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The Getting Off Topic Podcast! Featuring movie, TV, gaming, and other assorted geek chat from your hosts Tony Valdez and Todd Cummings.

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Comedy

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The Getting Off Topic Podcast! Featuring movie, TV, gaming, and other assorted geek chat from your hosts Tony Valdez and Todd Cummings.

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English


Episodes
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Girls With Swords Riding Dragons

7/31/2022
The gang celebrates the return of San Diego Comic-Con after a long 3 year hiatus! High fantasy is in high gear with Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves taking over Hall H, Amazon's Rings of Power show dropping a big trailer, and Heavy Metal Entertainment declaring their plans for the Metalverse! The Star Trek panel brings big teases for Picard, Lower Decks and Strange New Worlds. The Walking Dead takes over inside and outside the con, amping up the main show's grand finale and the spin-offs to come. And of course, Kevin Feige brings the stars, the trailers, and the fancy titles as Marvel officially announces its Multiverse Saga. All this and more on this week's Getting Off Topic!

Duration:01:49:27

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[tentacles undulating moistly]

7/17/2022
The gang battles brain fog, pays too much for streaming services, and longs for a decent pirate game. Plus, extensive Stranger Things talk (spoilers), Strange New Worlds (spoilers), trailer round-up, MORE Beavis and Butt-Head, the return of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and more!

Duration:00:43:34

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Stay Away From Froyo!

6/20/2022
It's an extra large serving of Getting Off Topic this week! Todd survives COVID to rejoice over a ton of gaming news. Tony gives Top Gun: Maverick two thumbs up and goes back to his bad boyfriend, The Predator. Meg worries about The Munsters movie and gives a Sleepy Hollow reboot a hard pass. Plus, Vader gets his groove back, Netflix doubles down on animation, and Beavis and Butt-Head ride again! (Minor spoilers for Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 5)

Duration:00:34:26

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80s Fantasy Doesn’t Play Around

6/1/2022
The gang gets excited over all the announcements from Star Wars Celebration 2022! The Mandalorian, The Bad Batch, WILLOW and more! Plus, Obi-Wan Kenobi premieres, Netflix announces a Horizon: Zero Dawn series, and Married... with Children attempts a comeback. All this and more on the latest Getting Off Topic!

Duration:01:23:26

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Questionable Bacon

5/9/2022
We're back with a loaded Getting Off Topic Podcast! Todd and Tony break down the many styles of Trek with the season finale of Picard and the series premiere of Strange New Worlds! The gang also shares their final thoughts on Moon Knight, celebrates Natalie Portman's debut as The Mighty Thor, and nominates Tig Notaro as the new Flash! All this and more on our Mother's Day edition of Getting Off Topic!

Duration:01:57:55

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Jennifer Tilly Will Beat You At Poker

4/4/2022
The gang is both wowed and confused by Moon Knight, Andrew discovers the joy of Tucker & Dale vs Evil, Meg & Tony continue their Scream-athon, and Todd is in Star Trek heaven with season 2 of Picard! Plus, multiverses and horror franchises dominate the headlines. And a stop-motion master and the Muppet maestro himself return to screens. All this and more on this week’s Getting Off Topic!

Duration:01:39:44

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Rob, The Family Friendly Zombie

3/23/2022
The gang returns after a month off to talk all the latest headlines! The Batman is killing it in theaters while HBO plans a Penguin series. Amazon buys MGM Studios and Tony wants to see a RoboCop show. Plus, Star Trek gets a new Kirk, The Mandalorian gets a Doc Brown, and Mike Myers (NOT Michael Myers) returns in the most Mike Myers way possible with The Pentaverate! All this and more on this week's Getting Off Topic!

Duration:01:33:02

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STOP BLOWING UP THE ENTERPRISE!

2/22/2022
The gang gets all kinds of excited over the Peacemaker finale, some epic movie trailers, and the return of Star Trek on the big screen! Plus, FUTURAMA LIVES AGAIN (this time at Hulu), and Amazon casts an awesome lead for their Fallout show! Meanwhile, Netflix signals the end of Stranger Things, says goodbye to Marvel's Defenders, and hello to a Bioshock movie! All this and a bunch of nonsense on this week's Getting Off Topic!

Duration:01:54:36

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Nobody Puts Boba In The Corner

2/8/2022
Todd, Tony, Meg and Andrew are back with the latest nerdy headlines! Fantasy vibes are in the air, as the gang celebrates a successful D&D kickoff and embraces the insanity of Centaurworld. The nostalgia train keeps chugging along with updates from Hocus Pocus 2, That 90's Show, another Scream sequel, and more. Plus, Valve's Steam Deck is a hit with developers, the Halo TV show is already stirring controversy (because of course it is), and The Book of Boba Fett can't decide whose story they're telling. Join the fun and nonsense on this week's Getting Off Topic!

