Episode 383: Good Disappointments

Sometimes you get movies you love that are awesome... sometimes you get movies that you love that are otherwise terrible... and sometimes you get movies that are supposed to be fantastic, but you just can't quite get it together enough to like them.  Appreciate them, sure. Like them? Nope.

And to discuss such serious matters, Dave and Mikey bring in cinephile and independent auteur Friend of the Show Jeremy Burgess.

First up, Birthday Movies! Find out how old 22 Jump Street is... and Tarzan... and Rocky II... and the incredible June that was in 1989

Studio Themes is the name of the game this time around, as the guys try to guess the quick music presenting everything from Amblin to Universal.

Finally, the top five movie disappointments... from Roma to Vice to a Chris Nolan epic to a Godfather sequel to a Harry Potter tripe.

And finally, Dave dissects what exactly is wrong with the movie Boyhood and why Burgess is wrong for loving it so much.  While Mikey just hates it.

Episode XCIX: Dr. StrangePod: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Deuce

We're back, and one step closer to the highly anticipated Episode 100, but first we bring you Episode 99, sans Dave. Not to fear though, Mike has support from Dr. Earl and Pinky.

On this episode Mike talks about his boredom at VeggieTales Live!, Dr. Earl acts like it's no big deal to ski at Breckenridge, CO, and Pinky nods and smiles at the two old dudes talking about stuff that old dudes talk about.

Producer Tommy brings in a very special drink from Wally World called Mistic. We, of course, make Pinky try the Carrot Orange flavor.

Mike brings us a new music from the "Yeah Yeah Yeahs," and without Dave there is no palate cleanser, so Mike prevails in bringing the listener the best music on a podcast recorded on a Wednesday night from a basement off the 280 corridor.

We have a listener-fueled "Dying with Dr. Earl" with some very hard-hitting medical questions for the Good Doctor.

A new movie game Mike calls "You're Quite the Character" is introduced, and based upon Dr. Earl's wisdom (not his age) he dominates young Pinky.

We wrap up the show with a Big 3 discussion on our most anticipated summer movies, and, of course, Dr. Earl has to mention some random Terrence Malick film.

Be sure to join us next week for Episode 100. We are having tons of guests, including a very special guest from out of town.

Episode XCIII: Argo Pod Yourself

Welcome back to the show! Mikey, d$ and Dr. Earl bumrush The Deucecast Studios for another episode of awesomeness...

The guys jump into Mikey's zoo visit, and the trouble in rhino relationships... rhinoes that wear flannel and love the Indigo Girls... Dr. Earl makes a really loud monkey noise... Oscar news... d$ discusses his ten year tenure at work... and could he be pulling a Thornton Melon and go Back to School?

Mickey Mouse gets a modern look in the new cartoons

Also covered this week are... Star Wars disappointments with the loss of The Clone Wars and the delayed Detours... Godzilla casting... new Mickey Mouse cartoons... Trainspotting sequels (Planescanning?)... Kickstarter... trying Big Blue Soda... and in WWE News, CM Punk and The Undertaker, plus Ziggler and Ryback.

Mikey throws out some alt-J and some even worse Sesame Street covers... then the original Sesame Street tune... then to cleanse the musical pallet, its some Grease fun!

A Dying with Doctor Earl segment answers MSG questions... or maybe asks more questions than it answers... and we hit the idea of "can fat kids blame fast food for being fat?  or is it on their parent's shoulders?"

Our Big Five takes on the topic of "Best Wrestler Performances in Movies (and not The Rock)", featuring films like Spider-Man... The Marine... Rocky III... They Live... and multiple Jesse "The Body" Ventura appearances! 

ReFlicktions this week (movies we've seen) discusses "Jeff, Who Lives at Home"... "Think Like a Man"... "Rio"... and Mikey loves him some "Titanic II: A Good Day to Sink Hard"

Join us next week with Hurricane Rhett joining our studio again... we'll have our Big Three... Mikey's Music Minute.. WWE and Disney news... Movie and TV updates... new beverages... and new Rhetts Rhants... thats all on The Deucecast Episode XCIV: Zero Pod Thirty

Episode LVIII: The Podcast Identity

Its The Deucecast Episode 58, The Podcast Identity!  Mikey and d$ are back for more supremacy in the podcast world, and joining us is the return of Mikey's (not)twin sista' Stephanie... joining us for more fun, making the trip from her home state of Missouri just to be here to see the show!  Later on in the show, we get to trailers for "Django Unchained " and "Wreck-It Ralph "... Charlie Sheen's new 'tude... Green Lantern's new choices... John Mayer's new humiliation... and Miley Cyrus' new ring. 

We kick it off with an unidentified cola-type drink, called "Cola", and then we dive into discussions about Magic City Brewfest... Steel City Pops... searching for the perfect IMAX... baby talk... and former co-host Matty visiting overseas...

Mikey's Music takes on The Lumineers , while d$ brings home another American Buried Treasure, M.C. Gainey, in Part Three of the Buried Treasure Americana Series... then Mikey tries to reclaim his dignity in Round Two of "Battle of the Sexes" with his sista'...

We get happy with The Big Three this week too, with the songs that make us smile the most... and its an expounded, expanded, larger-than-life list with Tupac ... The Goo Goo Dolls ... Sheryl Crow ... The Avett Brothers... and last but certainly not least Kenny Loggins ...

