Pop Goes Your World: Gen-X vs. Millennial Pop Culture

Best of Pop Goes Your World 36: Fun With Caveman Based on the positive feedback we have received in regard to the “Fun With Caveman” segment of the podcast, we have put together a “Best of” episode containing only the final segment of the show. If you enjoy Millennial trivia, Generation-X trivia, movie facts, music quizzes, game shows or you just enjoy having fun with Millennial and Gen-X pop culture, you’ll enjoy taking a trip back with Chris and Derek as they have fun with all of these things.  Included in this compilation: EPISODE 152: Music Videos (Chris quizzes Derek about famous actors that have appeared in music videos over the years.) EPISODE 153: “Fletch” (1985): Movie Review (Derek quizzes Chris about Chevy Chase’s Canadian co-stars.) EPISODE 154: “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” (2001): Movie Review (Chris quizzes Derek about famous movie trilogies.) EPISODE 155: Van Halen Songs (Chris quizzes Derek about trivia about the band.) You can contact Chris & Derek: Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com derek@popgoesyourworld.com Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley.

Best of Pop Goes Your World 35: Fun With Caveman Based on the positive feedback we have received in regard to the “Fun With Caveman” segment of the podcast, we have put together a “Best of” episode containing only the final segment of the show. If you enjoy Millennial trivia, Generation-X trivia, movie facts, music quizzes, game shows or you just enjoy having fun with Millennial and Gen-X pop culture, you’ll enjoy taking a trip back with Chris and Derek as they have fun with all of these things.  Included in this compilation: EPISODE 148: “Edge of Tomorrow ” (2014): Movie Review (Derek takes a seat in the Winners Circle of the “$100,000 Pyramid” to see if he can name 6 science fiction movies with weird premises.) EPISODE 149: Foreign Films (Chris quizzes Derek about foreign films that have been nominated for Academy Awards.) EPISODE 150: “The Mighty Ducks” (1992): Movie Review (Derek quizzes both Robbie and Chris about movies featuring baseball teams.) EPISODE 151: “Star Trek” (2009): Movie Review (Chris asks Derek about Star Trek trivia.) You can contact Chris & Derek: Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com derek@popgoesyourworld.com Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley.

Episode 352: Oscar Nomination Snubs Chris and Derek talk about actors, actresses, writers, directors and film that were not nominated for Oscars, but should have been. They each run down their personal top 5 list of Oscar nomination snubs.  For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris gives Derek the year and the 5 Oscar nominees (in various categories) and Derek has to guess the winner.  You can contact Chris & Derek here: Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com derek@popgoesyourworld.com Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley. “Top of the Pops” theme – “Warm Up” by Alain Galarneau provided by Music Alley.

Episode 351: “Young Frankenstein” (1974): Movie Review Chris and Derek go back to 1974 to watch and review the Mel Brooks classic, “Young Frankenstein”. The guys discuss themes, cast, box office, behind-the-scenes trivia and more. For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek takes a seat in the ‘Winner’s Circle’ of “The $100,000 Pyramid” where he must guess categories of pop culture.  You can contact Chris & Derek here: Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com derek@popgoesyourworld.com Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley. “Top of the Pops” theme – “Warm Up” by Alain Galarneau provided by Music Alley.

Episode 350: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” (1975): Movie Review Chris and Derek go back to 1975 to watch and review the Tim Curry musical, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”. The guys discuss themes, cast, box office, the theatre production and more. For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek quizzes Chris about memorable dances in movies. You can contact Chris & Derek here: Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com derek@popgoesyourworld.com Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley. “Top of the Pops” theme – “Warm Up” by Alain Galarneau provided by Music Alley.

Episode 349: TV Couples Chris and Derek discuss TV couples over the years. The guys discuss chemistry between actors, couples that seem ‘real’ and more. Then, Chris and Derek each run down their personal top 5 favourite TV couples of all time.  For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris asks Derek trivia questions about well-known TV couples.  You can contact Chris & Derek here: Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com derek@popgoesyourworld.com Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley. “Top of the Pops” theme – “Warm Up” by Alain Galarneau provided by Music Alley.

