On Patreon we review the 2006 cult oddity Devil's Den, and yes it is pretty stank. But it is also strange, messy, and kind of fascinating in the way only mid 2000s genre misfires can be. We had a lot of fun breaking down what works, what absolutely does not, and why this one sticks in your brain anyway! Plus it's got DEVON SAWA! We love that guy.

#DevilsDen #DevonSawa

We kick off the new year with a dive into Tales of the TMNT season 2! Surprise, we had an absolute blast with it! It's got great energy, awesome character work, and a deep love for the franchise. It feels confident, weird in the right ways, and creatively fearless in a way animated TMNT should be...

Which makes Paramount+ canceling it even more frustrating because this season rules.

#TalesOfTheTMNT #ParamountPlus 

*No diaries this week, because we pre-recorded before the holidays.

This week, Nick sits down with the wildly talented Sam Haft - composer, songwriter, producer, voice actor, and half of the chart-topping musical duo The Living Tombstone. You know his work from Helluva Boss and Hazbin Hotel, the smash-hit animated musical universe currently dominating streaming and Billboard charts.

Sam joins us for a deep dive into crafting music for these fan-favorite shows - from the writing process, to early alternate versions of songs (out NOW!), to how the world of Hell inspires some of the catchiest storytelling in animation.

Check it out!

This week, we head back to the cinema to see Companion! Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid work out some relationship issues over a weekend in what looks to be a truly bonkers movie. Will it live up to the "From the Producers of Barbarian" hype? Did the trailer spoil too much? Let's find out!

Spoilers for Companion - We loved it, and you should see it.

This week, we dive into the time-traveling pond at the heart of Hallmark's The Way Home! John-Paul Vitale has chosen four episodes of the family drama for us. Will it reconnect Nick and Les to the past? Help us understand the future? Listen and find out!!

#TheWayHome #Patreon #TheTVDudes

This week, we head to the theater to catch a Universal monster movie on the big screen!! Will this new werewolf movie thrill and chill? Or will we be left wondering how a dude LOSES hair during a werewolf transformation? (Spoilers, it's the latter)

Yep, this misfired in all kinds of ways for us. Give a listen for details!

This week, Nick and Les dive into the new Peter Berg (and Betty Gilpin!) western bloodbath, American Primeval! Will it rustle up some strong feelings in the Dudes? Probably. Will it be good? Listen and find out!

#AmericanPrimeval #BettyGilpinIsAmazing 

This week, we catch the new O'shea Jackson Jr. / Gerard Butler flick, Den of Thieves 2: Pantera! It's a diamond heist sequel to an action movie we loved, and we're hopeful the crew can steal our hearts again. Let's go!

This week, Danny Doggett gets us in the game with our very first Sports Anime! Nick and Les check out Haikyu!! and learn more about volleyball than they ever imagined. Danny's proven an exceptional show setter in the past, but will his new pick score points with the Dudes? Let's find out!

Plus, we chat about the finale of the bestest Disney Star Wars in the whole galaxy, SKELETON CREW!

1:21-37:23 TV Diaries
27:45-37:23 Skeleton Crew Finale
38:05-Haikyu

This week, Nick and Les head to the theater for the new vampy flick from Eggers and co., NOSFERATU! It's a spooky gothic episode, so jump on in!

This week, we have our first NEW episode of 2025 and in it we discuss the new Tim Miller / Amazon series SECRET LEVEL!!

Does Les play enough video games for this series to work? We'll find out!

1:00-36:00 TV Diaries
6:05-23:40 Skeleton Crew
23:40-36:00 Creature Commandos
36:40- Secret Level

This week, we start of 2024 wrap-up with a rundown of everything we watched but didn't rank in the top ten. It's not the worst stuff we watched, but it's THE REST!

Join us as we discuss the year that was, the shows we wanted to like, and the stuff we thought misfired. Then next week, we'll kick off 2025 with a look back at the very best of last year!

1:10-40:00 The Rest
40:25-51:25 Patreon Showrunner Picks

This week, we check out the new Netflix action thriller that focuses on the amazing work the TSA does. Stop laughing. We're serious. It's about a badass TSA agent. Stop laughing. Seriously.

Check it out and see if we were won over by the flick (spoilers, we were. Find out how!)

