Episode 124. Kyle is recognizing space heroes and Melissa is drinking "swampnog," which is eggnog in a collectible Shrek glass. We talk about the best 1990s home theater set-up, making your own fake certificates for petty achievements, and our favorite media of the year! Whether it was new to everyone in 2020 or just new to our individual lives, we discuss the music, podcasts, TV shows, movies, comics, and even YouTube videos that kept us going through some very weird times. See you in the bigge...
Dec 21, 2020•2 hr 25 min•Season 3Ep. 124
Episode 123. After Melissa gushes over some audio dramas and Kyle tries to explain a new TV to his parents, we spend an extra-long episode covering bountiful news on the upcoming projects from Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, and Disney at large. This episode has it all: a plane heist, rollerblades, things that belong in museums, reuniting with an old friend after you fought him in a lava river, a secret mission in uncharted space, and four people who are fantastic. Click here to watch a video of this ...
Dec 14, 2020•2 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 123
Episode 122. After Kyle updates us on Gundam news and Melissa praises The Queen's Gambit, it's time for part two of our Rotten Tomatoes movie predictions. Back in early February 2020, a lifetime ago, we predicted the critics' scores for 22 movies that were supposed to come out between then and now. Only 10 of them were released, but that's enough for us to declare a winner! We read the scores for this year's few precious movies and there are some truly shocking reveals. We then revisit our predi...
Dec 09, 2020•1 hr 37 min•Season 3Ep. 122
Episode 121. We're both 30 now! Time to talk about adult things, like cartoons and too many cookies. We have comic book news, a cutting-edge cheesecake, a very long battle in a very long book series, and the chill in the November air brings "Wendy's season." Inspired by Star Wars, we ask what other pop culture franchises need to have their own cheesy holiday specials? Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Dec 07, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Season 3Ep. 121
Episode 120. Another week, another handful of Marvel movie and TV news to keep us going. Kyle catches us up on True Detective, Melissa catches us up on her trek through the Bond franchise. We remember Alex Trebek, wonder about re-animating older animated movies, and are delighted to find the two new mammal species uncovered in Australia. Also, why does the rest of Melissa's office insist she would be the time-traveler of the bunch? Let's investigate. Click here to watch a video of this episode. ...
Nov 16, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Season 3Ep. 120
Episode 119. We welcome the rise of robots with discussion on hyper-realistic Disney animatronics and the chess computer Deep Blue. Kyle recaps the weird artsy final season of Hannibal, and Melissa recaps the obscure Halloween TV special Mr. Boogedy. We watch the trailer for the new Lego Star Wars holiday special, wonder about magic tricks, and enjoy the warm fuzzy feelings of listening to creators you love talk about their art and hang out with each other. Also, the mystery of Clown Skate Night...
Nov 09, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 119
Episode 118. We recorded this on Halloween Eve, so enjoy the year's last gasp of spooky fun. We come up with generic unlicensed Halloween costume names for characters we've covered on The Review Show, and try to figure out the next toy to star in a Chucky-type horror movie. We talk about Corn Night, Moon Knight, exactly what Doctor Doom is a doctor of, and the labyrinthine virtual tour through a DVD warehouse. Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Nov 02, 2020•1 hr 36 min•Season 3Ep. 118
Episode 117. We give updates on the movies and shows we've been watching this spooky season, and then dive into our Halloween tradition of retelling past Captain's Log anecdotes as horror stories! Join us and the mysterious Rod Serling knockoff host McRib Sterling in spinning tales of killer cars, towel gnomes, ghosts in the Microsoft Office suite, and being a Danny Devito teaming up with other Danny Devitos to defeat your ultimate foe, a different Danny Devito who has an axe I guess. Click here...
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Season 3Ep. 117
Episode 116. We speculate on what Doctor Strange is doing in Spider-Man 3 and how that story might fit in between WandaVision and Multiverse of Madness. We also discuss the new Invincible animated series trailer and Disney putting more of a focus on their streaming entertainment, and wonder about elaborate high-dollar theme nights at movie theaters. Kyle has made some upgrades to the podcast video design and Melissa visits a cherished art museum. We talk about how it feels to be 30 and podcaster...
