Is it a bicycle?

Episode 1 - 12/08/2011

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 08:00:00 GMT

This week we have an all cast "in the room" podcast! Its a pretty good podcast too, in which we suffer a crisis of confidence... then wish we'd met a beautiful woman to talk us into being good podcasters again. Also, revelations a plenty, Mike's fleas, Steve's hatred of High rising terminal and Mark reveals George Clooney just isn't his type. All this plus reviews of Ides of March, Real Steel, This is Jinsey, Grey's Anatomy season overview + a catch up with Terra Nova (we just can't leave it alone).

Episode 2 - 19/08/2011

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Back for a bumper edition this week; we finally review Captain America, talk some more about Falling Skies, Bridesmaids, a double helping of "Did You Know? with Mike", we preview Ringers, all in all - more TV and Film podcasting than you could shake a stick at!

Episode 3 - 26/08/2011

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Chock full of movie discussions this week; Senna gets the once over, we review "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", Mark admits to having feelings, Mike admits to a contempt for local Civil Engineers decision making and Steve toughs out a podcast despit missing a few teeth courtesy of the dentist. All in all a Shakespearian tragedy of effort in this weeks podcast!

Episode 4 - 02/09/2011

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Steve has some documentary recommendations this week, Mike purports some B movies as acceptable viewing fodder, we discuss the upcoming Walking Dead premiere, a fairly detailed review of True Grit, dated as it might be and a mess load more TV and Film!

Episode 5 - 09/09/2011

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Hanna, Breaking Bad and European horror films, this podcast is their story! We discuss how Christopher Columbus is responsible for Irish National Debt and our new website on www.IsItABicycle.com. That sentence is confusing - the website has nothing to do with the Irish Debt, or does it.....only one way to find out, listen to this podcast!

Episode 6 - 16/09/2011

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 08:00:00 GMT

We are Haunted, Hunted and Killed in this weeks episode, covering a seemingly inordinate amount of Scandinavian TV and movies. We preview Dexter Season 6 and if you have a need to hide from the authorities in Ireland, you should listen to this podcast!

Episode 7 - 30/09/2011

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:33:00 GMT

After a week away from the podcast booth, our intrepid heroes have watched a lot of film, and they want to talk about it, damnit! Our reviews of the Guard, Colombiana and Attack the Block finally get some air time and we perform cost benefit analysis of additional copies of Sarah Michelle Gellar. A shocking twist in "Did you know? with Mike" shakes the podcast to it's core in this seriously packed episode!

Episode 8 - 07/10/2011

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 07:45:00 GMT

Its silly season on our TVs as Season Premiere after Premiere hit one after another. Mike, Mark and Steve struggle to keep up with all the TV that needs to be watched, though this bleeds into other areas of their lives as Mike's "Did you know?" woes continue this week. We provide the greatest synopsis of Fringe ever, and Mark explains why people should like it. A review of Drive and a bunch more TV in jam packed episode!

Episode 9 - 14/10/2011

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:50:00 GMT

A lot of TV talk this week covering such disparate topics as Secret Circle al the way to the gritty testosterone and sweat fuelled reality tv show - The Ultimate Fighter. Mike has a startling return to form and sows the seeds for a new podcast "Is it an Oireachtas". Our Blu-Ray review of Thor leads to some Avengers talk and we delve deeply into the dark reaches of the French prison system with "A Prophet". Also our first listener email event kicks off - don't miss it!

Episode 10 - 21/10/2011

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 06:16:00 GMT

We check in with quite a bit of TV this week - Homelands, Dexter (Mark has a prediction), Castle (Only because of the superheroes), Terra Nova (yep, still watching it!) and the new show American Horror Story all get the run down. Movie talk this week centers on Red State and why ike should have written it, maybe he will be quicker off the mark next time! A full to bursting episode also packing in the first listener poll where we reveal which TV show earned the accolade best Premier of the Fall 2011 season!

Episode 11 - 28/10/2011

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 08:49:00 GMT

This week we discuss, Crazy Stupid Love (aka Stupid Love Crazy), Mark continues to take one for the team in the form of Terra Nova, hear Steve in shock fantasy TV reveal, Mike unleashes the player within and discusses why the FBI need to waterboard Jessica Fletcher.

Episode 12 - 04/11/2011

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:23:00 GMT

Episode 13 - 11/11/2011

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:11:00 GMT

Music gets the once over in this episode, though fear not; its TV and Movie related (mostly), Mark's news segments leads to our evaluaton of qualities a rock star should really have, more "Did you Know with Mike" to facilitate our weekly knowledge expansion and Steve is on the cutting edge as always in "What came across my desk". Late as it may be in the TV season we manage to rustle up some new TV shows to discuss - Hell on Wheels and Once Upon a Time. We revisit some old TV favourites as well checking in on Grimm amongst others. Movie review is 5 days of War and to be perfectly honest - we are spoiling you with another bumper edition!

