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Send us a text 🎬 Greg and Tom Go to Hollywood Buckle up for a whirlwind Hollywood adventure! Greg takes Tom behind the studio gates for an insider’s tour of Warner Bros., lunch in the Executive Dining Room, and a peek at his old office. They take in sweeping views from the Griffith Observatory, cruise down Hollywood, Sunset, and Santa Monica Boulevards, and wrap the night with music and cocktails at Casa Del Mar on the beach. The weekend rolls on with lunch at the ASC Clubhouse for the Emerging Cinematographers luncheon, a film at the Chinese Theatre, and dinner at Musso & Frank’s. Saturday brings the “Jaws” exhibit at the Academy Museum, skyline drinks atop the InterContinental, and dinner at the Smokehouse with Ron Barbagallo. Sunday caps it all off with breakfast on the beach at Paradise Cove, screenings at the Television Academy, and a classic late-night bite at Bob’s Big Boy in Burbank. 🎥 Hollywood, friendship, and movie magic—all in one unforgettable weekend. Movie Reviews and Serious Nonsense is a King Dyro Production ©2025

Send us a text “Murderbot: The anti-hero you never knew you needed—and the robot you definitely don’t want mad at you.” Hey, it’s Greg Dyro and Tom Burka, your guides through the wild and weird world of Serious Nonsense. If you like your sci-fi with a side of sass, a dash of existential dread, and more attitude than your ex at a wedding, you’re in the right place. Today, we’re talking about Murderbot—the Apple TV+ adaptation of Martha Wells’ The Murderbot Diaries. Think rogue AI, corporate conspiracies, and a cyborg who just wants to watch TV and be left alone. But sorry, Murderbot, you’re in for a rough ride—and so are we. Movie Reviews and Serious Nonsense is a King Dyro Production ©2025

Send us a text In today’s episode, we’re thrilled to sit down with Hopper Stone, the unit still photographer from the iconic movie Saturday Night, to talk about those frantic, caffeine-fueled final 90 minutes before the very first broadcast of Saturday Night Live. Picture it: October 11, 1975, 11:30 p.m. The world was about to meet a fearless cast of comedians and writers who would change TV forever. But what was it really like behind the scenes? Hopper gives us the scoop on the chaos, the creativity, and maybe even the questionable snacks in those final moments before showtime. We also dive into Hopper’s fascinating career as a still photographer, from capturing Hollywood magic to his earlier days dodging bullets (literally!) as a photojournalist in war-torn Bosnia. So grab your backstage pass and join us for an insightful, funny, and occasionally jaw-dropping look at the world of filmmaking—from the unique perspective of the unit still photographer. You won’t want to miss it! Movie Reviews and Serious Nonsense is a King Dyro Production ©2025

Send us a text In this episode, Greg and Tom dive into the Apple TV+ show “SUGAR,” starring Colin Farrell, Kirby, Amy Ryan, Dennis Boutsikaris, Nate Corddry, and James Cromwell. Join us as we follow private detective John Sugar on his quest to uncover what happened to Olivia, the missing granddaughter of Hollywood producer Jonathan Siegel. Along the way, Sugar peels back the layers of a web full of Siegel family secrets—old and new. This modern twist on classic noir draws inspiration from legendary films like The Big Heat, Chinatown, and L.A. Confidential. We’ll discuss the show’s throwback vibes, the clever nods to noir history, and, of course, those plot twists you never saw coming. Fair warning: spoilers ahead! There’s no shortage of surprises to unravel in this thrilling detective tale. Podcast music: Intro music Kamihamiha! - Alien Warfare Stems by Kamihamiha (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Kamihamiha/60882 Movie Reviews and Serious Nonsense is a King Dyro Production ©2025

