Boars, Gore, and Swords

HDP. Writer Vince Gilligan wrote several dozen episodes of The X-Files and several of its spin-offs and then vanished for 25 years, producing no other works. Now he’s back doing the only thing he’s ever done: creating excellent speculative fiction. Red & Ivan join the hive mind and think about Apple TV’s Pluribus.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-12-06_BGaS_Episode_633_WYSBW_Pluribus_1x06.mp3
Category:Pluribus -- posted at: 7:12pm EST

Please, Carol & Got Milk. Writer Vince Gilligan wrote several dozen episodes of The X-Files and several of its spin-offs and then vanished for 25 years, producing no other works. Now he’s back doing the only thing he’s ever done: creating excellent speculative fiction. Red & Ivan join the hive mind and think about Apple TV’s Pluribus.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-11-27_BGaS_Episode_632_WYSBW_Pluribus_1x04-05.mp3
Category:Pluribus -- posted at: 9:11pm EST

Pirate Lady & Grenade. Writer Vince Gilligan wrote several dozen episodes of The X-Files and several of its spin-offs and then vanished for 25 years, producing no other works. Now he’s back doing the only thing he’s ever done: creating excellent speculative fiction. Red & Ivan join the hive mind and think about Apple TV’s Pluribus.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-11-18_BGaS_Pluribus_1x02-1x03.mp3
Category:Pluribus -- posted at: 8:50pm EST

We is Us. Writer Vince Gilligan wrote several dozen episodes of The X-Files and several of its spin-offs and then vanished for 25 years, producing no other works. Now he’s back doing the only thing he’s ever done: creating excellent speculative fiction. Red & Ivan join the hive mind and think about Apple TV’s Pluribus.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-11-12_BGaS_Episode_630_WYSBW_Pluribus_1x01.mp3
Category:Pluribus -- posted at: 8:30pm EST

We Watch. And We Are Always There. After the surprise smash hit Interview With a Vampire, who better to take a swing at the Anne Rice Verse than John Lee Hancock, the man who directed The Blind Side. Red & Ivan hop on a mystery train to AMC’s Talamasca: The Secret Order.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-11-04_BGaS_Episode_629_WYSBW_Talamasca.mp3
Category:tv -- posted at: 6:30am EST

The Pilot. FINALLY a prequel of a 40 year old IP. One of the top 3 this year after Andor and Alien: Earth! Finally we get a story from Stephen King involving Clowns and the Northeast. Red & Ivan hitchhike to Maine to talk HBO’s IT: Welcome To Derry.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-10-28_BGaS_Episode_628_WYSBW_IT_Welcome_To_Derry.mp3
Category:tv -- posted at: 6:30am EST

Episode 1. What if Succession took place in the 19th century by the guy who made Peaky Blinders? We’re about to find out. Red & Ivan get ready to drop some needles on Netflix’s House of Guinness.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-10-22_BGaS_Episode_627_WYSBW_House_of_Guinness.mp3
Category:tv -- posted at: 6:30am EST

Full Nelson. We return to the DCU to see what John Cena’s getting up to in the Best Dimension Ever. Eagly’s heading to heights never seen before, perhaps so high he’ll find a man in a high castle. Red & Ivan hop in the Quantum Unfolding Chamber to talk HBO Max’s Peacemaker.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-10-16_BGaS_Episode_626_WYSBW_Peacemaker_2x08.mp3
Category:tv -- posted at: 6:30am EST

Crossings. We’re packing a water ice and a boatload of idiot antagonists as we head to Brad Ingelsby’s Scrappleverse to figure out what family dynamics have been appearing adjacent to crime and water ice. Red & Ivan hop in the trash truck and scope out HBO Max’s Task. Go Birds.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-10-08_BGaS_Episode_625_WYSBW_Task.mp3
Category:tv -- posted at: 6:30am EST

The Ties that Grind. We dive back into the Superman universe except it features a bunch of boobs and dicks. This is going to be the year that Chris gets his life together. Red & Ivan talk absurdist R-rated Superhero drama on HBO Max’s Peacemaker.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-10-02_BGaS_Episode_624_WYSBW_Peacemaker_S2.mp3
Category:tv -- posted at: 6:30am EST

