Correction: Star Wars was not released as episode 4. They didn’t start numbering the episodes until Empire Strikes Back which was only called episode 5 in the title crawl. However, Lucas always intended to make Star Wars into this huge story and A New Hope was always supposed to be episode 4, it was just not released as such for obvious reasons.

Happy to see Connor branching out with his wardrobe.

1:52:46 Joey and Garnt showing their single braincell connection by syncing their movements yet again

This episode should have "The source is that I made it the fuck up" award moment.

The boys: Clowning on Connor for calling it Return of the Sith Also the boys: "Episode 2: The Clone Wars"

Holy shit that cut at 22:40 was hilarious. Joey's very enthusiastic response, followed by him dead silent and looking down.

"You can't have a live action Moana" Well that didn't age well.

“You can’t make something like Moana into a live action”. Well you thought, Joey.

I've met Adam Savage twice at Makers Faire in San Mateo CA and I got him laughing when I got him to sign my copy of The Darwin Award on DVD, when I handed him the DVD he looked at it and shook his head and started laughing and told me when he read the script he thought it was the worst movie ever made

TierZoo is an entire channel whose premise is "survival tactics/evolution = game meta". It's close enough to be accurate, but more importantly, it's close enough to be funny and entertaining.

Joey, star wars episode 4: A New Hope was not called that upon release. It was simply titled "Star Wars" and when they made Empire they tacked on "a New Hope" and when the prequels came out they tacked on "episode 4"

1:13:45 l love how quickly Connor smiles and frowns when he thinks Leisure Suit Larry is some light-hearted fun game into the most depraved and degenerate game 😂

Connor trying to do the outro and Joey just reluctantly going into "outro mode" to save him killed me

1:48:09 Here Connor is wrong. People don't die if they are not within a certain radius of a major river. The reason Mesopotamia, alongside Ancient Egypt, The Indus Valley civilization and the ancient Chinese Yellow River civilization were so remarkable is because they were the first to figure out how to use these major rivers to optimize agriculture. Ancient Egypt with the Nile, Mesopotamia (which means land between waters) located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the Indus Valley civilization had the Indus River and the Yellow River civilization had the Yellow River. It is important to note that humans lived outside these areas too and had been doing so long before the rise these civilizations. These four ancient civilizations were able to exploit these rivers to produce more food and that enabled them to grow to a complexity never seen before. Garnt has a point. If civilization building is a game, then beginning your civilization around a major river with fertile flooding lands was the M.E.T.A to grow food faster and thus growing the population faster and so on.

Okay, this episode has genuinely been one of the best, period. The games, Star Wars, and movie stuff? This was just pure gold!

Shorts or TikTok’s are good for a quick laugh here and there, but honestly i much prefer long form content so I can do other things while listening to or watching my favorite creators. Not only that but you get so much more substance in long form. There’s a space for both, but I feel like people that are only capable of watching tiktoks have the attention span of a nat. And that’s coming from someone with severe ADHD.

As a time traveler, Connor was surprisingly accurate

I went to Vidcon one time and it made me want to quit being a youtuber.

Garnt & Sydney meeting The Waitress is the greatest crossover I never knew I needed. Props to Mary Elizabeth Ellis

Joey and Garnt using the literal (modern) definition of meta correctly and connor malding over how its wrong is absolutely hilarious

i was so excited for a second lmao. I thought they got Adam Savage on the podcast. That being said, you should DEFINITELY try to get him as a guest at some point!

Fun fact: Adam Savage is a big anime fan. He's done several cosplays as well of anime characters.

You guys got me laughing like an idiot while working at my uni’s computers because of The Mesopotamia META. Thanks, guys.

