Serious Series of Utmost Importance: The Series

In "Serious Series of Utmost Importance: The Series," hosts Tom, Chris, and Neil discuss a new series every episode. Books, art, discographies, games, television, movies - it's all fair game, as long as you can group it into a series. We recommend picking an episode for a series you enjoy and giving it a listen!

MUSIC | The Best Albums of the 1960s: 1965-1969

Tom and Neil continue going through the best albums from the 1960s1! This episode: 1965 - 1969. Except for one Johnny Cash album from 1968. Neil put that in the last episode for some reason. If you're a big 1968 fan, go check that episode out first

06-25
01:29:07

TV | Dragonball and Dragonball Z

Chris and Tom dive into the seminal childhood shows Dragonball and Dragonball Z!

06-18
01:07:26

MUSIC | The Best Albums of the 1960s: 1960-1964

Tom and Neil continue counting down the best albums of every decade. This time - the 1960s!

06-11
01:29:54

BOOKS | Mistborn Era 2 (The Alloy of Law, Shadows of Self, The Bands of Mourning, Mistborn: Secret History, The Lost Metal) by Brandon Sanderson

We thought it was high time we talked about a Brandon Sanderson book series on this podcast, so we finally present our take on Mistborn Era 2

06-04
01:20:59

BOOKS | Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson (Book 5 of the Stormlight Archive)

Tom and Neil discuss Book 5 of BrandoSando's Stormlight Archive, "Wind and Truth." Was it good? Yeah. Was it great? Probably. Will this episode increase your appreciation of it? Legally, on the record, we have to say no. But off the record - also no

05-21
01:10:12

EVERYTHING | The Bests (and some Worsts) of 2024

Tom, Chris, and Neil go through their 10 Bests and a few Worsts of 2024. Games, movies, books, TV shows, rap battles, delivery services, and more.

01-17
01:41:42

BOOKS | Brandon Sanderson's Secret Projects 1-4 (Tress of the Emerald Sea, The Frugal Wizard's Guide to Medieval England, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter, and The Sunlit Man)

Tom and Neil go through the Brandon Sanderson kickstarter novels and a little bit of the wider Cosmere in preparation for Book 5 of Stormlight .

12-06
01:18:11

MUSIC | The Best Albums of the 1970s (Part Two)

Tom Serious and Neil Ofutmostimportancetheseries continue journeying through the best discographies of the 1970s, with a pitstop in the 1990s. Well, 1999. Well, May 1999 to talk about Will Smith's "Wild Wild West." It's the only time we will on this podcast, probably.

07-24
01:18:58

MUSIC | The Best of the 1970s (Part One)

Tom Serious and Neil Ofutmostimportancetheseries discuss the best albums of the 1970s. How many made the cut? More than you'll hear in this episode, because this is part one.

07-17
50:54

MOVIES/TV | The Monsterverse (Godzilla, Kong: Skull Island, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Godzilla vs. Kong, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Skull Island, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters)

A deep dive on the second longest running cinematic universe. Can you believe this outlasted the DCEU and Dark Universe? We can because it's amazing.

04-30
01:13:32

MUSIC: The Best Albums of the 1980s

Tom Serious and Neil Ofutmostimportancetheseries, sans Chris Series, continue the trip down the best albums of each decade. Up now: The 1980s, the absolute worst decade for music since the dawn of the invention of the technology to record albums.

11-29
01:55:23

MUSIC: The Best Country Music Artists of All Time (Live)

Tom, Chris and Neil - none of whom listen to or particularly enjoy most country music but Chris saw Hannah Montana in a Best Buy once - have some bourbon in Nashville and rank the top country music artists of all time, recorded live in person for the first time! Are most of the entries Nelly? Listen and find out.

11-15
38:01

MOVIES: Requiem for the DCEU

Chris and Neil go through all the films and the one TV show of the DCEU (Man of Steel through The Flash) and talk about the highs, the many lows, and what, if anything, can we remember from the last 10+ years of DC movies. If you retweet or rethread this at James Gunn, there's a 50% chance he has nothing better to do than listen to it.

07-12
01:37:35

MUSIC: Talking Heads

When Neil's away, Tom and Tom 2 (Jake) play a lot of Talking Heads. Join us for a journey through David Byrne’s most well known project and the albums of one of the most influential new wave bands.

06-14
01:37:10

MUSIC: The Best Albums of the 1990s

We continue our reverse chronological journey through the best albums of every decade. This time, it's the 1990s. Sit back, enjoy your [insert 90s reference], and listen!

06-07
02:25:37

VIDEO GAMES: Pokemon Sword/Shield, Legends: Arceus, and Scarlet/Violet

Franklin, Chris, Tom, and Neil discuss the main Switch Pokemon games (Sword & Shield, Legends: Arceus, and Scarlet & Violet). This naturally leads into a discussion of Fast X.

05-31
01:35:04

EVERYTHING: The Top Everything of 2022

Chris, Tom and Neil look back through the year in movies, music, books, television, sports, technology, and economic bills that really are more about climate policies but are kind of weirdly named.

01-05
01:38:37

MUSIC: The Best Albums of the 2000s

Tom and Neil continue their journey through musical history with the best albums of 2000-2009. Was it the best decade for music? No. Was it the best decade for the vibes? Also no. But listening to our top 10 picks each? That's a good time.

11-23
01:56:06

MUSIC: The Best Albums of the 2010s (Part 2)

We run through the second half of the list of the best albums of the 2010s. Does U2's songs of innocence make the cut? Listen to find out! But no it doesn't it was terrible.

11-09
01:26:31

MUSIC: The Best Albums of the 2010s (Part 1)

Best albums of all time, one decade at a time. Next stop, 2010s. Stop after this? Also 2010s. Because it was such a great decade we split it in two.

10-25
01:03:23

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