The Real Monsters. Finally the Ultimate episode of season. We get to see Ocellus make his moves and conclude a significant number of story arcs, right? RIGHT?!!! Red & Ivan are talking biological machines on Hulu’s Alien: Earth.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-09-25_BGaS_Episode_623_WYSBW_Alien_Earth_1x08.mp3
Category:Alien Earth -- posted at: 7:41pm EST

Emergence. Arthur tries to impart important life lessons but is he too late? (he is too late). Kirsch lets us see up his sleeve and boy are we surprised. Red & Ivan are talking biological machines on Hulu’s Alien: Earth.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-09-18_BGaS_Episode_622_WYSBW_Alien_Earth_1x07.mp3
Category:Alien Earth -- posted at: 7:34pm EST

The Fly. Ocellus kicks off the fun as Nibs gets wiped and Dame Sylvia makes some strong choices. Red & Ivan are talking biological machines on Hulu’s Alien: Earth.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-09-16_BGaS_Episode_621_WYSBW_Alien_Earth_1x06.mp3
Category:Alien Earth -- posted at: 8:24pm EST

In Space, No One… We spend some quality time with our neighborhood Xenomorph and listen to some Boy Genius (not the band) and the Lost Boys. Red & Ivan are talking biological machines on Hulu’s Alien: Earth.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-09-04_BGaS_Episode_620_WYSBW_Alien_Earth_1x05.mp3
Category:Alien Earth -- posted at: 4:46pm EST

Observation. We spend some quality time with our neighborhood Xenomorph and listen to some Boy Genius (not the band) and the Lost Boys. Red & Ivan are talking biological machines on Hulu’s Alien: Earth.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-08-28_BGaS_Episode_619_WYSBW_Alien_Earth_1x04.mp3
Category:Alien Earth -- posted at: 6:30am EST

Metamorphosis. We spend some quality time with our neighborhood Xenomorph and listen to some Boy Genius (not the band) and the Lost Boys. Red & Ivan are talking biological machines on Hulu’s Alien: Earth.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-08-21_BGaS_Episode_618_WYSBW_Alien_Earth_1x03.mp3
Category:Alien Earth -- posted at: 11:47pm EST

Mr. October. We spend some quality time with our neighborhood Xenomorph and listen to some Boy Genius (not the band). Red & Ivan are talking biological machines on Hulu’s Alien: Earth.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-08-19_BGaS_Episode_617_WYSBW_Alien_Earth.mp3
Category:Alien Earth -- posted at: 8:52pm EST

Neverland. The Xenomorph is back and Noah Hawley has some child super soldiers waiting for them. Red & Ivan rip cigs in space, strap into the Impact room, and switch off Ice Age for Hulu’s Alien: Earth.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-08-14_BGaS_Episode_616_WYSBW_Alien_Earth.mp3
Category:Alien Earth -- posted at: 6:30am EST

The Chief of War. Finally a tv show that combines History, Hawaii, butts, and violence. Red & Ivan arm themselves with spears, nut rattlers, and teeth bats and head out to talk Apple TV’s Chief of War.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-08-12_BGaS_Episode_615_WYSBW_Chief_of_War.mp3
Category:tv -- posted at: 6:30am EST

The Boy. A Stephen King tv show? On MGM+? Is that even a real network??? Red & Ivan use their mutant powers to give their enemies minor headaches before getting into MGM+’s The Institute.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-08-04_BGaS_Episode_614_WYSBW_The_Institute.mp3
Category:tv -- posted at: 6:39am EST

A Beating Heart... The holy trinity of an original series, a prequel, and a revival? The only thing that could make it better is attempted patricide. Red & Ivan lay down a trap, and record a nine section pod about Paramount+’s Dexter: Resurrection.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-07-29_BGaS_Episode_613_WYSBW_Dexter_Resurrection.mp3
Category:tv -- posted at: 6:30am EST

The flavorless figurehead of Intellectual Property or an underutilized genre defining classic? Red & Ivan snap on their spandex, say hey to an ol’ friend from House of The Dragon, and talk James Gunn’s Superman.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-07-22_BGaS_Episode_612_WYSBW_Superman_2025.mp3
Category:movies -- posted at: 6:30am EST

Pilot. The lads head over to Tim Cook’s house to see what they’re putting Taron Egerton up to this year, and the big Apple managed to snag Jurnee Smollett as well??? Red & Ivan didn’t start the fire, but they did watch several beautifully filmed infernos in Apple TV+’s Smoke.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-07-15_BGaS_Episode_611_WYSBW_Smoke.mp3
Category:tv -- posted at: 6:30am EST

