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Aftertalk 582: Don't Forget the Alamo

Star Trek: The Animated Series is a musical adventure.

The meta game of CES presentations.

Classic meeting woes.

Cordkillers 582: CES Makes Everything Rounder

CES brings smarter TVs, art-frame screens, and AI baked directly into streaming interfaces, while viewership data, theatrical stunts, and corporate shakeups show how fractured — and oddly resilient — modern TV has become.

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2026-01-07 00:52:51 +0000 UTC View Post

The 2025 Killies Awards

Let's take a very subjective trip down Nostalgia Lane and review our favorites of 2025.

Cordkillers 580: YouTube Gets the Gold Statue

Summary

YouTube makes two major power moves, ditching Billboard’s charts while locking down exclusive rights to the Oscars, as Hollywood and streaming continue their slow-motion reshuffle. Meanwhile, Netflix, Paramount, and Warner Bros. Discovery keep playing financial chess, and Peacock experiments with pushing ads even...

Aftertalk 579: Blame Amos

Tom forgot how the Internet works but his impression of Tom is spot on.

Amos is a PMS apologist.

Brian's soundboard asked for Amos' soundboard number.

Amos' dog likes leaving surprises.

Star Trek: The Animated Series wasn't Tom's favorite. Then is was.

Tom tempts Brian with his Pebble.

Advanced positional hear...

The FULL Taxi Experience: Last (524 - "Simka's Monthlies")

The underwhelming end to what was generally considered a great show.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/iVYg8auqyRs

Cordkillers 579: Pick Your Poison, TV Edition

YouTube TV plans to break its bundle into cheaper genre packs, while Netflix keeps stacking deals and debt in the fight for Warner Bros. Meanwhile, streaming platforms keep remixing how shows, podcasts, and even interfaces reach viewers.

This week on The FULL Experience: Taxi (524 - "Simka's Monthlies")

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Aftertalk 578: Calorically Rich Threes

No FULL Experience this week.

Threes are a thing in the human mind. Also, photographer hack.

Schedules, shmedules.

Spoilerin' Time:

14:00 - Plur1bus

Cordkillers 578: Netflix and the Chamber of Warners (with Andy Beach)

Netflix moves to swallow Warner Bros.’ studio and streaming business in a massive cash-and-stock deal, while Paramount mounts a hostile counterbid straight to shareholders. Meanwhile, the future of your watchlist is filling up fast with Peaky Blinders, Ghibli in 4K, the final season of The Boys, and more TV and movie shuffles on the horizon. 2025-12-10 02:52:48 +0000 UTC View Post

Aftertalk 577: Paper-Thin Veneer of Legitimacy

Next FULL Experience: Star Trek Animated Series

Spoilerin' Time:

5:22 - Plur1bus

The FULL Taxi Experience: Lowest (403 - "Vienna Waits")

If this is the worst episode of Taxi, then Taxi is a pretty good show. - Tom Merritt

Next week: Taxi (524 - "Simka's Monthlies")

YouTube: https://youtu.be/OQSj4TxCX50

Cordkillers 577: Paywalls and Pathways

Plex finally starts enforcing its remote-access paywall, and a wave of new series orders, remasters, and licensing plays reshapes the week in streaming. Meanwhile, Warner Bros. Discovery’s sale process gets messy as bids heat up.

This week on The FULL Experience: Taxi (403 - "Vienna Awaits")

Next week: Taxi (524 - "Simka's Monthl...

Aftertalk 576: Wrong Needle, Same Sound

Brian is not human, and Penny is prepping for her future.

Media distribution is its own metagame.

Spoilerin' Time:
12:00 - Plur1bus

The FULL Taxi Experience: Ultimate (203 - "Reverend Jim: A Space Odyssey")

Nostalgia that pays off, a joke that goes too far, the introduction of a genuine character, and a joke that goes too far.

