Explore every episode of the podcast The Grand Stream of Things
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| The Emmys, Netflix, and She-Hulk Spoils the Sporanos | 20 Sep 2022 | 00:47:37 | |
This week on the Grand Stream of Things we break down whether or not the Emmys still matter, what it means when Netflix threatens to end binge watching, and why you should avoid She-Hulk episode 4 if you haven't watched all of The Sopranos. | |||
| She-Hulk, Zaslav, and Astroturfing | 26 Aug 2022 | 00:58:56 | |
This week in the Grand Stream of Things, we talk the first episode of She-Hulk, whether or not David Zaslav is a batman villain, and Garytt goes in on the Disney parks annual pass system. | |||
| Chip 'n Dale: Reference Rangers | 27 May 2022 | 00:46:46 | |
This week on DplusCAST we take a look at the most legally impressive piece of art in the past 20 years - Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers! How did they get so many other IP's involved? Are references considered jokes? And is it any good? Listen now, and some of your questions will be answered! | |||
| A Fix (or two) for Netflix | 13 May 2022 | 00:43:24 | |
This week, we talk through what it might take to course correct for the once unstoppable streaming service, Netflix. But not before going on some social media rants, and diagnosing what Disney+ has, that Netflix can't seem to compete with. | |||
| Old Enough and Anthology Revisits | 06 May 2022 | 00:45:09 | |
We talk through Netflix's new best comedy and drama Old Enough, after working our way through anthology episodes of TV - both new an old. We touch on Atlanta's The Big Payback, The Twilight Zone's The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street, and Alfred Hitcock Presents: Breakdown. | |||
| Netflix's Bad Week, CNN+ is Gone, and Moon Knight | 29 Apr 2022 | 00:51:15 | |
This week we react to the news around Netflix's historic stock plunge, and try to diagnose what went wrong. After that, we say goodbye to CNN+ (extremely quickly), hype up Peacock and talk through Moon Knight episode 4. | |||
| Moon Knight, CNN+, and the Oscars | 15 Apr 2022 | 00:59:49 | |
We're finally doing it! We're talking about CNN+! But before that, a return of Peacock Watch, a dip into the surreal with Moon Knight, and we talk all the major Oscars controversies. | |||
| King Richard, Drive My Car, and Our Final Top Ten | 24 Mar 2022 | 00:55:31 | |
We did it! We finished our Best Picture watch along, and almost all of us made it. We talked through Will Smith as an Oscar contender and whether or not best pictures should be *good* or should be *art*. That's to say, we talk Drive My Car! | |||
| Belfast, Licorice Pizza & Turning Red | 18 Mar 2022 | 00:59:49 | |
This week we continue our Oscar watch alongs - but before that, talk the latest updates from Bob Chapek, make a pitch to save his legacy, and discuss Pixar's Turning Red. | |||
| The Batman, Disney Disappoints and West Side Story | 10 Mar 2022 | 00:59:10 | |
This week on the DplusCAST, we say gay! The episode starts discussing Disney's disappointing inactivity around the Floriday Don't Say Gay bill, before Garytt and Will give a spoiler free review of The Batman. After that, we continue our Oscar film festival with Steven Spielberg's West Side Story. | |||
| Nightmare Alley, CODA | 04 Mar 2022 | 01:07:59 | |
Our Oscar Watch continues as we tackle Nightmare Alley and CODA. Two films that arguably couldn't be more different - one of which quickly became a DplusCAST favorite. | |||
| Power of the Dog and Don't Look Up | 24 Feb 2022 | 00:54:03 | |
We start our DplusCAST Oscars watch-a-long this week with the two films on Netflix, Power of the Dog and Don't Look Up. One feels destined to win, despite being hard to sink into - and the other feels destined to be remembered, despite not being very good. | |||
| Prey, Ezra Miller, and Disney Dominates | 19 Aug 2022 | 00:56:15 | |
On this week, The Grand Stream of Things focuses on Hulu's surprise hit in Prey, the chaos Ezra Miller has brought to a struggling DC, and Disney becoming the king of the stremers. | |||
