Elves are just better than everyone else and that’s all there is to it. Jimifell and A.Rondir are horrified to discover the existence of Orc babies. Arondir, the elf, fights A.Ron’s ick. Can the Numenoreans be a little more interesting please? Got feedback? Send it to dugtoodeep@baldmove.com! Hey there!  Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts! Join the Club! Join the discussion: Email | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A.Rondir and Jimifell dig deeper into season 2 of The Rings of Power. What’s a misdirect and what’s a complete rewrite of the LOTR books? Galadriel is compromised. Elrond is unyielding. And the Swedish Death Metal Band is on tour. Got feedback? Send it to dugtoodeep@baldmove.com! Hey there!  Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts! Join the Club! Join the discussion: Email | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ravens have arrived from the roost. The mess they left behind is incredible. King Jimhaerys and Lord Commander A.Ron have some of the answers you seek. Who grabbed Otto? Can Ulf and Hugh be called upon to attack King’s Landing on their dragons? Ulf = Jar Jar? And get an update on what is dropping soon in the HOTD: House of the Dragon feed on Bald Move! Got feedback for House of the Dragon Season 2? Send it to hotd@baldmove.com. A Song of Ice and Fire reading hardcover:  Season 1 of HOTD: 339 - 422 Season 2 of HOTD: 412 - 445 paragraph 3, (and page 449 paragraph 4 if you have extreme self control) Kindle:  Start: LOC 5284 End: LOC 6912 Blade Ronner Media Theme song: Game of Thrones (80's TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Support Bald Move:  Club Bald Move Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Join the discussion:  Email  |  Discord  |  Reddit  |  Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter  |  Instagram  |  Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get the details on this year's Groundhog Day Marathon! Jim and A.Ron are watching all, and we mean ALL, of the Spider-Man movies to raise money for the Cure Alz Fund. Click here to fill out the Family Feud Survey or participate in the games on air! It's web-slinging fun for a good cause! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big shout out to Freddie C, the man with the balls to drive his truck all the way to Cincinnati, grab his knife out of his boot, and tell us how it was going to be. We were going to hop aboard the Porkchop Express and follow him coast to coast, double fisting sandwiches and spitting the truth about life, relationships, big rigs, and Big Trouble in Little China. In short, we would be preaching the gospel of Jack Burton over the CB airwaves. But problems ensued. Chinese monkey predator monsters. Lightning wielding rice patty farmers. Ancient bastards stealing green eyed woman. Smoldering mystical brews. Then it was all over in a blinding flash of white light. What few lunatic ravings that were able to be preserved, are here on this podcast for your enjoyment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Want to hear Jim and A.Ron get on their high horses about journalism, music, law enforcement and rough childhoods? Ok, we're on that. It's all in the context of TV though. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey there! Jim and A.Ron are back with an assist from Shayne "The BOWman" Bowman, proprietor of the Heisenberg Chronicles and frequent guest/co-host of The Nattercast. We talk about our thoughts on Homeland through the fifth episode, and then Shayne and I throw down about our thoughts and feelings on the first season of Cinemax's The Knick. Homeland 00:01:47The Knick 00:38:00 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bridge 00:01:07 Californication 00:14:00 The Knick 00:23:54 Homeland Season Four 00:36:47 As promised, Mandy Patinkin's awesome appearance on the Colbert Report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Netflix's new Spoiler Vault 00:00:00 True Detective Season Two news 00:00:00 Jay Z and Beyonce's HBO On The Run concert 00:00:00 The House I Live In 00:00:00 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron talk about SyFy's new Z Nation, Doomsday Preppers, Wicked Tuna, and A.Ron catches up Jim on what he's been missing on The Knick and The Bridge. Doomsday Preppers 00:01:45Z Nation 00:11:24The Knick 00:31:44Wicked Tuna 00:45:50The Bridge 00:52:38 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey there, A.Ron here with a very special commissioned podcast with a unique history and focus. First, thanks to Andrew Stannard for using Subbable to make this all possible, and for working with us patiently on the format of the podcast. Andrew wanted us to talk about The Wire. The problem is, I've got massive plans for a Ultimate Badass Criterion Sapphire The Wire Podcast, and I didn't want to take his money to release an inferior version. So, we compromised. We'd record a podcast about his favorite character, Omar Little, and we'd highlight two episodes that showcase a particular facet of the character, all without doing any major spoilers. I selected episode 206, "All Prologue", and 306, "Homecoming", to show off Omar at his best, and Omar at one of his lowest points. Along the way Jim and I gush about The Wire, why we love it, why it can be hard at times to love, why Omar is such an important character for The Wire in general and pop culture at large, and talk about our favorite moments from these two episodes. I also divulge some details about my upcoming The Wire podcast series, and why it's taking so damn long. Thanks again, Andrew, I hope we delivered the goods! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Emmys just happened last night and everyone wants to know what Jim & A.Ron think... right? They do, don't they? You're sure?... Ok then, here's a podcast with some Emmy talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we talk about... 