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Thirty Twenty Ten

Thirty Twenty Ten

Laser Time

Movies, Comedy, Cinema, Books, Popculture, Leisure, Timemachine, Videogames, Tv, News, Tv & Film, Television, Video Games, Film

4.8 • 646 Ratings

Overview

A pop culture time machine! Each episode covers that very week from 30 years ago, 20 years ago and 10 years ago, which means each show is loaded with forgotten movies, timeless TV episodes and songs best left to the past. We'll examine TV, movies, music and video games from the 90s, 2000s, and 2010s. Come remember with us!

103 Episodes

Mel Gibson’s Scotland, Ben Stiller’s Africa, and The Rock Punches an Earthquake

May 23-29: Keanu’s a human hard drive, Tales from the Hood, a friendly ghost, Dr. Katz can see you now, Adam Sandler plays football (again), Lost opens the hatch, Bradley Cooper says Aloha, and Tom Cruise couch jumps. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Transcribed - Published: 16 June 2025

Star Wars 3, Die Hard 3, and Mad Men Buys You a Coke

May 16-22: Mr. Burns gets shot, French weirdness, Billy Crystal plays basketball, The Critic cancelation stinks, another Exorcist prequel, CSI is buried alive, Raymond’s love lost, George Clooney tries to make the future better, and Top 10 reasons we miss David Letterman. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Transcribed - Published: 12 June 2025

Denzel and Hackman Roll Tide, Jane Fonda vs JLo, and Mad Max’s Lovely Day

May 9-15: Hugh Grant goes up a hill, another talking pig, Stephen King’s worst, Sega’s big fail, Jet Li is unleashed, Will Ferrell kicks it, Enterprise is scuttled, the Bellas are back, it was Agatha Christie all along, W’s close call, and we finally see Shelbyville. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago!

Transcribed - Published: 8 June 2025

Kevin Kline Frenches Meg Ryan, Legolas Gets Heavely and Reese Witherspoon is in Hot Pursuit

May 2-8: Matlock rests his case, Jurassic Park crushes TV, Jimmy Smits is family, Leroy Jenkins is the hero we deserve, Paris Hilton dies, Gwen Stefani is bananas, Arnold’s best acting, and 2/3rds of 9 to 5 comes to Netflix. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago!

Transcribed - Published: 4 June 2025

Ice Cube’s Chillin’, the Answer is 42, and Ultron Has Aged

April 25-May 1: Evil blond kids, Tarantino loves Top Gun, Chuck Norris gets a dog, Danny Boyle makes millions, Sealab explodes for the last time, hitchhiking the galaxy, fusilli Jerry, and Family Guy’s triumphant return. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago!

Transcribed - Published: 30 May 2025

Sandra Bullock Awakens, Kung Fu Hustles and Age of Blake Lively

April 18-24: Leo plays basketball, David Caruso gets the kiss of death, Sandra Bullock becomes a star, Psychonauts go forth, Father Ted deserves better than its creator, there’s a new pope (again), Nicole Kidman interprets, the Enterprise has a goatee, everyone’s mad at Turkey, Michael Scott dribbles and domestic terrorists are jerks. All that and more from 30, 20 and 10 years ago this week.

Transcribed - Published: 26 May 2025

Stuart Saves His Family, Amityville Horror, Paul Blart 2: Thirty Twenty Ten - Apr 11-17

Kids in the Hall and Justified conclude (for the first time), Pan Anderson's sitcom, multiple Mortal Kombats, and Pauly Shore's last stand. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago! https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime

Transcribed - Published: 24 May 2025

A Goofy Movie, Bad Boys, Ex Machina: Thirty Twenty Ten - Apr 4-10

Goofy gets A Movie (title TBA), the BEST EVER Jimmy Fallon movie, a modern sc-fi classic, one of The Simpsons best musical moments, one of Hollywood's biggest disasters of the entire 2000s, MTV's greatest animated feat, and Game of Thrones saves streaming. All this and more 30, 20 and 10 years ago! https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime  