Duration:01:44:14

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Fantasy Math

1/25/2022
Todd, Meg, and Tony gear up to give D&D another shot, Microsoft becomes the all-powerful Disney of gaming, and Oscar Isaac stuns in an epic Moon Knight trailer! The gang also gets excited for animation with the return of Matt Groening's Disenchantment and the soon-to-premiere The Cuphead Show! Plus, a Weird Al biopic, Amazon's Lord of the Rings show, and --of all things-- the return of FINAL DESTINATION?! Find out what the deal is on this week's Getting Off Topic! (Watch out for those logging trucks, kids)

Duration:01:39:08

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Funyuns and Mountain Dew

1/17/2022
Todd, Tony and Meg reminisce about Bob Saget, yawn through revisiting the Matrix, and get excited for a Fallout TV show (yes, it's actually happening)! Plus, The Boys gets a season 3 premiere date, Scott Pilgrim gets an animated series, and Mike Judge returns to destroy our brain cells with a middle-aged Beavis and Butthead. All this and more on this week's Getting Off Topic!

Duration:01:24:04

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Thank You For Being A Friend

1/4/2022
Todd, Tony and Meg catch up after the holidays and bid a fond farewell to Betty White. Also, 90s sports movie talk, the return of Marvel's Kingpin and Daredevil, celebrities doing good for charity, and more!

Duration:01:43:08

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Robotnik Stache

12/14/2021
The gang returns after an extra week off with a flurry of news from The Game Awards! Announcements and trailers aplenty including Alan Wake 2, Star Wars Eclipse, the return of Telltale and more! We also mourn the absurdly swift cancelation of Cowboy Bebop, celebrate the return of a Marvel favorite, and wonder what the hell is going on with Disney's overpriced Star Wars hotel. And last but not least, Dave Grohl unsurprisingly continues to make the world a better place, doing whatever cool thing he feels like in the moment. See you Space Cowboy...

Duration:00:20:31

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DadFlix

11/23/2021
The gang enjoys the first episodes of Netflix's Cowboy Bebop (sorry haters)! Arcane may be Todd's surprise favorite show of the year, and Meg & Tony finally get their Star Wars kicks at Disneyland's Galaxy's Edge! Also, Tom Holland ponders how long he has left as Spider-Man, meanwhile Henry Cavill declares he'll be Witchering for many years to come. Paramount teases new specials for South Park and Reno 911, but angers international Star Trek fans over streaming rights. Plus, the surprise return of everything from Stargate to the Predator (YES, ANOTHER PREDATOR MOVIE). All this and more on this week's Getting Off Topic!

Duration:01:41:59

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Ranch and Beer

11/8/2021
Todd and Tony ramble on about some cool new TV & movie trailers, pet mishaps, top-of-the-line dual decks, and possibly the worst movie ever.

Duration:01:28:09

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Willy Wonkaing It Up

10/26/2021
It's a full house this week with Todd, Tony, Meg and Andrew! The gang is hyped for indie gaming as Turbo Kid finds Kickstarter success, and Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone teases Haunted Chocolatier! Meg and Tony sigh through Halloween Kills, and Todd and Andrew gush over Dune. Plus, Will Poulter joins the Marvel Universe, Anakin "I HATE SAND" Skywalker returns, and Rob Zombie surprises us with another sneak peek from the Munsters movie. All this and more on this week's Getting Off Topic Podcast!

Duration:01:55:49

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HELLO WISCONSIN!

10/12/2021
Halloween decorations are up, Tony and Meg are on the hunt for the new OLED Nintendo Switch, and Todd demands roundhouse kicks from the Walker reboot! The gang also gets tentatively excited for the return of Red & Kitty Forman, Hulu's Hellraiser remake takes a bold new direction, and our beloved Mr. Bean returns to the big screen! All this and more on this week's Getting Off Topic! (Part of your balanced podcast diet)

Duration:01:50:40

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This Ain‘t No Game

9/28/2021
The gang gets excited for a massive amount of news in the wake of last week's Nintendo Direct and Netflix's TUDUM event. A new Mario Bros movie is actually happening, Cowboy Bebop gets a glorious opening credits reveal, and elder millennials are getting even more 80s classic reboots that NO ONE ASKED FOR. Plus, the CW's original Superman returns to action alongside BRENDON FRASER, a couple geek icons celebrate their 70th birthdays, and The Orville is finally, FINALLY, set to return to our screens! ...Also, there's a potential massive union strike on the horizon that may shutdown all film and television production across the country, so take all this tentative news with a big grain of salt.

Duration:01:46:49

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Return of the Cyber Goth Ninja

9/14/2021
Grab your patent leather long coats kids, because we're plugging back into the Matrix! The Matrix Resurrections trailer is out and we're pondering what the immortal Keanu has in store for us this time. Also, Sony's PlayStation showcase brings a ton of gaming news, including a Knights of the Old Republic remake, Spider-Man 2, God of War Ragnarok and more! Then it's off to TV & movie news with heartbreaking cancellations, epic movie car auctions, fun times with the Muppets, and Teddy Ruxpin: MURDER BEAR. All this and more on a Super Deluxe Burrito Supreme-sized Getting Off Topic!

Duration:02:03:04

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3, 2, 1, Let‘s Jam!

8/31/2021
The gang gathers for a TON of movie headlines thanks to last week's CinemaCon in Vegas: The Matrix Resurrections, Jurassic World, Dune, MI7 and more! How will Tom Cruise try to end himself on camera this time?? Plus, our glorious first looks at COWBOY BEBOP and SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME! And everything old is new again as we witness the returns of the Candyman, Axel Foley, Ninja Turtles arcade games, and a coked-up bear from 1985! All this and more on this week's Getting Off Topic!

Duration:01:43:47