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Devasting news about Matthew Perry, best known as Chandler from the ultimate 90’s sitcom, Friends.  After thoroughly analyzing the good and bad of the show, including Jennifer Aniston and her hairdo “The Rachel,” Courtney Cox as ho-hum Monica, Lisa Kudrow as space cadet Phoebe, Matt LeBlanc as dumb-but-hot Joey, and David Schwimmer as frustratingly hopeless Ross, Adam and Chad pay tribute to the fallen God of Comedy, Matthew Perry.

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Adam and Chad try to definitely decide which of the most popular "hood movies" of the early 90's is the best. These films were hugely important to young Adam and Chad, and they want to know if they were right for loving them back in the day, and if their opinion has changed over the years. 

On the surface, both films are very similar. But "under the hood," there are a lot of major differences. What movie is better in your opinion? Who plays the better gangsta: Ice Cube as Doughboy or Larenz Tate as O-Dog?

*SPOILER WARNING: FULL SPOILERS FOR BOTH FILMS**

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Wayne's World was only the second SNL movie and the first one since Blues Brothers.  Mike Myers and Lorne Michaels had a lot riding on this one.  Fortunately, Wayne's World was an unparalleled success and launched an era of movies based on SNL sketches.  

But was Wayne's World actually any good?  Adam and Chad absolutely loved it growing up and quoted it constantly.  It shaped them as young preteens.  But they haven't watched it since they were kids... what do jaded 40 something Adam and Chad think?  

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We bring you Michael Mann’s 1995 masterpiece, Heat. Al Pacino and Robert De Niro face off for the first time on the silver screen, supported by a sick supporting cast featuring Tom Sizemore, Jon Voight, Amy Brenneman, Ashley Judd, and Val Kilmer. Oh, and the most perfect gun fight ever put on film.

But you really want to hear the story about Adam meeting Ton Loc in 2016 and cringingly asking him about working with Al Pacino in Heat. 

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Well, it took us four seasons and 118 episodes before we put one out without a super focused topic.  This week we ask the question, “what’s something you loved as a kid that you’re embarrassed by as an adult?”  What shows, toys, fashion trends, and music makes your present adult-self cringe that your past child-self loved?  Help us answer that question by chiming in on Facebook or Instagram, and help us determine what the actual show topic and title is!

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Adam and Chad geek out on Quentin Tarantino’s finest achievement, the 1994 masterpiece Pulp Fiction, and ask the question “how did a movie this good become so widely popular with audiences and critics?”

The movie that made Samuel L. Jackson and Uma Thurman superstars, recontextualized Bruce Willis, and completely revived John Travolta’s career.  Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Ving Rhames, Eric Stoltz, and Christopher Walken all provide some of their most memorable performances.

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In this episode we go deep inside Chad and probe his deepest, darkest teenage feelings to discover exactly what spoke to him the most about the ultimate 90s Grunge band, Nirvana. Smells Like Teen Spirit changed music and culture forever, and Unplugged made us actually feel something. 

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One of the most important films of the century: The Matrix (1999).  Did it revolutionize or ruin cinema for the next ten years?

Starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, and 
Hugo Weaving, and written and directed by the Wachowskis, it’s either a timeless classic or a dated cliché. What pill are you 
taking?

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Part 2 of our epic interview with our high school director and teacher, Mark Schnitzler, aka "Schnitz."  In this episode we get into the 1992 movie "Noises Off" starting Carol Burnett, Christopher Reeve and John Ritter, and tell more tales of the 1999 stage production. 

Also, twenty-four year old hatchet gets buried. <3

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Adam and Chad's high school director and physics teacher joins the show in our best episode yet. Mark Schnitzler, aka "Schnitz," somehow managed to convince a midwestern Catholic high school to allow him to direct the sex farce "Noises Off" in 1999. The 1982 play by Michael Frayne was the basis for the 1992 movie staring an incredible ensemble cast of Michael Caine, Carol Burnett, Christopher Reeve and John Ritter.  

Hear stories of how wild Adam and Chad were as teenagers straight from the man who had to deal with them on a daily basis. The secret?  Channel their energy by focusing it on a creative project and allow them to have as much coffee as they want. 

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Just in time for the 30th anniversary, Less Than 2000 geeks out about the biggest movie of our lifetime, the original Jurassic Park.  One of two of Steven Spielberg’s best films released in 1993, starring Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Samuel L. Jackson, Wayne Knight and the greatest non-human character ever to grace the silver screen… the mutha****in’ T Rex!

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Rap and Hoop go together like P&B with the J.  1994’s Above the Rim brought Hip Hop and B Ball together in a slammin’ collab starting Tupac and Leon.  It spoke to the very soul of a young Adam and Chad and had a bomb soundtrack featuring Regulate by Nate Dogg and Warren G.

Listen to us riff about the movie, the soundtrack, and hear more stories about playing junior high basketball, like Adam run-crying out of the team pizza party and Chad getting special favoritism from his head coach/father, and check out the extended, uncensored version on Patreon!

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The Fly is a light hearted romantic comedy that uplifts the spirit and sooths the soul. Jeff Goldblum plays a quirky scientist that falls “madly” in love with a “smoking”reporter played by the delightful Geena Davis. Hank Scorpio makes and appearance in this hilarious brain child of comic genius Mel Brooks.

