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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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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Val Kilmer was a movie superstar for nearly four decades, Starting with movies like "Real Genius" and ending with an emotional send off in "Top Gun: Maverick" Val Kilmer was a one of a kind movie star for Gen X. Sickness cut his career, and life short, but his hall of fame filmography has made Val Kilmer immortal.
Join Ty and RD as the remember the movies of the late great Val Kilmer.
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Welcome to a round of hot takes here on the X Millennial Man.
In round 1 Ty will try to convince RD and the audience that The Beach Boys are the most overrated music act ever.
In round 2 RD will explain to Ty and everyone that all Star Wars is good, except for the sequel trilogy.
Come get a ringside seat for some hot take action.
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Recently RD watched the documentary series "1982: Greatest Geek year Ever" and he remembered a conversation he had few years ago about the movies of 1982. Now he wants you all to her about what he believes is the greatest year in movie making history.
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It is the 420th episode of The X Millennial Man so that means it is time to get high.
We are not actually getting high, but Ty and RD are going to talk about all the great movies with marijuana as featured player.
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Back in 2007 making a superhero team up movie was not a sure thing. This did not stop Warner Bros, along with Mad Max, Babe, and Happy Feet creator, George Miller from coming up with the first big super hero team up movie "Justice League: Mortal". A writer's strike later, an unknown cast, and a non-committed Australian government would be too tough a foe for Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and friends, and the movie would be lost before a single shot was taken.
Join RD as he goes over the script and wonders if we missed out on a potential super hero masterpiece.
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2025 is upon us, and with a new year we have new things to look forward to.
Join Ty and RD as they discuss the movies, television shows, music, video games, and sports they are most excited to see in the new year.
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2024 saw some big swings, and hits in the movies and on television. Epics like "Dune: Part 2", "Wicked" and "Shogun" joined the small budget gems like "The Substance", "Super|Man" and "Self Reliance" to make 2024 another great year at the movies and on television.
Join Ty and RD as they look back at the year in movies and television for 2024.
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1999 was supposed to be the year of "Star Wars Episode I", "Wild Wild West" and "American Beauty". Instead it became a great year in film because of movies like "Office Space", "South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut" and "The Matrix".
Join Ty and RD as the discuss the big misses of 1999 and why the hidden hits of the year make this time the greatest year in film history.
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In 1992 the world of video games was changed with Mortal Kombat. It was excessively violent, fun to play, and made a whole lot of money. Many more games followed, along with movies and congressional hearings.
Join Ty and RD as they go through the history, and cultural impact, of the Mortal Kombat franchise.
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Sometimes a hero needs to sacrifice themselves for the team. There is a big speech, some tears, and occasionally a giant shark to grab the hero and munch away.
Join Ty and RD as they discuss some of their favorite movie deaths that are more laugh out loud than sad and poignant.
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The X Millennial Man wants to introduce to the podcast The Vaporware Tales. Enjoy hearing about the Star Wars Episode 9 movie we almost got to see.
Back in 2012 Disney bought Lucasfilm and promised the public a new Star Wars sequel trilogy. For the third, and final movie, "Jurassic World" writer/director Colin Trevorrow was going to make it.
Then Colin Trevorrow was let go.
Shortly after the not well recieved "Rise of Skywalker" was released, the script for Colin Trevorrows Episode IX was leaked.
Join RD as he breaks down what happened with Star Wars Episode IX and looks at Trevorrow's script and tries to see if we almost got a good end to the Skywalker Saga.
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Join the X Millennial Man as we introduce the latest episode from our sister podcast First Watch Rewatch.
The late 1970s and early 1980s was a golden age of iconic science fiction films. Films like "Blade Runner", "E.T.", and "Star Wars" were making lasting cultural imprints. In 1982 the low budget "Liquid Sky" would try to join those films in cultural significance.
What is "Liquid Sky"? RD brings Ty into the cult of aliens getting high on orgasms type of cinema. What happens now?
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