This week in The Fourtress of... Devin and Oscar are here once again with another episode of Fourtress Finest! This time it’s The Rings of Power Episode 7, “The Eye”. As the characters navigate the aftermath of last week’s events, so too do Devin and Oscar, as they discuss their overall feelings about this penultimate episode and make some predictions for what could happen in the finale. As usual, check for the KEEP IT SECRET, KEEP IT SAFE SPOILER sections! Thanks for listening! 0:19 - SPOILERS ...
Oct 08, 2022•42 min
This week in The Fourtress of... it’s all about BABIES! In honor of our very first podcast baby, we go through and find the best (and some of the worst) babies of all time! Similar to our previous Star Wars Battle Royale and Sidekick Showdown, but we promise, we won’t have any of the babies fight. We aren’t monsters, jeez. In NEWS TALK, Hugh Jackman is BACK, a new Black Panther: Wakanda Forever trailer drops and Google Stadia is dead. Thanks for listening! 0:45 - NEWS TALK/Hugh Jackman is BACK a...
Oct 05, 2022•1 hr 26 min
This week in The Fourtress of... Devin and Oscar are back again in another episode of Fourtress Finest! This time it’s The Rings of Power Episode 6, “Udûn”. They discuss story beats and their overall feelings about this epic episode and make some predictions for what could happen in the future. As usual, check for the KEEP IT SECRET, KEEP IT SAFE SPOILER sections! Thanks for listening! 1:09 - SPOILERS START HERE 15:07-16:00 - SPOILERS for The Lord of the Rings Trilogy 28:02-30:06 - KEEP IT SECRE...
Oct 01, 2022•45 min
This week in The Fourtress of... we forget everything! That’s because we discuss what piece of media we would choose to wipe from our memory and relive again. From movies, music, video games and books, everything is on the board. In NEWS TALK, we freak out over The Last of Us Series Teaser, discuss Ted Lasso being in FIFA 23 and breakdown some of the announcements from Netflix Tudum 2022. Thanks for listening! 1:01 - NEWS TALK/The Last of Us Series Teaser 6:27-8:33 - SPOILERS for The Last of Us ...
Sep 28, 2022•1 hr 14 min
This week in The Fourtress of... Fourtress Finest is back again! Devin and Oscar once again breakdown another episode of The Rings of Power. This time it’s Episode 5, “Partings”. They discuss story beats and their overall feelings about the episode and predict what they think will happen in the future to these characters. As usual, check for the KEEP IT SECRET, KEEP IT SAFE SPOILER sections! Thanks for listening! 0:41 - SPOILERS START HERE 2:39-2:56 - MINOR SPOILERS for The Two Towers 6:12-9:29 ...
Sep 24, 2022•42 min
This week in The Fourtress of... we continue our journey through Middle-earth, as we take on the second film in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Two Towers! We breakdown our overall feelings about it, as well as a lot of the story beats and behind the scenes throughout. Now the biggest question is… does Brian finally like The Lord of the Rings? Is it up to The Return of the King to sway him? Or is it too far gone? In NEWS TALK, we discuss both Nintendo’s recent Direct and Sony’s recent State o...
Sep 21, 2022•1 hr 42 min
This week in The Fourtress of... it’s another episode of Fourtress Finest! Once again, Devin and Oscar breakdown another episode of The Rings of Power. This time it’s Episode 4, “The Great Wave”. They dive into how they felt about this episode and predict what they think will happen in the future. Hopefully they did much better with the spoilers throughout! Check for the KEEP IT SECRET, KEEP IT SAFE sections! Thanks for listening! 0:23 - SPOILERS START HERE 7:36-8:38 - MINOR SPOILERS for The Fel...
Sep 17, 2022•39 min
This week in The Fourtress of... we obey the Mouse once again! That’s because D23, Disney’s Expo, has come and gone again, and with it, we cover as much of the news and announcements dropped as we can. From Lucasfilm to Marvel to Avatar, we breakdown and discuss all of the things! We even discuss many of the game announcements as well. In NEWS TALK, it’s more game announcements as we discuss the Ubisoft Forward. Mostly all of the major Assassin’s Creed announcements made plus a little bit of Roc...
