The Streaming Heap

Apr 16 2024 150
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There's a lot of TV shows and movies coming weekly to streaming services these days. Eric The Unapologetic Geek, and Much Ado about Nerd Thing's Lin Htat, will be your guides as you explore this heap of entertainment. Every week, they will discuss news, trailers, and what they've been watching. And then there will be an in-depth discussion of a particular piece of entertainment as they dissect it with good humour and a critical eye. Come along as we wade into the Streaming Heap.

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66 - 3 Body Problem, eps. 5-8

Apr 16 2024 195 mins  
Join Lin and Eric as they finish their journey through the first season of The 3 Body Problem. They talk about the hardness of sci-fi, point out how the show doesn't save the cat, reopen the violence debate (which one of them clearly won), and consider the state of Chinese science-fiction. Time stamps: 0:00:00 Transhumans Unites! 0:03:30 3 Body Problem discussion E-mail feedb

65 - 3 Body Problem, eps. 1-4

Apr 09 2024 169 mins  
In this week's episode of inappropriate laughter, we discuss The 3 Body Problem, but in order to discuss that, we first have to discuss China, its history, and Lin's tragic backstory. I guess our podcast will never get play in Beijing. Time stamps: 0:00:00 Preamble: Bias & Censorship 0:26:09 Preamble #2: "Ten Years of Chaos" 0:33:00 3 Body Problem discussion

64 - Godzilla x Kong x Avatar x Dune x Ghostbusters

Apr 02 2024 186 mins  
Two episodes in two weeks? What's happening? Lin and Eric discuss everything they've been watching lately, including Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender. Eric also admits to kind of liking a Jurassic World movie; Lin gets brainwashed by graffiti into watching lots of anime; and they get into the second part of Denis Villenueve's

63 - Halo Bugaloo

Mar 25 2024 206 mins  
In this enormous episode, we finally get over the Halo Curse (TM) and talk about Season 2 of the live action Halo series. One of us kinda liked it, and the other hates it with the burning fire of a dozen halos. Are we glad Makee is back? Does the Fall of Reach stack up against previous stories in the Halo universe? What's the deal with Batman-Kwan and her magic plot progression

62 - Pluto, eps. 5-8

Feb 06 2024 186 mins  
In this belated episode, we finally talk about the second half of Netflix's Pluto. Lin asks why he finds Dr. Tenma so sexy and whether it has anything to do with 1,001 Arabian Nights, while Eric goes full warmonger when discussing Epsilon being a wussy little pacifist whose inaction got his friends killed. Then we get into some other things, like Hijack, Crisis on Infinite Eart

61 - Pluto, eps. 1-4

Jan 15 2024 179 mins  
In this lengthy episode, we talk about the first half of Pluto, a covert Astro-Boy cartoon on Netflix that is all about robo-racism, the trauma of war, homelessness, indefinite detention of alleged terrorists, the search for WMDs in foreign desert lands, and whether robot cops could have enough autonomy to be bastards. How will Astro-Boy get out of this wacky adventure? ...By dying

60 - Rebel Moon, Part I: A Child of Snyder

Jan 08 2024 159 mins  
Lin and Eric kick off the new year by talking about their favorite filmmaker, Zack Snyder, and his new masterwork of epic proportions. Imagine Seven Samurai, but in space with Nazis! What a completely original and groundbreaking premise, which uses intense slow-motion to punctuate every scene, brilliant actors given tons of character development to work with, and an understated sen

59 - Gremlins - Christmas Special 2023, Part II

Dec 24 2023 154 mins  
In this overstuffed gift bag of an episode, Lin and Eric talk about Gremlins, Halo, Loki, The Fall of the House of Usher, the evils of capitalism, and much, much more. Bring your holiday cheer and take a nice, long bath in the streaming heap. Time stamps: 0:00:00 Intro: Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Banger Boxing Day? 0:05:33 MAIN TOPIC: GREMLINS 1:08:06 Trailer Dump: Halo, Mad

58 - Elf - Christmas Special 2023, Part I

Dec 18 2023 136 mins  
Lin and Eric have returned with some holiday cheer, as they talk about Will Farrell, Zooey Deschanel, and whether we should be canceled for laughing at a scene involving Peter Dinklage. We also try to make up for lost time by discussing The Marvels, Godzilla -1, and a few other things we've been watching while not podcasting. Time stamps: 0:00:00 Proof of Life Intro 0:10:54 Ma

57 - Special Interim Episode: "Somatoform Purgatory"

Nov 03 2023 19 mins  
In Lin's extended absence, Eric is sharing an audio short story. Enjoy! E-mail feedback to [email protected] Support us: Eric's Book: http://www.amazon.com/dp/150321978X Lin's Red Bubble Store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/MuchNerdThings Watch our other content: (Lin) Much Ado about Nerd Things: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOan57stR8S-au9Fi3-81Ew