Episode 187

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 187

In this episode:

  • Star Wars movies being re-released in theaters in 3D starting with The Phantom Menace,
  • Rob’s Star Wars knowledge derived only from video games,
  • Darth Vader and Jedi hamburgers in France (link),
  • What Ever Happened to? (Hayden Christensen),
  • Shattered Glass (2003) starring Hayden Christensen,
  • cross dressing Larry a.k.a. Lana Wachowski,
  • upcoming box office bomb Cloud Atlas (2012) starring Hugh Grant and Keith David,
  • the new Van Halen with David Lee Roth song “Tattoo”,
  • Hulk Hogan shaving his mustache,
  • Chuck Norris joining The Expendables 2 (2012) cast,
  • Rowdy Roddy Piper wrestling in an episode of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia,
  • Hasbro’s Transformers G1 toys (Masterpiece, Classics, etc.),
  • Michael Bay’s 3D Transformers The Ride,
  • Transformers Vault: The Complete Transformers Universe by Pablo Hidalgo,
  • Star Trek Vault: 40 Years from the Archives by Scott Tipton,
  • Star Wars Vault: Thirty Years of Treasures from the Lucasfilm Archives by Stephen Sansweet,
  • Barnes & Noble selling used books,
  • Moon 3-D and Mars 3-D books by Jim Bell,
  • local psychos (Donnie T and his bag of wrestling figures and Donnie D and his bike without brakes),
  • hiding from annoying kids during childhood,
  • and Mio Water Enhancer.

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Episode 175

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 175

In this episode:

  • our giant movie review of Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) in 3D, starring Shia LaBeouf and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley,
  • the ridiculous length of the movie,
  • the end of the shaky camera fad,
  • a list of movies and TV shows Michael Bay ripped off (The Transformers, Superman, The Watchmen, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and Jackie Chan’s Who Am I?),
  • illogical Duracell battery pricing at Staples,
  • our roll call of robots in the movie (Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ironhide, Ratchet, Sentinal Prime, Starscream, Megatron, Shockwave, Soundwave, and dozens of unnamed robots),
  • Sentinal Prime’s face modeled after Sean Connery,
  • Bay’s horrendous computer animated version of John F. Kennedy,
  • Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) constantly screaming and crying,
  • Bay’s terrible Barack Obama impersonator,
  • Sam spending an hour going on job interviews,
  • Leonard Nimoy as the voice of Sentinal Prime and Galvatron,
  • various plot holes,
  • Optimus Prime actually wondering where his trailer went in the movie,
  • robots who were killed in the movie (the unnamed Scottish Autobot, Ironhide, Megatron, Starscream, the unnamed Decepticon bird, etc.),
  • our welcoming of the inevitable Transformers movie reboot,
  • Transformers spitting,
  • Michael Bay turning Optimus Prime into a ruthless murderer,
  • Peter Cullen and Frank Welker’s voice acting,
  • Shia LaBeouf’s recent acting career (Eagle Eye and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps),
  • Bay’s constant use of slow motion,
  • billions of dollars worth of damage in action movies with no consequences,
  • hacking into objects,
  • Bay’s ignorance of science,
  • the lack of rules and continuity in Bay’s Transformers movies,
  • What Ever Happened To? (Bugle Boy jeans, Z. Cavaricci genie pants, Zubaz, IOU sweatshirts, B.U.M. Equipment, etc.),
  • Roseanne Barr’s reality show Roseanne’s Nuts on Lifetime,
  • a Transformers: Dark of the Moon cameo by Scott Krinsky from Chuck,
  • Bay’s completely wasted use of 3D,
  • fans feeling obligated to watch bad movies,
  • Glynn Turman appearing in Super 8 (2011) and Gremlins (1984),
  • Sean Connery’s brother Neil Connery starring in bad movies: OK Connery (1967) and The Body Stealers (1969),
  • celebrity deaths (Peter Falk and Sherwood Schwartz),
  • Paul Reiser and The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 2,
  • and a new stupid style (extremely short cutoff shorts with dangling pockets).

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Episode 158

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 158

In this episode:

  • closing of the local Belleville, NJ, Pathmark,
  • Led Zeppelin cover band Custard Pie (website),
  • Robert Plant performing Led Zeppelin as country music (Band of Joy),
  • Romanian Led Zeppelin cover band (Mike Godoroja & Blue Spirit) on YouTube,
  • Jeff Bridges sings country songs,
  • Jeff’s new album (Be Here Soon),
  • Rob’s Comcast DVR upgrade,
  • Google TV,
  • the lack of true digital “VCR” recording devices,
  • Star Wars films being released in 3D,
  • how much more will George Lucas butcher the films?,
  • how many more formats can he re-release them in the future?,
  • Joaquin Phoenix’s fake mental breakdown film I’m Still Here (2010) bankrupting director Casey Affleck,
  • Addams Family the musical (website),
  • The Munsters remade as a serious drama,
  • Patrick Stewart’s Broadway play A Life in the Theatre,
  • Frank Welker roasting George Burns (video),
  • celebrity deaths (Gloria Stuart, Tony Curtis, Stephen J. Cannell),
  • rapid fire movie reviews of latest 2010 films (Going the Distance, Easy A, The Town, You Again),
  • professing our love for It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,
  • the Bumper Dumper,
  • and Leonard Nimoy’s singing talents once again.

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Episode 127: Monday, March 30, 2009

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 127

Happy birthday to Jack in NJ!

In this episode:

  • the March NAVA meeting at the Digital Press video game store in Clifton, NJ,
  • The Celebrity Apprentice starring Tom Green and Andrew “Dice” Clay,
  • the horrible Heroes season three,
  • finally watching the 3D episode of Chuck,
  • Willie Aames’s garage sale,
  • Corey Haim selling his teeth on eBay,
  • Jack in NJ’s 40th birthday,
  • Greg’s trip to Dave & Buster’s,
  • the value of paunchstevenson.com on websiteoutlook.com,
  • Google Earth vs. Microsoft Live Search Maps,
  • Microsoft’s WorldWide Telescope,
  • Vegas Vampires (2003) starring Fred Williamson, Richard Roundtree, and Daniel Baldwin,
  • Greg’s favorite vampire movies: Underworld (2003), From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), John Carpenter’s Vampires (1998), Blade (1998), My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1988), etc.,
  • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,
  • the upcoming movie The Three Stooges (2010) starring Sean Penn, Benecio Del Toro, and Jim Carrey,
  • gun stores and shooting ranges,
  • an old recording of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg using racial slurs,
  • pointless extracurricular activities in high school,
  • and celebrity deaths (Natasha Richardson and Paul Harvey).

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Episode 116: Wednesday, November 12, 2008

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 116

In this episode:

  • Barack Obama’s Presidential election victory,
  • useless political lawn signs and bumper stickers,
  • John McCain on Saturday Night Live,
  • CNN’s fake holograms,
  • blankets with sleeves (www.getsnuggie.com and www.theslanket.com),
  • Sarah Palin wearing a towel,
  • California ballot propositions,
  • the movie Ghost Son starring Ennis Cosby,
  • Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew starring Jeff Conaway and Gary Busey,
  • a celebrity death (Michael Crichton),
  • the final episode of ER,
  • Michael Crichton’s ridiculous views regarding global warming, aliens, DDT, and second hand smoke,
  • Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D (2008) on DVD and Blu-ray,
  • and an annoying feature on Wikipedia.

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