One sunny day a Generation Xer was walking down the street listening to his Sony Discman, Radiohead's Karma Police was the song, when he ran into a Millennial who had his iPod touch ready to play the latest Black Keys song. The electrical energy generated between the old and new caused an explosion forcing the two to merge. Out of the smoke the X-Millennial Man emerged. He came to be the greatest critic of Pop Culture since... 1982?
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New year means it is a new time to get excited by all the pop culture coming our way. Join Ty and RD as they discuss the movies, music, television, and other things they are looking forward to in 2026.
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Some people have traditions that help them enjoy the holiday season. For the X Millennial Man their traditions consist of food, drink, music, tv specials, and movies.
Join Ty and RD as celebrate the season with their favorite holiday treats, music, and other entertainment.
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2025 was a great year for movies and television shows. What were the best? Join Ty and RD to find the answers you are looking for.
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What made co-host Ty and RD happy this year? Come on in and join the conversation on what we are thankful for in 2025.
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"Back to the Future" was built to be a franchise. In 1989 Part 2 came out followed by Part 3 a few months later. The movies were met with mixed reviews. Once the franchise was completed "Back to the Future" would live on as a cartoon, comic book, theme park ride, and even a Broadway musical. We keep on wanting to go back in time.
Join Ty and RD as they discuss the rest of the "Back to the Future" universe and stay to hear them discuss if the show should go on.
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This year we are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the release of "Back to the Future" To join in the festivities Ty and RD are going to talk about the turbulent road that led to the creation of one of the greatest films of all time.
Hop in your very own time machine with us and lets visit a time when a great idea almost did not make it.
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Want to see a comet destroy the earth, or do you want to see a meteorite do it? What if we made a bunch of movies about Hitchcock, or Capote, or Churchill, and released them the same year? Does this sound like fun?
Join RD as he tells Ty the story of the weirdest movies with same plots that came out around the same time.
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Christopher Reeve brought Superman to the big screen, and it was a huge success. At least the first two movies were huge successes. After a disappointing Superman III, Cannon Films graabed the rights and tried to bring success back to the Big Blu Boy Scout with Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. Reeve was back along with Margot Kidder and Gene Hackman. Up and coming stars Muriel Hemingway and Jon Cryer were added. Succes seemed to be in the cards. The movie had bad effects, a bad story, and it killed the Superman movie franchise for decades.
Join Ty and RD as they discuss the movie Superman IV: The Quest for Peace and reflect on the legacy of one of the worst films ever made.
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2010 is a legendary year for movies. Franchises were started, or coming to an end, and up and coming directors were about to deliver their masterpiece. 2010 was truly a great year at the movies.
Join Ty and RD as they go through the year and discuss the many highs, and few lows, of the films of 2010.
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This episode originally premiered on April 1st, 2023.
In the beginning there was "The Super Bowl Shuffle" and it was good. Then the 1986 Cleveland Browns decided to try and top it, and it was ... something. Then the Browns did not stop in making their short genre films, and it was wonderful.
Join Ty and RD as they discuss the late 80s Cleveland Browns barbarian epic "Masters of the Gridiron" and E.T. ripoff "D.T. in Dawg Territory".
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After being in 3D, Jaws needed revenge. The disappointment of Thunderdome, led the masterpiece of Fury Road. Endgame proved that the fourth time is the charm.
Join Ty and RD as they discuss the very worst, and the very best, fourth films in movie franchises.
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"The Fantastic Four: First Steps" and "Superman"are both in theaters and both are doing well at the box office. Ty and RD have seen both and want to talk about why they are successful.
Join the X Millennial Man as they talk about what worked with the movies, why other recent superhero movies have not done well, and if we should be excited where the genre goes next. Stick around to hear Ty and RD discuss the history of The Fantastic Four.
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This episode originally premiered on July 3rd, 2021
Can a movie or television show make you stand up and yell AMERICA. Hell yeah it can, and we are here to tell you what are the most hell yeah America speeches in pop culture during our lifetimes.
Join Ty and RD as they go all in for America this weekend by playing these great speeches.
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In the 1980's seeing the Orion Pictures logo before a movie meant you were about to watch a quality film. Oscar winners like "Amadeus" and "Platoon" were joined by genre defining movies like "Robocop" and "Terminator" in the Orion Pictures family. The problem was that many of these movies were not making any money, and very soon Orion Pictures was doomed to bankruptcy.
Join Ty and RD as they look back and discuss the past, and new future, for Orion Pictures.
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Get ready for another round of hot takes.
First up, Ty thinks Martin Scorsese makes the same movie and is not that great of a director.
Next, RD proudly crowns the greatest trophy in all of sports.
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Things are not good right now. Everyday brings more suck than the day before. Is there no joy in our world today?
Join Ty and RD as they discuss how sports and entertainment are two areas where we can find pleasure and hide from the stupidity of the times we live in.
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By the mid 1980's The Transformers were a cultural powerhouse. The toys were flying off the shelves, kids were rushing home from school to watch the cartoon, and the promise of a feature length movie was on the horizon. Once the kids settled in to watch their hero Optimus Prime battle Megatron and his Decepticons hopes were high. What followed was nearly 90 minutes of brutal fights and the deaths of their favorite heroes. We were all traumatized.
Join Ty and RD as they bear witness to the carnage, process all the death, and rock out to "The Touch".
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Marvel
In 1961 The Fantastic Four premiered and Marvel Comics and went on to be one of the most popular, and influential, comic series of all time. Television and movies followed, and the team was firmly placed into American pop culture. Yet the FF have not had the same success of Spiderman, Captain America, or the X-Men. What is wrong with the Fantastic Four?
Join Ty and RD as they look at the history of Marvel's first family and look to the future with the new big budget movie trying to once again introduce the FF to the public.
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This episode originally premiered on April 6th, 2024
Who knew a thumb could be so powerful?
Siskel and Ebert created, and defined, the genre of reviewing movies on television. They were entertaining, informative, and influential. Then it suddenly came to an end.
Join Ty and RD as they discuss the history, and personal influence, of Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert.
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In 1927 director Fritz Lang his sci-fi classic "Metropolis". In 1984 music producer Giorgio Morodor released a recut version of the movie with a contemporary 1980s music score and soundtrack. In 2010 the most complete version of "Metropolis" was put out to the world after a decades long restoration project. "Metropolis" has been a significant part of film history throughout the entire time films have been a thing.
Join Ty and RD as they go over the history of the influential silent film and why it is as important today as ever.
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