Filmmaker (and not at all evil person) John Liang joins the show to break down what exactly makes The Fly (1986) a laugh-out-loud comedy for the entire family.

NOT!

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Adam & Chad attempt to handle the topic of 80’s and 90’s supermodels with grace and class… or at least try to be as non-cringey as possible!   Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington, Claudia Schiffer, Kate Moss were known as the Big Six and were the biggest print and runway models the world has ever seen.  George Michael’s Freedom 90 will be discussed.  Elle MacPherson, Kathy Ireland, Vendela, Christie Brinkley, Iman, Stephanie Seymour, Tyra Banks, Heidi Klum, Adriana Lima, Gisele.  Ok, now I am just listing names of beautiful women for SEO purposes!

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Adam & Chad celebrate 4/20 with the defining stoner movie of our generation, Dave Chappelle’s Half Baked.

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Weird Al Yankovic.  There is no other.  Not even close.  After starting out in the 70’s doing song parodies on his accordion, he went from a novelty act on the Dr. Demento Radio Show to a worldwide cultural phenomenon by lambasting 80’s megastars Michael Jackson and Madonna.  After his 1989 feature film UHF bombed, the Weird One made his first comeback with 1992’s smells like Nirvana, and then make his second comeback with 1996’s Amish Paradise.  And crazy enough, his greatest successes would come in the Greater Than 2000 era!  The world will never grace us with another Weird Al!

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Bryan Auer from Chat of the Wild makes his triumphant return to talk about another videogame mega franchise… Super Mario Bros.  We go all the way back to the dawn of time and discuss all the 8-bit and 16-bit games in the groundbreaking series, and touch on Super Mario 64, The Wizard with Fred Savage, and the SMB movies from 1993 and 2023.  Check out the extended version on Patron for the full 84 minute conversation.

Check out Bryan on Chat of the Wild and Need for Speedrunning and follow him @chatofthewild, @nfspeedrunning, @luigis_apartment and twitch.tv/luigis_apartment.

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We all did dumb stuff when we were kids.  Adam and Chad are just crazy enough to share their stories with the world.  Nothing too weird.  Nothing inside the statute of limitations.  ;)

Hit us up on Instagram or Facebook and let us know if you did the same silly stuff and share all the dumb things you did back in the day.

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There’s no other band quite like Tool.  Juxtaposing dark sounds and images against positive messages about expanding our hearts, minds and souls and evolving as a species.  Equal parts terrifying and uplifting.  Adam Jones’ signature guitar sound and visceral visuals; Danny Carey’s polyrhythms and unparalleled percussion; Justin Chancellor’s melodic and hypnotic bass; and Maynard James Keenan’s incredible voice, powerful lyrics and enigmatic persona.

Hear us talk about Tool’s evolution from a punk/metal band to a psychedelic progressive band with a heavy focus on 1996’s breakthrough album, Aenima, it’s its impact on music and our lives.  And the story about how Adam learned Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at Maynard’s feet!

Joel Egger joins the show after his first guest appearance about Pearl Jam and 90’s Grunge shattered all download records for the show.  Check out his podcast, the Trying to Be Better Podcast with Joel and Steve, and head to patreon.com/lessthan2000 for the one-and-a-half hour video discussion of all things 90’s Tool, complete with Adam wearing his jiu jitsu gi!

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With Scream 6 coming out, Adam figured it might be a good idea to watch the original Scream for the first time.  Chad saw it in theaters in 1996 because he actually had friends!

Wes Craven reinvigorated the horror genre in the 90’s by referencing all the typical horror tropes, many of which he invented.   With stars like Drew Barrymore, Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox and Rose McGowan, the original Scream became the most successful horror film ever and captured the hearts and minds of a whole new generation.

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Beloved (and hated) by many, and considered a comedian’s comedian, Bill Hicks changed the face of standup comedy forever… and the lives of Adam and Chad.  (For better or worse!)  Bill’s comedy was smart, irreverent, edgy, enlightening, offensive, and most importantly, hilarious.

Many of us heard Bill Hicks before we ever heard his standup from Tool’s 1996 Aenima album or Denis Leary’s No Cure For Cancer.  But once you’ve heard one of “Reverend” Bill’s “sermons,” the way you look at the world will change.  Always remember: It’s Just a Ride.

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Chad confirms his Beta status by defending Sony’s Betamax format to its sad, pathetic end.  Adam, as usual, wins the debate easily by advocating for the vastly superior VHS video tape format.  Or does he?  You be the judge on this week’s zany episode, and relive your childhood memories of going to the video store on Friday nights.

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You only turn 100 once! Come celebrate our 100th episode with six previous guests who partied with us on New Year’s Day for our first ever Xennial Roundtable. Our mission? To decide once and for all  “What is the Most 90’s Thing?” 

Big props to Christopher Wolfe, Michelle Mimick Phillips, Andrew Kenney, Abbie Witherbee, Darren Deffley, and Bobbi Wiens Lawhorn for joining us again and partying like it’s 1995!

Thank you to all our listeners for sticking with us through four seasons and 100 episodes! 

[From Wikipedia: Xennials are the micro-generation of people on the cusp of Generation X and Millennials, born from 1977 to 1983. Xennials are described as having an analog childhood and digital
adulthood.]

