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Serious Series of Utmost Importance: The Series
Tom Serious, Chris Series, Neil Ofutmostimportancetheseries
In "Serious Series of Utmost Importance: The Series," hosts Tom, Chris, and Neil discuss a new series every episode. Books, art, discographies, games, television, movies - it's all fair game, as long as you can group it into a series. We recommend picking an episode for a series you enjoy and giving it a listen!
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EVERYTHING | The Bests (and some Worsts) of 2024
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Tom, Chris, and Neil go through their 10 Bests and a few Worsts of 2024. Games, movies, books, TV shows, rap battles, delivery services, and more.
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BOOKS | Brandon Sanderson's Secret Projects 1-4 (Tress of the Emerald Sea, The Frugal Wizard's Guide to Medieval England, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter, and The Sunlit Man)
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Tom and Neil go through the Brandon Sanderson kickstarter novels and a little bit of the wider Cosmere in preparation for Book 5 of Stormlight .
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MUSIC | The Best Albums of the 1970s (Part Two)
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Tom Serious and Neil Ofutmostimportancetheseries continue journeying through the best discographies of the 1970s, with a pitstop in the 1990s. Well, 1999. Well, May 1999 to talk about Will Smith's "Wild Wild West." It's the only time we will on this podcast, probably.
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MUSIC | The Best of the 1970s (Part One)
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Tom Serious and Neil Ofutmostimportancetheseries discuss the best albums of the 1970s. How many made the cut? More than you'll hear in this episode, because this is part one.
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MOVIES/TV | The Monsterverse (Godzilla, Kong: Skull Island, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Godzilla vs. Kong, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Skull Island, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters)
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A deep dive on the second longest running cinematic universe. Can you believe this outlasted the DCEU and Dark Universe? We can because it's amazing.
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Tom Chris and Neil go through the best everything of 2023
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MOVIES | The Best Christmas Movies Ever
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The definitive ranking by Tom (Sandy Claws), Neil (The Grinch), and Chris (An Elf Named Rudolph) of the top 15 Christmas movies of all time
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MUSIC: The Best Albums of the 1980s
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Tom Serious and Neil Ofutmostimportancetheseries, sans Chris Series, continue the trip down the best albums of each decade. Up now: The 1980s, the absolute worst decade for music since the dawn of the invention of the technology to record albums.
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MUSIC: The Best Country Music Artists of All Time (Live)
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Tom, Chris and Neil - none of whom listen to or particularly enjoy most country music but Chris saw Hannah Montana in a Best Buy once - have some bourbon in Nashville and rank the top country music artists of all time, recorded live in person for the first time! Are most of the entries Nelly? Listen and find out.…
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Chris and Neil go through all the films and the one TV show of the DCEU (Man of Steel through The Flash) and talk about the highs, the many lows, and what, if anything, can we remember from the last 10+ years of DC movies. If you retweet or rethread this at James Gunn, there's a 50% chance he has nothing better to do than listen to it.…
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BOOKS: Mistborn Era 1 (The Final Empire, The Well of Ascension, The Hero of Ages)
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We dive into the world of BrandoSando's Mistborn Era 1, the fantasy trilogy that introduced readers to the MCU of the literary world, the Cosmere. No spoilers for Era 2 in this episode, but spoiler - it's great too, and you should read it.
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When Neil's away, Tom and Tom 2 (Jake) play a lot of Talking Heads. Join us for a journey through David Byrne’s most well known project and the albums of one of the most influential new wave bands.
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MUSIC: The Best Albums of the 1990s
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We continue our reverse chronological journey through the best albums of every decade. This time, it's the 1990s. Sit back, enjoy your [insert 90s reference], and listen!
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VIDEO GAMES: Pokemon Sword/Shield, Legends: Arceus, and Scarlet/Violet
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Franklin, Chris, Tom, and Neil discuss the main Switch Pokemon games (Sword & Shield, Legends: Arceus, and Scarlet & Violet). This naturally leads into a discussion of Fast X.
