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G&G 206 – We watched one story finish but it seems another has begun for WWE. We watched the two-night end of “sports entertainment” and rebirth of “professional wrestling” at WrestleMania 40 and we are here to chit chat about the whole thing! Follow us on The Gram and E_HUFFY on Vero!
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That’s right folks! In a totally, not a thing we do kind of moment, ArthurDent6X7 joins thepoorassgamer for a WrestleMania 40 prediction show! Yup! Im totally tired as I write this description as we did not intend for this episode to be an hour and fifty minutes long. But rest assured, there’s plenty to digest […]
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G&G 204 – Just what in the world have we been playing so far? A little bit of Switch, a little bit of PS5, retro, modern, catching pokemon, and fighting grown men in diapers in the streets of Japan. Follow us on The Gram and E_HUFFY on Vero for nifty collection posts, recent pickups, and […]
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G&G 203 – Just when we thought we were out, they pull us back in. In what we did not think would happen any time soon, we are watching WWE again! Things sure are interesting this so far in the former Federation so we chat about all the changes, things we like, things we still […]
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G&G 202 – It’s the end of the year and time to cover all the games we’ve beaten, dabbled in, paused, and quit in 2023! We hope you all enjoy the upcoming festive days, thank you for your support, and will be back to conquer 2024! Be sure to check out the Games and Gimmicks […]
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G&G 201 – “Yeah, it’s been a weird week.” At long last we bring you our review of the final season of Picard! We were notoriously critical of the less than acceptable first two seasons, so how does this one meet our lofty expectations? Download and find out! This series will return for Star Trek: […]
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G&G 200 – Welp, we did it. We set the bar pretty damn low by taking almost 8 years to hit 200 episodes! Let’s have some celebratory drinks and reflect on the years gone by as well as what we have been up to in the world of video games and professional wrestling! Be sure […]
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G&G 199 – We know, we know. We been busy. But let’s start this party with a bang and begin a new series we have creatively called “Retro Replay.” “Arthur_Dent_6x7” spilled the beans that he’s never played the Ezio Trilogy of Assassin’s Creed games before. What was it like going from Valhalla all the way […]
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G&G 198 – “A Generation’s Final Journey Begins.” We finally made it; the end of the Star Trek movie series! Well, the originals anyway. “Arthur_Dent_6x7” once again returns for a video games check in and to chat all things Romulan, Reman, and clones as we wrap up the TNG films. We also rank the 4 […]
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G&G 197 – In the immortal words of Harvey Dent: “let’s start this party with a bang!” We are kicking off 2023 talking about, wait for it, WWE! The Royal Rumble, the sale, Raw is XXX, and overproduction is covered. We also give our thoughts on Wrestle Kingdom 17, AEW, and the late Jay Briscoe. […]
Read MoreG&G 196 – It’s the end of the year and time to cover all the games we’ve beaten, dabbled in, and quit in 2022! We hope you all enjoy the upcoming festive days, thank you for your support, and will be back to conquer 2023! Be sure to check out the Games and Gimmicks Store […]
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G&G 195 – “How old are you?” As we near the end of our Trek film retrospective, it’s time to shake things up and not read the plot! The gang gathers for the next entry in the TNG movie world; the longest episode of Star Trek ever. We chat about all the funny lines in […]
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G&G 190 – It’s a triple threat episode as “Arthur_Dent_6x7” and “faceoffoley3” join E_HUFFY to reflect on season one of Captain Christopher Pike and crew! Will the tide finally change and will this be a positive “Nu Trek” episode? Only one way to find out, download via your podcast provider of choice and join us! […]
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G&G 189 – “Arthur_Dent_6x7” returns to the show to talk all the new Sci-Fi streaming things! In this hour and a half of banter, we cover season 2 of Star Trek: Picard, our thoughts on the TNG reunion for season 3, Strange New Worlds, Star Trek finally being Star Trek again, and we round things […]
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G&G 187 – “Resistance is Futile!” It’s time to tackle one of the most fondly discussed Trek movies and engage the borg! “Arthur_Dent_6x7” naturally returns to give initial thoughts and impressions of Strange New Worlds and E_HUFFY goes an entire episode without bashing “New Trek.” We assimilate all avenues of the film; the Borg Queen […]