Sep 14, 2022•1 hr 30 min
This week in The Fourtress of... it's once again not another episode of The Fourtress of... but another episode of Fourtress Finest! This week, Devin and Oscar breakdown Episode 3 of The Rings of Power, “Adar”, and go into predictions for the future of these characters. Apologies for the messy spoilers throughout, we promise we’ll get better at them. Thanks for listening! 0:33 - SPOILERS START HERE 2:31-3:38 - SPOILERS for Book Lore and the Potential Timeline 3:54-4:10 - SPOILERS for Elendil 5:1...
Sep 10, 2022•40 min
This week in The Fourtress of... we have a roster showdown! What is that you ask? That’s when we, one at a time, pick characters and see who has assembled the best roster. Much like our Battle Royale episode, but this time, we will not be fighting to the death. This time, we focus on strategy in building the perfect Sidekick Roster. What makes the perfect sidekick? A blend of power, wisdom, skill, morale boost capabilities and camaraderie. So who will build the best Sidekick Roster?! In NEWS TAL...
Sep 07, 2022•1 hr 27 min
This week in The Fourtress of... SURPRISE! It's not another episode of The Fourtress of... but it is the pilot episode of Fourtress Finest! This is a spin-off show where Devin and Oscar cover The Rings of Power Series. We can't promise we will do every episode, but you will at least get this one. In this episode, we breakdown the two episode premiere and go into our predictions for the future of the series. Let us know if you would like more of this! Thanks for listening! 2:01 - SPOILERS START H...
Sep 04, 2022•47 min
This week in The Fourtress of... we finally gather our fellowship and set off on the mission…quest…thing… to Middle-earth! That’s right, in honor of The Rings of Power coming this week, we begin our discussion on The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Starting with The Fellowship of the Ring, we breakdown the production and our favorite bits and pieces of the film. Did we all love it? Did some of us hate it? Does it still stand 21 years later? (yes, yes it does) In NEWS TALK, it’s all about Gamescom 202...
Aug 31, 2022•1 hr 32 min
This week in The Fourtress of... we become Prey! That’s right, we discuss and breakdown the Hulu film Prey! Hulu? Weird right? We discuss how it compares to other Predator films as well as our favorite and least favorite bits. In NEWS TALK, we breakdown The Last of Us HBO Series Sneak Peek, Ezra Miller finally apologizing for their behavior, Sony’s break into the PC games industry and The Lord of the Rings having a new owner (sort of). Thanks for listening! 1:21 - NEWS TALK/The Last of Us HBO Se...
Aug 24, 2022•1 hr 15 min
This week in The Fourtress of... We Are Groot! That’s right, it’s another Minisode because we breakdown the 5 shorts that make up I Am Groot. Which was our favorite? Who else do we want to see get the I Am Groot treatment? How will this effect the entire MCU?! In NEWS TALK, we further discuss the saga that is Ezra Miller and talk about the Avatar: The Last Airbender Console Game Leak. Thanks for tuning in! 1:41 - NEWS TALK/WB’s 3 Options for The Flash Movie/Ezra Miller 10:57 - Avatar: The Last A...
Aug 17, 2022•53 min
This week in The Fourtress of... we say NOPE! Not to giving you an episode this week, don’t worry. We say NOPE because we breakdown and discuss the new Jordan Peele movie, Nope. Is it his best film yet? Is it his worst? In NEWS TALK, we discuss the mess that is WB Discovery and DC Films. The cancellation of the Batgirl movie, Joker 2 being announced and everything in-between. We also chat about a live-action Pac-Man movie and Giancarlo Esposito as Professor X possibly. Thanks for tuning in! 1:17...
