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The Novice Elitists is a podcast making commentaries on various films, and tv episodes.
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Monday Mar 02, 2026
Monday Mar 02, 2026
Brianna and Caleb are back for their annual series discussing their favorite books of the prior year, this time discussing their favorites picks of 2025! What will they think of eachothers picks? Find out now!
Caleb's pick: Watership Down (1972)
Brianna's pick: Chain-Gang All-Stars (2023).
Email the show at thenoviceelitists@gmail.com
Monday Feb 23, 2026
Monday Feb 23, 2026
Caleb and Eric are back in the bar for yet another bonus episode covering a wide array of topics, such as Zootopia, Francis For Coppola's Megalopolis, Tron: Ares and many more.
This episode was recorded on various dates from later half of 2025.
Email the show at thenoviceelitists@gmail.com
Friday Feb 20, 2026
Friday Feb 20, 2026
2026 is in full swing, but before we close the door on 2025 Caleb has one again sat down to discuss the books he read/listened to during the prior year. This will once again be a multi-part series as he was devouring many different books this year. But before he jumps into it all, he'll kick off the series by looking at the books on his 2025 reading playlist, Through the Looking Glass, Darkly.
This episode was recorded on Dec. 30th, 2025.
Email the show at thenoviceelitists@gmail.com
Through the Looking Glass, Darkly reading list:
1. 1922 (2010) [Stephen King]
2. American War (2018) [Omar El-Akkad]
3. Wuthering Heights (1847) [Emily Bronte]
4. Secret Window, Secret Garden (1990) [Stephen King]
5. To the Center of the Earth (2020) [Greig Beck]
6. Alices Adventures in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass (1865/1871) [Lewis Carrol]
7. The Library Policeman (1990) [Stephen King]
8. Cell (2006) [Stephen King]
9. Frankenstein (1818) Mary Shelley
10. The Sun Dog (1990) [Stephen King]
11. No Country for Old Men (2005) [Cormac McCarthy]
12. When the Sleeper Wakes (1899) [H. G. Welles]
13. Cujo (1981) [Stephen King]
14. The Terror (2007) [Dan Simmons]
15. Jane Eyre [Charlotte Bronte]
16. Pet Semetary (1983) [Stephen King]
17. I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2016) [Ian Reid]
18. Emma (1815) [Jane Austen]
Monday Feb 16, 2026
Monday Feb 16, 2026
Isaac and Eric are back in the bar for yet another Pilotsville episode, this time looking at the start of The Legend of Korra! What will our hosts think of this one? Find out now!
This episode was recorded on July 30th, 2025.
Monday Feb 09, 2026
Monday Feb 09, 2026
Caleb, Isaac and Eric are back in the bar to discuss a variety of topics, such as the Transformers 2007 Redux episode, Michael Bay's influence on horror, and more! Caleb also discusses his recent reading of the Jaws the Revenge Novelization, and his thoughts on the Predator expanded media.
This episode is a compilation of various recordings from 2025.
Monday Feb 02, 2026
Monday Feb 02, 2026
Isaac & Caleb return for the second part of the newest branch of their DC retrospective, this time looking at The Green Lantern Corps! And to dig deeper into the heroes of the corps, they're jumping into a series of stories featuring Hal Jordan.
This was recorded on Dec. 7th, 2025.
Email the show at thenoviceelitists@gmail.com or reach out to us on twitter @Calebalexader
Monday Jan 26, 2026
Monday Jan 26, 2026
Caleb and Eric are back in the bar for another bonus episode as the two get lost in conversation discussing a variety of topics, including the Dune novels and adaptations, as well as the films of Christopher Nolan. They also dig deep into the The Dark Knight films, after they both revisited the trilogy.
This episode was recorded on Dec. 31st, 2024.
And follow Caleb and Isaac on their sister feed, Bending the Elements:
Bending the Elements: An Avatar Podcast | The Novice Elitists (podbean.com)
And Join Caleb, Isaac & Eric on the Romulan's Bearing Gifts Podcast:
Romulans Bearing Gifts: The Star Trek Podcast | Libsyn Directory
And their other movie podcast, Prognosis Negative: Doctor Who: Prognosis Negative
You can also find Isaac & Eric as co-hosts of The Best Picture Podcast:
The Best Picture Podcast | Libsyn Directory
Monday Jan 19, 2026
Monday Jan 19, 2026
Isaac and Eric are back on the beat to continue their Redux series on Michael Bay's Transformers films, now arriving at the second feature in their journey as they discuss the 2009 blockbuster spectacular, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen! What will your hosts think of this one? Will Eric come away as positive as he did back in their commentary, and will Isaac be singing a different tune on this revisit? Find out now!
This episode was recorded on June 30th, 2025.
And follow Caleb and Isaac on their sister feed, Bending the Elements:
Bending the Elements: An Avatar Podcast | The Novice Elitists (podbean.com)
And Join Caleb, Isaac & Eric on the Romulan's Bearing Gifts Podcast:
Romulans Bearing Gifts: The Star Trek Podcast | Libsyn Directory
And their other movie podcast, Prognosis Negative: Doctor Who: Prognosis Negative
You can also find Isaac & Eric as co-hosts of The Best Picture Podcast:
The Best Picture Podcast | Libsyn Directory
Monday Jan 12, 2026
Monday Jan 12, 2026
The Marvel retrospective continues into its next leg as Caleb and Isaac begin their five part series looking at some of the lesser seen live action adaptations of marvel characters. The first on our list is the 1978 tv movie, Dr. Strange! What will your hosts think of this one? Find out now!
*Note from the editor*
Due to some technical difficulties on Isaac's end, sporadically throughout the episode minor pops or bits of static can occasionally be heard on Isaac's end. Most of it was easy to remove, what remains are the few scattered moments that couldn't be.
This episode was recorded on Dec. 7th, 2025.
Email the show at thenoviceelitists@gmail.com
Monday Jan 05, 2026
Monday Jan 05, 2026
The Star Wars Redux series soars back onto the TNE feed as the Jedi Council is once again in session, with Steve, Sean, Eric, Isaac, and Caleb as they dig into the final entry in the original trilogy, Revenge of th--opps, I mean Return of the Jedi! Will there be enough tissues around for all the crying eyes as we say goodbye to our cast of heroes, and will that band of Teddy Bear warriors win over our hosts as they revisit this beloved childhood favorite? Find out now!
This episode was recorded on July 12th, 2025.
Check out Sean and Eric on The Best Picture Podcast.
The Best Picture Podcast | Libsyn Directory
As well as their other show, The 1001 Movies Podcast:
https://1001moviespodcast.libsyn.com/
And check out Sean and Steve on their other podcast, The Cabot Cove Confab Podcast:
https://thecabotcoveconfab.libsyn.com/
And listen to more of Caleb and Eric's ramblings on their Star Trek podcast, Romulan's Bearing Gifts:
Romulans Bearing Gifts: The Star Trek Podcast | Libsyn Director
And on Doctor Who: Mostly Harmless Cutaway
https://guidetothewhoverse.libsyn.com
And follow Eric on twitter @Bullitt33
And check out Steve's horror movie/Dead by Daylight youtube channel!