Next week... we get The Good Doctor Earl in studio and discuss The Big Three Favorite Movie Opening Scenes... and a round of The Ryan Phillipe Game... more Mikey Music Crap... and d$ discovers his powers.  His Powers Booth, that is.  That's on The Deucecast Episode 59: The Podcast Supremacy

Episode LV: Indiana Mike & the Podcast of Doom

It's another fantastic show... and this time, we're taking it back to the old school, cause we're old fools who are so cool... Mikey and Dave, sans Third Host, take on The Deucecast Ep LV: Indiana Mike & the Podcast of Doom.

We kick off the show with Mikey's dental woes... his day at the park... his moronic dog and her water issues... and ballpark shenanigans... d$ has his own sleeplessness issues, with a 5 1/2 month old... and how do you get a baby to sleep in the crib?

Also on the show, discussions about George Lucas' thumbing his nose at the neighbors... the TV Upfronts... new shows like "Revolution" and "Last Resort"... a little ditty called "Hughes the Force"... the curse of John Connor takes on Nick Stahl... A combined Demi Lovato/Britney Spears watch... the passing of Donna Summer... Kutcher gets Punk'd again... movies like "Colombiana"... "The Conspirator"... and the brilliance of "American History X", plus the strangeness of director Wim Wenders...

An actor so talented, we titled a game after him... you should see the
picture I almost used...

The Big Three dives into the Blu Rays you need to go to Amazon.com and purchase right now... a great, all wet Buried Treasure... Mike and his Music Crap with a capital D...

And how do you play The Ryan Phillippe Game?  Listen and find out.  How many Richard Dreyfus movies can you name? 

Next week... the guys come back with more, and d$ starts A Buried Treasure: American Icon series... plus more music and movies and more!  That's on The Deucecast Ep LVI: Indiana Tommy and the Podcast Crusade

Mike's Music Minute:

Tenacious D [Explicit] - Tenacious D
The Pick Of Destiny [Explicit] - Tenacious D

Albums You Should Buy This Week that Came Out This Week:
Rize Of The Fenix [Explicit] - Tenacious D

Dave's Buried Treasures:

The River Wild [Blu-ray]
White Water Summer

The Big 3: The One Where We Discuss DVD/Blu-Rays You Must Own:

Dave's Choice - Almost Famous: The Director's Cut
Mike's Choice (To No One's Surprise) - Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Episodes I-VI) [Blu-ray]

Roundtable Randomness:

American History X [Blu-ray]
The Conspirator (Deluxe Edition) [Blu-ray]
On The 6 - Jennifer Lopez

Episode XLIII: Podcast With The Wind

Welcome back to The Deucecast... or with our guest co-host, could it be... The DrewsCast?

As per usual, we imbibe a little with our Beverage Tasting of the Week, this time a little more fancy with Hubert's Mango Lemonade and Honey Lemonade.  And surprisingly, it wasn't bad. (!)

We dive into racial expression with a discussion on the Jeremy Lin/ESPN headline kerfuffle with varied opinions... what did the columnist know?  When did he know it?   The Deucecast spares no expense for hard-hitting journalistic journalism with our journalists.

Mikey waxes poetic about his weekend Missouri trip, including a stop at the Clinton Library and Massage Parlor... the guys have a longer-than-intended discussion about The Eagles, plus former members Randy Misner and Timothy Schmit... and somehow, the band Heart and its music makes it way into the discussion. We also jump into movies seen this week, like "This Means War"... "Ghost Rider 2: Nic Cage Sucks Again"... "Real Steel"... and more "Phantom Menace" talk.

Whitney Houston is featured in the Music Minute Spotlight, as we discuss her legacy and memories, plus some of her best music, at least according to d$.

After a great Buried Treasure in which Mikey digs up "Day of the Tenticle", Drew brings out the Big Guns during his first Smorg, asking the question "What Makes Us Like Movies", leading the group to talk about what truly gets us in favor of, or against, a film... rewatchability... emotion... how it makes you feel... and as Mikey says, "divisiveness".

Our Big Three topic shares the movies that YOU should see... little scene or perhaps forgotten films that you might have missed, so in our opinions, you need to see movies like "Suicide Kings"... a diehard NFL fan in "Big Fan"... an early Coen brothers favorite in "Blood Simple"... and a movie better than "Dirty Dancing"?  Dig it!

Oh, and we talk about "Bridesmaids" again.

NEXT WEEK... Our Oscar recap, what went right and what went wrong... d$'s classic Buried Treasure... Mikey's Crappy Musical Crap... more movies seen... Celebrity Apprentice... and The Big Three Oscar Mistakes of All Time (not counting Marisa Tomei, Saving Private Ryan's snub and anything from this year)... that's on The Deucecast Episode XLIV: Inglorious Podcasters


Dave's Music Minute:
Whitney The Greatest Hits

Mike's Buried Treasure:
Lucas Archives Volume 1: Day of the Tentacle

The Big 3: The One Where We Suggest Movies You May Not Have Seen Before:
Dave's Choice - Strictly Ballroom
Drew's Choice - Life is Beautiful [Blu-ray]
Mike's Choice - Blood Simple [Blu-ray]

Roundtable Randomness:
ReFlicktions for the Week:
Dave ReFlicked - The Dead Zone & First Blood [Blu-ray]
Mike ReFlicked - Real Steel (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo) & Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Two-Disc Edition Blu Ray + DVD/Digital Copy Combo) [Blu-ray]