Show #62 - Somersaults and Absentee Tobes

You never said anything, but they knew it. Nothing was said outright, but it was there all the same. Between the lines in the Facebook comments, in the things that didn't get said, the feeling was clear: you were getting tired of their voices. Every week, just the two of them, slinging lazy thinking, negative opinions, and half-baked theories at each other for two, three hours at a time. Sure, it's scintillating and you wish there were even more hours every week, but the unrelenting sameness of their droning talk-sounds had become oppressive. Well, never say Monolith and Bear Trap aren't responsive to their listeners! That's right, you're in for another Featured Guest show! Two becomes three when Friend of the Show Craig joins the Little Snack dummies for a fun, digressive, and, it should be mentioned, often rather humorous blab-fest. (Because Craig deserves a LittleSnack nickname, we'll assign him one as soon as one is agreed upon. Ideas are welcome.) Discussed: the morality of printing impending death photos on the front of newspapers, whether the NY Post is in danger of becoming a "snuff mag", 'Man of Steel' trailer, the ordeal that is Kal-el keeping up with his personal hygiene, the best way for superheroes to launch into flight, the working relationship between Zach Snyder and Christopher Nolan on 'Man of Steel', the trailer for Guillermo Del Toro's upcoming 'Pacific Rim', 'Pacific Rim' co-star Idris Elba's funny character name, a tone shift in the new 'GI Joe 2' trailer that Bear Trap finds hilarious, the 'Oblivion' trailer, the truth about Shyamalan's 'After Earth' as explained by Monolith, a tangential rundown on the M. Night Shyamalan ouevre, and what may be the photo that cracks the case on who really directed 'Poltergiest' (actually the photo below). Thanks again to Craig for lending his time and voice to the dog and pony show that is the Snack. Hope everyone enjoys this one.

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Show #61 - Into Cumberbatch

Before you get excited, let me share some facts about this episode: the first three things we talk about are 'Star Trek', Apple news, and Batman. That's correct. The Unholy Trinity of Little Snack Boredom. Now, before you unsubscribe from this podcast, be aware that, if you do, you would be missing a discussion on whether the USS Enterprise could withstand full immersion in the ocean, a brief, poorly done, and inappropriate Bane impression, as well as a description of 'Sherlock' actor Benedict Cumberbatch that stays just (and I stress 'just') this side of an admission of manly love. Yes, you have to wade through drifts of coal to find these diamonds, but they're there, friends and listeners. They're there. And even if they're not there (and they're not), doesn't the raw mindless power of pure habit compel you to listen? Enjoy! Discussed: iMac production moving to US, the degree to which public relations played a role in the announcement, what might happen if Apple didn't care about PR ever, 'Star Trek: Into Darkness' teaser, similarities between the first Star Trek and its first sequel (based on teaser footage alone), Cumberbatch's hair-style, who the villain of 'Into Darkness' might be, Blu-Ray versus streaming video, where Monolith left off on his first re-watching of 'Dark Knight Rising', a low-information discussion is had regarding the Disney-Netflix deal signed this week, the geek-off Stephen Colbert won in New Zealand, some information about who the likely 2016 Democratic nominee might be, and thoughts on politics moving into a more fact-based realm. Hope you like it.

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