The Weekly Barbeardian: 8/28/2011

Episode 2 is live! This weeks topics include demons, blind dates, the impending robot apocalypse and how ridiculously uncultured Ian is.

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Heat (1995)

Jez: I've got Heat on DVD at home. We're watching this, when for less money we could be watching Robert De Niro and Al Pacino.
Mark: I'm going to pretend I am watching Heat.
-Peep Show

Hey Barbeardians, this is Ian here to tell you why one of my favorite TV shows had it right--watching Heat is better than anything else, pretty much ever.

Now that the week is finally over, I think we all deserve to kick back and watch something ridiculous. This gem comes to us from a 1987 action masterpiece Hard Ticket to Hawaii. Not that I have to go into the plot, but it's apparently about a couple of "agents" who work for "The Agency" that are fighting some drug lord over a bag of diamonds? Not exactly sure why, but whatever. And also there is a killer snake that has been turned into a monster with toxic waste. No bullshit there, it is in all seriousness an actual side plot. Toxic Waste Snake.

All of that might be crazy enough, but it's a scene that comes about three-quarters into the movie seemingly out of nowhere that really ramps up the nutso factor.

Just a small update here, I guess. I'm down almost 30 lbs. since starting all this. This means I've needed to find new clothes that don't make me look like I'm wearing a tent. I'm down a shirt size, and the pants I bought are 4 inches smaller in the waist than what I was wearing. The best part is, I'm losing weight eating stuff like this:

Double cheeseburger with pepper jack, 4 slices of bacon,
and all-natural peanut butter melting down over it all.

People still have a hard time believing me when I tell them this is how I eat on an almost constant basis. I mean, I also eat a lot of broccoli, spinach salads, and green beans. But the main part of my diet are cheeseburgers and omelets filled with cheese and caramelized onions and mushrooms. Everything is always cooked in butter.

Stay tuned the rest of the week. Tomorrow brings us a new Fists of Friday, and I guarantee it will be the craziest thing you've seen in a long time. On Sunday we'll have a new Weekly Barbeardian episode. Thanks for all those that have listened and given feedback. Ian and I might be taking the show on a field trip either this week or next, so look forward to that. Also, we're answering questions on air, so if you have anything to ask, or just want to tell us, shoot an email over to barbeardian (at) gmail.com

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MEGAPOST

Sorry Barbeardians, I've been away for awhile.

You see, Mrs. Barbeardian decided she wanted be with another caveman, but at the same time, told me she loved my beard and didn't want me to leave the cave we had together. So, I kindof fell off the grid for a while and into a bottle. Don Draper style.

Anyway, TDB is back with a vengeance. I'd thought I'd give you guys a big post to make up for the time gone. Let's kick it off with a Main Man Movie Monday Tuesday.