| Oscars Underwhelm, Boba Fett Finale and Disney's Making Bank | 18 Feb 2022 | 00:48:32 | |
On this weeks DplusCAST, Garytt, Greg and Will break down the Oscar noms through the lens of streaming. Where can you see the best picture noms? Which are we watching this week? And should Spider-Man have been included? All this, plus a look at the disney investors call and the finale of the book of Boba Fett! | |||
| Encanto, Boba Fett, and Peacock Rises | 11 Feb 2022 | 00:43:09 | |
On this weeks episode, the DplusCAST boys break down the surprise hit Encanto - but before that, we dig through new titles for Peacock and whether Boba Fett is worth the watch, now that it's Mando season three. | |||
| Peacemaker, Boba Fett, Netflix Drops and PEACOCK RISES | 28 Jan 2022 | 00:51:11 | |
On this weeks episode we do a midpoint check in on both Peacemaker and Boba Fett and decide which one we'd take to a a desert island, before discussing what a stock drop means for Netflix, turmoil at Pixar, and the rising pheonix that is Peacock. | |||
| Holiday Releases, Hot Takes and What's Coming Back | 14 Jan 2022 | 01:02:34 | |
On the first DplusCAST of the year, the boys talk through The Matrix, Cobra Kai, Don't Look Up and the Book of Boba Fett, before getting into their hot takes for 2022 and what they're most excited about this year. There's a ton of shows coming back! It's a miracle! | |||
| The Color of Money | 30 Dec 2021 | 00:57:34 | |
We (but mostly Garytt) have been talking about this movie since the podcast started, and just before the 35th anniversary is over, we're finally dedicating an episode to it! Check out our conversation around The Color of Money, if there are any Paul Newman types still acting, and hear it get a little heated as we grade Garytt's homework assignment. | |||
| Hawkeye, Yellowstone and Greg Watches Survivor! | 14 Dec 2021 | 00:50:43 | |
Our most monumental DplusCAST episode yet, as Greg finally watches Survivor! Does he love it? Does he hate it? Does he want you to support animation writers getting paid with the hashtag #payanimationwriters? Listen to find out! The boys mostly focus on Hawkeye, a Peloton scandal and what else they've been watching, but Will writes these summaries so we're focusing on Survivor! | |||
| Disney Plus Day and Defending QVC | 18 Nov 2021 | 00:43:28 | |
This week the boys catch up with what they've been watching, Garytt defends his appreciation of QVC, and we recap everything that underwhelmed about Disney Plus Day. All this, and a round of 'real title or fake title' with upcoming Marvel properties! | |||
| Finch, Emilio Esteves, and I Know What You Did Last Summer | 11 Nov 2021 | 00:45:58 | |
This week the DplusCAST is taking a look at Tom Hanks' newest movie Finch, and whether or not a dog movie still holds weight. Before that, the boys discuss Garytt's favorite show I Know What You Did Last Summer, if anything interesting is coming out for Disney+ Day, and what to do with a man like Emilio... -- DplusCAST is created and hosted by Garytt Poirier, Greg Hahn and Will Lentz. | |||
| SCREAM - with Hiko Mitsuzuka | 05 Nov 2021 | 01:06:39 | |
We welcome Hiko back to the podcast and host our second 'watch along' with 1996's Scream! We crown the funniest line, learn behind the scene stories, and find out how they implemented one of the most iconic horror film scores on the way to making this meta-horror classic. | |||
| DUNE | 28 Oct 2021 | 00:34:16 | |
This week three men who have never read the books talk about why the movie was actually pretty good! Good enough to see a midnight showing for the now greenlit sequel? Good enough to buy toys related to it? Good enough for a standalone TV series from HBO? Listen to this weeks DplusCAST to find out! | |||
| The Rebrand Episode! | 12 Aug 2022 | 01:00:41 | |
DplusCAST is now The Grand Stream of Things! On the heels of news around the HBO Max brand, potential shake ups coming between HBO and Discovery, and questions around when 90 Day Fiance will get it's own video game, we finally decide maybe our Disney Plus slant isn't what our show is about anymore. Join us on the Grand Stream of Things to keep the conversation going around the streaming wars - and find out which host secretly hates the new name. | |||