Transcribed - Published: 2 May 2025

Tommy Boy, Sin City, Furious 7: Thirty Twenty Ten - Mar 28-Apr3

Robert Rodrigieuz most faithful comic adaptation, Michael Scott at his absolute worst, Fast and the Furious' greatest interquel concludes, and sadly, Chris Farley's greatest work ever. All that and more this week, 30, 20 and 10 years ago! https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime  

Transcribed - Published: 29 April 2025

Major Payne, The Office, Get Hard: Thirty Twenty Ten Mar 21-27

The American Office debuts, as does Sliders. Kathy Bates gets a psuedo Stephen King sequel, Damon Wayans channels Charleton Heston, Kevin Hart hardens Will Ferrell, Fox slides some an underdog sci-fi classic onto network TV, a forgotten CG movie, and ERMEGERD BLURDBURNE! https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime  

Transcribed - Published: 23 April 2025

Candyman 2, The Ring Two and Divergent 2: Thirty Twenty Two - Mar14-20

Candyman, The Ring and Divergent get sequels, The Simpsons head to the future, Glee takes a bow, and Community heads into its pre-movie final season!  https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime  

Transcribed - Published: 8 April 2025

Dustin Hoffman gets Sick, Robin Williams is a Robot Again, and a Modern Horror Classic

March 7-13: That movie you watched in 2020, Siskel and Ebert give The Critic thumbs down, Wonder Shozen confuses kids, one of the best episodes of ER, Bruce Willis and Liam Neeson are adequate, Adam Sandler and his stupid shoes, the forgotten live-action Disney and slow horror. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago!

Transcribed - Published: 30 March 2025

Get Shorty 2 (official), Short Circuit 3 (unofficial) and Kimmy Schmidt premieres: Thirty Twenty Ten - Feb 28-March 6

Jay Sherman comes to Springfield, Netflix's best comedy debuts, Chappie drops the ball, John Travolta is so cool he's cold, a wonderfully enjoyable Stephen King adaptation, and Vin Diesel makes his requisite kids family film.  Support us: https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime  

Transcribed - Published: 28 March 2025

Avatar, Madea, and the end of Parks and Rec: Thirty Twenty Ten - Feb21-27

The other famous Avatar, Frasier's retcon, Tyler Perry makes it happen, one of the best made-for-TV movies ever made, Wes Craven's most Cursed movie, and the Pawnee Parks Dept wraps it up! https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime  

Transcribed - Published: 20 March 2025

Brady Bunch Movie, Constantine, the Dawn of YouTube: Thirty Twenty Ten - Feb14-20

Adult Swim's longest running show, a very meta Brady movie, Keanu Reeves forgotten superhero movie, and Cartoon Network's wonderful public pilot program! All that and more 30, 20 and 10 years ago! https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime

Transcribed - Published: 11 March 2025

Billy Madison, Hitch, Fifty Shades of Grey: Thirty Twenty Ten - Feb 7-13

Will Smith get's Hitched, Breaking Saul, Dawn of the Sandman, sexy sex on the bigscreen, Sam Raimi's forgotten western, the best comic book movie with no comic book and MOAR POOH! All that and more, this week 30, 20, and 10 years ago.  https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime  

Transcribed - Published: 27 February 2025

Spongebob, Rwanda, Jupiter (they're all ascending): Thirty Twenty Ten - Jan 31-Feb 6

Happy Groundhog Day! You don't get the movie, but Hollywood tackles genocide, Spongebob sells out, Bart sees a comet, and the Wachowskis tackle Jupiter! All that and more this week 30, 20, and 10 years ago!  https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime  

Transcribed - Published: 19 February 2025

Before Sunrise, Million Dollar Baby, Highlander 3: Thirty Twenty Ten - Jan 24-30

The Before trilogy begins and Highlander's trilogy concludes, Robert De Niro does something different, say goodbye to SNICK, and Clint Eastwood's very costly baby.  https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime

Transcribed - Published: 11 February 2025

Rumble in the Bronx, Assault on Precinct 13, Mortdecai: Thirty Twenty Ten - Jan 17-23

Lucasfilm's final fumble, Jackie Chan conquers the West, a culty Gen X classic, one last massive morsel of Venture Bros for the year(s), and Johnny Depp is trying too hard. All that an more on our journey back 30, 20, and 10 years ago! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime  

