Ascension To Ten
A funny and entertaining Sci-Fi movie review podcast with childhood friends that uses a unique 11-point rating scale Ascension to 10. Your main hosts, JAD and Spenny, and their producer/occasional host Bry use their longtime friendship to tell stories of their younger years. They look for movies that have been lost or purposely forgotten and hope you will come on the journey with them.
Episodes
59 episodes
Episode 56: No Destination in Mind || Mayflower II Movie Review
We’re back!!! No amount of technical difficulties could stand in our way this time. Spenny had some assembly required and stranded himself, JAD tells not one, but two magnet stories as part of a larger story about seaming, and the ...
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Episode 4
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Episode 55: This movie gave us a brain parasite || The Fifth Wave Movie Review
Remember when we said we were back in a rhythm and on a strict recording and publishing schedule? Me neither!!Spenny kicked things off this episode by trying his best to get the show canceled, the bois talk about garage d...
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Episode 3
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Episode 54: I’m gonna kill these birds, right? || Birdemic: Shock and Terror Movie Review
Episode 54: I’m gonna kill these birds, right? || Birdemic: Shock and Terror Movie ReviewLet’s do this! Birdemic is in the building, ladies and gentlemen! This has been long awaited, and we had to roll without Bryan to get it done.
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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Episode 53: Metal Hands || Knights of the Zodiac Movie Review
We’re in Season 2 at last! That’s right, whatever conditions were previously set for Season 2 to start, uhhh, we met those. Sure.Anyways, we’re back after yet another long hiatus. If you’ve stuck around, thank you for y...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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Episode 52: Replaced by AI || 65 Movie Review
It’s a trio! That’s right the whole crew is back and ready to talk about the movie 65, a movie about aliens fighting dinosaurs or something. JAD talks about softball, gold scooters, staying visible at night, and he even gives an upd...
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Episode 52
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Episode 51: Accidental Double Feature || Evil Dead & Army of Darkness Movie Reviews
Episode 51: Accidental Double Feature || Evil Dead & Army of Darkness Movie ReviewsWell, we finally did. We didn’t watch the same movie, and you’ll see JAD and Spenny scramble to put together a double movie review without the other e...
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Episode 50: Hardcore Hotels || Highlander Movie Review
The bois jumped through a time vortex and are back to do a bit of podcasting. Highlander was on deck this week, but we’ve been gone so long, we forgot how to review it. That actually has more to do with all the stories we to...
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Episode 48: LoTR Poor Man Rewrite || In The Name of The King Movie Review
Episode 48: LoTR Poor Man Rewrite || In The Name of The King Movie ReviewThe bois have been sitting on this one for a while. Both pre and post production. Its finally time to unveil the most ridiculous movies we’ve watch in a while and t...
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Episode 48
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1:09:52
Episode 47: Basically Animorphs || The Velocipastor Movie Review
The bois did something new this week by reviewing a good movie. Velocipastor might not have anything to do with velociraptors or pastors, but it does contain everything a movie needs in a convenient runtime. The movie is basically a...
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Episode 47
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1:08:16
Episode 46: Thumb War Jox
Episode 46: Thumb War JoxA movie about huge robots with a boring plot? Sounds like a good recipe for the Ascension To Ten podcast. The bois review Robot Jox from 1989. It was a lame version of Pacific Rim.Spenny talks about karaok...
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Episode 46
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1:07:47
Episode 45: Finally in the green
Another week, another setup change. This is the first episode the bois finally implement the technology JAD has wanted this entire time: green screen editing. The bois are the only thing holding themselves back at this point. ...
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Episode 45
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Episode 44: This is the last time
So we did another low-budget Steven Seagal movie (“Code of Honor” if it even matters). This one is so bad that Spenny had to put JAD in a timeout and restricted his movie selections moving forward. It’s a real stinker. Hopeful...
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Episode 44
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Episode 43: The Clown Quest
Episode 43: The Clown QuestWell, well, well, another Van Damme film, this time The Quest. Frankly, we don’t really know what the real plot line was, but it's obvious Van Damme didn’t either, as this was his first film as director. Its so...
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Episode 43
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Episode 42: Season 1, Part 2
Hello?Is anyone there?We’re back!After a three month break, the bois get back in the studio to do very important things, such as talk about clothes, hair, running indoor marathons, a critical lack of magnets, paying t...
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Season 1
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Episode 42
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Episode 41: Phantom Summer to Forget
Episode 41: Phantom Summer to ForgetWith JAD out of pocket for a minute to enjoy little baby Sloane. He leaves the fate of the show to Spenny. In Turn, Spenny calls in a familiar face to help, and Bry answers the call! This week we are r...
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Season 1
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Episode 41
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54:57
It's a GIRL!
Spenny and JAD sit down for a special episode announcing JAD's first child, Sloane. No movie or clowning this week, just happy words on becoming a dad; although Spenny does manage to sneak in a TD. While A2TEN isn't going anyw...
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Episode 40: Black Adam Bad?
Episode 40: Black Adam Bad?This was another listener's recommendation to do Black Adam. Thank you, Zach and Derek. It was surprisingly a really enjoyable film. JAD and Spenny didn’t have much to say about it other than they enjoyed the m...
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Episode 40
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Episode 39: BatBoi vs. IcedMan
Episode 39: BatBoi vs. IcedManThis movie is another fan recommendation from our listener, Doug. We are reviewing Batman and Robin. Man, this is a sequel to Batman forever, but they lost Val Kilmer to The Saint, so they got a TV actor nam...
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Episode 39
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1:18:46
Episode 38: Winning by Tying
Episode 38: Winning by TyingWe had an incredible fan recommendation from a show friend, Taylor. Cosmoball (2020). It is a Russian Sci-fi film. The premise is around this game called Cosmo Ball, which is soccer meets Tron. It took the boi...
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Episode 38
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Episode 37: Ascensions are EASY
Episode 37: Ascensions are EasySpenny picked the movie this week; Earth Girls Are Easy (1989). It stars Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carry, and Damon Wayans. It is over the top Sci-fi musical comedy. It has weird furry aliens that som...
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Episode 37
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Episode 36: Miami Vice on Ice
Episode 36: Miami Vice on IceCOLD ZONE! the bois are reviewing the film, Cold Zone. It’s a made-for-TV movie from Canada. A Miami family who vacations to Alaska each week comes up when the world’s largest ice hurricane hits and it follow...
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Episode 36
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1:12:52
Episode 35: Tiers for Ascensions
The bois wanted to do a year in review, but this came out after 2022 ended and three months before the one year anniversary, so we are doing a YTD for the show. We discuss Avater 2 in extra dimensions, a movie about Bigfoot or something, ...
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Episode 35
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Episode 34: Seagal, Bitch
Seagal is in the house this week, and he could not care less. The film is Born to Raise Hell, 2010. This film proves that Seagal only cared about karate chopping his way through bad guys. This is one of over 185 movies he’s done. Who keeps lett...
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1:24:55
Episode 33: Mission for Morons
JAD’s fond childhood memory of Mission to Mars is torn to shreds this week. I guess movies that seem cool as a 12 year old don’t always hold up 22 years later, especially when the movie actually just sucks.The bois were sick this w...
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Episode 33
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Episode 32: Uncrustable HeMans
Episode 32: Uncrustable HeMans "I HAVE THE POWER," says HeMan only once in this week's film, The Masters of the Universe. It features Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, and Courtney Cox. Gwildor invents a cosmic key but has no idea how...
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Episode 32
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