#526 - Franchise Flashback: The Fast and Furious Saga (Part 2 of 2)

Do you want to go see the upcoming 9th "Fast and Furious" movie, but you've never seen any of the previous films? If so, the CB pod is here to (continue to) solve your dilemma.
It's a continuation! Maybe even a sequel! We tell our hasn't-seen-the-films friend Brian Lau about more of the Fast and Furious Films! This episode kicks off with "Fast and Furious 6" and takes us through The Fate of the Furious, as well as spinoff "Hobbs and Shaw!" I also talk about the cartoon that has three seasons on Netflix! Is the cartoon more or less realistic than the films? Listen and find out! This is part 2 of 2 in our Franchise Flashback for the "Fast and Furious" saga.
- Brad

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#525 - Franchise Flashback: The Fast and Furious Saga (Part 1 of 2)

Do you want to go see the upcoming 9th "Fast and Furious" movie, but you've never seen any of the previous films? If so, the CB pod is here to solve your dilemma.
Who's ready to live their life a quarter-mile at a time? We're joined by Brian Lau to find out the answer to that through explaining the ENTIRE TIMELINE of the "Fast and Furious" film saga. This episode finds us looking at the original "The Fast and The Furious" through "Fast Five," as well as multiple other films that link some of the movies, and the character Han's origins in the film "Better Luck Tomorrow." B Lau has not seen most of these movies, and we do our best to get him up to "speed" on the plots, characters, and transition from sort-of-realistic street racing film to "the coolest driving sequence we can remember." This is part 1 of 2 in our Franchise Flashback for the "Fast and Furious" saga.
- Brad

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#524 - Chuck Gets Toasted and Brad Gets Ghosted

Chuck opens by telling me how he tried to reduce the skimp-age on his Panera order. I counter with a tip for reducing the skimpage at Chipotle or other burrito places. Chuck tells me about the Mark Normand documentary he assembled (?) and the Patreon's success. We then talk about our sun-filled weekend. A nice long walk on the bike path, a pool day, some seafood, shaved shoulders, electric bikes, maximum SPF numbers...really getting into a summer feeling! We get WEIRD during this conversation! We then focus on some news, with the renewal of "I Think You Should Leave," the 30 for 30 about Space Jam 2, Rob Zombie's The Munsters, a possible Sunset Overdrive sequel, a new behind-the-scenes of Disney Parks show, and our excitement for Loki and the next Thor movie. I then talk about a woman ghosting me after listening to a previous episode of the podcast.
- Brad

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#523 - Good Friendships, Our Wrestling Personas, and A Quiet Place Part II

Ever wonder what the Cold War was? Somehow, Chuck wasn't sure and a local bagel store prompts the discussion of East versus West. Classic C and B tangent! We talk about being defriended on social media and what that feels like, as well as what makes a good friend. Does watching a movie at home change the expectations versus seeing it in theaters? We answer another email about wrestling and what our gimmicks would be. Chuck impugns the name of the recently-deceased wrestler New Jack and expects me to speak ill of the dead and it seems a little too harsh for me. We talk about the Friends reunion and writing an actual finale episode. Chuck talks about the marionettes of his nightmares. We then offer a spoiler-free take on A Quiet Place: Part II. After an obvious warning, we then take a deep spoiler-filled dive into the film!
- Brad

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