The Countdown

Top 10 Funniest Jokes

Countdown #436

 

The concept episode. Beloved by creators; dreaded by fans. The moment when a TV show decides to do something experimental and not at all in keeping with the norm. It's chance for all those involved with a show to stretch their wings, and maybe set up some back door options for spin-offs.

 

In a podcast's case, a concept episode usually means the hosts need a break from the norm or want to shake things up a bit. And like the TV shows we would often lament as wasting an episode on these crazy ideas, the podcast concept episode doesn't always work.

 

With all that in mind, welcome to the Top 10 Funniest Jokes episode of The Countdown! It's short, it's very much not sweet, and it contains some serious dad jokes as well as some objectionable humour. It also features a heap of submissions from the listeners, so it's not all Wayne and Paul's fault.

 

Oh, who are we kidding? It's Wayne's fault.

 

Find out why as The Countdown takes a side-step, but will continue ...

 

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Gran Turismo review

When is a video game adaptation not really a video game adaptation? And how meta does something have to be to be really meta (when it's not a company name)?

These are the questions the guys are left to ponder having been to see a very early screening of Gran Turismo.

 

For his part, Paul is amazed this is based on a true story, while Wayne is amazed by the fact that he liked it ...

 

Find out just how much, as The Countdown continues ...

 

Time Stamps:

Gran Turismo NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 12:47

Gran Turismo SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 12:47 - 24:33

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 24:33 - 25:22

 

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Top 10 Sci-Fi Films of the 21st Century

Countdown #435

 

This week the boys are commencing a new series of episodes that will bob up every few weeks for the rest of 2023, celebrating the best films of particular genres through the 21st Century.

 

And to kick things off, they're going with a genre near and dear to Paul's heart: Sci-Fi!

 

Given recent weeks, it might be very surprising to learn that not only did Wayne meet this week's brief admirably, but that the co-hosts are generally very agreeable and happy with each other in discussing each other's films. Does that mean some of the "magic" is gone from this episode, or is a less argy-bargy listen exactly what people like (from time to time)?

 

Listen and let the guys know, as The Countdown continues ...

 

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Oppenheimer review

The boys have "Barbied" and now it's time to "'Heimer" as the boys check out Christopher Nolan's latest blockbuster, Oppenheimer.

 

The whole world is frothing at the mouth for what Nolan and his incredibly talented cast and crew have achieved with this film. But will Wayne and Paul share such positive sentiments? Is there a bomb about to go off in the land of independent podcasting? And will anybody trust these shmuck reviewers again?

 

Learn the answers to these questions and more, as The Countdown continues ...

 

Time Stamps:

Oppenheimer NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 12:25

Oppenheimer SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 12:25 - 21:56

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 21:56 - 23:56

 

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Top 10 Comfort Viewings

Countdown #434

 

Sometimes, you just want to kick back, relax and put on something familiar. Something safe. Something comfortable to watch. And that's what Paul and Wayne are celebrating this week as they countdown their Top 10 Comfort Viewings.

 

How many horror films will Paul have on his list? Where does Seinfeld feature on Wayne's? And who has one of the most shocking picks in the show's history as their number two?

 

There's only one way to find out - so smash that play button - as The Countdown continues ...

 

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Barbie review

The theatre just got a whole lot more colourful as Barbie opened across the world to much fanfare and positive reviews. The boys were there, front and centre, to see it, and here bring you their instant reaction review, recorded just minutes after walking out from catching the film.

 

Can a film about a toy that was "just for girls" when it was released in 1959 entertain two middle aged male reviewers who were bemused by how much pink was being worn at the incredible premiere screening? And further to that, can Greta Gerwig do what even Tom Cruise could not and set the box office alight this "summer" season?

 

Learn the answers to these questions and more, as The Countdown continues ...

 

Time Stamps:

Barbie NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 11:21

Barbie SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 11:21 - 23:56

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 23:56 - 24:44

 

Check out the show's first draft of a website for your one-stop shop for all things related to The Countdown.

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Top 10 Male Solo Artists

Countdown #433

 

Music is back for the Countdown this week as Paul and Wayne countdown their favourite male solo artists. From the '50s through to the current millennium, pretty much every era of music is represented in this one, so there should be a little something for everyone.

 

Speaking of, everyone thinks they know Wayne's highly predictable number one, but does he have a few tricks in store? And when it comes right down to it, does Paul throw the biggest curveball of the Ep? 

 

Find out - Jump Jump! - as The Countdown continues ...

 

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Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 review

The latest blockbuster in the franchise to rival James Bond is here and Wayne is in seventh heaven! There's spies and action and thrills and Rebecca Ferg Ferg. But most of all, there's T to the C, and Wayne is so happy, he saw this film twice in a week!

 

Paul, as we all know, is harder to impress (unless it's a ludicrous horror film), so what does he make of the 163 minute run time and the most conversations about a MacGuffin this side of a NOK list?

 

Learn the answers to this question and more, as The Countdown continues ...

 

Time Stamps:

M:I 7 NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 13:30

M:I 7 SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 13:30 - 31:03

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 31:03 - 32:15

 

Check out the show's first draft of a website for your one-stop shop for all things related to The Countdown.

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Top 10 Action Comedies with Stew from the SWO podcast

Countdown #432

 

The incredibly awesome and efficient Stew from the Stew World Podcast joins the boys this week to talk a topic so quintessentially Countdown that it's a surprise it doesn't get re-done every 20 episodes or so: The Top 10 Action Comedies.

 

Stew brings his A-game, while Paul battles tirelessly to suggest adventure films qualify as action-comedies. Wayne, meanwhile, is completely off in his own world banging on about Betamax (for example), so it should come as no surprise that his list is ludicrously all over the place and features less action than your typical walk to the local twerking behind shop.

 

Has Wayne finally jumped the shark? Will Stew regret his decision to return to The Countdown? Won't someone else stand up for the Last Crusade alongside Paul? And who drops the most controversial joke this week? (Hint: It's actually not Wayne.)

 

Learn the answers to all these questions and more, as The Countdown continues ...

 

And don't forget to check out Paul on the fabulous ScreenRun podcast, as he joins the Lady Wan and Chris to talk John Carpenter's final film, The Ward.

 

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Secret Invasion review

Look around. Do you know your loved ones? REALLY know them? Could they possibly be reptilian aliens able to alter their appearance to look like humans akin to a plot lifted straight from John Carpenter's seminal 80s classic, They Live?

 

Wayne and Paul are intrigued to know whether Marvel can actually produce a good television show, and one based on more grounded spy-type shenanigans seems like a halfway decent place to start. So they're reviewing the first three episodes for you.

 

Does Samuel L Jackson still kick it as Nick Fury? Is this show worth your valuable time? And most importantly, which of the guys admits to being a Skrull?

 

Learn the answers to all these questions and so much more, as The Countdown continues ...

 

Time Stamps:

Secret Invasion NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 15:34

Secret Invasion SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 15:34 - 25:16

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 25:16 - 26:04

 

Check out the show's first draft of a website for your one-stop shop for all things related to The Countdown.

But if you want more specific directions, find so many more Countdowns - all the way back to Episode 40! - on our Podbean site.

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