In this very special very special episode: Merrill got the chance to sit down with Mark Ellis and Stephanie Morgenstern, the creators of his favorite show Flashpoint. Besides trying to contain himself from the pure excitement of being in their presence, he also gets the skinny on the shows cast, the reasoning behind some major creative choices of the past season and what is in store for the future.
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On This Episode: For the past two years, a lot of people have been completely confused by all the Twilight hubbub. There’s intense love for the books and movies by the fans, and there’s been intense hate from many fanboys in the blogosphere. In order to bring balance and civility to the entire issue, Kevin has invited Twilight expert Jen Yamato from Movies.com and FearNet.com to help explain the entire phenomenon to everyone out there. Why is Edward so sexy? Is the series anti-feminist? Can Summit survive after Breaking Dawn? And what effect has the World Cup had on Twilight‘s box office? All these questions and more are answered in this very special episode of Fat Guys at the Movies: Second Reel.
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On This Episode: Kevin welcomes Shannon Hood from FrothyGirlz.com to talk about the summer box office slump, why it is happening and what we have to look forward to as the summer season wraps up.
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In this very special episode: Belive it or not, Kevin and Merrill are still doing the show. Whoever thought they could feel so free? Flying away on a wing and a prayer, who could it be?… Kevin pays homage to teh greatest TV theme song ever while Merrill launches hatred for anything 70s and 80s. But first, the Idiots talk about the latest episode of television, what time slot is most likely to kill a series and hate on the big screen adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender. And Merrill declares that he will watch an entire season of Grey’s Anatomy. What a trooper.
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On This Week’s Show: Kevin and Neil strip down to their jean shorts and scamper through the Magical Studio in the Sky, leaving their man-wolf stank all over in hopes of attracting someone as pale and vapid as Bella Swan. They sink their teeth into The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and the shake their heads in shame for the travesty that is The Last Airbender. They also read an iTunes review and lay down an awesome Fat Guy Five: Five Directors Who Could Screw Up a Kids Show Adaptation Almost as Bad as M. Night Shyamalan.
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In this very special very special episode: Merrill had a chance to ask some questions to Rescue Me producer Peter Tolan and star Callie Thorne. Season six of the acclaimed series premieres on FX on Tuesday, June 29 at 10:00 p.m. ET. Hear what they had to say about the show.
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In this very special very special episode: Merrill had a chance to ask some questions to Louis C.K., creator and star of the new FX series Louie. The show premieres on FX on Tuesday, June 29 at 11:00 p.m. ET. Hear what Louis C.K. had to say about the show.
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On This Week’s Show: Kevin and Neil are pretty much disinterested in this weeks’ films, Knight and Day and Grown Ups. So they spend the time talking about a Neil-critical iTunes review, why summer movies arenn’t making money and, of course, boobs! They also talk about their favorite sandwiches and derail the show in the middle of the third segment.
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In this very special episode: It’s a time of rejoicing and a time to be carefree. The Idiot Boxers get their first review on iTunes, and Merrill lofts his challenge to Fat Guys at the Movies co-host Neil Miller for a Michael Bay challenge. Without any thought of time constraints, the Idiots ramble on for damn near two hours in this show, but it’s worth it. We get to see Merrill completely lose it in the middle after Kevin suggests some awkward positions. Oh, and they also talk about current television, give some Idiot Recommendations and talk about everything from Jon Stewart’s politics to crappy daytime judge shows. Listen to this one, folks. You’ll be happy that you did, or your money back!
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On This Week’s Show: Kevin and Neil open their toy box to review Pixar’s latest masterpiece, Toy Story 3D. They also give a curt nod to Jonah Hex and discuss their favorite Pixar characters. Finally, before leading into the DVD segment and fighting off an army of Daleks, Neil accepts a challenge from The Idiot Boxers co-host Merrill Barr in regards to Michael Bay fandom.
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On This Week’s Show: Kevin schools Neil on what it was like to grow up the mid-1980s as they revisit the legends of The A-Team and The Karate Kid. Kevin gives fashion and acting advice to Jaden Smith while Neil skips a kung-fu lesson to watch hockey. Then they give their opinions on a Fat Guy Five about 80s TV shows that need to have movies.
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In this very special episode: The Idiot Boxers get set for the summer season, wrapping up a couple spring finales and looking ahead to the June premieres. Kevin exposes the debauchery of Merrill’s Formspring.me account while Merrill learns a valuable lesson about UV radiation. They look at some of the big TV news before Merrill gets too intimate with the cast of Flashpoint. Out of utter embarrassment, Kevin insists they move on to the Sound Off segment to talk about the evolution of summer and how Comedy Central is being a giant douche before laying down some TV-on-DVD picks and handing out some Idiot Recommendations.
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On This Week’s Show: Neil comes back to the Magical Studio in the Sky to take a look at four new movies opening this week. Unfortunately, he has only seen one movie. But Kevin isn’t faring much better, having seen Get Him to the Greek and the first 90 minutes of Splice, due to Mother Nature shutting down the screening. Yikes! Fozzie Bare returns in the middle segment to settle the bet on box office push-ups before Neil and Kevin answer some voice mails, skip the Fat Guy Five and give their DVD and Blu-ray recommendations.
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In this very special episode: The Idiot Boxers are recovering from a week of season and series finales. Before they give their final words on the season three finale of Chuck, they tear through the series finale of FlashForward, which is really just a season finale prior to cancellation. Then the Idiots wrap up by giving their final take on the swan songs of Lost and 24. Summer season, here we come!
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On This Week’s Show: Neil takes the week off to spend in Abu Dhabi with his girlfriends, drinking cosmos and bucking Middle Eastern decency laws. This leaves Kevin alone in the desert, so he invites Fozzie Bare back to the Magical Studio in the Sky to talk Sex and the City 2 and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Fozzie lets Kevin make a Fat Guy push-up bet, and they also lay down a Fat Guy Five about their favorite desert movies.
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