Next week: Taxi (403 - "Vienna Awaits")

YouTube: https://youtu.be/QmS0inVCDiA

Cordkillers 576: Who’s Warner Is It Anyway?

Paramount, Netflix, and Comcast are now openly jockeying to buy all or parts of Warner Bros. Discovery. Meanwhile, TV renewals, franchise revivals, and holiday programming news made for one of the busiest weeks of the fall season.

This week on The FULL Experience: Taxi (203 - "Reverend Jim: A Space Odyssey")

Next week: Taxi (403 - ...

Aftertalk 575: The Plur1bus Fallout

Miscommunication can be fun? Also, we continue the FULL conversation.

Spoilerin' Time

4:33 Plur1bus

The FULL Taxi Experience: First (101 - "Like Father, Like Daughter")

A well-balanced and fun episode that was kinda easy to forget it was a pilot.

Next week: Taxi (203 - "Reverend Jim: A Space Odyssey")

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Cordkillers 575: Your AI Slop is Disney’s Future

Disney is exploring user-generated AI content on Disney+, hinting at a major shift in how the service handles creativity. Meanwhile, new trailers, renewals, and franchise updates fill out a busy week in streaming and entertainment.

Supply Run

Disney CEO Bob Iger says Disney+ will let users create and consume mostly...

Aftertalk 574: The Magician, the Meth Chicken, and the Algorithm

The guys gear up for Taxi next week, marvel at how little they actually remember from the show, and take a detour through shared-universe easter eggs, Stephen King geography, and the existential crisis of algorithmic feeds. Amos shouts out fellow veterans on Veterans Day, Tom ponders what his TikTok says about his soul, and Brian breaks...

The FULL Speed Racer Experience: Last (152 - "Race Around the World, Part 2")

Finally, the quintessential Speed Racer experience. No notes. All our childhood selves agree.

Next week: Taxi (101 - "Like Father, Like Daughter")

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Cordkillers 574: Movies Anywhere But Here

Movies Anywhere loses Google Play and YouTube support, ending one of its biggest perks as Disney and Google clash over YouTube TV. Meanwhile, Netflix teases the final Stranger Things, Amazon expands the Mass Effect universe, and studios lean harder into AI and video podcasts.

This week on The FULL Experience: Speed Racer (152 - "Race Arou...

Aftertalk 573: Taking a Cab to the Moon

We discuss the next FULL Experience and find a show we can't do yet but want to really bad...because it's so good.

Also, cats vs. dogs.

The FULL Speed Racer Experience: Lowest (134 - "The Race for Life")

Started great, we all agreed, but not enough pace for Speed.

Next week: Speed Racer (152 - "Race Around the World, Part 2")

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Cordkillers 573: The Streaming Hunger Games

Warner Bros. Discovery is at the center of a new streaming industry showdown, as Netflix and Comcast both weigh bids for the studio giant. Meanwhile, YouTube smashes another revenue record, Disney and ESPN go dark on YouTube TV, and Stranger Things prepares its long-awaited finale.

This week on The FULL Experience: Speed Racer (134 - "The...

No Show for 28 October, 2025

With Tom out at a funeral and Amos dealing with an illness, we're going to take this week off. We'll be back next week with all the latest news in cord cutting and all the best content to watch.

And a puppy. Yes, there will be a brand new puppy.

Thanks for understanding.

Aftertalk 572: Scams...Cool

Brian unveils the cheeky plan to rebrand the old Scam School channel as “Scams, Cool,” skating just shy of legal peril while prepping it as a legacy handoff to his daughter. Meanwhile, the crew compares AI hallucinations, dodges Sora’s moderation mines, and muses about fame, parody, and the slowest way to commit metaphorical murder.

The FULL Speed Racer Experience: Ultimate (120 - "The Fastest Car in the World, Part 1")

Tom and Brian have differing opinions about this episode...and Amos agrees with them both.

Next week: Speed Racer (134 - "The Race for Life")

YouTube: https://youtu.be/Eb0iU2MfSLo