最佳Gen X Files播客 (2024)

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The Gen X Files 198 - For the Stepdads: Epic Comedies 1:42:39

18h ago1:42:39

1:42:39

These four epic comedies range from the most amazing comedy ever made (It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World) to a fantastic British historical comedy (Those Fantastic Men in their Flying Machines) to a waste of talent (Scavenger Hunt) to the best modern epic comedy, which is saying a lot, since it came out 43 years ago (The Cannonball Run). We'll also d…

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The Gen X Files 197 - The Cannonball Run 1:55:47

8d ago1:55:47

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We close out our epic comedies month with the most successful epic comedy (after the perfection of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, of course): The Cannonball Run. Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Farrah Fawcett, Roger Moore, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr, Adrienne Barbeau, Mel Tillis, Terry Bradshaw, Jack Elam, Jackie Chan, and Jamie Farr having a ton o…

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The Gen X Files 196 - Scavenger Hunt 1:51:31

15d ago1:51:31

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Today, we cover and overlooked gem that had the best cast of actors, doing their best with a pretty dreadful script. It's Scavenger Hunt, a wannabe It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, from 1979! Starring Richard Benjamin, James Coco, Scatman Crothers, Ruth Gordon, Cloris Leachman, Cleavon Little, Roddy McDowall, Robert Morley, Richard Mulligan, Tony R…

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The Gen X Files 195 - Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines 1:21:40

22d ago1:21:40

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-or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours and 11 Minutes (for the completists). For our second epic comedy, we have this fantastic period comedy about the early days of men trying to fly. Starring Stuart Whitman, Sarah Miles, James Fox, Alberto Sordi, Robert Morley, Gert Frobe, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Irina Demick, Eric Sykes, Terry-Thomas, Red S…

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The Gen X Files 194 - It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 2:00:34

29d ago2:00:34

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Join us as we delve into the greatest, most epic comedy of all time: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, from Stanley Kramer, starring dozens of the greatest comedians of all time: Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, Phil Silvers, Terry-Thomas, Jonathan Winters, Edie Adams, and Dorothy Provi…

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The Gen X Files 193 - For the Stepdads: Body Horror 1:35:19

1M ago1:35:19

1:35:19

Pull up a spot on the floor on listen to your old stepdads talk about body horror, the movies and tv shows we've been watching this month, what video games we've been playing, and a special guest (for real this time)! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegenxfiles/support…

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The Gen X Files 192 - Wolfen 1:38:43

1M ago1:38:43

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This isn't your mama's werewolf movie... in fact, it isn't a werewolf movie at all! It's Wolfen, based on the Whitley Streiber novel, directed by Michael Wadleigh, in his only feature film directing foray. Starring Albert Finney, Diane Venora, Edward James Olmos, Gregory Hines, Tom Noonan, and Dick O'Neill. --- Support this podcast: https://podcast…

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The Gen X Files 191 - Altered States 1:30:33

2M ago1:30:33

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Strap yourself in for a trippy mindbender from the one and only intensely insane director, Ken Russell. Featuring psychedelic drugs and sensory deprivation tanks, it's the feature film debut of William Hurt and also stars Blair Brown, Bob Balaban, and Charles Haid. The production was so intense, it might have just killed Paddy Chayefsky. --- Suppor…

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The Gen X Files 190 - Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1:49:54

2M ago1:49:54

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While appearing to be a 'remake' of a beloved 1956 thriller, based on a 1955 novel, but much like the Pod People, there's way more to the 1978 Invasion of the Body Snatchers than what appears on the surface. Starring Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Goldblum, and Veronica Cartwright and Directed by Philip Kaufman. It's one of th…

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The Gen X Files 189 - For the Stepdads: Pullman 1:05:36

2M ago1:05:36

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In this episode, we wrap up Bill Pullman Month by talking to Bill Pullman! But really, we discuss his early movies, how much he means to us, and what movies, TV shows, and video games caught our attention during the month. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegenxfiles/support…

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The Gen X Files 188 - Brain Dead 1:21:01

2M ago1:21:01

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For our third Bill Pullman movie, we're covering one of his best performances in one of the weirdest movies we've ever seen: Brain Dead. Also starring Bill Paxton, Bud Cort, Nicholas Pryor, and Patricia Charbonneau. Written by Charles Beaumont 27 years prior and directed by Adam Simon. It's a wild and wacky movie that you have to see to believe. --…

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The Gen X Files 187 - The Serpent and the Rainbow 1:12:49

3M ago1:12:49

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Today, we celebrate Friday the 13th by exploring our second Bill Pullman film, and his first leading role: The Serpent and the Rainbow, directed by Wes Craven. It's a weird fever dream of drugs and zombies and voodoo and the political turmoil of Haiti in the mid-'80s. It's a hell of a journey. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.co…