00:00:21 - The Nick00:05:41 - The Strain00:26:35 - Sharknado 200:57:17 - Hot Wives of Orlando County00:58:44 - The Bridge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we talk about...00:01:07 - The Strain00:29:31 - The Bridge00:45:26 - Falling Skies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Starship Troopers is the pulpy, sci-fi, satire that tried so hard to be a commentary that it seemed to miss its own point. From Paul Verhoeven, the director behind RoboCop (1987) and Total Recall (1990), comes a movie about bugs and fascism. Between the CGI and blatant metaphors, Jim and A.Ron explore the guts and glory of this weird adaptation. Hey there!  Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the Club! Join the discussion:  Email | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter  |  Instagram  |  Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To celebrate our 5 millionth life time download, you had a lot of questions, and we have a lot of answers. 2 hours worth, as it turns out. Join us as we talk about our personal history, our favorite movies and television, and give advice on the ins and outs of podcasting. Want to talk about it? Send it in to qa@baldmove.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special thanks to Brian G. for commissioning this custom podcast using our Subbable subscription system! Brian decided to have us take a peek at FX's The Americans, episodes 101 and 102, "Pilot" and "The Clock", and we were only too happy to oblige. The Americans is a taut, well made, great looking, and stylish thriller set in the heydey of the Reagan Administration revolving around two Russian intelligence agents deeply embedded as American civilians. What did we like? What didn't we like? Listen and find out! Thanks again, Brian! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we talk about... 00:00:23 - The Strain  00:25:27 - Extant  00:35:46 - Masters of Sex  00:50:53 - Emmys   If you want to give us a shout out, or otherwise give us a piece of your mind, email us, check us out on Facebook, or Tweet us. If you want do directly support the podcasts we do, please check out our page on Subbable, and earn some cool rewards! As always, we appreciate any love you can give us on iTunes, and your patronage of our amazon affiliate link, amazon.baldmove.com. Remember, when you use our affiliate link, you get the same great prices, the same great shipping, you just send a little bit of love our way, courtesy of Amazon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we talk about...00:03:02 - The Bridge00:23:34 - Falling Skies00:40:40 - Godfather Part One and Two00:55:17 - Sailor Moon Crystal01:07:05 - Hulu and IPTV business models Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello again! Thanks to uber-fan Chike for using Subbable to commission us to do a custom podcast for the first two episodes of the BBC's Murphy's Law, series three! A gritty crime drama featuring James Nesbitt as Thomas Murphy, an undercover police officer involved in a series of investigations of the UK's underworld. If you like thick Irish accents, even thicker handlebar mustaches, and witticisms like, "you'd eat the balls of a skunk" and "a bird in hand leaves shite on the palm", you'll love Murphy's Law. What did Jim and A.Ron think? Find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron talk about TV they've been watching of late. Halt and Catch Fire (00:02:01)Falling Skies (00:24:41)The Leftovers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we talk about: 1:48 - Halt and Catch Fire17:17 - Orange is the New Black20:49 - Veep23:30 - True Blood27:56 - Silicon Valley33:14 - Derek42:23 - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver50:38 - This might be awesome, but it also could suck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special thanks to listener Joel Warner who commissioned this podcast through our Subbable subscription system! Jim and A.Ron check out a curated list of episodes provided by Joel, loosely following the metal-face assassin plotlines, and find themselves charmed by the series graphic, over the top violence, and sophisticated, high concept comedy-torture. Episodes that we watched are as follows: 112 - Murdering Outside the Box120 - The Metalocalypse Has Begun203 - Dethvengance212 - Revengencers220-221 - Dethrelease Parts I and 2410 - Dethdinner412 - Church of the Black KlokStay tuned for part 2, covering the extended length "Doomstar Requiem"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special thanks to listener Joel Warner who commissioned this podcast through our Subbable subscription system! This time A.Ron and Jim view the mid-season rock opera, "The Doomstar Requiem". We found it a lot harder to enjoy the Klok's metal fueled concert ways in a single concentrated, extra length dose, despite admiring the concept and execution. We wish there were less slurpies, herpes, and brotherly love, and more senseless death, property destruction, and blatant disregard for fellow human beings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Surprise! Another sneak attack podcast, as I sit down with my seven year old son to review one of this weekend's new releases, "Muppets Most Wanted". We also compare it against "The Lego Movie" to wrap things up. Light muppet-related spoilers ahead! Join the discussion: Email | Forums Follow us: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who you gonna call? GHOSTBUSTERS! (I know you said it in your head.) Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, and Harold Ramis are here to bust. Jim and A.Ron check out the horror comedy that has spawned millions of Halloween costumes. The guys geek out over the tactical tech. Does the movie hold up to the hype? Jim’s got a hot take on why it might.  Hey there!  Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the Club! Join the discussion:  Email | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter  |  Instagram  |  Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Surprise! Our love for Aaron Paul led Jim and me to go see his new vehicle, "Need For Speed" on opening night! Wise decision? Find out as we break down the movie in our spoiler filled review. Join the discussion: Email | Forums Follow us: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