Episode 14 - 18/11/2011

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:11:00 GMT

This week we had lots of time for In Time , a little more time for Bad Teacher and found even more time to discuss Snow White and the Huntsman , Mike has time to be shocked by Boardwalk Empire, Steve is appalled by his interpretation and we define who Mark s real mates are. Time.

Episode 15 - 25/11/2011

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:55:00 GMT

More movies than can be stick-shaked this week, Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 1- everyone is talking about it (though nobody mentioned it to Steve) and this week so are we. Moneyball gets the Bicycle treatment as does Knuckle. We have all the usual TV discussion and a repeating joke that Mark is trying to ban, a good joke, that maybe has a crisis of confidence....

Episode 16 - 02/12/2011

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:45:00 GMT

A slight lull in TV releases due to Thanksgiving has made for an off-beat podcast this week; on the movie front we discuss Immortals, Battle of Los Angeles (no not THAT one, the other one), in the land of telley we have Braquo, Persons Unknown, The Ultimate Fighter and then we diverge from our usual fare to give some quick reviews of the big Game titles dropping daily in November! Skyrim, Assassin's Creed Revelations and Arkham City to name a few.

Episode 17 - 09/12/2011

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 08:51:00 GMT

No messing about this week - get in, tell all and get out with only a modicum of cuddling! In record time we review "The Thing", The Ultimate Fighter Finale, Boardwalk Empire and Pretty Little Liars. Did you spot the odd one out? That's right the TV Show for teenaged girls, what can we say - the weather is getting colder and sometimes you want to put on TV that you can watch on mute and still enjoy! While we are at it - a preview of the new Luc Besson property starring Guy Pearce "Lockout"

Episode 19 - 23/12/2011

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Episode 18 is consigned to a cyber grave, as no amount of adio editing tomfoolery could save what was one of our better podcasts - we even had our first guest podcaster in the guise of Don Naro! Fear not brave listeners, we rebound from this tragedy with gusto to bring a Christmas SPecial of epic proportions! We review every Christmas movie we can think of this week, and come back with an "Is It A Bicycle" Favorite Christmas film of 2011 not released in 2011! We return after a week's break in January, so from everyone at IIAB - Happy Christmas and have a great New Year!

Season 2 - Episode 1 13/01/2012

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:22:00 GMT

The year has rolled around and we burst into 2012 with a Movies only discussion to start the year. What do Sherlock Homes, Ethan Hunt and the Rock have in common? They are all discussed in this episode of course; not only do we discuss the Sherlock Holmes film, but we delve deeply into the character himself; if that sounds boring, its not, we do it in a funny way, I promise.....no seriously, it is..... Did you know with Mike, Stuff with Steve and all the usual high jinks that made our inaugural year such a success, welcome to season 2 people!

Season 2 - Episode 2 20/01/2012

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:26:00 GMT

This week we reveal what it is that Mike has to bring all the boys to the yard, why Greenpeace has the day off, the merits of Limitless and the limited merits of Zombie Diaries 2. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy gets a look in as does Unforgettable (Mike, relax!) and Braquo. We also reckon Bradley Cooper is a chip off the Ralph Fiennes block or not? All this and more!

Season 2 - Episode 3 27/01/2012

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:41:00 GMT

Find out why : Mike thinks its a shame Jeramy Irons isn t poor, Mark tells Moses to get back in his basket, Steve gives a minus mark. Also, why we love Archer but can t recommend it to people and why the Killing is Absolutely Fabulous . Also we discuss Margin Call, The Darkest Hour, a shed load of TV plus Mark gives us the full story behind his trials with attempting broadband acquisition. Don t miss it!!!

Season 2 - Episode 4 03/02/2012

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:08:00 GMT

Quite a bit of Movie talk on this TV and Film Bicycle this week; Mike decided to retain his Kate Beckinsale Addicts Anonymous "3 year" badge by abstaining from our review of Underworld 3, though when Steve and Mike review The Change Up, I think you might all be as surprised as I was! In a somewhat awkward room filled with elephant discussion we debate the merits of the Season 3 pilot of Spartacus. More Movie News, things you didn't know and a podcast full of mystery, suspense and Ice Breaking.

