Pop Goes Your World: Gen-X vs. Millennial Pop Culture

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Best of Pop Goes Your World 28: Fun With Caveman Dec 14, 2023

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Based on the positive feedback we have received in regard to the "Fun With Caveman" segment of the podcast, we have put together a "Best of" episode containing only the final segment of the show. If you enjoy Millennial trivia, Generation-X trivia, movie facts, music quizzes, game shows or you just enjoy having fun with Millennial and Gen-X pop culture, you'll enjoy taking a trip back with Chris and Derek as they have fun with all of these things. Included in this compilation: EPISODE 120: "Arrival" (2016): Movie Review (Derek has to guess the movie in which particular aliens appear in) EPISODE 121: "Witness" (1985): Movie Review (Chris has to guess film titles of movies starring Harrison Ford.) EPISODE 122: 2019: A Look Back (Derek has to guess which decade certain events took place during.) EPISODE 123: "Alien" (1979): Movie Review (Chris asks Derek trivia about the film "Alien".)

Episode 276: “A Christmas Story” (1983): Movie Review Dec 07, 2023

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Chris and Derek continue their look at films celebrating major milestone anniversaries this year. With the holidays around the corner, it was back over to Chris this week to suggest a Christmas-themed movie, so he decided to go back 40 years and watch "A Christmas Story" starring Peter Billingsley, Darren McGavin and Melinda Dillon. The guys discuss the cast, scenes, box office and more. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek and Chris play a game of 'Pick the Flick' where Chris has to guess the title of movies with the word "Story" in the title.

Episode 275: “Bad Santa” (2003): Movie Review Nov 30, 2023

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Chris and Derek continue their look at films celebrating major milestone anniversaries this year. With the holidays around the corner, it was back over to Derek this week to suggest a Christmas-themed movie, so he decided to go back 20 years and watch "Bad Santa" with Billy Bob Thornton. Chris hadn't seen the film before, so he comes in with a renewed perspective. The guys discuss the cast, scenes, box office and more. For the trivia segment of the show, the guys play a round of "Name That Tune". Chris gives lyrics to Christmas songs and Derek has to guess the song titles.

Episode 274: “Scrooged” (1988): Movie Review Nov 23, 2023

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Chris and Derek continue their look at films celebrating major milestone anniversaries this year. With the holidays around the corner, it was over to Chris this week to suggest a Christmas-themed movie, so he decided to go back 35 years and watch "Scrooged" with Bill Murray. Chris hadn't seen the film since he originally saw it in the theatre in 1988, so he comes in with a renewed perspective. The guys discuss the cast, scenes, box office and more. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek has Chris try to guess which literary novels have had the most movie adaptations.

Episode 273: “Love Actually” (2003): Movie Review Nov 16, 2023

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Chris and Derek continue their look at films celebrating major milestone anniversaries this year. With the holidays around the corner, Derek wanted to review a Christmas-themed movie, so he decided to go back 20 years and watch "Love Actually". Chris had never seen the movie, so he comes in with a fresh approach. The guys discuss the large cast, story lines, box office and more. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris gives Derek the year and synopsis of a movie and Derek must guess the title (all films have the word "love" in the title).

Episode 272: Sitcoms Nov 09, 2023

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This week, Chris and Derek discuss situation comedies (sitcoms). Specifically, they talk about the sitcom as a dying art form, one that was prevalent for years in Gen-X. Then, they each run down their top 5 favorite sitcoms of all time. Keep in mind, these are personal picks, not necessarily the most popular or critically acclaimed. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris mentions the name of a 'wacky neighbor' character and Derek has to name the sitcom the character appeared in.

Episode 271: “Beetlejuice” (1988): Movie Review Oct 26, 2023

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This season on the show, Chris and Derek have been reviewing movies celebrating major milestone anniversaries. This week, it's a look back 35 years to Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice" starring Michael Keaton, Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin and Winona Ryder. Chris and Derek take a look at the box office, the cast, memorable scenes and more. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek has Chris try and name the films that Tim Burton and Danny Elfman have worked on together.

Episode 270: 24-Hour Movies Oct 19, 2023

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This week, Chris and Derek take a look at movies that take place over the course of a day (or a 24-hour period). They each have put together a top 5 list of their favorite movies that use this plot device in the film. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek takes a seat in the 'Winner's Circle' of the "$100,000 Pyramid". Chris can only give lists and Derek must guess each category based on Chris' lists. It's a throwback to a Gen-X classic game show.

Episode 269: “Black Panther” (2018): Movie Review Oct 05, 2023

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This season on the podcast, Chris and Derek have been reviewing films celebrating milestone anniversaries. Even though it is only 5 years old, "Black Panther" is still celebrating a milestone. Chris had never seen this movie. The only MCU films he has seen are those that Derek has made him watch for the podcast. Where will this one rank? The guys talk about the box office from 2018, the cast, themes, behind-the-scenes trivia and more. For the trivia segment of the show, they play a game of 'Pick the Flick'. Chris gives Derek the year and film synopsis, Derek must guess the title of the film. All movies in the game have the word "Black" in the title.

Episode 268: Stand-Up Comedy Sep 28, 2023

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Derek Myers and Chris McBrien take a look at stand-up comedy from a Millennial and Gen-X perspective, respectively. They discuss a brief history of stand-up comedy including its evolution into 'specials' and stand-up 'concert' films. They each run down their personal top 5 favourite stand-up comedy films. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris gives Derek quotes from stand-up routines and Derek has to guess the comedian associated with their quote.

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