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EVERYTHING: The Top Everything of 2022
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Chris, Tom and Neil look back through the year in movies, music, books, television, sports, technology, and economic bills that really are more about climate policies but are kind of weirdly named.
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MUSIC: The Best Albums of the 2000s
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Tom and Neil continue their journey through musical history with the best albums of 2000-2009. Was it the best decade for music? No. Was it the best decade for the vibes? Also no. But listening to our top 10 picks each? That's a good time.
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MUSIC: The Best Albums of the 2010s (Part 2)
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We run through the second half of the list of the best albums of the 2010s. Does U2's songs of innocence make the cut? Listen to find out! But no it doesn't it was terrible.
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MUSIC: The Best Albums of the 2010s (Part 1)
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Best albums of all time, one decade at a time. Next stop, 2010s. Stop after this? Also 2010s. Because it was such a great decade we split it in two.
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MUSIC: The Best Albums of the 2020s (So Far)
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Season 5 premiere! In part one of our reverse chronological best albums of the decades series of episodes, we go through the best albums of the 2020s - an almost three year span that has felt enough like a decade to warrant it
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Batfleck v Baleman: Dawn of Pattinson We go through the live action Batmen, and some of the Jokers, to determine who was the best, who was the worst, and if Batman is inherently immoral for refusing to kill the Joker and beating up the mentally ill. Conclusion - Giancarlo Esposito would be a great Professor X.…
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MOVIES: The Films of Edgar Wright
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Edgar Wright's been making movies since he was 14, but he never really made it until age 40, because that's when Tom and Neil finally did an episode on his filmography. We go through everything from his first, low budget film "A Fistful of Dollars" to his most recent film "Last Night in Soho." Along the way we talk The Three Flavors Cornetto Trilog…
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MUSIC: The Strokes, The Voidz, and Julian Casablancas
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Join us as we explore the work of Julian Casablancas, one of the foundational modern rock personalities. We talk about The Strokes, The Voidz, his solo work, and naturally, the breakup of Daft Punk and the legacy of MySpace.
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TECHNOLOGY: The Streaming Wars Part Two - Music Streaming Boogaloo
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We finish off our discussion on video streaming platforms, dive into the pros/cons of movie theaters vs streaming, and talk about the players in the music streaming space in Part Two of our 2 part series on streaming. Also, The Irishman wasn't a great movie.
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TECHNOLOGY: The Streaming Wars Part One
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In this episode, we go through a history of streaming services. Well we tried to, and then realized we would have to figure out what a streaming service actually is. Join us for a talk about Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Youtube, Twitch, Quibi, Vorpal, Schlumbo, Microsoft TV Plus, Animal Planet Live, Moomoo, and more. Some of those are made up but are you…
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EVERYTHING: The Best Movies/TV/Games/Music/Podcasts/Books/Life Events of 2021
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Tom, Chris and Neil give their top 10 of 2021. Top 10 of what you ask? Top 10 of everything
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You're a podcast Mr SeriesYou did an episode on SongsThat are played round ChristmasThis time every yearMr Seeeries
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MUSIC: The White Stripes (The Black Keys vs. The White Stripes – Dawn of Ruckus Part 2)
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In Part 2 of our 2 part series on the feud between Jack White and The Black Keys, we talk about one of the greatest rock bands of all time (The White Stripes), as well as one of the other greatest rock bands of all time (The Raconteurs), one of the pretty good rock bands of all time (The Dead Weather) and one of the pretty good solo careers of all …
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MUSIC/YOGURT: Glass Animals and Glass Danimals
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We explore the discography and sound of the band Glass Animals. Of course, we also go through the natural accompaniment to the band by drinking several Danimals flavors out of glasses.