Aug 10, 2022•1 hr 8 min
This week in The Fourtress of... we go a little cosmic. That’s because we discuss and breakdown Ms. Marvel! Is it the coming of age story we hoped for? Maybe a little. Does Marvel still have a bit of a villain problem? Maybe a lot. In NEWS TALK, we talk about the good and bad Star Wars news this week. The good being the new Andor trailer. The bad being the death of the Knights of the Old Republic Remake. We also discuss Avengers: The Kang Dynasty getting a director. Thanks for tuning in! 1:25 - ...
Aug 03, 2022•1 hr 11 min
This week in The Fourtress of... we turn ONE YEAR OLD!!! That's right, your second favorite podcast is growing up so fast. We want to thank all off you for listening and supporting us throughout all of this! Besides that though, it's also San Diego Comic-Con! We go through all of the major announcements and trailers from DC, Marvel, The Rings of Power and so much more! Thanks for tuning in! 1:30 - NEWS TALK/San Diego Comic-Con 2022 2:52 - Shazam! Fury of the Gods Trailer 6:38 - Black Adam Sneak ...
Jul 27, 2022•1 hr 17 min
This week in The Fourtress of... we go to Herogasm! Not really cause… gross. But we are talking all about The Boys Season 3! We breakdown all the antics from this season with Homelander, Butcher and the whole crew! In NEWS TALK, we discuss The Rings of Power Main Teaser and Netflix’s YuYu Hakusho Live-Action Casting. Thanks for tuning in! 0:49 - NEWS TALK/The Rings of Power Main Teaser 6:36-6:50 - MINOR SPOILERS for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 9:00 - Netflix’s YuYu Hakusho ...
Jul 20, 2022•1 hr 40 min
This week in The Fourtress of... it’s all about the Love and the Thunder baby! That’s right, we breakdown the newest Marvel film, Thor: Love and Thunder! Is it the best Thor film? Is it the best Marvel film? Does any of this matter in the grand Phase Four story? I guess we’ll find out. In NEWS TALK, we discuss some Game of Thrones book differences coming up, Rockstar getting their stuff together and the Muskrat himself making a hilarious error. Thanks for tuning in! 1:34 - NEWS TALK/Game of Thro...
Jul 13, 2022•1 hr 8 min
This week in The Fourtress of... we’re back in the Upside Down! That’s right, we finish off our Stranger Things 4 discussion with the release of Volume II! Was it meant to be 2 parts? Does it work as a whole? Is it the darkest season yet? In NEWS TALK, we glance over the Nintendo Direct Mini and talk about the Hocus Pocus 2 Teaser. Thanks for tuning in! 1:26 - NEWS TALK/Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase June 2022 1:52 - Persona Series Coming to Nintendo 2:32 - Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak ...
Jul 06, 2022•1 hr 12 min
This week in The Fourtress of... we finally get to leave the desert! That’s because we’re covering all things Obi-Wan Kenobi! Did it live up to the 20-year hype? Do we want a season 2? Should it have been a movie? Maybe. Also, apologies for the audio differences. Brian took the show so seriously, we had him record inside a Stormtrooper helmet. In NEWS TALK, we breakdown the new Stranger Things 4, Vol. II trailer as well as discuss the sad news of Roe V Wade being overturned. Thanks for tuning in...
Jun 29, 2022•1 hr 12 min
This week in The Fourtress of... we enter the Danger Zone! That’s right, because we have a bit of a gap in content this week, we decided to go back and finally discuss Top Gun: Maverick! Is it the greatest “legacy sequel” ever? Better than Independence Day: Resurgence? Better than The Matrix Resurrections? Probably, because those weren’t very good. In NEWS TALK, we breakdown the new Final Fantasy VII announcements, a Jon Snow Game of Thrones Spin-off Series, Lady Gaga in Joker 2 and more! Thanks...
Jun 22, 2022•1 hr 49 min
This week in The Fourtress of... it’s all about the NEWS TALK!!! We go through and discuss all of the gaming and Netflix news that happened to come out in the past week. From Modern Warfare II at Summer Game Fest, Starfield at Xbox & Bethesda and even some Castlevania at Netflix, we take a minute to breakdown all of it. And yes, we mean all of it. Don’t double check if we missed anything. We didn’t. It’s all there. Thanks for tuning in! 2:15 - NEWS TALK/Summer Game Fest 2022 3:21 - Aliens: D...