Transcribed - Published: 9 February 2025

Paddington, Elektra, Tales from the Crypt: The Movie: Thirty Twenty Ten - Jan 10-16

Michigan J Frog becomes infinitely more famous, Resident Evil changes the game, Paul Newman is old and wonderful, and the worst Marvel movie?! All that and more 30, 20 and 10 years ago! https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime  

Transcribed - Published: 27 January 2025

Shallow Grave, Taken 3, Selma: Thirty Twenty Ten - Jan 3-9

New Year, new years. Welcome to the FIVES as we explore Danny Boyle's first movie, the debut of Agent Carter, Liam Neeson screwing everything, and a Springfield conspiracy EXPOSED! All that and more, this week 30, 20 and 10 years ago.  https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime

Transcribed - Published: 17 January 2025

New Year, New Words, and Our Annual Mega Movie Showdown

Dec. 27-Jan. 2: Picking our favorites of the year, plus Robert Altman gets fashionable, King George gets mad, Kevin Spacey sings and dances, Sean Penn plots, a ski trip goes downhill. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago!

Transcribed - Published: 30 December 2024

Leo Takes Flight, Raul Julia is Street Fighting, and Seth Rogan Goes to North Korea

Dec. 20-26: Steve Martin’s nuts, Macaulay Culkin’s rich, Walter Matthau is Einstein; Jodie Foster is babbling, Winona Ryder is little, Bill Murray is underwater, the Fockers are met, Amy Adams has big eyes, Benedict Cumberbatch invents computers, Meryl Streep heads into the woods. All that are more, 30, 20, and 10 years ago!

Transcribed - Published: 27 December 2024

Jim Carrey’s Olaf, Harry and Llyod’s Debut, and the End of the Hobbit

Dec. 13-19: A political rom-com, Jet Li’s punchy, the worst MST3K, Marcel the monkey, Adam Sandler speaks Spanglish, Johnny Depp finds Neverland, Jamie Foxx has warbucks, the museum finally closes at night, Craig Ferguson wraps up, and the Venture Bros. fight Krampus. All that and more, 30, 20, and 10 years ago!

Transcribed - Published: 26 December 2024

Demi Moore Discloses, Danny Ocean’s +1, and Chris Rock's Five Count

Dec. 6-12: Wesley Snipes drops twice, Australian family drama, Christian Bale celebrates Passover, the Maltese Falcon is lost, Christmas comes to Family Guy and Baywatch, and the end of the NES. All this and more 30, 20, and 10 years ago!

Transcribed - Published: 25 December 2024

Trapped in Paradise, Godzilla Final Wars, Closer: Thirty Twenty Ten - Nov 29-Dec 5

Nic Cage steals Christmas, Natalie Portman strips, Reese Witherspoon goes wild, and Godzilla wraps it up. https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime

Transcribed - Published: 24 December 2024

Arnold's Pregnant, Oliver Stone's Alexander, and Madagascar's Penguins of... IT!: Thirty Twenty Ten - Nov 22-28

Arnold's best worst movie, more horribe bosses, the best Madagascar isn't Madagascar, Ollie Stone's historical waste of time, the worst Xmas movie, and so muc more.  Help, ya'll https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime  

Transcribed - Published: 19 December 2024

Star Trek: Generations, The Spongebob Movie, Mockingjay - Part 1: Thirty Twenty Ten - Nov 15-21

An exploration of 30, 20 and 10 years ago! https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime  

Transcribed - Published: 3 December 2024

The Santa Clause, Interview with a Vampire, Dumb and Dumber 2: Thirty Twenty Ten - Nov 8-14

Tim Allen grunts over Christmas, while Tom Hanks celebrates the Holiday in the uncanny valley. The best Farrelly Bros movie returns, Michael Keaton reckons with superheroism, and the best vampire movie of the last century?! All that and more this week, 30, 20, and 10 years ago.  https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime  

Transcribed - Published: 1 December 2024

The Incredibles, Interstellar, De Niro's Frankenstein: Thirty Twenty Ten - Nov 1-7

The best super hero movie ever made? The best Pixar movie ever made? WHAT IF THEY'RE THE SAME MOVIE?! Plus the most misguided remake of a classic movie ever, a video game adaptation worse than the Mario Bros movie, Star Wars chess, and more. 

