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Episode 105 - 2005 and an Underage Bean Bag Chair

March 31, 2023 • SNESdrunk and NESfriend • Season 5 • Episode 105

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On this episode, Trav and Alex discuss the year 2005. Whitesox, XBox 360, Hurricane Katrina, and more. Visit our subreddit!

Sports
- Chisox over Astros
- NHL lockout, season canceled
- Texas over USC in the best game ever
- Steelers beat Seahawks in crap Super Bowl
- Spurs over Nets
- Forgot from 2004: Brock Lesnar tries out for the Vikings
Gaming
- Xbox 360 is released
  - Xbox
    - Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
    - Forza Motorsport
    - Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
  - 360
    - Perfect Dark Zero
    - Quake 4
    - Kameo: Elements of Power
- PS2
  - Guitar Hero
  - Shadow of the Colossus
  - God of War
  - MVP Baseball 2005
  - Star Wars: Battlefront 2
  - Tiger Woods 06
- Gamecube
  - Resident Evil 4
  - Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
  - Killer7
- Nintendo handhelds
  - Nintendogs (DS)
  - Mario Kart DS
  - Pokemon Emerald (GBA)
- PC
  - Civilization IV
  - Matrix Online
  - F.E.A.R.
Songs
- What was everywhere
  - Sugar, We’re Goin Down - Fall Out Boy
  - Beverly Hills - Weezer
  - Gold Digger - Kanye West
  - My Humps - Black Eyed Peas
  - Photograph - Nickelback
Albums
- Demon Days - Gorillaz
- Get Behind Me Satan - The White Stripes
- Gimme Fiction - Spoon
- With Teeth - NIN
- Lullabies to Paralyze - QOTSA
- Mezmerize / Hypnotize - SOAD
- Depeche Mode, “Playing the Angel”
- Ulver, “Blood Inside”
- Fantomas, “Suspended Animation”
- Boards of Canada, “The Campfire Headphase”
Movies
- Star Wars Ep 3
- Batman Begins
- King Kong
- Crash
- The Jacket
- HP Goblet of Fire
- Doom
- Sin City
- Constantine
- Hitch
- Just Friends
- Kingdom of Heaven
- Chronicles of Narnia
- Jarhead
- Wedding Crashers
- A History of Violence
Notable events
- Hurricane Katrina
- First YT Video
Most popular TV shows Released in 2005
- My Name is Earl
- Weeds
- The Office
- Supernatural
- Grey’s Anatomy
- It’s Always Sunny
- Doctor Who
- How I Met Your Mother
- Prison Break
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
Notable Books
- Twilight - Stephenie Meyer
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
- Freakonomics - Steven Levitt
Internet
- YTMND
- ESPN Page 2