Jun 15, 2022•1 hr 33 min
This week in The Fourtress of... we enter the Upside Down! Join us as we discuss everything from Stranger Things 4, Volume I! Is it the best season yet? Will anyone die in Volume II? And how much does Brian love Kate Bush? In NEWS TALK, we breakdown Sony’s State of Play, including Resident Evil 4, Street Fighter 6 and Final Fantasy XVI. We also discuss Sonic being terrible and Star Wars “fans” also being terrible. Thanks for tuning in! 1:02 - NEWS TALK/Sony State of Play June 2022 1:19 - Residen...
Jun 08, 2022•1 hr 46 min
This week in The Fourtress of... it’s a little about Love. It’s all about Death. And it’s kind of about Robots. If you didn’t get it by now, it’s because we dive into Volume 3 of Love, Death & Robots! In NEWS TALK, Star Wars Celebration 2022 takes over! We breakdown all the footage shown and announced. We also discuss some non Star Wars news from the week. Thanks for tuning in! 2:22 - NEWS TALK/Thor: Love and Thunder Trailer 9:06 - Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One Teaser 12:04 -...
Jun 01, 2022•1 hr 48 min
This week in The Fourtress of... Devin loses his mind! Why you ask? Well because we breakdown the first season of the new Halo series! Was it a good adaptation? Was it a bad one? More importantly, will Devin make it through this episode? In NEWS TALK, we discuss the new She-Hulk: Attorney at Law trailer, Jon Watts doing a Star War and Netflix joining the live streaming world. Thanks for tuning in! 1:25 - NEWS TALK/She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Trailer 10:28 - Ex-Fantastic Four Director Doing a Star ...
May 25, 2022•1 hr 51 min
This week in The Fourtress of... we blackout and find ourselves watching Moon Knight! We breakdown the entire series and discuss our favorite moments and how it compares to the rest of the Marvel Disney+ lineup. Basically, we discuss how amazing Oscar Isaac is. In NEWS TALK, FIFA dies forever, Gotham Knights looks like it’s dying, Activision’s “Diversity Tool” needs to die and the iPod is dead. Wow, we sense a trend this week. Thanks for tuning in! 1:57 - Fourtress MisFourtunes 2:49-3:03 - SPOIL...
May 18, 2022•2 hr 19 min
This week in The Fourtress of... we go mad in the multiverse!! Specifically, with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness! Is it truly a multiverse of madness? Or is it more of a multiverse of mehness? Also, how many times can we put “multiverse” in this description? In NEWS TALK, we breakdown all the new teasers and trailers, including Avatar: The Way of Water, House of the Dragon and Obi-Wan Kenobi! We also discuss all the troubles that Fast X is having. Thanks for tuning in! 0:57 - NEWS T...
May 11, 2022•1 hr 48 min
This week in The Fourtress of... we catch up on the last pieces of Attack on Titan! We discuss all the twists and turns of the “Final” Season and how we think the series will end….whenever that is. In NEWS TALK, we breakdown Elon Muskrat buying Twitter, Chip ‘n Dale getting weirder with every trailer, say RIP to some CW shows and more! Thanks for tuning in! 2:05 - NEWS TALK/Elon Musk Buys Twitter 7:05 - Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers Trailer 9:18 - Jon Watts No Longer Directing Fantastic Four 11:1...
May 04, 2022•1 hr 54 min
This week in The Fourtress of... we get compact size as we talk all about Handheld Games! From the Sega Game Gear to the Nintendo Switch, we breakdown a short history of handheld games and the consoles they came on! In NEWS TALK, The Mighty Thor has arrived in the first teaser for Thor: Love and Thunder, Jason Momoa turns into a blockhead for Minecraft and Sega is doing some typical weird stuff with Sonic, Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio. Thanks for tuning in! 0:51 - NEWS TALK/Thor: Love and Thunde...
Apr 27, 2022•1 hr 52 min