Oct 19, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Season 3Ep. 116
Episode 115. Friend of the show Jacq joins us for a fantasy draft of candy! We each name five kinds of candy we like, and that's the whole episode. We barely even talk about Spider-Man. We talk about candy you should and shouldn't freeze, extinct bananas, moms' eating habits, Halloween memories, and a lot of 90s nostalgia. Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Oct 12, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 115
Episode 114. We talk about the most exciting, bewildering news of the week, Jamie Foxx's Electro coming back for Spider-Man 3!? We also discuss the casting of Ms. Marvel, the great TV career ahead of Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail, and No Time To Die getting moved to April. Kyle brings us news of time travel and terrifying landscape glitches in Flight Simulator. Melissa is tired of being the tallest person around and wishes more people would try to give her a nickname. It's October now and we look...
Oct 05, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Season 3Ep. 114
Episode 113. We discuss Marvel movie and TV news this week, the big walking Gundam, and what plot we would want out of a Chuck E. Cheese movie. Do you like to encounter an animatronic in the wild? How many Pop figurines can you display before your room starts to look haunted? We play a game guessing real Coldstone Creamery flavor combos and talk about getting cavities and staring at the sun. Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Sep 28, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Season 3Ep. 113
Episode 112. Melissa and Kyle both feature a Cinema Corner this week! There's comic book adaptation news, but Hollywood has not yet dared to bring our greatest hero to the screen in dazzling live action: GUMBY. We talk about superhero zodiac signs, nerdy home decor, movie character fashion goals, and eating an entire Bloomin' Onion alone in your car at a drive-in theater. We also ask, what if Galactus was one of us? Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Sep 21, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Season 3Ep. 112
Episode 111. Adult Swim has cancelled our beloved Venture Bros but we're staying positive and hoping for an HBO Max pickup. We also wish the best about another Wonder Woman delay and reflect on the passing of Chadwick Boseman. To brighten the mood, we then talk about monster trucks! Battlebots! James Bond! The "Nations of the World" song from Animaniacs! Hold onto your man sandals for this one. Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Sep 14, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 111
Episode 110. We're here to ask the big questions, like what Cartoon Network villain you want as your roommate, and where you want your heart to be entombed after you die. We also have movie news, including another No Time to Die trailer, a Bollywood dance number in Eternals, and expanding the Spider-verse with a Silk show. Kyle goes back to Riverdale and lists movies on his "shame list." Melissa wanders through a field of sun flowers and yells about British character actors. Click here to watch ...
Sep 08, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 3Ep. 110
Episode 109. We're excited about the trailer for The Batman, and try to build our own Suicide Squads out of bargin bin supervillains from the DC world and beyond. Melissa introduces her new segment "Melissa's Cinema Corner (The Cinema is her Couch)" where she recaps what movies she's watched recently. This week, it's a documentary about a sci-fi themed rock band that played in Disneyland in the summer of 1981, and three Cameron Diaz pictures of the 1990s. Kyle catches up with Luficer and other c...
Sep 01, 2020•1 hr 32 min•Season 3Ep. 109
Episode 108. We actually have movie news to talk about this week! We're discussing superhero movie news from Black Adam to Spider-Woman, the trailer for the next Hercule Poirrot mystery Death on the Nile, and the new Lego Star Wars holiday special coming out for this year's Life Day. We also talk about the Netflix queue shuffle button and the 212-story obelisk that you can find in a normal Melbourne suburb in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020. Kyle also updates us on the search to find Gundams, an...
Aug 24, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 108
Episode 107. Kyle is catching up with Lucifer and sets sights on the daunting task of watching every Gundam. Melissa wants to learn to talk to bees and looks at pictures of the Taco Bell breakfast crunchwrap to feel calm. We talk about the St. Louis baboon escape and the Richmond TV Man. The live action Avatar: The Last Airbender adaptation on Netflix is looking shaky, but we've found the best new stage musical in Japan. We also play a game with weird Google search suggestions! Click here to wat...
Aug 17, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Season 3Ep. 107
Episode 106. Melissa wonders about her alternate universe life where she doesn't eat breakfast every day. Kyle updates us as he continues to watch Lucifer. We're excited about the new season of Umbrella Academy and we talk about Mulan coming to Disney+ for $30. Melissa visited the uncanny valley of 90s family cinema and Kyle spent too much time in Middle Earth in Buffalo Wild Wings. Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Aug 11, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Season 3Ep. 106
Episode 105. We’re talking about cereal again. There’s more to say about cereal. Kyle tries to remember a movie about Mars. Melissa reveals the secret of a mysterious egghead. We name the most obscure box office flops that we did go see in theaters, and ask what otherwise down-to-Earth stories should add one supernatural element. Mr. Robot didn’t get any Emmy nominations and we’re very upset. Christian Slater! Parents love him!! Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast...