| Halloween Kills the Muppets | 21 Oct 2021 | 00:54:32 | |
It's a fall cornucopia of content! We run through the list and touch on Halloween Kills, Muppets Haunted Mansion, the new Batman trailer and a pretty much everything else that comes to mind. | |||
| The Many Saints of Squid Game | 07 Oct 2021 | 00:51:46 | |
On this episode of the DplusCAST, the boys ask why people love suffering in their discussion around Squid Game, before diving into the much anticipated Many Saints of Newark. Is there any chance Garytt doesn't love a piece of Sopranos content? You'll have to listen to find out. -- DplusCAST is created and hosted by Garytt Poirier, Greg Hahn and Will Lentz. | |||
| Top 5 Movies from 1996 - and Some Very Important Trailers | 23 Sep 2021 | 01:06:53 | |
This week on the DplusCAST we are talking the best movies from 1996! If you haven't looked at that year yet, holy wow is it stacked with classics - from genre re-inventing to blockbusters to comedies that are still getting stars multi-million dollar contracts, it's a wild trip down memory lane. But before we dig into the past, we go through the huge trailer week - including Hawkeye, I Know What You Did Last Summer, West Side Story, Don't Look Up and Nightmare Alley. -- DplusCAST is created and hosted by Garytt Poirier, Greg Hahn and Will Lentz. | |||
| Matrix 4, Seinfeld in 4k, and Hot Nolan Takes! | 16 Sep 2021 | 00:56:39 | |
The DplusCAST boys are back with a slew of news updates, trailer reactions, and hot takes on Christopher Nolan! We cover the Walking Dead's 'final season', the new Matrix trailer, Seinfeld in 4k, a Fall TV preview and a ton more. -- DplusCAST is created and hosted by Garytt Poirier, Greg Hahn and Will Lentz. | |||
| DplusCAST's Summer Watchlist! | 24 Aug 2021 | 01:02:07 | |
On this episode, we take a look across all the streaming services and highlight some excellent content you might have missed! There's needless rules, British game shows, and Garytt singing the X-men theme song, what more could you need? Plus, there's a bonus secret story at the end of the episode, about Greg's run in with a reality show... don't miss it! -- DplusCAST is created and hosted by Garytt Poirier, Greg Hahn and Will Lentz. | |||
| The Suicide Squad | 12 Aug 2021 | 00:55:34 | |
Your favorite gang of misfit villains, The DplusCAST are back to talk about the surprise delight of The Suicide Squad! How did right wing trolls lead to the James Gunn giving the DCEU one of their first real wins? Why was Gunn shooting back at Martin Scorcese? And what did any of our hosts make it back to the theaters for what had to be an incredibly expensive movie? Listen to find out! -- DplusCAST is created and hosted by Garytt Poirier, Greg Hahn and Will Lentz. | |||
| Jungle Cruise, ScarJo Sues, and Garytt Boos (Behind the Atttraction) | 05 Aug 2021 | 00:55:00 | |
On this episode of the DplusCAST, your hosts ponied up the thirty dollars to check out The Rock's Jungle Cruise and collectively our review matched the Rotten Tomatoes score. Before that, we talk going back to the theaters, Ted Lasso, White Lotus, and ScarJo suing the Mouse. -- DplusCAST is created and hosted by Garytt Poirier, Greg Hahn and Will Lentz. | |||
| Black Widow and the Loki Finale | 16 Jul 2021 | 00:46:29 | |
Marvel, Marvel, Marvel! This week on the DplusCAST we discuss the first Marvel movie in almost two years, whether *this* is the end of Black Widow, and what the final tag at the end of the movie gets us excited for. Then we shift into the finale of Loki and talk about why this one felt different from Wandavision and Falcon and Winter Soldier. -- DplusCAST is created and hosted by Garytt Poirier, Greg Hahn and Will Lentz. | |||
| Loki, Streaming Status Quo and Bo Burnham | 28 Jun 2021 | 00:52:10 | |
