The Final Take

Marvel, Mount Everest, and the business of making movies. What could possibly connect them?
Nelson and Tim are back with another round of entertainment takes, starting with Funny Money: The Dane Cook Story. Tim gives a quick take on the documentary about the comedian, because apparently there's always room for one more opinion.
Then it's time for VisionQuest on Disney+, the latest Marvel TV limited series. Will it be a worthy addition to the MCU, or is Marvel still trying to figure out what comes next?
Next, the guys head for the world's highest peak with Tenzing on Apple TV+, exploring the story behind one of Mount Everest's most legendary climbs.
But this episode isn't just about what we're watching. Nelson and Tim also dig into the bigger problems facing the film industry—and why audiences increasingly seem happy to wait for streaming instead of heading to theaters. Is Hollywood losing its audience, or has the moviegoing experience simply become too expensive to justify?
One comedian, one Marvel series, one mountain-climbing story, and an industry trying to find its footing. No pressure, Hollywood.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
21:29 Funny Money: The Dane Cook Story
28:51 VisionQuest
44:19 Tenzing

Finales, fast cars, and some truly terrible opinions. Welcome back to The Final Take!
Nelson and Tim are back to deliver their final takes on the finales of Ted Lasso Season 4 on Apple TV+ and Lanterns on HBO Max. Did these shows stick the landing, or are we about to need a support group for disappointed TV fans?
Then it's time for The Matchbox Movie on Apple TV+, starring John Cena, Jessica Biel, and Sam Richardson. Toy cars, action, and Hollywood doing what Hollywood does best: turning just about anything into a movie.
And because apparently we spend too much time indoors watching screens, Tim forces everyone to touch grass by reading one-star reviews from Rotten Tomatoes. Nothing says healthy outdoor living like listening to irrational people destroy movies on the internet.
Two finales. One movie. A collection of deeply questionable opinions. What could possibly go wrong?
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
3:37 One-Star Reviews
13:00 Ted Lasso — Season 4 Finale
24:47 Lanterns — Finale
41:14 The Matchbox Movie

Before the intro even starts, Tim Rick Rolls Nelson. Yep. That's how this episode begins.
After that completely unnecessary betrayal, Nelson and Tim get a little more educational than usual and dive into three documentaries covering history, artificial intelligence, money, and the questionable things people will do for it.
First up is Band of Brothers Legacy on HBO Max, followed by The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist on Netflix, exploring the promises, possibilities, and potential nightmares of artificial intelligence.
Then they take on Everybody Is Lying to You for Money on Prime Video, a documentary about the crypto industry and the hype, pitfalls and questionable behavior that can come with chasing the next big digital fortune.
So, this week we've got history, AI, money, deception—and one extremely unnecessary Rick Roll before we've even officially started.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
7:58 Band of Brothers Legacy
16:46 The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
34:04 Everybody Is Lying to You for Money

There is A LOT of TV happening right now.
Nelson and Tim attempt to keep up with the latest season finales, returning favorites, and brand-new shows in Ep. 180: New TV Galore!
The guys tackle The Gentlemen Season 2 on Netflix, the Reacher Season 4 finale on Prime Video, Chad Powers Season 2 on Hulu, Brothers and Slow Horses Season 6 on Apple TV+.
But before they dive into all that TV, there's an important question to settle: Should you actually go see Avengers: Endgame: Encore in theaters? Tim has a hot take—and, naturally, he is always right!
Five shows. One movie. Several strong opinions. And absolutely no guarantee that your watchlist will be any shorter when we're done.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:50 Avengers: Endgame: Encore
10:52 The Gentlemen — Season 2
17:40 Reacher — Season 4
28:55 Chad Powers — Season 2
37:10 Brothers
46:45 Slow Horses — Season 6

Fall movie season is here, and Nelson and Tim are ready to pitch it!
In Episode 179, the guys take a trailer-pitch-style look at the fall movie lineup, covering the films being released between now and Thanksgiving. What happens when you take dramatic trailers, ridiculous taglines, explosions, mysterious voices, and questionable plot descriptions and turn them into a podcast? This.
Plus, Nelson and Tim give their take on the Emmys, because apparently there weren't already enough awards shows.
And finally, Tim provides a dramatic reading of one particularly brutal half-star Rotten Tomatoes audience review of Resident Evil.
Chapters:
0:00 Cold Open
0:48 Intro
2:47 Coming Up in the Podcast
4:17 Emmys
6:35 Fall Movie Primer
47:46 Tim Reads a Bad Review