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Season 3Ep. 105
Episode 104. Kyle took a gamble on bedsheets and won! We discuss the New Mutant news, the Invincible TV series, and the tech channel G4 possibly making a comeback. Melissa doesn't know anything about contemporary video games, but she does remember the Dreamcast cryptid Seaman, the fish with a human face. We also think too much about anthropomorphic animal societies. Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Jul 27, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Season 3Ep. 104
Episode 103. Kyle struggles with a camera purchase, is excited for some new video games, and has been reading through important comic series with his girlfriend. Melissa has suddenly befriended an old woman, misses when all computers were beige, and feels haunted by Robin Williams movies she only half-remembers from her childhood. We discuss hypnotism, tarot cards, and an elevator to nowhere. Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Jul 21, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Season 3Ep. 103
Episode 102. We discuss what should go in a Chex Mix, our favorite cereals, and when to eat a pot pie. We share fond memories of weird things our moms have eaten or gotten spilled on them. Miss ya, moms! Take all the napkins you want! Kyle raves about the Netflix sci-fi drama Dark. Melissa raves about the Netflix coming-of-age comedy The Babysitter's Club. The eventual upcoming The Batman movie is already supposed to get a spinoff show about the Gotham PD. What other movies do you want a spinoff...
Jul 14, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Season 3Ep. 102
Episode 101. Ignacio joins us this week for the first annual Whatnauts Trivia Night! We ask each other questions about pop culture, history, and science. Which movie franchise has earned more money, Harry Potter or James Bond? What did Nintendo make before they made video games? What sitcom did First Lady Barbara Bush call "the dumbest thing I've ever seen"? Join us for the thrill of competition, the joy of learning! Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ...
Jun 29, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 101
Episode 100. After a brief discussion on some movie news, we get into celebrating our 100th episode! We honor our inadvertent name-twins The Whatnauts, a 1970s soul band, and discuss their discography and all the music that has sampled them over the years. We play two truths and a lie -- what stunts has Kyle pulled to impress a girl? how did Melissa have her first kiss? We answer some trivia questions, list our favorite Captain's Log memories, and play Mad-Libs with previous episode descriptions...
Jun 22, 2020•1 hr 52 min•Season 3Ep. 100
Episode 99. We're back to discuss the sci-fi TV we've been watching and the fake plants we've been buying. Melissa reflects on the sad adult man entertainment she was provided as a child and asks what songs should have sequels. Kyle is an old man with a bad back. We talk about the new release dates for Tenet and Wonder Woman. Also, gum. Have you ever mixed two gums at once? Like a gum cocktail? Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Jun 15, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 99
Episode 98. This is the first episode of the show recorded on Kyle's new homemade computer! Hear the handcrafted quality! We discuss what we've been watching lately, whether or not we'll get HBO Max, and what alternative sports may join the Olympics in the future. Melissa wants to be an overenthusiastic announcer for a lowkey sport. Pizza Lord returns. Sandlord arrives. Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Jun 01, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Season 3Ep. 98
Episode 97. We are art nerds and talk about pulling all-nighters and keeping our lives organized. Kyle is building a new computer! Melissa lives inside a spreadsheet! We discuss Dunkaroos, Jolly Ranchers, Fruit by the Foot, Tootsie Rolls, and hacks to repurpose snack packaging into useful household objects. We also talk about our new Pateron bonus episodes for The Reactor Core and what we want do with that podcast feed and our YouTube channel in the future. Click here to watch a video of this ep...
May 27, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 97
Episode 96. Why aren't there more musicals based on superhero stories? You have bad luck with Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark and then just quit on the entire concept? We discuss what heroes we want to see take the stage! Kyle recaps a weird episode of Justice League Unlimited and tells the story of his parents' frantic search to get him Power Rangers toys as a kid. Melissa loves Scooby-Doo but not how disorganized her DVD collection is for the franchise. We have a sincere discussion on lamps and ...
May 18, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 3Ep. 96
Episode 95. We attempt to do a mom-friendly podcast! Kyle doesn't cuss any swears! There is talk about the struggles of obtaining new furniture, shipping mysteries, and cool new posters. We also discuss the potential addition of Nova to the MCU and where we would like to see him and other comic book favorites appear. Melissa admits she doesn't know anything about the real Fantastic 4 and we both challenge ourselves to expand on the media we're pitching for The Review Show. Shout-out to all the m...
May 11, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Season 3Ep. 95
