Thirty Twenty Ten
A pop culture time machine! Each episode covers that very week from 30 years ago, 20 years ago and 10 years ago, which means each show is loaded with forgotten movies, timeless TV episodes and songs best left to the past. We'll examine TV, movies, music and video games from the 90s, 2000s, and 2010s. Come remember with us!
Disney Gets Colonial, Romero Rises Again, and Ted’s Back
June 20-26: Julianne Moore is allergic, the biggest artwork ever, Reddit gets a thumbs up, Nicole Kidman is a terrible witch, Lindsay Lohan gets a magic car, Dwayne Johnson balls, Jon Stewart leaves (the first time), and Mr. Robot fights Evil Corp. All this and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Batman Both Begins and is Forever and Pixar Gets Feelings
June 13-19: The greatest break-up album of all time, people stop running around the market for prizes, the 10th Doctor appears, Hilary Duff catfishes her mother, Jeb! asks you to clap, Cersei does the walk of shame, and we’ll never think of golden escalators the same. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago!
A Michael Crichton Double Feature and the End of Braniston
June 6-12: Parker Posey is an It Girl, Ernie Hudson saves Congo, Jurassic Park finally opens, Harvey Keitel smokes, yacht rock is born, Shark Boy fights Mr. and Mrs. Smith, TNT does their biggest western yet, a teen weepie, and why is there a Honeymooners movie? All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago this week.
Bridges of Madison County, Spy, Cinderella Man: Thirty Twenty Ten - May30-Jun6
Both McCarthy's rise, a talking dog, Pants that travel, Entourage AND Community's thrilling conclusion. All that and more 30, 20, and 10 years ago.Â
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Mel Gibson’s Scotland, Ben Stiller’s Africa, and The Rock Punches an Earthquake
May 23-29: Keanu’s a human hard drive, Tales from the Hood, a friendly ghost, Dr. Katz can see you now, Adam Sandler plays football (again), Lost opens the hatch, Bradley Cooper says Aloha, and Tom Cruise couch jumps. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Star Wars 3, Die Hard 3, and Mad Men Buys You a Coke
May 16-22: Mr. Burns gets shot, French weirdness, Billy Crystal plays basketball, The Critic cancelation stinks, another Exorcist prequel, CSI is buried alive, Raymond’s love lost, George Clooney tries to make the future better, and Top 10 reasons we miss David Letterman. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Denzel and Hackman Roll Tide, Jane Fonda vs JLo, and Mad Max’s Lovely Day
May 9-15: Hugh Grant goes up a hill, another talking pig, Stephen King’s worst, Sega’s big fail, Jet Li is unleashed, Will Ferrell kicks it, Enterprise is scuttled, the Bellas are back, it was Agatha Christie all along, W’s close call, and we finally see Shelbyville. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago!
Kevin Kline Frenches Meg Ryan, Legolas Gets Heavely and Reese Witherspoon is in Hot Pursuit
May 2-8: Matlock rests his case, Jurassic Park crushes TV, Jimmy Smits is family, Leroy Jenkins is the hero we deserve, Paris Hilton dies, Gwen Stefani is bananas, Arnold’s best acting, and 2/3rds of 9 to 5 comes to Netflix. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago!
Ice Cube’s Chillin’, the Answer is 42, and Ultron Has Aged
April 25-May 1: Evil blond kids, Tarantino loves Top Gun, Chuck Norris gets a dog, Danny Boyle makes millions, Sealab explodes for the last time, hitchhiking the galaxy, fusilli Jerry, and Family Guy’s triumphant return. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago!
Sandra Bullock Awakens, Kung Fu Hustles and Age of Blake Lively
April 18-24: Leo plays basketball, David Caruso gets the kiss of death, Sandra Bullock becomes a star, Psychonauts go forth, Father Ted deserves better than its creator, there’s a new pope (again), Nicole Kidman interprets, the Enterprise has a goatee, everyone’s mad at Turkey, Michael Scott dribbles and domestic terrorists are jerks. All that and more from 30, 20 and 10 years ago this week.
Stuart Saves His Family, Amityville Horror, Paul Blart 2: Thirty Twenty Ten - Apr 11-17
Kids in the Hall and Justified conclude (for the first time), Pan Anderson's sitcom, multiple Mortal Kombats, and Pauly Shore's last stand. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago!
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A Goofy Movie, Bad Boys, Ex Machina: Thirty Twenty Ten - Apr 4-10
Goofy gets A Movie (title TBA), the BEST EVER Jimmy Fallon movie, a modern sc-fi classic, one of The Simpsons best musical moments, one of Hollywood's biggest disasters of the entire 2000s, MTV's greatest animated feat, and Game of Thrones saves streaming. All this and more 30, 20 and 10 years ago!