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Hating life now that the new Teen Wolf movie is out?  Does Teen Wolf (2023) make you want to take a time machine back to before the world went to hell around the year 2000?  If so, reclaim your childhood memories and rediscover whyyou loved the original from 1985 with Michael J. Fox!

When MJF agreed to do Teen Wolf, he was a relatively obscure young actor from Canada.  But soon his star blew up from Family Ties and a little movie you may have heard of called Back to the Future.  Teen Wolf went from a low budget comedy that would have probably been dead on arrival to a mega hit grossing over eighty million.

Adam and Chad get into their memories of the film back in the day, their thoughts on it now, and about how MJF looked just like Adam when he played basketball.  That is, when Chad’s Dad wasn’t benching Adam in the championship game!

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Does Willow on Disney Plus make you weep for humanity? Did the 2022 Willow TV series send you to the hospital with life threatening gas? If so, reclaim your childhood memories and rediscover whyyou loved the original on our debut episode of Season 4!

Written and produced by George Lucas and directed by Ron Howard, starring Val Kilmer and Warwick Davis, Willow (1988) had a lot going for it. Adam tries to explain why he loved it as a kid and still finds joy in it today, while Chad pretends to be too cool for everything and too good for fantasy.

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Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas! Thank you for joining us on our season (series??) finale. We give thanks to our guests, listeners and corporate overlords, then break down the best Christmas movie at all time staring Chevy Chase and Randy Quaid. Towards the end, join us for our first ever State of the Show where we make the decision whether or not to do Season 4 in 2023. You’ll be on the edge of your seat! 

FREE GIFT FROM LESS THAN 2000: Go to Patreon for the extended version of this podcast and videocast for free! We go over an hour and get into way more detail and get way more personal. 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 

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We cross you over like MJ by doing a joint podcast with friend and fellow podcaster, Chris Wolfe.  We joined his podcast and he joined ours for a dope collab about Grosse Pointe Blank, the John Cusack and Minnie Driver film from 1997.  With great performances by Dan Akroyd and Alan Arkin and a killer 80’s soundtrack, this coming-of-age action/romantic comedy is better than the movie poster would have you believe!

Chris had us on his show back in 2020 and he was one of the very first guests on Less Than 2000.  We’re talking synergy, bro.  Cross promotion.  And mutual admiration and respect!  Check out the first half of this conversation on Chris’s podcast: The Christ Wolfe Podcast on EyeCode Media.

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In 1989, Konami released one of the most tubular four player beat-em-up ever to hit arcades.  It was totally radical!  Adam and Chad get into the comic books, the original NES game, the cartoon, the censorship in Europe, the NES arcade port, the 1990 movie, Pizza Hut product placement, and Chad playing with his action figures well into his late teens!

Join us for this bodacious episode and please give us a 5 star review and recommend us to a friend.  Remember kids, Turtles fight with honor!

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Special guest Andrew Kenney joins the show to talk about the best band in the entire universe: RUSH!  Because the Canadian rock band’s career spans five decades, we decided to focus on one glorious period: the 1980’s.

The 80’s gave Rush their greatest successes, including The Spirit of Radio and Tom Sawyer, and witnessed the biggest change in their sound, going from 70’s prog rock to 80’s new wave and beyond.

Listen as two Rush superfans geek out about their favorite band and try to initiate a new member into the Cult of Rush.  At 52 minutes, this is our longest podcast yet.  Check out the full hour-and-a-half videocast on Patreon!

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We cap off Spooktober with a movie that deeply traumatized  Adam as a lad. (Chad was already desensitized by the time he was 13). The boys go deep into this 1993 alien horror film based on a TRUE story staring the liquid Terminator Robert Patrick.

Adam regales us with the deep research he did into Travis Walton and recounts his quest to parts of Arizona in search of THE TRUTH while intentionally trying to get abducted. Chad plays the cynic this episode and pretends he wasn’t terrified by THE SCENE towards the end of the film. Check out Patreon for the full story of Adam’s “close encounter!”

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Shrouded in mystique and tragedy, The Crow was a cursed production from the beginning – from a hurricane destroying the set to the horrible accident that killed Brandon Lee.  Based on a comic book and starring Ernie Hudson, with a killer soundtrack featuring The Cure and Nine Inch Nails, The Crow was the movie that gave the world “The Goth.”

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We continue our month-long journey into the spooky and the sublime by reviewing a movie we’ve never seen… Dan Aykroyd’s 1991 horror/comedy Nothing But Trouble… and boy is it a scary.  As in, scary how bad it is!

How does a movie with Chevy Chase, Demi Moore and John Candy, written and directed by the King of the Ghostbusters, fail so spectacularly?  At Less Than 2000, we strive to go deeper than to simply say “it sucks,” so we put on our film student and filmmaker hats to get into the nitty gritty of WHY it sucked so hard.  Chad doesn’t think it’s that bad and even his wife got into it.  Adam hates it with every fiber of his being but knows why it has some marginal appeal.  If nothing else, at least it had Digital Underground and gave us Tupac’s feature film debut!

