I tell the tale of sitting through Man of Steel while next to the loudest couple the world has ever seen. I won’t mention their ethnicity (black) or how demonstrative they were (very) for fear of prejudicing your minds, but the story will have you wanting to push your eyeballs […]
Have you ever noticed that you are much bolder online than you tend to be in person, or noticed that phenomena in others that you’ve decided to meet from the Internet? What the Hell is the deal with that?! Well, we good people at Papa’s Basement try to get to […]
“I’d rather watch my parents fuck than sit through Man of Steel.” -Gandhi Let me reacquaint you with a film. It was going to reboot the Superman franchise into the modern superhero movie era. It was directed by a guy who had previously done great work with adapting a comic […]
Despite not being 72, my co-hostess Allison had yet to join Twitter. That changed a few days ago. I listen to the impressions of someone new to the insidious, soul-sucking beast that has shaped the last few years of my life and ask her the question, “Is Twitter too much […]
Co-hostess Allison tells the story of shooting down a dying man. A sweet, loving, good–but dying–man. Is she an even worse person than this episode established me to be? That’s for you to decide. But yes. The answer is yes. Listen to her try to desperately rationalize her wickedness. Listen […]
I’m going to take a different approach to today’s review (and be funny for once) and go through This Is the End‘s Wikipedia entry line by line, commenting the choice bits. This Is the End is an upcoming apocalyptic comedy film… This is not a real genre. I know Shaun […]
Have you ever had a realization that you’re not a good person? Not that you’re evil, or that you’re particularly awful…just that you really don’t do much when put to the test? I have. Many times. But one of the most profound occurred right before I recorded this show. What […]
There are certain things in life I think get way more praise than they deserve. Certain sports teams. Certain movies. Certain bands. Certain women. So my co-hostess Allison and I came up with five things we each found horribly overrated. What are they? Does the list include YOUR favorite (insert […]
I’ve never considered the show a means of meeting a significant other. Christ, I host the thing and it certainly hasn’t gotten me laid. But my friend Nikkie has faith that we can use the show to find her not one but two dates for weddings she has to attend […]