This week not only do we celebrate 100 episodes of Verbal Brew goodness, but we also go back and revisit the year that was 2010. We take a look at the year in films, TV and video games along with any thing else that struck our fancy this year. And we also take some time to remember some of the worst which we looked at that inspire many of the profanity laced rants that you’ve all come to know and love. Happy New Year and see you in 2011!

Best and Worst of 2010 - Episode # 100 [ 1:07:17 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Best and Worst of Movies 2010 (01:41 -23:48)

We discuss a number of the year’s films including Inception, Machete, Harry Brown and Scott Pilgrim vs the World.  We also look less fondly on the some of the worst of the year including Centurion, Alice in Wonderland, Skyline and I’m Still Here.

Best and Worst of TV 2010 (24:02 -36:45)

We also look at some highs and lows of the past year in television including Archer, Breaking Bad, Sons of Anarchy, V, Dexter, Sherlock and Fringe.

Best and Worst of Video Games 2010 (37:16 -58:06)

We’ve got a pile of different games that we look back on in our best of segment including Just Cause 2, Halo Reach, Miner Dig Deep and some mixed opinions concerning Red Dead Redemption.

Podcast Episode # 70 - Rub and Tugs and Cougars [ 1:14:34 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This week on the podcast, we look at the Fringe season 2 finale and reflect on the show’s second season in general. And on the topic of TV, we also reflect on the recent Lost series finale. We also take a look at two new games on the Xbox 360, Alan Wake from Remedy and RockStar Games’ Red Dead Redemption.

Fringe Season 2 finale (01:50 – 13:17)

Lost series finale (13:18 – 23:08)

Alan Wake (23:21 – 32:12)

Red Dead Redemption (36:32 – 1:12:19)

Leave us your thoughts in the comments or drop us an email.

In preparation for the final season of Lost, I went back and gave a second (or third or fourth) viewing to the previous 5 seasons. And with the season 6 premiere just a few hours away, I have a number of items that I’m curious to see the show address over the final episodes. So I’ve made my own list (a common show theme) of a few of the mysteries that I would like to see concluded properly.

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Ep 49 - The Best (and Worst) of 2009 [ 1:09:57 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

So here’s our final episode for 2009. In this episode we take a look back at the past year and discuss our favorite video games, movies, TV shows and other things that came across our path. We also save a special section to reflect on those other offerings that made us made us a little crazy; the worst of the past year. We also glance  ahead to some things we’re looking forward to in 2010.

• Games of 2009 (01:27 – 34:32)
• Movies of 2009 (34:54 – 51:01)
• Comics, TV and plus a look ahead to 2010 (51:10 – 65:30)

Let us know what you liked or disliked in 2009 by leaving a comment or dropping us an email.