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GAMES: The Rise and Decline of Activision-Blizzard and the Games That Define Them
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Our Season 4 Premiere! Chris and Neil journey through the beginnings of Activision and Blizzard, their merger, and the 2021 scandals that now define the company. We talk the games that people identify with Activision-Blizzard (the Warcraft franchise and Call of Duty primarily), as well as how Chris loves the Destiny franchise. He just goes on and o…
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MUSIC: The Black Keys (The Black Keys vs. The White Stripes - Dawn of Ruckus Part 1)
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In Part 1 of our 2 part series on "The Piano Feud" between Jack White and The Black Keys' Patrick Carney and Dan Auerbach, we explore the discography of the Black Keys. Spoilers - they're pretty good.
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Movies/Cultural Icons: The Keanussaince (The Decline and Rise of Keanu Reeves)
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Like a cool ocean breeze over the Hawaiian mountains, the triumvirate of Serious Series returns with an exploration of the man, the myth, the meme: Keanu Reeves. We go through his early movies (the Bill & Ted movies and others), his decline (Matrix Reloaded, Matrix Revolutions... probably some others) to his triumphant return (John Wick, John Wick …
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SCIENCE/MUSIC: Vaccines (Medical Vaccines and the band "The Vaccines")
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Vaccines have had a long course through history, starting in their formation in the 2010s and going through their upcoming 5th studio album. But we talk a lot more about medical vaccines in this episode - Join us for a tour through the history of vaccines, from ancient Chinese approaches to inoculation against smallpox to the current crop of mRNA C…
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ELECTRONICS/GAMES: The Eighth Console Generation (PS4, Xbox One, Wii U/Switch)
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Chris and Neil do a retrospective on this current console generation from the weird misfires of the early Xbox One and the Wii U to the later misfires of the Google Stadia and the memory of the Wii U. Along the way there were some successes, like the PS4 & Switch, and some great decisions like getting rid of the Kinect & the Wii U. We talk about so…
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Steve, Neil, and whiskey talk about Star Wars Episodes I, II, and III, as well as a little bit about The Clone Wars and Rogue One. Consensus? Pretty good stuff, but rough in parts like sand. And goddamn do they makes some great memes.
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FOOD: Cereals (AKA Serious Cereals of Utmost Importance)
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Milk and Cereal? Milk and Cereal. Milk and Cereal? Cereal and Milk! Tom and Neil talk about the history of cereal, from its invention as an anti masturbatory aid to its evolution as an anytime pick me up. Also expect important, serious conversations about why Tom hates leprechauns and what the best spin off cereal is.…
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Tom and Neil dive into the discography of everyone's second to third favorite Australian band and everyone's first to second favorite Kevin Parker project, Tame Impala! From the highs of Innerspeaker, Lonerism, Currents, and the Slow Rush to the lows of the period before they were making music, we tackle it all and answer the question on everyone's…
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DISEASES/BOARD GAMES: Pandemics of History
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Tom and Neil explore past pandemics in the midst of the current one, including The Plague, The Spanish Flu, SARS, MERS, and Pandemic (the board game)!
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Chris and Neil dive into the Amazon Prime series "The Boys" and the comic series it's based on. And a lovely discussion of different slang meaning of the boys too.
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MUSIC/MOVIES: Late Daft Punk (Human After All, Electroma, Alive 2007, Tron: Legacy Soundtrack, Random Access Memories, collaborations with Kanye & The Weeknd)
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We explore the back half of Daft Punk's career. Will there be a Tron 3 and will they score it? Will that Will.i.am collaboration ever be released? Is Jay-Z the worst? We don't answer any of these questions, we just talk about Daft Punk's music, man. Some great albums in the back half. And Alive 2007 is amazing. In fact, don't even listen to this ep…
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MUSIC/MOVIES: Early Daft Punk (Darlin, Homework, D.A.F.T.: A Story About Dogs, Androids, Firemen, and Tomatoes, Discovery, Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem)
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We explore the first half of Daft Punk's long and eclectic career, from their formation as a pseudo-indie rock band called Darlin to the full length musical anime they made as the video portion of the Discovery album. Along the way we discuss what makes Daft Punk special, how they evolved between albums, and answer the age old question: Are We Huma…
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MOVIES/TV: Marvel Cinematic Universe Post-Endgame & Phase 4 Thoughts (Avengers Endgame, Spider Man Far From Home, Phase 4 Announcements, Sony Sucking)
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Why even bring Spider Man back from the dead in Endgame if they were just gonna kill him again a couple months later. You know who really killed spider man? Late stage capitalism man. Chris and Neil chat about Endgame, Far From Home, the news about Spider Man leaving the MCU (Spidexit?), and all of the Phase 4 and beyond announcements so far: Black…
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Movies/Games: Pokemon Detective Pikachu and Pre-release thoughts on Sword/Shield
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C-man (our co-host Chris!) is back and mad as hell. Why is he so angry? Because Boris Johnson lied and now we can't have a full National Dex in the Galar region because of Dexit. Also we talk about Detective Pikachu and reminisce about the early Pokemon movies.