This week, we dive into Scrublands: Silver on AMC+. It's a moody, slow-burn crime thriller selected by one of our Patreon subscribers! We get into what the show does well, where it stumbles, and whether its chilly, dust-covered mystery kept us hooked. Thanks again to our patron for putting this one on our radar.

Plus, we drank our fill of House of Guinness, and caught up on this week's PLUR1BUS!
Check it out!

2:00-49:20 TV Diaries

21:30-34:20 House of Guinness

36:00-49:20 Pluribus

49:20- Scrublands S02

#Scrublands #AMC

This week, we head to the theater and close out the year with Kraven The Hunter, so you don't have to. Can Aaron Taylor-Johnson hunt down and kill the Sonyverse? Let's find out!!

#KravenTheHunter #TVDudes

This week, we bring our regular episodes for 2024 to a close with one final Patreon Showrunner request! Danny Doggett has called his shot with DanDaDan, a new (super popular) anime full of aliens and monsters and demons, oh my! Will we dig it? Let's find out!

Also, we chat about the Lower Decks finale, and the (real) What We Do In The Shadows finale!

1:10-44:33TV Diaries
24:12-30:40 Skeleton Crew Ep 04
30:40-36:45 Creature Commandos Ep
36:45-44:33 What We Do in the Shadows Finale
44:33-52:45 Lower Decks Finale
53:22 Dan Da Dan

#TheTVDudes #WWDITS #LowerDecks #DanDaDan #SkeletonCrew #CreatureCommandos

This week, we throw a little something on the Grillo with the new-in-theaters action/horror flick WEREWOLVES! Will it live up to its INSANE premise? Will Grillo deliver on the charm he's famous for? Let's find out!

#WEREWOLVESMovie #FrankGrillo #TheTVDudes #TVDudes

This week, we jump back into the DCU with James Gunn's first official entry now that he's running the place. Creature Commandos picks up from The Suicide Squad movie with new expendable weirdos and a new mission (to SAVE THE DCU). Can they get it done? Let's find out!!

1:45-50:10 TV Diaries

50:40- Creature Commandos

#CreatureCommandos #JamesGunn #DCU #TVDudes #TheTVDudes

This week, we continue to sample from the Oliver Platt-er with the early-aughts Dick Wolf series DEADLINE! Platt stars as a hard-boiled news reporter in the L&O universe alongside Lili Taylor, Bebe Neuwirth, and Hope Davis! What?! (all 13 eps are on YouTube, nobody seems to care about the rights on this one)

This week, we climb into what we thought was some kind of Goonies Temple, but which turns out to be a Star Wars show! Star Wars: Skeleton Crew debuted this week, and we'll see if accidentally jumping Les into hyperspace with a bunch of pirate kids will win him back to the franchise!

1:00-27:05 TV Diaries
21:55-27:05 Arcane Finale
28:30- Skeleton Crew

This week we avoid the Wicked crowds in the theater and instead turn our attentions to that eternal question - Who is your favorite Musketeer, and why is it Porthos?

Join us for a grand adventure with a stunning cast! It's the 90s Three Musketeers, y'all!!

#ThreeMusketeers #AFlickOfTheWrist

This week, Nick and Les were SUPPOSED to chat about the new 'Cross' series on Amazon, but were unthrilled by it. Luckily, Netflix saved the day with a new Mike Schur series starring Ted Danson, 'A Man on the Inside'! Let's find out if it's got that 'Good Place' magic!

#AManOnTheInside #TheTVDudes

This week, we drop in on ol' St. Nick to see how Christmas is coming, and OH NO!! SANTA HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED!!

That's the premise of the fun-looking but terribly-reviewed new movie from The Rock. We'll take a look and let you know what we think!

#RedOne #TVDudes #TheRock #SwollSanta

This week, Les and Nick head to the local movie house to see Heretic, the movie where Hugh Grant entertains a couple of Mormon missionaries. Will the TV Dudes be converted into fans of this talky-but-intriguing new horror flick? Let's find out!

#HereticMovie #TVDudes

For our Patreon bonus, we strapped in for The Running Man… and immediately regretted it. Somehow this new theatrical take manages to be loud, messy, and bafflingly dull all at once. We break down why it didn’t work, what could’ve saved it, and how a premise this good got turned into that movie.