Send us a text In this episode of our podcast, Tom and Greg dive deep into the highly anticipated Amazon Prime series, “Fallout,” which draws its inspiration from the iconic video game franchise of the same name. Set in a future, post-apocalyptic Los Angeles devastated by nuclear fallout, the series presents a stark vision where survivors are forced to live in underground bunkers to escape the lethal radiation, mutants, and marauding bandits that roam the surface. We begin by tracing the origins of the “Fallout” universe, exploring the rich history and groundbreaking elements of the original video game that captivated millions. The game’s distinctive art style and iconography, which have become synonymous with post-apocalyptic storytelling, set the stage for our discussion. Transitioning to the new Amazon Prime series, we delve into the creative genius of Jonathan Nolan, who serves as the show’s writer and producer. We discuss how Nolan’s vision brings the game’s world to life on screen, maintaining the gritty and immersive atmosphere that fans have come to love while introducing new characters and plotlines that expand the “Fallout” lore. Throughout the episode, Tom and Greg offer their insights and critiques, sharing what excites them about this latest addition to Hollywood Sci-Fi. From the stunning visual effects to the compelling narrative, we cover it all, providing a comprehensive review that will appeal to both long-time fans of the franchise and newcomers alike. Join us for another engaging discussion as we explore the intersection of gaming and television, and what “Fallout” signifies for the future of Sci-Fi storytelling. Whether you’re a die-hard fan or just curious about the buzz, this episode promises to be an exciting journey into the world of “Fallout.” Music used from the series FALLOUT copyright the respective artists.  Movie Reviews and Serious Nonsense is a King Dyro Production ©2025

Send us a text Join hosts Greg and Tom as they welcome back special guest John Stanisci for an exciting episode dedicated to the legendary adventurer, Indiana Jones. In this episode, the trio dives deep into a spirited debate: which film holds up better—“Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” or the latest installment, “Dial of Destiny”? Tune in as we celebrate the iconic Indiana Jones franchise, exploring its rich history, analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of its various films, and speculating on the future adventures of our favorite archaeologist. Whether you’re a die-hard fan or new to the series, this episode promises engaging insights and lively discussion on the beloved Indiana Jones saga. Podcast music: Intro music Kamihamiha! - Alien Warfare Stems by Kamihamiha (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Kamihamiha/60882 Movie Reviews and Serious Nonsense is a King Dyro Production ©2025

Send us a text Tom and Greg go for a sequel of sorts with our second interview with Donnie Norden Phantom of the Backlots.  Some of Donnie's own words to describe his adventures From that first time I poked my 10-year-old head through a hole in the tall fence surrounding the MGM backlot near my house in Culver City, I became intrigued, maybe obsessed. I began a coming-of-age journey through the studio back lots and through movies and TV shows past and present – the history, the romance, the fantasy, and how it all looked real. People watch movies to escape everyday life; it became my everyday life. To most people, movies made the world seem enormous and impossible; to me, the back lots made the world seem smaller and workable. For a kid, the back lot was heaven. And it was only two blocks away. I spent much of the next decade on the back lots. I learned how to make plans, and make them work. I learned to be a leader among the many kids I took along as guests. I learned to drink beer. I dabbled in drugs. I lost my virginity. I learned how to have fun, and the costs of having too much fun. I learned the value of hard work – and the value of getting out of hard work. I learned to be a man. And I learned what I wanted to do with my life – I wanted to be on the back lots, and be part of the magic. This is not only my story. It’s also the story of a major chapter in Hollywood history – the demise of the traditional, powerful studio system. As I explored them, the lots were literally being sold out from under the moviemakers – and me – as takeover specialists swept in like vultures, picked the studios clean for quick investments, and then spit out the bare bones. Podcast music: Intro music Kamihamiha! - Alien Warfare Stems by Kamihamiha (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Kamihamiha/60882 Movie Reviews and Serious Nonsense is a King Dyro Production ©2024 Movie Reviews and Serious Nonsense is a King Dyro Production ©2025

