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The NBA might be meeting their match with the dreaded health and safety protocol, but Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation’s NBA-Team, are on the podcast court ready to talk some hoops! Can the Chicago Bulls keep enough players on the court this week without forcing a forfeit? Which teams in the East and West are in panic mode, and which ones should start looking to trade right away? Is it zero hour for Zion Williamson and the Pelicans? Riche and Adam also discuss KCP’s all time dunk flub, Chet Holmgren, the Christmas Day lineup, and more! So suit up and take it out in episode 221 of the NBA-Team!

Pop Goes To The Couch continues their coverage of the latest entry into the MCU on Disney+, Hawkeye. Andy Atherton, Shawn Kidd, Scott Shifflett & Tim Capel review and break down Season 1 Episode 4 “Partners, Am I Right?”. 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.

It's finally here, the last episode of Into the Spidey Movieverse before No Way Home heads to theaters.
 
Greg and Chico discuss 2019's Spider-Man: Far From Home. Some of the things discussed include the aftermath of Infinity War/Endgame, the romance between Aunt May and Happy, the greatness of JB Smoove, Night Monkey, Brad being a jerk and what the heck happened to Peter Billingsley's hair?!?!
 
Also we have a special surprise segment near the end when we talk about the Blu-ray/DVD releases. Let's just say you better hope Edward Bay's Price is Correct.
 
Brace yourselves!

On Episode 22 of Battlestar in the 25th Century, Shawn and Scott live watch Battlestar Galactica Episode 13 “The Living Legend Part 2. Topics include Cain’s plot to destroy 3 Cylon base ships, Starbuck competing against an elder, Baltar failing again, jumping out of ships in roller derby gear, Cylons outsmarted once more, big guys wearing leather and more!

On a special Christmas episode of Laugh-In Theater, Andy Atherton is joined by Steve Riddle & Ben Locke to do a live watch of the 1988 comedy, Scrooged. The guys discuss TV shows that air on Christmas; Bobcat Goldthwait being very un-Bobcat; gymnasts turned actors; stealing cabs from other people; that poor Standards & Practices lady; bad drivers; bawling like a baby; giving meat as a gift; talking to yourself in public; Richard Burton; roughhousing ghosts; “Stormtrooper aim”; having goose for dinner; mistletoe hats & live show interruptions. So remember, back off big man, that may work with the chicks, but not me.

We are a quarter of the way through the NBA season, and Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation’s NBA-Team, are back at it to talk about teams like the Warriors and Suns making runs, while organizations like the Blazers and Kings seem to be in disarray. Will Robert Sarver get punished in the wake of the Neil Olshey scandal? Which teams rank high on the toxicity scale? Are the post-LeBron Cavs finally figuring things out while LeBron’s current team is at a crossroads? Riche and Adam also discuss Anthony Edwards, Kemba Walker being pulled by Tom Thibodeau, the surging Rockets (?!), and yes, that 73-point loss by the Thunder. So suit up and take it out in episode 220 of the NBA-Team!

This week on It Was a Thing on TV we're setting sail as we bring the roast beef and the laserdisc player.
 
First, Laserdisc technology was new and hot in the early 80s.  One time in 1981, Sears put out a catalog on laserdisc.  We're not talking about it because of the technological innovations, nor are we here to talk about the general fashions of the day.  We're primarily here to talk about one person, a key figure in this disc.
 
Next, thanks to a recent YouTube discovery we give you in almost entirely alphabetical order, every guest star on The Love Boat...almost.
 
Finally, in the early 90s, the fast food chain Rax thought outside the box with its mascot, selecting an animated spokesperson who was middle-aged, bland, monochrome, and going through multiple life crises, in order to attract the adult population.  The campaign failed badly; Rax filed for bankruptcy 3 months later.  Dickety-dee.
 
Timestamps
0:10 - Computer Voice Lady Intro
1:05 - 1981 Sears Laserdisc Catalog
1:10:20 - The Jenny Position Commercial
1:11:25 - Every Love Boat Guest Star
3:02:02 - Classic Commercial Break
3:05:16 - Mr. Delicious

On this special episode of Piece of the Action, Matt welcomes the gang from PTBNXT (Jennifer Smith, Tim Capel, & Jacob Williams) back to the show for a viewing of Terminator 3! Listen to Matt and the crew discuss Arnold Schwarzenegger, Claire Danes, Kristanna Loken, NPCs in movies, crazy action scenes, Celine Dion, Vlad the Terminator, expressing dog glands and so much more! Plus, the tradition of rebooking the soundtrack for a Terminator movie continues! Is this a Christmas movie? Probably not. But it is a new episode of Piece of the Action!