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The Gen X Files 186 - Ruthless People 1:31:25

3M ago1:31:25

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With this episode, we start our most unexpected month, honoring the early movies of one of our favorite actors: Bill Pullman. He's a brilliant comedic talent, and our first Bill Pullman movie proves it. It's Ruthless People, from ZAZ (Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker), the guys who brought you Airplane!, Top Secret!, and The Kentucky Fried Movie. Co-starring…

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The Gen X Files 185 - For the Stepdads: Dog Days of Summer 2 1:39:31

3M ago1:39:31

1:39:31

Join us as we close out another Dog Days of Summer! We reminisce about Oh! Heavenly Dog, K-9, Turner & Hooch, and Top Dog (which we wish we hadn't watched). We also discuss games, movies, and TV shows we've been watching this past month. It's been a great, hot, month, and it officially ended with a cat randomly showing up on the studio's balcony. -…

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The Gen X Files 184 - Top Dog 1:23:51

3M ago1:23:51

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Our last Dog Days of August film is also perhaps the worst film we've ever covered: Top Dog. It was so bad, it killed Chuck Norris's theatrical career. A mish-mash of genres with a tone that jumps around more than a kid in a bouncy castle, it's mostly noted because it came out 9 days after the Oklahoma City bombing... and features a terrorist group…

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The Gen X Files 183 - Turner & Hooch 1:20:17

4M ago1:20:17

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Now for perhaps the best dog movie of the month (let's not discuss the ending): Turner & Hooch, starring Tom Hanks, Craig T. Nelson, Reginald VelJohnson, Mare Winningham, and John McIntire. Almost directed by Henry Winkler, but actually directed by Roger Spottiswoode. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegenxfiles/su…

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The Gen X Files 182 - K-9 1:25:37

4M ago1:25:37

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Take the younger brother of a famous comedian trying to make his own name and a police dog that doesn't play by the rules, and you get K-9, the 1989 film starring James Belushi and Rando the German Shepherd as Jerry Lee. It's a mystery that James Belushi needs to solve, and only Jerry Lee can help. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spoti…

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The Gen X Files 181 - Oh! Heavenly Dog 1:17:31

4M ago1:17:31

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What happens when you ask Chevy Chase to make a dog movie? You make him a P.I. and kill him off, only to be reborn as BENJI! It's Oh! Heavenly Dog, the weirdest Benji movie ever made. Starring Chevy Chase, Jane Seymour, Omar Sharif, and Benji! Written and directed by Joe Camp. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegen…

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The Gen X Files 180 - For the Stepdads: Blockbuster Bombs 1:10:39

4M ago1:10:39

1:10:39

Gather round the campfire with your ol' Stepdads, as we discuss the Blockbuster Bombs, Howard the Duck, Hudson Hawk, and Last Action Hero. We also discuss some great movies we've watched, TV shows we're into, and Video Games we just can't put down. Oh, and Jim has a rant about some words that he LOATHES. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters…

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The Gen X Files 179 - Last Action Hero 1:36:12

4M ago1:36:12

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Regarded as one of the biggest bombs of the '90s, we dive into Last Action Hero, Arnie's first real disappointment in Hollywood. (Yes, we know Red Sonya was a flop, but he was a Hollywood baby at that point.) From John McTiernan and Shane Black, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austin O'Brien, Anthony Quinn, Charles Dance, F. Murray Abraham, Tom Noo…

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The Gen X Files 178 - Hudson Hawk 1:20:18

5M ago1:20:18

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What happens when an actor gains too much celebrity? You get Hudson Hawk, a Bruce Willis vehicle that had just a little too much Bruce Willis in control. It's a perfect example of how not saying no to someone can make a movie so so so much worse. It's our second Blockbuster Bomb: Hudson Hawk! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com…

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The Gen X Files 177 - Howard the Duck 1:26:07

5M ago1:26:07

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Howard the Duck was a pet project for George Lucas, who, upon realizing that doing a live-action adaptation with a CGI lead wasn't going to work, lost interest and handed it over to Will Huyck and Gloria Katz, who wrote American Graffiti with Lucas. This was just the beginning of a long mess of a production, leading to one of the biggest Blockbuste…

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The Gen X Files 176 - For the Stepdads: June Doom III 1:20:13

5M ago1:20:13

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Grab a stool and sit next to your ol' Stepdads, as we wrap up June Doom III by discussing Independence Day, Mars Attacks, and Armageddon, our '90s apocalypse movies featuring loads of cities being destroyed. We also discuss our movie picks of the month, which TV shows we'd been watching, and the video games we've been playing. The Gen X Files, for …

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The Gen X Files 175 - Armageddon 1:43:19