We're bringing back the Dplus Lightning Round this week to catch up on all the news from the past month! But before we get to it, we talk through Loki episode 3 and whether it works without Owen Wilson. Then we dive into a Bloomberg article that details the changes in streaming behaviors across generations - and what it means for the future of the medium. During the lightning round, we touch on Bo Burnham's Inside, Scarlett Johansson's Tower of Terror, Jerry Seinfeld's Pop-Tart movie, and Harrison Ford's recurring injuries! You can find the bloomberg article here https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2021-tv-streaming-deals-best-bundle-options-netflix-hulu-disney/ -- DplusCAST is created and hosted by Garytt Poirier, Greg Hahn and Will Lentz. | |||
| Loki, Luca, and The Heights Losing at the Box Office | 21 Jun 2021 | 00:53:03 | |
This week we finally get the chance to dive into Loki and whether or not the Wednesday release experiment seems to be working. Then we talk about The Heights disappointing box office numbers, what it's going to take to get people back to the theaters, and whether Luca is a top, middle, or bottom tier Pixar movie - before appreciating the beauty of it all the same. -- DplusCAST is created and hosted by Garytt Poirier, Greg Hahn and Will Lentz. | |||
| DplusCAST talks Comic-Con! | 29 Jul 2022 | 00:57:48 | |
On this weeks episode, we break down the biggest announcements from Comic-Con, and talk through the ones that left us underwhelmed. We even butt heads on a few! All that, and updates on what we've been up to, including exciting news from Greg and where you will be able to find him, soon. | |||
| Cruella, Mighty Ducks, AMC and Amazon Buys MGM | 03 Jun 2021 | 01:09:29 | |
What a week! So much to cover that we implement the first ever DplusCAST lightning round - but first we talk about what Amazon's MGM acquisition means, whether they should be broken up, and Bezos' guide to making 'epic content'. Then we give quick reactions to Army of the Dead, the Eternals trailer, Mighty Ducks Game Changers and more - before wrapping with a movie we all... kind of really liked? In Disney's Cruella. -- DplusCAST is created and hosted by Garytt Poirier, Greg Hahn and Will Lentz. | |||
| WarnerMedia and Discovery merge, the Future of Disney, and Goodbye Golden Globes | 20 May 2021 | 00:56:35 | |
This week we're dusting off our MBA's and talking about the future of a few big media companies! What does the WarnerMedia and Discovery merger mean for the consumer? Who will be leading Disney in 2024? And what does the future hold for the golden globes? (Hint: Greg gets to gloat) All this plus a look forward on a post-pandemic life. -- DplusCAST is created and hosted by Garytt Poirier, Greg Hahn and Will Lentz. | |||
| Making the Oscars Watchable | 06 May 2021 | 00:48:32 | |
The guys get loose in todays episode - but all in the sake of saving the Oscars. What can the award ceremony take from sports? Reality television? Coachella? No inspirations are off limits, and honestly, I think we stumbled upon a pretty entertaining pitch for 2022. -- DplusCAST is created and hosted by Garytt Poirier, Greg Hahn and Will Lentz. | |||
| Falcon and Winter Soldier Finale Reaction Pod | 26 Apr 2021 | 00:38:26 | |
We're bringing you a Monday morning reaction pod to last weeks Falcon and Winter Soldier Finale! What worked? What *super* didn't? And how can we get more Zemo? Seriously, if you know how we can get more Zemo please write in, it's pretty much all we want. -- DplusCAST is created and hosted by Garytt Poirier, Greg Hahn and Will Lentz. | |||
| IP Futures, Fast and Furious 9, and Army of the Dead | 23 Apr 2021 | 01:10:00 | |
This week on the DplusCAST we make a shocking revelation when it comes to the Fast and Furious franchise, before talking about our excitement when we hear Kenny Rogers music in action movie trailers. Then we play a game of IP Buy or Sell, where we discuss underutilized franchises and if we're betting on continued success - or if it should stay on the shelf. -- DplusCAST is created and hosted by Garytt Poirier, Greg Hahn and Will Lentz. | |||
| Godzilla vs. Kong vs. The Last Blockbuster | 08 Apr 2021 | 01:02:59 | |