Transcribed - Published: 19 November 2024

Nightcrawler, Ray, Saw, Stargate: Thirty Twenty Ten - Oct 25-31

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Please enjoy one of the weirdest sci-fi franchises of the last 30 yers, the viopic to rule them all, a defiant Skinemax, Nickelodeon Monsters, and more!

Transcribed - Published: 29 October 2024

Clerks, John Wick, The Grudge: Thirty Twenty Ten - Oct 18-24

Peter Jackson goes legit, a trip to wine country, George Lucas' forgotten movie and more!

Transcribed - Published: 26 October 2024

Pulp Fiction, Shawshank Redemption, Team America: World Police: Thirty Twenty Ten - Oct 11-17

Two of the BEST MOVIES OF ALL-TIME, screwing puppets, and the best WW2 movie of the 21st century?! https://www.patreon.com/lasertime

Transcribed - Published: 12 October 2024

Ed Wood, Friday Night Lights, Whiplash: Thirty Twenty Ten - Oct 4-10

The greatest movie ever about making movies, Sonic meets Knuckles, rush vs drag, TV's greatest Flash, and more.  https://www.patreon.com/lasertime

Transcribed - Published: 8 October 2024

Will Smith is Fishy, Meryl Streep Goes Rafting, and David Fincher Gets Gone, Girl

Sept. 27-Oct. 3: Muriel’s getting married, Albert Brooks scouts Brendan Fraser, Clarissa finishes explaining, R.E.M. is a monster, Daniel Craig eats cake, Joaquin Phoenix fights fires, William Shatner is a lawyer, Serial takes over podcasting, Nicolas Cage is left behind, Annabelle is creepy, and nothing can possib-lie go wrong at Itchy and Scratchy Land. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago this week.

Transcribed - Published: 30 September 2024

Denzel Equalizes, Friends Debuts, and Shaun of the Dead

Sept. 20-26: Lost breaks everyone’s brains, Charlie Sheen jumps out of a plane, Quentin Tarantino thinks Top Gun is gay, angels go touching people, Green Day aren’t idiots, John Waters’ last film, Katie Holmes in the White House, the Boxtrolls take your stuff, we learn how to get away with murder, and Katamari absorbs the universe. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago this week.

Transcribed - Published: 27 September 2024

The Running Maze, Sky Captain, JCVD Splits Time, and The Tick

Sept. 13-19: Jean Reno and Natalie Portman are professional, Margaret Cho is too Asian for TV, a Mountie, ER and Chicago Hope walk into the Windy City, Hitler yells about memes, Werner Herzog goes to Loch Ness, Bernie Mac plays ball, Justin Long is the walrus, Liam Neeson goes for a walk, Tina Fey leaves you and you get a car! And you get a car! All that and more this week 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Transcribed - Published: 15 September 2024

The Next Karate Kid, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Dolphin Tale 2: Thirty Twenty Ten - Sept 6-12

Batman begins again, Hillary Swank is next, Bumpy's big break, Idris Elba's bad deed, Ms Frizzle's TV debut, and Resident Evil: The Movie 2! https://www.patreon.com/lasertime

Transcribed - Published: 13 September 2024

Milk Money, Frank, Father of the Pride: Thirty Twenty Ten - Aug30-Sept5

Roger Ebert: The Movie, Simpsons summertime, the best Pikmin, the last Sims, Hitchcock talk, and costliest failure in TV animation history. 

Transcribed - Published: 10 September 2024

Napoleon Dynamite, Natural Born Killers, It's Pat: Thirty Twenty Ten - Aug 23-29

Oliver Stone interprets Quentin Tarantino, the wrongest SNL movie, found horror in the Paris catacombs, the end of Johnny Bravo, and let's not sugarcoat it: THE WORST WEEK OF MOVIES IN THIRTY TWENTY TEN HISTORY. Give here: https://www.patreon.com/lasertime  

Transcribed - Published: 31 August 2024

Zach Braff Mopes, Bojack Horseman Sulks, so Horray for Blankman

Aug. 16-22: Bruce Willis kills the erotic thriller, Seth Green goes camping, the first Exorcist prequel, Scott Pilgrim goes forth, GamerGate gives everyone a bad name, Terry Gilliam’s hung up on math, Sin City returns, and Chloe Grace Moretz might go. All that and more this week 30, 20, and 10 years ago!

