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The story of how a tiny, broke Silicon Valley startup slew giants of the movie rental world, warded off Amazon and forced movie making and distribution into the digital age.

Before the rise of big tech, social media and Marvel movies, Attack of the Show. chronicled nerd culture's unlikely acceptance into mainstream. G4TV's flagship show launched the careers of hosts Olivia Munn and Kevin Pereira and was beloved by fans - a unique celebration of geek culture before it was cool. Diving into colossal cream pies, wearing funny fat suits and putting internet servers where the sun don't shine - anything could happen on an episode of Attack of the Show. It's been years since the original show went off the air in 2005 and one question remains: what really happened to G4TV and Attack of the Show?

Strap on a vest and your smirkiest smirk, it's time for Solo. The first Star Wars title that tells you exactly how high to set your expectations.

Mary Poppins Returns is a movie that someone felt the need to make. It's full of sins.

The books are apparently pretty good. This movie? Not so much. Yes, it has sins, and we'll list them for you, but more importantly - this movie isn't good.

So glad they finally made Jasmine a #girlboss.

Interview with President Donald J. Trump. Also a discussion on the troubling new revelations in the witch hunt of General Mike Flynn, and more.

You guys thought we wouldn't sin this, but we did. And boy are we glad we did, because this is OHMYGODTERRIBLEHOLYSH*TAWFULHOWTHEF*CKDIDITGETMADE bad. It's bad. Bad bad bad. And full of sins!.

Whatever happened to VeggieTales? Well some REALLY awful stuff...you're about to hear one of the saddest stories in animation history. Back in the day, VeggieTales was one of the most popular animated franchises in the world but it all came to a sudden end. Why did it fail? What exactly ruined VeggieTales?

Seriously though...Fu*k Comcast.

Comcast has unleashed a gauntlet on The Walt Disney Company as the two companies look to go into arbitration in 2024. Disney, in its most recent earnings call, seemed to be quite positive on their ability to seal a deal on Hulu. Now, we're finding out from sources such as The Wall Street Journal that things are far different behind the scenes. Instead, Comcast is wanting $70 billion for Hulu -- and we've been reporting that Disney had a payment of around $10 billion. With the current situation that we see in terms of Disney stock price, lower quarter projections, and other drops among key segments, can the company actually come up with even half that amount in a safe way?

We're talking Barbie and its meaning for the culture war. Is woke winning?. Also on the docket we have Secret Invasion and its not-so-secret collapse in terms of viewership. But it gets worse. Was Nick Fury married to a Skrull? Does all of this mean nobody cares about Ms. Marvel? Is it possibly as bad as the losses about to hit Disney for Haunted Mansion?!?. Oh... and we've got a big scoop on Bob Iger coming your way as well.

LIVE Reaction. WALT DISNEY COMPANY - EARNINGS CALL LIVE REACTIONS / REVIEW - 3rd Quarter 2023 - Bob Iger's RECKONING - Disney News Today - Financial News - Stock Market News - BREAKING NEWS - Disney Plus Subscriber updates - Disney+ How bad will Disney's last fiscal quarter turn out to be? Better or worse than expected? What is happening inside DISNEY right now, and what sort of forward guidance will there be? Is Walt Disney World attendance on a protracted decline? How much damage has Disney done to itself in its fight with FLORIDA and Governor Ron DeSantis? The Disney box office has been awful given the number of tentpole films released so far this year. Will anything change substantially moving forward here? Will Disney sell ABC, FX, and National Geographic? How much will HULU ultimately cost when Disney buys the remaining stake from Comcast Universal Studios?

The Walt Disney Company earnings call is in the books and a closer examination of the books reveals some real problems. You might not know that from some of the mainstream press, and you definitely didn't get a good glimpse of that during the call. We'll break down the numbers and what they really mean... along with a few more stories that are sure to make you laugh. Sorry, Trekkies, this one is going to be rough. And you know why.

Ahsoka is struggling to find reasons for viewers. It's not terrible, it's not awful, but it certainly is "meh". And that means the Disney woes for the day are not likely to end any time soon. Without Disney Plus subscriptions increasing in North America, the company will have a harder time ending their spiral than some of the other entertainment companies out there.

Elon Musk confronts corporate entities attempting to stifle free speech. Donald Trump expresses gratitude towards BLM. A Florida school faces scrutiny for expelling administrators who permitted a boy to participate in girls' sports.

Join us for the final FlashCast of 2023.

Here is a movie that wants so very hard to be a good movie. It's not, but wishes it was. Instead it's just - ugh.

And now, because they're releasing yet another one of these movies, we go looking for sins in the previous one, The Purge: Anarchy. Silliness abounds.