The Countdown

Countdown #437

 

Look, Paul and Wayne are sorry about last week, okay?

 

It was a bad idea to try and tell jokes over a podcast and you all knew it. (At least, that's what the download numbers are telling us.) So the boys are apologising by going back to what the masses crave - a television-centric episode!

 

And what a TV episode it is, as Wayne and Paul take on the mammoth task of counting down the very best shows of the entire twentieth century!

 

To what will be the surprise of absolutely no-one, these lists are latter century heavy, but fear not! Both guys (and Wayne in particular) have some classics on their list, as most everything from dramas through sci-fi by way of comedies are covered.

 

Find out what makes the cut, as The Countdown continues ...

 

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Massively big sharks are back in the latest big budget sequel to splash across our cinemas screens. But is Meg 2: The Trench worth venturing out to the cinema for? Does it contain all the fun that you hope for in a killer shark film? Or is it another wet fart of a sequel that has no business making it to screen in this format?

 

Let's put it this way. Even Wayne is struggles to find something positive to say this week.

 

Find out just how much positive there is, as The Countdown continues ...

 

Time Stamps:

Meg 2 NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 9:54

Meg 2 SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 9:54 - 23:50

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 23:50 - 24:18

 

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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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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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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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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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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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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

 

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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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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

 

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