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Batman (1989) was the first PG-13 movie the boys ever saw, and boy, was it a great one.  Directed by Tim Burton and staring Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Billy Dee Williams and Jack Palance, with music by Prince and Danny Elfman, it was a smash hit beyond Warner Bros.’ wildest dreams.

In 2022, it’s hard to imagine a world where super hero movies aren’t insanely popular, but before Batman came out it was expected to be a massive bomb.  All it did was become the biggest blockbuster of 1989 and usher in new paradigm of comic book movies with a unique and fresh take on the genre.

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From the Files of Police Squad! comes the best spoof comedy this side of a Mel Brooks film. In honor of passing of Queen Elizabeth, we’re covering a movie that centers around her.

Starring Leslie Nielsen as Lieutenant Frank Drebin, former wife of Elvis Priscilla Presley, Kahn from Star Trek II Ricardo Montalbán, academy award winner George Kennedy, and former football player possible wife murder O. J. Simpson!

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You can get with this, or you can get with that. I think you’ll go with this, because this podcast is kinda phat! Black Sheep was one of the most original and quirky hip hop acts of the early 90's. Hear about Adam and Chad doing a rap song for a 5th grade lip sync contest at their Midwest, Catholic school!

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Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start [or for those of us with friends, Select, Start!]  Grab a controller, a friend, and thirty lives to take on the evil Red Falcon alien army in the best two player simultaneous game on the Nintendo Entertainment System.

Due to technical difficulties, Adam’s audio isn’t as awesome as it normally is.  But at least we didn’t lose the whole thing!

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With Clerks 3 coming out, there’s no better time to dig into the original Clerks from 1994.  Kevin Smith had his pulse on the twenty-somethings of America and released his super low budget independent film at the Sundance Film Festival at the right place and right time.  Brian O'Halloran and Jeff Anderson killed it as Dante and Randal Graves and Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith created iconic long-running characters.

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Adam and Chad are joined by the first girl to take pity on them and be their friend, junior high cool girl Bobbi Lawhorn. They spend a Saturday in detention together dishing about John Hughes movies, the Brat Pack, The Breakfast Club (1985), and their deepest, darkest secrets from high school.  Eat.  My. Shorts. And Don’t You Forget About Me!

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Some movies just aren’t as “good” as we remember; some are better. Some might be classified as “good, bad movies.” Which is exactly what Kuffs starring Christian Slater and Mila Jovovich is.

Kuffs is a very PG-13 “cop” movie about an immature boy who inherits a patrol specialist district in San Francisco and becomes a “man.” Simply put, they should have made a great R version instead.

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In August 1994, the most important music festival of a generation took place on the 25th anniversary of the original Woodstock.  Unlike the wretched 1999 version, Woodstock ’94 was three glorious days of peace, love and music.  You know it was a success when the worst thing that happened was just a lot of rain and mud!

 Adam and Chad discuss how excited they were about the music festival that defined the golden age of the 90’s and how nostalgic it still makes them feel today.  They dissect the changes in culture going on at the time: moshing, raves, body paint, men wearing dresses; and the shift in music from established acts like Aerosmith and Metallica to the new era of Green Day and Nine Inch Nails.

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Youth speaker Mike Donahue joins the show to rap about Eminem – the highly polarizing and controversial figure who debuted in the late 90’s.  Was it all an act or was Marshall Mathers “keepin’ it real?”  Adam has some strong opinions.  Will the real Slim Shady please stand up?

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Hey! Doesn’t twelve CDs for a penny sound like a good deal?!  It is until you have to buy a ton of albums at the “regular retail price” of almost twenty bucks, and if you don’t send ‘em back in time you get hit with late fees and lawsuits!  Adam and Chad discuss whether the BMG and Columbia House Music Clubs were a great way to build your music collection or a great way to ruin your credit.

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Saddle up!  It’s time to go all the way back to 1974 to experience the landmark western satire by Mel Brooks and starring Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder.

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Prince made the second comeback of his illustrious career in the early 90’s with Diamonds & Pearls and the “Love Symbol” album.  With mega hits like Cream, Gett Off, Money Don’t Matter 2 Night, Sexy M.F., and 7, Prince reinvented and revitalized his career for a new generation… a New Power Generation!  There will never be another artist quite like the Artist Formerly Known as Prince.

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The boys kick off Season 3.5 by covering another new movie based on old I.P.!  Nothing says the early 90’s quite like Beavis & Butt-Head when Mike Judge’s creation took MTV and the world by storm.  They haven’t put out a feature film since 1996… so how does the new movie play in 2022?  Does it rule or does it suck??  Find out in this spoiler free review!  

Go to Patreon for a longer discussion containing spoilers.

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How about a bonus episode to kick off the summer?!  Adam and Chad give you the straight dope about whether you should go out and see Top Gun: Maverick.  Previous guest of the show Darren Deffley joins to add his thoughts.  Don’t worry, we won’t spoil it for ya!  Check us out FOR FREE on Patreon to hear this extended special episode complete WITH SPOILERS!

Chad worked on this from the road and it was a quick turnaround, so hopefully that explains the audio quality and why it isn’t edited all fancy like normal.  Hey… it’s a bonus episode!  :P

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In the final episode before our summer hiatus, Adam’s Dad joins the show to analyze the crap out of the original Top Gun.  See where Adam gets his signature cynicism and trademark communication style!  Starring Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis and Val Kilmer, and directed by Tony Scott and co-produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, with an iconic 80’s soundtrack with songs by Kenny Loggins and Berlin, there’s no way Top Gun: Maverick can top the original, right?!?