Connor's eye roll when he first say "Darth Maul' 🤣🤣 'Get your Star Wars shit right yo'

The misinformation in this episode is wild. Love it

Usage of META like in the final topic is, in fact, a backronym (an acronym [the word Connor wanted to use at this point in the video as well] formed after a term has already been notarized). The term 'meta' that the boys commonly throw around originates as an abbreviation/shorthand of the word 'metagaming' (literally meaning 'after the game') which is an incredibly broad topic that can be summarized as 'thinking about the game as a game'. This requires analysis about the game which typically involves analyzing popular and effective strategies and learning why they work and implementing them. You often see this term applied to any competitive game, especially card games who's metagame is defined by what decks are strongest and most popular at the time of analysis. This usage eventually transferred to other popular games such as the MOBA where a 'meta' was defined as the most popular and powerful characters at the moment seeing the most play/highest win rates. This usage was adopted by Twitch streamers and used to define a new metagame - the Twitch metagame or Twitch meta - where streamers analyze tactics employed by their peers to see what is most effective for high view counts, viewer retention, etc and begin to utilize those tactics themselves.

The guys: "Most Effective Tactic Available" Connor: "FUCK YOU" 🤣

Connor and Garnt saying no one talked about Stranger Things is pretty funny. The new season was memed to death

Thanks guys, the "great sadge depression" segment made me laugh like i haven't in months.

Everytime they said "Clone Wars" instead of "Attack of the Clones" I felt pain

Might be a new favorite episode. What a dynamic conversation

1:53:39 OH MY GOD. THE AMOUNT OF TIMES I WANTED TO SAY THIS TO THE BOYS WHILE THEY WERE ARGUING THANK YOU JOEY LMAO

It would be a fun after dark stream watching the boys play their favorite old games and reliving their childhood

Adam Savage is such a nice and fun guy! Mythbusters was one of my all time favorite TV shows of all time and I feel fortunate enough to have met both of them. I totally felt what Joey felt with Adam, lol.

YES! I too very much miss finding mini-games + extra features on DVDs as they were usually so very useful for entertaining numerous of my younger cousins overseas when seeing them on family holidays during so many 00s so yeah thanks guys for reminding myself 😍

The discussion about late night shows and broadcasts of random European movies reminded me of a channel I came across while studying in Japan that was available OTA that would play random international movies with Japanese subtitles most nights. Watched many movies I've never seen before that way, and got to pick up words and translations they used for movies I have seen and did know.

So glad I went to go see the bois live. Im pretty introverted but seeing those guys stand up on stage for 2 hours entertaining the crowd to even straight up dancing like a clown was honestly inspiring. I hope to one day have enough confidence to do that. That image of joey in a clown outfit while he shakes side to side is forever burned into my memory.

For a split second I thought they managed to get Adam Savage on the podcast. His TED talk on cosplay is still one of my all time favorites, so I thought it might be possible

I been behind with trash taste since daidus ep but this is the first ep I'm watching up to date, this podcast is so good entertainment that it makes me enjoy work more so thanks boys, yall great!

whenever Joey and Garnt agree to something Connor completely disagrees with it just looks like 2 older brothers playfully provoking their younger brother and laughing at how salty he gets

1:13:45 The change of Connor's expression is hilarious

Just for those who dont know, the first star wars movie (A new hope) wasn't called episode 4 until 1981. A small timeline is: 1977: [A new hope] releases and rereleases multiple times. 1980: [Episode V: The empire strikes back] releases in cinemas (with episode V in the title, from here on the episodes will be numbered in the titles of the films.) 1981: The rerelease of [Episode IV: A new hope] goes on cinemas again.

I was star struck when I met Samuel L. Jackson at a restaurant. I swear I couldn’t tell it was him because 1. He was dressed casually and 2. I couldn’t believe a celebrity was eating one table away from me 😂 But I was too afraid to ask for a photo and interrupt his dinner 😭 Now it’s just a memorable moment for me 💜 I also met Christina Ricci at a con because I loved her as a kid (Casper, Adams Family, etc.). That’s why I love cons, because you can meet people we love and admire, but I do wish we could have a minute to talk to them. Unfortunately, the lines are so long that I rarely get more than 15 seconds 😅

After a barrage of guest episodes this one is refreshing and I love it!