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Tommy Boy, Sin City, Furious 7: Thirty Twenty Ten - Mar 28-Apr3
Robert Rodrigieuz most faithful comic adaptation, Michael Scott at his absolute worst, Fast and the Furious' greatest interquel concludes, and sadly, Chris Farley's greatest work ever. All that and more this week, 30, 20 and 10 years ago!
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Major Payne, The Office, Get Hard: Thirty Twenty Ten Mar 21-27
The American Office debuts, as does Sliders. Kathy Bates gets a psuedo Stephen King sequel, Damon Wayans channels Charleton Heston, Kevin Hart hardens Will Ferrell, Fox slides some an underdog sci-fi classic onto network TV, a forgotten CG movie, and ERMEGERD BLURDBURNE!
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Candyman 2, The Ring Two and Divergent 2: Thirty Twenty Two - Mar14-20
Candyman, The Ring and Divergent get sequels, The Simpsons head to the future, Glee takes a bow, and Community heads into its pre-movie final season!Â
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Dustin Hoffman gets Sick, Robin Williams is a Robot Again, and a Modern Horror Classic
March 7-13: That movie you watched in 2020, Siskel and Ebert give The Critic thumbs down, Wonder Shozen confuses kids, one of the best episodes of ER, Bruce Willis and Liam Neeson are adequate, Adam Sandler and his stupid shoes, the forgotten live-action Disney and slow horror. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago!
Get Shorty 2 (official), Short Circuit 3 (unofficial) and Kimmy Schmidt premieres: Thirty Twenty Ten - Feb 28-March 6
Jay Sherman comes to Springfield, Netflix's best comedy debuts, Chappie drops the ball, John Travolta is so cool he's cold, a wonderfully enjoyable Stephen King adaptation, and Vin Diesel makes his requisite kids family film.Â
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Avatar, Madea, and the end of Parks and Rec: Thirty Twenty Ten - Feb21-27
The other famous Avatar, Frasier's retcon, Tyler Perry makes it happen, one of the best made-for-TV movies ever made, Wes Craven's most Cursed movie, and the Pawnee Parks Dept wraps it up!
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Brady Bunch Movie, Constantine, the Dawn of YouTube: Thirty Twenty Ten - Feb14-20
Adult Swim's longest running show, a very meta Brady movie, Keanu Reeves forgotten superhero movie, and Cartoon Network's wonderful public pilot program! All that and more 30, 20 and 10 years ago!
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Billy Madison, Hitch, Fifty Shades of Grey: Thirty Twenty Ten - Feb 7-13
Will Smith get's Hitched, Breaking Saul, Dawn of the Sandman, sexy sex on the bigscreen, Sam Raimi's forgotten western, the best comic book movie with no comic book and MOAR POOH! All that and more, this week 30, 20, and 10 years ago.Â
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Spongebob, Rwanda, Jupiter (they're all ascending): Thirty Twenty Ten - Jan 31-Feb 6
Happy Groundhog Day! You don't get the movie, but Hollywood tackles genocide, Spongebob sells out, Bart sees a comet, and the Wachowskis tackle Jupiter! All that and more this week 30, 20, and 10 years ago!Â
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Before Sunrise, Million Dollar Baby, Highlander 3: Thirty Twenty Ten - Jan 24-30
The Before trilogy begins and Highlander's trilogy concludes, Robert De Niro does something different, say goodbye to SNICK, and Clint Eastwood's very costly baby.Â
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Rumble in the Bronx, Assault on Precinct 13, Mortdecai: Thirty Twenty Ten - Jan 17-23
Lucasfilm's final fumble, Jackie Chan conquers the West, a culty Gen X classic, one last massive morsel of Venture Bros for the year(s), and Johnny Depp is trying too hard. All that an more on our journey back 30, 20, and 10 years ago!
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Paddington, Elektra, Tales from the Crypt: The Movie: Thirty Twenty Ten - Jan 10-16
Michigan J Frog becomes infinitely more famous, Resident Evil changes the game, Paul Newman is old and wonderful, and the worst Marvel movie?! All that and more 30, 20 and 10 years ago!
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Shallow Grave, Taken 3, Selma: Thirty Twenty Ten - Jan 3-9
New Year, new years. Welcome to the FIVES as we explore Danny Boyle's first movie, the debut of Agent Carter, Liam Neeson screwing everything, and a Springfield conspiracy EXPOSED! All that and more, this week 30, 20 and 10 years ago.Â
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New Year, New Words, and Our Annual Mega Movie Showdown
Dec. 27-Jan. 2: Picking our favorites of the year, plus Robert Altman gets fashionable, King George gets mad, Kevin Spacey sings and dances, Sean Penn plots, a ski trip goes downhill. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago!