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Art: The Paintings of Jim Carrey/The Electric Jesus Jim Carrey
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You know Jim Carrey the actor, but do you know Jim Carrey the actor who also paints sometimes? We take a dive into the artwork, from the actually pretty good modern paintings to the stranger political cartoons that he's become known for, and ask some questions along the why. Like why? Who is this for? Does anyone monitor Jim Carrey's Twitter use? A…
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Music: Vampire Weekend LP4 "Father of the Bride"
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Tom and Neil tackle Vampire Weekend LP4, "Father of the Bride," and its thematic links to the Steve Martin movie. Do we really? No, we just talk about the album. But now you're intrigued. What do we really talk about? Do we discuss the evolution of Vampire Weekend from Modern Vampires of the City to now? Do we talk about how this album was develope…
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Movies/TV (But Pretty Much Just Movies): Marvel's The Avengers and the Marvel Cinematic Universe
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We take a look at the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with a focus on The Avengers movies! For the ten of you who have not yet seen Avengers: Endgame, we definitely spoil it, and talk about its implications and what the MCU could look like going forward (Endgame discussion starts at 53:45). For you die hard Avengers fans out there, we have a quick segme…
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Books/TV: Game of Thrones & A Song of Ice and Fire
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For the first time on the internet, someone has the courage - nay, the audacity - to put some Game of Thrones themed content out there. We talk about the show, the book series in general, the differences and the stuff that was cut that probably shouldn't have been. Also, as you expect, we make a detour into talking about The Venture Bros and David …
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TV/Movie: Westworld (The HBO Show and the 1973 Original Movie)
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Neil and Steve discuss if Marilyn Manson looks like a fat Nicolas Cage (spoiler - he does!). We also talk about what the hell was going on in the first two seasons of Westworld, the differences between the show and the movie, and whether it's worth getting into a show that requires diagrams and youtube videos to understand.…
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Music: Late Radiohead + Solo and Side Projects (Thom Yorke albums/Suspiria score, Atoms for Peace, Jonny Greenwood Bodysong/Film Scores/Junun, In Rainbows, King of Limbs, Moon Shaped Pool)
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Like Thom Yorke dancing in spastic rhythms, we're just continuing to do our thing. Here's Part 2 of our exploration of Radiohead's music! In this episode, we talk about the many, many solo projects of the individual Radiohead band members (Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Philip Selway, and Ed O'Brien) as well as the later works in Rad…
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Music: Early Radiohead (Pablo Honey, The Bends, OK Computer, Kid A, Amnesiac, Hail to the Thief)
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This is Part 1 of our 2 episode series on the music of Radiohead, the solo work of the members, and an exploration of whether or not Thom Yorke needs a hug. In this episode we talk about the first six Radiohead albums and in episode 2 we'll talk about all the cool stuff they got up to after that. Buckle your earbelts; its gonna be a sometimes guita…
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Movies/Theme Park Ride: The Fast and The Furious Franchise
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We dive into the surprisingly complicated chronology of the Fast and Furious series, a quarter mile at a time. We delve through all the movies, discuss some of the short films, talk about the secret Fast and Furious movie Better Luck Tomorrow, and speculate on the future of the franchise starting with the introduction of supervillains in Hobbs and …
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