A Star Trek podcast by two guys who are a bit embarrassed to have a Star Trek podcast. After reviewing all of Star Trek: The Next Generation, DS9, and Voyager, we’re reviewing Star Trek: Enterprise from beginning to end. Check out Greatest Trek, our companion podcast about all the new Star Trek series!
…
continue reading
Adam Pranica Podcasts
A history podcast with a twist: Friendly Fire uses war movies as a point of entry on not only the history of war, but the history of how societies think about war. John Roderick, Adam Pranica and Benjamin Ahr Harrison dissect movies from throughout the history of cinema, talk about film production, pedantic quibbles with costumes and airplanes, and keep you laughing the entire time.
…
continue reading
The Flop House is a comedy podcast devoted to the worst in recent film. Your hosts (Elliott Kalan, Dan McCoy, and Stuart Wellington) watch a questionable film, then engage in an unscripted discussion about the movie's shortcomings and occasional delights, while never being afraid of a pointless, silly digression or two hundred.
…
continue reading
When the Entrepreneur arrives back at Earth and Captain Archer blows up in his debrief meeting, he ends up on vacation with an old flame who wants to help him clear his head. But after Tucker joins T’Pol for her shore leave on Vulcan, her betrothed makes an offer she really can’t refuse. What’s the real reason for only one laurel on the lectern? Wh…
…
continue reading
1
Ep.#464 - The Crow (2024), with Scott Weinberg
1:36:44
1:36:44
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:36:44
Writer, producer, and podcaster Scott Weinberg kicks off the FOUR FULL EPISODES OF "MOVEMBER," with a discussion of 2024's remake, The Crow. The original Crow was a defining movie for legions of goths and black-trenchcoated teens. This one... has a lot of people thirsting after Bill Skarsgård's abs? And not much else? Come see us live in Chicago, o…
…
continue reading
When Lt. Reed figures out where the timeline went wrong, Vosk offers up his prisoners and Captain Archer starts sharing everything he knows. But after Silik and Vosk clash and the Entrepreneur destroys the temporal hole, the timeline is restored and Agent Daniels agrees to fuck off. Which new collab could turn things around for the Purple Zebra? Wh…
…
continue reading
1
FH Mini 140 - Halloween Costumes on Film, with Hallie Haglund
1:00:33
1:00:33
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:00:33
Hallie stuck around to help ease your Hallie-ween hangover, as Elliott guides the peaches through a survey of Halloween costumes in cinema. Who wore it best, and whose costumes were just lame? We put on our cattiest Mr. Blackwell costumes and decide! And remember -- MOVEMBER starts next week. Other than this brief Shocktober close-up mini, all four…
…
continue reading
When the most kick-ass season of Enterprise starts in WWII for some reason, Captain Archer gets kidnapped by gangsters and Silik is back to slinking around on the ship. But after toxic sludge Daniels stumbles into sicksbay and dies, Archer returns to figure out exactly who needs to be stopped. What can be expected from any trip to the post office? …
…
continue reading
1
Ep.#463 - Until Dawn, with Hallie Haglund
1:29:04
1:29:04
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:29:04
We wrap Shocktober 2025 up with a discussion of the extremely-loosely-based-on-the-videogame meta-slasher UNTIL DAWN. But that's enough about the movie! We're burying the lede! Hallie Haglund returns to join us in our filmic antics. Has she seen a ghost yet? Come see us live in Chicago, on 11/16, discussing the Jim Belushi-and-a-dog buddy comedy K-…
…
continue reading
When Captain Archer leads a dustbuster club onto the Xindi weapon, Tucker and T’Pol stay aboard the Entrepreneur to destroy the network of spheres. But after the Guardians serve up too much space queso and an old friend arrives to help, Archer blows up the weapon and disappears into a new story arc. Which siren song isn’t that hard to resist? Who k…
…
continue reading
1
FH Mini 139 - Tuboy Tube Talkin' (re)Turns!
