Plain Zero

What’s this? We’re back? That’s right, boppers, we got the band back together to see what happens if we pit 32 of our favorite horror movies against each other to see who the last man standing would be. And boy howdy is it a doozy of a battle! So, listen up and celebrate the spooky season with us!

Travis here and as I write this, I’m still processing that this is actually over. How does one write a blog to sum up the end of 10 plus years of their life? A lot can happen in 10 years. When we started this podcast, I had just moved back in with my parents, which was a general low point for me. But that move would put me into a position where I was living back on the same street I had lived on with my life time best friend, Nick. With some time to kill and a desire to spend more time with my friends, I would discuss the idea of starting a podcast with Nick and his brothers: James and Aaron. While James had no real time for it at that moment, he was helpful in getting us started, but Aaron was game to join us on the show. Feeling like we might have needed a fourth, he recruited his long time friend, Alejandro. So we had a cast and we had a broad idea based on our shared love of movies. What we didn’t have was equipment, but I would rectify that by using work earned rewards to acquire 4 microphones and and a rinky dink sound board. And just like that, we were off and running. James would eventually have more time and join us on the show. Since then, all of you who listened would be privy to the details of our lives and our takes on film. You would get to see how we are drunk and get an intimate peek into our relationships. You would all be there as I went from being single, to a boyfriend, to a husband, and to a father. You were there for the highs of our lives, and then the lows. We endured a pandemic and then we would have our lowest moment as we lost Aaron. This was a loss none of us were prepared for and it absolutely broke our hearts. I honestly wasn’t sure we would come back from that. To say that in many ways, he was the heart of this show and a driving factor, would be an understatement. Then Nick and James asked if we were ready to get started again. They, rightfully, convinced me that continuing would be the best way to honor him and so we moved forward. Alejandro or Shred, would eventually leave the show and not too long after that, we would lose him, as well. Time is a funny thing, though, and as life would keep moving forward, we would find that we had less of it. Scheduling our records would become tougher. We’d start missing weeks. Those weeks would turn into months and it felt like the show had already possibly ended. After having a discussion with the guys, we found that we had all come to the conclusion separately that perhaps the show’s time had passsed. Knowing we were only 7 episodes away from 500 episodes, I had gotten the guys to agree to recording those last 7 episodes and doing a proper goodbye with our 500th episode. That brings us to this, if you’re reading this, you’re either about to or you’ve already listened to our last episode. I’d like to thank you all for being a part of this journey with us. I would like to thank James and Nick, because there’s no show without them and I’m grateful that they agreed to give us all 7 more episodes. I’d like to thank my wife, Tahnee for supporting me on this and even stepping in as a co-host when covid hit and we sheltered in place. I dedicate this show to Aaron’s memory, the show wasn’t just about our love of movies, but also our love of him. I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I had a podcast. Jesus, does anyone?

The end is nigh. Wax on, wax off. Put ‘em in a body bag. 499 down, 1 to go. No mercy. The penultimate episode.

Time is running out. Give me a keg of beer. Win in the end. Nick loves basketball.

Time marches on. Pigs in a poke. The Griswold’s are looking for sex. The end is coming.

The gang falls back into a groove. Five hundred inches closer. The Lonely Island is enjoyed. The end continues.

The band gets back together. An announcement is made. The guys go over the top. The end begins.

As our return continues, we used a movie to address the elephant in the room. That elephant being that we were gone for so long because Travis had a baby. So why not take this as a moment ask if Look Who’s Talking holds up?!

492: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

This week, we continue our look back at The Lord of the Rings. That brings us to The Two Towers. So listen up, boppers as we ask if this epic continues to hold up. And also, merry Christmas and happy holidays!

Adventure is afoot! This year, we’re celebrating the holidays by joining in on a tradition that many observe this time of year: rewatching The Lord of the Rings. So listen up boppers, because the last thing we’re doing is keeping it secret or safe! We’re asking if The Fellowship of the Ring holds up!

489: Pumping Iron

This week sees 2 out of 3 of the guys traveling back to their childhood for some martial arts. It’s 1 part Home Alone, 2 parts Under Siege, and 3 parts ninja. That’s right, boppers, it’s time to light the eyes as we ask if 3 Ninjas holds up!

487: Road Trip

One other thing goes along with the end of October other than Halloween. That thing is the World Series which is baseball. Baseball and movies have a history. Speaking of history, during World War II, the women’s baseball league started. And those women were in A League of Their Own, so let’s ask if that movie holds up!

Way before people were obsessed with true crime podcasts, there was a movie that was basically about the idea of people who would be obsessed with true crime podcasts. Not quite a horror movie, but also not not a horror movie, this week we ask if Serial Mom holds up!

Vampires are real, and they (un)live right next door to you. You find out and you try and tell people, but they think you’re crazy. That’s the main idea behind Fright Night and also the remake. A few years ago we talked about the original, this year we’re asking if the remake holds up!