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A big binge podcast breaking down some of pop culture"s greatest film and television series.

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01:43:34

Toretto's Shitty Tuna Sandwich: Ranking the Saga

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2023/08/28

Welcome to the finale of "Toretto's Shitty Tuna Sandwich," our in-depth look through the Fast and Furious franchise. Bryan Dressel, Matt "Zombie Dog" Dykes, Joel DeWitte, and Ryan Lootens sit down and rank all the movies and go over the highlights of the series. There's a lot of great filmmaking in here and a lot of fun moments, even if not every film lands. Where does this franchise sit with you? Do you agree with these lists?

01:16:56

Toretto's Shitty Tuna Sandwich: Fast X

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2023/08/21

This week on Toretto's Shitty Tuna Sandwich the Binge Buddies reach the end of the road of the Fast Franchise so far with 'Fast X.' Bryan Dressel, Matt "Zombie Dog Vauxhall HC Viva Farenza Canada '71-'73" Dykes, Joel "ANC Pacer" DeWitte, Ryan "DMC Delorean" Lootens discuss the one thing that works in this movie (Momoa) and then go into everything else that doesn't work. And folks, the rest of the stuff just doesn't really work. You'll want to hear about it all.

01:06:07

Toretto's Shitty Tuna Sandwich: F9 The Fast Saga

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2023/08/14

Hi and welcome to yet another exciting episode of Toretto's Shitty Tuna Sandwich. This week Bryan Dressel, Matt "Zombie Dog Volvo P1800" Dykes, Joel "Alfa Romeo Spyder" DeWitte, and Ryan "Hudson Hornet" Lootens tackle 'Fast 9: The Fast Saga.' Does it recover the adventure and charm of the older entries in the series or does it strain with fatigue? Does it bring the ensemble that we know and love back together or does it feel like a Vin Diesel movie with other actors living in the b-story? The gang

01:10:29

Toretto's Shitty Tuna Sandwich: Hobbs & Shaw

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2023/07/31

This week on 'Toretto's Shitty Tuna Sandwich' Bryan Dressel, Matt "Zombie Dog Shelby GT 500CR" Dykes, Joel "Bentley EXP100GT" DeWitte, and Ryan "Jaguar XJS" Lootens make a pit stop to talk about the rather abyssmal (and overlong) Fast franchise offshoot 'Hobbs & Shaw.' At least Statham and the Rock gave it their all, right? RIGHT?

01:02:29

Toretto's Shitty Tuna Sandwich: F8 of the Furious

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2023/07/24

This week on another high octane episode of "Toretto's Shitty Tuna Sandwich," Bryan Dressel, Matt "Zombie Dog Sion tC" Dykes, Joel "Ford Mustang" DeWitte, and Ryan "Dodge Viper" Lootens talk about the most disappointing entry in the Fast and Furious franchise since the second movie - 'The Fate of the Furious.' Slower car chases, pacing issues, and other issues abound and the Binge Buddies crew is there to work through them all.

01:13:26

Toretto's Shitty Tuna Sandwich: Furious 7

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2023/07/17

On this week's exciting episode of "Toretto's Shitty Tuna Sandwich" Bryan Dressel, Joel "Dodge Dart Swinger" DeWitte, Matt "Zombie Dog Mazda Bongo Friendee" Dykes, and Ryan "Great Wall Wingle" Lootens talk about the box office smash that is Furious 7. This thing was huge and the gang gets to the bottom of why.

01:25:25

Toretto's Shitty Tuna Sandwich: Furious 6

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2023/07/10

Bryan Dressel, Matt "Zombie Dog Subaru Brat" Dykes, Joel "Volkswagon Thing" DeWitte, and Ryan "Pontiac Le Man" Lootens sit down to talk about 'Furious 6,' which is considered to be the end of Justin Lin's run. It's got great in-car and out-of-car action and remains an exciting entry in the series. You won't want to miss this chat.

01:17:33

Toretto's Shitty Tuna Sandwich: Fast 5

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2023/07/03

Welcome to another high octane episode of Toretto's Shitty Tuna Sandwich and apologies for the gap between episodes! The Binge Buddies, composed of Bryan Dressel, Matt "Zombie Dog Mitsubishi Minica Lettuce" Dykes, Joel "AMC Gremlin" DeWitte, Ryan "Honda Thats" Lootens, once again join forces to talk about the turning point in the Fast franchise: 'Fast Five.' There's a lot of good discussion here on an extremely fun chapter in this series so buckle up and enjoy the ride.

00:59:50

Toretto's Shitty Tuna Sandwich: Fast & Furious

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2023/06/12

This week on "Toretto's Shitty Tuna Sandwich," Bryan Dressel, Matt "Zombie Dog BMW 7 Series" Dykes, Joel "Jaguire X Type" DeWitte, and Ryan "Camero Iron Duke" Lootens buckle up to talk about Ryan's "favorite" film in the franchise that he "loves" more than life itself: 'Fast & Furious.' Want to hear Ryan count all the ways he "adores" this film in the franchise? Hit that play button and find out!

00:58:30

'Toretto's Shitty Tuna Sandwich: The Fast and the...

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2023/06/05

Welcome to the most driftiest episode of Toretto's Shitty Tuna Sandwich. This week Bryan Dressel, Matt "Zombie Dog Hummer H2" Dykes, Joel "Chevy SSR" DeWitte, and Ryan "Plymouth Prowler" Lootens strap in to talk about 'The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.' It's the most fun movie so far, but what makes it a blast? You'll have to listen to find out.