5M ago1:43:19

1:43:19

It's Armageddon, the popcorniest doom flick ever filmed. Written by 9 different writers, directed by Michael Bay, and starring Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, Owen Wilson, Will Patton, William Fichtner, Michael Clarke Duncan, Steve Buscemi, Keith David, and soo soo many more! Grab that bucket and turn off your brain as we …

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The Gen X Files 174 - Mars Attacks! 1:42:44

6M ago1:42:44

1:42:44

What better way to experience the end of the world than through the eyes of Time Burton? It's Mars Attacks! the sci-fi throwback starring Jack Nicholson, Jim Brown, Danny DeVito, Lukas Haas, Natalie Portman, Annette Bening, Glenn Close, Rod Steiger, Pierce Brosnan, Michael J. Fox, Sarah Jessica Parker and so many more! --- Support this podcast: htt…

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The Gen X Files 173 - Independence Day 1:21:04

6M ago1:21:04

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Today is our Independence Day! And it's the start of June Doom III: Revenge of the Doom, where we dive into apocalyptic movies. First order of destruction: alien invasion! From Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin, starring Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Judd Hirsch, Vivica A. Fox, Randy Quaid, Robert Loggia, Brent Spiner, Adam Baldwin, and ab…

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The Gen X Files 172 - For the Stepdads: Classic Connery 1:12:30

6M ago1:12:30

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We wrap up Classic Connery month by discussing just how fabulous Sean Connery is, the movies and tv shows we've been watching, and the video games we've been playing. Join us for a rollicking good time! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegenxfiles/support

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The Gen X Files 171 - The Untouchables 1:33:41

6M ago1:33:41

1:33:41

For our last entry into Classic Connery month, we present The Untouchables, a change in direction for Sean Connery's career. Directed by Brian De Palma, written by David Mamet, and starring Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia, Sean Connery, and Robert De Niro. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegenxfil…

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The Gen X Files 170 - The Name of the Rose 1:22:41

7M ago1:22:41

1:22:41

It's a monastic murder mystery for our third entry into Classic Connery month. This one, too, is a historical drama. A tale that sounds kind of boring on paper but is phenomenal on screen: The Name of the Rose. Starring Sean Connery, Christian Slater, and F. Murray Abraham. Based on the novel from Umberto Eco. Directed Jean-Jacques Annaud. --- Supp…

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The Gen X Files 169 - Outland 1:29:08

7M ago1:29:08

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For our second entry into our Classic Connery month, we get another crime thriller: Outland, written and directed by Peter Hyams, starring Sean Connery, Peter Boyle, Frances Sternhagen, James B. Sikking, and Clarke Peters. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegenxfiles/support…

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The Gen X Files 168 - The Great Train Robbery 1:16:33

7M ago1:16:33

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First up in our Classic Connery month is a movie that you probably haven't seen in a long time: The Great Train Robbery (aka The First Great Train Robbery in the UK). Written and directed by Michael Crichton, based on his novel, starring Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, and Lesley-Anne Down. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/…

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The Gen X Files 167 - For the Stepdads: The Other Buddies 1:44:36

7M ago1:44:36

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Join your Stepdads as we discuss the Other Buddies movies from this month. We also discuss the movies and TV shows we've watched and video games we've played this month. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegenxfiles/support

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The Gen X Files 166 - Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man 1:46:20

8M ago1:46:20

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It's the last entry into our Other Buddies month is an early entry into the '90s: Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man, a movie that should've worked better with Mickey Rourke and Don Johnson as the leads, but ultimately falls flat. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegenxfiles/support…

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The Gen X Files 165 - Tango & Cash 1:57:09

8M ago1:57:09

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One of the last movies released in the '80s, it's the apogee of '80s action movies, and the second installment of our Other Buddies month: Tango & Cash! Starring Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell, with no less than four directors, and a writer that refused to put his name on the movie, it's a feature that shouldn't work, but does... so, so well. …

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The Gen X Files 164 - Running Scared 1:25:33

8M ago1:25:33

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First up for our Other Buddies month is the unlikely duo of Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines, playing Chicago cops that want to quit and move to the Florida Keys. Directed by Peter Hyams and written by Gary DeVore, it's good cops who do bad things, sometimes. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegenxfiles/support…

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The Gen X Files 163 - For the Stepdads: Haterade 1:23:26

8M ago1:23:26

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We close out our Haterade month with a review of the awful movies we forced ourselves to watch, what movies and TV shows we've been watching, and the video games we've been playing. Let us know what you've been consuming! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegenxfiles/support…

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The Gen X Files 162 - Clerks 1:32:53

8M ago1:32:53

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For our last entry into our Haterade month, we explore Jim's second choice: Clerks, the low budget black and white debut film from Kevin Smith! Will Jim still hate it? Give it a listen and find out! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegenxfiles/support