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In the early 90’s, Aerosmith embarked on their second comeback of their career.  Their new album, Get a Grip, was dead on arrival until they released a series of videos featuring future Clueless star Alicia Silverstone.  Then Steven Tyler took it to the next level by putting his daughter Liv on the pole!  

Adam and Chad analyze Aerosmith’s “Alicia Silverstone Music Video Trilogy” with their film theory hats on, as if they were the Godfather Trilogy.  Don’t miss the penultimate episode before Less Than 2000’s summer hiatus!

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This is the true story… of three people… picked to discuss a show… and have their conversation taped… to find out what happens… when peopled stop being polite… and start getting REAL.

Reality TV fan Abbie Witherbee joins the show to discuss the first four seasons of MTV’s The Real World and how it changed entertainment forever.

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Every kid from the 80’s and 90’s remembers the weekend ritual of going to the video store and picking up your entertainment for the weekend.  The feeling of walking up and down the aisles, hoping what you want is in stock, with nothing to go on except the back of the box or a recommendation from an employee.  You were committed to that movie or game for the weekend – good or bad.

Adam and Chad reminisce about the good old days of Blockbuster and Hollywood Video and dissect how a multibillion dollar enterprise could go from the top of the world to practically non-existent within a matter of years.

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Chad’s Mom joins the show to share her story about falling asleep in the theater during Star Wars in 1977.  Adam and Chad talk about how slow and “boring” they thought Episode IV was compared to The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi when they were kids.

Join us on Patreon this weekend for the extended, uncensored 80-minute episode full of personal, embarrassing stories about young Adam and Chad straight from the mouth of Mrs. Bishoff!

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Adam and Chad wax poetic about the dopest band to come out of their hometown of Omaha, Nebraska.  Chad reminiscences about the 1993 debut LP by Nick Hexum, P-Nut and SA Martinez, while Adam laments the more commercial direction they took in 1995.  The episode drops a day early so you can enjoy 311 Music on 420!  Finish off your leftover Peeps and chocolate bunnies and kick back and listen in style…  Omaha Stylee.

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It’s time to tackle the most memorable, raunchiest comedy of 1999 that’s etched in the memories of an entire generation leaving high school as well as the 20th Century.

Warm apple pie, one time at band camp, Stifler’s mom and a pact to enter college as new men only scratch the surface of some of the funniest, unforgettable moments and quotable lines from the break out cast starring Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Sean William Scott, Chris Klein, Tara Reid, Mena Suvari, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Shannon Elizabeth and Eugene Levy.

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Adam and Chad dip back into the dark side of cinema and dissect David Lynch’s 1997 cult classic staring Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette and Balthazar Getty, with a super creepy performance by Robert Blake, and a soundtrack produced by Trent Reznor.  Does it help or hurt if we tell you Adam reads from his college paper? 

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Legend of Zelda changed video games forever upon its release on NES in North America in 1987.  In a world where video games only had one screen or only allowed you to run left to right, LoZ allowed you to move up, right, left, down, inside and under in a sprawling world of forests, plains, deserts and caves.  Zelda was literally a game-changer and continues to influence video games to this day.

Distinguished guest Bryan Auer is the co-host of Chat of the Wild on the HyperX Podcast Network and comes on the show to share his deep knowledge and love for Zelda and Zelda-like games.  Rekindle your childhood sense of exploration, discovery, awe and wonder and geek out with us on this week’s episode of Less Than 2000!  Listen to Chat of the Wild on the HyperX Podcast Network and follow Bryan on Twitch at luigisapartment.com.

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Adam and Chad embark on a movie they’ve never seen before… 1979’s Meatballs directed by the late great Ivan Reitman with Bill Murray staring in his first feature film.

The boys discuss this National Lampoon’s style, VERY PG movie, trying desperately to give some praise where due to the man who brought us some of the most iconic films of the 80s and 90s.

Comedy sure has come a long way since Meatballs!

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Adam & Chad LOVED Ice Cube when they were tweeners in the early 90’s.  His lyrics opened their eyes to all sorts of things they didn’t experience in their middle class suburban lives.  It was SO COOL at the time.

Now that the guys are middle aged professionals, how do they feel about it after going back to Ice Cube’s early solo career for the first time in nearly a quarter century?  They grapple with their adulthood and some really rough themes found in the music.  Is the music still as cool now as they thought it was then?

This is a different type of episode.  A deep discussion of sexuality, race and power in music.  And go to Patreon for Part 2 of this episode where the boys dissect each of Cube’s first five albums track by track.

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It’s almost impossible to overstate how big Beavis & Butt-Head were in the 90’s. They could make or break a band simply by saying it rules or sucks.  Was the show everything that was wrong with youth culture as politicians and parents claimed?  Or was it low-key brilliant satire?  Do middle aged men still find it as funny as when they were thirteen?

Special guest Sam Fischer makes his second appearance on Less Than 2000 and tells Adam to turn his mind off and have a beer and a laugh.

