Time Pals: Do the Oscars Worst

03/14/25 • 67 min

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This week the Time Pals are going to the movies, only thistime they’re playing their version of “Eff, Marry, Kill” with some the most questionable Best Picture winners from the 1990’s. From bloated epics to forgettable dramas, join your pals as they break down which films didn’t deserve their golden statues and, more importantly, find the films that truly needed some Oscar glory.

Would you replace American Beauty with Man on theMoon? Are you the kind of person to dropkick Driving Miss Daisy for Batman? Are you a Thin Red Line apologist or are you wrong?

Join us as we re-write Oscar history and do what our parents’generation didn’t have the guts to do: Nominate Natural Born Killers.

Got a movie you think deserved the gold? Let us know! And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and time pal responsibly.

Find all our links and episodes at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beacons.ai/timepalspodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/timepalspodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@TimePalsPodcast/videos⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

Join us at our new home on the ⁠⁠Mayday Media Network⁠⁠ (⁠https://maydaymedianetwork.com/⁠) and be sure to check out all our new Pals everywhere you get your podcasts

ShadoSpartan's newest retro deep dives can be found here:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ShadoSpartan44

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Chapters

00:00 Late Nights and Cheap Wine

02:52 Revisiting the 1990 Best Picture Nominees

06:12 Controversial Choices: What Should Have Been Nominated?

08:49 The 1991 Academy Awards: A Battle of Classics

11:45 1992: Animated vs. Live Action in Best Picture

14:58 1993: Unforgiven and Its Competition

17:56 1994: Jon Tries to Beat Schindler's List

33:49 Exploring Iconic Films: Kingdom Hearts and Tombstone

34:18 Best Picture Nominees of 1995: A Deep Dive

35:45 Pulp Fiction vs. Shawshank Redemption: A Cinematic Debate

37:38 1995: Jon Defends Clerks

39:31 1996: Babe to Slaughter

41:28 1997: Replacing The English Patient

43:20 1998: Nickell Sinks the Titanic

45:13 The Birdcage or Trainspotting?

48:24 1999: The Battle of Saving Private Ryan vs The Thin Red Line

58:10 2000 Academy Awards: American Beauty and The Green Mile

Would you replace American Beauty with Man on theMoon? Are you the kind of person to dropkick Driving Miss Daisy for Batman? Are you a Thin Red Line apologist or are you wrong?

Join us as we re-write Oscar history and do what our parents’generation didn’t have the guts to do: Nominate Natural Born Killers.

Got a movie you think deserved the gold? Let us know! And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and time pal responsibly.

Find all our links and episodes at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beacons.ai/timepalspodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/timepalspodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@TimePalsPodcast/videos⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

Join us at our new home on the ⁠⁠Mayday Media Network⁠⁠ (⁠https://maydaymedianetwork.com/⁠) and be sure to check out all our new Pals everywhere you get your podcasts

ShadoSpartan's newest retro deep dives can be found here:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ShadoSpartan44

Chapters

00:00 Late Nights and Cheap Wine

02:52 Revisiting the 1990 Best Picture Nominees

06:12 Controversial Choices: What Should Have Been Nominated?

08:49 The 1991 Academy Awards: A Battle of Classics

11:45 1992: Animated vs. Live Action in Best Picture

14:58 1993: Unforgiven and Its Competition

17:56 1994: Jon Tries to Beat Schindler's List

33:49 Exploring Iconic Films: Kingdom Hearts and Tombstone

34:18 Best Picture Nominees of 1995: A Deep Dive

35:45 Pulp Fiction vs. Shawshank Redemption: A Cinematic Debate

37:38 1995: Jon Defends Clerks

39:31 1996: Babe to Slaughter

41:28 1997: Replacing The English Patient

43:20 1998: Nickell Sinks the Titanic

45:13 The Birdcage or Trainspotting?

48:24 1999: The Battle of Saving Private Ryan vs The Thin Red Line

58:10 2000 Academy Awards: American Beauty and The Green Mile

Previous Episode

AWP or Cringe? The Time Pals Headshot Controversy in Counter-Strike (Feat. Honest Comrade)

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This week, the Time Pals very own ShadoSpartan will take a deep dive into legendary FPS, Counter-Strike, and how it shaped a generation of gamers. Join your Pals and our special guest Honest Comrade, as we reminisce about internet café LAN parties, cheating scandals, underground casinos, and why twenty-years later we continue to “Rush B”.

Find all our links and episodes at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beacons.ai/timepalspodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/timepalspodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@TimePalsPodcast/videos⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

Join us at our new home on the ⁠⁠Mayday Media Network⁠⁠ (https://maydaymedianetwork.com/) and be sure to check out all our new Pals everywhere you get your podcasts

ShadoSpartan's newest retro deep dives can be found here:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ShadoSpartan44

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Setup

11:30 Honest Comrade's Counter-Strike Journey

28:08 The Evolution of Counter-Strike and Community Engagement

31:49 Controversies and Competitive Play in Counter-Strike

38:51 The Rise of Esports and Professional Players

42:16 Innovative Strategies in Competitive Gaming

47:47 Gaming Paradise: A Cautionary Tale

51:48 The Controversial World of CSGO Gambling

01:07:29 Reflections on Gaming Memories and Community

Next Episode

Time Pals Do the Oscars Worst 2001-2005 Edition (Feat. "Hollywood Fringe Legend" Veronica Matthews)

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Time Pals begin their peer-reviewed and meticulously researched version of “Marry, Eff, Kill” for the Best Picture Winners and nominees of 2001 through 2005.

Join co-hosts Mike Underscore, ShadoSpartan, Jon Powell, and Nickell as they venture through a special two-part episode through the Academy’s most dubious decisions, fixes film history’s wrongs, and hands the gold statues to the movies that truly deserved them.

Joining the Time Pals is special guest and close friend of Nickell, “Hollywood Fringe Legend” Veronica Matthews. Matthews credits include writing, directing, and performing in multiple stage and theater shows, and her work in the transgender community has been highly praised and brings a much-needed extra voice to keep Jon Powell in line.

Find all our links and episodes at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beacons.ai/timepalspodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/timepalspodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@TimePalsPodcast/videos⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

Join us at our new home on the ⁠⁠MaydayMedia Network⁠⁠ (⁠⁠https://maydaymedianetwork.com/⁠⁠) and be sure to check out all our new Pals everywhere you get your podcasts

ShadoSpartan's newest retro deep dives can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/@ShadoSpartan44

Veronica Matthews work from StageCrafts and Theatre Unleased can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/live/scsWC1Q02II?si=jC3gAwwkyy1QkCkr
https://www.youtube.com/live/17pzC6uVr7k?si=vPSVL7k90vaUXOcZ

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Chapters

00:00 Late Nights and Cheap Wine

02:20 Introducing Veronica Matthews: A Hollywood Fringe Legend

08:20 Diving into the Oscars: 2001 Best Picture Discussion

17:47 Exploring 2002 Best Picture Nominees

25:32 The Subjectivity of Film and Oscar Nominations

32:04 The Value of Comedy in Filmmaking

35:26 Animated Films and Their Impact and 2003

37:50 Best Picture Nominees: A Year in Review

46:01 Controversial Choices in Best Picture Nominations

55:00 Debating the Best Films of 2004

01:02:43 Nickell's 2005 winner is a Southern dandy