Season 2 - Episode 5 10/02/2012

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:25:00 GMT

Special episode this week, its the best of the best of Season 1!!! Includes some of our most popular reviews such as American Horror Story, Colombiana, Castle in a nutshell and significant revelations like The Thor incident , classic Did you know s with Mike, why Mark prefers hairy bikers to Buff men and why George Clooney isn t his type, Tom Cruise he is an actor, he is a pretty good actor , the brother and sister faux pas and why the Icelandics are greedy.

Season 2 - Episode 6 17/02/2012

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:25:00 GMT

After a week s break the Bicycle Gang (not to be confused with a Biker Gang who do more but podcast less) are so full of TV and Film talk that there isn t enough tape in the recording studio! Special guest Siofra helps us undertsand Glee and we compare it with new show Smash. Movies abound with The Descendant, Friends with Benefits and others winding up with what we thought of the decision between Diaz and Condit in UFC 142.

Season 2 - Episode 7 24/02/2012

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:12:00 GMT

We discuss more reality tv than three grown men were ever meant or wanted to review! From classics such as Survivor and The Jersey Shore to outliers like Bikini Barbershop and Three Hungry Men. We even throw in a scripted show about a reality show inspired by an actual reality show. Steve's Segment ignites a spirited debate on the market direction of Android and we break down how much Simon Cowel and the Idols stand to make. All in all a PACKED episode! Listen to it now....... ........you are listening to it right?........It would be pretty awkward if you weren't....I mean we work really hard on this stuff.......I don't care who is calling you, hang up and start the podcast playing......waitnodon't!You have done it now, you answered, now you will have to talk for five minutes before you get to hear our podcasty goodness, shame on you.

Season 2 - Episode 8 02/03/2012

Fri, 2 Mar 2012 08:38:00 GMT

After a brief discussion about companies that do not sponsor us, we delve deeply into the events of UFC 144, Mike plays his weight-hate card in an uncomfortable look at how many darts a player should bring to a UFC match. Dragging us back to TV and Film we discuss Lady in Black, Luck, Death Valley and talk again about Voice of Ireland as a metaphor for all Irish TV! Stuff with Steve continues the debate on the merits of Android over Apple, more TV news and things you didn't know round out the finest example of how grown men can talk on any provided topic and occasionally make sense!

Season 2 - Episode 9 09/03/2012

Fri, 9 Mar 2012 10:38:00 GMT

We review less TV and Film this week, but have a surprising amount to say about it all! Up for discussion this week - Is Denzel a bad guy in Safe House? Is Jack Bauer believeable as a down on his luck dad in Touch, we discuss some surprising blurring of the lines around marital infidelity in Awake, the Breakout Kings are the latest to suffer the overspill from Mike's botomless well of scorn. All your favourite segments are here including "Did You Know?" "Stuff with Steve" and TV and Movie News, which includes a heart breaking revelation.

Season 2 - Episode 10 16/03/2012

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 108:42:00 GMT

It is the eve of the Irish remembrance of our salvation from the Snakes by St. Patrick and we need to vest ourselves of our TV and Movie concerns so we can enter the hedonistic state the long weekend requires! So much like a mother bird feeding her young we heave a large helping of reviews and previews on you, our eagerly waiting public! Under the microscope today are Miss Bala, Project X, Suits, The Ultimate Fighter and Todd and the Book of Evil. In our telescope (see what I did there?) are Battleship, Iron Sky, Doomsday Book and The Hunger Games (being hungry never looked so good).

Season 2 - Episode 11 23/03/2012

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 08:24:00 GMT

This week we discuss why 5.75 out of 10 is plenty to give certain productions, why exorcisms aren't on youtube, why Kate Winslet gets licked, why Mark thinks Mike is a cont and Steve is a legend, all this and more in this week's Stephen Mangan season.

Season 2 - Episode 12 30/03/2012

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:09:00 GMT

How many good looking marines in the US army? (Act of Valour) Who looks younger Eddie Murphy or Matthew Broderick? (Tower Heist) Where did Amanda Seyfried's sister go? (Gone) Are the Skies still Falling? (Falling Skies Season 2 Preview) In this episode we answer all of these questions and some you didn't even know you had!

Season 2 - Episode 13 06/04/2012

Fri, 06 April 2012 08:17:00 GMT

We review The Hunter, The Hunger Games (everyone else is talking about it, we may as well too!), Angry Boys and Game of Thrones. SOmewhere along the line, Mike lets it slip that he is intrigued by the Tasmanian Tiger's balls, are you? Even if you have no interest in Tasmanian Tigers, this episode is filled with TV and Film news, reviews and interviews (as in we talk to each other, nobody famous like)!