Send us a text We interview Steve Bingen:  About his new book with Marc Wanamaker  "Hollywood Behind the Lens: Treasures from the Bison Archive Steven Bingen is an author, archivist, historian, and contributor to dozens of books, articles, and documentaries regarding film history.  For nearly two decades, Steven worked as an archivist/staff historian at Warner Bros. Studio. While there, he was responsible for evaluating, maintaining, and preserving that legendary company’s physical assets and its intangible legacy. He also spent a lot of time crawling around storied studio backlots, underground catacombs, and cavernous soundstages.  Marc Wanamaker: “Los Angeles is a city that runs from its own past” explains historian and Bison Archives owner Marc Wanamaker. Many of Hollywood’s legendary sets and props, mansions, theaters, restaurants, nightclubs, hotels, and even the studios and the films they produced are now either gone or have been redeveloped, repurposed, or remade beyond recognition. Even more disarmingly, the physical ephemera associated with such items is often MIA as well. Photographs, files, maps, documents, menus, production paperwork, records, manuscripts, everything from matchbooks to movie magazines and entire movie backlots have now been lost in the backwash of dubious progress, short-sighted corporate mindsets, and civic indifference. Fortunately, for the last fifty years, in the very epicenter of Hollywood, thanks to Wanamaker, there has existed a haven where over 70,000 of these items, physically or photographically, have been collected and protected. These artifacts tell the story of Hollywood’s glorious past, as well as its uncertain future as the hub of filmmaking in America. Podcast music: Intro music Kamihamiha! - Alien Warfare Stems by Kamihamiha (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Kamihamiha/60882 Movie Reviews and Serious Nonsense is a King Dyro Production ©2025

Send us a text Join Greg and Tom for a lively discussion on our podcast, where we dive into movies from the past and exciting upcoming films. In this episode, we explore potential cinematic adaptations of beloved sci-fi books like Andy Weir's "Artemis." From classic hits to future favorites, join us as we share our thoughts on the latest movies and TV shows that have us buzzing with excitement. Podcast music: Intro music Kamihamiha! - Alien Warfare Stems by Kamihamiha (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Kamihamiha/60882 Movie Reviews and Serious Nonsense is a King Dyro Production ©2025

Send us a text Step into the immersive world of cinematic wonder with Greg and Tom in this captivating episode of Movie Reviews and Serious Nonsense. Join them as they embark on a thrilling exploration of the timeless classic, "Fantastic Voyage" (1966), and venture into the boundless realm of speculative fiction. In this dive into "Fantastic Voyage," Greg and Tom unravel the intricacies of this pioneering sci-fi masterpiece. They dissect its groundbreaking premise, where a team of intrepid scientists is miniaturized and injected into a human body to thwart a deadly threat from within. With keen eyes and insightful commentary, they explore the film's revolutionary special effects, its enduring legacy, and its status as a trailblazer in the genre. But the journey doesn't stop there. As they navigate the turbulent currents of cinematic speculation, Greg and Tom ponder the tantalizing prospect of a modern remake of "Fantastic Voyage." With names like James Cameron swirling in the rumor mill, they engage in spirited debate about the potential risks and rewards of revisiting such hallowed ground. From advancements in CGI to the evolution of storytelling, they consider how a new iteration could honor the original while blazing its own trail through the annals of sci-fi history. As the conversation unfolds, Greg and Tom cast their gaze beyond the silver screen to explore the broader landscape of speculative fiction. They dive into the murky depths of the Amazon Prime show "Fall Out," unraveling its enigmatic narrative. And what discussion of speculative fiction would be complete without a nod to gaming? Greg and Tom journey into the post-apocalyptic wasteland of the "Fallout" game series, where morality is a luxury and survival is paramount. With tales of irradiated landscapes and moral ambiguity, they uncover the rich tapestry of storytelling and world-building that has endeared "Fallout" to legions of gamers around the globe. Join Greg and Tom on this epic odyssey through the realms of the microscopic and macroscopic, where the boundaries of imagination are limitless and the possibilities are endless. It's a journey that promises to ignite the mind, stir the soul, and leave you yearning for new horizons in the ever-expanding universe of speculative fiction. Podcast music: Intro music Kamihamiha! - Alien Warfare Stems by Kamihamiha (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Kamihamiha/60882 Movie Reviews and Serious Nonsense is a King Dyro Production ©2025

