video games – The Paunch Stevenson Show

Episode 183

Sixth anniversary of the Paunch Stevenson Show (Part II)!

In this episode:

election lawn signs for Stallone and Hogan in Northern NJ,
Conrad Murray trial verdict in death of Michael Jackson,
more NJ pizzeria stereotypes,
get rich quick (the classy pizzeria),
celebrity death (Smokin’ Joe Frazier),
What Ever Happened To? (Judge Mills Lane and Fairuza Balk),
Adam Sandler cursing his female co-stars’ careers,
Greg meets the legendary William Shatner,
anecdotes from his new book Shatner Rules,
the movie Incubus (1966) spoken entirely in Esperanto,
In Living Color returning to Fox in 2012,
another celebrity death (Heavy D),
Johnny English Reborn (2011) starring Rowan Atkinson,
Rob’s fundamental categories of video games (fun, strategy, and wonder),
why can’t a one-person bathroom be unisex?,
the Paunch luck (we missed a chance to meet Stan Lee),
cheap 1980s Halloween costumes for children (Voltron, E.T., etc.),
super expensive price for Mark Hamill’s autograph or photo,
Greg meets the star of Hercules (Kevin Sorbo),
Greg meets Eliza Dushku at last!,
a motion ride using George Lucas’ Red Tails,
movie cars (1966 Batmobile, 1989 Batmobile, 1985 Back to the Future DeLorean),
Michael J. Fox impersonator,
Carroll Spinney, original voice and puppeteer of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch,
New York Comic Con chaos and costumes,
KRE-O Transformers,
R2D2Builder.com R2-D2 working models,
tracking down a Quiznos restaurant,
Michael Jackson’s stoned singing,
and the return of the Hobo!

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The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 177

In this episode:

our trip to Barcade in Jersey City, NJ (microbrew beers and 1970s-1980s classic video arcade games),
Barcade running on 100% wind power,
Rob’s dream about “Macho Man” Randy Savage,
the 2011 ThunderCats cartoon show,
Larry Kenney vs. Will Friedle as the voice of Lion-O,
John Erwin as the voice of Prince Adam and He-Man,
Greg’s movie review of The A-Team (2010),
Paunch Stevenson Show celebrity encounters,
Greg meeting Tom Wopat (Luke Duke from The Dukes of Hazzard),
John Schneider and Tom Wopat on Smallville,
Greg meeting Jeff Bridges (Barney Cousins from The Vanishing),
celebrity deaths (Christopher Mayer from The Dukes of Hazzard and Bubba Smith),
the 2011 season of Curb Your Enthusiasm finally taking place in NYC,
our future children missing out on pop culture from the past,
important pop culture getting lost in time (CHiPs, the Marx Brothers, The Little Rascals, Droopy, The Ant and the Aardvark, etc.),
the upcoming Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood spin-off Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood,
Jonah Hill’s weight loss,
Mike Masse’s music video for “Long Time” (acoustic Boston cover),
the decline of music videos,
Rob constantly hearing people whistle Bobby McFerrin’s “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” in England,
Rob’s 4D movie experience,
and Tom Wopat’s music vs. Jeff Bridges’s music.

We also snapped some photos of Barcade Jersey City:
Flickr – Barcade, Jersey City, NJ 8/20/11

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In this episode:

Our ideas for re-dubbing the latest Michael Bay Transformers movie,
the Rupert Murdoch UK phone hacking scandal,
undercover sleuth work by Hugh Grant,
Norm MacDonald announcing the O.J. Simpson verdict on Saturday Night Live,
cracking passwords using social engineering,
the “Ralphige” real Michael Jackson prank call (link),
a fifth child on the way for Kevin ‘K-Fed’ Federline,
the arrest of former informercial star Don Lapre,
Tony Little HoMedics Micropedic Sleep Pillows,
Ted Danson to star on the next season of CSI,
Barney Miller,
return of Curb Your Enthusiasm,
why the Golden Girls is still funny (video),
US Marines asking Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake on dates,
Rob’s failure to book Tami Erin, star of The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988) on the show,
emulating classic PC games using DOSBOX,
downfall of modern gaming franchises and developers (Hitman, Max Payne, Project Gotham, LucasArts),
Copyright Alert System,
and a celebrity death (Roberts Blossom).

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In this episode:

Bill Murray sings “Star Wars,”
lack of progress on Star Wars live action TV series,
another incomplete George Lucas film: Red Tails (2012),
Steven Spielberg will no longer modify his classic films,
Kevin Smith’s new comic book collector reality show,
get rich quick (nutty video game collector reality show),
better late than never movie reviews: Resident Evil Afterlife (2010) starring Milla Jovovich and Inception (2010) starring Leonardo DiCaprio,
new TNT series Falling Skies starring Noah Wyle,
another bad remake: Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011),
Phil Hartman’s Soylent Green impression,
floating swimming pools on the East River,
getting a letter from After Dark Films,
and celebrity deaths (Ryan Dunn and Clarence Clemons).