Leo Takes Flight, Raul Julia is Street Fighting, and Seth Rogan Goes to North Korea
Dec. 20-26: Steve Martin’s nuts, Macaulay Culkin’s rich, Walter Matthau is Einstein; Jodie Foster is babbling, Winona Ryder is little, Bill Murray is underwater, the Fockers are met, Amy Adams has big eyes, Benedict Cumberbatch invents computers, Meryl Streep heads into the woods. All that are more, 30, 20, and 10 years ago!
Jim Carrey’s Olaf, Harry and Llyod’s Debut, and the End of the Hobbit
Dec. 13-19: A political rom-com, Jet Li’s punchy, the worst MST3K, Marcel the monkey, Adam Sandler speaks Spanglish, Johnny Depp finds Neverland, Jamie Foxx has warbucks, the museum finally closes at night, Craig Ferguson wraps up, and the Venture Bros. fight Krampus. All that and more, 30, 20, and 10 years ago!
Demi Moore Discloses, Danny Ocean’s +1, and Chris Rock's Five Count
Dec. 6-12: Wesley Snipes drops twice, Australian family drama, Christian Bale celebrates Passover, the Maltese Falcon is lost, Christmas comes to Family Guy and Baywatch, and the end of the NES. All this and more 30, 20, and 10 years ago!
Trapped in Paradise, Godzilla Final Wars, Closer: Thirty Twenty Ten - Nov 29-Dec 5
Nic Cage steals Christmas, Natalie Portman strips, Reese Witherspoon goes wild, and Godzilla wraps it up.
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Arnold's Pregnant, Oliver Stone's Alexander, and Madagascar's Penguins of... IT!: Thirty Twenty Ten - Nov 22-28
Arnold's best worst movie, more horribe bosses, the best Madagascar isn't Madagascar, Ollie Stone's historical waste of time, the worst Xmas movie, and so muc more.Â
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Star Trek: Generations, The Spongebob Movie, Mockingjay - Part 1: Thirty Twenty Ten - Nov 15-21
An exploration of 30, 20 and 10 years ago!
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The Santa Clause, Interview with a Vampire, Dumb and Dumber 2: Thirty Twenty Ten - Nov 8-14
Tim Allen grunts over Christmas, while Tom Hanks celebrates the Holiday in the uncanny valley. The best Farrelly Bros movie returns, Michael Keaton reckons with superheroism, and the best vampire movie of the last century?! All that and more this week, 30, 20, and 10 years ago.Â
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The Incredibles, Interstellar, De Niro's Frankenstein: Thirty Twenty Ten - Nov 1-7
The best super hero movie ever made? The best Pixar movie ever made? WHAT IF THEY'RE THE SAME MOVIE?! Plus the most misguided remake of a classic movie ever, a video game adaptation worse than the Mario Bros movie, Star Wars chess, and more.Â
Nightcrawler, Ray, Saw, Stargate: Thirty Twenty Ten - Oct 25-31
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Please enjoy one of the weirdest sci-fi franchises of the last 30 yers, the viopic to rule them all, a defiant Skinemax, Nickelodeon Monsters, and more!
Clerks, John Wick, The Grudge: Thirty Twenty Ten - Oct 18-24
Peter Jackson goes legit, a trip to wine country, George Lucas' forgotten movie and more!
Pulp Fiction, Shawshank Redemption, Team America: World Police: Thirty Twenty Ten - Oct 11-17
Two of the BEST MOVIES OF ALL-TIME, screwing puppets, and the best WW2 movie of the 21st century?!
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Ed Wood, Friday Night Lights, Whiplash: Thirty Twenty Ten - Oct 4-10
The greatest movie ever about making movies, Sonic meets Knuckles, rush vs drag, TV's greatest Flash, and more.Â
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Will Smith is Fishy, Meryl Streep Goes Rafting, and David Fincher Gets Gone, Girl
Sept. 27-Oct. 3: Muriel’s getting married, Albert Brooks scouts Brendan Fraser, Clarissa finishes explaining, R.E.M. is a monster, Daniel Craig eats cake, Joaquin Phoenix fights fires, William Shatner is a lawyer, Serial takes over podcasting, Nicolas Cage is left behind, Annabelle is creepy, and nothing can possib-lie go wrong at Itchy and Scratchy Land. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago this week.
Denzel Equalizes, Friends Debuts, and Shaun of the Dead
Sept. 20-26: Lost breaks everyone’s brains, Charlie Sheen jumps out of a plane, Quentin Tarantino thinks Top Gun is gay, angels go touching people, Green Day aren’t idiots, John Waters’ last film, Katie Holmes in the White House, the Boxtrolls take your stuff, we learn how to get away with murder, and Katamari absorbs the universe. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago this week.