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The Gen X Files 161 - The Transformers: The Movie 1:34:10

9M ago1:34:10

1:34:10

More than meets the eye! And the eye suffers from the constant barrage of flashing lights and bad music, as we cover The Transformers: The Movie. It was The Transformers TV show, but on the big screen! It had rock and roll music! The Transformers swore! The Transformers died! It all added up to a lot of boring nonsense. --- Support this podcast: ht…

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The Gen X Files 160 - Highlander 1:24:27

9M ago1:24:27

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There can be only one! Unless it's Highlander, then there's a bunch of movies, TV shows, and animated media, and... they're all terrible. It's the second week of our Haterade month and Adam really, really hates Highlander. Listen to see if he's totally wrong or can sway you away from liking an incredibly stupid movie. --- Support this podcast: http…

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The Gen X Files 159 - Explorers 1:38:39

9M ago1:38:39

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Welcome to Haterade month! First up, a movie that Jim hated in the theater, in 1985, and a movie that Adam learned to hate from watching it for this episode. It's Explorers, showcasing the wasted talents of Joe Dante, River Phoenix, Jason Presson, and Ethan Hawke. Well, Ethan Hawke is perfect for this movie. --- Support this podcast: https://podcas…

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The Gen X Files 158 - For the Stepdads: First Loves 1:33:27

9M ago1:33:27

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We're at the end of our First Loves month, so join your stepdads as we discuss The Six Million Dollar Man, Quantum Leap (the original series and the newer one), Stephen King, what movies and TV shows you should check out, and fun new video games to play. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegenxfiles/support…

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The Gen X Files 157 - Stephen King 1:44:35

10M ago1:44:35

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In our third installment of First Loves, we're chatting about the writer that made Jim and Adam voracious readers, the master of horror, description, and word count: Stephen King! We cover his books from the '70s and '80s and the many, many adaptations of his work. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegenxfiles/suppo…

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The Gen X Files 156 - Quantum Leap 1:31:05

10M ago1:31:05

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Take a leap with us back to 1989, as we join Sam Beckett try to get home with the help of his hologram best friend, Al Calavicci. Quantum Leap, created by Donald P. Bellisario, starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegenxfiles/support…

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The Gen X Files 155 - The Six Million Dollar Man 1:42:13

10M ago1:42:13

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For our first episode in our First Loves series, we're exploring the first show that made Jim fall in love with TV: The Six Million Dollar Man! Starring Lee Majors, Lindsay Wagner, Richard Anderson, Martin E. Brooks, Darren McGavin, Allen Oppenheimer, and Martin Balsam! Based on the novel Cyborg by Martin Caidin. --- Support this podcast: https://p…

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The Gen X Files 154 - For the Stepdads: The Ones That Started It All 1:21:02

10M ago1:21:02

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Franchises are great ways to delve into the universe of a good movie... until the movies start getting BAD. Join us as we discuss the best of the bunch: Alien, First Blood, and The Terminator! Along with what we've been watching and playing and our recommendations for the month. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theg…

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The Gen X Files 153 - The Terminator 1:54:39

11M ago1:54:39

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James Cameron is a franchise machine! Join us as we explore The Terminator, the first in the long running Terminator franchise. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Paul Winfield, and Lance Henriksen. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegenxfiles/support…

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The Gen X Files 152 - First Blood 1:47:56

11M ago1:47:56

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They drew first blood! Despite the ridiculousness that the Rambo franchise became, First Blood is one of the best movies of the '80s and is possibly Sylvester Stallone's finest acting of his career. It's First Blood, directed by Ted Kotcheff, starring Sylvester Stallone, Brian Dennehy, and Richard Crenna. --- Support this podcast: https://podcaster…

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The Gen X Files - Nothing But the Bloops 2023 8:10

11M ago8:10

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We've had a lot of fun the last year covering all things Gen X. We hope you have too! Listen to this supercut of us not knowing how to speak properly. Thanks for listening! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegenxfiles/support

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The Gen X Files 151 - Alien 1:46:25

11M ago1:46:25

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The Alien franchise has not only produced movies, comics books, books, and video games, it made the alien a cultural icon. Join us as we explore Alien, the one that started it all, from the brilliant mind of Ridley Scott and the birth of a new hero: Sigourney Weaver. Just remember: in space no one can hear you scream. --- Support this podcast: http…

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The Gen X Files 150 - For the Stepdads: Tech Toys 1:28:38

11M ago1:28:38

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It's our 150th episode! It just happens to fall at the end of the year, so your ol' Stepdads are going to chat about their favorite movies, TV shows, and video games of the year. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegenxfiles/support

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