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Stories from your friends next door they never told… but filmed and sent to ABC for a chance to win ten thousand dollars! Before YouTube, there was only one place to see people and animals doing funny and dumb things on video.  The talented Bob Saget pulled it all together and put it over the top.  America, this is you.

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What better way to blow off some steam than to blow up some killer robots? Terminator 2: Judgement Day was one of the most memorable arcade games of the 90’s.  With Arnold Schwarzenegger’s voice and likeness, and the most satisfying gaming machine guns ever made, it was hard not to spend all your tokens on this one game.  Chad confesses about his shortcomings as a gamer, and Adam waxes nostalgic about the sights and sounds of old school arcades in the early 90’s.

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In 1996 Chris Rock took the world by storm with a stand-up routine for the ages.  Equal parts offensive and thought-provoking, the landscape of comedy would never be the same again.  Chad provides deep cultural context while Adam delivers a performance that would make Michael Scott proud.

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I desperately needed to use the bathroom because the only restaurant in existence is Taco Bell.  When I was done I couldn’t find any toilet paper, just a little shelf with three seashells on it, so I swore under my breath and got a fine for violating the verbal morality statute!  I tuned on the radio in my self-driving car and all I heard were commercial jingles from the 50’s.  I tried to kiss my girlfriend but she told me body fluid exchanges have been outlawed, along with red meat, contact sports, and non-educational toys.  The year is 2032.  Someone please send me back to the 90’s!

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Adam and Chad are too young to have experienced the vanguard of punk music so they bring on a seasoned guest on to explain what life was like back in the day. Grizzled music aficionado Matt Miller reminisces about thumbing through LP sleeves at the record store, which was the style at the time. Our distinguished guest illuminates the boys about Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols and many other loud, angry, anti-authorization bands from the 70’s. Can our spry guest teach the young whippersnappers a thing or two about ancient history, and most importantly, put Adam in his place?

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Get to the choppa!!  Who needs a complex plot when you have muscles, explosions, and one of the most iconic movie monsters of all time?  Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, and Jesse The Body Ventura bring the body mass… Adam and Chad bring the brains!

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In Living Color was the hippest sketch comedy show of the early 90’s.  It gave the world the Wayans brothers, Jamie Foxx, Tommy Davidson and Jim Carrey.  So you know when the show took on the likes of MC Hammer, Vanilla Ice and Michael Jackson it was gonna be FIRE!

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We kick off Season 3 with some real bollocks!  If you do an 80s/90s nostalgiacast, sooner or later you have to get around to Vanilla Ice.  To the Extreme was life changing for nine year old Adam and Chad.  Surely it holds up in 2022, right??  Adam provides plenty of enthusiastic rapping and Chad pretends to be too cool for old school.  

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Adam and Chad break from the usual format to do a spoiler free review of a movie from 2021. Sure, it’s based on a property from the 80s and one of their most cherished and formative movies of all time! Does the born hater Adam despise the new take on Ghostbusters? Does it live up to the hype that professional filmmaker Chad has been building up in his mind for years? Find out on the Season 2 Finale of Less Than 2000!

Thank you to all the friends and fans who have supported us for two years running. Without you, we would literally be talking to ourselves. As a small thank you, please enjoy the Extended, Uncensored hour-long version of this week’s show on Patreon. The extended version includes a real life ghost story from Chad, and boy is it freaky. 

Join Adam and Chad and Less Than 2000 fans at the  Westroads IMAX in Omaha on New Year’s Day for the upcoming Matrix movie. Check us out on Patreon during the winter hiatus for exclusive bonus content. Follow the show on Instagram and be sure to join us for Season 3 in January 2022! 

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Childhood friend, Patron, and superfan Michelle Phillips joins the show to boldly go where Adam and Chad have been too afraid to go on their own… a deep discussion of Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, and 90’s boy bands.  Michelle brings the enthusiasm of a teenage girl and intelligence of a full grown woman. She has seen boy bands live five times… as an adult!  Did Adam really listen to Backstreet Boys’ entire 90’s catalog to prepare for the show?  Does Chad really have a man-boy crush on Justin Timberlake?  Find out on this week’s episode!  You’ll feel like you just watched Total Request Live with Carson Daily.

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Tonight’s Matchup: 90’s Wrestling versus Dawson’s Creek!  In the red corner, we have WWF Monday Night Raw and WCW Monday Nitro… in the blue corner, we have James Van Der Beek and Katie Holmes… set to square off in a no hold barred cage match!

 This was a thing in the late 90’s.  Kids got together for watch parties on Monday or Wednesday nights to watch their favorite shows with their friends.  Adam was on Team Wrasslin’ and Chad was on Team Dawson, and even though they grew up across the street, never did these two parties mix. 

Join us for a stimulating and hilarious debate as Adam and Chad defend their teenage life choices.  Believe it or not, it gets semi deep as they discuss how two best friends could be in such different places in life at the time.  It’s a heartwarming tale about how true BFFs always find a way back to each other.

 Chime in on Instagram and let us know what side you were on and who wins tonight’s Main Event!

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Patron and dear old friend Darren Deffley joins the show to talk about the 1992 cinematic classic A Few Good Men.  Written by Aaron Sorkin, directed by Rob Reiner, and starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, and Demi Moore, it taught the world the we “Can’t Handle the Truth!”  Adam and Darren swept all the duet acting speech tournaments with their performance of the climactic courtroom scene in 7th grade, and now they perform together for the first time in 27 years!