The first movie was actually just titled 'Star Wars' in 1977, and didn't get the title 'Episode IV: A New Hope' until it re-released in 1981!

I was almost in shock when I saw the notification, "are we getting a myth Busters podcast episode" was my first thought lol. Glad to see another ep with just the bois!

Catching up on all of trash taste, this episode was such a nostalgia trip but now I feel old because everything in this one was so freaking relatable lol

I looked it up, but Star Wars Episode IV wasn’t released as Episode IV on release. It was just known as “Star Wars” when released in 1977 and the title sequence was changed in 1981 to the new title.

feels weird seeing them on a video after the tour just started. Love these boys

Just admit it guys, this is just another way of saying you hate the idea of BEING a celebrity (being recognized in public).

The fact that my brain has been rotted as well as taught something new every time I watch these is incredible.

Binge watching is amazing for shows with a continous story. It exponentially makes the watching experience better. If you already know about the show it doesnt matter if it isnt talked about. So it sucks for popularity but its great for the experience itself.

I like how they fact checked the year for ep1, but not for the fact that Stat Wars wasn't called ep4 when it come out originally 😆

Joey: Are you winning Dad? **Joey's Dad trying to close Leisure Suit Larry Game**

"Meta" in gaming actually originally came from the term "metagame". Literally it means "the game about the game", so it's kinda like "the game about figuring out the game", which then means min-maxing and using the most optimal tactics. But because people are lazy now they've just shortened it to "meta". I agree with Connor that surely "Most effective tactic available" was something that was slapped onto it later.

Re: the META conversation, the Acronym is a "Backronym", as in it was made retrospectively to follow an existing word. Original useage refers to Metaphysical philosophy of self awareness, as in being aware of the nature of the game and explicitly exploiting the fundamental knowledge of the game mechanics to win (Shortened to 'Meta' for convenience)

Met Garnt, Joey, and Sydney at the Chicago show before it started, they were trying to get into the building and were rushing. Ik they are celebs but since they were busy I didn’t wanna be “that guy” still tho it was cool meeting them, remember celebs are also humans

"We hate celebrities" The streamers they had on who almost celebrity status: *whistles and looks away*

1:05:29 I switched to a adjustable desk a year ago and my chair have been shoved into a corner ever since. Its so much better to stand while gaming, I love it

such a nostalgia episode! really loved this. glad you guys mentioned the hercules game. i was screaming in my head about it, haha

I don't use tiktok but I occasionally watch youtube shorts. It's so much harder in that form to form a connection with the person making the videos. Even if the creator has no clue who I am, I still can connect more to the longer form content and it just overall feels more heartfelt.

Connor really didn’t want to accept that the river meta is actually a thing.😂😂

Great to see Connor is a fellow Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure enjoyer. I spammed the hell out of that game when I was kid, it was so fun and the songs were bangers.

1:15:18 - 1:15:22 This whole bit kills me especially with Connor's reactions 🤣

"The Great Sadge" had me dying for 5 minutes straight. I'm gonna start calling it that now.

My hopes went from excited seeing Adam in the thumbnail to zero when I read the title.

Oh my gosh! That DVD menu / features discussion? 110% that was me and my siblings. The Shrek II, Far, Far Away Idle game, and that Ice Age multi language scene? I spent so much time on those as well! Those, as well as the early Harry Potter movies, and even Finding Nemo menus had so much content. However, if we'retalking DVD special features, The Lord of the Rings: Extended Edition DVDs are, to this day, my obsession.

please recommend summer time rendering more... I read that manga a couple years ago and was so satisfied with the huge quality of summer time rendering's anime adaptation. I knew that story was gonna work better as a anime.

This episode is straight up GOLD

Living near rivers wasn’t the meta, agriculture was the meta, and rivers were just required execute that meta

I find the sleeping meta so interesting. Like, in ancient times when groups of people couldn’t even interact with each other, they all still figured out that they needed to sleep when they get tired.