Are physical copies of media a thing of the past? Why was Kyle Chandler in Godzilla vs Kong? Are we still interested in The Falcon and The Winter Soldier? This week on the DplusCAST we tackle all of those topics, plus our reaction to the Loki trailer - more of it, please! -- DplusCAST is created and hosted by Garytt Poirier, Greg Hahn and Will Lentz. | |||
| The Mighty Ducks Return, and Falcon and the Winter Soldier Gets Good | 01 Apr 2021 | 00:46:41 | |
This week we take a 'state of the stream' and talking about sharing passwords, and what a crackdown could look like from Netflix. After that, we dive into two Disney Plus properties and hit the ice with the new mighty ducks, before talking ourselves into real excitement around the future of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. -- DplusCAST is created and hosted by Garytt Poirier, Greg Hahn and Will Lentz. | |||
| The Snyder Cut and The Falcon and The Winter Soldier | 25 Mar 2021 | 00:50:36 | |
This podcast is presented in mp3 to preserve the integrity of DplusCAST's creative vision. This week we're going off the rails talking about the Snyder Cut! Is it worth 4 hours? Did it save the DCEU? Is Eisenberg the best or worst part of the film? After that, we touch on the latest Marvel property - The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and determine once and for all, which one of them will be Mephisto. -- DplusCAST is created and hosted by Garytt Poirier, Greg Hahn and Will Lentz. | |||
| Raya and the Last WandaVision | 11 Mar 2021 | 01:03:29 | |
This week, we talk two fantastic properties. Disney releases a new animated film in Raya and the Last Dragon - but is it worth the price to go premium? And we process our thoughts on the final WandaVision - before going to the scoreboard on which reddit theories rang true... if any. All this, plus Coming 2 America and a dip into Paramount Plus! -- DplusCAST is created and hosted by Garytt Poirier, Greg Hahn and Will Lentz. | |||
| Mortal Kombat, Beavis and Butt-Head and... Boonie Bears? | 04 Mar 2021 | 01:06:07 | |
As we head towards the final episode of WandaVision, the DplusCAST reacts to episodes 7 and 8, before diving into the offerings of Paramount Plus. We touch on the Mortal Kombat and Cruella trailers, Martin Scorsese's thoughts on 'content', and finally tackle the biggest franchise you've never heard of - Boonie Bears. -- DplusCAST is created and hosted by Garytt Poirier, Greg Hahn and Will Lentz. | |||
| Rebroadcast: We Crown A Disney Theme Song Champion! | 15 Jul 2022 | 00:59:43 | |
One of our favorites from the archives! | |||
| Gina is Gone, Falcon is Coming, and Wanda is Still Here | 18 Feb 2021 | 00:51:39 | |
On this weeks episode we talk through a ton news. Gina Carano is unceremoniously fired by Disney, we get our first look at the Falcon and Winter Soldier series (and it seems... fine?), and we touch on the theories and takes around WandaVision episode 6. All this and more, on this weeks DplusCAST! -- DplusCAST is created and hosted by Garytt Poirier, Greg Hahn and Will Lentz. | |||
| WandaVision Changes the Game, Golden Globes Are Still the Same | 11 Feb 2021 | 00:44:51 | |
We're talking WandaVision again! We discuss the big reveal at the end of episode 5, what it could mean for the future of the MCU and fan theories about where the show could be going. Then, we finally do what the industry has been asking of us for years - we fix the Golden Globes. | |||
| WandaVision is Great, AMC is Saved, and Denzel Drops A Dud | 04 Feb 2021 | 00:53:32 | |
WandaVision sure is awesome TV, isn't it? This week on the DplusCAST we talk the Marvel hit, how redditors saved the movie theater industry, Denzel's latest movie in The Little Things, and Will makes a shocking confession about watching movies with subtitles. | |||
| National Treasure and Streaming Services Battle Churn | 28 Jan 2021 | 00:57:20 | |
To celebrate a historic inauguration day, we rewatch a... classic? Nicolas Cage's National Treasure might have a bigger reputation than the movie deserves, but we will get to the bottom of it. Does it hold up? What would a reboot look like? And when will Gene Hackman end up in a Marvel movie? | |||