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Adam and Chad dissect a movie neither of them watched back in the day, Joel Schumacher’s St. Elmo’s Fire.  Staring six members of the Brat Pack, it featured even more Brat Packers than The Breakfast Club!  Does the coming-of-age story hold up as well in 2021 as it did upon its release in 1985? Those of you who lived through it let us know on social media!

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Chad interviews Adam about the “adult cartoon” Night Court. Did Adam really become a lawyer because of this zany sitcom? Can Chad find value in it even though he didn’t watch it back in the day?

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Adam and Chad have a stream-of-consciousness discussion about the sodas, juice boxes, and powdered drinks of the 80’s and 90’s and how they have been brainwashed by a lifetime of advertising and marketing.

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Weird Al is the unparalleled paragon on parody. With a musical career spanning five decades, no one can write and perform music send ups as successfully as he can.  So surely his one and only movie is great, right?! It has Conan the Librarian, Spatula City, and Wheel of Fish after all. Well, at least it gave us a great performance by Michael Richards.

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Everyone knows by now the boys love 90’s basketball. What about a movie about corruption in college basketball featuring Shaq and Nick Nolte directed by the guy who did The Exorcist?? This is the movie that made Chad almost get in a bar fight, so you have to listen even if you’ve never seen it!

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Once, there was this show who, talked about the 90s and weeeent on hiatus.  And wheeeen they finally came back, they, thought, they should do this song by Crash Test Dummies.  They couldn’t quite explain it, they’ve always just waaaanted tooooooo.  Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm.

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Chad is busy being a film director so the summer hiatus is a little longer than originally planned.  But the boys got together for a bonus episode to keep you entertained and off the streets.

For some reason, True Romance was a movie the guys never really got into back in the day.  After watching it for the first time in almost three decades, Chad has some s*** to say!  Written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Tony Scott, starring Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette, and an insanely loaded supporting ensemble cast, the movie had to be good, right?!  **SPOILER WARNING!**

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Talk about kicking the summer hiatus off with a BANG!  Adam, Chad, and guests Pat and JT & Patrick Stibbs conduct a 90’s Roundtable covering the most totally radical things and biggest flops of the decade.  From pop culture and fashion, to sports and technology, the highlights of the 90’s are discussed and debated, for good and bad.  And Chad keeps offering things from a decade too early or a decade too late!

Did your choices make the list?  Post your top moments and epic fails on social media and enjoy your summer break! Less Than 2000 kicks off the second half of Season 2 in July.  In the meantime, check us out on Patreon for fresh content to keep you entertained until you get more free stuff!

***Listen to the Pat & JT Podcast for content from true professionals***

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This is one of the episodes you’ve been waiting for... Adam and Chad cover their favorite movie from their childhood, 1984’s Ghostbusters. Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ivan Reitman created a brilliant cinematic universe, and Bill Murray was in his absolute comedic prime. 

Is it still a good movie after you separate it from your childhood memories, or was it all just nostalgia? You already know the answer. The guys get into exactly why it works so well, and destroy the popular arguments against the movie. 

And join Adam on Patreon for an additional thirty minute bonus feature because it’s just not possible to say all the good things about this movie in one regular length episode!

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Nirvana.  Sound Garden.  Pearl Jam.  Alice in Chains.  These were the thrashing and mopey bands that spoke directly to the disenchanted youth of the early 90’s.  (Almost as much as the flannel and combat boots! ) 

Actor, podcaster, and college professor Joel Egger drops some knowledge about the origins and evolution of the distinctive Seattle sound, and then takes such a deep dive into Pearl Jam that you’ll want to bring your scuba gear.

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There can be no disputing that Eddie Murphy is insanely talented.  From his characters and impressions to his beautiful singing voice and filthy vocabulary, Eddie Murphy was THE man in the 1980’s. But how does his standup comedy play in 2021?  Is it more offensive than it is funny when viewed through the modern lens?  Does it deserve a pass, or does he owe a mea culpa to certain groups?  Most importantly, is it still as funny now as we thought it was in the ‘80s?!

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With teen mega stars like Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon, Cruel Intentions was a massive hit in 1999.  In fact, it was one of the best films of the 90’s! (Or was it one of the worst movies of all time?)  Guess what Adam and Chad think, then hit play to find out!

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The boys class things up by having the inventor of Pictionary on the show to discuss the legendary game released in 1985.  Rob Angel gives a “sketch” of his new book, Game Changer, about how a simple idea loaded with tons of dedication, hard work and integrity produced the world’s best-selling board game… and gives Adam some well-deserved crap!

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The uncensored and extended versions of this episode are available for FREE on Patreon… check it out! 

Let Adam and Chad take you to your happy place. A world of fluffy telepathic pets who will do anything to get back home to their family. The best part of this genuinely heartwarming film is that no animals were harmed. And somehow the boys work David Lynch into their discussion about this family friendly Disney movie.

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Back in the 80s you couldn’t just have plain old basketball shoes… your shoes had to have an air bubble or pump action!  Oh, to be one of the lucky kids whose parent bought them Air Jordans or Pumps.  The boys reminisce about the shoes that allowed an entire generation to dunk… or at least think they could!