54:55
54:55
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
54:55
Stuart's popular "let's discuss TV instead" mini format Tuboy Talkin' Tube to Two Dudes, Tonight All Right returns with a little serious first amendment talk up front and then a lot of goofy Emmy talk. See The Flop House LIVE IN CHICAGO this November! OR if you prefer to watch us from the comfort of your own home: Tickets for Flop TV Season 3 are O…
…
continue reading
1
It’s All Sphere in Here (ENT S3E23)
1:03:11
1:03:11
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:03:11
When Hoshi wakes up in the A story with Dolim forcing her to decipher launch codes, Captain Archer convinces the mammalian Xindi to let him plead his case to the Aquatics. But after they agree to help and get their fish tanks blown up, a boarding party on its way to the weapon is the Entrepreneur’s last hope to save Earth. Why is the population of …
…
continue reading
Boo! Hahahha, gotcha! It's SHOCKTOBER, when all the ghouls and ghosties and ghremlins and ghrim reapers come out to scare us! And at The Flop House it's our traditional all-horror month! We kick off with 2024's IMAGINARY, about the scariest thing in the world -- an imaginary friend! And if you don't believe us, watch that awful John Krasinski imagi…
…
continue reading
1
Banana Margarita That Fucked a Brunch Station at a Resort (ENT S3E22)
1:18:06
1:18:06
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:18:06
When Captain Archer and Degra bring convincing evidence to the council, Dolim starts colluding with a Sphere Maker to steal the weapon and go rogue. But after Commander Tucker finally forgives Degra and Dolim gets his rewenge, the away team returns to the ship with more data on the spheres. Where is the Sword of Xindi Arcocles hanging? Will Ben enj…
…
continue reading
We've made it no secret that we at The Flop House are proud to have been included in the newly-published, The Podcast Pantheon: 101 Podcasts That Changed How We Listen. On this episode we welcome the author of that book, Sean Malin, to the show, to help us discuss the MOVIE pantheon, and which canonical films we could all live without. See The Flop…
…
continue reading
When the Entrepreneur meets a way more fucked-up version of itself, a bunch of the crew’s offspring come aboard to explain why they can’t go through the corridor to meet Degra. But after Lorian gets desperate and Karyn has to talk him down, the T’Pols convince Captain Archer that an alternate route can get them there early. What’s the payoff for a …
…
continue reading
From the (?)genius(?) that brought us the legendary A Talking Cat!?! comes another tale of a talking animal and the humans who live with him in a California porn-shoot-mansion, doing mundane things in scenes that take way too long, in-between luxurious establishing shots and footage of people driving. It's the absolutely bonkos Smallvember new clas…
…
continue reading
When Archer is pushing hard to meet Degra on time, Trip struggles with his grief as repairs continue on the Entrepreneur. But after Jannar asks for more proof and Degra blows up a reptilian ship, Archer gets invited to speak to the council if he can make it through the nebula in one piece. In what specific way is Crewman Taylor in a better place? W…
…
continue reading
Dan challenges Stuart and Elliott to lose as much money as they can by turning hit movies into bombs. See The Flop House LIVE IN CHICAGO this November! And, if you prefer to watch us from the comfort of your own home: Tickets for Flop TV Season 3 are ON SALE! Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets!…
…
continue reading
When a crescendo of bangers suddenly gets called off, the Xindi council is in disarray and decides to return Archer to the NX-01. But after another damaged ship asks for assistance, an even Darker Archer decides to rob them instead. Where is the fun part of a Rick Caruso development? What could have been a top-three visual in the entire series? Who…
…
continue reading
1
Ep.#460 - Lumina, with Ashlie Atkinson
1:54:57
1:54:57
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:54:57
It's Smalltember (Elliott pops into frame to say "Smallvember!") -- that special time of year when we allow ourselves to stray from big Hollywood movies to examine some tinier, more idiosyncratic pictures. And boy howdy is Lumina idiosyncratic! So we welcomed actor Ashlie Atkinson (The Gilded Age, The Lost Bus, Mr. Robot and much more) to help deci…
…
continue reading
When the Entrepreneur arrives at Azati Prime, Captain Archer goes deep on a suicide mission to destroy the Xindi weapon. But after a visit from Daniels and an unsuccessful attempt to die, Archer drives a wedge between the council as the reptilians bring the NX-01 to its knees. What’s the least dangerous thing a Star Trek podcaster could do? How cou…
…
continue reading
Elliott provides a survey of cinema's eponymous doctors, and asks us whether we'd trust them with our medical care. See The Flop House LIVE IN CHICAGO this November! And, if you prefer to watch us from the comfort of your own home: Tickets for Flop TV Season 3 are ON SALE! Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets!…