Take Me Home. The MCU once took a worthless IP and through the power of Robert Downey Jr. made Iron Man the biggest superhero on the planet. Can they do the same with its even more worthless spinoff?? Red & Ivan put on Nina Simone singing “Sinnerman” and contemplate Disney+’s Ironheart.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-07-08_BGaS_Episode_610_WYSBW_Ironheart.mp3
Category:tv -- posted at: 6:30am EST

Don’t Tell Dad. Television is dead, but can one unkillable cable network bring it back?. Red & Ivan hop flaming out of the Firebox 5000, throw on their tuxes, and talk SyFy’s Revival.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-06-24_BGaS_Episode_609_WYSBW_Revival.mp3
Category:tv -- posted at: 6:30am EST

Baltimore Changes Everything. When you’re trying to get as far away from Star Wars as possible, you create a grimy period piece in 70s Arizona. Red & Ivan pop open some Tabs, slam an 8 track into the dash, and talk HBO Max’s Duster.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-06-17_BGaS_Episode_608_WYSBW_Duster.mp3
Category:tv -- posted at: 6:30am EST

Episode 1. What happens when you take a Dutch detective series and run it through Scotland and Netflix? You get cops and some side characters with red hair. Red & Ivan pop open some hospital beers and talk Netflix’s Dept Q.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-06-10_BGaS_Episode_607_WYSBW_Dept_Q.mp3
Category:tv -- posted at: 6:30am EST

Season 2. The lads are caught monologuing and Luthen’s left them both behind. Red & Ivan talk the entirety of one of the best tv shows Disney+ has made: Andor.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-06-03_BGaS_Episode_606_WYSBW_Andor_Retrospective.mp3
Category:Andor -- posted at: 6:30am EST

FreeCommerce & Eye Contact. . Ivan’s internal monologue has manifested a robot/human hybrid and their name is Murderbot. Red & Ivan discuss a completely unrelatable character: someone who hates working and loves watching TV, Apple TV+’s Murderbot. Also read Martha Wells’ Murderbot books they’re great.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-05-28_BGaS_Episode_605_WYSBW_Murderbot.mp3
Category:tv -- posted at: 6:30am EST

Direct download: 2025-05-21_BGaS_Episode_604_WYSBW_Poker_Face_2x01.mp3
Category:tv -- posted at: 6:30am EST

Stick or Twist. London gangsters finally get the treatment they deserve: specifically one that started as a Ray Donavan prequel? That can’t be right. Red & Ivan grab their two phones (shared) to talk Paramount+’s MobLand.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-05-13_BGaS_Episode_603_WYSBW_MobLand.mp3
Category:tv -- posted at: 6:30am EST

7:00 A.M. As a former Westworld podcast, the pod is honor bound to do at least one episode on every Michael Crichton show, OFFICIAL OR UNOFFICIAL. Red & Ivan cover their eyes and cower in fear and disgust for HBO’s The Pitt.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-05-01_BGaS_Episode_602_WYSBW_The_Pitt.mp3
Category:tv -- posted at: 6:30am EST

One Year Later / Sagrona Teema. YET ANOTHER 2022 show returns in 2025, this time with Space’s finest Latinos. Red & Ivan slam their Tie Avenger into the walls of the enemy base while talking Disney+’s Andor.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-04-27_BGaS_Episode_601_WYSBW_TLOU_2x01-2x02.mp3
Category:Andor -- posted at: 3:53pm EST

Direct download: 2025-04-18_BGaS_Episode_601_WYSBW_TLOU_2x01.mp3
Category:the last of us -- posted at: 1:05am EST

The Promotion. 26 years after premiering in Freaks and Geeks, Ken Miller has somehow become a Hollywood tastemaker and someone who believably plays an Executive. Red & Ivan both swear to sell out Scorcese if it gives them a chance in Apple TV+’s The Studio.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-04-07_BGaS_Episode_600_WYSBW_The_Studio.mp3
Category:tv -- posted at: 2:10pm EST

Emissary. After being forced to watch the entire second season of Severance, Ivan steers the podcast through a wormhole and lose all sense of linear time. Red & Ivan place their Latinum bars safely in a duffle bag and head to the promenade to talk Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-03-31_BGaS_Episode_599_WYSBW_Star_Trek_DS9_1x01.mp3
Category:wysbw -- posted at: 6:30am EST