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So, it has come to this… not just a review of a 90’s show, but a review of a reunion of a 90’s show! The cast of this legendary sitcom reunites to talk about the Fresh Prince of Bel Air… and Adam and Chad reunite to discuss the reunion as well as their first Fresh Prince episode. Heartfelt moments and the original Aunt Viv included!

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You got the touch… you got the power!  The hosts of Retrograde Amnesia join the show to dive deep AF into the 1986 Transformers Movie.  Why was the movie so much darker (and more awesome) than the television show? Don’t “Dare to Be Stupid,” listen to this show and check out Retrograde Amnesia on the Greenlit Podcast Network!

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If Michael Jordan is the G.O.A.T., what would a team with MJ, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, Karl Malone, and countless other Hall of Famers be?  Olympic gold medalists and the greatest sports team ever assembled, that’s what!

Why was Isaiah Thomas left off the team? (Spoiler: #23) Did Barkley behave like a “rude American” in Barcelona? (Spoiler: He did). Does any other Olympic basketball team come close to the ’92 squad? (Spoiler: not even close). 

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Everclear is just one of those bands that screams mid to late 90s.  All the bleached blond hair and quirky ironic lyrics! Were songs like “Father of Mine,” “Everything to Everyone,” and “I Will Buy You a New Life” good, bad, or just kind of average? 

Chad talks about listening to “Santa Monica” while getting ready for parties that his parents had to drive him to, and Adam starts out by hating on the band but finds a certain amount of respect for front man Art Alexakis by the end. 

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I see your Schwartz is as big as mine! Mel Brooks created one of the greatest comedy/parodies of all time with this classic movie from 1987. Bill Pullman, John Candy and Rick Moranis display their finest comedy chops and lampoon Star Wars and several other timeless sci-fi flicks.  The boys have nothing to argue about on this episode… until Adam somehow manages to get under Chad’s skin at the end! 

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Join Us… as Adam, Chad and Carrie re-live some of the bone chilling Unsolved Mysteries that left lasting impressions long into their adulthood. Only some mysteries have been solved to date. But, for every mystery, there is someone, somewhere, who knows the truth. Perhaps that someone is listening (to this podcast)… Perhaps… it’s you.

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There was rap before Gangsta’s Paradise, and there was rap after Gangsta’s Paradise.  Coolio’s anthem about the hood made rap mainstream virtually overnight.  And of course, Adam doesn’t like that!

Appearing on the Dangerous Minds soundtrack, it became not just the biggest rap single, but also one of the biggest singles in pop music of the 90s. And you know something is huge if Weird Al parodies it! 

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R.I.P. Dustin Diamond.  This show was recorded before your passing, but now this one’s dedicated to you.

Literally nothing epitomizes late-80s/early-90s culture more than Saved by the Bell. It was exactly what high school was like at the time… or at least what we wanted it to be!  Chad opens up about his attraction to Miss Bliss, and Adam wonders why he could never get his Kelly Kapowski by emulating Zack Morris.

Steve Berggren joins the show as Guest Fact Checker to clean up the mess! Don’t miss what is sure to be the biggest episode yet of Less Than 2000!

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In 1978, John Carpenter unveiled “Halloween,” the haunting tale of Michael Myers. Halloween not only kicked off a four-decade (and counting) franchise… but also made Jamie Lee Curtis a super star and ushered in what would become the road map for the modern day “slasher” film. 

Adam & Chad riff about the movie with writer/filmmaker Patrick Stibbs. Patrick is a horror super fan, and his own horror film “The Call” just finished a lengthy theatrical run. 

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For the last episode of season one the boys delve into… a novel??  Adam and Chad give listeners the history of their friendship, how Less Than 2000 came to be, and ask questions about the nature of society and humanity… real heavy stuff!

See you in 2021!

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Is there anything that screams early 90s quite as loudly as Color Me Badd?  If there is, please tell us, we want to know!  From songs like “I Wanna Sex You Up” and “All 4 Love,” to the creepiness that is the “I Adore Mi Amor” music video, nothing brings a beaming smile to your face quite like C.M.B.  And here’s a shocker: Adam actually loves this stuff!  Join Adam and Chad as they sing their way through the penultimate podcast of 2020. 

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Jaws. Star Wars. Close Encounters. The Godfather. Alien. Taxi Driver. Rocky. These blockbusters from the 70s changed cinema forever. Join Adam, Chad and guest Roland Manarin for a deep dive into the origins and influence of Hollywood Blockbuster Films. 

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In 1993, Chris Rock gave the world CB4, a wacky parody that had the boys geekin’ …when they were twelve. Chad defends the social relevance of the ’93 film and a debate ensues. Adam gives the world a radio edit version of Straight Outta Locash. 

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Don’t let the racy subject matter fool you… Boogie Nights is one of the greatest films of the 90’s. Paul Thomas Anderson wrote and directed a true cinematic masterpiece with an A-List ensemble cast: Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, William H. Macy, Heather Graham and Philip Seymour Hoffman to name a few. The boys discuss the adventures of Dirk Diggler, Roller Girl and give a shout out to Chad’s mom! 

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