Season 2 - Episode 14 16/04/2012

Fri, 16 April 2012 08:59:00 GMT

Fitting with the theme of our film review of "Wrath of the Titans" this week - we felt some godly displeasure of our own in the form of technical issues galore, hence the delay in getting this episode out. Please kindly accept our apologies and try and take some solace from the episode itself! In addition to Titans we review The Killing Season 2 Premiere, then to raise our spirits after that darkest of dark dramas we go on a comedy marathon with 21 Jump Street, I Just Want my pants back, Best Friends Forever and Up All Night! News, Previously Unknown Facts, Interesting Stuff and previews galore round out another bumper episode of Is It A Bicycle - better late than never!

Season 2 - Episode 15 20/04/2012

Fri, 20 April 2012 08:59:00 GMT

This episode is a social experiment in how our expectations affect our enjoyment and never has TV and Film been so divisive amongst three friends! The Bicy-casters find it hard to agree this week on TV reviews of House of Lies, Work It and Merlin. Only one film under the microscope this week "Man on a Ledge". Mike takes a sneaky approach in ensuring we don't know his Did you know? All of this and more on everyone's favourite TV and Film Bicycle!

Season 2 - Episode 16 27/04/2012

Fri, 27 April 2012 07:50:00 GMT

As the rest of the world gears up for the olympics, here on Is It A Bicycle we have our own TV and Film pentathlon under way! We level our épée at Box Office smash Battleship before show-jumping over to the critically acclaimed Headhunters (but will we acclaim it?).We share a freestyle swim lane with sit com Louie, pot-shot at Beavis and Butthead and then run the 3km to visit the Community! All the usual sections, hi-jinks and tomfoolery for our second sweet sixteen!

Season 2 - Episode 17 4/05/2012

Fri, 04 May 2012 07:50:00 GMT

May the Fourth be with you all! The wait is finally over! We discuss the Avengers in great detail, we must apologise to all our listeners in the US and Canada; its hard not to be smug when the UK and Ireland gets such a big blockbuster before you guys do, its usually the other way around! In other film reviews - Mike finally gets his teeth sunk into Cabin in the Woods. Over on the smaller, but no less beautiful screen we weigh the merits of Happy Endings, Don't trust the bitch in apartment 23 and Appropriate Adult the Fred and Rosemary west mini series that is making such waves at the BAFTAs. Full of TV and Moview news and reviews we are, so don't touch that dial (because dials have no input in helping you hear our podcast!) get downloading and we will see you in the studio (figuratively of course, don't turn up in our studio - it would just get weird!)

Season 2 - Episode 18 11/05/2012

Fri, 11 May 2012 08:33:00 GMT

Working the podcasting game ain't easy Bicyclers, but we have another episode the likes of which hasn't been seen since...well..last week! We review a documentary for a change of pace in the form of the BBC's Frozen Planet, movie reviews feature the star studded Haywire and Irish film Sensation. On the box is Mad Dogs and we circle back to Breaking Bad a year after we review the pilot episode to see how our hero Walter White has changed. News, previously unknown facts and more Stuff with Steve round out this episode and also - John Travolta!

Season 2 - Episode 19 18/05/2012

Fri, 18 May 2012 07:44:00 GMT

So its Summer time here in Ireland, but you wouldn't know that without looking at a calendar; We are getting rain, hail and all kinds of precipitational pestillence; so to pull us out of the doldrums we decided to review a movie about someone else enjoying their Summer! Mel Gibson's latest movie "My Summer Vacation" seemed to fit the bill, but it didn't. Unabashed we thought - its because Mel is american, we need someone Irish to empathise with; so we reviewed Shame starring Michael Fassbender, not an empathy generating film though, not at all! Only one thing three red blooded males can do after all this disappointment "Girls!" the TV show, nothing sordid (though we were kind of hoping). That show didn't fill us with sunshine either unfortunately so we delved into "Hart of Dixie", which has sun AND girls! Our spirits restored we scoffed at the tempest outside our windows and recorded this podcast so you could hear what we have to say about all of these fine movies and TV shows!

Season 2 - Episode 20 25/05/2012

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:56:00 GMT

There are many reasons people get out of bed in the morning - to go to work, to look out for your family, go for a run and keep that heart attack at bay a while longer; some crazies even get up and play video games! Our three intrepid Bicycasters have only one thing on their mind ladies and gentlemen - get you the skinny and TV shows and Movies so that you don't waste time watching any drivel on your TV and keep your viewing limited to channel AWESOME! In this pursuit of your happiness the team reviewed Samuel L. Jackson's The Samaritan (aka Fury), The Divide (post apocalyptic tunnels), hit and miss (lady assasin and the surprise is not the bullet), rob (Schneider - comedy), Braquo (subtitled French cop drama in the vein of the shield and the wire). Get listening people - we can save you!