Episode 348: “The Terminator” (1984): Movie Review Chris and Derek go back to 1984 to review the James Cameron science-fiction film, “The Terminator” starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton. The guys discuss the director, the cast, box office, scenes, themes, special effects and more. For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris asks Derek trivia questions about dystopian future films.  You can contact Chris & Derek here: Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com derek@popgoesyourworld.com Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley. “Top of the Pops” theme – “Warm Up” by Alain Galarneau provided by Music Alley.

Episode 347: “Top Secret!” (1984): Movie Review Chris and Derek go back to 1984 to review the Zucker/Abrams/Zucker comedy, “Top Secret!” starring Val Kilmer and Lucy Gutteridge. The guys discuss the directors, the cast, box office, sight gags, dialogue-based jokes and more.  For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek gives Chris movie titles and he has to pick which one stars Val Kilmer.  You can contact Chris & Derek here: Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com derek@popgoesyourworld.com Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley. “Top of the Pops” theme – “Warm Up” by Alain Galarneau provided by Music Alley.

Episode 346: Family-Friendly Movies from Our Childhood Chris and Derek go back to their childhood to talk about family-friendly movies. They talk about whether or not you should show these movies to your kids. Derek mentions some particularly obscure movies. The guys also discuss more recent family movies and how they compare to older films.  For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris quizzes Derek with trivia questions about family-friendly movies. You can contact Chris & Derek here: Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com derek@popgoesyourworld.com Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley. “Top of the Pops” theme – “Warm Up” by Alain Galarneau provided by Music Alley.

Episode 345: “Superbad” (2007): Movie Review Chris and Derek go back to 2007 to watch and review the R-rated comedy, “Superbad”. The guys discuss the box office, the cast, themes, scenes and more about the film.  For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris quizzes Derek with trivia questions about R-rated comedy movies.  You can contact Chris & Derek here: Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com derek@popgoesyourworld.com Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley. “Top of the Pops” theme – “Warm Up” by Alain Galarneau provided by Music Alley.

Episode 344: “Platoon” (1986): Movie Review Chris and Derek go back to 1986 to watch and review Oliver Stone’s Vietnam War movie, “Platoon”. The guys discuss the box office, the cast, themes and more about the film. Chris has a lot of questions about the thematic elements of the film.  For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek has Chris try to name movie titles that have both one word and two “o”‘s in the title. You can contact Chris & Derek here: Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com derek@popgoesyourworld.com Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley. “Top of the Pops” theme – “Warm Up” by Alain Galarneau provided by Music Alley.

Episode 343: 1984: The Year in Music Chris and Derek tried to think of the best year ever for music and they both landed on 1984. The guys discuss the top songs, the charts, movie songs, Best Song Oscar nominees, music videos and more… all from the year 1984. It’s a major trip back in time.  For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris gives Derek several single lines of song lyrics. Derek must guess the songs (all songs are from 1984).  You can contact Chris & Derek here: Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com derek@popgoesyourworld.com Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley. “Top of the Pops” theme – “Warm Up” by Alain Galarneau provided by Music Alley.

Episode 342: 2025: The Year in Pop Culture For the first episode of their 11th season, Chris and Derek take a look back at the year 2025 in pop culture. They discuss the movies, TV shows, music and celebrities we lost last year.  For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris puts Derek through his paces with some trivia questions focusing on pop culture from the year 2025.  You can contact Chris & Derek here: Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com derek@popgoesyourworld.com Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley. “Top of the Pops” theme – “Warm Up” by Alain Galarneau provided by Music Alley.

Episode 341: “A Few Good Men” (1992): Movie Review With the recent tragic passing of Rob Reiner, Derek wanted to go back and review one of his films. Since they’ve already reviewed a few of Reiner’s films (“This is Spinal Tap”, “Stand By Me”, “The Princess Bride”), Chris and Derek decided to go with 1992’s courtroom drama, “A Few Good Men”. The guys discuss the cast, the box office, scenes, quotes, behind-the-scenes trivia and more.  For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek has Chris try to guess how many Oscar nominations (and wins) that a variety of actor/directors have had.  You can contact Chris & Derek here: Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com derek@popgoesyourworld.com Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley. “Top of the Pops” theme – “Warm Up” by Alain Galarneau provided by Music Alley.