Ep 4 did not start out as Ep 4. It was just called "Star Wars". The Episode IV and A New Hope subtitle was not added in until 1981. About 6 years after it came out. During one of its rereleases

They really plan ahead so far. Thanks for bringing this to us everyday~!!

12:25 Wow, they really made Chewbacca into Minions. This aged amazingly. But I can't complain that much since Disney-Amazon also made the 5D Picture Book of the backstory of Droopy McCool's uncle-in-law. And everyone knows how much people were calmouring for that.

1:01:00 Yep, those creator funds with a fixed amount of money are a joke. I'm glad KZfaq announced that format of video getting added to YPP. Hopefully TikTok and Instagram Reels are forced to follow KZfaq's lead.

I began watching Trash Taste because of you're shorts, I've probably watch 40 or 50 episodes in my background by now

You know right after they ended the show it was right back to the same conversation but much more spicy

This podcast made me realize that at this point Disney Animation and Pixar have basically become indistinguishable from one another to a casual on-looker. Like yeah it might be easy for animation fans but to anyone else it doesnt seem so obvious. it feels weird to think that.

Shorts for podcast are like commercials. I see some shorts of clips from a podcast and I'm like I'll watch it all then

Correction. When New Hope came out, it did NOT have Ep. IV. It very quickly DID end up having it, but when you walking into the theatre in 1977, you went to go see, Star Wars, and not Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope

TV and celebrity talk, this is one of my favorite episodes in a long time.

I’m LOVING the talk about old games. It’s so nostalgic.😂

This is the first episode I have watched in months, I missed you guys.

Money heist is actually spanish. It got insanely popular whith its first season here in spain under the name The House Of Paper(La Casa De Papel) with the series slightly decreasing in popularity as it went on. Still if you like heist movies with a good amount of drama it's really good

I think internet and traditional celebrities COULD be hold on the same level, if the clout is there…

When they were arguing about meta, I just got reminded of a previous part where they talked about watching Vidcon like a nature documentary, but now it's happening right in front of my salad

I remember the English VA commentary on End of Evangelion. The comatose Asuka scene (you know the one) Rei's VA just starts singing "BABY BATTER BABY BATTER" I lost my shit so hard I was wheezing

In 2 hours these three brain cells covered disney movies, games, star wars and ended up coming up with the anthropic principle from scratch.

15 minutes in, this episode is gonna be all in on the bad takes you can already tell

The Boys: "We hate celebrities" Also the Boys: *spends a week chillin' with celebrity millionaires in LA inviting all of them on their podcast*

That brought back so many memories. I had the game adaptation of the incredibles for the ps2, and an incredibles underminer game for the nintendo DS. They were both awesome. The DS one in particular, I replayed a lot because me and my brother took the DS in car trips and played co op in that game.

Catching up on a month + worth of Trash Taste on 2x speed at work

another amazing day with the boiis, great episode lads!

I love Star Wars. I love being a Star Wars fan. And I love seeing other people enjoying Star Wars. No matter how much of it or what parts you enjoy, as long as you're enjoying it, I'm happy.

Joey putting his dad on blast in this one

25:03 Something about "step aside herbivore" is reaaaally funny to me

Far as internet celebrities go, they might need to be taken more seriously than traditional celebrities. You see actors act. You see them play characters. Musicians are their music. You don't just see them being themselves constantly. Then you have things like Trash Taste, where viewers have seen these three just being themselves for hundreds of hours. Prime parasocial relationship fodder, so I'd hazard a guess that fans of internet celebrities are more likely to cause some incident and be overly familiar because they're more likely to see that celebrity as just a friends because of how much they've seen them just being a regular person.

Love how Connor's wearing a different shirt this time!!!

natural selection is just the set of metas that worked, or going by the acronym, the ones that were actually the most effective tactics available

Regarding the river discussion, it IS interesting how multiple civilization that never interacted built pyramids