#TheRunningMan #EddieWrong

This week, we head to the fabled land of Apple TV to catch up on Bad Monkey, the florida crime series starring Vince Vaughn. While we're there, we also check out Time Bandits, Severence, and more! Should we be the AppleTVDudes? Is there more to the tech giant than Ted Lasso re-runs? Let's find out!

1:40-50:22-TV Diaries
51:25-Bad Monkey

#Severence #BadMonkey #TimeBandits #AppleTV #TVDudes

This week, we stayed on the couch and watched the new Doug Liman / Matt Damon / Casey Affleck action / heist / comedy movie on Apple+, The Instigators! Damon's back in Boston, but this time he's the dumb guy. Will it be Good or leave us Hunting for more? Let's find out!

This week, Les and Nick explore the animated world of El Deafo at the request of Patreon supporter John-Paul Vitale! Will the show's magic charm us? (spoilers - yes, it will) Join in as we watch the three part children's cartoon from Cece Bell about growing up with hearing issues!

Plus we chat about the finale of Agatha All Along! And we get some answers to this week's Tune In question!

This week, we head back to the good ol' Metropolitan 14 in scenic Austin, TX to watch the final act of the Venom trilogy nobody asked for! It's Venom The Last Dance, starring Tom Hardy and Juno Temple. Will this one thrill us, or at least surprise us? Probably not. But can we find something positive to say about it? Let's find out!

#VenomTheLastDance #Venom #AdrenalineMomentum #TheTVDudes

This week, Nick and Les check out the new Peacock show about Satanic Panic that's destroying the very soul of the community... HYSTERIA! Cults and Kidnappings and Metal Bands, oh my! Will the show live up to a great trailer and fun premise? We'll find out!

Won't someone think of the children??

#Hysteria #PeacockTV #TheTVDudes

Nick and Les travel back to the theater for a wild adventure! Dreamworks new movie The Wild Robot had a tearjerker of a TRAILER, so let's see if the movie delivers! (Spoilers, it does. Go see it ASAP then come back and listen to us gush about it.)

#TheWildRobot #TheTVDudes

This week, we dive into the newest anime selection by Danny Doggett, CHAINSAW MAN!! Will Nick and Les dig the animayhem and weird crushes? Let's find out!! #chainsawman #thetvdudes

This week in TV Dudes at the Movies, check out our review of the sequel no one expected, Tim Burton's Beetlejuice Beetlejuice! Can the old corpse rise to the challenge? Let's find out together!

1:50-44:55 TV Diaries
45:25 Penguin

This week on the TV Dudes, we're as surprised as you are to be talking about The Penguin! Join us as we explore the seedy back alleys of Gotham alongside one of the great Batman villains, in a show we never saw coming. 

This week, Nick and Les check out the newest animated offering in the Transformers universe - Transformers One! It's an origin story set on Cybertron, and we'll see if it carries the franchise forward while keeping up the nostalgia! With a great voice cast and a fun trailer, there's hope that it's...

...MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE!

(like from the show)

We’re in full monster-movie bliss this week with Predator: Badlands! This flick absolutely rips (heads off). It's smart, brutal, stylish, and way better than it has any right to be. Nick and Les were both crazy about it, and they break down everything from the new setting to the crazy critters to how it fits (beautifully!) into the Predator lineage. If you love action-horror done right, this is a bonus episode you’re gonna want.

#PredatorBadlands #AndYourLegs #TVDudes

This week, John-Paul Vitale chooses the show, and the choice is AVERAGE JOE! Les and Nick dive into the BET+ Original about a regular guy who ends up in hot water with the Russian mob over $10 million dollars.

(and a stolen Lambo)

Average Joe is now streaming on Netflix. Will they enjoy the blend of humor and crime thrill the Dudes? Tune in and find out!

This week, Nick tried his best to find all the movies about a hair-splittingly specific type of fight movie - A Battle Royale of Assassins. Not the movie Assassins, no. And not Battle Royale. The Tournament is pretty close. Mean Guns.

After finding no such list online, we decided to make one. Take a listen and discover the thin margins between these various types of mortal combat films. But not the Mortal Kombat films, those are different.

