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505. The Citadel Cafe 505: Project Hail Mary
01:15:39||Ep. 505Joel, and Stephen share their experience going along for the ride with Project Hail Mary, as well as Joel’s final thoughts on season one of Star Wars: Maul, Shadow Lord. Plus, a large new Lord Of The Rings LEGO set, and new trailer from LEIKA.Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here:https://thecitadelcafe.com/2026/05/29/the-citadel-cafe-505-project-hail-mary/Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community!http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafeThe Citadel Cafe YouTube:https://youtube.com/thecitadelcafeMusic for The Citadel Cafe by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 4.0
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504. The Citadel Cafe 504: Space And The Shadow Lord
01:19:07||Ep. 504Joel, and Stephen share their experience co-watching the completion of NASA’s Artemis II mission, their tension watching Daredevil Born Again Season 2, and their admiration of the artistic direction of Star Wars: Maul, Shadow Lord.Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here:http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2026/04/30/the-citadel-cafe-504-space-and-the-shadow-lord/Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community!http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafeThe Citadel Cafe YouTube:https://youtube.com/thecitadelcafe503. The Citadel Cafe 503: Lights Camera Magic
01:18:01||Ep. 503Joel, and Stephen chat about the challenges of new graphic software, and geek out over Light And Magic, a documentary series covering the history of Industrial Light And Magic at Lucasfilm. Plus two LEGO picks for artists, and speed demons.Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here:http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2026/03/27/the-citadel-cafe-503-lights-camera-magic/Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community!http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafeThe Citadel Cafe YouTube:https://youtube.com/thecitadelcafe502. The Citadel Cafe 502: It’s The Badlands Show, Yaaay!
01:34:55||Ep. 502Joel, and Stephen share in the nostalgia in watching the pilot return of The Muppet Show, and go along for the ride in Predator Badlands. Plus, Wonder Man, animatronics, and pencil mechanics.Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here:http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2026/02/28/the-citadel-cafe-502-its-the-badlands-show-yaaay/Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community!http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafeThe Citadel Cafe YouTube:https://youtube.com/thecitadelcafe501. The Citadel Cafe 501: The Future Of Marvel And Masters
01:33:10||Ep. 501Joel, and Stephen chat about the series finale of Stranger Things, and look ahead to the number of nerdy projects that had new trailers in the last few weeks including Masters Of The Universe, Avengers: Doomsday, and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here:http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2026/02/01/the-citadel-cafe-501-the-future-of-marvel-and-masters/Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community!http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafeThe Citadel Cafe YouTube:https://youtube.com/thecitadelcafe500. The Citadel Cafe 500: Star Wars, K-pop, And Nostalgia
02:33:49||Ep. 500Joel celebrates the 500th episode milestone with Stephen, Alastair, Ryan, Lou, and Jonny all gathered around the Holiday Roundtable to share their top three films, shows, and games of 2025, as well as what films, and shows are at the top of their comfort watch list going into vacation around the holidays.Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here:http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2025/12/24/the-citadel-cafe-500-star-wars-k-pop-and-nostalgia/Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community!http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafeThe Citadel Cafe YouTube:https://youtube.com/thecitadelcafe499. The Citadel Cafe 499: How To Train Your Severance Package
59:11||Ep. 499Joel, and Stephen compare notes on the live action release of How To Train Your Dragon, and the first season of Severance. Joel is building a new LEGO set, and the new superhero game Dispatch is on the wish list.Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here:http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2025/11/01/the-citadel-cafe-499-how-to-train-your-severance-package/Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community!http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafeThe Citadel Cafe YouTube:https://youtube.com/thecitadelcafe