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G&G 184 – “Two captains. One destiny.” We’ve reached the next phase of our Star Trek film retrospective series and it’s time to chat all things Picard and crew! “Arthur_Dent_6x7” naturally returns to give initial thoughts and impressions of Picard season 2 before taking a deep dive into the movie. 8 year old E_HUFFY saw […]
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G&G 181 – “The battle for peace has begun!” It’s a fatal four-way episode only the size of our heads as “faceoffoley3” and “Arthur_Dent_6x7” collide with E_HUFFY and “thepoorassgamer” to discuss the final movie in the original series saga! Let’s take a casual drive down the plot and discuss our fondest memories of this movie, […]
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G&G 179 – “Why are they putting seatbelts in theaters this summer?” E_HUFFY is joined once again by “thepoorassgamer” and “Arthur_Dent_6x7” to talk about the next Trek movie in our Trek Film retrospective adventure; the one where they go find god! All avenues are covered and it’s a two on one handicap match affair with […]
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G&G 177 – “Stardate: 1986. How on earth can they save the future?” E_HUFFY is joined once again by “thepoorassgamer” and “Arthur_Dent_6x7” to talk about the next Trek movie in our retrospective; the one with the whales! We chat up the comedy, watching in 2021 vs. 1986, the appeal to all audiences, and so much […]
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G&G 174 – “A dying planet, a fight for life, the search for Spock!” E_HUFFY is joined once again by “thepoorassgamer” and “Arthur_Dent_6x7” to talk about the next Trek movie in our retrospective that usually sits a bit lower on some lists. All avenues of the film are covered with E_HUFFY swooping in to serve […]
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G&G 173 – After an outrageous amount of time teasing, we have finally arrived to talk all things KHAN!!! E_HUFFY is joined by “thepoorassgamer” and “Arthur_Dent_6x7” to figure out if this movie really is the best of all Trek movies. Get great insight from the usual Trek nerds and not so Trek nerd as they […]
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G&G REWIND – In preparation for our upcoming Star Trek II episode, lets take a trip back to 2019 and review our thoughts on the first Star Trek movie! We’ve begun our journey to watch a whole bunch of Star Trek movies and talk about them! Oddly enough, “thepoorassgamer” has never seen the entire run […]
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G&G 167 – Everyone loves a “top 5” list so E_HUFFY and “thepoorassgamer” give it a go and discuss their top 5 video games of all time! A total of 10 games and some honorable mentions are covered with laughter, heart, fond memories, and great stories. So subscribe and listen ASAP via your podcast provider […]
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G&G 165 – Returning guest Alex aka “Arthur_Dent_6x7” joins E_HUFFY for the conclusion of our Star Trek hidden gem series! For this finale, we cheated and selected 6 episodes to cover. Listen along and find out what we thought worked and what didn’t with this show, favorite moments and cringe moments, thoughts on taking Star […]
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G&G 164 – Returning guest Alex aka “Arthur_Dent_6x7” sends us to the Delta Quadrant for the continuation of our Star Trek hidden gem series! This was a tough one to cover as Voyager is not one of our favorite series but by golly we darn sure found our top 5 “hidden gem” episodes from the […]
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G&G 162 – Returning guest Alex aka “Arthur_Dent_6x7” reports to Ops for the continuation of our Star Trek hidden gem series! Alex is at the helm for this mission and we pick one DS9 episode for each of the 7 seasons (with some honorable mentions) that fans usually do not place on “top 10” lists. […]
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G&G 160 – Returning guest “Arthur_Dent_6x7” reports to the bridge once again for the continuation of our Star Trek hidden gem series! For this mission, we break the Games and Gimmicks episode length record and pick one TNG episode for each of the 7 seasons (with some honorable mentions) that fans usually do not place […]
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G&G 158 – Returning guest “Arthur_Dent_6x7” reports to the bridge for the first entry in our Star Trek hidden gem series! For this mission, we are staying away from the typical “top 10” lists and episodes that get discussed over and over again and pick five Original Series episodes that are not given as much […]
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