00:56:59

Toretto's Shitty Tuna Sandwich: 2 Fast 2 Furious

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2023/05/22

We're back with another exciting episoded of "Toretto's Shitty Tuna Sandwich," which looks at the rollercoaster that is the Fast and Furious franchise. Join Bryan Dressel, Matt "Zombie Dog Crosley Hotshot" Dykes, Joel "King ### Model III" DeWitte, and Ryan "Waterman Aerobile" Lootens as they talk about the best titled, but probably most misguided movie out of the bunch: '2 Fast 2 Furious.'

01:00:02

Toretto's Shitty Tuna Sandwich: The Fast and the Furious

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2023/05/15

Hi and welcome to "Turetto's Shitty Tuna Sandwich," a new retrospective series on the 'Fast and Furious' franchise. The Binge Buddies - that is to say - Bryan Dressel, Matt "Zombie Dog Horsey Horseless" Dykes, Joel "Scripps-Booth Bi-Autogo" DeWitte, and Ryan "Fuller Dimaxion" Lootens - strap in their seatbelts and discuss 2001's The Fast and the Furious. You ready to live your life a quarter mile at a time?

01:57:34

The Fate We Make Ep. 7: Terminator Wrap Up

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2023/04/24

Welcome to the finale of "The Fate We Make." Bryan Dressel, Matt "Zombie Dog" Dykes, Joel DeWitte, and Ryan Lootens wrap up this series with a look at the Terminator franchise overall and how it has remained ambitious throughout, even if the execution wasn't up to snuff. A dense episode with a lot to unpack so stop reading these shownotes and hit that play button.

00:46:05

The Fate We Make Ep. 6: Terminator Dark Fate

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2023/04/17

This week on another exciting chapter of "The Fate We Make" Bryan Dressel, Matt "Zombie Dog Roomba" Dykes, Joel "DJ Roomba" DeWitte, and Ryan "Rosie" Lootens come together once again to discuss 'Terminator: Dark Fate,' the worst sequel with perhaps the best ideas. There's also a prolonged introduction where the Binge Buddies attempt to figure out Aziz Ansari's name, and all the Americans in the cast learn about the verb hoovering.

01:01:24

The Fate We Make Ep. 5: Terminator Genisys

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2023/04/03

Howdy and welcome to another exciting edition of "The Fate We Make," the Terminator retrospective. The Binge Buddies, featuring Bryan Dressel, Matt "Zombie Dog Helper" Dykes, Joel "Clank" DeWitte, and Ryan "Daft Punk" Lootens join forces to take on 'Terminator Genisys,' which is some really dumb fun packed alongside some interesting ideas.

00:59:10

The Fate We Make Ep. 4: Terminator Salvation

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2023/03/27

This week on The Fate We Make the Binge Buddies, composed of Bryan Dressel, Matt "Zombie Dog Johnny 5" Dykes, Joel "Marvin the Paranoid Android" DeWitte, and Ryan "R2-D2" Lootens "excitedly" sit down to discuss 'Terminator Salvation.' It's got Christian Bale in it, and it's got up-and-coming names that are going to be big, and McG directed the thing so it can't be bad, right? RIGHT? It's the best one ever, RIGHT?!?!?! Should probably listen to the episode and find out just how great this film

01:11:09

The Fate We Make Ep. 3: Terminator 3 Rise of the...

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2023/03/20

This week on another exciting episode of The Fate We Make, Bryan Dressel, Matt "Zombie Dog Robbie the Robot" Dykes, Joel "Optimus Prime" DeWitte, and Ryan "HAL" Lootens adjust their expectations to talk about the third Terminator film, 'Rise of the Machines.' It actually isn't that bad of a film and as the Binge Buddies mention up top, it's better than what's to come.

01:32:09

The Fate We Make Ep. 2: Terminator 2 Judgement Day...

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2023/03/13

The future is here and it's time for another episode of The Fate We Make. This week the binge buddies - Bryan Dressel, Matt "Doraemon Zombie Dog" Dykes, Joel "Gerty" DeWitte, Ryan "Toyota Violin Playing Robot" Lootens - gather round their mics to talk about the greatest movie of all time: Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Do the kids still say "that's it, that's the tweet?" Because that's it. That's the tweet. Seriously, absolute perfection from front to back.

01:23:05

The Fate We Make Ep. 1 The Terminator (1984)

Binge Buddies ·

2023/03/06

Hi! Welcome to the exciting new season of Binge Buddies - "The Fate We Make." Bryan Dressel, Matt "Zombie Dog Awesome-O" Dykes, Joel "HK47" DeWitte, and Ryan "Rock'em Sock'em Robots" Lootens team up to talk about the Terminator film franchise, and they're starting at the beginning (obviousy) with the 1984 classic. How does this film stand up to the absolute best film of all time (Terminator 2)? Click that beautiful play button and find out.

00:55:42

Bad Days in Haddonfield Ep. 14: Halloween Wrap Up

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2023/02/20

This is the end...of Bad Days in Haddonfield. Bryan Dressel, Matt Dykes, Joel DeWitte, and Ryan Lootens end their deep dive into the Halloween Franchise with a series wrap up, going over favorite moments and more throughout each of the films. They also talk a bit about the next series coming up and maybe a confirmation of a future season. Don't waste another second reading this and jump right in to this jam-packed episode!

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