Transcribed - Published: 18 August 2024

The Aussie Desert Gets Dragged, We Lose to AVP, and an Ill-Timed Cop Comedy

Aug. 9-15: Sly Stallone is expendable again, the good Woodstock revival, Pauly Shore joins the army, baseball shuts down, we go inside the Actor’s Studio, the Princess Diaries return, Richard Linklater takes 12 years to make a movie, Jeff Bridges is giving, Outlander goes to the highlands, and we miss Robin Williams. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago this week!

Transcribed - Published: 11 August 2024

Adam Sandler’s a Lone Ranger, Tom Cruise Hijacks Jamie Foxx, and the Ninja Turtles Go Big

Aug. 2-8: Harrison Ford’s in danger, Ang Lee makes us hungry, Alfalfa sings, Dave Matthews craps on Chicago, horror on the open water, The Venture Brothers begin, Sharknado minus sharks, and we spend five nights at Freddy’s. All that and more, this week 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Transcribed - Published: 9 August 2024

Guardians of the Galaxy, The Mask, The Village: Thirty Twenty Ten Jul 26-Aug2

Marvel's biggest cinematic risk breaks out, M. Night Shyamalan silliest twist yet, and Jim Carrey becomes one of comedy's biggest stars. Plus Manchurian remakes, a James Brown biopic, Justice League will never die, Harold and Kumar begin their quest, and the end of Rugrats. All that and more this week 30, 20 and 10 years ago!

Transcribed - Published: 5 August 2024

Lucy, Catwoman, North, and the death of Dinosaurs: Thirty Twenty Ten Jul 19-25

Jim Henson's darkest ending ever, as Elijah Wood defies expextations, Scarlett Johansson defies limits, and the actual worst DC movie ever made?! All that and more, this week 30, 20 and 10 years ago. 

Transcribed - Published: 29 July 2024

True Lies, Sex Tape, I Robot: Thirty Twenty Ten - Jul 12-18

James Cameron’s James Bond, Will Smith Adapts Asimov, Cameron Diaz’s Sex Tape and more.  Patreon.com/LaserTime

Transcribed - Published: 25 July 2024

Forrest Gump, Anchorman, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Thirty Twenty Ten - Jul 5-11

This episode is like a box of chocolates! Two sci-fi classics, one comedy masterpiece, and one Oscar Winner for Best Picture. All that and more, coming in hot from 30, 20, and 10 years ago!

Transcribed - Published: 13 July 2024

The Shadow Knows, Melissa McCarthy Hits the Road, and Spider-Man Returns

June 28-July 4: John Hughes makes a baby movie for babies, Tommy Lee Jones is a mad bomber, Julia Roberts hates trouble, Bruce Campbell gets a ham sandwich, Eric Bana tries to outrun evil, and 2% of the world disappears. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago this week.

Transcribed - Published: 1 July 2024

The Lion King, Transformers 4, Fahrenheit 9/11: Thirty Twenty Ten - Jun21-27

The biggest animated movie ever meets the biggest documentary ever (kinda!) Plus white chicks and mega men, Larry flips back, Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams charm their way to stardom, and Transformers has dinosaurs now. Whatever! https://www.patreon.com/lasertime

Transcribed - Published: 27 June 2024

Non-Soprano Jersey Boys, Jack Nicholson’s Werewolf and Vince Vaughn and Ben Stiller Dodge Balls

June 14-20: Everyone watches the world’s slowest car chase, Macaulay Culkin gets even, Jackie Chan goes around the world, Tom Hanks gets stuck, the best Six Feet Under death, Kevin Hart thinks like a man, Joe Rogan ends a show like a man, and it was only a kiss, how did it end up like this? All that from this week 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Transcribed - Published: 16 June 2024

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