Pop Goes To The Couch continues their coverage of the latest entry into the MCU on Disney+, Hawkeye. Andy Atherton, Shawn Kidd, Scott Shifflett & Tim Capel review and break down Season 1 Episode 3 “Echoes”. 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.

This week on It Was a Thing on TV we hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving but we're providing some leftovers from Thanksgiving's past as Greg, Mike and Chico look at the Thanksgiving Day Parades from 1985.
 
First, we do our annual look at the Macy's Parade.  As always, we have bands, floats, and celebrities, but there was a little something extra as a postscript to this parade.  It'll make you yell "Oh neat!"  Just remember, the Paramus Toys'R'Us store is closed on Sundays.
 
Then, NBC wasn't the only network showing a parade on Thanksgiving 1985.  CBS brought us parts of 5 different parades in its All-American Thanksgiving Parade, with TV stars in American locales including New York City, Detroit, Philadelphia, Hawaii, and...Toronto?!  Each location had its own style, and some parades put more energy and creativity into their work than others.
 
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Timestamps
0:30 - '85 Macy's Parade
2:03:43 - Classic Commercial Break
2:07:16 - All-American '85 Parade on CBS

Pop Goes To The Couch begins their coverage of the latest entry into the MCU on Disney+, Hawkeye. Andy Atherton, Shawn Kidd, Scott Shifflett & Tim Capel review and break down Season 1 Episode 1 “Never Meet Your Heroes” & S1 E2 “Hide And Seek”. 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.

On episode 7 of Popcorn Chicken Salad join Ben Locke and Matt Souza as they watch the 1986 cult classic Labyrinth.
Topics discussed include Ben and Matt fawning over David Bowie, Dulux paint, is this really a kids movie?, more Bowie impressions and puns than you can shake a stick at, ranking movie owls, comparing Shawn Kidd to Brock Lesnar, a film not made for high def, not being able to hear Bowie sing, Matt having a films not streaming rant, the worlds longest ladder, realising Sarah is a bitch, Ben having the worst internet connection in the world, seeing more of David Bowie than you should, Bowie at a party, maybe the worse use of a green screen in history, the bog of eternal stench, conveniently placed props, Jeff Hardys inspiration, resting bitch face, tripping balls, mancrushing on Bowie some more, Hoggle could do so much better, goblin standard time, the Wizard of Oz but if Dorothy really sucked, the squid game kids, more long scenes to please Matt, going back to the Mortal Kombat set, Matt finally letting his Sarah frustration out and a goblin party.
Come for the concept but stay for the Goblin King, let's dance for Popcorn Chicken Salad.

On Episode 21 of Battlestar in the 25th Century, Shawn and Scott live watch Battlestar Galactica “The Living Legend Part 1.” Topics include a special guest star for the time, a second Battlestar, a potential new train member, Adama meeting his match, the Galactica running out of gas, Starbuck kicked to the curb, more F, Marry, Kill, is this the best episode yet & much more!

On the latest episode of the Pop Goes The Movies Andy Atherton is joined by Scott Shifflett to review Ghostbusters: Afterlife. In a spoiler-filled review, they give their thoughts on the franchise up to this date; the way the film was linked to the original; the many callbacks and Easter eggs throughout the film; the emotional feels the movie gives and whether or not the franchise should and will continue on.

This week on It Was a Thing on TV we're hitting the California retirement communities with Nipsey Russell as we chase ghosts with a Gorilla.
 
First, Your Number's Up may be a blip on the map of television history, but it holds a place in our hearts.  Nipsey Russell hosted it!  All the geriatrics in Burbank loved it.  Need we say more?
 
Then, one of the more fascinating and entertaining Saturday morning shows in the mid-70s was The Ghost Busters, starring Forrest Tucker and Larry Storch, who worked together in the 60s on F Troop.  Unrelated to the movie franchise of the same name, it got a second life in the 80s thanks to that movie, but that's another episode.  It was cancelled for a reason we haven't covered thus far on this show, but you'll have to listen to find out.
 
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