By popular demand, Jim and A.Ron talk about their thoughts on season one of HBO's True Detective. We talk yellow kings, perverted Barbie poses, get philosophical about nihilism, and where we see Rust and Marty going after the credits roll. We also talk about season two, and our plans for True Detective going forward. If you'd like to support our podcasting efforts, please consider reviewing us on iTunes. You can follow us on Facebook or Twitter, or email us your thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justified's season finale was so good we had to come out of mothballs to praise it. Seriously, season four of Justified was incredibly satisfying, held it's own against the iconic season two, and in my opinion, has moved into the same neighborhood as Mad Men and Breaking Bad. So there's that, and we solicit your opinion on what we should do with our TV show next! Fuck Brad Paisley, you can get Dave Alvin's version of "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

00:00:52 - Contest Winner! 00:02:27 - Girls 00:25:55 - Justified 00:45:45 - Feedback Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

00:01:35 - The Americans 00:12:44 - Guilty TV Pleasures 00:27:45 - Girls 00:42:10 - Justified 01:00:03 - Feedback 01:10:10 - Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

00:01:15 - Kindle Fire Contest! 00:03:18 - Parade's End 00:05:40 - Deadwood 00:07:05 - The Americans 00:17:20 - Girls 00:30:25 - Justified 00:52:30 - Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

House of Cards/The Americans: 00:00:55 Girls: 00:02:18 Red Widow: 00:16:25 Justified: 00:19:38 Feedback: 00:31:25 Outro: 00:41:20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

00:00:50 - Bald Move Contest! 00:02:32 - House of Cards update 00:11:40 - Oz talk 00:21:20 - Girls 00:30:07 - Justified 00:42:55 - Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

00:01:55 - House of Cards update 00:02:39 - Downton Abbey 00:11:20 - Girls 00:24:25 - Archer 00:27:06 - Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