Cold Harbor. Finally we get a look at what a finale looks like after 3 years, a strike, and a network bleeding one billion dollars anually. Red & Ivan head to the birthing cabin to talk Severance.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-03-22_BGaS_Episode_598_WYSBW_Severance_2x10.mp3
Category:Severance -- posted at: 3:59pm EST

The After Hours. Two episodes left! An ideal time for Mark to sideline himself for an entire episode. I wasn’t curious what he was thinking anyway. Red & Ivan get in the back of a car belonging to a nice man who’d broken into their home and talk Severance.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-03-15_BGaS_Episode_597_WYSBW_Severance_2x09.mp3
Category:Severance -- posted at: 8:51pm EST

Sweet Vitriol. With three episodes left ol’ Benny Stills gives the people what they want: an extreme digression that barely touches the main story line, yet is still incredibly short! Red & Ivan huff some Steamboat Willy and talk Severance.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-03-10_BGaS_Episode_596_WYSBW_Severance_2x08.mp3
Category:Severance -- posted at: 6:30am EST

Chikhai Bardo. We FLASH BACK to Dichen Lachman in Dollhouse, and we get the 4th meet cute for Mark. Red & Ivan stand toe-to-toe in an elevator talking Severance.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-03-03_BGaS_Episode_595_WYSBW_Severance_2x07.mp3
Category:Severance -- posted at: 6:31am EST

Attila. It’s been about 40 minutes for Helly R. and 3 years for us. Red & Ivan stand toe-to-toe in an elevator talking Severance.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-02-24_BGaS_Episode_594_WYSBW_Severance_2x06.mp3
Category:Severance -- posted at: 6:30am EST

Trojan’s Horse. It’s been about 40 minutes for Helly R. and 3 years for us. Red & Ivan stand toe-to-toe in an elevator talking Severance.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-02-16_BGaS_Episode_593_WYSBW_Severance_2x05.mp3
Category:Severance -- posted at: 6:31am EST

Woe's Hollow. It’s ORTBO time! Red & Ivan head to an empty national park in upstate New York to talk Severance.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-02-10_BGaS_Episode_592_WYSBW_Severance_2x04.mp3
Category:Severance -- posted at: 6:50pm EST

Who is Alive? A Game of Thrones crossover, a return to O&R, a mid 60s Lincoln continental, MERRIT WEAVER!!! What else can you ask from an episode. Red & Ivan crawl into a VW rabbit and head to Salt’s Neck to talk Severance.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-02-02_BGaS_Episode_591_WYSBW_Severance_2x03.mp3
Category:Severance -- posted at: 6:30am EST

Goodbye, Mrs. Selvig. We’ve seen how the workies have been making out after the Overtime Contingency Rebellion, it’s time to see what their outies have been up to. Red, Ivan and a giant Icelandic guy head to the elevator to sort their emotions about Severance.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-01-28_BGaS_Episode_590_WYSBW_Severance_2x02.mp3
Category:Severance -- posted at: 5:32pm EST

Hello, Ms. Cobel. After a brief (checks notes) 2.5 year hiatus, Severance is back!!! We pick up the story 5? Months later and Red & Ivan run right into Bob Balaban’s frail and pedantic arms.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-01-23_BGaS_Episode_589_WYSBW_Severance_2x01.mp3
Category:Severance -- posted at: 3:23pm EST

This Could Be a Real Adventure. Finally, a Star Wars for children. If you’ve been looking for a Star Wars crossed with Stranger Things you can show to your indifferent children, boy have we got the program for you! Baby Yoda puts on some TV on the Radio as Red & Ivan head to the Space Suburbs to watch Disney+’s Skeleton Crew.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-01-15_BGaS_Episode_588_WYSBW_Skeleton_Crew.mp3
Category:tv -- posted at: 1:59pm EST

The Engineer. Juliette is back and she’s got a mysterious new hole to investigate. In an episode with a lot of platforming but not a lot of dialogue, a series of questions are answered, such as: can Juliette build a bridge? Will she learn to double jump?? Red & Ivan head back to the bunker to talk Apple TV’s Silo.

Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS

As always:

Direct download: 2025-01-08_BGaS_Episode_587_WYSBW_Silo_2x01.mp3
Category:silo -- posted at: 6:30am EST