Send us a text Greg and Tom discuss the new NETFLIX series 3 Body Problem. We talk about the series and our impressions of the production. Along with some other invaluable nonsense like Tom's  reading of the Audible Book Ping Pong Diplomacy and what else we are watching this week.  All of this hours before the Solar Eclipse of April 8th 2024 3 Body Problem Premise Ye Wenjie is an astrophysicist who sees her father beaten to death during a struggle session in the Chinese Cultural Revolution. She is conscripted by the military because of her scientific background and is sent to a secret military base in a remote region. Her decision at the base to respond to contact from an alien planet has implications for a group of scientists in the present day, forcing them to face humanity's greatest threat. The three-body problem is an arm of cosmology, where the “bodies” are celestial, like calculating where planets are in relation to each other over time. (Chinese sci-fi author Liu Cixin used the term as a pun for the title of his Hugo Award-winning 2015 novel about murdered astrophysicists.) Applications range from the earliest low-tech ship navigators to modern theories of spaceflight like gravity assists, and the mathematical complexity of the problem itself has made it interesting to both mathematicians and computer scientists for many years. Podcast music: Intro music Kamihamiha! - Alien Warfare Stems by Kamihamiha (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Kamihamiha/60882 Movie Reviews and Serious Nonsense is a King Dyro Production ©2025

Send us a text In this episode, we delve into the Hollywood Award season. Greg ventures to Hollywood for the Publicists awards while Tom observes from New York. Our conversation spans topics such as Dune 2, The Oscars, SAG awards, and the enchanting world of the Magic Castle. We eagerly await your listener comments and feedback. Hosts: Greg and Tom Podcast music: Intro music Kamihamiha! - Alien Warfare Stems by Kamihamiha (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Kamihamiha/60882 Movie Reviews and Serious Nonsense is a King Dyro Production Movie Reviews and Serious Nonsense is a King Dyro Production ©2025

Send us a text Tom and Greg talk about the Hollywood Writers Strike with their guest Ron Barbagallo who lives a stone's throw away from Warner Bros. Studio in Burbank We did not write this episode in solidarity to the writers on strike: That's why our podcast is not as professional as it should be, because it has not been written,  That's true. We, I think that anybody listening to this podcast would know very well that it's either not written or scripted in such a way that somebody has the word ahh and Ummm into our dialogue over and over again. Podcast music: Intro music Kamihamiha! - Alien Warfare Stems by Kamihamiha (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Kamihamiha/60882 Movie Reviews and Serious Nonsense is a King Dyro Production ©2025

Send us a text Greg and Tom discuss some recent streaming TV shows and the awards season. We discuss Tim Russ and his appearance on "Star Trek Picard" as well as our friend Ron Barbagallo. Joel Silver somehow enters our discussion about Dead as a Door Nail.  Oh and Tom gets into the new "Perry Mason".  A bit of Everything Everywhere all at Once. An awards show update. Our discussion of the Oscar show and Greg attending the Publicists Awards at the Beverly Hilton. Oh and what about those "Banshees of Inisherin".  did we like it? listen to find out.  Tom and Greg meander about finally to get to talking about the "Mandalorian"A bit of James Bond rant from Tom.  More Star Wars  "Andor" Diego Luna and other  Sci Fi films. Have fun with the podcast. Podcast music: Intro music Kamihamiha! - Alien Warfare Stems by Kamihamiha (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Kamihamiha/60882 Movie Reviews and Serious Nonsense is a King Dyro Production ©2025

Send us a text Today Greg and Tom will  be talking about some under appreciated gems that we've recently watched. We talk about poker face, which is on Peacock and the Reluctant Traveler, which is on Apple tv and the Bear, which is on Hulu.  We've been absent for a few months. We apologize for that, or we don't apologize if you didn't care that we were absent.  Greg says: We should be more regular. Tom says: Yes, We should, We should be more regular. The shows we talk about in this episode Poker Face Poker Face is a 10-episode mystery-of-the-week series following Natasha Lyonne’s Charlie, who has an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying. She hits the road with her Plymouth Barracuda and with every stop encounters a new cast of characters and strange crimes she can’t help but solve. The Reluctant Traveler The eight-episode series follows Eugene Levy as he visits some of the world’s most beautiful and intriguing destinations in Costa Rica, Finland, Italy, Japan, Maldives, Portugal, South Africa and the United States, exploring remarkable hotels and the places and cultures surrounding them. The Bear Carmy, a young fine-dining chef, comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop. As he fights to transform the shop and himself, he works alongside a rough-around-the-edges crew that ultimately reveal themselves as his chosen family. Podcast music: Intro music Kamihamiha! - Alien Warfare Stems by Kamihamiha (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Kamihamiha/60882 Movie Reviews and Serious Nonsense is a King Dyro Production ©2025