MST3K staple, 70’s and 80’s ass kicker and Bond hero and villain are just some of the ways to describe Joe Don Baker.

A classic villain may return to the Bond universe, lots of nerdy TV news and another edition to the Summer of 2015 are just some of the stories in this week’s News Shotgun.

This week on the podcast, Zach, Chris and Joe talk about how awful The Purge is, how awesome The Raid: Redemption is, Arrow vs Agents of SHIELD, the possible return of Blofeld, Russell Crowe fighting around the Bible world and much more.

After over a decade, Jack Ryan is back, and played by Chris Pine, in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, where the late Tom Clancy’s most famous character gets involved in a threat against the world’s financial system early in his CIA career.

Originally the theme song for the 60’s spy show “Danger Man”, Johnny Rivers’ ode to spies “Secret Agent Man” has become synonymous with all things spy and has been covered by a wide spectrum of artists.

This week the newest additions to the Expendables are closer than ever to appearing, Glenn Close joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Hannibal is coming back for another season and more in the News Shotgun.

This week on the podcast, Zach, Chris and Joe talk about the shifting genre of The Devil’s Backbone, Nic Cage’s craziest roles, Justice League troubles, House of Cards and much more.

One of the slowest weekends of the year allowed Skyfall to retake the top of the box office in it’s fifth week out while Gerard Butler had his second bomb in a row.