00:02:11 - The Big Balls of David Chen 00:04:20 - House of Cards 00:12:25 - Girls 00:23:15 - Downton Abbey 00:38:00 - Justified 00:54:00 - Comedy surrender 00:55:50 - Pimping of TV Resurrection 00:56:20 - Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Woo came out of retirement to deliver this Christmas gift. We hope he kept the gift receipt. It’s not the follow up to Violent Night (2022) Jim and A.Ron were hoping for. Joel Kinnaman is a treat, but it’s a rough ride. Jim has a solution to fix this movie. Bald Move Violent Night (2022) Review The next Bald Move First Run movie is Ferrari! Hey there!  Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the Club! Join the discussion:  Email | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter  |  Instagram  |  Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's BYPAX weekend, and Jim and A.Ron are baldcasting high atop the mountains of Boulder, Colorado! The air's a little thin, and the sound quality is a little shittier than our usual standards, but we manage to bring it with a reduced lineup of Justified, Downton, and Girls. We'll be back next week with updates on our viewing experiences with Portlandia and Archer as well. 00:01:37 - Justified00:11:30 - Girls00:17:25 - Downton Abbey00:37:36 - OutroHope to see you tonight at our meetup at 8pm at the Avery Brewing Co.! Look for the guys in the blue BYPAX shirts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3:15 - Downton Abbey 28:44 - Girls 42:52 - Justified Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Intro - 00:01:04 Downton Abbey - 00:01:52 Girls - 00:18:42 Portlandia - 00:27:40 Archer - 00:36:15 Justified - 00:36:40 Outro - 00:59:28 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every time we ask our fellow fans "how can we improve our show?", the number one answer is always, "cover more shows!" Well good news! Now we're covering ALL THE SHOWS! Join us for our first experimental podcast where, instead of doing a single feature show, we spend a few minutes talking about all the stuff we're watching. Honestly, this is a little shaky, and it will probably take a few weeks for us to get our footing and figure out how to pace the show and work in feedback optimally. The bad news is that our feature show, the "Justified Podcast" is being decommissioned to make room in our schedules for this new mash-up show. But fear not, talking about Justified is still a priority at Bald Move HQ, and it gets the lion share of the time in the cast. Note that we are still planning on doing featured shows for "Game of Thrones", "Mad Men", "Breaking Bad", as well as "The Walking Dead", but we hope to keep this new show going year 'round. Speaking of time, to make it easier to skip around to find the stuff you like we're including the timecodes for each segment in the show notes, like so: 00:00:30 -- Discussion of new format 00:02:10 -- Netflix presents "House of Cards" and "Arrested Development" 00:06:30 -- Downton Abbey 301 00:09:30 -- Girls preview 00:10:10 -- Archer preview 00:13:00 -- Portlandia 301 and 302 00:18:48 -- Justified 401 -- "Hole in the Wall" 00:35:00 -- Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well what do you know? A bonus-bonus cast! Voting was so close for this week's movies we decided to do both, one with me and Jim, and one with NotJim, my girlfriend. As a head strong, rebellious redhead, I thought she could bring some thunder to a cast covering "Brave", which features a head strong, rebellious redhead. Did we strike more Pixar gold, or was this a Cars 2ish lump of coal? Join the discussion: Email | Forums Follow us: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The third Bald Movie, "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" was an interesting choice for us. Based on the book by the same title, (and screenwritten by the same author), I had started to talk myself into the notion that this movie could be cool; after all, Abraham Lincoln is the kind of historic figure that has the larger than life biography to fit something like vampire hunting into his life's nooks and crannies, the Civil War provides an always fascinating background for great stories to be told, and, you know. Vampires. What did we think in the end? Join the discussion: Email | Forums Follow us: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our coverage of the first listener assigned movie, the 80's rock musical extravaganza "Rock of Ages". In this episode, we meet a fan, discuss the trailers we saw, what we thought of the movie, and meditate on Tom Cruise's facility at portraying megalomaniacal super stars and G-rated strip clubs in the spoiler section. Join the discussion: Email | Forums Follow us: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our little experiment starts this week as we take a stab at reviewing the new Ridley Scott scifi-horror film, "Prometheus". If you've seen the movie, you might want to take a peek at this livejournal review that analyzes some of the deeper themes involved, as Jim and I make reference to it quite a bit in the spoiler section. We have a few format kinks to work out, but you'll broadly recognize the structure. We tell you a bit about the film in a non-spoiler way, talk what we liked, how we think various "types" of fans will react towards the movie, then using the familiar spoiler section we'll delve into the movie in more detail. Join the discussion: Email | Forums Follow us: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It had to be done, folks. Just too high a concentration of badassery, bullshit, and balls to ignore. Jim and A.Ron post up in a local BW to break down the latest installment of insanity that is the Fast & the Furious franchise. Spoiler alert! Cars are driven fast, women's bodies are oggled, nitrous oxide is injected, cocoa butter is applied to arms, chin stubble is sported, and one liners spouted. The audio quality is a little off since we recorded this on my blackberry sitting on a table during game four of the Bulls/ATL playoff series, but it's easy to understand. Join the discussion: Email | Forums Follow us: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shaft is a first time watch for both Jim and A.Ron, and they loved it! Directed by Gordon Parks and starring Richard Roundtree, this movie sports killer dialogue, an Oscar-nominated soundtrack, and iconic performances. Roundtree is now being considered for the Bald Move Badass list! Hey there! Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the Club! Join the discussion: Email | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The snake is swallowing its own tail. Loki season 2 has come to an end, does it satisfy the sci-fi nerds Jim and A.Ron? Does the emotion connect to the action? Is it a truly perfect parallel to the very first Thor movie? Whether or not this is where we leave the god of mischief, this season gave us a great story for one of our favorite Marvel characters. Hey there! Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the Club! Join the discussion: Email | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Be CAREFUL about SPOILERS!! Jim and A.Ron care about you, so don’t look things up on the Internet. Get a first look at the number of episodes, the scope of the story, and one of the returning directors. Not enough HOTD for you? Don’t worry, there are spin-offs headed your way! Keep it leal. Send feedback to hotd@baldmove.com. Theme song: Game of Thrones (80's TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Support Bald Move: Club Bald Move Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Join the discussion: Email | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Science fiction is a widely read and respected genre, ok?! And the show is excelling at embodying some of those sci-fi tropes you know and hopefully love. As the known universe gets spaghettified, this show becomes a meta commentary on the comic book genre. Catch up on this discussion of Marvel’s Loki for the Easter Eggs you missed, eerie character parallels, and more! And remember, it’s not about the why. Hey there! Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the Club! Join the discussion: Email | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices