DORKING OUT – Episode 14: The Magnificent Simpsons (and South Park) and How To Win An Emmy Redux Edition

Dorking Out Show | © 2016 Chris Smith/Sonia Mansfield

Hey there, dorks. In this week’s episode we review the new western THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt. Is it as good as the original 1960 THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN? Is the 1960 version as good as Akira Kurosawa’s SEVEN SAMURAI from 1954? We talk about that, and the current state of westerns in Hollywood. In our second segment, we do a status check on two of our favorite shows of all-time THE SIMPSONS and SOUTH PARK. THE SIMPSONS just kicked off its 28th (!) season on Sunday, and “South Park” launched its 20th season two weeks ago.  […]Read On »


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DORKING OUT – Episode 13: The Bridget Jones’ Emmy and How to Win Your Own Edition

Dorking Out Show | © 2016 Chris Smith/Sonia Mansfield

Hey there, dorks. In this week’s episode we wade through the Emmys aftermath. In the era of Peak TV, how do you honor all the great shows that deserved to be honored? We talk about the winners, losers and more. Plus, Chris gets to brag about his Emmy wins. He talks about what it is like to be nominated and win an Emmy, as well as what it is like to attend the award show. We also review the final installment one of the most important trilogies of the 2000. No, not that one. No, not that one, either. We […]Read On »


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DORKING OUT – Episode 12: The Prequels Strike Back Edition

Dorking Out Show | © 2016 Chris Smith/Sonia Mansfield

Hey there, dorks. You know how much we love to talk about STAR WARS, so this week’s podcast is extra exciting. We have the guys behind the documentary “The Prequels Strikes Back,” director Bradley Weatherholt, producer Kyle Brodeur and executive producer Alex Kane. The documentary examines one of the most talked about film trilogies, THE PHANTOM MENACE, ATTACK OF THE CLONES and REVENGE OF THE SITH. While a vocal majority of original “Star Wars” fans dismiss, and downright loathe, the prequels. There is a less vocal community of fans. We have a really fun and interesting discussion about STAR WARS […]Read On »


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DORKING OUT – Episode 11: The Fall TV Preview Edition

Dorking Out Show | © 2016 Chris Smith/Sonia Mansfield

Hey there, dorks. In this week’s episode Peter Brown, associated editor of Assignment X, joins us for our discussion about the new TV shows headed our way this fall. We share our most anticipated shows, including WESTWORLD, THE GOOD PLACE, and a little show you might have never heard of, STAR TREK: DISCOVERY – just to name a few. In our second segment, we do a status check on THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT. Did we lose one of our brightest comic voices even though he’s on TV every weeknight? We use Colbert as a jumping off point to discuss the current […]Read On »


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DORKING OUT – Episode 10: The Star Trek 50th Anniversary Edition

Dorking Out Show | © 2016 Chris Smith/Sonia Mansfield

</iframe Hey there, dorks. In honor of the 50th anniversary of STAR TREK, we are going to boldly go where this podcast has never gone before: over the two-hour mark. We have put together an epic STAR TREK-themed episode for this week’s episode of “Dorking Out.” In our first two segments, Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross, the authors of the best book we’ve ever read about STAR TREK and the inner workings of Hollywood, “The Fifty-Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek: The First 25 Years,” join us to talk about all things STAR TREK, […]Read On »


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POP SHOW PODCAST – Episode 30: Summer Olympics

POP SHOW PODCAST | © 2016 AssignmentX

Hi there and welcome back to the POP SHOW PODCAST. This week we discuss a number of interesting topics beginning with the Summer Olympics and the crazy Ryan Lochte saga,which has outrage culture outraged. We then talk about the SUICIDE SQUAD and how it continues to pull in big bucks despite horrible reviews and what this means for future DC Universe movies. We then chat about the changing slate of the Marvel Cinematic Universe including AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR and AVENGERS 4 and other films coming out. We also chat about FANTASTIC FOUR because we can’t go one podcast without discussing our […]Read On »


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DORKING OUT – Episode 8: The can SAUSAGE PARTY and the FPJ Scale save comedy edition

Dorking Out Show | © 2016 Chris Smith/Sonia Mansfield

Hey there, dork. In this week’s episode we unveil our newly created metric for measuring an actor’s charisma: The FPJ scale. The FPJ scale is based on Freddie Prinze, Jr. Why Freddie Prinze, Jr? You’ll have to listen to find out, but we do have a handy graphic that explains it very well. We also review the R-rated animated comedy SAUSAGE PARTY, and discuss the current state of outrageous comedy in our current outrage culture. Plus, we share a few recommendations for you, including THE GET DOWN on Netflix and the book INTO THIN AIR. All of that, plus our favorite […]Read On »


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DORKING OUT – Special Bulletin: STAR WARS ROGUE ONE trailer and STAR TREK DISCOVERY Edition

Dorking Out Show | © 2016 Chris Smith/Sonia Mansfield

Hey there, dorks. We have a special edition of our podcast, because we couldn’t wait one more second to talk about the new trailer for ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY and all the recently announced details about the upcoming new series, STAR TREK DISCOVERY. Peter Brown, associate editor of Assignment X, and David Tracy, co-host of the podcast Old Movies, New Beer (and Sonia’s better half) join us to talk about the biggest news is the sci-fi universe. You can listen to it here, or you can find us on iTunes, Stitcher, and YouTube. Related: DORKING OUT – Episode 7: The ‘Are Movies […]Read On »


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Dorking Out – Episode 7: The ‘Are Movies Committing Suicide Squad’ Edition

Dorking Out Show | © 2016 Chris Smith/Sonia Mansfield

Hey there, dorks. In this week’s episode we discuss the latest chapter in the DC universe, SUICIDE SQUAD. We talk about the movie and what this means for the tidal wave of comic book movies still breaking over Hollywood. Are movies dying? Do they make movies for adults anymore? We talk about a blog post written by our own Chris Smith, and ponder the idea a certain kind of adult storytelling has nearly died out in movies … and how that’s actually not bad. Hint: TV is doing it much better. Everything we know about Rio we learned from the […]Read On »


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DORKING OUT – Episode 6: The Old Harry Potter vs. Emo Jason Bourne Edition

Dorking Out Show | © 2016 Chris Smith/Sonia Mansfield

Hey there, dorks. In this week’s episode we return to the Harry Potter universe with the newly released HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD. This isn’t a new book, technically, it’s a rehearsal script in book form. We have a spoiler free discussion, followed by a few spoilers, but we’ll warn you first. Friends warn friends about spoilers. Tony Hicks, movie and pop culture critic for the Bay Area News Group, makes his Dorking Out debut and reviews JASON BOURNE. Is it as good as its predecessors? You’ll have to listen to find out. We also review of BAD MOMS, […]Read On »


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