Episode 340: “Legally Blonde” (2001): Movie Review Derek wanted to go back and re-watch one of his favorite comedies of the early 2000’s, “Legally Blonde” starring Reese Witherspoon from 2001. Chris had never seen this movie. The guys discuss the cast, the box office, scenes, quotes, behind-the-scenes trivia and more.  For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris asks Derek trivia questions about movies and TV shows where characters go back to school. You can contact Chris & Derek here: Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com derek@popgoesyourworld.com Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley. “Top of the Pops” theme – “Warm Up” by Alain Galarneau provided by Music Alley.

Episode 339: “Back to School” (1986): Movie Review Derek wanted to go back and re-watch one of his favorite comedies of the 1980’s, “Back to School” starring Rodney Dangerfield from 1986. Chris had never seen this movie. The guys discuss the cast, the box office, scenes, quotes, behind-the-scenes trivia and more.  For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris asks Derek trivia questions about stand-up comics who went on to star in movies. You can contact Chris & Derek here: Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com derek@popgoesyourworld.com Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley. “Top of the Pops” theme – “Warm Up” by Alain Galarneau provided by Music Alley.

Episode 338: “Creepshow” (1982): Movie Review With Halloween happening recently, the guys thought it would be worthwhile reviewing a ‘horror’ movie. Since Derek doesn’t like horror movies but he does like comic books, Chris thought it might be a good idea to watch and review “Creepshow”, especially since it was a collaboration between director George A. Romero and author Stephen King. The guys discuss the cast, the box office, scenes, quotes, behind-the-scenes trivia and more.  For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek has Chris try to name movies starring actors who starred in the TV show “Cheers”.   You can contact Chris & Derek here: Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com derek@popgoesyourworld.com Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley. “Top of the Pops” theme – “Warm Up” by Alain Galarneau provided by Music Alley.

Episode 337: Vampires in Pop Culture The idea of vampires have been a part of pop culture for a long time. This week, Chris and Derek take a look at the history of vampires in movies, TV shows, songs and more. The guys discuss different genres of film and the themes that are often associated with vampires in pop culture.  For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris debuts a new game and has Derek play “The Dating Game” where Derek must guess the various movie villains based on their ‘dating profiles’.   You can contact Chris & Derek here: Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com derek@popgoesyourworld.com Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley. “Top of the Pops” theme – “Warm Up” by Alain Galarneau provided by Music Alley.

Best of Pop Goes Your World 34: Fun With Caveman Based on the positive feedback we have received in regard to the “Fun With Caveman” segment of the podcast, we have put together a “Best of” episode containing only the final segment of the show. If you enjoy Millennial trivia, Generation-X trivia, movie facts, music quizzes, game shows or you just enjoy having fun with Millennial and Gen-X pop culture, you’ll enjoy taking a trip back with Chris and Derek as they have fun with all of these things.  Included in this compilation: EPISODE 144: “Smokey and the Bandit” (1977): Movie Review (Chris takes a seat in the ‘Winners Circle’ of the “$100,000 Pyramid” as Derek feeds him clues about Sally Field and Burt Reynolds movie titles.) EPISODE 145: “Pleasantville” (1998): Movie Review (Chris quizzes Derek on movies that contain scenes with both color and B&W.) EPISODE 146: Prince Songs (Chris quizzes Yancy on famous drummers.) EPISODE 147: “Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins” (1985): Movie Review (Derek asks Chris trivia about movies that contain extensive make-up to transform the lead actors.) You can contact Chris & Derek: Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com derek@popgoesyourworld.com Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley.

Episode 336: “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969): Movie Review With the recent passing of Hollywood legend, Robert Redford, Chris thought it would be a good idea to go back to 1969 to watch and review the movie “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”.  The guys discuss the cast, the box office, scenes, quotes, behind-the-scenes trivia and more.  For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek has Chris play a game of ‘Pick the Flick’ where Chris must guess the movies with 2 names in the title.  You can contact Chris & Derek here: Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com derek@popgoesyourworld.com Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley. “Top of the Pops” theme – “Warm Up” by Alain Galarneau provided by Music Alley.