…
continue reading
When the Entrepreneur pulls up on LV-426, the crashed ship on the surface does indeed have alien eggs aboard. But after one of them blasts in Archer’s face without asking, he becomes more and more willing to sacrifice the mission for his personal obsession with saving the children. How many Xenomorphs would it take to conquer Earth? What’s never an…
…
continue reading
It's rare that a movie gets embraced as a new classic in badness as quickly as Amazon's War of the Worlds, but hey -- they're known for their fast delivery. Maybe they're just the future of bad movies, "disrupting" the bad movie space with their boldly incompetent visions! We discuss the (overwhelmingly listener-requested) new WotW! Our first Chica…
…
continue reading
When there’s more unstable space queso on their path to Azati Prime, the crew has to go into stasis while Dr. Phlox looks after the ship. But after he starts hearing things and hallucinating Swedish ghosts, he almost kills Commander Tucker before finishing the mission all on his own. What’s different about dog walking in the future? Whose face is l…
…
continue reading
Stuart takes us on a tour of the biggest summer releases of the past couple of decades. See The Flop House LIVE IN CHICAGO this November! And, if you prefer to watch us from the comfort of your own home: Tickets for Flop TV Season 3 are ON SALE! Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets!By Stuart Wellington, Elliott Kalan, Dan McCoy
…
continue reading
When the Entrepreneur happens upon some expanding space queso, they rescue an alien pod and find a hotboxing party guy inside. But after various types of tension start boiling over on the ship, the new mystery alien disappears with a vaguely Xindi threat. Where are there no rules about having a crock pot? Which kind of alien never gets considered o…
…
continue reading
1
Ep.#458 - Snow White, with Rebecca Alter
1:47:54
1:47:54
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:47:54
Hi ho? More like HO HUM! Got 'em. Oooh Disney's gonna be smarting from that sick burn so hard they've GOTTA stop making these lackluster remakes, right? Anyway, on this episode we welcome the great Rebecca Alter of Vulture.com to discuss the most already-forgotten of Disney's IP-recycling death march, Snow White! See The Flop House LIVE IN CHICAGO …
…
continue reading
When the Entrepreneur captures Degra and sets up an elaborate ruse, Captain Archer starts to gain his trust to extract more information about the weapon’s construction. But after getting wise to his circumstances and losing in close combat to Archer, Degra’s memory is wiped again after a risky double Barashing. What’s the only thing that foretells …
…
continue reading
Back in the 80s and 90s, movies LOVED to end with a rap song that went over the plot to the movie you just saw. On this mini, Dan quizzes Stu and Elliott about some examples of wrap-up raps, followed by discussion questions to really dig into this particular cinematic-musical form. See The Flop House LIVE IN CHICAGO this November! And, if you prefe…
…
continue reading
When Shran rescues the Entrepreneur from a foamy green anomaly, his crew comes aboard to help with repairs while another Xindi weapon test gets underway. But after a disappointing result for Degra and a double-cross by the Andorians, Captain Archer wins the game of chicken and gets a mysterious message from a mission sympathizer. Which character ca…
…
continue reading
1
Ep.#457 – Red One, with Linda Holmes
1:30:33
1:30:33
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:30:33
Elliott had to dip out for an episode, so... how do you replace a troublemaking little scamp? How about: with the comforting, easy presence of Linda Holmes? We deserve a vacation too, y'know? And in this episode, we make good on a promise from Linda's last appearance -- to have her back to discuss that hearty slice of Christmas "content," Red One. …
…
continue reading
When the Entrepreneur picks up a distress signal from a ship full of alien peepers, Captain Archer offers them a tour and puts everyone in position to hijack the ship. But after Archer plays dead in the transporter alcove, simple D’Jamat realizes he did a bad job at jacking. Which sport did Hoshi switch over to? What’s left over in the crematorium?…
…
continue reading
We all know movies where "it's like the city is another character," and we understand what that means when a location has a big personality like New York, Tokyo, or Paris... but what about the more unknown cities out there? Elliott helps us brainstorm some filmic personalities for less-heralded locations Tickets for Flop TV Season 3 are ON SALE STA…
…
continue reading
When the Xindi turn up in Detroit for a bottle episode, Agent Daniels sends Captain Archer and T’Pol on a time-travel mission. But after they shake down Loomis for info on the blood bank, Archer plans his attack from inside the warehouse. Which hypothetical dessert do we need Adam Ragusea’s comment on? What did Rockin' Ricky Rialto ruin forever? Wh…
…
continue reading