For Episode 506 of the TV Dudes, we're checking out four choice episodes from the insanely long-running anime series, ONE PIECE! Anime-whisperer Danny Doggett takes a big swing with his latest patreon showrunner choice, which obviously Les has never watched before.

Will this bring him around? We shall see!

Plus, in the TV Diaries, we chat about In A Violent Nature, Kite Man finale, The Blackening, and Agatha All Along!

Then head over to patreon.com/tvdudes to hear Nick talk about his recent sub-sub-sub-genre marathon of Assassin Fight Tournament movies!

Les and Nick check out the newest film from Jeremy Saulnier, the man behind Blue Ruin, Green Room, Murder Party, and another movie. Will his latest flick win over the Dudes or leave them Holding the Dark? Tune in and find out!

(Just kidding, Rebel Ridge is a near-perfect movie. Go watch it and listen after, so we don't spoil anything for you. It's worth it.)

This week, Les is back from the UK and the TV Dudes talk about FIGHT NIGHT: THE MILLION DOLLAR HEIST! Does Peacock deliver on the excitement of the true crime podcast? Will a show about a robbery during an Ali fight score a knockout punch with the Dudes? Tune in and find out!

Plus: Nick watches The Sopranos for the first time and asks, "What, no f*ckin' ziti?"

1:45-29:13 - TV Diaries

30:30-Fight Night

This week, with Les still in Scotland, we bring you another pre-recorded episode! It's time travel y'all!! So it's fitting that we discuss the newest entry into the Terminator franchise, Netflix anime series TERMINATOR: ZERO! Will this new storyline work? Will they stop, or start, or not invent, or whatever Skynet? Let's find out!!

Plus, we chat about Netflix other new series KAOS! Greek Gods, Goldblum, and Magic, oh my!!

1:20-28:50 TV Diaries

7:43-28:50 KAOS

30:10- Terminator Zero

#KAOSNetflix #TerminatorZero #Netflix #TVDudes

Les and Nick complete their Beck to Beck duology with Wrath of Becky and see if Sean William Scott can put up a better fight against a little girl than Kevin James did. 

Nick introduces Les to the world of Becky as she unleashes vengeance on a Nazi Kevin James. Join us for the first part of our Beck to Beck marathon!

This week, we dive into the 2021 Netflix animated gem, CENTAURWORLD! With Les in Scotland, we pre-recorded this episode and decided to chat about the cutest, silliest, most heartfelt thing we've watched in a minute. Join us for an in-depth look at the adventures of Wammawink, Horse, Ched and the whole gang!

Plus, we talk about the docuseries we watched this week, including American Nightmare, Laci Peterson, Hellcamp and more!

2:00-50:20 TV Diaries

52:30-Centaurworld

#Centaurworld #TVDudes

This week, Les and Nick talk about the final season of Korra! Is Les prepared for Kuvira and mechs and spirit vines, oh my? Let's find out!

#TheLegendOfKorra

This week on The TV Dudes, we dive into PLUR1BUS on Apple TV+ and y’all… it’s AMAZING. Easily one of the most surprising, confident, utterly gripping shows we’ve seen all year. We get into the world-building, the performances, and the little tonal choices we adore. Come hear us gush, theorize, and try to talk each other down from immediately starting a rewatch!

#PLUR1BUS #AppleTV #TVDudes #YourLifeIsYourOwn

This week, Nick and Les check back in on Hulu's hit murder show about a podcast that's a musical and also now maybe a movie! That's right, it's ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING time again! Will season 4 have the same panache as the previous seasons? There's only one episode back, but we'll discuss our hopes for the season and how the show has been so far! Check it out!

#OnlyMurdersInTheBuilding #TheTVDudes

This week, we chat about the new AwkwaCena (that's Awkwafina and John Cena!) movie, JACKPOT! where Awkwafina is basically in The Running Man and Cena has to keep her alive til sunset. Hilarious? Let's find out!

This week, we dive into the new Paramount+ animated series Tales of the Teenag Mutant Ninja Turtles! The show picks up where Mutant Mayhem left off, and acts as a bridge to a planned sequel movie! Will Nick love it like he does all things turtles? Let's find out!

#TalesOfTheTMNT #TVDudes #ParamountPlus