Gen Wars Podcast
Podcast Description
Welcome to Gen Wars – the podcast where generations collide over cinema and media…and not everyone’s impressed.
Hosted by Nick, Stephen, Cam, and Katherine, this is where Gen X nostalgia gets dragged into the cold, harsh light of Millennial judgment, and occasionally survives the roast. Occasionally.
Nick and Cam (Team Gen X) are your classic movie die-hards, who grew up on VHS tapes, mall theaters, and movie soundtracks on cassette.
Stephen and Katherine (Team Millennials) are catching up on the classics and are here to ask the real questions, like: "Was this actually good?"
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast explores film critiques through a generational lens, focusing on topics such as cultural nostalgia, production quality, and emotional resonance in movies. Notable episodes dissect classics like Beetlejuice to examine its legacy and relevance, while others like Transformers: Rise of the Beasts challenge contemporary cinema and its connection to past franchises.
Welcome to Gen Wars – the podcast where generations collide over cinema and media…and not everyone’s impressed.
Hosted by Nick, Stephen, Cam, and Katherine, this is where Gen X nostalgia gets dragged into the cold, harsh light of Millennial judgment, and occasionally survives the roast. Occasionally.
Nick and Cam (Team Gen X) are your classic movie die-hards, who grew up on VHS tapes, mall theaters, and movie soundtracks on cassette.
Stephen and Katherine (Team Millennials) are catching up on the classics and are here to ask the real questions, like: “Was this actually good?”
Gen Wars | The Running Man (1987), Arnold’s dystopian game-show smackdownNick (Gen X), Stephen (Millennial), Cam (Gen X), and Katherine (Millennial) sprint into The Running Man (1987), the Arnold Schwarzenegger cult classic that mashes up ’80s action, satire of reality TV, and wall-to-wall one-liners. Directed by Paul Michael Glaser (Starsky & Hutch, Kazaam), the film co-stars Maria Conchita Alonso, Richard Dawson, Jesse Ventura, Yaphet Kotto, Jim Brown, and Professor Toru Tanaka (“Subzero”) in a neon-soaked vision of state-sanctioned spectacle. Based on Stephen King’s novel written as Richard Bachman, it follows framed ex-cop Ben Richards (Arnold) forced to survive a kill-or-be-killed TV arena against stalkers like Subzero, Buzzsaw, Dynamo, Fireball, and Captain Freedom.
On this episode, the Generations throw down:
- Nick waves the nostalgia flag high and breaks down the tight-90 pacing, matte-painting worldbuilding, and why the score is burned into his brain.
- Cam loves the cheesy ’80s charm but ranks it against Commando, Total Recall, and T2 in the Arnold pantheon.
- Katherine calls out the surprisingly logical arc for Amber and the film’s media-manipulation theme.
- Stephen (first-time watch) debates the camp vs. craft balance, hacking scenes, and the infamous one-liner barrage.
We grade it with our Gen Wars criteria, Nostalgia, Production Value, Spirit, Rewatchability, Overall Thoughts, then argue whether The Running Man predicted our binge-worthy reality-competition era.
Like, comment your favorite stalker/one-liner, and tell us where this ranks in your Arnold list!
Follow the hosts:
Nick – Firehazard508 Creations
www.youtube.com/@UCvpfk8dQzsRjOKN2aviez9g
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Stephen – FNKYGames
www.youtube.com/@fnkygames
https://linktr.ee/FNKY
Cam – Never Touching Grass
www.youtube.com/@UCTLwiteAhahVQzM0P8ZDwpQ
twitch.tv/nevertouchingrass
Katherine – Spectacle Views
www.youtube.com/@UCWnjnjmNFwXiKxQxlq7tfww
Keywords: The Running Man review, Arnold Schwarzenegger podcast, 1987 action movie, ’80s sci-fi, dystopian satire, Stephen King Richard Bachman, Subzero Buzzsaw Dynamo Fireball Captain Freedom, Richard Dawson Family Feud, Jesse Ventura, Yaphet Kotto, Maria Conchita Alonso, Gen X vs Millennial movie debate, cult classic, one-liners, reality TV prophecy.
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