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episode 158: #158 - Todd & Preston's Drive-Time Chat #05 - Part 1 - Ghostbusters, Deadpool, Godzilla & King Kong, Wonka, Fargo, Popcorn In Bed, Quantum Leap, and The Rookie
With Dave & Andruw incognito this week, Todd & Preston go on another imaginary car ride for their Drive-Time Chat #05. And, once again, the discussion lasted long enough to make a two-parter. This is Part 1.
This time, Todd & Preston discuss...
- Preston's audio issues (sorry about that, folks)
- Super Bowl commercials & trailers
- Trailer for "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire"
- "The Real Ghostbuster" animated series from the '80s & '90s
- Trailer for now-officially-named "Deadpool & Wolverine)
- Trailer for "Godzilla x King Kong: The New Empire"
- Preston's viewing of the musical prequel film "Wonka"
- Preston's viewing of "Fargo" season 5
- Todd's viewing of YouTube channel "Popcorn in Bed," where a Canadian woman living in Utah (sometimes joined by her sister) reacts to movies she's seeing for the first time
- Todd's and Preston's different senses of humor
- Todd's new..."between jobs"...status
- Todd's viewing of "Quantum Leap" (revival) two-part season 2 finale and reminiscing about the original series
- Todd's viewing of the "The Rookie" season 6 episodes 1 & 2 (after a strike-extended hiatus and with the season's 2nd episode being the show's 100th episode overall)
- And, the Zander Hawley amusing song, "Daddy Cop," from the popular cold opens of episodes 89 & 100 of "The Rookie"
Listen now for these and other topics, and stay tuned for Part 2 of this Drive-Time Chat #05.
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