2021, Shows that ended in 2021, In Memoriam)